Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 292
After hearing this, Li Song sneered in his heart, this situation is not good, Zhu Ling just died like this, if Cao Ang spends his whole life hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, no one will know.

But this kid Cao Ang is so restless that he dared to appear in Jingzhou and wanted to be my enemy. He really thought that with Zhuge Liang, he would be invincible in the world.

Li Song threw the report in his hand to Xiao Mohe. Xiao Mohe picked it up and looked at it, and was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He didn't expect that there were so many fish that slipped through the net.

"Prime Minister! The general is guilty! Please punish the prime minister!" Xiao Mohe hurriedly knelt down and confessed his mistake. He knew that Li Song could only spare his life if he admitted his mistake with a good attitude.

"It's not an exaggeration to kill you even if such a big event happened, but you were also bewitched by Zhu Ling, which caused this catastrophe. For the sake of your hard work for me all these years, I will spare you the death penalty."

"Death crime is exempt! Life is the hardest thing to forgive! Beat [-] army sticks and be demoted to be a captain! You will make up for it in the future! You can be convinced!" Li Song said, Zhu Ling is dead, and he can't execute Xiao Mahe no matter what. Also reluctant to execute such a fierce general.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for not killing me!" Xiao Mahe breathed a sigh of relief, but it was nothing to be beaten, Li Song waved his hand, and his personal guards stepped forward to take Xiao Mahe down to beat him with twenty army sticks.

"You are all very curious too! Check it out for yourself!" Li Song said, pointing to the report on the ground.

Everyone picked up the reports on the ground and circulated them one by one, only then did they know why Li Song punished Xiao Mahe. Cao Cao's remnants of crimes are now in Xinye. Isn't this just slapping the prime minister in the face?Thinking of this, everyone hurriedly bowed their heads in silence.

"Since everyone knows, there is nothing to hide. Cao Ang is nothing to worry about! It's just that he's in Xinye, and he's really an eyesore. I don't know who is willing to go and capture this son for me." Li Song looked at the crowd and said. .

Although Cao Ang has nothing to be afraid of, it is really uncomfortable to let him be in Xinye, let alone Zhuge Liang, it is inevitable that there will be no troubles in the future, and it will be bad if the Southern Expedition falls short.

"Report to the Prime Minister! I think you can order Yu Wencheng to lead the troops to take down Xinye, and capture Cao Ang is as easy as flipping the palm of your hand!" One person came out and said, but the crowd did not pay attention to the fish that slipped through the net like Cao Ang, let alone Yu Wencheng. There are all such fierce generals.

Ever since he learned that Liu Biao was seriously ill, Li Song knew that the best time to seize Jingzhou was coming, so he sent Yuwen Chengdu, Guan Sheng, Hou Cheng, Lu Kuang, and Lu Xiang to lead [-] troops to Fancheng. Jing Xiang, inquire about the real situation in Jingzhou on the spot.

"Okay! Let Yu Wencheng personally lead the army and go to eliminate Cao Ang. This is the end of today's business! You all stand down." Li Song said, and everyone stood up and said goodbye!

Li Song also felt that what this man said was reasonable, so he decided to let Yu Wencheng lead the troops to capture these people himself. Although Li Song didn't take Cao Ang seriously, he had to be wary of Zhuge Liang. After all, the shadow of a famous tree, Zhuge Liang It is not unreasonable to be so respected by later generations.

"Zhongkang! Send people to Fancheng quickly and tell Yuwen Chengdu to be careful! Cao Ang will never be allowed to escape again," Li Song said to Xu Chu.

"No!" Xu Chu clasped his fists in response, turned and left, and ordered someone to send Li Song's order to Yu Wencheng. A fine horse galloped out from Xuchang, heading for Fancheng in the south.

After Yu Wencheng received Li Song's order, he hurriedly called all the generals to discuss the matter.

"The prime minister has an order! Order me to personally lead the troops to Xinye to capture Cao Ang and others, and pass on the order to send troops to Xinye to capture Cao Ang!" Yu Wencheng said, disapproving of the capture of Cao Ang in his heart, and asking himself to lead the troops to deal with this Cao Ang is simply Overqualified, Yu Wencheng didn't take Cao Ang seriously in his heart.

Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang rushed out of the line, clasped their fists together and saluted, "Why do you need to bother the general to go out in person? I'll just go and capture him. Cao Ang doesn't need anyone! He's just a mere sinner, how can he do that?" Let the general condescend."

"Well! It makes sense! But the prime minister has an order! Don't disobey! I think it's better for the general to go there himself." Yu Wencheng touched his chin, looked at Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, and said.

Judging from Yu Wencheng's eyes, he didn't want to go at all. Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang understood, and hurriedly said: "The general only needs to sit here, and kill chickens with a sledgehammer! My brothers and I will go. It must be within reach."

"Cao Ang stationed troops in Xinye today, recruiting troops, buying horses, accumulating grass and storing grain. It's just a small fight. There is no need to work hard. Since the two of us have surrendered to the prime minister, we have not made an inch of merit. I would like to invite five thousand elite soldiers to capture Cao Ang and dedicate it to General, I will trouble the general to present Cao Ang to the prime minister when the time comes."

Yu Wencheng was overjoyed, and boasted that the two of them could do things, and went to Xinye to fight with Erlu with five thousand soldiers.

Visit Ma Fei and report to Cao Ang.Cao Ang asked Zhuge Liang to discuss.Zhuge Liang said: "Since there are enemy troops, we must not let them enter the country. Cao Zhen can lead an army out from the left, and use the enemy to come to the middle; Xia Houjie can lead an army from the right, and use the enemy to come to the back; Invite Cao Xiu to send troops forward to meet him: in this way, the enemy can be defeated."

"Okay!" Cao Ang said hello, and immediately ordered Guan Caozhen and Xia Houjie to go; then, together with Zhuge Liang, Cao Xiu and others, they led a total of 2000 people out of the pass to meet them.

After walking for a few miles, I saw dust flying behind the mountain, and Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang led the army.Both sides shoot at the corners of the array.Cao Ang rode out under the gate of the flag and shouted: "Who is here, dare to invade our territory?"

Lu Kuang rode out and said arrogantly: "I am the general Lu Kuang. I was ordered by the Prime Minister to arrest Cao Ang. If you know him, surrender quickly, or you will know how powerful I am!"

Cao Ang was furious and rode his horse into battle.The two generals fought, and within a few rounds, Cao Ang stabbed Lu Kuang under his horse.Cao Xiu's army concealed the attack, but Lu Xiang couldn't resist the enemy, so he led the army away.In the middle of the line, an army stood out beside the road, and the leading general was Xia Houjie; after a while of fighting, Lu Xiang lost most of his troops and took the road to escape.After less than ten miles, another army blocked the way. The general at the head held out his spear and shouted: "Cao Zidan is here!" He went straight to Lu Xiang.Xiang was caught off guard and was stabbed by Cao Zhen with a spear, turned over and fell off his horse and died.The rest of the people scattered and ran.Cao Ang happened to lead the army, joined forces with Cao Zhen, and most of them were captured.Cao Ang's victorious squadron returned to the county, treated Zhuge Liang seriously, and rewarded the three armies.

Some soldiers who fled back to Fancheng reported to Yu Wencheng: "General Erlu was killed, and most of the sergeants were captured alive."

Yu Wencheng was furious after hearing this, and secretly scolded Erlu as an idiot in his heart, and immediately called Guan Sheng to discuss.Guan Sheng said: "These two men underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, which led to this fatal disaster. In my opinion, it is better to hold back and report to the prime minister immediately. It is the best policy to mobilize large troops to conquer them."

Yu Wencheng disagreed and said: "No need! Both Lu Kuang and Lu Kuang can only brag, and they will die when they die, but now that many soldiers and horses have been lost, this revenge must be reported urgently. Cao Ang is an unknown man who measures the land of Xinye! Prime Minister Lao's army?"

At this time, Yu Wencheng still didn't pay attention to Cao Ang and others.

(End of this chapter)