For Cao Cao and Cao Ang, father and son.

Kong Rong naturally knows something.

Even he and Cao Ang had dealt with each other through letters, and Liu Bei and Liu Xuande's position as the plain county commander actually came from this.

The reason why he was on the table for him was that at first it was because Liu Bei took out Cao Ang's seal letter document and sold Cao Ang a face, so he took it down.

Now I can hear you say that.

Kong Rong suddenly felt enlightened.

The idea of asking Liu Bei for help was also forgotten in an instant, and compared with the powerful Cao family, Liu Xuande's combat power was too weak.

You can't really save yourself.

In this case, you have to spend your limited time on more valuable things.

Be cautious though.

After hesitating for a while, Kong Rong still asked with a little hesitation: "The father and son of the Cao family are now in high power, and Cao Mengde is the pastor of Yanzhou, which is deeply rooted in the land of Yanzhou, and the army is strong. ”

"As for his son Cao Zixuan, he is also extraordinary, a few days ago there was news that he has now been appointed by the imperial court as the pastor of Yuzhou, and defeated Yuan Shu in Nanyang County, and actually took over many counties in Yuzhou."

"His father and son are both rare people in the world, and now with the soaring status, I rashly sent someone to ask for help, will they be willing to send troops?"

You Heng flicked the sleeves of his robe very confidently.

A confident look.

Then he looked straight to the west, and his eyes seemed to pass through countless spaces and looked at the land of Yanzhou.

"Wenju doesn't have to worry about this!"

"The father and son of the Cao family are all benevolent and righteous people, both of them are loyal to the Han family, they are loyal to the court, and they have a lot of brave and loyal characters."

"Among them, Cao Ang Cao Zixuan, many of his deeds, you must have heard of it, this is a well-deserved person of benevolence and righteousness, and many people in the world praise his name."

"Our two families are already good neighbors and friendly, if you send someone to ask for help, don't say anything else, then how can Cao Zixuan sit idly by and watch me suffer?"

…………

You Heng began to sing praises to Cao Ang.

And Kong Rong nodded again and again when he heard it.

Just as you say.

Cao Ang has a good reputation in the hearts of the people of the world, especially among the factions that are loyal to the Han family and belong to the staunch royalist party, which is even more well-known.

Who doesn't know that this young young man, who was once in Luoyang, made a scene of anger against Dong Zhuo in the court, and with the strength of one person, he protected the dignity of the Queen Mother and the Son of Heaven alone, so that they were not swept away from majesty.

That's all.

It is enough to make the people of the world praise it, and it is enough to make the court and the princes feel ashamed because of it.

As for the next series of large and small measures to lead troops to defeat Dong Zhuo and restore the tomb of the princes and princesses, this series of large and small measures is enough to demonstrate his loyalty and conscience of the Han family.

Such a character.

Indeed, he can be called a man of benevolence and righteousness.

As long as his letter for help can be delivered to him safely, Cao Ang will definitely not die without help.

……

Come to think of it.

Kong Rong immediately came to the map hanging in the room, and then gestured with his hand the distance from Duchang County to Changyi County, Shanyang County.

After a little thought.

His voice rang out in the room.

"If you want to get a large number of reinforcements, you have to be one of the Cao family's father and son, and you have to approve it personally, so it is not enough for the envoy to enter Yanzhou, you must get Dachangyi County and contact the person in charge."

"Between the two places, there is a long distance, I only take such a cursory look, and I estimate that there are thousands of miles away, this back and forth, the end is protracted!"

Hear that.

You Heng smiled lightly, his face showing a bit of rashness and casualness.

Then not only did he not stand beside Kong Rong, but found a place to sit down by the table, and then leaned back on the table, and said in a fluctuating tone.

"I said Wenju, the good plan has been given to you, you are still looking forward and backward here, and you have never made up your mind, why bother?"

"No matter how far the distance is, with the thousands of elite soldiers of our army now, with the county seat of Duchang, will it be difficult to hold on for more than 20 days?"

"Besides, the Cao family has an elite cavalry under their hands, as long as they are willing, they can come to support with the vanguard in a very short time, and whether the vanguard can win or not at that time is enough to slow down the enemy's momentum."

Speaking of which.

You Heng paused slightly.

Then he gently patted the table with his hand, and said meaningfully and pointedly.

