Half a month later.

It is located in the area of Linle Mountain in Taishan County, Yanzhou.

Cao Angzheng led his army to camp here.

After arriving here, there is still half the way to the final destination of this trip, that is, Duchang County, which is surrounded by Kong Rong, the prime minister of Beihai State.

The shortcomings of the low-mobility infantry march are reflected here, it took half a month, but there is still half the way to go.

And yet even so.

It's all relatively fast-moving.

After all, the price of the infantry marching at a super-high speed is to lose the weight and go into battle lightly, so that the speed can increase dramatically in short distances, but it cannot be sustained in long distances.

Therefore, Cao Jun always maintained a normal speed of marching more than 30 miles a day, which was particularly rare, at least there was not much delay along the way.

But for Cao Ang.

There is good news for now.

That is, the cavalry team he sent out as the vanguard, crossed the whole process at a super high speed, not only arrived in Duchang County within ten days, but even took the time to send people to report to him on the return trip.

At this moment, in the camp at the foot of the mountain.

Cao Ang was meeting with the soldiers who were returning to report the news.

On the table in front of him was a battle report written by Cao Chun, the commander of the cavalry, which clearly recorded the large and small battles that took place after the cavalry team arrived at the destination.

This report was very thin, using only one page of bamboo slips, proving that the cavalry did not have much contact with the enemy.

…………

"I read that this battle report said that after our army arrived at the periphery of Duchang County, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, which originally surrounded the city, immediately withdrew from the encirclement under the leadership of its commander Guan Hai."

"Just finding out the banner of our army and roughly finding out the number of our army, he chose to withdraw his troops and leave, and he didn't even touch a knife or a shot."

"Is that really the case?"

The soldiers who were ordered to come to deliver the battle report heard Cao Ang's inquiry, and immediately bowed down.

"Don't dare to deceive the general, what General Cao Chun said in the battle report, everything is true, everything is true, and there is absolutely no lie."

"After our army arrived ten miles south of Duchang County, according to the established tactics, it was to take advantage of the thieves who surrounded the city, and did not know the arrival of our army, so as to launch a wave of charge."

"First, it can disperse the enemy's formation, so that Duchang County can breathe a sigh of relief, and secondly, it can also take advantage of the situation to cause casualties, thereby causing panic among the enemy, which is conducive to the next thieves and relieving the danger of the city."

Speaking of which.

The soldier's eyes showed a blank look, as if he thought about what happened next, and then continued to state with a little confusion.

"However, after our army launched a charge, before approaching the enemy camp, only five miles away, I was surprised that the thieves who had gathered densely had quietly loosened their formation."

"General Cao Chun speculated that the enemy army had actually spread eyeliner around Duchang County, so he discovered the existence of our army in advance."

"In this way, the cavalry is no longer suitable for charging into battle, after all, the loose formation is not conducive to expanding the damage, and it is easy to get caught in the enemy formation, so General Cao Chun had to order to charge around for a while, and then let the enemy leave."

…………

After the basic situation is described.

The soldier didn't say much.

Just stood aside respectfully, waiting for Cao Ang's next instructions.

And Cao Ang was leaning on the side of the table at the moment, his fingertips tapping lightly on the table, thinking about it in his mind at the same time, pondering the pros and cons of the situation for him.

After the Yellow Turban Army saw the reinforcements coming from the defenders in the city, they immediately chose to withdraw their troops and retreat.

This shows that the Yellow Turban thief Qu Shuai Guan Hai is actually a person who is a little cowardly, or a person with a little eyesight.

knew that the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans led by him were just a group of rabble, stragglers composed of homeless people, and they didn't have much combat power at all.

It's okay to bully and bully Kong Rong, but once you have to face a formed cavalry, or a regular army with more than 10,000 people combined, there is really not much chance of winning.

Hence the very decisive choice to withdraw troops.

Anyway, there is not much food in Duchang County, and Guan Hai besieged the city, more just to export gas, and at the same time clear it, and then plunder the counties of Qingzhou An obstacle.

Now the cleaning plan has hit an iron plate.

Of course, you obediently choose to run away.

……

For Guan Hai's mental activity.

Cao Ang guessed him clearly and directly understood the kid's psychological motives.

But for this grass leader.

He didn't really care.

Speaking of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, now they are just a group of remnants of defeated soldiers, and the largest branches at the beginning have now become the people of the military tun under Cao Ang.

Although the rest of the army is clever, as long as its heavenly soldiers arrive, there is no space for them to jump, it is nothing more than like ants, which are easily crushed into slag.

Cao Ang really cares.

It was after the crisis in Duchang County was resolved.

He no longer needs to continue to march towards Beihai Country according to the original plan, he can completely use the troops in his hands, as well as the freedom of several Cao army generals, including himself.

Make a bigger difference.

