The Assassin Empire of the Three Kingdoms

"Ouch!" The soldier in front screamed.Brother Xiahou felt his feet slip, and his whole body fell down involuntarily.Although he knew he had fallen into a trap, there was nothing he could do about it.Before he could stand up, the harness rod for harnessing the horse had already been stretched in.The dizzy two who were thrown felt that their limbs and heads had been tied up with ropes and could not move.

Zhang Xiu didn't stop, and ran all the way from under the clip.When you meet Cao Jun's defeated soldiers on the road, you only need to wave your hand and take out the pancakes in your hand, and those defeated soldiers who are already hungry will come to their door by themselves.The weapons and armor were confiscated, and hundreds of cavalry were sent to escort thousands of Cao troops back without any ropes.In this way, Cao Jun gathered soldiers all the way, and when he came to Wuguan, he couldn't remember how many soldiers he gathered.

Lu Xun was also counting his own soldiers. On the square under Wuguan, a large mass of black heads were next to each other.A clerk carefully registers everyone, including name, place of origin, age, and so on.Lu Xun divided the soldiers into grades, young and strong, old and young, and injured.Treat these people separately.

Naturally, all the young and strong ones should be brought back to Wancheng, and the injured ones that can be cured should also be brought back.Among the old and the young, the younger ones formed a separate team and were escorted back to Xiangyang.And those who were seriously injured and could no longer fight, the elderly were all released.When Zhang Xiu came, it was the time when Lu Xun released the prisoners. Those prisoners who were released were kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to thank them.

"There are so many!" Zhang Xiu glanced at the tens of thousands of people, and pulled Lu Xun aside: "What are you doing here, boy? It is a felony to release prisoners without permission!"

Lu Xun hurriedly saluted Zhang Xiu: "Thank you, General, for reminding me. I will explain this matter to my lord. Not only will these old, weak, sick and disabled be sent back to fight and farm, but they will also become a burden to Cao Cao. They need extra food to feed them. It’s much more cost-effective to go back and raise it yourself, the lord shouldn’t understand, right?”

Zhang Xiu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You kid has a lot of ideas, and you have captured more prisoners than me, shouldn't you treat me!"

According to the rules of Jingzhou, in addition to honors and opportunities for promotion, all those who have made military exploits will have corresponding material rewards.For beheading an enemy soldier, you will be rewarded with eight coins. For beheading an enemy general, you will be rewarded with grades. If you can kill a general, you will be rewarded with two ingots of gold. , fields, real estate and other benefits.Therefore, Jingzhou soldiers fought bravely, because as long as they have the ability, the government will never treat them badly.

Lu Xun said with a smile: "Definitely! The war is settled, please invite some generals to drink, and I will be the host!"

"Hahaha..." Zhang Xiu laughed loudly: "Why don't you see Brother Xiahou? Let these two guys run away?"

A senior officer behind Lu Xun hurriedly smiled and said, "How is that possible? Our Captain has a clever plan, none of them escaped, and we were all caught back!"

"Ah?" Zhang Xiu immediately looked at Lu Xun with admiration.In the past, I just thought that this kid had some ghostly ideas, and he could be regarded as a talent to be made.Both Long Fei and Jia Xu appreciate it so much, it should be no different.In today's battle, Zhang Xiu finally understood that people like Lu Xun are his future successors!With such wisdom at such a young age, tens of thousands of Cao Jun's defeated soldiers were captured in one checkpoint with three thousand soldiers, and even the main general was captured.

Zhang Xiu nodded: "Tell me, what did you do?"

Na Shichang obviously regained his energy, and before Lu Xun could answer, he said first: "Our captain led us to dig a pit on the back mountain ridge, and asked us to block the closed gate. No one is allowed to leave the city. Cao Jun has no equipment to enter the city. We couldn't reach all sides, so we had to run away, and Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan fell into the trap..." This man was a talkative person, and he described a battle vividly and vividly.

Wancheng was victorious, and Wenpin personally wrote a victory report to Longfei.It not only tells about the cost and loss of the war, but also focuses on Lu Xun's capture of the Xiahou brothers.Along with the good news, Lu Xun also attached some thoughts on the handling of the prisoners.Long Fei watched it quietly, with a dignified expression on his face, the atmosphere in the big tent was extremely depressing, he didn't even dare to vent his breath.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Long Fei, not knowing what was said in the battle report.After Long Fei finished reading, he slowly rolled up the battle report and put it gently on the case. He sighed and said with a heavy expression, "Hey! Cao Cao's [-] troops raided Wancheng, Wenpin fought hard to resist, who would have expected..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts were in their throats, waiting for some bad news from Long Fei. "Who would have expected..." Long Fei glanced around the crowd, and suddenly burst out laughing, which startled everyone: "Unexpectedly, Cao's army was vulnerable, we wiped it out, and captured tens of thousands of prisoners, Xia Houdun, Xia Houyuan He was also captured alive!"

Everyone thought something was wrong, but it turned out to be like this. They all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.Dian Wei laughed and said, "Boss is really good at pretending, he almost lied to me, Old Dian!"

Guo Jia and Pang Tong shook their heads and smiled wryly: "It's best to capture Brother Xiahou alive, so that Cao Cao won't dare to act rashly. We can rest assured and wait until the southeast wind blows!"

