NOVEL NEXT Three Kingdoms: The rebellious son of the Cao family married the queen at the beginning
Chapter 39 A sneak attack on Zhang Baiqi's camp
"Zhang Yan, how many people are there in Zhang Baiqi's Yellow Turban Army?"
When the army reached Zhongqiu in Zhao State, Cao Shuo remembered an important thing.
"There are [-] soldiers under Zhang Baiqi, and there are tens of thousands of people in the West Mountain."
"Do you know the exact place?"
Zhang Yan said unhappily:
"I know, I funded him a year ago, but I didn't expect this bastard to join forces with the Huns to plunder the Han people."
"Then let's meet him!"
The Xuanjia Army had just been established, and Zhang Yan's cavalry also needed to practice their skills, so they first took Zhang Baiqi's sacrificial flag, and then went to the Wangting troops.
When Cao Shuo's [-] troops came to the foot of the mountain, they encountered Zhang Baiqi's vanguard.
"Report, a Yellow Turban army was found ten miles ahead, with about 5000 people!"
"Zhang Yan, you lead [-] cavalry, bypass the opponent first, and continue to march south!"
"promise!"
"Junyi, you lead [-] cavalry and attack from the opponent's left side!"
"promise!"
"Zilong, you lead the Xuanjia army to attack from the right."
"promise!"
Facing the Yellow Turban Army of this level of strength, Cao Shuo was not interested at all, so he had to let his subordinates take credit for it.
Cao Shuo led the remaining more than 1 soldiers and walked forward unhurriedly.
About an hour later, Zhang He and Zhao Yun sent back the news of victory, killing more than 4000 enemies and more than [-] prisoners, and the leading general Liu Shi surrendered directly.
Zhao Yun sent Liu Shi to Cao Shuo, and Cao Shuo asked:
"Liu Shi, is there a shortcut to Zhang Baiqi's camp?"
"My lord, there is a shortcut called Yixiantian, but it's a bit dangerous. Only two people can walk side by side each time, and the total length is five miles!"
Cao Shuo thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't make up his mind. He didn't know if there would be an ambush on this road. What Liu Shi said was true or false.
The infantry is okay, but if it is cavalry, I am afraid they can only be drawn into a line, which must be extremely dangerous.
"Is there someone guarding it?"
"My nephew, Zuo Miaozhangba, is on guard. If I persuade him, I will be able to persuade him to surrender."
Liu Shi was very afraid of Cao Shuo's cavalry, their yellow scarf army was poor and white, and there were no cavalry, only because of the large number of people and the complex terrain of Montenegro, they were able to thrive.
"My lord, Xia Houlan is willing to be the vanguard to clear the way for my lord!"
"Okay, I'll assign you five hundred elite soldiers to clear the way to the sky!"
Wealth and wealth are in danger, although there is no need to take risks to deal with the Yellow Turban, but if you can quickly win Zhang Baiqi, you can also clear up the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Heishan as soon as possible, and take charge of Jizhou for yourself in the future, eliminating hidden dangers.
Xia Houlan and Liu Shi wore the clothes of the Yellow Turban Army and went to Yixiantian.
When Cao Shuo came to the entrance of Yixiantian, he was terrified. This road is too dangerous. If someone ambushes on it, they will cut off the way back.
I am afraid that even if Xiang Yu is reborn, he will not escape death.
But it is not easy to climb up the mountain, the mountain is too steep.
"Zhang He, you lead [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to meet Zhang Yan. Zilong and I will surprise Zhang Baiqi from here."
Zhao Yun hastily persuaded: "My lord, don't be in danger, I should go alone."
"General Zilong is right. My lord has a precious body, so you must not be in danger."
Zhang Xi also hurriedly dissuaded him, how could the Lord be allowed to go on such a road.
Cao Shuo explained: "It doesn't matter, as long as we are careful and pass in batches, there will be no problem."
