Han family achievements

Chapter 138 surprise attack
The first year of Yonghan, the first day of the first month.

Cao Cao gathered [-] soldiers and horses in the Forbidden Army camp, accepted the order, got the seal and talisman, and made a clear delivery, then led his army eastward.

After walking for more than [-] miles, Cao Cao ordered to set up camp, cook and rest.

In the tent, Cao Cao stared at the map of Yanzhou, his eyebrows deep in thought.

One after another, news came from Yanzhou that Shanyang County had fallen into the hands of Qiao Mao, and the remaining seven counties responded, and the Yellow Turban bandits and Yuan family forces, who were dormant after being conquered by Huangfu Song last time, took advantage of the momentum. , the whole Yanzhou is already in chaos.

"Chen Liu."

Cao Cao stared at Chenliu County, judging the direction of his advance.

"Munde."

Xiahou Dun came in with a bad look on his face, and said, "A letter came from Luoyang City, saying that many people are impeaching you, and there was a quarrel in front of Your Majesty."

Cao Cao's face was as usual, his long and narrow eyes flashed coldly, and he said, "Don't worry about it. Miaocai is gone?"

Xiahou Dun sat down until Cao Cao attacked, and said, "Well, Zilian has gone to Nanyang."

Miao is Xiahouyuan's character, and Zilian is Cao Hong's character.These two men were ordered by Cao Cao, one went to Peiguo, and the other went to Nanyang to raise food and soldiers.

Cao Cao was very relieved of the two men, picked up the map and went out of the big tent, and said, "Where is the military advisor?"

Xiahou Dun was very dissatisfied with Guo Jia, snorted, and said, "I'm looking for a place to drink."

Cao Cao didn't care about this, as soon as he got out of the big tent, he saw Guo Jiazheng walking towards him, and quickly greeted him, saying: "Fengxiao, I intend to Liu Yuanrang to set up a suspicious formation here, and I will lead my troops to attack lightly and go straight to Chenliu ,What do you think?"

Guo Jia drank the wine leisurely and said, "General, how long has it been since you returned to your hometown?"

Cao Cao was stunned, but soon realized, and said, "What Feng Xiao means is that you want me to detour to Peiguo and go straight to Shanyang County?"

After finishing speaking, he quickly glanced around, dragged Guo Jia into the tent, and said, "Feng Xiao, please elaborate."

The three of them entered the camp and sat down separately. Guo Jia drank another sip of wine, wiped his mouth, and then said: "Qiao Mao and others are in a hurry, so they urgently need to capture Shanyang County to strengthen their momentum. What will the general do?" , is to conquer Shanyang County, which can not only penetrate directly into the heart of the rebel army, but also severely damage the morale of the rebel army!"

Cao Cao's heart was shocked, his eyes widened, and he said in a deep voice: "Feng Xiaoguo is my son's house! Tonight, I will lead the army and detour to Peiguo! Yuan Rang, leave 2000 people for you, attack Chen Liu with bluff, remember Stop, be fast and slow, to attract the attention of the rebels!"

Xiahou Dun took a deep look at Guo Jia, stood up and raised his hand and said, "The last general takes orders!"

Cao Cao waited for him to go out, and said to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, you are not in good health. I will ask Yuan Rang to protect you. We will meet in Shanyang County."

The jug in Guo Jia's hand came to his lips. He heard it, looked at Cao Cao, and said with a smile, "The general is afraid that I will make a mistake by drinking and drag the general down?"

After finishing speaking, he threw the jug and said: "Just don't drink it, but when we arrive in Shanyang County, the general has to buy me a good drink."

Seeing Guo Jia's decisiveness, Cao Cao immediately said: "When I conquer Shanyang, I will personally bring good wine for Feng Xiao to drink together, and I will never get drunk!"

"It's a deal," Guo Jia said.

The two looked at each other and laughed endlessly, as if they were certain of overcoming Shanyang.

that night.

The camp was calm as usual, but Cao Cao led his soldiers and horses and quietly left by the side road in the dark night.

