Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 246 Oh, this is the beginning of reciprocating?

The cavalry from Taiyuan chased and killed Gao Lan for more than [-] li along the way, and killed them if they overtook them.

The difference in military strength between the two sides was too great. Yuan Jun himself lost [-] war horses, and the cavalry was greatly weakened. In the Yanmen Battle, a large number of war horses were also lost.

More than 8000% of the soldiers who came back were infantry, and there were only more than [-] cavalry. They were chased by more than [-] cavalry led by Xu Chu and Zhao Yun.

Xu Jun waited for work with leisure, Yuan Jun was extremely tired after the battle, and his infantry could not run very far, and it was impossible to surrender.

After all, these soldiers and horses had just mutinied and Cao Ren was defeated.

After killing for a day and a night, he chased and killed for more than 100 miles, and chased to Yanmen. At this time, Cao Ren also heard the military report, seized the opportunity to attack again, and broke Yanmen together with Xu Zhen.

Most of Yuan's soldiers and horses were beheaded, and the rest fled to the mountain trails and scattered in all directions.

……

Youzhou, Zhuo County.

After Xu Zhen captured Youzhou, Cao Cao took charge of the defense in person and implemented local policies to stabilize the hearts of the people. With the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, no matter the common people or the gentry, or those aliens living in the border areas of Youzhou, they would feel at ease.

It is convenient to plant more grain for the autumn harvest during the spring plowing this year. Since there is no war in the rest of the states and counties, they have long been in a stable and peaceful state, and there is no need for too many changes.

So Cao Cao is still in Youzhou, calming people down.

At this moment, Cao Ren's army report had just been sent to Zhuojun, and Cao Cao was furious when he learned about it in the army.

"Idiot! You have the courage of a man, you are greedy and ignorant! You disobeyed military orders and committed such stupid things!"

"Defeat and Bingzhou! Disgraceful!"

"It's a shame!"

Cao Cao smashed the copybook, glared at the front, scanned everyone, walked out of the futon, neither turned his back nor raised his hand, and then clenched his fists.

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu didn't dare to talk to each other for the time being, they were afraid that whoever spoke up would be scolded.

"I have already ordered him to send [-] soldiers to Jizhou to Bowen immediately. No matter what tricks Guo Tu wants to play, since Bowen has facilitated this plan, he must be prepared, and he can deal with it himself!"

"It just so happened that Cao Ren didn't listen to the advice at this time! As a result, the army was defeated and retreated, and I don't know how many more people died," Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia and said, with a slightly expectant tone. I'm afraid it would be bad not to speak.

Guo Jia looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose. With his face still calm, he put his hands in front of him, stacked one on top of the other, and placed them safely.

"My lord's words are very true, but I think General Zixiao must have his own difficulties," Guo Jia said calmly.

"What are the difficulties! He should not disrespect the military order if he has any difficulties! The situation is so good now, how many soldiers and horses have died, and how to explain to Bowen!"

Guo Jia was speechless: "Let's say, the road is difficult to travel in the ice and snow, so General Zixiao plans to send troops to Jizhou to Bowen after the spring begins."

"It's also a reason."

When Cao Cao heard this, he took a deep breath, thought for a moment, then shook his head and sighed, "How can you act like this, that's all, just tell Bo Wen the truth."

"But Cao Zi is filial, disobeying the military order and causing a big defeat is a crime and must be punished."

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu looked at each other, and immediately said: "My lord, I don't think this is the time for punishment. Yuan Shang sent troops to Youzhou, and the army must have come out in full force. If he leads the troops to attack Bingzhou Taiyuan County now."

"It should be possible to make some achievements, and there must be time now. Bowen has troops in Changshan, and he can enter Leping County immediately."

"That's what I want to hear!"

Cao Cao immediately clapped his hands, took a deep breath, and stood with his hands behind his back. Immediately, his momentum rose, "That's right! We should immediately order Bowen to send troops to attack Taiyuan!"

"In this way, Shangdang County will fall into a heavy siege! It must also be in our pocket!"

"The Yuan family must be completely wiped out. From now on, all the counties in the north will fall into my hands! Who else can I have in the world!"

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao laughed loudly when he said this.

Stop laughing and hurry up to order.

Cheng Yu looked at it for a long time, and was stunned, but he quickly realized it, turned around and went out immediately, wanting to give an order first.

But as soon as he walked out, he met Cao Chun who had returned from outside, and his voice had already been heard from afar before he entered the camp.

"My lord! Great victory! Bingzhou great victory!!"

Cao Chun walked in quickly, with a joyful expression on his face.

Cao Cao was ecstatic in his heart, and the victory in Bingzhou must have been Bowen mobilizing troops in advance, seized the opportunity to rush into Taiyuan, and acted almost at the same time as Cao Ren.

However, he was still very calm on the surface, with a calm and unmoved expression, as if he hadn't guessed yet.

"What's the big victory? Tell me?"

