Three Kingdoms: I, the Emperor of Wei, am loyal and pure!

It was the end of April in the third year of Jian'an.

There is already a bit of summer heat in the air, which makes people feel listless.

Outside Yecheng, large areas of wheat fields have been eared and filled with grain, and they are lush and green.

Judging from how full the ears of wheat are, it won't be long before they are ripe for harvest.

As the saying goes, it is a month of leisure for the Tian family, but people are twice as busy in May.

By May and June, wheat fields will mature in most places in the thirteen states.

Looking at the rolling green wheat waves outside Yecheng, this year should be a good year.

However, the mood of Hebei's important ministers during the mating trial was not filled with the joy of a good harvest, and was even a bit solemn.

Because more than half a month has passed since Yuan's army was defeated in Liyang, Cao Ang captured Liyang, Yuan Tan was killed in formation, and nearly 200,000 Yuan's army surrendered.

To the south of Yecheng, there was no sign of Cao Jun.

In other words, after Cao Ang captured Liyang for more than half a month, he did not march north!

This is obviously something abnormal!

Who is Cao Ang?

That was Cao Zixiu, who was a god in military skills, comparable to Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and could be called the reincarnation of Emperor Guangwu!

When Cao Ang uses his troops, he always either invades like fire, or prepares to invade like fire!

Every time Cao Ang fell silent, a bigger offensive was brewing!

Therefore, there was no movement in Cao Ang's"503". The more Shen Pei felt uneasy, worried that Cao Ang would make another surprise move!

"well!

Cao Zixiu, Cao Zixiu, what are you planning this time?

Yecheng is here, and you have enough troops, but you don't attack.

Do you want to wait for our army to collapse without a fight? Shen

Pei climbed up the wall of the camp outside the city, stroked the railing of the wall, and looked at the Liyang Road in the south. At this time, Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan also came to Shen Pei along the wall connecting the two armies.

"Mr. Shen Pei, Cao Ang has not appeared yet. Could it be that the previous intelligence was wrong and Cao Jun did not capture Liyang?

And Yuan Jun is holding on in Liyang?"

Gongsun Zan looked at Shen Pei with a strange look on his face.

He had never had a direct confrontation with Cao Ang, and all he knew about Cao Ang was from other people's mouths.

That's why he had such a question at this time.

Because Gongsun Zan also felt that, Yecheng is only two to three hundred miles away from Liyang.

After taking Liyang, under normal circumstances, you should directly attack the army and take advantage of the victory to gain momentum.

This is the normal way to use troops.

Even if you do not plan to directly attack Yecheng, you should Send vanguards or rangers to inquire about the situation.

But these days, Yuan Jun and Gongsun Zan's troops have not seen even a ranger from Cao Jun!

It is not like Shenpei and Gongsun Zan have never sent rangers south to inquire about the situation..

However, all the rangers they sent out within fifty miles of Liyang lost contact.

None of them came back.

This shows that their rangers were intercepted and killed by Cao Jun for a purpose.

And the reason why In doing so, it is very likely that he is hiding something!

Therefore, Gongsun Zan made this guess and felt that Cao Jun had not actually captured Liyang and was still attacking at this moment.

In order to block the news, he intercepted and killed the rangers coming from the north to prevent Ye The Yuan army in the city reinforced Li Yang...

However, Gongsun Zan's guess was denied by Shen Pou:"This possibility is impossible...

If Li Yang is still there, it is impossible that there will be no soldiers after Feng Ji's defeat. One pawn came back to report the news.

What's more, Feng Ji saw with his own eyes that the eldest son of Yuan Tan was killed by Cao Jun's general Guan Yu at the gate of Liyang City.

Cao Jun's hussars also entered Liyang City, and when they saw that the situation was over, they withdrew."

Shenpei and Fengji are close friends. Shenpei has great trust in Fengji.

I don't think Fengji is lying just to show cowardice.

After all, Fengji has 50,000 troops under his command. If

Fengji shows no fear, , it is possible to bring back as many as possible of the 50,000 soldiers and horses, instead of just bringing back a few thousand remaining soldiers.

This is enough to show that Fengji cut off his tail to survive in an extremely dangerous situation, and there was no time to take away more. Many soldiers and horses...

Seeing that Shen Pei denied what he said, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but feel a little irritated:"Then shall we wait here?

If Cao Jun doesn't come for one day, how about we sit and wait for one day?

How long will this take?"

Gongsun Zan has been trapped in Yi Jing for several years.

Now that he has finally been reborn, he has to fall into this trapped situation again, which makes him extremely irritated.

Shen Pei glanced at Gongsun Zan, nodded and said,"That's true..

In front of Cao Zixiu, any strategy was useless.

Because Cao Ang's strategies are always better than ours.

Therefore, the only option is to adopt the stubborn and stupid method.

As long as Yecheng is defended, Jizhou is defended!

If Ye City is not lost, the remaining cities in Jizhou that are loyal to the Yuan family will also hold on and will not surrender easily.

There are also Wang Xiu, the governor of Qingzhou, and Guo Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, the governor of Hedong, who will not surrender.……"(To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

After hearing this, Gongsun Zan sighed irritably, but didn't say much.

Having said all Shen Pei's words, he had no choice but to return to camp and stick to his guns.

At worst, they should just pretend they are still in Yi Jing...

However, Shen Pei and Gongsun Zan didn't know that Cao Ang, whom they had been waiting for, was no longer in Liyang.

