Chapter 22 A True Hero
Regarding Cao Cao's words, everyone naturally has no opinions. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info especially this victory in the high night, is even more hearty victory. Chen Gong has always boasted of being resourceful, but he didn't expect that he would be beaten and abandoned the city without even making a move in front of Gao Ye. For a while, the other rebellious counties that were left behind also opened the city to surrender, which also made the haze in everyone's hearts dissipate immediately. Now Lu Bu and Chen Gong have only one Puyang in hand, and the city is afraid that there is not enough grain and grass. After all, Cao Cao's previous order transferred almost half of the grain and grass from the counties in Dongjun. Now they have soldiers and horses in their hands, although they have lost some in Chenliu, but now there are still no less than 50,000 people. With so many people and horses, no food and grass, how can they stay in East County for a long time?
followed Zhang Miao's rebellion, and now he surrendered to Cao Cao's county orders, but Cao Cao did not punish them for their crimes, but treated them well in Chen Liucheng. It's not because Cao Cao is open-minded, it's just because Cao Cao understands that now is not the time for him to turn against the Yanzhou family, or even all the Han families. If you want to calm the world, you must make good use of this force.
However, Gao Ye didn't have such a good temper, not only sneering, but also persuading Cao Cao to give sanctions. In Gao Ye's words, these guys, when Zhang Miao said that he wanted to rebel, not only did they not persuade each other and did not report, but they rebelled with Zhang Miao. Now that Lu Bu and the others have fled from Chen Liu, they have returned to the lord with one mouth. Such a half-hearted, rudder who sees the wind and steers the rudder, and does not even have the minimum ethics of the scholars, how can he become the county commander and the county guard, and guard the party for the lord and the princess?
Cao Cao didn't expect that Gao Ye's words were so intense, so fierce that the children of the family who came to ask for guilt were quite trembling. But who is Cao Cao, although he thought that Gao Ye was really angry at first, he wanted to uproot these families directly. But as the topic continued, how could Cao Cao not understand that Gao Ye was really pretending to be a villain now, so as to give himself a chance to win people's hearts. When I chatted with Guo Jia before, I heard him mention what it means to be "one sings with a red face and the other sings with a white face", isn't it just to describe the situation in front of him! Gao Ye sang his own white face, which disgusted these families below, and even held a grudge against Gao Ye in his heart. At this time, let yourself sing with a red face, while comforting everyone with a pleasant face, and on the other hand, reprimanding Gao Ye's "rat eyes", in this way, how can these Yanzhou families not have a good impression of themselves?
It's just that now Cao Cao is grateful to Gao Ye in his heart, which makes it easier for him to get the favor and loyalty of the Yanzhou family. It's just that I don't know what Cao Cao would think if Cao Cao knew that this red-faced and white-faced allusion was from him and Guan Yu, especially when he himself played the image of a white-faced traitor.
Appeasing these families is a lengthy job. Not only should you be kind to persuade you, but you should also have a big feast. Not only to win over, but also to give grace and power. Anyway, Gao Ye was worried when he watched it from the sidelines, but Cao Cao had a very enjoyable expression.
When Cao Cao was wooing the family, he had already rushed back to Yingyin, and Zhao Yun, who led his troops to attack He Yi, has now rushed to the vicinity of Cai County. However, what made him and Cao Chun unhappy was that He Yi had already finished looting here and didn't know where to go. All that remained was ruins and the corpses of unburied civilians. In the final analysis, Cai County is still a newly occupied land, and the guards are insufficient. With the advantage of the city, the county seat of Caixian County can still resist He Yi's attack, but how can the people living outside the city be the opponents of a group of frenzied Yellow Turban Army.
After dividing the troops from Cai County, whether it was Zhao Yun who drove into Qian County or Cao Chun who drove into Runan, they did not encounter a single yellow turban along the way, and naturally they did not engage in any battle. But the most people under his command have done in these days is to bury the corpses of the people. It's the turn of spring and summer, and the weather is getting hotter. If so many corpses can't be buried and disposed of in time, I am afraid that in the summer, the plague will break out in the entire central and western part of Yuzhou, which is why Zhao Yun and the others marched slowly.
Besides, the military order that the two of them received this time was not only to defeat He Yi, but also to capture the heavy responsibility of the two counties of Runan and Qianxian, once these two places became their own territory, how could the two of them care? Besides, the army still has to fight, it has to be stationed, and it has to defend this place, and once the plague breaks out, won't it still be their own people who will suffer?
"General Zhao, now you and I are about to march to the vicinity of Runan, but we haven't seen a single yellow scarf. You say, why can't the two go in the wrong direction? Or, where is He Yi hiding, and we haven't found out? Otherwise, He Yi, who has been ravaging for more than half a month, would not have disappeared like this. A young general beside Zhao Yun finally couldn't help but ask. Speaking of this young general, it is not ordinary, it is Zhao Yun's fellow countryman, Xiahou Yuan's son Xiahou Lan. Speaking of Xiahoulan, it may not be really famous, in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it was only when Xiahoudun attacked Xinye, as a general under Xiahoudun's tent, he showed his face once, and then he was stabbed to death by Zhang Fei with a spear. However, he is a son of Xiahou Yuan, and he is a fellow villager with Zhao Yun, and now he is Zhao Yun's deputy general, so naturally no one has any doubts. As for the lieutenant generals around Cao Chun, one is Cao Ang, and the other is Cao Xiu, who was later praised by Cao Cao as "my family's thousand-mile horse".
