Of course, Zuo Rong knew about Zhou Xin's evil habit. He smiled, showed a greedy face, squinted his eyes, and said: "It's better to strike first. Chen Wen is not a three-headed and six-armed man. How many of the counties below will listen to him?"
, as long as the prefect is determined, with our current strength and another surprise, we will be able to capture Li Yang in one fell swoop. The prefect may become the governor by then, and the followers in other counties will be intimidated by the prefect's military power.
They will definitely bow their heads and become their ministers, even if there is no imperial order from Luoyang, they will all worship the prefect as their envoys."
Zhou Xin nodded expressionlessly. He also knew that except for Lu Kang, most of the prefects in other counties in Yangzhou were people who were in favor of others. However, the light in his eyes flashed away, and he seemed to be thinking carefully before saying slowly: "What does Captain Zuo think of this Cao Cao?"
What do you think?"
Zhe Rong smiled faintly, with a trace of sarcasm on his lips, and said: "A little boy with a yellow mouth who has not yet dried up his flesh and blood can make a name for himself by relying on his father. I think he is just a fool at most."
Use embroidered pillows, haha!”
When Zhou Xin saw that Zuo Rong underestimated the enemy, he was a little dissatisfied. His expression suddenly straightened and he said solemnly: "The captain's words are different. You must not take this person lightly. I don't think Sali Gou is also a good player in the Montenegrin Army."
, two thousand troops and horses are carried in the hands of this person, and behind him is the Cao family, the richest man in the country of Pei, it is difficult to deal with!" He said and gave Zuo Rong a meaningful look.
When Zuo Rong heard what Zhou Xin said, he was a little surprised, but he still sneered, stood up and asked, "Is this true?"
Zhou Xin frowned secretly and said "hmm" in a strange tone.
Zuo Rong was surprised and happy. He had never heard of this matter, but the rumors in the world had always exaggerated the facts. He had never believed it. Now it was confirmed from Zhou Xin's mouth. Looking at Zhou Xin's demeanor, it was probably true. Based on his experience in the world, it was not true.
It was hard to guess Zhou Xin's involvement in this matter. I couldn't help but chuckle in my heart, "If I let you eat alone without telling me, you will be stealing the chicken but losing the rice this time. You deserve it! Haha..."
Zuo Rong thought about it, with a cunning look on his face, and said tepidly: "The prefect should take action as soon as possible. This person is so bold that he even dares to break into the prefect's county. Let that kid stand in Yangzhou?"
It’s even more difficult to keep a firm foothold.”
Zhou Xin wanted to become the overlord of a state day and night, but after many years of officialdom, he knew that even if he captured Li Yang now, his dream of being governor might not come true. But things had developed to the point where Zhou Xin could no longer wait.
I couldn't sit still anymore and couldn't help but stand up, thinking deeply, and pacing back and forth in the room.
Seeing that Zhou Xin had no expression, Zuo Rong was depressed for a moment, and then he walked around the room anxiously with Zhou Xin. After waiting for a while, Zuo Rong couldn't bear it anymore and said impatiently: "Prefect, there is no need to continue
After thinking about it, if that boy from the Cao family really does something famous in Liyang, it will be too late to take action."
Zuo Rong mentioned Cao Zhi again and again, just to touch Zhou Xin's pain. Zhou Xin and Chen Wen had no hatred. To put it bluntly, they only had conflicts of "interests", but Cao Zhi
But it was a thorn in Zhou Xin's heart, not only because Cao Zhi had kidnapped him, but more importantly, Zuo Rong discovered the importance of Xiao Tao, a woman in this matter. Xiao Tao still misses Cao Zhi, a brat, who has always been in Zhou Xin's life.
Even in this critical moment, he still protected Cao Zhi at every turn, which greatly stimulated Zhou Xin.
Zhou Xin is an extremely narcissistic person who would rather he let down the world than the world can let him down. He also thinks that he is a very good man with tricks, but now this "private land" that he is proud of has been taken over by Xiao Tao and
Cao Zhi trampled on him, and he always felt betrayed. Men always want to be strong, and they will never allow others to trample on their own self-esteem.
Zhou Xin thought for a while, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes from time to time. He sneered for some reason, and finally asked Zuo Rong with a fierce look on his face: "When will your troops gather in Danyang?"
