Most of the county seats in Huainan County are in the Feishui and Chaohu areas.

Juchao County is to the east of Chaohu Lake, Hefei County is to the north of Chaohu Lake, and Linhu County, where Guo Jia is located, is to the southwest of Chaohu Lake. They are not far apart.

Cao Xin planned to deal with Zhou Yu first, and then arrest Guo Fengxiao, who was happy to be in Shu.

"Zihe, tell me how you lost?"

On the way, Cao Xin led Langya Cavalry towards Juchao, accompanied by a dejected Cao Chun and Cao Zihe.

"Alas~"

From Nanyang to Huainan, it was a journey of thousands of miles.

Cao Chun followed Cao Xin and fought smoothly, and gradually he had the illusion in his heart that this battle was not difficult at all, just lead the cavalry and push forward all the way.

After receiving the mission yesterday, he took two thousand troops and swaggered to the small town to settle down.

Looking at the low city and hearing that there were only 600 soldiers guarding the city, I felt even more contemptuous.

"I led my troops to Juchao, and my spies came to report that Juchao's commander Zhou Yu saw me coming, and withdrew all his troops from Juchao an hour ago. I saw the city gate of Juchao wide open, but I didn't care.

Just take people in.

Alas, who would have expected that Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin were cunning and cunning, and had evil intentions. They sprinkled kerosene on the houses in the city. After our army entered, they ordered people to fan the houses and light fires.

There were still many archers lying in ambush on the city wall. I immediately called for people to retreat. When I retreated outside the city, Zhou Yu came with a group of people to kill him. The bastard looked like a woman, but his force was very good. I was unprepared for a moment.

He was killed and defeated."

Cao Chun lowered his head and said in frustration.

Cao Xin shook his head, "I told you not to be careless in battle, but to despise the enemy strategically and pay attention to the enemy tactically, but you turned a deaf ear."

"Brother Six, I know I was wrong."

Cao Chun lowered his head and said.

"It's no use knowing that you made a mistake. Go back and write a 5,000-word self-examination."

"Five thousand words?"

Cao Chun exclaimed.

Five thousand words would probably fill up a basket of bamboo slips and would take ten days to finish.

"Is it a lot? More than 400 people died in this battle, and more than 400 lives were lost. Five thousand words is a lot for you?"

Cao Xin asked with a straight face.

Cao Chun shook his head hurriedly,

"Brother Six, I can write."

"After you finish writing, go to the soldiers' graves and read them. I will bring people to listen."

"good!"

Cao Chun lowered his head.

Cao Xin didn't bother to comfort him. Young people who didn't have any psychological shadow when they were young will become lawless when they grow up.

This Cao Chun, like his elder brother Cao Ren, has the demeanor of a good general. As his temporary boss, he will take care of others when he can, and he will not waste his feelings if he is disobedient.

"Report~ General! The north gate of Juchao County is open. Zhou Yu is playing the piano at the top of the city. There seems to be an ambush in the city."

Tan Ma galloped from a distance to tell him the news of his nest.

"Oh? Interesting, let's go take a look."

Cao Xin galloped forward on horseback.

Before coming, he investigated this Zhou Yu and found out that this Zhou Yu was none other than Zhou Gongjin, the beautiful man.

Uncle Zhou Yu was Zhou Shang, the former governor of Danyang.

The year before last, Yuan Shu recalled Zhou Shang to Shouchun and appointed his cousin Yuan Yin as the governor of Danyang.

Zhou Yu followed Zhou Shang to Shouchun. Yuan Shu found that Zhou Yu was young, handsome and talented, and wanted to accept Zhou Yu as his younger brother.

But Zhou Yu had long been in love with Jiangdong Sun Bofu, so how could he look down on an old guy like Yuan Shu?

He declined, saying that he wanted to train at the local level and gain political experience. Yuan Shu agreed and arranged for him to be the magistrate of Juchao County, which he held for more than a year.

It is said that his political performance was good, and he only managed Juchao in an orderly manner, but he did not know why he led troops to resist the imperial troops. Cao Xin was very curious about his psychological activities.

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After a while, Cao Xin led Langya Cavalry to the north gate of Juchao.

The wall of Juchao is not high, about four to five meters. Because it is on the edge of the lake, it is mainly used for waterproofing.

