"Squeaky!" Cao Cao drank the glass in front of him, and then spilled another glass in front of the tombstone.

Cao Cao continued to pour wine for himself and Yuan Shao, and then began to talk,

"At the beginning, Meng De came to visit you... How are you doing there? Did you bully others or peek at Miss Sister taking a bath?"

"Your Majesty appointed me as Jizhou Shepherd, and I will live in Yecheng from now on. We two brothers will have plenty of time to reminisce about the old days..."

"Don't blame me for bullying your son...I'm sure, if I were you, you would probably be more ruthless than me..."

"At the beginning...I have finally realized the feeling of 'overwhelming heights' that Mr. Lu said...Sometimes I wonder, will I become a loner in the future?"

Regardless of the wet ground, Cao Cao just sat beside the tombstone, sipping his wine and talking to Yuan Shao's tombstone...

When the wine was full, Cao Cao recalled the childhood friendship with Yuan Shao again, and immediately burst into tears while talking.

Cao Ang was the most sensible, he turned his back first.

But seeing that the two younger brothers were still looking at Cao Cao curiously, he coughed twice and said to Cao Pi and Cao Zhang: "Don't read what you shouldn't read, and be careful to go back and punish you for copying books."

"Oh..." Cao Pi and Cao Zhang sighed, and then turned their backs together.Cao Pi muttered softly, "Father is biased and never punished my fourth brother for copying books..."

"Fourth brother already likes to read. Isn't copying books a reward for him..." Cao Zhang replied in a low voice.

"That's right..."

After a while, Cao Zhang suddenly asked: "Brother, father always taught our boys not to cry easily, so why is he crying now?"

Hearing this, Cao Ang slapped Cao Zhang on the back of the head, glared at him and said, "You don't care about father's affairs, you know?"

The old god Cao Pi nodded and said, "That's right, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't look at what you shouldn't look at!"

At this time, Cao Cao's indistinct voice came from behind the three of them: "At the beginning, when we raised our troops, you asked me, 'If things don't settle down, how can we rely on them?'"

"Hi...I'm asking you what to do..."

"You say, you face the south and defend the Yellow River, and face the north by relying on the dangers of Yan and Dai to gather the power of Rong and Di for your own use, and then you can go south to fight for the world, and you may achieve great things!"

"And I said, I should recruit the most talented people in the world, and use the thoughts of the former kings to control them, and I will be able to achieve great things!"

"Hehe..." Cao Cao laughed a few times at this point, but he didn't finish the rest of the sentence.

One pays attention to geographical advantages, and the other pays attention to harmony with people. It is up to you to decide which one is higher and which is lower.

Cao Ang, as Cao Cao's heir, naturally thinks a lot more than his younger brothers.

Hearing Cao Cao's intermittent and confused words at this moment, he couldn't help but compare Yuan Shao's behavior style with his father's for so many years.

Yuan Shao got the geographical advantage in Hebei, but Cao Cao got the help of great talents such as Lu Yan and Xun Yu.

Now Yuan Shao is dead, but Cao Cao has already formed a tendency to annex Hebei. Such a comparison, "Sure enough, as I said, the right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as people and harmony... Dad's choice is right. Only by gathering the world can we be wise." Only then can the world be peaceful and peaceful forever!"

After paying homage to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao let go of all the burdens in his heart.

Appease the common people, fight against the powerful, put an end to land annexation, etc... Cao Cao once again strengthened a series of policies implemented before.The Xuzhou Chamber of Commerce and the United Chamber of Commerce also donated a large amount of food, cotton clothes, iron furnace coal and other winter protection to the people of Jizhou, so that the people of Hebei can survive this winter safely.

The people in Hebei, who had received various tangible benefits, all applauded for a while, and began to sing praises to the emperor, Cao Cao, and Lu Yan one after another.

On the one hand, Cao Cao and the people recuperated, on the other hand, Cao Cao sent Zhang Liao, Tai Shici, Dian Wei and others to patrol Zhao, Changshan and other places respectively, and cleared and recruited the bandits and yellow scarves scattered in the mountains and forests of various places. The security issues in the counties of Jizhou have been greatly improved.

So far, Cao Cao has finally completely pacified Jizhou.