"Bowen sent troops to advance, took advantage of Yuan Shang's troops at Yanmen Pass, and took Taiyuan directly. Within a day, a large army had already entered and ambushed secretly. When Yuan Shang returned to the army, he suddenly launched an attack. Within a day, he chased and killed more than [-] Yuan's troops. Here, smash his army, shoot Yuan Shang, and occupy the whole state!"

"Hahaha!"

The civil and military tents were full of laughter at this moment, Cheng Yu immediately cupped his hands forward, his expression seemed bewildered, but he still pointedly said: "Now, is it possible that Junhou and General Zixiao did it deliberately? ?”

"General Zixiao accepted [-] soldiers, but in fact he knew early on that there would be a rebellion, so during the war, he pretended to retreat out of Yanmen and placed his troops further away."

"What is waiting is to involve the military power of Yanmen, and let the princes send troops from Jizhou to attack its rear, so Yuan Shang will be defeated by the enemy."

"Hmm! Absolutely impossible, but your statement can save Zixiao a little bit of face."

Cao Cao was decisive and shook his head firmly. In his opinion, Cao Ren definitely didn't retreat because of this, pretending to be defeated?

Hmph, impossible.

Zixiao is good at defending the city and turning the defense into an offensive. If he pretends to be defeated and loses his position, he will really lose.

But the result is good.

"Zhongde doesn't need to speak up for Zixiao. This time, it happened that Bo Wen had a flash of inspiration and made such a strategic plan. It was a blessing in disguise and destroyed Yuan Shang's remnants. Otherwise, who would have given Zixiao the bottom line."

Cheng Yu smiled angrily and stopped talking.

Cao Cao felt relieved, the smile on his face gradually brightened, and he exhaled and said: "Let's go immediately! Go to Leping County immediately! Tell Zixiao and Bowen to come to see me, and send the soldiers and horses who took the defense immediately, and Wenwu follows. Discuss in Leping County how to arrange it next!"

Cao Cao's head doesn't hurt anymore, his face is flushed, and he can hardly close his mouth from ear to ear. When he wakes up, he receives two messages in a row, causing ups and downs. After the ups and downs, Yuan Shang died and Yuan's soldiers and horses were wiped out Now, Bingzhou and Youzhou are all in my hands.

Now Bing, You, Qing, and Ji are all in my hands, how can I not be the unparalleled hero in the world? !After a few years of such a military force, I am afraid that with millions of soldiers and horses, they can march south at will!
There are countless grains, and the people are prosperous.

The entire Dahan Metropolis is full of talented people, and the faction is thriving.

What is the hero of the world? !My Cao family is now the hero of the world! !

The crux of the problem now is that these four states...except for Jizhou as the base, the other three states seem to be brought down by Xu Bowen.

This achievement... must be worthy of reuse, and I am afraid that it can no longer be suppressed for rewards. Xu Zhen's reputation is far and wide, and he is very powerful, with a large number of famous generals and strategists under his command.

There are more than 20 soldiers.

Elite soldiers are even more dreadful, which is probably why Cao Ren tried to get those [-] troops this time.

Even if I can suppress them when I am alive, but one day I will die, who will suppress them at that time.

Cao Cao sighed slightly, he had already faintly felt that in the current Cao family, Xu Zhen should not give face to anyone other than himself as the lord of the Cao family.

Of course, he also has the right to not give face. Cao's clan, including Cao Ren, has no achievements and strengths comparable to Xu Zhen.

Still, let's talk about it first.

……

At the end of March, it's really spring time.

Cao Cao sent an army of 20 to Leping County, ready to defend this large territory.

Because within the past three years, Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Jizhou had wars every year, and the population of Youzhou and Bingzhou basically ran away a lot, so Cao Cao could only let the soldiers and horses of Yanzhou, Qingxu and Xuzhou go first. Take the defense, wait for the people to return home slowly, and after the population is a little prosperous, then recruit local soldiers and horses.

Moreover, the borders of Youzhou and Bingzhou can be used for grazing, and Jizhou is easy to grow grain. Now that all places are open to trade, the whole north will become rich in the future, and even in the next few years, the number of horses will surge by tens of thousands or even more.

After Cao Cao arrived, he immediately summoned Xu Zhen, Cao Ren, and civil and military personnel from all over the place to come together. Before he knew it, hundreds of people had gathered here.

All are officials and lieutenant generals, clan relatives and generals with foreign surnames, and officials who came with the army but have not yet arrived.

The government office in Leping County is not particularly magnificent, but a simple government office building. Outside the gate of the street, it is already overcrowded.

People coming and going kept greeting each other, and waited for the carriage from Jizhou to arrive before they parted ways.

Xu Zhen was in the carriage, and Dian Wei was driving the horse outside with a whip, followed by the guard horses, Zhang Liao, the commander of the armored cavalry, and Huang Zhong, the commander of the crossbow cavalry.

Domineering and intimidating, Xu Zhen got off his horse and came out, all the officials bowed and saluted.

He nodded slightly from the carriage, then stepped into the gate, all the way to the main hall, at this time only officials followed him all the way in.

