It has been a year and a half since that night on Changbanpo in the blink of an eye.
It had been a year since Zhao Yun took up his post in Longqi City. However, from the outside, the cold wind in Longqi City did not have any impact on him. He was still strong, still graceful, and did not look old at all.
"How is Zilong doing lately?"
In the captain's mansion in Longqi City, Cao Peng sat down and asked with concern.
Zhao Yun quickly sat up straight and replied respectfully: "Master Qi, Yun Zai Longqi is very good."
"That's good, that's good"...Cao Peng looked at Zhao Yun with concern in his eyes.
"On the way here, I heard someone say how many good battles have you fought?"
"Ah, Lai Gongzi's reputation is only a small victory. You can't use the word "beautiful"."
"What does it have to do with me?" Cao Peng couldn't help but laugh. "Those Qiang and Di people want me to die, so they don't care about my reputation. Zilong is brave and kills countless enemies at the beginning of every battle. He is a role model in our army."
When I came to Longqi City, Captain Wang told me that you, Zilong, are the most suitable person to take over Longqi City.
You also know that Captain Wang was seriously injured this time.
I originally wanted him to recuperate in Didao for a period of time and then return to Xudu with his wife and children. But he can't even go to Didao. It is estimated that he will have to recuperate in Lintao for two to three months before he can reluctantly move...
…,
If Captain Wang returns to Xu Du this time, he will probably be appointed another one soon.
You also know that he has been in Longqi City for the past five years, and his wife and children have not even been to Xudu. I was not even able to attend his wedding, and I felt very guilty. He was seriously injured this time, so I might as well take the opportunity to recuperate.
It's just that once he leaves, the position of the Western Captain will be vacant. Captain Wang recommended you, and I appreciate it quite a lot. But your achievements are still lacking, and you still need to work hard if you want to officially take over.
"
The implication is to tell Zhao Yun that I am going to let you serve as the western captain.
However, your merit is not enough, you have to make more contributions.
The rank of the Western Captain is not low, and it is a dedicated military position with heavy responsibilities. In the northwest, there are a total of Southern Captain and Western Captain, which are divided into Longxi and Lintao counties. If only in terms of rank, they are not inferior.
sè is the position of the prefect of Xiajun. In other words, the position second only to the prefect in Jincheng...
It is under the jurisdiction of the Jincheng prefect, but not under the jurisdiction of the Jincheng prefect.
His duty is to be the governor of Hehuang and to control the Qiang and Di. The southern captain, who has the same character as the western captain, specializes in controlling the Qiang and Hu in central Huang. In short, this is an extremely important position, especially in the great governance of the northwest and Hexi.
When the trade routes were prosperous, the western and southern captains also had the function of maintaining the safety of the trade routes and maintaining trade between Hu and Han. Therefore, in terms of the scope of their governance, they were better than the prefect of Jincheng County.
Zhao Yun was startled, then overjoyed.
"Yun Bixiao will die and live up to the high expectations of the young master." But he didn't know that Cao Peng's eyes looked very complicated.
After a while, he said in a deep voice: "Zilong, I will stay here for a few days and temporarily camp in Mucheng Valley."
"ah?"
Zhao Yun hurriedly said: "Young Master is coming to Longqi City, why don't you station yourself in Longqi City?"
Cao Peng smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter, I have another reason for stationing in Mucheng Valley. Zilong doesn't need to worry about it. Let's reorganize the troops and stabilize the morale of the army. In a few days, there will be a big war. I hope Zilong can take the lead bravely.
, establish military exploits. I will watch Zilong’s majesty and glory, and ask for credit for you, Zilong.”
"Zhao Yun, obey your order."
One good thing about Zhao Yun is that he asks when he should ask, and he will never ask more when he shouldn't.
After lunch, Cao Peng, led by Zhao Yun, inspected the situation in Longqi City. This small
The border town is quite prosperous. It is a military town with a population of about 30,000. However, there are countless Qiang and Han merchants coming and going every day, which also makes the border town bustling. Hu merchants in the Western Regions, Qiang Di tribes, Guanzhong
Almost all merchants gather here to conduct trade. Hehuang is rich in horses, cattle, sheep, furs and other materials, and is most popular among Guanzhong merchants. And various luxury goods such as tea, salt, wine, and silk trafficked from the Central Plains are
Qiang Di is the favorite of Hu merchants in the Western Regions. According to statistics, the daily transaction volume in the Longqicheng market reaches 10,000 yuan. As Cao Cao vigorously promoted the circulation of Jian'an heavy treasures, a bank was also set up in Longqicheng to ensure peace and prosperity.
