Guo Jia replied: "Since the outbreak of the plague, an order has been sent to let them lurk, and now, under the rule of Cao Cao, they are in charge of the mountain, waiting for orders at any time. ”

The hinterland is destroyed, and it is necessary to cooperate with the attacking army, otherwise there will be the possibility of being encircled and suppressed, and the frontal fighting will stop due to the plague, and Zhang Yan and others can only have no choice but to return to their old jobs.

Aocang is located in the Yellow River and Jishui flow, is Cao Cao's transit point for transporting grain, from here eighty miles away from Huwei Mountain, I don't know when a group of rogues came.

They don't usually do much, and they don't invade the people who pass by, mainly robbing the convoys of those families, but they never hurt anyone.

Although the nearby families hated this group of rogues, they did not reach the point of dying, at most they were robbed and cursed, and occasionally a few wanted to test it.

Although Xia Houdun, the general of Ao Cang, received the news, he did not put it in his heart, and wanted to wait for the battle of Guandu to end, and then turn back to clean up.

Because of Cao Cao's rule now, all of this is caused by collecting grain to prepare for war, so as long as there is no active attack or a disaster, most of the people who have a major impact will turn a blind eye, after all, these are people who can't survive.

Huwei Mountain, an inconspicuous mountain, there is no danger to guard, but it is not far from the main road to and from the merchants.

Zhang Yan and the others chose this place after deep thought, because only in this way will they not form a threat to Cao Jun, nor will they attract their attention, after all, thousands of soldiers and horses are hidden, and they will be exposed after a long time.

And so above board, Cao Jun must think that he is just ordinary people, and he will not care much about the rogues gathered in desperation.

The Huwei Mountain cottage is built in a variety of ways, and it looks messy, but some important places are inside the building, and even if it is attacked, there is enough time to react.

In the Juyi Hall in the center, there is usually no one there, because there is no major event, so there is no need to negotiate the caravan of the passing family.

However, today's Juyi Hall is very lively, Zhang Yan is on the right and Zang Ba is on the left, and a group of leaders are sitting according to their posts.

Zhang Yan looked around and said slowly: "Everyone, I just got the news that the general wants me to wait for a sneak attack on Aocang. ”

Hearing that there was a war to fight, these people were excited for a while, although it was better to live as the king of the mountain here, but they were still unfocused, and now that they finally had a task, it also meant that they could go back after they were completed, because as long as they were exposed, they could not continue to destroy deeply.

Seeing that everyone was excited, Zhang Yan was very satisfied, turned to Zang Ba and said: "Ao Cang is the important place of Cao's army, and we have limited soldiers and horses, so I am afraid it will be difficult to take it down, I don't know if Xuangao has a second strategy?" ”

Zang Ba thought for a while and said: "There is a way, Commander Zhang, can you remember that Cao Jun sent someone to collect it a few days ago?" ”

A few days ago, they robbed a convoy of a big family, which rarely attracted the encirclement and suppression of the county soldiers, but they were easily defeated by Zhang Yan.

Then the news reached Xia Houdun's place, and Xia Houdun sent people to come, wanting them to surrender, and promised to give Yu an official position, but Zhang Yan politely refused at that time, and the matter was over.

At this time, Zang Ba mentioned it, Zhang Yan recalled and said: "Yes, is there such a thing, does Xuan Gao want to blend into the Cao camp, I'm afraid it's a little difficult, go, even if the Cao army doesn't break us up, he will send someone to monitor for a while, and then it will be bad if he misses the general." ”

The two of them lurked behind enemy lines for meritorious service, so they must do a good job and have the least losses.

Seeing that Zhang Yan disagreed, Zang Ba fell into rethinking, these soldiers and horses, if they want to capture Aocang, there is a chance, but if they want to retreat safely, the probability is not large, only in the case of Cao Jun's paralysis, can they have a chance.

Zang Ba paused for about three or four minutes, and then said: "Since the general has come to order, he must start a war, so there must be changes in Ao Cang." ”

"It's better to bring some people with you, mix people in first, and then look for an opportunity to cooperate with the outside, Commander Zhang, what do you think?"

"Hmm." Zhang Yan nodded slowly, this method is relatively safe, there will be no danger of being surrounded, it is a good strategy.

Since Zhang Yan agreed, Zang Ba also immediately got up to make arrangements, began to select personnel, and followed him down the mountain to Xia Houdun.

Aocang Dazhai, after a period of leisure, also ushered in a busy time, before taking grain, are Guandu where to come.

But just a few days ago, Cao Cao suddenly issued an official document asking Xia Houdun to arrange the escort, so that more people needed to be dispatched.

But due to previous reasons, half of Ao Cang's soldiers and horses have been transferred to Guandu, and now the total number is less than 10,000 people, which makes Xia Houdun a little headache.

Although this is in the hinterland, it is always guarded by soldiers and horses, and if there is a little accident, I am afraid that even defense will be a problem.

On this day, Xia Houdun received an order to send a batch of grain to Guandu, and finally put it together, and before he could rest for a while, he saw a soldier hurrying over.

"What's the matter, so anxious, is there any official document coming?" Xia Houdun casually lifted the curtain and wanted to rest.

The soldier replied, "General, about four or five hundred people have come from outside, saying that they have come to vote." ”

"Huh?" Xia Houdun paused, rolled his eyes and asked, "Have you asked clearly, where did it come from?" ”

The soldier replied, "Back to the general, Huwei Mountain." ”

"Oh." Xia Houdun looked curious, his hand couldn't help touching his beard, and after a pause, he said, "Go and let the leader come to see you, and don't let the rest of you in yet." ”

"Yes." The soldier clasped his fists and saluted, and hurried away.

After a cup of tea, Zang Ba was brought, Xia Houdun looked at it carefully, and said slowly: "I heard that there are more than 2,000 people in Huwei Mountain, why only come here?" ”

Zang Ba clenched his fists and said: "General Hui, the rest of the brothers on the mountain are afraid in their hearts and dare not come, so let me come and run first." ”

"Oh." Xia Houdun nodded and said, "That's right, where are you from, and what is your name?" ”

Zang Ba replied: "The name of the person from Huaxian County, Taishan County, is named Zhang Ba. ”

Seeing that Zang Ba's answer was fluent, without fear and panic, Xia Houdun was very satisfied, and said: "Okay, this general will make you the captain of the guard, first familiarize yourself with the environment in the army, and then entrust you with important tasks in the future, what do you think?" ”

Zang Ba's face was overjoyed, and he quickly knelt down and said, "Thank you, general, for being in ...... The general must live up to the general's high expectations, and in the future, the general will point to that, and if he does not general, he will kill there, and he will never hesitate. ”

Seeing that Zang Ba looked like a rogue, Xia Houdun had a trace of vigilance and defense, and completely let go, but he still decided to observe for a while.

After all, it was not accepted before, but now it is taking the initiative to take refuge, which will inevitably make people suspicious.

(End of chapter)