Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 410 I, Cao, Don't Panic
Cao Cao's soldiers crossed the border in mighty force, all the villages along the road were closed, and even dogs barking and chickens crowing were seldom heard.

Through the scouts who opened the way to find out the news, there were only old people with handicapped legs left in these villages. After hearing this, Cao Cao's expression gradually became dignified. The fertile land in the Hanzhong Plain should not be so fertile. Could it be that Zhang Lu did the wrong thing here?

Zhang Lu originally planned to surrender, but after his brother Zhang Weibing was defeated, the old matter was brought up again.

Zhang Wei still doesn't know how he lost, but in the era of judging heroes by success or failure, he no longer persuaded Zhang Lu to resist to the end.

Gong Cao Yan Pu once again advised: "Even if you surrender, you have to choose a good time. Previously, Gongze (general) held the upper hand outside Yangping. If the timing of surrender was right, but now you are poor and surrender, you will not be valued by Duke Cao." "

"What's Zimao's strategy?" Zhang Lu asked.

Yan Pu replied: "It's better to go to Nanshan and enter Bazhong to avoid the war, and then unite with Ba, Yishuai Puhu, Du Wei, Ren Yue, and continue to resist Cao Gong with dangerous mountains and rivers. When Cao Gong returns without success in winter, then More time and more credit will be given.”

Zhang Lu deeply believed that he relied heavily on the opinions of his subordinates in politics, and Yan Pu tried his best to prevent him from becoming a king when he wanted to become king, so he didn't become a bright bird like Yuan Shu.

On the eve of fleeing, Zhang Lu's left and right wanted to burn treasures and granaries, but this time Zhang Lu finally had an independent mind. He felt that since he would surrender to Cao Cao sooner or later, why bother to do such angry things, so he ordered people to do their best to seal the treasury, Granary, showing goodwill to Cao Cao who is about to take over Hanzhong.

When the disaster was imminent, they flew separately, and not all the officials in Hanzhong fled with Zhang Lu. Some of the bolder ones hid in the city, ready to surrender when Cao Cao arrived.

Yang Song, who incited the people to flee to Yizhou, originally planned to go to Yangpingguan to enter Shu with Yang Bai, but Zhang Wei had already fled back to Nanzheng during the preparation period, so he could only mix into the refugee team with his followers.

Yang Song didn't have the ability to instigate hundreds of thousands of households away, but after a long time of hard work, half of them were sent away, and there were many wealthy households like himself.

After the Yangpingguan road was blocked, the only way to escape into Shu was through the Micangshan trail. Yang Song fled forward and buried all his belongings in the backyard, and entered Shu with only a small amount of grain and a dozen servants. He was going to receive the dividends from Song Jiang (Song Chen), and experience the so-called porridge shed for disaster relief by the way.

In mid-August of the 20th year of Jian'an, Cao Jun marched to Nanzheng unimpeded. Although the road was full of desolation, he found order after entering the city.

When he learned that Zhang Lu had sealed the treasury intact, Cao Cao instantly understood the meaning of the other party's gesture of goodwill, so he sent people to reward and condolences.

Cao Cao accompanied the military officials and generals at the Nanzheng banquet, and successfully took Hanzhong without relying on the Yingchuan gentry, which made Cao Cao very excited.

During the banquet, Cao Cao had to ponder: "It is rumored that Hanzhong is a land of prosperity, why are there no people in the villages outside Nanzheng? Could it be that there has been a famine in the past two years? Who wants to solve the problem for the lonely?"

The generals in the hall were so drunk that they didn't hear what Cao Cao said, and the military counselors didn't answer when they first arrived. Only Sima Yi, the head of the prime minister's mansion, made an investigation in advance.

Sima Yi stood up: "My lord, it is rumored that some people spread rumors before, saying that we slaughter every city and every person we meet, so the common people fled to Shu with the old and the young."