......

Bohai County, Nanpi, in the prefect's mansion.

"The chariot and cavalry general Lu Bu fought against the rebels of the Yuan family for the imperial court, and made outstanding contributions.... He was specially granted the title of Bingzhou Mu, Jihou, and gave him a false festival axe. He was the commander of Qingzhou and Bingzhou's military..."

The envoy sent by the Han court, after announcing the reward to Lu Bu, respectfully presented the edict to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu knelt down on one knee, received the edict, and thanked the emperor for the reward.

After the envoy was led down to rest, Lu Bu said to Chen Gong with a half-smile: "Cao Cao is so generous, he even gave me the land of two states, and even made me a Marquis of Ji..."

Chen Gong supported his slightly gray beard, and said with a smile: "Cao Cao is indeed very generous, and this Marquis Ji also shows that he will entrust Youzhou to you to take care of in the future."

Hearing this, Lu Bu laughed and said, "That's what I wish for!"

Nowadays, fame and wealth are not very attractive to Lu Bu. What he seeks is nothing more than to drive out the barbarians, open up territories for the great Han, and fulfill his youthful dream.

During the crusade against Yuan Shao, without Lu Bu's help, even if Cao Cao would have won, he would not have won as easily as he does now.

Lu Bu's change, and Lu Bu's status as Lu Yan's father-in-law, out of trust in Lu Yan, Cao Cao now naturally trusts Lu Bu.

Giving Bingzhou Youzhou and Qingzhou to Lu Bu is not only a gift to Lu Bu for his support, but also allows Lu Bu to help Cao Cao solve the alien races in the north, so that Cao Cao will have no worries about going south to wipe out the princes everywhere.

Chapter 3 Forty Lu Yan is here! !

Jian'an six years, early December.

Lu Yan and Huang Zhong led [-] soldiers, and together with Zhong Yao, Ma Teng, and Han Sui's [-] soldiers, sent troops to Hedong County!

Before Gao Gan and others received the news, Cao Jun's total of [-] troops went straight to Pingyang, Hedong.

Huchuquan, who was active in Pingyang and even planned to take root, was almost frightened at the time, thinking that Lu Yan was going to conquer him, so he simply sent an envoy to express his surrender to Cao Jun.

As for the Southern Huns, Lu Yan already knew that they were afraid of being beaten.

Moreover, there is a more powerful Xianbei to the north of them, and choosing to surrender to Cao Cao is indeed the best choice.

But Lu Yan was not at ease with the Xiongnu, so he forced Hu Chuquan to lead [-] elite Hun cavalry to go out with Cao Jun to fight against Gaogan.

After Hu Chuquan left Pingyang, the Huns in this area were temporarily under the leadership of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King Liu Bao and Youxian King Qubei respectively.Divide and conquer is the basic policy of the big man towards alien races. Anyway, as long as you split up, it's up to you how you want to toss each other.

After harvesting [-] Xiongnu cavalry by accident, Lu Yan led the army to continue marching, and within a day they had entered the boundary of Jiang County.

Zhang Baiqi and others set up troops, and they really did a lot of harm to Hedong.

In the early days, Hedong was a place of war and chaos. Gao Gan, Guo Yuan, and especially the Xiongnu ravaged all over Hedong, causing the people's homes to be destroyed and the people to live in dire straits.

Later, after the coalition forces of Zhong Yao, Ma Teng, and Han Sui defeated the high-ranking coalition forces, Hedong County ushered in a short-lived peace.But not long after they settled down, the local soldiers in Hedong County colluded with the Yellow Turban Army and rebelled again!

When the high-ranking allied forces invaded Hedong, the common people could barely hold on.This rebellion became the last straw that crushed the people of Hedong County.

Many people in Hadong County began to leave their homes and go to other places to find a way out.

Some went to Bingzhou and Hanoi County in the east, but more went to Hongnong and Henan Yin in the south.

When regaining Hedong County, Cao Jun did nothing to the people, and even gave them some food when they encountered hunger.Cao Jun's deeds made the people more willing to trust them, so when the rebellion started, the people in Hedong left in large numbers, and seven or eight out of ten went to Hongnong and Henan Yin.

