Han family achievements

Chapter 183
Cao Cao came to a small hill and looked towards Chang'an.

Not long after, Cao Ren came over and said, "General, everything has been arranged."

Cao Cao held his saber, did not speak, looked up at the moon hanging high, his expression indifferent and a little proud.

Cao Ren stood beside him, hesitating again and again, and said: "General, judging from the reports from the spies, there may be more than 30 Yellow Turbans, large and small. Can you really force them to surrender?"

Cao Ren is different from the Xiahouyuan brothers. Since Cao Cao became General Wuwei, his title has changed from 'Meng De' to 'General'.

Cao Cao smiled confidently, and said, "Feng Xiao's strategy has never gone wrong."

Cao Ren didn't say any more, because not far away, there seemed to be a figure swaying in the darkness, and said, "Here we come!"

Cao Cao snorted coldly, and said, "Scare them, try not to kill people, keep their mouths and go back to eat."

Cao Ren responded and strode away.

On the small road in the distance, Gong Du led 2000 people, smeared and marched straight to Cao Cao's camp.

A person behind him whispered: "Shuai Qu, shall we be this early bird?"

Gong Du looked stern, and said: "Cao Cao's food and grass are at the rear, if someone steals it first, you go eat the bark!"

The others stopped talking immediately.

The purpose of their marching and fighting is actually very simple-money and food.

They never fought fiercely with the government and army in order to occupy a few more cities to expand their territory, and they did not have the ambition of "the sky is dead, and the yellow sky should stand" of the "General San Gong", just to fill their stomachs.

Dong dong dong

Suddenly there was the sound of drums all around them, and then suddenly the torches went on and on and on and on and on and on and on through the forest like a thousand horses.

Gong Du was startled, turned around and said, "Run! Run!"

He ran first, and the soldiers behind him scrambled to overtake him very quickly.

Cao Ren came out of the woods, looked at the scattered and shouting Yellow Turban soldiers, and glanced at the hoes and shovels that fell on the ground, the corners of his face were very strange.

He also fought several battles with Cao Cao, and this was the first time he saw such a Yellow Turban Army.

Cao Cao then walked over and looked at the Yellow Turban Army who looked like a bereaved dog, his expression was unmoved, but he was also a little surprised, which was very different from the Yellow Turban Army he had encountered before.

Back then, he followed Huangfusong and others to conquer the Yellow Turban Army. At that time, the Yellow Turban Army was extremely powerful, and Huangfusong suffered repeated defeats. It was completely different from what it is today, where he fled whenever there was a turmoil.

"withdraw troops."

Cao Cao glanced again, turned and walked back.

Back in Daying, he came to Xiahoudun's ward. He didn't see Guo Jia and Xiahouyuan, but he didn't ask any questions. He took off his clothes and fell to the ground to sleep.

Xiahou Dun couldn't sleep a little, and it was Guo Jia and Xiahouyuan's conversation over and over again.

Early the next morning, Cao Cao dressed neatly, led Cao Ren, and prepared to move. Before leaving, he went to Guo Jia's room. Seeing that he was not there, he asked the guard, "Feng Xiao didn't come back all night?"

The guard raised his hand and said, "Yes, Xiahou Sima has not returned either."

Cao Cao thought for a while, and brought Cao Ren to Chang'an City.

Cao Ren looked vigilant and said, "Meng De, there are estimated to be several hundred thousand people here."

Cao Cao didn't care at all, and said loudly: "Take last night as an example, so what about a million!"

Cao Ren nodded, and fled in all directions at the slightest movement, which was really useless.

Cao Cao personally led the army, and made the siege of the city very powerful, which made Chang'an city full of horror.

He Yi, one of the commanders-in-chief of the 36th Qu, came here with a large army for the hundreds of thousands of grain and grass for Cao Cao. Seeing Cao Cao attacking the city, he calmly said to Gong Du: "Are you sure? Did you bring so much money and food?"

He Yi is not a reckless man, being able to live till now is enough to show his ability.

