Under normal circumstances, the Tiger Guards will not break away from Cao Mengde, just like the two Tiger Guard generals around him, no matter what, there must always be one who stays by his side and protects Cao Mengde at all times. And now, there is only one reasonable explanation for the sudden appearance of the Tiger Guards, and that is that they followed Cao Mengde.

Zhang He thought of the reason in this regard, regardless of whether his speculation was true or not, it was necessary for him to quickly evacuate Yuanyongcheng, although Yuanyongcheng was a barrier in the county seat of Juan County, but they were already in the situation that others had already laid out, and if they continued to toss like this, they would only lose their troops and generals, rather than spending their troops in a place where there was no chance of winning, it was better to withdraw it temporarily, and cooperate with the army left behind in the county seat of Juan County to fight to the death with the enemy.

Chen Dao, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan knew Zhang He's character, and after hearing Zhang He's order to retreat, they immediately went down the city tower without saying a word, leaving Zhang He alone to lead his subordinates to guard the city tower.

At this time, the Wei army, which had returned to the south and north gates of Yuanyongcheng, also suddenly attacked, and the three gates were besieged by the Wei army at the same time, and the Yan army, which had scattered troops, felt a lot of pressure.

"General, you can leave quickly, just leave it to your subordinates here." Zhang He's subordinate Pan Xiang realized the danger of the matter, so he said to Zhang He.

Zhang He said: "I am the main general, I can't evacuate here, I must hold my position." ”

"It is precisely because the general is the chief general that he should lead the soldiers to evacuate, and now, only the general can stabilize the hearts of the army, He Ning has died in battle, and I Pan Xiang has followed the general since I followed. This life has long belonged to the general, and I will be stationed here, please lead the general to evacuate as much as possible. ”

Zhang He frowned. Looking at Pan Xiang's resolute face, he nodded heavily and said, "Take care!" ”

After saying that, Zhang He went down to the city tower, and left a thousand soldiers for Pan Xiang on the wall of the east gate, and he rode on horseback and ran towards the west gate with other subordinates.

Under the city of Yuanyong. Xiahou Yuan saw that Chen Zhi, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan on the city wall had disappeared, and Zhang He also came up and left. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, he raised his hand and said, "Pass the order, let Wen Ji and Deng Bai bring the army back." Attack the east gate with all your might. ”

After hearing this, the herald immediately conveyed Xiahou Yuan's order.

In the dense forest on the east bank of the Liuzi River, Cao Mengde rode a shadowless horse, surrounded by the three generals Dian Wei, Cao Hong, and Cao Xiu, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Miaocai really lives up to high expectations, and has completely confused the Yan army. However, Yan Jun's reaction was too fast, which was beyond my expectations. Zhang He really has the demeanor of a general. Dian Wei, recall all the Tiger Guards! ”

"No!"

Dian Wei then took out a leaf, put it in his mouth and blew a sound. The sound was particularly unique, and after blowing for a while, he put away the leaves and said to Cao Cao, "King, shall we go back?" ”

"No, it's already arranged on the camp side. As long as Lin Nan dares to attack, he will definitely be defeated. And there are Xu Shu, Liu Ye, Cao Ren, and Xiahou here, which is enough to deal with the tired Yan army. Now, the place where the Yan army hides grain is unknown, although we know that it is in the area of the county seat of Juan County, but it is so big that it is not easy to find, so let the Yan army help us find out! Cao Hong, you go to replace Miaocai to command the troops to attack the city, let Miaocai dispatch the Shenxing army now, and arrive at the county seat of Juan County one step ahead of Zhang He, if you can find the place where the grain and grass are stored, you will burn it, if you don't find it, you will disturb the Yan army and let it fall into chaos. Cao Mengde said.

"No!" Cao Hong slapped his horse and danced his knife, quickly crossed the Liuzi River, and conveyed Cao Mengde's order.

