The heavens began from the great age

Chapter 308

Invasion like fire.

Cao Cao led his troops to invade Xuzhou, and it was indeed overwhelming at first.

But soon, he ran into trouble.

At the beginning, Tao Qian still wanted to keep the enemy at bay and fought several battles with Cao Cao.

Even his hometown Pengcheng was taken over by Cao Cao.

But he still retreated to Baotan with the remnant soldiers, and closed the city gate tightly, intending to defend it to the death.

At the same time, envoys were sent to ask for help.

Because Cao's army was short of food, and Xuzhou gentry helped Tao Qian more, Cao Cao became murderous.

Wherever he passed, not to mention not a single blade of grass grew, but countless were killed.After arriving in Baotan, hundreds of thousands of people were killed.

But this caused a problem, that is, the noble people hated Cao Cao even more, and tried their best to help Tao Qian defend the city.

Cao Cao apparently attacked Baotan all night long but was unable to break through.

Seeing that two months were about to pass, Cao Cao couldn't sit still.

Even though he grabbed a lot of food on the way, he could only last for another month at most.

But because he transferred all the troops to Xuzhou, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao found an opportunity.

Not only did they lure Lu Bu in secretly, they even tried to trick Xun Yu into leaving the city and kill him.

The plan used was that Zhang Miao sent his subordinate Liu Yi to come to Xun Yu, saying that Lu Bu had come to help Cao Cao fight Tao Qian, and asked Xun Yu to provide the army with rations.

Xun Yu is not easy to deal with.

As soon as he heard it, he knew that Zhang Miao's rebellion was imminent, and he wanted to summon Xia Houdun, the prefect of Dongjun, to put down the rebellion.

While he was writing the letter, he received a report from his servants that Yang Xiao had arrived.

"Mr. Xun, General Xiahou can't be transferred!"

As soon as Yang Xiaocai came in, he threw a blockbuster at Xun Yu.

"General Yang, if General Xiahou doesn't arrive, how will we defend the city and put down the rebellion?"

Xun Yu asked back.

"The so-called snake has no head! It's very easy to put down a rebellion. All you need to do is kill the officials and wealthy households in the city who want to lead the rebellion. As for Zhang Miao, after the general puts down the rebellion, he will have his own way. The general has already investigated You know, Lu Bu's troops and horses are near Puyang.

As long as General Xiahou moves, Lu Bu's army will attack Puyang.If General Xiahou does not move, Zhang Miao's army will attack Juancheng where we are.

Although Juancheng is important, Puyang has to be guarded, so please trust me again, sir! "

Yang Xiao talked eloquently.

"General Yang, I want to believe you. But Juancheng is the seat of Yanzhou, and the family members of Duke Ming and the generals are all here. If Puyang is lost, we will still have a foothold. But if Juancheng is lost, our army will There will be chaos immediately!"

Xun Yu said with a headache.

"If the general is able to do so today, he will give the heads of the rebels to Mr. Zhang Miao. Besides, will he give Zhang Miao's head within three days?" Yang Xiao said murderously.

"If so, the general will be the first to defend the city!"

Xun Yu hurriedly stood up, his eyes shining brightly.

"However, if the general cannot get Zhang Miao's head within three days. But I have to transfer General Xiahou back to Juancheng!"

Then, he said so again.

"Sir, don't worry, I will finally get the result!"

Yang Xiao clasped his fist at Xun Yu, and stepped forward proudly.

Soon, he arrived at the school grounds.

At this time, 500 people were ready, all in black and black armor, with awe-inspiring murderous intent.

"Hou Tong, Zhang Sui, each of you lead a team, and pick people according to the list! No matter whether you resist or not, you will be killed without mercy! Do you understand?"

Throwing out two lists casually, Yang Xiao's face was full of indifference.

Hou Tong and Zhang Sui were specially selected by him from the 500 people. They both have the ability to command troops and can read and write.

In the past two months, apart from training the 500 people, he spent the rest of his time spying on intelligence.

Because he knew in advance why Xu Si and Wang Kai were among the rebels, he followed them secretly almost every day.

Get a clear picture of their interpersonal relationships, as well as their connections with officials, gentry, wealthy households, etc. in the city.

This is how the list of nearly [-] people came into being.

"Subordinates obey orders!"

Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a while, Hou Tong and Zhang Sui responded with a bang.

After each received a list, they all set out together.

In front of Xu Si's mansion.

But when Hou Tong and his men arrived, the servants were not afraid at all. Instead, they raised their heads proudly and said, "Be brave, this is Xu Zhonglang's mansion, you guys, please retreat quickly!"

"Kill me!"

I got Yang Xiao's order and Xun Yu's handwriting.Hou Tong didn't care whether Xu Si was a middleman or not, so he waved his hand.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Immediately, a dozen soldiers snatched him from behind and fired with crossbows.

"Ah..."

After several screams, several servants were shot like hedgehogs.

"Enter the house! But if there are those who block it, we will kill without pardon. We only kill people, regardless of property. Hurry up, what about other people? If anyone violates the order, kill!"

With a wave of the ring sword in his hand, Hou Tong rushed into Xu Si's house.

"You guys are so bold! I'm the middle man Xu Si!"

He could hear screams outside, although Xu Si knew something was wrong.

However, he still walked out of the study room, trying to drive everyone away.

"Found the real master!"

A sergeant yelled excitedly, and ran forward a step, slashing fiercely with the ring-sword in his hand.

Accompanied by a scream, Xu Si's throat was cut open, and his body fell into a pool of blood.

"well done!"

Hou Tong ran over from the outside holding the blood-stained ring head knife, and gave him a complimenting look.

Then, with a wave of his hand, "Let's go, the next one!"

With an order, people gathered from all directions, rushed out of Xu Si's house, and ran towards another house.

"Not bad!"

Standing high on the roof, Yang Xiao looked at everything in front of him calmly, and nodded secretly.

As soon as he floated, he landed on the red cloud under the tree.

With a move of his riding whip, Hongyun rushed out of Juancheng like an arrow and ran towards Chen Liu.

"Tomorrow is the third day. I hope General Yang can really keep his promise and get Zhang Miao's head!"

The candle was flickering, and Xun Yu sat behind the desk extremely tired.

He has not had a good rest for two days in a row.

Just the day before yesterday, although Yang Xiao's subordinates killed more than 80 people by means of thunder, they killed all the rebel officials and wealthy households in the city in one fell swoop.

But it also caused extreme uneasiness among the people in the city.

While dealing with this matter, he also had to worry about Zhang Miao and Lu Bu's army. He was really exhausted physically and mentally.

"Sir, General Yang is here!"

Just when he was thinking about squinting for a while, the excited voice of the Xun family's old servant sounded outside.

"Please!"

Xun Yu stood up excitedly and ran out.

After running a few steps, he realized that he was not wearing shoes.

But he didn't care, he ran fast.

As soon as they arrived at the door, Yang Xiao was already hurried over and bowed forward, "Sir, I am lucky to have lived up to my command!"

After all, he handed over a leather bag in his hand.

After opening it, it turned out that there were two human heads inside.One is Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, and the other is his younger brother Zhang Chao.

"Thank you, General, I have nothing to worry about!"

Xun Yu was overjoyed to see the two heads here.I just felt that my whole body relaxed and my body went soft.

If it wasn't for Yang Xiao's quick eyesight and quick hands to hug him, he might have to sit on the ground.

(End of this chapter)