Gong Du was a little ashamed of the night attack last night, and he said convincingly: "Our brothers have carefully inspected it several times. The big warehouse stretches for miles and is covered with grain and grass. It is absolutely unmistakable! And there is also news from Luoyang, Certainly!"

He Yi didn't speak any more, and stared at Cao Cao in the distance with cold eyes.

He has more than [-] people under his command. Under Zhu Jun's attack, he hid in Tibet and made a living by plundering. However, Qingzhou was dilapidated and there was nowhere to go. He wanted to go to Yanzhou, but Zhu Jun beat him again return.

It was extremely difficult to survive the winter, with 10,000+ mouths waiting to be fed, and countless pairs of eyes staring at him.

Knowing that Cao Cao had so much money and food, he brought people over without any hesitation.

Gong Du looked at his face, and suddenly said: "He Shuai, we agreed earlier that we will divide the money and food in half, and then join forces to kill Jinan and Pingyuan."

The east of the Beihai Kingdom is basically the territory of the Yellow Turban Army, which has been looted long ago, and only the Jinan Kingdom and Pingyuan County are a little better under Zhu Jun's management.

He Yi smiled slightly and said, "That's natural."

Seeing his fake smile, Gong Du felt vigilant.

Since its establishment, the Yellow Turban Army has been fighting constantly, and there is no internal unity at all. It is like the millions of Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, fighting independently, without a commander or alliance. Even if there is a short-term cooperation, it will soon fall apart due to various reasons.

"kill!"

Cao Jun's cavalry rushed forward, drew their bows and shot arrows, and the arrows rained down on the city.

The Yellow Turban Army on the top of the city suddenly panicked and resisted in various ways.

Some wielded half spears, some shook hoes, some hid under the city wall, and some even swarmed down the city.

Gong Du held up a shield, hid behind the wall, and shouted: "Defend the city! Defend the city!"

This was Cao Jun's first time shooting arrows into the city, and Gong panicked.

He Yi was also a little nervous, and picked up a big knife, but found that the cavalry of Cao Jun under the city did not come within the range of their archers, but only took turns to shoot arrows.

"Don't panic! Don't panic! Cao Jun didn't attack the city!"

He Yi shouted to calm down.

"He's handsome, it's not good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone ran up to the top of the city and shouted loudly: "At the south gate, Cao Jun's long ladder has appeared, and they are going to attack the city!"

He Yi was startled, and said anxiously: "Order them to guard! Never allow an officer to go to the city!"

Gong Du stood up and said, "He Shuai, you guard here, I'll go to the south gate!"

"Okay, okay." He Yi nodded again and again, he was a little scared by Zhu Jun's beating.

Gong Du hurried downstairs, looked back at the rain of arrows, and ran a little faster.

When I arrived at the south gate, I found that Cao Jun not only had long ladders, but also trebuchets were ready, as if he was about to attack the city!

"Hold on! Everyone hold on!"

Gong Du walked back and forth, yelling.

The Yellow Turban Army was good at attacking the city, looting everywhere, and rarely defending the city. Gong didn't have much experience, so he just kept waving his sword and shouting.

Cao Ren, who was not far from the city, didn't have any plans to attack the city, but just put his posture on the bright side.

It was not until evening that Cao Jun withdrew his troops.

In Gongdu on the top of the city, He Yi looked very ugly.

He Yi said: "Cao Cao did this before?"

Gong Du nodded and said, "He has been probing."

He Yi glanced at him, and secretly cursed a fool.

Cao Cao is not a temptation, it is obviously a tactic to exhaust the enemy. When they are exhausted enough, Cao Cao will attack suddenly at an unexpected time!

At that time, they will be crushed!
"He only has more than 1 people, we will fight against him tomorrow!" He Yi suddenly said in a deep voice.

Gong Du was taken aback and said, "What if it's a trap? You saw it last night. Cao Cao knew that he was waiting for me to attack the camp. Fortunately, I retreated quickly!"

He Yi snorted coldly, and said: "There is no reason to keep guarding the city. We have a large number of people, so what can Cao Cao do if he is cunning!?"

