Cao Ang did not stay in Wancheng for long, and after only two days of repair, the army began to march towards Liu Biao's territory outside the south gate. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Some of the great families in the city accepted Cao Ang's proposal, and they organized the people in the city and formed the Wuyong Regiment, which was responsible for the security and garrison of the city. These families have been exploited by Zhang Xiu before, and at this moment they only feel that any new ruler will be better than before, and Cao Cao's reputation in Xudu has always been good, so the people of Wancheng have a feeling of being liberated at this moment.

Cao Ang showed great mercy, donated all the grain and grass left by the army to the people of Wancheng, this time entered Liu Biao's territory to ambush Zhang Xiu, the rations were only allowed to the soldiers to carry three days' rations, and the baggage team did not carry food, all of them were replaced with black powder and crossbow arrows, so that the remaining grain and grass were quite abundant, which also made those families relieved, because Zhang Xiu had collected almost all what could be eaten before to supply his cavalry regiment for this sneak attack on Cao Cao.

Cao Ang walked very quickly, five thousand people lost three or four hundred people before, these days from Xudu to replenish the staff, the team is still five thousand, but the equipment is not more sophisticated than before, because Pu Yuan is still constantly sending made steel crossbows, this kind of weapon for the current army, is simply an artifact-like existence, when the distance is enough, the enemy's armor is simply useless, if it is launched from top to bottom or downwind, it can even penetrate the enemy's shield, Cao Ang wished that the more steel crossbows he had, the better, because the best equipment to deal with cavalry was crossbow arrows.

In fact, Yuan Yun knew very well in his heart that compared to the steel crossbow, those black powder were the absolute nightmare of the cavalry, and the huge sound would immediately make the horses panic and panic, a cavalry team that could not point the spearhead in the same direction not only had no combat power, but would even affect his teammates, Yuan Yun couldn't even imagine what the scene would be chaotic when facing the Zhang Xiu cavalry team with black powder for the first time?

The army went all the way, Yuan Yun was not as wise as he showed in front of Cao Ang, and anything could happen when he marched and fought, which has been proven by various large and small battles during the Three Kingdoms period, so this time to ambush Zhang Xiu, Yuan Yun only felt that he had a great grasp, but said that he would win absolutely victory, he would not make this bet at all, even if they had the absolute advantage of black powder, fighting in those deep mountains and old forests, because the terrain was complex, the situation would change at any time, once the ambush circle was seen through by the enemy, Maybe Zhang Xiu will take advantage of the numerical advantage to encircle and suppress, after all, he only has 5,000 men and horses, and there are nearly 800 heavy soldiers and 200 medical soldiers, and only about 4,000 people can actually go into battle.

Liu Biao really did not send troops to harass, at most he only sent a large number of scouts to follow, and after Cao Ang ordered the steel crossbow team to shoot more than a dozen scouts because they were too close, these remaining observers were also much more honest, and only dared to follow from a distance, and were not even willing to go into a mile of distance.

The autumn is dry and cool, which is also the only little benefit in the march, the hot buns have been replaced with dry cakes, and the cold tea has also become all kinds of boiled water, which makes Yuan Yun very unaccustomed, but he is helpless, his own rations are carried by Shi Shen and Xiaoliu, which is already much better than those soldiers, what environment people are, they have to adapt to the requirements of what environment, this truth is of course very clear to Yuan Yun, so every time he camps, he can always touch some jerky from his arms, this kind of fried and air-dried food is very refreshing, It can be used as dry food for the march or as a snack, but unfortunately Yuan Yun did not have the opportunity and conditions to prepare for the army when he was making it, so he satisfied himself to the greatest extent.

Soak the jerky with warm water, then take some dug wild vegetables and dry cakes, and then pour in some seasonings that you can collect, a pot of good 'mutton steamed buns' is formed, of course, if you add jerky made of pork, then it can be called 'pork steamed buns', so thinking about it and feeling that if you really call it that, you will definitely be crushed by the Hui brothers of those Lanzhou ramen restaurants in later generations.

