Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 171 Cao Cao's plan
Qiao County, Yuan Shu's official residence.

With a panicked expression on his face, Jin Shang hurried into the inner hall.

Yuan Shu showed surprise, and asked, "Why is Yuan Xiu panicking?"

Jin Shang hurriedly said: "My lord, something is wrong, Yangzhai was attacked by Xiliang army?"

"Yang Zhai?"

Yuan Shu was startled first, then shocked, and said sharply, "Is this really true?"

Jin Shang nodded solemnly, "It's absolutely true!"

Yuan Shu said angrily, "Who did it?"

Jin Shangdao: "According to the news from Yingchuan, it should be the Xiliang cavalry who appear and disappear."

Yuan Shu was furious and said, "Dong Zhuopifer, I swear against you."

Jin Shangji said: "My lord, now that Yangzhai has been destroyed, that damned Xiliang cavalry didn't defend the city, and went out everywhere to plunder money and food, even the population of the family. What should I do?"

Yuan Shu's face was ashen and said: "Aren't the Xiliang cavalry in Nanyang, why did they go to Yingchuan again?"

Jin Shang hesitated and said: "I don't know about this. After the Xiliang army disappeared near Ye County, they thought they had returned to Wuguan, but unexpectedly entered Yingchuan. I don't know how this damned cavalry lied. Those who passed our military scouts."

Yuan Shu's face was even more ugly, "The Xiliang army has defeated Yangdi, and our army's scouts have found nothing. What a fool."

Jin Shang said with a bitter face: "My lord, although this Xiliang army only has a thousand riders, it has caused serious disasters. If you don't try to eradicate it, the lord's rule will definitely be turned upside down. Now the Yingchuan gentry are already in panic. Many refugees."

Yuan Shu gritted his teeth and said, "Let Lei Bo lead an army of [-] troops to Yingchuan to destroy this damn Xiliang cavalry for the general."

Jin Shang reminded: "My lord, there are only [-] troops left in Qiao County."

Yuan Shu was stunned, and said again: "Then take five thousand troops."

Jin Shang hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I obey."

In Yingchuan, panic spread.

Yang Zhai was destroyed, and the nobles in Yingchuan were almost stunned.

However, what happened next completely caused panic.

Zhuangzi were destroyed one by one, and Wubao was robbed. The landowners and gentry in Yingchuan no longer wanted to sit still and fled with their families to nearby Runan, Chenliu and other places. Caravans and horses can be seen everywhere on the official road.

However, the disaster has just begun.

These squires and landlords who fled with their families still failed to escape the fate of being robbed. The Xiliang cavalry would appear suddenly every time, as if miraculous soldiers descended from the sky, and then block these landlords and squires who were about to flee to other places. .

After Lei Bo led an army of [-] to Yingchuan, he couldn't find where the Xiliang cavalry was hiding. Every time he received the news and hurried over, the Xiliang cavalry had already led them away, and Lei Bo was in a hurry. I can't even eat it.

Some scouts also saw the Xiliang cavalry break through the Wubao and enter, but after several hours, when someone in the Wubao rushed out to escape for their lives, the Xiliang cavalry had long since disappeared. Such a strange thing is unheard of.

Thousands of cavalry, how could it be possible to just disappear under the nose.

Lei Bo was so exhausted that he almost went mad with anger.

There was really no other way, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and report the situation to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu jumped up and scolded his mother angrily, and had to send all the cavalry out to search for the Xiliang army.

However, the [-] cavalrymen were divided into ten teams to conduct a blanket search. Instead of finding anything, three teams of cavalrymen were eaten by the Xiliang cavalry. When Lei Bo heard the news and led the army to arrive, the Xiliang cavalry had long since disappeared .

After tossing in Yingchuan for more than 20 days, Luo Zheng led his army north from Xu County and entered Yanzhou in early October.

Ten miles west of Fugou, in a dock.

The wolf-like Xiliang soldiers gathered all the people in Wubao together, put them under centralized surveillance, and then carried out a carpet-like search and inspection. Bags of grain were moved out of the warehouse, and a box of similar copper coins It was found out from the underground kiln.

The well-dressed country gentry and family servants crowded in the dirty and smelly pigsty, shivering and pale.

Luo Zheng ordered his soldiers to move out the Taishi chair specially ordered by craftsmen, and Da Ma sat on it with golden swords, and was wolfing down.

Xu Chu said next to him: "My lord, our army has raised more than [-] shi in the Central Plains, with a population of more than [-]. It's already October, and the weather is starting to turn cold. Winter will begin in three days. Shouldn't we go back to the west?" Is it cold?"

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, "If you raise some food and grass in Chenliu, you will go back."

Xu Chu thumped his thigh hard, and said, "I haven't been back to Qiao County for more than a year, and I don't know what happened to my hometown."

Luo Zhengdao: "The homeland is hard to leave!"

Xu Chu scratched his head, grinned a few times, and said nothing.

Luo Zheng got up and patted the villain on the shoulder, saying: "When this general conquers the Central Plains, I will entrust Qiao County to you as a food town. Even if future generations do not live up to expectations, they will be able to live comfortably and not go into exile."

Xu Chu said happily, "Thank you, my lord."

Luo Zheng'h' sounded, "Go and see how the grain and grass are counted."

Xu Chu agreed and hurried to the front yard.

Chen Liu, the official residence of the prefect.

Liu Yi hurried into the inner hall, cupped his hands to Zhang Miao and said, "I have seen the Lord."

Zhang Miao waved his hand and asked, "Excuse me, have you ever found out whether the news is true?"

Liu Yi said: "My lord, I have already found out, and the news is indeed true."

Zhang Miao patted the old case again with his palm, and said angrily, "Dong Zhuopifu, you are deceiving Taiwu!"