Xiahou Yuan was riding a horse and directing the battle, Cao Hong suddenly ran to him, and he hurriedly asked, "What is Zilian doing here?" ”

Cao Hong arched his hand first, and then said: "Miaocai, the king ordered you to lead the Divine Marching Army to go out now, be sure to enter the county seat of Juan County in front of Zhang He, and find the Yan army's place to store grain as much as possible, if you can't find it, you must also make it restless." ”

Xiahou Yuan smiled and said, "I understand, Zilian will come to command the battle, I'll go." ”

After speaking, Xiahou Yuan raised the big sword in his hand high and shouted loudly: "The Divine Marching Army will follow me!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the three thousand soldiers of the Shenxing Army, who had already been prepared, followed Xiahou Yuan out of the army.

Cao Hong took over Xiahou Yuan's command of the siege battle, and as soon as he took over, he rushed over in the first place, shouting: "The whole army charges!" ”

At the sound of an order, the soldiers who had only watched the battle from behind also began to rush forward, and they reached the bottom of the city wall in one go, set up a ladder to climb up, and the archers shot at the city wall, suppressing Pan Xiang who was defending the city.

Cao Hong rode his horse to the bottom of the city wall, jumped off the horse directly, snatched a shield from the hands of a soldier, and at the same time drew his waist knife, and shouted at the dense soldiers under the city wall: "Stacked human dragons!" ”

At the sound of an order, the originally chaotic soldiers instantly gathered together to form a trapezoidal human wall from low to high.

Cao Hong didn't say a word, jumped up, stepped on the back of the soldier who had been formed, and rushed forward, rushed halfway, jumped up again, and stood on the top of the high ladder, and then stabbed and jumped with the help of the elastic force of the ladder, and the whole person jumped on the city, brandished the waist knife in his hand, and hacked to death several Yan soldiers who came to attack in a row, becoming the first person in the Wei army to climb the city wall and occupy a place.

Pan Xiang saw Cao Hong climb the city wall, and killed a place there, without saying a word, he directly killed Cao Hong.

Cao Hong's knife skills are exquisite, wielding a shield to block, deducing the perfect combination between the knife and the shield. When he saw Pan Xiang attacking, he immediately changed the direction of the attack and slashed towards Pan Xiangxun.

Pan Xiang's kung fu is not weak, but the battle time is too long, the body consumption is too great, and Cao Hong's kung fu is far higher than him, under Cao Hong's fast attack, the blocking is not timely, and one arm is directly cut off by Cao Hong, and blood gushes out.

Cao Hong saw that Pan Xiang had a broken arm and didn't even scream, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart, but the enemy is the enemy, not to mention that Pan Xiang is the enemy leader. Instead of reducing the strength of his attack, he strengthened it again, striving to defeat Pan Xiang within three moves.

"Bang!"

Cao Hong slashed down with a knife. However, the force was too great, and once the knife in his hand touched Pan Xiang's knife, it was immediately broken into two.

Under the sudden situation, Cao Hong did not seem to panic at all, he knew very well that the weapons and equipment of the Yan army were very good, and they were broken with a knife. He was still wielding the broken knife, and it was another three-move fast attack. Seeing that Pan Xiang was moving slowly, he saw the right time, and took a fancy to Pan Xiang's head with a knife, and a human head flew up directly. At the same time, he took the steel knife from Pan Xiang's hand and continued to fight.

Because Cao Hong killed a small place on the city wall, the Wei soldiers who continued to climb on the 6 continued to join the battle circle, making the occupied area larger and larger, and finally, the Wei soldiers gradually climbed the city wall, relying on the tactics of crowds to slaughter all the Yan soldiers who had been exhausted from the battle.

Cao Mengde watched the battle of Yuanyong City from afar, and saw Cao Hong ascend the city wall and seize the city wall. smiled and said: "Zilian is brave and abnormal, it is really a blessing for this king." ”

Not long after, the gate of Yuanyong City was opened by Cao Hong. A large number of Wei troops poured into the city, but Zhang He had already left with his men.

Cao Mengde rode a horse and came to the city wall under the protection of Dian Wei, but before he entered the city, he saw a fire in the northwest and thick smoke billowing into the sky. Coupled with the strength of the wind, I was worried that the fire would spread to the city. He directly ordered: "Pass the order, no one is allowed to enter the city, and another 10,000 soldiers will be selected to pursue the enemy army with me, and go straight to the place where the Yan army is hoarding grain." ”

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Zhang He, Chen Zhi, Wei Yan, Chu Yan, Xu You, with the army that had retreated from Yuanyongcheng, used horses to pull the grain in front, Zhang He and Wei Yan led a thousand soldiers to the rear of the palace, because the road was not very smooth, so the vehicles loaded with grain did not pass so quickly, which greatly hindered the retreat of the soldiers.

