"Old General." Cao Cao handed the letter back and said apologetically: "I blame you for this. When Brother Han captured Duan Sanniang, his eyes were wrong. I should have been alert at that time, but I never thought that he would be so fierce."
Liu Yanqing curled his lips and sneered again and again: "This idea of beating someone's wife is not just once or twice. Now that I have acquired a beautiful woman, I naturally have no intention of being a killer. That's all. Everyone has his own destiny."
Seeing that there was no one around, Old Liu cursed in a low voice: "What a fool, you actually got a queen!" There was quite a bit of envy in his tone.
Cao Cao chuckled, remembering that Liu Yanqing had never seen the real face of Empress Duan, so he said this - but it was impossible to say for sure, it was hard to tell the taste of the Western Army.
Liu Yanqing scolded Han Shizhong, burned Han Shizhong's letter, and asked the secretary to fill in the word "missing" in the name book.
In every war, more or less, there are inevitably going to be missing people. If you don't see people alive or dead bodies, you are missing. Since he disappeared, it would be reasonable if he reappeared in the future.
The word "missing" is a glimmer of opportunity for Liu Yanqing to help his subordinates.
After explaining Han Shizhong's escape, Liu Yanqing became worried about the aftermath of the Fangzhou war: Now that Wang Qing was dead, the rebels in the city were either killed or captured, but Fangzhou had its water supply cut off first and then suffered a fire. It has become a ghost land with tens of thousands of people. The people lost their homes and livelihoods and howled day and night.
Seeing Liu Yanqing at his wits' end, Cao Cao offered his advice: "Don't worry, old general. In the opinion of the last general, you and I should divide our troops into two groups at this time. One group will be commanded by the old general, and then go back to Xiangyang to join the boy commander, defeat the Jingnan army, and regain Jingnan." , and then return to Bianjing to prepare for Duan Wu. The rest of the affairs here will be left to the last general to handle."
Liu Yanqing's ability in government affairs was mediocre, and he was about to leave these people alone. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Then can you properly arrange for these people?"
In the past, Cao Cao destroyed cities and counties, and had done many things to settle the people. He knew it well, and said with a smile: "The last general will lead another group, and we will first pacify the thirteen counties of Yun'an. Now that Wang Qing is dead, all counties should be able to spread the message." It depends. Then we ordered each county to select local people with high moral character and high prestige to take official positions temporarily, and then set aside areas, built some houses, and settled thousands of people. We took the property of the thieves to support them, and then tens of thousands of people could settle down. Then I After conquering Nanfeng and pacifying it, we rushed to Xijing and joined the army to attack Duan Wu."
Liu Yanqing couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard what he said so eloquently. He held Cao Cao's hands and said, "In that case, let me be lazy. These people are unfortunate and are in war. It's not easy to survive. It's all about the general's carefulness."
Cao Cao said seriously: "We are all descendants of the Chinese Miao people. How dare you not try your best?"
At that moment, Liu Yanqing took Wang Qing's head and several high-ranking rebels such as Fang Han, Qiu Xiang, and Shi Jun, and divided his troops into ten thousand troops, leaving most of his men with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao ordered the military tents to be separated and allowed the common people to live in them. He sent Lu Junyi and other generals, each with a thousand troops, to force the counties of Yun'an Prefecture to surrender.
He also released the woodcutter and hunting merchants he had captured before, and gave each of them ten strings of money to return to his hometown.
A few days later, Lu Junyi and others reported one after another that all the counties in the prefecture had surrendered, and all the local prominent people were ordered to temporarily take over the post of county magistrate. What to do later will be decided by the court separately.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and ordered the counties to draw out areas and allow the refugees in Fangzhou to build houses and settle down. He also gave away the property that had been paid by the thieves, so that the people felt at ease.
By the end of June, all thirteen counties in Yun'an were in peace, and all the elders praised Cao Cao for his kindness and love for the people.
Seeing that Yun'an was settled, Cao Cao was about to send troops to Nanfeng. Suddenly, a military letter came from Tong Guan's place. It was said that Li Huai and Du Bu suddenly had internal strife. Li Huai led 20,000 troops and escaped across the Han River. He did not know where he was. Du Bu led more than 10,000 troops and occupied Jingnan City. He proclaimed himself a general and all the remaining thieves dispersed.
Tong Guan led his army to attack Jingnan City, but failed for several days. When he was worried, Bianjing suddenly won five gold medals in a row. However, it was Duan Wu who led an army of 50,000 to conquer Xijing and threatened Bianliang. The emperor panicked and summoned Tong Guan back. Soldiers went to rescue.
Tong Guan was shocked when he heard that he hurriedly withdrew his troops and returned to Bianjing. He sent a letter to Cao Cao to lead his troops to quickly recover Nanfeng and Jingnan, and then go to Xijing to join them.
That night, Cao Cao gathered Lu Junyi and others to discuss matters, and took out a letter in his arms. It turned out that when Han Shizhong left, in addition to leaving a letter to Liu Yanqing, he also secretly left a letter to Cao Cao. The content of the letter was simple and was informed by Duan Sanniang. Where Wang Qing hid his treasure.
