At noon the next day, Guo Jiacai woke up quietly.

Cao Cao sat not far from him, hurriedly reached out and poured him a glass of water, and said with concern: "Fengxiao, are you awake?" ”

Guo Jia patted his head, exhaled lightly, and said, "This Qingzhou wine is much stronger than Yanzhou's." ”

As he spoke, he subconsciously reached out to touch the wine jug.

Cao Cao snatched it and said, "Fengxiao, then Gong Du and He Yi sent people to come and surrender." ”

Guo Jia looked at the wine jug, smashed his mouth, felt that his mouth was dry, he was uncomfortable, sighed, and said: "They either abandon the city and flee, or surrender, how can the foundation of more than 100,000 people per person be given up casually, surrender is actually the only way out." ”

Cao Cao's expression was grim and said, "After they fall, what should I do?" ”

Gong Du and He Yi combined with more than 300,000 people, and they had to eat every day, and Cao Cao didn't have that much food at all.

Guo Jia's eyes were on the wine jug, and he said helplessly: "Doesn't the general have a way?" ”

Cao Cao's grim face suddenly disappeared, and he laughed and said, "Those who know me, Feng Xiaoye!" ”

Smiling, he handed the flask to Guo Jia, and his smile slowly retracted, and said, "I'm worried about Your Majesty." ”

When Cao Cao was in Beijing, he was rarely reprimanded by Liu Wei, this expedition, it stands to reason that he will be promoted, but the result is still General Wuwei, which shows that his holy family is damaged!

Guo Jia took a sip of wine, his whole person was refreshed, his thinking became quick, he smiled indifferently, and said, "Although I haven't met that majesty, I have drawn a conclusion from his series of actions. ”

"What conclusion?" Cao Cao sat up a little straighter.

Guo Jia took another sip of wine and said, "Our Majesty, in fact, doesn't care about your means of doing things, and who you will offend, he looks at the result - the result he wants." ”

Cao Cao's long narrow eyes narrowed, and his expression moved.

He remembered that his bad deeds and bad deeds had not led to any consequences. Instead, he argued with Wang Yun in Shangshutai for a few words and was reprimanded.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and said with a deep color: "Okay! Then I will pacify the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou in the shortest possible time! ”

With the surrender of Gong Du and He Yi, Cao Cao's army can be expanded to 100,000 people, 100,000 people, enough for Cao Cao to sweep Qingzhou!

Guo Jia drank wine and looked out the door, already thinking about the situation outside Qingzhou.

Cao Cao discussed with Guo Jia and began to arrange.

In Chang'an County, however, he was anxious.

It was impossible for them to surrender outright, and they needed to negotiate with Cao Cao for the best terms.

But in the morning, he sent people, but he still didn't reply to the letter at noon, and he didn't even come back to the messenger, which made Gong Du and He Yi like ants on a hot pot, and it was difficult to sit up.

If Cao Cao refuses to accept surrender, he will wait for them to have civil strife, so that he can use their heads to resist military exploits!

Killing thousands, even tens of thousands, and capturing hundreds of thousands, this merit is simply unimaginable!

Gong Du calmed his face and said, "What do you say?" ”

He Yi's expression was gloomy, his eyes flickered, and his heart kept turning, but at such a time, what else could he do?

He really wanted to abandon those people and run away, but Beihai Country and Donglai County were so big, where could they flee?

"Send someone more!" He Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Tell Cao Cao that as long as he gives us food, we will listen to him!" ”

Gong Du stared at him for a long time and said, "Okay! ”

He has no other way, there is another meal tonight, half a meal tomorrow morning, and by noon tomorrow, they have no food, and Chang'an County will fry the pot!

In Chang'an City, there has been news that their money and grain have been robbed, but He Yi and Gong Du, with their prestige for many years, have been deceived and coaxed, and they have been forcibly suppressed for the time being.

Some high-level officials, surrounding Gong Du and He Yi, knew the inside story and were waiting anxiously.

