As the day of the expedition approached, the originally suppressed public opinion began to frantically promote to the imperial court. After hesitating about Liu Xie's disappearance for five years, Zhang Yang was not named the Hanoi Taishou by Dong Zhuo, but he was the Taishou from Yuan Shao.

To put it simply, regardless of whether the court agrees with it, anyway, he will be there first. For the current imperial court, his identity as the Hanoi Taishou is naturally incorrect and unspeakable.

"I just didn't expect it, because the imperial court captured Xuzhou too quickly...... Zhang Yang was unable to send Yang Chou south to support, and naturally he was not killed by Yang Chou, who had a heavy army...... Now he can still sit firmly in the position of Hanoi Taishou and grasp the military and political power of Hanoi County, Zhang Yang of this world, his luck is quite good. Wang Yong read the report directly, and had to ask Dian Jie for some information about Zhang Yang in history, and then sighed.

"Yang Chou's heart is to the imperial court, he could have used it, why didn't he tell Cao Cao?" Dian Jie asked.

"I've decided not to meddle in anything, so naturally it's not good to continue to meddle. In particular, Zhang Yang's life trajectory has changed, he was not captured by the Huns, nor was he rescued by Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao said that he was the Taishou of Hanoi, but Zhang Yang was not Yuan Shao's subordinate...... In other words, the history I 'know' may not apply. Wang Yong replied.

"For us, the main thing to pay attention to is Cao Wei, Shu Han and Sun Wu, Yuan Shao, Lu Bu and Ma Teng also arranged to pay attention, relatively speaking, small goods such as Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang really didn't care too much. Whether it is according to history or not, in fact, we don't care too much, as long as the main line follows the trajectory. Dian Jie replied.

In other words, whether Yang Chou will have his heart towards the court and rebel at a critical time, even they are not guaranteed. Relatively speaking, on the side of Hao Meng, Song Xian, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng, some efforts have been made.

"So, it's better not to meddle in things at this time." Wang Yong smiled.

At both ends, under a large amount of public opinion, the large army began to cross the Yellow River and enter Hanoi County. Huai County, the seat of Hanoi County, is just north of the Yellow River, and according to the distance of this world, it is about 60 miles.

"If it passes today, it is estimated that it is unlikely, but if it passes tomorrow, it is estimated that Zhang Yang will be prepared." Gan Ninh, who escorted Cao Ang's troops into Hanoi County, reminded.

"The official news started three days ago, and even if it reached Zhang Yang, he would not be able to mobilize the army so quickly. These two days should be safe, and now there are still three hours before the halfway point of the unitary hour, and it is completely possible to march forty miles first. Cao Ang obviously had a plan.

If the army approached within twenty miles, then Zhang Yang wanted to set up a formation outside the city, but he had no choice but to close the city and defend it. When the time comes, it can be a direct siege or a siege to send reinforcements.

"Speaking of which, where is Zhang Yang's main force in Hanoi?" Cao Ang looked at Cao Pi.

"In the shooting dog, one hundred and fifty miles northwest of Huai County, this part of the army, it is estimated that they have received the news and come to Huai County to converge." Cao Pi has clearly done his homework.

Just like the central army of the imperial court, it was also stationed in the garrison on the periphery of Xudu. It is impossible for Zhang Yang's large army to be stationed in the city, tens of thousands of people are gathered together, and no matter how big Huaixian is, there is no way to carry it out, let alone daily drills or anything.

The key is that when the enemy comes to attack, especially the cavalry troops, it is a problem to go out of the city, and they cannot form combat power at all.

"Is there cavalry?" Cao Ang asked, a lot of data was reported to him by special intelligence officers, and he didn't dare to slack off as the commander-in-chief, and he knew all this information. Asking now is more about seeing how well my sister is doing her homework.

After all, if you really want to count, Cao Pi has no experience in going out with the army, and it is good to have more experience. If she is really not fit to march and fight, then she must write to her mother and ask her to do a good job in civil service. Anyway, the old Cao family is now a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and there is no need for all members of the army, as if they don't give others a chance to take the position, and at the same time control the military power.

In the past, He Jin ordered Zhang Yang to go to Bingzhou to recruit troops, and Zhang Yang recruited 3,000 light cavalry. The follow-up court did not supply, and he supported the 3,000 cavalry one by one, and almost all the military expenses were consumed. In terms of foot soldiers, there are only about 2,000 soldiers, and in terms of combat effectiveness, they are ...... I don't think it's much better. Cao Pi replied.

"General Cao, three thousand light cavalry, are you sure to defeat them?" Cao Ang nodded, and then looked at Cao Xiu. Cao Xiu had 2,000 heavy cavalry under his command, which was not as good as the tiger and leopard cavalry, but it was also elite.

Cao Xiu is a male of the ancient race, and he is also one of the more capable men in the Cao family. Since Cao Chun is a female of the ancient race, Cao Cao is also worried about when she will collapse, so he has been cultivating Cao Xiu as Cao Chun's successor.

"A rabble, nothing to worry about!" Cao Xiu also has his pride, as far as Zhang Yang's 3,000 cavalry, he really can't look down on it.

"Then be ready, and if you encounter this cavalry during the march, I will defeat it!" Cao Ang ordered.

"Order!" Cao Xiu immediately responded.

"It's almost time...... Cao Ang looked at the rear, and the large army had all disembarked and assembled. So he drew his sword at his waist, pointed it forward, and shouted, "Follow me!" ”

"Expedition!" As the other generals responded, the large army marched towards Huaixian.

Halfway through the unitary hour, that is, around six o'clock in the evening, the large army had indeed walked a distance of forty miles, and under the forced march, the non-commissioned officers were somewhat tired after deducting the cavalry.

Cao Xiu's cavalry had one person and two horses, one was used for transportation, and the other was a war horse in armor for charging. Although he walked forty miles, because he was only walking slowly, his physical strength was quite abundant, and he could fully support one or two charges.

"Are there any traces of enemy troops?" Cao Ang shouted, the scouts have been dispatched, and the troops are one step ahead of the troops to cruise around here, and the wind and grass within a radius of ten miles can be reported immediately.

"No enemy has been seen!" The scout reported that from the north of the Yellow River to Huai County, it was almost a flat river, and it was not so easy to ambush.

"It seems that Zhang Yang has not been able to transfer troops from the shooting dogs, so there are 2,000 defenders in Huai County, I see how he will defend it!" Cao Ang immediately clenched his fists, "Stay on the spot and rest, let the craftsmen start assembling engineering equipment." ”

This time I went north, and prepared more than 50 sets of long ladders, five ladder cars, two rushing cars, five well cars, and more than 10 pairs of stone throwers, which can be said to be luxurious. Unfortunately, the Thunderbolt modified by the Stone-throwing Machine had not yet been developed, and this heavy stone-throwing machine could not be moved, and could only be assembled as a fixed gun emplacement.

"Be careful of Yuan Shao's reinforcements, although it is almost impossible to appear ......" Cao Ang ordered, on the eve of the battle, not to be sloppy.

As for the other counties in Hanoi, although they were nominally under the jurisdiction of Zhang Yang, in reality he could not really control them. It is almost impossible to expect these counties to send troops to the rescue. Defeating Zhang Yang, Cao Ang is still very confident!