"Well, an act of benevolence and righteousness is like rain to the world at this time."
Zhang Han smiled and nodded. In this way, the Battle of Xuzhou could earn a lot of reputation first.
Cao Cao did not slaughter the city or plunder Xu, but used gentleness and kindness to appease the people, and then garrisoned troops to win back people's hearts.
Although the use of troops in this way is slow, the victory is stable. Within ten days, they can also take advantage of the situation and attack Pengcheng.
"Sacrifice wine, the Lord is resting at the moment. After dinner in the evening, he should continue marching. Before Tao Qian's army arrives, our name of sending troops to quell the rebellion must spread quickly."
"Not bad," Xi Zhicai agreed. He nodded and glanced into the hall. He saw that the guards were all on guard. It was quiet and no one was in the shadows. He knew that it was really difficult to disturb him now.
"Bo Chang, I will go and inform the two generals Zihe and Zilian first, asking them to lead their troops to prepare first and stay away from the city."
Cao Chun was born in Cao Cao's guard, and now he has gone out to lead an elite group of Qingzhou soldiers. Cao Hong is one of the several elder clan members who followed him at the beginning. He brought thousands of men with him, and he was rough and did not care about the lives of the people. , knowing that he could not rob, he complained several times as soon as he entered the city.
Let the two of them act together, just enough to order Cao Chun to keep an eye on Cao Hong, while Cao Ren will be in charge of the central army, and the Xiahou brothers will guard Dongjun.
In this battle, Tao Qian saw that Cao Cao had just conquered millions of Qingxu refugees and was too busy to fight, so he wanted to take advantage.
That's why the whole army must be assembled to defeat Tao Qian in one battle and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys! Only by frightening the surrounding thieves and bandits can we farm in peace.
There are still several months until autumn, and as long as these months last, subsequent food will be continuously delivered to the front line.
"Bo Chang, I will go to the military camp first. You wait here for the Lord to wake up. I will go to meet the local nobles. If there is any military information, I will send someone to inform you. I will be ready to march at any time."
"Yes," Zhang Han nodded and continued to wait at the city gate. Also think about some plans of your own.
The farming matter has almost been completed. There are a large number of suburban plains in the three areas of Dongjun, Chenliu and Jibei. Currently, only Jibei is affected by the war.
But in the other two places, a huge amount of fertile land has been reclaimed. During this autumn harvest, the harvest is naturally worth looking forward to. During this period, the Qingxu thieves suffered tens of thousands of casualties and injuries. Their achievements cannot be described as merit.
This may be the merit that Qingzhou refugees rely on for their survival.
If you grow food, you can save more people, and at the same time you can fight with a large army, so that you will not slaughter the city and reduce the number of people because there is no food and grass. In this way, your achievements can be ranked among the strategies of running a country.
The reward he will receive at that time will definitely exceed Zhang Han's expectations and is worth looking forward to.
"It's just that it's not easy to survive in troubled times." Zhang Han originally only knew that Cao Cao would stand out among the princes and lead the counties in Yanzhou, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.
After solving the problem of the Heishan Yudu Division and entering Dongjun, it didn't take long for him to experience the death of the governor one after another and eliminate the moths and thieves. He also arranged for the surrendered soldiers and refugees to attract people's hearts, etc. Things had just improved here, and he finally suppressed Chen Liu's worries for the time being, and renewed his relationship with Zhang Miao and worked together.
As a result, Xuzhou refused to let him go.
In fact, before Xuzhou Tao Qian mobilized his troops, Yuan Shu had sent people from Nanyang several times to inquire. His attitude was very ambiguous, and it seemed that if he could not stand in Nanyang, he would immediately go north.
It's so hard.
Of course, all the people who reached the peak of this competition are all people with great determination and are not ordinary people.
Now it depends on how Tao Qian decides.
But no matter what he chooses, Zhang Han feels that he can make one more point. If he can get more benefits from Tao Qian and leave the pain to others, can he be happier?
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At night, Cao Cao woke up leisurely.
After shouting a few times, Zhang Han and Dian Wei came in from the door and said to Cao Cao: "My lord, you are awake."
"Well, how long have you been sleeping for? When is this time? Where are our lieutenant generals?"
Cao Cao's eyes haven't been fully opened yet. He may have been a little dazed in sleep, feeling as if he was in another world.
Zhang Handao: "We are still in Feng County, waiting for the rear army to gather. This afternoon, Xiang Bao sent a military report. He has already confronted Tao Qian's troops in Dongping and Lu County. Tao Qian cannot retreat and wants to It will take at least fifteen days to return to the army."
