Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chen Deng came to the old man and bowed his hands, and replied: "After this battle, the Yuan family will be destroyed soon. Now that Jizhou has returned to the imperial court's control, good days are coming for everyone!

Moreover, Cao Gong has already issued an order that all counties and counties that have returned to the Han court will distribute land to the people, exempt from taxes, and the villagers can also rest and recuperate. "

The old people actually came here for these things. At this moment, they felt relieved when they heard Chen Deng promised again, and immediately cheered,

"Great!"

"We finally made it through!"

"The righteous teacher of the big man is here, and we finally don't have to be bullied by the powerful family anymore!"

After receiving Chen Deng's reconfirmation, the old people were immediately excited.

Farmland is more important than anything else in the hearts of the common people. How could these people be unhappy when Cao Cao distributed the land to the sea and exempted it from taxes.

After seeing off these joyous local elders, Xia Houlan led the army to Zhao Yun and Chen Deng.

When Xiahoulan came over, Chen Deng began to explain to Zhao Yun and Xiahoulan: "Zilong, Ziheng, you must be wondering why the people of Jizhou yearn for our army."

"Exactly..." Zhao Yun finally asked his doubts, "Although I don't like Yuan Shao very much, I know that when Yuan Shao was still there, he still had a lot of favors for the people under his rule.

Although the life of the people in Jizhou has become increasingly difficult in recent years, in such a short period of time, it should not be enough to make the people completely forget Yuan Shao's kindness and look forward to supporting Duke Cao, right? "

Xia Houlan also agreed: "Yes, and from the way they look at them, it seems that they have been looking forward to our army for a long time, how awkward it is!"

"Hehe..." Chen Deng said with a chuckle: "The two generals don't know something. Over the years, whether in war or peacetime, our secret infiltration and propaganda of Hebei have never been left behind."

Chen Deng paused for a while, and after clearing his mind, he continued:

"Mr. Cao sent countless people to spread the benefits of our rule among the common people in Hebei, and also arranged some businessmen, tourists, and even people who settled in the Central Plains to go to Hebei to preach what they saw or their own experience.

After the long-term subtle influence and Cao Gong's invasion of Jizhou, these policies were indeed implemented, and the people of Jizhou naturally accepted Cao Gong's rule more easily.Moreover, Yangping County is next to Dong County under Chen's jurisdiction, so the publicity work is naturally more in place. "

Chen Deng smiled with a little complacency, while Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan suddenly said, "This is what Mr. often said, attacking the heart!"

"That's right..." Chen Deng smiled and said, "And this strategy was also proposed by Lu Huanqi!"

"Ah?! So it's Mr.?"

"Sure enough, I guessed it a long time ago..."

The next day,

When Zhao Yun's [-] troops arrived at Guantao, the guards in the city had already removed their helmets and armor, and they were waiting outside the city with a small number of generals and officials...

The aspiration of the people, the direction of victory, the avenue can be achieved!

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Huguan.

Besides, Gao Gan sent envoys to ask Cao Cao to surrender, but Cao Cao's reply made Gao Gan furious.

Gao Gan threw the reply letter in his hand and the appointment documents of the imperial court to the ground, and cursed manically: "Cao Aman, you bastard! Shameless!"

Gao Gan's subordinate Xia Zhao looked at each other in blank dismay.When Gao Gan finally calmed down from his anger, they asked: "General, then Cao Cao doesn't want to treat me sincerely, so why should I wait to serve him! If you really went to Xuchang to become an official, wouldn't it be a success? Fish on the chopping board?"

Deng Sheng, another member of the army, also said, "Yes, General, we still have [-] troops, and we can still ask the Xiongnu Chanyu for help. It may not be impossible to defend Bingzhou!"

Although he has a lot of soldiers in his hands,

But to be honest, when Gao Gan faced Lu Yan and Zhong Yao, he really had no idea whether he could keep Bingzhou.

Although the senior cadres think highly of themselves, they don't think their talents surpass Yuan Shao and Yuan Shang.

Even Yuan Shao and Yuan Shang are not Cao Jun's opponents. What can he do to boost his confidence?

