In February 202, Huguan was defeated by Yuan Shao of Gao Yuan, unable to maintain a comprehensive suppression of the Central Plains, but he still continued his offensive against Liu Bei in Xuzhou, and adopted a truce in Guandu.

Liu Bei, who suffered from the continuous attack, began to be unable to resist the attack of Yuan's army, and he asked Cao Cao for help, but Cao Cao thought that this was an opportunity to attack and merge the state, and he appeased Liu Bei, and when he attacked the state, Yuan Shao would naturally stop the offensive.

Who knows, Cao Cao was completely defeated by Gao Yuan in Hanoi, losing more than 30,000 troops, and the generals Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, and Yu Ban were also captured.

In this defeat, Cao Cao's troops and logistics suffered huge losses.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao also lost to Gao Yuan in the early stage, and Yuan Shao's main attack direction was Liu Bei, which gave Cao Cao time to adjust.

As for Liu Bei, who was violently attacked, he could only ask for more blessings.

It is said that after Cao Cao was "besieged" by seven aunts and eight aunts, he finally chose to replace Xiahou Yuan first.

This was exactly what Simbi wanted, and he immediately brought the news back to Hanoi.

Five days later, Gao Yuan personally came to the Mengjin ferry, and under the sincerity of both sides, there were 1,000 people here each. And Cao Jun led the army no one else, it was Xiahoudun.

Xiahou Yuan, who led the army to set up the formation, was slightly anxious and uneasy, and pointed to the ships docked and said: "General Gao, 10,000 grains and grass are here, please put back General Xiahou Yuan of our army." ”

Cao Cao expressed the sincerity of the exchange, and when Zhang Liao counted the materials and confirmed that they were correct, Gao Yuan also expressed enough sincerity.

When Xiahou Yuan was brought out, it was this strong and famous general, and he was also indescribably excited, so he almost burst into tears, "I am a defeated general, the lord does not blame me, but rescues my ......." ”

Xiahou sighed and said: "Brother Xian, you and I are both a family, since you were arrested by Gao Mengyan, the lord and we have not been able to sleep peacefully. We are all brothers, how can we not save us. ”

Xiahou Yuan's wife Ding and Cao Cao's wife Ding are sisters, and the two are a burden, the relationship between brother-in-law and brother-in-law.

When the two sighed, no one noticed that there were Xu Huang and Yu Ban hidden in Gao Yuan's army.

Cao Cao came to rescue Xiahou Yuan, and there was nothing wrong with Xu Huang and Yu Ban, and the two were very frustrated. Hearing the conversation between Xia Hou and the others, I couldn't help but think in my heart that they were relatives, and he was just a foreign general. In Cao Cao's heart, it is self-evident which is more important.

Xu Huang and Yu Ban, who thought they would also be rescued, glanced at each other and were immediately disheartened.

And Gao Yuan saw everything in his eyes, Sima Yi's idea was good, and he successfully shook the psychological defense line of Xu Huang and Yu Ban. He didn't say much at the time, and according to the agreement between the two parties, after Xiahou and the others led the troops on the boat and left, he also returned to Hanoi with grain and grass.

That night, Zhang Liao came to Xu Huang's tent.

Xu Huang was a little afraid to look at Zhang Liao, and his expression lost his previous courage, giving people a feeling of loneliness as a hero.

Zhang Liao sighed and persuaded: "Gongming, you have also seen today's events, since Gong Cao has given up Gongming." Why don't Gongming join my lord's command, you and my brother can fight side by side again, and my lord will definitely not treat Gongming badly. ”

Who knew that Xu Huang still refused: "I have made up my mind, I will never serve anyone again in this life, Wen Yuan, please go back." ”

Zhang Liao also felt Xu Huang's discouragement, he didn't leave, but let his subordinates bring wine.

