After Guo Jia finished speaking, he slightly raised his head to look at the sky, his hands behind his back, and a few strands of hair hanging down from his temples were flying.
I didn’t mean to say this, but firstly, there is no better place than Xu County; secondly, I also borrowed money to buy a mansion with tears in my eyes.
Guo Jia thought silently in his heart.
There was silence in the tent, everyone was thinking about whether it was possible, but Cao Cao suddenly remembered something and looked up at Zhang Han inexplicably.
Speechless for a moment.
If I remember correctly, he seemed to have purchased a lot of real estate and mansions in Xu County, as well as slaves to cultivate ownerless land.
If the capital is set in Xu County, it will continue to expand and prosper within a few years.
Zhang Han secretly went to Xu County to buy these things. Could it be that he had already made a conclusion?
But now is not the time to think about this matter. Cao Cao ignored Zhang Han and looked at the map spread out on the document. After many considerations, Xu County was indeed the most suitable.
Soldiers and horses can be deployed all around, and it doesn't matter even if the imperial city is temporarily handed over to them, because their own soldiers and horses are hoarded and stationed outside, and they can enter the city at any time.
In addition, for the safety and security of the inner city, there are four generals to maintain law and order. Lieutenants can be placed to coordinate the patrols in the city and guard the capital, to prevent thieves; to arrest criminals, to try prison cases; to garrison the capital, conduct temporary expeditions, and manage weapons.
Lieutenant, that is, Zhi Jinwu, this official position can be filled by one of your own people, and there is no need to worry about mutual restraint.
The imperial guards, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the palace officials, etc. can be slowly dispatched and replaced.
Cao Cao breathed a long sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "Yang Feng and Han Xian were originally bandits. They escorted the emperor back east to gain fame."
"These two people have attracted tens of thousands of people and have returned separately. Today during the day, His Majesty ordered them to quickly go to Luyangdong to station and wait."
"In this case, if we have no other plan, we will settle the capital in Luyang."
"Fengxiao said that they are bandits and they will definitely not obey the imperial edict and submit. Why?"
Guo Jia stood up, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looked a little arrogant, and said calmly: "Reporting to my lord, the two of them were thief generals. Although they have meritorious deeds, Yang Feng and Han Xian both surrendered to Li Jue for Bai Bo. , and Li Jue once caused chaos. He had so many masters, and his heart was uneasy."
"Those who are uneasy need to be comforted urgently, but the emperor did not lead them closer. Instead, he used Dong Cheng to protect him. The three of them must be suspicious of each other."
"A person who is uneasy is like a cowardly rabbit, which can make him run away at the slightest sign of trouble."
"It's a good news. We don't need to do anything. We just need to block the letters and forms sent by them at this time and not give any response."
"On the day of departure for Luyang, send the front army to speed up the march and the cavalry to run wildly. The two thieves will definitely be panicked and suspicious. In this case, they should either flee or attack. If they flee, our army will take advantage of the situation to occupy Luyang and dispatch troops. The horses are divided here. If they are well prepared and there are signs of an ambush and counterattack, they will immediately inform the emperor that Yang and Han have rebelled, and immediately change their route to the east and go straight to Xu County."
Guo Jia stretched out the index and middle fingers of his right hand from his Guang sleeve and pointed at Xu County, which is connected in all directions and has abundant water areas. Cao Cao was deeply convinced by this plan.
"What a good plan. It controls people's hearts so clearly. It is interconnected and exhaustive. It is worthy of filial piety."
Cao Cao was not stingy with his words of praise, making Guo Jia chuckle and hand over his hands, and returned to his seat with great satisfaction.
Zhang Han quietly gave a thumbs up.
Guo Jia nodded calmly, with an enigmatic look on his face. The expression on his face was very tense, showing the quality of a forced king.
But now that he had presented his strategy and was full of enthusiasm, he was thinking about verses crazily in his mind. No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't think of a verse that was equivalent to "I should be the best in the world" or "I am born with talent and will be useful. I will come back after all my money has been spent." .
