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In June of the first year of Xingping, there was a great drought in the Central Plains, there was no rain for several months, the red land was thousands of miles, many rivers and canals dried up, and the seedlings withered. Even the Qing, Xu, and Henan prefectures with abundant water are like this, and other states can be imagined. The drought involved areas throughout Yan, Xu, Qing, Henan, Liangshu, and even Guanzhong Sili, and the two capitals suffered from this catastrophe, which directly caused a year later, the Xiandi court had to start the most tragic escape in history due to the interruption of cooking and military disasters.

In Xuzhou in the first year of Xingping, whether it was Tao Qian or Cao Cao, they had no time to deal with the little emperor thousands of miles away, and they didn't have time to pay attention to God's warning. You dry yours, I beat mine, that hot is hotter than dog days.

However, in just two months, Cao's army once again advanced the front to the city of Yancheng, where the First Eastern Crusade was located, and the troops were under the city.

At this time, Tao Qian had no reinforcements, only a guest army: Liu Bei's 8,000 men and horses, stationed at the foot of Sangong Mountain, more than ten miles east of Yancheng, threatened the flank of Cao's army.

Perhaps having learned the lesson of the last time, this time Cao's army attacked very quickly, and even launched several ant sieges regardless of casualties. But in the end, it was always because of the strong defense of the city, and Liu Bei pulled his hind legs from time to time, putting on a posture of "I'll beat you". Although he never really fought, it really made Cao Jun take care of one thing and miss several good opportunities to attack the city. This annoyed Cao Cao and his generals, and decided to leave the city first, concentrate their forces, and pull out Liu Bei's thorn.

The last battle of Cao's second expedition to Xuzhou: the battle of Yandong was in full swing.

Cao's army was busy with the decisive battle, while Ma Han was busy retreating.

Due to the lack of rain for months. The drought is getting worse and worse, and the water level of the Surabaya riverbed has dropped significantly. After discussing with Zhao Yun, Ma Han decided to leave one hundred and fifty white wolf horsemen and three hundred servants and a small number of small boats, while Zhao Yun led twenty white wolf horsemen and all the shipwrights and boatmen to return immediately. After returning to Guangling, he joined the Huaiyin fleet and picked up Ganmei, Ma Qi and others. Go to sea first. Sail to the dock of Quxian County, at that time, Ma Han can lead the team from Pengcheng into the East China Sea, directly board the ship in Quxian County, and return to Liaoxi.

"Judging from the current situation, Cao Jun will soon be in charge, and it is estimated that when Zilong arrives in Qu County, it will also be the day I set off for rendezvous." Ma Han said to Zhao Yun with a smile.

Zhao Yun heard it in a fog, didn't the city guard say the opposite? Cao's army is now on the offensive. Yesterday, I got the latest news, Cao Cao personally led the army to meet the battle head-on, with Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan general cavalry flanks assault, breaking the Xuzhou army of Liu Bei and Cao Bao coalition army. Beheaded more than 1,000 and won the first victory in the battle of Yandong. If it continues like this, it is estimated that it will not take more than a month, and the city is in danger. Such a great situation. How is it possible to be a class teacher? Moreover, it should be left by himself, how can he let the city guard leave the dangerous place alone. A subordinate pulls anchor and sails away?

Facing Zhao Yun's confused eyes and alternative requests, Ma Han smiled and said nothing.

Ma Han has been thinking about a question during this time: Why did Cao Cao fail in the second fight against Xuzhou when he was so smooth, and finally returned in vain? He didn't know much about the history of the warlord melee between Xu and Yan during this period, but he certainly knew the outcome of the Battle of Xuzhou - Cao Cao was defeated, Tao Qian died, and Liu Bei profited. In the romance, there is also a drama of "Three Lets of Xuzhou", no matter how unfamiliar you are with the story of the Three Kingdoms, you will know it.

Cao Cao fought Xuzhou for the second time, when the results were better than the first time, why did he repeat the scene that ended gloomily for the first time? There must be a key issue here.

Ma Han thought hard for a long time, but could not understand it thoroughly, until one day, overheard a few Xiapi soldiers talking about the gatehouse of Lu County, saying that the city gate tower of Xiapi is nearly half a zhang higher than Lu County, and the building is painted with white paint, which is very eye-catching.

White House? White Gate Tower? Xiapi White Gatehouse!

At this moment, Ma Han was like an empowerment, and suddenly he was enlightened, and he actually forgot about a heavyweight - Lu Bu!

But isn't it, the future Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou have been changing hands repeatedly in the hands of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Lu Bu. It can be said that the Central Plains region in the early period of the Three Kingdoms was basically the stage for these three heroes.