After hearing this, Zuo Rong felt happy. He did not dare to neglect and hurriedly replied respectfully: "We will gather in Danyang in three days at most."
Zhou Xin pondered for a moment and said resolutely: "When the troops and horses arrive, it will be the time when Li Yang changes hands."
When Zuo Rong heard this, he was filled with surprise and excitement. At the same time, his expression calmed down and he responded with a low eyebrow: "I must be loyal to the prefect in my humble position, and I will fight to the death to capture Liyang to repay the prefect for knowing me."
"Haha..." There were bursts of cold laughter from the study room.
Two days later, many strangers suddenly poured into Liyang City. These people were all scouts sent by Zhou Xin. They dressed up as various traders, Taoist priests, and coolies and sneaked into Liyang.
The arrival of these people did not arouse the alarm of Liyang Prefecture. As the prefecture of Yangzhou, Liyang has always been an economic and trade center where merchants gather. The military guard in charge of the city gate noticed that there were suddenly more merchants entering the city today, so they did not pay much attention.
After conducting an interrogation and extorting more money than usual, they ignored it.
Cao Zhi was also completely unaware that he was leading three thousand sergeants to conduct arduous field military training in the mountains around Liyang.
The topic of today's training is to simulate the capture of a hilltop on the opposite side. The requirement is how to quickly occupy the hilltop. Marching on mountain roads is more difficult than on flat ground, not to mention the barren mountains without mountain roads. It is even more difficult to quickly seize the mountaintop.
Zao Zhuan's troops also moved to train nearby, and Cao Zhi invited him and his troops to participate in this simulation exercise.
Zaozhuan readily agreed. Zaozhuan was not a small-minded person, but he could not withstand Deng Ai's open-mouthed instigation, so he asked for orders to lead troops into the mountains for training. Recently, he had indeed heard how great Cao Zhi's novel training method was, so he sent him
Those second-rate soldiers were all dark and strong through training. I heard they have made a lot of progress, but I want to see it today.
Speaking of "second-rate" soldiers, we must not mention the situation when Zaozhuan first divided the camp. Zaozhuan was not a narrow-minded person, but he was not a fool either. When he divided the camp, he certainly kept the most elite soldiers in his own camp.
In the first camp, those who he thought were slightly worse were assigned to the new camp.
This kind of thinking has been the same from ancient times to the present, even among modern people. The police station where Cao Zhi used to work was divided into two departments. One department will continue to be managed by the original leader. The newly established department has a second floor.
A new person was transferred to the department to manage the department. The two old and new leaders were familiar with each other and were good friends. However, the old leader still took advantage of the good resources of the original department before the new leader took office.
The next pile of shrimps, soldiers and crabs will be given to newcomers.
So Cao Zhi understood this approach very well and didn't think anything of it. Besides, Zao Zhuan wasn't too outrageous, but most of the characters that usually gave him a headache were assigned to Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi didn't find anything wrong with this group of people. Those who can fight are not necessarily those who stick to the rules.
This proved to be the case. The two armies simulated capturing the same hilltop at the same time, and drew lots to determine the direction of the attack. Zao Zhuan's troops attacked from the south slope of the mountain, while Cao Zhi drew lots and went up from the north slope with more rocks.
attack.
The sound of the horn signaled the start of the simulated battle. The terrain on the Zaozhuan side was relatively flat. The sergeants worked hard and climbed halfway up the mountain. However, this group of soldiers, who usually lacked actual combat in the mountains, got tired after climbing halfway up the mountain.
The speed of rubbing the ground has obviously slowed down.
Looking at Cao Zhi in a blink of an eye, although the speed is not very fast, they know how to support each other. When someone cannot climb a rock, the people behind will quickly help push, and the people in front will turn around and pull, so they can maintain a good position.
Coordination, this is also the basic requirement for Cao Zhi's training. The entire army moves forward in an orderly and steady manner, and the commanders of each team also play an important role. The team next to them will immediately command their own team to move towards the other team from this road.
The road is filled with a sense of competition. You are chasing after each other, unwilling to lag behind, and strive to move forward.
In Cao Zhi's first battalion, the sergeants were thinking about lunch in their hearts. Anyone who arrived late at the top of the mountain would be waiting to eat chaffy vegetables! Everyone has this awareness of the jungle and the strong. In this era of social turmoil, this mentality