Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 193

Following Zeng Suo's death and the burning of Zeng's house, those Baoding who went out to fight no longer had the heart to fight, and they all knelt down and begged for surrender.

Cao Cao went straight to Zengtou City, shutting down every house and shutting the room, and not a single person on the street. Originally, there were still two thousand Baoding who could fight. Seeing the situation like this, who would want to die?They all threw away their livery and hid at home as ordinary people.

On the top of the city, the assistant teacher Su Ding couldn't hold back the four generals who were attacking fiercely, he made a hasty jump down the city regardless of his height, and landed right next to Niu Gao. With a mace poking forward, Su Ding couldn't stand, and fell on his back.

On the city, Yang Lin leaned out and shouted: "Don't eat him, he is gone, he is Su Ding, Zeng's teacher!"

When Niu Gao heard that he was overjoyed, he quickly jumped off his horse, put his foot on Su Ding's chest, and said joyfully with his fingers: "First, I killed a general with Brother Yi, and then I killed a general with Brother Fan Rui. First, Shi Wengong was captured. , captured this Su Ding again... ah, it’s amazing, he has two teachers and five tigers, and four of the seven ruthless people are in the hands of me, Hei Fenghu? Isn’t this the master of great achievements?”

Xu Guanzhong passed by him, stopped when he heard the words, and said in surprise: "Brother Niu, how can you make such a great achievement?"

Niu Gao proudly said: "Don't you understand this? When I repay this great achievement to my brother, my brother must be shocked: ah, brother Niugao, you are worthy of it. If it were someone else, it would be very difficult to make such a great contribution also!"

Xu Guanzhong laughed, patted him and said: "You really know what brother thinks, it must be so."

Cao Cao didn't know the farce behind him, and was walking forward when suddenly the next house jumped up and down, and said happily: "Brother, the Zeng's house was ordered by the younger brother, and the old Zeng and several grandchildren were killed by the younger brother. Now There is no leader in Zengtou City, only my brother is in charge!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed, dismounted from his horse and stroked his back, exclaiming: "Brother, brother fool, with your help, he won the match with three thousand soldiers!"

When Shi Qian heard this, his face was radiant, his chest was raised high, and when he saw that Cao Cao was going to pull him forward, he suddenly came back to his senses: "Ah, you can't go here, there are pits and crossbows buried, brother, let's go from here .”

Leading Cao Cao to the bottom of Zeng's mansion, Cao Cao looked up at the situation, nodded and said, "Sure enough, it is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack! Let's call the people and put out the fire quickly."

Shi Qian laughed and said: "My little brother lit more than a dozen fires, I'm afraid it will be difficult to save for a while. If brother wants to discuss matters, there is a restaurant there, which is quite spacious."

Cao Cao ordered people to arrange firefighting, and he took everyone to the restaurant, and issued five military orders in succession——

The first way is to order Lu Fang and Guo Sheng to attract a hundred people each to guard the two city gates, allowing people to enter and not allowing people to go out.

In the second way, Yan Qing and Li Kui were ordered to patrol the whole city with 100 people. Anyone who took advantage of the chaos to plunder wealth, rape women, and rob houses would be beheaded directly, regardless of the reason or origin.

The third way is to order Li Yun and Yu Baosi to escort the steward of Zeng's mansion to invite all the prominent figures in Zengtou City to come here.

The fourth way is to order Shi Qian and Zheng Tianshou to take a hundred caravan-born employees to inspect the properties of the Zeng family.

The fifth way is to order Xu Guanzhong to write a notice of safety for the people, strictly stating that the Zeng family provoked first, and this time the attack will only destroy the Zeng family and its remnants, and will not disturb the people.After writing it, I searched for someone, copied it and posted it everywhere.

Five orders were promulgated, and the middlemen were ordered to leave.

Cao Cao ordered people to go to the back kitchen again, and took out all the wine and water in the warehouse. When it was hot, he gave it to the army first, and then to the generals.

Half an hour later, more than a dozen prominent figures from Zengtou City came to see Cao Cao tremblingly.

Cao Cao looked majestic and didn't talk to them too much. He only said three things and told everyone to go back to their hometown.

Which three things?

First, the Zeng family's rudeness was the first to have this revenge. Now that all the men of the Zeng family have died, this incident has been wiped out.

Second, the original business of the Zeng family was taken over by the Tongque Trading Company. For the time being, those related to everyone here will remain unchanged with reference to the old rules. If there are any unreasonable things, they will be adjusted after one year.

Third, Tongque Commercial Bank's original business and channels are all shared with Zengtou City. If there are capable children in everyone's family, they can also recommend them and use them according to their ability.

Although his three points seem to be practical, they are more reassuring than those false words of comfort. Those people praised him endlessly, and they all went to be grateful.

When it was getting dark, Yan Qing and Li Kui returned first and reported that they had killed 17 people in total. The three were Yanggu soldiers who broke into people's homes and were caught trying to commit adultery. The rest were local scoundrels.

