The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 390 Behind the Scenes
This afternoon, the weather was a bit gloomy, which seemed to indicate that there was likely to be another heavy snowfall tonight.

The emotions of the Cao Wei soldiers in Ping's city were obviously not greatly affected by the weather.The successful capture of Ping's City greatly encouraged their military spirit.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes on the east side of Ping's City.Those mounts were obviously very good horses, they ran extremely fast, and quickly broke through the obstacles of the hazy weather, appearing in the sight of the city guards.But because of the sky, it was impossible for people in the distance to see the small dust that the horses trampled on the ground.

The number of these people is about three hundred, but all of them are tall and dressed in black armor, and they look unusually fierce.

They were at first a general in uniform.This person should be over fifty years old, over eight feet tall, with a little gray beard and sideburns.But this man was born with glaring eyebrows, and his eyes were shining brightly, he was really powerful.A broadsword and a longbow hung from his saddle bridge.

This person is the No. 1 of the famous five good generals, General Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan who conquered the East.

Now that Cao Xiu and Sun Lang, the supervising army, successfully captured the hard stump of Ping's City, Zhang Liao was very happy after getting the report.After finishing his military preparations, he led three hundred guards and headed straight for Ping's City the next day.

Of course the soldiers guarding the city gate knew that the troops coming from the east could never be enemies of the Jingzhou army.However, due to their duties, they still had to ask the other party to stop and accept interrogation before they could be put into the city.

But when the soldiers guarding the city finally saw that it was Zhang Liao, no one dared to speak out to stop him.Zhang Liao immediately led the people straight to the Ping's city government office without hindrance.

When Zhang Liao came to the government office, Cao Xiu was already waiting to greet him.Cao Xiu is about 40 years old, his figure is not very burly, his beard is also a little sparse, and he does not look very handsome.

But this man's life is also a legend.He lost his father when he was a teenager, and after he finished taking care of his offspring, he returned to the north from Jiangdong with his mother on his back to join Cao Cao.Therefore, he was called by Cao Cao the "thousand-mile horse" of the Cao family. Later, he commanded the most legendary cavalry in the Three Kingdoms: Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Those who don't want to get involved.Now due to the outbreak of the war, Cao Pi specially appointed Cao Xiu as the supervisor of Zhang Liao's army, which shows Cao's trust in Cao Xiu.

After Zhang Liao got off his horse, Cao Xiu went up to greet him and cupped his hands with a smile, "General Zhang, the last general just received the news that you are coming, and almost came to welcome you."

Zhang Liao returned the salute, and laughed in a loud voice: "General Wen Lie, although you fought very hard at the beginning of this battle, you fought well in the end!" He looked full of energy.

Cao Xiu had always been modest, and said with a smile, "General Zhang has won the prize. If it wasn't for my lord and Master Jia's strategizing, and General Sun Lang's ability to obey the destiny, how could the last general conquer Ping's City in one fell swoop?"

Zhang Liao nodded, admiring Cao Xiu's character of being able to take credit without pride.Then, he saw that among the generals following behind Cao Xiu, there was a general who was about the same height as himself, with a very burly figure, and a general with sharp eyes under a pair of sword eyebrows, but he didn't know him.

Zhang Liao felt that this man had an extraordinary appearance, so he asked the man, "Liao seems to have never met this general before, how dare I ask the general's name?"

After joining Cao Xiu's army, it took Sun Lang only a few days to realize that he, a Shunyi Zhonglang general who was quite solid in Liu Chan's army, was almost a minor official standing aside when he came to Cao Wei's place.Therefore, now that Sun Lang stood among the generals of the Cao Wei Army, he was quite depressed.

But what Sun Lang didn't expect was that Zhang Liao, who was well known in the world, saw his existence at a glance.Sun Lang couldn't help feeling agitated, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute Zhang Liao: "The last general, Sun Lang, pays his respects to General Zhang Liao."

Zhang Liao suddenly realized, stepped forward and grabbed Sun Lang's hand, and smiled affectionately: "So you are General Sun Lang! Your name, Liao, has been well-known recently, and seeing a real person today is really extraordinary! "

Sun Lang was a little overwhelmed by Zhang Liao's affectionate attitude.Recalling when I met Guan Yu that day, although Guan Yu's attitude was also very good, he was not as enthusiastic as General Zhang Liao.And Liu Chan, the son of the Prince of Hanzhong, who was directly under him, treated him even more indifferently.

Thinking of this, Sun Lang couldn't help but sighed in his heart, and said, "General Zhang is really too generous. How can the general bear it?"

But Zhang Liao said: "General Sun, don't be so modest. Come on, come in with me and we'll talk about it later?" As he spoke, Zhang Liao held on to Sun Lang's hand, and together they fell into the government office of Pingshi City.What Zhang Liao did really greatly satisfied Sun Lang's vanity, and he couldn't help being moved again.

When the generals saw General Zhang Liao treating Sun Lang, a thief leader and surrendered general so kindly, they couldn't help but looked at each other.But everyone's feelings are of course different. Some people feel very envious, while others are not without envy.

But Cao Xiu didn't show much. The official has achieved his position, not to mention that he is a relative of the Cao family. In the future, his official position will only far exceed that of Zhang Liao, so he naturally doesn't care too much. Zhang Liao's overly affectionate towards Sun Lang up.

Cao Xiu led the generals to follow and entered the government office.

