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It's been some time since he was suddenly attacked by Kebineng on that day, and now he has stayed in this Yong Pass. The first thing he did when he escaped back was, of course, to send a fast horse to Yecheng to report to Lao Cao, but Cao Zhang followed Tian Yu's advice and did not fight again.

To be honest, it is also a little difficult for Cao Chang to play again now. Not to mention that the more than 30,000 people who were brought out at that time were scattered, and less than 10,000 people followed Cao Zhang to withdraw to Juyong Pass, and the troops were a little tight, and even Cao Zhang himself was injured in that battle. The injury was not fatal, but it hurt the arm and leg, and it was difficult to move.

In short, the morale after the defeat must be restored, the scattered soldiers after the defeat must be collected, and Cao Zhang's own injuries must be repaired, for the time being, Cao Zhang has not yet taken the initiative to attack. Cao Zhang is the kind of person who dares to do and will never shirk responsibility, and Cao Zhang will bear the responsibility that should be carried, but Cao Zhang still can't figure out how he suddenly ran into tens of thousands of riders from Kebineng.

At this moment, somewhere outside Juyong Pass, Kebineng's camp has been settled, and a considerable distance has been maintained between it and Juyong Pass, and what can be seen in Cao Zhang's eyes is only a small scene like insects and ants. After looking at it for a while, Cao Zhang couldn't help frowning, and then looked at his right arm hanging on his chest, and was a little helpless.

Kebi was able to come to Juyong Pass and set up camp two days ago. After settling down the camp, Kebi did not launch an attack on Juyong Pass, but gathered the Karasuma stragglers who had been scattered before in all directions, otherwise they would not have dragged so many days to Juyong Pass with the marching speed of the nomadic cavalry.

Judging from the situation, Kebi Neng is not like he came to attack the city and plunder the land, but more like he came to make war money, and use the previous war to strengthen his strength. This kind of thing is very common in the northern grasslands, and between the tribes, it is completely the big fish eating the small fish, and the small fish eating the shrimp. But now that Kebi can set up camp in Juyongguan, what will happen later?

Cao Zhang was thinking about things here, and suddenly someone came to report: "General Yushang, Yizhou has come to ask Lu Lingqi to see you." ”

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As soon as he heard the name Lu Lingqi, Cao Zhang had a little headache. met twice, the first time was when the two sides fought, and the second time was when Lu Lingqi fished a lot of loot back, and by the way, he also teased him. You said that a big man was teased by a royal sister, and this Nima seemed to be a little unbearable on his face.

However, Cao Zhang can't say no, because he suffered a defeat not long ago, the loss of personnel and strength is not small, and the morale is also a little low, and Lao Cao is busy in Yecheng to form the Wei team, and he can't send reinforcements to Juyong Pass for reinforcements in a short time. Don't think it's a joke, do you know how much pressure Lao Cao had to endure to form the Wei State? Therefore, troops of a garrison nature cannot be easily transferred. If you want to send reinforcements to Cao Zhang, you have to requisition separately, which will take some time.

Therefore, Lao Cao's fast horse reply to Cao Zhang is to stick to Juyong Pass, and can no longer attack easily, as long as he can hold on for a period of time, Lao Cao's side will complete the deployment of reinforcements. At this time, Lu Lingqi suddenly appeared again, and after contacting the previous two incidents, Cao Zhang believed that Lu Lingqi was still here to help this time, and now Cao Zhang really needs someone to help.

After a while, Lu Lingqi came to Cao Zhang's face. In addition to Lu Lingqi, Cao Zhang actually saw an acquaintance.

"Rain girl, why are you here too?"

The "rain girl" in Cao Zhang's mouth is naturally Zhao Yu. Zhao Yu has been the head of Lu Ren's northern affairs over the years, and from time to time he will go to Xuchang to pay tribute to Emperor Liu Xie, go to Yecheng to give a gift to Lao Cao, and go to Lao Cao's mansion to be a guest not once or twice, so he is very familiar with Lao Cao's sons and daughters.

However, when Zhao Yu appeared in front of Cao Zhang in military uniform, Cao Zhang was still taken aback. Let's put it this way, after Zhao Yu took over Lu Ren's northern affairs, he basically appeared in front of everyone as a civil official, and even led the fashion trend in Lao Cao's territory in a sense...... Ahem, this is a bit far, after all, Lao Cao is still frugal in governing the country.

