Han family achievements

Chapter 239 Surrounding Wei and Rescue Zhao
The Han court reacted quite calmly to the drastic changes in the south, and took few immediate measures.

Both Shang Shutai and Da Sima Mansion showed great restraint.

The "clarification of official administration" jointly implemented by Yushitai and Licao is still advancing, and the situation is becoming more and more severe.

At the beginning of February, Bohai King Liu Xie brought nearly 30 officials from Yushitai and Licao, starting from Sili, then Bingzhou, and planned to go to Youzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou.

The most important thing is not "clarification of official administration", but Hucao's "clear Zhang Tianmu" and "huding registration".

As the states gradually stabilized and refugees continued to return, many things became complicated and there were many obstacles.

Hu Cao Shangshu Xun Yu also transferred to Bingzhou after inspecting Sanfu.

As the first place to implement the 'New Deal', Bingzhou has the best results and accumulated the most experience, which has important reference significance.

And Liu Bian sits in Luoyang, staring at the 'Nine Grades Zhongzheng System'.

The imperial court was constantly busy. At the beginning of March, just after the beginning of spring, Cao Cao handed in the playbook. After getting permission, he left Luoyang and came to the Forbidden Army camp to enlist troops.

Zhao Yun stood beside Cao Cao and said, "General Cao, the [-] army has already been prepared."

Cao Cao looked at Xiahoudun, Le Jin, Cao Ren and others ordering troops. He was very satisfied with Zhao Yun's excellent soldiers and said with a smile, "If it wasn't for your majesty who couldn't do without Zilong, Cao would really take Zilong with him."

Zhao Yun raised his hand politely, and said: "General Cao will surely be invincible in this expedition, wipe out the Black Mountain Army, and return to the court with a great victory!"

Cao Cao raised his hand and smiled politely.

For Zhao Yun, Cao Cao not only valued his bravery, especially since Zhao Yun came from Liu Bian's side, he naturally "valued" a little more.

Behind Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others did not speak, and they did not pay much attention to this expedition.

After the battle in Jizhou the year before last, the Black Mountain Army had been seriously injured, and it was difficult to organize an army of "millions". Zhang Yan was even more distracted and his strength was greatly damaged.

Coupled with the gradual stabilization of Jizhou and the joint efforts of You, Bing, and Yan, the imperial court no longer has to worry about the conquest and suppression falling into a long war of attrition, as long as they defeat them one by one.

At this time, Zhang Xiu came from not far away and said to Zhao Yun, "General Zhonglang, five thousand good horses are ready."

Zhao Yun nodded and said to Cao Cao, "General Cao, do you need anything else?"

Cao Cao naturally knew about Zhang Xiu. Seeing his stern aura, he smiled and said, "Lieutenant Zhang, how about going out with this general?"

"Huh!" Zhang Xiu snorted coldly, turned his head with a look of disdain.

Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and the others were startled, what does this embroidery mean?
You must know that Cao Cao not only won the holy family in the past, but now he is also the long history of the Grand Sima's Mansion. I don't know how many people say that he will be the next Grand Sima.

Who would dare to underestimate such a character?

And so rude!
Zhao Yun was equally puzzled, but as his subordinate, Zhang Xiu naturally wanted to relax. Just when he was about to explain to Cao Cao, Cao Cao spoke first.

"If you don't want to, then let it go."

Cao Cao remained expressionless, and said with a smile, "Zilong, prepare more arrows."

Zhao Yun nodded and ordered people to prepare.

Half an hour later, after Cao Cao checked all kinds of equipment, food and grass, he held a brief swearing-in meeting, and then set off and went straight to Jizhou.

In the face of the court's conquest, the Black Mountain Army will naturally not sit still, gather as much as possible, and want to resist.

Mu Yingshao of Jizhou, Zhang Liao, the general of the Zhonglang, naturally would not let them do what they wanted, and sent many troops to chase and intercept them, trying to divide them in different places, but they couldn't look after each other head to tail.

Jizhou, which was originally peaceful, suddenly became turbulent again.

When Cao Cao led his troops eastward to Hanoi County to prevent the confluence of the Black Mountain Army in Jizhou, Bai Rao, commander of the Black Mountain Army in Puyang, suddenly sent troops to attack the East County of Yanzhou.

"General, we have to march faster, Dongjun can't lose." Le Jin rode his horse and followed behind Cao Cao.

He looks like a raging fire, but his face is as white as a scholar.

Cao Cao was riding a horse, trimming his beard with a knife in his hand, and did not speak.

Seeing this, Cao Ren stepped forward and said, "General, it's not too late."

Xiahou Dun and the others didn't speak, just staring at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao trimmed his beard very carefully, and the horse on his crotch walked very slowly, appearing to be careless.

Cao Ren, Xiahoudun, Le Jin and the others looked at each other, and they all looked at the carriage behind them in unison.

In the carriage, sat Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and other 'civilian officials'.

In the entire army, Guo Jia is the only one who can make Cao Cao listen to him.

Cao Cao seemed to have sensed their movements, his long and narrow eyes flashed coldly, he put down his knife, stroked his beard, and said, "Not going to Dongjun."

At this time, Xiahou Dun, who was always cautious, couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "Where are you going?"

Cao Cao turned his gaze towards Puyang, and said with a bright smile, "I chatted with Zilong last year, and he told me that he copied the thing about the old lair in vain, and I'm going to copy it again."

Le Jin came to his senses immediately, and said, "The general is brilliant!"

Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun stopped talking, Cao Cao's intention was simple: encircle Wei and save Zhao!

Bai Rao and others are attached to the "old nest", once the "old nest" is in danger, they will have no place to stand and can only return to the army.

In the carriage not far away, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai had a panoramic view of the conversation between Cao Cao and others.