"Besides, as long as Cao Junbing is here, with their strong combat power and rich experience in dealing with ant thieves, they will not only be able to relieve us from the siege at that time."

"Maybe we can go further, and in turn exterminate all the thieves who surrounded the city, and at that time we can not only maintain stability, but also get a great merit!"

……

That's all there is to it.

You Heng said no more.

And Kong Rong's eyes lit up violently, and these words completely woke him up.

That's right!

He led his troops to Duchang County, and worked hard, the initial purpose was to eliminate those yellow turban thieves who were intercepting and plundering everywhere and doing evil in the local area.

Just miscalculated the strength of the enemy.

As a result, they were surrounded here.

If it was just to relieve the danger of the siege, it could only be regarded as a temporary success, but the original purpose would be frustrated, so it was really not beautiful.

Then if you can take the opportunity to counterattack.

Let's not talk about meritorious deeds or anything for the time being, just say that I have done a practical thing for all walks of life in the local area, and this reputation is incredible.

Think about it here.

Kong Rong, who was already a little slow and indecisive, immediately stopped hesitating, slapped his hands heavily, and then said categorically.

"Then according to what Zhengping said, send a messenger with a letter and hurry to Changyi County!"

"It's just that now the thieves are besieging the city on all sides, and the roads are blocked, and it is not easy to kill them from the city to ask for help!"

Kong Rong's voice just fell.

Tai Shici on the side stepped forward.

He bowed to Kong Rong, and then said in a calm and powerful voice: "Fujun, I am wishing to go!" ”

……

Wait for Kong Rong to turn his gaze.

Don't wait for him to say anything.

Tai Shici had already straightened his back, patted his chest hard, and then explained heroically.

"When I came in from outside the city, the city was already surrounded on all sides, and I was able to meet the prince at this moment by rushing to kill on all sides."

"Although the siege is tighter now, it is not without a chance, I just wait to quietly go out of the city at night, and under the charge, the thieves can't stop me!"

"After I get out of the city, I will hurry up, day and night, non-stop, and strive to arrive in Changyi County in the shortest possible time!"

"Fu Jun used to take care of his mother, and he was a son of man, how could he not repay such a great kindness, and now Fu Jun is in trouble, I can't help with anything else, but I am willing to take a risk for you!"

The last words obviously touched Kong Rong.

After feeling sighing in my heart for a while.

Kong Rong immediately walked quickly to Tai Shi Ci's side, and then grabbed Tai Shi Ci's arm tightly with both hands, and then said in a sincere and sincere tone.

"Then please Ziyi!"

……

In the afternoon of the same day.

Duchang County, which was originally closed with four gates, suddenly opened a hole in the direction of its south gate, and then Tai Shici rushed out of the city single-handedly.

The thieves who surrounded the city were taken aback.

I thought that the defenders of the city were going to come out for a decisive battle.

As a result, he knocked on the bang in a panic, and blasted up the soldiers who were originally resting.

Tai Shi Ci only fired all the arrows in the quiver, and then retreated to the city.

Wait until late afternoon.

Tai Shi Ci repeated the old trick again.

Once again, one of the thieves was more lax, and they all opened the city gate while resting, and ran around the city tower in disguise, and then shot all the arrows in the quiver again.

And so on three times and twice.

Until late at night.

The south gate of Duchang County has been reopened again.

However, the thieves who were guarding outside this time completely lost interest in Tai Shici, and only felt that he was playing harassment tactics, which had no practical effect, and he just wanted to make his side mobilize the people, so he was tired.

However, this time it was taken lightly.

Let Tai Shici successfully break through.

One man and one horse, killed a bloody road, and left Duchang County without looking back, leaving a group of dazed Qingzhou Yellow Turban soldiers, as well as the smoke and dust trampled by the horse's hooves when they galloped.

………………

Four days later.

It is located in Fanghe County in Shanyang County, Yanzhou.

Cao Angzheng led his troops here for a short rest.

When I arrived at this place, I was only one or two stops away from my final destination, that is, Changyi County.

It will take another four or five days at most.

You can end this part of the trip, take a good rest in Changyi County for a while, and at the same time discuss the next plan with your father Cao Cao.

But what Cao Ang didn't expect was.

