Just as the army of Xuchang was about to move, Cao Cao slowly walked onto the carriage with his armor and sword. However, he saw a flying horse reporting from afar.
After a while, Xiahou Dun led a small colonel to the front of the formation.
"When was it noisy?" Cao Cao asked curiously.”
The colonel kowtowed and cupped his hands." Reporting to the Prime Minister. Three days ago, the Marquis of Champion's troops captured all eighty-four counties of Ruyin. He has ordered me to report this on a flying horse.”
Cao Cao was stunned. No matter what, Ru Yin was still a county. Zhang Wu's Flying Bear Army had just set off three days ago, right? This was simply a fantasy.
"How did Ziqian attack the city?" Cao Cao asked curiously.”
The officer bowed again." The Marquis Champion didn't attack the city. He only opened the gates of Ruyin County and ordered General Hua Xiong to capture the county magistrates and surrender them one by one."”
It was just that Ru Yin County was small and narrow. Otherwise, it would be a joke to open 84 counties in one night. There would not even be enough time to travel.
"Oh? This county magistrate is quite interesting. Go and ask Ziqian to catch him and bring him back to see me.”
"Yes."
This was the difference between Zhang Wu and Cao Cao. Although Zhang Wu had a system, he could only find out the names of the people of the Three Kingdoms that he was interested in. On the other hand, Cao Cao could tell that Zhao Kan was extraordinary just by looking at a few words.
Whenever Zhang Wu turned around to look at Zhao Kan, he would find that the unknown and cowardly county magistrate had a political score of 92.
In the end, a person's talent had nothing to do with his character and courage.
Zhang Wu might judge a book by its cover, but Cao Cao would not.
.........
It was already noon the next day when Runan Zhang Xun received the news that all of Ru Yin County had been lost.
It was because his beloved concubine missed his younger brother so much that she had someone send some gold and silver to Ru Yin County. When the servants found out that Ru Yin County had changed its flag, they hurriedly came back to inform Zhang Xun.
This news frightened Zhang Xun. Runan's eastern gate was only connected to Cao Cao's forces. If other forces wanted to send troops to attack Yuzhou, they could not attack from the east.
After coming to this conclusion, Zhang Xun simply gave up on the other counties in Runan County and withdrew all his troops back to Shangcai. He ordered people to strengthen the city walls overnight and sent people back to Shouchun to ask Yuan Shu for help.
Zhang Xun heaved a sigh of relief as he looked at the densely packed soldiers on the city wall.
If they were determined to close the gates and not fight, the 50,000 soldiers in the city should be enough to resist Cao Cao's army for half a month. Once Yuan Shu sent reinforcements, even if Cao Cao came personally, he would be defeated.
"How many days has it been since the reinforcements left?”
"General, we've been gone for a day and a half. We should have reached Shouchun by now.”
"Good, good. Pass down the order. As long as the army can resist the Cao army for seven days, each person will be rewarded with fifty copper coins.”
"Yes!" The messenger happily went down to pass the message.
Fifty coins was not a small sum. It was enough to cover the expenses of an ordinary family for three months. Moreover, there were 50,000 soldiers in the city.
Zhang Xun didn't care about this bit of money. Yuan Shu had a lot of money. What he cared about was staying alive and guarding the city. At that time, not only would he not lose a single cent of the money he lost, but Yuan Shu would also reward him with more generous rewards.
However, Zhang Xun's actions were in line with Zhang Wu's wishes. His troops were moving forward quickly, leaving the infantry behind. At the same time, he had only brought three days 'worth of rations. Zhang Xun had withdrawn the troops from the various counties, so he could replenish them on the spot.
The army was split into two groups. Cao Ang was the leader of one group, and Hua Xiong was the vanguard. He led three thousand cavalry to attack Geyang.
Ge Yang was just a small county, not even comparable to Ru Yin. It just so happened that Cao Ang was eager to make contributions, and with Hua Xiong, a veteran general in the army, assisting him, it was easy to capture him.