Time passed little by little, and until the evening, their messenger still did not return, and Cao Cao did not reply to the letter, which made Gong Du and He Yi feel chills in their hearts.

Cao Cao ignored their surrender, most likely because he wanted a head and a military merit!

The merit of surrender is far less weighty than the number of people killed on the battlefield!

"What should I do?" Gong Du's face turned slightly pale and asked Xiang He Yi.

He had already planned it in his heart, and when it was dark and there was no news, he rolled up and ran out quietly.

Although after running out, he will definitely be notorious and there is no place in the world, but it is better than giving Cao Cao his head.

He Yi's expression was ruthless, gritting his teeth, now he has no chance to fight hard, life and death are completely in Cao Cao's hands.

He is not as good as Gong Du, he is ambitious, so he is unwilling to run away.

"I'll go to Cao Ying!" He Yi suddenly said loudly.

Gong Du was shocked and immediately hesitated.

If He Yi goes to Cao Ying, there is certainly a danger that he will not be able to come back and die there. But if he offered any conditions, Cao Cao accepted the surrender, and if he was not present, Gong Du would be in trouble.

On the one hand, there are benefits and on the other hand, life and death, Gong Du struggled in his heart.

He Yi didn't care about him, the people who recruited him, and whispered to arrange the backhand.

After a long time, Gong Du stood up violently and said, "I'll go with you!" ”

He Yi glanced back at him, and originally wanted Gong Du to stay in order to increase his bargaining chips with Cao Cao, but after thinking about it, he said, "Okay." ”

The two gathered their cronies and arranged them carefully, just in case.

It didn't take long for the two of them to take a few guards, ride horses, and go straight to Cao Ying.

Compared with Gong Du and He Yi's impatience, Cao Ying was much calmer.

Cao Cao was playing chess with Guo Jia at this moment, casually talking about all kinds of things.

Cao Cao pinched the chess pieces in his hand, stared at the chessboard, and said: "Zhu Zhijun wrote back to me, saying that the county orders of Donglai County and Beihai Kingdom can be appointed by me for the time being, and he will sign the document afterwards." However, the appointment of the county guard is in Shangshutai, and it is necessary to wait for Shangshutai to reply. ”

Guo Jia had a wine jug in one hand and a chess piece in the other, and said, "The general has decided?" ”

Cao Cao's eyes flashed with a sharp glint and said: "Feng Xian is right, those who become big things are not informal, if they can calm the bandits in Qingzhou, no matter how big the crime, Cao Cao will carry it!" ”

Guo Jia nodded and said: "The imperial court should be able to allocate a part, and Zhu Envoy Jun will also give a part, plus Beihai Kingdom and Donglai County, which is enough to last for half a year, and when the autumn harvest is reached, everything can be decided." ”

Cao Cao didn't move, raised his eyelids and looked at Guo Jia, and said, "There are at least one million Yellow Turban troops everywhere, what countermeasures does Feng Xiao have?" ”

Guo Jia dropped gently, then took a sip of wine, and said, "The general has a plan, why do you need to ask me?" ”

Cao Cao suddenly laughed and said, "If you don't say anything about filial piety, I can't feel at ease." ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "The general has a strategy and courage, and the reason why there are many setbacks is not due to lack of ability, but because of opportunities. Now that the hidden dragon is out of the abyss, the general trend has been achieved, and the general does not need to be humble. ”

Listening to Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao was full of pride, full of confidence, put down the chess pieces, and said in a deep voice: "Early tomorrow morning, I will enter Chang'an!" ”

Guo Jia threw the chess pieces and said with a smile: "It's almost grinding." ”

Cao Cao thought about the situation in Beihai Country and Donglai County, his long and narrow eyes flashed, and said: "Collect them, train an army of 50,000 troops, sweep Beihai Kingdom, and then from Luxiang to Huangxian, Muping, Dongmu, within half a year, pacify the bandits in Qingzhou!" ”

"Be fast!" Guo Jia said with an additional voice.

