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Just now, he hit with all his strength, unexpectedly, he successfully injured Zhang He, but he also let himself lose his strength, and he had no strength to fight again in a short time.

But Zhang He retreated, and he won the bet.

Cao Ren ordered the beating of drums, and ordered the whole army to pursue, in order to maximize the results of the battle.

Cao Jun's knights were inexplicably excited, chasing and killing Yuan Jun in a team of one hundred.

They lay in ambush in the mountains for two days, suffering from extreme heat and mosquitoes.But it took only one meal from the attack to the victory, and the victory came so suddenly, which made them ecstatic.

The one-sided pursuit began. Cao Ren commanded two thousand knights and chased them for thirty miles in one go, beheading more than a thousand and taking hundreds of prisoners.

Big win.

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Zhang He and Gao Lan gathered up the defeated soldiers and joined the trial team.

Zhang Yun's complexion was not very good, he was a little pale, and his spirit was a little decadent.

Gao Lan was stabbed by Cao Ren's spear in the abdomen, which caused a lot of blood.Although he is not dead yet, but he can't get out of bed, no one knows if he can make it through.

Shen Pei went to the supply camp to look at Gao Lan, and his face was very dark.

But he didn't criticize Zhang Yun and Gao Lan.

Although the defeat in this battle was disastrous, it was not Zhang He and Gao Lan's responsibility, but Cao Ren's courage. Qingqi protruded 150 li and set up an ambush, which was beyond the reach of others, but a gambler's desperate attempt.

But this made him realize that this time Cao Cao probably didn't just feign a shot to lure him back to help, but really wanted to take Suiyang.

Is he crazy?

Or did he find an internal response in Suiyang City?

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became.

There are [-] defenders in Suiyang City, but half of them are from Jizhou and half from Yanzhou.Although the highest command is in the hands of his subordinate Shen Rong, other Yanzhou generals also have considerable influence. If they really want to turn against the water, Shen Rong may not be able to control it.

The more you think about the trial, the more you have opinions on Tian Feng.

He also wanted to control the military power alone, but he disagreed with Tian Feng's instructions to Zhang Yun and Gao Lan to wipe out Chen Deng's troops.

It is enough to injure Chen Deng severely, why bother to wipe them out?

It's too deliberate to hide.Nowadays, not only Xuzhou people dare not play easily, but even Yanzhou people may respect Jizhou people at a respectful distance.Even though there are many household registrations in Jizhou, it is still unrealistic to take over the entire Central Plains with Jizhou soldiers alone.

It is a wise choice to use Jizhou people as the main force to drive people from all states in the Central Plains to participate in the war.

As long as the highest military power is in the hands of Jizhou people.

The judge discussed with Zhang Yun, if the cavalry lost so much, can they fight again?Do you want to ask Yuan Shao for help and ask him to arrange some more cavalry?

Zhang Xi thought about it carefully and refused.

Although the defeat was quite miserable this time, there are still nearly half of the defeated soldiers gathered.He and Gao Lan's personal guards are basically complete, and most of their strength is still there.Although Cao Ren had gained quite a lot, he didn't have any use for the captives, and he didn't dare to use them. The harvest was nothing more than war horses.

He still has the strength to fight again, and has a chance to defeat Cao Ren, as long as the judge can provide enough support.

His defeat this time was due to his underestimation of Cao Ren's gambling nature, and his lack of familiarity with the terrain.Shenpei has been stationed in Suiyang for many years, and he is familiar with the terrain and the generals under Cao Cao's command, so he can help him familiarize himself with the situation as soon as possible.

After careful consideration, the judge accepted Zhang He's suggestion.

At this moment, they cannot be timid.

He immediately wrote a military newspaper to Yuan Shao to inform him of the relevant situation.Regarding the failures of Zhang Yun and Gao Lan, he understated them, only saying that there were minor setbacks, which had nothing to do with the overall situation, and asked Yuan Shao to wait for the good news with peace of mind.

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When Cao Ren returned to camp, Cao Cao was overjoyed, his heart hanging in the air finally returned to its original place.

