Everything recovers, and the warbler flies and the grass grows.

As all parts of Dahan began to enter the spring ploughing season, the chill in the air was gradually swept away.

In mid-March, after sending a letter to Xun Yu, Xi Yu took the baggage camp to escort the first batch of grain and grass all the way to Xuzhou.

At this time, although Cao Cao was in Xuzhou, he did not attack the remaining boundaries of Xuzhou.

War does not happen overnight.

Although Cao Cao captured half of Xuzhou in a row before, this time the conquest of Xuzhou was not as simple as last time.

The wealthy family of Xuzhou who has returned to God cannot let Cao Cao occupy the entire Xuzhou like this.

Although most of the people of Xuzhou did not have much resistance to Cao Cao.

But today's world still occupies the wealthy family in the final analysis, and even the Han court has long been deeply influenced by the family.

Now Cao Cao is in a hurry to conquer Xuzhou, in the final analysis, he is actually forced to do so.

If Cao Cao's army does not enter Xuzhou this time, the towns captured in Xuzhou will be taken back by the Xuzhou family in a short time.

On the surface, those captured towns were already under the control of Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren and others.

But in the final analysis, the family in Xuzhou has been developing in Xuzhou for I don't know how many years.

The intricacies of the local wealthy clans are not something that Cao Ren and others can simply control.

There are countless things that go against the law.

Knowing that Cao Ren and the others couldn't control these towns, Cao Cao was naturally a little anxious.

Today's big man has seen a tendency to gradually fall apart.

The princes of various places clearly valued the Han court, but in fact, what the situation was, these princes already knew in their hearts.

The current situation of the Han Dynasty is quite a bit of the shadow of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in the pre-Qin period.

The Han court, like the original Zhou royal family, was left with only a vague name.

The princes along the way would not take the current court into account.

Maybe when there will be a time when a vassal state as strong as the Qin State in the pre-Qin period will emerge in this world.

Only then will a new pattern emerge in the world.

The Han Dynasty has shown a declining trend, and the princes from all over the country do not want to learn from Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and build a stronger country by themselves.

Qin lost its deer, and the world chased it!

The deer of the Han family is already about to be lost!

Cao Cao was very anxious, since he pacified the land of Yanzhou, he has long ceased to be a small official on the streets of Luoyang.

In the General's Mansion back then, when he advised He Jin, he was just a minion.

Yuan Shao's family is the fourth and third duke, and he can only follow behind the other party to be a green leaf brother.

Just because of his family background, Han Fu, who originally occupied Jizhou, ceded the huge Jizhou to Yuan Shao.

It's amazing.

Of course, he Cao Cao has been able to get to this point, and his family background has not helped him less.

If it weren't for the support of his grandfather and the support of the Cao family, he Cao Cao would not have been able to get to where he is now.

Now, he has pacified Yanzhou, if he can annex the entire Xuzhou in one go.

At that time, even if he faced Yuan Shao, he would be able to have some confidence.

In the camp, Cao Cao was planning to arrange his troops, and the thoughts in his mind began to take off.

Outside the camp, the herald gave the order, and Xi Yu took the baggage camp and successfully delivered the first batch of grain and grass.

"Fengyi is here?"

Hearing that Xi Yu was pressing the grain and grass had arrived, Cao Cao put aside the thoughts in his mind and got up and took Xi Zhicai out of the tent.

"Brother!"

Seeing Cao Cao stationed outside Dongping City with a large army, Xi Yu was a little surprised.

At present, Cao's army is not without Xuzhou towns that can be stationed, but Cao Cao led his troops to be stationed outside the city.

It seems that Cao Cao is ready to attack Xuzhou at any time.

Xi Yu glanced at Cao Cao, who had not seen him for half a month, and now Cao Cao's face was obviously a little haggard.

In the sight, the hair crown on Cao Cao's head didn't know where it was thrown, and a few strands of hair were obviously thrown out of the bun that he was tied casually, which was a little messy.

The drama on the side doesn't look much better.

He was dressed in a Confucian shirt half-covered and half-hidden, and his eyes didn't seem to have opened a look.

Just looking at the situation in front of them, people who don't know still think that these two people are doing something unseemly in the camp.

