"Yuanlong, Xuzhou's safety depends entirely on you!"
Tao Qian coughed heavily behind him and asked, his fiery eyes looking at Chen Deng's back, but Chen Deng did not turn around.
After he left, Tao Qian put away the expression on his face and returned to a serious and thoughtful look.
Cao Cao suddenly deployed troops on the border this time as a warning. It was reported that the person who came was not a general, but a chief clerk under his command. He was quite similar to Yuan Long and was a good hand in internal governance.
Moreover, the two of them knew each other before during the peace talks in Pengcheng, so it would not be rude to ask again this time.
After Chen Deng went out, his face was full of helplessness, his eyebrows were tightened and he was a little irritated. He shook his head before he had gone far, "Tao Gong's words can be more false...send soldiers and horses to escort, and just turn around and pretend to be." Robbery by bandits.”
"Even if someone doesn't use this despicable method, there's no guarantee that soldiers with backgrounds as thieves and bandits won't do it."
"Xuzhou is in danger, and a war may break out at any time. It is originally the place of the Four Wars, and there are only a handful of outstanding generals in the territory. How can we not fight to the death if we fight to the death?"
Chen Deng quickly figured this out. He just wondered why Cao Cao was so sure, and even asked Xi Zhicai to send a letter. You must know that this is not a matter of conclusive evidence.
Cao Cao could place troops and horses at the border, but it would be of no avail. Once he wanted to attack, it would be an unjust army. How could he be sure?
The answer is obvious.
"That's how people behave," Chen Deng sighed.
Last year, in the name of pacifying the Que Xuanyu Party, Tao Gong took advantage of Yanzhou's suffering from Qingxu and tried to expand its territory. This year, Cao Cao can enter Xuzhou in the name of his father.
Is there anything wrong with recommending Tao Gong in the first place?
Now it seems that not only is it difficult for him to grow, but he is even unable to maintain success... causing Xuzhou such trouble.
"Zhang Bochang, I have to go see him."
…
In Taishan County, close to the pass of Langya, Bao Xin led the troops to march to the mountain col. Most of his troops were from Taishan people. Crossing mountains and ridges was a special skill, and he was relatively familiar with the terrain of this place.
There are many merchants and common people passing by the pass now. After visiting the horse to report, Bao Xin can know the garrison in the pass after a little analysis.
"There are three teams of eight people patrolling the pass wall. The gate of the pass is open, and there are few flags inside the pass. There will be no more than five hundred."
"At night, when the defense changes, we will raise fire as a signal to attack and kill together. We will definitely be able to take this pass and lead the cavalry into Langya."
"As commanded."
Bao Xin took a look at the sky. It was already setting sun now, and soon there would be smoke from the cooking pots. So he stood still in the mountains and forests on both sides of the road.
There is a general beside him. He has a dark and thick goatee, a serious face, and piercing eyes. Looking at the rough skin and calluses on his hands, it can be seen that he has been marching for many years. He is lying on the ground with a gun in his hand, and there is a gun hanging on his left waist. A long knife.
He lay down next to Bao Xin and asked: "Mr. Bao, Mr. Cao is in Jibei this time, but why doesn't he come with us to attack this pass?"
"Ying Shao and Cao Xiu are both waiting in the army to greet him. If we capture this pass, we can march straight in tonight to rescue the old man. Wouldn't it be better this way?"
A faint smile appeared on Bao Xin's resolute face, "Wen Ze, according to the journey mentioned by Meng De, the old man is still halfway there, and he has probably just passed the Tancheng border. We will capture it at night and immediately go head-on to look for it. It is estimated that we can find the car before midnight." A place for horses to rest.”
"So it doesn't matter whether Meng De comes or not, because this pass is not strong and belongs to the weak border area of Xuzhou. Their heavy border defense is in the northwest."
"As for him not coming, he has actually gone back."
Bao Xin smiled.
"Go back?" This general is the most confidant general around Bao Xin. He can lead troops harshly, has extraordinary martial arts, and is familiar with the methods of farming. He is fully responsible for the military garrison in Jibei, and he also recruits and trains troops. , is a rare and outstanding general.
His name is Yu Jin and his character is Wen Ze.
"Gong Cao has gone back, why do we still need to capture this place?"
"I have a close relationship with Meng De. His father is my father," Bao Xin glanced at him with a solemn expression, "Besides, he saved my life in Shouzhang, and now he deserves to be rewarded."
"Mengde left after getting a few military reports. However, when he came, many secret agents thought he was in our army, but when he returned, he was doing it in secret. You are not allowed to tell anyone."
"I will eventually understand," Yu Jin frowned, thinking about this matter because he felt strange.
In the past, I often heard Prime Minister Bao say that Duke Cao was well versed in the "method of virtuality and reality" and "unpredictability" in using troops, and he could not be arrogant when he was defeated by Xu Rong.
Because the pursuit was urgent at that time, I couldn't take too much into account. Moreover, the defeat in that battle was not because Cao Cao was stupid in using his troops, but because Xu Rong was extremely good at fighting and was called a famous general.