The three of them were originally studying at Yingchuan Academy, but Cao Cao felt that this was a good opportunity to exercise their abilities, so he gave an order to let the three of them go out with the army. As for Xiahou Shang, he is only thirteen years old now, so he can only silently live in the academy and continue to accept the devastation of hard reading poetry and books.
Zhao Yun also nodded when he heard this, and said, "It may be that I waited for the news of the army to be known to He Yi, so I fled to other places." General Cao, who was heading for Runan, sent a military report, saying that the gate of Runan City was wide open, and there was no trace of the Yellow Turban at all. In this way, the possibility of He Yi in Qian County has increased greatly, and Heng Ruo must be careful, especially to send more scouts and be careful to investigate. ”
"Well, don't worry, general." Xia Houlan arched her hand and smiled, "I, Xia Houlan, will definitely not embarrass you." ”
Zhao Yun also laughed when he heard this. Suddenly, the scout came to report, saying that it was not far ahead, and a yellow turban was found. "General Yu, fifty miles to the southeast, I found traces of the Yellow Turban. It is estimated that there are more than 2,000 people and are besieging a dock fort. ”
When Xiahou Lan heard this, she immediately frowned and asked, "Is there a flag?" ”
"Back to the general, there is no flag."
"Hengruo, the Yellow Turban Army is not an army in the first place, where does the banner come from?" Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "Now that the Yellow Turban in Yuzhou, only He Yi is left, I guess it must be his person." But the Dock Fort is kind of interesting. Zhao Yun said this, chuckling, "There are countless villages that have been destroyed along the way, and now someone has actually built a dock fort to fight against the Yellow Turban Thieves. According to the words of the eldest brother, this person has some ability, so he gave the order to go down and march immediately, and first eliminate this yellow scarf. ”
"Whoa!" Xia Houlan responded with a fist, and then rode away to convey Zhao Yun's order. Zhao Yun looked at the scout who came to report and said, "Probe, report again." ”
With the summary of the news, Zhao Yun, who was now immediately on a mound, looked at the besieged dock fort from a distance, with a cold smile on his face. This mound was only four or five hundred meters away from the dock fort, but unfortunately, even so close, the yellow turbans besieging the dock fort were unaware of it. This rabble can be taken down by itself! However, the return of the scouts made Zhao Yun's mood be mixed, because around the dock fort, within a radius of thirty miles, no yellow turban was found. Zhao Yun, who heard the news, was so happy that he attacked the two thousand people in front of him, which can be said to be captured. What's worrying is that until now, I still don't know where He Yi is.
Now that Cao Chun has taken Runan City without blood, he is already planning to go to Gepo, where He Yi started, to have a look. But he saw the yellow scarf in Qian County, which is enough to show that He Yi is nearby. But in addition to the yellow scarf in front of him, his sentinel didn't mention the trace of He Yi, and he didn't even find the second wave of yellow scarves. If this is the case, when will he be able to catch He Yi, a guy who kills the people and is mad?
The army had already begun to prepare for the battle, and Xiahou Lan hurriedly came on horseback, telling Zhao Yun that everything was ready and ready to go to war at any time. However, Zhao Yun didn't say anything at this time, but instead kept his hand in front of him, signaling Xiahou Lan to take a closer look. Xia Houlan only found out at this time that in front of the gate of the dock fort that was besieged by the group, someone was actually talking to the Yellow Turban Thief led by him. Although he couldn't hear their conversation, seeing the man leading a cow, Xia Houlan knew in his heart that there was a chance that it was someone in the dock fort who bribed the Yellow Turbans and asked them to retire.
Xia Houlan, who was just about to speak, heard Zhao Yun's order to attack. I had to swallow what I was going to say back into my stomach, rode my horse, and hurried down the mound again, giving the order to attack.
In front of the dock fort, the leader of the yellow scarf smiled evilly, saw the strong man leading a cow, rubbed his hands and smiled: "Wouldn't it have been like this a long time ago, I have to fight with the brothers." So far, the brothers have suffered heavy casualties. You can't just give us a cow. ”
"Hmph, we're just this cow, how about it, do you give the grain?"
"Haha, how much grain is a cow worth? Ten stone is enough, right? ”
"You! For such a sturdy cow, you only gave ten stones of grain, so it is better for me to take it back and kill it for meat!" ”
"No, ten stones is too little, how about twenty stones? Don't go overboard, if it weren't for the brothers who wanted to eat meat, we wouldn't have exchanged miles with you. ”
"Okay, twenty stones is twenty stones, bring the grain, and you can take the cattle away."
The man was also impatient, seeing that the other party gave him grain and grass, and he generously let the cow take away. If it weren't for the fact that everyone would have enough to eat tonight so that they could go into battle and kill the enemy, how could he think of exchanging the only ploughing ox in the dock fort for food?
It's just that he just turned around, and suddenly there was a shout of killing. Suddenly turned around, only to see that behind the yellow turban thief, a young general, silver armor and silver spear, had already killed in. The ploughing ox that had just been taken away was even more frightened, and turned its head and crashed into itself. In a panic, there was nowhere to hide, so he hurriedly mustered his strength, grabbed the horns with both hands, and shouted, but he resisted the collision alive. There was another loud shout, and the ploughing ox was pushed back many steps by him, and then it calmed down.
This scene not only frightened the yellow scarf who had just exchanged food with him, but also sat on the ground and looked at him like a ghost. Even Zhao Yun looked at it with a big mouth, and couldn't help but praise: "The strong man is really good!" ”