Seven hundred and seventieth eight chapters soldiers without blood
Then Cao Zhi asked Zhang He, "Why did Qiao Rui place the formation outside Yin Ling City? Did he get reinforcements?"
Zhang He immediately reported back that there was no sign that Qiao Rui had received additional troops, and he did not understand how Qiao Rui could make such a low-level mistake based on his record and reputation. With his own force several times lower than the opponent's, he did not defend the city.
, but went out of the city to fight.
Just when Cao Zhi decided to go to Yinling City to take a look in person, Zhang He's messenger quickly came to report that Qiao Rui wanted to talk to General Cao's army.
In the astonishment of Cao Zhi, Zhang He, Lu Su and others, Cao Zhi quickly put on his armor and left with a large group of generals and guards who were unfamiliar to the Yangzhou soldiers. Wherever he passed, anyone recognized Cao Zhi.
All Yangzhou soldiers and generals cheered for joy.
After a while, everyone in Cao's army learned that Cao Zhi had arrived in the army. This news excited them and they cheered loudly.
Qiao Rui still hung two swords on his waist and stood at the forefront of the military formation. He didn't even let the forward generals of Cao's army come out to challenge, but sent a message to express his intention to meet with the general of Cao's army. He has not received a reply from Sun Ce.
, but there is definitely no need to help Yuan Shu guard Sili District.
Qiao Rui didn't know which general of Cao's army was coming, but from the flags that led to the army, Qiao Rui roughly knew that the general's surname was Zhang, and he also guessed that it might be Zhang He of Jizhou who betrayed Yuan Shao. But the next cavalry team was extremely dangerous.
The dust came, but it triggered bursts of cheers, which made Qiao Rui surprised. He also suspected that it was not Zhang He. He blindly searched in his mind that there was a general named Zhang in Cao's army. He didn't know what virtue or ability he had.
With such prestige in Cao's army, Qiao Rui was immediately looking forward to meeting this general named Zhang of Cao's army.
In the rolling yellow dust, the strong Zhang He took the lead and rode to the center of the confrontation between the two armies. Behind him was a large number of senior generals wearing cicada crowns.
Qiao Rui took a quick look and was surprised. How come there were so many unfamiliar generals in Yangzhou all of a sudden. But when he waited for the team to rush in and saw the most ordinary-looking general in the team, he understood this.
Why is the lineup of Yangzhou Army and Horse so strong?
At the same time, Qiao Rui was also glad that he decisively did not stand opposite this person he had dealt with before, even if he delayed standing opposite this person for a day or two in front of Yinling City.
"Yuan Shu is finished!"
When Qiao Rui saw Cao Zhi's figure clearly, he already understood Cao Zhi's plan, which made Yuan Shu mistakenly believe that Cao Zhi's main attack direction was in Yuzhou. However, Cao Zhi had already placed heavy troops in Yangzhou and appeared unnoticed.
Jiujiang, led his troops to personally conquer. Yuan Shu repeatedly made mistakes in judgment and fell into Cao Zhi's trap. Fortunately, he no longer followed him. If he had not guarded Yinling City, he would have been destroyed.
"The generals of the Ming and Han Dynasties went down to the bridge to see Duke Cao!"
Qiao Rui ordered his subordinates not to go up or down, so he rode alone in front of Zhang He, quickly dismounted, and knelt down with one leg in the military salute of a general.
"Oh!" The surprise came not only from Cao Zhi, "Qiao Rui, when did you become Sun Ce's general? Oh... let me think about it, it was during the battle of Qu'a, right? You went with Wu Jing at that time, right?
?" Cao Zhi did not expect Qiao Rui to surrender without a fight, but when he heard that Qiao Rui claimed to be a subordinate of Ming and Han general Sun Ce, he immediately understood. Yuan Shu is really a traitor. Sun Ce has already raised a banner against Yuan Shu, and Lu
Mian surrendered to him again, and Qiao Rui had already hooked up with Sun Ce. Yuan Shu may not have known it yet, but his entire Zhong empire, except for his capital Shouchun, had already had generals and officials from other places.
Second Heart. Guo Jia, who is in charge of Yuzhou, has been handling many secret letters written by Yuzhou officials to Cao Zhi on behalf of Cao Zhi for the past few days, accepting their loyalty and Xu Du government's willingness to be loyal to Cao Zhi one by one.
Yuan Shu, the emperor of the Zhong family, was really good at his job. He was almost a mere commander, and he was still so arrogant.
"Mr. Cao has such a good memory!" Qiao Rui couldn't help but blush when Cao Zhi mentioned the defeat of Qu'a and the others, and responded awkwardly without raising her head.
"Haha... there is no need to worry about conquering Yuan Shu. Even the generals guarding his Sili District are our people. Please call General Qiao quickly!" Cao Zhi's words were not without gain. Although Sun Ce said that he did not share Cao's heart.
Qiao Rui claimed to be a subordinate of Sun Ce, and that was Cao Zhi's subordinate.
Cao Zhi knew that Qiao Rui might be forced to reveal his identity to Cao Zhi due to certain reasons, but Cao Zhi was so smart now that he immediately recognized this subordinate and cordially pulled Qiao Rui to continue talking.
It was difficult for Qiao Rui to adapt.
