Just when the potter and Xu Chu were facing each other in Qiaodi, an army came from the southwest of Runan, and this army had about more than 10,000 soldiers, and they were stationed in Qiongshan not far from Qiaoxian that night.

The morale of this army seemed to be very low, and the soldiers were huddled together in twos and threes in the camp that had just been erected, their eyes were gray and their expressions were dull, and each of them had a good face, and it was obvious that they had not eaten enough for a long time.

Many of the soldiers were seriously wounded, some of them still had high fevers, but there was no one to take care of them, so they could only lie in the corners of the camp as if they had been abandoned.

With no food to eat, and no medicine, the fate of these wounded men could only be in this dark ravine, quietly waiting for death with fear and despair.

In the middle of the camp in the mountains, there was a tent that seemed to be fairly clean, and there was no brazier in the tent, only a pile of improvised straw was burning unhurriedly, slightly emitting some bright light and warm currents.

The six men surrounding the straw were the leaders of this army, and the leader was called Homan, who was nicknamed 'Yaksha'.

The remnant army led by He Man has a nickname, called the Fuyun Army, which is a branch of the Yellow Turban Army, a famous rebel army in the late Han Dynasty.

Although the Yellow Turban Rebellion led by the Tiangong general Zhang Jiao failed and was suppressed by the imperial court, after this change, the prestige of the Han family also fell to the bottom, and small rebellions were endless in various places, with the remnants of the 36 Yellow Turban Commanders as the leader, forming a scattered uprising force throughout Middle-earth. Including Black Mountain, Baibo, Huanglong, Zuoxiao, Qingniujiao, Wulu, Qigen, Li Damu, Zuo Zhangba, Kujia, Liu Shi, Pinghan, Dahong, Baihuan, Yuancheng, Luoshi, Fuyun, Lei Gong, Baijue, Yang Feng, Yu Poison, etc., among which there are more than 100,000 people with great influence, and thousands of people with small forces.

The Floating Cloud Yellow Turban Army is one of them.

The Fuyun army led by He Man wanted to capture the city in Jibei a few years ago, robbing the grain and grass to raise troops, but they didn't want to be extremely unlucky, so they caught up with Bao Xin as the prime minister of Jibei to raise troops in Jibei to fight against Dong.

Bao Xin was worried that no one in the new army would practice, so He Man's Fuyun Army was sent to the door.

Think that Bao Xin often works with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others, and is deeply respected by the two, how can his ability to lead troops be ordinary? The Fuyun Army was just a branch of the Yellow Turban Army, and after only three days of fighting, it was defeated by Bao Xin six times in a row, losing nearly half of its troops, and fleeing to the south in a hurry.

It is also thanks to Bao Xin that he raised troops in response to the call of Dong Dong, and he did not have the time to spend time with He Man, otherwise, this 'Yaksha' would basically have to let Bao Xincha be a typical example on the city tower.

The Fuyun Army escaped by luck, looking at the south and fleeing in a hurry like a lost dog, and was blocked by the local officials and soldiers along the way, and injured many soldiers, running to the ............land like a rogue like a rogue

It's a pity that one misstep will become a thousand years of hatred.

In the handsome tent of the yellow scarf, the air seemed to have frozen, and the atmosphere was solemn and depressing, so depressing that it made people breathless.

"He Shuai, let's drink a bowl of porridge." A Yellow Turban lieutenant scooped out half a bowl of gruel that had been burned on the hay and reached out and handed it to He Man.

He Man sat cross-legged on the ground, stretched out his hand to take the broken bowl that had fallen off, looked at the rice porridge that was almost as white as clear water, and his whole body was trembling violently, although the tent was steaming with hay, He Man was like being in the ice and snow.

"We ...... There were also a few days of military rations. ”

The next few Yellow Turban Captains looked at each other, all with sad faces.

"He Shuai, we ...... There is no food left. ”

"No food ......"

These two words pierced He Man's heart like a sharp iron awl. There are still more than 10,000 soldiers under his command, once the cooking is broken, what will be the consequences, He Man doesn't dare to think about it anymore.

"Hurry up! Send someone out to find out! Find nearby villages...... Before tonight, we must find a way to get enough food and grass no matter what...... We are already close to He Qushuai in Gepo, and we can't make a mistake at this time...... Just find a way to get to Runan! will be with their own brothers, and the follow-up eating will be solved! He Man gritted his teeth.

A Yellow Turban Captain hurriedly said: "Don't worry, He Shuai, two hours ago, we have already released more than 20 scouts, I believe it won't be long before news will come back!" ”

He Man's face did not soften because of the words of the Yellow Turban Captain, on the contrary, it became more gloomy.

"What's going on with the cubs below, they haven't been able to find a point in the Wild Valley for two hours? End of uselessness! ”

The yellow turban captain smiled and said carefully: "The cubs are not promising, and they messed up He Shuai's pace...... Go back and wait for them to come back, and your subordinates will punish a few severely! ”

He Man said with a cold face: "You severely punish anyone who has nothing to do with Ben Shuai, and only tell you that if you delay Ben Shuai's affairs, you can go back and send your head to this bowl yourself." ”

The Yellow Turban Captain nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, He Shuai rest assured, his subordinates will personally lead the sentry to ride out to look for it, and say that they will find a place to fight in the wild valley for the brothers to beat their teeth......"

