In the study, Liu Biao sat on the couch with a smile on his face, and there were a few bunches of incense in the corner, and the room was covered with a faint fragrance. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The layout of the study room in the Han Dynasty is quite different from that of later generations, but one thing is the same, that is, there are many books inside—————— of course, it can also be called a book...

As the head of the Eight Horses of Jingzhou, Liu Biao prides himself on being a literati, and it is conceivable how many books he has in his study, no matter how busy he was in the past, he would take a little time to come to the study, not only for study, but also to calm the nerves. Now Liu Biao is sitting there with a book in his hand, quietly watching...

It's just that the subordinates serving below don't know that Liu Xian's mind is not on the text of the book at all, but is slightly distracted...

Not long ago, Cai Mao had already sent someone back to inform Yan Shao and his party about leaving.

Originally, as the lord of Jingzhou, Yan Shao left, and Liu Biao should see him off. However, considering the relationship between the two, many things are a little difficult to talk about, Yan Shao set off so early because he didn't want anyone to send him, and Liu Biao's relationship with him also deteriorated sharply. So Liu Biao simply called himself sick and casually took a picture of an official to see him off.

Anyway, the two of them had a stalemate, and the entire Jingzhou Thorn History Department knew about it, so they didn't have to worry about causing criticism.

"Why hasn't De Jue come back yet..."Putting the book in his hand beside him, Liu Biao muttered to himself.

It's just that there is no one else around him at this time, so that no one can answer his question.

Thinking that Cai Mao might have sent someone to subdue that Huang Zhong, he had even begun to think of the unknown martial artist he had seen later, should he make the gesture of a corporal of Lixian, or humiliate the other party fiercely, and then recruit him to his command?

There are so many choices that can be made, but it makes Liu Biao a little embarrassed...

"It's really..."

Just when Liu Biao was still maintaining that expression that seemed to be smiling, he saw that a subordinate had already whispered from the outside.

"General Cai asks to see..."

Hearing that it was Cai Mao coming, Liu Biao was overjoyed and hurriedly let him in.

"How's it going, Dejue? Can you bring that man to me? ”

As he spoke, Liu Biao's body seemed to sit up straighter. However, looking at Liu Biao's expectant look, Cai Mao was sweating profusely.

"This..."

"Huh?" Liu Biao is also a shrewd person, how can he not see that there is something wrong with Cai Mao's current appearance, but he didn't notice it at first because he was too excited, and now looking at Cai Mao's appearance, his heart can't help but sink. "What's going on?"

"My lord..."Cai Mao hurriedly knelt on the ground. Then Huang Zhong followed Yan Shao and left Xiangyang..."

"What!"

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Not to mention Liu Biao's surprise, Yan Shao's side is relaxed.

The army is pulled, which means that there is no need to worry about sitting and eating empty mountains, although there is not a lot of grain and grass in the army at the moment, it is enough to barely insist on returning to Qingzhou.

Let alone...

"If the grain and grass are not enough, we can also find those grass robbers along the way to open the knife, these grass robbers also have some grain and grass in their hands, and we can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people by doing so..."

When it comes to snatching things, Yan Shao really doesn't have any psychological burden at all.

After all, since the beginning of the crusade against the Yellow Turbans, Yan Shao and others have been doing this, and the first funds they started with were the spoils obtained through the crusade against the Yellow Turbans. Later, in the process of crusading against the Wuhuan, he obtained many benefits—————— whether it was the war horses captured from the Wuhuan people, or the property they plundered, anyway, the owners of these goods were basically dead, so that there was no need to worry that someone would come to the door to ask for it.

At present, their food and grass are indeed a little nervous, so it has become a good choice to eat black along the way, and it can also make a reputation for eliminating harm for the people.

"My lord," Zhao Yun admonished. Most of the people who fall into the grass are poor people, and they may not have a lot of grain and grass in their hands, and even if we annihilate them, we may not be able to get much grain and grass, and we will waste some time, so it is not beautiful..."

Zhao Yun's words attracted the approval of Huang Zhong and Sun Guan.

There are only two kinds of people who will fall into the grass this year, one is the remnants of the Yellow Turban. After Zhang Jiao's death, countless remnants of the Yellow Turban occupied the mountain as kings and became a group of grass bandits, the so-called bandits, and many bandits simply took up the name of the Yellow Turban.

There is also a kind of people who are cornered by this world, and finally have to take risks to go up the mountain and fall into the grass.

Considering that we are in troubled times now, no matter which one of these two is actually poor, even if there is a little food and grass, won't it take time to exterminate these bandits? All things considered, in fact, it may not have any effect, and it may even have to lose some.

To put it simply, the gains outweigh the losses...

"This..."Yan Shao calculated in his heart, feeling that Zhao Yun's statement was correct.

What is there to rob the people of Pingtou, none of the rebels of all dynasties and dynasties started by robbing the people of Pingtou, and all of them relied on big eaters. Especially in this era when the family is deeply rooted, a family has even more wealth than tens of thousands of people—————— not only because the family can create a lot of wealth, but also because it has been accumulated over hundreds of years.