He ordered the Xianbei and Wuhuan cavalry soldiers captured by Cao Ren to be tied to the city of Suiyang, and all of them had their heads beheaded.

Anyway, these cavalrymen are unlikely to serve him, and it is a waste of food to keep them. It is better to kill the sacrificial flag.

The hairstyles of the Xianbei and Wuhuan people are very different from those of the Central Plains people, and the defenders on the city can clearly see it.Coupled with Yuan Jun's battle flag, it cannot be faked, which is enough to prove the reality of this victory.

For a time, people in the city were panicked.

Shen Rong had no choice but to order the entire city to be under martial law, and no one was allowed to move around at will. At the same time, he sent people to closely monitor the generals in Yanzhou.

Give an order, and the atmosphere in the city becomes even more tense.

Taking advantage of the morale brought by the great victory, Cao Cao sent people into the city to persuade him to surrender, while preparing to face the trial.

The judge is on his way back to Suiyang, and will show up at the city anytime.He had been in contact with the judge a few times before, and he knew the reality of the judge, and knew that it was not an easy opponent to defeat.

Judging may not be considered a first-class famous general, but he is not mediocre either. With the powerful Jizhou crossbowmen in hand, and the help of Hebei Sitingzhu such as Zhang Xi and Gao Lan, he is not the same when the strength of the two sides is equal. There's not much odds against it.

Whether to face the judge under the city, or to retreat after the siege, became a problem that Cao Cao had to solve.

Fighting the judge under the city will face the danger of being attacked on both sides.

With this siege cleared, the plan to capture Suiyang will come to an end without a problem, and the significance of this battle will be greatly reduced.

After repeated discussions, Cheng Yu made a suggestion: defend the city and wait for the judges to attack.

The two armies confront each other and fight in the field outside the city. Under normal circumstances, the casualties of both sides are determined by training, equipment, and morale. Unless there is a huge difference in strength, there will not be a big gap.But defending according to the base, even if it is just a camp, not a city wall, can give the defender a considerable advantage.

Hiding behind the barracks will give the soldiers a sense of security, more protection, and will not be easily defeated.

In this way, not only can the review be delayed, but also reinforcements can be waited to transfer the pressure to the review side.

Dong Zhao, the prefect of Hanoi, and Zhang Ji, the hussar general, are all likely to come to help. The longer they persist, the greater the pressure of trial and assignment.Once the judge could not hold on and took the initiative to retreat, the defenders in Suiyang City might surrender without a fight, or abandon the city.

Guo Jia, Mao Jie and others all agreed with Cheng Yu's suggestion.

Guo Jia added another item, that he could send an urgent report to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to arrange Dong Zhao and Zhang Ji for reinforcements.Regardless of whether the imperial court sends troops or not, Cao Cao must make a gesture of fighting hard to show his sincerity.

Cao Cao readily agreed and sent someone to report to the court.

Two days later, Shen Pei led his troops to the city of Suiyang.Seeing that Cao Cao was sticking to the camp, he immediately launched an attack and ordered Shen Rong to prepare to attack Cao Cao.

Cao Cao persisted with all his strength and did not give the judge a chance.

The two sides fought fiercely for several days. Although the trial and match had sufficient advantages on the scene, they were still unable to break through Cao Cao's camp.

In desperation, Shen Pei ordered Zhang Yun to lead his cavalry to attack Cao Cao's grain road.

Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to fight.

Cao Ren and Zhang He come and go, each has its own outcome.

Chapter 615 Newly edited by Yuefu

Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao welcomed two guests at the same time.

One is Yin Kui sent by Yuan Shao, and the other is Zhou Zhong sent by the imperial court.

After Yin Kui entered the city, he went directly to see Liu Biao, talked about Yuan Shao's military strength, and promised that as long as Liu Biao was willing to respond to Yuan Shao, he didn't need to go all the way to Pengcheng, as long as he could restrain Zhang Ji so that Zhang Ji could not act rashly , is meritorious service.

