Cao Thief

Chapter 519 Who is Guzang Order?
In April, the temperature rises sharply.

Perhaps due to the impact of the raging battle, the north of the river became hotter.Since March, Yecheng has been almost soaked in blood... Yuan Shang showed unprecedented tenacity and fought fiercely with Cao Jun for a month.

The majestic and towering walls of Yecheng collapsed several times, but Yuan Jun desperately gambled on it.

Cao Cao can't remember how many times Cao Jun attacked the city of Yecheng, but was driven down by Yuan Jun tenaciously.

Norman injured his thigh and withdrew from the battle.

Xu Yi was shot several times, if not for the desperate protection of the army, she might even die in battle on the city.

In addition, there are countless Cao Jun generals, who were killed or injured, countless... Cao Jun and Yuan Jun both fought real fire.Cao Cao, who thought he could conquer Yecheng easily, did not expect to encounter such fierce resistance.In one month, Cao Jun suffered countless casualties, and Yuan Jun also suffered heavy casualties, which is hard to count clearly.

For this reason, Yuan Jun in Yecheng also knew that once Yecheng was broken, they would definitely end badly.

And Cao Jun was also furious. Such a heavy casualty made them all red-eyed...

However, everyone can see that Yecheng is now in a desperate situation, and the defeat is basically irreversible.

The battle situation in Hedong has also begun to turn around.

Although the senior cadres have the upper hand for the time being, they are unable to push forward...

There was no movement in Liangzhou, which Yuan Shang placed high hopes on.After Ma Teng captured Jincheng County, he lost his hometown in Wuwei County.Fortunately, his father-in-law, Fei Wo, has some skills in Jincheng County, and quickly helped Ma Teng gain a foothold.Moreover, through Feiwo's relationship, Ma Teng reached an understanding with Hehuang Qianghu, especially Shaodang Qiang, who temporarily made peace with Ma Teng.Ma Teng opened Longqi City and no longer blocked Shaodang Qiang; and Shao Dang Qiang was also willing to obey Ma Teng's dispatch and give Ma Teng military support when necessary. It sounds like everyone is happy.

But Ma Teng knew that he still lacked sufficient deterrence in Jincheng County.

The reason why Shaodang Qiang is willing to negotiate peace is because in the past years, Ma Teng blocked Hehuang, which severely damaged Shaodang's vitality.

It takes a breather to be a pharaoh!

Once Ma Teng showed his flaws, Lao Wang Shaodang would definitely rush up and bite him to pieces like the wild wolves living in the Hehuang area.Therefore, there are only two ways in front of Ma Teng, either to regain Wuwei County, or to find another way to achieve other victories, whether it is appeasement or deterrence, and quickly stabilize his foothold in Jincheng County.

But how to choose?

Ma Teng hesitated...

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The war in Liangzhou has not progressed for a long time.

Hedong also fell into anxiety.

Liu Bei didn't dare to act rashly anymore to test Cao Cao's bottom line.

Especially when Jia Xu arrived in Nanyang County from Runan and sat in Wancheng, he quickly stabilized the chaotic situation in Nanyang County.

After all, he went out from Nanyang County and surrendered to Cao Cao.

Therefore, Zhang Xiu's trilogy expressed great welcome to Jia Xu's return.

Even Zhang Quan in Rangcheng is willing to listen to Jia Xu's orders.Therefore, after Jia Xu arrived in Wancheng, his first order was to have Li Dian and Zhang Quan switch defenses.It is an excellent choice for Li Dian to take over the defense of Rangcheng.After all, Li Dian has a cautious and steady personality, and knows the importance.In contrast, Zhang Quan is still a little young.

Later, Jia Xufu asked Xu Du for orders, and transferred Wei Yan, the Zhonglang general, out of the town of Huyang.

Wei Yan is from Nanyang County, so he can appease the fluctuating hearts of the people in Nanyang County to a large extent.In this battle of Hebei, Wei Yan did not go out with the army, but was stationed in Yanjin to ensure that Cao Cao's food supply would continue.After thinking about it, Xun Yu agreed to Jia Xu's request and ordered Wei Yan to lead his troops to Huyang immediately to take over the defense...

Jia Xu was not in a hurry to launch an attack, nor did he order to recapture Anzhong and Nieyang immediately.

His extremely stable mentality stabilized Nanyang County, making it impossible for Liu Bei to get any more cheap deals.Then calmly arrange the defense and wait for the opportunity.Jia Xu is like a wolf in the northwest, waiting for Liu Bei to show his flaws.

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The Wuwei war has subsided.

The scorching sun in April was like fire, and the weather in Wuwei began to become hot...Cao Peng did not return to Hexi County, but ordered Buzhi to take charge of the affairs of Hexi County temporarily, while he led troops to station in Guzang, and began to deal with the affairs of Wuwei County affairs.

People often say that conquering the world is easy, but governing the world is difficult.

