Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 249
"I would like to obey my lord's order!" Fan Jiang and Zhang Da said in unison.

"According to intelligence, Nancheng County, the southernmost part of Taishan County, is still loyal to Cao Cao. You will set off at five o'clock tomorrow, with only five days' worth of food, and capture Nancheng as soon as possible!" Feng Yao said.

Generals Fan Jiang and Zhang Da readily complied.

The next day, the two generals each led [-] soldiers to Nancheng.

Feng Yao led the troops forward slowly, ordered Liu Shun to explore the way ahead, and at the same time recruited strong men and soldiers along the way. It took half a day. When they arrived near Tancheng, they recruited more than 800 strong men and more than 300 soldiers.

After lunch at noon, just about to continue marching, another general with five hundred strong soldiers came to vote!

Feng Yao looked at it, and saw that the general was eight feet tall, with thick bones, and his hands and fingers were like iron hooks. When he swung it, there was a crackling sound. The long-handled sword weighing tens of catties seemed to weigh only a few catties in his hand. !
The five hundred soldiers led by that general are also very majestic, and the smallest one is more than seven feet five inches!

"My lord, they are so majestic, they must be from the Taishan area!" Dai Ling, the commander of the Xiongwei army, approached Feng Yao, and said in a low voice.

Seeing Feng Yao coming out surrounded by all the generals, the general immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "I am a chariot of the Lu Kingdom, and I have heard of Feng Shijun's reputation, so I have recruited five hundred soldiers from the family fortune, and I am willing to vote for Feng Shijun Subordinates serve their lives!"

Feng Yao was taken aback, he didn't expect it to be the famous general Che Zhou!In the history books, Che Zhou was unlucky enough, as if he was killed by Guan Yu, but since he met him here, it is impossible for Feng Yao to let such a famous general go. The enemy's generals are still okay!

After Che Zhou explained his intentions, Dai Ling immediately took a step forward and shouted loudly: "My lord is the envoy of Yuzhou Mufeng! If you come to vote, why don't you come to see him soon!"

Dai Ling's voice was like a bell, and his height of nine feet was amazing. Feng Yao and others had already gotten used to it, so they didn't think so. Showing a horrified expression, he couldn't help taking a breath of air-conditioning at the same time!
Not daring to be arrogant, Che Zhou hurriedly handed over his weapons to his subordinates, walked a few feet in front of Feng Yao, knelt respectfully on the ground, bowed his head and said: "Che Zhou is willing to follow the lord and fight for the world for the lord!"

Feng Yao nodded and said: "Okay, I think you are a hero, you are the talent of a general, and you have five hundred soldiers, so I will appoint you as the supervisor of my subordinates!"

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!" Che Zhou knelt down and thanked him with great joy!
Feng Yao ordered Che Zhou to lead the troops into the camp, each of them was rewarded with [-] coins, and he took out the extra weapons and armors and distributed them to Che Zhou. , morale became extremely high.

Adviser Jian Yongjin said: "My lord, since Governor Che is from the state of Lu and our army is going to the state of Lu, it is better for Che Zhou to be in charge of recruiting soldiers as a native of Lu! This will attract more people from the state of Lu to come. cast!"

Xu Shu said: "Jian Xianhe's words are reasonable. Governor Che can be the forward, and Commander Liu will be in charge of recruiting troops at the front together!"

"Okay! Let's do it like this!" Feng Yao agreed.

……

On the third day of February, Feng Yao's subordinates led by Fan Jiang and Zhang Da attacked Nancheng. After only half a day, the city couldn't resist the enemy, so the guard killed the county magistrate and led the troops to surrender.

A total of more than [-] soldiers were recruited. Fan Jiang sent a fast horse to report to Feng Yao. Feng Yao immediately appointed Fan Jiang as the magistrate of Nancheng County, ordered him to lead [-] soldiers to garrison Nancheng, and took down the bandits in the nearby mountains. Five thousand soldiers returned.