He hadn't had time to leave from Fanghe County, only in the afternoon of the day he arrived here for repairs.

I accidentally bumped into a group of people.

It was Xiahou Yuan, who was assigned by Cao Cao to come from Changyi County and take the initiative to meet with Cao Ang and pass on some important information by the way.

came with Xiahou Yuan.

There was also a young man with ape-armed bee waist, a sturdy body, a long beard with a beautiful beard on his chin, and a powerful bow and a pot of arrows with him.

It was Tai Shici who delivered the message for Kong Rong and hurried to Yanzhou.

…………

At the moment, he is in the study of the county government that was temporarily requisitioned.

Cao Ang summoned a few people who had arrived.

"Uncle Xiahou, why bother you to come here in person, since I have already arrived here with my troops, I will be able to reach Changyi County in a few days."

I heard my nephew's inquiry.

Xiahou Yuan smiled on his face, raised his hand and gestured to Tai Shici, who was sitting beside him, and then explained to Cao Ang.

"This strong man came from Qingzhou, his name is Tai Shici, and he is now moving troops to ask for help."

"I arrived in Changyi County a day ago, and met the prince, and took out the letter written by Kong Wenju himself, and the authenticity was verified."

"It's just that this kind of thing is about the deployment of troops after all, and it also needs to travel thousands of miles from Yanzhou to Qingzhou to support, and it needs to fight the enemy, which involves too much, and this is not a trivial matter."

"Therefore, the prince of the palace ordered me to take this strong man and go south quickly, passing through various cities along the way, just thinking of meeting with you in advance, so as to discuss it in advance."

Cao Ang nodded calmly.

But what no one knows.

At this moment, Cao Ang's seemingly innocent face was covered, but it was a heart that was gradually excited, and the urge to secretly laugh and rejoice.

Qingzhou asked for help.

Ha!

I really want to come to something, and I am worried that after pacifying the northern part of Yuzhou, the next strategic plan for the east and west sides needs to be opened from the beginning.

As a result, the excuse from the east was delivered to the door.

God help me!

…………

For the territory around Qingzhou.

Cao Ang can be said to have been hot for a long time.

Although because of the continuous rampant yellow turban thieves, the population of Qingzhou was very badly damaged, and agricultural production and other activities were also completely destroyed.

However, as a large coastal state, the resources of Qingzhou are really there.

One of the most important.

It's salt production!

This is also the territory that Cao Ang has been thinking about after obtaining salt mining and refining technology before, pondering the territory he wants to take.

After all, it is different from inland areas like Yanzhou.

Qingzhou has a salt-producing field.

It's just that considering that if you lead the army into the Qingzhou territory at will, you will be a division without a name, and the world has not collapsed to the point where you can occupy the territory at will, without a name, and start working when you see someone.

So in Cao Ang's plan.

He planned to wait for a while, wait for the changes in Qingzhou, and then take advantage of the situation to enter the army.

However, now the development of things is so smooth that it is beyond his expectations, and his heels have not yet touched the territory of Changyi County, so he has come from the beginning.

Isn't this sleepy to the point of sending pillows?

In fact, Cao Ang had a faint guess in his heart.

According to the father's temperament.

The small matter of mobilizing tens of thousands of soldiers and horses does not need to be difficult, send Xiahou Yuan to discuss it with him, and then make a decision.

If you don't have this courage, then you really underestimate your father, Cao Cao and Cao Mengde.

But the reason why there is this party and the county meeting.

I think it's probably because Cao Cao also realized the importance of this matter, and he can use this to open the door to Qingzhou.

Seamless integration with Qingzhou strategy.

The heavyweight level rose all of a sudden, so Cao Cao specially sent Xiahou Yuan over, and he didn't dare to slack off.

…………

These thoughts only swirled in my head.

It has been pressed down by Cao Ang.

After bowing his head slightly to show that he clearly understood Xiahou Yuan's words, he immediately turned his head to look at Tai Shici on the side, and asked with a smile.

"Wen Jugong is famous in the sea, I have dealt with him, I know that he is a loyal man, and now he is trapped by thieves, I should help."

"It's just that I don't know what the current situation is in Beihai Country, please discuss it in detail!"

Tai Shi Ci was a little excited right now.

He was ordered to come, and the task was not just to deliver the letter, but to respond, and to be able to successfully invite reinforcements, and the mission could be completed.

