When Cao Ren burned Jiangling, he withdrew lightly with his armored soldiers. In order to save Jiangling City, Liu failed to pursue. Although Huo Jun detected the movements of Cao Ren, Zhang He, Zhu Ling and other generals, he was afraid of the number of soldiers and horses of the three generals, so he did not dare to go ashore to block the attack, so he had to let Cao Ren withdraw to Xiangyang.

Cao Ren's department, which had about 15,000 people, successfully withdrew to Xiangfan under the support of Zhang He, Zhu Ling, and Li Tong. There were 3,000 people under the pet tent of Shi Man, and there were more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of Zhang He, Zhu Ling, and Li Tong.

There are about 30,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangyang today, and Huo Jun can only use the sailor to retreat to Yuliangzhou due to the lack of soldiers and horses. Fortunately, after taking Jiangling City, Er Liu received Huo Jun's letter, and he could also know the difficulties ahead, and sent Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei to support the front line.

At this time, Huo Jun, who was in the camp of Yuliangzhou, was discussing with the generals how to move the people of Hannan away.

"Cao Ren returned to Xiangyang, and gathered tens of thousands of people in the countryside in the Longzhong Mountains with the generals under his tent, and plundered the people around, wanting to move to Ye and Wan, so as to realize the barrenness of the people of Nanyang." Chen Yue said: "Today, the enemy has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the armor soldiers are abundant, and it is difficult to defeat the enemy with the sergeants under my account. ”

Huo Jun stared at Yutu and said: "Our army sailors cut off the Han water, and with the grain of Hannan, can we raise eighty or ninety thousand soldiers and civilians?" As I saw in a certain way, the Cao army must have a move to return to the north, and it may be a good opportunity for our army at that time! ”

Wu Chu had the advantage of a water master, which Cao Cao could not match. Huo Jun used the water division to go north to the Han River, although he did not block the Han River completely, but he also controlled most of the Han River, and Cao Cao had to cross the upper reaches of the Han River if he wanted to transfer troops.

The traffic avenue is difficult to travel, which means that the grain and grass in the Central Plains cannot go south, and the Cao army in Hannan is mostly consuming the surplus grain left by Liu Biao in the past.

Now that the people are gathered by Cao Ren, they must need food, and they can't move the people, but they don't care about them. Considering the consumption of grain and grass, and the fact that there are too many people who are not conducive to jurisdiction, Cao Jun will inevitably move some of the people to the north first. When the people moved, it was Huo Jun's opportunity to make a move.

Huo Jun pointed to Xiangfan Yutu and said: "Hannan, a dangerous place for the Cao army, it is difficult for the people to survive if they hold it for a long time. This summer is approaching, and the Han water will rise again. and Cao's army crossed the river, and I borrowed the advantage of boats and boats to defend Hanshui with thousands of people. A certain commander of more than 10,000 people confronted the Cao army of Hannan and sent 10,000 soldiers to relocate the people, then most of the people of Hannan will be obtained by me. ”

As soon as the words fell, the attendant stepped into the tent and said, "Dudu, the barbarian king of Jizhong, Mei Fu, sent an envoy to me to say that he would surrender." ”

"Umeshiki?"

Most of the generals from the Jiangwu region were a little confused, and they didn't know who the barbarian king Mei Fu was.

"Is that him?"

Huo Du, who has lived in Nanjun for a long time, was slightly surprised and said: "One hundred and fifty miles from Zhengzhong to Xiangyang, there are more than 10,000 families, living in the river valley between Zhonglu and Yicheng. Its land is fertile, and it is a fertile land in Hannan. ”

"Its leader, Ushiki, is called the Barbarian King, and he considers himself a barbarian. However, the people in the Central Plains have been educated a lot, and the people are more than the grain farming, eating rice, learning etiquette, except for the clothes and blue, the behavior has been more like the Chu people. ”

In the early years, when he was a second-hand salt dealer, Huo Jun often got salt from Badi, and sold it with Zhuzhongman. However, at that time, Huo's body was small, and he did not enter the eyes of Meishi, so naturally he only heard of his name and had never interacted.

