Yesterday made two big mistakes in a row.

Previously, Cao Peng had already offered the horseshoe, but the old and new forgot about it. I apologize for your forgiveness.

—————————————————— for Cao Ying, April of the fourth year of Jian'an was obviously not very good.

Sun Ce crossed the river to attack Guangling, which made the situation in Guangling County suddenly become tense. At the beginning of the war, Chen Deng was defeated in successive battles, and was even forced to give up Guangling County and retreat to Dongyang to hold on. And Hailing's situation is also in danger. In the face of Sun He and Lu Su's joint attack, Wang Mai lost three battles in a row, and finally had to rely on Hailing County to launch a fierce resistance with Sun He.

At the beginning of the war, Cao's army was clearly in trouble.

Xuzhou Assassin History, Che Cavalry General Che Xuan, was reluctant to send troops to rescue, and even ordered Deng Ji not to cross the Huaishui River to rescue, and stick to the Huaishui line.

Deng Ji persuaded Che Zhou hard, but was driven out of Xiapi by Che Zhou's order.

In desperation, Deng Ji had to send someone to Xudu for help, and at the same time ordered Zhou Cang to lead the navy, go south along the coast, and go straight to the mouth of Donglin Pavilion. This is also Deng Ji's strategy in desperation, following Deng Zhi's strategy. Raid by water, trying to cut off the heavy grain route of the Sun River.

But he also knew that Zhou Cang might succeed once or twice, but in the end it would definitely be in vain.

Wang Mai fought a bloody battle in Hailing for 15 days, and almost the entire army was wiped out. In the end, he listened to Dai Gan's strategy and led his troops to break through.

Dai Gan, who was seriously injured, stayed behind with Wang Xu in Hailing County. Dai Qian ordered the people to hoard all the heavy grain, grass, dry firewood and other things that could ignite fire in the county seat, and then gave up resistance. When Sun He learned the news, he immediately ordered Zulang, the marshal of the Danyang Sect, to lead his troops and attack Hailing County. Zu Lang had previously rebelled at the instigation of Yuan Shu, but was eventually persuaded to surrender and surrender to Sun Ce.

This time he crossed the river to attack, Zu Lang had the intention of atoning for his crimes.

Sun He also knew his thoughts very well, so he took Zu Lang as the vanguard and made him climb Hailing first.

Who knows, just after Zulang entered Hailing, Dai Qian set fire and burned Hailing County. Nearly 3,000 Danyang soldiers, unsuspecting, were engulfed in flames. After Sun He learned the news, he immediately sent troops to rescue, but the fire in Hailing was too big, and he finally returned in vain.

In the Battle of Hailing, Sun Cejun suffered more than 5,000 casualties.

On the Cao army's side, Hailing Commander Dai Qian and Hailing Captain Wang Xu were all killed in battle, and Nongdu Captain Wang Mai only led more than 100 people to break through successfully and fled to Sheyang.

The casualties on both sides were extremely heavy.

Bu Qi recruited 600 elite soldiers in Yandu, and arrived in Sheyang on April 13, where he joined forces with Wang Mai and temporarily stabilized his position.

Sun He was also greatly injured by the death of the three thousand Danyang soldiers.

Under Lu Su's persuasion, Sun He finally stopped the idea of continuing the attack and retreated to the Tanglin Pavilion to defend it.

Zhou Cang made two sneak attacks in a row and was a great success. However, during the third sneak attack, he was ambushed by Lu Meng, the commander of the Dantu Sect, and Jiang Qin, the commander of the Dangkou, and the four sea ships were lost in half.

On April 17, Peiguo guarded Zhu Ling and led the troops to help.

However, before sending troops, he first arrived in Xiapi, killed Xuzhou Assassin Shi Chexuan, and then obtained the talisman and ordered Deng Ji to lead his troops to attack.

On 20 April, Deng Ji led his troops across the Huaishui River, and the troops were on the verge of shooting the sun to make a counterattack.

