Cao Cao gave Cao Ren three days to capture Huyang.

Cao Ren had no choice but to open the fight, and he said to the soldiers: "General Cao only gave us three days, whether we want to make meritorious service or be punished, it depends on whether you are brave or not." I don't have any rules at this time, everyone just give me a storm, the first to go to the city will be rewarded, the beheading will be rewarded, and the captured will be rewarded. In short, after the city is broken, everyone has a reward. ”

Although Cao Ren said that there was no discipline, he also attacked three sides and left one side.

He only had 5,000 men, and it was difficult to attack all sides.

Zhang Liao led 2,000 men to attack the east, Xu Chu led his 500 knights to attack the west, and Cao Ren led 3,000 men to attack the north, leaving the south for the defenders to retreat.

Originally, Cao Ren wanted to allocate 1,000 people to Xu Chu to attack the west, but Xu Chu didn't want to live or die, saying that he didn't want people to rob them of their work, and only took his 500 knights.

Cao Cao didn't want to annihilate the enemy army this time, but just wanted to force them away and occupy Nanyang.

But Deng Ji wanted to defend Huyang, and he didn't run if there was a way out.

When the siege was launched, Deng Ji saw that there were few besiegers in the west, so he left only 500 men to defend the west and transferred his troops to the east and north to guard it.

How do you know that these chivalrous warriors led by Xu Chu, who attacked the west, are all equipped with martial arts, and it is easy to climb the city and climb the trees.

Xu Chu saw it and scolded Deng Ji: "The thief general doesn't take us too seriously, brothers, everyone go to the city to capture the thief alive, so that he can know how powerful we are." ”

They were all like ghosts and gods, erecting ladders and throwing iron hooks, and soon climbed to the top of the city.

Moreover, they were highly skilled in martial arts, and after a few of them reached the top of the city, they resisted the enemy soldiers, and more brothers also climbed to the top of the city.

Before Xu Chu and his men finished boarding the city, the five hundred soldiers guarding the city were killed by them.

Xu Chu rushed to the north gate of the city with the chivalrous army, and Deng Ji, who was guarding the north gate, saw that Cao Ren on this side had just attacked the city, and the west city had been broken and killed, and he was so frightened that he remembered to escape.

Xu Chu looked at the enemy general Deng Ji, and immediately rushed over and slashed it with a knife, Deng Ji hurriedly raised his knife to block, but the knife in his hand was shocked away, and Xu Chu's knife was already on his neck.

When the other soldiers saw that the main general had been captured alive, they also threw away their weapons and surrendered.

Xu Chu opened the city gate and let Cao Renjun enter the city, Cao Ren scolded: "I let go of the south gate for you to run, but you don't run, you have to defend it." Since you seek death, I will let you die. ”

He ordered all the enemy troops in the city to be beheaded, and killed many people in the city, tens of thousands, to repay Cao Cao with his head.

Seeing this, Deng Ji scolded: "Thief Cao, you are so cruel, you will be punished." ”

Cao Ren was furious and beheaded Deng Ji with another knife.

Xu Chu hurriedly said: "I still want to take him to ask for credit." ”

Cao Ren wiped the blood on the knife and said, "Don't worry, Zhongkang, I won't rob you of your merit, the head of the city, you can pick it up casually and ask for merit." ”

Zhang Liao originally wanted to persuade Cao Ren not to kill the people in the city, but when he saw Cao Ren's terrifying appearance, he didn't want to argue with him, so he didn't say anything.

However, in his heart, he still admired Li Xian, who was willing to guarantee Gao Shun with his life, and he also heard that Li Xian beheaded Cao Ren's subordinates to slaughter the people when he was in Xuzhou, so he was not trusted by Cao Cao, and finally betrayed Cao Cao by Cao Ren.

Although it was during the war years, everyone also had a judgment of leniency and tyranny in their hearts, and in Zhang Liao's heart, Li Xian was lenient and benevolent, and Cao Ren was violent.

Back in Wanxian, after Cao Cao heard that Cao Ren had slaughtered the city, his brows furrowed, and he shook his head again, but he didn't say anything.

Although he didn't want to see Cao Ren do this, he had already done it, and it was useless to say anything more.

Moreover, the slaughter of the city can also make other county towns dare not defend it, no, Zhang Xiu heard that Cao Ren had slaughtered Huyang, and immediately sent Jia Xu to ask Cao Cao to surrender.