"General Zhang, if it goes on like this, it is very bad, and the enemy will catch up soon. Why don't you leave the food behind for the time being and move forward lightly? Seeing that the retreat was slow, Chu Yan came to the rear army and said to Zhang He.

"No! For example, today's soldiers are everywhere, thieves are rampant, the people are displaced, and many fertile fields have been barren, although these grains are small, but they are also planted by the people with hard work, in addition to the grain prices in Yan Country are quite stable, the grain in the Central Plains and Guanzhong has reached a very high price, we can't leave the grain, we must bring it all back. You know, this food can save thousands of people! Zhang He said with a straight face.

Wei Yanjian said: "General, but if this continues, we haven't returned to Juan County yet, the Wei army has caught up, and the Wei army is overwhelming, once we are caught up, then we will not be able to transport the grain back." ”

Zhang He didn't know this, but food was very important to the Yan army, and if it was lost to the Wei army like this, wouldn't it be given away.

Just as Zhang He was thinking about it, Chen Zhi came to Zhang He's side from the former army, happened to hear the conversation just now, and said to Zhang He: "General Zhang, it is better to hide the grain in a secret place for the time being, and when our army counterattacks, it is not too late to look for it." ”

"Kara!"

A loud noise came from the front army, and then the convoy carrying grain stopped, and a soldier hurriedly ran over, hugged his fists and said: "Enlighten the generals, a grain truck suddenly broke down, and the grain was scattered all over the ground, and the broken grain truck blocked the road behind, and the general was asked to decide." ”

"What a disaster!" Zhang He said hatefully, "Send the order, order all the cavalry to dismount, put the grain on the horse, a cavalryman leads a horse, carries the grain and evacuates quickly, and the remaining grain is let the soldiers carry a bag of food." Wen Chang, you and I led the rear army of 1,000 people to stay behind the palace. ”

"No!"

Chen Zhi said: "General Zhang, the army we brought back is only more than 5,000 people, even if one person carries a bag of grain, he can't finish the food, and there will be some grain left, so what about the rest of the grain?" ”

"I can only discard it, but I also need to use it in the right place. Uncle Zhi, you and General Chu will leave first with the troops, and the rest of the food will be handed over to me to deal with. ”

Chen Zhi pondered for a moment and asked, "General Zhang, do you want to ambush the Wei army with grain?" ”

Zhang He said: "If you can resist the Wei army for some time, I will also give you more time, Uncle Zhi, please take someone away quickly, without further ado." ”

Chu Yan said: "In this case, I will also stay, one more person, one more strength." ”

Zhang He said: "Okay then. ”

Thereupon. The army was divided into two, Zhang He led Wei Yan, Chu Yan and a thousand infantry to stay, and Chen Zhi led the remaining soldiers to return with food.

Really. Chen Zhi was limited in the amount of food he could take away, and there were still a few hundred packets of grain left.

Zhang He looked at the grain, although he felt a little pity, but in order to hinder the pace of the Wei army's advance, he could only make this decision. So the order was to pile up all the food and the vehicles that were no longer in use, and jam the entire road. It stretches out for more than a mile before and after.

Wei Yan and Chu Yan each led 300 people to find some flammable objects from the nearby woods and put them beside them, and prepared fire folds. Be ready to ignite at any time.

Zhang He led 400 men to disperse in the middle of the road, pretending to carry grain and grass to attract enemy targets.

"General Zhang, you do this. It's too obvious to fool Wei Jun. Xu You didn't know when he came out from behind Zhang He, and said suddenly.

