The next day, I wrote a letter and ordered someone to send it to Juancheng to Cao Cao, hoping that he could consider quelling the conflict, the purpose was to welcome the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang, after all, if you want to do great things, you must be able to focus on the overall situation. In addition, I told him that as long as the Son of Heaven could return to the east, he would be able to bring justice to the Son of Heaven for the murder of his father. In this regard, Cao Cao replied that he needed to think about it.

It hasn't rained a drop of rain since April, and it won't rain for a long time. In order to prevent the crops in need of water from dying of drought in the field, I mobilized the masses to start digging ditches by hand to draw water from the Pushui, Yellow River and other large rivers to ensure the daily irrigation needs of the crops.

In addition, for the land in the counties under our rule, I still distribute it according to the system implemented in Huo Village. First, let each county count the population under its jurisdiction, and then compare the average annual ration per person according to the approximate annual output per acre. The specific details are still the same as at the beginning, each family is only allocated four people of good land, that is, two adults and a pair of eldest sons and eldest daughters. But if there are too many extra people, let the surplus people move out and form another family.

Under my rule, the policy of "equality for all" was implemented, and even the slaves of the former low status were given their own land, so that they were unanimously supported and respected by the people. For those nobles, nobles, landlords, and other classes, I did not forcibly take back their original land, but bought a part of it from them at prices ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 yuan per mu.

I made it illegal to sell human beings in the form of a law, so that the nobles of the past could no longer enslave the poor, and if they needed the peasants to help them work, they had to pay the corresponding wages. Although these people have lost a lot of profits, they have not yet expressed any dissatisfaction, after all, I have not harmed their fundamental interests in the land. However, even if I harm their fundamental interests, they will not be able to do anything to me. They can't beat me, they can't kill me, what else do you think they can do? In the end, I had to choose to compromise.

In recent years, the number of residents in the Kanto region has been decimated due to the successive wars and the number of people who have fled to other countries. Thus, after the distribution of the land of all owners, there was still a large amount of land that was not allocated, so the land became public land and was rented to the peasants for cultivation.

Cao Cao didn't seem to think much of my policy, and it seemed to him that I was making trouble for myself. So, when he learned that I had sent Zhang Liao's troops to work west of Puyang, he took advantage of the night to lead thousands of elite soldiers to attack, hoping to achieve the goal of weakening our forces by destroying the living forces of our army.

Recently, Feng Xian and I have been busy with official business, and we have forgotten to investigate the enemy's situation for a while, so this time Cao Cao's attack was unfortunately. As a result, Zhang Liao's department suffered a complete loss. Fortunately, Zhang Liao and Song Xian broke out of the panic in time with dozens of horses.

It was already dark, and when Feng Xian and I learned the news, we quickly took the brothers to the rescue. Immediately, we met Zhang Liao and others on the middle of the road, and they did not have time to stop, and went back with us. At this time, Cao Cao's troops had not yet had time to withdraw.

After that, we encountered Cao Cao's troops and fought each other.

However, what makes me a little laughable is that in order to ensure the safety of his soldiers' lives to the greatest extent, Cao Cao actually equipped his subordinates with a pair of metal masks, which can really be said to be armed to the teeth. Since the armor of both sides is of the same quality, our weapons can no longer easily penetrate their armor. Only a few people can hurt each other because of their strength.

The difference in strength between us and Cao Cao was tenfold, and the whole day of fighting failed to make them lose many men. However, our brothers are superior in martial arts and strong willpower, so in terms of overall combat strength, despite the large number of opponents, we must be superior.

On this day, after dozens of rounds of confrontation between the two sides, our side was still in good spirits, but Cao Cao's soldiers began to be overwhelmed. Seeing that the sky is getting darker, as long as you hold on for a little longer, I believe that you will soon be able to defeat the other party.

However, Cao Cao also understood that the current situation was very critical for him, and he speculated in his heart that there must be reinforcements coming from our side, and if he didn't find a chance to get out in time, then this would be his burial place tonight. Indeed, after learning the news that Feng Xian and I were at war with Cao Cao, Chen Gong was leading thousands of troops and horses from Dongwuyang to Puyang, and they were about to arrive soon. At that point, the situation will be more favorable for us.

Immediately, Cao Cao ordered Dian Wei to lead hundreds of people to take charge of containing us in front of the battle, and he led a large army to evacuate quickly. In this regard, I divided into two routes with Feng Xian's soldiers, and I led 200 men to intercept Cao Cao, while Feng Xian took the remaining brothers to stay behind and continue the battle.

After that, Cao Cao ordered Yu Ban to lead 500 men to stay behind to stop me, while he continued to retreat with the rest of the horses. I saw that Cao Cao had fled far away, so I had no choice but to lead my troops back.

At that time, when Feng Xian was fighting with Dian Wei, Dian Wei did not go head-to-head with Feng Xian, but attacked the other brothers' mounts on foot with a double halberd. As it was getting dark, the brothers were unable to take precautions, so all those who had been recruited fell to the ground with their horses.

Fortunately, their ability to resist attacks is quite solid on weekdays, and nothing happened after they fell to the ground. It was the beloved war horse that was cut and made them angry for a while: "Damn, dare to cut the uncle's war horse, see if the uncle doesn't break your neck!" ”

Dian Wei and the others were immediately shocked when they saw our brothers fall and get up again. At this time, Chen Gong's reinforcements had also arrived, and as soon as the other party saw that the situation was not good, he quickly retreated. Feng Xian let him go and did not pursue, and ordered to clean up the battlefield.

After returning to Puyang City, we counted the casualties. The main reason is that Zhang Liao's army was completely wiped out, and the horses of several brothers were seriously damaged, and there was no loss of others.

Immediately, Feng Xian couldn't help but blame himself: "It's all my fault this time, if it weren't for the kindness of my wife before, I wouldn't have killed so many brothers." ”

Chen Gong said: "It's useless to blame yourself at this time, it's better to think about how to eliminate Cao Cao first." ”

I couldn't help but say, "At present, there is not much difference between the combat strength of Cao Cao's soldiers and our brothers; If you want to destroy it in one fell swoop, you need to set up a trick to achieve your goal. ”

Chen Gong nodded and said, "Well, what the young general said is good; At this time, Gongtai was having a plan to annihilate Cao Cao in one fell swoop. ”

I smiled slightly, but asked: "Does the public station plan to set up a "counter-plot" to lure Cao Cao into the city, and then make a move to "catch turtles in the urn"? ”

Chen Gong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, nodded with some surprise and said, "The young general is really powerful, and he broke through what Gongtai thought in his heart with one sentence." ”

I chuckled and said, "Actually, that's what I thought. ”

Chen Gong couldn't help but smile and said, "This is really what the wise man sees. ”

Subsequently, Chen Gong found a landlord surnamed Tian in Puyang City and asked him to help complete this counter-plan. The landlord said he was happy to help us. Immediately, he went to inform Cao Cao, saying that he was willing to cooperate with Cao Cao to break through Puyang.

In this regard, Cao Cao believed that the policy I had implemented earlier had violated the interests of those big families and caused their dissatisfaction. Therefore, he did not have doubts about this situation in his heart. Even Xun Yu failed to detect any anomalies in it. However, it was precisely because of their uncivilized feudal mentality that led to the next tragedy. (To be continued.) )