In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, from spring to summer and then to autumn, Chang'an City was prosperous in commerce, the residents in the city lived and worked in peace and contentment, the taverns were full, and the merchants in the hostel kept coming and going, creating a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

After the autumn, the bustling and lively Chang'an City has a little more solemn atmosphere, the army at the gate of the city is obviously strict, almost every carriage into the city must be strictly searched, merchants are strictly prohibited from carrying prohibited weapons into the city, many experienced businessmen are inevitably a little worried, this is the harbinger before the big war.

At noon on this day, a caravan slowly approached Chang'an City, this is a large caravan composed of hundreds of mules, loaded with all kinds of goods, there are more than fifty people alone, the leader of the caravan is a middle-aged man in his forties, tall, dark-skinned, sharp eyes, and the face of the national character reveals the perseverance of a soldier.

At this time, the caravan was still a mile away from the east gate of Chang'an, and both sides of the official road had become very lively, with various shops and merchants coming and going, bringing business to the taverns and tea sheds on both sides.

"Come and rest and eat!"

The shopkeeper of a tea shed in the distance waved enthusiastically to the caravan, and a man ran up and smiled at the middle-aged man led by the caravan: "There are many rules for entering the city now, so it's better to go to the small shop and sit down first, and I'll tell you about it." ”

The middle-aged man groaned slightly, then nodded, and turned around and ordered: "Go to the tea shed to rest!" ”

Everyone walked towards the tea shed, the tea shed suddenly became lively, several men led the mules and goods to the back to drink water and feed, everyone asked for food, drank water and chatted, the tea shed was very lively.

At this time, the shopkeeper of the tea shed stepped forward and said with a smile: "This Shang Jun, Chang'an City has a rule, caravans entering the city must open a bag and check, it is strictly forbidden to carry all kinds of weapons except short knives and swords, if you find a spear or crossbow, you will be arrested on the spot, and a caravan of more than ten people must go to the government for the record, a big caravan like you is estimated to be very troublesome, either go separately, or go to the West Market, I advise you not to enter the city." ”

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper pointed to the eagles and pigeons they were carrying and said, "If you carry eagles and pigeons, if you are seen by the patrol soldiers, you will be arrested immediately, which is very dangerous!" ”

The two caravan guys hurriedly got up and took the eagle cage to the back, and at this time, the middle-aged man frowned, "When did this start the rule?" ”

"It's been a while, and I've heard that the inventory in Yedu is stricter, you should also know!"

The middle-aged man nodded, "You're right, caravans are no longer allowed to enter the city from Yedu." ”

The shopkeeper sighed, "It is estimated that Chang'an is also soon, and many businessmen say that this is a harbinger before the war, hey!" When the war came, the business of the small shops was going to be affected. ”

He arched his hand and turned to go, and the two deputies next to him stepped forward and whispered, "General, what should we do?" ”

This caravan is not an ordinary caravan, but a group of Cao army scouts disguised, they are here to strengthen the scout force in Chang'an City, but they didn't expect to be able to enter the city, the middle-aged man surnamed Han, is a Cao military captain, he pondered for a moment, and said to the two deputies: "Let's take a look at the situation in the city first." ”

He beckoned to one of his right-hand men and instructed him, "You go to the Dragon Gate Tavern first and get in touch with us." ”

The subordinates agreed, took a mule, rode the mule and ran towards the city, all the subordinates were still eating and chatting, very lively, but the captain Han Xiaowei led by him fell into deep thought.

About half an hour later, his subordinates returned to the tea shed, looking very nervous, he whispered a few words to Captain Han, Captain Han's face changed greatly, and he immediately ordered: "Get up quickly, leave immediately!" ”

All the subordinates got up one after another, and more than a dozen people ran to the back to get mules and goods, but at this moment, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the direction of the city, faster and faster, the sound was like muffled thunder, only to see hundreds of cavalry galloping forward, not waiting for the Cao army scouts to leave, hundreds of cavalry surrounded the tea shed, raised crossbows aimed at the guys, everyone was stunned, and they all slowly raised their hands.

At this time, a Han army general urged his horse forward, pointed a spear at Captain Han of Cao Jun, and said coldly: "Do you still think it is seamless? To tell you the truth, you don't want to take a step into Chang'an. ”

Captain Han's face was extremely ugly, he couldn't think of where he had exposed his identity, he suddenly realized, turned back to look at the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper was gone.

The general of the Han army shouted, "Take them all away!" ”

Several Cao army scouts wanted to resist, but Han Xiaowei drank them, and the Cao army scouts were escorted away by the Han army cavalry in frustration, at this time, the shopkeeper slowly walked out of the room, looking at the cavalry to capture the Cao army scouts, couldn't help sneering, and instructed the tea shed guys: "Clean up and continue to solicit guests." ”

The streets and alleys near the east gate of Chang'an have long been covered with thousands of Han soldiers, more than 1,000 Han soldiers surrounded the Longmen Tavern, since the execution of Yang Tian in the imperial history of the Wei State, the Cao army comprehensively rectified the intelligence organization of the Han State, all the spies were withdrawn to Yedu, a new group of spies were replaced, and the intelligence points were changed.

