Yangzhai City seemed particularly quiet in the middle of the night. In the prefect's mansion, the lights were brightly lit, and Xu Shu summoned the generals to discuss matters in the hall.
Cao Hong, Xu Chu, Li Dian, Le Jin and other ten generals and lieutenants stood in two rows, all fully armed and wearing thick armor, looking at Xu Shu who was sitting at the top with a determined expression.
"Cao Hong!" Xu Shu took out a token from in front of him, held it in his hand, glanced at Cao Hong, and called out.
"What are the military advisor's orders?" Cao Hong stood up and said with clasped fists.
Xu Shu threw the token in his hand directly to Cao Hong, who caught it and said loudly: "Starting tonight, the whole city will be under martial law. All Qiang people in Yangdi City and all people who sell horses will be hunted down.
Don’t miss it either.”
Cao Hong held the token given by Xu Shu in his hand and asked puzzledly: "Military advisor, the horse market has just become active recently. Didn't the military advisor say a few days ago that he was preparing to vigorously develop the horse market? Why are you asking your subordinates to come forward now?"
To hunt down all those selling war horses?"
"You don't need to ask so many questions, just do as I say." Xu Shu did not explain, picked up another token and threw it directly to Li Dian, saying loudly: "Li Dian, close the city gate tightly all night, no
My order is that no one can enter or leave without permission."
Li Dian caught the token, and without being as talkative as Cao Hong, he answered straightforwardly: "No!"
"Le Jin, Xu Chu, you two left the city overnight and rushed to Xuanyuan Pass and Hulao Pass. Le Jin guarded Xuanyuan Pass. Xu Chu went to Hulao Pass to inform Han Hao and Shi Huan, asking them to strictly guard Hulao Pass during this period.
, step up vigilance." Xu Shu continued to give instructions.
Le Jin, Xu Chu took the token, and looked at each other with Cao Hong and Li Dian. Everyone's brows couldn't help but frown, and they were all thinking in their hearts, what happened to make Xu Shu do such a big thing?
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Since Cao Cao and Sun Jian defeated Yuan Shu and occupied Yuzhou, Xi Zhicai, the chief military advisor of the Wei army, died of a sudden illness, and Xu Shu became the chief military advisor of the Wei army after Xi Zhicai. Cao Cao Rang has been engaged in military affairs in Changyi
Xun Yu, who worked in logistics, became the prime minister, and appointed Xu Shu as the governor of Yuzhou and the governor of Yingchuan. He managed Yuzhou with arbitrary power and entrusted the two counties of Yingchuan and Chenliu to him. No matter who he was, he had to listen to Xu Shu's orders.
In the past two years, Xu Shu has indeed lived up to Cao Cao's high expectations. On the one hand, he strengthened the defense measures at Xuanyuan Pass and Hulao Pass. On the other hand, he actively trained soldiers and carried out farming in Yingchuan and Chenliu. He also promoted the farming order to
In the entire Yuzhou, except for a few counties in Runan County, which are still desolate, agriculture in the remaining counties has greatly developed.
Cao Hong couldn't hold himself back and wanted to get to the bottom of it, so he asked: "Military advisor, what exactly happened? Can you inform your subordinates?"
Xu Shu said: "Follow my orders. The whole city will search for all the Qiang and Huns in the city. Anyone who resists will be killed. Also, send troops to demolish the horse market and kill all the captured horses.
All the people will be put into prison and await their fate."
Cao Hong was very aware of Xu Shu's vigorous and resolute actions. Seeing that Xu Shu refused to talk, he simply stopped asking. The boat would naturally go straight to the bridge. He believed that he would know the answer. It was just a question of sooner or later.
"No!" All the generals stopped asking, just hugged each other's fists, and then each exited the hall of the Prefect's Mansion.
Xu Shu looked at the leaving figures of Cao Hong, Xu Chu, Li Dian, Le Jin and others, and slowly thought: "Tonight, there will be a sleepless night in Yangdi City..."
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The first ray of sunshine in the morning penetrated the thin mist between heaven and earth and shone in the dense forests on both sides of the official road. A long queue was immersed in the warm sunshine and enjoyed the warmth given by nature.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Several gongs were sounded, becoming the most solid and powerful notes soaring into the sky this morning. The notes floated in the air and spread out in all directions, like layers of ripples, passing into the still air one after another.
In the ears of sleeping people, it makes people feel as if they have been raped, and they wake up unwillingly.
"Everyone's up, it's time to hit the road." Gao Fei rode a horse and galloped back and forth among the long queue. Through the early morning mist, he shouted loudly from beginning to end, shouting and banging at the same time.
The gong in his hand woke up all the people who slept here last night.
Last night, Gao Fei ordered to move forward quickly, hoping to rush to Yingchuan overnight, but after walking less than ten miles, the people were already tired and out of breath, and some even fell down from exhaustion. Finally, after comprehensively considering the people
After improving his physical fitness, Gao Fei decided to temporarily camp on both sides of the official road and wait for dawn before leaving.
Everyone was woken up by Gao Fei, and the people in the Zhen Mansion began to bury pots to make rice, so the smoke from the cooking pots spread everywhere in the wilderness and floated high into the sky.
