Chapter 165: Strategies for Danyang (11)

Wanling, Caojiazhuang.

The spring rain began to fall. In a valley outside the village, there were green mountains and clear waters and the scenery was wonderful. In the hazy drizzle, two men and one woman and three teenagers stood in front of a tomb, silent.

Judging from their backs, one boy is strong in shape, the other boy is thin and tall in size. The girl's figure is petite and vigorous in appearance. On the ground in front of them, a wreath of wild flowers is placed. The colorful mountain flowers are blooming, but it cannot dilute the solemn atmosphere on the scene.

The strong boy is Cao Wei, and the tall and thin boy is Cao Yang. He has been growing up in the past two years, and the girl who is as beautiful as a flower petal is naturally Cao Yu.

The three of them shouted in unison, and then knelt down on the ground at the same time. The drizzle washed a tombstone erected in front of the tomb, with several vigorous and powerful words engraved on it: "Tomb of Cao He, the head of the Fuhu Sect."

Since Cao He was murdered by Gongsun Xuan several years ago, Cao Wei and his sister practiced martial arts hard, day and night thinking about avenging his master. The three of them swore that even if they traveled all over the world, they would find their great enemy Gongsun Xuan and then kill them.

As a senior brother, Cao Wei felt that he was deeply revenge of the sea of ​​blood, and the responsibility on his shoulders was very heavy. Among the three, he was the most hardworking in practicing martial arts and made the greatest progress. At this moment, he knelt on the ground and straightened his body, and said loudly to the tomb: "Master~~ The disciple practiced martial arts hard, in order to one day kill the bastard Gongsun Xuan, avenged his master, and cleaned up the portals for the Fuhu Sect! Recently, the disciple received the message that Gongsun Xuan held the gold medal of the Fuhu Sect, and collected a group of minions and made trouble in the world. Now the Fuhu Sect is already in a mess! The disciple heard that Gongsun Xuan had arrived in Moling recently, and there was a rare opportunity. The disciple was determined to find an opportunity to assassinate him. May the master bless us with the spirit of heaven!"

Cao Yu and Cao Yang also said at the same time: "Master's spirit in heaven bless us!!"

A gust of wind blew, and a fallen leaf was carried on Cao He's tomb. Then another cross wind blew, blowing the fallen leaf again, dancing shakingly in the air, as if a transparent person was holding the leaf in his hand.

Cao Yang said excitedly with his fingers: "Look! Master is really listening to us, and he will definitely bless us."

Cao Yu's eyes fluttered and said, "Master hasn't walked far away, I've been watching us all the time. Moling is still more than a hundred miles away, so let's set off early." After that, she pulled Cao Yang and Cao Wei and stood up. The three of them bowed to Master's grave again before leaving.

In the slanting wind and drizzle, the figures of the three people went further and further away, and only the fallen leaf was strangely still floating in the wind and rain...

Wuhu County, North Gate.

Gao Shun rode on a yellow horse, his expression still was so calm. In front of him, a large army left the city in a mighty manner, and this army was in the camp.

Since Gao Shun and Chen Wu's troops joined forces, they surrounded Wuhu County. Gao Shun learned the essence of military strategy and knew that the number of his army was still insufficient, so he surrounded only the east gate, south gate, and west gate, and ordered Chen Wu to lead an elite force to set up an ambush in the dense forest outside the north gate.

Wuhu County Magistrate Xue Jinjiu and others were unable to reinforcements, and they were frightened to receive news of the fall of Hengjiangjin. So they brought Jin Yin and Sierulan and his favorite concubine, and led more than a hundred confidant soldiers. They wanted to break through the north gate late at night, but they were ambushed by Chen Wu's troops and were defeated and died.

After Xue Jin was killed, the Wuhu defenders opened the door to surrender. Gao Shun took down Wuhu County without any blood. The first thing he did after entering the city was to open a warehouse to provide relief to the people. He widely promoted the kindness of the Lujiang Prefect Zhou Yu, and also explained to the people that this time the troops were sent to Danyang to drive away Wu Jing, who should have abdicated the throne and let Lord Zhou Shang, who was appointed by the imperial court, take the post.

The situation in Wuhu quickly stabilized, and Gao Shun gained a lot. In addition to the many food and weapons in the warehouse, more than a thousand soldiers guarding the city also greatly enhanced the strength of Gao Shun's troops. In this way, there were more than 6,000 people in the entire camp, of which nearly 2,000 were born and raised in Danyang County. They were very familiar with the local mountains and rivers, which was very beneficial to the future operations of the entire army.

After a day of rest, Gao Shun received a letter from Zhou Yu's flying pigeon. Niuzhu won the battle, ten thousand enemy troops were destroyed, and mountains of food and grass were seized. In the letter, Zhou Yu ordered Gao Shun to lead his troops to approach Moling quickly, and the two sides joined forces. If the enemy also gathered heavy troops in Moling, then the battle of Moling would be the key battle to attack Danyang County.

After Gao Shun got the letter, he did not dare to delay, so he quickly assembled the troops. Except for leaving 500 soldiers to defend the county town, the rest of the soldiers lined up, carrying food, supplies and marching towards Moling. As for the temporary person in charge of Wuhu County, Gao Shun appointed the chief clerk of the camp and asked him to temporarily be responsible for the defense of Wuhu County, and would be replaced after a certain candidate was found in the later stage.

Chen Wu was wearing bright armor and rode a black horse and galloped from the city. When he arrived at Gao Shun, he pulled the reins in front of him, "sparsely", the dark horseman stood up and then fell to the ground. Chen Wu clasped his fists and said, "General Gao, the people in the back have already set off."

"Okay!" Gao Shun's face was still so calm. He was born with this personality. "If the mountain collapsed before his eyes, the color remained unchanged, it was the true nature of a general." This characteristic also determined that Gao Shun will grow into a famous general in the future.

Gao Shun pointed to the baggage troops on the way to the march and said to Chen Wu: "General Chen, I will hand over the food, grass and supplies in the army. This is the lifeline of our army. Please be sure to ensure their safety!"

Chen Wu replied in a deep voice: "General, don't worry! As long as I, Chen Wu, have a breath, I will not lose a grain of food!"

"Okay!! I'll wait for you under Moling City!" Gao Shun said, and he clamped his legs and the horse's belly. He rushed out under his crotch and chased the team ahead.

Gao Shun's tall and strong figure gradually disappeared on the horizon in the distance.

In Moling City.

Although the clouds of war were getting closer and closer, and the market was no longer as lively as before, many people were still walking on the streets to purchase household supplies, especially rice. As various versions of rumors spread throughout the city, the price of rice began to rise rapidly, from 200 yuan per stone to 500 yuan per stone. Even so, the rice shops that operated grain trading were still unwilling to sell because their inventory was not much, and the surrounding grain had not been transported into the city for a long time.
Chapter completed!