But it is the nature of women to love beauty, Zhao Yu always appears so beautifully in the eyes of everyone, and naturally some people will follow Zhao Yu's dress and outfit. On the other hand, Yizhou's garment industry is very developed, and if it is sold to Lao Cao's territory at a relatively low price, Lu Ren will also make money?

Okay, don't talk about this, anyway, in Cao Zhang's cognition, he always thought that Zhao Yu was just a delicate woman. Although Lao Cao and some people have also heard that Zhao Yu had participated in the Battle of Guandu at the beginning, and he followed Lao Cao's side and rushed into the black nest with superb martial arts, Cao Zhang was a little unimpressed. Now that Zhao Yu's image has appeared in such a big contrast, Cao Zhang's brows are almost not twisted together.

After each of them greeted each other and was polite, Cao Zhang asked about the purpose of Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yu's trip. Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yu didn't explain immediately, but each took out their binoculars and visited the camp over there. This was not a big deal, but when Cao Zhang saw the telescope in the second daughter's hand, he felt sour for no reason.

It has been several years since Yizhou was founded, and the glass manufacturing process in Lu Ren's hands has long been quite large-scale. A large number of civilian glass and glass products are sold everywhere, and things like telescopes are ...... Hehe, this thing is not a rare commodity for a long time, Lu Ren has to equip a large number of fleet personnel in his hands, and naturally it is indispensable to sell it to Cao, Liu and Sun.

But! There is a big gap between civilian telescopes and military telescopes! At least civilian telescopes can be bought and sold at will, but military telescopes are never allowed. To put it bluntly, Lu Ren sold to Cao, Liu, and Sun all civilian models, and the key personnel under his command used military models. Lao Cao proposed to Lu Ren several times that he was willing to buy some military models with a lot of money, but Lu Ren refused. Just kidding, how can this thing be sold to you casually?

Therefore, Cao Zhang's hands are also expected to have a telescope, but compared with Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yu's hands, it really can't be on the table.

didn't mention that Cao Zhang's eyes were red there, but said that Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yu discussed a few words in a low voice after visiting for a while, and then Zhao Yu stood in front of Cao Zhang: "Brother Ziwen, my husband asked me to bring you a few words." ”

Cao Zhang came back to his senses, nodded and said, "Rain girl, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Zhao Yu said: "My husband has analyzed it and thinks that although Kebi can come here with the intention of attacking, this is not his main purpose. ”

Cao Zhangdao: "How do you say this? ”

Zhao Yu said: "According to Mr., Kebineng is not a scheming person, and he has taken in a lot of Han people under his command, so Kebineng should have a better understanding of the situation in our Central Plains." Now that Cao Gong has built a new Wei State, it is the time when the national strength is quite prosperous, and Cao Gong's prestige is far and wide, and he has millions of people under his command, which is not something that anyone can provoke. Although Kebineng has tens of thousands of people now, if he really wants to go against Cao Gong, he doesn't have the guts. ”

Cao Zhang nodded, but pointed to the camp in the distance with some puzzlement: "Can Kebi be like this now?" ”

Zhao Yu said: "It's very simple, he got rid of Neng Chendi this time, annexed the subordinates who originally belonged to Neng Chendi, and expanded his own strength, which will allow him to have more capital to bargain with Cao Gong in the future." On the other hand, the northern grasslands had a harsh winter last year, and many tribes on the grasslands were almost to the point of running out of food, so Kebineng also needed to carry out a large-scale raid on the northern border of our Han Dynasty to feed them. ”

Cao Zhang understood something: "What Lu Yizhou means is that because of the sadness of last winter, the food of these northern nomadic tribes is almost exhausted, so they want us to grab a large number of them back?" Don't have the heart to attack the city and plunder the land? ”

Zhao Yu nodded: "That's pretty much what it means." Cao Gong's army is strong, and if a force like Kebineng really occupies the counties in the northern region, it is basically equivalent to waiting for Cao Gong to send troops to destroy them. Kebi is not stupid and will not make such a mistake, so he will only retreat to the grassland after looting, and he has no capital to argue with Cao Gong.