In this case, Sun Ce also knew that there was no hope of capturing Guangling. He had no choice but to lead his troops out of Guangling and retreat to Dantu.

Chen Deng took advantage of the situation to recapture Guangling County and seize the Jiangshui Temple. Seeing this situation, Sun He of Tanglin Pavilion hurriedly led his troops and returned to Jiangdong ......—————————————————————— the war in Jianghuai was tense, but Cao Ying did not care too much.

What really worried Cao Ying was that Yuan Shao listened to the advice of the strategist Guo Tu and stationed troops in Liyang, intending to capture Yanzhou. And Liu Pi Gongdu, the remnant of the Runan Yellow Turban, took the opportunity to occupy Runan County after the Jianghuai War. Subsequently, Liu Pigong contacted Liu Bei and welcomed Liu Bei to Runan. When Yuan Shao learned about it, he immediately ordered Gao Gan to give Liu Bei 3,000 soldiers and horses so that he could gain a foothold in Runan.

In this way, Yuan Shao and Liu Bei are in the south and north, showing a trend of flanking.

Cao Ying was so troubled that he ordered the general to garrison the south bank of the Yellow River to monitor the movements of Yuan's army. Later, he transferred Cao Ren to Liang County, and ordered Cao Ren to be the Taishou of Liang County, and worked with Cao Hong to monitor Liu Bei's movements. For a time, the people of Yuzhou were panicked and turbulent.

"Zihe, Zidan, do you have something?"

After Cao Ying returned to Xudu, before he had time to catch his breath, Cao Chun took Cao Zhen and came to ask for a meeting.

Even if he was upset, Cao Ying still met with Cao Chun and the others. When Cao Chun was chasing Liu Bei, he was stabbed and raised to this day. He said that he had come today to report an important matter. Seeing Cao Ying's reception, he immediately asked Cao Ying to retire.

"Zidan reported something to me, this matter is very important, and Chun does not dare to make arbitrary judgments, so he came to report it."

Cao Ying sighed lightly and asked with a smile, "Zidan, what did you find?" ”

Cao Zhen took a step forward and intervened: "Before Qingming, my nephew had a party with Youxue. At that time, on the road, I happened to meet Chongping, the son of Changshui Lieutenant Chongji. Youxue reminded his nephew at that time that he was an old minister and might not be of the same mind as the lord, so he should be strictly wary of him.

The lord also knew that his nephew had misunderstood Youxue because of Liu Bei's matter.

So when Youxue reminded me this time, my nephew felt that it made sense. Therefore, he ordered people to secretly monitor the actions of the species......"

Cao Ying's face became gloomy.

"The result?"

"On the surface, the genre seems to be calm.

However, the nephew later discovered that the Chongfu and the mansion of the hussar general Dong Cheng secretly had close contacts. Especially when the lord went out on the expedition, during the fierce war in Jianghuai, the two prefectures moved around very frequently. In addition, there are also Zhaoxin General Wu Lan, partial general Wang Fu, and Yilang Wu Shuo, and Dong Chenghe also have a lot of dealings. After Yuan Shaotun soldiers in Liyang, these families became very active.

My nephew then reported to my son and uncle, who ordered me to keep watch.

This morning, the nephew caught a fine work outside the city, and from that fine work, he found a letter, which was a secret letter between Liu Bei and Dong Cheng. ”

With that, Cao Zhen took out a letter and handed it to Cao Zhen with both hands.

Cao Ying took it, and after glancing at it, his face suddenly changed greatly.

"Who else knows about this?"

Cao Chun said: "Only Zidan and I know, and I didn't tell anyone." ”

"Very good, believe me to stay first...... Zidan, you did a very good job this time. ”

Cao Zhen hurriedly said: "This is not Zidan's work, but it is really a reminder from Youxue at the beginning, and Zidan has awakened." Therefore, this first merit should be learned by friends. ”

"Hehehe, your brothers are united, you don't have to shirk.

