In the period of two months before and after, the land of Kanto gathered more than ten forces.

Jizhou, Yanzhou, and even Sili.

Around Wei County and around Cao Ang, more than ten people from both sides threw themselves into it.

The war was fought on multiple fronts, and blossomed on several sides.

Either pinning each other down or against each other, the total number of troops invested in the entire Kanto battlefield is countless, and I don't know how many people participated in this melee.

It can be regarded as a complete stirring of gruel in the Kanto region.

However, May is coming to an end.

Strictly speaking, this joint campaign, which is not a long-term one, can be regarded as gradually drawing the curtain down.

Zhang Liao defeated the enemy army in the area of Sheguo.

The solid side was completely removed.

Zhang Liao, who led the army back, decisively handed over the prisoners to Yecheng for detention after receiving Cao Ang's order, and then sent 10,000 people to the north, wanting to cooperate with Ding Yuan and Han Fu to meet Zhang Yan head-on.

Because of the experience of the army.

Although Zhang Yan was not negligent, she didn't want to entangle with Cao Jun anymore, for fear that she would follow in the footsteps of the Little Black Mountain Army.

Therefore, as soon as Cao Ang's letter arrived.

He resolutely replied to apologize to Cao Ang, and returned to the north of Changshan Kingdom.

It is expected that it will not go south again in the short term.

And Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan couldn't help each other, seeing that the battle situation was clear and clear, Gongsun Chan took the lead and retreated to the extreme north of Jizhou.

At this point, the fighting in the north has subsided for the time being.

……

As for the direction south of Jizhou.

Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao and Chen Wang Liu Chong joined forces.

won three battles against Yuan Shu.

Although Yuan Shu had an absolute advantage in terms of troops, Cao Cao and Liu Chong combined were less than Yuan Shu.

But in terms of specific operations.

Yuan Shu is really too far behind.

At first, the Cao and Liu families were confused by Yuan Shu's large number of soldiers and strong strength, so they were also dragged by Yuan Shu for a while.

It's just that Cao Cao changed his strategic thinking.

Desperately wanting to lead his troops north to support Cao Ang, the tide of battle was reversed in an instant.

Three head-to-head battles in a row.

Yuan Shu can be said to have suffered defeat all the way.

was first driven out of the territory of Fuyu County, and then was pressed and beaten all the way, and was directly expelled from the territory of Chenliu County.

In the last battle, Cao Cao and Liu Chong joined forces, went south into the range of Yingchuan County, and brazenly launched a counterattack against Yuan Shu.

There is a posture of not only defending Chenliu County and defending Yanzhou, but also counterattacking Yuzhou and Nanyang County.

And in this last battle.

Yuan Shu lost even more miserably.

The army retreated for dozens of miles, losing two or three county towns such as Xu County one after another, and retreating all the way to Yingyin County, before they had a chance to breathe.

If it weren't for Sun Jian, who was appointed by Yuan Shu as the assassin of Yuzhou, he rushed to support with thousands of elite soldiers and converged with Yuan Shu.

I'm afraid this battle is not over yet.

Yuan Shu has to retreat!

It's just that things have come to this point.

Whether to continue to fight or not, there is no longer any meaning, the main battlefield in the north has been decided, and the south side has been pressed and beaten all the way, and it can be vigorously expelled.

Even if there is a fierce general like Sun Jian who rushed to support.

Yuan Shu didn't think he could take much advantage, the key was to wait for Cao Ang in the north to clean up all the forces and draw his hand to deal with him.

Then even if he occupies more now.

Spit it all out later, too.

Rather than this.

It is better to take this opportunity to strike the war, immediately rush back to Nanyang County, recuperate for a period of time, and then come to settle old accounts with the Cao family father and son.

So after a little rest.

Yuan Shu, full of humiliation and unwillingness, led his troops all the way out of Yingchuan County, and retracted back to Luyang County, Nanyang County, where he had been heavily entrenched.

It's time to come.

On the Northern and Southern Fronts.

Only Zhang Yang and Yu Fuluo remained, and the coalition forces that were combined into one were still surviving.

…………

Late May.

Located in Chao Nga District, Hanoi County.

There are two lines of soldiers and horses outside the city.

It was from the central part of Hanoi County, all the way to the northeast, in a vain attempt to take advantage of the chaos in Wei County, to seize Yecheng, and seek huge profits Zhang Yang and Yu Fuluo combined forces.

It's just that now the coalition forces of both sides.

But he was dragged to death in Chaoge County by Wang Kuang, who was too guarded by Hanoi, but if he had the intention of acting rashly, he would be chased and beaten by Wang Kuangjun.

And as long as they retreat back to Chaoge County and die down, Wang Kuang will also be stationed outside the city, and he will not do anything to attack the city.

