Soldiers come to the world

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Zhang Liao led [-] Cao troops as the front army, and went all the way south. Two days later, the army arrived in Bowang County, fifty miles away from Wancheng. Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Liao ordered the army to camp. The rear army he led was besieged by Liu Jing's army. If Cao Cao hadn't made political concessions, he, Zhang Liao, would have become Liu Jing's prisoner of war.

However, Zhang Liao is also a person who has experienced many storms. He will not be trapped by last year's defeat. On the contrary, he will learn from last year's lessons and fight again to wash away the shame of last year.

The army had just set up camp, but Zhang Liao got an unexpected news. A fleet full of supplies left Wancheng and went south along the Fei River. There were a total of [-] large ships. This news made Zhang Liao realize something, could it be

"Wenyuan!"

Li Dian quickly walked into the big tent and asked, "I heard that there is an emergency situation, what happened?"

"The scouts found a fleet of ships sailing out of Wancheng and heading for Xiangyang. There are [-] large ships fully loaded with supplies."

"Could it be that Wenpin is about to give up Wancheng?"

Zhang Liao nodded, "I have the same feeling. I heard that Cao Zhen defeated Pound's army and prevented the Han army from going to Wancheng. Now there are only [-] troops in Wancheng. If our army comes, Wenpin will definitely not be able to defend Wancheng. It was his wise move to abandon Wancheng and retreat."

Li Dian hesitated and said, "I'm thinking, can we stop Wenpin's army from retreating? Take revenge for last year."

Zhang Liao didn't answer immediately. He walked to the map, stared at the water for a moment, and asked, "Which line does Mancheng think Wenpin will take if he retreats south?"

Li Dian stepped forward, pondered for a moment and said: "Cao Zhen's cavalry didn't carry kerosene, they couldn't set fire to the transport fleet, and the cavalry would definitely go up Hebei to intercept Wenpin's army's retreat. I think Wenpin should be very clear about this." One point, so if the Wenpin army wants to retreat, it will definitely withdraw east of the Feishui."

Li Dian tapped heavily on the water on the map, "We can't take advantage of him."

Zhang Liao fell into deep thought. So far, the Han army's southward retreat is only a guess without any evidence. He must be cautious and make a decision only after obtaining accurate information.

At this moment, a soldier reported outside the tent: "There is a man named Huang Xu outside who begged to see the general, saying that he had important military information to report."

'Huang Xu? Zhang Liao was slightly taken aback. He seemed to have heard of this name before. Li Dian responded quickly, "Could it be Huang Ying's son? He used to be the leader of the people."

Zhang Liao suddenly remembered that during the Battle of Chibi, the prime minister enlisted [-] Nanyang peasants to transport grain, and it seemed that the leader was Huang Xu, the son of the head of the Huang family in Nanyang.

"Please come in!" Zhang Liao ordered immediately.

Not long after, the soldiers brought in a man. This man was in his early thirties, with a big arm and a round waist, and a burly figure. His name was Huang Xu, and he was the second son of Huang Ying, the owner of the Huang family in Wancheng. The family is equally famous, known as the two major families in Nanyang, with many branches, such as Huang Chengyan in Xiangyang, Huangzu in Jiangxia, and Huang Zhong in Nanyang.

Due to the intersection of major political forces in the Jingxiang area, each branch of the Huang family also had their own choices. For example, Huang Chengyan chose Liu Bei, Huang Zhong chose Liu Jing, Huang Zu was destroyed by Jiangdong, and Huang Ying who stayed in Wancheng surrendered After joining Cao Cao, the Huang family made great contributions in Cao Cao's conquest of Jingzhou several times, and was rewarded by Cao Cao. Huang Ying's eldest son Huang Xian became an official in Xuchang, and his second son Huang Xu was in charge of tens of thousands of people. Ying himself was also conferred the title of Marquis of Guannei, which is extremely honorable.

A few months ago, the Han army conquered Nanyang, and the Huang family chose to remain silent. It was also because the time was short. Nanyang County had not had time to be brought under the government of Jingzhou, and the prefect was still Zhang Yan, who was appointed by the imperial court. Liquidate, dodge a bullet.

This time when the Cao army counterattacked Nanyang, the Huang family began to be active again. They secretly contacted the rich and powerful families in the city who were pro-Cao, and prepared to cooperate with the Cao army to attack Wancheng and cause trouble in the city. Huang Xu was sent by Huang Ying to contact Cao army.

Huang Xu entered the account and knelt down on one knee to salute, "See General Zhang!"

Zhang Liao knew him and quickly helped him up, "Young Master Huang, please get up."

Huang Xu got up and said: "I have important information to report to General Zhang. Wenpin is already gathering troops to leave Wancheng. My father has also contacted more than a dozen rich and powerful families, gathered more than a thousand powerful soldiers, and is preparing to set off in the city. Let’s meet Cao Jun’s entry into the city.”

After finishing speaking, he took out his father's letter from the soldiers and presented it to Zhang Liao. After reading the letter, Zhang Liao had confidence in his heart, so he smiled and continued to Huang: "I will definitely report your loyalty to the prime minister and take Wancheng as yours." Credit."

Huang Xu was overjoyed, and quickly saluted again: "May I ask when the general plans to attack Wancheng, we can cooperate at any time."

"I don't know the details for the time being, but you go back and tell your father that if the Han army withdraws, please pay attention to maintaining order in the city and maintaining the stability of Wancheng."

"I understand. I'll go back to the city and report to my father."

Huang Xuxing bowed and left. Zhang Liao ordered someone to send him out. At this moment, Li Dian stepped forward and said with a smile, "Why didn't Wen Yuan tell them the exact time when we will attack the city?"