It's just that Yan Shao's identity can't rob the family at all, after all, many of the civil and military forces under his command are from the family, and Yan Shao's attack on the family will definitely attract the resistance of these people.

"Maybe it can be like this..."Seeing that everyone seemed to be a little stumped, Zhao Yun proposed. You can send someone to Qingzhou to inform us of the news of our return, and let them send troops to escort the grain and grass to pick it up, so that we can save a lot of time, and the pressure on the grain and grass will be reduced, the only problem is that the current situation is very chaotic, especially the value of grain and grass is much higher than before, if you bring so much grain and grass out, it is difficult to say that it will not be remembered..."

As for who is concerned? Yellow turbans, bandits, and even the princes of the towns, these are all possible.

Now it is different from when Yan Shao first arrived in Beihai, when the yellow scarves have been exterminated, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that the troubled times have come, but for those who have little eyesight, it is a sign that the troubled times have ended. Therefore, when Yan Shao asked Le'an County for grain and grass as payment, the other party would nod and agree after hesitating, naturally, the grace of saving lives also played a great role.

But now, Dong Zhuo is in power, the Son of Heaven is covered with dust, and the situation is already in chaos, at this time, as long as anyone with a little foresight knows that the troubled times have come. The value of grain and grass has also increased several times because of this, and now if someone appears with grain and grass, they will soon be targeted.

If someone really robs them of this grain and grass, the problem will be complicated...

"This is simple..."Hearing this, Yan Shaozhi was very confident. can let Ziyi personally lead the troops to escort him, so that even if someone dares to come to rob the grain, it is impossible for Ziyi to be his opponent..."

For Tai Shici, Yan Shao's confidence is still very sufficient, not to mention that whether it is Qingzhou or a few neighboring states, there is only one Cao Cao who is a little threatened, and the others are not put in Yan Shao's eyes at all.

Everyone looked at each other and thought it was a good idea...

"In addition, we can also borrow grain on the spot, although Liu Biao is narrow-minded, other princes may not be like this, especially Tao Qian, etc., who are generous, if we tell him about the difficulties, we may not lend me grain and grass..."

If you leave your bottom to borrow some grain and grass, it is impossible for the other party not to borrow at all.

What's more, the amount that Yan Shao borrowed is not much, as long as it can support his more than 1,000 cavalry to return to Qingzhou, as long as he returns to Qingzhou, it is naturally high in the sky and the sea is wide for the fish to fly.

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While they were talking, they had come to a dock where several ships had been suspended.

These boats are not very big, but one can carry about twenty or thirty people, and it is a slightly larger boat on the river. It is already good that the civilian ship can reach this level, after all, no matter how capable Zhao Yun and the others are, it is impossible to get a building ship to come over.

"Han Sheng, I'll wait for this to get on the boat...", Yan Shao looked at Sun Guan and Zhao Yun again. Zhongtai and Zilong, I'll leave the rest to you..."

"Yes!"

The two clenched their fists and took their lives.

With a slight bow, Yan Shao boarded the boat with Huang Zhong and Guan Hai and Hua Tuo and others behind, and when he stepped on the plank, Yan Shao's body shook slightly, which made the people next to him panic, but fortunately, Yan Shao quickly stood firm, but he was a little surprised when he looked at the boat under his feet.

Well, it's actually a bit of a panic...

The reason is simple, because he is a landlubber.

Since he was very young, Yan Shao has always been very envious of those who can swim, but unfortunately he has not learned to swim until now—————— if diving can be regarded as swimming.

Of course, if he uses a dog to plan, he can still dig dozens of meters in the pool, but on the river, this, he is really a little cowardly...

Originally, when talking about taking a boat, Yan Shao didn't think there was much of a problem, after all, even if he couldn't swim, as long as he didn't fall into the water, it would be fine. Isn't there such an old saying, if you often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet, but if you don't walk by the river, then why are you worried about your shoes?

He was not very afraid of boating, and he had sailed several times in the past, which is why he chose the waterway.

But he never imagined that the stability of ships in this era would be so low...

This reminded him of a sentence...

"There are many people in the army who vomit and die..."

At that time, he was a little scoffy at this remark, and even felt a little ridiculous, just because of a seasickness, it could have such great power and make people vomit to death.

But now looking at the boat under his feet, Yan Shao couldn't help but be convinced.

It is not surprising that in the past, he rode on some passenger liners, and the tonnage was basically not less than 1,000. Even if you are driving in the sea, as long as you don't encounter any particularly bad weather, there is basically no big problem.

But now it's different...

Although the boat under Yan Shao's feet now can reach twenty or thirty people, the size is too small. Even if there is no sea under their feet, the name of the Yangtze River is definitely not bad, at least it is no problem to overturn such a small boat, which can't help but make him deeply worried about his safety...

"Lord, why don't I wait and take a horse, let Hansheng and them take a boat..."

Seeing Yan Shao's appearance, Guan Hai said worriedly.

