Chen Liu. []

Chenliu is a big city. It is the largest city in the east of Luoyang. The national capital of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period was actually this Chen Liucheng. Now the Seven Kingdoms have been extinct for more than 400 years, but the walls of 400 years ago are still there. This Chen Liucheng still shows the style of the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty.

In the past, Dong Zhuo was in turmoil, Cao Cao raised troops from Chenliu, and then the princes met in Chenliu. It can be said that Chen Liu has a special meaning for Cao Cao. It is precisely because of this that after Cao Cao took charge of the Central Plains, he increased the construction of Chenliu, and the scale of Chenliucheng today is far above Puyang, the seat of Yanzhou.

Whether it was the crusade of the princes of the Eighteenth Route against Dong Zhuo or the later battle of Guandu, Chen Liu existed as an important town for the supply of grain and grass in the rear. In the past, the army must stop in Chenliu, and now, Cao Zhen led an army of 300,000 and also stayed in Chenliu.

It is said that it is 300,000, but in fact there are not so many at all, and the real combatants are only 200,000 at most. If you add the civilians who are recruited to accompany the army, the scale is almost 300,000. However, Cao Zhen did not hesitate to falsely claim 500,000 to be magnificent.

200,000 troops and 100,000 people, although it cannot be said that Wei is the strength of the country, but it also hurts the vitality of Wei. The war lasted for more than 30 years, and the population continued to decrease, except for the necessary troops for defense in various places, 200,000 troops were already the limit of what Wei could mobilize. It is precisely because of this that Cao Zhen did not dare to be sloppy in leading the troops, and now Cao Zhen is holding it, but the foundation of the Wei State, if it is lost, the Wei State will suffer a great disaster.

Cao Zhen was very cautious, and sent out four or five times more scouts than usual, and those spies and meticulous work lurking in Shu also moved one after another, constantly probing the reality of the Han army, and handed Cao Zhen the first-hand information he heard.

However, recently, Cao Zhen's health is not very good, perhaps because of the accumulation of illness, Cao Zhen, who is still in the prime of life, seems to be a little tired.

Chen Tai hurriedly walked in from the outside, and when he saw Cao Zhen, he immediately said, "General, Luoyang is urgent." Wang Ping arrived in Luoyang. ”

"Wang Ping?" Cao Zhen's brows suddenly furrowed, and his face showed a trace of displeasure.

"General. Is there a problem with this Wang Ping? Chen Tai asked puzzled.

"Well, you are still young, you may not know this Wang Ping very well, when I followed Taizu to conquer Hanzhong, I had a confrontation with this Wang Ping, this Wang Ping is a difficult opponent!" Cao Zhen sighed.

"Now that there is a Wei Yan in Luoyang, it is difficult enough, this Wang Ping can be more powerful than Wei Yan?"

"Hehehe, speaking of this leading army to fight, Wang Ping is not as good as Wei Yan. But Wang Ping is very safe in doing things, and it is difficult to find flaws. Although Wei Yan is a general, and he is also quite wise, but he likes to be greedy for merit, but this Wang Ping is different, with Wang Ping on Wei Yan's side, the two just complement each other, this Luoyang, it's not easy to fight! Cao Zhen said a little tiredly.

"Is there any news from Chang'an?" Cao Zhen then asked.

"Everything is business as usual in Chang'an, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are in Chang'an, and there is no special news coming."

"That's ...... Kindness. I see, you go down first. ”

"General, please forgive the last general, when will we enter Xingyang?" Chen Tai asked.

"Wait a little longer, now the grain and grass have not all arrived, and when the grain and grass are delivered, we will go on the expedition."

……

Yanjin.

This is the place where Guan Yu was ugly, and today's Yanjin is still a very important place along the Yellow River, because from Yecheng to Chenliu, you must pass through Yanjin.

Xu Shu was wearing a pale cyan Confucian robe, standing on the bank of the Yellow River, a breeze blew, the robe fluttered with the wind, and with the calm face of the momentum, it showed a bit of fairy wind bones.

Twenty soldiers stood there from a distance. Judging from the armor, the armor on these pro-soldiers is all made of high-grade fine iron, which is definitely not something that ordinary soldiers can afford to wear.

These people are Cao Ei's personal tiger riding elites.

The tiger riders are mainly responsible for the emperor's safety on weekdays, so they all stay by the emperor's side, and they can be said to be Cao Ei's personal guards. And now, Xu Shu personally transported grain to Chenliu, and Cao Rong gave twenty tiger horsemen to protect Xu Shu's safety. This is enough to reflect the importance of Xu Shu in Cao Ei's heart.

A small boat rowed over, Xu Shu's eyes lit up, and then he waved at the small boat and shouted: "Boat family, come to the shore!" ”

The boat slowly leaned up, and the guards behind Xu Shu leaned forward vigilantly, only to see an old man coming down from the boat. The old man wore a hat on his head and a worn-out fish basket in his hand, in which several small fish were still jumping.

