"Nature.2. A huge locust plague not only swept the Central Plains, but even Wancheng, which is located in the north of Jingzhou, was unlucky, the grass and trees in the fields were wiped out, and the crops were even more unharvested.

Since Zhang Jizhong's arrow fell, his nephew Zhang Xiu was stationed in Wancheng with tens of thousands of remnants of the Xiliang army, because of his weak strength, he did not dare to participate in the war of the princes, but he collected taxes locally, and Jingzhou Mu-Liu Biao usually received some money and food, which barely made ends meet!

However, after the locust plague, the people had no harvest, and they couldn't eat enough, so what to use to hand over the military rations, so Zhang Xiu and tens of thousands of subordinates suddenly fell into the dilemma of lack of food.

If you can't even eat a full meal, who will give you a soldier to fight, looking at the deserters who are increasing every day, Zhang Xiu is worried about turning around one by one, these soldiers and horses are the last bit of capital left by his uncle, no matter what, he must keep it, otherwise how to explain it when he goes underground in the future!

But the food is not falling from the sky, and the locusts in the field are eaten up again, so the only way left is to grab it, get some food from the knife and come back, and die on the battlefield, it is better than starving to death!

But the question arises again, the princes rise together, who is to rob?

Zhang Xiu counted with his fingers, Liu Biao in the south has a good relationship with himself, and often receives some money and food, and he can't bear to rob him, and the two states of Yu and Yan in the east have also been affected, and the situation is even more tragic, even if you want to rob it, you can't rob it, besides, the 'ghost-faced Xiao Lang' and his uncle and nephew are also old people, and it is best not to see each other!

The west side is the territory of Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, the road of the 500-mile slope valley is difficult to travel, it is full of cliffs, it is difficult to enter, it is even more difficult to come out, and it is estimated that the tens of thousands of horses have not yet gone to the place, they are all starving to death!

Calculate it, there is only Cao **** in the north, Sizhou has implemented the 'Tuntian policy' in recent years, harvested a large number of grain and grass, and the locust plague did not patronize there, the people's harvest this year is also good, every family has surplus grain, although Prime Minister Cao Cao is not easy to provoke, but 'support the bold, starve the cowardly', the subordinates are hungry and red-eyed, they are about to eat people, what else dare not do!

In the end, Zhang Xiu made a decision, and robbed Cao Cao, as for the serious consequences that may be caused, everything will wait for Lao Tzu to eat enough, no matter how bad it is, it can't be worse than starvation!

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The news of Zhang Xiu's rebellion reached Xuchang, Cao Cao immediately convened the civil and military officers, discussed countermeasures in the lobby of the Prime Minister's Mansion, heard the call, everyone came very quickly, but did not panic at all, in recent years, Cao Jun can be described as 'invincible, invincible', one victory after another, it is inevitable that there will be some tails, the army is full of arrogance from top to bottom, and there is no tens of thousands of remnants of Xiliang in their eyes!

Not only the generals in the army, but even the prime minister Cao Cao is the same, in a few years, he will be all over the world, domineering and domineering like Dong Zhuo, powerful as Yuan Shu, brave and good at fighting like Lu Bu, not defeated in his hands one by one, and finally won the land of Sizhou, just with a little-known Zhang Xiu, and tens of thousands of remnants of the Xiliang army under him, how could he be looked at in his eyes!

The military meeting was very smooth and fast, the soldiers came to block, the water came to cover the earth, since there was a rebellion in Wancheng, it was enough to send troops to suppress it, but on the number of troops to be sent and who would lead the troops, there were some disagreements within Cao Ying!

"Although Wancheng is small, it is a nail behind our army, if you want to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao in Hebei in the future, you must first pull out this hidden danger, and now Xiao Lang is just stationed in Shanyang County, so he can lead a team of men and horses to seek peace, and he will definitely be able to win and succeed!"

Strategist Guo Jia is very fond of this war, although Zhang Xiu is weak, but he occupies Wancheng, a strategic place to communicate between the north and the south, and poses a certain threat to Xuchang, and the other party can survive in the troubled times until now, he must have certain skills, and he must not be underestimated!

"What Feng Xiao said is reasonable, but ......, now the civil riots in Henan and Yan are continuous, and it is necessary to have a general to lead the troops to guard it, so that it can be safe and sound, Xiao Lang's responsibility is heavy, and it must not be easily mobilized, as for the rebellion in Wancheng, the old man will personally command 100,000 soldiers and horses to fight, and then it is enough for the generals to go together, so don't trouble Xiao Lang!"

