Dingying County, Runan County, is a central county in the north of Runan County, only fifty miles away from Yingchuan County. The county was built close to the Rushui River. During its peak period, it had a population of about 2,000 households and was famous for raising cattle.

However, in the Battle of Runan in the sixth year of Jian'an, Dingying County also suffered significant losses, and the population of the county town dropped sharply to less than 300 households.

Six years have passed, and the population of Dingying County has only increased to 500 households. The city is dilapidated and the economy is in decline. At night, the entire county town is dead, like a dead city.

On the east bank of Rushui, about three miles south of Dingying County, there is a grassland covering an area of ​​thousands of acres, distributed on the low and rolling hills.

This is a natural cattle farm in Dingying County, which is full of plump grass. During the day, people in the county will drive their cattle to come here to graz. At night, the cattle will rush back to the county town.

At dusk that day, more than 2,000 war horses appeared on the grassland, leisurely eating tender and juicy alfalfa and green grass on the grassland. In a forest south of the grassland, more than 2,000 Jingzhou cavalry were gathering together to prepare supper.

This morning, they surrounded and suppressed a remnant of the Yellow Turban Army in Xiaocang Mountain to the south, killed more than a hundred rioters, seized more than 200 cattle and sheep, and rescued dozens of captured women. The women have been sent home, and cattle and sheep have become the best trophy for the cavalry.

Although the cattle killing and farming culture were not harmonious, I didn’t care about it during the march, and the cavalry also ate dry food for several days. Today, I could finally have a feast. Dozens of soldiers gathered around the fire, roasting beef and mutton, laughing loudly, and wild laughter kept coming.

A temporary marching tent has been set up next to the woods, candles are lit in the tent, and a map of the Central Plains is spread on the small table. The cavalry commander Liao Huazheng and Li Fu sat opposite each other and studied the next action.

It was the seventh day they sent troops. On the third day, they captured Ancheng County, Runan County, and then went to Yingchuan County. They ran around the suburbs of Xudu, and then transferred back to Runan. They had been stationed here for two days.

According to Li Fu's idea, it is best to go to Chenliu or Luoyang. The Cao army has empty troops there and is easy to capture. Once a big city like Chenliu or Luoyang is captured, it will have a huge impact on the situation in the Central Plains. Therefore, in the past two days, Li Fu has been persuading Liao Hua to go north to Chenliu.

However, Liao Hua was not interested in Li Fu's suggestions. Before leaving, Liu Jing explained it very clearly to him, just go to the Central Plains to show off his power and do not lose his troops.

Although Chenliu and Luoyang are empty, they are a large city in the Central Plains after all, and there must be garrisons. Liao Hua doesn't want his soldiers to die in such a meaningless siege in vain.

When attacking Ancheng County, more than 30 cavalrymen were killed, which made Liao Hua heartbroken. If the city was occupied from then on, it would not matter, but if he only occupied it for one day, he left. Liao Hua thought that the soldiers' death was meaningless.

So no matter how Li Fu persuaded him, Liao Hua just refused. At this time, a soldier brought in a plate of roasted beef and mutton. Liao Hua smiled and said, "Fill your stomach first. I haven't eaten this delicious barbecue for a long time. Li Zhubo, please!"

Li Fu had no appetite when facing the fragrant roast beef. He was very depressed. He repeatedly persuaded Liao Hua that capturing Chenliu or Luoyang would shock the world, which was of great significance. Even the lurking forces of Yuan in Hebei would rise up.

Li Fu cut a small piece of meat with a dagger and put it in his mouth to chew it slowly. He couldn't help but say to Liao Hua: "General Liao, Chenliu's defenders will not exceed 2,000 at most. We can pretend to be Cao's army and enter the city. Chenliu is located in the heart of the Central Plains. The defenders would never have expected that Jingzhou troops would go north and seize this city easily, and there would be no loss of one soldier or another."