In fact, governing a Wuwei County is also a troublesome matter.

From Cao Peng's dispatch of troops to the capture of Wuwei's nine counties, it took only one month.However, it will take more energy and time to calm down Wuwei County.Wuwei County is the key for Cao Peng to open up the Hexi Corridor.

Therefore, when Wuwei prospers, Hexi prospers.

If Wuwei is peaceful, Cao Peng's wealth will flow in.

How can Wuwei County be stabilized?
First of all, it is impossible to replace a large number of officials. In this way, it will inevitably cause the hearts of those subordinates to fluctuate, which may be counterproductive.

However, officials in some counties must be reappointed.

For example, Wuwei County, Xiutu County, Cangsong County, and Luanniao County... If you count Guzang, Cao Peng must appoint five officials.Among them, Guzang Ling is the most important thing. If there is no suitable candidate, Cao Peng would not dare to appoint it easily.

Pang Tong was a little unwilling!

He planned painstakingly and prepared to deploy troops to teach Ma Teng a profound lesson.

Unexpectedly, this Guzang fell suddenly, so frightened that Ma Teng's army retreated immediately, and even retreated to Lingju, not daring to act rashly.

In this way, all the tricks and traps prepared by Pang Tong were useless.

Not only is it useless, but it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources just to restore the original appearance.Pang Tong was so angry that after learning the news, he simply became the shopkeeper.Hand over Cangsong to Pan Zhang, and lead Xia Houlan and Hande back to Guzang.

It is understandable that Pan Zhang stationed in Guzang in order to protect the Qiang captain.

Then Cao Peng ordered Deng Fan to be stationed in Wuwei County, echoing Meng Jianyao in Fengmingbao, in order to frighten all the Western Qiang tribes in Duye.

Although Tang Ti surrendered!
But Xiqiang is not peaceful...

A new round of competition is about to kick off.

Yadan, Cherrigi, and Tang Ti are all about to move.Cheriji is Yadan's subordinate, but after the first battle in Wuwei County, he became ambitious.He was unwilling to be under Yadan for the rest of his life like this, and even wanted to replace him.

There will inevitably be a fight between the three of them.

When Xu Shu left Wuwei County, he told Deng Fan: Mori Qiang strictly abides by neutrality in personnel matters.The Qiang people deal with it, but they must remember that they must not be allowed to separate the results immediately.The more chaotic the Western Qiang was, the more fierce Tang Ti and the others fought, and the longer it took, the easier it would be for them to control it.At the same time, Xu Shu arranged for Li Ding and Dou Hu to stay in Wuwei County.

The two of them are familiar with the habits of the Qiang people, so they can let them deal with the Qiang people and take the opportunity to win them over...

By the time Tang Ti and the others come to the conclusion, the overall situation of Duye must have been controlled by Deng Fan...

"General Yan Fa, you are Captain Zheng Qiang.

The word 'sign' is doomed for you not to be too merciful.If Xiqiang is disobedient, you should educate him well. "

Deng Fan couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Don't worry, military adviser, Deng knows how to deal with it."

Afterwards, Xu Shu led Cao Zhangniu Gang, left Wuwei County, and went straight to Guzang.

"Xuanwei County Magistrate, Luanniao County Magistrate, can make Geng Qing take over."

Cao Peng checked the list in front of him, then raised his head and said with a wry smile: "But Gu Zang Ling, who can take it?"

Pang Tong and the others shook their heads helplessly.

They were really not very clear about the situation in Wuwei County, so they turned their attention to Jia Xing.

Jia Xing shook his head, "Don't look at me...I will leave Liangzhou with my adoptive father, how do you know there are too many things going on in Wuwei?"

Cao Peng thought for a while, then waved his hand.

"Just like this, order Yin Feng to be the captain of Xuanwei's army, stationed in Xiutu, and command Xuanwei.

Jiang Xu went to Lianbao and served as Lianwei, assisting Jia Kui to guard Lingwu Valley.The candidate for Gu Zangling, we can put it aside for now.

By the way, if you retreat, you can send someone to Jiuquan to contact Su Ze? "

Jia Xingdao: "An envoy has been sent. Now that Wuwei has won, Zou Qi is a little panicked. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for too long. The general still needs to start preparations to take over the affairs of Zhangye County. Presumably the prefect Su will soon report success."

Cao Peng didn't know Su Ze well.

But judging from the meaning in Jia Xing's words, it seems that he admires Su Ze very much.

Presumably, that is another great man who was hidden by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.However, Cao Peng also knew very well that the reason why Su Ze helped him was not necessarily because he had a heart for Cao Cao, but because he was an official appointed by the imperial court...

Whether he is Xiang Han or Xiang Cao Wei is still unclear.

Dealing with Su Ze is inevitable, but one must have reservations.You can cooperate, but you can't believe it all, you need to observe slowly.

Cao Peng thought for a while, then said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to intervene in the affairs of Zhangye County.

