Ten days after Cao Cao came to Wuyang, it snowed heavily in Wuyang, but despite this, Yu Ban and 4,000 soldiers still drove as usual, and went to Xiping to meet Li Tong as planned, and then stopped at Dingxing, Guo Jia also went with the army, and Xun You returned to Xu Du to arrange for talents to come to Runan to take office, and everything was going on in an orderly manner. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

And Cao Cao and the generals rested in Wuyang, there is no doubt that this New Year, Cao Cao can only spend it with his two sons Cao Ang Cao Zhang.

Because of Cao Cao's arrival, the local squires in Wuyang consciously gave up a lot of houses for Cao Cao and his subordinates to live in, but Cao Zhang was too lazy to move around, so he still lived in the previous courtyard.

Although the weather was very cold, Cao Zhang was still very persistent in practicing the sword techniques taught by Xiahoudun every day, and Cao Chang was accompanied by Li Tong's two sons, Li Xu and Li Ji, but they practiced marksmanship.

Li Xu and Li Ji now admire Cao Zhang, because these two children can't beat Cao Zhang together, Cao Zhang can just take a branch as long as the ring head knife to pick up the spear in the hands of the two of them within a few rounds, and another reason is that Cao Zhang said something to them when they wanted to join the tiger and leopard ride

Because Li Xu listened to Cao Zhang's words, he actually began to learn the art of war, and Li Ji pestered Cao Zhang to learn the trick of using the ring head knife.

Cao Zhang has a good impression of these two children, and he also thinks that he should have a good relationship with them, because Li Tong brought the whole clan to take refuge, to put it bluntly, the sergeants under him are all his own personal soldiers, and they belong to the family soldiers passed down from generation to generation, since they are family soldiers, then Li Tong and his two sons are the objects of allegiance in their times.

Cao Cao has already stated that it is impossible to pacify Li Tong in South Africa, so Li Tong will be the future Runan Taishou, so the probability of the two children inheriting their father's business is very large, otherwise it is difficult to control the soldiers under him, and if Cao Zhang has a good relationship with them, he can get the support of a local force.

Cao Zhang had this thought because he found that Cao Ang's eyes were getting more and more wrong, so he had to make some small moves to take precautions, after all, the trip to Wancheng himself was also among them, if he Cao Zhang let Cao Ang save his life while saving his own life, then there would be a lot of wrestling with everyone in the future.

One day in late December of the first year of Jian'an, Li Xu was reading "The Art of War" in his room, and Cao Zhang explained the use of the ring head knife to Li Ji in the courtyard: "The most important thing about the ring head knife is the explosive power, which is the force released by your instant chopping, so you must first learn to swing the knife, and then you must learn to chop in the right place." ”

Li Ji asked, "What does it mean to split in the right place?" ”

Cao Zhang said: "You see the tiger and leopard riding, the whole body is armored, the bag is tight, the right place is where they are not covered by armor, such as the thigh, or the throat, but you still have to learn to cut the thigh first, because to pinch the size, just use the tip of the knife to cut the trachea, this is a difficult thing." ”

Li Ji didn't seem to understand, and Cao Zhang explained: "You see, the neck guard made of iron behind the helmet of the tiger and leopard rider can protect the back of their neck, but it can't protect the throat in front, so when you swing the knife and slash, if you cut the neck directly, they can squat or twist slightly, and use the helmet and strength to resist the attack, but the tip of the knife is just scratched at the throat position, and it is difficult for them to resist." ”

Li Ji suddenly realized when he heard this: "I understand, if the tip of the knife is cut at the throat, it will squat slightly, and it will also scratch the side of the neck, so they can only retreat, but there are many people on the battlefield, and there is no way to retreat!" ”

Cao Zhang nodded and smiled: "That's the truth." ”

Li Ji said happily: "The third prince is much more specific than my father. ”

Cao Zhang smiled, in fact, this is not surprising, because Cao Zhang is a modern person, has a university education, has a relatively complete knowledge system, and his inductive ability is naturally stronger than Li Tong.

Cao Zhang said: "You practice again, yesterday my father instructed me to go to the county government today to discuss matters, and the time is almost up." ”

Li Ji agreed and practiced on his own, while Cao Zhang asked people to prepare horses and headed towards the county government.

When I arrived at the county government, all the generals had arrived, and everyone sitting there knew Cao Zhang, but there was one who was relatively unfamiliar, this person looked to be in his early thirties, tall, similar to Dian Wei, with a resolute face, a general's demeanor, Cao Zhang secretly muttered Who is this guy? How come you've never seen it?

Cao Chang took his position and Cao Cao said, "I plan to start an army against Zhang Xiu as soon as Chinese New Year's Eve passes, and you must prepare from today." ”

After the generals agreed in unison, Cao Cao said to Cao Chun: "Zihe, how are the horses cultivated?" ”

Cao Chun replied: "Back to the lord, if the cavalry leads the horses during the march, it is still possible to fight." ”

Cao Cao nodded and then said to Li Dian: "Man Cheng, how many months can the military rations last for us?" ”

Li Dian replied: "Back to the lord, at the end of the autumn, the general had collected grain from the surrounding towns and counties, plus the three princes brought it, which can be used by our army for more than two months." ”

Cao Cao smiled: "Very good. Then he said to Le Jin: "Wen Qian, how are the soldiers doing?" ”

Le Jin replied: "Back to the lord, the soldiers began to practice from the month of Layue, without a day of rest, and the grain transporters began to practice ten days ago, even if they carried grain and grass, they could keep up with the speed of the march." ”

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Okay, then our army will attack Zhang Xiu on the first day of the new year, and it is expected that his subordinates will not practice in the cold winter, they must be weak and demoralized, and the timing is just right!" ”

"No!" The congregation agreed.

Then Cao Cao began to order: "Zihe, you lead the tiger and leopard to ride as the vanguard." ”

Cao Chun replied: "The last general is ordered!" ”

Cao Cao continued: "Wen Qian, you lead 4,000 people as the front army. ”

Le Jin said: "The last general will take the order. ”

"Zilian, you lead 4,000 people for the left army." Cao Cao continued.

Cao Hong replied, "No." ”

In the end, Cao Cao said to the person who looked like a famous general that Cao Zhang didn't know: "Gongming... You~~~"

Cao Zhang was stunned for a moment, but Cao Cao didn't pay attention to what he said, and said secretly in his heart: "'Gongming? 'This guy is Xu Huang? Xu Huang, who was compared by Cao Cao to Zhou Yafu, who pacified the rebellion of the Seven Kings when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty? Good guys, where did you come from? Before Cao Cao came to Wuyang, he only went to crusade against Yang Feng, and he also mentioned that many of Yang Feng's subordinates had surrendered, so it seems that he was Yang Feng's subordinates? ”

Such a fierce general has worked under Yang Feng for so many years? It seems that Yang Feng's boy is not simple... A thought crossed Cao Zhang's mind.