After taking Zhixian, Cao Cao and his subordinates all breathed a sigh of relief.

This battle not only successfully captured Zhixian, but also forced all the Han army to surrender. Even the main general Zang Ba was shot and killed. This was a rare victory since the war between the Wei and Han Dynasties. The record was brilliant.

More importantly, with Zhixian as a bridgehead, the Wei army could advance and attack and retreat or defend. If it really didn't work, it could still go to Huainan. It would no longer have to be led by the big-eared thief, and it would be considered as taking the initiative from the big-eared thief.

People feel refreshed when they are happy, Cao Cao is in a good mood, and even the devastated ruins in the city feel much more pleasing, but he still can't help but remind him: "Ziyang, take people to clean up the city as soon as possible, and restore what needs to be repaired, and rebuild what needs to be rebuilt, we will stay here for a while."

After being damaged by artillery and explosives for so long, many buildings in the city's houses and roads have been damaged to varying degrees, which looks extremely indecent.

However, all the people present are military, and everything is practical. They don’t care much about the surface vanity. As long as the city can live without leaking rain, it doesn’t matter what else.

The problem is that the houses that have been bombarded have safety risks. If people cannot live, they will put them aside first. If a big thief comes, they will still have to use the city to defend. Wouldn't it be unhappy for themselves if they don't repair them?

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Zhixian Town is much better than Bowang City, so it's no problem to repair it."

Bowang City was bombed by Cao Ang for several days, and even the South City Gate Tower was blown into ruins by Zhuge Liang. It is better to choose a site to rebuild it if you have the ability to repair it. In comparison, the situation in Zhixian County is indeed much better.

Cao Cao took Cheng Yu and Zhong Yao and other important officials while walking and chatting. Before he knew it, he arrived at the south gate and walked up the steps to the city wall. When he looked up, everyone's smiles were frozen on his face.

The Han army artillery towers were all inside the sight, and there was no end to see.

The artillery tower is not as strong as the small building in the city. Not to mention the strength, there should be sufficient food, grass and ammunition inside. After the ammunition is used, you can enter the tunnel to evacuate. It is a dream to imagine using an iron armored vehicle to break the artillery tower like in the city.

On that day, Cao Cao ordered Yu Jin to clear the artillery tower. He used all the methods of hiking into the sky and digging into the ground, but the results were very little. The achievements were not proportional to the price he paid. There were many artillery towers, so he didn't know when it was to be demolished, so he had no choice but to give up.

Looking at the densely rainy artillery tower outside the city, Cao Cao's good mood to seize Zhixian was instantly wiped out, and he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Damn it, damn big-eared thief, why don't you die?"

Although he no longer planned to attack Xi'e and Wancheng, he was still very unhappy when he saw so many artillery towers.

Zhong Yao comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the artillery tower is fixed and cannot be moved away, so it will not cause any harm to us."

Cao Cao was unwilling to look for abuse here, so he turned around and went downstairs, and at the same time ordered: "Send all the intact iron armored vehicles to Cao Ren and order him to take down Li County as soon as possible. Ziyang, don't stop your craftsmen and continue to build them. The more the better. Your iron armored vehicles are not only useful in street combat, but also in field combat. There is no reason not to prepare more useful things."

Liu Ye nodded and took the order.

Before the king and his ministers went downstairs to stand firmly, Yu Jin and Li Dian ran over at the same time, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the casualties have been counted. 30,000 Han soldiers were killed in battle and 6,000 seriously injured. All the remaining ones were captured alive except dozens of hot air balloons that floated out of the city. I have arranged for medical soldiers to treat the injured Han soldiers. How dare you ask Your Majesty, what should you do with these surrendered soldiers?"

Cao Cao sneered: "Send people to the grassland to hand it over to Lu Su to resettle, which is considered an immigration to the border."