Now that the autumn harvest is in place, as long as it is fast enough, not only can you take it by surprise, but also get the money and food you urgently need.

Cao Cao nodded, and said: "I want to stay in Miaocai Tuntian, but he is straightforward and reckless, and I am afraid of restlessness." ”

Guo Jia drank wine and said, "I heard that Kong Rong is in Jinan and should be able to come back." ”

Cao Cao's eyes moved, and he said with a smile: "Feng Xiaozhi thinks about thousands of miles, okay, I will repair the book to Zhu Yuanjun!" ”

"Mengde!"

Before Cao Cao's words fell, Xiahou Yuan walked in quickly and said, "Then Gong Du, He Yi is here, saying that he is here to negotiate peace." ”

Cao Cao and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled.

The so-called 'peace' is just a nice word.

Cao Cao got up and said loudly: "Order people to prepare wine and food, I want to stay drunk with them." ”

Xiahou Yuan responded and said, "I'll go now." ”

Guo Jiamu sent Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan's back, looked at the chessboard, held the chess pieces, landed in a position, and said to himself: "Next, will it be Xuzhou or Jizhou?" ”

Guo Jia looked at the chess game and frowned slightly.

He could predict a lot of things, but he couldn't judge the majesty in the palace.

If Cao Cao pacified Qingzhou, would he go south to deal with Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu, or would he go north to Jizhou and conquer the Montenegrin army?

Cao Cao personally led Gong Du and He Yi into the big tent, smiling constantly, talking about the customs and customs of Beihai Kingdom, and never mentioning the matter of 'discussing peace'.

Gong Du, He Yi and Cao Cao still dealt with each other, it was many years ago, they were all little minions, of course, Cao Cao was still doing miscellaneous work for Huangfu Song.

It belongs to the 'dealing' in the case of not meeting at all and not knowing each other.

Gong Du, He Yi was embarrassed to accompany Cao Cao's persuasion, and tried to speak several times, but they were blocked back.

After drinking a lot and trying their best to stay awake, the two saw Cao Cao talking endlessly, quoting scriptures, smiling stiffly, and quietly looking at each other.

Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, and Cao Ren stood aside, with different expressions and surprised eyes.

They have been with Cao Cao for more than ten or twenty years, and it is the first time they know that Cao Cao can say this.

I don't know how long it took, the sky was dark, Gong was a little dizzy, he couldn't drink anymore, and hurriedly raised his hand and said: "General Cao, Gong Du has admired him for a long time, and his heart is to the court. ”

He Yi frowned, as soon as Gong Du spoke, the initiative fell into Cao Cao's hands.

He was just about to open his mouth to make amends, Cao Cao Lang laughed and said: "Brother Gong's heart, Cao knows everything, I mean Brother Gong is Sima, and Brother He is my main book, how about it?" ”

The official position of the military commander, above the county order, under the guard, and the number of troops to lead depends on the meaning of the commander.

The 'master book', on the other hand, is biased towards 'private', in charge of official documents and letters, and cannot be appointed unless he is a close confidant.

Gong Du knew that this was the highest official position that Cao Cao could give, so he hesitated and looked at He Yi.

He Yi didn't expect Cao Cao to give such a big temptation, so he forcibly endured the wine and said, "General Cao, can you ensure that I don't have to worry about it in the future?" ”

Cao Cao touched his beard, looked drunk, and said: "Don't worry, Cao Cao is at the time of employing people, both of them are great talents, how can they ignore it?" If the two of them are sincerely obedient, Cao is willing to write a book as a basis, and he is not to blame for the past, but only to describe his achievements! ”

Hearing this, Gong Du hurriedly said: "I still have more than 300,000 people, I don't know if General Cao is willing to accept it?" ”

In the final analysis, Gong Du was still worried that Cao Cao cared more about the 'head'.

Cao Cao took another sip of wine, laughed, and said, "Cao Ren, transport 200,000 stone of grain, and immediately send it to Chang'an County!" ”

"Yes!" Cao Ren raised his hand, turned around and strode out.

