When Cao Zhi said these words, he sincerely left the table, knelt down in front of Emperor Xian Liu Xie and spoke loudly. But the last sentence had profound meaning, and he was clearly threatening Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and his like, "
Don’t think that after I, Cao Zhi, have been gone for a few days, you will think that if the tiger is not at home, the monkey will be king.”
Zhang Yang didn't say much, but after hearing Cao Zhi's last words, an unnoticed smile appeared on his lips, and he thought to himself: "Let's fight, I won't stay in this bad place, and when you two are about the same fight,
When I come back, I will be the only one in my family, let’s see who among you can beat me!”
Therefore, just after Emperor Xian had approved Cao Zhi's request to return to Danyang, Zhang Yang stood up again and told Emperor Xian that there were also some remaining Black Mountain bandits in Hanoi County that had not been eradicated, and he would also go back to quell the chaos.
Liu Xie, what do you mean? You Zhang Yang just came here and you have to leave! Okay, okay, let's go. I also want to settle down and have a peaceful life in a few days!
Yang Feng and Dong Cheng were not as indifferent as Liu Xie. When Cao Zhi and Zhang Yang asked for orders to return to their bases, they all agreed that these two bastards had discussed it! But what's so fishy about it?
Even if Cao Zhi told the truth at this time, they didn't want to believe it. They just thought that Cao Zhi kept telling lies and took the opportunity to leave Emperor Xian for a while. They didn't know what to do?
Yang Feng and Dong Cheng didn't understand for a moment. They exchanged glances quickly, but to no avail. After the banquet was over, they immediately got together for a secret discussion.
Cao Zhi's favor was extraordinary. After the banquet, he asked Emperor Xian to return to his inner chamber. Liu Xie agreed, but he had some inconvenient words to say in front of the ministers, so the two of them exchanged words while walking.
The inner residence of Anyi cannot be called a harem, but it is much larger than Dayang County House, and it can also accommodate Liu Xie's queen and concubine. Of course, before the arrival of Emperor Xian, Cao Zhi had already moved the family members of Yang Wan and Jia Xu.
Moved to live in a military camp outside the city. To seize other people's wives, it's better to keep it secret, it can't be done openly, right?
During the farewell ceremony, Cao Zhi mainly expressed that when Cao Zhi was away, Xian Emperor and Liu Xie wanted to kiss the wise minister, Yuan Xiaoren. Cao Zhi did not explain who the wise minister was and who the villain was. Cao Zhi believed that Emperor Xian was
He could tell the difference, but he was not very good at this kind of directional language with wisdom, so he imitated the "exemplary example" in his memory, and even Liu Xie came up with a rhetoric.
Cao Zhi said these words to Liu Xie as a minister and as a big brother. Cao Zhi thought there was nothing wrong with this. However, it was somewhat harsh to the ears of Liu Xie, who had always been treated as a puppet.
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Liu Xie also gradually understood that the ministers who came to him were all trying to control him. Cao Zhi never understood why Liu Xie showed dependence on him like an elder brother, but always acted on guard against him.
he.
Cao Zhi forgot a very important point. Liu Xie was a young man who had gone through many hardships. He almost had no relatives around him. Finally, Cao Zhi appeared. He thought he could rely on him. But Cao Zhi accepted this dependence too quickly and put himself
Liu Xie couldn't bear to think of himself as Liu Xie's elder. Although Liu Xie was a young man who needed protection, he was also an emperor!
Cao Zhi was not aware of this at this time. His second request was an imperial edict to quell the chaos. Cao Zhi knew that if he took this thing back, he would definitely be a famous teacher, even if Liu Yao was personally appointed by the emperor.
Governor.
However, Cao Zhi did not name Liu Yao, Yuan Shu, and the old Yuan family members in the imperial edict to suppress the rebellion, and Xian Di could not afford to offend him. They are now too powerful in the Han Empire. And Liu Yao was Xian Di after all.
The one appointed was Li Jue and supported by Guo Si. Cao Zhi didn't know anything about it. If he didn't understand something, let him stay confused. After he won the battle, he would come back and say that Liu Yao was a traitor. I believe no one would object. At this time
If he makes it clear to Emperor Xian, Yang Feng and Dong Cheng will definitely stand up to oppose it, and then he will be held back again. He can't afford to waste time now.
After sending Liu Xie back and obtaining the imperial edict to quell the Yangzhou rebellion, Cao Zhi did not take a good rest and held a military meeting of his own team overnight to study and formulate a route back to Danyang.
No matter how powerful Cao Zhi is now, he is not qualified to cross Yuzhou and go straight to Danyang. The normal route is to detour through Yanzhou and then enter Danyang. But Cao Zhi has always liked to use surprise troops. Although it is safe to follow the normal route, it will take a long time. Now Liu Yao has
When attacking Danyang, he needed more troops and speed.
Cao Zhi boldly proposed to cross the Yellow River directly from here, go to Xuchang, and then no longer enter Chenliu, but directly cross a section of Yuzhou area, enter Yangzhou from Anfengjin, and directly attack Hefei.
After Cao Zhi finished speaking, all the counselors and generals in the tent were a little dumbfounded. Li Ru looked at An Fengjin marked on the map and reminded: "My lord, An Fengjin is very close to Shouchun, I'm afraid...
..”
"I'm afraid it's not going to be easy, right? Soldiers are trying to win by surprise. At this moment, Yuan Shu and Liu Yao definitely didn't expect that I would come back from behind them. Moreover, I still have an unused naval force in Moling. For more than a year, Jiang
Qin should have trained this naval force to some extent. We can take the waterway directly from Anfengjin and we will soon be able to pass through the defense line where Jiujiang and Lujiang meet and reach Hefei. Hefei has a complex water system, which is just suitable for us to transport troops."