Before he finished speaking, a soldier on the watchtower shouted loudly: "Cao Cao's reinforcements have arrived!"

He Yi and Gong both jumped on the watchtower in a hurry.

Standing on tiptoes, the two saw dust billowing in the distance, and the flag with the word "Zhu" waving, boundless.

"At least 1 people." Gong Du muttered to himself.

He Yi's face darkened. If it was Cao Cao, he would be sure to deal with it. If Zhu Jun rushed over, he would have to be cautious!
On the other side, Cao Cao's camp.

Cao Cao looked at the head of Chang'an County with a smile on his face.

Not long after, Xia Houyuan rushed over and said, "Meng De, can you scare them?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard, his long and narrow eyes flashed triumphantly, and said, "A frightened bird, even if you don't believe it, will half believe it."

After finishing speaking, he suddenly turned to Xia Houyuan and said, "Where is Fengxiao?"

Xia Houyuan shook his head and said: "The military adviser brought more than 30 people and said they were looking for wine."

Cao Cao stared, and said, "Quickly, find him! No, I'll go find him myself!"

This North Sea country has long been plundered by the Yellow Turban Army, so where can there be any wine?

Thinking about Guo Jia's words, Xia Houyuan hurriedly said, "I'll go too."

They took people and galloped on horseback, searched a large circle, but found no trace of Guo Jia, so they had to go back to camp.

One of Cao Cao's personal soldiers followed him and said in a low voice, "Army, are you running away?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Cao Cao's face darkened, and he shouted.

The soldiers bowed immediately, not daring to talk too much.

Xia Houyuan pushed him away and said, "Go get ready, Chang'an County is not allowed to sleep alone tonight!"

Most of these soldiers are the children of Cao and Xiahou's family. Speaking of them, they are either uncles or brothers, or nephews.

The soldiers responded and left in a hurry.

Cao Cao didn't speak, and went straight into the big tent.

Cao Ren didn't follow up, and had to prepare for a 'night attack' on Chang'an County at night.

It had been dark for a while, and when Cao Jun was resting after eating, suddenly the drums were beating loudly, and the sound of horseshoes was everywhere.

Cao Ren marched around the city with [-] soldiers and tried to attack several times.

The city of Chang'an County was in chaos immediately, and there was a lot of shouting.

The more than [-] people in Gongdu were already a jumble of fish and dragons, and it was extremely difficult to manage; now with the addition of He Yi's more than [-] people, under the crowding, it became a mess.

Cao Cao stood watching from a distance, and said in a decisive tone: "Up to ten days!"

After three days in a row, Cao Jun carried out an uninterrupted "siege" of Chang'an County, day and night.

On this day, when Cao Cao came back from the front line, his habitual first sentence was: "Feng Xiao hasn't come back yet?"

The soldier quickly said: "Yes. The military division hasn't come back yet."

Cao Cao didn't expect to get an affirmative answer, so he buried himself in the big tent.

But the soldiers chased after him and said, "General, Sima Xiahou is missing."

Cao Cao paused and said, "You mean Yuan Rang?"

The two brothers Xiahouyuan and Xiahoudun are both "Junsima".

"Yes." The soldier said.

Cao Cao stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look out, and frowned with thick eyebrows.

Guo Jia's sudden disappearance made Cao Cao feel a little lost. Now that Xiahou Dun was gone, he calmed down, his expression moved slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Order the whole army not to attack the city tonight, and let the soldiers eat good wine and good meat." Have a blast!"

The soldiers were overjoyed and said: "The villain takes orders!"

Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan hurried over when they got the news. Xia Houyuan opened his mouth and said, "Meng De, we don't have much food. If we eat and drink openly, we won't be able to last for five days at most."

Some of Cao Cao's food and grass came from the imperial court, some were self-raised, and the other part was given to him by Zhu Jun. In fact, it was not much.

Cao Cao wrote the official document on his own, and said: "I just received the news that Dong Zhuo has entered Langya County on the grounds of suppressing the Yellow Turban Army."

Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan were startled, then Cao Ren's expression changed suddenly, and he asked, "What does Dong Zhuo want to do?"