For a while, I couldn't help but feel a little bit defeated. After all, it was still a little bit boring.
But if you had just recited the sentence "I was once the best in the world" when you were praised, you would feel very ashamed.
After all, Bo Chang was also present... He didn't have the same ambition as his lord, and he could read second-hand poems so boldly and grandly, as if he had written them himself.
tui, so shameless.
When can I reach this state?
Whether it was Zhang Han's self-professed copying of quatrains or the lord's changing fortunes, Guo Jia was very envious.
And he always felt that he was out of tune with them because he was not shameless enough.
…
A few days later, Cao Cao secretly sent troops and horses to set up defenses in the southeast. They blocked three waves of sentries sent by Yang Feng on two small roads and one main road.
Three days later, five waves of sentries were stopped.
From then on until the tenth day, no cavalry came again to deliver letters. Almost all the letters intercepted were written by Yang and Han themselves and were confidential letters.
Most of the content in the letter was a request for merit, describing the difficulty of resisting Guo Si before, and then reporting that Li Jue and Guo Si had retreated to Xiliang.
A few letters conveyed some information that Cao Cao was quite interested in.
First, Yang Feng asked for credit for his warrior Xu Huang, and wrote in quite detail his contribution in resisting Li Jue's army.
"Humph, two thousand soldiers and horses resisted Li Jue's tens of thousands for sixteen days. He has the appearance of a famous general."
"It turns out that he is strict in leading the troops, leads by example, and uses his fingers like an arm, making everyone above and below share the same desire... If this is true, he must be a good general."
Cao Cao spoke highly of this.
The second is to ask for food. This letter not only asks for merit, but also asks the emperor for food and supplies for the army. After they arrived in Luyang to garrison, they did not dare to disturb the local people. Complain.
As for the grain and grass, Cao Cao transported it from Yingchuan and would not pass through Luyang. They had too many troops stationed and needed a large amount of grain supplies, otherwise there would be chaos.
These two points are enough to show that Han and Yang are very anxious now and have become ants on a hot pot.
In the next few days, they did not send any more scouts, fearing that they might have become suspicious.
On the twelfth day, after the discussion was completed, Cao Cao led his army out. At the same time, he had already sent Xun Yu and Fei Qi back to Yanzhou. The inns along the way had prepared horses for transfer. I believe he was ready to wait for the emperor. Once it arrives, it can be announced to the people.
When traveling, Gao Shun and Cao Chun led the cavalry ahead to explore the road ahead. However, after marching for several miles and the team spread out, they suddenly broke away from the group and accelerated their march.
After more than ten miles, he was almost running wildly, with great momentum and constant shouting and cursing. He let go of his hands and feet and went straight to Luyang.
At three o'clock in the morning, Yang Feng received news from secret and open whistles, and was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat.
His long and narrow eyes narrowed slightly, his heartbeat could not calm down, and a chill spread from the top of his head to his back. He leaned forward, slammed the table and stood up, shouting to the short and rough-looking Han Siam in front of him: "We are going to be tricked! "
"There was no response to the letters we sent before, so we must have been detained in Luoyang. The emperor did not reply to the letter and promised food, so we were left to consume ourselves."
"At this time, there are two possibilities. One is that the emperor wants to get rid of you and me, and does not want to be controlled by the old generals of Chang'an. He has never trusted you and me."
"Secondly, Cao Cao is not a kind person. He decided to set up posts along the way to prevent us from asking for merit from the emperor. He intends to monopolize the emperor. If so, he wants to get rid of me."
"No matter what happens, I can't stay here in Luyang any longer," the two of them were once the leaders of hundreds of thousands of rebels. Their experience in fighting for so many years has accumulated into an almost instinctive intuition.
Knowing that it was difficult for Lu Yang to survive, he planned to leave here. After all, it was almost reaching Cao Cao's territory.