The meaning of pulling confrontation is particularly obvious.

In this case.

The Southern Xiongnu coalition army wants to loot Yecheng again, which is tantamount to a fool's dream, and this melee in the Kanto region, this side can be said to have not reaped any results.

The more critical part is.

Even if they intend to abandon their strategic goals.

Wang Kuang didn't let them go in the slightest.

As long as you leave Chaoge County, you have to tear it to the end, no matter which direction you run.

It can be said that the instructions conveyed to him by Yuan Shao were executed quite thoroughly and meticulously.

And so it goes.

Zhang Yang and the others are in big trouble!

……

At the moment, it is in the county government of Chaoge County.

Two burly men are sitting opposite each other at the table.

One of them was fairly acceptable, while the other looked rather rugged, with a full beard and a layer of primitive leather armor on his body, which was a bit of an exotic foreign style.

And on the table in front of the two.

There was a letter of persuasion stamped with Cao Ang's seal, and there was no long discussion on it, nor did it explain the reason, and it was moved by emotion.

Just a few short sentences.

"Chaoge is a county, deeply besieged, there is no way out, and it is in a dilemma."

"The two of them can be said to have no way to go to heaven and no way to go to the ground, just like a bird in a cage and a fish in a net, even if they have wings, it is difficult to fly out of here."

"If the two of you are knowledgeable and interested, they should abandon their troops and unload their armor, open the city gates, and surrender to General Cao Ren of our army, then they can both have a chance to live."

"If not, our army will do its best, even the soldiers of Wang Taishou are sandwiched, and at that time, the two swords and axes are coming, and they die on the spot, don't say that they are unpredictable!"

Cao Ang's letter can be described as murderous.

Between the words, there is a chill.

Regarding the scene that Zhang Yang and the others were in now, Cao Ang did not cover it up in the slightest, but directly uncovered the fig leaf and poked it fiercely at the bloody wound of the two.

bluntly said that the two have no way out now.

If you don't turn your back and surrender with Lilly, there will be only one way to die, and there is nothing else.

And in addition to the above text.

Cao Ang is also very caring.

At the bottom of this silk book, a simple schematic diagram is drawn.

With various arrows and red circles, the situation of the two is clearly marked.

Anyway, the meaning of the forced landing has been conveyed.

……

Now facing this surrender letter.

Both were silent.

It was a long time later.

Zhang Yang pointed to the simple diagram on the silk book, and then sighed.

"What Cao Zixuan said is true, now in the south of Chaoge County, there are more than 10,000 troops led by Wang Kuang to intercept our retreat, and there is no room for it."

"And to the north, there is Cao Ren, who arrived here with an army of 5,000 a few days ago."

"To the east are Wei County and Yanzhou, which are the foundation of the Cao family, and if we rush to the east, it will be tantamount to throwing ourselves into a net and seeking our own death."

Three parties were blocked in succession.

Zhang Yang finally pointed to the west side of the map.

"The only feasible strategy is to enter the state in the west, and now that Zheng Gu and others are dead, a large area of Shangdang County is vacated."

"If you and I can take this place, it will be a place to settle down."

However, in the face of Zhang Yang's suggestion.

Yu Furo scratched his beard, and then said in a deep voice.

"Shangdang County and Wei County are adjacent to each other, if we enter Shangdang County in a tossy manner, it will be nothing more than a return to the old road."

"Under the encirclement of the five parties, the Cao army can be slashed and solidified, and now that all parties have withdrawn, they have freed up their hands and take the initiative to attack Shangdang County and capture us, and it is not difficult to think about it."

"What's more, Ding Jianyang, who is stationed in Taiyuan County, can help Cao Ang resist Zhang Yan, and he can also help him crusade against us, this road is also a dead end!"

Speaking of which.

Yu Fu Luo used his knuckles again to gently knock on the location of Linshu County in the north of Hanoi County, that is, in the north of Chao Ge County.

"Besides, as far as I know, Zhang Yan has now taken the initiative to withdraw from the army, and he doesn't dare to offend the land of Wei County again."

"Zhang Liao, the general under Cao Ang, has already taken more than 10,000 men and horses south, preparing to encircle our army, and he should be here now."

"This is Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, I don't have the confidence to overcome him at all, and I don't think I can withdraw from under his nose in a grand manner."

……

Huvro said a bunch of frustrating things.

But Zhang Yang couldn't refute it at all.

In fact, all the above words are telling the truth, and there is no exaggeration.

This is the most desperate!

It's really just like what Cao Ang said in the letter, there is no way to go to heaven and no way to go down, where can you escape?

"Alas!"

"Zhang Yan, a dog thief, is really not a son of man!"

"There are still more than 200,000 troops, and in the end they were scared back, and they didn't even see Cao Jun's face, what a wreck!"