By the way, Youxue went to Lu Hun to apprentice, is there any news? These days, I was busy with military affairs, but I didn't pay attention to Lu Hun's affairs. ”

Cao Zhen was suddenly excited!

"Lord, Youxue has been included in Mr. Kong Ming's discipleship, and he also made a good article before, which made Mr. Kong Ming admire."

"Oh?"

Cao Ying's mood seemed to be much more cheerful all of a sudden, "Friendship and good work? ”

Ming Ailian said.

Cao Ying couldn't help but suddenly jump up with joy, and smiled at Cao Chun: "My family has a masterpiece again, how can I not know?" ”

Cao Chun said: "The elders in the clan are also very praised for their friendship and talent.

The grandmother contacted the elders of the clan before, and now they all have a reply, saying that the difficulty of Yongping has separated the Cao family, and now it is right to return to the sect. ”

In other words, the Cao family of Qian County has recognized the Cao Ji family.

Now, as long as he looks for a suitable opportunity, Cao Ying can openly include the Cao Ji family in the Cao clan of Qian County.

Cao Ying suddenly felt relieved.

"Junshi is still reading lately?"

"Returning to the lord, Junshi has been reading tirelessly, and it is said that he can read 800 words by heart.

A few days ago, Feng Xiao pulled me to drink, and said with a smile that Junshi can be exported into chapters, quoting scriptures, compared with the past, but it is a great progress. ”

"Really?"

When Cao Ying heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"So what has he been busy with lately?"

Cao Zhen hurriedly replied: "I heard that Uncle Junshi has been interested in farming recently, but I don't know what utensils he is fiddling with at home. ”

"Junshi is starting to be interested in farming? Doesn't he like to make knives? ”

"Well, my nephew doesn't know very well. Anyway, the last time he passed by Zhuye Mansion, he said that he went to Liu Shaofu to talk about what kind of car. It's strange to say that arrogant people like Liu Shaofu can actually talk to Uncle Junshi? Anyway, the two of them have been quite close during this time, and it is said that they often drink together, and they don't know what they are discussing. ”

Cao Ying couldn't help but be curious.

Others don't know Liu Ye, but Cao Ying does.

As a member of the Han family, Liu Ye's surname is actually very arrogant.

And Liu Ye himself is also very interested in some strange silver tricks, and his attainments are still very deep. Cao Ji can talk to Liu Ye together, which shows that Liu Ye has recognized Cao Ji's ability. This alone is enough to make Cao Ji curious, curious about what Cao Ji is doing?

After Cao Chun and Cao Zhen retired, Cao Ying ordered someone to find Cao Peng's "Ai Lian Said" and prepare to enjoy it.

But at this moment, the family came to report: "There is an urgent matter in the Xun servant, come to report." ”

"Wen Ruo is here? Hurry up and please. ”

Cao Peng hurriedly got up and ordered someone to bring Xun Yu over.

Xun Yu seems to be much more haggard than when he was in the second year of Jian'an.

It's only been two years, and Xun Yu seems to be aging. He is only thirty-six years old this year, but he looks like he is in his forties, and his temples are even a little gray.

When Cao Ying saw it, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Xun Yu was the first courtier to follow him, and he has always done his best.

But since welcoming the Han Emperor, Cao Ying always felt that there seemed to be an extra layer of estrangement between him and Xun Yu. In fact, Xun Yu has not changed, it is still the same as before. But as far as Cao Ying was concerned, he could feel that Xun Yu seemed to be more loyal to the Han family than to himself. This made him more or less, a little uncomfortable. So much so that unconsciously, he subconsciously distanced himself from Xun Yu a lot.

Cao Ying stepped forward and grabbed Xun Yu's hand, "Wen Ruo, why are you so tired?" ”

"Lord, something is wrong."

"What's the matter?"

Cao Ying was stunned for a moment, and then became a little nervous.

"After the Qingming Festival, it is still said that the entire Yuzhou, as well as a small part of Yanzhou, has not fallen a drop of rain. I have received several reports of drought...... In Yuxian, Jiwu, Wuping, Zhexian, Ningping, Xinyang and other places, the drought is very serious.

