It flows through Pengcheng State, Xiapi State, reaches Guangling, enters the Youshui River, and then merges into the Huaihe River.
Quyang is located on the bank of Zu River.
From Xiaxiang to Haixi, you must pass through Quyang.
Quyang's eldest name was Wang Mo, a Le'an native. He was quite prestigious in Xuzhou and was as famous as Zhou Kui from Xuyi. After Lu Bu entered Xuzhou, he also recruited many local celebrities, and Wang Mo was one of them. He has been serving as chief of Quyang for three years.
, Wang Mo has outstanding political achievements, developing Quyang County, which initially had only 20,000 people, to 30,000 people. Today, when Xuzhou's population is generally on a downward trend, this is not a small political achievement.
In the morning light, Quyang looks particularly peaceful.
Song Xianzong rode to the outside of Quyang City, only to see that the top of the city was deserted, with not even a single person in sight.
"There is someone on duty in the city."
Song Xian asked loudly.
After a while, a man poked out from the crenellation of the archery tower and asked lazily: "The county magistrate has ordered that the city gates in Quyang will not be opened today... Anyone passing by, please go around Quyang. This is not the order of the county magistrate and General Song."
, no one is allowed in or out. You should leave quickly..."
Song Xian couldn't help being stunned, but at the same time, he felt a little happy in his heart.
County magistrate, and General Song?
Aren't you talking about me? This Wang Mo is a discerning person. After returning to Xiapi in the future, he will definitely recommend Haosheng to Marquis Wen.
He shouted loudly: "A certain family is Song Xian."
"Are you General Song?"
The people on the arrow tower were obviously stunned, and then burst out laughing.
"If you are General Song, then I will be Marquis Lu Wen... Hahaha, General Song left just yesterday, how could you look like this?"
Song Xian's face suddenly turned red.
This guy is not lovable at all...
"A certain family is Song Xian, and I have the tiger talisman to prove it. Immediately report to County Magistrate Wang, saying that the military situation is urgent, and order him to open the city gate immediately."
With that said, Song Xian took out the Tiger Talisman and shook it in his hand.
"It's really General Song!"
The primary school in the city couldn't help being shocked and shouted quickly: "Open the city gate quickly, General Song is back."
Song Xian's worried heart was immediately put back in his stomach. But thinking about it, it was really embarrassing! Yesterday, he set off in a mighty way, but one day later, he came back in despair. Six thousand troops, six thousand troops.
...Song Xian felt heartache when he thought about it.
The city gate creaked open.
Song Xian urged his horse and headed for the city gate. When he was almost at the city gate, he suddenly heard someone shouting from the city gate: "Who is Song Xian?"
Who is so rude and dares to call me by my name?
Song Xian was furious and hurriedly raised his head and looked into the city gate. He heard the sound of horse hoofs, accompanied by the faint ringing of bells. A fast horse rushed out of the city gate, and the general on the horse was wearing a brocade shirt.
, wearing a piece of lion armor and a jade belt around the waist.
"Song Xian, Gan Ning have been waiting here for a long time."
Gan Ning?
Who is that person?
Song Xian was a little confused...
I have never heard of the name Gan Ning. How long do you have to wait for me?
As if his head suddenly opened up, Song Xian shivered, hurriedly took off his big gun, and looked up.
But even so, it was still a little late. A white horse, reflected in the morning light, rushed up to him like a cloud and mist.
Immediately, a general came to Song Xian with a big knife in his hand. Without saying a word, he dragged the knife past Song Xian's side.
There was a flash of cold light and blood mist sprayed.
In an instant, Song Xian's head was chopped off by someone. The head fell to the ground, and the bones kept rolling. As for the headless corpse on the horse, blood spurted from the cavity, and his crotch was instantly stained red.
Not only did Song Xian fail to react, but all of Song Xian's personal followers were also dumbfounded at the city gate. What happened, and why was General Song killed?
After Zhao Yebai rushed out of the city gate, Xi Yuyu raised his hooves and hissed.
The iron palms under the hooves gleamed in the sunlight. The general on the horse was even more majestic and murderous.
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When the bell rang, the man stood on horseback with his sword drawn and stood at the foot of the city gate.
"Song Xian is dead. If you don't abandon your weapons and surrender, how long will it take?"
The sound was like a huge thunder, echoing in the sky: Song Xian is dead, Song Xian is dead...
Accompanied by this thunderous roar, only the sound of sobbing trombones was heard from the city gate tower. From both sides of the city gate, more than 200 soldiers rushed out with large guns and spears, staring fiercely at the retinue, surrounding them.
.At the same time, a young general appeared behind the crenel of the archery tower. He was more than seven feet tall, wearing a bright red Zen suit with a long robe underneath. He wore a turban on his head and a jade belt around his waist. He had a big sword in his hand, and his face was filled with emotion.
He looked calm. Behind him, there were two strong men, each holding a big gun in their hands.
"I am Hailing Lieutenant Cao Peng. Now there is a traitor named Song Xian who has invaded the territory. I am going to kill him here.