It is convenient for trade and is very popular among merchants in Longqi City.
Cao Peng inspected the Silver Building in Longqi City and inquired about the operating conditions of the Silver Building.
Then, accompanied by Pang Tong and Du Shu, he entered the market with Elder Long to check the situation.
"Are these horses available to the public?"
"Returning to the general's words, there is a special horse market for horses, and transactions must be reported and verified by the government... In contrast, the cattle and sheep livestock in Hehuang are completely open. Last year, the cattle and sheep entering Guanzhong from Hehuang
, there are nearly 80,000 people, but since the war started this spring, business has been much more deserted than last year."
"The horses can be opened, but the war horses need to be more closely monitored.
Every war horse flowing into the Central Plains from Longqi City needs to be registered. It is best to set up a special horse market to strengthen management."
War horses are an important material in this era.
And Hehuang is an important area for horse production, so we must be careful.
Chief Long Qi quickly agreed and asked someone to record it.
After visiting the market, it's getting late.
Cao Peng rejected Zhao Yun's invitation, led his troops to leave Longqi City, and set up camp in Mucheng Valley, thirty miles away from the city. "Shi Yuan, is this really what you want?"
Pang Tong bit his tongue and smiled bitterly: "It's not that I want to doubt General Zilong, but his wife is too mysterious. When the young master visited Longqi City today, I asked Little Viper about it.
That person from Zhao is not in Longqi City.
It is said that Madam Zhao loved hunting and would often go out hunting with some of her subordinates, sometimes for more than ten days. General Zilong loved this lady very much and never asked her anything.
But every time Mrs. Zhao goes hunting, the Hehuang Horse Thief will inevitably appear...
In the eyes of others, it might just be a coincidence. But Little Viper and I both feel that there is something fishy about this matter."
"I have not failed Zilong, and Zilong has not failed me."
Cao Peng was wandering around the tent, and it was obvious that he was feeling a little anxious.
Originally, he didn't care about Madam Zhao. After all, why should he care too much about Zhao Yun's wife?
But the problem is that both Pang Tong and Jia Xing believe that Mrs. Zhao is quite suspicious.
The most suspicious thing is that Mrs. Zhao often leaves Longqi City. This is not the behavior of an ordinary woman.
And every time Mrs. Zhao leaves, horse thieves will appear in Hehuang.
Zhao Yun also asked Mrs. Zhao, and she said she was looking for her clansmen and wanted to reunite the lost clansmen. This sounded reasonable at first, but when you think about it carefully, it seems a little abnormal. Various signs indicate that Wang
Mai was ambushed and the news was leaked, so he almost died in Hehuang...
Did Zhao Yun do it on purpose?
Cao Peng categorically did not believe it...
How could a person who could bear the humiliation and surrender for the sake of his master and his family do such a thing?
Zhao Yun?
A spittle and a nail!
Since he has joined Cao Peng, he will never do anything to disgrace Cao Peng.
But that being said, do you really understand Zhao Yun?
Most of Cao Peng's understanding of Zhao Yun came from the legends of later generations. But Cao Peng didn't know what the real Zhao Yun looked like.
He was willing to believe Zhao Yun, but that didn't mean that Pang Tong and others would believe Zhao Yun.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"this……"
Pang Tong pondered for a moment and stepped forward, whispering in Cao Peng's ear: "Young Master, you will know if it is true or false, whether you are loyal or not, just try it. What is coming will never be avoided. I also know how good you are to Zilong, Master."
The general attaches great importance to it. But if we can test whether it is true or false, wouldn't it be better for the young master?"
"How to try?"
Pang Tong whispered in Cao Peng's ear for a while and Cao Peng gently led him.
After a while, he took a deep breath and made up his mind, "In that case, let's give it a try.
It’s up to you to take responsibility for this matter. Let the little poisonous snake keep an eye on Longqi City and pay more attention to what’s going on in the city.”
"Don't worry, young master, Pang Tong understands!"
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When Jia Xu arrived in Chang'an, Wei Zang officially left Guanzhong. However, Cao Peng appeared in Longxi, which made people quite suspicious.
Cao Peng is the captain of the Sili School and will stay in Chang'an.