Han Xian frowned and shook his head, saying: "Cao Cao is only a few thousand steps away, so what's there to be afraid of? Let's attack and kill him, welcome the emperor back, and tell him the reason in detail, maybe he can still turn around, and even if Your Majesty wants to get rid of you and me, can't you control him again?"
"Well," Yang Feng thought for a long time and secretly confirmed Han Xian's words. If he returned to Chang'an at this time, he might not be able to survive.
Hongnong and Hedong counties were originally prosperous with a large number of families, but now they have been almost destroyed by the war.
The only way is to defeat Cao Cao, then control the Han Emperor, defend Luyang and wait for the rescue of the surrounding princes. When the time comes, the emperor is in hand, and he can use the edict to give other princes a legitimate reason to jointly attack Cao Cao!
They did not believe that the emperor could still command the world, but they believed that the princes would not miss the opportunity to unite to eliminate a hero.
So Yang Feng ordered all soldiers and horses to abandon Luyang and march towards Cao Cao on his own initiative to rescue the emperor.
…
In the ceremonial guard marching into Luyang, Cao Cao returned from the front army, followed by hundreds of cavalry, and Zhang Han was prominently among them.
These black-robed cavalry and heavy-armored cavalry are very fast and resolute. If they are stopped and asked, they almost always look at them angrily.
There were only 500 Dong Cheng's men left guarding Liu Xie, and now they were both respectful and afraid of Cao Jun.
What they feared and feared was mainly the story of Dian Wei's defeat of Lu Bu, and they only heard about this story. Unlike those Confucian scholars, they could hear more reviews and understand more of the mysteries.
Therefore, in the eyes of these soldiers who first entered Guandong, Dian Wei was very famous, but Zhang Han's reputation could not be compared with it for the time being.
In addition, there were people in the honor guard who could be called soldiers, including dozens of soldiers who laid ambush for Queen Fu's brother, and more than ten members of the Hu Ben Yu Lin Army led by Shi Zhongji.
They were no longer capable soldiers and horses, and their companions all crossed the Yellow River and dispersed when they went from Hongnong to Hedong.
How could the remaining people withstand the terror of Zhang Han's black-robed armored cavalry.
After all, more than a month ago, it was this black-robed armored cavalry magic soldier who descended from the sky to rescue the Southern Huns.
Before he arrived, the emperor was frightened and hurriedly opened the car curtain. He stared at Zhang Hanwen in horror and said, "Ai Qing, what happened all of a sudden!?"
Zhang Hanyu immediately clasped his fists and said, "Report to your majesty, Yang Feng and Han Xian rebelled! The former army explored the road near Luyang, but was led by the two men to charge and kill them, causing heavy casualties!"
"Don't go to Luyang again!"
"How could it be? Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Before Liu Xie could say anything, Dong Cheng directly denied it. He knew that Yang Feng was domineering and cunning, and he was very happy with his achievements, but he would never rebel at this time.
You know, at this time, there is only one last step before the reward from the main hall.
Isn't that why they spared a large circle of generals in Baibo?
Why shoot yourself in the foot? Dong Cheng could tell at a glance that this was Cao Cao's treacherous plan! He must be unwilling to go to Luyang!
No wonder he agreed so simply at that time. I thought he was truly loyal to the Han Dynasty and willing to endure humiliation and heavy burdens for His Majesty.
Unexpectedly, he had already made a plan to retreat in order to advance! To create this critical situation, the only option is to follow his intention and march eastward to Yingchuan!
Traitor, traitor!
Zhang Han's face froze, and he looked at Dong Cheng blankly, and then looked at Liu Xie, and sighed in a sad tone: "Our soldiers are fighting hard in front to protect His Majesty."
"If General Dong doesn't believe it, I won't be able to argue with you. Why don't you lead the troops to mediate?"
"I, I..." Dong Cheng was stunned. I have a bad soldier. He immediately looked at Liu Xie and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, there must be some misunderstanding."