Zhang He was taken aback, turned his head, and asked, "Master Xu, why didn't you leave?" ”

Xu You said: "I'll stay to help you, your arrangement is so obvious that a discerning person can see what you want to do at a glance." ”

Zhang He asked, "What did the military advisor say to do?" ”

"It's still too late, please ask General Zhang to lead the soldiers to pick up the grain and retreat two miles. Then they set the vehicles on fire, and the enemy will surely think that we are doing this to hinder their progress. So, after extinguishing the fire. It will inevitably be pursued. Then, the soldiers cut a few more sacks of grain, and let the grain be sprinkled all over the ground, from here to the ambush place behind, and then put the grain in the middle of the road, and the bottom was covered with flammable branches and wild grass. The army was all ambushed on both sides of the road, so that they could snipe the advance team pursued by the Wei army. Xu You said.

Zhang He thought for a moment. felt that what Xu You said was very reasonable, so he said: "Okay, do it like this." ”

So, Zhang He asked the soldiers to do what Xu You said, ignited the vehicle, and a fire dragon appeared on the road, and Zhang He and the others all evacuated to the back two miles to ambush them, first pad the flammable items on the road, then sprinkle them with grain, and finally use bags of grain to pile up, and make the kind of chaos scattered all over the ground.

Everything was ready, Wei Yan led 400 people to hide on the left side of the road, Chu Yan led 400 people to hide on the right side of the road, and Zhang He and Xu You led 200 people to hide a little far away from Wei Yan and Chu Yan, just waiting for the arrival of the Wei army.

Cao Hong rode a horse, with five hundred cavalry and two thousand infantry, and quickly chased after him, and suddenly saw that the road ahead was on fire, and the ground was sprinkled with grain, he immediately understood that this was a cart transporting grain, and said with a smile: "It's all at this juncture, and the Yan army hasn't forgotten to take away the grain?" Quickly extinguish the fire, the Yan army must not have gone far, we will catch up and kill it! If you want to stop me in this way, no way! ”

The Wei soldiers, under Cao Hong's orders, quickly extinguished the fire blocking the road, then removed the obstacles, and the narrow road was passed.

"Onward! The enemy is ahead, and if you don't catch the enemy, you won't give up! Take all your courage and follow me to catch up with you, and smash the enemy's lair with all your might! Cao Hong raised his horsewhip and said passionately.

The 2,500 vanguard troops rushed forward, and after walking a short distance, Cao Hong saw a field of grain sprinkled on the ground, stretching forward for a long distance.

A smile appeared on his face, and he said with a little excitement: "God help me, as long as I follow the grain spilled by the enemy, I will definitely be able to find the enemy's grain storage place, so maybe I will find the grain earlier than Xiahou Miaocai." ”

As soon as the words fell, Cao Hong took the lead, beckoning the soldiers behind him to start walking forward with the grain line.

It was completely dark, Cao Hong ordered people to take torches to open the road in front, and after walking less than two miles, Cao Hong saw a pile of grain piled up in the middle of the road, hurriedly reined in the horses, and said: "Haha, this must be that Yan Jun is too tired to carry the grain on his back, and he really can't carry it, so he threw it here to reduce the burden." In this case, this grain cannot be wasted, and our army has been in a state of shortage of food, leaving 500 men to collect food, and the rest of the men all follow me and continue the pursuit. ”

After saying that, Cao Hong first asked people to move the grain blocking the road, and he himself jumped off the horse, took a water bladder from the hands of his own soldiers, and drank a sip of water first.

Suddenly, arrows shot from the road on both sides, immediately knocking down a group of soldiers who were carrying food, and then, without waiting for the soldiers of the Wei army to react. Wei Yan came out with people from the left, Chu Yan came out with people from the right, and Zhang He led people out from the front. At the same time shouted loudly.

Cao Hong was frightened, threw down the water bladder and hurriedly turned over on the horse, and when he saw the messy subordinates, he shouted loudly: "Don't mess up, don't mess up, stabilize me, steady!" ”

It was night, and there was no moon in the sky. Both sides of the road are covered with dense trees, obscured by the lush foliage. made this road pitch black, and the Yan army's sudden killing, so that the Wei army couldn't figure out how many enemies there were, and only felt that the Yan army's shouts of killing were everywhere. As if there were thousands of them.

"Don't panic! The enemy is bluffing, extinguishing the torches, concentrating the whole army, and stabilizing the position......"

"Whoosh!"

An arrow flew out of the darkness and shot straight towards Cao Hong's heart.

