In the vast white snow, several figures lurked in the snow.

Not far from them, a hungry tiger was searching for food in the forest.

Wang Zhen held a longbow in his hand, put the arrow on the bowstring, and aimed at the tiger that was walking towards them.

Just as she was about to let go of the hand that was holding the bowstring, a hand pressed against the back of her hand.

Pressed by this hand, Wang Zhen turned his head to look at the side, and what he saw was Liu Wei's unfazed face.

Seeing Wang Zhen turn his head to look at him, Liu Wei slowly shook his head at her, signaling her not to release arrows.

Looking at Liu Wei with a suspicious face, Wang Zhen watched a colorful tiger leave slowly in front of her eyes.

After the body was found, Liu Wei and the others did not leave, but continued to hunt in the mountains and forests.

Liu Wei believes that since a corpse has been found in the mountains and forests, if he walks more, he may be able to find other clues.

But the reality disappointed him, and led everyone to walk for a while, but he didn't see any useful clues, not even a deer.

finally saw a tiger, Liu Wei and Wang Zhen and others were very excited.

Liu Wei didn't pick up the longbow for a long time, and Wang Zhen was so anxious that she had to pick up the longbow first, but she didn't expect Liu Wei to stop her.

"It was a female tiger who had gone out to feed and nurse her cubs." When the tiger was far away, Liu Biancai said to Wang Zhen: "Shooting it is equivalent to shooting several other tiger cubs." ”

"Tigers hurt people, and it doesn't hurt to shoot more." Liu Wei's words made Wang Zhen even more depressed, and muttered a little depressedly: "Your Highness is also too benevolent." ”

"Tigers hurt!" The corners of his mouth tugged, revealing a faint smile, Liu Wei asked Wang Zhen: "How many people die from the mouth of the tiger every year?" ”

"To say the least, there are more than a ten." Wang Zhen pondered for a moment and then replied to Liu Wei.

"More than ten ......" Liu Wei twitched the corners of his mouth, and then asked Wang Zhen: "How many people died at the hands of others?" ”

was asked by Liu Wei like this, Wang Zhen was stunned for a moment, blinked twice, and looked at Liu Wei very blankly, but he couldn't answer his question.

"Thousands can't be counted!" Wang Zhen didn't answer, Liu Wei had already answered for her, and said to her softly: "People live in the world, and it is precisely the people themselves who really cause the most harm to people!" ”

Liu Wei's words lowered Wang Zhen's words and was silent for a while without saying a word.

Now it coincides with the troubled times, soldiers and horses from all walks of life attack each other, and the slaughter of the city happens from time to time.

If compared to cannibalism, more than a dozen people who die in the mouth of a tiger in a year are really nothing.

"When we hunt, we're plundering them." Seeing that Wang Zhen didn't speak, Liu Wei muttered and said to Wang Zhen: "Since you are here to plunder, why do you want to kill them all?" ”

"What His Highness said, the last general is already clear!" Liu Wei said this, if Wang Zhen still didn't understand, then she could only say that she was too stupid, she hurriedly clasped her fists and saluted Liu Wei and said: "In the future, when the general hunts, he will also pay attention to whether the beast is feeding the young." ”

Wang Zhen understood what he wanted to express, and Liu Wei smiled slightly and didn't speak again.

A smart girl like Wang Zhen doesn't need to talk to her too much at all, she can also understand the reason, if she speaks more thoroughly, it will not be good.

Liu Wei led people into the mountains to hunt wild beasts, and the other heroes were not idle.

Due to the lack of winter clothing for the Huainan army, Yuan Shu had people cut down trees near Shouchun for winter heating.

It didn't take long for a large area of trees outside Shouchun City to be cut down, so it didn't take long for the outside of Shouchun City to be bare, and as long as a large army appeared, it would be immediately discovered by the Huainan Army in the city.

Standing on the head of Shouchun City, Yuan Shu pressed the battlements with both hands, looking at the bare outside the city, his face was full of pride.

"Your Majesty, such a traceless wall is clear, it really convinces our subordinates!" Standing behind Yuan Shu, Yang Hong hugged his fists and bowed to Yuan Shu and praised: "In this way, if Cao Jun comes to Huainan again, our army can see their movements at a glance." ”

Since Yuan Shu became emperor, most of his staff members have become full-time sycophants, and very few people can come up with constructive strategies.

However, Yuan Shu didn't seem to notice this, and he even had a feeling that he had become more intelligent since he ascended the throne.

It seems that everything can be solved reasonably by himself.

The news of Yuan Shujian's wall and clearing the wilderness soon spread to Xuchang, and Guo Jia, who got the news, did not delay at all, and hurriedly went to Cao Cao's mansion to find Cao Cao.

In the cold winter season, Cao Cao also reduced his going out, Guo Jia went to Cao Cao's mansion and learned from the guards that Cao Cao was taking a nap in the back hall.

Under the guidance of the guards, he entered the back hall, and before he entered the house, Guo Jia saw a bed cover placed at the front door, and Cao Cao was lying on the bed cover and falling asleep.

Not far from the canopy was a brazier, which had probably been lit for a long time, and the flames inside had long since stopped jumping, but were just a red color.

The door was wide open, and when I entered the house, I felt very cold at the door. But if you get a little closer to the brazier, you can feel a warm hot wind blowing in your face.

