Chapter 619 Huang Zhong wants to escape from the world (2/2)
I’ll start with two chapters today, and starting from tomorrow, I’ll make up for the remaining chapters.
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Tangzi Township was recaptured, Liu Hu was defeated and retreated to Xiangxiang!
For Cao Peng, it was undoubtedly a huge victory. Tang Zixiang was back in his hands, which gave him enough depth to prevent Huyang from facing the impact of the war. However, although Cao Peng won,
But it can only be regarded as a miserable victory.
Due to the previous loss of Tangzi Township, the fields around Huyang were completely destroyed in the Battle of Huyang.
In other words, Huyang will be in danger of running out of food this winter!
Fortunately, Cao Peng had already ordered people to ask Yingchuan and Xu Du for grain and grass support. Therefore, even if the grain harvest failed, there would not be a large-scale food famine. However, in this case, Cao Peng had to ask Xu Du for grain and grass support again.
, otherwise there will still be some conflicts once reinforcements from Runan arrive. Standing on the ruins of the dilapidated camp in Tangzi Township, Cao Peng let out a sigh of relief, and his heart became heavier.
This war really has no origin.
If we look into the reason, it is Fu Hao's inexplicable arrow at the ferry on the east bank of Nanjuu...
But how could he blame Fu Huan?
Cao Peng ordered his soldiers to clean up the Tangzixiang camp, and then ordered Pang De to set up camp again. With Tangzixiang as a buffer, the pressure on Huyang could be reduced a lot.
"Tomorrow, I will ask Li Yan to come."
Cao Peng pulled Pang next to him and said softly: "Although Li Zhengfang says he is aloof and conceited, he does have real talent and learning.
The two of you need to work together well, and don't have any grudges against him because of what happened before... Only those who are capable will be proud. This victory is all due to Li Yan's plan, and you must also humbly ask him for advice."
Pang De laughed at this!
"Young Master, don't worry. In the previous battle in Tang Zixiang, if Li Yan hadn't fought to the rescue, De would have been killed by now.
I was also about to tell the young master that Li Yan is a man of real ability, and I hope the young master can promote him... I didn’t expect that the young master would take the lead."
Cao Peng felt relieved and had a big smile on his face.
He smiled and said: "If Ling Ming can think so, I feel relieved!"
At that moment, he left all the troops and horses in his hands with Pang De, and returned to Huyang with only 300 cavalry.
When the Jingzhou camp is broken, there will inevitably be many things to deal with, and it is impossible for him to stay in Tangzi Township for a long time. With Pang De and Li Yan cooperating with each other, even if Jingzhou sends reinforcements, Cao Peng will not be worried. This
Both of them are powerful enough to stand alone.
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It was already afternoon when Cao Peng returned to Huyang.
The Jingzhou camp was in a state of disarray. Since Li Gui had just delivered food and grass, he was attacked by Cao Peng, so the results of the battle were quite fruitful.
After this battle, the crisis in Huyang has been temporarily resolved, and there will not be any major problems.
With Kuai supervising from the rear, there must be no danger in Tangzi Township. Kuai Zheng did not study the art of war, and he was not a small soldier, but this man was quite accomplished in handling internal affairs. More importantly, he was in charge of the lake.
Regardless of Yang, Pang De, or Li Yan, even if there are conflicts, they can still reconcile them. Li Yan was grateful to Kuai Zheng, and Pang De respected Kuai Zheng very much because of Cao Peng.
In addition, the three of them fought side by side before and formed a friendship.
Cao Peng knew in his heart that the time for Pang De to stand alone was ripe. It was time to release him and entrust him with important tasks... No matter what Pang De thought, in Cao Peng's view, let him be his personal soldier.
The captain is really a bit unqualified. Previously, Cao Peng was in Xingyang and had no chance to take care of Pound. Of course, Pound at that time might not be willing to leave Cao Peng and join the officialdom.
But now, things are different!
Cao Peng's appointment as the governor of Nanyang County should also give Pang De a chance to show his talents...
"In the battle last night, more than 3,000 Jingzhou soldiers and horses were killed, and more than half of them were burned to death in the empty camp by the young master. About 5,000 Jingzhou soldiers and horses were captured... Youxue, these
How to deal with prisoners? You also need to have a charter."
After returning to Huyang, Kuai Zheng immediately reported the results of the battle to Cao Peng.
He didn't seem very excited. Cao Peng knew what Kuai Zheng was thinking. He was still feeling sad about the death of his old housekeeper.
"Two thousand young and strong men were selected from among the surrendered soldiers and handed over to Zhengfang.
Early tomorrow morning, Zhengfang will lead his troops to Tangzi Township to guard with Ling Ming to prevent Liu Hu from attacking again. I wonder what Zhengfang wants?"
Li Yan quickly said: "I am willing to obey the master's orders."
"This great victory was due to Zhengfang's ingenious plan, and even more so to Brother Boping, who took command from the center.
I will report to the imperial court to reward you... Well, the old and the weak are demoted and ordered to repair the city wall. The Huyang city wall must be made taller and thicker. The injured can be treated by others, and then they can be punished with corvee labor. This battle
, Huyang’s losses are not small, and Brother Boping needs to put more thought into it.”
Kuai Zheng quickly bowed and said: "Zheng will live up to the trust of the young master."
"What a pity, that old Huang Zhong..."
Cao Peng suddenly sighed, as if saying to himself: "If it is not a last resort, I really don't want to take this step and ruin the old general's life."
Kuai Zheng and Li Yan were startled when they heard this, then looked at each other and smiled.