Xu Shu looked at the gray-headed old man and was slightly stunned, while the old man asked, "This lord, what do you command?" ”

"Hehe, boatman, what fish did you catch?" Xu Shu asked.

"My lord, it's just some ordinary little fish."

Xu Shu nodded slightly, then took out half a string of big money from his arms, put it in his hand and turned it upside down, and then said: "Boat man, this money is for you, how about crossing the river for me?" ”

"Oh, this adult, you don't need so much, you don't need so much, seventeen big money is enough......"

"Seventeen is a little less?"

"Hehe, a lot, a little bit, but if you think it's less, give nineteen!"

Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief. Then it's time to step on the boat.

"Prime Minister, wait!" The guards behind him immediately stopped and said, "My lord, this boat is small and thin, if you want to cross the river, I will go and bring the big boat over." ”

"Don't bother, the big ship should be kept to transport grain, I can take this small boat, and I can enjoy the scenery around here."

"In that case, we will also follow the adults to protect the Prime Minister."

"You're coming too?" Xu Shu forgot to glance at the armored soldier, and then looked at a slightly dilapidated boat. Shook his head: "Don't come, just your armor, how can this boat hold up!" If one or two of you come up, the ship will sink, so you better wait for me on the other side!" ”

"Prime Minister, Your Majesty has sent me to protect your safety, Prime Minister."

"Hahaha, you're too worried, there's only one old man on this boat, and you're still afraid that he's not going to be good for me? Besides, I also used to fight with swords back then, and ordinary people were not my opponents. Xu Shu smiled and jumped into the boat.

Before the tiger rider could speak, the boat was already moving.

"Quick, find a boat, we need to keep up with the adults!"

……

The boat moved forward slowly, and gradually, it became farther and farther away from the shore, and the figure on it slowly blurred.

Xu Shu came to the bow of the boat and stood next to the old boatman, but the old boatman put down the oars in his hand and fell to the ground at Xu Shu.

"Teacher, I haven't seen you for many years, how is the teacher?"

The boatman's voice was no longer so hoarse, but had a strong breath.

"Childe, oh no, it should be Your Majesty, is it really you?" Xu Shu's eyes highlighted a sparkle.

Adou took off the fake beard that was sticking to his face, and although his skin was still very old, he could vaguely show his original face.

"Really...... If it weren't for the code on the shore just now, Shu wouldn't have recognized Gongzi at all, no, it's Your Majesty'......"

"Teacher, you have lost weight......"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......" Xu Shu was speechless with excitement at this time, thinking about the children who studied with him back then. Now that he has grown into a generation of emperors, Xu Shu has a trace of pride in his heart.

Xu Shu sighed slightly, stabilized his mood for a while, and then said, "Your Majesty, it's too dangerous for you to come in person......

"Teacher, this matter is very important, I don't feel at ease when I send someone else."

"Yes." Xu Shu said, took out a bag from his arms, handed it to Adou, and said: "Your Majesty, I'll make a long story short, how to implement it, I have already written into this bag, once Cao Zhen is in the plan, Your Majesty can quickly send troops, soldiers and gods, and the ministers will naturally respond from it, and Cao Wei Jiangshan may be able to win a war!" ”

"Teacher, I've got what you want, too." At the same time, Adou put a piece of silk cloth in Xu Shu's hand.

"Okay, okay." Xu Shu nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Your Majesty, remember that this battle must be a noble soldier, and if it is a moment late, then Jiangdong 6 Xun will have a chance." ”

"I wrote it down." Adou said, looked at Xu Shu's old face, and said very sincerely: "Teacher, you have worked hard for so many years. ”

"Uh......" Xu Shu was slightly stunned, and then the tears in his eyes finally couldn't be suppressed and flowed down.

……

Three days later, the mighty grain cart escorted the grain and grass and finally arrived in Chenliu.

With it, not only food, but also Xu Shu.

The carriage slowly came to the gate and stopped, the coachman pulled the curtain, and Xu Shu walked down from inside.

"Prime Minister! Why did you come here in person? Cao Zhen's voice sounded, and then I saw Cao Zhen striding out.

"Hehe, general, this matter of transporting grain is very important, and it is related to the comfort of the soldiers in front of me, how can you not care?" Xu Shu said with a smile.

Cao Zhen also walked over with a smile on his face, grabbed Xu Shu's hand, and said at the same time: "Prime Minister, please come in quickly, I have already set up a banquet to wash the dust for the Prime Minister." ”

"Thank you, General, for your kindness."

The two of them humbly walked in.

After being polite for a long time, Xu Shu glanced around, and then said: "General, I can't hide it, I really didn't come here to escort grain and grass this time. ”

"Oh? What else is important for the prime minister? ”

Xu Shu didn't say anything, looked left and right, and Cao Zhen immediately understood, and waved his hand at the people around him: "You guys go down first." ”

The idlers and others immediately retreated, and only Cao Zhen, Zhang Hu, Chen Tai and Xu Shu were left in the hall.