But she still thinks it's the right thing to do.

"It will take a few days for the lord to reply to the letter, and even so, the soldiers of Beihai County are still staying in the drama city, and they are still handed over to the state," she thought for a while, "How about the newly recruited soldiers?" ”

"Although there is no battle," Tai Shici replied quickly, "but it can be used." ”

In addition to the 3,000 veterans she brought out from Jizhou and slowly grew, Tai Shici recruited 3,000 Qingzhou soldiers, most of whom were from Donglai.

Donglai people are good, Donglai people know the roots, they are his fathers and villagers, safe and reliable, and there is no trouble - Tai Shici told her so.

She took a look, and felt that it was really good, there were a large number of fellow villagers, fellow villagers, clansmen, clansmen, neighbors, brothers-in-law, and even brothers, cousins, and brothers in this army...... It doesn't matter what the combat effectiveness is, there is no way to blend in with the spies anyway.

She nodded, and then looked at Chen Zhen and Mi Fang.

"How about Ziyong and Zifang requisition grain and grass for me?"

Chen Zhen bowed, "Where do you want to hoard grain and grass?" ”

She thought about this route in her mind, "Yang is the first, Xiapi is the second, and Huai'an is the third." ”

Mi Fang's normal passer-by young face who didn't have time to apply powder immediately turned pale.

"There is a fierce battle between Sicheng and Lingbi, Huai'an is so close, it is difficult to keep safe, there are swamps and wetlands on both sides, why doesn't the general take the salt and blasphemy?"

She looked at Mi Fang, and Mi Fang looked at her.

"Huai'an has Hongze Lake in the west, Baima Lake in the east, and two big lakes with swamp wetlands next to each other, which is good," she said. ”

She doesn't have a boat, but Sun Ce does.

Mi Fang's young man finally fell silent.

"Allocate a thousand soldiers and set off for Huai'an Tunzha first," she asked again, "what is the name of the official in charge there?" ”

Chen Zhen reacted quickly, "Fu Shiren, that is a person who has followed the lord all the way since Youzhou, although he is not talented, but the lord thinks he is honest and reliable. ”

"Honestly," she nodded, "that'll do." ”

The road from Qingzhou all the way south to Guangling was Liu Bei's own territory, so she did not need to travel thousands of miles to transport grain from Qingzhou, and it was more time-saving and efficient to collect grain from the local government.

The only problem is that no matter where it is, the grain will never fall from the sky, and if there is not so much grain in the official warehouse, you can only borrow food from the local clans.

This is also the reason why Lu Hangyu used Chen Xin and Mi Fang to do this.

If she stays in the drama city forever, the attitude of the scholars towards her is meaningless to her, her soldiers will reclaim the farmland and be self-sufficient, and the scholars will not be able to get stuck in her neck, on the contrary, whoever sees her power will be red-eyed and want a piece of the pie.

But when she left the North Sea, she must have taken on a combat mission. She couldn't be like Lu Bu, every soldier carried a bag of grain on his back, and moved slowly like a grain transport team, relying on the sophistication of the people along the way to reach Luoyang safely - I heard that Zang Hong was still hated by Yuan Shao because he allowed Lu Bu to pass through his territory.

Therefore, she must brace herself and build a good relationship with the noble clans along the way.

They have food in their hands, and as for whether the food should be taken out to supply the passing army, it depends not only on Liu Bei's control and prestige, but also on their evaluation and favorability of her.

Chen Zhen was born in the Xiapi Chen family, and the Mi family was even richer, so it was good to borrow a little face from them to send the army to Guangling safely and efficiently.

"By all means," she smiled, "just don't let my army stop and scatter to eat." ”

Whether Lu Lian's reputation for "forgiveness and love for the people" is intentional or intentional, this shows one thing - this general is not willing to loot the people.

Considering the appearance of her killing the wealthy clan when she was collecting grain in Langya, Yangdu, everyone present immediately understood the meaning of "scattering and eating".

The little face that had been hanging on finally showed a little awe.

The walls of the drama city have been carefully repaired, and the biggest change is the female wall above, leaving a place for the giant crossbow.

Usually, after the crossbow machine is dismantled and maintained, it is stored in the arsenal under the city walls with muslin cloth and hay, and it is strictly guarded, and the treatment is so high that even the black blades feel jealous.

[They're really expensive,] she appeased it, "It's expensive to rebuild it.] 】

"I am more precious than them. Black Blade said, "They're mass-produced, and I'm unique. 】

"But you won't be damaged," she teased and praised for a moment, "You are so hard and strong, you cut gold and jade, there is nothing in the world that can hurt you." 】

Regarding this boast, Blackblade was uncharacteristically silent and did not answer.

So she was able to continue walking the city walls.

The moon was obscured by dark clouds, and there were few stars in the night, but there were torches lit on the city walls, and it was not dim, and besides, she didn't need torches, so she could see it clearly.

After walking around the city, she returned to the place where she had climbed the walls and stopped.

There are still a few lights in the city, and the farms outside the city have been turned off one by one, so that there is no need to burn the kang in summer, and the last bit of spark in the stove pit has been extinguished.

The land of Qingzhou fell into a deep sleep.

She still remembers that when she traveled all the way from Chang'an to Qingzhou, she saw many corpses in the barren grass, but she couldn't see the village, she couldn't see the people, and even in the end, she couldn't even find the green grass.

But look here.