Despite repeated dissuasion by the generals, Cao Shuo still insisted on his decision, and the generals could only act in accordance with Cao Shuo's military orders.
"Report, General Xiahou has won the checkpoint ahead!"
"Okay, Wang Ling, you lead a thousand Xuanjia troops first, and I will follow behind, and Zilong will be broken."
"promise!"
When Cao Shuo safely passed through Yixiantian, everyone was finally relieved, it seemed that this place was just a false alarm.
Crossing a line of sky, the road ahead will be much easier, but this is not suitable for cavalry to charge, so Cao Shuo can only let Wang Ling and Xia Houlan lead [-] infantry to open the way.
In the valley, the sun shines for a relatively short time, and the sky gradually darkens.
Liu Shi came to Cao Shuo and said, "My lord, Zhang Baiqi's camp is three miles ahead!"
Cao Shuo suddenly thought of a clever plan. Before Liu Shi's troops were wiped out, the camp did not know that Liu Shi had been defeated.
Cao Shuo looked at Liu Shi and said, "Liu Shi, you lead the Yellow Turban Army to open the city gate in a fraudulent manner, and I will lead the army to enter later!"
"promise!"
"Zilong, Xiahoulan, you two go together!"
"promise!"
Cao Shuo distributed [-] elite infantry to the three of them, dressed them in yellow turban soldiers' clothes, and told them to swindle the city.
When he came to the gate of the city, Liu Shi shouted, "I'm Qu Shuai Liu Shi, open the gate!"
The generals above the city wall could only take a rough look with the help of the faint firelight below the city, but he knew Liu Shi, so he put them into the city without thinking too much.
Liu Shi and Xia Houlan entered the city first, and Zhao Yun walked last. When his 1000 troops had just entered the city gate, they suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Kill!"
Cao Shuo, who was not far behind them, saw the shouts of killing in the city, and ordered the soldiers to mount their horses quickly.
"kill!"
Three thousand Xuanjia troops followed behind Cao Shuo, and within a short time they had already reached the city, Zhao Yun asked his soldiers to make way.
"Wang Ling, you lead a thousand Xuanjia troops to the north gate!"
"promise!"
Zhang Baiqi's camp is just a simple small earthen city, the city wall is only more than one foot high, built at the mouth of a valley, and inside are the residences of ordinary residents.
"Drop your weapon, or shoot to kill!"
Because the incident happened so suddenly, the soldiers in the city didn't realize what was going on. Seeing so many cavalry rushing into the city, they lost the idea of resisting and dropped their weapons one after another.
In the early morning of the next day, Cao Shuo's army had completely controlled the small town.
Zhao Yun escorted these little bosses to the prefect's mansion.
Cao Shuo looked at the people and asked, "Where is Zhang Baiqi?"
One person hastily explained: "Zhang Qushuai left the valley yesterday and didn't come back!"
"Zilong, can the valley behind the city be controlled?"
"It has been controlled by our army, most of them are family members of the Yellow Turban Army, and there is not much resistance!"
"Has the battle report been counted?"
"Our army suffered 150 casualties, most of them were former Zhang Yun's troops. The Xuanjia army was not damaged, and [-] people were slightly injured."
"A total of 8000 thieves were killed, more than 9 soldiers were killed, and more than [-] prisoners were captured behind the valley."
"Okay, this battle has been completely won, and it will save our army a lot of trouble in the future. Liu Shi, I will promote you to be a lieutenant general, and you will not be able to do evil again in the future!"
"Thank you my lord!"
"Zilong, let the army rest in the city, secure the city gate, and wait for Zhang Baiqi to return."
"promise!"
Cao Shuo hadn't closed his eyes for more than ten hours, so he had to rest.
At noon, a group of [-] Yellow Turban Army came out of the city in a panic.
"Open the city gate quickly, Zhang Qushuai is back!"
Zhao Yun on the city tower saw dust rising behind Zhang Baiqi's army, he must have been defeated by Zhang Yan and Zhang He, and was hunted down to this point.