Zhang Yang is now full of resentment towards Zhang Yan.

After all, if Zhang Yan, the commander of the Montenegrin Army, can carry a wave to the death and fight with Zhang Liao, the commander of the Cao Army.

Then the pressure on their side will be much less, and they may be able to withdraw from the battlefield with ease.

Far from falling to the point where it is now.

Listening to Zhang Yang's complaints.

Yuvro also patted his head.

"The nest is quite a nest, but what if he doesn't quit the army?"

"Is there any difference between the soldiers under his command and the men and horses that Zheng Gu brought with him at the beginning?"

"Zhang Liao beats him like a dog, so it won't take too much effort to beat him Zhang Yan, do you think he can not be afraid?"

"If I were him, I'm afraid I would run faster, and I don't even need Zhang Liao to take 10,000 people north, and on the day I received the news of the defeat of the Zhenggu army, I had to lead the troops back to the lair."

……

The two of them complained back and forth.

The volume gradually decreased.

Half a day later.

Zhang Yang slapped the table table violently.

Then he asked bluntly: "It's useless to talk more, what should I do now, whether we will fight hard and escape from the encirclement, or surrender to Cao's army." ”

"What's your idea?"

Yu Fuluo glanced at Zhang Yang.

It was a moment of thought.

After a while.

Yuvro moistened his parched lips, and then picked up the letter from the table with both hands.

"Surrender!"

"At present, the regular strength of the Cao army is not much, and it is a time when there is a shortage of people, so our brothers will throw it over, maybe they can be reused, and they can also have a good future."

"Only when we are cornered, we need to fight to the death, Cao Jun recruited us, and it is not to catch and kill, so why should you and I take risks?"

Speaking of which.

Juvro suddenly lowered his voice.

Then leaned into Zhang Yang's ear.

whispered to him: "Right now, we are under siege, and we have no choice, so we surrender." ”

"If we are looking for an opportunity in the future, we will leave Cao Jun and find a good place to go!"

Zhang Yang's eyes flickered a few times.

Then he nodded heavily.

"What Brother Luan Ti said is reasonable, with Cao Ang and Cao Zixuan's current prestige, it is not a shame for you and me to surrender to him."

"Even the white horse general Gongsun Chan has suffered a big loss under his hands, how can we be spared?"

…………

In the afternoon of the same day.

So they sent messengers north.

After winning the trust of Cao Ren.

He opened the city gate, put down his weapons, took off his armor, tied his hands, and surrendered to Cao's army with his whole army.

And five days later.

Cao Ang was in Yecheng, the capital of Wei County.

solemnly accepted the surrender of the two.

This surrender ceremony can be described as a sensation in the whole city.

Although Zhang Liao captured more than 100,000 young men before, it also had a shocking effect, but after all, it was only a young man.

Even the vast majority of them can only be called men, and they have nothing to do with the word "young and strong".

On the other hand, the Southern Xiongnu coalition army.

The soldiers under his command dare not be called the top elite, but all of them are good players, and many of them are strong men.

As many as tens of thousands of such people, who surrendered outside the city with their hands tied, had far more influence than the outcasts.

After this battle.

Cao Ang's prestige has reached the top again.

It seems to have become the faith of Yecheng and even the entire Wei County, and I don't know how many people have reverence for him.

From the local nobles to the old farmers in the fields, most people regard Cao Ang as the god of the world and worship him.

Predictably.

In the future, if Wei County encounters any difficulties, the people in the county will only be full of confidence in Cao Ang, and there will be no more doubts like this time.

Since today.

Wei County has completely become an unshakable piece in the Cao family's power map, and its status is not equal to Yanzhou, but its solidity is not bad at all.

The people of Wei County, in the future, only know that there is General Cao.

I don't know if there is Jizhou, and even the Han court!

……

In the county capital of Wei County.

Cao Ang, with the important civil and military ministers on the left and right, was secretly discussing in the study.

At this moment, as the commander of the three armies, Zhang Liao, who had enjoyed countless honors in the first war, was on the side, reporting the situation in the army to Cao Ang.

"General, according to your orders, the last general has completely split the structure of the Southern Xiongnu Army, and the army led by Zhang Yang has also been dismantled."

"It's just that the number of shares split between the two is different, and the Southern Hun army should be slightly more detailed, and the overall size is less than the number of our army, and they are not allowed to communicate privately with each other on weekdays."

Listening to Zhang Liao's report.

Cao Ang nodded in understanding.

On the other hand, he then instructed: "The so-called non-our race, its heart must be different, this group of Southern Huns is not a kind-hearted person. ”

"In the past, the first emperor levied them to crusade against the Yellow Turbans, which should have been the army of the imperial court, but as soon as the first emperor collapsed, these people immediately turned into bandits, raging and looting between the counties, and they can be called vicious."