"There are Lu Yan and Lu Lingqi in Maocheng, and Zhong Yao, Zhang Xiu and Ma Teng in Yangcheng. I'm afraid it won't be a long-term solution for us to be alone in Huguan!" Gao Gan said with a solemn expression.

"General...we are alone, and I'm afraid we still have to seek reinforcements."

"You are right..." After thinking for a moment, Gao Gan gritted his teeth and made up his mind, "The matter is of great importance. I decided to go to the Xiongnu Ministry to seek help from Huchuquan Shanyu. Then Huguan, please ask the two generals Already!"

Xia Zhao and Deng Sheng looked at each other, feeling inexplicably touched that the high-ranking official entrusted them with such a heavy responsibility.

"This subordinate takes orders!" Xia Zhao clasped his fists and said.

"The governor can go there with confidence, with the two of us here, Huguan will be safe!" Deng Sheng assured, patted his chest.

......

In October of the sixth year of Jian'an,

Gao Gan, the governor of Bingzhou, refused to be an official in Xuchang. Cao Cao ordered Hussar General Lu Yan and Sili Xiaowei Zhong Yao to lead an army to attack Bingzhou to attack Gao Gan on the grounds that Gao Gan despised the court and disrespected the emperor's order!

Cao Cao ordered Xu Huang to lead [-] infantry to reinforce Maocheng Lu Yan, and brought Cao Cao's military orders to Lu Yan by the way.

After reading Cao Cao's military order, Lu Yan, together with Lu Lingqi and Xu Huang, ordered more than [-] cavalry and infantry, and marched towards Huguan in Bingzhou.Maocheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, leaving three thousand defenders is enough.

After Zhong Yao got the order, he also led his army all the way north from Yangcheng.

Since all the defenders in the south of Bingzhou retreated to the north of Huguan, the army went all the way, and it took less than five days to reach outside Huguan and join Lu Yan's army.

Ma Chao, his son, Pang De, Han Sui, and Zhang Xiu followed Zhong Yao to Lu Yan's army camp.

Lu Yan is a hussar general with the highest official position, and they all have to be restrained by Lu Yan.

So when the army had just arrived at the destination, Zhong Yao immediately led his men and soldiers towards Lu Yan's camp.

"Father, I will see Lu Yan and his wife soon...I want to see what kind of woman Lu Yan is willing to give up his innate realm!" side said.

"Meng Qi, Lu Yan is a famous general in the world, you can't be reckless!" Ma Teng warned Lu Yan because he was afraid that Ma Chao would be reckless and rude.

"Father, don't worry, the child knows how to measure!" Ma Chao said so, but with a hint of disdain on his face, "As a warrior, you must be brave and diligent, but Lu Yan lost the realm that all warriors dreamed of for a woman. How unfair this is!"

Chapter 323 I'll be there for you

Ten miles away from Huguankou, Lu Yan's barracks is inside the tent of the Chinese army.

Lu Yan sat in the main seat, beside Lu Lingqi who was the general of Zhendong, and Zhao Xue stood behind Lu Lingqi as a personal bodyguard.

When Lu Yan lowered his head, a group of lieutenant generals headed by Xu Huang, Gan Ning, Hao Zhao and other generals stood.

Ma Chao followed Zhong Yao and Ma Teng into the camp of the Chinese army.

After entering the big tent station, Ma Chao has been hiding behind the crowd and secretly observing Lu Yan and the female general beside Lu Yan.

Ma Chao took a sneak peek at Lu Lingqi who was standing beside Lu Yan, and he was shocked, "Is there such a strange woman in the world?! She has a beautiful face and a myriad of manners, but she is also heroic and majestic!"

After being surprised, Ma Chao looked back slightly, and he saw Zhao Xue behind Lu Lingqi again, "The temperament is cool, the face is beautiful, and the same heroic spirit... Both of them are so beautiful and have a good temperament!"

Lu Lingqi and Zhao Xue are both people with keen senses.

When Zhong Yao and others were presenting the ceremony, they suddenly felt a gaze cast on themselves, and they seemed a little presumptuous.

Following his eyes, he turned out to be a young general dressed up by the Xiliang Army.

"Hmph!" Lu Lingqi was naturally extremely dissatisfied, she coldly snorted at Ma Chao who was hiding behind the crowd.