After Cao Cao finished writing in a hurry, he took out another blank notebook and said while writing, "Yuan Shu has captured the entire Jingzhou."

Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren were speechless, the situation changed too fast.

Cao Cao finished writing quickly, smiled calmly, and said: "Don't worry, I predict that within two days, there will be prosperity!"

"General, is there a solution?" Cao Ren asked.

Cao Cao handed the memorial and official documents to the soldiers, saying: "Issue to Zhu Shijun, Da Sima's Mansion and Shangshutai."

After finishing speaking, he stood up and said with a smile, "Let's go, drink!"

Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan didn't know why, so he asked after him.

Cao Cao didn't answer, and ate and drank heartily with all the soldiers.

In Chang'an County.

Uncharacteristically, Cao Cao did not continue to harass, but made Gong Du and He Yi feel uneasy.

Gong Du ate some dry and hard soup cakes, with a dignified expression, he said: "Cao Cao is going to attack the city."

He Yi's face sank like water, and she sneered, "We have more than 30 people, let him attack! A mere 2 people, what can they do to us!"

Originally, he came here for Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of grain and grass, and he wanted to hug the grass and beat the rabbits, but he never thought that Cao Cao was too treacherous to besiege them here, and they could not advance or retreat.

"He Shuai!"

"He Shuai!"

A half-hundred man who looked like an old farmer hurried in and shouted: "Our food and grass outside our city have been robbed!"

"what!"

He Yi stood up abruptly and shouted, "Who did it!?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Gong Du viciously.

Gong Du also had a gloomy face, stood up slowly, and said, "You don't think I robbed the grain and grass, do you?"

As rogues who have been chased by the officers and soldiers for many years, He Yi, Gong Du and others have long learned how to cunning rabbits and three caves, so money and food will not be kept in one place.

He Yi felt offended suddenly, and said quickly: "Shuai Gong, don't get me wrong, it wasn't me, that one must have been done by Cao Cao!"

Gong Du sneered all over his face, and said: "The ones outside the city are gone, and the city can last for two days at most. If the news spreads, there will be chaos. You and I can't control it. What do you think?!"

The slogan of the Yellow Turban Army is very loud, but up to now, they basically make a living by looting. All the soldiers and the people who are coerced put "food" as the first priority. Without food, no one will listen to them.

He Yi didn't expect Cao Cao to do this, and said through gritted teeth, "There is no other way. If he can rob us, we can rob him too! Attack the camp tonight!"

Gong Du sat down, biting the pancake hard, and said, "I heard that Cao Cao opened a big stove. It's shining brightly, and the fragrance is wafting into the city. He probably wants us to go out of the city!"

He Yi's expression kept changing, and her heart was full of anger and hatred.

Cao Cao robbed them of food and grass, tantamount to driving them to a dead end!
They didn't have much food and grass left, and they had hoped to rob Cao Cao's food and grass until the summer harvest, but they never thought that Cao Cao robbed them backhanded!

"What do you think we should do?" He Yi said with hatred, at a loss for a moment.

Without food and grass, you can't wait to die, right?

Gong Du's heart was full of hatred, his eyes were red, and he said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow!"

Don't move today. If you find an opportunity tomorrow, you may be able to defeat Cao Cao and grab his food!
He Yi was a little flustered thinking about the 10,000+ mouths under him.

Without food, those people will eat him alive!
Noon the next day.

Cao Cao was writing letters again, when Xia Houyuan came in and said, "Meng De, there is something strange in Chang'an City. Many people have been sent out one after another. They don't seem to be fleeing, but they seem to be looking for something on purpose."

Cao Cao remained expressionless, and said, "Did anyone be caught?"

Xia Houyuan shook his head, and said: "Those people are very ghostly. When they left the city, they went to the mountains and forests. I searched several times but couldn't find them."

Cao Cao raised his head, with a strange look on his face, he immediately smiled and said, "They are in a hurry."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and continued writing.

"General General!"

A personal soldier hurried in and said, "The military division is back!"

