When Han Lie led his army back to the East China Sea, it was already the middle of July in the first year of Xingping, and the southern expeditionary division led by Guo Jia also completely pacified the entire territory of Huiji County at this time.

Huiji Taishou Wang Lang, fled to Yuzhang County with his clansmen, because he was recommended by Yuzhang Taishou Huaxin, he was appointed by Sun Ce as Gong Cao, and Sun Ce at this time has fully taken over the military and political affairs of Yuzhang County.

Now Sun Ce is also in a high position, the general of the captives and the leader of the Yangzhou Assassin History, the army of the county is as many as 32,000 people, the military division Zhang Hong, the naval army governor Zhou Yu, and Hua Xin and Wang Lang are planning for it; The generals include Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Lu Fan, Chen Wu, Deng Dang and others, as well as clan uncle Sun Jing and his son, uncle Wu Jing, cousin Sun Ben and Sun Fu and others as minions, which can be said to have achieved momentum.

However, under the planning of Zhou Yu, Zhang Hong and others, Sun Ce set Jingzhou as the foundation of the foundation, adopted a friendly attitude towards Han Lie, and adopted a posture of sycophancy to Yuan Shu, so as to gain more time for development, and their next plan was not to attack Huang Zu, who was guarding Jiangxia, that is, Sun Ce's father-killing enemy.

It is the four counties of Jingnan, in Zhou Yu's words, that is, the defense of the four counties of Jingnan is weak, and a battle can be determined.

Sun Ce's idea was to avenge his father first, but Zhou Yu's strategic idea was unanimously supported by Wenwu, and finally Sun Ce was also persuaded that in order to realize this strategic plan, Sun Ce launched a surprise attack on Changsha, the four counties of Jingnan, in November of the first year of Xingping (194).

After receiving Guo Jia's eagle letter from Huiji, Han Lie made some adjustments slightly when he reviewed Guo Jia's proposal for the left-behind candidates.

Guo Jia's candidates for the remaining Huiji were transferred to Yangzhou Han Lie's appointment of the superintendent Chen Jiao as the Huiji Taishou, Dong Xi as the Huiji County Lieutenant, Kan Ze as the Huiji County Cheng, Wei Teng as the Huiji Chief Shi, Ling Cao was reappointed as the Eastern Governor of the Huiji, the former Huiji Eastern Governor Quan Rou, transferred to the post of Huiji Gong Cao Shi, and the former Huiji Taimo Changhe Qi was promoted to the Shanyin Order.

As for Yu Tuo, he was transferred to the shogunate, and the reason why Yu was transferred to the north was that Yu Tuo was a big clan of Huiji, and if he stayed in the place as an official, it would be detrimental to curb the power of the powerful clan, and secondly, Yu Tuo did have talent, and staying in the place was far less effective than him being in the Han Lie shogunate.

While Guo Jia made the above recommendation proposal, he also expressed some of the identity backgrounds of these people in the county, as well as the merits of the pacification meeting.

Chen Jiao served as the Huiji Taishou, Han Lie did not have any opinions, Kan Ze served as the Huiji Juncheng, and Wei Teng served as the chief historian, and there was no problem, and he approved the appointments of these people one by one.

However, in the appointment of He Qi, he made changes, promoted He Qi to the lieutenant of Huiji County, reappointed Quan Rou as the commander of Shanyin County, Ling Cao as the governor of the east, and concurrently served as the county commander of the Houguan, and also added a name, that is, to appoint Xu Chu's brother Xu Ding as the southern governor, and concurrently served as the Taimo Commander, responsible for the preparation of the construction of the southern governor of Huiji.

Yu was transferred to the Navy Army as the Sima of the Army, and Dong Xi was promoted to the rank of Commander of the River Barrier to assist Jiang Qin in taking charge of the Navy Army.

When Han Lie's eagle letter was passed to Guo Jia, the auditor, Guo Jia didn't feel too surprised by the changes in the appointment of several candidates for Han Lie.

Yu Tuo's talent is too good to be too guarded, but his rank is too high, so he can only be transferred, Dong Raid's art of war and martial arts are extraordinary, and it is also suitable to serve as a county lieutenant, and this person is generous and generous, which can be described as loyal and brave.

As for He Qi and Quan Rou, they are both children of the Huiji clan, Quan Rou is serious, has served as the governor of the eastern region for many years, is quite talented, and has made remarkable achievements in governing the local area, so there is no problem in serving as the commander of Shanyin.

However, He Qi, Guo Jia's comment to him is: He is both wise and brave, extravagant and extravagant, if he can abide by his duties, he should be a pillar of the country.

It can be said that Guo Jia only thinks that He Qi has the ability to be the commander of the town, and the rest are like Yu overturning Dong Raid and the like, at most they are minions, not enough to take on one side.