"Cao Gong!" Walking to a place where there were still five or six steps away from the bed, Guo Jia clenched his fists and bowed down and called softly.

Cao Cao, who was lying on the bed, didn't react at all, obviously tired and tight.

"Cao Gong!" Seeing that Cao Cao didn't wake up, Guo Jia raised his voice again and called out.

Cao Cao still didn't react, and even after Guo Jia's second call, he snored.

Seeing that Cao Cao slept so sweetly, Guo Jia shook his head, and said in his heart that the news from Huainan was not a matter of importance, and he would talk about it when Cao Cao woke up.

Just as he turned around and was about to leave, Cao Cao's voice came from behind him: "Fengxiao is here?" Why not wake up so-and-so? ”

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Guo Jia turned around, clasped his fists and bowed to Cao Cao, who had woken up and sat up, and said, "Cao Gong sleeps sweetly, Jia doesn't dare to disturb Cao Gong's dream." ”

"Don't disturb it, it's still okay to be filial piety!" Kneeling on the bed, Cao Cao stretched out his hand to Guo Jia and made a gesture of invitation and said, "Fengxiao has something to do, please sit down and talk." ”

After thanking Cao Cao, Guo Jia walked to a straw mat in the house, sat on the straw mat, and then hugged his fists and said to Cao Cao: "I don't know if Cao Gong has gotten the news, Huainan Yuan Shu ordered the soldiers to cut down all the grass and trees outside Shouchun City and transport them into the city for winter heating!" ”

"I can hear you!" Cao Cao, who had just woken up, was still a little confused, and when Guo Jia asked him about the Qingye of Yuan Shujian in Huainan, he was stunned for a moment, and then responded.

"I don't know how Ming Gong feels?" Knowing that Cao Cao already knew Yuan Shu's behavior, Guo Jia asked Cao Cao a question.

Bowing his head and groaning for a while, Cao Cao said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao asked, and it occurred to me that there is no war in Huainan at the moment, so Yuan Shu doesn't know why he wants to strengthen the wall and clear the wilderness. ”

"Yuan Shu is waiting for the coming spring!" As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Guo Jia said: "When the spring flowers bloom, the Ming Duke will definitely raise a large army to attack Xuzhou, once our army advances into Xuzhou, but in two March, we can break Lu Bu, and then march to Huainan to destroy Yuan Shu." ”

"In this way, Yuan Shujian Qingye has done something." After listening to Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao furrowed his brows and asked Guo Jia: "In this way, it will be quite difficult for our army to attack Shouchun at that time." ”

"Yuan Shu's move seems to be defending in advance, but in fact, he is dying in advance!" What Cao Cao didn't expect at all was that Guo Jia did not approve of Yuan Shu's actions, but insisted that Yuan Shu was dying.

After being stunned for a moment, Cao Cao stared at Guo Jia and asked him, "Where did Feng Xiao say this?" The walls are clear, but where the siege army has no wood and the surrounding area is said to collect grain and grass, it is really not easy to break through the city. How can it become a death search in the mouth of Fengxiao? ”

"I don't know if Ming Gong ever remembered when King Qin was in Hebei!" Holding his fists and bowing to Cao Cao, Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "The king of Qin used a catapult to bombard the city, and finally the city wall collapsed, that is, there was no grass and trees outside the city. Although the grass and trees could provide wood for the besieging side, and were also the primary barrier for the defense of the city, Yuan Shu's move was just a matter of clearing the outside of the city in advance. ”

At the mention of Liu Wei, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked Guo Jia: "According to Fengxiao's words, the King of Qin is also going to attack Huainan?" ”

"There is no doubt that the King of Qin will fight Huainan!" Before Cao Cao's question was asked, Guo Jia said in a categorical tone: "Yuan Shu repeatedly provoked the King of Qin earlier, and sent assassins to assassinate the King of Qin in the city, only because the King of Qin still had the matter of Hebei and the Xiongnu that needed to be calmed down before attacking Huainan, so he connived at that Yuan Shu Hu Lai. ”

Listening to Guo Jia's analysis, Cao Cao couldn't stop nodding but didn't speak.

Cao Cao didn't interject, and Guo Jia then said to him: "Before the King of Qin attacked the Xiongnu, Yuan Shu even captured two of his generals, and for this reason alone, the King of Qin would definitely fight Huainan. Moreover, Yuan Shu killed Yang Feng, and the King of Qin completely cut off the possibility of repairing the Lu, and the reason why the King of Qin has never sent troops now is nothing more than one reason! ”

"For what reason?" Guo Jia said that there was only one reason why Liu Wei never sent troops, Cao Cao first asked, and then his eyes suddenly opened and said: "Grain and grass!" ”

"Exactly!" As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, Guo Jia nodded and responded: "It's grain and grass!" The Duke of Ming had earlier enshrined His Majesty Ming and canonized Jing Zhaoyin and Zuo Fengyi to the King of Qin. These two places were seriously affected, and the King of Qin's love for the people will definitely do his best to provide disaster relief. After the disaster relief, the Qin king's territory lacked grain and grass, and was unable to support the army's southern expedition, and the Ming Duke also gained a lot of opportunities from it. ”

"In this way, so-and-so has to start earlier than King Qin!" After a little muttering, Cao Cao said to Guo Jia: "In the spring of the next year, as soon as the weather is warm, our army will immediately advance into Xuzhou to break Na Lu Bu, and then go south to Huainan!" ”