With the assistance of Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Cheng Lian and others, plus Xiahou Yuan was led away by Cao Xingfen, Lu Bu suddenly shook his arms like a bird out of the cage and repelled Xiahou Yuan with a blow.

Then he urged the horse to jump out and kill Xiahoudun.

Although Cao Xing's martial arts are a little worse, his archery skills are not bad, he has been with him for so long, and today he died at the hands of Xiahou Xuan.

Of course, Lu Bu wanted revenge.

It's just that Cao Cao saw that Xiahoudun was injured, and Lu Bu had a helper, so he immediately ordered: "Beat the drum to attack and assist Yuan Rang to kill Lu Bu!" ”

Cao Cao is good at seizing fighters, and this is a good opportunity for the whole army to press.

Chen Gong saw clearly on the wall, and his calm and serious face was also a little worried, and then said: "Mingjin collects his troops and takes General Lu into the city!" ”

Lu Bu rushed over, a halberd failed to kill Xiahoudun, who lost his left eye, and saw that the Cao army sent two generals to kill again, and the whole army attacked, he couldn't help but shout and turned back to the city.

Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Cheng Lian and others broke away from the entanglement of General Cao and followed Lu Bu into the city.

Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong and others pursued to the city, and Wei Xu ordered arrows to be released in the city, and countless arrows flew in, and the generals waved their weapons to resist and retreat.

The city gate was slammed shut, and Lu Bu and the others returned to the city and immediately stepped onto the city.

At this time, Cao's army was all pressed and launched a fierce attack on Juancheng.

The ladder and battering ram came to the bottom of the city, and the trebuchet not far away also pushed in.

"Hey! I ...... the public platform" went up to the city, and when he saw Chen Gong, Lu Bu was a little remorseful, he wanted to take advantage of the power to weaken Cao Cao's momentum, but he didn't expect to break Cao Cao's nature.

Chen Gong said: "This is not the time for the general to regret at this time, it is imperative to cheer up and resist the siege of Cao's army." ”

Wei Xu also persuaded: "Yes, my lord, people can't be resurrected after death, and I ask my lord to put the overall situation first, and we will kill Cao Jun more to avenge Cao Xing." ”

"Hmph, Xiahoudun, I will kill you to avenge Cao Xing." Lu Bu was not a person who twisted, and his short-term remorse rushed away at once, staring at Xiahoudun who retreated to Cao Cao's side under the city, and the raging war burned again.

Cao's army was fierce, Lu Bu and Chen Gong dispatched men to fight back desperately, and various means were used, and the two armies attacked and defended, and the battle was fierce.

In particular, trebuchets brought a great threat to the defense of the city of Lu Buchen Palace.

But fortunately, Chen Gong knows the weakness of trebuchets and has some ways to deal with them.

The two armies fought for more than an hour, suffered losses from each other, and suffered heavy losses.

Although the cloth was brave, the number of Cao generals who kicked up the city soon increased, and the two armies fought each other at the head of the city.

Lu Bu's manpower is getting worse and lower, and he is afraid that he won't be able to support it for long.

Just when Chen Gong and the others were anxious, a majestic cavalry appeared behind Cao Jun.

Behind the leader of the army hangs the big Xu character handsome flag, as well as the military flag of the left cavalry guard, as well as the Xu character, yellow character and other general flags.

"Not good! It's the Qingzhou Army, and the Marquis of Weihai is here! ”

The generals of the Cao army were shocked, and the left cavalry guard, or the Shenji cavalry guard, made them the most impressive.

It was they who chased Qingzhou all the way to Yanzhou, biting behind step by step.

How powerful this cavalry is, Cao Jun knows very well.

What's more, this time Xu Ding appeared in person, and his combat power rose in a straight line, which is not something that ordinary people can stop.

Cao Cao also had a gloomy face, looking at Xu Ding's five thousand men.

What does it mean to appear when Juancheng's final blow is about to be scored?

Cao Cao said to Liu Ye: "Ziyang, you come to take charge of the Chinese army, Miaocai will come to command, I will meet Bokang to see what he wants to do?" ”

Cao Cao took Shi Lian, Han Hao, and Xiahou Xuan, who had lost his left eye, towards Xu Ding, and stopped after staying for more than ten zhang.

Cao Cao asked: "Bo Kang came to Juancheng, and he didn't give notice in advance, I am also ready to entertain, now there is still a small night in Juancheng, Bo Kang will wait for an hour, and then I will set up a banquet for Bo Kang in Juancheng, and drink and talk." ”

"Mengde! I won't go into Juancheng, drink and chat, I think it's appropriate to go to Donglai, it's better for you not to enter! Xu Ding urged the horse to come out and said with a smile.

Cao Cao said: "Bo Kang really wants to stop me, I will let the east out, Bo Kang will not be so unkind." ”

"Meng De, I heard that all the cities and counties of Jiyin County are in awe of you, and now Jiyin and Shanyang are in your hands, seeing that the locust plague is coming, call off the army and truce, and give the people a way to live." Xu Ding ignored Cao Cao's emotional card, and instead pulled out the world.