After a pause, Huo Du said: "Dudu, Mei Fu has 10,000 people in his hands, and he has always been cunning, so he should be careful to avoid fraud." ”

"Good!"

Huo Jun waved his hand to let everyone take their seats, and said, "The envoy in Xuanqi has entered the account to see what his words are. ”

"No!"

After a while, Zhang Jian, the envoy of Zhengzhong in a blue robe, stepped inside, skillfully performed a Han etiquette, and said: "Zhang Jian, a barbarian in Zhengzhong, has seen General Huo. Hearing that General Chrysostom was defeated, Thrifty did not admire it very much, and now it is very fortunate to see the general's heroic appearance. ”

Huo Jun raised his hand to signal that he was exempt from courtesy, and said with a smile: "They are all from Nanjun, so there is no need for so much courtesy." I don't know what is the important matter for Zhang Jun to come from afar? ”

Zhang Jian arched his hand and said: "General Qiyu, Cao Cao is afraid of the general's strength and wants to move the people of Hannan to the north. Now I have a lot of orders in the middle of the army, and I need to move north. My family longs for his homeland, and it is difficult to give up his hometown, so he does not want to move north, and is willing to stay in Nanjun. ”

"However, there are many soldiers and horses in the Cao army, and I am very afraid of the people in my heart. I hope that the general can remember the feelings of the villagers in Nanjun, give a helping hand, and send sergeants to support our department. And if it happens, I am willing to serve the general. ”

Huo Jun already had a plan in his heart, and said: "It is not only the invitation of the villagers, but also the request of the barbarian king, how can Jun not save it!" You can retire temporarily and let a certain discuss with the generals. ”

Zhang Jian raised his eyebrows and responded: "Jian and tens of thousands of people have thanked the general." ”

When Zhang Jian stepped back, Huo Jun looked at everyone and said, "How is Zhang Jian's words?" Can Umeshiki have the intention of joining our army? ”

Huo Du groaned for a while and said, "Dudu, Meifu has more than 10,000 tribes, and there are more than 60,000 people under the tent. At the time of the confrontation with the Cao family, it is located in the middle of the city, more than 100 miles away from Dangyang, and more than 100 miles away from Xiangyang. In this way, maybe you can show goodwill to both sides, in order to protect your own wealth, and An will sincerely belong to you? ”

Mei Shi wants to be a wall grass, and it is not unreasonable to ensure his status in Liu Cao's competition. The three brothers of Meishiki have more than 10,000 people with their hands and have lived in Zhuzhong for generations.

And it is located between Xiangyang and Dangyang, and there is a great space for strategic operation. Cao Cao won the prize, then he could vote for Liu Qi; If Liu Qi takes the middle of the chest, he will vote for Cao Cao.

Jiang Ji stroked his beard and said: "What General Huo said is not unreasonable, Zhang Jian asked our army for help, and it was Cao Cao who forced the Chinese army to move north. If our army solves its crisis and wants to let the people move south, then Mei Shiki will join Cao Ren again. ”

Chen Yue frowned slightly, and said: "Having said that, we can't sit back and watch Cao Ren move north to Ye Wan. ”

This is the reality, in the course of a war between the two sides, neutral people will be allowed, but they will never sit idly by and watch neutral people fall to the other side.

Historically, the three Umeshiki brothers repeatedly rode the wall, and Lejin had the advantage, and they showed favor to Lejin. If Guan Yu has the advantage, he will show favor to Guan Yu.

Later, Wu replaced Shu Han, and they also rode on the wall on both sides of Wei and Wu. It wasn't until Zhu Ran ascended to the throne that Cao Wei fought inwardly that the problem of the three Meishiki brothers riding the wall was solved.

Jiang Ji pondered for a while, and arched his hand and said: "Governor, it's better to plan for the future." ”

"Whatever is planned!"