Lu Lingqi's reaction caught the attention of Lu Yan, Zhong Yao and others.

Naturally, Ma Teng also noticed Ma Chao's rude behavior at the first time, so he gave Ma Chao a slap on the back of the head with a "slap", and Ma Teng shouted to Ma Chao: "For those who don't know the etiquette, don't hesitate to apologize to General Hussars!" Apologize!"

Ma Chao is 25 and six years old this year. He has seen and had many women, but he has never seen such a heroic and beautiful woman as Lu Lingqi and Zhao Xue.

But Ma Chao also knew that he was wrong, so he stepped forward and cupped his fists to apologize: "The last general was rude, and I ask the general to forgive me."

This Ma Chao was born with a powdery face, vermilion lips, slender waist and broad shoulders, and a powerful voice. He has the title of Xiliang Brocade Ma Chao, and he looks more handsome than many Central Plains men.

Lu Lingqi's pretty face was frosty and she didn't respond, Lu Yan said, "Xiliang is not a land of alienation, Ma Mengqi, you are also an outstanding person of a generation, you still have to pay attention to etiquette in the future."

Naturally, Ma Chao didn't dare to refute Lu Yan's words, and being able to get a "human being" evaluation from Lu Yan's mouth was enough to cheer Ma Chao a little.

"Thank you, Lu Hussar!" Ma Chao clasped his fists in thanks, and retreated to the queue.

After a small episode, Zhong Yao stood up and asked Lu Yan, "Lu Hussar, what should we do next?"

Zhong Yao's situation is different from that of Lu Yan. After entering Bingzhou, he rushed all the way to Huguan, and he didn't know much about Huguan and senior officials.Moreover, Lu Yan has a higher official position than him, so it is the wisest choice to hand over the command to Lu Yan.

For Zhong Yao's question, Lu Yan was clearly prepared.

"The news came from Dizi, who was supposed to lie in the city of Huguan, that Gao Gan had already left Huguan alone to go to the Xiongnu in order to seek reinforcements."

"Ah? Gao Gan went to find reinforcements himself?" Zhong Yao was stunned when he heard the words. How could the general leave the army and run to find reinforcements by himself?

"Then Gao Gan was afraid of us and ran away alone?" Ma Chao whispered.

Ma Teng heard that Ma Chao was being naughty again, and was about to scold him angrily, but Lu Yan suddenly praised: "Meng Qi is right, that high-ranking official really ran away in all likelihood!"

Ma Chao just spoke casually, but he didn't want to guess the truth just in time.

Such an outrageous situation, many people can't believe it.

Lu Yan spread his hands and said with a smile: "Whether you believe it or not, the fact is so... The Huns have been broken by you, and they must not dare to help Gao Gan anymore. Gao Gan is doomed to return without success if he seeks help. ..He is also afraid of our military strength, and there is a high possibility that he will escape directly from Bingzhou."

Zhong Yao looked at Lu Yan and said excitedly, "If that's the case, Huguankou will be breached sooner or later, and Bingzhou will also be in our pocket!!"

This is simply a waste of credit, can you not be excited!

But for generals such as Ma Chao and Xu Huang, they came here from thousands of miles away, sharpening their knives and preparing for a big fight, but the enemy leader left his subordinates and ran away...

Ma Chao shook his head, thinking, "It's extremely boring..."

Although the enemy was timid before the battle, Lu Yan still warned: "Although the high officials have escaped, there are still nearly [-] troops in Huguankou and Huguan County. So everyone, don't take it lightly!"

Zhong Yao put aside the contempt that should not have been in his heart, and said, "So, please Lu Hussars to arrange combat missions!"

Lu Yan nodded and said, "Let's take a good rest today, and attack the city directly at dawn."

Speaking of this, Lu Yan looked at Lu Lingqi and said, "Once the Huguan pass is broken, you will lead the wolf cavalry battalion north to clean up the garrison around Huguan County, and then cooperate with the main force of our army to block Huguan County!"

"Here!" Lu Lingqi clasped her fists to accept the order, and then stood beside Lu Yan, looking coldly at the group of people below.

