When marching and fighting, it is most taboo to take care of one or the other.

At present, although there has been civil strife in Yanzhou in the rear, the main force of the entire Cao army is now in Xuzhou.

Today, most of Xuzhou is under the control of Cao's army.

Cao Jun and Xuzhou, although they are deadlocked and restrained by each other, but on the surface, Cao Jun still has an advantage.

If it weren't for the turmoil in Yanzhou that made Cao Ying's people unstable, Xuzhou should be more anxious at this moment.

Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao in front of him.

If the main general is flustered, it will naturally cause the whole army to be unstable.

In order to deal with the crisis, he and Cao Cao must stabilize Cao Ying's military morale.

Xuzhou, can't be messy!

"Zhicai rest assured, I naturally understand!"

Hearing Xi Zhicai's advice, Cao Cao grinned softly.

As the commander-in-chief, he naturally knows what he needs to do at the moment.

What if Yanzhou is in chaos, now hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Cao Ying rely on him, so he naturally can't mess up.

Yanzhou is nothing.

It's a big deal, he took someone back and called it back.

"Gather the generals and discuss the affairs in the tent!"

Nodding towards Xi Zhicai, at present, Cao Cao can only take a break to lead people back to Yanzhou if he settles down in Xuzhou first.

At the moment in Xuzhou, he doesn't have to worry about anything.

Leave some of the people to Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren and others, and he will personally take some of them back to Yanzhou to have a look.

In this way, it is more secure.

……

May 10.

Since Lu Bu led the Xiliang army to attack the baggage camp brought by Xi Yu, only one day has passed.

After a slight pause for a day, the baggage battalion carrying grain and grass rested and set out again.

In the entire baggage camp, with this encounter, the lightly wounded soldiers were arranged by Xi Yu to escort the seriously wounded soldiers to find a temporary place to settle.

The rest of the soldiers continued to Xuzhou to transport grain.

It was a light day.

On the gallop behind him, the smell of blood blowing in the wind began to dissipate.

Xi Yu sat on top of the shadow, and the speed of moving forward with the baggage battalion was still not in a hurry.

Dian Wei, who had already fought once, no longer had the excitement of going to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

At this time, he was much more stable.

A group of soldiers of the baggage battalion, this kung fu has also aroused a lot of enthusiasm, and while marching along the road, the remarks about yesterday are endless.

After Lu Bu's attack on grain and grass failed, he had already led his army to retreat.

Xi Yu didn't pay too much attention to it, whether Lu Bu turned his horse's head to attack the towns of Yanzhou again, or other options, Xi Yu didn't care.

The news from Yanzhou was smoothly delivered to him.

In Xun Yu's letter, Juancheng is impregnable, and even Xiahoudun, who is stationed in Puyang, has not moved at all.

Instead, Zhao Yun sent a letter to inform him that the previous arrangements were going well.

Juancheng was safe and sound, and Xi Yu's heart was a lot more relaxed.

Now, it is only necessary to send grain and grass to Xuzhou step by step, and at that time, Cao Cao only needs to return to Yanzhou with part of the army.

This so-called rebellion can be eliminated in the next few days.

In the final analysis, these Yanzhou scholars who are now rebelling are not worth putting on Xi Yu's heart at all.

These people can jump out at this time, and it will be better for the pen to defect in times of crisis.

This time, after the re-pacification of Yanzhou, Yanzhou will no longer have any worries in the future.

……

When Xi Yu was moving forward with the baggage battalion, Lu Bu, who had failed to attack on the other side, had already regathered the Xiliang soldiers he had received on the second day.

Because of Lu Bu's own prestige in the Xiliang Army, although the attack was lost yesterday, the Xiliang Army's trust in Lu Bu is still the same as usual.

In this rout, the reunited Xiliang Iron Cavalry did not lose much.

The sun was shining, and the Xiliang army gathered between the mountain passes looked at Lu Bu led by one by one.

At this moment, Lu Bu was a little tired in his heart.

Hou Cheng on the side took the initiative to help Lu Bu lead Chitu.

Lu Bu sat on a boulder, and the originally shiny tiger head armor seemed to have become a little dull at this time.