When he first met Cao Cao in Changyi County, he painfully stated the pros and cons and analyzed the pros and cons, but Cao Cao's attitude was very vague, which made Tai Shici a little disappointed.

I thought this operation was a bit hanging.

But I didn't expect to see Cao Ang.

But in such a short period of time, I got a response.

How could he not be rejoiced in it?

At this moment, I listened to Cao Ang's question.

Tai Shici stood up without saying a word, bowed to Cao Ang first, and then gave a 1510 statement of the danger encountered by Kong Rong.

……

"The Yellow Turban thieves besieging Duchang County were originally just a group of stragglers and rabble, but they were only summoned by Qu Shuai Guan Hai, who was still in Qingzhou, and they were able to form a siege of the city."

"And after the unified mobilization of people, the number of thieves has exceeded 80,000, and the defenders in the city are only a few thousand, and the disparity is really too great."

"Even if the thieves outside the city can't break the city for a while, but as time goes deeper, the city will inevitably not be able to hold it for a long time, once the city of Duchang County is broken, the new force guarding the Beihai Kingdom will be slaughtered, which will be a catastrophe for the entire Beihai and even Qingzhou!"

Tai Shi Ci stated the situation at the same time.

and tried his best to exaggerate the critical situation in Qingzhou.

I hope that Cao Ang will be able to make the decision to lead his troops to support after hearing this.

And as Tai Shici's words fell.

Cao Ang was not in a hurry to express his position.

Instead, he asked a question that seemed somewhat unrelated.

"Please forgive me for being a little curious, I don't know how long it took Ziyi to start from Duchang County and gallop all the way to Changyi County?"

Tai Shi Ci made a gesture.

"Return to the general, less than three days in total!"

……

At first glance.

Cao Ang had a look of surprise on his face.

"Ziyi, this is three hundred miles a day, could it be that he is constantly changing horses and riding fast along the way?"

Tai Shici nodded decisively.

Then he explained in detail.

"At the beginning, in order to break through the encirclement of Duchang County, I could only ride alone in a hurry, and there were no alternating horses."

"In the end, I paid out of my own pocket along the way, bought two fast horses, and rode in turns all the way to have such speed."

Don't talk about Cao Ang with such an answer.

Even Xiahou Yuan was a little surprised.

paid out of his own pocket to do the work, and according to Tai Shici, he and Kong Rong are not subordinates, and Kong Wenju is not his boss.

That's what to do.

It can only be said that the righteous word comes first!

After a moment of silence in the study, Cao Ang's voice broke the silence.

"Ziyi is a benevolent and righteous man, and a strong man like you helps Kong Wenju without reservation, so what reason do I have to sit idly by."

"Don't worry, I will immediately send troops to set off from this place, and strive to reach Beihai in the shortest possible time to rescue Duchang County."

……

Finally got Cao Ang's promise.

Tai Shi Ci was overjoyed.

Immediately bowed to Cao Ang again, and said sincerely in his mouth and sincere thanks.

"It is rumored all over the world that the general is a benevolent and righteous person, caring for the court and helping the people.

Tai Shi Ci hasn't gone down this time.

Cao Ang had already stepped forward and helped him up.

"Ziyi doesn't have to be polite, please hurry up, Kong Wenju and I are both ministers of the Han family, and my colleagues help each other, which is what ordinary people should have, how dare you be this great gift!"

With Cao Ang so humble.

Tai Shi Ci's heart was full of emotion.

I only feel that the general Cao in front of me can really be described as a first-class benevolent and righteous person in the world, just listening to his own words, he resolutely decided to send troops to support, what a righteous and decisive decision!

The righteous deeds I did in the past seem to be nothing compared to this.

Abruptly.

An idea popped into Tai Shi Ci's heart.

If you can defect to General Cao, and be a small general under the hands of such a benevolent and righteous person, this seems to be quite good.

But the thought only lit up for a moment.

Soon it quietly dimmed again.

Let's think about it later.

…………

After agreeing on the basic details of the troop deployment.

Tai Shici retired to Cao Ang very wisely.

And at this moment, Cao Ang looked at Tai Shi Ci's distant back, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

This guy is a fierce general, although the specific record is not much, but looking at the deeds in the first half of his life, it is clear that this person is not simple.