Cao Zhi's battle plans are often bold, and Li Ru, Xu Chu and others have long been accustomed to it. But now that Cao Zhi has a new batch of newcomers such as Zhao Yun and Jia Xu under his command, they still need to get used to it. Cao Zhi's behavior is not surprising.
His style is really surprising.
They bravely followed Cao Zhi and set off on the expedition on the third day. They didn't know that maybe Cao Zhi was blessed by God, or maybe Cao Zhi's poor historical knowledge had been helping him. Their bold behavior this time was exactly what they wanted.
After several waves of disasters; first of all, they crossed the Yellow River directly instead of taking the inland road, which happened to avoid a disaster. Because on the day Zhang Yang returned to Hanoi, he received a letter from his sworn brother Lu Bu, asking him to cooperate with him in the war.
In Yanzhou's actions, Cao Zhi robbed and killed Cao Zhi's troops and horsemen who returned to support him, and told him about the support he had won in Yanzhou. He actually united with some senior officials in Yanzhou to rebel against Cao Cao and plot to take advantage of Cao Cao's troops in Xuzhou.
After seizing Yanzhou, Lu Bu threatened Zhang Yang that he would soon become the shepherd of Yanzhou.
Cao Zhi didn't know about the actions of Lu Bu and his eldest brother's confidant Chen Gong in Yanzhou. He thought that his sabotage in Jizhou had disrupted Yuan Shao's troops and plans in Yanzhou and Xuzhou. Unexpectedly, the trajectory of history was because some people
However, some history is on the right track because of the unexpected participation of some people. When Cao Zhi returned to Danyang, he did not notice the great changes that were about to happen in Yanzhou. The changes in Yanzhou had a wide impact
, far-reaching, including all historical celebrities including Emperor Xian.
Cao Zhi was completely unaware of this catastrophe. After his troops passed by Xuchang, for some unknown reason, he did not go to Yingchuan, which was more convenient, and avoided Yuan Shu's troops who were preparing to regain the lost territory. After Yuan Shu received Lu Bu and Chen Gong
After writing a joint letter, he decisively transported troops to Runan in person, preparing to cooperate with Lu Bu and Chen Gong's rebellion in Yanzhou and take the opportunity to recover the lost territory of Yuzhou.
The next place Cao Zhi chose to leave was An Fengjin, which happened to be when Yuan Shu was short of troops and horses, so he failed to take more precautions on the edges of Jiujiang.
Cao Zhi's dangerous pass caused another person's pain. That was Liu Yao, the official governor of Yangzhou. The campaign he launched to defeat Cao and besiege Danyang was in full swing at many border defenses in Danyang.
Juchao was the first position where he personally led the troops, but Cao Jun had a heavy presence here, which made Liu Yao's progress slow. In the next half month, Wu County and Yuzhang County moved from the southwest and southeast of Danyang respectively.
A siege was launched. Juchao has always needed to resist the invasion of Yuan Shu and Sun Ce, so it has always had heavy troops stationed in it, which is relatively difficult to fight. The Danyang counties bordering Wu County and Yuzhou County are relatively weak. In the surprise attack of Zuorong and Xu Gong
As a result, four county towns were lost in a row. Ni Heng, who was in charge of Wanling, had to deploy Yang Chao to Juchao, and Zhou Cang to return to defend Danyang County to resist Xu Gong who came from the southeast.
Xu Gong had a huge appetite, so he sent his troops not to encroach on the counties in the central part of Danyang. He aimed his sword directly at Danyang. He wanted to capture the county town that was homophonic to Danyang, and then aimed his sword directly at Liyang to conquer the former Yangzhou prefecture.
Take him under his command and live out the addiction of being the master of a state.
Zuo Rong, who came from the southwest, is much smarter than Xu Gong. He is an old Danyang, and he knows that the little victory he has achieved now is nothing at all. Each county in Danyang has a garrison of one to two thousand, but that is not enough.
They are some miscellaneous troops who are not valued by Cao Zhi, or are old and weak soldiers selected by the commander. The real main force and regular army in Danyang are all in Juchao, Wanling, Liyang, Moling, and Qu'aqi counties. Before Liu Yao's army,
Only when a breakthrough can be achieved, a lunatic will gnaw on these hard bones like Xu Gong did.
Zuo Rong still knew how much he was worth, so he turned a blind eye to the vivid sight of Wanling. After capturing Chungu, he turned to attack Wuhu, preparing to capture Wuhu first. I heard that Danyang had a good harvest this year, and Wuhu was the entire Danyang.
The largest grain-producing area. For a new upstart in Yangzhou like Zuo Rong, it is most important to grab more grain. With grain, he will not have to worry about eating, so that he can have more soldiers and horses to follow him to conquer the world.
Zuo Rong's idea is undoubtedly the most practical and correct. Xu Gong encountered the stubborn resistance of Zhou Cang and his subordinates at Danyang on the outskirts of Liyang. With the loss of his troops, he could not even see the shadow of Liyang's city wall.
They were defeated steadily by Zhou Cang, and they almost packed up and retreated across Taihu Lake.
While Zuo Rong was having fun secretly and secretly scolding Xu Gong for being a fool, the attack on Wuhu was not smooth either. Wuhu has always been garrisoned by Zao Zhuan, who loves flowers and agricultural products, and he is still the current captain of the field in Danyang. Cao Zhi
The military strength given to him is also the largest and the best among all counties. However, Zaozhuan led 2,000 regular troops. In the hot land of Wuhu, he did not actively develop armaments, but cultivated the land in full swing. Zaozhuan took over the control in the past few years.
These military horses have become real farmers, and the results are very impressive. This year's grain production in Wuhu has doubled compared with last year.