Han Dao world

Chapter 380
Xiangyi, the gap.

Cao Cao was wearing single clothes, with his arms open, standing in the shallow water near the shore, holding a bamboo pole upside down, staring at the water, holding his breath, and remained motionless.

A blue-black fish swam over and approached slowly.

Cao Cao slowly raised his arm, and was about to throw the bamboo pole vigorously, when the ground suddenly shook.

The fish flicked its tail and disappeared into the water.

Cao Cao was so annoyed that he raised his head, looked at Cao Ang who had just galloped up to the bank, and cursed.

"Shuzi ruined my big business!"

Cao Ang got off his horse, threw the reins on the horse's back, ran over quickly, and grabbed Cao Cao's arm.

"Ah Weng, great victory, great victory."

Cao Cao was baffled. "What victory?" Then he reacted and grabbed Cao Ang with his backhand. "Yuan Benchu ​​attacked Dongwuyang? Is Zang Ziyuan alive or dead?"

Cao Ang supported his knee with one hand and shook it with the other. "No... no, it's the Great Victory in Northern Xinjiang." He swallowed hard. "The Son of Heaven defeated [-] people from Xianbei and the Xiongnu, beheaded the Xianbei commander Fu Luohan, the Xiongnu Xiutu, Hubaimatong, You tribe, and dozens of famous kings and kings."

Cao Cao opened his mouth wide, and the bamboo pole in his hand fell into the water and floated down the river.

The emperor marched northward with [-] riders, but he was able to defeat [-] Xianbei and Xiongnu?
After being stunned for a moment, he came to his senses, turned around and went ashore, and asked while putting on his shoes, "Where is the sacrificial wine?"

"Sorting out information." Cao Ang followed and helped Cao Cao mount. "I only read one, so I hurried over and reported it to Ah Weng."

"Let's go!" Cao Cao whipped his horse and galloped back to the city.

Cao Ang, Dian Wei and others followed closely, raising smoke and dust all the way, startling the passers-by on the road and stepping aside one after another.Someone was too late to dodge and was almost knocked over by the horse. Fortunately, Cao Ang pulled the rein in time and escaped.

Back at the county temple in Chengzhong, Xia Houyuan, the prefect of Chenliu, and Cao Hong, the general of Yangwu Zhonglang, had already arrived and were talking in the shade of the corridor.Seeing Cao Cao coming in, he hurried over to greet him.

Cao Cao quickly walked up to the hall and greeted them to take their seats.

Guo Jia handed over the news he had just received and sat beside Cao Cao.

Seeing it, Xia Houyuan frowned.Cao Hong also disapproved, pouted.

After reading the news, Cao Cao handed it to Xia Houyuan.

Xia Houyuan took a look, couldn't help raising his eyelids, and looked at Guo Jia. "Military division, is this news... accurate?"

Guo Jia nodded in understanding, but did not explain.

He knew that Xia Houyuan would not believe it, and he himself did not believe it at first, so he specially sent someone to Hedong to ask Xun Yu for proof.After receiving Xun Yu's reply today, he dared to report the news to Cao Cao.

But he will not tell Xia Houyuan about this process.

Ever since Xun Yu left, Xia Houyuan and the others had some prejudice against Yingchuan people.If they knew that the news was confirmed by Xun Yu, they would not believe it, and they might think that the Yingchuan people should cooperate with each other and want to force Cao Cao to bow his head.

The reason why Cao Cao appeared in Xiangyi was because Xia Houyuan reported that someone under the guise of Xun Yu recruited weavers and dyers, causing the weaving workshops and dyers in Xiangyi to fall into a serious labor shortage, and the production that had just started to improve fell into a crisis. paused.

As a last resort, Cao Cao came in person, ordered the blockade of Chenliu County, and arrested all the dozen craftsmen who were going to Hedong.

Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong looked at each other after reading the news.

This news is too astonishing, one against a hundred.