"What are you?"

Xi Yu was slow along the way, but he didn't expect that he hadn't seen each other for half a month, and these two people had become like this.

Xi Zhicai yawned: "There are too many things to deal with in Xuzhou, I should have asked the lord to bring Wen Ruo with me!" ”

Xi Zhicai thought that he was just an accompanying military division, and when the time came, he would have a place to use when the time came.

Who knew that not long after arriving in Xuzhou, all kinds of trivial things piled up.

The small families in the towns of Xuzhou under his command have a lot of things to deal with.

Cao Cao smiled, didn't explain much, and when he saw Xi Yu coming, he reached out and patted the other party's shoulder.

After following Cao Cao into the camp, Xi Yu didn't say much.

He was only responsible for escorting the grain and grass on this trip, and since the grain and grass had arrived, what he had to do was completed.

As for how Cao Cao was going to attack Xuzhou, he didn't need to worry about it.

As Xi Yu thought, now Cao Cao wants to completely take the whole of Xuzhou, which is not something that can be solved in one or several battles.

Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren had already led their troops to attack some towns in Xuzhou.

However, this attack did not have any effect, and the Xuzhou defenders could not hold out.

After half a month, Cao's army did not capture Xuzhou town as easily as last time.

Liu Bei, Cao Bao and others cannot be underestimated after all.

The real war is not as simple as the last time Cao and Liu verbally agreed.

It's a simple fight, and then whoever wins leads the army to rush over and kill.

It's that simple.

The real siege warfare is all tugging at each other, and they still have to keep testing each other at the beginning.

If you really want to capture a town, you don't know how many soldiers' lives will have to be filled in in the end.

Xi Yu sat in the camp tent and looked at the news about Xuzhou.

In today's Xuzhou, Tao Qian is seriously ill, and Liu Bei faintly has the posture of being the master of Xuzhou.

Liu Bei, who was originally poor and white, now has the support of some wealthy families in Xuzhou, and there is no problem at all in guarding Xuzhou and dragging Cao Cao.

may be for Liu Bei, now guarding Xuzhou is almost a rich battle that he has never fought before.

With the support of the Xuzhou family behind him, Liu Bei lacks nothing.

Boss Cao's side is the same, with the back support of the entire Yanzhou, it can naturally be dragged out.

It's just that Liu Bei is willing to drag, and Cao Cao is naturally unwilling.

"Is Yanzhou okay?"

Cao Cao was busy dealing with business, and Xi Zhicai sat on the side of Xi Yu and asked casually.

Naturally, he asked what Xi Yu said before.

Regarding his brother's sworn remarks, Xi Zhicai still took it to heart to some extent.

"Nothing has happened yet!"

Xi Yu shook his head, then his face sank and he nodded: "But I don't expect it to be long!" ”

"Once the news of the stalemate in the war on the Xuzhou side reaches Yanzhou, those people will not be able to sit still."

"How could those people let go of this God-given opportunity?"

Xi Yu chuckled, he knew what was going to happen, so he was prepared.

And once Cao Cao's war on the Xuzhou side reached a stalemate, and he couldn't advance or retreat at that time, Chen Gong and others at that time would naturally not be able to sit still.

At that time, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao led Lu Bu into Yanzhou, and the entire Yanzhou rebelled again.

For Cao Cao, it was a blow to the head.

"You can prepare for it!"

Xi Zhicai was a little worried, although he knew that his younger brother must be prepared, but he couldn't help but ask.

At present, Cao Ying's business is not easy to manage, and it is naturally impossible for Xi Zhicai to watch the good situation go down the drain like this.

If Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others could be solved in advance, Xi Zhicai would have solved it a long time ago.

But, who made Zhang Miao and Cao Cao close friends!

Before some things happened, in the entire Yanzhou, no one could move Zhang Miao for the time being.

"Before I came, I had already sent a letter to Brother Wen Ruo, naming Zhang Miao's problem, thinking that Brother Wen Ruo would be prepared."

After Xi Yu said casually, Xi Zhi on the side nodded.

Now that Xun Yu already knows, the other party naturally knows which is more important than the current situation.

It's good that there is no movement on Zhang Miao's side, once there is movement, Xun Yu will definitely be able to react as quickly as possible.