Cao Cao said with some doubts: "Zhang Xiu rebelled and killed my son last time, do you want to repeat the old trick this time?" ”

Jia Xu laughed when he heard this, and said, "Cao Gong is so timid? The previous rebellion was because Cao Gong was humiliated by Xiu, and because Xiu suspected that Cao Gong wanted to murder, so he rebelled. If Cao Gong didn't care about his past suspicions and didn't try to harm him, how could Zhang Xiu rebel. ”

"Isn't Zhang Xiu afraid that I want to avenge my son?"

Jia Xu smiled again: "Cao Gong is the owner of the king's hegemony, how can he abandon a good general because of personal grudges, if Cao Gong doesn't see the letter, he can raise troops to attack." I heard that Li Xian has raised troops from Jizhou to the south, Cao Gong will not be able to stay here for a long time, if Zhang Xiu surrenders to Li Xian at that time, try to ask Cao Gong, how will he deal with it? ”

After hearing this, Cao Cao hurriedly got up and left the case, took Jia Xu's hand and said, "I just asked just now, how can I not believe it." It was my fault last time, please Wenhe tell Zhang Xiu not to doubt it. ”

Zhang Xiu knew that Cao Cao was a man who kept his promises, so he brought soldiers and horses to surrender to Cao Cao.

At this time, there was a report from Tanmalai, saying that Li Xian of Jizhou had raised troops and was about to go south to Yecheng.

Cao Cao was afraid that Xu would make a mistake, so he left Cao Ren to lead 3,000 people to guard Wan County, Zhang Liao to lead 2,000 people to guard Sui County, and Cao Hong to lead 3,000 people to guard Ye County. Cao Cao instructed them that when Li Xian led the troops, they should not take the initiative to attack, but just hold on. He could even send someone to inform Li Xian that he could give him the way to Xiangyang.

Cao Cao wanted to put Li Xian in Xiangyang, let him and Liu Biao fight with Sun Ce, and he only needed to hold Nanyang.

Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu returned to Xudu with Cao Cao, Cao Cao expressed Jia Xu as the ruling Jinwu, worshiped Zhang Xiu as the general of Yangwu, and let his son Cao Jun marry Zhang Xiu's daughter and form a family.

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It is said that after Li Xian won Zhen's daughter Zhen Rong, he did not fall into Gentle Township, and still trained with the soldiers in the school field every day.

It dragged on for two months, and with Yuan Shao's countless urgings and 500 carts of grain, he began to set off for the south on 28 November.

He led 2,000 people as the vanguard with Gao Shun, 2,000 people as the rear army led by Zhang He, and himself and Zhao Yun and others as the middle army, marching towards Yecheng in a mighty way.

After walking for twenty days, they arrived at Yecheng, and Li Xian's generals stopped at Wucheng near Yecheng and sent people to greet the families of Fu Zhu and Zhang He.

Tian Feng was unwilling to follow Li Xian to Jingzhou, and he also returned to Yecheng here. However, after Tian Feng returned to Yecheng, he was no longer reused by Yuan Shao.

Previously, Li Xian had sent someone to negotiate with Yuan Shao, and asked Fu Zhu and Zhang He to go south with him, but Yuan Shao felt that Zhang He was just a school captain, so it didn't matter.

Although Fu Zhu is a local family, he is not trusted by Yuan Shao because he is too close to Li Xian, so it doesn't matter.

After receiving the family members of Fu Zhu and Zhang He, Li Xian made another request to Yuan Shao, asking for 300 carts of grain. At the same time, in order to ensure that Li Xian smoothly passed through Hanoi to the south, Yuan Shao sent troops to Liyang to attract Cao Cao's troops to defend Xiangdong County.

Yuan Shao was helpless, Li Xian's soldiers and horses were next to Yecheng, if he was provoked now, in case he attacked Yecheng, what should he do, although Yecheng also had 10,000 horses, but if he couldn't hold it.

I agreed to his request.

Li Xian planned to enter Hanoi from Chaoge and then from Luoyang to Nanyang.

Luoyang is now like a ruined city, and the eight passes are useless, and there is no one to guard them.

However, Li Xian was not in a hurry to Luoyang, but after entering Hanoi, he led his troops to Yewang County to visit Zhang Yang.

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