The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 350 Chapter 349
Seeing that it was Cao Cao's return, the soldiers on the tower were overjoyed, and hurriedly opened the city gate, letting Cao Cao and others enter the city.

Someone had already gone to the government office to notify Wang Ling, the prefect of Taiyuan. When Wang Ling learned that Cao Cao had returned, he rushed to the gate of the city to greet him, but he was a step too late. As soon as he ran out of the gate of the government office, he bumped into Cao Cao riding When the war horse returned, he was surrounded by two generals Dian Wei and Cao Hong, and a man dressed as a scribe, Xu You.

"See my lord!" Wang Ling hurriedly stepped forward to pay homage.

Since Wang Ling surrendered to Cao Cao, he was appointed as the order of Jinyang. He has been an official conscientiously and steadily. In order to protect the clan, Wang Ling had to do his best for Cao Cao.

But as time went by, Wang Ling and Cao Cao had been in contact for a long time, and found that Cao Cao was not what he thought at the beginning, but a man of great talent and boldness, but lacked a platform to display his ambitions.

In dealing with many government affairs, Wang Ling and Cao Cao have basically the same opinions.Under Cao Cao's tent, there are resourceful people such as Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Man Chong, etc., and they are also Cao Cao's confidantes, but Cao Cao directly handed over the post of Jinyang Order to Wang Ling, which is enough to see Cao Cao's trust in Wang Ling.

In addition, after Cao Cao left Taiyuan, he promoted Wang Ling to be the prefect and gave Wang Ling full power. On this point, Wang Ling was deeply moved by Cao Cao.

From then on, Wang Ling devoted himself to working for Cao Cao. In order to further win over Wang Ling, Cao Cao let his son Cao Pi marry Wang Ling's younger sister, and the two became in-laws at once.

Cao Cao's win over Wang Ling made the rest of the Bingzhou family feel jealous, so they sent talents to Cao Cao to strive for a position that could surpass Wang Ling.

Although various aristocratic families took the initiative to seek officials from Cao Cao, the abilities of his children could not be compared with Wang Ling. At most, they were expected to be county magistrates and county captains, and there were no great talents.

Because of these, Wang Ling became the leader of the Bingzhou aristocratic family in one fell swoop, and the status of the Wang clan has also been elevated. Wang Ling also has the legacy of his uncle Wang Yun. .

In addition, Wang Ling was a meritocracy and did not shy away from relatives. He successively recommended his two cousins ​​as Jinyang Ling and Jinyang Wei.

This time, the one who led the army to resist Tai Shici and Xu Huang was the cousin who served as Jinyang Lieutenant.

It is precisely because of this cousin who served as Jinyang Wei as the leading general that Tai Shici and Xu Huang were effectively blocked in the official way, falling into a dilemma, and at the same time created a lot of time for Cao Cao's return.

Cao Cao got off his horse, grabbed Wang Ling's hand, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then walked straight to the government office.

While walking, Wang Ling reported the current situation to Cao Cao: Xiahoudun and Guo Jia led an army still stationed outside Yanmen Pass. They had confronted the Xianbei people for more than ten days and successfully repelled many attacks by the Xianbei people.

Jinyang Wei Wang Yong led the army to fortify layers of defenses on the only way to Taiyuan, and successfully prevented Tai Shici and Xu Huang from advancing, but the enemy's offensive was very fierce, and Wang Yong might not last long.

The Huns have been secretly gathering their troops recently, and they are probably ready to take action.

After Cao Cao heard Wang Ling's report, he fell into deep contemplation, because Zhang Yanzheng was leading an army to pursue Xun Yu and the others. He didn't know what was going on, and there had been no news for two days.

It can be said that Cao Cao is now on the verge of extinction. If the Huns suddenly betray his trust and lead an army to attack Jinyang, Cao Cao will directly fall into a situation of eternal doom.

Cao Cao gathered all the generals and discussed these matters. Wang Ling, Xu You, Man Chong and others expressed their opinions. Only by staying with the Huns can Cao Cao free up his hands to deal with Zhang Yan wholeheartedly.

As for the Xianbei people, if they can't break through the Yanmen Pass, they can never enter the hinterland of Bingzhou, and Xiahou Dun and Guo Jia are guarding there, so there should be no need to worry.In short, the biggest worry now is the Huns.

For this reason, Man Chong offered another plan. He said that the Shanyu of the Xiongnu was a lustful person, and he could not meet the needs of Shanyu of the Xiongnu for the mediocre appearance of the Dayan family he married. It happened that Cao Cao had a daughter who was as beautiful as a flower, so It is suggested that Cao Cao marry his daughter to the Xiongnu Chanyu.

After Cao Cao heard this, he was very angry and cursed: "My daughter is a golden branch and a jade leaf, how can she marry these Hu chieftains!"

Wang Ling and Xu You persuaded Cao Cao reluctantly, and then Xu You analyzed the situation for Cao Cao and believed that marrying a daughter into marriage was a very correct choice.If Cao Cao didn't want to marry his own daughter, he would choose a beautiful woman in the city, recognize her as a righteous daughter, and marry her to the Xiongnu Shanyu.

Cao Cao agreed with Xu You's suggestion very much, and immediately asked Wang Ling to handle the matter. He selected a beautiful woman within a day, and then handed it over to Man Chong, who asked Man Chong to send his envoy to the Xiongnu and marry his daughter to the Xiongnu Shanyu.

