Lu Hu's physical strength was squandered, he didn't want to think about anything, he just wanted to sleep well, and slept until the next morning, the three of them simply tidied up, carried their luggage, and continued to hurry non-stop.

After entering the boundary of Yanzhou, Cao Cao and the three of them were relieved, and they were afraid of being discovered by officers and soldiers along the way.

When I arrived in Yanzhou, I felt much more at ease.

All the way to the vicinity of Wuchaoze, the three of them hid in the shade of a tree, resting while eating some dry food and water to replenish their strength.

There is a river called Jishui in front, cross Jishui, and then cross the Yellow River and it will be almost to Chenliu. Cao Cao walked to the haystack and said with half-squinted eyes.

Thankfully, we're safe. Lu Hu clasped his hands together.

You said it was early, as long as you didn't get to Chenliu, you can't talk about absolute safety. Chen Gong took the kettle handed over by Lu Hu, took two sips of water and said.

Just now you said you want to cross the river, isn't that a boat? Lu Hu remembered what Cao Cao said, and couldn't help asking.

Cao Cao turned over on the haystack, yawned and said, "Yes, find a ferry then, and let's take a boat."

The three of them stopped talking, and rested in the shade of the tree for more than half an hour, and then continued their departure after half an hour.

After walking for a few miles, I saw that there was a river blocking the way in front of me, which was probably what Cao Cao said about Jishui, and the so-called Jishui was just a branch of the Yellow River.

The three of them walked along the river for a while, and met a fisherman, after inquiry, the nearest ferry was still far away, Cao Cao and the others were active, so they asked the fisherman if he would like to take the three of them across the river.

The fisherman looked at them and made sure that they didn't look like bad guys, and then reluctantly agreed to send them across the river.

On the other side of the river, Cao Cao took out a few taels of silver, and the fisherman wanted to excuse himself, Cao Cao said: The old man helped each other, and I am grateful, please accept this little heart.

The fisherman had no choice but to accept the silver, and Cao Cao and others watched the fisherman leave on the shore.

After walking for half a day, they reached the edge of a large river, and when they saw the raging river in front of them, the three of them were a little troubled.

How to cross the river is a difficult problem.

There are no people in the area, let alone any ferry crossings.

This is the Yellow River more than 1,000 years ago! Lu Hu was stunned, compared with the mother river in later generations, the Yellow River in this era has more sediment, and the waves are more turbulent, not only that, the sediment on both sides of the bank has piled up, and a small river beach has been cut out.

What to do? Cao Cao looked at the endless river and was a little worried.

Let's take a look and see if you can only try your luck. Chen Gong suggested.

They walked upstream along the Yellow River until they saw a river running from north to south, just crossing the Yellow River, and at this intersection, Cao Cao and the others found a group of men and horses waiting anxiously on the bank.

It's easy to do it if someone has it!

Cao Cao and the three of them came quickly, and when they arrived at the convoy, they greeted him and said: In Xia Nai Shangjia, surnamed Huangfu, these two are my friends, I don't know who is the leader of your convoy?

Decay is! An old man got out of the carriage and looked at Cao Cao and the three of them with a wary expression, but when Cao Cao said that he was a businessman, the old man seemed to relax a lot.

Have you seen an elder, but don't know your name? Cao Cao said solemnly.

The old man's surname is Wei Minghong, and his original hometown is Chen Liu, I don't know where the three of you are going? The old man replied.

Are you Mr. Chen Liujufu Wei Hongwei? Cao Cao was a little surprised, and there was some surprise in the surprise.

Not to mention the huge rich, the old man is the same as the emperor's virtuous brother, and he is also a businessman, and now he is leading the caravan to Xiapi City, Xuzhou. Wei Hong is a kind-faced old man, and he speaks slowly and logically, but his tone is calm.

What a coincidence, the three of us were about to go to Chenliu, and I happened to be walking with the old gentleman, I don't know if it is okay? Cao Cao asked tentatively.

This? Wei Hong hesitated, and saw that Cao Cao didn't talk and behave like a villain, so he had to agree: When the boat arrives, the three of you will follow me on the boat.

Thank you so much, sir! Cao Cao said with gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

Cao Cao summoned Chen Gong to meet Lu Hu and Wei Hong, and they took a look at each other and got to know each other.

After waiting for more than an hour, just when everyone was waiting for their mouths to be dry, a large boat came down the river from the north, which was the gutter water.

When Wei Hong saw the big ship coming, he asked his subordinates to greet the boatman and asked the boatman to dock the boat.

Wei Hong led the caravan to board the ship, followed by Cao Cao and the others.

Finally on board!

The big boat went south along the river and reached the vicinity of Junyi City, when the boat suddenly stopped moving.

Such a change frightened Wei Hong, and he was about to go to the boatman to theorize, but he didn't want the boatman to tear off his disguise and come with dozens of robbers.

Why did the boatman change his mind? Wei Hong is old, and the reflex arc is a little long, and he hasn't understood the situation yet.

Don't pretend, I'm having a showdown, we're bandits in this area, specializing in robbing past business travelers, if the old guy knows each other, just leave all the money, otherwise you'll die! The person at the head was the boat family, he changed into a black dress, held a Pu knife in his hand, and looked at Wei Hong with a fierce face.

Are you a robber? Wei Hong couldn't believe it!

If it's fake! The bandit leader said, and there was a bit of smugness in his tone.

Lying in the groove, I left the black shop and the wolf's den, and met the water bandits, this is really not looking at the yellow calendar when I went out, and it was unlucky to go out! Lu Hu has nothing to say, he didn't know what the troubled times were before, and he couldn't imagine what the chaos could be in the troubled times, but now he understands.