The purple and gold crown of the bundle of hair hung slightly, and the hundred flowers brocade robe covered Lu Bu's back.

"What should I do now?"

Hao Meng on the side glanced at Lu Bu, and now there were only seven or eight hundred of their soldiers left.

This time, Lu Bu led the army to attack, and the grain and grass carried by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry only took three days.

After settling today's meal, they had seven or eight hundred people, and there was nothing left to fill their abdomen.

Lu Bu's face was gloomy.

Until now, he has a hard time believing that there are people in this world who are stronger than him.

ran into the drama, although it made him faintly excited.

However, no matter who faces defeat, the mood is not much better.

He led the army to plunder grain and grass this time, which was full of confidence in itself.

Now, the entire Xiliang soldiers under his command are waiting for him Lu Bu to bring back the grain and grass of the Cao army.

But now, what kind of grain and grass?

It has become a problem to ensure that the food of the seven or eight hundred people is now in question.

Just went back to Chen Gong and the others like this, expecting Zhang Miao and Chen Gong to let those Yanzhou scholars give him military food and grass?

Although he Lu Bu is proud, he is not a stupid person.

Although Chen Gong and Zhang Miao were interested in cooperating with him, there were some things that Lu Bu could still see clearly.

After the arrogance was suppressed, Lu Bu, who was able to calm down, naturally began to think more.

From beginning to end, Chen Gong and the others only proposed to cooperate with him, not to serve him.

If you even have to rely on Chen Gong and Zhang Miao for everything about food and grass.

Isn't it the equivalent of a tiger being restrained by the throat and a beast being put on a collar?

He himself didn't want to do anything with the knives in the hands of Chen Gong and Zhang Miao.

Since he rebelled from Ding Yuan's subordinates to Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu swore in his heart that he would stand taller.

When he killed Dong Zhuo, his mentality had changed.

In today's world, the Han court is no longer the court full of power in the past.

From Xiliang to Luoyang and Chang'an.

From the original border general, I have seen the prosperity of the world.

He is no longer willing to be driven by others.

As he said to Xi Yu yesterday, the other party has such force, why should he succumb to Cao Cao's subordinates.

These words were said to Xi Yu, but they were also a portrayal of his Lu Bu's heart.

The great husband was born in heaven and earth, how can he be depressed and live under the people for a long time?

Now that the Han Dynasty is in the world, troubled times have appeared.

Among the princes, who doesn't want to create a career, he Lu Bu also wants to.

He also wants to be a powerful prince.

It is precisely because of this that the Yuan brothers are afraid of him, and it is precisely because of this.

When Chen Gong mentioned that he would plot to seize Yanzhou with him, Lu Bu would open his mouth and agree.

In fact, having a piece of your own territory is an extremely obvious help to whether you can achieve a prince.

Now, Yanzhou is not yet in the hands of it.

Chen Gong and the others did not obey him, who is strong and who is weak, who is the host and who is the guest, it is still unknown.

The thoughts in Lu Bu's mind were a little chaotic.

But he knew that if he returned to Chen Gong and the others at this time, his authority would be somewhat limited in the future.

In this way, he naturally did not want to.

Hearing Hao Meng on the side's question, Lu Bu glanced up at the other party leisurely.

This kung fu, all the Xiliang troops looked at Lu Bu.

Lu Bu raised his eyes, he stood up from the boulder under him, and his eyes began to look in the direction not far away.

In the distance, not far as the eye can see, endless wheat is swaying in the wind.

Yanzhou is very large, and there are not many places where you can get grain and grass.

Lu Bu looked at the wheat in his sight, as if he had seen patches of grain.

"Beat the grass valley and get grain!"

When he was at the border, he led his Xiliang army to gallop on the grassland.

And at that time, they sometimes learned from those Huns, and in turn did what the other side did to fight the grass valley.

And his reputation as a flying general began to rise from that time.

Since leaving the border, he had almost forgotten the old days.

Nowadays, food is the most important thing.

"Get food?"

Hao Meng paused for a moment, but then understood what Lu Bu meant.

Now the military rations they carry on them will not last until tomorrow, and they must find a way to get food within today.

