The purpose of Zhang Xiu's visit is very clear. www.biquge.info One is that his uncle Zhang Ji died, and he lost his help in the court, and Tian Jing and Taiwei Yang Biao also had some connections in the court, and they would inevitably rely on it in the future; Zhang Xiu hoped that Tian Jing could send troops to help.

Tian Jing naturally knew what Zhang Xiu meant, as Zhang Xiu's nephew Yu privately wanted to help, and as an ally who would cooperate against Cao Cao in the future, Yu Gong would also help. Tian Jing naturally agreed. It's just that his main forces are now placed in Hedong and handed over to Xu Huang to suppress bandits, and he can't mobilize many suitable soldiers and horses.

When I was in a dilemma, I suddenly thought of the Shooting Captain Department now stationed outside Luoyang City. This is one of his own descendants, and Zang Shun is only afraid that he will be idle and tired of being on the edge of Luoyang, so this time he will be allowed to go out for activities. And Li Kang and Leping's cavalry, if they were ordered to go south, I believe they would be able to arrive within ten days.

Tian Jing promised Zhang Xiu to lead his troops to the city within ten days.

After sending Zhang Xiu away, Tian Jing entered the palace and saw Emperor Xian. The spirit of the emperor is very full, and his complexion is also very good, I think it is because he has finally passed the addiction of ruling the world during this period of pro-government.

Tian Jing reported the situation in Hedong to the Son of Heaven, and after Emperor Xian praised Tian Jing, he talked about Cao Cao. In the view of Emperor Xian, Cao Cao was loyal to the country, and he really did a lot of great things for the country during this time, and Emperor Xian intended to crown Cao Cao as a general. So I asked Tian Jing what he meant?

Tian Jing heard Emperor Xian's appreciation of Cao Cao from the words of Emperor Xian, and Tian Jing had no choice but to follow Emperor Xian's train of thought and said that Cao Cao worked hard for the country and should indeed be promoted. It's just that if Cao Cao is a general, it is really not suitable to serve as the captain of the division again, I don't know who can be in this position?

Emperor Xian said, "Don't worry about this, Cao Cao has already submitted a request to resign as the captain of the Sili school before, and said that Henan Yin Zhongxuan can serve as the captain of the Sili school." ”

Tian Jingxin said that this Cao Cao is really calculating first, this Zhong Xuan is the captain of the school, and he is still Cao Cao's person, it seems that Cao Cao's strength will only get bigger and bigger.

Tian Jing knew that he couldn't stop it, so he had to think of another strategy, Tian Jing said to Emperor Xian, "I heard that Cao Cao Chen Bing Taishan is ready to send troops to Pengcheng at any time. The minister has a word, and he doesn't know whether to say it or not. I think that Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei is a relative of the Han family and a loyal minister of the country. General Cao and Liu Bei were both dedicated to assisting the saint, and Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou just to avenge the killing of his father. At that time, the murderer had already been ambushed, and Mu Taoqian of Xuzhou at that time had died of illness, and he hoped that the holy mountain could persuade General Cao to focus on the overall situation and not to act rashly. ”

When Emperor Xian heard this, he knew that this Liu Bei was still a relative of the Han family, so he said to Tian Jing, "In this case, I want to talk to Cao Aiqing, and I still focus on appeasement in Xuzhou." If Xuzhou is willing to accept the orders of the imperial court, it will naturally save the people from the suffering of swords? ”

Emperor Xian said and remembered the incident of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, "By the way, Liu Biao in Jingzhou is also a relative of the Han family, this person used to be quite popular, and his reputation among scholars was also quite good." What do you think about my next will for Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao to quit? ”

