Chapter Ninety-Seven: Military Merit
Seeing that Zhang Yan was already a little depressed at the moment, Cao Xuan immediately said while the iron was hot.
"Zhang Qushuai, the reason why I Cao Xuan let Zhang Baiqi go and wanted to ask you out to meet is not to laugh at you Black Mountain Yellow Turban, I know that many of you are forced to do so, but if there are changes today, many things will change dramatically, you have been nesting in the Taihang Mountain, it is never a way, people can only starve to death in batches, if you can trust me, you can send all the flat-headed people under your command to my Cao Xuan!"
When Cao Xuan said these words, Zhang Yan, Li Damu and others raised their heads and looked at Cao Xing, which produced a complicated color in their eyes.
However, they can also hear Cao Xing's reputation, why did so many people run to Bianyun County as soon as there was a war, because Bianyun County could give them enough security and enough food, in this case, why not live in Bianyun County with peace of mind?
"I, Cao Xing, will not be like the great sage and good teacher Zhang Jiao, who promises you any wealth, wealth, fish and meat, but I will give everyone the corresponding land to ensure that everyone will no longer go hungry, and if you are diligent, you can have enough food and clothing."
Cao Xing's words, if understood from another angle, are equivalent to the government's recruitment of the Black Mountain Yellow Turban.
There seemed to be some clever people among Zhang Yan's subordinates, I saw Li Damu's eyelids jump, and then he directly took out his sword and aimed the blade directly at Cao Xing: "Qu Shuai, I can't believe his words, he just wants to weaken our strength, once we don't have the power we should have, what else can we do to fight against it!" ”
However, before Zhang Yan could speak, Cao Xuan stretched out a hand, snapped, and hit the back of Li Damu's knife.
"Hehe, Li Damu, this knife should have been with you for many years, if I guessed correctly, this knife has not been replaced or maintained since the first moment you killed someone, and you don't look at it, it has already been rolled up!"
"This, this, what's wrong with the roll? What does this have to do with you! Li Damu said a little unconvinced.
However, Cao Xuan laughed twice, and looked at Zhang Yan again: "Your Black Mountain Yellow Turban is a small armed force, I will not let you disband, I just want you to put the power you don't need into my hands Cao Xuan, of course I won't take your things for nothing!" ”
As soon as he heard this, a flash of brilliance flashed in the eyes of many Yellow Turban Army, and Cao Xuan had upgraded this conversation into a transaction.
"Cao Xing, what are you going to do!" Zhang Yan asked with burning eyes, Cao Xuan could see a trace of desire in his eyes.
Cao Xuan raised two fingers and said: "I know that the most urgent thing for your Black Mountain Yellow Turban is food now, with food you can spend it safely, but it's a pity that my Bianyun County also needs food, and I can't give it to you in large quantities now, but I can prepare 20,000 taels of silver to send to you, and you can use this money to build your own equipment and buy food, so that you can survive!" ”
When Zhang Yan and the others heard this, they first looked at each other, but in the end they all looked at Cao Xing and nodded, 20,000 taels may not be much for ordinary family merchants, but for their group of yellow turban soldiers who are so tattered that they have almost no clothes to wear, it is precious.
The next morning came, and Gao Shun's army beat the drum again.
And Gao Shun led the army from outside, and sat on her main seat resolutely, and as soon as he came, he aimed his eyes at Cao Xing, who came in.
"Cao Xing, now that ten days have passed, but the Yellow Turban of Montenegro still has not retreated, in this case, the commander can only take the initiative to attack, but the military order you made is still here, since the military order is here, the general has to act impartially, you have any objections!"
Cao Xing listened to Gao Shun's narration quietly, did not speak or refute, and the faces of the generals next to him, such as Gu Gu, were already smiling. Many people are laughing at Cao Xing, he is too young, and finally put himself in, such a thing as a military order is not something that everyone can touch.
Gao Shun looked at Cao Xing and had nothing to say, took a token from the table, and was just about to throw it down to let the military judge carry out the military order, but at this moment, suddenly the distant voice of the herald came from outside the door.
"Report!" A herald broke in from the outside: "Tell the general, the Yellow Turban of Montenegro has begun to retreat, and now it has retreated to a place thirty miles away from our army!" ”
When the herald reported the news, the whole tent fell silent for a second, and then someone immediately stepped out, looked at the herald and shouted: "All the Yellow Turban Army has retreated, you can inquire clearly, you must know what the crime is to lie about the military situation!" ”
The herald also seemed to be taken aback, and hurriedly said again: "My subordinates led five people to the front line to check the barracks of the Yellow Turban Army in person, but I found that there was no one inside, and I chased back for a long time before I found that the Yellow Turban Army was slowly retreating!" ”
When the herald said this, many people in the camp were dumbfounded, and a herald would not dare to casually lie about such a big military situation, and he must have said that this was already the case.
Gao Shun, who was sitting on the main seat, did not make such a fuss as everyone else, he looked at the herald and said in a deep voice again.