Cao Ren stood up early in the front yard, but hadn't entered the main hall yet. When he saw Xu Zhen coming, he glanced at him with a little shame in his eyes, and then moved closer after thinking for a moment.

He opened his mouth and said: "Bowen, the battle of Bingzhou became famous all over the world. It took three counties and killed [-] soldiers. It was a beautiful fight."

"It's thanks to my elder brother who attracted Yuan Shang's troops, otherwise how could he have made such achievements?"

Looking at Xu Zhen's relaxed and freehand, slightly proud smiling face, for some reason, I felt an arrow in my heart, which hurt so much.

This kid can feel better if he doesn't mention this matter, mentioning it now seems to be deliberately sarcastic.

"Bowen, what you're saying is... the [-] soldiers were unable to march because of the ice and snow, so they planned to hand them over to you after the beginning of spring."

Cao Ren smiled bitterly, he was already softening his words, but Xu Zhen still smiled without saying a word, which made Cao Ren feel at a loss in his heart.

It seems that Xu Zhen is not going to say a few words for me.

"Ugh."

Cao Renzai sighed dejectedly, and followed Xu Zhen into the lobby.

Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others have been waiting for everyone to come to the scene to start discussing, and now they are divided into three states.

As soon as Xu Zhen came in, Cao Cao burst out laughing, stood up to greet him, hugged his shoulders, and said loudly: "You are so young, and you have made great achievements. Back then, whoever caught you at a glance in the vast crowd like Xu Bowen Man of Destiny!"

"Heaven help Cao," Cao Cao patted him on the shoulder, and his voice gradually softened, "This battle is thanks to you!"

Cao Cao secretly glanced at Cao Ren who was standing behind Xu Zhen.

He even gave him a glare, causing Cao Ren to shrink his neck all of a sudden, and his complexion immediately became ugly.

"Humph!"

Seeing him like this, Cao Cao couldn't help the anger in his heart.

Back then, he praised him for being calm, knowing how to improve himself, and working hard on the art of war and his own civil and military skills, even if he is not up to the mark, he can continue to improve.

At least from time to time there is something to be gained.

Unexpectedly, there have been more and more of these conspiracies and tricks recently, pretending to be clever, and eventually shooting themselves in the foot.

"Zixiao, you are guilty!"

Cao Ren sighed slightly, his heart seemed to have fallen to the bottom of the valley, hanging in the middle.

This situation can only be admitted, and when he was about to cup his fists and bow, pleading guilty and begging for mercy, he suddenly heard a voice.

"Brother Zixiao, what is the crime?" Xu Zhen blinked and looked at Cao Cao blankly.

Ok? !

Cao Ren was stunned for a moment, his body bent slightly and he would freeze for a while, but fortunately he didn't bow down, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren unexpectedly, then looked at Xu Zhen, frowned and said in a low voice, "How do you say that?"

"This strategy is because elder brother Zixiao attracted Yuan Shang and retreated in a false defeat. I took advantage of the vacancy and entered Taiyuan, cutting off his return journey, and then flanking back and forth, causing Yuan Shang's army to mess up. Fortunately, my elite archers led the way. Some of them were lucky enough to kill Yuan Shang with one arrow, leaving Yuan Jun without a backbone."

"Otherwise, how can we win such a great victory?"

After Xu Zhen finished speaking, he looked at Cao Ren with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, brother Zixiao, brother Zixiao should have made great contributions to such a great victory."

"Oh?" Cao Cao was even more surprised. He didn't expect Xu Zhen to have such a big belly and pattern.

So he glanced at Cao Ren again. Don't you understand the situation? This can't be Xu Zhen's nonsense, can it?
Seeing this, Cao Ren's nose was already sore, and he was stunned. He didn't expect Xu Zhen to say that.

In this way, Cao Ren not only has no faults, but also has great merits.

He was the main reason for attracting Yuan Shang's troops, and it was precisely because of this that Xu Zhen was given the opportunity to sneak in.

"Really?!" Cao Cao asked again.

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu who were beside him also gradually smiled.

This time, the scene became more relaxed.

At least there is no need to draw swords, and General Cao Ren will not be scolded, and even... Looking at the general's face, he seems to be very moved. Maybe, he can also reap unexpected results? ?

Cao Cao returned to the main seat, sat down with a straight back, moved his legs comfortably, and said softly, "I see, Zixiao has learned how to advance and retreat, and he never tires of cheating."

"good."

"Yes, it's Bowen's plan." Cao Ren glanced at Xu Zhen gratefully, and his eyes had changed from being suspicious to being full of kindness.

"Well, Bowen's strategy is indeed good, a strategy that is both internal and external," Cao Cao smiled cheerfully, and looked at Xu Zhen approvingly.

Then he said seriously: "Okay, then Bingzhou has been captured, and the officials have their own candidates. Who is stationed here?"

"Bo Wen," Cao Ren said suddenly, "Bo Wen has enough soldiers and horses in Jizhou, so he can also serve as Bingzhou Shepherd."

Xu Zhen frowned, and also took a surprised look at Cao Ren.

Why, this is the beginning of reciprocation, right?

(End of this chapter)