Cao Jun's major adjustment of the intelligence organization made the Han army lose the clues of Cao Jun's spies, but the secret war between the Han and Cao armies continued, and the Han army strengthened the investigation at the city gate half a month ago, but this was just a fishing method, and the real Han army spies were deployed outside the east and west city gates.

More than half of the teashed taverns are deployed with Han army spies to closely monitor the merchants or travelers, so when the Cao army scout caravan led by Captain Han just arrived at the east gate, they were stared at by the Han army spies, and the shopkeeper of the tea shed monitored their every move.

It is reasonable that the Longmen Tavern was surrounded, at this time, under the order of Wang Ping, the head of the general, more than 100 Han soldiers rushed into the tavern, and after a short time, the shopkeeper and more than a dozen bartenders were arrested, and the rest of the Han soldiers searched the tavern comprehensively.

At this time, a military marquis rushed out to report: "General Qiyu, the brothers have found weapons and armor in the cellar. ”

Dozens of Han soldiers brought out bundles of spears and crossbows, as well as dozens of Han soldiers' armor, and the tavern keeper's face was pale and trembling with fright, he knew that he was about to be in trouble.

An hour later, the Han army conducted a comprehensive search in Chang'an City, Xianyang County, and Du County, successively eliminated three intelligence points of Cao Jun, arrested nearly 100 Cao Jun spies, and completely destroyed Cao Jun's intelligence organization in Chang'an.

However, the Han army's operation to clear the net of the Cao army's intelligence organization in Chang'an City was only a part of the Han army's armament war, and more than 300,000 Han troops began to gather in Tongguan, Pujin Pass, Wancheng, Shouchun, and even Jiangdong.

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Shouchun, an autumn rain came unexpectedly, the earth was shrouded in white mist, the distant woods turned gray-black, the leaves fell, a few crows hovered over the trees, and the sky and the earth were desolate.

The wide, mud-covered official road was filled with convoys from Huainan County and Lujiang County, grain carts covered with tarpaulins, carts loaded with straw and hay, baggage trucks, and huge baggage cargo ships, staggering and creaking forward.

The drizzle was falling in the sky, it was the rainy late autumn season in Jianghuai, and the freshly harvested fields and roadside ditches were full of rainwater. The distant jungle showed a vague outline.

The baggage teams of the counties marched northward in the mud and drizzle, with shouts and curses, mixed with the crackling of leather whips and the creaking of axles, like the tide of the sea.

From time to time, you can see dying animals or dead animals lying on both sides of the official road, and occasionally a cart with wheels facing the sky.

Sometimes a group of cavalry rushed into the flow of people, and the soldiers kept shouting and cursing, and the horses stood up and kept neighing, and a cart full of grain and grass would roll down the slope, and the people in the cart would roll down the slope with them.

Ahead, in the middle of the torrent of vehicles, soldiers lined up in a long queue, struggling to step on the slippery mud. The flow of people was mixed with carriages carrying knives, guns, bows and crossbows, and other small weapons, and the escorts were lying on the tents, and people kept running out of the ranks, burrowing into the fields, and squatting down.

In front of them was the ranks of high-ranking generals, and the brigade of pro-soldiers supported their own generals, and from time to time you could see several carriages, in which were civilian officials and strategists.

The procession walked through a dense forest and was in a commotion over a place to rest, and then a procession was formed and a small river was crossed, and then new wagons laden with food, hay, and weapons of all sorts poured in from both sides, and occasionally a small group of scout cavalry rushed to the front of the procession.

Further ahead is an abandoned town, the aftermath of the Great Battle of Hefei is still vivid, with a crumbling gable wall in the rubble and piles of charred wood; Broken oil lamps, deformed windows with a rag toggling in the wind. There was also a wounded soldier who had straddled behind, squatting on a collapsed cart with dirty gauze tied to it, his eyes gloomy and sad.

Two miles away parallel to the official road is the wet water, and thousands of people are struggling to pull a fleet of thousands of stone boats, making a low, rhythmic, and shocking sound. The big ship was loaded with all kinds of heavy siege engines and boxes of polished stone bullets, and the ladders, nest cars, and building cars had not yet been assembled, and there were huge rows of ground listeners on both sides of the ship, and there were terrible barrels of fire oil on the ship, all of which were heavily guarded.

This team is the Jingzhou army from afar, about 50,000 people, the main will be the veteran Huang Zhong, their destination is Shouchun, two hundred miles away, the march is very slow, the team has been walking for ten days.

"Old general, there is Shouchun City in front!" A soldier shouted as he pointed to a tall city in the distance.

Huang Zhong squinted for a moment and nodded, His Royal Highness the King of Han should have reached Shouchun.

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