Liu Yi couldn't help but said: "My lord, according to the news from Yuzhou, Dong Zhuo sent someone to ask Yuan Shu to explain that the cavalry that caused disasters in the Central Plains were not Xiliang cavalry, and the Xiliang army in Wuguan did not move lightly."

Zhang Miao sneered and said: "Of course the old thief Dong Zhuo would not admit it. Didn't you hear that when the Kwantung Allied Forces challenged Dong, the old thief Dong Zhuo sent [-] Xiliang iron cavalry out of Wuguan and entered Nanyang to harm the Central Plains and Hebei? Old Dong Zhuo Thieves are thieves who never change their nature!"

Liu Yi was silent, this is indeed undeniable.

It is all because there are precedents before, if there is not enough evidence, even if Dong Zhuo speaks out, no one will believe that the cavalry that killed from Nanyang to Yingchuan, and then from Yingchuan to Chenliu was not sent by Dong Zhuo .

The princes of the Guandong rarely have cavalry, and this cavalry was first killed from Nanyang.

Apart from Dong Zhuo's Xiliang cavalry, where else can cavalry suddenly appear in Nanyang.

Zhang Miao asked, "Have you ever detected the movement of this Xiliang cavalry?"

Liu Yi shook his head and said, "Our army's scouts didn't find this Xiliang cavalry, but according to several gentry servants who escaped from the ruined villages, this Xiliang cavalry has no less than a thousand horses, how did they leave? Nobody knows either."

Zhang Miao's face was solemn, and he said: "It seems that the news is indeed true. This Xiliang cavalry is elusive, and I don't know how to hide its tracks. Yuan Shu sent [-] troops to Yingchuan, and there were [-] cavalry among them. Found this Xiliang cavalry."

Liu Yi hurriedly said: "My lord, the gentry from Nanyang and Yingchuan were killed upside down. It can be said that the loss was heavy. Now this Xiliang cavalry has entered Chenliu. My lord must not sit idly by. We must annihilate this Xiliang cavalry. "

Zhang Miao frowned and said, "How to destroy it?"

"This……"

Liu Yi was speechless for a while, and had nothing to offer.

This Xiliang cavalry was elusive, and even Yuan Shu sent [-] troops to Yingchuan, but failed to annihilate it. He didn't even see the shadow of this Xiliang cavalry, but was eaten by hundreds of cavalry.

And the scouts sent this time did not find any trace of this Xiliang cavalry at all.

It's right in front of your eyes, but within a few hours, this Xiliang cavalry will disappear from under your nose.

Such a damn thing, let alone seen it, never heard of it.

Zhang Miao walked irritably, and suddenly said: "Go, invite Meng De to come and discuss a plan to defeat the enemy!"

"Cao Cao?"

Liu Yi was stunned for a moment, then quickly came back to his senses, and took his orders.

Cao Cao's eight thousand plays are stationed in Yongqiu, which is nearly a hundred miles away from Chenliu.

If you run fast, you can come back in a day.

Although Zhang Miao drove Cao Cao away because of bad feelings, he was not allowed to let Cao Cao live in Chenliu temporarily, and he also wanted to support Cao Cao's [-] trilogy with food and grass, but it was impossible to station Cao Cao's trilogy in Chenliu. nearby.

If Cao Cao was malicious and attacked Chen Liu, how would he be prepared?

People are not old these days, and anything can happen.

No matter how generous Chen Liu was, he had to be careful. He still had to take precautions.

When the sun was about to set, Cao Cao rushed to Chenliu with Xiahou Dun and dozens of cavalry.

Zhang Miao gave Cao Cao enough courtesy, and went out of the city to greet him personally.

"Munde!"

Zhang Miao arched his hands and went forward to meet him.

Cao Cao hurriedly rolled off his horse, stepped forward and saluted, "Meng Zhuo!"

Zhang Miao grabbed Cao Cao's arm and said, "Go, Meng De, let's go back to the mansion!"

Cao Cao nodded and went ahead with Zhang Miao.

Zhang Miao's Zhang Wenwu and Xiahou Dun followed behind.

When they arrived at the prefect's mansion, everyone sat down as guests and hosts.

Cao Cao was the first to say, "Meng Zhuo condemned the call, but is it because of the Xiliang cavalry?"

Zhang Miao hurriedly said: "How dare you call Meng De, but this time the order to invite Meng De is indeed for the Xiliang cavalry who came to Nanyang and Yingchuan. Now this Xiliang cavalry has already entered Chen Stay, and hope that Meng De can send troops to help."

Cao Cao said solemnly: "Since Meng Zhuo has something to do, how dare Cao not do his best. However, Cao Cao has also heard about this Xiliang cavalry that caused disasters in Nanyang and Yingchuan. The only thing that is confusing is how this Xiliang cavalry hides." tracked."

Zhang Miao frowned and said, "I'm also worried about this matter. If it weren't for this, how could there be more than a thousand cavalrymen to bother Meng De!"

Cao Cao said: "Yongqiu is only a few miles away from Fugou. When the cavalry from Xiliang came, Cao also heard the news, so he went to investigate from his younger brother Cao Ren. He once saw the cavalry from Xiliang destroy a Wubao. But wait. After more than three hours, after a servant who had not been killed escaped from Wubao, my brother Cao Ren went to Wubao to investigate, and the Xiliang cavalry had disappeared, which is unbelievable."

Zhang Miao said solemnly: "If that's the case, it turns out that Meng De has ordered someone to investigate."

Cao Cao said solemnly: "Although Cao doesn't know how this Xiliang cavalry managed to leave Wubao without knowing it, but if Cao's prediction is correct, this Xiliang cavalry certainly cannot know the method of transporting the five ghosts advocated by those preachers. "

(End of this chapter)