Cao Cao threw his pen fiercely and ran out in big strides. Not long after leaving the big tent, he saw Xiahou Dun not far away covered in blood, and there were many flat carts behind him.

"Where is Fengxiao?" Cao Cao didn't see these things in his eyes, and looked for Guo Jia everywhere.

Xiahou Dun stepped forward, supported his helmet, and said, "Meng De, don't worry, the military master has drunk too much and is sleeping."

As he said that, he first drove a flat car with a canvas, and saw Guo Jia hugging the jug, sleeping soundly.

When Cao Cao saw Guo Jia, he was relieved, and then he noticed so many cars and the rough sacks on them, and asked suspiciously, "Yuan Rang, what did you and Feng Xiao do?"

Xiahou Dun smiled like a flower, and said: "Meng De, the military adviser expected that these rebels must have hidden food and grass outside the city, so they are confident. It took them several days, and they were finally found for us. They are all here!"

Cao Cao strode forward excitedly, looked at each flat cart and each sack, and said, "Is it all here?"

Xiahou Dun nodded heavily, and said: "The military adviser said that in Chang'an City, you can't survive for three days at most, so you are asked to withdraw your troops."

"withdraw troops?"

Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, then his eyes were stern, and he said directly: "Give me an order to withdraw the whole army for twenty miles!"

Xia Houyuan still didn't understand, and was about to ask, but Xiahou Dun stopped him and said, "Miaocai, my wound is open, please find a doctor to show me."

When Xia Houyuan heard it, he forgot what he wanted to say, and quickly responded, helping Xiahou Dun to find a doctor.

Without further ado, Cao Ren ordered the soldiers to clean up and retreat in an orderly manner.

Cao Cao personally pulled the flat cart on which Guo Jia was lying, and even asked someone to fan Guo Jia, lest he would catch the heat.

Guo Jia lay on the flat cart, sound asleep, let the flat cart swing, and never let go of the flagon in his hand.

Chang'an county quickly noticed the change in Cao Cao's side.

Gong Du and He Yi ran to the top of the city and watched Cao's army retreat with their own eyes, and couldn't help being stunned.

Gong Du was puzzled and said, "Cao Cao, why did you withdraw your troops?"

It stands to reason that their food and grass were robbed, and they just need to wait a few more days, and they will collapse without fighting. Why did they withdraw their troops instead?

But He Yi understood, and said bitterly: "Cao Cao is afraid that we will go all out, and wants to stay away and wait for us to break up!"

"What a vicious thief Cao!"

Gong Du gritted his teeth and said, "What should we do now?"

Their only life-saving straw is Cao Cao's food and grass. Now Cao Cao has run away, leaving them to fend for themselves.

"How do I know!?" He Yi's face was gloomy, and she couldn't think of a way out.

You can't take more than 30 old and weak women and children to chase after you?Isn't it a free gift?

After a long while, Gong Du suddenly looked at He Yi and said, "Why don't we surrender?"

He Yi was furious at first, then stared blankly, frowning, her expression constantly changing.

In fact, the Yellow Turban Army has demoted a lot from the imperial court, including the so-called Black Mountain Army, which has also demoted to the imperial court long ago, and won many official positions as school lieutenants.

He Yi hesitated for a while, and said, "Can Cao Cao allow us to be like Zhang Yan?"

The Montenegrin Army now has a large territory, and the court basically ignores it. It is a de facto independent kingdom.

What He Yi meant was that they "surrendered" like Zhang Yan, except that Cao Cao wanted to give them food and grass, and they retreated, and the court no longer suppressed them.

Gong didn't speak, but laughed in his heart.

Zhang Yan's territory is poor, deep mountains and old forests, and it is not easy for the imperial court to suppress it.They are going to collapse without fighting now, and the court will send money and food to appease them?

He Yi soon realized that this idea was wishful thinking, and hated and helpless in her heart, she said, "Go write and talk to him!"

After agreeing to surrender, Gong Du calmed down and said, "There is only one day left."

Their food and grass can only last for a day at most, but if the people in the city go hungry, there will be chaos, and no one can control it.

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(End of this chapter)