"So, we can march into Pei State as soon as possible to occupy Peixian County and gradually threaten Pengcheng. Xuzhou has insufficient natural dangers. The areas of the Four Battles are mainly plains. The Yellow River is a place where the swollen river is not suitable for garrisoning troops but suitable for hoarding grain. "Speaking of this, Zhang Han paused, and then said: "My lord does not need to take down Pi, but can occupy Pengcheng and Xiaopei. Give him an inch in exchange for peace of mind, and use this time to be kind to the people, relatives and clansmen, and leave behind Some good reputation may be able to defeat Tao Qian with one blow in the future."
"Well, what Bo Chang said is absolutely true," Cao Cao stretched out and slowly sat up. Zhang Han did have some knowledge, and these words spoke to his heart.
The governance of Xuzhou is located in Tan County, and the entire state and counties are mostly plains. Even if there are mountains and forests, the mountains are not as steep as other states and counties. The Yellow River overflows and there are always disasters in the past.
The only barriers to Tan County are Pengcheng and Xiapi. Among them, Xiapi City is strong and tall, and is far more important than Pengcheng. In terms of population, Xiapi is also an important town. Even if it is captured, it will be difficult to hold on. Tao Qian will definitely ignore it. Take everything back.
"Get ready and go with the army."
Cao Cao stood up quickly, picked up the drink on the table and drank it in one gulp, then quickly walked out of the city gate tower.
Not long after, Cao Ren personally mounted his war horse and went to the military camp. He ordered Cao Ren to lead the cavalry to attack Pei County, and he personally led the army to follow.
This is his marching habit. The cavalry rushes and the army supports him. Capturing the small town will be more effective with half the effort.
There were not many defenders in Peixian County, and the people were working in the fields. After the scouts knew that the army was attacking, they could not stop them and had no choice but to go to Pengcheng for help.
Pengcheng sent cavalry to Tan County for reinforcements, and sent people to inform Tao Qian to return reinforcements. At the same time, he sent thousands of people to support Xiaopei. At this time, Cao Cao better arranged his troops and horses, and the army directly changed its route to Pengcheng.
The eleven passes, camps, ferries, etc. near Pengcheng are not easy to defend against danger.
Once the soldiers and horses in the city came out to rescue, the defense would be even less, so Cao Cao relied on the rapid march of the army without any rules and regulations, causing Tao Qian's army to be greatly confused.
Xiapi was originally rebelled by Que Xuan, and Tao Qian had just divided his troops and stationed them here after suppressing the rebellion. Before the people's hearts were stable, they were faced with a powerful enemy again, which could be said to be in great danger.
So under the sudden attack, not only Xiaopei fell, but the Pengcheng soldiers and horses who came to support were also ambushed and damaged in the wild.
Pengcheng and Xiapi are in danger.
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Tao Qian, who had attacked Rencheng, did not receive the military information until the 13th day. The cavalry rushed for days, bypassing the place where the two armies were fighting, and finally one man broke through the siege and delivered it.
Informed Tao Qian of the current situation in Xuzhou.
"It's not good, it's not good... I, I shouldn't go deep alone, I have to return to the army immediately!" The thin and old Tao Qian was shocked as if he had been struck by lightning.
During this period of time, a lot of effort was spent on dealing with Bao Xin on the battlefield. It was not easy to firmly occupy the two territories of Yanzhou.
If the stalemate persists, wait for Cao Cao to come and discuss with him to take Rencheng and Dongping to Xuzhou in the name of Pingthief. In this way, we can naturally occupy Mount Tai. His Danyang soldiers are good at fighting in the mountains and have a brave military style. If Cao Cao wants to come, He should have considered it carefully and resigned himself to giving up the two places and returned to his own Dongjun to hold on.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao didn't come at all, and sent troops directly to Pengcheng and went straight to Xiapi.
"Why did he go to Xiapi as a disciple?"
Tao Qian widened his eyes and asked, "Are you just going to rob and vent your anger to threaten me to return to the army?"
"He is using the pretext of suppressing rebellion! He is targeting the usurper and traitor Que Xuan."
"Ah? Not good! Return to the army quickly and return to Xiapi!!"
When Tao Qian heard this, his face wrinkled and he shouted, "Oh no, once Cao Mengde gets Xiapi, Tancheng will be in full view."
Isn't he afraid that the Qingzhou thieves will rebel again in the territory? !
In other words, after he surrendered those Qingzhou thieves, he had already made them surrender within just a few dozen days! ?