After Zhou Zhong entered the city, he was not in a hurry to see Liu Biao.

He came to Wang Can's residence immediately.

Wang Can is the great-grandson of the former Taiwei Wang Gong and the grandson of the former Sikong Wang Chang.Liu Biao had studied under Wang Gong, and was a party member with Wang Chang, so he took good care of Wang Can.

Although Wang Can failed to take up an official position, he lived in Anyi in Jingzhou and had a big house.It is very pleasant to talk and laugh every day with great Confucianism and no white people.

When Zhou Zhong came in, Wang Can was talking about poetry and Fu with a group of people, and they were very happy.Seeing Zhou Zhong walking in, Wang Can was startled, and quickly got up to greet him.

"When did Duke Zhou come? How dare you bother me, let someone inform you, and I will go see Duke Zhou."

Zhou Zhong waved his hand, went straight to the hall, looked around, and smiled slightly.

"They are all young talents. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Wang Can said with a smile: "Young talents have been taken to the court by Duke Zhou. How can I get into the eyes of Duke Zhou?"

Everyone laughed at the same time.

It didn't take long for Zhou Zhong to take away Zhuge Liang from Longzhong with a shot, and it didn't take long for the news to spread in Xiangyang, and was taken as a joke by many people.There were so many people gathered in Xiangyang, Zhou Zhong didn't take any of them, but he took Zhuge Liang with him. I don't know if Liu Biao was watching too closely, or Zhou Zhong had no vision.

Zhou Zhong smiled and said nothing, and when the laughter of the crowd subsided, he said: "Zhongxuan, I came to see you today because I was entrusted by someone."

"I don't know who Duke Zhou is talking about? I don't seem to have any past in the court."

"Cai Bojie's daughter, Cai Yan, is now an official in Lantai Lingshi."

Everyone was stunned and looked at each other.

Zhou Zhong made it clear that Cai Yan was an official in Lantai Lingshi, which meant that Cai Yan was not an ordinary harem official, but a formal court official.It is no longer a rumor that a woman is an official, but a fact.

"Cai Bochi sent you a lot of books back then, and Cai Lingshi wanted to ask Zhongxuan to keep these books safe, so she might want to borrow them in the future. In addition..."

Zhou Zhong hooked his fingers, and a follower came over and handed a small book to Zhou Zhong.Zhou Zhong put the books on the table, opened the delicate clasp, took out a bound book, and held it up high.

"This is a new Yuefu compilation collected by Cai Lingshi. They are all ancient songs that have been sung by the Han and Qiang people in Liangzhou for hundreds of years. Some of them coincide with the classics of the Central Plains and can be used for mutual reference. This is a special gift to Zhongxuan. Please correct me. "

Wang Can frowned slightly, and took the book from Zhou Zhong's hand.As soon as he started, he sighed.

"Good paper, good ink, good calligraphy."

Zhou Zhong nodded. "The paper is Xuan grass paper from Hedong Bookstore, the ink is Jishan pine smoke ink, and the calligraphy is Liang Menghuang's handwriting."

"Liang Menghuang went to Hedong?" Everyone was quite surprised.

Liang Hu Liang Menghuang also took refuge in Jingzhou and was famous for his calligraphy, but his character was not very good and he was not praised by others.After the emperor settled the border, Liang Hu left Jingzhou. It is said that he went back to his hometown to settle down. He didn't expect him to be in Hedong Bookstore.

But Wang Can didn't participate in the discussion. He could read ten lines at a glance, quickly flipped through a book, and praised it. "The style of this book is very good and convenient. It's just that the content is a bit vulgar. It's not enough for entertainment or academics."

"This is to maintain the original appearance, and retain a lot of ancient sounds." Zhou Zhong said lightly: "Zhongxuan only reads the text, and has never heard it recited by anyone. It is normal to be puzzled by it."

Wang Can's face turned red immediately, and he couldn't help but choked back: "There are ancient sounds in the land of barbarians?"

"A land of barbarians?" Zhou Zhong twitched his lips. "Do you know where Fuxi's Longxing Land is?"