Lu Yan looked at Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao again and said, "General Zhang, General Ma, you can detour to the Shangdang from the north and force the enemy in Huguankou and Huguan County from the enemy's rear to divide their troops, so as to help the main force of our army break through Huguankou as soon as possible. .Once the Huguan pass is broken, you and the wolf cavalry battalion will sweep the surrounding area and cut off the connection between Huguan city and the surrounding area!"

Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao lined up, clasped their fists in response and said, "I will obey orders!"

Lu Yan looked at Xu Huang again, and asked, "Gongming, how many artisans did you bring with you this time?"

Xu Huang came out and clasped his fists to Lu Yan and said, "Back to Lu Hushi, I expected that there must be many siege battles this time, so I brought all the craftsmen from General Cao Ren's army, a total of 78 people. !"

Xu Huang is mature and prudent, with careful thought. Lu Yan praised his "intimate" behavior: "It's great. With these craftsmen, we can quickly build trebuchets."

"Back to Lu Hussars, as soon as the army arrived, I ordered them to start building trebuchets... The leading craftsman told me that at least two hundred trebuchets can be built before tomorrow morning!"

"Haha! Very good!" Lu Yan stood up with a laugh, and said, "With Gongming here, I really save most of my heart!"

If someone helped me solve the worries, wouldn't I be able to fish in a legitimate way?Lu Yan was in a good mood, and the more he looked at Xu Huang, the more pleasing he was.

"Lieutenant Zhong, for the siege battle tomorrow, the soldiers under your command and mine will all be under the command of General Xu Gongming, do you have any objections?"

It seems that Lu Yan is going to praise Xu Huang.

Zhong Yao and Xu Huang also had a lot of intersections in the past, and they were both heroes who followed the emperor from Chang'an to Luoyang. He naturally knew Xu Huang very well.

Zhong Yao looked at his "old friend" Xu Huang, and replied with a smile: "Gongming has been evaluated by the prime minister, 'My Zhou Yafu', and he is a famous general. The army is under the command of Gongming. I am very relieved!"

Xiliang generals such as Ma Teng, Ma Chao and Pound looked at Xu Huang in surprise. Such a little-known general had such a high evaluation.

Even Han Sui, Jiuqu Huanghe, couldn't help sighing in his heart: "Cao Cao has so many talented people under his command!"

Chapter 324 This pressure is a bit heavy

Before dawn, the Xiliang army, led by Ma Chao and Zhang Xiu, bypassed Huguan Pass and headed north.

Lu Yan handed over the commanding power to Xu Huang, and he happily became the hands-off shopkeeper.It is a beautiful name to give full play to the advantages of talents and cultivate excellent generals. In fact, Lu Yan thinks it is troublesome and wants to fish...

The battle at Huguankou was basically not too difficult, so it was good for Xu Huang to practice his hands to prepare for the future and accumulate experience.

After the Xiliang army left, apart from Lu Lingqi's 4 wolf cavalry battalion, there were about [-] Cao army siege soldiers.

Huguan is high in the east and low in the west, circling on the top of the mountain all the way to the east. Most of them are located in Huguan in the Taihang Mountains. One can imagine the danger of the terrain.There are two Sunzi Mountains nearby in the Great Taihang Mountains, the names of which are unclear.The two peaks confront each other, forming a natural gap, like a mountain pass, like a pot spout.

After entering the gap, there is a large pot-shaped space and flat land, which seems to come in from the spout and fall into the huge round belly. The slopes are gentle on all sides, and the mountains and peaks are walls. This is Huguan County.

As for Huguankou, the terrain is narrow, and there cannot be too many defenders in the pass.Those who can go up to the city wall to defend, I am afraid that more than a thousand people will die.But because of the narrow terrain of the pass, Cao Jun couldn't get too many siege soldiers at once.

In the official history, Huguankou, where senior officials were stationed, firmly kept Le Jin and Li Dian's army out.

In the end, in desperation, Cao Cao could only choose to lead an army to conquer high-ranking officials.

But now Xu Huang is not in a hurry at all, and he doesn't need to fill this pot with the lives of his soldiers.

Before the official start of the siege battle, two hundred trebuchets were lined up in three rows, and then they took turns roaring and throwing stone bombs into the mouth of Huguan!