Liyang was captured, and the soldiers who defended the city died and surrendered. Neither Huang Zhong nor Cao Cao made it difficult for these surrendered soldiers. Instead, they asked Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu to go and appease these surrendered soldiers.

This Hebei War was different from the crusade against the Yellow Turbans. Although Yuan Shao was also considered a rebel party by the court, the officials and soldiers he used were all official soldiers. These people did not fight against the imperial army because they wanted to overthrow the imperial court.

, so there is no need to kill them all.

What's more, most of these soldiers are locals in Hebei, and there are even many elders, wives and children. If we want to appease the whole of Hebei, we really can't kill these people casually, lest they arouse the resentment of the entire Hebei region against the imperial court.

"It's a pity that Zhang He and Gao Lan couldn't capture them!"

When Huang Zhong reported the results of the battle in front of Cao Cao, he was also very depressed about not being able to capture the enemy's general. Originally, he planned to capture Li Yang, capture Zhang He alive, Gao Lan and then make a lot of money, but he didn't expect those two guys

Seeing how fast the opportunity was, he abandoned the city early and headed straight for Yecheng.

If we wanted to pursue him now, with the horse power of the imperial army, we would naturally be able to catch up. However, after thinking about it, Cao Cao gave up: "Where can I escape? Now that Liyang has been captured, there is no obstacle to Yecheng. Yuan Shao

Either Chen Bing will fight to the death with the governor in the field, or he can defend Yecheng and rely on the city to defend to the death!"

Before he finished speaking, he curled his lips with disdain: "But with my original temperament, it is absolutely impossible to defend Yecheng, so we will definitely form a formation at the front to treat each other!"

All the generals in the hall knew that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were old acquaintances. They had known each other since they were young, and later entered officialdom one after another. They were both the eighth captain of Xiyuan, and they were considered good friends back then.

Unexpectedly, time has changed, and the friends from back then are now meeting each other on the battlefield, and they have to fight to the death.

Although he lamented that things are unpredictable, because of this, he knew that Cao Cao had a very clear understanding of Yuan Shao's temperament, which was also an extremely favorable condition in the war, so he had no doubts about Cao Cao's analysis.

What's more, several staff officers accompanying the army this time, such as Liu Ye, the Minister of War, and Guo Jia, the right minister of the Ministry of War, all agreed with Cao Cao's judgment and asked the army to prepare for a decisive battle in the field.

"This battle will determine the ownership of Hebei. The generals will go back and have a good rest. They will leave Liyang at noon tomorrow and go straight to Yecheng!"

A night's rest and a morning's preparation time are enough to restore the soldiers to their best condition. What's more, since the war started, although they have captured both sides of the Yellow River in a short period of time and have continued to advance, now it is even more direct.

Although they were forced to attack Yecheng, the imperial army actually did not feel any fatigue at all.

This is a huge gap in the quality of soldiers, and the generals... they are simply on vacation.

"This battle was really unpleasant. It was not as enjoyable as practicing on the school field with my own family in Chang'an!"

Zhang Fei was the one who was the most unhappy. He originally thought that if Yuan Shao was to be attacked, Yuan Shao's army, which was dominating the four states, would definitely have some fighting strength, not to mention that Zuo Ci ran over.

Unexpectedly, there would be almost no obstacles in fighting all the way. Zhang Fei had only played a few games a while ago and found it was not interesting, so he stopped clamoring to go out.

That is to say, I can still be interested when I encounter some city. I usually wander around, or run to look for drinks, and drink in my tent to pass the time.

In the past, when he was in a bad mood, he had another pastime: beating and scolding his soldiers, but this pleasure has now been ruthlessly deprived of him.

Liu Xuan did not directly cancel corporal punishment. If the soldiers made mistakes, he would encourage them to be punished appropriately, but he did not allow them to be whipped for fun.

After Zhang Fei made several mistakes and was punished miserably, he could only forcefully change his habit.

As for why he can change it? Liu Xuan doesn't think Zhang Fei really can't change this habit. It's just that there was no more powerful person to suppress him in the past. Now he doesn't mind playing such a role.

If you don’t change? Then I won’t let you lead the troops, won’t let you go to the battlefield, won’t let you fight, won’t give you tools and techniques for cultivation, won’t give you wine…

If you make a mistake, you will be punished. If you hit Liu Xuan once, you dare to let Liu Bei hit him three times. Moreover, if the eldest brother takes action, the younger brother will not even dare to resist.

After doing this several times, Zhang Fei could only honestly change his habit.

After walking around the city for a few times, I saw that Huang Zhong was still arranging soldiers to patrol and appease the people, so he walked over and said, "General Huang, do you want to have a drink with us?"

Turning his head and seeing that it was Zhang Fei who was inviting him, Huang Zhong thought for a moment that he was pretty busy with this matter, and nodded in agreement: "That's fine, I don't have anything to do in tomorrow's battle anyway!"

Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered: "Speaking of which, when we go out for battle tomorrow, doesn't Yide need to accompany the army?"

Zhang Fei laughed a few times: "Just drink some wine, so as not to delay tomorrow's battle!"

The two of them were talking and looking for a suitable place. However, before they had gone far, they saw a soldier rushing over: "General Zhang, Governor Cao wants you to see him immediately!"