Jia Xu is the shepherd of Liangzhou and will go to Longxi to take up his post...
It happened that the two people were exchanged. The one who was supposed to stay in Chang'an went to Liangzhou; the one who was supposed to go to Liangzhou stayed in Chang'an.
But it was just such an exchange that immediately calmed down the northwest.
Jia Xu's prestige in the northwest is definitely not as high as Cao Peng's. Even if he is from Liangzhou, he can't compare with the prestige that Cao Peng has achieved. Moreover, facing the complicated and chaotic situation, Jia Xu is not suitable to go to Liangzhou.
He can make military plans, but he cannot command the arrogant and powerful generals.
After all, Jia Xu is a counselor.
Cao Peng, on the other hand, was a real person and built his prestige.
Therefore, Jia Xu is the most suitable candidate to take charge of Chang'an; and to fight in Liangzhou, Cao Peng is undoubtedly the best candidate.
In June of the 14th year of Jian'an, Liangzhou was extremely hot.
But the war in Bingzhou changed again. After Deng Ji occupied Shangdang County, he stood still.
Li Dianze marched his troops under the Great Wall, preparing to go out at any time.
Gao Gan and Liu Mao were gathering troops and horses to prepare to resist the Cao army's attack. Cao Cao issued an edict, ordering Cao Zhang to be the envoy of the Xiongnu Zhonglang General and lead his troops to attack. Cao Zhang immediately gathered troops and horses, and even recruited 20,000 Wuwan from Loufan.
Liu Mao obviously did not expect that Cao Cao would use a boy who was only 19 years old as the main general. He concentrated all his energy on Deng Ji, Yang Yamen and Li Dian. How could he have expected Cao Zhang?
He was actually the main force? Caught off guard, Liu Bao hurriedly accepted the challenge.
Thirty thousand Xiongnu troops gathered on the west bank of the river.
When Cao Jun arrived, Liu Bao ordered the boats to be burned in an attempt to use the river water to block Cao Jun's attack.
Little did he know that Cao Zhang had already prepared.
When the troops approached the east bank of the river, Cao Zhang launched an attack all night.
Thirty thousand sheepskin rafts that had been prepared carried Cao Jun across the river by force.
It was summer, and the river was not very fast. Even so, Cao Jun suffered thousands of casualties and suffered heavy losses. However, the result of such heavy losses was that Cao Jun forcibly crossed the Yellow River and captured Shanan.
Immediately, Cao Peng ordered Niu Gang and Diancun to garrison Shanan, and spent five days commanding the troops to cross the river.
By the time Liu Bao realized it, it was too late.
He immediately dispatched troops to recapture Shanan.
A bloody battle ensued, followed by the Battle of Shanan, which was also the most brutal battle in the entire Battle of Bingzhou. The Huns soldiers attacked wildly, but Niu Gang and Dian Cun responded calmly and withstood the Huns army.
Five days later, Karasuma successfully crossed the river on horseback. Under the command of Cao Zhang, he attacked from both wings.
The Huns' 30,000-strong army was almost completely wiped out.
Liu Bao fled back to Meiji and regrouped his troops.
However, the fall of Shanan also caused the natural barrier of the Yellow River, which the southern Xiongnu regarded as a natural barrier, to cease to exist.
Cao's troops continued to march from Shanan into the southern Xiongnu.
At the same time, Deng Ji of the Shangdang took action again, with Huang Zhong as the vanguard, and crossed the Great Wall to capture Baitu County and almost pacified it.
Pingding is only eighty miles away from Guluo City.
Xiahou Lan led his troops to conquer the great fortress of Shuofang, opening a huge gap in the Hetao area.
Qubei led the Southern Xiongnu from Dacheng to Hetao, leaving Liu Mao vulnerable to enemies on three sides.
Gao Gan sent people to ask Cao Cao to surrender. However, he did not want the news to leak out, causing Liu Bao to lead his troops in a sneak attack. Internal strife broke out between the two sides in Guluo City. Gao Gan was cut into pieces by the Huns and died tragically in Guluo City.
When Cao Cao heard the news of Gao Gan's death, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and say, "This bloodline will be cut off from now on!"
Immediately, Cao Cao ordered that the concubine and his army must march together to end the battle of Bingzhou before August.
At this time, Bingzhou's resistance was almost completely gone. The Southern Xiongnu themselves fell into chaos, and Liu Mao was seriously injured when he fought against Bing Gaogan. Facing Cao Jun's attack, Qubei's troops pressed forward step by step.