Liao Hua shook his head and smiled, "Master Bo is thinking too simply. In Xuchang, we were intercepted by thousands of Cao troops. You forgot that Cao's patrol also admitted that the superiors ordered them to strictly guard against the cavalry in Jingzhou. This must be Cao Cao's order. With Xuchang, Chen Liu must have it. We will even be lured into the city by the enemy and annihilated in the urn city. It will definitely not work if we pretend to be Cao's army to enter the city."

"Or we can pretend to be a businessman and sneak into the city and cooperate with the cavalry at night."

Before Li Fu could continue, Liao Hua waved his hand and said, "I can understand Li Zhubo's mood, but the prefect has strict orders and asks me to ensure the safety of the cavalry. This is the most precious wealth in Jingzhou. I don't want to do unnecessary losses."

Li Fu was still talking again. At this time, a soldier quickly walked into the tent and handed over a piece of information to Liao Hua, "The prefect is urgently ordered!"

This order was transferred from Xiangyang to Xiakou, and then to Ancheng County, and was sent by Kuaima. Liao Hua was excited and opened the letter quickly, read it quickly, and smiled at Li Fu: "The prefect ordered us to turn around and attack Nanyang!"

Li Fu couldn't say a word for a long time, so he could only sigh. After all, Liu Jing didn't really want to attack the Central Plains. After going around like this for two rounds, he decided to go to Nanyang County.

One hour later, two thousand cavalrymen left Dingying County under the cover of night and rushed towards Nanyang County.

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It is not far from Dingying County to Nanyang County, only a hundred miles apart, and it is about 180 miles to Wancheng, the county seat, and there is a flat official road. More importantly, the four hooves of the war horses were nailed on horseshoes three years ago, so that the war horses could travel a long distance.

Two thousand cavalry marched overnight and arrived at Ye County in the northeast of Nanyang County at dawn.

Ye County is known as the east gate of Nanyang County. It is located at the junction of Yingchuan County and Nanyang County. It is located between Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain. It has a flat terrain, numerous rivers, fertile land, and a very important geographical location. It has always been a place that military strategists must compete for.

Ye County was also the logistics center for Cao Cao's two conquests of Wancheng. A large number of warehouses were built here to hoard grain and supplies. It is still a material transfer station for Cao's army to increase its troops in Nanyang.

In the early morning, Jiangxia cavalry who had been running all night rested in a forest about ten miles away from Ye County. Liao Hua also sent a team of scouts to inquire about information.

The forest is particularly quiet. The sun shines through the leaves into the forest, forming straight columns of light, shining on the soldiers lying all over the ground. A small river runs through the woods. The river is surrounded by horses with equally tired, some drinking water, while others chewing the hay in the bag quietly.

Liao Hua sat on a big rock, and he felt a little anxious. The dry food they carried would be eaten up at noon today. The soldiers were facing the threat of food being cut off. He did not want to attack Ye County, but in order to get the food, he had to choose to attack Ye County warehouse. Now he was worried that it was the garrison of Cangcheng and whether there was any food in Cangcheng.

While thinking, there was a sound of horse hooves outside the woods, and a sentry shouted: "General Liao, they are back!"

After a moment, the scouts led their war horses into the woods, and Li Fu was among them, and he followed them to spy on the information.

"Are you gaining anything?" Liao Hua jumped off the big stone and walked forward quickly and asked.

Li Fu nodded and smiled, "Although most of the food and grass have been transported to Wancheng, there are still a lot of food and grass in Ye County warehouse, and there are not many defenders, only more than a thousand people. However, there are earthen walls built around the warehouse. If the general does not want any casualties, he still has to use a plan."

Liao Hua nodded, frowned and said, "It's good to dress up as Cao's army, but unfortunately we don't have Cao's uniforms and command arrows. I'm afraid this plan won't work."

Li Fu smiled faintly, "There is something that can attract all Cao's army."...

At noon, more than a dozen floats drove out of Ye County and headed towards the warehouse. The so-called floats were actually a kind of mobile brothel. The population was frequent in the late Han Dynasty, and brothels were no exception. Brothel prostitutes would also move between county towns and do business at the places where population gathered.

