Unexpectedly, Cai Yan didn't fall asleep. Dao: Okay, it's not honest to be tired like this during the day. How can the body stand it? These people can't wait for you to be with them every day. But now the expedition is imminent. You have to take care of your body, don't overdo it.

Got it, Yan'er, don't worry, it's okay. I just went to sit with them. Not as much as you think. Zhang Jie said with a smile.

Hum! Do you think I believe? They want to drain you. Can you be spared if you go? Listen to me, people. Less close to women, pay attention to the body! There will be a long time to come!

Yes, ma'am, I listen to you. My family will depend on you after I go on the expedition. If there is anything you can discuss with Zhengnan.

Father is also old, the affairs of the academy, let him worry less! If it really doesn't work, let someone else take care of it!

The stepchild is still quite sensible, and you have to discipline it yourself. Although it is not your own, you are still her mother-in-law! Zhang Jie said.

I will, but my stomach is not angry, hey! I'm afraid I won't be able to have children again. Cai Yan said.

What nonsense! We are still young, and there will be opportunities in the future. What's the hurry! Besides, don't we still have a daughter?

Yan'er, I have to go to Luoyang after I come back from this expedition. You have to be prepared. Zhang Jie said.

Hey, I've been in Yecheng for so many years, and I'm afraid I'm not used to going to Luoyang suddenly. Cai Yan said.

Yes, it has been twelve years since Jie came to Yecheng, and many things are like yesterday. Think about it back then, Jie was still a small county order. Unscrupulous means in order to climb up. I'm scared all day long. I didn't expect that now I have to compete for the world. Maybe this is providence!

Yan'er, do you remember the first time we met? At that time, the first time I saw you, I made up my mind to marry you. It's a pity that the status is humble, and I don't dare to confide in it anymore. Zhang Jie said with emotion.

So you're ready to grab a kiss for a long time, right? Cai Yan said.

Well, I didn't know what your marriage contract was. Actually, I also want to go to your house to propose. It's just that I was penniless and had no living in a single place. How dare you speak. Hehe, the first time I went to your house, I still participated in some poetry meeting. I didn't even have an invitation, and the doorman wouldn't let me in. Actually, I don't have much interest in poetry. I want to meet you!

It's naïve to think about it now. Let those sour Confucians squeeze and ridicule a few words and feel very wronged, and they want to leave immediately. If I do it again, I won't leave. It doesn't matter what they say, as long as they can get closer to Yan'er. Even if you are willing to be ridiculed a lot.

Cai Yandao: My father has always admired Shimin's talent. It's just that it's hard to say anything because of everyone's face. Maybe no one thought that you would be where you are today! Those whose words run you off should blush.

Oh, yes. When I arrived in Luoyang, I had the opportunity to find those who had participated in the poetry meeting again to continue composing poems. See what else they can do to come out. Zhang Jie said with a smile.

Forget it, after so many years, things have long been wrong, and now when you go back to Luoyang, they have long regarded you as Dong Zhuo's second, how can you compose poems with peace of mind? Perhaps, their attitude towards their father has changed because of you. Don't embarrass your father. Cai Yan said.

Maybe you're right, my father has always been loyal to the Han Dynasty, and it may embarrass him when he arrives in Luoyang, so it's better to stay in Yecheng!

Okay, let's sleep!

In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), Zhang Jie held a pledge meeting in Yecheng and went south to the Central Plains to crusade against Cao Cao. Among them, the generals are, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Ju Yi, Xu Huang, Wei Yan, Gao Shun, Zhang Yan, Zhao Zhao, Dian Wei, Liu Meng, Hao Zhao, etc. The military advisors are, Jia Xu, Tian Feng, and Fu Zhu. Zhang Jie also brought the main book, Jiang Wan, and Yang Hong.

The army publicized 400,000 to the outside world. In fact, Zhang Jie raised a total of 280,000 troops. Among them, 200,000 in Yecheng converged with 20,000 defenders in Liyang and went straight to the south bank of the Yellow River in Yanzhou.