On such a hot summer, those fruit groves, those fields, and those farmers who went to bed early and waited until dawn in the morning, when the heat did not rise, went to the fields to pull weeds-

She looked at it inch by inch, as if she wanted to take every scene of this place to heart.

Until footsteps rang out behind him.

She turned her head.

"Zhengping?"

You Heng has a little dark circles under his eyes, but not serious.

"I've just finished dispatching the carriages and horses in the city," he said hurriedly, "I heard that the general is here, and I'm a little worried, so I'll take a look...... Is it bothering the general? ”

She shook her head.

"How are you with those ......?" she asked, "how are you with those famous men?" ”

…… You Heng didn't know much about the word "mix", but he quickly understood what she meant by asking.

"They all admired the general."

"Tell the truth."

"The general is a woman, and they sometimes wonder about the way Liu Yuanjun behaves in the world, and how to place the general in the future," he said, "and besides, they are all people who have read poetry and books, and they will not say anything disrespectful to the general." ”

It's a little cold, but it's more real.

She turned her gaze back to the land outside the city.

"I have something to entrust to you."

You Heng's voice changed immediately, with a little unconscious nervousness, so it sounded a little sharp.

"General, please."

"I have ordered Zang Yue to write a letter to Zang Ba, asking him to defend each other with the drama city, there are now 3,000 defenders in the drama city, and I will leave grain and grass in the city for another year, even if I don't consider such a giant crossbow, this city can be called a strong city." She said, "But is there really an unbreakable city in the world?" ”

"The general is worried ......"

"Kong Beihai is on our side, he is a good man, but in the war, he is completely useless."

You Heng listened to this sentence, which was actually a bit insulting, and did not say anything.

"Therefore, you have to look forward to the famous men and the great families," she said, "and they can betray me, but not the city." ”

If they don't take up arms now to drive her out, they will never be able to open the city to let the enemy in one day.

Her voice was soft and hoarse, rustling in the cool breeze of a summer night and the leaves of the trees out of nowhere.

You Heng was silent for a moment before answering her, his voice was not high, but the tension was gone, replaced by a wave of anger.

"For the sake of the general, dare not serve to die?"

Ten days later, the messenger she sent finally brought back Liu Bei's handwritten letter, as well as the battle situation in Guangling.

- She wants to go south immediately to rescue Guangling.

When the knights rushed to the four places day and night, Ji Ling and Liu Bei's army was still in a stalemate, and this stalemate became more and more painful and tormenting.

Not only Ji Ling was looking for an opportunity for a decisive battle, but Yuan Shu was also waiting.

He had waited so long that he had almost lost faith in himself, in his destiny.

But he knew he had to wait, and he couldn't hold back a step.

This summer, it seems like everyone is fighting for their future with all their might.

Except for Cao Jun outside Wancheng.

…… Wancheng is a basin, and it is quite hot in summer.

But Cao Cao stationed his soldiers and horses near the water, so that it was very cool.

Although it was cool, the Shishu of Wancheng felt like crazy.

The sudden incident three months ago was really something that no one wanted.

Zhang Xiu has surrendered, if it were not for the unbearable shame, he would not have attacked Cao Cao, and now he was defeated by the Cao army and retreated to the city, for the Cao army more than 100 miles away, he was really in suspense day and night, and he could not sleep peacefully;

Cao Cao has already taken Wancheng, if he hadn't been bewitched by beauty for a while, he wouldn't have made such a big mistake and angered Zhang Xiu, although Wancheng is still his, but the Xiliang soldiers and horses were taken away by Zhang Xiu Not to mention, his beloved generals, eldest son, and nephew all died in that sneak attack, it was really heartbreaking, crying blood day and night.

…… This "crying blood" is actually just an exaggerated technique, and no one thinks that Cao Cao will really cry blood and tears from his eyes.

But he cried solidly for three months, and stayed in Wancheng and didn't leave, wearing linen and filial piety every day, you don't know if he was wearing filial piety for his son, for his nephew, or for his ancient evil? Anyway, he just sacrificed these three unlucky ghosts endlessly every day, plus all the soldiers who died in the battle that night.

The scholars of Wancheng came cautiously, first to mourn, and then to comfort, asking him to mourn and change, and not to cry his body.

But how can the pain of losing a child be dispelled by a sentence or two? Therefore, when he heard such words, Cao Cao would always cover his face and sob, sobbing and crying again.

…… The crying became louder and louder, forcing the guests to cry together, crying tears, not to cry swollen eyes, red nose, Cao Cao categorically refused to let people go.

It's just one or two times, and after crying like this for almost three months, even Liu Biao couldn't stand it, so he tentatively sent a messenger to come over to condole, and then asked him, what do you want?

"What do I want?!" Cao Cao's two eyes stood up in an instant, "I want my son to return, you ask Liu Jingsheng!" Can you give it to me? ”

…… It's unreasonable, but who's to say he's not? After such a great pain, he naturally has a position that is quite unreasonable!

"Childe dies and can't be resurrected, Ming Gong ......"

Hearing this, this petite middle-aged man immediately burst into tears again!

"Hate that embroidery! It took my son's life——! ”

…… Okay, the messenger finally understood, Cao Cao wanted Zhang Xiu's life.

…… This requirement is too difficult, for Liu Biao, even if he pulls an unmarried girl from his relatives out to give Cao Cao and gives him two sons, it is much simpler than sending Zhang Xiu to die.

Wancheng has been lost, and the city must not be lost.