And if you fight Caogu, the Xiliang soldiers under your command will naturally understand.

Hou Cheng also nodded: "Jun Hou is right, hit the grass valley!" ”

"I heard that Yanzhou has had a bumper harvest since last year, and compared with other states, Yanzhou is much more prosperous than other regions."

"Come to think of it, those nearby small towns should have hoarded grain!"

As Hou Cheng spoke, Lu Bu on the side nodded.

After he jumped on the red rabbit again, he touched the red rabbit's mane with his hand, and then the color was right.

"This time, we only need to get food, which is a little different from the original grass valley!"

"These Yanzhou people are of the same origin as me after all, not those Huns who are allowed to be slaughtered at will!"

"Remember, don't hurt someone's life if you don't have to!"

Lu Bu casually told him that he was not such a person who liked to bully the weak.

Dealing with some ordinary people, Lu Bu had no interest in committing massacres at all.

As he spoke, a group of Xiliang soldiers under his command echoed.

After a short time, Lu Bu regrouped his troops and horses, and between the mountain passes, soon seven or eight hundred Xiliang cavalry began to move towards the villages and towns in the distance along the avenue.

……

"There's no news yet?"

Since Jun County began to pull out the camp, Zhang Liao and Wei Xulian took Chen Gong and his party all the way in the direction of the avenue, and began to collect the town while beginning to listen to Lu Bu's news.

Up to now, for more than two days, Tanma has not received any information from Lu Bu.

Whether the looting of grain and grass was effective or not, Chen Gong and the others did not know at all.

However, these people have great trust in Lu Bu's force itself.

At the moment, there was no news from Lu Bu, but it made Chen Gong and the others have some doubts.

At this moment, Zhang Liao's heart was slightly stunned!

For some reason, I always feel that something is wrong!

With Lu Bu's ability, it shouldn't take long to loot grain and grass, and even if there is some trouble, it's time to pass the information back.

Now, there is no news at all, which is a bit different from what they expected.

Zhang Liao's heart was unstable, and Gao Shun on the side kept his face paralyzed.

He is a quiet character, and he rarely expresses his opinions in the Xiliang Army.

What's more, this time Lu Bu is not there, and Wei Xu's status in the Xiliang Army is much higher than him.

"Is the prince in trouble?"

Wei Xu couldn't help but feel a little worried.

The pair of eyes glanced at the Chen Palace on the side, and the other party proposed to pull out the camp, but the entire Xiliang army did not stop in any town.

Along the road, except for the trace of Lu Bu at the beginning, for more than a day now, Lu Bu seems to have suddenly evaporated.

Wei Xu always felt that something was wrong.

Could it be that Lu Bu fell into the trap of those people in Yanzhou?

"I'm afraid that Jun Hou is in danger!"

Wei continued to speak, Lu Bu was the only person he could rely on, if Lu Bu was in danger this time, the entire Xiliang army would probably disperse.

Chen Gong was also a little worried.

It stands to reason that with Lu Bu's ability, the entire Yanzhou should not encounter any trouble.

But now that two days have indeed passed, Lu Bu has not even sent back a trace of news.

The point is that this time Lu Bu only brought 1,000 Xiliang soldiers to loot grain and grass, if he really encountered an ambush by Xun Yu and others.

Even though Lu Bu was outstanding, how could he retreat from the encirclement.

A person like Xun Yu, if he really set up an ambush, he would never let Lu Bu get out of trouble easily.

Now, having come to this point, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao are still inseparable from Lu Bu.

The entire Yanzhou Shi clan can easily rebel, although he and Zhang Miao have the role of him, but Lu Bu's figure has no way to ignore.

What they rely on more is Lu Bu's prestige.

If it weren't for Lu Bu, they probably wouldn't have been able to control the huge Yanzhou at all.

When the time comes, if you really face Cao Cao, what kind of resistance will you have?

Chen Gong was a little irritable.

When Lu Bu proposed to lead troops to loot before, although he agreed in his heart, the other party was a little arrogant after all.

A thousand Xiliang Iron Riders are less after all.

Chen Gong ignored the possible ambush of Xun Yu and others.