Naturally, people in the world did not want to praise Xu Rong, so the princes would only keep belittling Cao Cao. There is a feeling of "I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it", because they won't go.
Now it seems that Duke Cao's secret return could confuse Xuzhou's military situation and he must have other motives.
"Wen Ze, think more and learn from Meng De's military methods. In the future, after you have experienced hundreds of battles, you can become a famous general." Bao Xin did not hesitate to praise Jin.
"Thank you, Prime Minister Bao."
Yu Jin nodded seriously, and at the same time, while the sky was still bright, he began to be in a daze, probably really thinking about the overall layout.
In the evening, when the sky had darkened, the smoke from the cooking pots dispersed, and there was a commotion from the gate. The soldiers and horses who were changing guards and patrolling were greeting each other enthusiastically. The petty officials in the army sent people to replace them. However, there were few wars during the spring plowing period, and there were also bandits and thieves. There are no barriers to cross, so the atmosphere is more relaxed.
However, not long after the defense change, a large number of torches lit up in the distance, and the deafening shouts of killing came like a tide. It was already dark and it was difficult to see how many people there were, because not everyone was carrying a torch.
Under a little light, there might be seven or eight people. Accompanied by galloping war horses, they quickly rushed to the pass. They even had soldiers and horses climb up the mountain walls on both sides in an attempt to shoot arrows from the top of the wall.
"Enemy attack!"
The soldiers who closed the door finally reacted and shouted, "It's over." By this time, Bao Xin had already arrived with his army. Yu Jinshen's soldiers attacked the door first, and led three vanguard teams to open the way and smash the door. Before these defenders could react, they were already Killed in.
After the situation was brought under control, guard Wang Ling still didn't understand what happened when he was tied in front of Bao Xin.
Isn’t there no war between us and Yanzhou? Since the misunderstanding was resolved last year, the relationship between them has been on the alert but will not cross the border to fight. This was obtained by Zhou Mu with countless money, food and people.
As a result, we were beaten at the beginning of spring, and we were so angry that we asked when Xuzhou could stand up.
"Hold the pass and open it to let the cavalry in." After Yu Jin gave the order, he looked back at the royal tomb in front of him and said: "I need a guide here. I don't need you to surrender. If you are willing to lead the way, I will let you go. Brothers, if you don’t agree, I’ll kill them all immediately, leaving you alone alive.”
Wang Ling: "Yes!"
Really cruel.
…
Military camp outside Xiaopei.
Before Zhang Han waited for Chen Deng to come to see him, he first waited for Cao Chun.
When Cao Chun arrived with his tiger cavalry, he came to the camp specially to send a message to Zhang Han, "My lord has ordered me to bring his handsome flag and hide it in the camp. It should not only be seen by Chen Deng, but also cannot be seen by Zhang Han." He saw it."
Zhang Han thought for a while, nodded and said with a smile: "I understand, general, the lord should be in Shouzhang now, right?"
"I don't know, maybe he's not here," Cao Chun shook his head, "I don't know what he wants, but the ten scouts sent earlier reported that the old man is still on the way, and he was given a banquet by Tao Qian. I think you are worried about it. will not happen."
"Bo Chang, are you eager to achieve success this time? Too much is not enough."
Hey... there is a hint of gun and stick in your words.
Zhang Han raised his brows slightly, feeling that Cao Chun was saying that he was arrogant in military affairs, and also mocked Zhang Han for his greedy remarks.
"I just said casually, maybe the lord misses his father very much. If the son and the general's father are in danger, he shouldn't bother to mobilize all the troops to pick him up, right?"
The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, which was related to the safety of his biological father. It is not an exaggeration to mobilize troops and mobilize people. However, Cao Chun's father passed away when he was fourteen years old, and he and his brother Cao Ren split the family's wealth. After listening to Zhang Han's words, he fell silent.
You can't make any noise, don't mess with him.
After a long time, he said calmly: "Bo Chang, it is as the Lord said."
"Um."
The two of them clasped their fists and saluted each other, and Cao Chun quickly left the tent.
…
Three days later, in the morning, Yu Jin found Cao Song's chariot and horses in the mountains from Mount Tai to Langya. At this time, most of the cavalry was missing. When they came looking for the sound of horse hooves and shouts of death, Cao Song's chariot was already there. Most of them were killed or injured.
Cao De was fleeing with his son Cao Anmin, while Cao Song's concubines had already been killed and plundered.
When Yi Jin came to rescue, the thieves ran away immediately. Fortunately, there were many servants and guests in Cao's carriage, and the thieves had to kill for a while.
But fortunately, several elders and clan members of the Cao family were saved.
At the same time, Zhang Han sent guards to welcome Chen to the camp to discuss the march.
"Master Zhang, you are fine."
"I'm sick," Zhang Han sat on the couch, holding his face helplessly, and sighed: "What the hell did Tao Qian do? Why are you still willing to support Yuanlong? Gentlemen value virtue, he is so Shouldn’t we despise the unkind and unjust things?”
Chen Deng's face was full of tangles and wrinkles, and he scolded him as soon as he came in...
The same thing happened in the last peace talks. When they came in, they hit them head-on and in the face with a stick.