He Yi stared at Cao Cao, always feeling that something was wrong, and wanted to open his mouth, Cao Cao suddenly got up and said, "Cao Mou goes to the toilet, the two of you will wait." ”

He Yi closed his mouth and glanced at Xiahou Yuan, the two brothers of Xiahou Yuan, with a calm face and a nervous heart.

Cao Cao's performance was too abnormal.

When Cao Cao came out of the big tent, he saw Cao Ren and Gong Du, and several of He Yi's personal soldiers were talking, and those personal soldiers saw that their Qu Shuai had negotiated with Cao Cao, and they wanted to send 200,000 military rations to Chang'an, and they were all overjoyed, and they raised their hands to Cao Cao and said, "Thank you, general." ”

Cao Cao forcibly endured the drunkenness and nodded expressionlessly.

These pro-soldiers didn't dare to say much, and went in to get a letter with Gong Du and He Yi.

Seeing this, Cao Cao came to Cao Ren's side and whispered a few words with cold eyes.

Cao Ren looked slightly startled and said, "Do you really want to do this?" ”

Cao Cao frowned, suddenly walked a few steps quickly, came to a remote place, kept vomiting, but couldn't vomit anything.

The corners of his face twitched, and his fingers were in his throat.

"Vomit ......"

Cao Cao spit out heavily, mostly wine.

Cao Ren stood behind him, Cao Cao detained it several times, only to feel that he was almost vomiting, then he wiped his mouth, turned around, and said to Cao Ren: "No one is allowed to know about this matter, including Fengxiao!" ”

Cao Ren nodded, and when he saw Gong Du and He Yi's personal soldiers coming out, he walked over quietly and said, "Follow me to order food." ”

These pro-soldiers were happy and panicked, and they responded urgently.

Gong Du, He Yi couldn't help but come out when he saw that Cao Cao hadn't returned for so long, and when he saw that Cao Ren really went to order troops, he couldn't help but glance at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Cao was really willing to surrender them, so naturally it couldn't be better.

"Two, let's keep drinking."

Cao Cao said with a smile. After throwing up, he sobered up a lot.

He Yi and Gong Du dared to refuse, so they could only accompany Cao Cao to continue drinking.

What they didn't notice was that the two brothers, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, didn't know when they would come out of the big tent.

Cao Cao gave him an official position and gave him money and food, which reassured the two of them a lot, and it was difficult to mention so many requests that they wanted before.

Cao Ren and Gong Du, He Yi's personal soldiers went straight to Chang'an County.

When they came to the city gate, several pro-soldiers took out the seal letter and shouted loudly: "General Cao has accepted the two commanders and sent 200,000 stone grain to show his sincerity, open the door!" ”

The people arranged by He Yi and Gong at the city gate hurriedly lowered the people to check, and after careful checking, they turned their heads and said loudly: "It's true!" ”

"Open the door, open the door!"

Gong Du, He Yi's cronies, was overjoyed and ordered the door to be opened.

Cao Ren took the lead in entering the city, looking at the city gate, dressed in tatters, holding various weapons, and looking at his men, women, and children with expectant eyes.

"Ah......h

Suddenly, Cao Ren screamed and fell off his horse.

"There is fraud!"

Cao Jun drank loudly, and then drew his sword and killed.

The Cao army outside the city rushed in, shouting like thunder.

"Misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstanding!"

Gong Du and He Yi's cronies shouted urgently, but it was Cao Jun's sword soldiers who ushered in.

The two brothers, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, with soldiers and horses, came in from outside the city and rampaged in Chang'an County, killing like a tide.

The Yellow Turban Army in the city was caught off guard and was powerless to stop it, and it took an hour to descend and die, and gradually settled down.

Waiting for dawn, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan and others will completely control the county seat.

Xiahou Yuan wiped the blood on his chest, came to Cao Ren, and said, "There are a lot of escapes, and it has dropped about ten or two hundred thousand." ”

Cao Ren was the most steady, and said: "You are optimistic about here, I will go back and report it." ”

The two brothers, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, didn't say much, they still had a lot to do.

