Chapter 72 Chapter Nine: Winning a Man, Losing His Aunt and Nephew (3)

Therefore, Jingzhou and its regions were not affected by the war much, and the army itself was consumed very little.Therefore, when others are in the end of the famine, Jingzhou has abundant warehouses and strong economic strength.Because the people live and work in peace and contentment, their hearts are also very stable.Therefore, Jingzhou can be regarded as a beautiful world that is alone in the devastated China at that time. In addition, Liu Biao made more efforts to promote the style of writing, so that Jingzhou society was filled with a stable and peaceful atmosphere.Therefore, many famous people in Guanzhong area and Yanzhou and Henan prefectures especially came to settle in Jingzhou.Especially in the Yuzhou area, which has been in turmoil for a long time, almost half of the counties and counties voluntarily surrendered to Liu Biao.Although Liu Biao also expressed his welcome and often provided financial support, he did not allow any legions from outside Jingzhou to enter.

Zhang Ji led his army to invade the northern part of Jingzhou, and of course Liu Biao wanted to block it.Zhang Ji died in this way. After Jia Xu stayed with Zhang Xiu, for the benefit of the overall situation, he urged Zhang Xiu to take the initiative to negotiate peace with Liu Biao in order to fight for the status of the alliance.Since Liu Biao knew that Zhang Xiu was quite talented and that the Liangzhou Legion was extremely powerful, he naturally did not dare to underestimate him.Coupled with the presence of resourceful and experienced Jia Xu, Liu Biao was willing to make peace with Zhang Xiuyan and form an alliance.Therefore, under the arrangement of Liu Biao, Zhang Xiu was stationed in Wancheng, guarding the western half of Yuzhou and guarding the gate of Jingzhou.

At this time, because Lu Bu turned to surrender to Cao Cao under the strong threat of Yuan Shu, Cao Cao pointed the arrow of attack at the torn Yuzhou.In this way, he naturally ran into Zhang Xiu's army. Cao Cao had an unprecedentedly large lineup to conquer Yuzhou this time. He only left Xun Yu and Cheng Yu to guard Xudu, the base camp, and ordered Xiahou Dun to lead the vanguard first. He personally led his eldest son Cao Ang and his nephew Cao Anmin as the central army. , Yu Jin, Li Dian, and Le Jin divided into five groups, with a total of more than 80,000 horses, marching towards the Feishui in mighty force.

Cao Cao's soldiers and horses came fiercely, and Cao Jun's powerful combat effectiveness has long been known to everyone, so as Cao Jun's oppression came like a dark cloud, the Yuzhou county army immediately surrendered without a fight. However, Liu Biao has been standing still, and seems to have no intention of confronting Cao Jun.Jia Xu saw that the situation was getting more and more urgent, so he persuaded Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao first to save himself. Jia Xu saw Cao Cao first, and Cao Cao immediately expressed his willingness to accept Zhang Xiu's investment when he saw Jia Xu.Therefore, Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu came to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao was overjoyed, and immediately hosted a banquet to discuss the cooperation between the two armies while drinking.Cao Cao toasted frequently, showing great respect to Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, which moved Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu even more.

How could Cao Cao not be extremely happy? He won most of the territory of Yuzhou without spending a single soldier. This kind of "soldiers that surrender without fighting" is the highest achievement of the art of war! Perhaps because of being too complacent, Cao Cao relaxed his vigilance, and the old problem recurred. Cao Cao was originally full of energy and enthusiasm, so he was always fascinated by female sex.Before that, he had made mistakes because of female sex, so he often warned himself not to make big mistakes because of small things.But this time, because he was so happy that he carried himself away, he let loose again.

Although Zhang Ji is dead, his wife Zou is still alive.Zou can be called the beauties of the Qiang nationality, with a good-looking appearance and a beautiful figure, no one can't be tempted by it.The Qiang people are far less strict than the Han people when it comes to matters of men and women, so this young and beautiful widow is unwilling to be lonely and is very active in the social circle of Wancheng.When Cao Cao heard the news, he thought of Zou's captivating and charming appearance, especially because of his ecstasy and joy, and immediately couldn't help it. He sent someone to attract Mrs. Zou, and when he saw that delicate and charming appearance, his heart couldn't stop shaking.He swung back to the left and right, directly asking Mrs. Zou to stay with him.Zou Shi winked at each other, her cheeks flushed, and Cao Cao involuntarily opened his arms to hug her.The good-looking Zou obviously couldn't say no to this famous hero. Perhaps half of this was fear, and the other half was admiration.

The generals of Cao Cao's army were not surprised by Cao Cao's lustful behavior, but Zhang Xiu couldn't bear it.Because in any case, Mrs. Zou is Zhang Ji's wife, Zhang Xiu's aunt, and Cao Cao's adultery with her is a great shame to Zhang Xiu.Furthermore, Zhang Xiu has always been serious and cautious, and he really hates such a style in the army.Therefore, Zhang Xiu did not want to be an alliance with Cao Cao, so he discussed with Jia Xu and prepared to betray.After hearing Zhang Xiu's words, Jia Xu felt the same way, and suggested that Zhang Xiu launch a surprise attack when the handover of Wancheng had not yet been completed and Cao Cao's army was all outside the city, and wiped out Cao Cao in one go.In this way, it may be possible to take advantage of the situation to control Yuzhou and have the opportunity to develop into Yanzhou.

Zhang Xiu adopted Jia Xu's suggestion, so he falsely reported to Cao Cao that some of the newly surrendered troops were dissatisfied, and some people fled from time to time, so they had to be reorganized to avoid accidents. After hearing this, Cao Cao didn't suspect that there was anything wrong, so at Zhang Xiu's request, he sent the guard chief Dian Wei to assist in the reorganization.With Dianwei participating, the generals of Cao Cao's army naturally did not pay special attention to Zhang Xiujun's transfer. On the day when the reorganization and transfer ended, Zhang Xiu hosted a special banquet in honor of Dian Wei.Zhang Xiu enthusiastically persuaded Dian Wei to drink, and Dian Wei was so drunk that he couldn't stand up even if he helped him.

In Cao Cao's camp, the vigilance was also relaxed because of the particularly joyous atmosphere.As for Cao Cao himself, he drank and sang in the tent with Zou. Cao Cao improvised lyrics and sang one after another. When it was near the second watch, suddenly there were shouts outside the camp, and then there were fires everywhere, and the flames lit up the sky. Cao Cao was taken aback, but immediately judged that Zhang Xiu had rebelled.So he jumped up and called out to the guard chief Dian Wei loudly.Dian Wei was asleep, when he heard Cao Cao screaming, he woke up immediately, and the wine was half gone.He heard the shouts and saw the flames, and he knew that something had changed.As soon as he turned over and got up, before he could put on his armor, he hurriedly commanded the horses and let Cao Cao and Zou take refuge first.

In an emergency, Cao Cao sent an urgent report to the camps, asking them to retreat eighty miles eastward and gather in Wuyang City. Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang and nephew Cao Anmin escorted Cao Cao out of the camp. Dian Wei was naked, armed with a pair of halberds, and led a small number of death squads to guard the gate of the village, resisting bloody resistance, and tried his best to block Zhang Xiu's raiders. As soon as Cao Cao and his party escaped from the gate of Wancheng, Cao Cao's mount was shot by an arrow and fell to the ground. Cao Cao fell to the ground. Cao Ang immediately helped his father up and gave his mount to Cao Cao.

Cao Ang and Cao Anmin let their father go first, and formed a death squad on the banks of the Feishui River, preparing to fight to the death with the pursuers in order to escort Cao Cao across the water and escape to a safe place.