For example, bypassing Beihai and entering Qi, Jinan, and Le'an County to the west of Beihai in advance.

In this way, you can save a lot of time and rush to finish the rest of Qingzhou, which is naturally an extremely cost-effective thing.

Come to think of it.

Cao Ang made a decision in his heart.

……

He wrote a few lines on the silk book, threw it into the letterbox, sealed it with fire paint, and threw it to the soldiers.

Then he instructed the soldiers who came to deliver the message: "You return to Duchang County, convey my order to General Cao Chun, and ask him to pass on a few words to Kong Rong, the minister of Beihai State, on my behalf." ”

"Tell him that since this battle has not been officially fought, the thieves still retain a large number of troops, and if they continue to wreak havoc in Qingzhou, it will cause the lives to be destroyed and the people to be displaced."

"Therefore, I have decided to turn around halfway and lead my troops into the west of Beihai Country, directly intercept the retreat of the Yellow Turban Thieves, and defeat their main force before they can escape."

"Even if I can't completely wipe out this team, I want them to be unable to do evil in the future, so I ask Prime Minister Kong that they don't have to wait in Duchang County."

Speaking of which.

Cao Ang pointed to the letterbox he had just thrown over, and then his face was serious, and he said in a solemn tone: "This letter, you hand it over to General Cao Chun in private, and there must be no leakage on the way!" ”

Where the cavalry belongs.

Those are basically the descendants of the Cao family.

The level of loyalty and trust is the highest among the teams, so there is no need to worry about such orders through the soldiers.

And the soldier after getting Cao Ang's order.

Don't dare to slack off in the slightest.

He carefully put the letter into his arms, and after confirming that it was safe, he bowed to Cao Ang and said in a calm voice.

"General rest assured, the villain will definitely deliver the letter, and if you explain it, I will also convey it to General Cao Chun word for word!"

…………

The soldier did not dare to waste time.

After resting hastily for half an hour, feeding the horses good fodder, eating some food and drinking some water, he set off for Duchang.

At this moment, Cao Ang stood at the gate of the camp.

Looking at the back of the soldier galloping away.

I couldn't help but show a faint smile on my face, which was quite a bit in the palm of my hand.

The content of the letter he sent to Cao Chun was naturally different from the words he wanted him to convey to Kong Rong.

mainly told Cao Chun a little.

That is to take advantage of the time when he is not there, to stabilize Kong Rong's movements, so that even if he is aware of the recent situation in Qingzhou, he will not be able to respond.

This is the most important point.

Besides.

Sending cavalry under his command to explore the situation in Donglai County, which is located east of Beihai Country, is secondary, and it is a matter of convenience.

As long as these can be done well.

After Kong Rong reacted.

Qingzhou has changed owners, and all counties in the state have planted the banner of the Cao family.

But think about it.

There's nothing wrong with that.

After all, Qingzhou Thorn Shi Jiaohe, that guy is a fool, advocating pure talk, liking witchcraft, and at the same time ignorant of marching and combat.

Whenever he ran into the Yellow Turban thief, Jiao He's first reaction was to run away, and he didn't even dare to touch it.

Qingzhou will erode so far.

Qingzhou, which was originally densely populated, will become this dilapidated appearance.

Jiao He has to carry a big pot, and he is not even as good as Liu Dai, the original Yanzhou assassin, after all, Liu Dai dares to fight, but he is just a little too confident in his own strength.

If Jiao He is kicked out of Qingzhou politics.

Replace the Qingzhou Thorn History with his own people, presumably under the rule of the state, he will feel ecstatic.

…………

"General, I heard you're looking for us?"

With a familiar voice ringing in my ears.

Cao Ang turned his head to look, only to see that the person who came was the generals under him, Zhang Liao and Cao Ren.

Heard Zhang Liao's inquiry.

Cao Ang nodded as he drew his hand around the entire camp, and only after making this gesture did he say to the two.

"Earlier, I received a military intelligence report from Zihe, which said that the Yellow Turban Thieves in Qingzhou have now retreated to the boundary of Duchang County, and the siege of Kongrong has been lifted."

"I think that if our army continues to march towards Duchang at such a good time, it will inevitably delay time, and it is easy to miss the opportunity."

"So I plan to immediately divert and divide the troops, and the three of us will each lead a team to go in three different directions at once, so as to march on multiple lines."

Zhang Liao and Cao Ren glanced at each other.

They all saw the surprise in each other's eyes, and the slight excitement that was revealed.

After all, after dividing the troops, they led an army to the strategic goal alone, which meant that once they encountered the enemy, it was easy to make war achievements.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for powerful and confident generals.

Therefore, after Cao Ang's voice fell.

The two immediately clasped their fists.

"Please also ask the general to order!"

…………

Cao Ang didn't spread out the map.