In such a chaotic situation, isn't it the best time for Lu Bu to appear on the stage?

Hehe, Cao Cao, are you ready? Lu Bu, the god of war, is here!

After figuring out the outcome of the Battle of Xuzhou, Ma Han also thought that this was probably the most vulnerable moment for Cao Cao, the largest BOOS of the Three Kingdoms. What a good opportunity, can you take advantage of his illness to kill him? Ma Han knows very well who his ultimate opponent is, and God has an opportunity in front of him, should he cherish it? Do you want? Do you want to?

Want! Ma Han clenched his iron fist, and the void struck, his eyes burning hot.

If you don't take it, you will be blamed for it, do it!

In this way, there was a decision that Ma Han ordered Zhao Yun to leave first and stay on standby by himself - only he could seize the opportunity.

When Lu Bu will appear and stab Cao Cao from behind, Ma Han doesn't know, but he can be sure that it will be soon. Therefore, he also has to seize the time to prepare.

However, as the saying goes, people are tigers, and tigers are also people, and there are more people in this world who can calculate, but Ma Han is not alone.

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At noon, the scorching sun was scorching, and the dock wall sentry could no longer stand the heat that was enough to dry people, so they all hid in the sentry tower and refused to come out. Anyway, this is not a county seat, but it is the largest dock wall of the Mi family in the south of Lu County, and there is nothing in it except for some of the stored grain and guarding families that have not had time to be transported. After Cao's army occupied Pengcheng and then sent troops to occupy Lu County north of Surabaya, it never made any action against the Mishi dock wall on the other side of the river.

Mi's dock guards and their dependents all know in their hearts, this is because there is an infantry cavalry army stationed in the five dock walls along the river, and the leader of this army is the horse warrior who is known as the "Liaodong Tianju". It is precisely because of the prestige of this person, coupled with the tacit understanding between the two sides, that Cao Jun has been able to have the current situation of peace and quiet.

A few guards in the sentry tower were shirtless, with lotus leaves on their heads, chatting while bringing the water from the basin to their bodies to cool down.

"Tsk, it's a dry day...... The seedlings can be set on fire. ”

"Alas! This year's harvest is set to be a bad one. I heard Wang Weng, who was in charge of farming, say that even if it rains immediately tomorrow, the output will be reduced by 5 to 60 percent. If the drought continues, there is a possibility that the grain will not be harvested. ”

"It seems that many people are going to sell their sons and daughters......"

"Don't worry about it, we're in luck. Mi's granary is the first in Xuzhou, even if there is a drought for three years and two years, there is also Lu rice sent down, and you don't need to sell your daughter. ”

At this time, two guards in brown clothes wet black with sweat appeared in front of the sentry tower, but they were still neat and spirited, with bows and knives and spears on their backs, staring coldly at several guards in the house. One of them said lightly: "This rice is not so easy to take, if you use the sentry tower as a bathhouse, I think you will soon sell your sons and daughters." ”

On a hot day, several Mi guards actually sweated white. He made amends and forgiveness, begged for magnanimity, and did not dare to commit it again.

The two guards swept up and down a few cows and horses with needle-piercing eyes, but the guards who were as startled as quails glanced a few times, and smiled contemptuously: "If you look like you on the grassland, I am afraid that my body will be full of arrows, and I still don't know where the arrows came from." ”

Looking at the back of the departing guards, several Mi guards looked at each other, and one of the rough-looking men snorted: "What are the northerners blowing in our Central Plains." No matter how strong you are at archery, don't you have to come by boat? On the water, you don't want to be sorry for you. ”

Another person also shouted indignantly: "That's it, this barbecue day." Who's going to come out and make trouble? Poor and nervous all day...... If there is an enemy today, I wish to wear my whole body neatly and dry a stick of incense on the top of the post......"

The voice did not fall. A rapid sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and a ride on the yellow dust caught your eye. The two white wolf sentry guards, who had not yet gone far, immediately separated: one rushed to the place where the police drum on the top floor of the watchtower was; One of them quickly picked up his bow and arrows, and pointed the string at him to ride.

The half-naked guards in the watchtower were scrambling to get dressed. Including the one who had just sworn by the gamble, it seemed that he had also farted everything he had just said, and all the accomplices didn't care to make fun of him - if something really happened, it would be a catastrophe to lose his job, but don't really do what others say, sell your sons and daughters......

After a while, when he came to ride close to the moat, the knight immediately raised his head under the drawbridge and shouted: "I am Huang Li, the guardian team of the Xihewu Biding Group, and the Cao army attacked the warehouse!" Cao Jun attacked the warehouse! ”

With this shrill shout, the calm situation that had lasted for more than a month was finally broken.