"where is it?"

"In Tianshui, which is now Hanyang County. This is the latest conclusion Cai Lingshi came to during his visit to ancient times in Hanyang. He is writing an article, and you will see it soon. If you have any objections, please speak freely at that time. You are welcome. But You haven't been to Tianshui, so you probably can't tell why."

"I..." Wang Can was suddenly at a loss for words, his eyes widened, but he couldn't say a word.

Zhou Zhong, is this saying that I am ignorant?

"You guys mentioned Zhuge Liang just now." Zhou Zhong said again: "Do you know what position Zhuge Liang is in now? He is a servant by the side of the emperor, gets along with the emperor day and night, and trains in government affairs. My old eyes are dim, and the emperor is a sage, so I can't make a mistake. people?"

Everyone laughed awkwardly, speechless.

"Also, when I passed through Guanzhong, Liu Zichu, a native of Jingzhou, had just been transferred from Anyi Ling to the chief minister."

"Oh—" someone exclaimed.

Liu Ba is a well-known scholar in Jingnan, and many people know him.It was heard before that he went to Hedong and served as the magistrate of Anyi. Many people thought that the imperial court would not employ people. Such a celebrity was actually just a small magistrate of Anyi.Even if the Son of Heaven establishes his capital in Anyi, the Anyi Order is still very important, after all, it is only a Qianshi official, and it is not considered important.

But now Liu Ba has changed from Anyiling to Dasinong in one step, which is a bit outrageous.

It stands to reason that An Yiling has done a good job, and the next step should be to become a prefect.Only by doing a good job as the prefect can he be transferred to Jiuqing.

Zhou Zhong showed a satisfied smile. "The Son of Heaven does not stick to common etiquette when employing people. Do you know why Liu Zichu became the chief minister?"

"Dare to ask."

"When Liu Zichu was in charge of Anyi, he vigorously encouraged mulberry planting, and he did not hesitate to borrow money for it. At that time, many people thought his actions were absurd, but now that the commercial roads in the Western Regions have resumed, the supply of silk and silk is in short supply, and there is not enough mulberry leaves in all counties and counties. , only Anyi produces the most. Now the people of Anyi are rich, all thanks to Liu Zichu."

Someone couldn't help asking: "Sibo's market is so good?"

"The supply exceeds the demand. Now the silk on every loom in Hedong and Guanzhong has been ordered away, and it can't be completed. The weavers can't wait to give birth to eight hands. There is a young craftsman surnamed Ma in Guanzhong who invented A new type of loom can increase the efficiency by 30%. As soon as the test was successful, someone came to order it, and within a few days, only a deposit of [-] yuan was collected.”

There was a lot of discussion. "No wonder the price of silk in Xiangyang has risen again and again this year. That's how it is."

"Not only in Xiangyang, but also in Jiangnan. It is said that silk is still unavailable. I wanted to make two new clothes, but I haven't made it until now."

Zhou Zhong looked at everyone with a smile. "You guys, don't even think about making new clothes. Even if you have tens of thousands of wealth, if you don't earn money, you may not be able to wear silk in the future. It is said that those silk are transported to the Western Regions, and they are equivalent to gold, and they are considered dignitaries. It’s hard to resist its temptation.”

Wang Can raised his hand and interrupted the debate. "Duke Zhou, you are coming to Xiangyang this time to do business, right?"

"That's not true." Zhou Zhong said with a smile: "I was here to recruit students, but I didn't expect you to be so interested in business, so it went too far. Now that I'm talking about business, I'll say a few more words. What masterpiece do you want to publish in the world? The quality of Hedong Bookstore is the best, I can help you contact, it is fast and good, and the price is still low."

Chapter 616

Although the Silk Road business was booming, it was not convenient for scholars to talk about it. Only a few people couldn't hold back and sent a few words of emotion.

When it comes to printing books, they have no taboos, and they all showed strong interest.

Wenwu is the first, who doesn't want their articles and poems to be published in the world?