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said, "Zitong wants Cao Ren to know about Mei Shi's dealings with our army?" ”

"Exactly!"

Jiang Ji arched his hand slightly and said, "It's better to write a letter to the governor and let Cao Ren intercept this letter." When Cao Ren received this letter, he must have been worried in his heart, and he would attack Zhu Zhongman. ”

Saying that, Jiang Ji made an interception gesture with his hand, and said: "When Cao Ren broke the village and plundered the people, our army took the opportunity to attack it, and it could win its people!" ”

Huo Jun bowed slightly, and said: "Zitong's strategy is feasible, let the two generals Yide and Hansheng march slowly today, and wait for news from our army." If he continued to go deeper north, he would disturb Cao Ren and make him afraid to attack Mei Shiki. ”

"No!"

……

Jiang Ji was passively triggered, and the letters he wrote were obtained by Cao Jun, and then reported to Cao Ren. After receiving the letter, Cao Ren summoned Man Chong, Chen Jiao, Zhu Ling, Zhang He and other generals to discuss the matter.

Cao Ren passed the letter to everyone and said: "The barbarian plum in the middle of the river secretly communicates with Huo Jun, and wants to raise a trilogy of ten thousand people to make peace, what do you think?" ”

After a pause, Cao Ren said: "It must be the prime minister who asked Meifu to move north, but he was unwilling, so he contacted Huo Jun and plotted to rebel." ”

Man Chong frowned slightly, and said: "The truth of this letter is difficult to know, and it is not necessary to make a decision lightly." Now Huo Jun is close at hand, and he is afraid that he will disturb Huo Jun and give him a chance. The general might as well write to Meishiki, saying that his people do not have to move north, and temporarily settle their hearts. ”

"Huo Jun and Mei Fu are both soldiers of Nanjun, and now our army has defeated Jinkou and abandoned Jiangling, I am afraid that Mei Fu has other thoughts in his heart, and it is not a letter that can be explained." Chen Jiao said: "In Jiao's opinion, it is better to rush to the army to destroy Meishi, collect all the people, and send it to Hanbei." ”

Jiang Ji's letter purely tested the trust of Cao Ren and Mei Shi, but the two had never intersected, how could there be trust. Now that Huo Jun's soldiers are in Xiangfan, even if it is a long-term confrontation, it can make people think about it, otherwise how can Jiang Ji's rumors in Xuchang succeed.

"Kill Umeshiki quickly?"

Cao Ren pulled his fingers, his mind confused. He withdrew his troops from Jiangling to Xiangyang, and got Cao Cao's order to collect the people of southern Han to northern Han as much as possible, so as not to be plundered by Huo Jun, so as to move to Jiangling.

Among them, the common people are easy to do, and it is very easy to do it by the soldiers and driven by the soldiers. However, only the plum in the 柫 is not easy to solve, he has more than 10,000 parts in his hands, and the number of clans is 10,000. If it is not handled well, let it invest in the south is the enemy.

Zhang He straightened his back and said: "Huo Jun has to rely on Hanshui, and now Jiangling is taken by those two Liu, I am afraid that he will move his troops to the north and join forces with Huo Jun." If you don't take it quickly, you are afraid that the thieves will come, and it will be difficult to get it. ”

"In his opinion, it is advisable to take advantage of the fact that the thieves have not arrived and Mei Fu is not prepared, and the elite will go to it, quickly destroy the middle of the river, and migrate the people to the north. And it is advisable to move the people north to Ye and Wan as soon as possible, and not to stay in Hannan for a long time. Hannam, the dangerous place is also! ”

Cao Ren made up his mind and said: "From the words of Jun Yi, Jun Yi led the elite foot riders of 5,000 to rush to the middle of the mountain, and quickly broke through the plum barbarians. Ren led the troops to the south of the city, swept the battle for the general, and watched Huo Jun's movements. Wenda (Li Tong) garrisoned Longzhong and guarded the people. ”

"No!" The people answered.

Two in one at night

(End of chapter)