Chapter 171: The Well That No One Dares to Poison

Jia Xu assisted Niu Fu in his early years, and later joined Zhang Xiu.

Cao Cao had suffered a lot at his hands.

He is steady, and generally does not give advice, and once he makes a plan, it must be a strategy to cut off children and grandchildren, so he is named Poisoner.

Characters like Jia Xu generally don't despise anyone.

Verbally despise someone, it must be that he already has a plan and can take down the other party without suspense.

"Does Wenhe already have a plan?" Of course, Cao Cao knew Jia Xu.

"Please allow me to go to Lujiang." Jia Xu said: "The heads of Zhang Xun and Yuan Yao must be sent to the lord!" ”

"I want Zhang Xun's head, but Yuan Yao can keep him alive." Cao Cao said: "After all, Yuan Highway and I used to be ministers in the same palace, and the Sour Jujube Alliance also fought against Dong Zhuo together. No matter how you say it, you can't let him die, not to mention that Yuan Yao is just a shaft, even if he is allowed to live, he can't set off any storms. But Zhang Xun is a bit of a headache. ”

"If I go to Lujiang, the lord will no longer have a headache." Jia Xu reiterated.

"Be careful." Cao Cao reminded.

When Lu Bu was crusading against Shouchun, Zhang Xun, Yuan Ying and others escorted Yuan Yao into the Lujiang River.

Lujiang Taishou Liu Xun was subordinate to Yuan Shu and followed the Yuan family in Huainan for many years.

When Yuan Yao and others came to Lujiang, he was very attentive and took care of them very thoughtfully.

LΓΌ Bu withdrew, and Cao Cao followed.

Cao's army was stationed in Shouchun, and only a small number of soldiers and horses went all the way south to test Liu Xun's reaction.

Liu Xun placed the Lujiang Governance Office in Hefei.

From Shouchun to Hefei, there is a long way to go.

Since Yuan Yao and others arrived, Liu Xun has sent many scouts to investigate the movements of Cao's army.

Cao Cao decided to let Jia Xu go to Hefei, and at the same time sent Li Dian to lead an army of 2,000 to Hefei.

It is only a few dozen miles south of Shouchun, not far from the territory of Lujiang, there is a small town called Yijing.

After walking a short distance, Li Dian felt a little thirsty.

He instructed the soldiers on the side to fetch water.

The soldier took out a hydration bag and handed it to him.

After taking the water bag, Li Dian asked in surprise: "Why is there no water?" ”

"I set off in a hurry, and I didn't bring enough water." The soldier responded apprehensively.

Li Dian shook his head helplessly.

Being in Jianghuai, there are rivers and streams crisscrossing it everywhere, and if you die of thirst here, it will make people laugh off their big teeth.

"General, there's a well ahead!" Li Dian was about to give an order for people to find a water source, when a soldier pointed forward.

He saw a well in front of him.

The well is on the side of the road, and due to disrepair, it is surrounded by weeds.

"Check it out!" Li Dian ordered the soldiers.

Several soldiers stepped forward and drew a bucket of water from the well.

The well water is clear and delicious.

But Li Dian didn't immediately pick up the cow drink.

There was smoke in his already thirsty throat, but he had to be on guard.

The two armies are fighting, and the river can still be poisoned, let alone a well.

Looking around, Li Dian saw that there seemed to be several huts in the distance.

He instructed the soldiers: "There should be a village over there, find a few villagers to come and interrogate." ”

A small group of soldiers ran to the houses in the distance.

Looking out from where Li Dian was, the house was not very far away.

But the soldiers didn't walk so close.

After waiting for about a stick of incense, Li Dian felt that his throat was dry and about to smoke.

If he hadn't worried that the well was poisonous, he would have picked up the barrel and gulped on cow drink.

When the soldiers came to him, Li Dian asked a little unhappily: "Why did you come back now?" ”

"The road is not very easy to walk." The petty officer who took the lead replied, "But we have found some old people from the village. ”

He turned back and beckoned: "Bring people up!" ”

The soldiers escorted several elderly people forward.

Coming to Li Dian, several old men lowered their heads tremblingly, how dare they look at him more.

"I ask you!" Glancing at the old men, Li Dian asked, "Has the water in this well been poisoned?" ”

He asked if the well had been poisoned, and several of the old men looked up.

The old man's gaze showed surprise.

Looking at Li Dian, one of the old men said: "All rivers, streams and wells have been poisoned, and no one dares to poison this well." When the general asked, he probably didn't know the origin of Yoshii. ”

"It seems that there are allusions." Li Dian asked, "Can you tell me?" ”

Speaking of the origin of the righteous well, the old man's previous apprehension receded slightly.

He straightened up and told the origin of the name.

From the old man's narration, Li Dian learned the origin of the name of Yijing.

When the drought occurred, most of the population fled the country, leaving behind the elderly, weak, women and children with limited mobility.

When the people were dying of thirst and starvation, a righteous man came here looking for his relatives.

Seeing that the people here were struggling due to drought, the righteous man did not leave, but chose to stay and fight the drought with the villagers.

He believes that it is better to passively wait for the rain to open a well to solve the water source problem.

Led by him, the villagers opened the well in front of them.

The sweet water of the well saved the villagers and brought the name of "Yijing" to this place.

The old man's narration did not dispel Li Dian's concerns.

He said to the old man, "Even though I have said that, why should I believe you? ”

Reaching aside, the soldier brought the bucket of water.

Li Dian stared at the old man: "Since you think it is impossible for someone to poison it, then drink this poke water." ”

The water was drawn from the well, and the old man took the bucket without hesitation, and drank it in large gulps.

A bucket of water is a lot, and before he finished drinking, Li Dian said: "Enough, I believe that there is no poison in this well!" ”

He instructed the soldiers: "Fetch water, this general should drink a few more buckets!" ”

Like Li Dian, he was so thirsty that his throat was about to smoke, and when the soldiers heard that the well water was drinkable, someone immediately stepped forward to grab a bucket to draw water.

The first bucket of water that came up, of course, was delivered to Li Dian.

Taking the bucket, Li Dian gulped down.

When he finished drinking the water and was about to take a good rest and catch his breath, a scout came to him: "General Qiyu, the Huainan army has been found nearby." ”

Before sitting on the ground, Li Dian stood up suddenly: "Where is it?" Got a few people? ”

"Not far ahead, about 3,000 people." The scout replied: "It doesn't look like the remnants of Shouchun who fled here, but more like the subordinates of Liu Xun, the Taishou of Lujiang." ”

"Have you found out who is leading the troops?" Li Dian asked.

"It's a general named Li Mao." The scout replied: "This person has followed Liu Xun for many years, and he also has some credits, and he is one of the Lujiang warriors that Liu Xun relies on. ”

"Just Lujiang, where is the fierce general?" Li Dian instructed: "Pass the order, let the soldiers get ready, and kill the enemy with me!" ”

The military order was issued, and the soldiers who had quenched their thirst lined up one after another.

Li Dian turned his head and said to a few old men: "Thank you, there is a big battle coming up here, you better go home quickly!" ”

The big war was coming, how could a few old men stay here, and they hurriedly retreated and left.