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Volume 1 Chapter 70 Leading the Army to Set Off

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    Cao Ang has been a little nervous since he learned about Dong Zhuo's arrival in Beijing.  According to the history he predicted, Dong Zhuo would soon depose Liu Bian and make Liu Xie the emperor, while his father Cao Cao would leave Luoyang angrily and raise the banner of anti-Dong!  From then on, the war continued, and history entered the period of the late Han Dynasty when heroes were fighting for hegemony!

    However, although Cao Ang began intense preparations, he was not sure of convincing Cao Song.  After all, it was impossible for him to run up to Cao Song and say to him: Grandpa, Dong Zhuo is about to depose the emperor, and my father Cao Cao will also fail to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and he will have to fake an imperial edict and raise troops to resist. Let's prepare first!

    If he really did this, Cao Song would most likely stare at him with suspicion, and then find a goddess to talk about it to see if Cao Ang had collided with something unclean.  Therefore, what Cao Ang can do now is to send people to Chenliu to set up a store in advance and secretly purchase grain and supplies.  At the same time, seize the time to train the soldiers of Heifeng Village and try to form a training team that can be expanded quickly.

    In Cao Ang¡¯s view, fighting in the cold weapon era was actually similar to group fights on the street.  Whoever is brave can control the situation, and more horses will follow. The more horses there are, the stronger the power will be, and he will gradually become a prince.

    Before Cao Ang traveled through time, he was just an ordinary man. Although he knew that the ingredients of gunpowder were nothing more than saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur, he did not know the specific proportions of the ingredients.  Expecting him to invent some era-defining firearm is tantamount to daydreaming!

    What Cao Ang can do is to improve some logistical materials based on the existing ones.  For example, they kidnapped a few apprentices from Hua Tuo and stole a prescription for treating trauma. In addition, they distributed a first-aid kit to every soldier.

    When the news came that Dong Zhuo had established himself as prime minister, Cao Ang finally arranged everything here. He ran to Cao Song, turned away the maid, and said to Cao Song: "Grandpa, now Dong Zhuo is arrogant and arrogant, and he is very likely to be in conflict with the scholars."  Fierce conflicts broke out among people, and there may even be a complete breakup. My father is now in Luoyang and it is very unsafe. Can my grandfather write a letter to temporarily let him leave this place of right and wrong?!"

    Cao Song shook his head slightly and said, "Zixiu, I have been paying more attention to the disputes in the court during this period, and I know that Dong Zhuo is moving towards a position of power. At this time, although your father only has more than a thousand soldiers under his command, he can't do it."  We can make some contribution to contain Dong Zhuo. Although we are worried about your father, we cannot hold him back!"

    Cao Ang looked at Cao Song and was surprised. He didn't expect his grandfather to be so understanding of justice. He always thought he was greedy and stingy!

    Cao Song smiled and said: "Actually, Zixiu, you are also concerned about chaos. Now in the court in Luoyang, your father is not conspicuous. The people standing in front of Dong Zhuo are the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the fourth and third princes, and that  The cunning Yuan Wei! Dong Zhuo will never attack your father rashly before he takes care of the three of them, don¡¯t worry!"

    "But" Cao Ang still hesitated, but Cao Song said with a smile: "There is nothing to worry about, your father is not a foolish and loyal person, he will make the right choice, all you have to do is trust him!  "

    Cao Ang nodded, and then said to Cao Song: "Grandpa, I have been training the soldiers of Heifeng Village for more than half a year, and I have finally achieved some results. The team is better anyway. Now I want to do something  Is it okay to go to a remote camp to test the results of the training?"

    Cao Song smiled slightly, "Small, I still don't know what you are thinking. You just want to bring out a group of people in the name of going out for training!"  But no matter how many people you bring out, you won't be able to get to Luoyang in a short time; even if you can get to Luoyang, it won't have much effect.  Forget it, it¡¯s just an opportunity to exercise anyway, grandpa, I¡¯ll make it happen for you!

    So Cao Song smiled and said: "This plan is not bad. Let's do this. I will discuss it with your master Xiahou Dun later and give you a name to go out, so as not to cause the large-scale mobilization of soldiers to alert neighboring counties. By the way, you  How many people are you planning to mobilize?"

    "Two hundred people!" Cao Ang said with a flattering smile.

    Cao Song frowned slightly and asked in surprise: "Two hundred people? Are you sure?! I remember you reported to me a few days ago that the number of people who have been trained has exceeded 600, so you will lead 200 people  It would be a bit weak to go out! The world is not peaceful now, and the Yellow Turban thieves are ready to make a move!"

    "Grandfather, it is precisely because the Yellow Turban Thief is ready to move that I leave the main force at home to ensure the foundation of our side. As for my grandson, two hundred people are enough! If there are too many people, it will easily attract the attention of the government. 2  A hundred people just form a medium-sized business group, and they can also escort a batch of goods!" Cao Ang explained with a smile.