Just as Tan Ma said, at the gate of Juchao City, a handsome man in white was sitting on the city wall playing the piano. A furnace of incense was lit on the table, and a long-necked white porcelain bottle of Taibai Xianjiang was placed on the table.

There were two boys standing behind them. When the wind blew, their white clothes fluttered, and they looked like immortals and masters. It was a bit like the legendary empty city strategy. I don't know who copied it from him or Zhuge Liang.

Ding dong dong~ding dong dong~

The sound of the piano was quite beautiful, but Cao Xin came here to fight and had no interest in watching other people's concave figures here. He waved his hand, and the hundreds of Langya riders behind him took a deep breath and shouted towards the city,

"Zhou Gongjin, quickly come down to the city and surrender!"

When~

On the top of the city, Zhou Yu's hand shook, and the strings of his piano were cut off. A trace of helplessness flashed across his handsome face.

"General Cao acted unexpectedly."

Zhou Yu stood up and gave a salute, gentle and elegant, with a leisurely posture. An ordinary greeting gesture made this person use some sense of beauty.

"County Magistrate Zhou, this general came to Huainan to exterminate the rebel Yuan Shu and save the people of Huainan from the danger of fire and water. Now that Yuan Shu has been defeated twice and fled Shouchun, his strength is exhausted. Why are you still resisting the heavenly soldiers and making a death struggle?"

Cao Xin asked.

"General Cao, I am not defending the city for Yuan Highway, but for the people who live in Chao. It is the duty of this county magistrate to protect the people. It is my responsibility. I hope General Cao will forgive me."

Zhou Yu said while shaking his white feather fan.

"Protect the people? Who wants to harm them?"

"Haha~ It's you, of course. Who in the world doesn't know that where Cao's army went, not a blade of grass grew, not a chicken or a dog was left behind, and you, General Cao Liu, are greedy and lustful. Every time you take a city, you will definitely search for the beauties in the city. It's called lust. It is shameless to be caught by a hungry ghost."

Zhou Yu pointed a feather fan at him with a cold handsome face and scolded him.

"Nonsense! Juchao is the home of the Han Dynasty, and the people in Juchao are the people of the Han Dynasty. This general came with his troops to protect the people, just like a mother coming to take back her child who was stolen by the bad guys. How could you hurt them? And you? Zhou Gongjin planned to burn down the child’s house to hurt the child’s mother, and shamelessly said he was protecting the child. Are you blushing?”

Cao Xin reprimanded angrily.

Zhou Yu's pretty face at the top of the city had a hint of blush. He raised his hands and said, "General Cao, Nanyang is under the rule of Jingzhou, but you lead the troops..."

"Don't talk nonsense. I am the prefect of Nanyang and I have the responsibility to protect the land. However, Liu Jingzhou handed over Nanyang to the rebels of Xiliang. How can I sit idly by and do nothing? You, a county magistrate who was abused by the pseudo-emperor Yuan Shu, can also compete with me. Compared to Zhou Gongjin, I know why you led troops to resist. You just want to use this method to show your conspiracy to the princes, let people know that you are a talented man, and improve your qualifications. In addition, your It makes no sense.”

"...."

Zhou Yu took a deep breath, and his face gradually turned cold, "It is said that General Cao has a sharp tongue and likes to confuse right and wrong. It turned out to be true when I saw it today. I know that General Cao is very capable. Feiyu can compete at this time, so Yu ordered The people opened the city gate to welcome General Cao into the city, General Cao please!"

Zhou Yu stood on the top of the city, stretched out his hand towards the city gate, and made a gesture of inviting you to enter the urn.

"Zhou Gongjin, I am a guest in Juchao, so why don't you stand on the city wall and invite me? Next time I see your uncle, I would like to ask you if the Zhou family has any tutors?"

Cao Xin scolded.

Zhou Yu clenched his fists in his sleeves, holding back his anger and shouted,

"So, General Cao doesn't dare to enter the city? The world-famous General Cao came to Juchao, but he didn't even dare to enter an open city gate. Haha, I'm afraid if this matter spreads, it will make people laugh."

"Zhou Gongjin, your method of provoking generals is good. I will take a trip today to see what kind of dragon pool and tiger den you are in this city."

Cao Xin shouted and ordered half of Langya to dismount, and the remaining half, led by Liao Hua, stood by outside the city. Cao Xin strode into the city gate with a big iron gun.

On top of the city, Zhou Yu showed a proud smile on his lips.
Chapter completed!