Chapter 040 Wancheng’s Sword Offering

The first month of the second year of Jian'an is also the first day of the New Year.

Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, who worshiped the great Sikong as an official, divided his troops into two groups to conquer Wancheng.

Cao Cao's younger brother, Cao Hong, advised the official Cao Hong to send troops from Kunyang County, Yingchuan County, and captured Ye County on the same day. The troops were directed at Duyang and Zhi County. Houdun, the newly appointed Yinxia Houdun of Henan Province, sent troops from Fangshan County, Runan County, against Ru River.

Let's go, on the second day of the first lunar month, the troops arrived at Zhongyang Mountain and pointed directly at Wuyin County.

Cheng Yao, the magistrate of Wuyin County, surrendered without a fight. He held the seal in both hands and raised the city to surrender...

Cao Cao led the central army himself and followed up later.

Pinglu captain Yu Jin took charge of the rear army and escorted the grain, grass and baggage.

For a time, Nanyang County was trembling with thunder and clouds of war!

Cao Peng had already anticipated Cao Cao's expedition.

And he also knew that Cao Cao's expedition to Wancheng would definitely end in failure because there was a terrible guy hidden beside Zhang Xiu.

That person was also the idol that Cao Peng admired very much, Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe.

Cao Peng wanted to tell Cao Cao that after you arrive in Wancheng, you must not flirt with others or be greedy for beauty, otherwise your son will also be in trouble.

But the question is, how can he report to Cao Cao?

Who would believe him and let him get close to Cao Cao?

You must know that Cao Cao is now serving as the emperor to command the princes, and he is already the leader of a country. Cao Peng can't even see Huang She, so how can he see Cao Cao? This is one of the reasons why he objected to defecting to Cao Cao in the first place. There was no one to recommend.

, it is difficult for them to gain a foothold. Cao Cao can also be called a courtesy corporal, and he employs people in an eclectic way. But the problem is that these people at least have a small reputation.

It was really difficult for him to get close to Cao Cao...

Deng Ji returned to Yiyangtun with a hundred men's armor and weapons and enough food and grass.

He didn't even have time to take a breath before he was caught by Wei Yan in the big tent to discuss the matter. In any case, Deng Ji was a follower of Yiyang Tun Festival after all. If Yiyang Tun was going to go on an expedition, then Deng Ji would have to be busy with a lot of things.

Countless.

Didn't Sun Tzu say in The Art of War: The method of using war is to use thousands of chariots and thousands of leather chariots. There are a hundred thousand people and food is provided for thousands of miles, so the internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the materials of glue and paint, and the support of chariots and armours, every day

Spend a thousand gold, and then raise an army of 100,000... There are less than a hundred people in Yiyangtun, but if you want to go out, you also need to make a lot of preparations. All kinds of materials and supplies must be prepared before you can set off. Even from

From Jiunu City to Wancheng, it takes two days to walk quickly, but it is only three days to walk slowly, and it still requires a lot of effort.

This is the work of discipline.

Wei Yan finally realized the role of an excellent assistant officer.

He no longer needs to worry about those messy things, Deng Ji will arrange them properly.

First, register the incoming armor and weapons, and then distribute them one by one, and then take back the worn-out weapons and armor, which will be returned to the Army Sima in the future. As for the Army Sima, the old armor and weapons are used for repairs.

Whether it is discarded or discarded has nothing to do with Deng Ji.

After finishing all this, Deng Ji began to prepare for the expedition.

How to set up camp, whether you need to rest and recuperate on the way, and other trivial matters must be planned and prepared properly.

After finishing all this work, when I returned to the small tent, it was almost midnight.

Deng Ji was so exhausted that he fell down on the couch. He felt that his eyelids were fighting and his head was getting confused.

"Brother-in-law, wake up!"

"Ah Fu...is something wrong? I'm a little tired today. If there's nothing too urgent, we can talk about it when we get up tomorrow, okay?"

When Cao Peng saw Deng Ji closing his eyes again, he quickly took his arm and pulled him up.

"Brother-in-law, this matter is very important!" His expression was serious and solemn. Deng Ji was originally very tired, but seeing Cao Peng's appearance, he couldn't help but cheer up and looked at him doubtfully. Cao Peng said: "Brother-in-law

, I think I know a little bit about Huang She’s plan.”

"Intend?"

"Brother-in-law, Duke Cao has sent out troops!"

Deng Jiqiang braced himself, yawned, nodded and said: "Yes, it is said that they are marching very fast and have already crossed Mount Lu and invaded Nanyang."

"Does Huang She want us to escort the grain and grass to Wancheng?"

