Cao Ang led more than 20,000 troops.
Depart from Luyang County, Nanyang County.
All the way across from west to east.
First, they passed through Yingchuan County, then the Chen State, which was the first to surrender to Cao Ang, and then the Liang State, which had a small area and a small population.
Finally, it entered Qiao County of Pei State.
All the cities, villages, and even settlements that we passed along the way were awe-struck by those who witnessed the grandeur of the Cao family's three armies.
As many as 20,000 regular troops.
This can be considered an extremely powerful force anywhere in the world, let alone Yuzhou, which is leaderless and empty inside.
The new energy spreads to the golden watch, and the cold light shines on the iron clothes.
Such a mighty soldier.
Let those in the counties and counties of Yuzhou who were originally unwilling to submit to the Cao family, or who pretended to submit, and then had other ambitions.
They all quietly gave up their minds.
If that's all it is, then that's fine.
The most critical thing is that with the arrival of Cao Ang's army, he defeated Yuan Shu in Luyang County. Yuan Shu, who was killed, could only lead his troops to flee in panic, and the news spread quickly that he could not even take away the money and food in the city.
Everyone in Yuzhou soon knew about it.
…
Who is Yuan Shu?
He is the legitimate son of the fourth and third generation of the Yuan family. He comes from the most prestigious family in the world. His disciples and former officials are all over the world. I don't know how many people depend on the Yuan family for their existence.
In the minds of everyone.
Similar to Yuan Shu, a noble man from a noble family, he only needs to wave his hand and raise his arms, and countless people will defect to him one after another.
The world gathered together to respond, and the food and scenery followed.
There is money, food, people, and even reputation and status. What is the difference between such a person in Nanyang County and a tiger roaring in the world?
But it is such a fierce tiger.
In the hands of the Cao family and his son, not only did they not take any advantage, but they were beaten up.
Even the big teeth were pulled out.
How can we not let everyone be shocked by it?
This also reflects the fact that the Cao family has stronger combat effectiveness than Yuan Shu.
Both sides are in terms of comprehensive strength.
The worst is the same existence.
But now that Yuan Shu has been defeated, he will definitely not be able to gain a foothold in Yuzhou. Except for Runan County, which is dominated by the Yuan family, the actual controller of the other counties has become Cao Ang and Cao Zixiu.
That in this case.
If you continue to be an enemy of the Cao family, or even hide your disloyalty, you are tantamount to provoking a behemoth, and you will probably be crushed into powder in the next second.
Because I understand this.
The opponents were naturally more frightened, and the supporters became more and more excited. The former felt as if they were mourning for their heirs, secretly regretting that they should not go against the Cao family, while the latter rejoiced and were excited to defect to a wise master.
This way.
Everywhere the army led by Cao Ang arrived.
It was unanimously welcomed by all the forces in Yuzhou. The forces in various counties and states in Yuzhou were unprecedentedly united and welcomed the arrival of the Lord of Yuzhou with one heart and one mind.
Cao Ang often rests in the city.
There are always local clan representatives and government officials coming to express their loyalty, many of whom have been on the "rebel" list before.
And show allegiance to these people.
Cao Ang naturally refused to accept anyone who came.
Isn't this the purpose of bringing his army around in such a circle and doing all kinds of propaganda along the way?
Only the stronger he becomes and the greater his reputation, the more loyal the local forces will be to him.
The Cao family's control over Yuzhou becomes stronger.
Only here can it gradually be built into an iron barrel country.
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Just stop and go all the way.
The marching speed of the army can be described as quite slow.
Because in the marching route of the army, it needs to pass through Liang State, and Liang State is to the north of Qiao County.
Therefore, we must first make a half circle, turn around and go south before we can successfully reach our destination.
The total length of this route itself is more than 800 miles. At the speed of an army of more than 20,000, it would take nearly a month to travel mechanically every day.
What's more, Cao Ang is not just on the road.
It also takes time to demonstrate military power and deal with local forces passing through counties.
Therefore, when Cao Ang led his troops to arrive fifty miles north of Qiao County, it was already a month and a half later, and it was already October of the second year of Chuping.
At this moment, Cao Ang was sitting cross-legged under a big tree.
Leaning against the tree trunk, I looked up at the sunlight that filtered through the heavy shade of the trees.
I couldn't help but feel a little relaxed and happy.
I never thought it would be late October in the blink of an eye.
After finishing the work here and spending some time on the road, when I get home, I'm afraid it will be the end of the year again.
This will also be the third New Year's Day that I have spent since coming to this era.