"Sir, General Huang is not dead."
"oh?"
"Moreover, he is now living in the county's back house."
"what happened?"
When Cao Peng heard that Huang Zhong was still alive, he couldn't help but feel happy and asked quickly.
Li Yan smiled and said: "Today I was cleaning the Jingzhou camp and found traces of the old general in a military tent in the back camp.
It is said that Li Gui originally did not believe that the old general had surrendered, so he secretly kept him in the camp. But he was a little uneasy, so he put him in chains and was guarded. When Lingming attacked the Jingzhou camp, the old general was guarded
The soldiers heard the news and fled. When we found the old general, it would have been difficult to capture him if he hadn't been in shackles and chains. However, the old general was very excited. After being captured, he tried to commit suicide twice and failed.
Fortunately, he was discovered in time. Later, Duke Boping came forward and stabilized the old general, and now he is in the back house."
Huang Zhong, not dead?
Cao Peng was immediately overjoyed...
To be honest, designing Huang Zhong was not what Cao Peng wanted.
But if Huang Zhong is not eliminated, he is really not sure about the outcome of this battle.
The old man is so fierce!
Cao Peng believed that he was not Huang Zhong's opponent. If Pang De was not injured and was at his peak, he and Pang De could join forces to fight Huang Zhong. But the problem is that in that case, the victory would be inevitable. No matter Cao Peng
Neither Peng nor Pang De is willing to win like this deep down. A warrior has the pride of a warrior, just like Huang Zhong wants to prove his innocence even if he dies, and Pang De may not be willing to join forces with Cao Peng.
"Take me to see the old general."
Cao Peng said quickly.
Unexpectedly, Kuai Zheng grinned and said with a wry smile: "Young Master, Han is very excited now that he has been promoted to General. I'm afraid he may not want to see the Young Master."
Come to think of it, when Cao Peng set up Huang Zhong, he was really miserable.
With Huang Zhong's temper, how could he not be angry?
Cao Peng smiled, waved his hand and said: "When the two countries are at war, each has his own strategy. I believe the old general is not that stingy person. Besides, I am about to apologize to the old general. Even if he is really angry, I am not
I can’t bear it...Okay, don’t say any more, I’ll lead you there.”
Cao Peng said this, and neither Kuai Zheng nor Li Yan could stop him.
So, Kuai Zheng led Cao Peng to his back house, but Li Yan did not accompany him. He also had to clean up the battlefield and had many trivial matters in his hands. Tomorrow morning, he needed to go to Tangzi Township. If he didn't finish the things at hand, how could he leave?
Li Yan had a vague feeling that although Cao Peng was not as affectionate to him as Pound and Kuai Zheng, he still valued him. A real man should carry a three-foot sword to achieve unparalleled achievements.
He didn't have such an opportunity before.
Now that the opportunity has come, he naturally needs to do things well.
In this way, Li Yan went to deal with the matter, while Cao Peng followed Kuai Zheng to the county house.
As Cao Peng expected, when Huang Zhong heard that it was Cao Peng who was coming, he told him directly and refused to meet him. This also made Cao Peng feel extremely embarrassed, but out of respect for Huang Zhong and his guilt for Huang Zhong
, Cao Peng did not get angry, but bowed respectfully outside the door.
"Since the old general doesn't want to meet, my friend won't force me.
However, Peng has something to say, and I hope the old general knows: Peng respects the old general very much, and the words he said to the old general before were also from the bottom of his heart. However, the old general should understand that you and I were enemies at that time, and each had his own master.
, it is their duty to each make his own plans. The general is a person whom Cao respects very much. The more so, the more Cao Peng understands that if he cannot get rid of the old general, Peng will never be his opponent.
Therefore, he was framed and had no choice but to do so.
But if Liu Hu and Li Gui really believed in the old general, what could Peng do even if he had all kinds of clever plans?
Today, the old general is tired and doesn't want to see me, but I have no complaints. Tomorrow, I will come to ask for advice. I hope the old general can forgive me."
In the room, there was silence.
It seems that the old man will not forgive himself for a while.
Cao Peng was not angry at all.
He believes that where sincerity leads, gold and stone can be opened. As long as he can keep it up, he doesn't believe that Mr. Huang will not change his mind in the end.
In this way, Cao Peng said goodbye and left.
"Young Master, you can't do this." Kuai Zheng said softly: "Old General Han Sheng is a very stubborn person. Without someone special to persuade him, I'm afraid it will be difficult to change his mind. Besides, the situation in Nanyang County is tense now. Is it possible that the Young Master will not be able to change his mind?"
Are you worried about this every day?"
"What should we do?"
"I do have an idea."
Kuai Zheng thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Actually, it is not difficult to persuade the old general to change his mind, but you need to have a suitable candidate. This person must have a relationship with the old general. The old general is a person who values friendship, and it is impossible to think about it.
Some... I do have a candidate in mind, but it's not in Huyang. Master, you still remember that I once said that when Cheng Jin was the governor of Nanyang, the old general made many difficulties after he entered the official position. Fortunately, Cen Gongxiao took care of him secretly.
, which made the old general turn his worries into peace. If the old general is asked to reply to the transfer, he must invite the descendants of Cen Hao... However, I have no friendship with the Cen family, so I have to ask the young master to come forward and invite the descendants of Cen Hao...
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Cen Hao’s son?
Cao Peng narrowed his eyes and said softly: "You mean, Cen Boyi?"
"Exactly."
Cao Peng thought for a while, nodded and said: "In that case, I will go to Jiyang in person and ask Cen Shao to come forward to persuade the old general..."