Tian Jingxin said that he had known that he would not speak for Liu Bei, but Emperor Xian was a quick person, and he had to find a way to persuade Emperor Xian. After thinking about it, he said: "Shengshang, the minister thinks that Liu Biao and Liu Bei's situation is different, Liu Bei has just led the Xuzhou pastor, the foundation is unstable, and General Cao's army is on the side, I believe that only a will of the saint is needed, and Xuzhou can be passed on." However, Jingzhou Liu Biao has a solid foundation, and although the nine counties of Jingxiang have no name of separation, they actually have the tendency to break away from the imperial court and become unified. The minister thought that it was also good to let Zhang Xiu beat Liu Biao's arrogance. When Zhang Xiu seized Nanyang, the saint issued another decree and ordered the troops to be dismissed twice, and Liu Biao would definitely not dare to make a mistake. If the order is made now, I am afraid that it will only fuel Liu Biao's arrogance in disobeying the orders of the imperial court. ”

When Emperor Xian heard this, he felt that there was some truth. said to Tian Jing, "Tian Aiqing's words are reasonable. It's just that General Zhang Ji died, is Zhang Xiu sure that he can take Nanyang? ”

Tian Jing returned to the emperor, "The minister is about to report this matter?" Zhang Xiu asked the minister for help, my soldiers and horses in Hedong are recovering Pingyang, and the minister wants to send the sound captain battalion south to support Zhang Xiu, I don't know if the saint thinks this matter is feasible? ”

Emperor Xian looked at Tian Jing and said, "The Northern Army is under your command, and you can call these things." With your help, Zhang Xiu's side should be able to make contributions quickly. I want to bring all the governors back under the control of the imperial court as soon as possible. I don't want to go to see the first emperor in the future, the Han is still torn apart, and I don't want to be a sinner of the Han! ”

Tian Jing hurriedly said, "The saint's words are serious, and the ministers will definitely do their best to live up to the saint's trust." ”

Early in the morning of the second day, Tian Jing led the soldiers and horses of the battalion of the captain of the shooting sound to the south and rushed to the city. I didn't know that there was an important news on the road. Ma Teng and Han Sui sent troops to Liangzhou again, Ma Chao and Cheng Gongying, who were originally under Guo Yan's orders, took the opportunity to make trouble, Guo Yan's soldiers and horses were defeated, and they lost Huangxian County, Chencang, Yumi, Yongxian and other places, and Guo Yan retired to Baoyi County. Wu Xi, the commander of the wolf cavalry, intends to surrender to the Han and is ordering people to secretly contact the dignitaries of the imperial court. Shi Da asked Tian Jing how to decide.

Tian Jingxin said that if Wu Xi wanted to surrender to Han, he would either surrender Xiahou Yuan in Tongguan or surrender to himself in Hedong. Now Cao Cao's strength is strong, Xiahou Yuan holds the festival in Guanzhong, and surrendering him is a good choice, but Cao Cao has many generals and generals, and there is no shortage of Xi people; On the contrary, there is a lack of talents in Hedong, and Wu Xi will definitely be reused, and he has been very good to Wu Xi's brother Wu Fang, maybe this is an opportunity to add points.

Tian Jing realized that this matter was very important, and asked Shi Da to quickly contact Wu Xi, and all the conditions proposed by Wu Xi could be accepted first. At the same time, he also gave Zhao Yan full authority to deal with it, as long as Wu Xi could lead the troops to Hedong, all the soldiers, horses, money and food would be arranged by Zhao Yan. Tian Jing thought to himself that if there were more wolf riding soldiers and horses, it would be a big improvement to his strength. Maybe the three colonels of the cavalry will all be settled.

But after all, it was inconvenient to pass the news back and forth, and when Tian Jing's order was transmitted back to Star, there was news from the front that Guo Yan and Wu Xi were at odds, and Wu Xi took the opportunity to kill Guo Yan and lead the troops to surrender to Xiahou Yuan.

Tian Jing shouted regret when he heard this, and secretly sighed that his decision-making was too slow, and he would have to delegate more power in the future, so that Shi Da, Xu Huang, Zhao Yan, Yang Xiu and others, who were in charge of intelligence, would have more power to be arbitrary in the face of the enemy. How did he know that new news came one after another, and before Wu Xi could lead his troops to Tongguan, he was taken by the assassin on the way.