Cao Cao groaned slightly, Xu Ding's meaning was obvious, he would not advance in the west direction, but he would not allow himself to take back all the western part of Yanzhou.

Xu Ding needed a stable west, not a unified west under Cao Cao's name.

Just when Cao Cao hesitated, the news of Cao Ren was sent from the direction of Yuqiu.

The person who came whispered to Cao Cao: "Lord, Fan County is besieged, and the general asked me to ask you, is he going back to Fan County or supporting Juancheng!" ”

Yuqiu was taken by Cao Ren, but Xu Ding's troops besieged Fan County, and Cao Ren, who received the news, did not know Xu Ding's intentions, so he had to send someone to ask for instructions.

"Can you let me think about it? It's not a one-man business? Cao Cao said.

Xu Ding nodded slightly: "Of course you can, but Meng De doesn't wait for anyone, be fast!" ”

Cao Cao led everyone back to the big array and asked Liu Ye: "Ziyang, Xu Ding refuses to give up, he doesn't want me to recapture Juancheng, and now the troops are besieging Fan County, do you think we should stop attacking Juancheng?" ”

Liu Ye said: "Lord, stop attacking the city, Weihai Hou may not really attack Fan County, but we are attacking Juancheng, he will definitely attack us, it is better to stop and save strength." ”

Cao Cao was still a little unwilling, seeing that Juancheng was about to be broken and Lu Bu was about to be defeated, Xu Ding suddenly came out, and there were only 5,000 men and horses.

Do you want to try your last strength, and the two defeats will hurt.

Liu Ye said: "The lord Jiyin is basically recovered by us, I think we can abandon Fan County and Yuncheng, go directly to Jiyin Dingtao, and temporarily avoid the military might of Weihai Hou, so that Lu Bu will be in direct contact with him, and we will have no conflict with Weihai Hou."

At that time, he was looking for an opportunity to recover Chen Liu, in a certain Puyang and Juancheng. ”

"So be it." Cao Cao felt very sleepy, and it was easy for people to get haggard when he made such a helpless decision.

Soon Cao's army stopped attacking the city and all of them withdrew.

Cao, Xu, and Lü were silent in Juancheng for two days.

Soon the Qingzhou army besieging Fan County also withdrew, and the Cao army of Fan County withdrew to Yuncheng with Cao Cao's family, and retreated from Yuncheng to Dingtao.

Xu Dingbu directly took over Fan County, but did not take Yuncheng.

After that, Lu Bu did not take Yuncheng, and Cao Cao did not take over, and Yuncheng became a three-regardless zone for a period of time.

On the second day of the armistice, bad news came from all over the country that no one wanted to hear and did not want to accept from the bottom of their hearts.

A locust plague broke out in Yanzhou.

The army of locusts that broke through the soil fanned their wings and waved their fangs, and gnawed all the green vegetation on the earth, leaving only the bark for the local people.

Since last year's continuous drought, the land has been much less lush.

Luckily to get water moisture, with the spring back to the earth, the green plants that have just grown are not enough for the locust army to plug their teeth, and the locust army begins to spread aimlessly around, flying far away.

The overwhelming attacks on pavilions, townships, cities, and counties seemed to destroy the entire human world......

Cao, Xu, and Lu set up tents on a temporary earthen platform set up outside the city and sat down to discuss countermeasures.

No one can gloat in the face of natural disasters, and no one can avoid them.

Because the locust plague hurts the real Han people and the foundation on which they depend.

"Guys, I didn't lie to you, the locust plague is coming, the locust army has attacked one county after another, we need to fight this natural disaster together and save our people?" Xu Ding looked at Cao Cao and then at Lu Bu.

Lu Bu hugged his fists and said: "It should be, the locusts will not be destroyed, don't want to grow crops in the field this year, no one will have any grain to harvest, and they will all be hungry." ”

Just took half of Yanzhou, and was robbed back by Cao Cao for a quarter.

Now that there is a locust plague again, you say that people are angry or not, Lu Bu's mood is very depressed.

I, Lu Bu, have just found a place to fall and want to develop, why is it so difficult.

But at the same time, he was more willing to discuss with Xu Ding about dealing with the locust plague.

Otherwise, the territory he has laid is no different from not fighting.

Cao Cao stood up, bowed deeply to Xu Ding, and said, "Bo Kang is here, you have to apologize to you, what you said is right, it is our temporary magic barrier." ”

Before the locust plague came, he didn't feel anything, but when he really came, Cao Cao's pressure also increased, and his mood became more painful.

Although he only has two counties at the moment, in the face of this kind of natural disaster, everyone will be in a heavy mood.

What is a hero?

It is to be able to afford to put it down, and never be soft when it is time to be ruthless.