Before the Yellow Turban Lieutenant finished speaking, he saw a Yellow Turban scout running into the tent sweating profusely, kneeling on one knee, and gasping with a sigh: "Qi Qi He Shuai, his subordinates have found it!" ”

Inside the tent, several yellow turban leaders, including He Man, were all in good spirits, He Man threw the porridge bowl in his hand, quickly got up and said, "How is the investigation?" ”

"He Shuai! Forty miles to the southeast, there is a big village, the people in the village are prosperous, no less than hundreds of households, the subordinates secretly enter the village to investigate, see that every household in the village has cooking smoke, it can be seen that there is surplus grain, there are many families with livestock, chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep are all complete! It is enough to feed our army for more than half a month! ”

"Good!" He Man quickly stood up, the cold light in his eyes was as violent as an arrow, making people's hearts cold.

Those who know him well know that this is the precursor to the murder of this Yaksha.

"Command all departments, today, the whole army will attack this village to get food, dare to block those who disobey, and die on the spot, not a single one will be left!"

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Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

He Man's Fuyun army wanted to attack Xuzhuang, and the Xuzhou army did not stop, and the potter and Mi Fang were also discussing countermeasures overnight.

After all, before Xu Chu returned to the village, he asked the potter to make a promise to give him an explanation within three days, one was to hand over the thief's head, and the other was to compensate for the loss.

Although the potter responded in order to stabilize Xu Chu for the time being, Mi Fang poked out the matter, and he was still the nominal commander of the Xuzhou Army, so this matter had to be discussed with Mi Fang. Besides, after all, the potter also took Mi Fang's mansion and 100 acres of land for filial piety, and he should be given enough respect.

But for the conditions proposed by Xu Chu, Mi Fang gave a resolute denial...... Don't say yes!

Compensating for the loss is still a trivial matter, mainly to hand over the head of the thief...... Mi Fang himself is the head of the thief, can he still tie himself up and send him to Xu Chu?

Mi Fang is a little lacking in heart, but she is not stupid...... Of course, he won't and can't do this kind of thing that is obviously sent to death.

"The eldest prince, this matter cannot be decided, even if our Xuzhou Army was a little negligent in the past, but the reckless man asked us to hand over people, once it is passed out, where is the face of my Xuzhou Army? Where does Tao Envoy have face? People in the world, how should they view my Xuzhou military and civilians? The gentleman's teacher can't afford to lose this person. ”

Looking at Mi Fang's righteous face, the potter couldn't help but smile.

Anyway, Mi Fang is not too stupid, and at the critical moment, she still knows to use the words 'gentleman's teacher' as a shield...... The potter didn't know whether to praise him for his cleverness or scold him for being cheap.

"Since Brother Mi doesn't plan to agree to Xu Chu's conditions...... Is there a good way to break this embarrassing situation? ”

Mi Fang stretched out three fingers and talked about it: "Don't worry, the eldest prince will have three strategies in the end, which can be decided by the eldest prince!" ”

The potter was a little surprised: "Brother Mi can actually have three plans?" It's really impressive, and I'm willing to hear the best advice. ”

Mi Fang cleared her throat and said, "Gongzi praised him like this, and his subordinates are very ashamed...... As the so-called thirty-six plans go to the top, the ancients did not deceive me, according to the lower degree, rather than here with the Pohan grinding and grinding, it is better to make a decision as soon as possible, and go straight to Yingchuan overnight to join Kong Ling, and go west to crusade against Dong Zhuo! Forgive that Xu Chu can't react for a while, and when he wants someone to ask for food, we are already a hundred miles away, even if he is unreasonable, he is also sighing and helpless. ”

The potter was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

Run away, run away, talk so much nonsense......

After half a cup of tea, the potter came back to his senses, raised his hand and clenched his fist next to his mouth, coughed embarrassedly, and said: "Brother Mi's idea is really not ordinary, only the best strategy is so extraordinary, I think there is no need to listen to this middle strategy and the next policy." ”

Mi Fang was overjoyed when she heard this, and said, "Does the eldest prince think that the best policy is feasible?" ”

"I listened to your best policy and felt very guilty, and if you tell the middle and lower strategies, I am afraid that I will die." The potter waved his hand weakly.

To be honest, he is not a person who is willing to use his brains, on the contrary, he is lazier than anyone else...... But staying with Mi Fang, he can't be diligent if he doesn't want to. Otherwise, I don't know if this kid will be sold stupidly one day.

After thinking about it for a while, the potter said slowly: "That Xu Chu, who has the posture of a warrior and a white body, if he can be gathered into our army, it will undoubtedly be a big help." ”

Mi Fang listened and was dumbfounded: "That Xu Chu is arrogant and unreasonable, and there is a gap with us, how can he be obedient?" …… The idea of the eldest prince is too naïve, right? ”

Hearing this, the potter let out a long sigh, pondered for a while, and said affirmatively: "It's man-made!" There will definitely be a way. ”

Since hearing Xu Chu's name, the potter has already had this thought, which is also an important reason why he agreed to Xu Chu's conditions before the battle...... Cao Wei's famous bodyguard leader, if he joins, not to mention anything else, at least in this troubled era, his personal safety will be guaranteed.

To live in this world, the first thing to consider must be your own safety factor.

If there is a difference between the troubled times and the peaceful world:

What is the happiest thing in the world...... Rich!

What is the happiest thing in troubled times...... Money! And the life of being able to spend the money...... You see how important security is.