Cao Hong was carrying the reins of the horse, and the horse under the seat also became restless because of the sudden arrival of Yan Jun, and his body kept shaking, and when he felt a fierce force flying towards him, he had no time to dodge.

Burst!

There was a muffled sound. The arrow pierced through the iron armor worn by Cao Hong, and the arrow penetrated directly into his body, and the blood flowed. But. Fortunately, the war horse under his seat was not very restless, and the arrow that was supposed to shoot at his heart missed and plunged into his left arm.

Cao Hong didn't scream, and immediately swung his knife to cut off the tail of the arrow, and jumped off the horse at the same time. Tightly clinging to the soldiers.

By this time, the torches of the Wei army had all been extinguished. The entire forest path was dark, and the shouts of killing gradually stopped, and the soldiers of the Wei army clinged to each other, staring intently at the darkness around them.

"Whoosh Whoosh ......"

Another wave of arrows shot out of the darkness, and the Wei soldiers standing on the outermost part fell down one by one, and some of those who were wounded by the arrows also screamed.

Cao Hong was squeezed in the middle, he pricked up his ears, and heard the approximate number of the Yan army from the screams, and a trace of displeasure immediately appeared on his face, and he shouted loudly: "Damn, the Yan army is only a thousand people at most, all hiding in the woods on both sides, kill me!" Kill an enemy and Ben will reward you with 35 baht each! ”

As soon as Wei Jun heard that there was a reward, he immediately came to his senses, and they all knew in their hearts that Cao Hong could be said to be a very wealthy person in Wei State.

Cao Hong himself is a general, and he also opened many shops in Changyi City part-time, specializing in getting some rice and cloth to sell, buying at a low price and selling at a high price, earning the difference in the middle. As a result, he made a lot of money just by selling grain to the rich gentry.

However, Cao Hong is very stingy, it can be said that the iron rooster is not pulling out a hair, except for being more generous to Cao Mengde, Cao Ren and his family, the rest of the people want to ask for any benefits from him. Cao Mengde's son Cao Pi is only three years old this year, and once again followed his brother Cao Ang to Cao Hong's house to play, because he was naughty and playful, and accidentally broke Cao Hong's beloved things.

Because of this, Cao Ang and Cao Pi said bad things about Cao Hong in front of Cao Mengde many times. Cao Mengde listened to it in his ears, just smiled, and instead of blaming Cao Hong, he said that Cao Ang and Cao Pi were not, which made Cao Ang and Cao Pi more and more disgusted with Cao Hong.

Therefore, Cao Hong's opening, three hundred and five baht, is definitely not a small amount for these soldiers who understand Cao Hong's habits. When the Wei soldiers heard that they had money to take, they were all happy and rushed out into the woods on both sides of the road.

However, when the Wei soldiers rushed into the woods, they did not see any Yan soldiers, as if the Yan soldiers had disappeared like this.

"General, there is no Yan Army in the woods?" Jun Sima hurriedly ran to Cao Hong's side and said.

When Cao Hong heard this, he said angrily: "Nonsense! It was still attacking us just now, why did it disappear in the blink of an eye? It must be that you don't care, find it for me! Dig three feet into the ground, and I have to find out the Yan army for me. Light a torch and find it! ”

The soldiers did not dare to disobey, just when everyone was secretly wondering about the torch, the direction of the road leading to the county seat of Juan County, suddenly lit up with fire, Zhang He, Wei Yan, Chu Yan and the Yan soldiers pulled out the bow and arrow together, the arrow was lit on fire, and shot towards Cao Hong and their place.

Seeing this, Cao Hong yelled badly, turned over on his horse, shouted, and immediately ran behind. yelled: "Retreat, retreat!" ”

The light of the fire fell into the grain pile in the middle of the road, and immediately ignited the flammable materials laid underneath, and the fire burned directly. Then it spread rapidly in all directions. I don't know what the Yan army used as a fuse to connect the flammable materials, but once the fire burned, it quickly spread, and after a while, a fire dragon was formed, and it burned towards the woods on both sides of the road.

When Cao Hong rode his horse and ran a long way, the sound of soldiers screaming in pain came from behind him, and the surroundings were also illuminated by firelight. As soon as he turned around, he saw a raging fire burning on both sides. Some of the soldiers, who had not yet had time to run out, were completely surrounded by the fire.