There is no name in the credit book.

It can only be said that he was unlucky, he didn't do anything big after defecting to Sun Wu, and died young because the deadline had come.

If only I could give him another ten years.

Presumably the performance will never be bad.

Even so, Tai Shici's exquisite hand and world-class archery skills are still recorded in the annals of history and have a solid record.

Of course, now when you meet Cao Ang, who can accurately guide, then the ranking will be the next place.

Anyway.

Cao Ang was very interested in recruiting Tai Shici under his command, and he decided to do so.

In the words just now, the benevolence and righteousness shown are incomparable, and this is the role they play.

But that's not the point right now.

After arriving in Qingzhou, there is time to solicit, and the top priority is to arrange follow-up matters.

…………

"Uncle, I won't go over there in Changyi County, I will take my soldiers and horses and transfer directly to Qingzhou as soon as possible."

"This is a rare opportunity, it is incidental to protect Duchang County and rescue Kong Wenju, the real purpose of our army is to capture Qingzhou!"

"Therefore, later, I ask your uncle to hurry back to Changyi and convey my decision to my father, and please see how the old man cooperates with my action this time."

After hearing Cao Ang say that his real purpose was to take advantage of this opportunity to seize Qingzhou.

Xiahou Yuan suddenly sat upright.

The whole person straightened his back, his face was solemn, and he didn't dare to have the slightest hint of slackness.

"Zixuan, you say, what kind of cooperation is needed, I will deliver it word for word!"

Cao Ang took a simple map from the study, and then spread it out in front of Xiahou Yuan.

Then he pointed to the Qi Kingdom, Le'an County and Donglai County on the east and west sides of the Beihai Kingdom, and after comparing left and right for a while, he said to Xiahou Yuan.

"Kong Rong asked me to send troops to rescue, and I myself will definitely go to Beihai Country in person, and I will find an excuse to divide my troops into the counties on the left and right."

"In this way, the troops are scattered, and if you want to hold the whole of Qingzhou in your hands, I am afraid it will be protracted, so I need to send a team of soldiers and horses from Changyi County to attack the rest of Qingzhou with the same way."

That's it.

Cao Ang moved his finger to Pingyuan County again.

"Pingyuan County is next to Yuan Shao's Bohai County, don't move here for the time being, the rest of the places are as fast as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night."

"The banner played externally is to exterminate the remnants of the Yellow Turbans and eliminate all evil, and among the Yellow Turban thieves besieging Duchang County, a large number of rout troops have fled to the surrounding counties, so we have to lead our troops to enter."

Xiahou Yuan didn't say a word.

just silently wrote down the main points that Cao Ang said, and prepared to report to Cao Cao after he went back.

…………

After a night's rest.

Early the next morning.

Xiahou Yuan took 500 men and horses specially assigned by Cao Ang to escort Gan Mei who was sitting in the carriage, as well as Xun Yu and several other ministers, and returned to Changyi County.

Ganmei as a woman.

Those who are already delicate and frail are not suitable for long-distance travel at all, and it is a sin to run back and forth.

And she has been in the army, even if no outsiders have seen her, it is not good for a long time.

Therefore, Cao Ang could only send her to the state capital first, to his mother, Mrs. Ding, and let her mother take care of her for a while.

As for Xun Yu and other ministers.

This time to attack Qingzhou, there is no need for these talents, after all, Qingzhou is now a sparse puddle, except for chaos, there is no organized resistance force, so there is no need for top internal affairs talents to take charge of affairs.

After seizing control.

Militarized management is sufficient.

And wait until Xiahou Yuan's side is arranged.

Cao Ang also immediately ordered Cao Chun to lead the cavalry as a vanguard, led by Tai Shici, and went to the direction of Duchang County first.

After all, the marching speed of a large army can be slower than that of a single horse, and I don't know how many times slower.

If there is no cavalry to press the formation first.

Just rely on the infantry to walk slowly on the road, and when they reach the destination, the grass on Kong Rong's grave is more than two meters high, so there is really no need to take this risk.

Both hands are ready.

Cao Ang then appointed Zhang Liao as the chief general, and the army turned around and marched northeast, bypassing the original destination, the county seat of Changyi.

In this way, it can be said that you will not enter the house.

………………

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