Han Shimou

Chapter 688 Cao Ang and Cao Pi

"At this time, there is no food in the city, and the old, weak, and disabled soldiers and women can be sent out. Cao Cao will not be prepared. I will attack with soldiers after the people." Xun Chen couldn't bear it, Li Fu shouted, the overall situation should be the most important at the moment, A woman's benevolence will only harm great things.Xun Chen had no choice but to follow.

"There must be no food in the city, teach the old and the weak to surrender, and then there will be soldiers."

Seeing through the plan, Cao Cao instructed Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan to lead [-] troops each to lie on both sides.Cao Cao rode his horse and Zhang Huigai went to the bottom of the city. As a result, the city gate was opened, and the people came out with white flags supporting the old and the young.The people were exhausted, and the concealed soldiers and horses in the city rushed out suddenly.

Cao Cao had been on guard for a long time, and taught the officers and men a trick of the red flag. The two soldiers of the Xiahou brothers went out to kill indiscriminately, and the soldiers in the city had to return.Cao Cao came on his flying horse and arrived at the suspension bridge. There was a rain of crossbow arrows in the city, and Cao Cao's helmet was shot through, which was very dangerous.The generals returned to the battle for first aid.

Cao Cao changed his clothes and horses, and unexpectedly led the crowd to attack Yuan Shang's village. Yuan Shang met the enemy himself.At that time, all the armies and horses came together, and the two armies fought in a scuffle. Yuan Shang's soldiers were weak, so he was the opponent of Cao Cao's tiger and wolf division, and he was defeated by Cao's army.Yuan Shang led the defeated soldiers back to the Xiazhai on the west mountain, and ordered people to summon the troops of Ma Yan and Zhang Yi.I don't know that Cao Cao has sent Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to recruit the second general.The second general came to surrender with Erlu, and Cao Cao was also named Liehou.

That is to say, when the army attacked Xishan, Erlu, Ma Yan, and Zhang Wei were first sent to cut off Yuan Shangliang's road.Yuan Shang was shocked when he heard that the grain road had been cut off. Knowing that Xishan could not hold it, he was slandering at night.Unexpectedly, the camp had not yet been decided, and the fire was everywhere, and the ambush soldiers came out together. The men were not as good as the armor, and the horses were not as good as the saddle, and they were wantonly killed by the ambush army.

Yuan Shang's army was defeated and retreated for fifty miles, and was extremely weak. All the officers, men and officials urged Yuan Shang to surrender.Yuan Shang was at the end of his life and had no hope at all, so he had to send envoys to Cao Ying to ask for surrender.Cao Cao pretended to promise it, but sent Yu Jin and Yue to rob the stronghold overnight.Yuan Shang was preparing to lead his army to surrender, and all the soldiers of his army wanted to join Cao Ying early.Unexpectedly, Yu Jin and Le Jin suddenly led troops to plunder the stronghold.Yuan Shang's army was in a great chaos and was killed and fled everywhere. In extreme embarrassment, Yuan Shang abandoned his seal ribbon, Jieyue, armor, and luggage, and fled looking at Zhongshan.Cao Cao attacked Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses, and returned to attack Ye County.

Seeing that Jizhou was conquered, Xu You made an immediate offer in one fell swoop.

"Why doesn't the prime minister decide to flood the Zhang River with water!?"

Cao Cao followed his plan, and sometimes Guo Jia was by his side, smiling lightly and posting a few words, Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard it.So Cao Cao first sent troops to dig trenches outside the city, with a circumference of forty li.Xun Chen saw Cao Jun digging a trench outside the city, but the digging was very shallow.

Xun Chen secretly smiled, talking to the left and right.

"Cao Mengde wanted to use the water of the Zhang River to irrigate the city's ears. The trench is deep enough to irrigate, but it's so shallow, what's the use of it!?"

Xun Chen was unprepared.Unexpectedly, Cao Cao added ten times more soldiers and excavated with all his strength that night, until dawn, it was two feet wide and deep, and it was irrigated with Zhangzhou water, and the water in the city was several feet deep.What's more, food was running out, and the soldiers all starved to death.

Under Cao Cao's order, Simpi picked up Yuan Shangyinshou's clothes with a gun outside the city, and recruited people in the city.Xun Chen was furious, beheaded more than [-] people from Xinbi's house on the wall, and threw his head off.Simpi wept unceasingly.The guard of Ximen judged Rong, and he had always been close to Simpi. Seeing that Simpi's family members were murdered, he felt angry, so he secretly wrote a letter of dedication to the gate and tied it to an arrow. After reading the book, instead of laughing with joy, he sighed With a sound, he silently cursed in his heart.

"Yuan Benchu, I will uproot your Yuan clan tomorrow. But you don't need to be alarmed, because of the love in the past, I will leave you alone."

Cao Cao thought it over and gave the order first.

"If you enter Ye County, you will have to kill the whole family of the Yuan family, and the soldiers and civilians will not die."