Gao Fei returned to the front of the team and came to the carriage where Zhen Mi was riding. He asked Gan Ning, who was protecting the carriage, "Go ahead and explore the road again. There is still some distance from Yingchuan here."
, see if there is any danger ahead."
Gan Ning nodded, jumped on his horse, gave a loud shout, and galloped away.
At this time, the curtains of the carriage opened, revealing Zhen Mi's sweet little face.
"Mr. Yugao, thank you so much for your hard work. At this speed, I'm afraid it will take two days to reach Yingchuan County. Until now, I don't know what Mr. Yugao has considered. Maybe, I really don't
We should take them on an adventure, we should let them go to Wu State, the risk should be smaller." Zhen Mi said with a hint of guilt.
"Forget it, we have already reached this point, there is no way out, now that you have decided, don't regret it. Don't worry, I will do my best to bring all of you to Yan country safely. Miss,
You have a good rest, there is still a long way to go, and we will be safe once we cross the Yellow River."
Zhen Mi nodded and lowered the curtains.
Gao Fei looked ahead and thought secretly: "After Yingchuan, there is the old capital of Luoyang. I wonder how the investigation of the mysterious cavalry team that often appears near the old capital of Luoyang reported by Zhao Yun went. I hope.
It’s best not to encounter any danger when passing through..."
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At the same time, in Yangzhai City, Yingchuan County, the city is now full of storms. People are hiding at home and dare not come out. The streets and alleys are filled with blood, the air is full of the smell of blood, and there are even more people lying on the ground.
There were many corpses, including those of the Wei army, some of the Qiang people, and some of the Huns and Han people.
Xu Shu was dressed in military uniform, carrying a long sword, and patrolling the streets with two personal followers. When he saw many Wei soldiers carrying corpses, he felt really uncomfortable.
"Military advisor, after a night of bloody battles, the city has been cleaned up, and now the corpses have almost been cleaned up. What should we do next?" Seeing Xu Shu coming over for inspection, Li Dian stepped forward and asked, clasping his fists.
Xu Shu saw that Li Dian's face and armor were stained with a lot of blood, so he reached out and patted Li Dian's shoulder heavily, and said sincerely: "Thank you for your hard work, General Li."
Without waiting for Li Dian to answer, Cao Hong galloped over quickly with his whip raised. When he saw Xu Shu and Li Dian were there, he hurriedly jumped off the horse and walked straight to Xu Shu. He clasped his fists in shame and said: "Military advisor, my subordinate
I was guilty of negligence. I didn’t expect that there would be people in the city.
Fortunately, the military advisor found out so many people in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. Now a thousand aliens have been killed, not a single one was missed. This was all due to the military advisor's clever calculation. Zi Lian will never do it again in the future.
The military advisor has the slightest suspicion."
"General Cao, this matter has nothing to do with you. Although the entire city's troops are in your hands, my position is above yours. If there is an oversight, it should be me. If General Cao hadn't led the army last night
Fighting fiercely with the enemy and containing the attack of these alien races, I'm afraid the harm caused will be great. By the way, have you checked the place I asked you to check?" Xu Shu said.
Cao Hong said: "I checked, but when my subordinates went down to the house, the house was already empty, and there was nothing left."
Xu Shu sighed and said: "I didn't expect those two people to have the foresight to leave the city first. Since there are fish that have slipped through the net, that's not bad. Let's just go long and catch the big fish."
When Cao Hong heard Xu Shu's words, he finally couldn't help laughing and asked: "Military advisor, my subordinates still don't quite understand what is going on. Those foreigners are here to take refuge. How can they be so strong?"
In order to kill these thousand aliens, we were able to kill 1,500 of our soldiers even though our army had the advantage. This level of combat power is evident."
Xu Shu said: "These people are the subordinates of the Ma family and his son who are entrenched in Guanzhong and Liangzhou. If I guess correctly, the mysterious cavalry that appeared in the old capital of Luoyang a while ago should be the ones sent by Ma Teng and his son to secretly infiltrate the Wei Dynasty."
People of the country.”
Cao Hong and Li Dian were both excited and asked in unison: "Does Ma Teng and his son also have the intention to compete for the Central Plains?"
"Judging from this incident, I'm afraid it is. However, this strategy is too clever. First let them sneak into Wei State secretly and use themselves as horse dealers to sell horses. When more and more people gather, it is estimated that
That's when the surprise attack started. Fortunately, I discovered it in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Military advisor, what should we do next?" Cao Hong asked.
Xu Shu smiled and said: "Follow the clues. Now that the man named Qian San and his brother have left the city, they will set out to catch big fish. Ma Teng is the king of Liang, and his son Ma Chao is also called the king of Qin. One of them occupied Liangzhou, and the other
Trapped in the pass, the father and son have been together for many years.
After passing through Guanzhong and Liangzhou, few outsiders know what the internal situation is. Since Ma Teng and his son intend to seize the Central Plains, we should make good preparations. Cao Hong can send someone to report the matter.
To the king, please make a decision on this matter."