Shi Shen and Xiao Liu will not be polite, only since they found out that Yuan Yun was carrying a kind of jerky with excellent taste, they only felt that they went to dig wild vegetables every day, and occasionally they could even catch some hares, but unfortunately Cao Ang ordered the whole army, no one can leave the army for fifty meters, otherwise there will be more ingredients that can be hunted, and they also know very well that anything can be made delicious when it comes to Yuan Yun.

Yuan Yun is also full of confidence in this, after all, the recipes in his brain are still very comprehensive, he basically didn't cook in the past, and there are only a few dishes, who knew that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he was actually regarded as a chef, which is also an alternative experience, but after thinking about it carefully, I feel that it is not like that, in fact, it is because there is no seasoning at all in this era, and the ingredients are pitiful, and everyone is just to fill their stomachs all year round, as for whether it is delicious or not, basically not too many people care, once food is defined as waste, So what kind of chef, kitchen god and the like will automatically extinct, and if you don't see Cai Wenji, you often scold yourself for being wasteful.

Wait, why did you suddenly think of Cai Wenji? In this way, I have been away from Xu Du for almost half a month, and it is estimated that when Zhang Xiu returns to Xu Du after I have eliminated, more than a month has passed, and that beauty does feel annoying when she is around, but I miss it when I am far away, and men are really cheap creatures.

As for Cao Qinghe, Yuan Yun has a little headache when he thinks about it now, Cao Apu's old bastard will definitely not marry his daughter to himself so easily, but this matter is not in a hurry, as long as Apu's father-in-law does not marry Qinghe's sister to others, then you can slowly look forward to it, he is only fifteen years old, let alone eighteen years old before marrying a wife, mating too early is too affecting development, and he still wants to grow tall and big.

Then I have to think about the sisters in the family, and Qing'er, I left this time in a hurry, I just gave a hasty explanation at the time, and then I hurriedly put on my armor and left, and I didn't even dare to turn my head back, because I was too afraid of the tears of the three women, I'm afraid, why did my niece cry and feel so cute?

Since I have thought about so many women, then by the way, think about Liu Yiyi, the goblin, the location of the hotel should be settled, but the good places are basically occupied by those big clans, if you want to buy from these big clans, it is indispensable to cheat, but Liu Yiyi, this little girl, has never suffered a loss, plus there is Cai Wenji behind her, it should not be a big problem, I only recently learned that Cai Wenji's family is so large that it is all over the country, so why does she live in Cao Mansion? Can't you afford to buy a house?

"! How do you eat so fast? No matter how much Lao Tzu shakes his head, there will be no hair left, you two bastards hurry up and shut up. Yuan Yun suddenly found that Shi Shen and Xiao Liu had almost dried up a pot of 'mutton steamed buns' while they were thinking nonsense, so they didn't think about it anymore, grabbed the cauldron, and began to eat it with a snort.

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Hu Che'er looked at a pot of boiling water, but there was no grain of rice to get out of the pot, his heart felt desolate, there was not much grain and grass in Wancheng, when Zhang Xiu led the cavalry to attack Cao Cao, he also searched the city again, and as a result, he couldn't squeeze out a grain of grain when he escaped, and finally he could only escape with a few soldiers and Zhang Xiu's family, and now the last bit of food is gone, and he boiled a pot of water, and I don't know what it was for?

The escape was also very difficult, and as soon as the farmers with ploughing tools heard that they were Zhang Xiu's men and horses, they would immediately burst into a rage, and such battles were fought seven or eight times, and it felt endless.

The two children have already cried, the boy is called Zhang Quan, the only son of Zhang Xiu, and the girl is called Zhang Qiao, the only daughter of Zhang Xiu, these two dolls rarely endure hardship, and now they are in such a field, Hu Che'er doesn't know how to greet them.

With a secret sigh, Hu Che'er got up and came to his mount, and then shook deeply, followed by a flash of cold light, the horse's head fell to the ground instantly, and the long sword in his hand was also drilled back into the sheath, and the dozen or so people present didn't even have time to see the blade.