Cao Cao nodded, and said: "Cut off the heads of these people, hang them in the square, and teach everyone to know my intentions. If the three members of our army have family members, they will be given money as pensions, just like brothers who died in battle. There is no need to mention their crimes."

After a while, Shi Qian and Zheng Tianshou also came back, all in disgrace. They reported that the fire in Zeng's house had been extinguished, and they opened the cellar to make an inventory. They found 70,000 taels of gold, 600,000 taels of silver, and more than two million copper coins. There are several weapons, more than ten boxes of gems and curios of various colors, several land deeds, and several real estates.

He also said that the two granaries of the Zeng family, a small granary located in the Zeng family's mansion, had been burned down, and a large granary was located in the south of the city, with 300,000 shi of grain.As for the fodder, it is piled up like a mountain, and it is difficult to count.

In addition, nearly war horses in the Zeng family's horse stables were also taken into the bag.

After Cao Cao heard this, he laughed loudly, calculated in his mind, and said: "The armor and weapons he hid must be of the highest quality. Brothers may wish to choose. If the mount is not satisfactory, you can also change it for a better one. "

He also said: "Take 500,000 guan coins and divide them into two parts. One of them will be rewarded with guan coins for each of my Yanggu army horses, and guan coins for the deceased. The surrendered army in Zengtou City will also be rewarded with five guan coins. Shocking, if those Baoding who were killed had family members, the family would pay them one hundred guan to support the old and the young. If there were more, they would give money to the local widows, widows and poor families. In addition, each family would give him ten guan Food is our meeting gift, so that everyone can have a good year."

Xu Guanzhong said happily: "Last night and today, more than Baoding were killed, most of whom were local people. This blood debt is no small matter. Now that we have this money and grain, we can resolve the hatred of the people. Wait for my younger brother to write another notice, and all the crimes of the Zeng family's alien race will be exhausted. Nian, to show that my brother's kindness and kindness directed all the hatred of the people to the Zeng family, and my brother can run this place without any worries. It's just that the court has to cover it up."

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Guan Zhong's words are in line with my wishes."

He said: "Brother Shi Qian, after a day of rest, take another 500,000 guan, bring a box of precious jewelry, and put it in a cart, let Zheng Tianshou, Li Yun, and Yang Lin help you, and bring 100 people, and release it as soon as possible." Bianjing, take advantage of the night to send it to Gao Taiwei’s mansion as a New Year’s gift. And tell him two things—”

"First, Gao Yanei is happy every day, and he doesn't want to return for the time being; second, the soldiers and horses of the four states are unusable. We bought horses from Zengtou City for the purpose of conquering Liangshan. Unexpectedly, he had colluded with Liangshan for a long time. Killing people and stealing money, we will raid this place and ask the Taiwei to give us a title, so that we can occupy this horse market and get more horses in a steady stream, so that we can conquer Liangshan in the future and contribute a little effort."

Xu Guanzhong smiled and said: "Miaozai, Miaozai, that Gao Lian is a trustworthy person, he was named a military officer, and justifiably occupied this place by the way."

Cao Cao said leisurely: "The cunning rabbit still has three caves. Zengtou City has an extraordinary terrain, connecting Shandong and Hebei. We occupy this place, and Yanggu and Sizhou just form the tripod of the tripod. Isn't it stable?"

Nothing to say that night.

The next day, Shi Wengong brought the surrendered army and Zhou Tong came back, Cao Cao ordered the reward money to be handed out, the Yanggu army was overjoyed, and the Baoding in Zengtou City were also quite surprised and secretly grateful.

After the notice written by Xu Guanzhong was posted everywhere, a sum of pension money was distributed to the family of Baoding who died in the battle. The whole city burst into tears, but few complained about Cao Cao. Before the loss.

On the other hand, Cao Cao asked people to prepare wine and meat, rewarded the troops, and hosted a banquet in the restaurant for Shi Wengong and Zhou Tong.

During the banquet, when Niu Gao talked about his capture of Su Ding, Cao Cao suddenly thought of him, and ordered him to be brought to the front of the hall, only to see him tied up, kneeling on the ground with his head downcast, bowing his head and not saying a word.

Shi Wengong couldn't bear it when he saw this, he stood up and begged for mercy: "Brother, this Su Ding is just like my younger brother, who has relied on martial arts to earn a living, now that the Zeng family is gone, and there is no deep hatred between them, why don't you forgive him?
Cao Cao nodded when he heard the words, and then asked: "Master Su, we were fighting before, but each was the master. Brother Shi Xian said well, there was no deep hatred between us, and now that the Zeng family is gone, would you like to wait with us?" Together, do some earth-shattering careers, and your martial arts skills will not be in vain?"

Su Ding heard the words, smiled wryly, and said something.

There are different teachings: cunning rabbits have always been divided into three caves, and heroes have one heart since ancient times.Chongdao respected his teacher and followed his instructions, and reported to his elder brother to pour out his own words.

(End of this chapter)