Please tell Taishou Su that weak water is the boundary.I only ask for Rile, I have no power to control the other five counties, please forgive me. "

When Jia Xing heard this, he immediately laughed.

"What the general said is very true, and I also think that asking Ri Le is enough."

Rile is adjacent to the Great Wall of Han Dynasty in the north and Ruoshui in the south. It is the nearest town to Wuwei.After passing the Great Wall, there is the Qianghu District, which is of little significance to Cao Peng.If he wants to take over the six counties of Zhangye, he will inevitably further disperse his forces and cause staffing problems.A Wuwei County, Cao Peng has not yet swallowed it, so why bother to forcefully eat Zhangye?
The reason why Cao Peng wanted Ri Le was because Ri Le was a must pass for Hu merchants in the Western Regions.At the same time, Rile can also be used as a bridgehead in the west of Wuwei County, with weak water as a barrier, at least to a certain extent, to ensure the safety of Wuwei County.After all, Guorile is the three counties in the west of Wuwei.That's not a safe place...

"Jile, who can go?"

Cao Peng scratched his head, a little embarrassed.

There are indeed many capable people under him now.

But it's really not too much that can come in handy... If Kan Ze can come, maybe it can alleviate the scarcity of Cao Peng's manpower.However, he is currently in Haixi, and it is estimated that he will not be able to come to Wuwei County in a short time...

To be an official, you need to have a qualification.

Xu Shu was better, after all, he had worked in Dongjun County, so he was more than enough to be the magistrate of a lower county.But the problem is that asking Xu Shu to be a county magistrate is really too inferior!He played very well in Wuwei County, Cao Peng hoped that Xu Shu could stay by his side to work.Besides, Cao Peng really couldn't find a suitable candidate.

"Young master, there is a candidate for a certain person, which is quite suitable."

"Who?"

Pang Tongtong smiled, "Why did you forget your disciple?"

"You mean... Ziwen?"

"Exactly!"

When Cao Peng heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said softly: "Ziwen is not yet fourteen, so it might be inappropriate to let him be the county magistrate. Besides, Ri Le is the key, and Ziwen is not enough to be alone."

"Hehe, what's so difficult about it?"

Pang Tong opened the folding fan with a snap, and his movements were extremely chic.

"Young Master, you can order Su You to be the head of Ri Le, and then order Zi Wen to lead the army to assist.

Come to think of it, my lord, you want Ri Le more because you want to use Ri Le to open up trade routes in the Western Regions.Ziwen's ability to lead troops into battle can be tempered.At the same time, Su You is the son of Su Shuang, who is good at business affairs.He can root very well in Jiller. "

Cao Peng, a little moved.

It was getting late, and the night wind from the northwest was blowing, dispelling the heat of the day.

Cao Peng walked out of the study alone, stood on the porch, holding the railing, watching the lilacs bloom in the courtyard, but his thoughts were not peaceful.

Whether to let Cao Zhang out of Zhenri Le, he has not yet made a decision.

But I have to say that letting Cao Zhang take over Ri Le is indeed the best choice.Think of Sun Quan, who took the seat of Fengyi Captain at the age of 13.Cao Zhang is also 13 years old, why can't he sit in Rile?But the question is, will Cao Cao agree?This is a question... At the same time, when he arrives in Jile, far away from the Central Plains, can he bear the loneliness?
Scratching his head, Cao Peng felt very embarrassed.

Ji Le's question can be put aside for now.

After all, there is no result from Su Ze's side, so it's too early to think about Ri Le's matter now... In case of any accident, a decision needs to be made according to the situation.So there is no need to rush to make a decision.

Gu Zang Ling!
This is the problem that makes Cao Peng feel the most headache.

Out of the corner of his eye, a figure suddenly flashed.

Cao Peng turned around abruptly and shouted sharply, "Who's there?"

A graceful figure came out from the corner of the two verandahs.Using the light, Cao Peng recognized the person, who was Ma Teng's daughter, Ma Wenlu.

Ma Wenlu has appeared in the unofficial history, but there is no record in the official history.

Even in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it didn't appear.

There is just a saying that Ma Wenlu is Zhao Yun's wife.But Cao Peng didn't quite believe it... Because Zhao Yun is now in his 30s, while Ma Wenlu is less than [-].She has never left Liangzhou, and Zhao Yun has never entered Wuwei, so how could the two meet?Even if Ma Chao took refuge in Liu Bei later, it might not be possible.

Cao Peng said in a deep voice, "Miss Wen Lu, what's the matter?"

After the Ma family members were captured, Cao Peng did not make things difficult for them.Except for a few places where traffic is prohibited, their footsteps can cover the entire back house.Of course, they couldn't leave the county without Cao Peng's consent.Besides, the cost of food and clothing, as before, Cao Peng did not skimp on them.

Ma Wenlu bit her lips, hesitated for a moment, and said loudly, "General Cao, I just ask when will you let us go..."

(End of this chapter)