The person responsible for guarding Bowang was none other than Cao Zhen's eldest son, Cao Shuang.
When the news of Cao Zhen's death in battle came back to Luoyang last year, everyone in the Wei state was shocked and saddened.
In order to commend Cao Zhen for his contribution to the Wei Dynasty, even though Cao Pi was on his deathbed at that time, he still personally issued an edict to worship Cao Shuang as a regular servant of Sanqi and inherit all the titles that Cao Zhen had during his lifetime.
After Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, because he had a good personal relationship with Cao Shuang, in order to cultivate personal loyalty in the court, Cao Rui issued an edict to appoint Cao Shuang as a partial general.
Originally, Cao Rui wanted to arrange for Cao Shuang to train in the Chinese army, but Cao Shuang was often resentful of Mi Yang's murder of his father. After learning that Cao Xiu was going out to control Yuzhou, he volunteered to accompany Cao Xiu on the expedition.
Cao Rui was very satisfied with Cao Shuang's courage and benevolence. Of course, he had no reason to refuse Cao Shuang's request.
In this way, Cao Shuang followed Cao Xiu from Yecheng to Yuzhou.
But others don't know, how can Cao Xiu not know the abilities of his eldest nephew?
Now that he knew it, it was naturally impossible for Cao Xiu to place Cao Shuang in a dangerous place.
For Cao Xiu, Bowang is a good place for Cao Shuang.
We are at the rear and our position is very important. As long as we stay well, there will be no danger and we can still gain merit.
Cao Shuang also knew Cao Xiu's intentions.
On the one hand, while he was grateful to Cao Xiu for taking care of him, he also had some thoughts of serving the country.
But it is a pity that Cao Shuang, who has been taking Wu Shi Powder for many years, has almost worn away his body and mind.
Not even a few days after arriving in Bowang, Cao Shuang returned to his old ways and gathered a few friends to drink and have fun in the house every day, which was very happy.
Last night, Cao Shuang had just experienced a night of torment.
At dawn, Cao Shuang slowly woke up from the pain in his head.
After Cao Shuang shook his head and tried to regain some sense, he saw the naked dancer next to him.
Thinking of last night's craziness, Cao Shuang seemed to be unsatisfied.
And just when Cao Shuang was considering whether to try it again before the medicine wore off, the noise coming from outside the house attracted Cao Shuang's attention.
After hearing the noise, Cao Shuang instinctively felt unhappy.
"What happened outside!"
Cao Shuang's angry rebuke came out casually.
After hearing Cao Shuang's angry rebuke, the guards outside the door saw that Cao Shuang was awake and quickly opened the door and came in to report:
"A large number of thieves have arrived!"
Thief army?
At this time, Cao Shuang was not very clear-headed. He thought that the bandits mentioned by the guards were mountain bandits.
Therefore, Cao Shuang waved his hand indifferently and said:
"Bo Wang is close to Xuchang and has its own imperial aura to control it. Why are some thieves and bandits panicking?
By noon, I will definitely lead my army to defeat them all."
After saying this, Cao Shuang urged his guards to get out quickly and not to disturb his good deeds.
But Cao Shuang didn't notice the shocked look on his bodyguard's face.
Before the previous guard could explain, several more people broke into Cao Shuang's dormitory.
These people were Cao Shuang's old friends and subordinates.
Cao Shuang must have been angry when someone broke into his dormitory.
But before he opened his mouth to reprimand those people, he heard news from those people that frightened him out of his wits.
"A large number of Han troops are coming in! The defenders at the city gate cannot resist and are retreating steadily!"
The report from his cronies scared Cao Shuang and he quickly stood up from the couch.
It turned out to be the Han army?
But the question is how did they arrive at Bowang City without anyone noticing?!
The shock in his heart made Cao Shuang feel at a loss for a moment.
After seeing Cao Shuang's performance, all the confidants were greatly disappointed.
One of the wise confidants immediately suggested:
"There are still thousands of defenders in the city. The general should raise his arms at this moment and gather the soldiers to fight the enemy in the city.
The enemy is unfamiliar with the terrain in the city and may not be an opponent of our army."
Now that Cao Shuang was in a state of confusion, the counselor's words made sense to him before he had time to think about them.
So he put on a single coat and subconsciously followed his cronies out of the room.
But just as Cao Shuang stepped out of the door, he heard thousands of high-pitched shouts in the city.
It can be judged from the shouts that those thousands of elite soldiers are definitely not the Wei army in the city.
And from the shouts, we can also judge how strong the morale of those thousands of elite soldiers is at the moment.
After realizing this, Cao Shuang was so frightened that he stopped.
He didn't dare to go any further.
