Chapter 661: Thaw

The Yellow River is very long, the upper reaches of the Yellow River must be frozen in winter, as for the middle reaches, it depends on the weather, the freezing is certain, the key is the length of the freezing time, and the downstream will not be sure to freeze every year, of course, last year was frozen, but as the days are approaching February, the freezing of the Yellow River has also begun to end.

According to the reports of the reconnaissance cavalry and the caravans that did business along the Yellow River, the Yellow River has been completely thawed and navigable from the east of Puyang, and the ice has begun to melt west of Puyang, and Zhou Tai's fleet has begun to gradually explore the channel upstream, and has made contact with Han Fu's navy, and after some friction, the two sides temporarily share the Yellow River channel.

And Fang Zhiwen and the others, who were waiting for Dong Zhuo's reply in Hangu Pass, were relieved when they got this information, in this way, the follow-up plan for the raid on Hangu Pass was alive, in fact, predicting the time of the thaw of the Yellow River is not a particularly difficult thing, all people with astronomical expertise can make predictions, but the accuracy is different.

But the day after Fang Zhiwen took Hangu Pass, the Yellow River next to Hangu Pass began to thaw, which had to make people feel that Xu Shu's plan was magical.

Lu Bu really began to attack Hedong County, Guo Bi, who was stationed in Hedong County, had to retreat to Jiancheng, and the periphery was lost to Lu Bu, and now he can only barely keep a narrow corridor leading to Xiliang, which is still left by Lu Bu deliberately for Guo Bi, Dong Zhuogou of the province jumped over the wall and slipped directly, and when Lu Bu's idea of emptying Hedong County was not realized, Lu Bu would be blind if the Kwantung clan returned.

Now that Lu Bu has also learned well, the desire to occupy territory is not so strong. Many of Ding Yuan's suggestions can also be listened to, and there is still a lot of room for development in Bingzhou, there is no need to be greedy for more land now, but the population and wealth are indeed not too much, as for the territory of Hedong County, now Lu Bu is planning to sell these fertile lands to Yiren, and then let the Kanto clan and Dong Zhuo go to fight with Yiren.

Fang Zhiwen's attack on the Hangu Pass also stimulated the princes of all walks of life. Liu Bei defeated Li Dao in the front in the next day and pushed the battle line forward for a hundred miles, of course. Liu Bei is not stupid, he is not in a hurry to press towards Luoyang, but is busy moving back to his belongings and moving people.

The more depressed was Cao Cao. There is no place for this product! Cao Cao's purpose is to play prestige and fame, and the second is to play a turf, but at this stage, it seems that the Yuan brothers are still very close to the turf, Cao Cao doesn't want to drive Dong Zhuo away in front, so he has become the second Dong Zhuo.

Therefore, Cao Cao took the initiative to actively seek battle, and he did not advance towards Luoyang to fight Dong Zhuo's army, but turned around and pounced on Yingyin. If you want to destroy Zhang Ji and relieve Kong Ling by the way, of course, it is also good to sell personal favors to win over Kong Ling.

The war in Hebei was also going well, and the coalition army led by Yan Liang defeated Hu Zhen and Wu Kuang in Huai County. Hu Zhen and Wu Kuang retreated to Wen County, and Yan Liangbu saw that it was not far from Meng Jindu.

As for before the Tiger Prison Pass, everyone was still in the stage of holding each other, and with the participation of the Inhumans, the scale of the Battle of the Tiger Prison Pass became larger and larger, and Hua Xiong and Sun Jian were also happy to let the Inhumans fight to the death. The list of quests for the Battle of Tiger Pass can be dozens of pages, large and small, and the rewards are enough to satisfy the requirements of everyone from the top guilds to the wandering rangers, and the rewards are even more lucrative.

Of course, more guilds like to take on the task of harassment, that is simply a legal robbery license, almost all the villages within the scope of the division, even including Yuzhou and Yanzhou, are marked with the task list, as long as you have the ability, then go and rob it, not only the things can be robbed, but the population can also be robbed.

Dong Zhuo's move is really ruthless!

Fortunately, Dong Zhuo is not crazy yet, regardless of the whereabouts of those populations, the plundered population must be sent to Dong Zhuo's territory in the form of a task, if these populations flow to the Inhumans or the Yellow Turban Army in large numbers, it will be a disaster for the aborigines!

Dong Zhuo's unrestricted war made Sili and the people of the surrounding states and counties panic all day long, so they spontaneously began to spread to the surrounding areas, Jingzhou, Jizhou and Xuzhou are the first choice for these disaster victims, of course, there are many people who go to Bingzhou, as for Qingzhou, there is a Yellow Turban Army over there, but few people run there.

The current Central Plains is basically full of smoke and chaos...... Li Wenyou and Li Ru, who have admired the name for a long time 1

Fang Zhiwen carefully looked at the slightly thin and pale man in front of him, and couldn't see that his thin body actually contained the energy that turned the big man upside down, which was really surprising.

"Hehe, the adult has won the award, the prestige of the adult is like the sky, and he is just a scribe with a knife and pen, where can he be compared with the adult1

Li Ru is very humble, but he has a slightly mean feeling when he laughs, this contradiction makes people look uncomfortable, perhaps, this is caused by too much resentment in his heart, the Hanmen scholar works hard alone in the capital, and must have received a lot of grievances, so he will not be soft on the world.

In the romance, it is said that Jia Xu is a poisoner, but in fact, the person who really digs the grave for the Central Plains clan is Li Ru, the person who does whatever it takes to achieve the goal is still Li Ru, and the person who burned Luoyang to make Si Li's ten rooms and nine empty is still Li Ru, he deserves the name of poisoner!