"Open the city gate!"
Zhao Yun shouted loudly, the city gate slowly opened, and Zhang Baiqi was about to enter the city.
Suddenly, a red war horse rushed out of the city, holding a spear, and rushed towards him extremely fast.
"Cao Shuo is here, Zhang Baiqi is to die!"
Zhang Baiqi stared at the red shadow fiercely, and a cold light passed over his neck.
too fast!
Zhang Baiqi didn't even think that the big knife in his hand could be resisted.
"Zhang Baiqi is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
Cao Shuo's voice was like thunder, shaking the hearts of the soldiers of the Yellow Turbans.
The little leaders of the Yellow Turban Army standing not far from Cao Shuo were trembling with fright, but luckily he didn't come after him.
This man is too fierce!If you resist, you will be the same as Zhang Baiqi.
"Dangdangdang!"
The trembling hands of the soldiers could no longer bear the weight of the weapons, and they dropped the weapons in their hands one after another.
"Boom!"
In the city, behind him, there are cavalrymen rushing out!
Surround these yellow turban thieves in the middle.
Brush brush!
The soldiers hugged their heads and knelt on the ground!
"Zhang He, Zhang Yan, order the soldiers to build a big camp outside the city, and the whole army will rest for three days."
"promise!"
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Cao Shuo sent hundreds of waves of scouts to inquire about the movements of the royal army of the Huns, but unfortunately found nothing.
Cao Shuo had no choice but to call several generals and invite a military meeting to discuss what to do next.
"My lord, our army does not have much food and grass left. The food and grass seized from Zhang Baiqi is only enough for our army to feed for ten days."
As soon as Zhang He came up, he asked a sharp question.
"Zilong, send someone to the state capital to ask Han Fu to allocate some food and grass."
Since Han Fu let himself work for him, he must be prepared to bleed heavily.
These soldiers of his can't shed blood in vain, they must be slaughtered.
"My lord, how much is appropriate?"
"The Montenegrin Army and our soldiers have a total of nearly 50 people, so they need 100 million shi of grain!"
"hiss!"
Everyone gasped, million stones?Can Han Fu afford it?
On average, one person is one stone of food per month, and the lord directly asked for two months of food and grass.
Zhang He explained:
"My lord, Han Fu may not have so much grain and grass. Some time ago, the Zhen family purchased grain and grass in a big way, resulting in no surplus grain on the market."
"If you give, you have to give. If you don't give, you have to give. My brothers can't fight hungry. If it's not possible, I will let the brothers drag their weapons and horses to Xindu to beg."
"Hahaha!"
All the subordinates laughed heartily, thanks to the master's idea, he dragged his weapons and horses to beg.
Isn't this obviously going to grab it? It is estimated that Han Fu will pee his pants in fright when he sees so many soldiers.
"what!"
Everyone was chatting around the stove, Cao Shuo suddenly discovered that this stove is a bit special.
"What's wrong, my lord!"
Seeing that Cao Shuo had been staring at the fire, the generals suddenly became curious.
"Is this coal?"
"coal?"
The generals looked at Cao Shuo in puzzlement, shouldn't this be coal?
"Liu Shi, where did the coal come from?"
"My lord, there is a cave in the valley behind the city, which is rich in this kind of ore. The Southern Huns Shanyu once exchanged a batch of war horses, so Zhang Baiqi ordered his soldiers to mine it."
"That's good stuff!"
Zhang He asked puzzledly: "My lord, isn't this just for making fire?"
He felt that Cao Shuo seemed to have a soft spot for this thing.
"Fire? Yes, but it's a bit wasteful. It can smelt metal, which is dozens of times more efficient than wood!"
"Smelting metal?"
The generals were amazed, no wonder the Huns wanted to use it. The Huns are rich in iron ore, copper, and gold.
They must have used the coal for smelting.
Cao Shuo poked his hand. With coal, he might be able to forge white forged steel, or even thousand forged steel.
