Guan Yu was waiting at the gate of the city.

The headband and beard on the man's head fluttered in the autumn wind, but his posture was like a green pine, and he never shook at all.

She dismounted, and immediately someone brought a few wines to her.

"This year, there has been a war and there is a shortage of food, and I have issued a ban on winemaking on behalf of my brother," the second master Lei Lei was down, and he didn't feel that he was double standard at all, "This is the last jar of wine in the county government!" ”

…… It's not a problem, it's all kinds of wine in this era.

…… But it tastes a little sour to drink.

…… Sure enough, it was banned, and the rest of it couldn't be any good wine.

…… She smacked her lips, feeling that this sour wine was perfect for the occasion.

Aren't they almost running out of food now, and even this last jar of sour wine has to be taken out and tasted?

"Then don't rush to finish it yet," Zhang Liao said, "keep it for now." ”

The second master laughed heartily and drank the wine in his own hand.

"Okay, when you break Cao Cao, I will take this jar of wine back to Xiapi, and then we will have a good time together!"

When the news of Guan Yu Lu Lian's recapture of Huai'an reached the outside of Xiapi City, Cao Cao left the barracks.

Many of the displaced people in Xuzhou entered Xiapi City, but some were intercepted by him. He was very merciful this time, not killing them immediately, nor wasting their manpower almost meaninglessly like Yu Ban did.

He sent them thirty miles upstream, in Surabaya, behind a rolling hill, and asked them to dig a river out.

Surabaya is different from the Yellow River, the Yellow River water is more sediment, clean up the silt a little carelessly, the riverbed gradually rises, it will become an above-ground river, a rainstorm can break, Surabaya is clear, the river is relatively stable, want to change the river you need to dig the river upstream, all the way down, in order to achieve the goal.

Therefore, the people were forced to dig the river day and night, without rest.

Occasionally, they glanced back, past the maple trees and pines, through the thick fallen leaves and the small things that walked down the leaves, and then their eyes were fixed on the plain behind the forest.

The grain they had cultivated for a season had been harvested, and the heavy ears of wheat were collected into the granaries of the barracks by the Yanzhou people, and they were not allowed to take a closer look, and together with the pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep that they had taken care of, they became the rations of the Yanzhou army.

But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, bear with it a little longer, as long as these Yanzhou people are gone, even if it is too late for winter wheat, they can also endure hunger and survive this cold winter.

When spring comes, they'll be back to their land, and they'll —

But the river that was dug up was facing their farmland and home!

Some of the people would cry when they dug and dug.

When one person cries, he cries with the others.

The overseer was at first merciful with a few whips, unwilling to embarrass them, but this leniency was not rewarded with gratitude.

The peasants in the vicinity of Xiapi were not at all grateful for their kindness!

The only thing on the minds of those peasants is that their farmland will be flooded! Not only did they cry, but they also secretly connected several times at night, wanting to escape, wanting to resist, and even wanting to send letters to "Liu Yuanjun", "General Guan" and "General Xiao Lu"!

Therefore, the overseers had to treat them harshly, killing those who were unwilling to destroy their homes with their own hands, and then putting their heads out one by one, so that these people finally reined in their stupid thoughts.

When the general, who was already dressed in a black coat and riding a black horse slowly, saw this scene, his brows furrowed slightly.

But soon, after he confirmed that the project of digging the river had not been delayed by those people, his brows relaxed again.

"Lu Lianguan's feathered horses and infantry are mixed," Liu Ye said, "and she won't arrive at Xiapi before the Ming official is completed." ”

"Zihe is brave," Cao Cao shook his head, "I may not be able to stop her." ”

The boy who drove a herd of pigs outside the city of Luoyang had grown into a very strange appearance to him.

The task of digging the river was extremely cumbersome, and when Surabaya changed its course and washed away the city of Xiapi downstream, a radius of dozens of miles would become a flooded country, so he had to order his soldiers to prepare and evacuate this plain in advance.

As a result, he needed to choose another battlefield to fight against the last army in the land, except for the Xiapi defenders.

But he had to.

Only by flooding Pi can he completely cut off the risk of the defenders and the Guanlu coalition army attacking him before and after, and at the same time leave him a chance to calmly fight a decisive battle.

Cao Cao was very sure that in this war, the advantage was still in his hands.

Xiapi City is short of food, can not hold for a long time, and Guan Lu is equal, if Liu Bei is destroyed, Xuzhou Shishu's attitude will immediately change greatly, at that time Guan Lu can no longer get supplies, it is like a tree without roots, water without a source, how can it still survive?

Only by completely including Xuzhou in Yanzhong, he thought, can he be qualified to further dominate the world.

The weather seemed to be gradually clearing, and the soldiers and horses continued to move forward.

Zhang Liao's cavalry assumed the responsibility of scouting, Xu Shu, in addition to the strategists, also temporarily assumed the responsibility of Tian Yu to help take care of the baggage, and Tai Shici was responsible for the operation of the entire army.