"Damn! Damn it! Cao Hong hated the roots of his teeth and shouted loudly, "Save people." What are you doing there? ”

On the opposite side of Wei Jun, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhang He's mouth, and he said to Wei Yan and Chu Yan: "Fortunately, there is some edible oil on the vehicle, which just comes in handy, otherwise, we can only stop Wei Jun for a while." This fire seems to be able to stop the Wei army for a long time. Let's go, hurry back and get ready. Fight against the Wei army. ”

After speaking, Zhang He took the people away.

When Cao Mengde led the army to catch up, he saw that Cao Hong was injured. The 2,500 vanguard troops lost seven or eight hundred men, most of whom were burned to death by the fire, and the flames that soared into the sky gradually spread, blocking the way for the Wei army to advance, so they frowned and said to Cao Hong: "What are you doing?" I'll tell you to be careful along the way. If you don't listen, it's okay to be rash. actually lost troops and generals, you ...... You...... What a crime you should be guilty of delaying the fighter! ”

Cao Hong felt ashamed, knelt on the ground, hugged his fists and said: "Cao Hong is guilty, please beat me and punish him!" ”

"Father, Cao Hongyi delayed the warplane, lost the army, and hindered his father's perfect plan, and the sons and daughters thought that not killing was not enough to make the people angry!" At this time, a young man riding a white horse suddenly jumped out from behind Cao Mengde, the young man's face was like a crown of jade, he was only eleven or twelve years old, but his eyes were very vicious.

After Cao Hong heard this, he glanced up at the young man, and a trace of displeasure appeared on his face, and he secretly thought in his heart: "Cao Ang, this stinky boy, why is he so ruthless, no matter how you say it, I am also his uncle, he actually ......"

After Cao Mengde heard this, he shook his hand and gave Cao Ang a slap, and said angrily: "This king speaks, where is your part?" Zilian is my confidant and favorite general, not to mention that even if he delays the fighter, he will not be guilty of death. Get out of the way! ”

Cao Hong lowered his head, with a smug look, and secretly thought in his heart: "I really deserve it!" Lao Tzu saved your father's life, without me, there would be no your father, you actually want your father to kill me? Dream! ”

Cao Ang covered his hot face, looking aggrieved, but he didn't cry, his eyes looked at Cao Hong viciously, turned the horse's head and ran away.

Cao Mengde hurriedly said to Cao Xiu, who stretched out his hand: "You send someone to escort Zixiu back to Changyi, and you are not allowed to let him come out again without my order!" ”

Cao Xiu said: "No! ”

After speaking, Cao Xiu left the team and took two people to Cao Ang.

Cao Mengde glanced at Cao Hong, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Zilian, you get up." It's only strange that Zhang He is too good at using soldiers, even if he is in the form of defeat, he still doesn't forget to ambush Jì, he is really a general. ”

Cao Hong stood up, clenched his fists and said, "Thank you, King." ”

Cao Mengde nodded and said with a smile: "Zilian, you saved the life of this king, without you, this king would have died a long time ago." This time, although it is your fault, the sin does not lead to death. However, this king has always been strict in governing the army, although you have had many merits before, but this time it is indeed you who hindered this king's plan, in order to give an explanation to the whole army, this king has to punish you. In this way, I will demote you to the rank of lieutenant of the Tun Cavalry, and in addition, I will pay you a fine of 10 million, which can be regarded as redeeming your life. What do you think? ”

Cao Hong would have thought that he was fine, but when he heard that Cao Mengde was going to demote him, he also felt that there was nothing, and thought: "Demotion will be demoted, anyway, when I am used in the future, I will be promoted to general, and I will lose nothing." ”

However, when he heard that Cao Mengde was going to fine him 10 million yuan, he was stunned at that time, and he was stunned for a while, and hurriedly asked, "King?" Just demote me to a pawn, and as for the money, don't punish me, right? ”

"What an iron!" Cao Mengde was unhappy in his heart and thought secretly.