"Well, I'll set off early the next day. I'll have about five thousand dan, and I'll have to deliver it to Wancheng within three days."

"Then according to the speed of Cao's army's advance, when we arrive at Wancheng..."

Cao Peng didn't say any more, but Deng Ji reacted.

"When we arrived at Wancheng, Cao's army was almost at Wancheng. By then, even if we don't want to join the war, I'm afraid we won't be able to make the decision."

"Kill with a borrowed knife!"

"That's right, it's a borrowed knife to kill someone!"

Deng Ji couldn't help but take a breath and looked at Cao Peng with a bitter smile on his face.

"This Huang She is indeed very vicious."

By this time, both Cao Peng and Deng Ji had more or less guessed Huang She's plan.

At first, Huang She recruited Deng Ji with the intention of finding an excuse, framing the whole family, or using other methods to implicate the whole family. Unexpectedly, Cao Peng came over on his own initiative, and Huang She didn't have to worry about Cao Cao.

By sending troops to Wancheng, he didn't even need to frame him at the very least. He directly sent Deng Ji, Cao Peng and others to Wancheng, leaving them to fend for themselves in Wancheng...

If Zhang Xiu wins, Cao Peng and others may not survive; if Zhang Xiu loses, they will also have a hard time surviving!

"Afu, let's... run."

Deng Ji no longer felt sleepy, raised his head and said.

run?

I'm afraid it's not that simple...

Cao Peng smiled bitterly, "Brother-in-law, do you think Huang She will have no backlash?"

"You mean..."

Cao Peng bit his lips and said softly: "I can guarantee that Huang She will definitely send someone to monitor our family now. As long as we make the slightest move, my parents, as well as my sister, will definitely be implicated...Brother-in-law, we are really...

You can't run, the handle of the knife is in Huang Shooter's hand."

Deng Ji was silent!

"Then, what do you think we should do?"

"Take a step, let's take a look!" Cao Peng wandered in the small tent for a moment, and suddenly stopped, "One more thing, I saw Wei Ping, Wei Dubo, and Ma Yu sneaking around today. I don't know what to say.

What? Yiyang Village is not monolithic. Wei Dubbo seems to have some conflicts with Wei Tun General. I think that if Huang She wants to deal with us, he will definitely start with Wei Dubbo and Ma Yu...

The grudge between us and Ma Yu is not difficult to investigate.

Huang She is very good at borrowing power... He wanted to use Yiyangtun to conflict with us before, but now he wants to use Wancheng as an opportunity to deal with us. If it can't be guaranteed, he will bribe Uncle Wei Du and borrow Ma Yu's hand... Brother-in-law

, Huang She seems not to be underestimated."

Deng Ji tapped the bed railing with his fingers.

"Well, starting from tomorrow, I will try to get you to follow General Wei Tun.

Wen Chang is very skilled in martial arts and has a lot of affection. If you are by his side, you might be able to protect him. But, do you want to tell Wen Chang about Uncle Wei Dubo?"

"It's best not to tell. Our relationship with Wei Yan isn't that good yet. If we talk about it so rashly, others might think we're sowing discord. It doesn't matter if I'm around Wei Yan, but it's really dangerous for you to be alone. You have to

Try to bring Hu Tou over. Also, Uncle Wei Dub has been in charge of the school swordsman, and you have four school swordsmen around you, so you are not very relieved."

Deng Ji thought for a moment and smiled calmly.

"Well, don't worry, I will try to transfer them away."

Cao Peng found that Deng Ji no longer had the nervousness he felt at the beginning, and his whole person seemed to become relaxed all of a sudden.

That feeling is quite a bit like strategizing and winning a thousand miles.

He laughed too!

After such a series of events, I believe Deng Ji has become much more mature than he was at the beginning.

"In short, we must be careful from now on." Deng Ji's tapping on the fence gradually slowed down, as if he was talking to Cao Peng, or to himself: "Actually, the situation may not be too bad. Huang

It was a big mistake to send us to Yiyangtun!"——

The intense preparation gradually stabilized as time went by.

Although it was a sudden expedition, it did not seem to have much impact on the Yiyang military soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles. Just like their slogan: When the enemy attacks, the soldiers take the lead. Perhaps from the day they gathered

Since then, Yiyang military soldiers have anticipated this result.

If there is an enemy attack, soldiers should take the lead!

Deng Ji found an excuse and asked Cao Peng to come to Wei Yan.

Then he asked Wang Mai over, and at the same time discussed it with Tang Ji, and retreated on the grounds that the school swordsmen were elite and would not be of much use following him. Tang Ji did not think too much, so he recalled the four school swordsmen.
To be continued...