"Ouch!" the soldier in front screamed. Brother Xiahou felt his feet slip and his whole body fell involuntarily. Although he knew that he had fallen into a pit, there was no way he could do anything about it. He had not yet stood up and harnessed his horse.
The pole they were using had already been extended in. The two of them were so dizzy after being thrown that they felt that their limbs and heads had been tied up with ropes, unable to move.
Zhang Xiu's horse ran non-stop and ran all the way from the trap. When he met Cao Jun's defeated soldiers on the road, he only needed to wave and take out the pancakes in his hand, and the hungry defeated soldiers would come to his door by themselves. They confiscated weapons and armor without any ropes.
They tied them up and sent hundreds of cavalry to escort thousands of Cao's surrendered soldiers back. In this way, they gathered Cao's surrendered soldiers all the way. When they arrived at Wuguan, they had lost count of how many surrendered soldiers they had collected.
Lu Xun was also counting his surrendered soldiers. In the square under Wuguan, there were a large number of black heads next to each other. A secretary carefully registered each person, including name, place of origin, age, etc.
Lu Xun divided the soldiers into three, six or nine grades, including a group of young and strong, a group of old and young, and a group of injured. He dealt with these people respectively.
Naturally, all the young and strong should be brought back to Wancheng, as well as those who were injured and could be cured. Among the old and young, the younger ones were formed into a separate team and escorted back to Xiangyang. Those who were seriously injured were not allowed to return to Xiangyang.
Those who were unable to fight and those who were old were all released. When Zhang Xiu came, it was the time when Lu Xun was releasing the prisoners. The released prisoners were kneeling on the ground and kowtow to express gratitude.
"So many!" Zhang Xiu glanced at the crowd of tens of thousands and pulled Lu Xun aside: "What are you doing, kid? It's a serious crime to release a prisoner privately!"
Lu Xun hurriedly saluted Zhang Xiu: "Thank you, general, for reminding me. I will explain this matter to my lord. If these old, weak, sick and disabled people are released, they will not only be unable to fight and farm, but will also become a burden to Cao Cao and require extra food to feed them. This is comparable to capturing them."
It’s much more cost-effective to go back and raise it yourself, Master, you shouldn’t understand, right?”
Zhang Xiu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You have a lot of tricks up your sleeve. You have captured more prisoners than me. Shouldn't you treat me to a treat?"
According to Jingzhou's rules, in addition to honors and promotion opportunities, those who have made military exploits will receive corresponding material rewards. Killing an enemy soldier will reward you with eight coins, and killing an enemy general will reward you with ten coins according to rank.
For fifteen coins, if you can kill a general, you can not only jump from a soldier to a captain, but also get two gold ingots, fields, real estate and other benefits. Therefore, Jingzhou soldiers march forward bravely in battles, because as long as they have the ability
, the government will never treat them badly.
Lu Xun smiled and said: "Of course! After the war is over, I'll treat some generals to a drink and I'll be the host!"
"Hahaha..." Zhang Xiu laughed loudly: "Why don't you see Brother Xiahou? Let these two guys run away?"
A senior officer behind Lu Xun hurriedly laughed and said: "How is that possible? Our captain had a clever plan and none of us ran away. We were all captured!"
"Ah?" Zhang Xiu immediately looked at Lu Xun with admiration. In the past, he just thought that this kid had some evil ideas and was a good talent. Both Long Fei and Jia Xu admired him so much, so it should be the same. After today's battle, Zhang Xiu finally understood.
People like Lu Xun will be his successors in the future! At such a young age, he was so wise that he captured tens of thousands of Cao's defeated soldiers at a single checkpoint with three thousand soldiers and horses, and even the general was captured.
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Tell me, what did you do?"
The captain was obviously in high spirits. Without waiting for Lu Xun's answer, he said first: "Our captain took us to dig a pit on the back mountain ridge and asked us to block the gate. No one was allowed to leave the city. Cao's army did not have the equipment to climb the city.
Our sides were out of reach, so we had no choice but to run away. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan fell into the trap..." This minister was a talkative person, and he told the story of a war vividly and vividly.
After Wancheng's great victory, Wenpin personally wrote a good news report to Long Fei. In addition to describing the cost and losses of the war, he also focused on Lu Xun's capture of the Xiahou brothers alive. Along with the good news report, Lu Xun also included Lu Xun's information on the handling of prisoners.
Some thoughts. Long Fei read it quietly, with a somewhat solemn expression on his face. The atmosphere in the big tent was extremely depressing, and he didn't even dare to express himself.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Long Fei, wondering what was said in the battle report. After reading it, Long Fei slowly rolled up the battle report, put it gently on the case, sighed, and said with a heavy expression: "Hey
!Cao Cao’s 100,000-strong army raided Wancheng, and Wenpin fought hard to resist. Who would have expected..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts were in their throats, waiting for Long Fei to say some unfavorable news. "Who would have expected..." Long Fei glanced at the crowd and suddenly laughed loudly, scaring everyone.
One jump: "Unexpectedly, Cao's army was vulnerable to a single blow and was completely wiped out by us. We captured tens of thousands of prisoners. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan were also captured alive!"
Everyone thought something had happened, but it turned out to be like this. They all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. Dian Wei laughed and said, "Boss is really good at pretending. He almost deceived me, Lao Dian!"
Guo Jia and Pang Tong shook their heads and smiled bitterly: "It is best to capture the Xiahou brothers alive, so that Cao Cao will not dare to act rashly. We can rest assured and wait until the southeast wind blows!"