Cao Cao said: "There are many days to raise troops in Liangshan. This fortune cannot be missed. Brother Yanqing, go to the army and select a hundred honest and homeless people. After my army leaves, you can quietly dig up the treasure. Transported to Liangshan."
Yan Qing took the order, and Cao Cao took a look at the brothers and took Liu Yuanlai, who had been captured before, and said to him: "You fought hard for Wang Qing. It can be seen that you are a loyal and brave man, but Wang Qing used you to do it." Abandoning a son is unjust. Now that Wang Qing is dead, I pity you for being a good man, do you have any intention of surrendering?"
After hearing this, Liu Yuan sighed: "I am a rebel. If the general is willing to spare me, why not surrender?"
Cao Cao was overjoyed and personally released his bonds. He said with a smile: "In that case, let brother Sun An be the leader and Liu Yuan be his deputy. He will lead five thousand troops to capture Nanfeng."
Liu Yuan thanked him and stood up and said: "The guard in Nanfeng is the 'Dragon King of Han Water', who is well-known in the world. This man can draw a hard crossbow weighing seventy or eighty kilograms, and make a square halberd, which is extraordinary on land and in water." . The two lieutenants under his command are two brothers, one is the "Turning Boat Turtle" Hu Jing, the other is the "Gulang Turtle" Hu Xian, and they are also capable. These three people are all good friends with the last general. Now that Wang Qing is dead, Will definitely surrender."
After hearing this, Cao Cao let go of his worries and said: "In this case, Nanfeng counties will still follow the old rules of Yun'an. After they surrender, they will join forces and go straight to Fancheng along the Han River. After I have conquered Jingnan, we will come and gather together." .”
Everyone agreed and immediately divided their forces. Sun An and Liu Yuan led 5,000 men and headed north to Nanfeng. Cao Cao gathered Fangzhou state ships and led 15,000 men along the Nanhe River, into the Han River, and across Xiangyang. The journey was smooth. It flows down and reaches Jingnan in less than three days.
When Du Bo saw the Song army approaching the city, he couldn't help but became furious. He opened the city gate and rushed out, shouting: "Tong's army of 100,000 people was defeated by my general. How dare you come to invade my territory after you have eaten the courage of a bear and a leopard?"
Lu Junyi jumped out of the battle and shouted: "Ignorant traitor, Wang Qing is still going to die, how can you show off your dignity?"
When Du Bo saw Lu Junyi, he became even more angry and shouted: "I didn't kill you last time at Xiangyang City, but I chased you here to die!" When the Eight Snake Spears came out, Lu Junyi was not afraid of him and fought with him with a spear.
These two chess players met each other and met talented generals, and it was hard to tell the difference between them. Du Chuo had a vanguard named Zhuo Mao who came out to help with the mace. Cao Cao's Geng Gong came out and challenged Zhuo Mao with his gun. Mao.
After another ten or twenty rounds of fighting, Cao Cao was about to send Xu Guanzhong and Zhu Jing into battle. Suddenly, there was a huge chaos on the other side's city wall. Cao Cao looked up and saw that there were many people, holding table corners, kitchen knives, wooden sticks and other objects, and they were beating them up indiscriminately. When they arrived at the city, they were led by a man who was particularly extravagant. He was eight feet tall and held a shining single sword. He could kill one person with one step and charge forward with long strides. The thieves could hardly use his front, and those who were killed retreated step by step.
The man went straight to the flag of the traitor commander, raised a knife in his hand, and chopped down the big flag with the word "Du" in it. The flag fluttered and the flagpole fell down from the top of the city. The people suddenly cheered in unison, and the thieves The soldiers became more and more frightened and screamed, hesitating and not daring to step forward.
I saw the man leaping up the battlements and shouting down: "This is Xiao Jiasui. Now he is leading the people of the city to kill thieves. Officers and generals outside, please enter the city quickly!"
After that, the man held a rope and jumped down to the city. Many people in the city grabbed the other end of the rope, and he jumped down to the city like a fairy in the sky. He raised his knife and cut the people in front of the city gate. The soldiers cut down a piece of it, and alone, they kept the city gate open.
Xu Guanzhong and Zhu Jing cheered in unison: "What a man!" Cao Cao was also surprised and happy. With a wave of his hand, all the troops rushed out.
When Du Bu saw civil strife in the city, he was frightened. He made a feint and wanted to retreat. Lu Junyi laughed and said, "Where are we going?" He suddenly used his strength and entangled Du Bu tightly.
Zhuo Mao successfully forced Geng Gong away, and flew towards the city on Pegasus to capture Xiao Jiasui.
Xiao Jiasui calmly picked up a spear from the ground, watched Zhuo Mao approaching, and suddenly raised his hand and threw it.
There are different teachings: Wang Qing has been killed by the sword, but Du Bo still refuses to surrender. The strong men in the city rose up, their swords shining in the sun.
(End of chapter)
