Sima Yi, you are really Cao Pi's licking dog.
Haven't you ever heard that if you lick a dog, you'll die a good death?
Yang Ling cursed in his heart and said calmly,
"It's just a trivial matter, just take care of it on me!"
"That's good, we'll just wait for the good news from the military advisor."
Cao Pi, Sima Yi and others looked at each other and smiled.
"But I have another request."
Yang Ling said suddenly.
"Oh? Military advisor, please tell me, as long as it's not too much, I will definitely agree!"
Cao Pi patted his chest and smiled.
The implication is that if he thinks it's too much, he won't agree!
"Generals Zidan and Wenlie are young and energetic. I would like to ask them to come and assist me."
Yang Ling made his request.
Cao Pi was slightly startled and glanced at Sima Yi subconsciously.
Sima Yi pondered for a moment and nodded.
Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen were both Cao Pi's men. They were asked to follow Yang Ling so that they could monitor Yang Ling and see if he would do any tricks.
Secondly, if you win, you can also gain some military merit.
Why not do it?
"Okay, I agree to the military advisor's request."
Cao Pi nodded in agreement.
"That's good."
Yang Ling also smiled lightly.
After concluding the discussion, Yang Ling led Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and others towards his tent.
As soon as everyone sat down, Gan Ning couldn't help but complain,
"Brother Ziyi, if Cao Pi does all the hard work for you, why do you still want to use his people?"
"Yes, aren't you afraid of those powerful and powerful people disobeying your orders?"
Gao Shun also looked puzzled.
"Don't worry, I have my own opinion."
Yang Ling just smiled and didn't say anything.
When everyone saw this, they had no choice but to say nothing.
…
Early the next morning, Cao Jun packed up and continued moving forward.
Yang Ling gathered an army of 30,000 men. In addition to young generals such as Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen, he only took Zhao Yun and Ma Chao with him.
As a pioneer, he didn't stop all the way, and quickly crossed the Youzhou border and arrived at the foot of Guqiu City.
If you want to enter Youzhou, you must pass through Guqiu, so Guqiu can be regarded as the gateway to Youzhou.
Yuan Jun in the city had already known the news of Cao Jun's arrival. At this moment, the city gate was closed tightly, and the soldiers on the city wall were also in preparation.
"May I ask the military advisor, should we attack the city immediately?"
At this time, Cao Zhen was young and vigorous, but he was far from the general who later controlled Cao Wei's troops.
Yang Ling possessed Qi refining skills and had excellent eyesight. He could see at a glance that all Yuan Jun on the city wall looked nervous.
He thought for a moment, then smiled and said,
"No need for the moment, let's send someone to persuade him to surrender."
When Cao Zhen heard this, he was immediately reluctant.
But Yang Ling is a military advisor after all.
He didn't know what to say, so he followed Yang Ling's instructions, clamped his horse's belly, and slowly stepped forward with a group of soldiers.
"People in the city, listen, I am Cao Zhen, the vanguard general under General Wu Guan Zhonglang!"
"If you know what's going on, quickly put down your weapons and surrender!"
"Otherwise, when the city is destroyed, no chickens or dogs will be left behind!"
After Cao Zhen shouted a few times, although the soldiers on the city wall whispered to each other, they did nothing else.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but curl his lips.
Yang Ling was too confident. He wanted to persuade him to surrender just by shouting a few times. He was really self-righteous.
Just as Cao Zhen was about to turn his horse back, he saw the city gate slowly opening.
"alert!"
Cao Zhen thought that the defenders in the city were going out of the city to fight, so he hurriedly shouted.
However, when he drew his weapon and stood in line with the soldiers behind him, he found that something seemed wrong.
A group of people came out of the city, holding high white flags and shouting,
"General Cao, don't take action. I am Ding Wei, the magistrate of Guqiu County. We are here to surrender!"
Surrender?
Cao Zhen, who looked confused, watched Ding Wei and others approaching.
Sure enough, as Ding Wei said, the group of them came to surrender with bare hands and no weapons.
"You...why did you surrender like that?"
Cao Zhen was a little dumbfounded.
He just shouted, but Ding Wei and the others surrendered.
"General Cao doesn't know something."
Ding Wei smiled bitterly and said,
"The General with Five Features is very resourceful and can use his troops like a god. With so many people in our city, how can we be his opponent?"
"That is, we should simply surrender earlier to avoid incurring casualties!"
"I don't know where General Wu Guanzhong is. I hope General Cao can recommend him."
Everyone in Guqiu County was talking a lot.
When Cao Zhen heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded.
Although he knew that Yang Ling was awesome, he never expected that he would be so awesome.
Just with a name, Yuan Jun in the city surrendered!
"That... General Wugan Zhonglang is right behind. I'll take you there."
Cao Zhen came to his senses and walked towards the rear with Ding Wei and others in a complicated mood.
Looking at Yang Ling, Ding Wei and others who were chatting, Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang were also confused about the fruit on the tree and you and me under the tree.
"They just... surrendered like that?"
Xia Houshang said blankly.
"if not?"
Cao Zhen said angrily.
He also wanted to have a good fight so that he could take the lead.
Unexpectedly, Ding Wei and others were afraid of Yang Ling's name and surrendered directly.
"It seems that Yang Ling really deserves his reputation."
The older Cao Xiu praised him.
"How can this be a well-deserved reputation?"
Xia Houshang curled his lips and said,
"He didn't show any skills at all, right?"
They are all powerful people. Although they have a higher starting point, they have also developed the habit of being ambitious and impetuous.
Most of them disapproved of Yang Ling, who had made great contributions to Boss Cao.
In their opinion, if they were put in Yang Ling's position, they could make the same contribution!
"You can't say that. If you don't have real ability, how can you be famous all over the world?"
Cao Xiu smiled and said,
"The floods in Yecheng and the capture of Yuan Tan could not have been done by someone else, right?"
At this time, Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang and Xiahou Mao were speechless.
"Anyway, I don't agree with him."
Cao Zhen snorted coldly.
When Cao Xiu saw this, he just shook his head and stopped trying to persuade them.
With Ding Wei's surrender, Guqiu City successfully fell into the control of Cao Jun.
While Yang Ling sent people to deliver the good news to Cao Pi in the rear, he led the army into Guqiu City.
According to Ding Wei's introduction, there were more than 10,000 defenders in the city.
In addition, Yuan Xi has sent another 20,000 reinforcements and is on the way.
But he never dreamed that Ding Wei would surrender so quickly.
After hearing this, Cao Zhen and others felt a little happy.
Fortunately, Ding Wei and others were afraid of Yang Ling's name and chose to surrender directly.
Otherwise, it would not be easy for him to hold on for a day or two and wait until Yuan Xi's reinforcements arrived to capture Guqiu City.
Yang Ling knocked on the table, thought for a moment, raised his head and said,
"You said Yuan Xi has another 20,000 reinforcements?"
"Yes, we will probably arrive this evening."
Ding Wei replied.