After walking a certain distance, Cao Cao and Guo Jia rode horses, bypassed Chenliu, entered Jizhou, and went straight to Peiguo.

Peiguo borders Shanyang, but Peiguo belongs to Yuzhou.

At dawn, Xiahou Dun pretended that Cao Cao was still in the army, and went to the big tent to 'report' from time to time.

After two full days of rest, 'Cao Cao''s [-] troops broke out and continued to march towards Chenliu.

In Luoyang City.

Originally, it was an annual holiday, but not many important figures in the court really took a break.

Everyone is paying attention to Qiao Mao's rebellion, and naturally they are also staring at Cao Cao's army to suppress the chaos.

Shangshutai, the prime minister is in charge of the house.

Wang Yun, Xun You, Li Ru, and Zhong Yao sat on both sides of the table and were discussing matters with Yang Biao.

Li Ru raised his hand to Yang Biao, and said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister, Ding Shijun is trapped in Dingtao. The whole Yanzhou is in danger. Cao Cao marches slowly and is afraid to move forward. Please replace him!"

Xun You and Zhong Yao looked at each other, and there was a glint in their eyes.

It took Cao Cao three days, but he still hasn't left Sili!What I did the most was to send letters to the court one after another, urging for military rations!
Wang Yun glanced at Xun You and Zhong Yao with solemn eyes, and said, "If the rebels capture Jiyin County, Chen Liu will definitely not be able to defend it! Do you want Da Sima to lead the army himself?"

No one would doubt Huangfusong's ability.Seeing that the rebel army was powerful and threatening Luoyang, but Cao Cao stagnated, the voice of replacing Cao Cao in the court gradually became louder.

Yang Biao's face was sullen and majestic, but he didn't speak.

He couldn't figure out what the majesty in the palace meant, so he dared to talk too much.Similarly, if he speaks up for Cao Cao, he will be implicated if Cao Cao is defeated in the future.

Yes, silence is golden.

Wang Yun saw that Yang Biao pretended to be thinking silently, his eyes were sharp, and said: "Prime Minister, could it be that the rebels attacked Luoyang, and you still didn't say a word?"

Yang Biao looked at him, then glanced at Xun You and Zhong Yao, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "It's a big taboo to change generals before the battle! In the name of Shang Shutai, I will issue a letter urging him to speed up the army and immediately fight with him." Ding Yuan joins and wipes out the rebels!"

"What if Cao Cao ignores it, or delays the opportunity of the battle?" Wang Yun followed closely.

Yang Biao looked at Xun You instead, and said, "Xun Shangshu, how much money and food has the court raised?"

Xun You bowed and said, "There are only ten thousand stones at present."

Yang Biao snorted coldly and said, "Ten thousand shi, now Cao Cao probably has no more rations!"

Yang Biao didn't speak to Wang Yun and Li Ru, but they were still blocked enough.

Seeing that the atmosphere was too intense, Zhong Yao murmured and said, "Prime Minister, Wang Gong, please come forward to raise money and food from the big families in Beijing."

Seeing Zhong Yao passing the steps, Yang Biao ignored Wang Yun and came down, saying: "I have been hosting a banquet for the past few days, and I have borrowed [-] shi at present, but I have to pay it back."

"Of course I have to pay it back,"

Xun You answered quickly, saying: "As soon as the summer grain arrives, we will make a full plan and pay a certain amount of interest."

Wang Yun suppressed his anger, and said: "I will also find a way for money and food, but I must urge Cao Cao to advance quickly and join Ding Yuan. I am worried that Ding Yuan will not last long."

Ding Yuan was trapped in Jiyin Dingtao, he was surrounded by enemies, not to mention attacking the rebels, he couldn't even defend, he was in danger!
"His Majesty is here!"

Suddenly, the servant's shrill and long cry sounded outside the door.

The five people in the room hurriedly got up, turned their heads, and saw Liu Bian coming in with a warm smile in his normal clothes.

"Your Majesty, I will see you." Yang Biao and the other five raised their hands in salute.