On the fourth day of the lunar new year, Feng Yaojun arrived in Lu State and stationed in Lu County.

At this time, Feng Yao's army strength has reached [-], and there are another [-] strong men.

The people of Lu County saw that wherever Feng Yaojun went, there was nothing wrong with him, even the young men had to be paid wages, and there was a publicity that they were also Lu people, so there was an endless stream of people who came to vote for Feng Yao!
To the west of Lu State is Rencheng State. Rencheng State has only Fanxian, Kangfu, Rencheng and other counties under its jurisdiction. Under the joint attack of Wei Yan, Zhang Liao, and Xue Yong, it was destroyed in only three days, and Rencheng State was destroyed. Zhang Liao merged Rencheng into Shanyang County and combined it into one county. Xue Yong was still the prefect.

On the afternoon of the fifth day of the lunar new year, Wei Yan led the army back to Lu County. After seeing Feng Yao, his eyes filled with excitement, and he knelt in front of Feng Yao and said, "Congratulations, my lord, for acquiring Xuzhou!"

Then it was reported: "My lord, since I was ordered to go out to fight, my subordinates have killed more than [-] enemies! Our army has killed more than [-] people in battle, and received a total of [-] soldiers, male and female slaves. There are more than five thousand, and there are a lot of money, food and other things!"

Feng Yao was happy to support Wei Yan, and praised: "Mr. Wen! You really did not disappoint me! When I ordered you to go out, I only gave you [-] soldiers. So many enemies! Since this expedition, you have made the greatest contribution!"

Wei Yandao: "This is entirely due to the good leadership of the lord. The subordinates are only acting according to the orders of the lord. They dare not take credit for it. However, all the soldiers have made meritorious service in killing the enemy. Please, the lord, reward the soldiers who have made meritorious deeds, and reward the soldiers who died in battle. Provide compensation!"

Feng Yao nodded and said: "Of course, you go down and rest for a while, and then you can submit the battle report and military merit book later. This time our army has gained a lot of money and food in attacking Xuzhou, so you don't have to worry about these things at all! "

After finishing speaking, Feng Yao patted Wei Yan's shoulder again, feeling that Wei Yan was stronger than before, and sighed: "Mr. Wen, you are the general I rely on the most. It would be too wasteful to leave you behind to govern the county. You are talented, so I will let you fight in the front more in the future, I hope you can understand what I mean!"

Wei Yan's expression brightened immediately, and he said with great joy: "How can Yan dare to let the Lord value you so much!"

"Okay! Go back and rest first, we still have important matters to discuss tomorrow!" Feng Yao said.

Wei Yan nodded, bowed respectfully, and took his leave.

Although Wei Yan and Feng Yao are the same age, 17 years old, but Wei Yan's appearance is obviously much older than Feng Yao, as if he was 20 years old.

Feng Yao still remembered that when he first met Wei Yan last year, Wei Yan was not so sad, "It seems that Wei Yan is really dedicated to my great cause! According to Liu Shun's information, although Wei Yan captured many female slaves, but Never let the soldiers get involved with these female slaves, and I will not touch these female slaves myself!"

"Wen Chang, wait!" Seeing that Wei Yan was about to leave the room, Feng Yao hurriedly shouted.

Wei Yan stopped, walked back again, and said, "My lord, what else can I order?"

Feng Yao said with a smile: "Mr. Wen, I remember that you were not like this when you first came to the army? Didn't you suggest that I give female slaves to the ranks of officers and soldiers? Now I completely follow your suggestion. In one place, the female slaves won will not be wasted in vain, but will be rewarded with military merits and meritorious soldiers as wives and concubines, which has made me have a lustful reputation outside the world. Why do you treat yourself so harshly? ?”

Wei Yan panicked and said: "My lord, this is all my fault, my lord, please punish me. Although my subordinates captured a large number of female slaves, they were only captured by my lord. They all belong to my lord. Without my lord's orders, my subordinates will be punished." Never dare to use it without authorization!"

(End of this chapter)