I remembered the scene when I set off giant fireworks outside Puyang County at the beginning of this year, while the Queen Mother, Diao Chan and other female relatives were by my side.
Cao Ang felt like it was yesterday.
At that time, I was still thinking about leading my troops northward after the New Year, capturing Wei County, and locking Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao to Jizhou.
Unexpectedly, it passed in a blink of an eye.
These objectives were easily achieved.
Even more than that, five of the six counties in Yuzhou have fallen into his hands.
The Cao family has expanded into a super power that spans three states and governs fifteen counties. It is ranked first among all parties in the entire Guandong area.
Just keep following the route.
The situation always remains high-spirited.
Then the Cao family will only get stronger and stronger, and their strength will only accumulate like a snowball. At that time, the Han Dynasty will easily fall into the palm of their hands!
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"General, the tent has been set up. Why don't you take a nap in the tent?"
Cao Ang took the kettle from Dian Wei.
Just when he was about to say something with a smile.
Suddenly, Zhang Liao was seen running quickly from a distance, followed by several soldiers dressed as cavalry.
"Wenyuan, what happened?"
Seeing the somewhat solemn look on Zhang Liao's face, Cao Ang immediately stood up, patted the dust on his clothes, and asked Zhang Liao.
"Reporting to the general, I will send a report to the expedition horse ahead. It is twenty miles northeast of our army, which is the northwest of Qiao County."
"There are two groups of people fighting. The force of one of them is unknown, but the larger group should belong to the Yellow Turban bandits, with about ten thousand people."
"According to Tan Ma's observation, the Yellow Turban thieves currently have the upper hand, while the other group of troops is already at a disadvantage because they have too few troops and do not seem to be regular troops. The situation is quite critical."
"Please let me know, General, whether to save or not!"
Cao Ang didn't take it seriously at first.
After hearing that one of the fighting parties was a Yellow Turban thief, my interest immediately increased.
How do we make a living?
Aren’t they just Yellow Turban thieves!
Since the Cao family took control of Yanzhou, they have fought countless Yellow Turban thieves along the way. If there are any Yellow Turban thieves, our Cao army must help them out.
Moreover, there are only nearly ten thousand people. Such a small-scale bandit army would not even rank among the Yellow Turban bandits. They can basically be dealt with easily.
…
Without much hesitation.
Cao Angdang said to Zhang Liao: "The Yellow Turban thieves specialize in robbery. Those who can fight with them must be local forces recruited and formed spontaneously to defend their hometown."
"Since this place is within the territory of Yuzhou, then I, the dignified Yuzhou Shepherd, naturally have the responsibility to protect the environment and the people, and guard the territory."
"These people should be saved!"
After making a declaration of justice.
Cao Ang issued an order to Zhang Liao.
"Wen Yuan, please hurry up and tell the soldiers to move faster. Make a fire to cook and eat as soon as possible after the meal is ready."
"When you finish eating, you immediately lead people to push to the northeast, lead the army to surround them, and cut off the Yellow Turban thieves' retreat so that they have nowhere to escape."
"I will take Cao Chun to lead the cavalry over first to see what the specific situation is. If the situation is really critical, I will use the cavalry to charge into the formation and relieve the siege."
According to the speed of fully loaded infantry.
After walking twenty miles, most of the day has passed. Only the cavalry can come and go like the wind and travel between two places in a short time.
As for Cao Ang's arrangements.
Zhang Liao had no objection.
After all, with more than 2,000 elite cavalry attacking the phalanx of less than 10,000 refugees, it would be a one-sided crushing without any possible danger.
"The last general takes command!"
…………
After taking a few hasty bites of dry food.
Cao Ang took Cao Chun and Dian Wei, as well as more than two thousand elite cavalry, and rushed towards the direction indicated by Tan Ma.
Twenty miles is a short distance for cavalry.
Therefore, it can travel at the highest speed.
The journey between the two places passed by in a flash, and Cao Ang and others soon arrived at the incident point mentioned before.
I saw the so-called battle between the two armies.
At this moment, on a small high slope near the battle site, Cao Ang was relying on his extremely amazing eyesight, listening to the sound of war drums and shouts of death coming from his ears, and looking down from high and low, he had a panoramic view of the situation below.
It is indeed a melee between two troops, one more and one less.
The team with a large number of people, nearly ten thousand people, seemed to be quite powerful, but no matter from the mental outlook of the soldiers, the clothes they wore, the weapons they held, etc.
It is enough to see that this is an extremely mixed army.
And the most striking feature of this army.
That is, the military officers had a piece of khaki linen tied on their foreheads or on their arms, making their identities obvious.