"In today's situation, this battle of Xuzhou is afraid that it will drag on for at least half a year!"

Thinking of the current situation in Xuzhou, Xi Zhicai immediately sighed.

"Big brother, just take care of your body!"

"This time the grain and grass have been delivered, I will return to Yanzhou in two days, and the next time the grain and grass are delivered, it will be a month later!"

This time, the grain and grass escorted by Xi Yu were enough for the soldiers of Cao Ying to consume more than two or three months.

Xi Yu didn't plan to participate in the war, and since the grain and grass had been delivered, he naturally wouldn't stop in Xuzhou.

Staying in the rear like Xun Yu, that is the life he imagined.

Three days later, Xi Yu led the baggage camp to return to Yanzhou.

In Cao Ying, Cao Cao looked at the back of Xi Yu leaving, and couldn't help but be a little speechless.

He wanted to leave Xi Yu behind, and even let the other party lead an army to help capture the towns of Xuzhou.

With a fierce general like Xi Yu leading, it should be smoother to attack the city.

It's just that Xi Yu doesn't have that idea at all.

After the grain and grass were delivered, there was no intention of staying.

Even if he deliberately reminded him, Xi Yu would also implicate the topic elsewhere.

"Fengyi is gone?"

Cao Cao couldn't help but mutter.

"Gone!"

Xi Zhicai chuckled and shook his head, he couldn't control his younger brother's thoughts.

If Xi Yu can stay, it will naturally be more beneficial to the Battle of Xuzhou.

It's just that there are some things that can't be forced.

……

The speed at which the baggage battalion returned was naturally faster than when the grain was transported before.

Dare to start in late March, Xi Yu returned to Yanzhou smoothly.

At the same time, Xun Yu, who learned that Xi Yu had returned, took the initiative to find Xi Yu as soon as possible.

"Why is my brother here?"

Xi Yu, who was lying on the newly built recliner, looked at Xun Yu, who had already come to visit in front of him, and slowly raised his eyes.

Xun Yu's outfit was the same as usual, wearing a light-colored Confucian shirt, and his clothes were extremely neat.

"Why am I here, naturally I want to ask you!"

Xun Yu was a little speechless, he could obviously say something in front of him, but Xi Yu sent him a letter.

As for what was said in the letter, it made Xun Yu a little speechless.

You kid said that Zhang Miao and the others would rebel, and then what?

Headless and tailless, just judging out of thin air?

Just because the other person seems ambitious?

But in all fairness, in this world, that person has no ambition in his heart.

He Xun Yu also has it in his heart.

His ambition is to assist Cao Cao, support the Han, and reproduce the former prosperity of the Han.

As for what others think in their hearts, Xun Yu is not clear.

The letterhead before Xi Yu also mentioned the dissatisfaction of the Yanzhou wealthy family with the current situation.

also mentioned Lu Bu, who was eyeing Hanoi.

looked like he was convincing, and what he said made Xun Yu have to pay attention to it.

He has been guarding against the situation in Yanzhou during this time, but nothing has happened.

The territory of Chen is calm.

Zhang Miao and the others did not make the slightest change.

thought that after Xi Yu returned from escorting the grain and grass, he would come to him as soon as possible to discuss the matter.

Who knew that after the other party came back, he just lay at home leisurely and looked at it with a posture of no concern.

Seeing Xi Yu's face like nothing was going on, Xun Yu couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

You picked things out, and now it's like nothing?

"What you said in your letter before, is it true?"

Seeing that Xi Yu really seemed to have forgotten, Xun Yu couldn't help but remind him out loud.

When he spoke, Xun Yu's face seemed to be a little dark.

Hearing Xun Yu's reminder, the corners of Xi Yu's mouth couldn't help but smile.

"What do you think, brother?"

Looking at Xun Yu's reaction now, Xi Yu knew that the other party had already taken what he said in the letter to heart.

That's right, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao are close friends, and the friendship between the two makes Cao Cao not have the slightest doubt about Zhang Miao.

However, Cao Cao is Cao Cao, and Xun Yu is Xun Yu.

What does the friendship between Zhang Miao and Cao Cao have to do with Xun Yu?