Liu Bao had no choice but to make the same choice as the senior cadres, asking for surrender!
In the past, this was the only magic weapon for the Southern Xiongnu to survive.
If they lose, they surrender; if they win, they attack the city and seize the territory. Anyway, Shuofang is always the territory of the southern Xiongnu.
Only this time, Liu made the wrong decision.
Cao Cao showed an unprecedented toughness.
In his letter to Cao Zhang, Deng Ji and Li Dian, he used the folk saying "Losing my Yanzhi Mountain will make my six animals unable to live; losing my Yanzhi Mountain will make my women lose their beauty."
Don't feel pity for this. The Xiongnu's wolf nature cannot be tolerated.
In the past, Huo Guqi failed to achieve full success. Today, I will not repeat the same mistake. Order the three armies to attack without stopping. Anyone who resists, men, women, old and young, will be killed regardless of today's mercy. It will be a disaster for the future!
This letter is a secret letter.
Only Deng Ji, Cao Zhang and Li Dian received it.
It means: kill me cleanly...
In history, there was a time when Ran Yue killed Hu Ling and was praised by later generations. But in fact, Cao Cao's letter was no less powerful than killing Hu Ling. As the secret order came out, Deng Ji was the first to respond...
The city was pacified, and blood flowed like a river.
Sixty thousand Huns were massacred by Deng Ji.
Even when Li Dian crossed the river and arrived in Pingding, he was overcome by the strong smell of blood and felt like vomiting.
Deng Ji, who was wearing fluttering white clothes and standing with one arm, looked a bit scary to Li Dian.
Previously, there was a King of Hell named Cao who went on a killing spree in Xudu. He looked at more than two thousand heads and his face did not change, his heart did not beat.
Li Dian felt at that time that Cao Peng was ruthless.
But if compared with Deng Ji in front of me, Cao Peng is ruthless, then what does Deng Ji mean? No wonder before I went to the battle, Cheng Zhongde sent someone to tell me not to offend Deng Ji. This guy has one less arm, but he is better than Na Cao
The King of Hell is even more vicious. This guy is clearly a murderer!
Originally, Li Dian was a little unconvinced that Deng Ji took the lead in capturing Pingding.
But now, after seeing Pingding City dyed red with blood, Li Dian's inner discomfort suddenly disappeared.
Forget it, it's just a trivial matter, why bother taking it to heart?
Anyway, Cao Youxue and his family are not normal people.
After Deng Ji sacrificed the butcher's knife in Pingding, Xiahoulan immediately sacrificed the butcher's knife in the big city fortress. In just a few days, twelve Xiongnu tribes were wiped out one after another, killing nearly 30,000 people.
Be reserved. Otherwise, I don’t know how many people will be killed in this killing.
After Deng Ji and Xia Houlan took action, Li Dian immediately killed 50,000 Huns in Guluo City.
Within ten days, the Xiongnu population in Shuofang dropped by one-third. Many Xiongnu fled to Xianbei one after another and asked for Xianbei's asylum. Seeing this situation in Xianbei, how could one still not know Cao Cao's true intention?
At the end of June, an envoy was sent to Bei to implore Cao Cao to convert the Southern Huns.
All the Xiongnu who were naturalized in the south of Shuofang moved to the interior, such as Jizhou, Qingzhou and other areas. Those who refused to be naturalized had nothing to do with their removal from humiliation.
In July of the 14th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao accepted the request to go to Bei.
Immediately, Cao Zhang ordered the three armies to move together and launch the final attack on Wudu. The end of Leopard is coming!
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Perhaps it was because Cao Jun beat him so hard that Ma Chao felt inexplicable fear and did not dare to act rashly.
At this time, Cao Peng suddenly secretly ordered Zhao Yun to send troops from Longqi City to attack the Yanchi of the West Sea.
The West Sea Salt Pond is where Poqiang is located.
Facing the sudden order, Zhao Yun was also very doubtful.
Could it be that Cao Peng wanted to cut off the arm of Di King Dou Mao first, and then destroy the Di people?
Thinking about it, it was possible, so Zhao Yun did not react too strongly. After bidding farewell to his wife, Zhao Yun set off overnight.
The defense of Longqi City will be temporarily taken over by Chief Longqi.