They are the Yellow Turban thieves running around the world!
…
certainly.
The quality of the Yellow Turbans' army is very poor.
Their opponents weren't much better either.
About three to four thousand people were touched.
Most of them wore linen clothes and held bamboo weapons in their hands. Only a few people could afford to wear armor and hold iron weapons.
Cao Ang glanced at them and knew that these people were just a group of farmers. Their main business was farming on weekdays. Only when enemies came to attack did they take up arms and turn into rural soldiers.
The quality of the troops on both sides is not much different.
The local soldiers were able to persist for such a long time with far fewer troops than the enemy, all thanks to the large number of fortifications they built in place.
Mud walled forts, and trench traps.
Relying on these fortifications and hiding in them to launch defensive counterattacks is the fundamental reason for the delay so far.
But in Cao Ang's opinion.
The defenders could not hold on much longer.
From behind the walls of most of the earthen forts, they stopped firing arrows, which showed that they had run out of arrows.
If he doesn't lead his cavalry to support him.
I'm afraid it will take at most half an hour.
The local soldiers will be defeated.
…
But just when he was about to order the cavalry to charge, allowing the soldiers to immediately break through the formation of the Yellow Turban bandits.
Cao Ang's eyes suddenly condensed.
He saw a figure walking out quickly from behind the earthen wall, leading a cow.
This is an extremely strong man!
He had a scarf wrapped around his head, a simple armor on his body, and a long knife in his hand. His face looked quite rough and slightly dark.
But what really stands out.
This man's whole body was covered with swollen muscles, with bulging muscles between his arms, and his legs were even thicker and stronger.
He was tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist, and his whole body exuded a ferocious aura, like a ferocious beast.
Even though they were so far apart, Cao Ang could still feel the strong pressure from this man, but it also made his eyes light up immediately.
Perhaps the defenders could hold out for so long.
Not only due to the fortifications, but also due to the existence of this person on their side!
…
"A Dian, come and see that man!"
When Dian Wei heard Cao Ang's call, he immediately came forward from the side and rear, followed the direction of Cao Ang's finger, narrowed his eyes and looked over there.
After a long while.
Dian Wei rubbed his eyes, then raised his hands to Cao Ang and said, "My subordinates don't see clearly, but this man should be a very powerful man."
"Just looking at his body shape and his movements when leading the cow, you can tell that even if he is weak, he will never be any weaker than his subordinates."
Dian Wei is an expert in strength.
Looking around the world, it is hard to find anyone who understands the meaning of size and strength better than Dian Wei.
So after getting his approval.
Cao Ang became more and more certain that the strong man on the battlefield was another rare powerful general!
Combined with the location of Qiao County.
And the scene of resisting the Yellow Turban Army.
Cao Ang had a vague guess in his mind.
Could this strong man be the rumored Xu Chu and Xu Zhongkang?
After all, Xu Chu was from Qiao County, and there are historical records that he indeed recruited a group of young and capable warriors to defend the place together with his clan.
It once resisted the invasion of Gebei thieves.
All the above information is correct.
Cao Ang felt that the possibility was very high.
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The so-called Xu Chu.
It was Xu Chu who was extremely brave in marching and fighting, the second personal bodyguard of his father Cao Cao, loyal to Cao Cao, and could even fight Ma Chao in naked clothes!
Strong and loyal.
Cao Ang admires such people very much.
If he can be recruited to his command, then there will be one more available and credible general, and Cao Ang will naturally be very happy about this.
Whether he is used as a fierce general to charge on the battlefield, or he stays by his side at any time, he is enough to make full use of his talents and play a huge role.
In fact, when Cao Ang came to Qiao County two years ago.
I made a special trip to inquire about Xu Chu.
However, it was not known whether Xu Chu was not in Qiao County at that time or whether he had not made a name for himself at that time. Cao Ang did not collect relevant information after repeated inquiries.
At that time, Cao Ang was busy persuading his grandfather Cao Song to follow him to Yanzhou.
And after my grandfather agreed.
He also had to take his family and a group of clan members on a long-lasting journey north. During this period, the schedule was quite tight and he couldn't spare any extra time.
So after asking for a while but to no avail.
Cao Ang could only choose to put it aside for the time being.
Unexpectedly, it took two years.
Go back to Qiao County by yourself.
You don't need to take the initiative to inquire, but you can bump into it here accidentally. It is a kind of fate and luck.
certainly.
It's still too early to tell.
It has not yet been determined whether the person below is Xu Chu, and it is urgent to verify it.
…
While Cao Ang was thinking.
Dian Wei's voice suddenly came to my ears.