Within three breaths, you all must put down your weapons. After three breaths, if there is anyone still holding a weapon and on a horse, kill him without mercy!"
His voice was not very loud, and even had a hint of boyishness.
However, in this early morning, there was an air of strangeness. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the big man behind him shouting sharply: "One!"
Before the shouting ended, there was a clang, and one of the servants dropped his weapon and fell from his horse to the ground.
"I surrender, I surrender!"
If one person takes the lead, a second person will follow, and a third person...
In the blink of an eye, Song Xian's more than seventy followers dismounted one after another, dropped their weapons, prostrated on the ground, and did not dare to move.
Gan Ning, who was sitting astride Zhao Yebai, couldn't help but spit, "Damn, they are a bunch of eggless people."
He raised his head and looked towards the tower. He found that Cao Peng had disappeared. Standing on the tower was one of the two people who had just protected Cao Peng.
His name is Wang Xu.
After Cao Peng decided to send troops for reinforcements, he led 800 Hailing elite soldiers early the next morning and left Hailing County. Why 800 people? This also included 200 temporarily recruited heavy troops, as well as Xiahou Lan
One hundred patrols recruited previously.
Gan Ning was the vanguard, Cao Peng led 300 people as the center army, and Wang Xu and Zhai Jian led 200 people to escort the baggage.
Just when he was about to arrive at Huai River, Cao Peng received the second letter from Deng Ji. The first letter was received in Sheyang, and the content was very simple. Deng Ji asked Cao Peng to send troops to assist immediately; and the second letter was received in Sheyang.
The content of the letter surprised Cao Peng...
Deng Ji said in the letter: Haixi does not need any help, Song Xian is nothing more than a rabble.
However, Song Xian has been captured, and Lu Bu is difficult to defeat. Defeating Song Xian, Lu Bu will definitely send troops to conquer. The real danger in Haixi is not Song Xian's 6,000 troops, but Lu Bu's second troops. Therefore, Deng Ji
It is believed that if we want to preserve the achievements of Haixi in the past year, we must not let the flames of war ignite under Haixi's rule, and we should keep the enemy outside Haixi... Invite Cao Peng to lead his troops to sneak attack Quyang overnight.
"Who planned this?"
"Well, when the villain was about to set out, Deng County Magistrate ordered Mr. Deng Zhi to be the Sima of another department."
Hu Ban replied cautiously: "Moreover, Magistrate Deng also entrusted all the troops and horses in the county to Mr. Deng Zhi, who planned to resist the enemy."
Deng Zhi?
Cao Peng suddenly realized.
He knew his brother-in-law too well, but Deng Ji did not have the courage.
Deng Ji was not a man who was good at military affairs, nor was he a handsome man, including Cao Peng. A man who could come up with such a strategy to resist the enemy outside Haixi must be a bold and strategic man.
Deng Zhi is here indeed!
Not every time traveler can become a military wizard.
Cao Peng himself knew that it would be okay to let him come up with some weird ideas and create some heresy.
If it really involves marching, fighting, and strategizing, you can't do it by reading two military books. Military books and strategies only teach the basics of war. Cao Peng has read Sima's method, read Sun Tzu's art of war, and even read several books in his previous life.
Chapter von Krawitz's "On War". But what can he do? He still failed to become a military wizard. In the end, he was just a criminal policeman in a small county town.
Maybe, some people will say that after systematic study, you will definitely be able to achieve something.
But the problem is, Cao Peng did not graduate from a military academy in his previous life. Even if he graduates from a military academy, not everyone can become a general...
Therefore, after being reborn, Cao Peng would try his best to avoid touching military matters.
To train and manage troops, there is Wang Xu and Hao Zhao; to charge into battle, there is Gan Ning, Pan Zhang and Xia Houlan; to make plans, it is enough to have Kan Ze!
All he has to do is make good use of these people.
Deng Zhi's arrival will undoubtedly be of great benefit to Deng Ji and Haixi.
This is not to say that Cao Peng and Deng Ji are useless. At least in terms of governing the local area and enforcing strict laws and regulations, Deng Zhi is inferior to Deng Ji; but in terms of detecting cases, investigating the truth, and being flexible and changeable, Cao Peng is much better than Deng Zhi.
.A ruler is long and an inch is short. It’s really hard to say who is stronger than who in this kind of thing. I can only say that some things are innate and not everyone can do them.
Throughout the dynasties, countless people have read military books and strategies.
But there are only a few famous generals...
Some things really depend on talent. On this point, even if Cao Peng is not convinced, there is no way.
"Deng Bomiao wants me to capture Quyang?"
"Exactly."
Cao Peng immediately understood Deng Zhi's intention.
"Hu Ban, you rush to Hailing immediately, let Bu Zishan go to Guangling County, and ask for help from Governor Chen. Tell him that Lu Bu is planning something evil, and Cao Gong will attack sooner or later. Please ask him to send troops as soon as possible. It is enough to station troops in Huaiyin. I will spend the night.
Huai River, cooperate with Deng Bomiao's actions."
