Woo woo woo~

Knock knock~

Outside the barracks, the horn was like the wind was angry, the drums were like thunder, and the flags were waving all over the sky.

Cao Xin sat on a tall horse, wearing rotten silver bright light armor, wearing a big red cloak, holding a big iron spear, and when the soldiers finished arraying, he waved his spear at the army and shouted,

"Let's go!!"

Woo woo woo ~ The horn of departure sounded, and more than 1,000 soldiers escorted grain, grass, and equipment, strode out of the barracks, and walked on the road to Nanyang in the west.

On the side of the road, many family members were seeing off the soldiers with tears, hanging pancakes and dried meat on the soldiers, and a golden carriage was also parked on the side of the road.

Cao Xin looked back at Yu Niang Liniang, smiled slightly, kicked the horse's belly with his heels, and the black horse was as black as carbon and kicked and ran on the street, running faster and faster, running farther and farther, leaving only a big red cloak on the long street, waving in the wind.

Yu Niang Liniang looked forward vigorously until the general's red cloak disappeared at the end of the street, and the two girls couldn't help but feel sentimental, hugged each other and sobbed.

After a long time, Gan Yuniang wiped away her tears with a silk handkerchief, "Liniang, let's go back, the general is not here, we have to help the general guard his home and family business, don't let the general worry." ”

"Well, I listen to my sister."

Zou Liniang wiped her moist eyes and asked the maid to tell the coachman to go home.

"Let's go, go home!"

Dian Wei limped aboard a horse and led a team of guards to escort behind the carriage.

Dian Wei recuperated in Wancheng for some time, and his injuries were much better, but his arm and right leg were not very convenient, originally he wanted to return to the Langya army to fight, but General Cao asked him to continue to recuperate, at least for a year, and only allowed him to return to the team when he was completely healed.

Dian Wei was an idle man, so he asked for an errand to protect the general's family and the business of the merchant caravan, which was easy and rich, and very suitable for recuperation.

In addition, his family also moved to Xudu, his son turned ten years old, he was naughty on the street all day long, he didn't study seriously and didn't practice martial arts well, he was very poor, he was going to spend a year to cure the kid's bad problems, so that he knew what a father's love was.

Dian Wei smiled sinisterly.

Frame!

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【End of battle】

[1000 vs. 1000, big win, 500 prisoners, evaluation: normal, gain free attribute points: 0]

“0？”

"Then what are you running out for, to entertain Lao Tzu?"

Cao Xin pouted and scolded.

"General!"

On the road to Nanyang in the west, Liu Dashi, the commander of the baggage battalion, whipped his fast horse and galloped to the rear of the army.

"Dashi, how's it going?"

Cao Xin, who was pressing the formation in the rear, asked.

"General, it's just more than a thousand yellow turban thieves who don't have long eyes, and they want to fight our autumn wind, so the last general will lead people to charge over, kill them to cry and cry their father, and capture more than 500 prisoners."

Liu Dashi grinned and said with a black face.

This guy is forty years old, short and strong, with an ordinary face, like an old farmer in the field, Liu Dashi was indeed a farmer in the past, but in seven or eight years his family starved to death in the war, he carried a hoe to join the Yellow Turban Army, because of his natural strength and bravery, after the death of Qu Shuai Bu in Qingzhou, he was elected as the Qu Shuai in Qingzhou, and set up camp in Montenegro.

Later, when he met Cao Xin, he saw that Cao Xin's village was surplus, everyone had food to eat, and everyone had clothes to wear, so he took the initiative to ask to join the house.

is also the only one among the seven yellow turban generals under Cao Xin who took the initiative to surrender without being beaten.

Liu Dashi's combat effectiveness is good, he can fight with Dian Wei for more than 20 moves, and he is a more careful and cautious person, so Cao Xin handed over the baggage battalion to him to be responsible.

Hearing Liu Dashi's words, Cao Xin smiled, "A while ago, I asked Xiahou Yuan, has the Yellow Turban Army of Yingchuan County finished fighting, Xiahou Yuan said that the fight has already been completed, this Funiu Mountain is under his rule, and I will embarrass him next time I see him." ”

"Haha, general, most of the Yellow Turban Army are hungry and chaotic people, there are everywhere in the village on this mountain, as long as everyone can't eat enough, it is impossible for the Yellow Turban Army to finish fighting."

Liu Dashi pointed to the rolling mountains and said.

Cao Xin nodded, he has a lot of Yellow Turban veterans, I heard that many Yellow Turban soldiers also hide a piece of yellow cloth at home after coming down the mountain, as long as the famine resumes, they will wrap the yellow cloth on their foreheads again and become the Yellow Turban Army. The yellow scarf is both helpless anger and the only remaining hope.

"There are also Yellow Turban Army on the mountains of Nanyang?"

Cao Xin suddenly remembered the mountains of Nanyang, where there are Dabie Mountain, Tongbai Mountain, and Huo Mountain, the mountains are high and dense, suitable for bandits and bandits to be stationed.