The grassland ethnic groups were harmed by Cao Ang and Yuan Shao for several years. The last group of elite troops were transferred into the pass by Yuan Shao and died. The rest followed Zhang He and surrendered to Liu Bei. There were few adult men. In addition, the Han people moved and scholars were educated. Most of the Hu people on the grassland had been assimilated, and there was only a matter of time left to complete assimilation.

Sending these 20,000 prisoners over, allocating them grassland houses, and allowing them to marry Hu Nu will definitely speed up the assimilation process.

To be honest, no one expected that the grassland problem that had plagued the Central Plains dynasty for thousands of years would be solved by Cao Ang in such a nearly robbery way, and it would be solved so thoroughly.

The newly built Great Wei Dynasty did not have to face the old enemy of the grassland. Cao Cao felt much more at ease when he was sleeping, and asked again: "How many casualties are our army?"

Yu Jin smiled bitterly and said, "It's being counted, but it probably won't be small."

Understand that in the siege battle, the losses of the siege side must be greater than that of the defender, especially when seizing the city walls, the Wei army charged desperately, and people fell down every moment. It is not an exaggeration to say that the walls of Zhixian were seized by the Wei army with their lives.

Cao Cao thought for a long time before saying, "The army stopped temporarily and took a rest. Let's see the reaction of the big-eared thief. Yu Jin, you will lead 30,000 troops to live in the city. While you are guarding against the big-eared thief's sneak attack, you can help Ziyang repair the city. As for me, stay in the camp outside the city to prepare for everything."

"Here."

Yu Jin bowed and accepted the order.

Cao Cao said again: "Send someone to Bowang to tell Zixiu about the situation here, and by the way, see what that rebellious son has been doing recently?"

Although Cao Ang is not inconsistent with the rules, he is still at ease to do the serious work. In addition to the above reasons, there is another reason that is not worthy of being wise for outsiders and showing off.

That's right, it's just showing off.

It is not a good thing for a son to be too capable, and it will make him, as a father, feel no sense of accomplishment.

Cao Ang won the Bowang and established the first merit in the Southern Expedition. Cao Cao was also a little disappointed in his heart besides being happy.

Now that he has also taken Zhixian, he naturally has to show off in front of his son and tell him with practical actions that not only has he won the city, but he also won more beautifully than you, and you are still yours.

With this idea in mind, Cao Cao immediately sent a messenger to inform Cao Ang of the situation in Zhixian.

Bowang County.

The camp was attacked and suffered heavy losses, and even the matter of originally preparing to enter the mountain was temporarily stranded.

Cao Ang took the responsibility for defeat and transferred a batch of gunpowder from Cao Cao. Only then did Sima Yi lead an army of 50,000 to go into the mountains to pursue the remnants of Zhuge Liang.

As for Cao Ang, he chose to stay in the city to provide logistical support for Sima Yi.

At noon that day, Cao Ang was supervising the worker on the spot, taking soldiers to clean up the ruins and preparing to repair the city. Shi Tu hurriedly came and said, "Your Highness, President Hua is here."

Hua Tuo?

This old man is really here?

Cao Ang didn't have to think too much, and threw down his things and took people out of the city to greet him.

Not long after waiting outside the city, a team of cavalry came into sight and quickly came to the horse. The leader was wearing a gray robe and gray hair. Who was not Hua Tuo?

Cao Ang quickly came up and joked: "Old man Hua, don't you have a special car? What kind of horse do you ride when you are old? If you fall half apart, who will be the one?"

Hua Tuo was about to salute when he got off the horse, but he lost his mind when he heard this. He said angrily: "Your Highness, you just hope that I will make it better. Where is General Cao Xing? I will take a look first."

He came from Xu Du thousands of miles away, but did not bring warmth to Cao Ang, but came to see Cao Xing, who had changed his heart. The organ transplant surgery was really successful. This is a miracle in the history of medicine. As the leader of the medical field in the Great Wei Dynasty, he could not feel at ease if he didn't see it himself.
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