Liu Bian sat down in Yang Biao's seat and said, "Excuse me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The five people divided their seats and surrounded Liu Bian.

Liu Bian got straight to the point and said, "I came here today to talk about two things. The first thing is the change of the Yuan after the imperial break and the promulgation of the policy outline. The second thing is about the rebellion in Yanzhou. Shangshutai, we must focus on revising the internal affairs , As for countering the rebellion, the Da Sima Mansion is in charge. Each should perform his own duties, focus on his work, and don’t scatter his energies.”

Wang Yun suppressed his anger and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao's march is too slow. When he arrives in Chenliu, I fear that Ding Yuan's head will be gone, and Yanzhou will become more and more out of hand!"

Liu Bian nodded, and said: "I have ordered the Da Sima Mansion to send a letter to urge, and the Shangshutai should not be moved again, lest the pressure is too great and shake the morale of the army."

Others don't know Cao Cao's plan, but Liu Bian knows it all.

Wang Yun hesitated for a moment, then slowly put down his hand.He still wanted to replace Cao Cao in his heart, and lead the army safely with Huangfusong.

Seeing Liu Bian suppressing Wang Yun, Xun You said, "Your Majesty, please go to Yingchuan to raise money and food."

Liu Bian waved his hand and said, "Leave the matter of money and food to Cao Cao. Let's discuss the promulgation of the policy outline."

Xun You looked at Liu Bian, hesitant to speak.

Since the outbreak of the Golden Rebellion, the imperial court has fewer and fewer means of controlling the leading generals, and now there is almost only one left: money and food.

The last one was also given to the leading generals, that is the change of offense and defense, the court had to ask them to do something.

Yang Biao blinked his small eyes, observed Liu Bian's expression, thought for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, regarding the tax reduction in the outline, Shang Shutai believes that the range should not be too large or too large. For counties and counties with serious disasters, three measures should be taken. Years limit..."

Liu Bian waited for him to finish, thought for a while, and said, "Continue."

Yang Biao bowed and said: "As for governing Su Duwei, I believe that Sili, Bingzhou, and Youzhou are feasible for the time being, but Hebei, Yan, and Henan need to be looked at again. Yi, Xu, Yang and other places have long distances and bandits There are so many that the imperial court can't reach them, and it needs to be supervised by the state pastor and governor..."

Liu Bian took the teacup Pan Yin handed over, and said: "The Prime Minister's words are reasonable, and you all speak freely and brainstorm."

With Liu Bian's words, Xun You, Zhong Yao, Wang Yun, and Li Ru spoke one after another, and conducted in-depth discussions on the collective measures of the policy outline.

On the other side, Cao Cao arrived in Feng County in less than three days.

In the evening, Cao Cao hid his army in the mountains and forests, gathered the news from the investigation, and said to Guo Jia solemnly: "Fengxiao, Qiaomao took Bao Xin as the prefect of Shanyang, gathered [-] troops to guard Changyi, and all other places are bandits. Occupy, don't care."

Guo Jia looked at the map in his hand and said, "Emissary Ding is besieged in Dingtao. If he can conquer Changyi, Dingtao will be relieved by himself, and then go north all the way to Puyang!"

Puyang, the seat of Dongjun, the headquarters of Qiaomao.

Cao Cao thought the same way, looked back, with a worried expression on his face, and said: "We are marching too fast, Miaocai is too late, and the current military rations are only enough for three days at most."

The so-called three armies go first without using food and grass, which shows the importance of food and grass. If the food and grass are exhausted, there is no need for the rebels to attack, and Cao Cao's 8000 people will be defeated without a fight.

Guo Jia's expression remained unchanged, he stared at Changyi, and said to himself: "The rebel army is raging, and tens of thousands have gathered, and the food and grass they need must be countless. Then, where will they hoard food and grass? "

Cao Cao was startled, then opened his eyes suddenly, and searched everywhere on the map of Yanzhou.