After killing his own mount, Hu Che'er pointed to several of his subordinates and said: "Cut off the horse's flesh and belly, and dry the uneaten ones as food for the next few days." ”

Those pro-soldiers were already hungry, and when they saw that there was horse meat to eat, where would they hesitate, and quickly took out the weapons on their waists and began to divide the horse meat, and even the horse head that fell to the side did not let go, as for the horse blood, the people of this era have not yet reached the point where they can eat everything, so they let the blood continue to gush out of the horse's neck, and they are just concentrating on cutting the horse's skin and horse meat.

After a short time, the horse meat that had been cut first had been thrown into the pot to stew, and Hu Che'er came to Zhang Xian's side, and then checked his left arm, which had been blown off.

Zhang Xian just looked at Hu Che'er to check his broken arm, and the spirit and vigor of the general in front of him were long gone, but it became a sad meaning, so he couldn't help but persuade: "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, not to mention that Cao Ang still uses witchcraft, we have nothing to say if we lose Wancheng, even if we change Jia Xu's military division to defend the city in person, it is estimated that there will only be the end of defeat, and the magic of ghosts and gods is really ...... It's ......."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xian's face once again flashed with fear, when the East City Gate exploded, he was near the city wall, although it was still a hundred or ten meters away, but he was still injured by the shock wave, and a boulder also crushed his left arm, every time he thought about that scene, he would tremble all over his body, it was too powerful, it was like a heavenly punishment.

"Zhang Xian, do you think we really did something wrong? So the old genius sent Cao Ang's kid to send down heavenly punishment? After Hu Che'er asked, his face was confused.

Zhang Xian was silent for a long time before he nodded slightly and replied: "The lord really shouldn't have been so brutal in looting the people before, although Jia Xu's military division strongly persuaded him, but the lord insisted on going his own way, and today's result is probably retribution." ”

Hu Che'er also nodded, and then continued: "So, Cao Cao is righteous, we are all bad people, yes or no?" ”

Zhang Xian was slightly stunned, did not answer directly, but had mixed feelings in his heart, he really didn't know how to explain to Hu Che'er in front of him, what Zhang Xiu did before was indeed too brutal, there were more than 10,000 people starving to death outside Wancheng, and the miserable scene of people eating people was not much worse than after the East City Gate was blown open.

In this way, both of them seemed to have lost the interest in talking, and just silently watched the horse meat cooked, and then Zhang Xiu's two children didn't care whether it was unpalatable or not, and they just gnawed on it.

After a while, I suddenly saw two dead wind lamps lit up in the darkness of the night, which were very conspicuous. The green tendons in Hu Che'er's head immediately bulged, and then he instantly pulled out his saber and took a few personal soldiers to protect the surroundings of the camp.

"Don't panic, strong men, we are just two of us, just passing by here, I saw a fire and came to disturb us." It was an old man who spoke, sitting on top of an ox cart, and when he approached the cart, he revealed the full picture, which was the shopkeeper of the street stall that had sold mash to Yuan Yun in Xudu before.

Hu Che'er saw that the other party was really only two people, and he only carried two firewood knives with him, so he put down some guard in his heart, so he arched his hand and said: "What the old man said is that the autumn night is cold at this moment, so it is better to come over and bake the fire together." ”

The shopkeeper placed the ox cart at the edge of the camp, and then walked with his servants to the fire, and by this time Zhang Xian had already taken Zhang Xiu's family into the camp tent, so as to make room for Hu Che'er to greet the guests, and horse meat was still hidden in the camp tent to enjoy it, so as not to give it to unrelated people.

"All the strong men should be the subordinates of Wancheng Zhang Xiu, right?" As soon as the shopkeeper sat down, he immediately asked a nervous word.

Hu Che'er's face twitched, and his right hand held the hilt of the sword again, and then he sneered: "Is the old man planning to arrest us and sacrifice it to Cao Cao?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, the old man and Cao Cao are not all the way." ”

Where would Hu Che'er believe, so he then asked: "My husband appeared here late at night, what happened?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled again, stroked his beard and replied: "The old man is for preaching, so he walks around in all directions, and he has no fixed residence, and he spends more time living in the wild than in the house. ”

"Preach? What preaching? Zhang Xian also walked out of the tent at this moment, and when he heard the old man in front of him say this, he immediately asked suspiciously.

"Zhengyi!"