Piracy detected! The spring rain came suddenly in the bright afternoon, and the curtain of rain fell from the sky, rippling in the tumbling river. The wooden bridge creaked, and a group of horsemen led their horses straight across the bridge. Gongsun Zhi set foot on the land of Yanzhou, separated by two banks, it was a different feeling, this land will be a place for him to rest for a while.

The procession of crossing the river in the rain was orderly and noisy.

Through the rain curtain, in front of the field of vision was a group of more than 1,000 soldiers and horses who had been waiting for a long time, and someone rode alone to this side, far away, got off the horse, and strode with open arms: "Zihe! ”

The person who came had a long face and a thick beard, and the tip of his chin was slightly upturned, and he laughed and hugged Cao Chun, who was crossing the bridge, and the figure here reached out and slapped a few times on the opponent's armor, and separated after a while, Cao Hong pinched the arm of the clan brother, and looked up and down: "I haven't seen you for two years, and I thought that your weak scholar had already died on the grassland, if you let the eldest brother see it, he would never recognize it, and he will become black and strong." ”

"Brother, let's put down the old ...... for the time being" Cao Chun hugged his brother who had not seen him for two years, and walked towards the Gongsun Zhi side in the rear, and then opened his mouth to introduce: "This is the leader of Gongsun mentioned in the letter, and he is the eldest son of General Baima, brother, don't underestimate our cavalry, don't look down on our cavalry, kill people......"

"It's not human!" In the middle of the team, Pan Feng, who was crossing the river, interjected from the side, and then quickly slipped away.

Hua Xiong chased after him and kicked him, and the two of them tore to the side, scuffling and wrestling like play, and when the cavalry saw this, they couldn't help but gather around and make noise. Cao Chun was a little embarrassed here, but Cao Hong didn't take it to heart, and arched his hand towards the figure dressed in a big coat over there: "Cao Hong, the captain of Yingyang under the command of Yanzhou Mu, has seen the leader of Gongsun. ”

"Luckily!"

Gongsun Zhi returned the salute to the other party, arched his hand, glanced at the surrounding Cao Jun, and said: "The soldiers and horses under the command of Cao Gong are well trained, which is good." But this is not the place to talk, so how about walking and talking on the road? ”

"This is nature, Gongsun chief, please-"

"Please!"

This side of the hand, and then made a gesture of please, Cao Hong nodded on the horse and ran back to the main formation, soon after, more than 3,400 cavalry all crossed the bridge, Gongsun Zhi ordered people to cut the bridge, then led the wolf horse, the black mountain horse and this Cao army side by side, all the way not to Yanzhou to Puyang, but to the Juye where there was still a war.

Soldiers and horses meandering on the official road, the black Cao Zi banner is waving, the field passed, the spring ploughing is about to begin, the fields can see the farmers bending over and sweating, when they see the soldiers and horses coming here, most of them just straighten up and look, and continue to be busy, after all, the military affairs have nothing to do with them, if there is no food is really fatal.

Yanzhou is one of the nine states in the world since ancient times, Yanshui comes from Yanshui, also known as Qishui, is the Yellow River separated from the north and south of the two water systems, geographical environment, rich water conservancy, fertile land, if not for the early years of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, here should be more rich. The drizzle is still falling, as the sky gradually slanted westward, it is already evening, after camping, Cao Hong took out wine and meat in the big tent to entertain, after all, this is not a war, with a little wine, it is not painful, in the tent where the brazier is lit, the voice is high, and the voice is also talking about the Qingzhou yellow scarf.

“…… After the beginning of spring, the Qingzhou yellow scarves who had been hungry for a winter woke up, they were hungry and panicked, and they reached out everywhere to find food, just like hungry ghosts...... They stretched out their hands to Yanzhou, the original Yanzhou assassin Liu Dai used to lead troops to suppress and drive away, and he didn't come back, I heard that there was not even a skin left, and my eldest brother was ushered in Yanzhou by Bao Xin to do the assassination. ”

Cao Hong raised his head and poured a sip of wine, and smashed the weapon on several cases, "...... Where are these yellow scarves here to ask for food! It's just cannibalism, before you came, on the battlefield, they directly ate life-"

There was a pause: "If they are hungry people who have been plagued, we can also help them...... But where did they get along so much, they pounced without saying a word, and the towns and villages along the way, who were eaten cleanly, and carried people with nothing, spread towards this side together, and the team was even larger. ”

“…… How many of them are there? Gongsun Zhi dropped his long chopsticks and wiped his mouth.

"There are one million yellow turbans in Qingzhou, some of them have been diverted to eat Beihai, and more than 100,000 have arrived in Yanzhou, but at the moment, there are about 200,000." Cao Hong poured the wine, brought it to his mouth and put it down, and sighed: "How can this be killed, the whole army of my brothers is only twenty or thirty thousand people, and they are still eating over there, and the more they eat, the bigger they get......"

In the tent, Gongsun Zhi frowned and looked at Gao Sheng, who quietly picked up the wine at the end, his wound had not healed, and at this time, he also went down to the ground in front of him, smelling the aroma of wine, he couldn't help it, seeing his eyes, he hurriedly put down the wine and picked his head: "...... Can it not be big...... My old Gao was a pioneer under the command of General Digong, so he naturally understood what was going on, they ate others poor and white, those people did not eat, the house was also burned, and then they were lured by clever words, so they had to join the army of hungry people...... I dare say they still eat people in winter...... The old, weak, and sick will basically be eaten, and the women who are plundered are specially used to give birth to children......" Speaking of this, Gao Sheng's face hesitated, lowered his head, and his voice was low: "Actually...... It is the grain that is stored...... If the woman is gone...... will also be eaten...... After all, there are too many people, everyone is hungry, hungry and red-eyed, they dare to eat anything. ”

Hearing this, Gongsun Zhi's eyes became serious, he had seen all kinds of cruelty on the border, but it was unimaginable as Gao Sheng said...... Cao Hong stood up with red eyes, clenched his fists and walked back and forth.

“…… If it is as the high leader said, this Qingzhou yellow scarf is afraid that it will take root, these people are unwilling to return to the government, and they do not work, and if they continue in Yanzhou for a long time, it will only cause more people to become homeless or eaten by them......"

As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and arched his hand towards Gongsun Zhi, who was looking over there: "The leader of Gongsun has just arrived, and he should have picked up the wind and washed the dust, but Hong has a reluctant request, and he hopes to help my brother." ”

When he left, there was already a war going on there, and now I don't know what to do......

Cao Hong gritted his teeth.

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To the east of Juye, the green shoots that rose on the ground were uprooted, and a thin figure opened its mouth weakly, and ate it with the soil, and the shadows of people stretched out on the horizon one after another, walking through the spring skylight, and spreading far away towards the military array set up opposite.

Cao Cao pursed his lips, sat on the back of the horse and looked at it with solemn eyes, the crowded crowd in the field of vision, stretching and stretching, there were men and women, old people, and children, almost all of them were skinny and bones, staggering in front, and in the middle, you could faintly see some figures on horseback, or soldiers with strong bodies and yellow scarves on their heads.

“…… The whole army is ready! ”

Maybe there are still the feelings of a literati on his body, but at this time, this future hero can no longer see the slightest mercy, he instigated the war horse to wield a whip: "If I am soft-hearted at this moment, it will be the people of Yanzhou who will die." ”

"Kill—"

He said, whipping down.