"When the war broke out, the people suffered the most. Displaced and left their homes, they only wanted to survive..." Many villages Lu Yan passed by had been emptied, and they were in decline...He couldn't help sighing Said in one voice: "I would rather be a dog of peace than a person of chaos."

Lu Yan's words made Zhong Yao next to him feel a lot of emotion.

Zhong Yao looked at Lu Yan's stern side face from behind, and said to himself, "I'd rather be a dog of peace than a person in chaos... Only those who have really seen the horrors of troubled times can say such words! Lu Yan's past The experience seems to be more brutal than all of us imagined..."

......

When Gao Gan, Fan Xian, Wei Gu and others came to Yishi City, they found that Du Ji had led his army into Yishi County.

For Du Ji, Gao Gan and others are really bored.

They even wished to catch Du Ji and dismember him into pieces, peeling off his skin and cramping, so that they could vent their hatred.

"General Cheqi, this is already the third day of the siege..." Zhang Baiqi came to Gao Gan's side, and said with some concern: "If the Yi clan cannot be captured again, the situation will get worse and worse."

The high-ranking officer looked at how the soldiers of the coalition army did not work hard when they attacked the city, and immediately itched his teeth angrily: "It's all these guys who can't support the wall with mud. At this critical moment, they are still thinking about saving their own money That little force."

"Then what should we do? If Lu Yan calls at this time, we may be in a dilemma..."

Gao Lan was thinking that it would not be so fast, but unexpectedly, one of his personal guards came to report in a panic: "Report! General! Our spies found that Cao Jun has arrived in Pingyang, and now they should have entered Jiang County !"

This is really a good but not a bad spirit...Cao Jun is so fucking here!

"How many people are here, and who is leading the army?" Gao Gan asked with a sudden change of expression when he heard that Cao Jun had arrived.

"There are about [-] people, and there is a character Lu on the banner of the Chinese Army!"

"Lu?!!" Gao Gan's face suddenly turned livid, and he said, "This is terrible!"

Along the way, Zhang Baiqi saw high-ranking officers who were calm and commanding. How had he ever seen such a panicked expression?

"I heard that Cao Jun is coming, and General Cheqi's face has changed..." Zhang Baiqi couldn't help asking: "General Cheqi, is Lu Yan really that scary?"

"Although Lu Yan didn't lead the army very often, as long as he led the army, I never heard of him even having a single defeat..." Gao Gan paused for a moment, and then continued: "First, there are Li Jue, Guo Guo, etc. Si, Zhang Ji's Xiliang army, and Lu Bu and my uncle... none of them are the first-class heroes in the world, but without exception, they all suffered defeat at the hands of Lu Yan..."

Zhang Baiqi's face suddenly became ugly, but he still asked: "Didn't the general say before that we can defend the city and drag Lu Yan to death?"

Hearing this, Gao Gan smiled bitterly and said, "I really thought so at the beginning, but the reality gave me a slap in the face!"

Speaking of this, Gao Gan pointed to the siege of the city with heavy thunder and rain in the distance, and said: "According to my assumption, we should have taken Dongjun these days, and then made full preparations for Cao's reinforcements.

But General Zhang, look for yourself, those people have not worked hard until now...

Can I still count on them to confront Lu Yan? "

"..." Zhang Baiqi was at a loss for words, because these days he also saw what the soldiers under those aristocratic masters looked like.

If we talk about robbing credit and property, this group of people runs faster than anyone else, and robs crazily than anyone else; but when it's their turn to fight with swords and guns, one or two will just shrink behind the Black Mountain Army , cowardly group...

"Ah..." Zhang Baiqi sighed helplessly, and asked Gao Gan, "Then what should we do?"

Gao Gan glanced at Wei Gu and Fan Xian who were still pretentiously directing the siege. He gritted his teeth and said, "The rear has not yet been decided, Cao Jun's reinforcements are coming... If we drag on, and when Lu Yan arrives, I'm afraid no one will Can't even run away."

"General Zhang, let's retreat!" Gao Gan looked into Zhang Baiqi's eyes and said, "If we stay here, we will be attacked from both sides."

Zhang Baiqi pointed to the soldiers who were attacking the city, and asked: "We retreat, what about Wei Gu, Fan Xian and others?"