However, he didn't show his face, he still looked kind, pointed to the soldiers who died in the fire and said, "These people are all dead because of you." At present, our army's expenditures are too huge, the revenue and expenditure are strictly unbalanced, and there is a severe drought in the Central Plains last year. It makes it difficult for our army to even supply grain and grass, so I thought of taking the Yan army's grain and grass for my own use first, and taking away as much as I could. Zilian, your family is relatively wealthy, and you are also a big family in Changyi City, in terms of financial resources. This king is inferior to you, and only asks you to pay 10 million. It's already very cheap for you. ”

"But......," Cao Hong said extremely reluctantly.

"It's decided, military law is like a mountain, whoever dares to say more, don't worry about killing!" Cao Mengde's face darkened. Said suddenly.

Cao Hong was really like a knife, although he shouted the slogan of killing a person and giving 300 yuan just now, but he just shouted to boost his morale, and he didn't really want to give money. But now that Cao Mengde has spoken, let him give 10 million, good guy, it's really a lion's mouth. But he had to pay for this money again. Don't say let him give 10 million, even if he is bankrupt, he will also give it. After all, he is the king, and his business is still done under the protection of others.

He was ruthless, bit his lip, and clenched his fists and said, "Obey orders!" ”

So, the Wei army sat there and waited for the fire to be extinguished before moving forward. For Cao Mengde, he is not worried. Because Xiahou Yuan's divine march army has already walked in front of Zhang He, it is estimated that it will soon arrive at the county seat of Juan County.

Cao Ang rode alone on a horse, walking on the road at night with anger on his face, and scolded hatefully: "My father actually beat me for an outsider...... It's all Cao Hong's fault, wait, when I grow up, I must deal with you with Zihuan......"

"The eldest prince...... The eldest prince ......"

Cao Ang restrained the horse, looked back, and when the visitor approached, he saw that it was Cao Xiu, so he put on a straight face and asked, "What is the matter with me?" ”

Cao Xiu said: "The eldest prince, the king asked me to send someone to protect the eldest prince and send the eldest prince back to Changyi." ”

"Humph! My father is like this to me, I don't need protection, so go away. ”

Cao Xiu was several years older than Cao Ang, and when he saw Cao Ang so angry, he comforted: "The eldest prince doesn't have to be like this, the king was forced to do so just now, Cao Hong is the king's life-saving benefactor, and he is an important figure in the army, how can he say that he will be killed?" I've heard about the eldest son, Cao Hong is a dime a dime, why should the eldest prince be like him? What's more, the eldest prince has no power now, how can he openly oppose Cao Hong? ”

When Cao Ang heard this, he felt much more comfortable, so he asked, "Then what do you say I should do?" ”

Cao Xiu said: "The eldest prince, the gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late." According to the seniority, how can Cao Hong say that he is also an elder, the eldest prince should be forbearing, as the so-called small forbearance is chaotic, the eldest prince has ever heard of a blockbuster story? ”

Cao Ang said: "I have naturally heard of it, and it is about the story of King Chuzhuang in the Spring and Autumn Period. ”

"Well, the eldest prince should learn from King Chuzhuang, cultivate obscurity, and secretly accumulate strength. Since ancient times, the king has established an heir, and he has established his eldest son, and the eldest prince is the eldest son of the king, and he will eventually take charge of the power of Wei in the future. The reason why the king was able to rise in the melee was precisely because the king was accompanied by a group of civil and military officers who were loyal to the king, so why didn't the prince secretly cultivate his own power? Cao Xiujian said.

When Cao Ang heard this, he suddenly became enlightened, and hurriedly said: "What you said made me feel enlightened, but who should I go to?" Who will listen to me? ”

Cao Xiu said with a smile: "The eldest prince will be the prince of the king in the future, and now the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty is gone, Ma Teng openly called the emperor, and it is a matter of time before the king becomes the emperor, and the eldest prince will be the prince in the future, as long as there is a little discernment, he will take the initiative to attach himself to the eldest prince." In fact, now those who are following the king are not only people from the uncle's generation, but also many people who are the same generation as the eldest prince, such as Cao Zhen, Xia Houen, and Xiahou Li, these three people joined the Tiger Guard Army very early, and they are all strong in martial arts. ”

"What about you?" Cao Ang asked.