Zhang Liao shook his head, "How can you entrust the villagers with the important affairs of the military aircraft? They have a lot of people, and if they leak it, it will ruin my affairs."

Li Dian praised: "Wen Yuan is cautious, no wonder the Prime Minister entrusts him with a heavy responsibility."

Huang Xu left the barracks and rushed back to Wancheng with two entourages. They urged their horses to gallop all the way. At this time, it was already dark, and the bright moonlight filled the earth. There was no one on the official road, only their horses galloped. Sound, an hour later, they were less than twenty miles away from Wancheng.

Just as they rushed into a woods, Huang Xu's horse suddenly let out a loud bark, its front hooves raised high, and saw two big trees falling across the official road ahead, blocking the way, and before Huang Xu could react, his head A huge net was thrown from top to bottom, tightly entangled him.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of sergeants rushed out from all around and pointed their crossbows at them. The two followers raised their hands in fright and did not dare to move. A military marquis came out from behind the big tree, gave them a cold look, and waved , "Take them away!"

In Wancheng, news of the withdrawal of the Han army spread throughout the city. Even though it was night, there were still countless men in black appearing on the streets. There are more than a thousand people, they are the young men of more than a dozen wealthy families in Wancheng, headed by the Huang family.

When the Han army withdrew from Wancheng, they appeared one after another, controlling the city gates, occupying the barracks, surrounding the government offices, and patrolling the streets.

The owner of the Huang family, Huang Ying, is a middle-aged man in his fifties. He is tall and energetic. He used to practice martial arts and joined the army when he was young. Patrolling the streets, it looks majestic.

The Han army's occupation of Nanyang made him terrified, fearing that he would be wiped out by the Han army. Fortunately, the Cao army came back after a short time, and the moment of his elation came again.

"Patriarch Huang!"

The head of a wealthy family rushed over and saluted Huang Yingxing: "I talked to Deng Yi, but the Deng family refused to come forward. He said that our actions have nothing to do with him."

Huang Ying snorted coldly and said: "Since he refuses, let it be. Everyone has his own ambitions. I won't force him. It's just that the Deng family will not be involved in Nanyang's affairs in the future."

Huang Yingying's attitude towards Deng Yi is extremely contemptuous. He knows that Deng Yi's son is an official in Jingzhou. Deng Yi is a pro-Jingzhou faction. Some time ago, when Wenpin occupied Nanyang, Deng Yi was very active. Now that Cao Jun came back, he naturally disappeared. .

Huang Ying turned his horse's head and headed towards the city gate, but he was thinking in his mind that if the Deng family were to be killed, although the Huang and Deng families were married, Huang Ying still wanted to use Cao Jun's power to eradicate the Deng family, so that Nanyang would be his Huang's family alone. big.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the city gate, and screams and cries came, which immediately surprised Huang Ying. What happened?He urged his horse to run towards the north gate, but before reaching the gate, several crossbow arrows were shot at his face, Huang Ying hurriedly swung his knife to call, at this time he also saw the situation clearly, and saw countless Han soldiers appearing at the north gate At this place, more than a hundred men in black were killed, crying for their parents and fleeing for their lives with their heads in their arms.

This made Huang Ying stunned. Where did the Han army come from? "Patriarch Huang, run, the Han army is coming!" A man in black shouted.

Huang Ying just woke up like a dream, turned his horse's head and fled, but just a few steps away, there were shouts of killing and screams from the street ahead, and he saw a group of men in black stumbling and fleeing, chasing after them Hundreds of soldiers of the Han army shot arrows like locusts, and men in black were constantly knocked down by shots.

Huang Ying was sweating profusely in shock. He had already understood that the Han army hadn't left at all, and pretended to withdraw to lead them out of the cave. Huang Ying felt remorse and hatred in his heart. He rushed to the alley, but before he reached the entrance of the alley, dozens of arrows shot from the side, Huang Ying was hit by more than a dozen arrows, fell from his horse with a scream, and died tragically on the spot.

At this time, Wenpin appeared at the gate of the North City, followed by a large group of soldiers, and several soldiers escorted Huang Xu.

Wen Pin pointed at Huang Xu, and ordered the soldiers: "Take him to identify, all families involved in the conspiracy will be purged, regardless of master and servant, all men over the age of 16 will be arrested."

Thousands of soldiers were divided into 16 teams, holding torches and rushing into the rich and powerful families participating in the alliance, arresting all men over the age of [-], and tying them up one by one, together with hundreds of captured black men. Yi Zhuangding arrested a total of more than [-] people.

There was chaos in Wancheng, and the crying was loud, but only the Huang family was really purged. Except for Huang Ying who was dead, more than ten of his nephews and brothers were all killed by the Han army, and their heads were beheaded for public display.

At this time, Wenpin had received the news that Cao Jun had nearly [-] troops marching south, and the former army Zhang Liao had already killed fifty miles away. He knew that Wancheng could not be defended, so he had to give up, but before he gave up, he had to take all of Wancheng After the pro-Cao forces were cleaned up, they made a small plan, pretended to retreat, and killed another carbine.

Wen Pin saw that it was almost five o'clock in Tianse, and their time was running out. He urged his horse to come to the crowd of more than 2000 people who were arrested. Trembling, terrified in my heart.

Wenpin pointed at his horsewhip and shouted, "Listen!"

The crowd gradually quieted down, Wen Pin waved his hand, and a dozen soldiers stepped forward with bamboo poles holding more than a dozen heads of the Huang family.

Wen Pin sternly shouted: "This time I'm just warning you that this is no longer the era of Liu Jingsheng. The Han army is only retreating temporarily and will come back soon. If you dare to kiss Cao against Han again, the next time I capture Wancheng, you will be killed." The pro-Cao family ransacked the entire family, and the Huang family will be your fate!"

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