Being praised by Guo Jia for both wisdom and courage shows that He Qizhi's talent and insight are indeed outstanding. For this reason, when Guo Jia proposed that He Qi serve as the commander of Sanyin and needed to continue the investigation, Han Lie promoted him to be the lieutenant of Huiji County in an eclectic manner, and was fully responsible for the military affairs of Huiji County.

"Gong Miao, do you know that I recommended you to take up the position of Shanyin Ling, saying that you are so extravagant and need to be sharpened, but the lord thinks that you don't need to be a suspicious person, and you don't need to be suspicious, so he insists on promoting you to the position of lieutenant of Huiji County, hoping not to live up to the trust of the lord, and don't do anything that violates the law and discipline." When Guo Jia returned with his army to the north, he summoned He Qi to the front and admonished him.

At that time, He Qi was only twenty-nine years old, because of his handsome appearance, so he especially liked gorgeous clothes and brocade clothes, fresh clothes and angry horses, it is said that in order to entertain friends, he ate ten gold in one meal, and was called extravagant.

However, he is arrogant, but he still goes his own way, whether it is his friend or a servant, he travels in fresh clothes and angry horses, like a high-ranking official and nobleman.

"Please rest assured, I will fulfill my duties and repay the grace of the Lord." He Qi was promoted as Maocai by the county at the age of twenty, and he was transferred to the official field of the auditor for nine years, starting as a small official, and his official position before returning to Han Lie was the Taimo Chang under the rule of the Huiji, that is, the county magistrate.

He Qi has had ambitions since he was a child, determined to expand his territory and become a generation of famous generals, and he doesn't want to spend ten years, and he is just a county magistrate, which really makes him quite short of breath. For this reason, when he learned that he was considered to be the lieutenant of Huiji, he couldn't help but have the idea of making a big difference.

After Guo Jia led his troops to withdraw from Huiji, he changed to a boat at the wharf of Wujun, rested in Guangling for three days, and then continued to sail north. Because Han Lie had already decided to use troops against Taishan, Langya, and Donglai, the Red Flame Army, as the main force, was naturally the main force.

However, in order not to make the sergeant feel tired, Han Lie gave Guo Jia a month to go north this time, and sent a boat to pick him up, the purpose was to let the sergeant rest well.

When Guo Jia led his troops and horses to the East China Sea, it was August 14, and they met again after a few months' absence.

Looking at the full moon in the sky, Han Lie couldn't help but think that tomorrow is August 15, and in later generations, August 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated by the National Day, but there is no concept of the Mid-Autumn Festival in this era.

In addition to sighing with emotion, Han Lie remembered that this time the officers and soldiers of the Red Flame Army calmed down and added another 310,000 people to their territory, and such merits should be rewarded, but if they were just rewarded with money, it would not be grand, and after thinking, Han Lie said to Zhang Fen: "Pass my general order, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and celebrate the achievements of the three armies." ”

At the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner that day, Han Lie held a grand dinner on the school grounds of Donghai County, attended not only by high-ranking officials and nobles, but also by ten representatives of soldiers who had made meritorious contributions. These ten soldier representatives were all warriors who beheaded more than ten people in this battle, and Han Lie put on meritorious medals and big red flowers on the ten people in public.

And sat on the right seat of the full house, such an honor, not to mention the tens of thousands of soldiers in the school field, everyone is hot, even the hundreds of tables of East China Sea officials and gentry who are on the stage are too hot.

Han Lie, as the main general, before the banquet, is to toast ten people in turn, not to say, but also to encourage, and published a warm words of encouragement, to the ten warriors toast, Han Lie heroically said: "coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, should all the people celebrate, I as a poem to celebrate, in addition to I prepare a brocade robe, the generals can shoot three arrows in a row, the archery master to obtain this brocade robe, the civil official can give a poem, the winner of the jade belt, here I will first throw bricks and lead the jade." ”

"The moon is born on the sea, and the end of the world is at this time. The lover complains about the night, and he is lovesick at night. The candles are extinguished, and the light is full, and the clothes are dewed. It's unbearable to give away, and it's a good time to sleep. "This song is nostalgic for the moon, although it is a little soft, but it is undoubtedly a famous song of Yongyue, Han Lie will come to believe it, but it also echoes the current scene.

"Okay, good, good ......" As Han Lie's voice fell, the civil and military officials under him, regardless of whether they understood or not, all stroked their palms and cheered loudly.

"Sacrifice ugliness, come, for today's grand event, I respect all the public." Han Lie didn't blush, and raised his cup and smiled.

"Please." Everyone stood up and raised their cups.

However, the next poem won the championship, but there was nothing brilliant, but was won by Wang Ling, after years of experience, now Wang Ling can be regarded as experienced, he is young enough to bear the praise of both civil and military.

After all, in the East China Sea, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Bu Qi and other talents with outstanding literary talents under Han Lie's account are not there, otherwise even if Wang Ling is afraid, he may not be able to win this honor.

