Chapter 28 Sheep Catching

At this time, Bingzhou was already like a ripe melon, shaking above Ji Han's palm.

The world was divided into fourteen prefectures, namely Si, Yong, Liang, Yi, Bing, You, Ji, Qing, Yan, Yu, Xu, Jing, Yang, and Jiao. Bingzhou was located in the Shanxi and Shaanxi areas in later generations. During the reign of Emperor Wu, he led the Taiyuan, Shangdang, Xihe, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen, Shuofang, Wuyuan, and Shangjun, which was one of the most important frontiers in the northern anti-Hu people. Unfortunately, in the struggle against Hu by more than ten generations of emperors, Bingzhou became smaller and smaller, and by the time of Cao Wei, it was newly built.

Leping and Xinxing counties are still the only six counties left in Taiyuan, Shangdang, Xihe, Yanmen, Leping and Xinxing. Fortunately, Ji Han took all the lost counties back. If Ji Han calculated it, more than half of Bingzhou had been included in Ji Han's bag. At present, Cao Wei only guarded Taiyuan, Shangdang, Dongping and Xinxing counties. Xihe has entered the hands of Ji Han. Except for a few dangerous checkpoints in Yanmen, most of them are controlled by Ji Han, and they are waiting for Ji Han to reach out their hands.

Starting from the summer of the sixth year of Jianxing (227), small-scale commotion began to occur in Bingzhou.

From Yanmen to Jinyang, from Shangdang to Huguan, all kinds of rumors spread everywhere, and children's songs were spreading like flying.

"The Big Dipper is bright and pure, illuminating all the fields, and they are all stable."

"The Han Dynasty revived the world and prospered, and the master of Beidou was the four directions."

The people quietly gestured with their hands: This day is about to change.

Some people scolded: It should have changed a long time ago. Once Lord Liang dies, these bastards will soon bully people to death!

In fact, Bingzhou is suffering. Since today, Bingzhou has had few farming fields, more people, and all tribes live in poverty. In recent years, the young and strong have been conscripted into the army, and the people have increased their burdens. Liang Xi, who has the best political ability in the world, coordinated and could still make ends meet. But now that Liang Xi died, the east-west grain and salt in the river were cut off, and Bingzhou could not bear it at all. In this case, how can we resist the malicious propaganda among those who are interested?

Of course, these people who are interested are Li Sheng, Li Yang brothers and Guan Suo.

Since they received the order to come to Bingzhou, they have used the original network of knowledge and used salt dealers to develop underground forces, bribe Cao Wei officials, win over local tyrants, and carry out malicious propaganda. They started assassination underground, and all kinds of methods were out of poverty. Soon, the officials learned that there was a merchant named Li who could come and do things. They should be filial and worshipped, and they would never let the superiors worry about it. The merchants all knew that there was an organization selling private salt, which was low in price and good quality, and whoever contacted them would get rich. The army knew that there was an assassination group. As long as they left the military camp, they might encounter a cold arrow that was shot suddenly, and the messengers in the camp were assassinated on the way several times. The people, oh, the people knew nothing, except that they felt that the sky was about to change.

At this time, in Bingzhou, Cao Yu and Cao Zhao were in charge of military affairs, while in politics, Xinpi was in charge of military affairs.

Cao Yu has a gentle personality, generous and easy-going personality, and is a good person, but it is hard to say that he is a good commander. He does not have the ability to break Chen rules and see through the world, nor does he have the courage to gamble, nor does he have the wisdom that the world's wisdom bead is in control. The policy he has formulated on the battlefield will never be the worst. But it will not be the best. He only chooses the most stable one to implement, but on the battlefield. If it weren't for Kong Ming and Sima, seeking stability would be a death sentence. Cao Zhao was actually an outstanding general, but unfortunately he was too emotional and it would be difficult to have a stable performance. If he fought smoothly and fought his life, he could block the unparalleled Zhao Zilong; if he was in a bad mood and was not on the battlefield, he might be beaten to escape by an unknown baron.

Xinpi was a serious and serious person. He often stabbed Cao Rui in the Golden Palace. Cao Rui didn't like him very much. This time he was transferred from the court to another office. It cannot be said that there was no such reason. But another reason can also be said that Xinpi was a brave and knowledgeable talent in governing the world during the Three Kingdoms period. He was able to understand the current situation and make far-sighted. Xinpi was a good censor. He had good suggestions, whether in Cao Cao, Cao Pi or Cao Rui. However, as a governor, he needed more decisions, communication, and grasping the most important contradictions to resolve. However, Xinpi had no experience as a chief official. He could see through the world at a glance, but often had no clarity on what was happening in front of him. As a counselor and censor, he was naturally pursuing perfection and realizing his ideals, so he could not tolerate any matter that did not conform to moral norms under his rule.

