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Volume 1 Chapter 140 Chang'an Secret Envoy

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    The sudden rise of the Si River cut off the retreat route of Han Hao and others, but it also caused a lot of trouble for the Xiliang army.  We are all landlubbers from the Northland, and very few of them can swim. Besides, the army still has so much ordnance and supplies, so they can't swim across the river naked!

    So Li Ru and others could only frown and build the rafts and pontoon, which took more than a day.  By the time everyone led the army to Cao Ying, Xu Rong had already changed his banner.

    Looking at Xu Rong standing on the wall of the village, Li Ru frowned and shouted loudly: "Xu Rong, how come you are so confused now that you are old? Don't make mistakes, quickly correct your evil ways and turn to the bright side!"

    Xu Rong shouted: "Li Ru, my lord is benevolent and loyal, but you set a trap to harm him! Although Dong Zhuo is unscrupulous, he is still a good man. You have ruined Dong Zhuo's reputation! You are worthy of him.  Do I trust you? Can you stop the world from talking?!"

    Li Ru frowned but did not refute.  He did do this a bit unethically. He wanted to capture Cao Ang alive and frighten the Kwantung Allied Forces, but Cao Ang broke out of the siege in a daze, which instead highlighted the weakness of the Xiliang Army and had the opposite effect.

    Seeing that Li Ru was speechless, Cao Ang shouted: "Li Ru? Is our general Han Hao here?"

    Li Jue next to him said loudly: "That coward abandoned his weapons and surrendered, knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. Our army will not tolerate such a coward, and has already beheaded him in public display!"

    "Fart!" Shi Huan couldn't bear Li Jue's insult to his friend Han Hao, and said loudly: "Yuan Si fought desperately, resisted until the last moment, and committed suicide! There are twenty-three good brothers in my camp, and Yuan Si's  Under cover, sneak across Si River and return to the camp!"

    Hearing what he said, all the Xiliang army generals glared at Zhang Ji and his party.  You besieged people with several times the force and actually allowed them to escape quietly. And you still don¡¯t know it. You must be so incompetent!

    At this time, Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Li Ru, I have more than fifty Xiliang officers in Xu Rong's army. I am willing to exchange them for the remains of our army's dead in the war. I wonder if you are willing?"

    When Li Ru heard this, he had a good impression of Cao Ang, and said in a deep voice: "Our Xiliang Army also respects strong men, and this exchange is worth it. Let's do this, I will return the body first, which can be regarded as a sign of sincerity.  .

    Cao Ang, in fact, you and the thieves in Guandong are not on the same side, why bother fighting for them anymore?  People like Yuan Shao shouted about justice and held power in their hands, but they didn't do a single thing!  Why do you need to hang out with them?  !  As long as you join the service of our Prime Minister, you will be able to reunite with your father and be promoted to a position above the county guard.  If I had agreed to such generous terms a long time ago, why are you still being stupid?  "

    Cao Ang bowed his hand to Li Ru and said in a deep voice: "Li Ru, if we have different ways of doing things, we should not work together! Although the princes may have their own plans, they all still have the word loyalty in their hearts. If I join Dong Zhuo's side, then I will  Am I worthy of my father¡¯s teachings to me? My father assassinated Dong Zhuo and was famous all over the world. How could he agree with me abandoning the bright and turning to darkness?!¡±

    Li Jue whispered: "Sir, don't talk nonsense to him, give the order to attack!"

    Li Ru shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "General Li, look, the position occupied by Cao's army on the opposite side is very clever. We can't invest too many troops at all. If we forcefully attack the opponent's camp, it will only be a war of attrition.  It¡¯s not good for either of us. Anyway, after this battle, Cao Ang¡¯s strength has been greatly damaged, and he doesn¡¯t pose much of a threat to us. Why should we fight such a meaningless battle?¡±

    Li Jue frowned and asked in surprise: "Then we can just let him go easily?"

    Li Ru said with a smile: "How can he, a young boy with little territory, afford so many troops? Even if he is ignored, these troops will eat him up! If he expands his territory without authorization, he will  If you offend the original princes, you will still be attacked! Although Cao Ang seems to have gained fame now, it is like a city on the beach with an unstable foundation and will fall apart in the future."

    Hearing what Li Ru said, everyone immediately knew what was going on. In addition, the generals were unwilling to lose any more strength, so they did not launch an attack.  After yelling and scolding for a while, Li Jue, Zhang Ji, Lu Bu and others surrounded Li Ru and left.

    One day later, the remains of Cao¡¯s soldiers were piled on carts and transported to Cao¡¯s camp.  Cao Ang also kept his promise and released the dozens of low-level generals of the Xiliang Army.

    Everyone worked together to build coffins for Paoze who died in the battle, and prepared to transport them to their hometown for burial.  It's just that the journey is too long and there are too many coffins. With the current strength of Cao's army, it is impossible to complete such an arduous task and can only choose to bury them on the spot.

    A few days later, all the coffins were completed and a cemetery was opened on the side of the barren mountain.  Li Su, who stayed in Luoyang, urgently purchased a batch of funeral cloths.??, paper money was personally transported to the camp, and after the princes learned the news, they also sent representatives to express condolences.  There was also an envoy secretly sent by Henan Yin Zhujun!

    Cao Ang was very surprised and secretly received the envoy. After examining the Zhu Jun seal brought by the envoy, he confirmed his identity.