But these dozen floats belong to three brothels in Ye County. Normally, they generally do not leave the city, let alone leave the city at the same time.

At this time, they were all driving towards the same destination, and the floats were filled with young prostitutes, and they were extremely lively. Wherever they passed, they left fragrance all the way, causing pedestrians to stop and watch. Many people looked eagerly at the dozen floats leaving the city.

Cangcheng is located in the north of the county town, about two miles apart. It is a huge building complex covering an area of ​​1,000 acres. It is surrounded by earthen walls, two meters high and strong. Hundreds of huge warehouses, grain, grass, ordnance, drum and flag tents, and various military supplies are piled up in the warehouse.

Since the Cao army in Nanyang sent troops to Jingzhou, a large amount of supplies in Ye County's warehouse have been transported to Wancheng, but there are still more than a dozen warehouses in Cangcheng full of food and grass, and currently a thousand defenders are guarding Cangcheng.

Just after lunch, it was the soldiers' rest time. More than a dozen floats suddenly appeared in the open space outside the gate of Cangcheng. A follower set up a tent on the open space and was about to start a business.

More than a hundred dressed prostitutes got off the ox cart and horse carriage. Looking around, laughing sounds continued. More than a dozen bold young prostitutes walked up to the soldiers guarding the gate and waved to the soldiers guarding the gate, making their heads look sexy. Several charming women even pulled up their skirts, revealing their white thighs.

The news quickly spread throughout Cangcheng, and more than a thousand Cao army soldiers flocked to the gate. Everyone's eyes were full of enthusiasm, and people kept laughing and scolding loudly and saying vulgar words.

At this time, the general guarding Cang City also rushed over and heard the news. The soldiers immediately surrounded him and started to cheer, demanding to leave the city to enjoy it.

More than a dozen large tents had been set up outside the gate, and more than a hundred prostitutes were placing long lines, placing their heads at more than a thousand soldiers inside the gate, seducing them to do business, which further aroused the soldiers' primitive desires, and slapping and shouting sounds.

Ya Jiang was helpless by the soldiers, so he had to order: "Go in batches, go out at one time, and don't do anything randomly!"

The gate slowly opened, and the first group of more than 300 soldiers flocked out and quickly lined up in front of more than a dozen large tents. They shouted and cursed in front of the gate, and were in chaos.

But no one expected that in a forest hundreds of steps away, two thousand Jingzhou cavalry had quietly appeared, and they were waiting patiently for the opportunity.

Soon, the Cao army soldiers were all burned out by desire and no longer cared about the orders of the general. Groups of soldiers continued to run out of the city. More and more, more than 800 Cao army soldiers were lined up outside the city, and the gates of Cangcheng were wide open, so they were free to enter and exit.

Seeing the opportunity coming, Liao Hua waved his sword and shouted loudly: "Get out!"

Two thousand cavalry rushed out of the woods, like a flood breaking the dam, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky, sweeping towards the gate of Cangcheng with unstoppable force.

The Cao army soldiers at the gate were in chaos. They stumbled into the city and fled desperately. Hundreds of people were blocking the door, making it impossible for the city gate to close.

The Jiangxia cavalry arrived instantly, with war horses storming, spears and swords slashing, killing Cao's soldiers flying in flesh and blood, and their heads rolled to the ground. The soldiers wailed and screamed, and fled in all directions.

Cao Junya shouted in a hurry: "Close the city gate! Close the door!"

More than a dozen soldiers pushed the door desperately, but outside was filled with Cao's soldiers crying and shouting. At this moment, the city gate was knocked open. Liao Hua took the lead and led more than a thousand cavalry into Cangcheng.

"kill!"

Liao Hua roared, swung his spear, and threw Cao Junya to the ground with a shot. He turned around and ordered loudly: "Snatch the food and grass, set fire to the city!"

An hour later, the fire in Cangcheng, Ye County soared into the sky, the fire burned the city, and the thick smoke rolled up dozens of feet, which was clearly visible a hundred miles away.

The news that Cangcheng, Ye County was attacked and burned was spread to the south as if it had grown wings.

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Chapter completed!