One day later, Wang Ling found a beautiful woman and handed it to Man Chong. Man Chong told the beautiful woman about the current situation and told her that her actions would save tens of thousands of people in Bingzhou.

The woman was moved by Man Chong, so she agreed to Man Chong, and then Man Chong hired a group of maidservants to dress up for her. I dare not say that the country is beautiful, but it is also a shameful flower.

Without further ado, Man Chong took the woman and some gifts and rushed to the Huns' garrison. On the way, he told the beautiful woman a lot about etiquette and Cao Cao's family, so that the beautiful woman would keep in mind that he might let the Xiongnu alone Suspicious.

But Cao Cao rewarded the woman's family heavily, and the matter was over.

In the evening of that day, a scout came to the city and brought a bad news. Jinyang Wei Wangyong was defeated and killed. Tai Shici and Xu Huang led the army and drove straight in. All the counties along the way could not resist and came straight to Jinyang.

As soon as the scouts here finished speaking, another scout came in from the door and reported to Cao Cao that Zhang Yan led the army to disguise himself as Cao Jun, cut off the pass and seized the stronghold along the way, had broken through the three passes of Taiyuan, and arrived in Jinyang in a few days under the city.

Blessings are unparalleled, and misfortunes do not come singly.

The bad news from both sides made Cao Cao feel very worried.

"What's the situation with Xun Yu's army?" Cao Cao asked hastily.

The scouts informed Cao Cao of the news: "Xun Yu's army was wiped out, and Xun Yu was killed by Han Fan. He surrendered his head to the enemy, but the enemy killed Han Fan. In addition, , Liang Qi was beheaded by Zhang Liao, and Xun Chen was captured. More than 1 troops were given Mongolian sweat medicine in the meals in Jingxing County, so the whole army was captured, and they had already surrendered to the enemy. , It was all done by those soldiers who surrendered."

After Cao Cao heard this, he shouted angrily: "Wen Ruo, Xiu Ruo! I'm sorry for you, I shouldn't have left you behind..."

Seeing Cao Cao was so sad, Wang Ling and Xu You persuaded together: "My lord, people cannot be brought back to life after death, and Xun Yu will not die in vain. As long as we unite as one, we can defeat Zhang Yan and kill him, and we can serve the people well." Xun Yu has taken revenge."

Cao Cao frowned and his face was gloomy. There were not many troops in Jinyang City, and Xiahou Dun and Guo Jia basically took them to Yanmen Pass. Zhang Yan's army had already killed and captured the third pass of Taiyuan. Jia sent troops to rescue, and he would inevitably fortify layers of defenses at the three passes of Taiyuan, but it would be difficult for Xiahou Dun and Guo Jia's troops to enter Jinyang.

In this way, Zhang Yan's army besieged the city, attacking day and night, and the opponent had such a powerful weapon as the Thunderbolt, whether it was a siege or a field battle, Cao Cao would not be Zhang Yan's opponent.However, he left Wang Lun, who was in charge of making Thunderbolt, in Xun Yu's army. Xun Yu's army was wiped out, and he didn't know whether Wang Lun was alive or dead. Instead, he lost the power to compete with Zhang Yanjun.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and suddenly came up with an idea. At this juncture, he had no choice but to put all his eggs in one basket.

Don't the Xianbei people want gold, silver and jewelry? He will give the Xianbei people gold, silver and jewelry, as long as the Xianbei people can withdraw their troops.

So, Cao Cao asked Wang Ling to open the treasury and filled three carts of gold, silver and jewelry from the treasury. He asked Xu You to lead a hundred tiger and leopard riders to guard the three carts of gold, silver and jewelry on the waterway. The water went upstream and went to Yanmen Pass to give all the gold, silver and jewels to the Xianbei people, and then let Xiahou Dun and Guo Jia lead the army down the river to come to Jinyang City for support.

Xu You took the order to ride with a hundred tigers and leopards, and then secretly transported three carts of gold, silver and jewels out of the city. On a large ship, they went upstream and transported the gold, silver and jewels to Yanmen Pass.

The next day, Zhang Yan led the army to arrive at the foot of Jinyang City. The entire city of Jinyang was under martial law, and the armies of Tai Shici and Xu Huang also arrived. The two armies were merged into one, all under the command of Zhang Yan. Camps were set up outside Yangcheng, but the soldiers were not in a hurry to attack.

In the big tent, many generals gathered. Zhang Yan ordered some important tasks one by one, most of which were defense-oriented. He also ordered Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, and Gan Ning to lead the army to search for saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal within a radius of a hundred miles. As much as he could bring back, he was going to make gunpowder on the spot, wrap it in cloth, prepare to make explosives, and blow up Jinyang City, and strive to capture Jinyang City within one day, which will completely end Cao Cao's fate!

Cao Cao stood on the tower of Jinyang City, looking at the enemy army outside the city. Seeing that the enemy army did not attack, he didn't know what the hell was going on.

At the same time, Cao Cao is also concerned about Xu You, hoping that Xu You can reach Yanmen Pass as soon as possible, and then Xiahou Dun and Guo Jia's reinforcements will arrive in Jinyang as soon as possible.

At this moment, Jinyang City has become an isolated city. Cao Cao is completely trapped here, and this place has also become his last line of defense. His family and roots are all here, and he has already prepared for the worst. And fight Zhang Yan to the end here!
(End of this chapter)