Chapter 778 Qinghe Dailing
It is said that Zhang Liao and Huang Gai used Xia Houmao to successfully control Han Rong, the young general responsible for guarding the hostages. Although Han Rong was very young in official position and age, he managed the soldiers under him in an orderly manner. He seemed to have considerable military talent, which attracted the favor of Huang Gai, who loved talents. What Huang Gai didn't know was that although Han Rong was unknown, his father was famous and was known as General Han Hao.
Han Hao, named Yuan Si, was a native of Hanoi County and a famous general under Cao Cao. When the world was in chaos at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Han Hao gathered his disciples to protect the county, protect the environment and the people, and became the leader of a party. Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, recruited Han Hao to serve and led troops to resist Dong Zhuo in Mengjin. After Dong Zhuo won, he heard that Han Hao was capable and instigated Han Hao's uncle Du Yang to recruit Han Hao. Han Hao refused directly and became famous instead. Yuan Shu heard this and appointed Han Hao as the Cavalry Commander. Later, when Cao's army rose, general Xiahou Dun was impressed by his talents and asked Han Hao to lead the army to follow the expedition. At that time, Han Hao and Shi Huan were famous for their loyalty and bravery. They were both Cao Cao's confidant generals and were entrusted with the important responsibility of commanding the Forbidden Army. At that time, there was a famine and food shortage, so Han Hao proposed urgent farming to relieve the famine, so Cao Cao promoted farming. He promoted Han Hao to the army guard, responsible for farming matters, and became a famous farming general. Han Hao followed the army to conquer Liucheng, and was appointed as the Central Protector of the Army. He was appointed as Chief of Staff and Sima, and was granted the title of Marquis of Wansui Pavilion. After Zhang Lu was defeated, the deputies wanted to keep Han Hao to guard Hanzhong and supervise all the armies. Cao Cao was reluctant to leave Han Hao and took him back to the capital. According to official history, after Han Hao's death, his adopted son Han Rong inherited the title.
Therefore, Xiahou Dun can be said to be the Bole of the Han family, and Han Rong dare not disobey the orders of his son Xiahou Mao. After all the guarding Cao troops were under control, Zhang Liao quickly led the special forces to rescue people. Huang Gai intended to let Han Rong be used by the Qinglong Army, so he revealed in his ears the military secret that the Qinglong Army was about to attack Guandu.
Han Rong was greatly surprised, and at the same time he felt something was wrong. He had never thought that the Qinglong Army was behind Zhang Liao's kidnapping of Xia Houmao, nor did he expect that the Qinglong Army came so fast and had already hit Guandu, which was very close at hand. You must know that Guandu is only a hundred miles away from the main city of Chenliu. If the Qinglong Army has already captured Guandu, it means that they can reach Chenliu City tonight. But Cao's army in the city was busy burning, killing and looting, so how could he be prepared?
Han Rong's brain was running fast, and the more he thought about it, the more scared he became. Huang Gai saw that his eyes were rolling, and he knew that he was thinking hard, so he couldn't help but chuckled and said: "Originally, I wanted to let you go. But I am the one who suffers the consequences. You have a big mouth, and since I have informed you of military secrets, I am determined not to let you go." He took out his dagger and rubbed it against Han Rong's armor, making an unpleasant friction sound.
Han Rong was startled, but his martial arts education since childhood made him fearless of life and death. He immediately said: "It is not good to guard the hostages tonight, and I will not be able to escape military law. I beg the general to give me a break."
When Huang Gai saw that he was brave and not afraid of death, he loved him even more. He raised his dagger and cut the rope with one blow, saying, "Since you are not afraid of death, I will spare your life. You and General Xiahou still need to send me out of the city until we get to Guandu." Let you go. If you want to escape, I will kill Xia Houmao."
Xia Houmao, who was next to him, was stunned when he heard that Han Rong had run away. Why should it be his turn to be unlucky? Han Rong also heard the implication. Thinking that even if he ran away, not being able to save Xia Houmao would be a death penalty, so he simply said: "There are so many old, weak, women and children, even if I lead the team, how can we escape the city defense?"
Xia Houmao immediately came to life after hearing this, and said, "General, Xiao Han is just a leader of a hundred men. How can he help you escape. As long as the general keeps his promise to let me go, I will definitely help you succeed."
Huang Gai secretly smiled in his heart. This Xiahou Mao was greedy for life and afraid of death. He pitied his father, Xiahou Dun, the first hero. Just as he was about to answer, there was the sound of footsteps in the darkness outside the door, and many people came out of the deep alley. Huang Gai knew that Zhang Liao had succeeded, and asked Han Rong, "Where are the carriages and horses?"
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Liao had already opened the door and walked in. He nodded and said, "Hurry up!"
Han Rong could only shake his head and said: "There are only a few military horses here, which is not enough for many people. However, there are many wheelbarrows near the granary not far away. They are originally used to pull grain, grass, baggage and earthwork. Maybe they can be used."
Zhang Liao thought that this was all he had to do, and ordered Han Rong to lead the team. He held Han Rong hostage, with hostages and special forces members in the middle. Huang Gai escorted Xiahou Mao to a nearby granary. Occasionally encountering rioters along the way, they were all busy looting property. Wuxia paid no attention to other teams. Some of them felt strange, but Han Rong sent them away with the excuse of escorting the hostages.
As expected, there were a large number of carts of all kinds at the entrance of the granary. Those responsible for heavy tasks such as transportation were low-level people and requisitioned civilians. Who dared to interfere with the business of people in military uniforms. After the hostages got into the car one after another, Huang Gai was tempted to burn Cao Jun's grain and grass, but when he saw that the granary was full of flags and equipment, he realized that Cao Jun's grain and grass were still outside the city, and what was transported was just military supplies.
Huang Gai secretly cried out that it was a pity, and Zhang Liao advised: "If the fire breaks out, I'm afraid the noise will be too big, which will attract Cao's army, which will be unsightly." Although Huang Gai disagreed, he still followed Zhang Liao's advice, seeing that the hostages who were not good at walking were afraid. Arrangements were made, and with an order, this strange team headed straight for the north city gate.
There was still chaos along the road, and Han Rong had to explain everything. As he walked to the gate of the North City, he finally encountered a roadblock set up in front of the grand city gate, and a dozen heavily armed men guarding the gate. guard.
The leader stood straight in front of the roadblock with his helmet on his back, looking coldly at the approaching small convoy. Han Rong took a quick look and recognized it, it was Cao Pi's general Dai Ling.
Dai Ling, a native of Qinghe County, was known for his uprightness, serious behavior, and unwillingness to burn, kill, and loot too much, so he was sent to guard the gate. Although his subordinates were restrained, after all, they complained a lot in private when they saw others getting rich.
In the official history, Dai Lingxian, Cao Ren, Liu Ruo and other generals wrote a letter urging Cao Pi to proclaim himself emperor. In the year after Cao Pi became emperor, Dai Ling advised Cao Pi not to go hunting for several days. Cao Pi was furious and dismissed him from his post, but he was spared the death penalty. Such is his uprightness.
At this moment, Han Rong had no choice but to bravely walk towards Dai Ling. Huang Gai and Zhang Liao also knew that they had to pass this level in order to have a smooth journey, so they secretly prepared. The surrounding special operations team members also became nervous and gathered at the front of the team. .
However, Dai Ling saw Xiahou Mao next to Huang Gai at a glance, and hurriedly separated Han Rong who came forward, and called out: "General Xiahou, the young general is being polite. In this late night, do you dare to ask where you want to go?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