"Liu Shi, you choose [-] soldiers who don't want to fight, and vigorously mine coal, but be careful not to ignite these coals in the cave."
"promise!"
When the army reached Zhongqiu in Zhao State, Cao Shuo remembered an important thing.
"There are [-] soldiers under Zhang Baiqi, and there are tens of thousands of people in the West Mountain."
"Do you know the exact place?"
Zhang Yan said unhappily:
"I know, I funded him a year ago, but I didn't expect this bastard to join forces with the Huns to plunder the Han people."
"Then let's meet him!"
The Xuanjia Army had just been established, and Zhang Yan's cavalry also needed to practice their skills, so they first took Zhang Baiqi's sacrificial flag, and then went to the Wangting troops.
When Cao Shuo's [-] troops came to the foot of the mountain, they encountered Zhang Baiqi's vanguard.
"Report, a Yellow Turban army was found ten miles ahead, with about 5000 people!"
"Zhang Yan, you lead [-] cavalry, bypass the opponent first, and continue to march south!"
"promise!"
"Junyi, you lead [-] cavalry and attack from the opponent's left side!"
"promise!"
"Zilong, you lead the Xuanjia army to attack from the right."
"promise!"
Facing the Yellow Turban Army of this level of strength, Cao Shuo was not interested at all, so he had to let his subordinates take credit for it.
Cao Shuo led the remaining more than 1 soldiers and walked forward unhurriedly.
About an hour later, Zhang He and Zhao Yun sent back the news of victory, killing more than 4000 enemies and more than [-] prisoners, and the leading general Liu Shi surrendered directly.
Zhao Yun sent Liu Shi to Cao Shuo, and Cao Shuo asked:
"Liu Shi, is there a shortcut to Zhang Baiqi's camp?"
"My lord, there is a shortcut called Yixiantian, but it's a bit dangerous. Only two people can walk side by side each time, and the total length is five miles!"
Cao Shuo thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't make up his mind. He didn't know if there would be an ambush on this road. What Liu Shi said was true or false.
The infantry is okay, but if it is cavalry, I am afraid they can only be drawn into a line, which must be extremely dangerous.
"Is there someone guarding it?"
"My nephew, Zuo Miaozhangba, is on guard. If I persuade him, I will be able to persuade him to surrender."
Liu Shi was very afraid of Cao Shuo's cavalry, their yellow scarf army was poor and white, and there were no cavalry, only because of the large number of people and the complex terrain of Montenegro, they were able to thrive.
"My lord, Xia Houlan is willing to be the vanguard to clear the way for my lord!"
"Okay, I'll assign you five hundred elite soldiers to clear the way to the sky!"
Wealth and wealth are in danger, although there is no need to take risks to deal with the Yellow Turban, but if you can quickly win Zhang Baiqi, you can also clear up the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Heishan as soon as possible, and take charge of Jizhou for yourself in the future, eliminating hidden dangers.
Xia Houlan and Liu Shi wore the clothes of the Yellow Turban Army and went to Yixiantian.
When Cao Shuo came to the entrance of Yixiantian, he was terrified. This road is too dangerous. If someone ambushes on it, they will cut off the way back.
I am afraid that even if Xiang Yu is reborn, he will not escape death.
But it is not easy to climb up the mountain, the mountain is too steep.
"Zhang He, you lead [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to meet Zhang Yan. Zilong and I will surprise Zhang Baiqi from here."
Zhao Yun hastily persuaded: "My lord, don't be in danger, I should go alone."
"General Zilong is right. My lord has a precious body, so you must not be in danger."
Zhang Xi also hurriedly dissuaded him, how could the Lord be allowed to go on such a road.
Cao Shuo explained: "It doesn't matter, as long as we are careful and pass in batches, there will be no problem."
Despite repeated dissuasion by the generals, Cao Shuo still insisted on his decision, and the generals could only act in accordance with Cao Shuo's military orders.
"Report, General Xiahou has won the checkpoint ahead!"