But when it's time to be gentle, you can also let go of the mustard.

Xu Dingdao: "It's not time for Meng De to talk about this, let it pass when the matter is over, now let's discuss how to deal with it." ”

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and then said, "Since you had predicted this disaster, Bokang, you must have some countermeasures!" ”

Xu Dingdao: "Of course, last year, we in Qingzhou began to work on the extermination of insect eggs, and ploughed the land deeply before the heavy snow came, so that the winter snow covered the locust eggs as much as possible, and used it to kill potential locusts.

At the same time, we in Qingzhou vigorously encourage the people to raise chickens, put chickens in the ground, and the chickens peck and eliminate most of the eggs.

It can be said that it is almost impossible for a locust infestation to occur in Qingzhou now.

Because even if the locusts enter Qingzhou, they will be preyed upon by a large number of poultry raised by the people.

"Awesome! It's amazing, I didn't expect that there would be such a set of special methods to prevent locust plagues under Bokang's rule, it's really wonderful!" Cao Cao didn't expect it to be so simple to prevent locust plagues, so he couldn't help but whisper:

"Why didn't Bokang tell us earlier if he had this method?"

Xu Ding confirmed: "No? I remember that I had the prevention measures published in the Donglai Monthly and Tenth Bulletins, and it was impossible not to do without.

Besides, I told you, I don't think the states and counties in the world will pay attention to doing it according to my method. ”

"Ahem! Maybe I missed it. At the mention of the newspaper, Cao Cao couldn't help coughing a few times, and his face was embarrassed.

Xu Ding said that everyone did not believe in the great drought and locust plague, so naturally they would not learn his preventive measures.

You must know that this is not only to divide the energy of the officials under the rule, but also to come up with money to support the people to raise poultry.

That's a big expense in itself.

It is unlikely that you want to take out the money that has gone into the pockets of the government.

Other states and counties don't have the courage to do so.

"Prince, let's talk about how to deal with the locusts that are now plagued!" Lu Bu doesn't care about any newspapers, what preventive measures are available, those are all old calendars.

None of those things have anything to do with him, only the elimination of the locusts under his eyes is the most practical.

He didn't have the time to talk nonsense with Cao Cao and Xu Ding.

If it weren't for the locust plague, he might have killed Cao Cao now.

Xu Xiang beckoned to the rear, and Xiahou Lan handed over two text booklets and handed them to Lu Bu and Cao Cao respectively.

I saw that the cover of this text reads "On Locusts"!

Cao Cao and Lu Bu looked at each other, what does this mean?

Xu Dingdao: "This is a booklet about various aspects of locusts, which records an overview of the breeding, growth, and control of the royal insects.

At the same time, it has its social value! ”

Social value?

What the hell is this?

Cao Cao immediately opened it, only to see that the first page was a few pictures.

They are the stages of locust morphology from eggs to larvae, then to adults, and finally to death.

This made Cao Cao breathtaking, but he didn't expect the locusts to go through these stages and have a further understanding of the locusts.

Then turn to the next page, which lists the habits and preferences of locusts.

Turning a page, it says about the medicinal properties of locusts.

"Locusts can still be used in medicine?" Cao Cao looked at Xu Ding suspiciously.

Xu Ding explained: "Of course, in addition to the disadvantage of locusts, they are not without benefits, according to our research, locusts can be used alone or in combination with other drugs to treat a variety of diseases.

It has the effect of relieving cough and asthma, detoxification, sore throat, rash, bronchitis, antispasm, and also lowering blood pressure, losing weight, lowering cholesterol, nourishing and strengthening the stomach and spleen, and long-term food can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

External use can also treat locusts with light ears and frost, and can also treat dysentery, enteritis and so on. ”

Belch!

Is there so much utility?

Why does it sound like a treasure of heaven?

Both Cao Cao and Lu Bu felt unreal.

It sounds like a fool.

The pests became medicinal herbs in Xu Ding's mouth, and they were also good medicinal herbs for curing anything.

What is cholesterol?

What is blood pressure?

"Of course, the heaviest point is ......," Xu Ding paused for a moment to whet the appetite of the two of them before saying:

"The most important thing is that locusts are rich in nutrition, the meat is fresh and tender, and the taste is as delicious as shrimp, and the structure of nutrients in the body is more reasonable than that of livestock and poultry, and it is a military food that can be eaten instead of meat."

Nutritious, tender and delicious like shrimp!

How is this possible, that thing is disgusting to look at.

Is it better than livestock and poultry meat, and can it replace military rations?

Xu Bokang, Xu Bokang, you're sure you didn't lie to us.

This thing is a natural calamity and plague god descended to earth, won't people die if they eat this thing?

Cao Cao and Lu Bu couldn't believe it.

This is the first time I've heard of this kind of thing.

If they had said this to them in another way, they would have beaten this man out long ago, and who would have listened to his nonsense.