"That's too much, Nanyang was also one of the most powerful areas of the Yellow Turban Army, the first Qu Shuai Zhang Mancheng once led 100,000 Yellow Turban Army, swept through Jingzhou and Yuzhou, and killed Nanyang Taishou Chu Gong, known as the 'divine envoy', Shen Wei Hehe, and later died under the siege of the general Zhu Jun and Nanyang Taishou Qin Jie.

After Zhang Mancheng's death, Zhao Hong took over, and after Zhao Hong's death, Sun Xia took over, and after Sun Xia's death, I heard that his leader led tens of thousands of remnants of the Yellow Turban Army into the mountains. In recent years, there have been wars in Nanyang, and the number of Yellow Turban troops may be more than at the beginning.

Last time, when we were about to transport grain and grass from Jinyang, we encountered several groups of bandits, thousands of people, dozens of people, and they were all hiding in the mountains. ”

Liu Dashi said.

Cao Xin nodded slightly, "The Yellow Turban family in the world, when we return to Wancheng, we will have a meeting with a few old Yellow Turbans to see if we can go to the mountains to pull these people down, and as long as they come down, they will give food to the land." ”

"The last general thinks that there is no big problem, except for a few extremely vicious bandits, most of the other bandits are farmers who were forced to hide in the mountains by war and famine, if there is food and land to plant, no one will not come down."

Liu Dashi sighed.

Cao Xin nodded, there are many benefits to pulling the Yellow Turban Army and the bandits down the mountain.

One is to recruit soldiers, Cao Cao's Qingzhou soldiers are adapted from the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, Cao Xin also wants to recruit some more soldiers, he only has more than 10,000 soldiers in his hands, barely enough to defend Wancheng, but if he wants to attack Jingzhou, he can't catch it, and the Yellow Turban Army on the mountain is a good source.

The second is to have an abundant population, farming, and grain payment. After years of war, the population of Nanyang County is less than 80,000, and Wancheng and the surrounding eight counties have less than 25,000 households. In order to develop Namyang County, it is necessary to increase the population.

The third is to maintain the peace of Nanyang's borders, without the harassment of bandits and the Yellow Turban Army, farmers can farm with peace of mind, businessmen can pass by in Nanyang with peace of mind, and he can also deal with Jingzhou with peace of mind.

In short, the benefits are numerous.

Cao Xin rode past the side of the road on horseback, and when he saw dozens of struggling bandits in the green grass, he shook his head and said to the Wu Wei beside him,

"Give a serious injury to a happy one, call a military doctor to bandage the lightly injured, and then give them some dry food, tell them to go back to the mountain to send a message, Nanyang Taishou ordered to recruit people to farm, pull one down the mountain to give a stone of grain, regardless of men, women and children, according to the population."

"Yes, General!"

Wu Wei responded loudly.

"Villain Du Yuan, thank you for the general's life-saving grace! The villain Du Yuan thanked the general for saving his life! ”

A bandit with a knife in the chest in the grass was about to crawl out, and when he heard his words, he immediately lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

The army gradually moved away, and under the selection of Wu Wei, only five bandits survived and received treatment, including Du Yuan, who was the most seriously injured, and was released back into the mountain after receiving simple treatment.

Cao Xin didn't care if these people would be obedient afterwards, recruiting the Yellow Turban Army was a big plan, mainly relying on land, food and integrity, not a few petty thieves.

The grain brigade walked on the road for four days, and came to Wancheng at noon on the fourth day, Cao Xin sat on a horse, looking at the tall city gate tower of Wancheng, the red and yellow flags, and the soldiers guarding the city, and the mood was different from the two times he entered Wancheng.

The first two times were to fight, and this time to engage in development, although I don't know how long he can be Nanyang Taishou, but he wants to do more things here.

"The general is back in the city!"

There was a loud shout from the castle tower.

Knock knock knock ~ The big drum of the castle tower was beaten.

When he walked into the city gate, many familiar faces poured over, Cao Xin hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled, how could he make the welcome ceremony so pompous, is General Ben the kind of person who cares about pomp and circumstance?

"The general is back!"

"It's too hard for Lord Shou!"

The county Cheng Mao Jue, the county lieutenant Zhang Baiqi, the lord Bo Liaohua, the thief Cao engaged in Pei Yuanshao, Li Dayan, Yu Poison, Bai Feng, who arrived in Wancheng first, and the heads of households in the city all ran over to greet him.

"Haha, thank you very much, you're kind. Xiaoxian, you have also worked hard, I am not here these days, and you have handled everything in the city very well. ”

Cao Xin laughed at Mao Jue.

"General, the lower official is a county official, and it should be so."

Mao Jue stroked his long beard and smiled.

Cao Xin laughed and greeted Zhang Baiqi, Liao Hua and others.

"Don't talk about it here, let's go back to the City Lord's Mansion for a meeting, I thought of a way to increase the number of troops and population on the way, let's discuss it, it's not feasible."

Cao Xin waved his hand and led everyone out of the city gate.

The vacated city gate was gradually occupied by the people who came in and out, carrying burdens, pushing carts, leading cattle and horses, each busy, and Wancheng gradually restored the lively atmosphere before the war.

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