"The enemy's force is strong, the enemy's force is strong..."
Cao Shuang kept repeating one sentence.
After repeating this several times, Cao Shuang ignored the surprised looks of his close followers and quickly walked toward the courtyard wall with a few personal guards.
After arriving at the courtyard wall, with the help of his guards, the fat Cao Shuang managed to climb up the wall.
Cao Shuang actually wanted to jump over a wall to escape in front of everyone!
Before Cao Shuang escaped, it seemed that he realized that his behavior today was inappropriate, so he casually found an excuse for himself:
"I drank too much Five Stone Powder last night, and there was a cold wind today. I feel unwell. I should seek medical advice first."
After leaving these ridiculous words, Cao Shuang immediately jumped off the courtyard wall and disappeared from the eyes of his cronies.
Seeing how unbearable Cao Shuang was in the face of enemy attacks, many celebrities wanted to give him a slap in the face.
The one they were loyal to in the past was actually a stupid pig!
...
Because the general Cao Shuang escaped from the battlefield, the street fight envisioned by Zhang He did not happen.
When the news of Cao Shuang's escape came, except for the Wei army who followed Cao Shuang and fled, all other Wei troops had no choice but to put down their weapons.
So the Han army completely occupied Bowang in less than a day.
Things went smoothly beyond Zhang He's expectation.
At first, he thought that this was a strategy set by the Wei army general.
After all, Zhang He asked himself that if he guarded Bowang, even if he was caught off guard and the city gate fell, he would still organize an army for street fighting.
The doubts in Zhang He's mind were completely dispelled after learning who the commander-in-chief of the Wei army was Bowang.
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That's not surprising.
Zhang He had served under Cao Zhen for a long time, and he was no stranger to the eldest son of his late master.
But Cao Shuang's impression on Zhang He can be summed up in four words - uneducated and incompetent.
Cao Shuang, who was ignorant and incompetent, was capable of being timid and running away before fighting.
Since Cao Shuang has escaped, there is no point for Zhang He to focus on him again.
When Zhang Yi returned from cleaning the battlefield, Zhang He asked, "Have the people in the city settled down?"
Facing Zhang He's question, Zhang Ni raised his hands and replied:
"Because our army has a land equalization order, the people still welcome our army."
What Zhang Yi said was not a lie.
The specific content of the Land Equalization Order is very complicated, and ordinary people cannot understand it, but the core of the Land Equalization Order is only two words - granting land.
Acres are the lifeblood of the people in this world.
Therefore, when the Han army announced that they would implement land equalization in Bowang after the situation stabilized, the people in the city all looked forward to it.
Of course, the people of Bowang would trust the Han army in a short period of time because Liu Bei had left a favor in Bowang many years ago.
Liu Bei has an innate skill, that is, when he is in a place, the people in that place will spontaneously love him.
As soon as the people of Bowang heard that the Han army was sent by Liu Bei's beloved disciple Mi Yang, they naturally had a sense of trust in this Han army.
Zhang Ni's reply made Zhang He nod with satisfaction.
Even Zhang He, a former Wei general, recognized Liu Bei's reputation among the people of Jingbei.
But at the same time, Zhang He immediately reminded Zhang Ni:
"The common people are at ease, but the wealthy families are not.
You need to send more manpower to watch over those wealthy families who appear to be submissive."
Zhang He, who had lived in Wei for many years, knew the character of the wealthy families in Wei.
When it's time to kneel, they often kneel faster than anyone else, but sometimes it's them who stab themselves in the back.
Zhang He's warning made Zhang Yi's face straighten.
"The last general takes orders."
After giving instructions on what needed to be paid attention to, Zhang He showed a smile on his face and said to Zhang Yi:
"I think Da Sima is waiting for our good news now.
The Lord has hope, and those who are ministers should report it promptly."
Zhang He's words also brought a smile to Zhang Ni's face.
Although before setting off, Zhang Ni had predicted that the surprise attack on Bowang would be highly successful, but being able to capture Bowang within two days was still something worthy of celebration.
The important thing is that this exciting thing for the Han army will plunge the Wei army into great panic.
Wonderful, wonderful.
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As one of the five capitals of Cao Wei, Xuchang's importance to Cao Wei goes without saying.
The Wei general responsible for guarding Xuchang also had an extraordinary status.
This man was Xia Houshang who was once captured by Mi Yang but was later released to Cao Wei.
After returning to Cao Wei, although Cao Pi did not blame Xiahou Shang for the past events, Xiahou Shang himself felt very humiliated by the past events.
If ordinary people encounter such a big change, they will probably be unable to recover.
But to be valued by Cao Cao, Xia Houshang is naturally no better than ordinary people.