If you go out, you will be in danger, and you may also have your teeth stuffed when you drink water!

It's a miracle to be alive!

If he can go back to the era before he traveled, Lu Hu would definitely not come to the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty, and he would really die, but he didn't know when, where, and by whose hands.

Don't talk nonsense, old thing, hand over your goods! The leader of the bandits threatened: dare to say half a word, throw it into the river to feed the fish.

You! Wei Hong was so angry that he couldn't speak. And the people around him are carrying swords and sticks, and they want to fight to the death with the robbers!

Stubborn, brothers, kill me! The leader gave an order, and the water bandits around him pounced like hungry wolves.

After taking a look, Wei Hong's men and horses were killed and wounded, and they were not the opponents of the fierce water bandits at all.

However, after a wave of consumption, both physical strength and number of water bandits have greatly decreased.

Cao Cao and Chen Gong glanced at each other and decided to help Wei Hong.

Otherwise, when Wei Hong's people are destroyed, it will also be the death of several of his own people.

Kill! Cao Cao's martial arts are not first-class, but among the celebrities of the Three Kingdoms, the force value is not weak. Moreover, Cao Cao is skilled in bows and horses, and can fight well, which is more than enough to deal with these thieves!

Although Chen Gong was born as a scribe, he also kept his sword in his hand, which can be described as both civil and military, but it is a pity that Lu Hu is alone, so he can only watch from the sidelines, after all, the sword wound is in his body, and he has not completely healed.

Lu Hu saw it very clearly as a bystander.

I saw Cao Cao swing his sword and slash it, block the enemy's sword with one sword, and then kick it up, directly kicking the person into the river, which made Lu Hu's blood boil.

Cao Cao's style of play is crisp and neat, and every move is a killing move and a ruthless move, which is very in line with Cao Cao's personality and style.

Chen Gong was more gentle, but his swordsmanship was excellent and flexible, like a spirit snake that was good at change, specializing in the shortcomings and weaknesses of his enemies.

Coupled with Cao Cao's two swords and tacit understanding, dozens of water bandits were killed and retreated.

Why are you stunned, kill thieves, the old man eats and drinks for you, and you have to play a role at this time, right? Wei Hong shouted at the crab soldier crab general beside him.

Inspired by the master and Cao Cao, Wei Hong's guards finally mustered up the courage to kill the bandits again.

The water bandits suffered heavy casualties and were blocked in the stern of the boat by Cao Cao and others.

What about the boss? The men looked at their leader.

The leader watched his men fall in a pool of blood one by one, and knew that he was invincible, so he jumped into the water with the rest of the men to escape.

Damn, they ran away! Cao Cao was not good at water, and when he saw the water bandits jumping into the water, he didn't dare to chase them anymore.

Forget it, just run away. Chen Gong persuaded him.

Thank you to the two righteous men for their help, the old man has thanked him here. Wei Hong was grateful.

If it weren't for Cao Cao and the others to make timely moves, I'm afraid he and the entire Wei family caravan would have been buried here.

Why bother. Cao Cao picked up Wei Hong, who was about to salute.

Wei Hong invited Cao Cao and others into the cabin and arranged for his subordinates to serve them with good food and drink.

By the way, sir, what do you have to do in Xuzhou? Cao Cao asked with some curiosity.

Don't call me sir, just call me brother, I'm only ten years older than you. Wei Hong said with a smile on his face.

In this way, it is disrespectful to the next. Cao Cao said, asking again what he had just asked.

I'm going to sell this batch of goods to Xiapi City. Wei Hong replied.

What's in it? Cao Cao asked casually.

Tea, silk, coarse salt, etc., I mainly came into contact with the Mi family in Xuzhou this time. Before Wei Hong finished speaking, Cao Cao and Chen Gong were shocked at the same time: But Xuzhou Mizhu?

Precisely! Wei Hong responded with a smile: This Mi family is a huge rich man in Xuzhou, and the head of the Mi family is Mi Zhu, and Mi Zhu also has a younger brother named Mi Fang, who helps him run the industry.

It turned out to be the Xuzhou Mi family! Lu Hu was shocked in his heart!

There were many wealthy merchants in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, and the Wei family and the Mi family were just one of them, in addition to the Zhen family in Hebei and the Zhang family in Jiangdong.

And the Mi family, whether it is family power and influence, or the number of industries and wealth, can be ranked among all the giants, and even the top five!

is so rich, which makes Lu Hu very excited.

Brother has the opportunity to introduce me to Xuzhou Mijia, okay? Cao Cao also had his own calculations.

The main purpose of returning to his hometown this time is to recruit troops, and the most important thing to recruit and buy horses is to have sufficient funds.

With the Cao family's existing financial resources, they can't recruit many people at all, not to mention that they have to raise troops and train soldiers and prepare armor equipment, which is an astronomical amount!

Even if the Cao family and the Xiahou family are counted, the financial resources are still insufficient.

Cao Cao saw that Chen Liu's huge wealth Wei Hong was by his side, so he tried his best to have a good relationship with Wei Hong, I heard that Wei Hong also had many contacts with the Mi family, Cao Cao wanted to contact the Mi family Mi Zhu through Wei Hong, if he could win the financial support of the Mi family, it would be really like a tiger with wings!

It's not enough to say it's the icing on the cake.

Give it a try. Wei Hong is not easy to refuse, but he is not absolutely sure.

After all, the comprehensive strength of the Mi family is far above the Wei family, and the Wei family has to look at the face of the Mi family.

Thank you so much, brother. Cao Cao was grateful.

After some more gossip, the big ship docked near Chenliu County, and Cao Cao and Wei Hong took their leave.