Ba County

When Cao Cao had just arrived at the incident, he was full of spirits, thinking that he was just Zhang Xiu, a rice thief, no matter how strong he was, how strong could he be? With his outstanding military talent and excellent battlefield timing, he was arrested, and he did a lot of repairs, which is trivial.

Sure enough, under the wise command of his Cao Cao, he blocked Zhang Xiu's four strong attacks with weak soldiers, and then, something disgusting came.

When Cao Cao walked down the city wall with his head held high, he felt that something was wrong, because what he received was not the worship and gratitude of the people, but his eyes were mixed with hatred and resentment.

This made Cao Cao very puzzled. To be reasonable, he is protecting the territory and the people, there is no merit and hard work, what the hell is this, it seems that he has become an aggressor.

As a result, in the fact that he was about to arrive at the mansion, he was attacked and killed by a ranger team composed of more than 20 people, if it weren't for the fact that Cao Qian, the former Taishou of Ba County, arrived with his guards in time, and Cao Ren's desperate guard, Cao Cao would have been cold that time.

It was also at that time that Cao Cao learned from Cao Qian's mouth why the combat effectiveness of the rice thief was obviously not very strong, and the Bajun guards were not waste, but they were always pressed and beaten, and they didn't even dare to go out of the city to pursue.

Feeling that Cao Cao is the evil party in the eyes of most of the people in Ba County, and the rice thief led by Zhang Xiu is the righteous teacher, it's simply. Cao Ren said on the spot: Don't say I've seen this kind of ghostly thing, I haven't even heard of it.

And Cao Cao seriously suspected that it was Cao Qian, the bastard, who did all kinds of evil in Ba County, bullying the people, scraping the people's fat and ointment, and forcing the people to rebel, otherwise how could such a strange situation occur!

But Cao Ren risked his life to investigate information about Cao Qian everywhere in Ba County, although it was a little dirty, but there was really no big crime. This made Cao Cao very confused, and then Zhang Xiu did not attack the city, but only recuperated in the big village built outside the city.

But Cao Cao was unlucky, the guards in the city were not at all safe to repair, and some brave young men would even secretly assassinate the dozing guards at night, hiding in the dark, making people unguardable.

"Big brother, like this, in a few days, the soldiers will be tired, and the rice thieves will inevitably attack the city again!"

Cao Ren's face was anxious, and the people in the city regarded him as an enemy, how could he play this?

But Cao Cao is calm, he hasn't done nothing these days, and the information of Zhang Xiu's eighteenth generation ancestor has been dug up by him.

I have to say that this Zhang Xiu really has a hand, he rebelled once in Hanzhong before, and was later defeated by Taishou Sugu and driven out. It's no accident that he is squatting in Ba County now, this guy's lair was originally in Ba County!

It is not a joke to be deep-rooted, especially to engage in a ghost way, to deceive the people with ghosts, to claim to be the ghost master, and is also called "Ba Wu", who is very familiar with the witchcraft of the Ba people, and uses it to preach.

The teachings of the Five Doumi Sect are also quite unique: first, they increase the number of thoughts in the ashram and pay attention to self-questioning and reflection. Second: to educate the people with "Lao Tzu's Five Thousand Texts" and practice the way of a sage. Third: Before curing the disease, it is necessary to pray to the three official gods, combine the healing with the sacrificial activities, and enhance the people's belief in ghosts and gods.

When Cao Cao pondered and understood these teachings, he had to praise a Noh word, this Zhang Xiu was definitely a genius in demagoguery. With this set of procedures, let alone an ignorant fool, even ordinary scholars have to fall into the pit for him.

However, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, not being defeated in a hundred battles, and figuring out Zhang Xiu's details, Cao Cao didn't panic in an instant, isn't it just playing with people's hearts? It's not that he can't, he's just disdainful, since you Zhang Xiu want to play, okay! Today, he Cao Cao will see and understand you, what is called people's hearts!

It's just a group of ignorant people, who either have milk or mothers, as long as the benefits are given, everything is easy to say.