The situation in Chen County was relatively better, and in February, Zilian ordered people to dig a ditch.

But after all, it is a drop in the bucket, and it can only ensure that the drought in Chen County and other counties and towns near the Langtang Canal will be alleviated. Elsewhere, as in other places, the drought is severe. ”

Cao Ying originally thought that what Xun Yu said was not good, and it was Yuan Shao's abnormal movement.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a natural disaster.

He gasped, panicking in his heart.

In the past two years, it has indeed been a bumper harvest. Today, the treasury has more than one million grains in stock, which is also the foundation of Cao Ying. According to his plan, as long as there is another bumper harvest this year, coupled with the success of Haixi Tuntian, then the treasury will hoard nearly three million hu in the coming year. With these three million Hu at the bottom, Cao Ying had enough confidence to recruit men and horses, cross the river, and attack Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

Unexpectedly, it encountered a disaster year...... If the disaster is serious, then Xudu's grain storage must be opened for relief, otherwise it will inevitably trigger a new round of turmoil.

But if we open a warehouse for relief, there will be no more grain and grass in the coming year.

In another two years, Yuan Shaobing had enough food and stabilized the four states of Hebei, and at that time, he ...... "Wen Ruo, is the situation true?" ”

"I've ordered someone to go down and investigate, but I guess it's all true."

"That'...... What's the best way to do it? ”

Xun Yu pondered for a moment and shook his head gently, "Sikong, such a natural disaster is not human.

I'm worried now that if the drought continues, it will spread quickly. When the time comes, even Xu Du is afraid that it will be affected. ”

Cao Ying was really a little flustered at this moment.

If he was full of confidence and confident to resist Yuan Shao before, then now, his heart has also begun to fluctuate.

Could it be that God won't help me?

Although Cao Ying remained calm on the surface, in his heart, he turned back and forth.

He knew that Xun Yu had indeed done his best. But in the face of natural disasters, manpower is indeed small. Since what he said is so serious, there is a good chance that the situation is not optimistic. What should I do? What should I do? Cao Ying looked at Xun Yu, and Xun Yu looked at Cao Yu with a wry smile.

In my heart, I can't help but feel a little bitter...... But Cao Ying still smiled and said, "Wen Ruo, I already know about this."

You do your best to deal with it, and if it really doesn't work, be prepared to open a position for relief. If Yuzhou loses its harvest, we still have Haixi...... It really can't be done, and when the time comes, grain and grass can be transferred from Haixi. As long as Haixi is stable, it can keep the temporary peace of Yuzhou. ”

"By the way, speaking of Haixi, the matter of General Zhu Ling's killing of Che Zhou ......"

"The car is incompetent, why should he be beheaded."

Cao Ying suddenly gritted his teeth, then closed his eyes and was silent.

"Order Xu Xuan to be the assassin of Xuzhou, and go to work immediately."

"Whoa!"

Xun Yu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed down.

Let Xu Mengyu take over Xuzhou, it is an excellent choice.

Xu Xuan is talented, famous, and qualified. The most important thing is that Xu Xuan himself is a native of Xuzhou, and his family is in Haixi.

It is said that the relationship between the Xu family and Deng Ji is good, and if Xu Xuan is appointed as the assassin of Xuzhou, he can also escort Haixi Tuntian.

Now, whether it is Cao Ying or Xun Yu, they are all pinning their hopes on Haixi not to have any more accidents. If the drought in Yuzhou cannot be alleviated, then Haixi is their lifeline. In any case, it is necessary to ensure a bumper harvest in Haixi this year, otherwise there will inevitably be trouble.

sent Xun Yu away, and Cao Ying no longer had the intention of reading any good works.

He walked out of the room and walked slowly along the two houses, worried.

It was early summer and the temperature was scorching.

Cao Ying suddenly stopped, looked up to the sky and sighed, "Isn't God bless my Han family?" ”

(To be continued)