When Cao Ren returned to the camp, Gong Du and He Yi were already drunk, and they couldn't wake up no matter how they screamed.

Cao Cao took advantage of the fact that there was no one, holding the night pot, spitting heavily, and digging his throat with his hands from time to time.

Cao Ren entered the door and saw it, paused, and retreated silently.

Cao Cao vomited for a while, his eyes were red, the corners of his face were like iron, he glanced at He Yi and Gong Du, who were all over the place, shook his head and walked out.

As soon as he went out, Cao Ren happened to come from not far away and said, "General, it's done." ”

Cao Cao's eyes flashed with joy, and he said in a low voice: "How young and strong?" ”

Cao Ren said: "At least, there are fifty or sixty thousand." ”

"Enough!" Cao Cao straightened his chest, breathed a long sigh of relief, and looked to the east with burning eyes.

Naturally, he can't want so many old and weak women and children, so what's the use?

Waste his food and grass in vain!

Where would the sleeping Gong Du and He Yi think that Cao Cao was so ruthless, and they didn't really recruit them at all.

When they waited until noon, the two woke up from a coma and found that they were in Chang'an County, and they immediately felt bad.

Cao Cao's expression was cold, and he stared at the two of them: "Brother Gong, Brother He, I accept it kindly, and you set up an ambush in the city and almost killed my brother Cao Ren, what crime should you be guilty of?" ”

The two of them were cold, they didn't understand anything, they knelt on the ground together, and Gong Du said urgently: "General Cao, it's not our design, it must be, it must be done by the traitors in the city, please be careful!" ”

The person had to bow his head under the eaves, and He Yi continued: "We are sincerely obedient, and I ask General Cao to spare his life!" ”

Cao Cao's expression changed suddenly, and he hurriedly stepped forward, helped the two of them, and said with a smile: "I believe in the two, but there is still some restlessness in the city, and I need the help of the two of them." ”

Gong Du and He Yi glanced at each other, their faces were as withered, and they had to respond: "I'll take the order." ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Yuan Rang, you take the military Sima and the master bookkeeper to go." ”

"Please!" As soon as Xiahou raised his hand, his fierce color was revealed.

Neither of them dared to raise their heads, and they responded again and again.

With Gong Du and He Yi coming forward, it naturally made it easier for Cao Cao to control the remaining 100,000 Yellow Turban troops in the city, and the chaotic situation quickly stabilized.

On the other side, Cao Cao took Guo Jia into the city and sighed lightly: "I never thought of such a thing, and now there are only 100,000 people left, and there are only 50,000 or 60,000 young and strong." ”

Guo Jia took a sip of wine, as if he didn't know anything, and said, "The general is worried that there are not enough manpower and the strategy must be changed?" ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "What does Feng Xiao think?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "The general sent troops, and he was worried that he wouldn't be able to recruit manpower?" ”

Cao Cao thought for a while and said: "I intend to send troops in four ways in three days to sweep the Beihai Kingdom, the largest Yellow Turban Army is in Jiaodong, it is said that there are 500,000 people. ”

"Be quick."

Guo Jia didn't drink, looked at Cao Cao, and said, "We must not give them the opportunity to replenish grain and grass." ”

Now it is the summer harvest, even if Qingzhou is dilapidated, there are still some acres to harvest.

Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes twitched, and he said, "Okay! ”

The two tacitly did not mention last night's incident.

In Chang'an County, countless corpses were transported out, and last night's night attack made the 'Yellow Turban Army' panic, and under the appeasement of Gong Du and He Yi, it gradually settled down, and no major chaos broke out.

Cao Cao moved very quickly, picking out the young and strong army, and arranging the affairs of Tuntian.

Summer harvest is also summer planting, timing is very important!

In the next few days, Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Ren, and even Gong Du led troops to attack everywhere, clear out bandits, collect disaster victims and bandits, divide the fields, and carry out large-scale tuntian.