Not long after, he said: "Rencheng Kingdom and Dongping Kingdom are definitely not. They want to go west to Luoyang. These two places are too far away, and the same is true for Dongjun County. The most suitable place should be in the Dingtao area. Now Dingtao still has Envoy Ding sticks to it, so the place to hoard grain and grass may be near Changyi!"

Guo Jia looked up at him, stretched out his hand subconsciously to touch his waist, felt empty, smiled indifferently, and said: "Whether it is or not, if you take Changyi, the general will get at least ten days of military rations!"

"enough!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed, paced back and forth, and suddenly said in a deep voice, "Give me an order to rest for half an hour!"

Guo Jia stretched out his hand to stop him, and said: "I heard that General Cao is familiar with many families in Yanzhou?"

Cao Cao was puzzled and asked, "What does Fengxiao mean?"

Guo Jia smiled calmly and said: "Qiao's plan to create chaos is unpopular, and many aristocratic families must be trapped in it. If the general extends a helping hand at this time, there will be countless people who want to thank him."

Cao Cao was so excited that he said, "I'll write a letter right away!"

When his letters are sent out, among the Qiaomao rebels, there will definitely be people who will be moved, some will tip the news, some will come to defect, and some will stab Qiaomao and others in the back!
More importantly, this is a good way to separate Qiao Mao and other rebellious officials and thieves, to divide their forces, and to shake the morale of their troops!

Guo Jia sat on his knees, thinking that Cao Cao would write five or six letters, but unexpectedly, in just half an hour, Cao Cao wrote nearly [-] letters!

Cao Cao recruited guards and ordered him to send someone out, and then he couldn't wait to inspect the barracks. Taking advantage of the wind and dark moon, he hurriedly marched straight to Changyi!
With 3000 people, Cao Cao sneaked all the way, entered the border of Yanzhou, and arrived at Dongmin in the evening.

Cao Cao rode his horse and picked up a water bottle to drink water. Seeing Guo Jia beside him with a yellow and thin face and dry lips, he said with concern: "Feng Xiao, bear with it for another day. When you arrive in Changyi, you can drink as much as you want!"

Guo Jia is addicted to alcohol. It is the first time for him not to drink for so many days. He forced a smile and said, "Okay."

"who!"

Before Cao Cao could react, suddenly, not far in front of them, a group of patrolling soldiers appeared, consisting of hundreds of people.

Cao Cao's army was tense for a while, even Guo Jia's eyes were fixed, and his hands held the reins tightly.

Cao Cao calmly spoke the Peiguo dialect and said loudly: "Duke Ming ordered me to go to Feng County to raise rations, and I just came back."

The patrolling soldiers saw him without doubting him, took a look and left.

When they were far away, Guo Jia relaxed. Seeing that Cao Cao didn't show any signs of panic, he continued to ride his horse forward, and nodded secretly.

Without any delay, Cao Cao crossed Dongmin and marched quickly at night, and finally arrived outside Changyi City in the early morning of two days later.

"Fengxiao, what should we do now?" Cao Cao lay on a rock, looking at Changyi City from a distance.

The city is not too big, but it is still too laborious to break through with 3000 people.

Guo Jia's lips were so dry that they were about to split, his expression was haggard and calm, his eyes were clear, and he said: "Qiaomao's incident was hasty, and letters to various counties and counties have gone to countless counties. It must be messy, and it is difficult for anyone to distinguish. The general pretended to be someone else. , It is easy to deceive the gate of the city. Once you enter the city, display the banner, Changyi will definitely win!"

Cao Cao's face was like iron, his eyes were burning, and he was very excited.

Thinking of Cao Cao's journey, how many ups and downs, today, finally a wise man helps him!
"With Fengxiao here, why should Cao Cao worry about failure!" Cao Cao couldn't help holding Guo Jia's hand, and said in a deep voice.

Guo Jia coughed lightly and said, "General, it's not too late."

It was early morning, and it was the time when Changyi's defense was at its lowest.

Cao Cao turned his head and began to assign tasks, and then led the army out of the forest where they were hiding, came to the official road, and swaggered straight to Changyi City.