"General, look at that man, he really has great arm strength, he is truly a warrior!"
The voice interrupted Cao Ang's thoughts.
He couldn't help but focus on the battlefield in the distance. He saw the person he initially identified as Xu Chu, holding the cow's tail tightly with one hand and dragging the cow backwards.
It dragged forward and backward for more than a hundred steps.
During the whole process, I didn't blush or breath. I walked leisurely between actions, as if I was just traveling around, and what I was pulling was just a small cart.
Until the cow was brought back to the Yellow Turban Thief.
The action just stopped.
"hiss!"
See this situation.
Cao Ang couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Really great arm strength!
Dragging a strong cow with bare hands requires a lot of strength.
The guy below is pulling the cow's tail, which is a soft part of the cow's body. If he pulls hard, the cow will feel obvious pain.
Once the cow is in pain, it will become frantic and agitated, and will exert force in the opposite direction with greater momentum than usual, thus creating a considerable obstacle to the dragging.
However, the man's expression remained unchanged, and he walked for hundreds of steps calmly.
The extremely strong cattle were no different from being squeezed into clay in front of him, which was enough to prove how terrifying the huge power contained in its body.
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The enemy of this strong man.
That is, the besieging Yellow Turban Army.
Apparently, they were shocked by such power, and riots immediately broke out in the military formation. Many people were frightened when they saw this scene.
Observed from Cao Ang's perspective.
You can see that after the man said something, the yellow scarf thief became confused.
The yellow scarf general who was riding on a few old horses looked even more cowed.
After hesitating for a while.
He actually waved his hands and shouted, as if he planned to withdraw his troops first and stop attacking the earthen wall of the earthen fort.
With the momentum of one person, he can suppress an army.
What a hero!
Seeing that the enemy was about to run away and it would be too late if he didn't attack, Cao Ang immediately gave an order to Cao Chun.
More than two thousand cavalry suddenly turned into a violent wind, like thunder and lightning, and rushed down from the heights. The momentum was as overwhelming as a mountain and the sea, which was shocking.
"boom!"
"Da da da!"
As we all know, if the cavalry is given enough charging distance, the cavalry can maximize its speed.
The faster the speed, the greater the momentum and lethality caused when charging.
At this moment on this battlefield.
The heaven and earth echoed with the vibration of the horses' hooves on the ground and the neighing of the war horses.
The war horses galloped past, and the dust they carried flew up, covering the sky and the sun, covering the left and right, blocking all sight, as if the end was coming.
"kill!"
As a shout of kill rang out.
The cavalry suddenly charged into the enemy formation.
…
There is no doubt about this war.
It was a complete crushing battle.
It only took a quarter of an hour.
The Yellow Turban Thief has completely collapsed.
Even if there are nearly ten thousand people, under the trampling of iron hoofs, they are nothing more than rows of falling wheat, leaving no room for resistance.
Therefore, after Cao Chun raised his flag and asked his soldiers to shout the slogan of surrender without killing.
The entire Yellow Turban Army, from generals to lower-level soldiers, all chose to surrender on the ground.
It's just such a short quarter of an hour.
The battlefield has become quiet again.
The man on the other side of the battlefield looked at the visitor in shock, with a hint of surprise and sluggishness in his eyes.
what's the situation?
He actually came with reinforcements!
It is also a highly mobile force composed of all cavalry. To form such an elite unit requires more than just a little money.
And it’s not enough to have money.
It has to be a powerful force.
Since when did our Qiao County have such a fierce man?
wrong!
An idea suddenly came to the man's mind, which gave him some vague guesses.
…
After Cao Ang and Dian Wei arrive.
The man immediately bowed to Cao Ang, the leader, and bowed his hands in a salute.
"I am Xu Chu, whose nickname is Zhongkang. I am a native of Qiao County. I am leading the young and strong villagers here to resist the invasion of bandits."
"It's just that the enemy has a large number of troops and our army has insufficient reserves, so the battle was difficult and we almost lost."
"Without the help of you and your department, I really don't know how it would have ended. I'm afraid it would be difficult for my hometown to avoid being plundered by bandits."
After hearing Xu Chu’s self-introduction.
Cao Ang's eyes suddenly lit up.
good!
This person really is Xu Chu and Xu Zhongkang.
Well done, it takes no effort at all!
As long as he finds a way to recruit them, he will have another strong general under his command, which is a good thing!
But Cao Ang didn't have time to respond.
Then I heard Xu Chu slightly hesitantly ask.
"May I ask your Excellency, are you in front of General Cao Zixiu?"
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(End of chapter)