Now the situation in Cao Ying is very good, Xun Yu is so bent on helping the Han family, and now Cao Cao is the sword in his hand.

This sword is finally going to cut through thorns, and Xun Yu naturally can't let someone drag him back behind his back.

Xun Yu attaches great importance to the slightest crisis.

What's more, the analysis in the letter is justified and well-founded.

First of all, Chen Gong's relationship with Cao Cao is no longer what it used to be.

What Chen Gong would do, Xun Yu was not sure, thinking that even if Cao Cao learned that Chen Gong had a rebellious heart, he would not have the slightest surprise.

On the other hand, Lu Bu, who lives in Hanoi, is close at hand, and Yanzhou is such a large territory, Xun Yu doesn't believe that Lu Bu will not be tempted.

Once it is true as Xi Yu said, Chen Gong wants to welcome Lu Bu into Xuzhou.

The two must be a matter of being willing to fight and being willing to suffer, and they hit it off.

After thinking about this, Xun Yu naturally didn't dare to underestimate it.

"I believe in you!"

After pondering for a long time, Xun Yu nodded solemnly towards Xi Yu.

At present, Cao Cao is leading the army, and he has always paid attention to the war in Xuzhou.

I think that in the future, the battle of Xuzhou will not end, and the most important thing now is that he must stabilize Cao Cao's rear.

Let the other party concentrate on attacking Xuzhou.

After hearing Xun Yu say that he believed his words, Xi Yu gradually returned to his normal color.

"Since my brother believes in me, then I can plan this matter!"

Xi Yu straightened up from the recliner, sat up straight, and looked at Xun Yu with his eyes.

"Brother, dare to ask where Brother Cheng Yu is now?"

The matter of Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others is not a trivial matter.

There is nothing to worry about Lu Bu Xiyu, the point is that once Zhang Miao and Chen Gong take the lead.

At that time, most of the entire land of Yanzhou will rebel.

That's the most important thing.

These wealthy families hidden in Yanzhou are the biggest hidden dangers in Yanzhou.

In comparison, Zhang Miao and Chen Gong are just the so-called fuse!

Nowadays, it is difficult for those wealthy families in Yanzhou to believe that Cheng Yu is a trustworthy person.

With Cheng Yu joining, it is naturally simpler than him and Xun Yu.

If the hidden dangers in Yanzhou can be successfully solved this time, it can be solved once and for all.

It's just that the wealthy family of the world, where is it so easy to solve.

Now it is a good choice to use the matter of Zhang Miao and Chen Gong to lure these people out.

It is precisely because of this realization that Xun Yu attaches great importance to this.

"Zhongde is still in Shouzhang now, so you and I might as well discuss it directly!"

When Cheng Yu was mentioned, Xun Yu also nodded approvingly.

Two people are short, three people are long, and one more trustworthy person will naturally make it easier to act.

There was almost no hesitation, and after Xi Yu mentioned Cheng Yu, Xun Yu took the initiative to hurry to Shouzhang with Xi Yu.

The two rode lightly, Xi Yu took Dian Wei, and arrived in Shouzhang in the afternoon of the same day.

Cheng Yu, who also served as Shou Zhang Ling, was somewhat surprised when he saw Xun Yu and Xi Yu coming together.

After leading the two to the mansion, Cheng Yu looked at the two with great curiosity.

"Two, it's rare to come to look for someone this time!"

Hearing Cheng Yu's curious inquiry, Xun Yu glanced at Xi Yu, and then began to say the words prepared by the two on the road with a solemn face.

After a while, after listening to Xun Yu's words, Cheng Yu's brows furrowed.

"I think what the two of you said is true!"

Cheng Yu's face was solemn, and then he spoke: "Some time ago, I heard that Chen Gong was running between places, and I thought that the other party had communicated with the wealthy families of Yanzhou during these days!" ”

"I didn't take this matter to heart before, but now that I hear what you say, it seems that Chen Gong does have different intentions!"

Cheng Yu sighed, he only thought that Chen Gong was just visiting friends back and forth, and he didn't take this kind of thing to heart at all.

Immediately, Cheng Yu followed and thought again.

"By the way, some time ago, Lu Bu appeared near Chenliu!"

(End of chapter)