The guarding soldiers at the head of Changyi city watched the three thousand troops approaching the city gate in a leisurely manner.

When Cao Cao arrived not far from the city, he held up a seal in his hand and said loudly: "Under Minggong's order, come to transport grain."

The guard at the top of the city opened the door without any hesitation.

Seeing this, Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes were beating coldly, and he rode his horse into the city at a leisurely pace.

A military marquis on the tower watched and said loudly, "Are you a riding captain? Are you from Jiyin?"

At this time, Cao Cao had already entered the gate, and when he passed through the city gate, he suddenly drew his sword and shouted: "Cao Cao, the great Han Wuwei general, has ordered the thief, and those who surrender will not be killed!"

"kill!"

Cao Cao's 3000 men immediately unfurled their banners, hunted like the wind, and rushed in towards Changyi City.

Changyi was caught off guard, and there was a sudden chaos.

Cao Cao didn't care about it, and led his men directly to kill the county government in Changyi.

Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei who was appointed by Qiao Mao as the prefect of Shanyang, heard the movement, and ran out from the inside while putting on his clothes. When he reached the door, he saw Cao Cao leading the horse and rushing towards him with an army.

Bao Xin used to be a subordinate of General He Jin's mansion, so he knew Cao Cao and thought that Cao Cao led 2 people to kill him, so he fell to the ground in shock.

Immediately, he got up, knelt on the ground, put his hands on the ground, and said loudly, "Meng De, spare me!"

Cao Cao came galloping on horseback, put a knife on his neck, and said coldly, "Order everyone to lay down their weapons!"

Bao Xin was frightened and shouted again and again: "Put down your weapons! Everyone put down your weapons!"

Seeing the Changyi soldiers around him hesitate and put down their weapons one after another, Cao Cao immediately commanded his soldiers and horses, and began to control these soldiers and the key points in Changyi.

Just half an hour later, Cao Cao took Changyi and captured nearly 6000 people.

He brought Guo Jia in from outside the city, and said excitedly: "Feng Xiao, I have checked it myself. There are [-] shi of grain stored in Changyi's warehouse, so we don't have to worry about military rations for now! This jug of wine was specially found by me." Yes, it is the best wine in Changyi!"

Guo Jia took it and didn't drink it, but said seriously: "General, it's not too late, please send troops to Dongjun immediately!"

Cao Cao was taken aback, and said: "The army has been marching for days and is exhausted, and Changyi has just arrived and needs to be rectified. Yuan Rang, Miaocai and others have not followed. If we continue to march, I am afraid I will be disadvantaged."

Guo Jia naturally knew it too, with a serious expression, he said: "Shanyang County is the hinterland of Yanzhou, and the enemy is indistinguishable from all around. If you want to defeat the rebels as soon as possible, capturing Shanyang is not enough, you must go straight to Dongjun and destroy its foundation!"

Cao Cao thought over and over again, and said, "How about resting for half a day? The soldiers are exhausted and exhausted."

"No!"

Guo Jia flatly refused, saying: "Qiaomao's rebel army must be attacking Dingtao day and night. Once Ding Shijun is defeated, the general will go deep alone and cannot be protected. At this time, the rebel army will be terrified when they send troops to Dongjun. You can't look at each other from head to tail, you can only lose your way!"

Cao Cao's face was sullen and he looked puzzled.In fact, he had already ordered the soldiers to rest and eat and drink as much as they wanted.

Seeing this, Guo Jia said further: "General, at this point, you must not relax, victory or defeat depends on one move!"

Cao Cao and Guo Jia looked at each other, tangled in their hearts, and the corners of their faces twitched a few times. They opened their eyes suddenly, turned around and shouted: "Command, all soldiers will be rewarded with three coins. Distribute them immediately, and follow me to continue the expedition!"

　In the second watch, five thousand characters arrive.

　　Two changes of ten thousand, please ask for a monthly ticket~~
　　
　　
　
(End of this chapter)