By mid-July, Cao Cao's army had swelled to 100,000 men, sweeping through most of the Beihai Kingdom, with almost no opponents, all the way to Jiaodong.

Outside the city of Jiaodong.

Cao Cao's military camp, the big tent is like a cloud, stretching for several miles.

At this time, Cao Cao stood not far away, looking at Jiaodong City, smiling and smiling with Guo Jia, Xiahoudun and others behind him: "Little Jiaodong, there are actually more than 700,000 people, God really helps me!" ”

Under Cao Cao's sweep, the Yellow Turban Army from all walks of life was panicked and gathered in Jiaodong, and it gradually reached more than 700,000 people!

Guo Jia drank the wine and didn't speak, just shook his head.

More than 700,000 people gathered in a small county town, the daily consumption of grain and grass will be countless, not to mention that they besiege the city, that is, regardless of it, it will not be long, in order to compete for food, there will definitely be infighting in Jiaodong County, maybe there will be a scuffle!

Cao Cao looked at it for a while, turned his head, and said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, I intend to keep 10,000 people temporarily, and the rest of the soldiers and horses will clear the field outside Jiaodong and force them out of the city to fight!" ”

He didn't want to delay, he wanted a quick fix.

Because the situation in the four prefectures of Jing, Xu, Yang, and Hebei is changing rapidly, Cao Cao feels that his achievements are not in Qingzhou, but in the land of those four states!

Guo Jia smiled lightly and said, "The general is smart." ”

Seeing that Guo Jia had no objections, Cao Cao looked at He Yi and said, "He Yi, you repair a copy of the book, and order the Yellow Turban Army from all walks of life in Jiaodong to surrender, otherwise the city will be destroyed!" ”

"Yes." He Yi greeted without hesitation.

He gradually integrated into Cao Cao's 'shogunate', as the master bookkeeper, which was his duty, and also because of his special status as the former commander of the Yellow Turban Army.

Cao's army attacked everywhere and swept the periphery of Jiaodong, and except for Jiaodong, there was almost no rest of the Yellow Turban Army in Beihai Kingdom.

While cleaning, it was still an old strategy, and the enemy was tired of Jiaodong, feints day and night, and does not stop.

In the face of Cao Cao's actions, the Yellow Turban Army in Jiaodong was obviously more tempered, and sent troops out of the city three or four times, preparing to fight Cao Cao, but the cavalry of the Cao Army retreated when they heard the wind, and the ambushes on both wings were almost clearly shown to them, and in a panic, the Yellow Turban Army had to withdraw again.

Similarly, at night, Jiaodong City will send troops out to attack at night, but the result is that there is no return twice.

The Yellow Turban Army in Jiaodong County couldn't fight, the night attack failed, and there was no plan for a while, and the four doors were locked tightly, and there was no more movement.

After a few more days, the east gate of Jiaodong County suddenly opened, and the Yellow Turban Army swarmed out, not to start a war, but to flee in all directions.

Cao Cao rode over, and when he saw the Yellow Turban Army breaking up like this, he shook his head secretly, and said, "I think about how prosperous the Yellow Turban Army was back then, but I can't imagine that it has fallen to such an extent now." ”

Guo Jia shook the wine jug and said with a smile: "I'm afraid I was scared by the general's prestige." ”

Cao Cao laughed, but he didn't care, he knew that it was not his prestige, but that these Yellow Turban troops were too scattered, the mountains were forested, unorganized, and no one could suppress them, plus more than 700,000 people, the money and food were quickly exhausted.

If you can't fight, you can't hold on, what else can you do except flee?

While~

Cao Cao pulled out his knife violently and shouted in a deep voice: "Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan, order the two of you to lead 40,000 troops and pursue!" Cao Ren, Gong Du, order the two of you to lead 40,000 troops and take Jiaodong County! ”

"The last general commands!" The four men raised their hands, and then beat their horses and galloped.

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