Perhaps because of the locust plague, the weeds that were everywhere were eaten away, not to mention the crops in the distance, almost like a wasteland. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Lu Bu's soldiers and horses are stationed in such a place, originally there was a shortage of food and grass, they could still get some from the neighbors, even if they used raiding to meet the needs of all the soldiers and horses.

But now that the locust plague has risen, the people themselves are in danger and have no time to take care of themselves. Unless Lu Bu wanted to eat people, it was almost impossible to get anything to eat from the people. I wanted to look for it in the field, but the locusts had eaten almost everything they could eat, and they didn't leave anything for Lu Bu.

This is also why in recent times, the brave generals who should have been galloping on the battlefield are now in such an embarrassing situation. No matter how superb your martial arts are, if you run out of food and are hungry, no matter how good your martial arts are, you won't be able to show what happened.

That's it for now...

The so-called penny is difficult to defeat heroes, that refers to the prosperous age, when money is still valuable.

And now? The most valuable thing is food, and Lu Bu, a brave general who once made the princes of the Eighteenth Road worried, is now worried about just a full meal...

It is also because of this that Yan Shao's assistance will make Lu Bu so moved and grateful.

"Yan Qingzhou's kindness, Bu Yong never dare to forget..."

I have to say that Yan Shao is indeed the right step. As I said before, although Lu Bu is a bit short-sighted and forgetful of righteousness, he is also a very understanding person, and whoever is good to him, he will be good to whom. So when he was in Chang'an, although Wang Yun was using him, because he was very good to Lu Bu, Lu Bu did not forget to take Wang Yun with him even when he escaped.

Later, when he came to Xuzhou, he thought that the father and son surnamed Chen were good to him, so he was willing to trust these two people. In addition, Yuan Shao's two brothers wanted to harm him before, and Yan Shao's performance at this time became more and more rare. At least this time, Lu Bu's favorability towards Yan Shao has risen in a straight line, coupled with factors such as Tai Shici, and his favorability is about to catch up with Wang Yun, who has been dead for a long time.

Lu Bu clenched his hands into fists with excitement and saluted in the direction of Qingzhou.

This gift can be seen that he is grateful to Yan Shao, maybe this mood can't last long, maybe he will forget it just after today, but at least his gratitude to Yan Shao at this moment is true. Because now that almost all the princes have abandoned him, only Yan Shao is really helping him.

Chen Gong also looked solemn, although he had expected that Yan Shao would help Lu Bu, but he didn't expect it to be such a big deal. 200,000 grains? In these years, even the slightly younger princes may not be able to come up with so much grain and grass. In addition to Jingzhou, Jizhou, Yizhou, Xuzhou and other states that have not been deeply affected by the war, or have stabilized, I am afraid that only Qingzhou has been well governed by Yan Shao over the years.

In particular, the policy of tuntian gave many landless peasants a way to live, so that they would not be allowed to sell themselves as slaves among the wealthy families, and what was the grain they obtained? And because the land is not theirs, a part of the harvest must be handed over to the government.

For the people in the Central Plains, Jingzhou and Yizhou are too far away, and Jizhou and Xuzhou have foreign enemies, and they are at war all year round, and there is only one Qingzhou left.

In previous years, these were good times for the wealthy to expand the number of slaves, but this time...

But he was cut off by Yan Shao...

I don't know how much grain and grass these people provide to Yan Shao every year, 200,000 Hu is indeed not a small amount, but it is not true for Yan Shao at this time, so he can't take it out.

"This is righteousness, and it ought to be..."

In fact, Dong Zhao still didn't know why Yan Shao helped Lu Bu so much, but Yan Shao's decision, as a courtier, he had no other way but to execute, so he was just giving up.

"The current situation is indeed a little bad, especially since Yanzhou has just experienced a locust plague, and there is a shortage of food and grass in the army, I don't know when Yan Qingzhou's assistance will arrive?" After thanking Yan Shao, Chen Gong asked.

"Please rest assured, before I travel, the grain, grass, war horses and other materials have been prepared, just wait for me to send someone to send a letter back, these will be sent to Wenhou's army. Having solved the problem of grain and grass, I believe that Cao Cao is by no means Wen Hou's opponent, and Zhao congratulated Wen Hou in advance again. ”

Dong Zhao also agreed with the decision to use Lu Bu to deal with Cao Cao and contain him. Of course, Dong Zhao is not optimistic about the results.