Of course, Cao Ang was not planning to attack Yecheng secretly.

After taking Liyang and surrendering nearly 200,000 Yuan troops, Cao Ang has gained momentum!

He organized 150,000 of the available soldiers in Yuan's army.

Including the 130,000 Cao Jun infantry and cavalry who followed him in the Northern Expedition, there are 280,000 troops!

Such strength is enough even to attack Yecheng by force.

But the reason why Cao Ang didn't come was that he had already inquired about Yecheng's intelligence through Qianli Falcon and Jinyiwei.

I learned that Shen Pei and Gongsun Zan had built deep ditches and high fortresses, turning the area nearly a hundred miles outside of Ye City into a swamp-like network, which was not conducive to the cavalry's charge.

Even infantry would suffer losses when attacking in such terrain.

Therefore, Cao Ang would not go into the quagmire by himself.

Anyway, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. In May, the heat will be even more unbearable, and the water vapor on the ground will accelerate transpiration.

At that time, Shenpei and Gongsun Zan's moats, swamps and other defensive measures will have been evaporated to the point where there is no need to worry.[]

Besides, after May, the wheat fields mature.

After those wheat ears are knocked down, the wheat straw can also be spread on the remaining swamp, allowing Cao's army to march straight in!

Therefore, Cao Ang simply let Gao Shun and other Hujie troops and Li Cunxiao and other Hussar troops ride heavily, leading the 150,000 newly surrendered troops to train in Liyang.

Let Xu You, Gao Lan, and Jiang Qi lead the 90,000 new Hebei troops to disperse to recruit the Jizhou cities south of Yecheng.

Cao Ang, on the other hand, personally led 3,000 hussars and qingqi and 5,000 flying cavalry including Zhang Liao and Zhang He, totaling 8,000 qingqi, and set out from Liyang many days ago...

Bypassing Yecheng and heading north, we headed straight to Wuji, the Kingdom of Zhongshan.

Before this Northern Expedition, Cao Cao and Cao Ang met the envoys sent by the Wuji Zhen family in Zhongshan to surrender and propose marriage in Xudu.

When he learned that Zhen was willing to marry Zhen Yi's daughters Zhen Mi and Cao Ang with three thousand good horses as a dowry, Cao Cao was immediately overjoyed and agreed!

Zhongshan Zhen's wealth is famous all over the world!

Moreover, the Zhen girl was originally the wife of Yuan Shao's son Yuan Xina, but before the formal wedding, Yuan Shao let his eldest son scold her to death.

In Cao Cao's mind, he had long planned to ask his good eldest son to send Yuan Shao's wife Liu to Xudu after he captured Yecheng, in order to satisfy his long-cherished wish...

Speaking of which, Liu is here Among the women of this era, they may not be the most beautiful, and their beauty may not be as good as that of Zou.

But Liu is Yuan Shao's wife, and this is what matters to Cao Cao...

She has been Yuan Shao's little brother for so long before, and this time, Cao Cao wants to stand up and sing...

Although Cao Cao passed the burning tent in Wancheng, He was a little overwhelmed, but when he thought of Yuan Shao's wife, he felt extremely hot.

Therefore, when Cao Cao learned that Zhen took the initiative to propose marriage, he made the decision to accept the marriage.

Not only did he, Cao Cao, covet Yuan Shao's wife, he also wanted his eldest son to steal Yuan Shao's daughter-in-law!

Of course, in addition to this hobby, marrying the Zhen family also has many benefits for Cao Ang and the Cao family.

That's why Cao Cao agreed so quickly.

Cao Ang had originally intended to accept Zhen Mi, and now that he had received the order from Lao Cao's parents, it was more natural and justified.

So the Cao family and his son made a marriage agreement with Zhen family at that time.

Moreover, Zhen's sincerity was so great that just as a dowry, it was three thousand good horses, worth thirty thousand gold!

There is also the support of the entire Zhen family.

Cao Cao and Cao Ang would naturally not treat Zhen Shi badly.

Therefore, the marriage between the Cao family and the Zhen family agreed to be equal wives, or at least the title of madam!

As for the position of head wife, it is temporarily vacant.

Because the world has not yet been unified, and the Cao family and his son have not yet taken control of the world.

Cao Ang's status and identity have the possibility of further transformation. Naturally, the position of the head wife cannot be determined too easily.

The Zhen family is also very satisfied with being able to get the status of an equal wife.

After all, Cao Ang does not have a first wife. In the future, the first wife may come from other aristocratic families, or she may be promoted from an ordinary wife to the first wife...

There is still a chance for the Zhen family's daughter...

But whether she can be promoted, the performance of the Zhen family, It is also very important.

A few days ago, when Cao Ang went on the Northern Expedition, the Zhen family contacted many well-connected families to prepare for the response.

After Cao Ang captured Liyang, the Zhen family immediately sent many cattle, sheep, grain and grass as rewards, as well as the three thousand good horses.

All the high-hoofed war horses, the best horses of the Northern Kingdom, were directly assigned by Cao Ang to the cavalry of Beiwei Army as backup horses.

And Cao Ang just reciprocated the favor. Taking advantage of the opportunity of waiting for the weather to get warmer, he took the prepared betrothal gift and led 8,000 light cavalry to Zhongshan to welcome the bride.

This is really when the war is still going on. Let's pause for a moment and get married...

I just don't know what the expressions of Shen Pei and Gongsun Zan will be when they learn the truth.……