The two drank silently, and after drinking half of the jar here, Zhang Liao said melancholy in his remembrance: "Gongming's martial arts strategy is rare in the world. When you repay the country with this body, and go down to An Lishu, how can you easily say the words of retirement. In the past, Gongming voted under Cao Mengde's account, bravely saved the Son of Heaven and Luoyang, and was really a loyal and righteous man. However, now you can also see that Cao Mengde killed his uncle and others, and killed the queen, which is really a thief of the country. ”

Hearing this, Xu Huang suddenly raised his head and stared at Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao also looked at him and said: "Gongming, you were loyal to the country and thieves before, and I didn't say anything." Today, this man has abandoned you first, and you have been discouraged for such a person, and you have given up the opportunity to serve the country and the people. What is your loyalty? What is your righteousness? Why don't Gongming abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, and the thief Kuang Fu Sheji with my lord to help the society and achieve a great cause, this is what the big husband did. ”

Xu Huang's eyes dimmed for a moment, and then brightened again. People like him don't want to sink in this life. Xu Huang drank a bowl of wine suddenly, smashed the wine bowl, got up and said: "Listening to Wen Yuan's words, I am willing to follow General Gao to make meritorious contributions and live up to this life!" ”

Gao Yuan got another general because of this, Zhang Liao was overjoyed, and then said: "Why don't you persuade General Yu Ban, we will assist the lord together and achieve a great cause!" ”

So, Zhang Liao took Xu Huang to find Yu Ban together.

For Yu Ban, he and Xu Huang have almost the same thoughts. was disheartened by Cao Cao's abandonment, but this life has declined, how can he be willing. So, under the persuasion of Xu Huang and Zhang Liao, Yu Ban also chose to surrender to Gaoyuan.

The next day, when Gao Yuan learned the news, he was overjoyed.

Sima Yi smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations to the lord, you have two more generals." In Sima Yi's heart, he is very willing to see such a result, for the current Gao Yuan, there is a territory, there are people, it is no longer the previous weakness, and the future is bright.

At the same time, Sima Yi couldn't help but be shocked when he thought about it carefully. It's just that Gao Yuan's situation today is almost single-handed. Even if it is Sima Yi, he is also respectful.

When Zhang Liao arrived with Xu Huang and Yu Ban, Gao Yuan personally went down to the hall and helped the two of them to take their seats, but bowed down.

The two of them got up in shock and said hurriedly: "Why is General Gao like this?" ”

Gao Yuan sighed and said: "What I wish in my life is to save the world from fire and water in this troubled world." I want to thank you for the two generals who came to my aid. ”

Zhao Yun on the side sighed, Gao Yuan's belief was the fundamental reason why Zhao Yun followed him.

Xu Huang and Yu Ban felt it, bowed to the ground, and said: "The lord is above, and I am willing to follow the lord and save the world from Li Shu and water and fire." ”

However, Sima Yi heard the meaning and saw the lofty ambition. However, it is a good thing that the lord has ambitions, and the lord has no ambitions, so what else do the people below do.

So, although Gao Yuan was attacked by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he gradually strengthened his strength in the war.

In the blink of an eye, in March, although Gao Yuan received a lot of materials from Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and there was no shortage of money, food, or equipment, he was more concerned about the income of money and grain in the territory.

On this day, Gao Yuan found Sima Yi and said, "Zhongda, how much money and grain income will be this summer?" ”

As a military advisor, Sima Yi had already predicted this, and said: "In addition to daily expenses, there will be 100,000 yuan, and there will be a balance of 15,000 stone grain. ”

When the army is not fighting, it is productive, and Tuntian can basically be self-sufficient. And in the case of war, there is no output. And the surplus that Sima Yi said, that is, putting aside the consumption without war, if you start fighting, the current grain stock in Bingzhou will be enough for 3,000 soldiers to eat for a year.

If you calculate from a high distance, 3,000 people eat for a year, 10,000 people will eat for four months, and 20,000 people will be two months. He now has 7,000 soldiers and horses, and these ancient battles, let alone a year and a half, and three or five years of fighting abound. If this is the case, if the war breaks out again, there will be no food for a few months.

With such a small amount of grain and grass income, how does Gao Yuan expand the army, and how can he eat after the expansion?

After discovering that there was only such a little grain, Gao Yuan was very shocked, and he thought about the counties, although the states and the Jizhou Great Plain, the Guanzhong Great Plain and these places cannot be compared, but there are good fields. "So much land, how can there be so little?"

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