A big river has wide waves. When Cao Zhi was tossing along the Yellow River, the Lujiang River beside the Yangtze River was also in full swing.
Cao Zhi is in a good mood now. He doesn't have the same worries as Lu Kang. He even jumped off the Xiliang horse he snatched from Yiwu and stepped on the golden dead leaves to feel the autumn mood.
Cao Zhi had finished his short vacation in Qiao County and was on his way back to Yangzhou with his troops. Cao Cao left first, which gave Cao Zhi a lot of freedom. He rewarded his troops before returning to Yangzhou.
Naturally, the jewels and jades cannot be taken out as rewards, so they are given to Le Jin for his help. Le Jin has to stay in Qiao County for a period of time due to his injury. His injury is no longer serious under Hua Tuo's rejuvenation, but
Still need to "rest" for a period of time.
Treasures with too obvious targets should naturally be put aside first, otherwise it would not be good to take them out and shock the world. After all, it is necessary to keep a low profile now that the war is in chaos. Cao Zhi does not want others to pay attention to him and his gold, silver and jewelry.
As for gold and silver, exchanging them in large quantities for copper coins would easily cause trouble. Cao Zhi simply treated them as military pay plus rewards and distributed them as rewards. Compared with those difficult days when even pay and silver were being paid, the sergeants of Xiying felt like they were in heaven, and every one of them was
It's a joy. The commendations for meritorious officers and the pensions for dead and disabled soldiers are both excellent and worrying. These funds cannot be delayed. What should be paid must be paid as soon as possible, otherwise it will hurt the morale of the military.
Of course, necessary education on keeping secrets is also required, such as spending the gold and silver slowly, exchange techniques, and even Cao Zhi gave them reasons to explain these properties to their family and friends. In fact, these people also know that their wealth should not be revealed.
The truth is, after all, Yangzhou is not Cao Zhi's army. If you make it too ostentatious, it will arouse people's jealousy. How can you make a fortune with Cao Duwei in the future?
What to do with the remaining treasure? Should it be handed over to the court? Give it to Chen Wen?
Cao Zhi has already had a case against him, and he has to hand it over, but only part of the money, grain, grass, and rice can be handed over to Chen Wen. Yangzhou as a whole is too big, and the organization is too bloated. All the gold and silver will be a splash.
If you don't get up, money must be spent wisely, and Cao Zhi must think more about himself.
He also wanted to give Lu Kang a gift. After all, he was going in his name this time, so he had to compensate for his "reputation loss". So Cao Zhi did not go back to Liyang directly, but took a different route and went there first.
Travel to the Lujiang River.
After passing Anfengjin, Cao Zhi led 2,000 soldiers and horses into the Lujiang territory of Yangzhou, and a thousand subordinates had already escorted the loot back to Liyang.
He rushed all the way into the Lujiang River. He just passed Gushi and had not yet reached Anfeng. After traveling for more than ten miles, he heard bursts of fighting in front of him. Cao Zhi looked forward and saw only dust in front of him.
There were bursts of killing sounds, and no one knew what they were doing.
After walking for several more miles, the shouts of killing became louder and louder. Xu Zhu in front showed a look of joy on his face, and he urged his horse even more hastily, and disappeared after a few rushing sounds.
"Brother, look." Li Dian, who was walking behind Cao Zhi, urged his horse a few steps to catch up, stood side by side with him, pointed at the scene ahead and shouted. This time, except for Le Jin who was still recovering from his injuries in Qiao County, Cao Zhi
Bringing Li Dian, Xia Houyuan, and Cao An back to Yangzhou will give him many helpers in his future political career.
Looking in the direction of his finger, he saw a huge battlefield in front of him, which could not be seen at a glance. Dust and smoke billowed on the battlefield, and countless soldiers were holding swords and guns, divided into different local teams, and they were fighting.