Gao Lan, Yu Poison, Wang Dang and others raised 60,000 troops from Bingzhou and went straight to Luoyang. For a time, the world shook. Moreover, Zhang Jie's 60,000 horses and horses set off from Bingzhou were all cavalry.

There were also 50,000 cavalry from Yecheng, but he was still afraid of insufficient logistics food and grass, so Zhang Jie only brought 50,000 cavalry.

When Zhang Jie gathered troops and horses in Yecheng, Cao Cao had already received the battle report. On the one hand, heavy troops were sent to guard the key points on the south bank such as Dongjun, Baima, and Guandu. On the one hand, he sent someone to ask Yuan Shao for help. Cao Cao had only 50,000 horses after the Battle of Pengcheng, and then urgently recruited 50,000 new soldiers. A total of 100,000 horses, but to guard against Xuchang and other places in Yuzhou, there are less than 80,000 horses against Zhang Jie.

Yuan Shao received Cao Cao's request for help, and ordered people to defend the first line of the Yellow River in Qingzhou. He personally brought 60,000 horses to join Cao Cao. Yuan Shao had less than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and he had to guard against Lü Bu's attack on Xuzhou, and he had to guard Qingzhou with heavy troops to prevent Zhang Jie from sending a partial division to attack Qingzhou. Because Zhang Jie still has more than 30,000 horses in the area of Bohai Qinghe.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, the two sides combined had a total of 140,000 horses, which was just half of Zhang Jie's, but the cavalry added up to 10,000 horses.

Zhang Jie's army entered Liyang. In the Liyang tent, Zhang Jie convened his generals to discuss the crossing of the river.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Yellow River stretches for thousands of miles. But it's not easy for us to find a safe crossing. Due to the large number of people, Cao Cao should have been prepared for it, so a sneak attack was unlikely. Tell me how to cross the river!

The crowd didn't come up with an idea, so they didn't speak.

Zhang Jiedao: Bodao. You have been stationed in Liyang for a long time, tell me your opinion.

Hao Zhaodao: There are many places around Liyang that can cross the Yellow River, but the largest ferry port is Yanjin Ferry. After Yanjin is Baima (now the south bank of the East Yellow River in Huaxian County, Henan). Cao Cao's focus should be on Baima, or the first line of Guandu. It is Guandu (now northeast of Zhongmu, Henan), which is located in the upper reaches of the chasm and is on the verge of Bianshui. The chasm canal connects Tiger Prison, Gong and Luo Yao Pass in the west, and goes down to Huaisi in the east, which is the barrier of Xuchang in the north and east, and is the key and contentious place for our army to seize Xuchang. In addition, Guandu is close to Xuchang, and logistics supply is also more convenient.

The last general dared to guess. Cao Cao should have sent heavy troops to defend Guandu.

However, the last general felt that although the Yanjin ferry port was very large, and our boats were nearly 200 of all sizes, the last general thought that we could not cross the river by ferry, and it was better to erect a pontoon bridge. We have too many people. The boat is too slow, and a boat can carry up to a hundred people at a time. And it also needs a large boat, a small boat can only be a few dozen people, and it cannot carry horses. If the other side is prepared and sets up an ambush at the ferry, then the soldiers who go ashore will be in danger.

Now that the Yellow River has not yet risen, the last general thinks that the pontoon bridge can be completed in two hours at most if the materials are ready. Maybe an hour will be enough.

Bo Dao, where do you think it is best to erect a pontoon bridge? Zhang Jie asked.

Lord, please look, Hao Zhao pointed to the map, just twenty miles upstream of Liyang, there is a place, both sides of the river are woods, but the river is relatively calm, although it is a little wide, but the water flow is not urgent. Due to the distance from the Hakuba Ferry, there are no enemy troops guarding it yet.

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