"But now he occupies a certain advantage, even if he can't conquer Juyong and enter the pass to loot, but as long as he can fight a few beautiful battles, so that Cao Gong feels that he can not deal with Kebi, then when he surrenders to Cao Gong, he can ask Cao Gong for more benefits...... Of course, this benefit is a reward in the name of a reward. ”

After hearing this, Cao Zhang nodded with an "oh" again, and Tian Yu, who was following Cao Zhang, nodded to Cao Zhang in agreement. Cao Zhang is a general-type figure, and he is not very sensitive to this kind of thing that actually involves politics, but Tian Yu is not. Tian Yu has been in the north for many years, and he is really clear about the twists and turns in it.

Kebineng's current behavior, to put it bluntly, is actually a kind of blackmail in disguise, but he will be more deferential in his attitude when the time comes. On the other hand, Lao Cao has to consider the loss and other issues when sending troops to conscript, and it may be better to break the fortune and eliminate the disaster, and throw a large reward to Kebineng, so that Kebi can not make trouble. As for whether to give more or less, it will depend on the military contest between the two sides. Therefore, the battle between the two sides must still be fought.

As for Lu Ren, it is not uncommon for him to know this, after all, Lu Ren has a large number of historical materials on hand for reference, and in history, the nomads in the north have never done this kind of thing, and in turn, the people in power in the Central Plains will most likely choose to spend a relatively small amount of money to make the northern nomads quiet when they are not able to eliminate the northern nomads.

For example, during the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Emperor was called "Tianke Han", but wasn't it the same to give a lot of rewards to the northern nomads?

What was the Northern Song Dynasty like? The military strength of the Northern Song Dynasty was actually not weak, although the Liao State could pose a threat to the Northern Song Dynasty, but the two sides were actually a situation where no one could eat anyone, and the rulers of the Northern Song Dynasty chose to spend money to buy peace. Even in the face of forces like the Western Xia, the originally good situation caused a stalemate between the Northern Song Dynasty and the Western Xia due to a series of military mistakes, and who was the person who finally proposed to spend money to buy peace? It is Fan Zhongyan who "worries about the world first, and enjoys the joy of the world after the world"! Can you say that people like Fan Zhongyan would be incompetent and cowardly? People also calculate the gains and losses before proposing to spend money to eliminate disasters?

Let's not talk about this, anyway, Lu Ren came to such a conclusion after comparing it very carefully and consulting Xun Yu's opinion, and then took a telegram to Zhao Yu and asked Zhao Yu to relay these words to Cao Zhang. Of course, whether to spend money or not, and how much to spend is what Lao Cao finally decides, but in principle, Juyong Pass can't let Kebi break through.

Because once Juyong Pass is broken by Kebineng, although Kebineng will not be full and has nothing to occupy the territory of the northern border, and then attract Lao Cao's encirclement and suppression, but Kebineng will be like a huge broom, and there is no doubt that the northern border area will be "swept" cleanly, and the western Liaoning region that Lu Ren is working on will definitely be greatly affected by this.

So in the end, to sum up, Lu Ren has helped Lao Cao three times in a row, strictly speaking, he is not helping Lao Cao, but also helping himself. Because Lu Ren and Lao Cao's territory have always had great trade contacts, once there is any undue turmoil in Lao Cao's territory, then Lu Ren's trade will definitely be greatly affected. To use a simple analogy, for example, in modern society, once there is turmoil in a certain area, what is the first thing that investors in that area do? Of course, it is to immediately withdraw from this area to avoid losses. But the money that was invested before ...... Huh!

The farther and farther he went, he stopped here, and only said that Cao Zhang understood that Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yu were indeed the people who came to help, and he felt a little more at ease.

This time, Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yu brought not many people, only more than 3,000 people. It's not that I don't want to bring more, but I can't bring it if I want to. The total strength of Chrysanthemum Port is currently about 12,000, of which Murong Ziying has 7,000, and the other 5,000 are the troops directly assigned by Lu Ren to Lu Lingqi. And most of these 12,000 troops have been dispatched before, although the distance between Liaoxi and Ji is not very far, but it can't stand running back and forth like this.