"Shu land? This is really cheap for Liu Bei in Yizhou. Let Zhong Da investigate this matter carefully. The details of spreading rumors may still be in Nanzheng, so he must be killed alive." Cao Cao slapped him heavily. On the case table.

"Wei." Sima Yi bowed his hands and accepted the order.

"My lord, it's not too strict to say that this is a rumor. Didn't we slaughter the Hechi Di clan at the beginning of the year? Last year, Miaocai also slaughtered a lot in Longyou." Cao Hong was a little drunk, and said it without holding back.

Xiahoudun at the table glared at him: "Zi Lian, don't talk nonsense when you're drunk."

"Oh good." Cao Hong muttered drunk before passing away.

Cao Cao frowned slightly, lamenting that Cao Hong was still worse than Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan, and then continued to drink from his glass, disdainful of Tucheng in his heart?How many cities in the ancient name will not be massacred?Bai Qi has it, and so does Xiang Yu.

"Report to Wei Gong, Huainan has just sent an urgent battle report, and Sun Quan personally led an army of [-] to attack Hefei."

The messenger's voice was not too loud, but it was like Huang Zhong Dalu in the noisy hall, quickly quieting the whole scene.

"Meng De, there are only 7000 defenders in Hefei, which is very different from Sun Quan's. If Hefei is really captured by Sun Quan, Jiangdong warships can enter the Central Plains along the Huaisi River, and the consequences will be disastrous," Xiahou Dun hastily reminded.

Xiahoudun has been farming behind Xudu for many years. The Huaisi River is used for water diversion and irrigation in all parts of the Central Plains. These tributaries are densely distributed in Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou. There is no fortress like Yangping Pass in those places, so he understands Hefei's strategy better than anyone else. importance.

"My lord." Jia Xu was about to remonstrate, but saw Cao Cao laughing, because he knew Cao Cao's life and death were unpredictable, so he shut up as soon as he said the words.

Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Sun Zhongmou? He is better than Liu Jingsheng's son. There are only generals Zhang Liao, Le Jin, and Li Dian guarding Hefei. You don't need to be nervous."

"Meng De, don't be careless. Although Zhang Lu has not surrendered yet, Hanzhong is basically settled. I would like to lead an army to support Hefei. When autumn and winter come and heavy snow blocks the roads, it will be too late to rescue." Xiahou Dun clasped his fists Please fight.

Cao Cao shook his head lightly, then pointed to Xu Chu at the table and said, "Yuan Rang's courage is commendable, but what is the mere child of Sun Quan? In the past, he was alone in Chaohu Lake and was besieged on a small island. Jiangdong's troops were several times as strong as lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Xu Zhongkang at that time He's right by my side, you can ask him."

"My lord's words are very true." Xu Chu didn't wait for others to ask, he took the initiative to stand up and answer.

"This..." Xiahoudun still wanted to persuade, but in the end he didn't continue to speak.

Cao Cao saw Xiahoudun's worries, and he explained with a smile: "Yuan Rang, but don't worry, it's more important to stabilize Hanzhong and persuade Zhang Lu to surrender. Hefei's results will be sent back within ten months. You can wait and see. Before the expedition, I expected that Sun Quan would go to sneak attack, so I prepared a good plan for Zhang Liao in advance."

After hearing this, Xiahou Dun was finally relieved, and the generals at the banquet continued to drink in their glasses, as if they had forgotten the news of Sun Quan's invasion of Hefei.

At the beginning of August, Sun Quan took advantage of Cao Cao's westward campaign against Zhang Lu and assembled a [-] army out of Ruxukou to cross Chaohu Lake. The Jiangdong warships finally headed straight for Hefei along Shishui.

General Zhang Liao of Hefei summoned the generals of the battalion to discuss matters, but General Polu Li Dian was absent because he said he was sick.

Xue Ti opened Cao Cao's secret letter in front of everyone. The secret letter said: If Sun Quan raises troops to attack, generals Zhang and Li will go out of the city to meet the enemy, and general Le will be in charge of defending the city.

(End of this chapter)