"False and real, real and false, the movement of the Yellow Turban Army is unknown, immediately order the scouts to check again, there must be no mistake!"
And after the herald got Gao Shun's order, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went down, this time it was two hours later, and in these two hours, countless heralds came back to report, and the Yellow Turban Army was constantly retreating.
"The Yellow Turban Army has retreated fifty miles!"
"The Yellow Turban Army has retreated sixty miles!"
"The Yellow Turban Army has retreated eighty miles!"
When the last herald came in to report, everyone was almost certain that the Yellow Turbans had really retreated, after all, they were so far away that they didn't believe that the Yellow Turbans would suddenly kill a horseman.
The entire camp was silent for a few seconds, and then immediately a smiling face appeared on the face of the general, facing Cao Xing and clenching his fists, congratulating him, followed by a second person and a third person. It seems that they have also been determined to Cao Xing early on, and they will definitely persuade the Yellow Turban Army to retreat without a single soldier.
Gao Shun looked at Cao Xing, nodded, and did not speak.
Now they have repelled the entire Yellow Turban Army without spending a single soldier, which can be regarded as a big victory, anyway, the task given to them above, they have completed, the Yellow Turban Army has completely faded, it can be said that it is their credit, it is their victory.
So many people began to put on a banquet to celebrate this victory, but in this banquet there were two people who did not come, one was Gao Shun, and the other was Cao Xing, Gao Shun's march did not touch the wine, even if it was a victory, it was the same, as for Cao Xing, he didn't want to stay here longer, so neither of them came, until three days later, Gao Shun was ready to withdraw his troops and go back.
Cao Xing walked in the busy barracks, and there were already many soldiers at this moment, and they began to prepare to go back, and everyone began to dismantle the camp tent.
And Gao Shun walked side by side with Cao Xing, Gao Shun looked at Cao Xing, took down an account book from the hands of the officials on the side, and then looked at Cao Xuan and said: "I, Gao Shun, have always enforced the law impartially, and I will never have much thought, this time you led the officers and soldiers of Bianyun County to repel Zhang Baiqi, killed more than 10,000 yellow turbans, and retreated Zhang Yan's army alone with wisdom, I have recorded these things for you one by one!" ”
"In addition, the last time you led everyone in Bianyun County to repel Xianbei, that time's military exploits are still pressed in Jiuyuan County, because of the problem of time, so I failed to report it in time, this time when I go back, I will go to Jiuyuan County to take down your military merits, and then return to the assassin history, and all these military merits will be sold to the imperial court!"
Listening to Gao Shun's words, although Cao Xing said that his face was expressionless, but his heart had already blossomed, and it was recorded in the romance that Gao Shun was upright, and the record in the official history was that he knew his bravery, but he couldn't use it, which also showed from the side that Gao Shun was brave or loyal, and he should be at the first-class level of the Three Kingdoms, and with such an upright general sitting here, Cao Xing should be able to get a lot of benefits this time.
However, in Cao Xing's heart, he also had to sigh for Gao Shun, Gao Shun in history did not have too brilliant achievements, just because he died too early, he died in Baimenlou with Lu Bu. It's a pity that this is really a pity, I don't know if Cao Xing can change his fate for him if he lives again? However, Cao Xing's current official position still has some status in the final analysis, and he can't change the fate of Gao Shun and others at all.
After a short time, the army was ready, looking at the surrounding generals, who had all gathered at this moment, Gao Shun did not immediately gather and order everyone to set off, but glanced at Cao Xing, and then directly swept over the officers with his sharp gaze, and finally fell on the body of Zheng Gu.
"Su Gu, do you still remember that more than ten days ago, you framed Cao Xing, and now you have nothing to say!"
When Su Gu heard this, the whole person was startled, after so long of things, I didn't expect Gao Shun to remember it so clearly.
Now that Cao Xuan has won the battle and explained everything clearly, he has nothing to say.
But he is not ready to confess his guilt like this, but he is also a man of a noble family, so what does it matter if he makes a little mistake?
Su Gu gave a look to the few generals next to him, and those generals also understood all of them, and they were about to stand up and intercede for Su Gu, but Gao Shun didn't care so much, and shouted directly.
"He deliberately falsely accused Cao Xing, which has already constituted the crime of false accusation, and it is still in wartime, and it is even more suspected of disturbing the morale of the army, and he will be punished with eighty canes according to the military order! Left and right! ”
"In!" Two unusually strong-looking sergeants rushed in at the door.
"Drag the fruit out of me, and the rod will be eighty!"
Hearing this, the whole person was so frightened that his legs were weak, and he almost didn't kneel, although it was not a crime of beheading, but he was beaten with eighty military sticks at once, which is not something that ordinary people can bear.
He began to kneel and beg Gao Shun for mercy, but Gao Shun ignored him at all, and with a wave of his hand, the two sergeants immediately pulled him down. Take a look at the latest chapter of "The Strongest Marksmanship of the Three Kingdoms" to read for free for the first time.