Cao Cao coughed and broke the silence. "Miaocai, Zilian, what do you think?"

Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong smacked their lips, not knowing what to say.Even with Guo Jia's confirmation, they still couldn't believe that such a record was real.

Cao Cao turned his head to look at Guo Jia. Guo Jia moved closer and said softly, "Do you think my lord is trustworthy?"

Cao Cao nodded. "It should be credible. Although the emperor only has three thousand horses, Ma Teng and Han Sui have tens of thousands of horses. The Xianbei invaded the fortress in a big way, thinking that they had superior military strength, but they didn't know that the strength of the two sides could not be completely compared with military strength. Whether it is excellent or not, whether the general is wise or brave, it is possible to be defeated."

Cao Cao tapped on the desk lightly. "Hedong has iron, and the emperor's armored cavalry may not be less."

Guo Jia raised three fingers. "Three hundred armor riders."

Cao Cao was startled, and before he had time to speak, Guo Jia said again: "Although not all the three thousand cavalry led by the Son of Heaven are armored cavalry, everyone has five-fold armor, ten-fold spears, and thirty-fold ring-headed swords."

"How is it possible?" Xia Houyuan blurted out. "The Son of Heaven only entered Hedong in the twelfth lunar month of last year, and he set off on the first month of the month. It took only one month. Even if there is iron in the east of the river, it is very rare to be able to prepare a full set of armor for [-] cavalry within a month. How can it be possible to prepare armor for [-] men? ?”

Cao Cao and Cao Hong also nodded in agreement.

If there is luck on the battlefield, there is no luck in the production of this workshop, as much as it can produce, only less, not more.

Guo Jia had been prepared for a long time, and shook his head and said, "I don't know exactly how it was made. I only know one thing. The person in charge of the Hedong Iron Officer is Pei Qian, the son of Pei Mao, the old Shang Shuling. It is said that the emperor In order to rebuild Tieguan near Meiji, many people were transferred from Hedong Tieguan, and Pei Qian was among them."

He paused for a moment, then pulled out another roll of paper from his sleeve and placed it in front of Cao Cao.

"This is paper produced by Hedong Paperworks, and it has been sold to Yanzhou now. If you tell me, you may not believe it. The person in charge of Hedong Paperworks is the widow of the old Hongnong King, and most of the craftsmen in the workshop are women. The Ruying people who were taken away by the Xiliang army."

Cao Cao held the paper and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he let out a sigh. "The Son of Heaven is sage, and the great man is not dead. This is the luck of the people in the world. Please write to the Son of Heaven for filial piety. Since I eat Han's salary, I am a Han minister, and I should serve the court."

"The proton..."

"My lord, don't..." Xia Houyuan's expression changed.

Cao Cao raised his hand to signal Xia Houyuan not to persuade him any more. "Since I am a minister, I must abide by the rules. As a Yanzhou shepherd, I should send my son as a pledge." He looked at Cao Ang. "Zixiu, pack up and prepare to enter the court."

"Here." Cao Ang bowed to accept the order.

Xia Houyuan's expression changed for a moment, and he gritted his teeth. "Since that's the case, I, the prefect of Chenliu, can't be an exception. Let Boquan accompany Zixiu to the imperial court. It's good to have a companion on the way."

Cao Cao nodded in agreement, and then said: "Notify Yuan Rang, let him also arrange for a son to be a hostage. Yanzhou may fight at any time, and it is safe to stay far away."

Xia Houyuan agreed.

Xiahou Dun is now the prefect of Yingchuan, and he is farming in Xu County.

Then he said to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, according to the court system, since I am the shepherd of Yanzhou, I can't also manage Yingchuan. What should I do?"

Guo Jia smiled. "My lord may wish to write a letter to see how the court will deal with it. Not only Yingchuan, but also several counties in Yanzhou have not been recovered. My lord should ask the emperor to appoint people to recover Yanzhou."

Cao Cao smiled knowingly.

Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong also reacted and couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)