si-mexico Chapter 645 Fa Zheng: A way to resolutely avoid being transferred by the Minister's Office!
Chapter 645 Fa Zheng: A way to resolutely avoid being transferred by the Minister's Office!
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"Report!"
"Ji City has been captured by Cao Cao's army, and Lu Zhe... Lu Zhe has also been captured!"
The scout, trembling with fear, relayed the information he had gathered to Xu Miao.
"Plop!"
Xu Miao fell to the ground.
He hid in Dai County not because he wanted to betray Lu Zhe, nor because he wanted to surrender to Cao Cao's army, but because he was in a state of panic and temporarily went into hiding.
But now, Lu Zhe, who once drove him out of Ji City, has already been destroyed.
Cao's army will soon reach Dai Commandery.
At that point, would Xu Miao still be alive?
"What should I do? What should I do?"
With his hands trembling, Xu Miao finally managed to sit down on the stool with the help of his personal guards.
"Quick! Bring me the map! Let me see how far Cao Cao's army is from my Ji City!"
Soon, the topographical map of Youzhou was handed to Xu Miao.
As Xu Miao calculated the distance between Dai County and Ji City, he grew increasingly desperate.
If he were to abandon the city now and flee to Ji Province to seek refuge with Ju Zong, he would most likely be intercepted by Cao Cao's army on the way.
Therefore, abandoning the city and fleeing is not a viable option.
If they put up a stubborn resistance, they have even less chance of winning.
Lu Zhe's 50,000-strong army was annihilated in just one week.
How could the three thousand soldiers in Dai County possibly be a match for Zhao Yun?
"Wait a minute, isn't the area north of Dai County...?"
A flash of inspiration struck Xu Miao, and like a schoolboy from Death Note, he suddenly realized the truth!
North of Dai County lies none other than the Xianbei grasslands!
Although the Xianbei grasslands are vast, much of their terrain has not been fully explored.
However, it cannot be denied that Dai County is currently the closest place in the entire Youzhou region to the Xianbei grasslands!
Now, Lu Zhe and other aristocratic families of Youzhou have been almost completely wiped out in the Battle of Jicheng.
Even if Xu Miao wanted to gain glory by betraying his teammates, it was no longer possible.
Since the "traditional teammates" are gone, why not sell some "temporary teammates"?
A glint of light appeared in Xu Miao's eyes.
"I'm sorry, Kebineng, whether I, Xu Jingshan, live or die depends on your Xianbei royal court!"
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"Uncle Zilong, leave Dai County to me!"
Fearing that Zhao Yun would once again demonstrate his skill in attacking the city wall alone, Cao Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to discuss the matter with Zhao Yun when they were still thirty miles away from Dai County.
Zhao Yun smiled gently:
"Hahaha, Third Young Master, there's no need to worry. Once we reach the Xianbei royal court, there will be plenty of opportunities to slay enemies and earn merit!"
Cao Zhang curled his lip.
Killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions are one thing.
Whether the enemy general is foul-mouthed or not, and whether he provokes Zhao Yun, is another matter entirely!
The Xianbei were just a bunch of roughnecks.
If these roughnecks saw Zhao Yun's "slender" physique and couldn't help but spout nonsense, Cao Zhang was truly afraid that they would be instantly killed by the Saiyan-like Zhao Yun!
And so, another entry was added to the history books.
"Yun was furious and stabbed so-and-so off his horse with a single spear thrust!"
Thinking of this, Cao Zhang sighed softly, thinking to himself:
"When will I be able to be as brave as Uncle Zilong?"
Just as Cao Zhang was about to take Dai County as his first bloodline, a scout suddenly arrived at full speed to report:
"Reporting to the Third Young Master!"
"Xu Miao, stationed in Dai County, stands twenty miles away, braving the wind and snow, waiting for you to accept his surrender!"
"What!?"
"Can't he stand up for himself? Can't he stand up for himself?"
Cao Zhang was furious.
Just surrender! What's the point of fighting then?
There was absolutely no sense of participation.
Behind Cao Zhang, Fa Zheng gently raised his sleeve to conceal his ambiguous smile.
He had actually guessed long ago that Xu Miao would definitely choose to surrender.