Cao Cao got the news several days later than Long Fei. Since Zhang knew about the Battle of Jia Shikou, it was already too late. What's more, the people from Xiliang had already arrived in Xianyang, and they also needed to prepare. By the time the news was delivered to Cao Cao,
It's too late. Cao Cao suddenly felt anxious now. He had already made preparations for Chang'an and sent reinforcements, but what should the Xiahou brothers do?
On this matter, two different voices appeared in the Cao army. The one led by Dong Zhao suggested retreating immediately and reinforcing Chang'an. The one led by Cheng Yu felt that there was no movement and sent people to Sanjiangkou to negotiate with Long Fei. Cao Cao's second
Once he became indecisive. Since he sent his troops south, many things have not gone as planned. Half a year after the army set out, they won not many battles but lost a lot of soldiers and horses.
Dong Zhaodao: "The soldiers from Xiliang are coming fiercely. If they get the land of Sanfu, they will definitely threaten Luoyang, and the northwest will not be able to intervene. If we want to securely hold the Central Plains, Chang'an must not be lost!"
Cheng Yu also had his own opinion: "The army has been stationed here for half a year. At this time, when the troops retreat, people's hearts are floating, and they will definitely be pursued by the Longsun coalition. If Longsun and Ma Chao unite, it will be more dangerous to attack from three sides. The only solution for now is
It would be best to send someone immediately to retrieve the two Xiahou Generals!"
Both parties had their own reasons. The more they spoke, the more excited they became, and the louder they spoke, the louder they spoke. Cao Cao's head began to hurt again. Cao Pi stood beside Cao Cao without speaking. He glanced at Cao Cao secretly and shouted:
"Shut up! It's up to you to decide how to deal with your father. You can just do your own thing! Father is tired, so please step aside!"
Cao Cao let out a sigh of relief. Cao Pi quickly asked someone to bring some decoction. After Cao Cao drank it, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What do you think of this matter, my son?"
Cao Pi said: "Our army has a large number of soldiers and horses. It will take a long time to mobilize. Chang'an is thousands of miles away from here. I think we can send more troops to reinforce. We should hold Ma Chao back first and wait until the fighting here is over. Then we can send troops to the west. Ma Chao is not too late."
It’s a heart itch, but Long Fei is the one who hurts his skin!”
Cao Cao nodded: "My son has grown up! Go and pass the order and order Li Dian to lead 30,000 troops and set off immediately to reinforce Chang'an!"
Jiang Ji came again, this time with generous gifts. They were nominally for the two imperial concubines and Cao Jie, but in fact they were all gold, silver and jewelry. Jiang Gan was sent to receive Jiang Ji. Jiang Ji was very polite, regardless of Jiang Ji.
Jiang Ji would always laugh at whatever harsh words Gan Gan said. When it came to releasing the prisoners, Jiang Gan refused.
Jiang Ji laughed and said: "Master Jiang, don't be like this! You and I are in-laws. If you have anything to say, you can talk to me. As long as General Long can agree to release the prisoners, my lord is willing to give you money and food!"
"Huh! Are we still in-laws?" Jiang Gan snorted coldly: "You have hundreds of thousands of troops gathered outside, and you still claim that we are in-laws. A sneak attack on our Nanjun County is not counted. You also want to attack Wancheng. Do you know that Wancheng is His Majesty's palace?
, if it causes a catastrophe, even ten heads can’t bear it!”
"Yes, yes! Master Jiang said yes!" Jiang Ji was still smiling. This time he came to ask for help, so he had to be more polite. Last time, there was something that could be exchanged, but this time there was nothing and nothing.
He knew what price Long Fei would offer. Jiang Jidao: "Sir, you thought wrong. The Xiahou brothers had no intention of sneak attack on Your Majesty. They were just passing through Wancheng. Unexpectedly, they alerted Your Majesty. When they return, Duke Cao will deal with them severely."
! I hope Mr. Jiang can say a few more good words in front of General Long and see when the Xiahou brothers can be handed over to Duke Cao."
"What? Give it to Cao Cao?" Jiang Qian smiled: "The Xiahou brothers led troops to attack His Majesty's palace. This is a crime of treason. Your Majesty has already ordered that they be executed!"
"Ah!" Jiang Ji pretended to be surprised. He knew that this was Jiang Gan raising the price: "This is not good. These two people are just passing through Wancheng. They also hope that General Long will speak kindly to Cao Gong and he will not forget it.
The benefits of General Long!”
Jiang Gan looked at Jiang Ji and felt that the crowding was almost over. He sighed heavily: "This matter is not without discussion. As long as Mr. Cao can withdraw from Zaoyang, Yiyang and Pingchun, other matters can still be discussed!"
"This?" How could Jiang Ji not know the reason?
Jingzhou is divided into three parts by the Chuishui River, the Xiangshui River, and the Yangtze River. Also because of these rivers, many places are separated to the east of the river, such as Xinye, Jingling and other places. Cao Cao's cavalry can sweep through these places at any time. In order to avoid losses,
Long Fei moved the population of these places to Hexi. Now Jiang Gan proposed the three cities of Zaoyang, Yiyang, and Pingchun to break this shackles. These three cities seem to be independent, but in fact they are interconnected, extending from Xiangshui to
The Huaihe River cuts off Cao Cao's southward route and can outflank Runan. If Long Fei can capture these three cities, Cao Cao's activities will be greatly restricted.
Jiang Ji thought for a while: "If this is the condition proposed by General Long, I will go back immediately and tell Duke Cao, can I meet Brother Xiahou?"