Now that I think about it, it's a little late.

"Jun Hou may be limited, now, we can only speed up and track Jun Hou's trajectory by the way!"

"Thinking about it, with Jun Hou's ability, even if it is limited, I'm afraid Xun Yu and the others will not be able to win Jun Hou in a short period of time!"

"So, I'll still have time!"

Chen Gong sank in a deep voice, and when his eyes turned to Wei Xu on the side again, he hurriedly said the results of his analysis.

Hearing this, Wei Xu subconsciously frowned.

"That being the case, the army is speeding up and galloping along the road, so be sure to support the monarch as soon as possible!"

At this moment, Wei Xu felt that what Chen Gong said was not bad.

So far, there is still no news from Lu Bu, and it is likely that he was ambushed by the tricks of those guys in Yanzhou.

The top priority is to support Lu Bu as quickly as possible.

……

Not far from the Xiliang army, Zhao Yun led a cadre of Xiangyong to fall far behind the Xiliang army.

Seeing that the other party suddenly began to accelerate the march of the army, Zhao Yun was a little surprised to take a group of villagers.

"Zilong, these Xiliang soldiers are starting to speed up, should we keep up?"

Seeing that the Xiliang Army is speeding up, if they don't speed up this time, they will probably be thrown away by these people.

But if you follow the Xiliang Army to speed up, it is likely to be discovered by the other party.

Hearing the inquiry of the person on the side, Zhao Yun's eyebrows raised slightly.

"Keep up!"

It is impossible for the Xiliang Army to accelerate for no reason, the other party must have discovered something, or something important to do.

And they themselves are responsible for invading these Xiliang troops, even if they are discovered, it is not a big deal.

No matter what these Xiliang troops want to do.

As long as these Xiliang troops can be contained, there will be no problem.

As the Xiliang Army began to speed up, Zhao Yun led hundreds of people to gradually accelerate.

The people on both sides always maintain a distance that is not close or far.

……

The breeze was warm, and on the galloping road to Xuzhou, the atmosphere of the baggage camp was peaceful.

Dian Wei followed closely by Xi Yu's side, looking at the fields not far from both sides of the gallop.

"Sir, do you think there will be a good harvest this year?"

As if noticing the swaying wheat, Dian Wei subconsciously asked casually.

This is a very casual question.

After hearing this, Xi Yu on the side subconsciously looked at the fields on both sides.

It's early summer.

This year's spring has seen significantly less rain than last year.

According to the situation in his memory, if he remembers correctly, this year, the food in the entire Han Dynasty and everywhere was not good.

To be precise, since the beginning of this year, there have been many droughts in the next few years in the entire Dahan.

The war between the princes happened to encounter a continuous natural disaster.

For these princes, although only the grain and grass are not good.

But for the people of the Han Dynasty now, this is indeed like a catastrophe.

Natural disasters have damaged the grain harvest, and the number of people who can survive the war has become less and less.

In just a few years, the population of the entire Han Dynasty began to fall off a cliff.

And with the shortage of population, even the progress of the entire era has slowed down.

Xi Yu frowned.

Dian Wei on the side was still waiting for his response.

"Difficult!"

"This year's rainfall has been a bit lacking, since the spring, and I expect a big drought for the rest of the summer!"

"The wheat in front of me that is growing well, when the autumn harvest comes, I am afraid that it will be difficult to maintain even half of the harvest!"

Although in the entire Yanzhou territory today, waterwheels and other fortifications are not less.

There are many rivers in the whole of Yanzhou, but in the event of a severe drought, it is not surprising that the riverbed is exposed.

If the drought really gets to that point, we want to have a good harvest throughout the autumn like last year.

Nature is an extremely difficult thing to do.

"Ahh

Dian Wei was a little puzzled, how did Mr. know that there would be no bumper harvest this year.

So what does rainfall mean?

Also, the gentleman said that in a few days, there will be a big drought?

Is this true?

As Xi Yu spoke, not only Dian Wei, but even the soldiers with the entire baggage battalion pricked up their ears.

After hearing Xi Yu's words, the atmosphere of the entire baggage camp seemed to sink in an instant.

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(End of chapter)