After all, Lu Zhe had an army of 50,000, which Zhao Yun had defeated with lightning speed.
Even if Xu Miao were a god of war, with only a lone city and three thousand soldiers, it would be difficult for him to defeat Cao Cao's thirty thousand elite troops!
Surrendering voluntarily, while entrusting one's life to Cao Cao's army, does not guarantee survival.
But to resist stubbornly is a sure way to die!
However, Fa Zheng certainly couldn't inform Cao Zhang about such a matter beforehand.
Even if it were explained beforehand, Cao Zhang's relatively limited mental processing capacity would still make it difficult for him to understand the intricacies of the matter.
Hmm, I don't know if it's a genetic mutation or something else.
Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Chong were all quite intelligent, inheriting Cao Cao's intelligence.
Those born later, including Cao Xiong and Cao Yu, were not of average appearance either.
Unfortunately, Cao Zhang was born with a yellow beard, earning him the nickname "Yellow Beard Boy".
Old Cao's intelligence was not inherited at all.
On the contrary, he was born with superhuman strength and possessed remarkable martial arts talent.
In other words, Cao Zhang has not yet reached the peak of his martial arts skills due to his age.
Once he accumulates more battlefield experience, looking at the entire Cao camp, there are probably only a handful of people who can defeat him, such as Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and Huang Zhong!
Seeing Cao Zhang looking dejected, our kind-hearted Uncle Zilong stepped forward to comfort him:
"Third Young Master, Dai County is ultimately just a small town."
"But it borders the grasslands where the Xianbei lived."
"Xu Miao, who was stationed in Dai County, surrendered voluntarily. Perhaps he can even help the Third Prince to penetrate deeper into the Xianbei grasslands."
"Uncle Zilong, you're right."
"I, Cao Ziwen, am determined to become a great and upright general. A few setbacks are nothing to me!"
Zhao Yun smiled and patted Cao Zhang on the shoulder.
He had seen people with even worse luck than Cao Zhang.
For example, during the Battle of Guandu, the four scourges of Cao Cao's camp didn't actually offer any advice; instead, they entrusted all the tactics and strategies to Xun You.
Xun You was full of ambition and ready to make a big splash.
Unexpectedly, the opposing Tianlong people, fearing that Yuan Shao would not be defeated, gave away several lives, including Yan Liang and Wen Chou!
As a result, all of Xun You's hard work in staying up all night to develop the plan was overturned.
Now, Cao Cao's army is invincible.
Aside from this war that annihilated the Xianbei, if Cao Zhang wants to establish more military achievements, he will probably have to set his sights on areas outside the Han territory!
Seeing Cao Zhang's renewed enthusiasm, Fa Zheng nodded with a smile.
He enjoys interacting with these passionate young people who have a natural tendency towards adolescent delusions of grandeur.
Firstly, such people are easy to fool. When fighting, they only care about charging into battle and will not interfere with strategizing or planning.
Secondly, this kind of person doesn't need to be coaxed at all. When something happens, just give him some time, and he'll be fine on his own.
"Huh? It seems like I can team up with the Third Young Master for a long time in the future!"
Fa Zheng suddenly discovered a blind spot in the matter.
The older generation of strategists in Cao Cao's camp, like the Four Evils of Cao Cao's Camp—unreachable figures—most likely only teamed up with Cao Cao himself.
Xun Yu goes without saying; he's an old man who lives in the mansion of the Minister of Personnel.
Xun You was in poor health and was getting old, so he had long since retired to the second line.
Most of the younger generation of strategists in Cao Cao's camp were still in their formative years.
From this perspective, Fazheng, who is in the middle age range, has become a jack-of-all-trades!
Given Cao Ang's personality and the stability of his position, he had no reason to worry that Cao Zhang would rebel against him once he gained control of the military.
On the contrary, he was happy to cultivate Cao Zhang, but he was also afraid that Cao Zhang was simple-minded and would be tricked by others while leading troops alone.
Cao Zhang's long-term alliance with Fa Zheng seems to be the best solution at present!
As for Fazheng, as long as he has long-term projects to work on, he doesn't have to worry about being suddenly pulled away by some criminal gang.
It's perfect!
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