Xihewu Wall, twenty miles to the west, there is a fifty-person Xiapi servant army assistance defense team arranged by Ma Han, and the officer of this team is Huang Li. At this moment, this Xiapi army leader was red-faced, sweating profusely, his clothes were in tatters, and there were horizontal and vertical scars on his body, and he was kneeling in front of Ma Han and Zuo Yuan, angry and angry and poured out what had happened.

"At the end of the day, a group of fleeing commoners came to the bottom of the dock wall and asked to take refuge in the house. Yan Tong, the head of the dock wall, felt pity and ordered the door to be opened......"

"Wait!" Ma Han heard that something was wrong, and his sword eyebrows twisted, "Whether it is the rules set by the dock wall in the past, or the strict orders issued by Captain Bendu later, there are provisions that you must not open the door without authorization to accept unknown people. Why did you knowingly commit it? ”

Huang Li wiped a handful of sweat - this time it was not hot, but frightened, and muttered, "It's Yan Tong's idea......

Ma Han looked at Huang Li coldly: "No matter whose idea it is of Captain Bendu, you are the deputy defense guard, and you will have to bear the same responsibility." But now is not the time to hold you accountable, but if you hide anything, Hugh blames Captain Bendu for slaying you for escaping! ”

"Yes, yes." Huang Li sweated like a waterfall, but he didn't dare to wipe it, and said tremblingly, "Yan Tong did ask about the lowly position, and the lowly position also agreed." ”

"Why!" This time, it was Zuo Yuan who held back his anger and fiercely suppressed his roar.

Huang Li lowered his head and said, "There are a lot of women in it......"

Ma Han sneered again and again: "Of course 'they' are not women, but Cao Jun is in disguise. Right? ”

Huang Li squeezed out a hint of flattery: "Du Wei clearly sees thousands of miles ......"

Ma Han interrupted with a sneer: "Wanli? Why don't you say see twenty miles, well! Hehe, the general of the Cao Army who can come up with such a beauty plan seems to be not an idle person! ”

Zuo Yuan said angrily: "Cao thief really has no faith, he has agreed with the commander to not offend each other, let alone destroy grain, but now he is backsliding......"

Ma Han waved his hand, and he was not a little excited: "Zuo Sima wants to fork." First, it was Shi Jian who had an agreement with me on the Cao Jun side, but it doesn't mean that other generals think the same way; Second, Cao Jun only said that he would not destroy the grain, but he did not say that he would not rob the grain, let alone pat his chest and say that he would not attack the dock wall. On the contrary, the drought situation is so severe, and if you don't plan early, there will definitely be a shortage of military food, and it is expected that Cao Jun will take action. I had already ordered the White Wolf Cavalry to closely monitor Lu County and Pengcheng, but I didn't expect Cao Jun to use the trick of fooling up the pearls to hide it. Well, this Cao army general is not extraordinary. ”

"I don't care who he is, if I kill a whole team of brothers from a certain family, a certain family will never spare him!" Zuo Yuan was furious, and drew his sword to slash in the void.

Huang Li also slapped his chest loudly, and said with an excited expression: "There are not many Cao troops killed in this day, but there are only 100 people, if it is not a sneak attack, how can you attack the dock wall." At present, they are still looting and transporting grain from Xihe, and if we quickly send troops to fight back, we will be able to break the enemy and avenge the dead brothers! Du Wei and Sima, give me a hundred brothers, and I will take the lead in killing back! ”

Zuo Yuan asked Ma Han with his eyes, and was obviously moved by Huang Li's words. His Sima was originally not enough, there were only three hundred people, and one less died, and now he was killed by a full fifty people at once, which was simply a great injury to his vitality. If you let it go and be known by the rest of the brothers, I am afraid that your prestige will be ruined, and then not to mention Sima, even the military marquis will not be able to do it.

Ma Han groaned slightly, and said slowly: "You want to avenge your brother, I won't stop you, and I will send troops to help......"

What Zuo Yuan wants is Ma Han's words, without Ma Han's support, he would not dare to touch Cao Jun's tiger beard if he had two more guts. At that moment, he stood up, bowed his hand to Ma Hanyi, turned around and waved at Huang Liyi: "Let's go, gather brothers!" ”

Ma Han only said half a sentence, and there was a "but ......" behind him before he could say it, but he didn't expect Zuo Yuan's temperament to be so anxious, and he ran away without listening to all the words. Well, I'm afraid that Cao Jun will run away.

The horse man stood up and had just taken two steps, but he seemed to think of something, and he couldn't help but stop, rubbing his chin, thoughtful. (To be continued......)