"If it weren't for the fact that our army still lacks regular soldiers, and when I surrendered, I promised that I would have ordered Yu Fuluo and others to be beheaded."

For people like Uvro.

Cao Ang can be said to see it clearly.

What's more, historically, this guy was not a good thing in the first place, and the habit of robbers was very heavy.

Looting and revolting against water are almost commonplace.

He is also proficient in the art of kidnapping.

It is reasonable for such a person to beat him to death directly.

As for the group of Southern Hun soldiers.

That's not a good thing.

All of them are shot, there may be innocent ones, but if one is killed one by one, there will definitely be fish that slip through the net!

At present, Cao Ang is full of charity.

Or look at this group of Southern Hun soldiers, who are quite brave, and can be used as cannon fodder on the battlefield and as the front row, otherwise they really don't have such a good treatment.

……

A reminder for your own general.

Zhang Liao nodded again.

"General rest assured, at the moment, there are few soldiers and horses in our army headquarters, so it is not easy to mix."

"But as long as our army absorbs a few soldiers from the captured Black Mountain thieves, it will not be difficult to divide and disperse them at that time!"

Cao Ang bowed slightly.

This kind of thing that specifically controls the army.

Leave it to a big future like Zhang Liao and Cao Ren, and he has nothing to worry about.

Thieves like Zhang Yang and Yu Fuluo, in front of gods like Wen Yuan, aren't they two or three fleas, pinched by their hands?

Skimming the matter over the matter.

Cao Ang turned his head to look at Cao Chun on the side.

After clicking on the Qinghe Kingdom on the map with his hand, he said to Cao Tun with a smile.

"Now that the crisis in Wei County has been resolved, and the results of this battle have been spread, all forces in the world will no longer dare to easily confront our army."

"All parties in Jizhou are even more afraid of our army like tigers and wolves."

"Now is the time for you, the prime minister of Qinghe, to take office, no one will become a stumbling block on your way to office, and even in Qinghe country, they will take the initiative to welcome you."

……

Cao Chun was appointed as the minister of state of Qinghe.

This was determined in the original Quadripartite Armistice Agreement, and it was a reassurance and compensation for Cao Ang.

It's just that he hasn't had time to take over the land yet.

encountered the wind and waves of Wei County.

It was delayed until this time.

Now that the wind and waves have subsided, the chain effect has even made the land of Jizhou convinced, which has also cleared all obstacles for the Cao family to take charge of Qinghe State.

It's just that after hearing Cao Ang's orders.

Cao Chun replied at the same time.

But he said with some hesitation and embarrassment: "General, if the last general leaves, what about the cavalry battalion here, don't you have fewer available people under your command?" ”

"It's better for you to change someone to take office, the last general still wants to stay by your side and listen to it, and is willing to ride your horse forward for the general, not for the appearance of a country."

Cao Chun is not stupid.

What kind of Laoshi Ziqing and country did you go to, and when you were a so-called leader, how could you stay by General Cao's side and feel more comfortable with the Holy Favor at all times?

Which is more promising, the magistrate or the court.

He still knows the difference.

……

It's just that in the face of Cao Chun's euphemistic resignation.

Cao Ang just reprimanded softly.

Then he waved his hand and scolded with a smile: "Let you go and take office, but it's just a trip, do you really plan to stay there forever?" ”

"You bring some soldiers and horses over, deter the local forces, gather the power in the county, and then wait with peace of mind."

"The Yanzhou Prefecture will send someone to the north to handle all kinds of affairs in the county for you, and then you can bring people back, just take the post of minister of state on my side."

As Cao Ang narrated.

Cao Chun breathed a sigh of relief.

It doesn't matter if you stay there for a while, as long as the general doesn't abandon him and let him stay in the corner and eat ashes.

"Huh!"

With the sound of the corners of the clothes swinging.

Cao Chun stood up suddenly.

Then he bowed to Cao Ang.

"The last general commands!"

……

After deciding on two major events in succession.

Cao Ang was preparing to discuss something else.

It's just that he hasn't even had time to talk.

Outside the study, there was a rush of footsteps, accompanied by a rustling sound.

Then I heard Dian Wei, the highly recognizable voice, ringing in my ears.

"General, there is an urgent report from the city gate, Cao Gong has led his troops to ten miles south of the city!"

"Before noon, you can arrive at Yecheng!"

Well?

Daddy Cao Cao has arrived?

Although it came suddenly, if you calculate the time, it should have arrived at about this time.

Thinking of this, Cao Ang immediately got up.

Bowed his hand to the people on the left and right.

"Everyone, come with me out of the city to greet you!"

Xun You and others immediately agreed.

……

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