The closest one is the infantry camp, a commander who looks like a commander. He is waving a small flag constantly, commanding the soldiers, and then changes into different formations according to his flag language, either with a spear or a circular formation. Thousands of soldiers quickly
The dust kicked up by running turned half of the sky yellow. These soldiers were strong and powerful, their movements were skillful and swift, their faces were full of killing intent, and you could tell at a glance that they were highly skilled soldiers and generals. The formations became more and more complex.
It was complicated. With the continuous waving of flags, it later evolved into a battle of encirclement and annihilation. Cao Zhi was also dazzled by the sight.
Further away, there is a cavalry formation, with thousands of horses neighing together, and the ticking of horse hooves is like dull spring thunder, beating the earth. The ground is shaking, and it is deafening. The cavalry formation is a team of hundreds, and they are about to attack.
To kill, the living people on the ground are used as targets. With swords, guns, hooks and forks, and various weapons, they target the enemy's vital points and assassinate them.
The furthest away was a mixture of infantry and cavalry camps, numbering in the thousands. The soldiers of the infantry camp charged forward, carrying ladders and rockets, and rushed towards the several city walls built in front of the battlefield. It seemed that Cao Cao
Zhishi happened to catch up with a siege battle.
There was a high platform in the middle of the siege party, and an older general wearing a helmet and armor, majestic, was shouting commands. Judging from his gestures and body shape, he was very skillful and confident. However, the battlefield was dusty and could not be seen clearly.
The face of this general. The soldiers attacking the city shouted to kill Zhentian, set up the ladder, scrambled to climb up the ladder, and rushed towards the city wall. On the city wall, there were several figures standing in the distance, waiting solemnly.
Cao Zhi immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing and set up the battle formation. He led Li Dian, Xia Houyuan and others to stand on a high tower to watch the fighting between the two sides.
The battlefield between the two warring parties was placed on the wilderness at the junction of the two counties. In Cao Zhi's field of vision, the spear grass on the riverside had withered and turned yellow, while the rice on the ridges of the fields was ripe.
After a brief observation, Cao Zhi understood clearly that the people in neat armor were officers and soldiers, while the soldiers in various colorful uniforms had no idea where they came from.
From the flag post, Cao Zhi recognized at a glance that those were Lu Kang's men and horses. Those who were attacking the city in the distance should be the "Jiangxia Man". The Lujiang soldiers and horses were obviously outnumbered, but these soldiers
Even though they were fighting against many, they still strictly abided by military discipline. I saw the general with the small flag raising the yellow flag, the tight bow strings booming and loosening, and the arrows accurately fired at the enemy's vital points. Those who were at the forefront "
Jiangxia barbarians fell down one after another. Some of those who were hit by the arrows hesitated, some retreated, and some continued to charge. At this time, they saw the officer commanding the flag to press forward, and the archers retreated into the formation, put away their bows and arrows, and picked up their swords and guns. At the same time,
, the infantrymen raised their spears or spears, formed a pair of fifty people, shouted "kill", maintained a triangular formation, and charged towards the enemy.
The barbarian army was defeated in charge after charge, and a large number of corpses were abandoned on the wasteland.
As for the "Jiangxia Man" who wore variegated costumes, their appearance and clothing were not much different from those of the people from the Central Plains. What Cao Zhi didn't expect was that the rebellion of the Jiangxia Man had spread so widely in Lujiang.
Not long after Cao Zhicai entered Lujiang, he encountered a battle between two armies.
Since the meeting happened, it was impossible not to take action. Cao Zhi summoned Xu Zhu and Xia Houyuan. He pointed to the southeast and northeast corners of the enemy's position in the distance and ordered them to each bring a thousand elite troops, go around the enemy's rear from the left and right flanks, and place two enemy positions in the enemy's position.
Launch an attack from the corner to help the Lujiang defenders.
As a result, Cao Zhi was left with only Cao An and dozens of personal guards, but he was in a hurry and could not care about his own safety. Killing the enemy was more important.