These days, in order to study the battle plan for Qingzhou, including him, even a few generals under his command can be regarded as the location of Qingzhou's county and country, and the melon is ripe.

So after pointing in the northeast direction with one hand.

Cao Ang decisively ordered: "Today, our army will rest here, and tomorrow morning, we will divide our troops and march, and you two will go there." ”

"Wen Yuan, you will lead 12,000 troops, and after crossing the Qi country, you will go straight to Le'an County."

"Zixiao, you lead 8,000 people, your target is the Qi country, my request to the two of you is very simple, control all the military and political affairs of these two counties as soon as possible!"

The area of Le'an County is much larger than that of Qi State, so in terms of troop distribution, the men and horses led by Zhang Liao will naturally be much more.

And after the order of the outline leader was given.

Before the two could respond.

Cao Ang thought of something again, and continued to add: "I have allocated troops and horses to you, that is, to allow you to use force, within the scope of what is bearable and acceptable, regardless of the cost, just for a quick solution!" ”

"In the process of attacking counties and seizing military, political and financial power, if there are depressed and dissatisfied people, at the beginning, they should be reasonable, and they should know the benefits and disadvantages, and they can persuade each other with good words."

"If you don't change, or even oppose our army openly or secretly, you can use iron-blooded means to lead your troops to attack and kill, and you will not show mercy!"

"If something happens, I'll carry it for you!"

…………

The superior leader patted his chest and said, "I will stand on top of the sky when the sky falls", you just have to let go of your arms and do not have to worry about any consequences.

Such leadership.

Definitely a subordinate's favorite.

Zhang Liao and Cao Ren are no exception.

After hearing Cao Ang's impassioned and heroic words, both of them bowed their hands again, and responded with the same calm and powerful voice.

"Obey the general's orders, we will live up to your trust and ensure that in the shortest possible time, the target will be firmly controlled by our army!"

After a pass guarantee.

Cao Ang nodded with satisfaction.

Having a large number of capable generals on hand is simply a cool feeling.

Whenever there is any task to order, I can always get a good response, and be implemented, and finally complete the things I have assigned perfectly.

This is an ability that the mediocre general does not have.

"By the way, there is one more thing, Qi State and Le'an County are just on the way for the Yellow Turban Thieves to retreat, and when you lead your troops in, it is very likely that you will run into them."

"Once you find out that there is a trace of the yellow turban thief, you don't have to be soft, just hit directly, the louder the momentum, the louder the movement, the better."

"After all, we led our troops into the counties west of Beihai, and the banner was to eliminate the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, and if we didn't make some actual contributions, how could we convince the public, and how could we explain to everyone?"

……

This is also the proper meaning.

Zhang and Cao both know a little.

They didn't even need Cao Ang's orders, they had already made up their minds, and when they entered the Qingzhou territory, they would raise the banner loudest.

Everywhere they went, they had to send people to publicize the purpose of their visit, which was to exterminate the Yellow Turban thieves, to restore peace in Qingzhou, and to stabilize one side.

It's not about turf.

After arranging these.

Cao Ang was about to wave Zhang Liao and them to retreat, but before he could speak, Zhang Liao and Cao Ren glanced at each other.

Then Zhang Liao took the initiative to ask.

"General, General Cao Ren and I led a total of 20,000 troops, and General Cao Chun also took all the cavalry, and after getting rid of these, there are less than 6,000 people left in the army."

"And you want to divide your troops with the last general and others, presumably your goal is to go straight to Jinan in the north, so in this way, the troops in your hands are a little insufficient, how can this be?"

"It's better to divide a few thousand people from my hands, and the last general only needs eight thousand soldiers and horses, which is enough to subjugate the whole of Le'an County, and dare not have the slightest dissent!"

In the face of Zhang Liao's kindness.

Cao Ang just smiled and shook his head.

Said with a smile.

"You two don't have to worry about me, my goal is indeed Jinan Kingdom, but this time I don't need to do it personally, I will pass through Fenggao on the way north, and when the time comes, the Taishan County Taishou Yingshao and his team will be recruited, and the number of people in one place will be enough."

"With the help of Ying Shao, when we arrive in Jinan, everything will be arranged."

I heard that Cao Ang was going to pass through Taishan County and Fenggao County to recruit the team of Ying Shao.

Zhang Liao and Cao Ren were visibly relieved.

Everyone still knows this person, and he is a very reliable figure, when the Qingzhou Yellow Turban entered Yanzhou and raged, this Ying Taishou led his troops to attack the vanguard.

The ability to fight is definitely not bad.

Since there is this follower, General Cao's troops must be enough, and there is no need to worry about comfort, isn't the small Jinan Kingdom still handy?

Therefore, they did not persuade any more.

………………

Half a month later.

It is located in Dongpingling County, Jinan State.