Cao Cao pondered, but rejected Guo Jia's proposal, which was rare in previous military meetings, no way, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, he also has his own considerations, in recent years, Xiao Yi's merits are too great, and his prestige in the army is so high that he almost reaches the point of fighting against himself, although he is 10,000 trusts, but as a superior, he must consider the balance of factions in the army, and it is time to give other generals a chance to make meritorious contributions!

Moreover, this battle of Wancheng can be described as a 'knife to kill chickens', and it is a sure result, so Cao Cao also hides a little selfishness and wants to put this glory on his son Cao Ang's head!

In recent years, Cao Ang has been guarding Xuchang, responsible for logistics affairs, has made great achievements in cultural governance, and has also established some prestige, but it is very lacking in military strategy.

Moreover, now among the relatives of Cao and Xiahou, there are also many children who have reached adulthood, such as their nephews Cao Anmin, Cao Zhen and others, who happened to be brought together this time, and they all saw what war is and honed their abilities.

Guo Jia is extremely smart, how could he not see Cao Cao's intentions, so after hesitating for a while, he didn't say anything more, it was related to the balance of power within Cao Ying's group, as one of them, he really didn't want to intervene more, besides, the enemy force in Wancheng was indeed very weak, as long as Cao Jun was fighting brightly, be more cautious, and don't need to use any means, he can still win!

In the military discussion, even the 'ghost talent' Guo Jia was not talking, and other strategists naturally didn't say anything, and finally made a unanimous decision that the battle was personally commanded by Prime Minister Cao Cao, and the generals Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan were the left and right vanguards, and the strategists Guo Jia and Cheng Yu were responsible for the counselor military aircraft ......, in addition, Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi went out with the army!

As for the affairs of Xuchang, the military affairs were handed over to Cao Ren and Cao Hong, and the government affairs were handled by Xun Yu and Xun You, and the family affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion were completely decided by Mrs. Ding.

After the deployment was completed, Xuchang City immediately boiled, just experienced a locust plague, and now it is in need of a big victory to boost morale, so everyone's morale is very high, plus the strength of the opponent this time is not strong, many people are holding the mentality of grabbing military merits, no one thought that the army would lose the battle!

As for the ancient motto of 'arrogant soldiers will be defeated', it has long been forgotten by everyone!

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The palace, Wuchou Yuan, when she heard the news that Cao Jun was going to go on an expedition again, Princess Haiyan just said, 'Got it', and she didn't have much other expression, and she didn't have much interest in this war!

In addition, her marriage has been decided, all kinds of etiquette are being prepared, since ancient times, the period of being hired to get married, each has its own rules, the royal family for one year, the princes for half a year, the doctor for one season, the common people for one month, Princess Haiyan is the orthodox royal bloodline, that is to say, a year later, she will marry into the prime minister's mansion, and from then on, she will teach her husband and children, and live the life of an ordinary woman!

"Your Highness, the eldest prince Cao Ang is about to go on an expedition, and he specially entered the palace to resign from the princess!" The maid Lingling walked in and brought a very sudden news!

"The eldest prince is here? Is he going to go this time too? Hearing that Cao Ang was also going to Wancheng, Princess Haiyan was slightly stunned, then her eyes turned and she immediately understood the reason, "This is the prime minister who has begun to pave the way for his heir, and it is really calculating!" ”

After a deep groan, Princess Haiyan did not get up to greet her, but untied the leopard tooth on her neck, and after a reluctant stroke, she handed it to Lingling, "Royal etiquette, it is inconvenient for the two of us to see each other at this time, you can give this thing to the eldest prince, just say that the palace is waiting for him to make military achievements and return triumphantly!" ”

"No!" Taking the leopard teeth with both hands, the maid Lingling hesitated slightly, but still bowed and retreated, the wood was already in the boat, what could she do with a little maid?

"Please return to Her Royal Highness the Princess, wait for the day of triumphant return, and invite her to participate in the celebration banquet of my son!"

At the gate of Wuchou Garden, he couldn't see the beauty, Cao Ang was slightly disappointed, but he stroked the leopard teeth in his hand, and became high-spirited, he still knew a little bit of the princess's thoughts, but it was nothing, since ancient times, beauties love heroes, as long as they become heroes on the battlefield, are you afraid that beauties will not fall in love?

Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, heroes belong, beauties fall in love, eternal romance!