After the generals came to the central hall, Zhang Liao immediately announced Cao Pi's reward to Sun Lang in public. In addition to rewarding him with a thousand gold, he would also be promoted as a guerrilla general.Sun Lang's other subordinates also had corresponding rewards.

Sun Lang was very happy in his heart, and thanked him immediately, and he really felt at ease staying in Cao Wei.

At the same time, Zhong Yao's house in Yingchuan Changshe was extremely busy at this time, and in Nuo Da's family, banners and banners were everywhere.Not for anything else, but for Cao Pi's personal conquest, Xingyuan was set up here.

However, Zhong Yao did not go out with Cao Pi, but stayed in Xuchang with Sima Yi.But now that the family was requisitioned as a Xingyuan, Zhong Yao still sent his eldest son Zhong Yu, the servant of Sanqi, to go home to take care of all the affairs of the family.

Cao Pi's figure is a little fatter, and his figure is not too tall. His small eyes look a little swollen, and his skin looks a little loose.It can be seen that he is very tired now.

Jia Xu's figure is also not tall, and he is over 70 years old. His gray hair and a gray beard all show his age.But in fact, his spirit is very good, at least much better than Cao Pi.This also seems to indicate from another aspect that Cao Pi is not a long-lived person.

Jia Xu held a few papers in his hand and said to Cao Pi respectfully: "My lord, there is a good news from General Zhang Liao, and Sun Lang cheated and opened Ping's city. Now our army has recaptured Ping's city." City and Tanghe City, General Zhang Liao should have added officials to Sun Lang according to your previous intention at this time."

Cao Pi hummed.He has long been confident that Cao Jun will be able to recapture Pingshi City and Tanghe City.As for small characters like Sun Lang, he didn't have much need to ask, so he just sent Zhang Liao the paperwork and asked him to add officials to Sun Lang instead of him.

Jia Xu was not very moved when he saw Cao Pi, and then took out a document, handed it to Cao Pi, and said: "After Xu Yi and Sima brothers successfully besieged Wancheng, Guan Xing's army was caught in the trap, so the whole army had to retreat. To break the siege of Wancheng. General Xu Huang's army has now crossed the Baihe River, and finally avoided the danger of annihilation."

The safety of Xu Huang's tens of thousands of troops has always been the most concerned thing in Cao Pi's heart. Now that he heard that the crisis has been lifted, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Pi laughed and said, "This is really thanks to Mr. Jia, you have a good plan!"

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said, "This is my lord, the blessings are equal to the sky. However, General Xu Yi has a small situation, and my lord will know it after reading the documents."

Cao Pi opened the document, and only then did he know that Xu Yi "attacked without authorization" in Xiaotanggou and was defeated.The performance of the two brothers Sima was excellent, and at the best time, they retreated the army besieging Wancheng to Tanghe City.

Cao Pi nodded, and didn't mean to blame Xu Yi because of a small defeat, but said: "This Sima Shi and Sima Zhao are two great talents! When they grow up, we can send some Give them official positions."

There was a gleam of light in Jia Xu's eyes, which was cold and sinister.In the eyes of someone like Cao Pi who manages everything day by day, this document may have some negligence, but he, Jia Xu, can tell at a glance that the two brothers, Sima and Brother, are by no means kind.Otherwise, it would be impossible to obtain all the credit in the end as a deputy.As a general, Xu Chu has lost an inch of merit now.

But Jia Xu is an old fox, he never made enemies in the court, he just said ambiguously: "My lord is wise, that's exactly the case. Now the eastern part of Wancheng has been retaken by our army, but Duyang is still motionless!"

Cao Pi's face immediately became tense, and he said: "It's really wasted Le Jin's reputation as a good general. After attacking for so many days with tens of thousands of horses, he still can't defeat a small Duyang!"

Jia Xu said: "My lord, don't get angry. Duyang's defense is really tight and it's not that easy to fight. In my opinion, it's better to use General Zhang Liao's army as the front army now, and launch a counterattack against the Jingzhou army first."

Cao Pi nodded and said, "It's the only way now."

Jia Xu went to Cao Pi's desk, spread out a map, pointed to the Tang River, and said, "My lord, please see that it has been snowing in Nanyang recently. It is reported that the Baihe River has frozen now, and the thickness of the Tang River's ice As long as it takes two or three days, it will probably be able to surpass others. At that time, General Zhang Liao's army only needs to hold Xinye City, and then go down along the Tang River, rounding the back of Anzhong City, at least they can cut off the vast majority of the Jingzhou army. Some of the army's retreating roads and their food roads!"

Cao Pi's eyes lit up. It was Xu Huangjun who was outflanked earlier, but now if Jia Xu's large-scale anti-outflanking is successful, he can just avenge that death.

Cao Pi immediately laughed and said, "This plan is very clever!"

Jia Xu didn't look too excited, and continued to explain: "As long as the detour is successful, or even creates a detour and outflanking situation, the Jingzhou Army's intention to go north will definitely decrease sharply. It becomes how we can withdraw our troops from Nanyang County. At that time, our army will intensify its attack on Duyang, and encircle the enemy army on both sides, just around the corner!"

Cao Pi laughed and said, "According to the previous agreement with Soochow, they should attack Nanjun within a few days. When the Jingzhou Army's backyard is on fire, they will definitely retreat! "

Jia Xu, an old fox, nodded, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face after all, saying: "My lord is wise!"

(End of this chapter)