For example, he could not tolerate Cao Yu's large number of men were drawn in Bingzhou to join the army. He always advocated the use of Fan Li's method to develop business to support the people and Guan Zhong's method to polite politics. In this way, the people knew the righteousness and the soldiers were eager to do it, and then they would definitely be invincible. The reason was very good, it made sense, and it was thorough, but he forgot that this was Bingzhou. Ji Han's army was approaching, and Cao Yu was furious. How could he listen to him to develop calmly? Seeing that Cao Yu did not listen to him, Xin Pi was angry and immediately used the best means. He wrote a letter to Cao Rui to complain. However, Cao Rui transferred him away, how could he listen to him long-term? Besides, Cao Yu and Cao Zhao were all relatives of the clan, so how could he not be biased? He casually classified his letters as heating supplies. So the dignified governor could only sigh and watch Cao Yu destroy the stable situation in Bingzhou.

For example, Xinpi did not believe in Hu people, and he was most willing to use Han people. But when he entered the governor's mansion, he saw that half of the positions here were held by foreign tribes. Xinpi thought, this was wrong, how could I use foreign tribes here? Let them go. Hula, from top to bottom, hundreds of Hu people were sent back by him. When Liang Xi's son Liang Shi arrived anxiously, he was already powerless. Liang Shi was so angry that he sat on the ground and cried bitterly. This was the warriors of all races that my father had tried his best to collect. If they left, the place would be in chaos and there would be no peace in Bingzhou.

This made him say, and the warriors left their front feet and were taken away by Zhiwen at a high price - Come to Ji Han, who is the world now? It is Ji Han's. Isn't your Shanyu king also the vassal king of Ji Han? You join Ji Han, and you must be a higher official position than in Cao Wei. It is not impossible for you to make military achievements and become a marquis and generals in the future. A small number of them refused to follow Ji Han, but they returned to their tribes and began to work hard.

As Cao Zhao said afterwards, he already felt like he was sitting on the crater at all times.

This feeling is correct.

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When Wei Yan, Li Mao, Guan Feng and Yu Zhu, four armies of Wei Zhu, were in charge of Yanmen Pass and attracted Cao Yu and Cao Zhaodi. Zhang Fei, who had been recuperating in Luoyang for a while, quietly returned to the front line of Tianjing Pass.

To the north of Tianjing Pass is Shangdang County, the gateway to Bingzhou. Shangdang County is the largest county in Bingzhou, and the eldest son of the county. It is connected to Hedong in the south, Henei in the west, Xihe County in the west, Guangping County in the east, Taiyuan and Leping in the north. It is a highland surrounded by mountains. It is the Taihang Mountains in the east, and the Taihang Mountains in the southeast are separated from Jizhou and Sizhou; to the southwest are Wangwu and Zhongtiao Mountains in the south, and to Sizhou; to the west are Taiyue Mountains; to the north are Wuyun Mountains, Bafuling and other mountains. The Shangdang area is high and dangerous. Since ancient times, it has been a strategic location. The origin of the word Shangdang is because of "the land is extremely high and it is a party with the sky, so it is called Shangdang". There are four big rivers in Shangdang County, with countless small rivers, and the people are simple and fierce.

Zhang Fei's troops crossed the Taihang Mountains all the way. Within ten days, they even broke through Gaodu and Xuan's cities and stationed troops in Changpingting. They were only a few dozen miles away from Shangdang's Changzi City. Shangdang's prefect Yang Wei was shocked. While setting up troops in Changping, he sent letters to the governor Xinpi and Huguan's general Ren Xian, and Ren Xian urgently reported to the general Cao Zhen's head. Ren Xian was the son of Changshui's chief Ren Jun, known as Wu Yong, and was granted the title of Duting Marquis. At this time, Cao Zhen was still in Yecheng. His subordinates Wen Qin, Wang Shuang, Cheng Wu and others did not dare to move lightly. Zhang Fei was in Changping and attacked fiercely day and night.

This Changping is where the Qin army killed 400,000 Zhao troops back then. It is located in the north of Xuanshi City, which is the transportation throat and strategic barrier between Shangdang County and even Jizhou. The mountains on the east, west and north are shaped like slivers, tilted from northwest to southeast, and the Dan River runs across the entire territory. There are many hills and few mountains in the territory, except for Dan River. There are five tributaries in the entire territory in a network shape. Although the mountains are not high, there are dangers to rely on, and although there are not many cities, they are strong to guard. The water

Although it is not deep, it is enough to block infantry. It can be said that "one man is at the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open." The Wei army's Yangshu is at the high pass and Changping Pass, so the pass and other places are camped and defended, relying on hills to mobilize troops, relying on river valleys and rivers to dispatch baggage transportation, and ensure the army's food and drink... All of these are extremely beneficial to the main army but not the guest army. Therefore, when Qin and Zhao fought, Qin was strong and Zhao was weak. However, the veteran Lian Po held here for two years, but the Qin soldiers had no choice.