On the other hand, Chrysanthemum Port needs to be garrisoned, especially after Kebineng makes a move, in order to avoid any movement in the western Liaoning region from being affected by Kebineng, Chrysanthemum Port must of course leave enough troops to defend. Moreover, the first two sorties got thousands of war horses, and Murong Ziying's troops were digesting these war horses, so it was not easy to dispatch again in a short period of time, and even Murong Ziying stayed in Chrysanthemum Harbor to guard, and Zhao Yu accompanied Lu Lingqi to Juyongguan.

Although the strength of 3,000 people is not much, Zhao Yu made it very clear to Cao Zhang according to Lu Ren's intention that although Cao Zhang had just suffered an ambush not long ago, Juyong Pass still retained nearly 20,000 troops, and with the danger of Juyong Pass, he could completely stop Ke Bineng. What Cao Chang has to do now is to revive his morale and restore his fighting spirit. And the 3,000 people of Zhao Yu and Lu Lingqi are not so much here to reinforce as to transport supplies to Cao Zhang and reward the soldiers. Only when the heart is at peace can we fight the next battle, right?

As for these materials, Lu Ren came out first. There was a large amount of money, food, and military supplies in Chrysanthemum Port, and it was not too troublesome to transport it to the southeast of Jixian County by sea ship first, and then transfer it to Juyongguan.

Cao Zhang has no opinion on this. Because now Cao Zhang really needs to stabilize his position, and the money and food that should be spent cannot be excessively saved. If you want to transfer it from Lao Cao, it's really not that easy, it's more convenient to borrow Lu Ren's head first, it's just that in the end it's just to spend two more dollars for Lu Ren to earn it.

In this way, Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yu settled down in Juyong Pass. To Cao Zhang's surprise, in addition to the 3,000 people brought by Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yu, there was also a medical logistics team of hundreds of people.

What era was it? Many soldiers are basically useless after being injured on the battlefield, and the lucky ones can withstand the injuries and illnesses, and the bad ones are either dead or disabled, and this is also something that cannot be helped, and the medical ability at that time was like that. Now there have been several battles in a row, and there are countless soldiers Cao who have been injured and hung up on the lottery, although there are also a certain number of military doctors in Juyong Pass, but with the medical conditions at that time, how many problems can these half-baked military doctors solve?

But the medical team brought by Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yu is not like this. Yizhou has always been absorbing displaced people from all over the world, and there will never be a shortage of related treatment things, so the medical team in Yizhou has rich experience, and it is not a matter of treating some of Cao Jun's wounded and sick. Don't think it's not a big deal, do you know how much Cao Zhang's troop losses can be reduced this time?

Let's put it this way, Cao Zhang's hands probably have more than 4,000 wounded soldiers, and a large part of them is actually fine as long as they are treated well, but due to the medical conditions at the time, under normal circumstances, these 4,000 wounded soldiers have to be broken in half. However, due to the Yizhou medical team, many wounded soldiers were rescued, and less than 10% of the 4,000 wounded soldiers were indeed unable to be saved.

Seeing such a scene, Cao Zhang's heart sighed a little while being happy. As Lao Cao's son, of course, I have heard Lao Cao mention some of Lu Ren's achievements when he was in Cao Ying, and Lu Ren had specialized in battlefield medical treatment in several expeditions with Lao Cao, and even finally won back the title of "Immortal Master".

It's a pity that after Lu Ren left Cao Ying, Lao Cao's field medical system was unable to do many related things because of the lack of Lu Ren, the central figure, and Lao Cao's field medical treatment was a bit abandoned halfway...... But to be honest, even if Lu Ren was still there at that time, he might not be able to do it, because Lu Ren at that time was purely a cameo nature, and Lu Ren couldn't do many things, at most, it was just a few fewer deaths for the wounded. The current Yizhou medical team has the technical support of Lu Ren in all aspects, and the second is that it has accumulated rich experience over the years to achieve the current results. The nature of the two is actually very different.

At this moment, in addition to the physical treatment of the wounded soldiers, the medical team also played a very great role in soothing the hearts of the Cao soldiers. The reason is also very simple, that is, there are not a few female nurses in the medical team. The soldiers of Cao were very depressed after the defeat, and it was the time when gentle women were needed to comfort and encourage them, and it was common for these nurses to accept the displaced people in Yizhou and calm the uneasy psychology of the displaced people, and it was not difficult to comfort the soldiers of Cao from a slightly different angle now...... (To be continued.) )