    Cao Ang asked in a low voice: "I heard that Duke Zhu summoned a group of people to camp in Zhongmou not long ago. I really want to send people to visit, but I am afraid of bringing trouble to the lord, so I have delayed doing it. Now I just finished with  In Li Jue¡¯s battle, the troops suffered heavy losses, and they were unable to travel. I don¡¯t know what Lord Zhu has ordered, but please give me your instructions!¡±

    The man looked around and saw Li Su standing beside him, so he refused to speak.

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Li has turned his back on the dark side and has surrendered to me. He has participated in many attacks on the Xiliang army. Dong Zhuo hates him deeply. If Mr. Li cannot be trusted, how can your envoy still be trusted?"  Who do you trust?¡±

    The man then said: "General, I am Yang Yi, the general under Zhu Gong. I heard that the general led his army to fight with Li Ru and Li Jue for several days. The lord felt that the general was absolutely trustworthy, so he sent me to fight with the general.  Make friends.

    Not long ago, news came from Chang'an City that Huang Wan, the Taiwei who was dismissed from office because he opposed moving the capital, was appointed as the Guanglu Doctor.  Huang Gong and Dong Zhuo flattered each other, and were finally appointed as Sili Xiaowei, in charge of part of the defense of Chang'an City. After Huang Gong took office, he immediately sent a secret envoy to my lord, asking him to select capable people to sneak into Chang'an City and provide protection for Chang'an City.  Prepare for big things.  The emissary also said"

    Yang Yi took a step forward and whispered: "The prison where General Cao Mengde is located is under the control of Huang Gong. If the general has anything to say, please pass it on to General Mengde, but it doesn't matter!"

    Cao Ang grabbed Yang Yi's hand and asked in a trembling voice: "General, are you saying that I can send someone to contact my father directly?"

    Yang Yi nodded, "This is the purpose of my lord sending me here. He is currently reorganizing the army in Zhongmou. He has limited manpower and cannot send too many men. Moreover, the soldiers selected must be absolutely loyal, so as not to expose the important task of eliminating thieves.

    My lord has been operating in Zhongmu for a short time, and now he can only find about fifty people.  We also hope that the general will send some confidants who can be absolutely trusted to follow us to Chang'an City to plot big things!  "

    "Okay, okay!" Cao Ang said three good words in a row and said with a smile: "General Yang will go to rest first. Early tomorrow morning, I will select 20 people to accompany the general to Zhongmou. After being reviewed and approved by Zhu Gong, I will go to Chang'an.  After they arrive in Chang'an, I will find a way to mobilize a group of loyal men and sneak into Chang'an in batches as reinforcements."

    Yang Yi was overjoyed and said in a deep voice: "No wonder my lord praises you so much. I would like to thank you for your help on my lord's behalf! The Cao family and his son are truly loyal ministers of my Han Dynasty!"

    After Yang Yi retreated, Cao Ang asked Li Su in a low voice: "General Li, what do you think of me personally sneaking into Chang'an?"

    Li Su was shocked and shook his head repeatedly: "General, you must not do this! After all, Chang'an City is controlled by Dong Zhuo, and the soldiers and horses in the city are basically controlled by Dong Zhuo. Even if Huang Wan has some power, he cannot affect the overall situation, otherwise he would not  I will risk asking Zhu Jun for help. Listen to what Yang Yi said, Huang Wan and the others want to get rid of Dong Zhuo. This matter is extremely risky, and my lord must not get involved rashly!"

    Cao Ang was somewhat disapproving. In his memory from later generations, Huang Wan later successfully colluded with Wang Yun to rebel against Lu Bu, the second and fifth son, and killed Dong Zhuo.  If Wang Yun hadn't been stubborn later, the Han Dynasty might have been able to escape from the nightmare of the Liangzhou Army.

    Seeing that Cao Ang was noncommittal, Li Su said in a low voice: "We understand that my lord is worried about my old lord, but your safety now is very important to our entire group. Without your coordination, our Cao family army will fall apart. And, lord,  Although we have gained some fame among the princes, we only have Zhi County as our foundation, so it will be difficult for us to achieve greater results!"

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, and Li Su took a step forward, lowering his voice and said: "My lord, have you noticed that since you have won successive victories and expanded your army, the supplies shipped from Qiao County have not increased, but have actually decreased?  . When I was in Luoyang, I also had contact with Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou. This man was a talkative, boastful, and chicken-hearted! My lord¡¯s family members are all here in Qiao County, so we have to guard against him.  !¡±

    Cao Ang frowned and asked in a low voice: "You mean he intends to suppress me? There is no conflict of interest between him and me, so this is impossible, right?"

    "The minister is not aware of this matter yet, but we must take precautions. After all, Qiao County is too far away from here! Although the person in charge of Qiao County is Xiahou Dun, who is close to the lord, he is not a member of the Cao family after all. He must first serve Xia Hou  Everyone will consider it!" Li Su said in a low voice: "Of course, the information in my hand is limited now, and I can only list the possibilities.The worst case scenario is provided for the Lord¡¯s reference.  "

    Cao Ang frowned and whispered: "Li Su, send more messengers to understand the surrounding situation as soon as possible. As for Chang'an City, let Shi Huan take the people there for the time being. He is familiar with competitive swordsmanship and should be more qualified for this task.  "

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