He had seen Cao Cao a long time ago, and he felt that this person was indeed a hero. The stature is short, but it is domineering and exposed. It is definitely not comparable to others, and to say a polite word, even Yan Shao is probably a little worse.

If it weren't for Yan Shao's power at that time, and Cao Cao was still adrift, Dong Zhao would probably have taken refuge in the door.

Although Lu Bu is powerful, in Dong Zhao's opinion, he is a little frivolous, and he is brave and unscrupulous.

But...

"This Chen Gongtai, a powerful figure at that time, with his help, I believe that Lu Bu can hold on for a little longer, plus there is Qingzhou behind to help, maybe he will be able to maintain a stalemate with Cao Cao..."

If that's the case, Yan Shaoke will have a chance to attack Jizhou.

The plain has always been the biggest shame for the Qingzhou army, and the six counties of Qingzhou are not complete because of this. For the Qingzhou army, retaking the plain is the greatest wish.

Not to mention the capture of Jizhou, unifying Hebei is the established strategy of the Qingzhou Army, and in any case, the opponent of Jizhou must be dealt with. This is also why Yan Shao made frequent moves in Xuzhou and Yanzhou during this time, first found a helper like Liu Bei for Tao Qian to help him defend Xuzhou, and then found Lu Bu, an extremely powerful guy on the battlefield, to be Cao Cao's opponent, in order to not let anyone disturb him when he was fighting with Jizhou.

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Yan Shao's thoughts Chen Gong knew it, but he didn't have any opinion on it, it was just a matter of getting what he wanted. Yan Shao needed their help to hold Cao Cao back, and they needed Yan Shao to give them grain and grass to support their war with Cao Cao. There is really no reason to refuse this kind of mutually beneficial thing.

Besides, if you really refuse, where will the food come from?

For the soldiers of Lu Bujun, it is definitely not a lie that they can't open the pot. But it is real, there is a shortage of grain and grass in the current Lu Bu army, and if there is not enough food and grass, they will really go hungry.

As the general who led the army, Lu Bu knew very well what the consequences would be if the soldiers were starved, and if they didn't get it right, a mutiny was possible. At that time, how many soldiers and horses would be left by his side, to be honest, Lu Bu himself was not very clear―――――― many of the soldiers and horses around him now were not brought out by him from Chang'an, but given to him by Zhang Yang, but it is conceivable that there are not many copies of loyalty or something.

It's just usual, but if you really get to the point where you can't even eat, who cares about you?

You Lu Bu is just powerful, no matter how famous you are, you haven't reached the point where you have to follow you hungry, right?

Dong Zhao didn't stay in Lu Bu's army for too long, he only came as an envoy this time. Of course, this envoy is not just to send supplies to Lu Bu, but also has a mission to form an alliance.

Don't look at Lu Bu now, he still has a lot of soldiers and horses in his hands, plus the strength of him and his generals, it is stronger than many princes in this era, at least except for those princes who occupy large states, ordinary small princes are definitely not his opponents.

Just the swing of Lu Bu's name was enough to deter many small princes.

In addition, Yan Shao needs Lu Bu's help to contain Cao Cao, and a covenant is a matter of course. In addition to delivering food this time, Dong Zhao's other important mission is to be in charge of this covenant.

Regarding the covenant proposed by Yan Shao, Chen Gong was also happy to see it come true.

The situation in the Kanto region is very complicated, and the princes on this land basically already have their own camps. For example, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and Gongsun Zhan, including Yan Shao, are all in this camp, while Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Biao are in an alliance, and the remaining small princes such as Jiangdong have no strength to get involved.

Lu Bu happened to be at the boundary of Yanzhou, which was a staggered area of the two camps, and without an ally, it would be difficult for him to accommodate him alone. During this time, Chen Gong was also thinking about whether to find an ally for Lu Bu and who to find as an ally.