On the other side, Zhang Wu led 5,000 flying bears straight to Shangcai and set up camp on a small hill ten miles away from Shangcai.
Runan was different from Ruyin and Geyang. It was one of the few large prefectures in Yuzhou and was also the birthplace of the old Yuan family. Although Yuan Shu was not a good person, he understood the principle of not abandoning the ancestral land easily.
Not only was this place heavily guarded, but it was also guarded by his most trusted general, Zhang Xun.
Zhang Wu rode his horse around the city and realized that he had underestimated Zhang Xun.
Although this person did not have much ability, he was really a good person. At this moment, not only had the city walls of Shangcai been raised by several feet, but even the four gates were also sealed by sand. It was completely like a turtle shell.
After returning to the camp, Zhang Wu put down his horse and weapons and walked towards Xun You's tent.
Beside the candlestick, Xun You was holding a bamboo scroll, but he didn't look anxious.
"Gongda, Shangcai City is high. Please ask me how to break through the city.”
"Ziqian only brought 5,000 cavalrymen and no siege weapons, how could he break this strong city?”
"If we don't break Shangcai, how can we talk about occupying Yuzhou? I patted my chest at father-in-law's place, so I can't afford to lose this person.”As he spoke, Zhang Wu snatched the bamboo slip from Xun You's hand and threw it on the table,""Stop looking. Think of a way to break through Shangcai. I'm extremely grateful.”
Zhang Wu was used to being a hooligan, so Xun You was not annoyed."Since Zhang Xun dared to seal the city gate, he naturally believed that someone would come to save him. Ziqian said that the messenger he sent for help had arrived at Shouchun?”
"Aren't you talking nonsense? If he did not go to Shouchun to find Yuan Shu, could he send someone to Xuchang to find the Prime Minister?”
Xun You smiled." If Ziqian were Zhang Xun in the city, how would he feel when he saw the reinforcements he relied on for survival being defeated?”
"Gongda is saying... Surround the area and attack the reinforcements?"
"The flying bears under Ziqian are not good at attacking cities, so could it be that they are not good at fighting in the wild?”
Zhang Wu laughed heartily." Alright, when Yuan Shu's reinforcements arrive, I'll show Zhang Xun in the city what the might of a flying bear is. In that case, Zhang Xun is really an idiot. He waited for reinforcements but sealed the city gates. I'll see how he can get out of the city and attack me when the time comes."”
After making up his mind, Zhang Wu wasn't in a hurry. When Cao Ren's rear troops arrived, he didn't make any siege weapons. He only ordered Cao Ren to lead his troops to the city to bluff day and night.
Zhang Xun didn't know Cao Ren's actual situation, so he didn't dare to be negligent. The soldiers on the city wall didn't come down at night, and they didn't sleep or take off their armor. They were all nervous.
.......
Shouchun.
Yuan Shu received the news of Runan's crisis and summoned a group of civil and military officials.
"Let's discuss. Who can solve Runan's crisis?”
In the meeting hall, all the civil and military officials were secretly cursing Zhang Xun for being an idiot. He had not even seen the leading general before sending a letter to ask for help. Such a cowardly person who was afraid of death could actually become a general.
However, no one mentioned this matter openly.
Zhang Xun had always been on good terms with Yuan Shu. If he died in Shangcai, it would be fine. If he returned to Shouchun alive, they would really be unable to bear to spread a few rumors in front of Yuan Shu.
"My lord, give me fifty thousand soldiers and I will resolve the crisis in Shangcai.”
A burly man cupped his fists and stepped forward. He was nine feet tall and had a steel beard. Everyone looked over and saw that it was General Ji Ling.
"There's no need for 50,000. My lord only needs to gather 30,000 troops for me. I, Sun Bofu, will settle the chaos in Yuzhou.”
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