Chapter 423: It has been planned for a long time
Zhang Ming's accident is enough to annoy Zhang Xiang, if Yin Ting is coming, it can only be chaos on top of chaos, not to mention that Cao Cao has already made a move, once Yin Ting leaves Chang'an, I am afraid of accidents. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Fortunately, Chang'an is now in charge of Yin Kui, Yin Ting's brother, otherwise it may not be possible to stop Yin Ting if he is another person, after all, Yin Ting's status is noble, and it is not something that ordinary people can touch.
Zhang Xiang's people have been active in Zhang Ming's vicinity, one is to be ready to rescue at any time, and the other is also a kind of side protection, Dongwu Castle suddenly became very calm, and the two armies faced each other but did not fight.
Between the attacks, in fact, they are looking for flaws on both sides, and there will naturally be no flaws if they don't move, so only one side can break this peace by making the first move, but Zhang Xiang has scruples so he can't make a move.
However, Cao Cao knew Zhang Xiang's flaws, and after Zhang Ming arrived, he was even less anxious, it can be said that Zhang Ming came to Jizhou under the escort of both sides, but he did not come to Dongwu.
Only entered the eastern part of Jizhou, at the junction of Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao's forces, and at this time Cao Cao led his troops out of Dongwu City, Zhang Xiang naturally greeted him, he wanted to see what Cao Cao's purpose was.
Cao Cao looked at Zhang Xiang, "I will release Zhang Ming when I hand over Jizhou." ”
Cao Cao can really be described as a lion's mouth, of course Zhang Xiang will not agree, Zhang Xiang suddenly has the feeling of being a businessman all the time, Cao Cao is asking for a price that he can sit on the ground and pay back, "Brother Cao, I have always respected you, I didn't expect you to backtrack." ”
Jia Xu walked out, "Zhang Zhoumu must have misunderstood, the initiator of all this is below, Sikong only found out later, but it was too late at that time, and Sikong forgave the villain's life." ”
Zhang Xiang: "Brother Cao is really talented!" It's a pity that these nonsense can only deceive ordinary people! Brother Cao has a lot of eyeliner, and the younger brother's Chang'an is even more taken care of, how can he not know? ”
Jia Xu: "It's just a deception, this kind of thing is very simple." ”
Zhang Xiang: "It's not difficult to deceive the superiors and subordinates, I also believe that Mr. Wenhe has such an ability, but unfortunately Mr. Wenhe will not do this, because Brother Cao's personality does not allow his subordinates to do this, just like the dragon's reverse scales will die if they touch it, even if you Jia Xu Jia Wenhe." ”
Cao Cao had to admit that Zhang Xiang knew him very well, even better than most of the people around him, Jia Xu wanted to say something, but was stopped by Cao Cao, "Although I didn't participate in this matter, I did acquiesce, but the facts have not changed much." ”
Zhang Xiang: "It's impossible to want Jizhou, Zhang Ming is my son, I have all my strength to decide his life and death, not to mention that he is not my only son, I will return to the east of Jizhou at most." ”
Cao Cao: "How can it be enough in the eastern part of Jizhou?" There is also the eastern part of Youzhou, and he is responsible for the pension of my subordinates. ”
Zhang Xiang: "Okay! These are all external objects, I hope that this time Brother Cao will not break his promise, if he continues to make inches, then he will really force me to break the net and withdraw from the army. ”
When Cao Cao arrived, Zhang Xiang was already ready to retreat, so he didn't seem to be in a hurry, and he was in an orderly manner.
Cao's soldiers advocate attack, so their combat effectiveness is extremely strong, but they are a bit rough in terms of details, especially in terms of military discipline, Cao Cao is even a little envious of Zhang Xiang.
As soon as Zhang Xiang's army left, Jia Xu proposed a night attack, "My lord, this is a good opportunity, although the night attack may not be successful, but at least it can weaken the morale of Zhang Xiang's army." ”
Cao Cao: "It's not that it may not be successful, it's definitely not successful, Zhang Xiang is cautious, even if he has won a big victory, he has never relaxed, not to mention the current situation, the night attack is likely to be bitten back." ”
Jia Xu: "As long as Zhang Xiang does not ensure Zhang Ming's safety, he will not go all out, and it is nothing to lose some soldiers and horses, as long as the final effect is good." ”
Cao Cao: "After this battle, no matter what, you can't hurt Zhang Ming's life, and you can do this with you." ”
Jia Xu: "I'm afraid this is a bit impossible, Han Xin and the others are indeed subordinates, but Zhang Xiang's people have already surrounded them on the periphery, so the subordinates let Han Xin act cheaply, and she can't guarantee that she will hurt Zhang Ming's subordinates." ”
That night, Cao's army launched a night attack that was indeed unsuccessful, and he was discovered by Zhang Xiang's scouts without even rushing into the camp, but Zhang Xiang did not counterattack, but held the camp for one night.
As soon as the sky was bright the next day, Zhang Xiang gave the order to hurry, and in the next few days, Cao Jun became even more unscrupulous, not only as simple as night attacks and harassments, but also above board.
Constantly using some terrain to block Zhang Xiang's marching speed, although Zhang Xiang's subordinates are all elite, the sergeants and soldiers will inevitably be affected, and even some deserters will appear.