Cao Cao got the news a few days later than Long Fei.It was already too late for Zhang to know about the battle of Jiashikou, not to mention that the people of Xiliang had already arrived in Xianyang and needed preparations, and it would be too late when the news of their comings and goings reached Cao Cao.Cao Cao suddenly felt overwhelmed. The Chang'an matter had already been prepared and he had sent reinforcements, but how would Brother Xiahou deal with it?

On this matter, Cao Jun had two different voices, and the side headed by Dong Zhao proposed to retreat immediately and reinforce Chang'an.The party headed by Cheng Yu felt that he would not move, and sent people to Sanjiangkou to negotiate with Long Fei.Cao Cao became indecisive for the first time.Since sending troops to the south, many things have not gone well. The army has set out for half a year, but not many victories have been won, but a lot of soldiers and horses have been lost.

Dong Zhaodao: "The soldiers from Xiliang are coming fiercely. If they win the land of Sanfu, they will inevitably threaten Luoyang, and the Northwest will not be able to intervene. If they want to securely hold the Central Plains, Chang'an must not be lost!"

Cheng Yu also has his own opinion: "The army has been stationed here for half a year. At this time, the troops are retreating, and people's hearts are floating. It is the best policy to immediately send someone to return the two Xiahou generals first!"

Both parties have their own reasons.And the more he talked, the more excited he became, and the louder he spoke, Cao Cao's head began to hurt again.Cao Pi stood next to Cao Cao without saying a word. He took a peek at Cao Cao and shouted, "Shut up! How to deal with father is up to you, and you can just do your own thing well! Father is tired, so he stepped back. Bar!"

Cao Cao let out a long breath.Cao Pi hurriedly asked someone to bring the soup, Cao Cao drank it, and breathed a sigh of relief: "What do you think about this matter?"

Cao Pi said: "Our army has a large number of soldiers and horses. It will take time to mobilize. Chang'an is thousands of miles away from here. I think we can send troops to reinforce. First hold Ma Chao. When the war here is over, it will not be too late to send troops west. It's the itch of the heart, but Long Fei is the pain of the skin!"

Cao Cao nodded: "My son has grown up! Go and pass on an order, order Li Dian to lead [-] troops, and set off immediately to reinforce Chang'an!"

Jiang Ji came again, this time with a generous gift.In name, it was to be given to the two concubines and Cao Jie, but in fact it was all gold, silver and jewels.Jiang Gan was sent to receive Jiang Ji.Jiang Ji was very polite, no matter what Jiang Gan said, Jiang Ji always laughed it off.When it comes to releasing and returning the captives, Jiang Gan flatly refuses.

Jiang Ji laughed and said, "Master Jiang, don't do this! You and I are in-laws. If you have anything to say, as long as General Long agrees to release the captives, my lord is willing to offer money and food!"

"Huh! Are we still in-laws?" Jiang Gan snorted coldly: "You have hundreds of thousands of troops gathered outside, and you still say that you are in-laws. It doesn't count if you sneak attack on my Nanjun, but you also want to sneak attack on Wancheng. Do you know that Wancheng is His Majesty's palace? , if it causes a catastrophe, even ten heads can't afford it!"

"Yes yes yes! Master Jiang said yes!" Jiang Ji still had a smile on his face, and this time he came to beg someone again, so he should speak politely.There was something to exchange last time, but this time there is nothing, and I don't know what price Long Fei will offer.Jiang Jidao: "Sir, you are wrong. Brother Xiahou never meant to attack His Majesty by surprise. They just used Dao Wancheng to alarm His Majesty. After they go back, Mr. Cao will definitely deal with them severely! I also hope that Master Jiang will be in front of General Long. Say a few more good words, and see when we can hand over Brother Xiahou to Cao Gong?"

"What? Leave it to Cao Cao?" Jiang Gan smiled: "Brother Xiahou led his troops to attack His Majesty's palace. It is a crime of treason, and His Majesty has already ordered that he be executed!"

"Ah!" Jiang Ji pretended to be surprised, he knew that Jiang Gan was raising the price: "This is not good, these two people are just borrowing the way of Wancheng, and I hope General Long will have a lot of good words, Cao Gong will not forget Benefits of General Dragon!"

Jiang Gan looked at Jiang Ji and felt that it was almost a run.He sighed heavily: "This matter is not without discussion. As long as Cao Gong can withdraw from the three cities of Zaoyang, Yiyang, and Pingchun, other matters can still be discussed!"

"This?" How could Jiang Ji not know the reason.

Jingzhou is divided into three parts by the Feishui, Xiangshui and Yangtze River.It is also because of these rivers that many places are separated by the river east, such as Xinye, Jingling and other places. Cao Cao's cavalry can sweep these places at any time.In order to avoid losses, Long Fei moved the population of these places to Hexi.Now Jiang Gan proposes the three cities of Zaoyang, Yiyang, and Pingchun to break this bondage.These three cities seem to be independent, but in fact they are connected with each other, extending from Xiangshui to Huaihe River, cutting off the route of Cao Jun going south, and can outflank Runan.If Long Fei wins these three cities, Cao Cao's activities will be greatly restricted.

Jiang Ji thought for a while: "If this is the condition proposed by General Long, I will go back and tell Cao Gong immediately, can you let me meet Brother Xiahou?"