At dawn the next day, Shenrong opened the west gate and let Cao Bing in.Cao Jun's brigade rushed to enter the city first, and Xinpi leaped into the city first, and the generals followed and rushed into Ye County.On the southeast tower, Xun Chen saw that Cao Jun had entered the city, so he rode down to fight to the death and was welcoming Xiahou Dun to hand over his horse.Xiahou Dun was so powerful that he defeated Xun Chen with one move, captured him alive, and tied him out of the city.

The road met Xinpi, Xinpi gritted his teeth, whipped Xun Chen's head, and shouted angrily.

"The thief kills the talent! I will die today!"

Xun Chen was not afraid, but cursed.

"Xinbi is a traitor! Lead Cao Cao to destroy my Jizhou, I wish I could eat your flesh and drink your blood!"

Xin Piyu wanted to beat Xun Chen to death, but was stopped by Xiahou Dun. After that, Xiahou Dun sent Xun Chen to see Cao Cao squinting down, and first asked.

"Yesterday I went to the bottom of the city, why are there so many crossbow arrows in the city?"

Xun Chen shouted angrily.

"Hate less! Hate less!"

Yesterday Cao Cao was almost shot to death by an arrow in the dark. As soon as Xun Chen said this, all the generals behind Cao Cao were furious and wanted to come forward and tear Xun Chen alive.Cao Cao waved his hand, his expression was very calm, and he said again.

"Qing is loyal to the Yuan family and cannot be otherwise. Are you willing to surrender to me now?"

Xun Chen shouted violently in despair.

"Don't surrender! Don't surrender!!"

Simpi on the side saw Cao Caoyu accepting Xun Chen, crying and bowing to the ground, and shouted miserably.

"There are more than [-] family members, all of whom were killed by this thief. May the prime minister kill them, and use revenge for this hatred!"

Xun Chen drank again loudly.

"I was born as a minister of Yuan's family and died as a ghost of Yuan's family. I am not like your generation who framed and flattered the thief! Cao thief!! You can kill me quickly!"

Seeing that Xun Chen was looking for death, Cao Cao asked the soldiers to lead him out.Xun Chen was about to be tortured and scolded the executioner.

"My lord is in the north, don't make me die facing south!"

After Xun Chen drank, he knelt to the north and bowed his neck to strike the knife.As soon as the blood flew, the head fell to the ground.

After Xun Chen died, Cao Cao took pity on his loyalty and ordered him to be buried in the north of the city.The generals invited Cao Cao to enter the city.When Cao Cao wanted to set off, he saw a person with swords and axes coming. Cao Cao saw that it was Chen Lin.

Seeing Chen Lin, Cao Cao couldn't help but change his face when he thought of his proclamation, and asked in a cold voice.

"You used to speak out for the beginning, but the crime is unimportant. How can you humiliate your grandfather?"

Chen Lin was so frightened that she knelt down on her knees and quickly answered.

"At that time, I couldn't help myself, and the arrow was on the string, so I had to listen. I hope the prime minister will forgive me."

The soldiers on the left and right advised Cao Cao to kill him. Cao Cao took pity on his talent and pardoned him, and Chen Lin ordered him to do it.

But it is said that Cao Pi, Cao's eldest son, was named Zihuan, who was then.When Pi was first born, there was a cloud, his color was blue and purple, as round as a car cover, covering his room, and it would not disperse all day long.Those who are hopeful are secretly called Cao Cao.

"This is the son of heaven. Your heir is beyond words!"

Cao Pi was able to belong to literature at the age of eight.At that time, Cao Cao broke through Jizhou, and instead of following his father in the army, he led an army first, went straight to Yuan Shao's house, got off his horse and drew his sword and entered.His elder brother Cao Ang, who was also in the army, hurriedly blocked the way.

"Father has orders, no one is allowed to enter Yuan Shao's mansion, and the second brother must never commit any crime."

Cao Pi rolled his eyes, thought of a plan, and suddenly shouted.

"Exactly. Just now, brother, I saw several people sneaking in secretly, so I chased them. If you don't believe me, brother, feel free to come and see."

Cao Pi is quite quick-witted and unrestrained, very similar to Cao Cao when he was young, but Cao Cao was strict with him and worried about his misbehavior.On the contrary, Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, was named Zixiu.Cao Ang was born by the Liu family, but his biological mother died early, so he was raised by Cao Cao's official wife, the Ding family.Cao Ang's temperament is modest, benevolent and kind, and he has the style of a master, but Cao Cao loves him very much.

When Cao Pi said something serious, Cao Ang's face changed, and he rushed into Yuan Shao's mansion quickly, wanting to catch the people Cao Pi said.Seeing Cao Ang rushing in first, Cao Pi smiled, and then murmured in a low voice.

"My eldest brother is really easy to deceive. With you leading the charge, I am not afraid of my second younger brother going wild in this world-famous Yuan Mansion."

After Cao Pi thought about it, he hurried in with Cao Ang.The two rushed to the back hall, but there was no offender, but two women hugging each other and crying.