Hu Ban agreed immediately without saying a word.
Don’t you, Chen Deng, want to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers?
Nothing in this world is that easy... I captured Quyang and forced you to garrison Huai River. Even if you don't want to get sick, it's impossible.
Huaiyin, from the point of view of its administrative seat, belongs to Xiapi State.
However, due to the change of political power in Xuzhou, the Huaiyin area has been controlled by Guangling to a certain extent.
As long as Chen Deng stationed troops on the Huaiyin front line, he could force Zhang Liao to be trapped in Xu County, and he could also contain the troops in Huaipu County.
Presumably Deng Zhi's strategy of keeping enemies out of the territory also contains this deep meaning.
That night, Cao Peng crossed the Huai River without anyone noticing at a bend in the lower reaches of the Huai River to the east of Huai Pu. At that time, Deng Zhi cut off the swimming water, making the water flow downstream of the swimming pool extremely slow. Especially
In the section of the river north of Huaipu, the water was only up to the knees. As a result, Cao Peng effortlessly swam westward and arrived outside Quyang County in the early morning of September 1st.
Song Xian just led his troops to leave.
Wang Mo was not even the slightest bit wary.
No one would believe that Song Xian's 6,000-strong army could not conquer Haixi.
Moreover, Quyang is not too far away for swimming, and it is even less than a day's journey by horseback. Under such circumstances, what does Wang Mo have to fear?
So, at noon, Cao Peng ordered Gan Ning and Xiahou Lan, each with fifty elite soldiers, to sneak into the city in batches. After dark, Gan Ning set fire to the city, causing a riot in Quyang. After Wang Mo learned about it, he immediately
He led his men to pacify the situation, but was ambushed by Xiahou Lan on the way and killed him on the long street. After Gan Ning raised fire, he immediately led his men to seize the city gate. At the same time, Cao Peng stormed from outside the city. With the help of internal and external cooperation, almost no one was killed.
With little effort, Quyang was captured. Then, eight hundred soldiers and horses entered Quyang, and Cao Peng ordered the city gate to be closed. He was not sure whether Deng Zhi could kill Song Xian in one fell swoop, so he did not dare to take it lightly and take precautions.
Wang Mo's lessons learned from his mistakes are still before his eyes, how could Cao Peng make the same mistakes again?
"Pass my order that the three armies must not disturb the people.
At the same time, the treasury will be opened and grain and grass will be distributed to the people in the city. From now on, Quyang will be banned at night. No one is allowed to enter or leave without an order."
Song Xian's body was gathered up properly and a thin coffin was prepared.
Cao Peng did not embarrass Song Xian's followers and ordered them to take Song Xian's body to the minister.
At noon, Deng Zhi led Pan Zhang, Zhou Cang and Deng Fan, leading 800 Haixi elite troops, and arrived outside Quyang City. After Cao Peng learned about it, he personally greeted Quyang.
"Fifth brother!"
At the foot of Quyang City, Cao Peng hugged Deng Fan vigorously.
Then he met Zhou Cang and Pan Zhang one by one, and then came to Deng Zhi.
Deng Zhi had handsome features and outstanding appearance. Different from Deng Ji's elegance, Deng Zhi had a heroic spirit, which made Cao Peng feel heartbroken.
"Deng Bomiao?"
"Cao Youxue!"
After the two met, they almost called each other's names in unison.
Cao Peng was surprised by Deng Zhi's calmness, while Deng Zhi was a little surprised by Cao Peng's age.
Although he had known for a long time that Cao Peng was only fifteen years old, Deng Zhi was still shocked when he saw Cao Peng with his own eyes.
"I often hear the name of Deng Bomiao mentioned by my brother-in-law. When I saw it today, it was indeed well-deserved." Cao Peng looked at Deng Zhi, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The water flooded Sankou Beach, and the six thousand thieves disappeared in an instant. Brother's plan is really great.
, I admire you so much."
Deng Zhi also smiled and said: "I have heard about You Xue's tricks for a long time. When I saw him today, he turned out to be a young hero."
The two looked at each other and laughed in unison.
Immediately, Cao Peng took Deng Zhi's hand and walked into Quyang County together.
In the county town, barracks had already been arranged, and 800 Haixi soldiers and horses immediately moved into the school grounds.
Cao Peng, Deng Zhi and others were sitting high in the government hall. Gan Ningxia Hou Lan and Wang Xu were on the left; Zhou Cang Pan Zhang and Deng Fan were sitting on the right.
After both parties sat down, Deng Zhi coughed lightly.
"Today's great defeat of Song Xian was not due to me, but to the fact that Song Xian was incompetent.
However, even though Song Xian is defeated, Lu Bu will not give up. In a few days, Lu Bu will definitely send troops here, and there will definitely be a fierce battle... Youxue, you have the title of Hailing Lieutenant, and you are also the postal governor of the eastern part of Guangling.
Cao Cao is in charge of the matter. Do you have any plans for the upcoming war?"
His words attracted everyone in the hall to focus their attention on Cao Peng.