"Is there any misunderstanding?" Cao Cao glanced at Dong Cheng abruptly, "The two thieves Yang and Han are ambitious. They were once classified as Li Jue's generals. Now they rebelled. They just took advantage of our laxity and secretly wanted to imitate Li Jue. If Guo Bang tries to trick His Majesty again, do you want His Majesty to fall into the wolf's den again?"
Cao Cao's cold words made Liu Xie feel like he was falling into an ice cellar. His whole body seemed to be falling down a cliff, and he kept falling without ever touching the ground. A kind of panic spread in his heart.
"Cao Mengde! How could I have such thoughts? However, Yang Feng and Han Xian made great contributions in escorting His Majesty all the way back east. How could they rebel at this time!?"
"Hmph, if everything goes as usual, how come your Majesty has been wronged for so many years?" Cao Cao was also slightly sullen, with a strong sense of reproach in his words.
Dong Cheng was about to persuade him again. After all, he felt that the emperor spent more time with him and he was still a relative, so his majesty should listen.
At this time, Zhang Han's face straightened, he held his fists in front of these important figures, his eyes were moved, and he said sincerely: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, I ask myself that I am a fair and upright person. Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, will protect me with no ambiguity. I will go all the way." , I will sacrifice my life to save His Majesty from fire and water!"
"Let me be fair. Since they were stationed in Luoyang, Generals Yang and Han have never come to see His Majesty. If it is not because of their sympathy, why are they doing this?"
correct! I am the great Han Taoist! Zhang Hanxin said, but still maintained an angry and aggrieved look on his face.
"Alas!" Cao Cao looked up to the sky, looking sad and angry, and said: "For Your Majesty and all the gentlemen, I almost lost a wise man in the country!"
"How can we end our loyalty to the emperor and the country with unfounded suspicion!!"
Cao Cao shouted loudly, filled with grief and anger, and beat his chest in pain, with a look of disappointment on his face.
Liu Xie stared blankly at the blood stained Zhang Han's body, and suddenly realized that he was also the one who actually went through a fight to protect me on my eastward journey.
Why not be a loyal minister?
"Dong Aiqing, there is no need to say more," Liu Xie made a quick decision and waved his hand to stop Dong Cheng.
Then he turned to Cao Cao and Zhang Han and said solemnly: "I know the love you have for me. Now please march quickly and don't let the sacrifice of the soldiers in front be in vain!"
"As for Yang Feng and Han Xian, we will find out the cause and discuss the punishment after they settle down."
"Your Majesty the Holy Spirit!!"
Cao Cao immediately put away his grief and anger, turned around and led Zhang Han to his subordinates in a majestic manner. Dong Cheng's teeth were almost broken when he saw it.
Cao Mengde is a real cunning villain! He is definitely not the benevolent gentleman that Dong Zhao said! !
hateful!
The guards and horses led the guard of honor eastward, while Cao Cao finally had his hands free and led Zhang Han back to fight.
Of course, he would not give these two people a chance to find out the dispute in the future. At this time, the two sides were fighting. A war had already begun, and there was no need to leave room for each other.
Cao Cao personally led his troops and horses, commanded 5,000 infantry and cavalry to fight in a bloody battle outside Luyang, and used his elite division to attack Yang Feng's weak soldiers.
The infantry was involved, the cavalry staggered into the formation, the archers paved the way to disturb the enemy, and the generals were commanded like arms, advancing and retreating freely, as if they were controlled by themselves!
After half a day of killing, the river was stained with blood, corpses were strewn across the field, and more than 4,000 people were killed. Zhang Han and Dian Wei were the sharpest soldiers. They got orders from the rebel army, crossed the battlefield, and defeated the Chinese army with one blow and cut down the battle flag.
Yang and Han were killed and retreated to Luyang City. Soon after, they escaped through another city gate and the rest of the tribe surrendered.
Among the surrendered generals, there was Xu Huang.
(End of chapter)