Gao Gan was about to say "I can't control them anymore", but he didn't want Wei Gu and Fan Xian to come in front of Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi in a hurry.

"General Cheqi, have you received the news? Lu Yan has already led an army to attack us!" Fan Xian spoke first.

"This Yi family is as solid as gold, and I'm afraid we won't be able to take it down for a while, what should we do?" Wei Gu then asked Gao Gan.

Gao Gan didn't expect that the two of them received the news no later than himself, and his plan to sneak away with Zhang Baiqi suddenly failed.

Although Gao Gan was surprised for a while, the expression on his face did not change at all, "You also received the news?"

"Received!" Fan Xian nodded, and added with a solemn expression: "And my report also said that the Southern Huns have surrendered to the Cao army. The Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan personally led the army to attack us with the Cao army. !"

Did the Huns help Cao? !

Chapter 341

Fan Xian's information is more detailed than Gao Gan's, which shows that their contacts in Hedong are indeed very strong.

The Huns not only turned to Cao Cao, but now they sent troops to help Lu Yan to attack them, so the fun was a little bigger.

The rebel army lacked cavalry, and it can be said that only Gao Gan and Zhang Bai had more cavalry, and the other coalition forces could have a thousand or eight hundred cavalry, which is not bad...

Seeing that the matter has come to this point, the senior cadre can only think of a way to stabilize the other party.

Gao Gan put his arms around his body, and after pondering for a moment, he finally answered: "Lu Yan has more than [-] troops under his command. , our army will definitely be caught in the middle and cannot look at each other from head to tail, and there is no possibility of victory at all."

Zhang Baiqi went on to say: "What General Gao said is...so, General Gao and I were discussing the countermeasures just now."

"Then what did you discuss?"

Zhang Baiqi, who was stunned by Fan Xian's words, didn't know how to respond.

Fortunately, Gao Gan opened his mouth to help Zhang Baiqi and said: "Now there are nearly [-] troops under General Zhang and I. If we set up an ambush in advance and halfway, we should be able to hold Lu Yan back." A few days. With these few days, several generals can continue to attack Du Ji and take down the Yi clan. As long as the Yi clan is in hand, they will set up a camp ten miles outside the city to form a two-phase situation. If we agree, we should still have a chance to delay until Lu Yan runs out of food and retreats."

However, Fan Xian, Wei Gu and others looked at each other back and forth... Fan Xian suddenly asked suspiciously: "You two, don't you want to take this opportunity to escape?"

Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi were taken aback by the question, but quickly calmed down again, and Fan Xian and others did not notice their guilty conscience.

This is what I think in my heart, but I may say it clearly.

Gao Gan thought about how to explain it, and soon he replied: "Of course it's impossible! I, Gao, still hope that you can help me regain Bingzhou. How can I leave everyone and escape alone at this time?"

Fan Xian thought: "That's right, Bingzhou has been occupied by Cao Jun, and he is nothing without us. If he really escapes, his hope will be completely shattered."

Wei Gu was a little uncertain about Gao Gan and Fan Xian's thoughts, and his eyes kept wandering between them.

Afterwards, Fan Xian nodded to Wei Gu and the others, indicating that he should trust the high-ranking officials for the time being.

Wei Gu felt relieved a little, and asked Gao Gan: "Since that's the case, have the two generals discussed the details of the ambush Lu Yan?"

"The details...of course there are." Gao Gan smiled slightly, as if he continued to say confidently: "Didn't Lu Yan want to get rid of me and hurry up, then I will use myself as a bait to lure him into our ambush circle. At that time, our cavalry will cut off his back, and the ambushes on both sides will go out, even if Lu Yan can't die, we will definitely tear off a layer of skin!"

The tactic of luring the enemy deeper is simple, but sometimes it works.

After Fan Xian and Wei Gu thought for a while, they felt that this method was still possible to succeed, so Fan Xian said to the senior officials: "General Cheqi took the risk by himself, which I admire.

But now we are already grasshoppers on the same rope... If we cooperate sincerely, there may be a possibility to repel Lu Yan; but if someone wants to play tricks, the result will be dead without a place to die! "

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