However, the competition for the head of Wu Kui has evolved into a white heat, and the generals under Han Lie's account, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Tai Shici, Zhou Tai, Zhu Huan, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, etc., all fought bravely, and the horses galloped on the school field, and almost fought for the leader.

In the face of the generals competing to show their skills in a brocade robe, showing their archery skills and riding skills to the fullest, Han Lie appreciated it, and then stopped everyone: "Today is the day of the festival, how can you hurt your harmony because of a mere brocade robe, and you have the ability to wait, I already know, come here, give each of the generals a brocade robe." ”

"Thank you, Lord for the reward." Then all the people gave up and went back to their feasts.

Just when Han Lie was preparing for war and preparing to conquer Mount Tai and Langya, Xiao Jian, the minister of Langya, sent an envoy to send a document to express his willingness to surrender, and respectfully invited Han Lie to receive soldiers and horses.

Regarding Xiao Jian's move, Han Lie smiled coldly and said to Guo Jia: "According to the news found by our spies, Cao Cao and his former generals are now hiding in Xiao Jian's mansion. ”

"Xiao Jian has been pouring into Langya for many years, quite popular with the people, and has accumulated a lot of savings, if it is a strong attack, I am afraid that it will take time and effort, not to mention, it will also lose troops and generals, why don't the lord plan and take the opportunity to enter the city and kill this thief in one fell swoop." Guo Jia pondered.

"Feng Xiao's words, very consistent with me, this time I plan to let Xu Chu, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao each bring a hundred soldiers, disguise themselves as ordinary people, sneak into Langya in advance, and when our army enters the city, take advantage of the situation to make trouble, take down Xiao Jian's rebels in one fell swoop, and capture Cao Cao and his people." The reason why Han Lie chose Xu Chu, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao is naturally that the three of them are fresh faces, and they have just joined Han Lie's army, and they are not currently in official positions, so they are the best targets to blend into Langya.

And Gao Shun returned to Shun this time, and the remaining 400 soldiers under his tent were all loyal and reliable warriors, which came in handy.

In addition, Han Lie had no doubt that Xiao Jian had a spy in the East China Sea, and Xiao Jian must be familiar with the details of his own generals, so it was not suitable for him to mix into Langya in disguise.

"The lord is far-sighted, and this plan will be successful." Guo Jia thought about it, nodded in agreement, and said: "Now Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang has recaptured Yanzhou, Cao Cao will not return to Yanzhou at this time, but stay in Langya, this move is obviously aimed at the lord, it can be seen that this person has regarded the lord as a great enemy of life and death, and he needs to be careful with this person, and this person needs to be eliminated as soon as possible, so as not to become a big disaster." ”

"What Feng Xiao said is reasonable, I will let people pay attention to his whereabouts at all times, and this time he will definitely have no escape." For Cao Cao, how could Han Lie despise it, he had already made up his mind in his heart, and this time he would take Cao Cao at any cost.

Subsequently, Han Lie sent someone to send a letter back to Xiao Jian, saying that on the ninth day of September, he would lead the Xiao cavalry battalion into Langya and receive the surrender of his troops.

When receiving Han Lie's letter, Xiao Jian couldn't hold back his excitement and came to the back house, and when he saw Cao Cao, who had recovered, he presented Han Lie's letter and said: "Cao Gong, Han Lie has been fooled, our opportunity has come." ”

After the fiasco in Xuzhou, Cao Cao, who almost died in Huangquan, was more restrained than before, and after reading the letter, he said lightly: "To welcome Han Lie into the city, you must be cautious, from today on, you must strengthen the city gate inventory, and the young and strong men who come to the city must be strictly investigated, and it is better to kill by mistake than to put a spy into the city, Xiao Xiang can understand?" ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Xiao Jian nodded, and said: "The eldest prince has now recaptured Yanzhou, thinking that you have died in battle, and I am mourning for you in Yanzhou, I really don't understand why Cao Gong didn't write a letter to the eldest prince?" ”

"This matter is not in a hurry, if I leave Langya now, although I can get out, it is very likely that the news will leak, and Han Lie will suspect that I am hiding in Langya, if he knows that I am in Langya, he will definitely not enter Langya, then all this I carefully arranged, wouldn't it be in vain?" Cao Cao now wants to get rid of Han Lie, and the battle of Xuzhou made him see Han Lie's military might, and let him realize that if Han Lie is here, he will be defeated sooner or later, rather than so, it is better to take advantage of Han Lie's defenselessness to strike with all his strength and bury Han Lie in Langya.

If he can kill Han Lie this time, he can not only take advantage of the situation and raise troops in Langya to counterattack the East China Sea, and then join forces with his son Cao Ang, maybe he will have the opportunity to take Xuzhou, if this strategic plan is realized, he can also recover some costs for the losses he has endured in the past six months. (To be continued.) )