Cao Ang is kind-hearted, and the worst thing is to see women cry, which is why he is flustered.Cao Pi's eyes were straight and red, and he stared straight at a woman.Cao Pi retracted his sword and asked.

"Who are you waiting for?"

A woman trembled slightly, and hurriedly said.

"The concubine is General Yuan's wife Liu Shiya."

Cao Pi looked at the other woman in a blink of an eye and asked again.

"Who is this woman?"

Liu told him with tears.

"This is the Zhen family, the wife of the second son Yuan Xi. Because Yuan Xi left the town of Youzhou, the Zhen family refused to travel far, so they stayed here."

Cao Pi chuckled, his eyes lit up, and he dragged the girl closer, seeing her dirty hair, he wanted to wipe her face with the sleeve of his shirt and watch her.

"Second brother, don't be rude!!!"

Seeing that Cao Pi was acting like a prodigal son, Cao Ang hurriedly shouted.Unexpectedly, when Cao Pi flicked his hand, the expressions of the two brothers suddenly changed, and they were stunned for a while.I saw that the Zhen family was born with a beautiful appearance, like a fish and a wild goose, with the beauty of overwhelming the country.The Cao brothers were distracted for a while, but they seemed a little overwhelmed.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu was secretly delighted.When Cao Pi saw the color, his heart arose, and he wanted to take the Zhen family as his own, his mind turned, and suddenly his expression froze, and he said to Liu family.

"Madam, don't panic. The two brothers I wait for are the sons of Prime Minister Cao. My brother Su respects General Yuan and is willing to protect your family. Don't worry."

Cao Pi boasted that he went to Haikou, but Cao Ang was anxious and wanted to stop him.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Zhen bowed together to thank Cao Ang and Cao Pi.Cao Ang panicked for a while, and was fascinated by Zhen's beauty. Cao Pi whispered a few words in Cao Ang's ear, but Cao Ang agreed to the matter unconsciously.When Cao Ang came back to his senses, Cao Pi had already crossed his legs and sat on the hall with his sword in his hands.Cao Ang made a great promise, let alone the promise with the beauty, so he had no choice but to follow it and sit next to Cao Pi.

But it was said that Cao Cao led the generals to enter Yecheng, and when they entered the gate of the city, Xu You rode his horse forward, triumphantly, pointing at the gate of the city with a whip and calling Cao Cao.

"Ah Man, you don't want me to enter this door?"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, but immediately smiled to cover up his anger.When the generals behind Cao Cao heard the words, they all felt dissatisfied, and they became even more displeased with Xu You.Cao Cao rushed to the gate of Yuan's mansion, and when he saw the gate opened, he immediately asked angrily.

"Who ever entered this door?"

Seeing that Cao Cao was angry, the guard dared not hide it, so he hurriedly complained.

"The prince and the second son are both inside."

"Presumptuous!! Call me these two traitors!!!"

Cao Cao shouted angrily, brothers Cao Ang and Cao Pi in the back hall heard it, and hurried to the gate.When Cao Cao saw Cao Ang and Cao Pi, he immediately reprimanded them. The two brothers knew they were guilty and did not dare to refute them. After being reprimanded by Cao Cao.Cao Pi winked at Cao Ang, indicating that Cao Ang should tell Cao Cao Liu and Zhen about it.

Cao Ang was not good at lying, so he was speechless for a while.Cao Pi stared again and again, making small movements in secret.When Cao Cao saw it, he knew that it must be Cao Pi, a cunning man, who was instigating Cao Ang to do some unsightly things, and he was about to reprimand him angrily.Liu Shi drove out and bowed to Cao Cao.When Cao Cao learned of Liu's identity, he quickly treated him with courtesy.Liu's ancestry, from Cao Ang's address to Cao Pi just now, guessed Cao Ang's identity, and immediately made up a story, saying that Cao Ang had a relationship with the Zhen family.

"If you are not the prince, you can't protect the concubine's family. I wish that Mrs. Zhen could hold the dustpan for the prince."

Cao caojiao called Zhen's family to worship before him.Cao Cao looked at it and saw that this girl was amazing, enough to compare with the most beautiful woman in the world, Diao Chan.Cao Cao was shocked and asked.

"Are you really in love with my son?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhen's cheeks flushed slightly, making her even more coquettish, and she nodded slightly.Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang again. When Cao Ang saw Mrs. Zhen nodding, he was overjoyed and nodded subconsciously.Cao Cao then ordered Cao Ang to accept it.Soldiers from all around came to congratulate him one after another, and it was rare for Liu to smile a little more.Cao Pi was the only one in the field, standing silently in the dark, with remorse and unwillingness in his eyes!

"Brother!! How dare you take my love away! You will remember this account!!!!"

Cao Pi clenched his hands suddenly, because of a woman, he developed hatred for his elder brother Cao Ang.At this time, Cao Cao and Cao Ang didn't know that Cao Pi felt hatred because of this.A crisis to subvert the Cao family is secretly emerging.

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