On the third day, Xinye Ling took a group of soldiers and horses and flocked to Xinye Castle again. Drink the door with an indifferent face. When he arrived at the city, Xinye Ling's mind was full of thoughts, but he didn't dare to make any moves, because he knew that if he made the slightest move, the group of tigers and wolves pretending to be Cao Jun behind him would immediately swing their blades and cut him off the horse.

This chaotic era was captured by the Han army, which was the representative of the central power, and it also gave Xinye Ling a little psychological comfort, after all, it was not a surrender to others, but the court to which he was nominally loyal to him.

So in the end, Xinye Ling obediently led the Han army into the city. After entering the city, the Han army quickly controlled the four gates and the main officials in the city, and then the city shook the flag, and the rumbling iron cavalry sounded in the distance, and Tai Shici personally led his troops to come.

Occupying Xinye, Tai Shici inspected the city and couldn't help but be overjoyed. Because in Xinye City, in the grain hoard, the grain is full of warehouses. These are all grains that are about to go north or south, and they have not had time to be transported away, but they have been picked up by the Han army.

Tai Shi Ci smiled: "We don't have to worry about the future. With food, Tai Shici believed that even if the battle was lost, he would be able to hold on to the city until reinforcements from the Han army arrived.

Deng County has been a country of Deng for more than 1,000 years in history. After the Chu State destroyed Deng, a county was set up to govern it. It is very close to Xiangyang and the shipping is smooth. Originally, when Cao Cao marched south, he used Deng County as a rear granary.

If Zhang Fei wants to fight Xiangyang, he must first take Deng County. It's just that in the hinterland of Nanyang, if you carry out a surprise attack, it really won't work. No matter how much you pretend, there will always be a time when the news leaks. If you inquire a little, you will know that this army is definitely not the Cao army.

When Zhang Fei ran all the way to Deng County, he found that this would be the head of Deng County, and he was already in full swing. Deng County's order is very confident. Although I knew that the Han army was coming, there was Xiangyang behind and Xinye in front, and our own reinforcements could appear at any time within two days. Could it be that with the city wall as the backing, it can't be defended for two days? He didn't believe it, the Han army was all three-headed and six-armed?

In the same way, the county order and the county lieutenant also said over and over again to the officials and people guarding the city and the officials in the city, that the war is imminent, and it is very important to appease the people's hearts and boost the morale of the army. Obviously, their public opinion work is in place. In the city of Dengxian, it is very quiet, and the army is also high-spirited.

Zhang flew to Deng County and saw such a situation. After setting up the camp, Zhang Fei said to Xu Shu: "Yuanzhi, since Deng County is on guard, presumably the defenders of Xiangyang also know the news of our army's entry into Jingzhou." You have to think of a way to break Deng County in one fell swoop, otherwise it will be too late if it is delayed for a long time and Cao Jun will come to help. ”

It is necessary to capture Xiangyang and cut off the connection between Nanyang and Jingnan County. As long as Nanyang is captured in hand, then it can be attacked and retreated, and the Cao army on the side of Jingnan really has no way to take Nanyang. Because Nanyang fell into the hands of the Han army, it was completely connected with Sili and Yuzhou.

But if Xiangyang can't be captured, then the Cao army in Jingnan will continue to enter the territory of Nanyang from Xiangyang to support the operations of Nanyang Cao's army. At that time, the strategic goal of quickly seizing Jingzhou will be declared bankrupt, and the blitzkrieg will be a stalemate. Such consequences are not what Zhang Fei wants.

Xu Shu naturally understood Zhang Fei's concerns. He frowned and circled around the map. After turning for a long time, Xu Shu raised his head and said: "General, there is no other way at this time, only to attack Deng County first, and then go on the way." And then I waited and so on. ”

Xu Shu told Zhang Fei everything he had just thought. When Zhang Fei heard this, he clapped his hands and said, "That's it!" Yuan Zhi is really a strange material! ”

The army rested for a day, and after the next day of cooking in the pot, the drums and trumpets began to whimper. The Cao army above the city saw the movement of the Han army, and they all took action one by one and began to prepare to defend the city. The officials of Deng County also hurriedly climbed to the top of the city and began to command the soldiers.