"Okay, Wang Ling, you lead a thousand Xuanjia troops first, and I will follow behind, and Zilong will be broken."
"promise!"
When Cao Shuo safely passed through Yixiantian, everyone was finally relieved, it seemed that this place was just a false alarm.
Crossing a line of sky, the road ahead will be much easier, but this is not suitable for cavalry to charge, so Cao Shuo can only let Wang Ling and Xia Houlan lead [-] infantry to open the way.
In the valley, the sun shines for a relatively short time, and the sky gradually darkens.
Liu Shi came to Cao Shuo and said, "My lord, Zhang Baiqi's camp is three miles ahead!"
Cao Shuo suddenly thought of a clever plan. Before Liu Shi's troops were wiped out, the camp did not know that Liu Shi had been defeated.
Cao Shuo looked at Liu Shi and said, "Liu Shi, you lead the Yellow Turban Army to open the city gate in a fraudulent manner, and I will lead the army to enter later!"
"promise!"
"Zilong, Xiahoulan, you two go together!"
"promise!"
Cao Shuo distributed [-] elite infantry to the three of them, dressed them in yellow turban soldiers' clothes, and told them to swindle the city.
When he came to the gate of the city, Liu Shi shouted, "I'm Qu Shuai Liu Shi, open the gate!"
The generals above the city wall could only take a rough look with the help of the faint firelight below the city, but he knew Liu Shi, so he put them into the city without thinking too much.
Liu Shi and Xia Houlan entered the city first, and Zhao Yun walked last. When his 1000 troops had just entered the city gate, they suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Kill!"
Cao Shuo, who was not far behind them, saw the shouts of killing in the city, and ordered the soldiers to mount their horses quickly.
"kill!"
Three thousand Xuanjia troops followed behind Cao Shuo, and within a short time they had already reached the city, Zhao Yun asked his soldiers to make way.
"Wang Ling, you lead a thousand Xuanjia troops to the north gate!"
"promise!"
Zhang Baiqi's camp is just a simple small earthen city, the city wall is only more than one foot high, built at the mouth of a valley, and inside are the residences of ordinary residents.
"Drop your weapon, or shoot to kill!"
Because the incident happened so suddenly, the soldiers in the city didn't realize what was going on. Seeing so many cavalry rushing into the city, they lost the idea of resisting and dropped their weapons one after another.
In the early morning of the next day, Cao Shuo's army had completely controlled the small town.
Zhao Yun escorted these little bosses to the prefect's mansion.
Cao Shuo looked at the people and asked, "Where is Zhang Baiqi?"
One person hastily explained: "Zhang Qushuai left the valley yesterday and didn't come back!"
"Zilong, can the valley behind the city be controlled?"
"It has been controlled by our army, most of them are family members of the Yellow Turban Army, and there is not much resistance!"
"Has the battle report been counted?"
"Our army suffered 150 casualties, most of them were former Zhang Yun's troops. The Xuanjia army was not damaged, and [-] people were slightly injured."
"A total of 8000 thieves were killed, more than 9 soldiers were killed, and more than [-] prisoners were captured behind the valley."
"Okay, this battle has been completely won, and it will save our army a lot of trouble in the future. Liu Shi, I will promote you to be a lieutenant general, and you will not be able to do evil again in the future!"
"Thank you my lord!"
"Zilong, let the army rest in the city, secure the city gate, and wait for Zhang Baiqi to return."
"promise!"
Cao Shuo hadn't closed his eyes for more than ten hours, so he had to rest.
At noon, a group of [-] Yellow Turban Army came out of the city in a panic.
"Open the city gate quickly, Zhang Qushuai is back!"
Zhao Yun on the city tower saw dust rising behind Zhang Baiqi's army, he must have been defeated by Zhang Yan and Zhang He, and was hunted down to this point.
"Open the city gate!"
Zhao Yun shouted loudly, the city gate slowly opened, and Zhang Baiqi was about to enter the city.