It stands to reason that Lu Bu and Cao Cao have already turned their faces, and Yuan Shao doesn't have to think about it, so the only thing that can be found is Yuan Shu. But when Lu Bu ran out of Chang'an, the first one to run was Yuan Shuna, but he was finally driven out by Yuan Shu. It's hard to say what Yuan Shu's attitude towards Lu Bu was, whether he welcomed or rejected?

Maybe it's just a quick kill...

Tao Qian was an object to choose, but unfortunately his strength was not good, and he was defeated in the face of Cao Cao's soldiers and horses.

Gongsun Chan is too far away, and there are few people to choose from.

Fortunately, at this time, Yan Shao sent it to the door.

Because of this help, Lu Bu's favorability towards Yan Shao had already reached a very high level, and he was not resistant to the alliance, and with Chen Gong helping, the two quickly signed a loose alliance.

The alliance stipulates that the two are equal in terms of status and other aspects, and the so-called alliance is only an alliance of mutual assistance. This also made Lu Bu feel a lot more comfortable, to be reasonable, although Lu Bu was very grateful to Yan Shao, it did not mean that he was willing to be Yan Shao's vassal.

When he was majestic, Yan Shao had just debuted, and when he was named Wenhou, Yan Shao was just a small Beihai county guard, and the gap between their status was simply huge. Although Lu Bu is down now, it is strange that he will be happy if he wants to be Yan Shao's vassal.

It is precisely because of this that when Dong Zhao left, Lu Bu also specially made a more solemn ceremony for him, and also gave Dong Zhao many gifts when he left.

In this day and age, it was normal for an envoy to receive a gift, and no monarch would say anything. After all, people in this era are not very good jobs as diplomats on missions. Sometimes you go to a vassal kingdom and you are treated as a guest, but what if the place you go is hostile to you?

There is indeed a saying that two armies do not kill envoys when they fight, but the envoys who have been beheaded in history have never been a small number.

In other words, this kind of mission work is often life-threatening, such as Ban Chao and the like, not all of them rely on their lives to succeed, and this is still successful, and I don't know how many are unsuccessful. In this case, who is embarrassed to deprive the envoy of the benefits?

Looking at the shrinking Lu Bujun camp, a sergeant who had been following Dong Zhao couldn't help asking.

"My lord, do you think this Lu Bu can really hold Cao Cao back?"

"Oh?" Looking at the sergeant who was in his twenties, but had a vicissitudes of life, and looked like a veteran sergeant, Dong Zhao couldn't help but be a little curious. "And what do you think?"

"Lu Bu is really powerful, if you talk about martial arts, even if you are ten lowly positions together, I am afraid that you are not an opponent, this is not a martial artist, you may not feel it, but we have a deep understanding. But this Lu Bu's words and deeds are very frivolous, and there don't seem to be many cities? That Cao Cao has also seen his humble position, he is indeed a powerful character, I am afraid that only our lord is his opponent, with only one Lu Bu, I am afraid..."

It turned out that this sergeant had also followed him to Yanzhou and fought with Cao Cao, and he knew very well how powerful Cao's army was. On the other hand, Lu Bu? When he first arrived in front of Lu Bu, he was indeed greatly intimidated, standing in front of Lu Bu, the instinct of the martial artist made him know what kind of monster he was standing in front of him.

It was hard for him to imagine that there were such strong people in this world, originally in his cognition, General Zhao, General Gan or General Taishi were already the strongest people in the world today, until today he understood, he seemed to be thinking too much―――――― of course, this is not to say that he has not seen Huang Zhong, but Huang Zhong has really not experienced many wars, although his strength is strong enough, but he lacks a kind of anger unique to a military general on the battlefield.

In other words, Huang Zhong is indeed powerful, but his past experience makes him more like a simple and powerful martial artist, but it does not make people feel trembling from the heart. Maybe in a few years, Huang Zhong will be able to become like Lu Bu, just standing there makes people feel scared, but now he is still a little behind.

"I feel the same way, but the lord has too many opponents to face, and he really has to borrow all the power he can borrow..."Speaking of this matter, Dong Zhao was also a little melancholy. I hope this Lu Bu can really live up to the name of a flying general, and he can delay Cao Cao for some more time..."

While speaking, the convoy continued to move in the direction of Qingzhou.