The two politely exchanged a few words, where is the intimate situation like your mortal enemy! It was like a reunion of old friends, Fang Zhiwen introduced his subordinates and wife to Li Ru, in addition to Huang Zhong on duty, even Xiangxiang was also present.

"Wen You is a smart person, and I also like to go straight, so let's not talk nonsense."

Fang Zhiwen briskly introduced the topic to the topic.

"It's okay, I don't like to be pretentious."

Fang Zhiwen smiled and said: "In principle, there is no life-and-death conflict between me and General Dong, I hope Wen You can agree with this." ”

"I agree with this below, so let's talk about it based on that."

"Good! Yuan Zhi, you can negotiate with Wen You about specific things. ”

"Yes1

Xu Shu's face was a little red, after all, it was the first time to formally negotiate with a hostile force. Although Xu Shu is full of confidence, he is still a little nervous.

"My lord's subordinates are really talented, Yuan Zhi, please speak, listen to me." Li Ru spoke slowly, and his tone was also very soft, without the slightest hint of overt momentum at all, but like a casual conversation between friends.

"Brother Wen You is polite. What the situation of the Luoyang Battle is now, everyone knows it, and everyone knows the root cause of the Luoyang Campaign. Just now, you and I were able to reach an agreement on this. From the perspective of our interests, how the outcome of the battle of Luoyang will not have much impact on our side, but now our identity determines the behavior. It is true that Hangu Pass is under our control, including nearly 20,000 prisoners, and this is a matter that you and we need to negotiate. ”

Li Ru smiled faintly, stroked the goatee and nodded frequently, Xu Shu's tone was slightly urgent, but the words were not leaky, and the price was high as soon as it came up!

Although Xu Shu didn't say it explicitly, he was clearly telling Li Ru that you have been surrounded, and the situation is as dangerous as an egg. If you want us to open your mouth and put water, it's okay, make a price!

Under Xu Shu's slightly nervous gaze, Li Ru twisted his beard and slowly spoke: "Lu Bu went south to Pingyang, intending to move Hedong County, he won't really be my enemy." Liu Bei was busy moving the people around Mi County, and was still promoting Jingzhou's morality and politics everywhere, how did he not ask himself, Han Fu had a firm foothold in Puyang, and he would not be idle, and the yellow scarves in Jizhou, Taishan, and Ruyang were also ready to move. The danger of Luoyang is in front of you, you can solve it by taking a step back, and the danger of the Han family is in danger, and it is in the dark! My lord has eliminated harm for the Han family, and no one can evaluate the merits and demerits in the world, and it needs to be evaluated by future generations, so don't mention this matter. Today, let's talk about the matter of Hangu Pass, Hangu Pass chokes off the ancient road of Chang'an, although it is a critical place, but the terrain of Hangu Pass is not dangerous in the mountains, it may not be easy to capture, but it is not too difficult, not to mention that your defenders are less than 20,000, and my lord's army is hundreds of thousands

Fang Zhiwen grinned silently, spread his hands and remained silent.

Xu Shu looked at Fang Zhiwen's casual appearance, and almost laughed, and the tension in his heart dissipated unconsciously.

"Oh! I can't imagine that General Dong is so powerful, my lord is known as the master of defense, why don't you let General Dong come and try if you can go down in a moment, oh, by the way, if General Dong comes west, what will Luoyang do? What about Tiger Prison? Tsk, isn't that a dilemma1

Li Ru tugged at the corners of his mouth, muttered in his heart, nodded and said, "What Yuan Zhi said is reasonable, so it's me who came instead of the army." ”

It's so thick-skinned! Xu Shu secretly admired.

"Brother Wenyou, General Dong sat in Luoyang to search the four fields, I heard that the harvest is very rich, so many altars and jars are not easy to detour, this Chang'an ancient road is straight and wide and very easy to walk, the mountains and rivers on both sides of the road are undulating, and the ambush and aid are all good places, since ancient times, it is a place where soldiers must fight, so dangerous Its importance is self-evident, Brother Wen You should not be underestimated."

The corners of Li Ru's mouth pulled again, and he really wanted to rip off the bamboo! This seems to be Fang Zhiwen's usual method, Li Ru laughed secretly in his heart, but thinking that the other party was unwilling to open the price, he must have wanted to kill Dong Zhuo ruthlessly, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in his heart, and finally had to show a wry smile.

"I heard that Lord Fang is stationed at the border, the biggest headache is the sparse population and insufficient production, if you can share the people around Luoyang who have suffered from military disasters for our lord, it is also a great thing, but the terrain of this Hangu Pass is cramped, how can it be arranged? As for the goods, money, and bread, I am afraid that you know better than I do the present situation of my Lord. ”

Xu Shu smiled secretly, he didn't plan to ask for money, money, and grain, but now Dong Zhuo is about to be driven crazy by the grain merchants, and the grain price in Luoyang is about to be sky-high, so that even the grain price in Chang'an is rising, but the hundreds of thousands of troops under Dong Zhuo still can't eat, so they have to go to the countryside to rob it, which is the root cause behind Dong Zhuo's looting mission.

Li Ru's idea is that Fang Zhiwen's lone army is now attacking from afar, and he must want to get money and food that is easy to carry, but Li Ru wants to give you the population, and wants to dig a big pit for Fang Zhiwen, once this big burden is pressed on Fang Zhiwen's back, Fang Zhiwen's army, which only relies on mobility to survive, will be in danger.

Even if Dong Zhuo really didn't plan to go back and eat Zhiwen below, it would be better if he could use the population to drag Fang Zhiwen to the left of Hangu Pass by the way, and wait until the Kwantung clan caught up, so that Fang Zhiwen would be left with no money and no money, or it would be better to let Fang Zhiwen start a war with the Kwantung clan for the sake of these populations.

I have to admit that Q! ~!