Looking at the mighty and neat queue of the Han army under the city, Deng Xianling's mouth couldn't help but be a little dry. He was just an ordinary scholar before, and during Liu Biao's period, he was just a small official in the county. Later, Liu Biao was forced to leave, and he descended to Cao Cao with his family. In terms of meritorious deeds, his cousin, a brave captain in the army, was promoted to deputy general of Xiangyang; And he also rose to the top and became the county magistrate of Deng County. But to put it bluntly, let him be an ordinary county magistrate in the peaceful years, barely qualified. But in this era of Jin Ge Iron Horse, this kind of big battle, he is a little overstretched and overwhelmed.

Deng County Commander was also very self-aware, and when he learned that there were Han troops entering the territory, he immediately went to inform Xiangyang and Xinye. Then he planned to hold on to the city until reinforcements arrived.

When two armies fight, it is normal to salute first and then soldier. Before the war, shouting and persuading surrender is also a psychological tactic. Both sides will try to discredit their opponents and elevate themselves as much as possible. In the hope that the morale of the army will be raised again.

It is clear that in this regard, the Han army has the upper hand. Xu Shu rode out of the horse, dressed in Confucian clothes, fluttering clothes, and outstanding style. When he arrived at the city, he raised his head and said loudly: "We are ordered by the king of Zhongshan to inspect Jingzhou. You are all Hanchen, why don't you open the city to greet you, do you want to be a thief? ”

A very fatal, unavoidable, and very embarrassing problem is that the person who is now "serving the Son of Heaven to please not be a minister" is Liu Bei, a clan relative of the Han family. Originally, in history, Cao Cao welcomed the return of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and then step by step from the prime minister to the Xiangguo, and then to the Duke of Wei and the King of Wei. Every cautious step forward is accompanied by the blood of the pro-Han faction.

Not to mention Kong Rong, Cui Yan, Geng Ji and others in history. It is only said that the super-first-class figure who stood side by side with Zhuge Liang in the history of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, Xun Yu, the first strategist of the Wei State, was a hardcore pro-Han faction. In the end, he died unexplained because of his opposition to Cao Cao as the Duke of Wei.

The historical record is that Cao Cao conquered Sun Quan, invited Xun Yu to work in the army, stayed in Yu because of his absence, and served the Guanglu doctor to hold the festival and participate in the prime minister's military. The Taizu army is wet with beards, and Yu is sick and stays in the spring, so as to worry about it......

Xun Yu came to the army on the edict of the Son of Heaven, and Cao Cao easily left Xun Yu in the barracks and did not let him go. I was worried that I didn't write any history books, but I followed up with a very interesting sentence: Next year, Taizu will be the Duke of Wei.

The historian's Spring and Autumn penmanship is very interesting, and it was written above that Xun Yu opposed Cao Cao as the Duke of Wei, and then Cao Cao's heart could not be calm. As Cao Cao left Xun Yu in the army, Xun Yu died of sorrow, and then said that Cao Cao was the Duke of Wei. Later, Sima Guang wrote very clearly in the history books, Cao Cao concealed Xun Yu.

Concealment is to quietly kill Xun Yu or force him to commit suicide. Why hide it, and not tell the world to do it openly? First, Xun Yu's moral character has no shortcomings, and there are no suitable charges at all. The second is that Xun Yu has worked hard and made great achievements, and without him, there would be no good situation for Cao Wei. The third is that Xun Yu is the head of Cao Cao's subordinates and the leader of the scholar group. Xun You is his nephew, and Guo Jia and a large number of other people are recommended by him. If Cao Cao dared to do this, there would definitely be a big problem within him. So he can only play tricks quietly.

However, the consequences of this are also clear. It can be seen from the history books that after Xun Yu's death, Cao Wei never gained effective territorial expansion from then on. Several wars were also defensive. From then on, Cao Wei changed from military expansion to internal stability and compromise with the scholars.

When the scholars saw this as a result, they were saddened by the death of the rabbit and the fox, and at the same time, they had a desire for military power. Later, Chen Qun was the general of the town army and the secretary of the book, which was the beginning of the literati and the leading military government. The Sima clan followed the same example and finally usurped the power of the Cao clan, which can also be regarded as one of the subsequent effects of the Xun Yu incident.

Without further ado, Xu Shu shouted so loudly under the city, don't say it, above the city, it is really silent.

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