The assassin was none other than Wang Yue, who assassinated Xiaoliu in the palace that day. Wang Yue broke into the barracks at night, took Wu Xi's head, and left a book, "Guo Yan should be punished, but everyone in the world can be killed, but Wu Xi is not worthy." I, Wang Yue, received the kindness of Guo Yan back then, and I still know how to repay it. Wu Xi received the grace of Guo Yan's acquaintance and took revenge, which is no different from a jackal. Today, I take the head of Wu Xixiang, just to let the people of the world know the truth that good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil. ”

Wu Xi died, and people scattered. Wu Fang gathered a part of his soldiers, and took advantage of the fact that Li Wei's pursuers had not arrived, and quickly went north to Hedong to surrender to Tian Jing. Shi Da knew that he had delayed last time, so this time he arranged people to escort Wu Fang along the way. As soon as Wu Fang arrived at the boundary of Hedong, he immediately received a personal greeting from Zhao Yan. Zhao Yan arranged for Wu Fang to be the former captain of the "Wu" battalion, and at the same time gave Liangzhou a very preferential treatment to the soldiers, which immediately stabilized the morale of the army.

After Tian Jing learned the news, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Fang is also an acquaintance, loyal and experienced in leading troops, so he can be said to be a good general. And the Liangzhou soldiers and horses brought by Wu Fang increased the strength of Hedong.

Now the soldiers and horses led by Tian Jing are about to rush to the city of Qicheng in one day, and they have not thought about how to attack the city and how to subdue Wei Yan just because they were worried about Wu Xi and Wu Fang. Now that I'm here, I can't help but think about it.

Tian Jing thought about it when he left, and said in his heart that the more than 700 people in the battalion of the captain of the shooting sound, plus his own personal soldiers, were only more than 1,200 people, and when they arrived at the city, whether it was a siege or a field battle, their strength was too thin.

And the soldiers and horses left by Zhang Ji under the city of Qicheng, the veteran soldiers of the division were tired, and the morale was damaged, and they were almost unbearable for a battle.

Tian Jing thought of this, and suddenly thought that since his strength was not as good as that of others, it was better to show the enemy weakness, if Wei Yantuo underestimated the enemy, maybe it would be an opportunity.

On the one hand, Tian Jing asked people to send news to the soldiers and horses on the outskirts of the city, ordering them to evacuate quickly. While scouting for information, see where Li Dang and Leping's cavalry of the two schools had arrived.

After Tian Jing's preparation stopped, he let the army raise the banner of the general of the expedition to the north, and rushed to the city with great fanfare and swagger. When he arrived at the Hongnong military camp outside the city, he only found that there was a mess everywhere.

The defenders of the city were also stunned, and the Hongnong soldiers and horses who had besieged the city for several months before did not withdraw the siege even after Zhang Ji died. As a result, yesterday suddenly and inexplicably withdrew. When I sent a spy to ask today, I learned that it was Tian Jing, the general of Hedong's expedition to the north, who personally led the troops.

When the soldiers informed Wei Yan of the news, Wei Yan's first reaction was that the Hongnong garrison and the Hedong soldiers and horses were at odds, and they retreated when they saw that they could not break the city, obviously unwilling to make a wedding dress for Tian Jing.

Wei Yan felt that since this was the case, there was an opportunity to take advantage of it. After further inquiry, Tian Jing's dignified general Zhengbei only brought more than 1,200 people to come, obviously not taking the 4,000 defenders of the city seriously.

Wei Yan has made up his mind that early tomorrow morning, he will open the city to face the battle, if he can cut off Tian Jing's head with one sword, and then lead the troops to rush to the camp, he can be left in a battle.

Who knew that before he could lead the troops out of the city, the soldiers and horses in Hedong called for a battle by themselves. Wei Yan laughed, and said in his heart, "Since Tian Jing is in a hurry to die, then I, Wei Yan, am not afraid to help you." ”

Wei Yan led the troops to battle and made arrangements for all the soldiers and horses in the city. In Wei Yan's opinion, if he could defeat Tian Jing in a battle or capture Tian Jing alive, he could order the whole army to charge and defeat these more than 1,000 people with a devastating force. When the time comes, it will not be too late to hold on to the city.