"Huh? What did the Governor call me for?"

"This... subordinate doesn't know!"

Zhang Fei immediately understood that it was probably a big deal, otherwise he would have just asked the messenger to tell him. Why bother to call him over? And it must have happened suddenly, otherwise why didn't he tell him when they were discussing the matter together just now?

"Since the governor is calling for you, Yide should go quickly!"

"I'm going to see what's going on!"

After saying goodbye to Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei followed the soldiers and immediately went to see Cao Cao. Before he entered the government office, he saw a group of Forbidden Army cavalry gathering. As soon as he saw this situation, Zhang Fei knew that there was military affairs.

When he saw Cao Cao, Cao Cao didn't go around too much and said directly: "Explore the horse and find out that there is a strange army northeast of Liyang..."

"Is it because the governor called me here to deal with that army? Don't worry, I will leave this matter to the general, there will be no problem!"

Cao Cao suddenly waved his hand: "Yide, don't underestimate the enemy. According to the report of the horse scout, the soldiers and horses are quite strange, so you need to be more careful!"

He had just received the news not long ago. After all, Liyang had just been captured not long ago. The detective horse sent out to make a large circle. It was only because the soldiers and horses of the imperial army were so strong that they were able to report back so quickly.

It is said that the army did not raise any flags and made no weird noise. If Tanma hadn't seen the army moving slowly with his own eyes, he might have thought they were a bunch of dummies to confuse him.

Moreover, the army did not come directly to Liyang, but instead wandered in that direction, as if a bandit was circling outside the battlefield and wanted to see if there was any chance of profit.

This feeling made Cao Cao very unhappy, and he did not want anything unexpected to happen during the decisive battle with Yuan Shao tomorrow.

No matter where the soldiers and horses come from, once they are discovered, they cannot be allowed to act as they please - not to mention that this land in Hebei will come under the rule of the imperial court sooner or later. If this soldiers and horses are really rogues, they will take advantage of this opportunity to

It's better to solve it as soon as possible to save yourself trouble later.

In fact, this situation could be solved by just sending a general to lead some troops, but because I always felt something was wrong, I called Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei's force is trustworthy. Even if there is an accident, Zhang Fei's strength can at least maintain the situation - and then either send someone to call for help or simply rely on personal bravery to solve the problem. It is always a guarantee.

Therefore, Zhang Fei was sent there this time to prevent Zhang Fei from not knowing the roads in Hebei. He also called Zhang Nan over and asked him to follow Zhang Fei.

"Leave it to Yide's five hundred cavalry. If there is something strange, they will be invincible. Send a fast horse to Tong Bing, and the governor will send troops to assist!"

Zhang Fei was naturally a little unhappy after hearing this, and always felt that he had been underestimated. However, Cao Cao also had good intentions, and Zhang Fei could still tell the difference, so after thanking him, he also said: "These five hundred elite cavalry are enough.

We will resolve this matter as soon as possible before rejoining the Governor's army!"

Cao Cao nodded and let Zhang Fei go!

The five hundred elite cavalry have been assembled. After Zhang Fei comes out, there is no need to elaborate. It is enough to just call the commander of the army and the general. Moreover, Zhang Fei's personal soldiers have also taken the horses and weapons, and they can take care of themselves.

He mounted his horse and raised his spear, then waved his hand, and five hundred fine cavalry came out from the north gate of Liyang, adjusted their direction and headed straight to the northeast.

Less than an hour after Zhang Fei set out, Cao Cao suddenly received a message from the jade talisman. This jade talisman was sent by Zhang Liao, and it told Cao Cao a very important message. This message made him stand up directly.

"Could it be...?"

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt something was wrong, and regardless of the fact that it was already night, I stood up and asked the guards to call Guan Yu.

"If all of this is really connected, sending ordinary soldiers is definitely not safe enough. The only thing suitable right now is the thousand tiger and horse cavalry under Guan Yu's tent!"

Not long after, Guan Yu arrived. Perhaps he sensed that something was unusual, as Guan Yu came in full armor.

"Why did the governor call me late at night?"

"Zhang Wenyuan sent a message saying that the tens of thousands of bandit Zhang Yan's army in the Black Mountains were defeated overnight, and most of them, including Zhang Yan, were captured. From the messages given by a few mountain bandits who luckily escaped, we learned that

The Black Mountain bandits were defeated by a strange army led by Yan Liang and Wen Chou who were not afraid of death..."

Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, a little strange: "Isn't Yan Liangwen Chou..."

"That's right!"

Cao Cao's face became very serious: "It is said that there was another person in the army at that time, probably the Zuo Ci that Your Majesty mentioned!"

Guan Yu understood immediately. It seemed that this must be what Zuo Ci had done to bring the dead back to life? But what does this have to do with Cao Cao calling him?

Cao Cao's next words made Guan Yu understand why he was called.

"In the evening, the governor received news that a strange troop appeared in the northeast of Liyang, so he sent Yide to lead five hundred elite cavalry to investigate..."

As soon as the words came out, although Guan Yu's expression did not change drastically, his Danfeng eyes suddenly widened a lot.

p.s: Will I tell you that the Battle of Hebei will be over within a few chapters? In addition... the writing speed of some wars is so slow...
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