In fact, there is no need for Chief Long Qi to take over. Cao Peng is in Mucheng Valley, thirty miles east of Long Qi City. If anything happens, Cao Peng will take over the military affairs of Long Qi City as soon as possible.
Long Qi Chang, no pressure at all!
On the third day after Zhao Yun left Longqi City, Cao Peng suddenly received news from Chief Longqi: There were traces of bandits outside Longqi City, and Cao Peng was asked to go to Longqi City to discuss whether to send troops to exterminate them.
Cao Peng immediately replied to Chief Longqi: He would take over the military affairs of Longqi City.
That night Cao Peng took Sun Shao and Wang Shuang to Zilongqi City.
At this time, there was a tense atmosphere in the city. The sudden appearance of bandits made the people living in Longqi City and those doing business in Longqi City feel a sense of inexplicable depression. The city was heavily guarded!
"Have you ever found out who the bandit is?"
Elder Long replied: "I don't know yet. Just by looking at its movements, it looks a bit like a horse or a bandit in the wind."
"Ma Rufeng, are you here?"
Cao Peng narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Pass my military order, the gates of Longqi City will be closed immediately, and the whole city will be under curfew.
Tomorrow, I will lead my troops to attack, look for Ma Rufeng's traces, and eliminate him in one fell swoop.
Even a mere horse bandit dares to invade my city. I really don’t know whether to live or die, but I want to see what the capabilities of this ruthless bandit Ma Rufeng, who is frightening Hehuang, are really capable of."
Cao Peng's words were understated, with a hint of disdain for the horse Rufeng.
Long Qi Chang heard this and felt relieved.
He exited the official post and took a deep breath.
It has to be said that Ma Rufeng's horse thieves have brought a lot of harm to Longqi City. They first robbed merchants, and then advanced to ambush the western captain. Although the horse thieves have not appeared yet, they make people feel extremely depressed.
I hope General Cao can defeat them in one fell swoop and restore peace to Longqi City.
"In front of you, Mr. Tang?"
Long Qi's name was Tang Fang. When he heard someone calling his name, he quickly stopped and turned around to look.
"Ah, it's Mrs. Zhao."
A beautiful woman in her early twenties, with a beautiful face but extremely simple clothes, was approaching him.
Tang Fang hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hands, "Why is Madam Zhao here?"
"My husband is away on war, and I am a little worried about him.
I also heard someone say that there were horse thieves outside Longqi City, so I felt depressed and went out for a walk."
This Lady Zhao is very beautiful, but she bears very obvious traces of the Qiang people.
When she speaks, she also has a unique Qiang accent, which all reflects her Qiang identity.
After Tang Fang heard this, he immediately felt relieved, "They are just some horse thieves, jumping beams and clown ears! Madam, don't worry, these horse thieves will be wiped out sooner or later. Haha, the weather in Longqi City this year is hotter than in previous years. It's a good idea to go out for a walk and get some fresh air, so as not to worry about it."
If you are upset alone at home, ting is good, ting is good!”
"Master Tang, where did this come from?"
"Oh, I just met with General Cao at Guanyi."
"General Cao?" Mrs. Zhao revealed a hint of curiosity, "But the powerful General Cao Pengcao in Liangzhou."
Tang Fang laughed and said, "In this Longqi City, except him, who dares to call himself a general now?"
"Isn't he in Mucheng Valley?" "Well, it's not like there are traces of horse thieves, so it's natural to report it to the general.
The general is here to destroy the horse thief. Tomorrow General Cao will lead his troops to go on an expedition. He will stay in the city tonight."
"I see!"
There was a look of worry on Madam Zhao's face.
"But there are horse thieves outside, and the city may not be peaceful, so we need to be more careful."
When Tang Fang heard this, he scratched his head and said with a smile: "I have tried to persuade you in the same way, but General Cao said that it doesn't matter. Madam doesn't know. General Cao is also a very skilled general, and ordinary people are no match for him.
Besides, he has two relatives accompanying him, so why does he need me to protect him? Madam, just don’t worry...
"That's good, that's good!"
Madam Zhao gently patted her chest and said goodbye to Tang Fang.
Looking at Madam Zhao's graceful back as she left, Tang Fang shook his head and said to himself: "I don't know what is so good about Zhao Zilong. Not only is he so valued by General Cao, but he even picked up such a beautiful lady when he went out on patrol. It's really amazing."
It’s really enviable.”
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the county government office.!
