Relying on these soldiers and horses to eliminate Lu Bu in one fell swoop is also wishful thinking.

After all, Yuan Shu's favorite thing in the south is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

If he and Lu Bu fight to the death, the most proud one is Yuan Shu.

Cao Cao naturally wouldn't do that kind of thing of a snipe and a clam competing for the benefit of a fisherman, he would also be the fisherman if he wanted to do it.

In this way, the two sides were at a stalemate.

Although Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought to the death in Yanzhou, they did not forget the movements in Huaibei, even if Lu Bu went to attack Cao Cao, he still reserved thousands of elite soldiers in Huaibei, so he was able to contain Zhang Xun and did not dare to move.

And the reason why Yanzhou was attacked by Lu Bu so quickly was that part of Yanzhou's troops was also guarding against Yuan Shu's men.

Zhang Xun led tens of thousands of troops to garrison in the area of Guyang County, on the one hand, to keep an eye on Lu Bu, and on the other hand, to guard against the Cao army in Yanzhou.

Although the battle in Huaibei has subsided, since the last time he was betrayed by Yang Feng and others, Zhang Xun has learned wisely, does not take the initiative to attack, and only attacks within his own defensive range.

Anyway, he only needs to keep his one-third of an acre of land, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault.

In particular, Zhang Xun received the news that Cao Cao and Lu Bu actually fought in Yanzhou, which made Zhang Xun quite surprised, and immediately reorganized his soldiers and horses, thinking that after the two of them won or lost, they would kill them and get a piece of the pie.

Zhang Xun completely forgot that there was another person in Runan who hated him.

After Yuan Yao pacified those Yellow Turban Army, the number of troops under his command was close to 30,000, although these 30,000 people were stationed in various parts of Runan County and did not gather in one place.

On the surface, Yuan Yao still has only four or five thousand people under him, but in fact, Yuan Yao already has the capital to compete with his father Yuan Shu.

In mid-October, the war in Huaibei was coming to an end, and news also came from Shouchun, ordering Zhang Xun to return to Shouchun to report on his work.

Yuan Yao, who came out with Zhang Xun, naturally had to go back with him.

However, Yuan Yao didn't plan to go back at first.

He is in Runan, and he already has some climate, taking advantage of these days, it is imperative to grasp the Runan area in his own hands, and at this time, it is not Yuan Yao's character to leave the stall in Runan and go to Shouchun.

Originally, he didn't plan to go, but these days, something has happened here in Runan, which has made Yuan Yao face some difficulties again.

That's a lack of money.

Yuan Yao still had some savings, and he had made a lot of profits by suppressing bandits in Lujiang before, at least with a value of tens of millions of dollars, and later dealing with Cao Jun in Zhu County, he actually made some money, and the burden of suppressing the bandit Cao Jun was also a lot of income.

However, the soldiers who died in Zhu County also needed rewards and pensions, so the consumption of money was not small.

If he hadn't occupied Runan, seized the treasury of various counties in Runan, and obtained a sum of income, Yuan Yao's money would have been exhausted long ago.

However, not long ago, after the incorporation of those Yellow Turban remnants, Yuan Yao's troops suddenly expanded to 30,000 people, and the cost of that kind also increased.

The soldiers and horses under his command are different from other princes, all of them are recruits, and they have to pay military salaries every month, even if one person's military salary is only 1,000 yuan, the monthly military salary of 30,000 people will also cost 30 million yuan.

It's just 30 million yuan, maybe Yuan Yao doesn't pay attention to it at all, but this is just a military salary, and the daily food expenses are also a lot of expenses, plus some commanders with official positions in the army, the military salary is higher, and the actual cost is 40 or 50 million yuan a month.

Rao is Yuan Yao has some savings, and he can't withstand the consumption of 30,000 people under his command.

The money on his body can last for two or three months at most, but this is because he doesn't have to worry about grain and grass, and the Mi family helps him transport grain and grass, so that he will not be eaten by his soldiers and horses.

Fortunately, Yuan Shu was also paid with military salaries, but it never fell into Yuan Yao's hands, this time he went to Shouchun, firstly, he asked Yuan Shu to ask for Yulu, and secondly, he was naturally looking for trouble with that Zhang Xun.

Yuan Yao ordered Ji Ling to guard in Runan, and this time summoned Tai Shici to return to Shouchun with him.

At the end of October, Yuan Yao had already arrived outside Shouchun City.

But before he entered Shouchun City, just outside the city, Yuan Yao saw that on the side of the road, there were already people everywhere, and people fleeing could be seen everywhere.

This inevitably made Yuan Yao frown again.

"Childe, isn't Shouchun the capital where your father is the emperor, why are there people everywhere and people are everywhere?"

Tai Shici, who was following Yuan Yao's side, couldn't help frowning when he saw the appearance outside Shouchun City, and cast a puzzled look at Yuan Yao.

In fact, Yuan Yao didn't know at first that he had only been away for less than three months, and why Shouchun was overcrowded and homeless.

But when he thought about it, he could figure out the doorway.

immediately explained to Tai Shici.

"Ziyi, in the first half of this year, there was a drought in the Huaisi area, there was no rain for several months, and the autumn harvest was only afraid that there was no harvest, and last year there was a flood in Huaisi, and the harvest in the past two years was not very good."

"Presumably, these victims are caused by the unpredictable weather and bad natural disasters this year."

Yuan Yao had known about this for a long time, so he went to Xuzhou before, and also asked the Mijia caravan to sell grain from other states and counties to relieve the victims.

When Tai Shici heard this, he nodded, and he couldn't help but show a worried look.

Yuan Yao continued.

"In addition, in recent months, Huaibei has been in turmoil, and there is war in Yanzhou, and the people have already been affected by this, and many people want to stay away from the war, so they will naturally move south, so Shouchun is also stable, and it will definitely attract many displaced people and disaster victims."

When Yuan Yao looked at the roadside full of homeless people and scrawny victims, he couldn't help but show a trace of unbearability in his heart.

The weather is cold, it has entered winter, even if Shouchun is not considered in the north, it is still cold, Yuan Yao is already wearing a thick robe, and these pedestrians on the side of the road are still a thin coat.

There are even many people, their clothes are still torn, revealing the flesh inside, and the cold wind blows, making pedestrians tremble, and their frozen feet are purple, and every step is extremely difficult.

Yuan Yao has no choice, although he has the heart to save these victims, but at present, his ability is really more than enough but not enough.

When I returned to Shouchun, Shouchun City was already overcrowded.

In the past, although there were many people in Shouchun City, the streets were still quite empty, but now the homeless people huddled together on the streets seem to be seeking a means of making a living, or begging for food and clothing.

This couldn't help but make Yuan Yao's compassion move.