Cao Zhi politely introduced the generals under his command to Qiao Rui one by one. This one was Zhang He, and that one was Lu Qian, Dian Wei, Tai Shi Ci, and Hu Che'er. Cao Zhi introduced the eleven senior generals behind him to Qiao Rui in one breath.
Cao Zhi did this not only to show his prestige to Qiao Rui, but also to convey military information to his own soldiers. Because except for Zhang He and Lu Su, no one in Cao Zhi's army knew about Cao Zhi's arrival.
Lu Qian and other senior generals who used to serve under Cao Cao.
Cao Zhi's purpose was effective. At least Qiao Rui had secretly sweated several times when she heard some familiar names.
"Cao Zhi is really sinister. He has deployed heavy troops in Yangzhou, but he has been hiding these situations so well. Not to mention that the arrogant Yuan Shu of Yelang didn't know anything about it, and even Sun Ce, who made many friends and was in Yangzhou, didn't find out at all.
There are clues. This person is really terrible!"
In the inner intrigues of Cao Zhi and Qiao Rui, Cao's army once again won without a fight and conquered a county in Jiujiang, and it was also what Yuan Shu called Sili District.
Then Cao Zhi did not stay at Yinling for long, leaving a few soldiers and horses to be guarded by Cao Xiu, and directly took Qiao Rui and his 10,000 soldiers and horses to approach Shouchun.
It was only noon that day that Cao Zhi's army arrived at Yinling. After accepting Qiao Rui's participation, he ordered his troops to move directly to Shouchun. They must complete the encirclement of Shouchun before tomorrow morning.
Now everything hidden in the dark side is being exposed as the process progresses. Cao Zhi is not going to hide his own whereabouts. He believes that Yuan Shu will soon know about his arrival. Since the last step is about to take place, many
There is no need to hide things in the dark. After Cao Zhi obtained Yin Ling, he immediately ordered Lu Su to send a letter to Cao Ren in Yuzhou, asking him to immediately launch an attack there at the same time, and respond to his attack on Shouchun from the northwest of Yuzhou
With the start of the battle, the last remaining forces surrounding Yuan Shu were cut off from his only retreat.
In fact, Yuan Shu still had a chance to break out at this time. After all, the only people pressing him under his nose were Jiang Qin's 15,000 naval troops. However, Cao Zhi was sure that he would not abandon Shouchun like this and would make a mistake.
It is estimated that he still has the strength to fight Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi often commented on Yuan Shu, "This guy can't see the situation clearly!"
What Cao Zhi himself did not expect was that the fierce battle that was supposed to take place in Yinling did not happen, which allowed him to encircle Shouchun faster and completely blockade the Zhong family emperor Yu Shouchun before Yuan Shu fully woke up.
spring.
######This was the time before the autumn harvest. Cao Zhi only had a quick cup of tea in Yinling City before he caught up with the former army and rode straight towards Shouchun. At this time, busy farmers could be seen everywhere in the farmland.
, and the healthy peasant girl carrying a food basket to deliver meals to her family, running back and forth between the fields, with a healthy blush on her face and a coarse skirt wrapped around her body, completely unaware that a great war is about to break out in their lives.
The kingdom unfolds.
As the thousands of troops from Cao's front army slowly passed by their fields, the stunned farmers couldn't help but slow down their work and stared in horror at these soldiers wrapped in black armor.
Cao Zhi looked at the mature crops in the field, chuckled and murmured to himself: "It seems that Yuan Shu has no chance to collect the land tax here... Haha..."
After riding on horseback all night, it was not until dawn that this group of tireless elite soldiers stopped to rest again. At this time, a corner of the Shouchun Tower had already appeared in everyone's sight.
And above the endless fields, a large camp of Cao Jun stretched for several miles, with torches like a forest, reflecting the dazzling glory of the entire sky!
The military camp of tens of thousands of people was set up in the wilderness. From a distance, the lights were brightly lit and the flags were like a forest, and there was an overwhelming evil aura! The Yuan Jun scouts who were hiding far behind the slope felt heavy in their hearts.
The sense of oppression made them feel uncomfortable in their hearts, and their faces could not help but turn a little pale, but they finally felt better after swallowing with a gulp.
So someone said viciously: "Then why are there so many enemy troops? How can we fight them?"
"Hurry... report back to the emperor quickly..."
Before dawn, the majestic city of Shouchun was still sleeping and never woke up. This majestic city in Yangzhou, one of the best in the country, seemed to be still sleeping peacefully.
The streets in the city were deserted. Occasionally, a gust of cool breeze blew by, which alerted a wild dog that was shivering with cold in the corner. It raised its head warily and looked around, then leaned over and ran into a garbage dump nearby.
The road became deserted because of the curfew. The huge streets were deserted, with only the occasional city defense patrol passing by.
But there is still peace in the royal area of the inner city. The royal family still has privileges in the capital of the Zhong Kingdom. They are just a little restrained and hide in their own homes to live and die. The landing battle two days ago seems to be far away.
They were very, very far away. Anyway, in this era, wars would break out every once in a while. It was normal to have an average of two or three wars every year. It seemed that people of this era had already become accustomed to it.
Because there is a deep-rooted concept among the royal family of the Zhong Empire: no matter what, with the power of the Zhong Empire, no matter how ferocious some rebels are, it is absolutely impossible to truly defeat them.