Cao Xiu hurriedly turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground, and bowed to Cao Ang: "If the eldest prince does not give up, Cao Xiu is willing to follow the eldest prince from now on." ”

Cao Ang laughed and said, "Wen Lie, get up, I remember your words." However, now I don't have enough strength, although I came to exercise this time, but when I saw the real war, I knew that my gap was very big, I want to go back to Changyi first, strengthen my martial arts, and apprentice to Xun Yu, if I don't have enough force and intelligence, how can I control you people? ”

After Cao Xiu heard this, he stood up and arched his hand: "The eldest prince, these two people are my personal followers, let them follow the eldest prince back to Changyi, and they can also protect the eldest prince." ”

After hearing this, Cao Ang glanced at the two teenagers behind Cao Xiu and said, "Okay, from now on, you can follow me." Wen Lie, you can go back to your life, if you have a chance to meet Cao Zhen, Xia Houen, and Xia Hou Li, please greet them on behalf of this son. ”

Cao Xiu said: "Wen Lie understands. ”

As soon as Cao Ang's voice fell, he turned around and left.

When Cao Xiu saw Cao Ang leaving, he shouted, "Take care all the way!" ”

When Cao Ang disappeared into the night, a smile appeared on Cao Xiu's face, and he said lightly: "In the future, I will definitely be the general of the Wei State, leading thousands of troops and horses, galloping on the battlefield, the eldest prince, is the most ideal person for me to climb to this position." ”

He jumped on horseback, turned his horse's head, and began to return to the group.

When he returned to Cao Mengde's side, the fire had gradually weakened, and Cao Mengde ordered the soldiers to extinguish the fire, and after a long while, the fire was extinguished, and then the army stepped on the scorched land and approached the Yan army's grain storage in Juan County.

In the early morning, a thin fog rose, and from the mist came the sound of hurried horses' hooves and footsteps.

Xun Chen stood on the head of the county seat of Juan County and looked east, only to see Chen Zhi coming from the mist, and behind Chen Zhi, there was a long dragon carrying grain on his shoulders, slowly coming from the desolate land.

"Open the gates!" After Xun Chen saw this scene, he lifted the guard on the city wall and said to the soldiers standing behind him.

Last night, he received a flying pigeon message from Zhang He from Yuanyongcheng, saying that Cao Cao's army was besieging Yuanyongcheng and asked him to prepare for battle in time. Therefore, he summoned all the civil and military forces, set up defensive lines overnight, and strengthened patrols.

Xun Chen got down from the city tower, and as soon as he opened the city gate, Wen Rui rode a horse from the city and galloped over.

Wen Rui turned over and dismounted, her vigorous posture showed her skills, her face looked very panicked, and she hugged her fists and said: "Qiqi military division, there are a large number of Wei army traces in the Duxiang area, and they are currently heading towards Beixiang." ”

After hearing this, Xun Chen frowned at the moment, hurriedly summoned Chen Zhi to him, and asked, "Uncle Zhi, what about Jun Yi and Wen Chang?" ”

Chen Zhi replied: "In the back, he is responsible for intercepting the Wei army's pursuers, with General Zhang's courage and the wisdom of Xu Junshi, there should be no problem." ”

Xun Chen said: "How is your current health?" If you are asked to lead troops into battle again, will you still be able to afford it? ”

Chen Zhi saw Xun Chen's brows furrowed, and Wen Rui behind Xun Chen looked panicked, so he asked, "Military Division, what's wrong?" ”

Xun Chen said: "There are traces of the Wei army in the Duxiang area, and they are moving towards the place where Beixiang is hoarding grain, and I want to ask General Chen to lead troops to intercept it." Beixiang is close to the bank of the Yellow River, and the grain and grass brought by our army are temporarily stored there because of the inconvenience of transportation, and if the enemy army appears, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Chen Zhi immediately hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, Chen Zhi will lead the troops to intercept the enemy army." This Wei army can run so fast, it must be the main force of Xiahou Yuan's Shenxing army, Chen Zhi asked the military division to allocate 5,000 cavalry to Beixiang. ”

Xun Chen said: "It's hard for General Chen, at present, Sima Lang is leading 10,000 soldiers to garrison Beixiang, and there are still 2,000 women's troops here, if General Chen leads the cavalry to go, he will definitely be able to hold Beixiang." (To be continued)

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