    Cao Song nodded slightly, "Okay, Zixiu, be careful! Find some suitable people this afternoon and follow me to the arsenal."??.  Grandpa also has some iron armor here, so you can bring spare ones.  By the way, say goodbye to your mother properly before you leave, so as not to worry her.  And Mrs. Bian is about to give birth. You can stop by her place to have a look before you leave.  "

    Cao Ang all agreed and went out happily to prepare.  This time I led the troops to Chenliu, not for sightseeing, but to fight.

    Originally, Cao Ang wanted to take Cao Ren with him on the trip, but Cao Ren was going to be a father soon, so it would be unkind to drag him along, not to mention that Heifeng Village also needed him to be in charge.  Anyway, uncle Xia Houyuan has no errands recently, so it is better to take him with him.  Moreover, according to historical records, the army commanded by his uncle Xia Houyuan was very good at marching, and I was able to learn more from him along the way.  As for his subordinates, Liao Hua and Cao Duan must be brought along, and then Xiao Yi and Niu Zhi will be brought along.

    Cao Ang was trying his best to make calculations here, while Cao Song called Cao Hong over and said to him: "Zilian, just now Zixiu told me that he wants to lead people to Chenliu and his party. It not only trains the team, but also  I can escort the goods by the way. Although Zixiu has always been prudent in doing things, this is the first time he has led an army on a far journey. After thinking about it, I still feel a little uneasy. Now most of the shops in Qiao County have been annexed by our family. You  If there's nothing serious, you might as well go with Zixiu so that you can take care of him. Besides, those shops in Chen Liu's are all Zixiu's joke. If you go there, you can add them up and see which ones are profitable!"

    Cao Hong smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, "Uncle, don't worry, Zixiu is simply the reincarnation of the God of Wealth. He has never lost money in the business he has done during this period! However, since Zixiu led the escort, then I  Just bring more money and go to Chenliu to explore the market!"

    Seeing that Cao Hong agreed, Cao Song felt very at ease.  In his opinion, although his nephew has various problems and is very greedy for money, he is never confused about important matters!  With him on the side holding the battle, Ang'er shouldn't have much trouble.

    After a few days, the upper and lower levels were cleared, and these two hundred soldiers became nominally county soldiers of Qiao County.  Although Cao Ang was young, he was granted the position of military marquis, which allowed him to command 200 soldiers.  As for Xia Houyuan, because he was involved in Liu Quan's murder case, he did not receive a formal military position and could only be regarded as a dubo.  As for the money-grubbing Cao Hong, because he has more than 200 people as free bodyguards, he has purchased a large amount of goods in the past few days and is happily going to make a fortune in a distant place.

    So, when Cao Ang set off, no one thought that he was leading the army. Everyone felt that the Cao family was too dirty. They actually used the public service for personal gain and sent regular troops to protect their property!

    When the troops left the sight of the people of Qiao County, Cao Ang gathered the troops and commissioned them.  Xia Houyuan was appointed by Cao Ang to serve as a sacrificial wine in the army, with twenty men under his command, responsible for observing military discipline; Liao Hua and Cao Duan were both appointed as dubo, each commanding fifty men; Niu Zhi was in charge of the logistics, and had thirty men at his command.

    "In this way, there are still fifty people in the army, including ten cavalry.  Cao Ang singled out these ten cavalrymen and established a commander, with Xiao Yi as the commander and responsible for scouting work.  The remaining forty people serve as Cao Ang's direct troops and directly obey Cao Ang's orders.

    Cao Hong also brought more than a hundred men with him on this trip. Most of them had participated in the short-term training organized by Cao Ang and had certain military qualities.  Seeing Cao Ang reorganizing the army, Cao Hong was not idle. He also divided the guys into groups. Every ten people were responsible for one carriage, and one hundred and ten people corresponded to eleven carriages.  Everyone put their luggage and rations on the carriages assigned to them, and all their food and accommodation were with the carriages.

    At first, the march in Qiao County was relatively smooth.  Because Qiao County's business was relatively developed and there was some money in the warehouses of Qiao County, Liu Quan and Yuan Ping were not stingy about the roads in the county. They were repaired in a timely manner and the roads were relatively smooth.

    When everyone left Qiao County and continued northward, the road became rugged.  Cao Ang completely understood that sentence, why the pioneers built roads across mountains and rivers and built bridges? It turned out that this ancient road was really not very reliable!  In addition, there has been a lot of rain recently, the roads are very muddy, and the wheels keep getting stuck in the mud, making everyone sweaty every time.  Fortunately, we were all young and strong men when we went out this time, otherwise we would not have been able to bear the pain.

    Although it was very hard, under Xia Houyuan's prompting, Cao Ang had been strictly demanding his subordinates, constantly sending out scouts to investigate both sides of the road, and never relaxed.  There were also a few blind bandits popping up, but the disparity in strength was too great. As a result, every time the bandits finished reading their lines, they were either shot dead by Xia Houyuan with an arrow or were surrounded and beaten by Cao's servants.  Later, everyone on the Green Forest Road knew that there was a group of ferocious spirits heading north, and everyone should not mess with them!

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