The next day, Cao Ju got up from Feng Yu's powder arm**, washed up, and just had breakfast, Dian Wei came to report, saying that Gan Ning had understood and asked to see Cao Ju.

Cao Ju smiled slightly, asked Feng Yu to clean up, put on his military uniform, and took Dian Wei and Shi A out of the door and went to the county office.

After coming to the county office, it was still those people yesterday, Gan Ning was still kneeling in the center, but it was missing yesterday's rope, and after Cao Ju sat down, he said loudly: "Qi Lord, the last general already knows how big the crime he has committed, and when he sees the Lord again today, he is even more shameless, please behead Gan Ning's head to comfort the souls of the fallen soldiers in the sky." ”

Cao Ju was still expressionless, and asked lightly: "Xingba, tell me, what do you understand?" ”

Gan Ning's face immediately felt a burst of guilt, and he sighed: "The battle of Yangcheng not only lost the army, but also caused the lord's army to be affected, and delayed the battle against Yang Zhai. When our army breaks through Yangcheng and marches east after resting, I am afraid that Yangzhai is fully prepared, which will inevitably cause more casualties to our army, which is the crime of the last general. ”

Listening to Gan Ning's words, Cao Ju was quite strange, and turned his head to look at Yan Zhong, who was still closing his eyes and recuperating, and his right hand gently stroked the beard under his chin.

When the generals saw Cao Ju looking at Yan Zhong, their hearts tightened, and they secretly thought, could it be that the lord guessed that these words came from the mouth of Yan Junshi?

It's good for Cao Ju to be skeptical, but he doesn't suspect that these words came from Yan Zhong's mouth, but strangely, this perception is not very profound, it definitely doesn't look like Yan Zhong's handwriting, isn't this a word that Yan Zhong taught Gan Ning?

But no matter what, Cao Ju just deliberately embarrassed Gan Ning this time, of course he didn't want to cut off his head, so he nodded and said: "Xingba, get up for the time being, however, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is unforgivable." ”

When Gan Ning heard that his life was saved, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "The last general knows that the crime is serious, and he will be punished by the lord, and he will never say anything." ”

Cao Ju said lightly: "Remove from the post of pioneer officer, stay behind the army to be responsible for escorting grain and grass, and after our army returns to Luoyang, the staff will be punished with fifty military sticks." ”

The army is defeated, and the position of the vanguard officer will definitely not be kept, as for the fifty military sticks, it must be indispensable, this is already the lightest punishment, Gan Ning was extremely moved in his heart, and wanted to say "Thank you, lord", but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he couldn't help but say it.

Cao Ju sighed and said: "Generals, today you must remember the loss of Xingba, think more about everything, and don't take the enemy lightly. In fact, this Yangcheng's fraudulent plan does not have any flaws, even if it is lonely, it will not suspect that it is fake. However, if Xingba can send a team of 10 people to enter the city first and check on the door, how can he be fooled. ”

In fact, Xi Zhong's plan to deceive not only surrendered, but also had elements of an empty city plan.

Because there are only 2,000 defenders in Yangcheng, all of them have come out of the city, and Yangcheng has become an empty city.

In fact, this empty-handed plan, Xi Zhong is already the second time, but although the first time also made Gan Ning believe it to be true, it was only when he patrolled the night that he discovered the movement of the defenders of Yangcheng, which made Xi Zhong's plan bankrupt.

Cao Ju said: "The position of the pioneer is not only to open the road in the mountains and build bridges in the river, but also to seize the city and pull out the village according to the battle situation and contain the main force of the other party. This time, if the enemy army is strong and Xingba's army is defeated, Lone will naturally not be angry, however, there is a play loyalty to transfer 10,000 people to pretend to be defenders in front, and there is even Zishu to persuade Xingba to still insist on going his own way, so why not be angry. ”

Gan Ning immediately looked guilty again, lowered his head, and didn't dare to say anything.

Immediately, Cao Ju changed his words again and said lightly: "Of course, the generals can introspect themselves, if you are Xingba, the situation at that time, can you be calculated?" ”

This is the criticism and self-criticism of later generations, as soon as Cao Ju's words came out, almost all the generals fell into contemplation, including Huang Xu, although he had advised Gan Ning to be careful, but because he was a deputy general, but if he was the main general, he might not fall for the trick of loyal.

Seeing that all the generals fell into deep thought, Cao Ju was quite proud in his heart, and continued: "However, under the unfavorable situation of the war, Xingba can stay sober and lead the army to break through from the south gate and preserve his strength. ”

slapped and gave another candy, Yan Zhong was secretly amused in his heart, the lord's hand was simply too superb, how could this Gan Xingba not serve the lord to death.

After that, Cao Ju said loudly: "The battle of Yangcheng has been completely over, and Gu wants to move eastward today, and fight to the death with that Kong Ling in Yangzhai, however, Yangcheng is the joint between our army and Luoyang, and there must be no mistakes, Lonely, here must be a general to temporarily defend for a few days, and after taking the army to take over, you can leave Yangcheng and go to Yangzhai to meet with Lone. ”

As soon as Cao Ju's words fell, Cao Peng shouted: "Lord, that Yang Zhai Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Pan Feng and other fierce generals, the last general has itchy hands, but he doesn't want to defend the city here." ”

Cao Peng and Cao Ju grew up together since childhood, have the closest relationship, and are also Cao Peng's most trusted person, except for him who dares to say this.

However, Cao Peng also said the thoughts of Huang Zhong and others, and they all wanted to see how powerful the fierce generals Cao Ju identified.

Cao Ju's ability to recognize people, all the generals know, like Huang Zhong and Gan Ning, who knew that there were these two characters in this big man, but Cao Ju knew that he sent someone to invite them over, and sure enough, they were all first-class fierce generals, and that Shi A, as soon as Gan Ning mentioned Shi A's name, Cao Ju was extremely surprised, and it was clear that he had known it for a long time.

Immediately, none of the generals squeaked, and none of them wanted to stay and defend the city.

Seeing this, Gan Ning sighed secretly, he didn't want to stay and defend the city, it seems that I can only take the initiative to ask for it, which can be regarded as atonement.

However, just as Gan Ning was about to speak, Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang suddenly said loudly: "My lord, the two generals are willing to guard Yang City. ”

It turned out to be Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang's request for an order, and it was together, Cao Ju was slightly stunned, hesitated slightly, and said with a smile: "Okay, Fengjie, Bowen, Lone will give you five thousand soldiers and horses, and you will definitely protect Yang City." ”

5,000 soldiers?

Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang were both stunned, Wu Kuang hugged his fists and said: "Lord, Kong Ling's army is very numerous, and there are two soldiers and horses to help, the strength should not be underestimated, the lord should bring more people and horses." Besides, with the lord to contain the main force of Yuzhou, there will be no war in Yangcheng, and only 2,000 soldiers and horses are enough. ”

Two thousand soldiers?

Cao Ju's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he secretly thought in his heart that there was a drama in Yuzhou, and Anzhi would not have a surprise army attacking Yang City.