Xi Zhicai was sickly, looked at Guo Jia, who was drinking heavily, and said with a smile, "Feng Xiao, what do you think of General Cao's strategy?"

Guo Jia was lying on his back, maybe because he drank too much, his face was a little pale, and he said nonchalantly: "It's just a white guy, why should you care."

Xi Zhicai observed Guo Jia calmly, and said: "The total number of the Black Mountain Army exceeds one million. Excluding Jizhou, they are still scattered at the junction of Sili, Yanzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, etc. There are hundreds of them, large and small. Complete extermination may not be possible in a year or two."

Guo Jia couldn't see Xi Zhicai's purpose, so he laughed and said, "The Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou has more than one million troops, and they were wiped out at the snap of General Cao."

Seeing that Guo Jia was unwilling to say more, Xi Zhicai stopped asking, and looked forward, saying, "Jizhou has been a place of great success since ancient times."

Guo Jia was drinking alone and didn't seem to hear.

Cao Cao made a plan, and the army turned to Puyang.

Marching with great fanfare, as if afraid that everyone would not know.

But even so, Cao Cao's army arrived in Puyang first and surrounded Luyang Mountain.

After some probing, Le Jin returned to the camp and said to Cao Cao, "General, we are dispatching all of them again. There are only a few old and weak women and children in the village, no more than a thousand people."

Cao Cao held the sword in one hand, turned his head to look in the direction of Dongjun, and said, "At the latest, Bai Rao will arrive tomorrow morning."

Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun immediately raised their hands and said, "General, we ask for orders to set up an ambush!"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said, "Leave a hole to escape north."

Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun looked at each other and said, "Obey!"

The two took the command arrows and began to order soldiers, preparing to ambush Bai Rao.

Guo Jia came from behind and said: "It's best to ask the envoy, Zhang Zhonglang will also let go."

Cao Cao glanced at Xi Zhicai from the corner of his eye, and seeing that he was silent for a while, he said, "Okay, I'll study now."

Xi Zhicai turned a deaf ear, folded his hands in front of his lower abdomen, coughed lightly, and said, "I am the visitor."

The so-called "visitor" is the speaker.

Xi Zhicai was affiliated with Yushitai, and the imperial court sent him to accompany Cao Cao. In essence, he was to 'supervise the army', which also showed distrust of Cao Cao.

Or, not only for Cao Cao, but for all the leading generals, the imperial court did not trust them.

When Cao Cao heard Xi Zhicai's words, he was neither ashamed nor annoyed. He laughed and walked over and said, "Zhicai, would you like to join my shogunate?"

Xi Zhicai's eyes flashed with surprise, he smiled and said: "The general fell in love with the wrong one."

Cao Cao has always been "longing for" the "Great Talent of Yingchuan". Seeing that Zhicai was unwilling and did not force him, he said: "Zhicai, I want to wipe out the Black Mountain Army as soon as possible, and please play it truthfully."

Xi Zhicai's official position is not high, but he is the "upstart" of Yushitai after all.At the same time, because he came from Yingchuan, he has a very close relationship with Er Xun and others.

No one should underestimate it!
"Of course." Xi Zhicai said neither humble nor arrogantly.

At this moment, Guo Jia came forward and said: "General, it's getting late, why don't you light a fire and show Bai Rao the way, so that you don't go wrong at night."

Cao Cao knew that Guo Jia was here to interrupt, and said with a smile, "The words of filial piety are very suitable for me, and I am happy to advance!"

Le Jin raised his hand and said: "The last general takes orders!"

Le Jin immediately turned around and went up the mountain, ready to storm Bai Rao's cottage.

Xi Zhicai stopped talking, just watched with cold eyes, secretly recording everything in Cao Cao's army.

Not long after, there were only a thousand old and weak women and children left in the village, and a raging fire ignited.

When it got dark, the fire burned even more intensely, lighting up half of the sky.

Bai Rao returned faster than expected. When he saw the conflicting flames on the mountain top, his eyes suddenly widened and became ferocious.

"Cao Cao, if I don't kill you, I swear I won't be a human being!"

Bai Rao was furious, riding a horse, galloping and galloping.

His stockade was also plagued by disasters. It was raided by Zhao Yun once the year before last, and it was finally built with great difficulty, but he didn't want Cao Cao to steal it again because he didn't follow martial ethics.

A guard next to him followed closely and said loudly: "Shuai Qu, be careful of fraud!"

But Bai Rao couldn't listen anymore, and beat the horse desperately.

In the defeat in Jizhou the year before last, everyone suffered heavy losses. Although he had reservations, he also lost more than half.

As the imperial court's strength in the states continued to grow, if he lost his hometown, he would have no place to stand!
Seeing that the village was getting closer, Bai Rao became even more anxious, and said, "Go, check out Cao's movements!"

Bai Rao was not completely confused, he also knew to send scouts.

Waiting to go around a mountain, the sky-high flames were right in front of him, and Bai Rao's expression was terrifying, as if he was going to eat people.

"kill!"

Before Bai Rao had too much emotion, loud shouts erupted in the mountains on both sides, the fire suddenly lit up, and countless officers and soldiers rushed out like a tide.

Bai Rao was very frightened and angry, but he also knew that he was ambushed. Looking at the hilltop of his hometown, he didn't know how long it had been burning and how much was left, and his heart was bleeding!

"withdraw!"

Bai Rao roared angrily, turned the horse's head, hit the horse and fled.

Cao Cao's original intention was not to completely annihilate the Bairao tribe. Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun then covered up the killings and pursued them.

The pursuit lasted from late at night to dawn, from Puyang to Dongjun.

And Cao Cao followed with his army, all the way to the north.

(End of this chapter)