Cao Jun was very good to these deserters, and did not kill them all, and even the first deserter was awarded an official position by Cao Cao, Cao Cao's trick was beautiful, and the deserter was not killed by Cao Jun.
There were more and more people who naturally fled, and Zhang Xiang had no choice but to take coercive measures, desertion is a capital crime in any army, and after Zhang Xiang killed a few people, the situation was stabilized.
But Zhang Xiang knew that the matter of desertion had not been solved, and there was no benefit to blindly coercing it, it would only intensify this kind of emotion in the army, and it would be unpredictable once it broke out.
Therefore, Zhang Xiang adopted a rapid march, although Cao Cao sent people to raid and attack, but the number was not large, and it could not pose a substantial threat to Zhang Xiang, Zhang Xiang was naturally not afraid of making his soldiers tired.
The rapid march was undoubtedly the most tiring, even more tiring than the usual training, and because Zhang Xiang carried out the rapid march, Cao Cao also chose to press the army, and the whole army left Dongwu.
And it was Cao Cao who personally led the troops, but Cao Cao set off one step late after all, so Zhang Xiang saw Zhang Ming first, but in the state of Zhang Ming being held hostage, Han Xin and others took Zhang Ming to hide in Taihang Mountain.
In this way, Zhang Xiang's army could not be fully deployed, I have to say that Han Xin chose a good terrain, Zhang Xiang saw Han Xin, and he was still so weak, "I asked myself if I took you well, why did you do this?" ”
Han Xin: "Zhang Xiang's revenge for killing his father is not shared, you are indeed good to me, but you can't make up for the mistakes you have made." ”
Zhang Xiang: "I don't think it's a mistake, it's just a matter of becoming a king and losing a villain, Han Sui is not a good person, he died because he was too weak, not to mention that the mistakes I made should not be borne by Zhang Ming!" He's still young and he believes in you. ”
Han Xin: "Actually, I don't want to hurt Zhang Ming, but it's a pity that these things are not under my control, my family is in Cao Cao's hands, I can only do this?" ”
Zhang Xiang: "I have withdrawn my troops, presumably I can release Zhang Ming in this way!" ”
Han Xin: "What is Cao Cao doing?" I don't know this little woman, but I didn't receive Cao Cao's order, so I can't release him yet, but I promise that no one can hurt Zhang Ming. ”
After a while, Guo Jia came over, "Lord, Cao Cao's marching speed is not slow, he will be able to enter the mountain at noon tomorrow at the latest, Cao Cao is going to do it, we should also prepare." ”
Zhang Xiang nodded, and ordered the army to be stationed on the spot, waiting for Cao Cao's arrival, because Jia Xu asked Han Xin to act cheaply, so Jia Xu also knew that Han Xin had entered Taihang Mountain.
This position is actually beneficial to Zhang Xiang, the Taihang Mountain Range is crisscrossed, and Yuan Shao was so strong in the sky that he had a strong army, and he couldn't help Zhang Yan, the black mountain thief hiding in Taihang.
Now Zhang Xiang seems to be in Zhang Yan's position, but Zhang Xiang's strength is not comparable to Zhang Yan, it will only be more difficult to deal with, it can be said that this time Cao Cao led the troops to come in vain.
However, Cao Cao still wants to meet Zhang Xiang, after all, Han Xin's matter has not been resolved, Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao met again, even Zhang Xiang can't remember clearly, this is the first time they have met.
But Zhang Xiang knew that this was the most recent time, and the distance between the two was less than a hundred steps, "Brother Cao, you should release someone." ”
Cao Cao: "Zhang Xiangwu has always felt that I know you very well, but this time I am very strange, why did you make such a decision, so passive and vulnerable. ”
Zhang Xiang: "Brother Cao, are you showing off?" Zhang Ming is my first son, just like Cao Ang's position in your heart, aren't you very distressed when he dies? ”
Cao Cao: "If you say that, I shouldn't let Tian Ming go, I want to see what step you can take." Jia Xu, who was on the side, also nodded secretly, Cao Cao is really a person who has achieved great things.
Zhang Xiang happened to see Jia Xu nodding, "Mr. Wenhe, you must be very proud!" You've put a lot of effort into that. ”
Jia Xu: "It's just a matter of being loyal to the king, this is what should be done in the future." ”
Zhang Xiang: "Do you know Mr. Wenhe? I used to be very similar to recruiting you, my recognition of you was earlier than Brother Cao, when you were under Li Dao, I was very optimistic about you, but unfortunately you left Chang'an by mistake, and I regretted it too late at that time. ”
Jia Xu: "It is an honor to be valued by the state pastor, but unfortunately the state pastor is not suitable for me." ”
Zhang Xiang: "It was too late to regret it, but now I want to thank you, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have come to this point, Brother Cao is right, I have lost my old style, aren't you surprised?" ”
Cao Cao looked at the mountains around him, all of them were treacherous places, "This is an ambush. ”
Zhang Xiang: "That's right, how could I give up a large area of land for my son, these are all soldiers in exchange for their lives, my son's life is not so valuable." ”
Jia Xu: "Zhang Xiang, are you a fox and a fake tiger?" This place is indeed a dangerous place, but for a small number of soldiers, it is not very harmful to the army, not to mention that you only have one day and you have no time to arrange. Zhang Xiang suddenly laughed. (To be continued.) )