PS: If you don’t write about how Cao Suo failed, the plot will be out of touch.

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Without further ado, Cao Suo took Tian Qin, Liao Guang and Liu Jian to the barracks in the city to select soldiers.

After learning about this, Zhao Yu did not stop him, but sent Qin Zhi and Jia Shu to supervise, so as not to take away the county soldiers who had participated in the battle to defend the city.

Considering that during the last battle to defend the city, there were nearly 15,000 soldiers going to the city to fight, and more than 12,000 survived. Among the remaining 14,000 soldiers, Cao Suo and others finally got enough troops of 10,000.

Fortunately, given the victory of the last battle to defend the city and the issuance of nearly five million bounties, the morale of the county soldiers in the city has been significantly improved, which makes it possible for them to learn that they will be led by Cao Suo, the commander who had "healed his wounds" to go out to resist the rebels. Although the ten thousand county soldiers were a little panicked, they were also very motivated by the temptation of a large sum of money.

There was no way. After all, the last time the reward was only about 15,000 people who fought in the upper city. Half of the other county soldiers had no chance to fight in the upper city from beginning to end. Naturally, they did not receive a reward of more than 200 yuan per person, including those soldiers who were on the north wall who were not attacked by the rebels although they were on the city wall.

These soldiers were jealous of the generous bounty received by nearly half of the other robes in the last battle to defend the city, and hoped that they would get a share of the pie next time. At this moment, Cao Suo appeared with a lot of money to satisfy their expectations.

That night, at the mansion of the commander Cao Suo, Cao Suo invited three old subordinates, Tian Qin, Liao Guang, and Liu Jian, as well as three Yingyin people, Liu Mu, Lin Qin and Lin Ji.

During the banquet, Liu Mu held the wine cup and said respectfully to Cao Suo: "Cao Duwei is very kind and righteous, not like some people who are false benevolence and righteous. Here I would like to respect the Duwei, thank the Duwei for saving me Yingyin from the water and fire."

Not to mention, Liu Mu, Lin Qin, and Lin Ji, the three Yingyin people, really hope that the Xuchang County Army can recover Yingyin as soon as possible, drive away, and kill at least those damn rebels, so that the rich families who were seized by the rebels could get back the things that originally belonged to them.

At first, they placed this hope on the new commander Zhou Hu, but unfortunately, they waited in Xuchang for seven or eight days, but did not wait for the commander Zhou to order the troops to send troops. In fact, the commander Zhou firmly opposed sending troops to recover Yingyin.

Just when they were shocked and angry, the old commander Cao Suo appeared, giving them hope, so they turned to Cao Suo without hesitation.

"It's easy to say... Don't worry, I will definitely recover Yingyin this time and save the people of Yingyin from water and fire."

Cao Suo certainly knew who Liu Mu's words meant, and he was very happy to hear this.

He didn't invite Liu Mu and the other two to the mansion for no reason.

You should know that Liu Mu and the other three represented the gentry, landlord, wealthy family, and aristocratic people in Yingyin County. That is, a group of people who were cruelly persecuted and suppressed by the rebels this time. Cao Suo had no doubt that as long as he could recover Yingyin, these people would be grateful to him and fulfill his merits to the county, and even help him compete with Zhou Hu for the position of Chief Commander. Who made Zhou Hu foolishly reject Liu Mu and others?

Seeing Cao Suo and Liu Mu and others having a great time talking, Tian Qin, Liao Guang and Liu Jian couldn't help but look at each other.

In their opinion, compared to the lively occasion of the former hostage of the Duke Cao, today's banquet was really too deserted. He was so calm that the three of them dared to attend the banquet in the huge Duke Office. Even the Wei Shi Han He, who had known each other for many years, has now turned to Zhou Hu. It's a pity that Han He had angrily scolded Zhou Hu.

Just as Tian Qin, Liao Guang and Liu Jian were secretly feeling, Cao Suo had finished talking and laughing with Liu Mu and others, turned to look at them, and asked, "Tian Qin, what is the situation of those ten thousand soldiers?"

Tian Qin immediately stopped the gods and replied with his fists: "Please rest assured that the 30,000 county soldiers in the city were all supervised and trained by me and Liao Guang. During the harsh rehabilitation of the harem, Zhou Hu also ordered that the training should not be neglected... In short, those 10,000 county soldiers can fight in terms of strength..."

"snort."

Hearing Zhou Hu's name, Cao Suo flashed and adopted him a little unhappy. He passed away in a flash. He turned to ask Wei Shi Liu Jian and said, "How is the negotiation with the armory? There is also the grain truck... Although the Minister of Song gave me convenience, I heard that the Chief Chen Lang has been quite close to Zhou Hu during this period, so you should be careful."

Liu Jian certainly understood what Cao Suo was referring to, and said with a smile when he heard the words, "Don't worry, these low-ranking positions have been completed today... In fact, Chen Changshi did not come out today, only a few officials from the county magistrate's office came."

"oh?"

Cao Suo was very surprised after hearing this, surprised that Zhou Hu didn't make any small moves behind his back.

I have to say that he underestimated Zhao Yu too much - who would spend more time on a dead person?

"very good."

Seeing that there was no problem, Cao Suo nodded with satisfaction, raised his glass and said to everyone: "Since that's the case, I will leave the city early tomorrow morning to attack Yingyin, so I must attack him in one go!... Everyone, please drink this cup."

"Please."

Tian Qin, Liao Guang, Liu Jian, Liu Mu, Lin Qin and Lin Ji, all raised their glasses and drank them all.

The next day, at dawn, Cao Suo brought Tian Qin, Liao Guang and Liu Jian to the West City Gate and met the Marquis and Wang Kang of the Gate.