In order to motivate himself, Xiahou Shang did something that even Cao Pi had not thought of.
Xiahou Shang's first wife was a daughter of the Cao clan, but Xiahou Shang did not have a good relationship with her. Instead, he only doted on a beautiful concubine.
Cao Pi was very dissatisfied with this matter in the past.
But even if Cao Pi was dissatisfied, Xiahou Shang still went his own way in the past.
After Xia Houshang returned to Cao Wei, his temperament changed drastically. In order to show his determination to wash away his shame, and to stop himself from "playing with things", he actually ordered the execution of the beautiful concubine.
This incident caused a moment of sensation among the aristocratic circles of Cao Wei.
And this incident gradually became a good talk.
Compared with Cao Shuang's frivolity, Xia Houshang, who was already talented in military strategy, had been thinking very hard since he became the general of Xuchang and did not dare to be careless at all.
For example, today Xiahou Shang personally led the scouts to inspect the surrounding areas of Xuchang.
This habit started after Xiahou Shang heard about Mi Yang's arrival in Jingzhou.
Compared with the boredom felt by the guards around him, Xia Houshang himself took this matter very seriously.
Even if Mi Yang can use Qi, he will handle every detail well, and Mi Yang will definitely not be able to take advantage of it.
But what Xia Houshan didn't expect was that just a few miles away from Xuchang City, he heard a report from a scout rushing back from the front:
"General, General Cao is fleeing back to Xudu."
The scout reported quickly because of his impatience, which did not allow Xiahou Shang to react immediately.
Which General Cao?
It can’t be Cao Xiu!
Even though this idea is quite absurd, Xia Houshang has a vague feeling in his heart that if the opponent is Mi Yang, this is not impossible.
Fortunately, the scout's answer made Xiahou Shang breathe a sigh of relief unconsciously.
"It's General Cao Shuang."
When he heard that it was Cao Shuang and not Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang's tense expression relaxed a little.
But he soon realized something was wrong.
If he remembered correctly, Cao Shuang was responsible for guarding Bowang.
Bowang?!
Xiahou Shang reacted and immediately rushed forward. As he galloped, it didn't take long for Xiahou Shang to see Cao Shuang, who had fled back in embarrassment.
When Cao Shuang saw that Xia Houshang came to pick him up in person, he was immediately overjoyed.
Because of the urgency of his escape, Cao Shuang didn't wear very good boots, but even though his shoes hurt his feet, Cao Shuang still ran towards Xiahou Shang with excitement on his face.
After running in both directions, Cao Shuang and Xia Houshang finally met.
When he came to Cao Shuang, the first thing Xia Houshang asked was:
"Did you lose Bowang?"
Xia Houshang's tone was full of seriousness and anxiety.
When Xia Houshang asked about Bowang, Cao Shuang became hesitant.
He did not dare to directly explain to Xiahou Shang that he abandoned the city and fled.
After seeing Cao Shuang's reaction, Xia Houshang already knew the truth of the matter.
But Xia Houshang couldn't accept this truth.
Xia Houshang directly reached out and hugged Cao Shuang's arms, shook them violently and said:
"That's Bowang!
It is the main road connecting Da Sima and the rear. How could you lose it!
Do you know what the loss of Bowang means to our army?"
The more Xiahou Shang talked, the angrier he became. If Cao Shuang hadn't been related to him by marriage, he would have drawn out his sword and struck Cao Shuang in anger.
However, Cao Shuang had already run out of energy and was exhausted after running away for days. How could he withstand Xiahou Shang's shaking?
With his last strength, Cao Shuang broke free from Xia Houshang's hold:
"I don't want to lose Bowang either, but the bandit army descended from the sky and came directly to the city. What can I do?"
After angrily defending himself, Cao Shuang seemed to be afraid that Xiahou Shang wouldn't believe it, so he told Xiahou Shang roughly what he knew about how the Han army captured the city.
Cao Shuang thought that after he finished speaking, Xiahou Shang would understand his situation.
But the more he talked, the more Xiahou Shang felt that Cao Shuang deserved death.
As a city guard, he was so careless that he saw that the rainy season was coming and did not even send out any scouts.
His opponent is Mi Yang!
What is the difference between this kind of behavior and giving Bowang to Mi Yang for free?
But Xiahou Shang knew that he had no right to deal with Cao Shuang, and he was not in the mood now.
The surge of energy and blood in his abdomen caused Xiahou Shang's body to stagger unconsciously.
He was thinking about what his next goal would be after Mi Yang wins Bowang.
When he thought of this, Xia Houshang glanced at Xuchang behind him.
He thought about it.
Then Xia Houshang fell to the ground weakly.
Xuchang is in danger!
This chapter has been completed!