Suddenly, a red war horse rushed out of the city, holding a spear, and rushed towards him extremely fast.
"Cao Shuo is here, Zhang Baiqi is to die!"
Zhang Baiqi stared at the red shadow fiercely, and a cold light passed over his neck.
too fast!
Zhang Baiqi didn't even think that the big knife in his hand could be resisted.
"Zhang Baiqi is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
Cao Shuo's voice was like thunder, shaking the hearts of the soldiers of the Yellow Turbans.
The little leaders of the Yellow Turban Army standing not far from Cao Shuo were trembling with fright, but luckily he didn't come after him.
This man is too fierce!If you resist, you will be the same as Zhang Baiqi.
"Dangdangdang!"
The trembling hands of the soldiers could no longer bear the weight of the weapons, and they dropped the weapons in their hands one after another.
"Boom!"
In the city, behind him, there are cavalrymen rushing out!
Surround these yellow turban thieves in the middle.
Brush brush!
The soldiers hugged their heads and knelt on the ground!
"Zhang He, Zhang Yan, order the soldiers to build a big camp outside the city, and the whole army will rest for three days."
"promise!"
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Cao Shuo sent hundreds of waves of scouts to inquire about the movements of the royal army of the Huns, but unfortunately found nothing.
Cao Shuo had no choice but to call several generals and invite a military meeting to discuss what to do next.
"My lord, our army does not have much food and grass left. The food and grass seized from Zhang Baiqi is only enough for our army to feed for ten days."
As soon as Zhang He came up, he asked a sharp question.
"Zilong, send someone to the state capital to ask Han Fu to allocate some food and grass."
Since Han Fu let himself work for him, he must be prepared to bleed heavily.
These soldiers of his can't shed blood in vain, they must be slaughtered.
"My lord, how much is appropriate?"
"The Montenegrin Army and our soldiers have a total of nearly 50 people, so they need 100 million shi of grain!"
"hiss!"
Everyone gasped, million stones?Can Han Fu afford it?
On average, one person is one stone of food per month, and the lord directly asked for two months of food and grass.
Zhang He explained:
"My lord, Han Fu may not have so much grain and grass. Some time ago, the Zhen family purchased grain and grass in a big way, resulting in no surplus grain on the market."
"If you give, you have to give. If you don't give, you have to give. My brothers can't fight hungry. If it's not possible, I will let the brothers drag their weapons and horses to Xindu to beg."
"Hahaha!"
All the subordinates laughed heartily, thanks to the master's idea, he dragged his weapons and horses to beg.
Isn't this obviously going to grab it? It is estimated that Han Fu will pee his pants in fright when he sees so many soldiers.
"what!"
Everyone was chatting around the stove, Cao Shuo suddenly discovered that this stove is a bit special.
"What's wrong, my lord!"
Seeing that Cao Shuo had been staring at the fire, the generals suddenly became curious.
"Is this coal?"
"coal?"
The generals looked at Cao Shuo in puzzlement, shouldn't this be coal?
"Liu Shi, where did the coal come from?"
"My lord, there is a cave in the valley behind the city, which is rich in this kind of ore. The Southern Huns Shanyu once exchanged a batch of war horses, so Zhang Baiqi ordered his soldiers to mine it."
"That's good stuff!"
Zhang He asked puzzledly: "My lord, isn't this just for making fire?"
He felt that Cao Shuo seemed to have a soft spot for this thing.
"Fire? Yes, but it's a bit wasteful. It can smelt metal, which is dozens of times more efficient than wood!"
"Smelting metal?"
The generals were amazed, no wonder the Huns wanted to use it. The Huns are rich in iron ore, copper, and gold.
They must have used the coal for smelting.
Cao Shuo poked his hand. With coal, he might be able to forge white forged steel, or even thousand forged steel.
"Liu Shi, you choose [-] soldiers who don't want to fight, and vigorously mine coal, but be careful not to ignite these coals in the cave."
"promise!"
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