He ordered Wang Kang to say, "Send someone to search outside the city immediately to see if there are any rebel scouts within a radius of ten miles. If so, expel them so as not to expose our actions."

Wang Kang hesitated for a moment, clasped his fists and said, "Please...Person Cao forgives the crime. Captain Zhou has issued an order. Without his order, no one can mobilize the defenders at the city gates, including my West City Gate..."

Cao Suo was furious when he heard this, stared at him and shouted, "Wang Kang, you, the marquis of the clan, are appointed by me, Cao Suo..."

“…”

Wang Kang lowered his head in embarrassment, but never agreed.

After all, he also understood that although this Cao Duwei seemed to have made a comeback, the Duwei Office was still in the hands of the Zhou Duwei. Simply put, Zhou Hu could remove him from his official position at any time, but Cao Suo cannot.

After comparing these two, Wang Kang, who knew the current affairs, certainly understood which side he should stand. He did not want to be like Hou Yansheng, the front gate of the South City Gate.

By the way, Yan Sheng actually survived the last battle to defend the city, but unfortunately, except for receiving more than 200 yuan in rewards, he was still an ordinary little man. This was the fate of offending the Commander Zhou Du.

"Prince."

Seeing that Wang Kang refused to agree, Tian Qin whispered to Cao Suo: "It's better to send our people out of the city to search, don't miss the opportunity to leave the city."

"Um."

Cao Suo nodded and said coldly, "You are unwilling to send troops out of the city to search for traces of rebels, can you do it if you open the city gate? Or do you need me to give the orders of the county magistrate?"

Wang Kang hurriedly said, "It is natural to open the city gate. My Xicheng Gate has also received an order to order my Xicheng Gate to give convenience to the Duwei Cao."

"snort!"

Cao Suo snorted coldly with a calm face.

Soon, the county soldiers sent by Tian Qin returned to the city to retaliate. There was no trace of rebels within ten miles of the west gate.

Seeing this, Cao Suo immediately ordered: "Okay, it's not too late. Tian Qin and Liao Guang, you two immediately followed me to Yingyin; Liu Jian, I will divide your 1,000 soldiers and escort the food and grass."

"Yes!" Tian Qin, Liao Guang and Liu Jian clasped their fists one after another.

Humph! I'll deal with you when I come back!

After deeply looking at the Marquis and Wang Kang of the West City Gate, Cao Suo walked down the city wall with a calm face.

Looking at the backs of Cao Suo and his group leaving, Wang Kang breathed a sigh of relief and then smiled bitterly: "It seems that this time, I am afraid that I will offend this Captain Cao miserably..."

But no matter how bitterly he smiled, he did not regret it.

After all, in his opinion, Commander Zhou is much more capable than Commander Cao.

Around the second hour of Mao, Zhao Yu brought Jingnv, Niu Heng, He Shun and others to the West City Gate after hearing the news.

I don’t know if it was to express my feelings, Wang Kang told Zhao Yu about what happened just now, and Zhao Yu naturally comforted him with kind words.

At this moment, a soldier from the city suddenly reminded: "That commander Cao is going to lead his troops out of the city."

Hearing this, Zhao Yu took Wang Kang to the inside of the city wall, looked down from a high place, and watched Cao Suo ride on a war horse and slowly leave the city with the team that looked like a long snake.

"The Chief lieutenant..."

Tian Qin beside Cao Suo immediately noticed Zhao Yu and others and whispered to remind him.

Cao Suo looked up at Zhao Yu who was standing on the city and snorted coldly: "Get out of the city and set off as soon as possible. I don't want to see him for a moment."

"Yes!" Tian Qin hugged his fists and immediately urged the soldiers behind him to speed up their pace from the city.

Not long afterwards, Liao Guangyi noticed Zhao Yu standing on the city and watching while leaving the city.

After hesitating and struggling for a while, he actually came to the city, came to Zhao Yu, and hugged the latter and clasped his fists: "Emperor Zhou..."

“…”

A hint of surprise flashed across Zhao Yu's face under the mask, and then he asked indifferently: "What's the point of doing with Shili Liao?"

Liao Guang hesitated for a moment, clasped his fists and said, "Emperor Cao has kindness to me. If it weren't for this, even if I had disagreements with Emirates Zhou, I wouldn't..."

Speaking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhao Yu and begged: "I know that the Zhou Duwei is not what Cao Duwei thinks. He can win a battle by sending heavy rewards and motivating soldiers. This time, the troops sent to Yingyin, I hope that the Zhou Duwei can give some suggestions."

...

Zhao Yu looked up and down a few unexpectedly, and sneered: "The biggest advice I can give you is not to go to Yingyin to die, but I don't think you will listen... Bring more food. If you wait this time, it will be destined not to go smoothly. If you have food in your hands, at least you are not panicked."

food?

Liao Guang was slightly stunned. When he realized that Zhao Yu had turned his gaze to the soldiers who were leaving the city. He clasped his fists and said, "...thank you."

“…”

After glanced at Liao Guang who was turning around and leaving, Zhao Yu shook his head slightly.

I have to say that he had few of the county troops, and Liao Guang was one of them. He had originally thought of cultivating them well.

What a pity.

After a while, Liao Guang found Cao Suo and told the latter about Zhao Yu's suggestion of "bringing more food".

Unexpectedly, Cao Suo was furious when he heard this and said unhappily: "Is this a suggestion? He is laughing at you and me!... The food and grass prepared by Liu Jian is enough for me to eat for three days. Three days is not enough to defeat Yingyin, which is only garrisoned by three thousand rebels?"

"...The commander forgives the crime." Liao Guang did not dare to persuade him again.

Is that really a ridicule? Or is he seeing what I haven't seen...
Chapter completed!