Open warehouses to help grain, cut taxes and reduce taxes, give great grace to the widows and the elderly, open the treasury, and solicit the rangers with heavy money, give the officials who want to give the officials, give the money to those who want money, and send those who want to study to Luoyang to study.

After a wave of money bought horse bones, Cao Cao's credibility in Ba County was quickly established, and then he began to issue pursuit documents, labeling some rangers who were loyal to Zhang Xiu with the crime of adultery and plunder, and taking heavy money, and even taking military merits as a reward.

After Cao Cao smashed out the huge benefits, soon the people and rangers in Ba County were divided into three groups, one group took Cao Cao's benefits and then the two did not help each other, and a group of people who were a little ambitious began to help Cao Cao with all their might, return to the arms of the Han family, and kill their former good brothers, and the reason is very sufficient, now it is the world of the Han family, as a Han people, he naturally wants to maintain the stability of the world, and wait for the traitor to die!

The remaining group of people are Zhang Xiu's diehards, there are not many of them, but they are very stubborn, but they don't need him Cao Cao to have a headache, and now there are people in Ba County who want to take their heads to invite credit.

Although this hand is very beautiful and the effect is very good, it wastes a lot of Cao Cao's time and money, the money doesn't matter, his old Cao family has nothing else, and there is still a lot of money.

The time left for him was running out. When he finished doing this, Liu Hongdu, who was far away in Wuwei City, began to return to his teacher! If he can't do Zhang Xiu before the annual meeting, he won't have to toss, and he will go back to Luoyang to accept the mixed doubles of Lin Xu and Liu Hong.

Just when Cao Cao was preparing his troops and horses and was about to take the initiative to attack and level Zhang Xiu, the messenger sent by Lin Xu arrived.

"Big brother, how is this good? Lord Qi Xian is really~"

"Shut up!"

Cao Cao scolded angrily, Cao Ren really doesn't have a long memory, if it weren't for this stinky mouth, he would have galloped on the battlefield in Liangzhou now, making contributions, how could he accompany him Cao Cao is doing fucking work in this poor country.

"Gather all the hunters in Ba County, bring five hundred elite soldiers into the mountains and forests, and capture and prey on iron beasts! You go in person! ”

"This~, we have few soldiers~"

"Shut up! Go! ”

Cao Cao was instantly angry, this elm head, he was giving Cao Ren a chance, a chance to apologize to Lin Xu. collided with Lin Xu at the beginning, although it seemed that the other party was not angry at the time, but Cao Cao's days with Lin Xu were not short, and the other party said that it was a careful eye to hold a grudge! Ten permanent servants killed one of his yellow turban thieves, and they can fight back and fight back, which can be seen in general.

Although Cao Ren didn't go too far, it also made Lin Xu have a bad impression, if he could borrow the credit of the Iron Beast to erase the displeasure in Lin Xu's heart, he Cao Cao would attack Zhang Xiu later, it would be worth it!

And Lin Xu has nothing to say about his kindness to Cao Cao, now that Lin Xu is useful to him Cao Cao, he has to do whatever he wants.

The next night, Cao Cao summoned 3,000 elite soldiers from Ba County, with the county lieutenant Yan Yan as the general, to attack Zhang Xiu's Dazhai outside the city, Zhang Xiu fled in defeat and retreated to Jiangzhou.

Ba County and Jiangzhou are only separated by a river, Zhang Xiu burned the boat all the way after crossing the river, the river is turbulent, like a moat, so that Cao Cao can only look at the river and sigh, at this time, Ba County official Huang Quan offered a plan, with a banner as a feint, stabilize Zhang Xiu, you can choose a good general to lead the army north to cross the river after a surprise attack.

Cao Cao thought so, and personally crossed the river every day to invite the battle, dragging the wood back and forth, pretending to build a wooden boat, stabilizing Zhang Xiu, and at the same time Huang Quan led the way, sending Yan Yan to cross the river north overnight.

Four days later, Yan Yan lived up to expectations and led his troops to break through Jiangzhou in one fell swoop and capture Zhang Xiu alive.