Cao Zhang's company of 20,000 sergeants and minfu was five miles long, just blocking the tributary of the Yellow River in Wenxian County, which could be navigated by boat, and the open space where the displaced people gathered was under a hill 600 meters away from the barracks, and there was a forest under the hill. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Most of the tree species that form forests in the north are locust trees, which have deep roots and grow rapidly, and the indiscriminate felling in the late Han Dynasty is not as serious as in modern times, so this kind of grove can be seen everywhere.

The locust tree was a very useful tree in ancient times, especially in the north, although its toughness was not enough to make bows and arrows, but its hardness was more than enough to make a halberd grip, and because the trunk of this tree was thick and the wood was hard, it could also be used to make carriages and boats.

The displaced people who were brought in by Cao Jun were very uneasy when they first came, but when they arrived, they found that they were just logging and camping, and they didn't need to do anything else, and they were still in charge of food, so they immediately settled down.

Xiahou Heng drove back and forth, a total of more than 20,000 homeless people, eight days later, the locust forest was cut down, and Wen County was also surrounded by a stretch of camps, thieves on the county city wall did not dare to come out to raid when they saw this, for fear of giving Cao Jun a chance to attack the city gate.

By the time Wen County was surrounded by 5,000 Cao troops, 15,000 people and 20,000 displaced people, it was already the last day of February, and on this day Cao Zhang recruited Xiahou Heng, Chen Dao, and Wang Ling into the big tent of the Chinese army.

Cao Zhang said to Wang Ling at this time: "Yanyun, from today onwards, you will order the homeless people to tear down the railings of the camp and transform the flying ladder, remember to rush to work in the starry night." ”

When Wang Ling heard this, he thought that Cao Zhang was going to attack the city on a large scale, so he resolutely agreed: "No! ”

Cao Zhang then said to Xiahou Heng: "Boquan, three days later, you will take a thousand city defense troops to the bottom of Wen County, remember to be out of range of the opponent's archers!" Then let a thousand people clamoring together, as long as the thief army in the city is willing to slaughter the big clans in Guang County that were originally attached to the Sima family, I will immediately go to the court to take them under my command, not only have a fixed military salary, but also their leaders will also be awarded military positions according to the number of people under their jurisdiction, five people are the captains, ten are the chiefs, fifty are the captains, one hundred are the tun chiefs, two hundred are the military marquis, four hundred are the Sima of other departments, and two thousand people are the camp governors or captains. ”

Hearing this, Xiahou Heng hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord, the last general has no intention of offending, but is it too risky and difficult to control by co-opting a group of thieves who have not disarmed in this way?" ”

Cao Zhang smiled and said, "Did Bo Quan ever think about who these thieves were? ”

Xiahou Heng was stunned when he heard this, and was silent, obviously he didn't think about it, Cao Zhang smiled when he saw this, and said to Wang Ling: "Yanyun has ever thought about it? ”

Wang Ling was born in a big clan, and naturally knew a lot about the thieves secretly supported by the big clan, and replied: "These thieves should be ruffians and hooligans from all over the world, idle, deceiving the good and fearing evil, but they were gathered by the Sima family with weapons, trained and used to fish and meat in the village. ”

Cao Zhang smiled: "Yes, it's this kind of character!" They are just the object of exploitation before they become thieves, and the word "bullying good and fearing evil" is used very well, which is the true portrayal of this group of people, so now the contradictions between those thieves in Wen County who are dependent on the Sima family and them are irreconcilable. Wicked people', after they became thieves, these big clans are the objects of their maintenance and service, just look at the Sima family is gone, these thieves immediately kill back to Wen County to kidnap this group of big clans without a leader, you can know that these thieves are familiar with them, but also dissatisfied with them, as long as we can make reasonable use of the contradictions between them, we can surrender without a fight. ”

After all, Wang Ling has read a lot of books, and after hearing this, he suddenly realized that he said: "It turns out that the adults have restrained the homeless people and built the company camp in order to give the thieves in the city a sense of oppression, so as to force them to surrender, as for whether they are disarmed or not, it doesn't matter at all, because the adults are sure that they will not rebel if they surrender, because in this way, there will always be a time when they are trapped in a county town and eat empty mountains, it is better to go to the army to eat military food, not to mention that they can still have a legitimate military position, and now they have no action, but they don't know our army's attitude towards them holding these big clans hostage, whether it is to appease or kill, As long as the adults give an attitude, this group of thieves will naturally choose! ”

Cao Zhang smiled: "That's right! ”

Chen Zhi and Xiahou Heng also greatly admired Cao Zhang's strategy when they heard this, and Xiahou Heng said: "It turns out that the adults plan to take advantage of the contradictions between the lackey factions on both sides of the Sima family to profit from it, and this move is indeed clever!" ”

Chen Zhi sighed: "People's hearts are unpredictable, and adults have a lot to do!" ”

Cao Zhang smiled: "Since this is the case, you will act according to the plan!" Uncle Zhi, you can order the 4,000 pro-guards under your command to keep their eyes on the clouds! ”

All three replied at the same time, "No! ”

After the three of them went out, Cao Zhang exhaled and said to himself: "Guo Jia said, go to the army to fight and strategize, attack the heart first, Jia Xu said that the human heart is the first weapon in the world, let's bet on the people's hearts today!" ”

In his heart, the two most strategic in Cao Jun are definitely Guo Jia and Jia Xu, both of whom are good at speculating on people's hearts and finding a breakthrough from them, whether it is between people and people, or people's own psychological defects, they can make the two of them turn into opportunities for victory, Cao Zhang's tactics and strategies are also moving closer to the two, because in the context of this turbulent era, the direction of people's hearts is elusive, and under the threat of turmoil and war in the times, most people will have confusion in their hearts, This flaw is more fatal than any tactical mistake.

On the day when Cao Zhang issued the order, all the wooden fences of the company camp surrounding Wen County were removed, and under the noses of the thieves in Wen County, the displaced people made one flying ladder after another, looking like they were going to attack Wen County in a big way in a short time, which made the thief army in the county continue to send more defenders to the city, looking like a great enemy.

But three days after Cao's army built countless flying ladders, Xiahou Heng led a thousand city defense troops to battle under the city, and after a war drum sounded, a thousand soldiers shouted in unison: "Cao Zhang, the lord of Jinwu, has an order: the defenders in the city, clear the remnants of the Sima family, open the city and surrender, no need to disarm, that is, the vanguard, the Han Dynasty!" ”

A thousand people shouted the same content three times in a row, the voice was uniform, the momentum was overwhelming, and after a commotion in Wenxian County, a man wearing a big hat came out, watching at the head of the city, as if he was discussing something, and at this time, Cao Zhang was dressed in military uniform, holding Zhang Fei's relics and eight snake spears, and the head knife with a ring on his waist came to Xiahou Heng's side, waiting for the people in the city to talk.

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