He was not at all afraid of boating, although most of the northerners of this era were not very good at boating. But Guan Hai was born in Beihai, Beihai is on the seaside, and he has also had the experience of going to sea with a boat a few times before, is it watery, it is definitely not as strong as the generals in Jiangdong, but at least he will not have too much fear of water.

"No," Yan Shao shook his head. Let's take the boat...", Yan Shao stepped onto the board.

Guan Hai looked at it later, and it was not easy to persuade him more, so he had to jump up with him, but he had a little thought on Yan Shao in his heart, but he was a rare guard. Compared with Yan Shao, Huang Zhong and Huang Xu's performance is much better, Huang Zhong needless to say, Huang Xu is originally from Jingzhou, and he is somewhat familiar with water, even if it is not as good as a professional sailor, but there is no problem in this small boat.

What's more, for Yan Shao, the boat under his feet can only be regarded as a small boat, but for people in this era, it is already an out-and-out big ship, so there is nothing to complain about, and even Huang Xu is still a little excited and curious about the boat under his feet...

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There were a total of three ships that followed Yan Shao and them this time, one of which was Yan Shao and Huang Zhong's car, and the other two were responsible for protecting Yan Shao and them.

Two of these three ships were covered with Yan Shao's personal armor, that is, those armorers who were called monsters in the army. The remaining ship was also full of men who dared to go first, and if it was a land battle, these people alone would be enough to neutralize about five times the number of enemy troops.

Pity...

It's on the surface of the river...

"Alas, maybe we should get a navy out on the shore of the North Sea, otherwise what should we do to go south in the future..."

"The lord is wise, the soldiers and horses under the lord's command are strong, but they are not used to water warfare, let alone the water and soil in the south. Although he has never been to Qingzhou, but Qingzhou is close to the sea, he may not be able to form an elite naval army, so that the lord will go south in the future, and he can also have a backbone in his hands..."

It's no wonder that the two of them have such feelings, but the sergeants on the three ships are not doing well.

It is no wonder that the soldiers and horses of the North Sea, as the soldiers and horses of the north, are not used to water warfare, especially not used to the bumps on the ships. After a period of time, almost everyone's expression is not very good, one by one, these warriors who can fight with fierce beasts on land, but they have become soft-footed shrimp on the boat, and the combat effectiveness that can be exerted is only less than thirty percent...

The armor soldiers around Yan Shao are okay, but the worst thing is the one who dares to be the first, that's really...

Looking at the elite under his command, Yan Shao even began to consider whether to take this opportunity and let them try a way to swing willows in the wind? Just think about it, after doing this, I am afraid that I will be hung on the pillar of shame, just think about it.

Fortunately, in order to allow the cavalry to catch up with their group, Yan Shao and the others' boats basically stopped after a period of time. I took advantage of this opportunity to rotate all the sergeants who had already softened my hands, otherwise, I am afraid that these three ships will have no combat effectiveness at all...

In fact, it's not just them, even Yan Shao's own face is not particularly good-looking.

Up to now, in addition to the crew, there are only a few people left on the ship who can maintain their original combat effectiveness, such as Huang Zhong, Huang Xu, Hua Tuo, Guan Hai...

Not to mention that Yan Shao and Huang Zhong were discussing there whether to form a water army by the way, but said that Hua Tuo was treating Huang Xu's condition.

Although Huang Xu's condition has improved, and as a native of Jingzhou, he is still relatively familiar with the water veins of the Yangtze River, at least there will be no seasickness, but for a patient like him who is particularly weak, a little shaking will cause great discomfort, not to mention that he is still on such a small boat, and he is sailing on the Yangtze River.

So even Huang Xu is still a little sick now...

Fortunately, Hua Tuo has been by the side for diagnosis and treatment, so there are no major problems...

"Grandpa, how long do you say it will take for my illness to heal...", supporting his body a little, Huang Xu asked Hua Tuo, who was sitting beside him.

"Don't worry, it won't be long before you can have a dragon and a tiger..."Hua Tuo smiled, he is nearly sixty years old, and he is full of love for children like Huang Xu, usually even if there is nothing to do, he will run to Huang Xu's side to accompany him, and the relationship between the two is very close for a while...

"It's a pity, my father has been dragging down for so long because of my condition..."Seeing Huang Zhong and Yan Shao talking about the water army outside, Huang Xu sighed slightly.

In the eyes of any child, his father is an omnipotent being, so great. What's more, Huang Zhong is indeed very powerful, and the father and son depend on each other, which makes Huang Zhong's image in Huang Xu's heart extremely tall.

However, his father has been unknown until now because of him, how can Huang Xu, who is already a teenager, not be sad...

Hua Tuo touched his head, smiled slightly, and was about to persuade him, but at this time, he suddenly heard some very crisp voices in his ears.

At first, he thought he had misheard or was having auditory hallucinations because he was getting older. But when he noticed that the other people on the boat were looking around, like him, he realized that his hearing was not wrong, that there was really the sound of a bell...

"Jingle bells, jingle bells..." )