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Puyang at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty is almost located in the northeast of Henan Province in later China, the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the intersection of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan provinces.

The name of Puyang began in the Warring States Period, because it is located in Pushui (a tributary of the Yellow River and Jishui, later due to the flooding and silting of the Yellow River), and is one of the important birthplaces of ancient Chinese civilization.

Hundreds of years after the Warring States period, Puyang at this time has long lost the "prominent position" it had at the time of the Warring States Period, and has been reduced to the seat of Yanzhou East County, but even so, Puyang's tall and somewhat outdated city walls all show that this majestic city is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In the autumn and July of the second year of the first peace, because the summer has just passed not long ago, the weather at this time still seems a little stuffy, with a sultry wind, blowing the Cao character flag with gold characters on a black background, under the sun, the weapons in the hands of the Cao soldiers reflect the awe-inspiring cold light.

Cao Cao, who was arranging troops and under the Puyang city wall, covered his brow with his right hand, squinted at the tall Puyang city wall in front of him, and sighed secretly in his heart: "It's really a heroic city, Bai Rao doesn't attack the camp at night, although it is a little conservative, but in general it is still a leading talent." ”

"Prince, the soldiers are ready, and they can give the order for the siege. On Cao Cao's side, Cao Ren, who was holding a long-handled broadsword, saluted Cao Cao with a knife and clenched his fist.

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Cao Cao nodded, and did not immediately order the siege of the city, but looked at Xi Zhicai on the side and said, "Zhicai, do you think it is possible for our army to persuade the Puyang guards to surrender?" ”

Cao Cao really didn't want to attack Puyang City, it wasn't that Cao Cao was suddenly afraid of seeing blood or something, but he really didn't want to waste his troops needlessly.

An army of 100,000 seems to be a lot, but if you really look at it in the world, then it really can't be anything, at this time, the princes of all over the country, the one who can take charge of a county or even a state does not have more than 100,000 troops in his hands, and even Liu Bei, who was frequently suppressed by Cao Cao, has thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, as for the "rich second generation" of Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu, there is already an army of 300,000 at this time.

Cao Cao was able to support an army of 100,000 people with a small sour date county, or it was all thanks to the huge amount of property and the help of the population captured during the crusade against Dong Zhuo, but those wealth are not to mention for the time being, let's talk about soldiers, the 100,000 army has reached the limit that the people under Cao Cao can bear.

To sum up, this is the reason why Cao Cao decided to surrender to Bai Rao, the defender of Puyang City, as for what, the concept of salute first and then soldier has never been in Cao Cao's mind.

After hearing Cao Cao's question, Xi Zhicai was surprised for a while, but when he saw Cao Cao's somewhat ugly face when he looked at the Puyang city wall, he almost understood something in his heart.

After thinking about it, Xi Zhicai finally said with some regret on his face: "Lord, in the eyes of the humble position, this matter is unlikely to succeed. ”

&Why? Cao Cao asked rhetorically, a little puzzled.

The Yellow Turban Thief's Cao Cao at this time was the first time to deal with them, but the original owner Cao Cao was not, as a person with outstanding appearance during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Yellow Turban Thief also occupied a large part of the original owner's memory.

In the memory of the original owner, the Yellow Turban Thieves were composed of some homeless people who were not well fed and clothed, except for those at the top, most of them still hoped to be able to obtain an acre of land and then be able to live in peace.

In Cao Cao's view, the Puyang in front of him is too shou Bai Rao, such a person, as long as he Cao Cao can show that he is not guilty of his past and give him land, he will not be allowed to surrender and sacrifice Puyang City.

It was only Xi Zhicai's next words that made Cao Cao understand that he was taking it for granted.

& Male, if the Yellow Turban Guard this time is not Bai Rao, then this matter is still very promising, and the lord can know that Bai Rao is one of the leaders of the Black Mountain Bandit Army in Bingzhou. ”

& Bandit?! Cao Cao's eyes suddenly became sharp, and at this time, he finally understood why Xi Zhi was not optimistic about his move.

The Black Mountain Bandit Army was formed after the remnants of the Yellow Turban, and often operated in the valleys of the Taihang Mountains in Zhongshan, Changshan, Zhaojun, Shangdang, Hanoi and other places.

According to the history book, "The Biography of Emperor Fu Song of the Later Han Dynasty" contains: "Since the Yellow Turban Thief, there are Black Mountain, Huanglong, Bai Bo, Zuo Xiao, Guo Daxian, Yu Yigen, Qingniujiao, Zhang Baiqi, Liu Shi, Zuo Zhangba, Pinghan, Daji, Si Li, Pengzai, Lei Gong, Fuyun, Feiyan, Baique, Yang Feng, Yu Poison, Wulu, Li Damu, Bai Huan, Qi Gu, Ku Qi, Luo Shi disciples, and rise in the valley, innumerable, each has its own cause, the big one is twenty or thirty thousand, and the small one is six or seven thousand. Zhang Yan, a thief from Changshan, is in contact with thieves in Zhongshan, Changshan, Zhaojun, Shangdang, and Hanoi valleys. ”

The uncle here is not the uncle of the uncle, but the meaning of hundred, this historical record is short, that is, after the defeat of the Yellow Turban, the emerging Montenegrin army, all the troops combined, is already a huge military force with millions of soldiers.

Of course, the huge military force of the Montenegrin thieves did not have the slightest impact on Cao Cao at this time, and the main scope of activities of the Montenegrin Bandit Army was in Bingzhou rather than Yanzhou, which really made Cao Cao think that it was impossible for him to surrender Bai Rao, the leader of the Montenegrin Bandit Army, Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan this person is Changshan Zhending people, the surname is Chu, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the young man was a thief, more than 10,000 people, and then joined forces with his father-in-law Zhang Niujiao, after Zhang Niujiao died, his command was mainly Zhang Yan, so he changed his surname to Zhang.

Zhang Yan's stepfather, Zhang Niujiao, can be described as a die-hard member of the Yellow Turban Army, influenced by it, Zhang Yan is the same, although he does not identify with his father-in-law, regards the official army as a mortal enemy, and is eager to eat his flesh, but it is not good to go there.

If Cao Cao dominates the world at this moment, then it is impossible to say that Zhang Yan and his subordinates will accept Cao Cao's surrender, but at this time, Cao Cao has only 100,000 people, no more than a few, and no more than three strategists, which can be described as a small force that cannot be smaller, such Cao Cao, how could Bai Rao abandon Zhang Yan, who has millions of troops under his command, and turn to Cao Cao's command.

Sure enough, in the end, Cao Cao's soldiers who were sent with a give it a try were directly shot by Bai Rao and under the city wall.