Of course, Zhang Fei was not the Qin army, and Yang Fei was not as many troops as Lian Po. Zhang Fei acted quickly and attacked Lingli. It took only one day to break through Gaoping Pass, break through Cao Wei's front line defense, occupy Guanglang City, and advance to the west bank of Dan River. Then he cut the wood and built a bridge to cross the Dan River. Zhang Fei's motto was, no matter what strategy you have, as long as I rushed to your eyes, you would not work. It cannot be said that Yang Fei's defense is not good, but the difference in strength is too big. He will block the Han army's crossing on a front that is more than ten miles wide?

In just three days, Changping, which the Qin army had not captured for several years, was broken through by the Han army and approached Changzi City.

The Han army was powerful and Ren Xian, who had always been known for his bravery, dared not come to rescue him. Zhang Fei sent Guan Xing to guard outside Huguan for three days and three nights, and then he decided that the Wei army would not dare to leave the city, so he withdrew his troops. Since the Wei army did not leave the city, there was no need to waste Changzi City. Zhang Fei gave the order and the entire army attacked and it was necessary to take down the city within one day.

Although Changzicheng is also a county seat, its strength is far from that of Luoyang. Under the attack of Ji Han's troops, who are good at siege, they are beaten to no avail under the attack of torches, bows, arrows, and giant crossbows. They were beaten to the point of no fight back. The city wall was dug down, and in a blink of an eye, the Han army had already entered the city.

Yang Wei saw that the lonely city was hard to protect, and before reinforcements arrived, he returned to the government office and held a long sword in his hand, tears flowing.

Mrs. Cai said: "Master, can't you hold on?"

Yang Jian nodded: "I am incompetent as a husband, and the city is lost, and I have no face to treat Your Majesty. Therefore, the daughter of the Left Zhonglang General, who is with him, will suffer all his life. When it comes to this moment, how can I not be heartbroken? But this city has been destroyed, how can I let you suffer this humiliation?" After saying that, he raised his sword to kill.

Cai said: "Master, I know you want to kill the whole family and commit suicide to be loyal and righteous. You can kill me, but Hu'er is only seven years old, so you can let him go."

Yang Wei shook his head: "If he is alive, he can only surrender thieves. How can I make him betrayal and destroy my reputation?"

Cai was in pain, holding Yang Wei's legs with both hands and begging, "Hu'er is still young. If you kill him, wouldn't it be that the Yang family's fireworks have been cut off? What's more, you were originally a Han minister, my father Cai Yong was a great scholar and a general of the left-ranking Han Han Dynasty. Now that the Han army is attacking the city, even if we lead the army to surrender, we will follow the will of heaven. How can we change the program? Master, let Hu'er go."

Yang Wei refused to listen and was about to kill his wife first and then his son, but someone next to him laughed and said, "Those who are so ignorant of practice and inhumane dare to call themselves loyal ministers, wouldn't it make the world cold?"

When Yang Wei looked back in a hurry, he was a boy standing there, in chaos. Where did the boy come from? At this time, the city was full of fire, and the whole mansion was running back and forth, and the sound of shouts became more and more beautiful and refined. Yang Wei asked, "Who are you? What are you going to steal into my mansion?"

The young man smiled and said, "I originally came to kill you, but now, I want to save someone."

Yang Fei was furious, and broke away from his wife, raised his sword and rushed straight to the boy. The boy drew out his sword to greet him. After a short while of a fight, he cut Yang Fei's sword into two pieces. It was clearly the magic weapon created by Pu Yuan, the top general of Ji Han. Before Yang Fei could react, the bright and bright pool of autumn water was already standing on Yang Fei's neck. Cai was shocked when he saw this and rushed forward, shouting: "Don't kill my master!" The boy smiled slightly, retreated, and sighed: "Poor, I have seen Cai Wenji, who is famous all over the world. He is really shocked. Are you actually her sister? It's too far away."

At some point, the prefect's mansion was controlled by the landlords brought by the young man. Yang Wei and his wife were tied up with their family and slaves. Yang Wei only wanted to kill his son at first, but was captured at this time, but he was hoping that he could escape. Just as he was thinking, a young man came from behind. The young man was exactly the same as the young man around him, holding his son in his hand.

"Brother, I brought the prefect's son, too. This little devil's head is so slippery that he almost ran away."

These two young men were Li Sheng and Li Yang. They had been in Bingzhou for half a year and had already explored the mountains, rivers and terrain and the army and horses clearly and reported to Ji Han. This time, Zhang Fei attacked the weak with a strong attack and made great contributions to their information. However, in comparison, they prefer to break through the prefect's mansion and capture the entire prefect's family alive.
Chapter completed!