Ying Shao solemnly took over the command banner from Cao Ang, took over the command of the troops led by Cao Ang, as well as the soldiers of Taishan County, totaling more than 8,000 people, and temporarily took over the county seat of Dongpingling.

Actually, it was three days ago.

The army has already arrived.

Under the armed deterrence of nearly 10,000 regular troops, as well as the prestige of Cao Ang himself, under such a two-way deterrence, Dongpingling County can be described as obediently tight.

In addition, Cao Ang played the banner of purging the remnants of the Yellow Turban, preserving the stability of Qingzhou, and reorganizing the mountains and rivers, and the resistance of the county to him was even weaker.

And after three days of remediation.

Even if there are opposition forces in Dongpingling County, they have been almost cleaned up at the moment, and only some people who are hidden in the dark and dare not show their heads are left.

And after controlling the military and political power of this city, as well as the granary and treasury, this city basically belongs to the Cao family.

The operation went well.

As the seat of Jinan, Dongpingling County is the most important and largest town in the country.

The wind direction here can often affect the trend of the entire Jinan country, so after the city chooses to invest in the Cao family, the next counties in the country will not be too difficult.

And some follow-up work.

Cao Ang has now also handed over to Ying Shao, just as he temporarily entrusted the transfer of this army to Ying Shao.

As for himself.

He led a team of 2,000 people and quietly left Dongpingling County, and marched all the way to the northwest, preparing to enter the boundary of Pingyuan County.

…………

Now in the wilderness.

Cao Ang took Dian Wei and Xu Chu, three people and one horse, leading in front.

He was followed by two thousand elite soldiers.

"General, we have few people and the speed of our march is fast, I think we will be able to enter Pingyuan County in a few days, I don't know which route we will follow at that time."

"After crossing the river, do you rest for a day in Ande County, or do you go straight to Xiu County in Bohai County, Jizhou?"

Cao Ang took the simple map from Xu Chu's hand.

Then spread out on horseback.

Then he drew a route with his fingers, which did not pass through any cities, but the final destination was still Xiuxian in Bohai County.

"The three of us are secretly operating on this trip, and it is best not to leave any clues at one time, so the cities along the way cannot stay for a long time."

"Before leaving Jinan, make the last trip to replenish, and then enter the boundary of Pingyuan County, let's go back quickly, directly bypass places like Ande County, and after crossing the big river, we will go straight to Bohai County!"

Xu Chu nodded again and again.

Silently noted down the route.

However, while accepting the order, Xu Chu had some doubts that he couldn't suppress in his heart, and after hesitating for a while, he finally asked with a little hesitation.

"General, this Qingzhou strategy is imminent, we don't stay in Jinan, but we are going north to enter the Jizhou territory, and our subordinates really don't understand it."

……

Although Dian Wei and Xu Chu are their personal bodyguards, they belong to the internal security generals.

But it's not a robot.

There will always be doubts, there will be curiosity, and at this moment, there is no one else, and it is quite reasonable to put the confusion in your heart into words.

And for the two door gods under his own hands.

Cao Ang has quite a high level of trust in them.

So there's nothing to hide.

He explained very simply: "The purpose of this trip to the north is to muddy the waters, after all, Qingzhou is not only adjacent to Yanzhou, but also adjacent to Jizhou. ”

"The most important point is that Pingyuan County is adjacent to Bohai County, and Bohai County is Yuan Shao's territory, to say that he doesn't have any thoughts about Qingzhou, is it possible?"

"So we have to use means to lock him up in Jizhou, locked in the battle with Gongsun Zhan, and have no time to look south."

"At that time, even if he found out that we were attacking Qingzhou, Yuan Shao couldn't take any measures to deal with it, and he couldn't be distracted by other uses, so he could only sit back and watch us take Qingzhou into his pocket, and then continue to confront Gongsun."

Speaking of which.

Cao Ang's finger tapped lightly north of Bohai County, and then chuckled.

"Speaking of which, Gongsun Chan once appointed his general Tian Kai as the assassin of Qingzhou, which shows that he is also eyeing this place in Qingzhou."

"If I don't muddy the water, but swagger to attack the city in Qingzhou, if I am not careful, I am afraid that what will be waiting for Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan will join forces tacitly and point the finger at me first."

……

Layer by layer, whip in.

Cao Ang's explanation made the two suddenly realize.

It is no wonder that General Cao can be handsome, and the two of them can only be guard generals, and the height that the eyes see is not on the same level.

The angle of thinking and thinking can't be compared at all, and it really deserves to be General Cao.

Xu Chu even said immediately.

"The general is far-sighted, his thoughts are far better than ordinary people, and his subordinates are convinced."

"It's just that I don't know what method we use to muddy the water in Jizhou?"

In this regard, Cao Ang just smiled mysteriously.

"I've got a plan, I'll know when the time comes!"

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