Someone else did all the mundane work for her, so she could walk on this beautiful autumn road and think about the next journey and the troubles that might come her way.

Ambushes, night raids, harassment, and the possibility of two bread clips.

[During the years of my self-cultivation, you have become more and more proficient in the consideration and handling of war. 】

[A rare compliment, will your temper be a little better if you let go of the power of the sword soul once? ] 】

"My advice to you has always been very gentle," said the Black Blade slyly, "If some of them are not pleasant, you should understand that they are facts that you rarely hear from other people's mouths. 】

…… This, she had reservations.

[You have been under this lord for several years,] Black Blade brought up a new topic again, [What kind of person do you think he is?] 】

【…… Good? 】

【…… Be specific. 】

[A good ruler,] she said this dryly, and thought about the more accurate and vivid image of Liu Bei, [The handiwork is also done well, and I heard that the son-in-law is also very good. 】

[But you don't need his handiwork, and you're not going to hire him as a son-in-law,] Black Blade disdained for a moment, [Do you think that he is exactly the same path as you imagined you should take?] 】

[Although some small places are not so uniform, but overall they are quite consistent?] And I still like him as the lord, well......]

[Oh, I thought you had higher requirements for him.] 】

Blackblade's attitude was vague, but it still surprised her.

[Why?] 】

[You have many choices, many paths, such as staying in Qingzhou and never going south, you should have calmly repelled Yuan Tan by now, and your people can live in their land in peace, without having to be displaced;

[Or you can also stay in Lujiang, Sun Ce is defeated by you, you can not only get Lujiang, but also Huainan and Runan can be slowly pocketed, Yuan Shu's inheritance should be received by you, and you can also become a pivotal prince in the Central Plains;

[But you didn't choose either path, you chose the most difficult path, you led the army to defeat one enemy after another, and obtained-indeed, you gained a reputation that impressed the court and the scholars, so what is the end of your road ahead? 】

What is the treasure on the top of the mountain, shrouded in the glory of light?

When Cao Cao took Liu Ye out to inspect the progress of the river digging in the upper reaches of Surabaya, Xun You and Guo Jia had a rare little free time, they could sit under a maple tree whose red leaves were about to fall, set up a chessboard, and calmly play a game.

Not only is it a recreation, but it also allows them to organize their thoughts and think about how to deal with the upcoming army.

This army of soldiers and horses, who had been fighting for a long time and was exhausted, so they were extremely embarrassed and should not wear recklessness, became the most eye-catching army in the world at this moment.

"How can there be such a person in the world?" Guo Jia picked up a chess piece, seemed to be smiling, and seemed to sigh, "I tried several times, but she didn't use any ingenuity to crack it, but she came over completely alone." ”

"Filial piety is scheming, good at observing people's hearts, but I have never seen such a person?"

Guo Jia thought for a while and shook his head in frustration.

People in different positions have different ideas, different expectations, and his scheming is not really as unfathomable as some people guess.

He is just very good at imitating the thoughts of those people, thinking about what they lack, what they want, what they desire, and therefore what they can use to quietly lure him in.

But Lu Lian is different.

If a person doesn't seek fame or profit, what is she following Liu Bei for? What is she asking for?

Xun You didn't see him land the piece on the chessboard until he finally asked that question.

"Is there really a sage in this world?"

Chapter 276

Although she was still 200 miles away from Xiapi, she did not walk very fast, and she would set up camp in less than 50 miles a day.

When an army is on the march, its scouts may not be able to return, because there is no compass to carry with them, let alone a GPS navigation system. The scouts are moving, the army is moving, and the scouts have been out for a few hours, and after probing the movements around them, they will likely come back to find that the army has no idea where to go.

Therefore, she had to devote some time to the scouts to study cartography, asking them to memorize the situation of the nearby villages, towns, mountains, forests, swamps, etc., along the way from Huaiyin to Xiapi, and at the same time, they should not go too fast, so as to leave enough time for the scouts to return to track the army.

Some generals in the army were puzzled by her caution, but Xu Shu agreed very much.

In this army, there are more than 1,000 soldiers and horses from Lu Hangyu's headquarters, more than 4,000 soldiers and horses from Guan Yu, plus 1,000 cavalry from Zhang Liao, a total of more than 6,000 people.

Although there are more people left in Huai'an, many of them have lost the ability to fight in a short period of time, and they need to be carefully cared for by doctors, otherwise their morale will collapse completely before the injuries and illnesses bring a large number of deaths.

Therefore, Lu Hangyu must be cautious about these 6,000 soldiers and horses, she originally did not taste defeat as an unintentional accident, but now it has become an inevitable task - she can't afford to lose.

"I sometimes wonder what I would do if I were Cao Cao."

When she said this, Xu Shu nodded approvingly.

"If I were Cao Mengde, I would have lured the troops in front and ambushed them behind," he said, "not for the sake of success in one fell swoop, but for the sake of slowly draining the general's blood." ”

There is nothing more suitable for being a lure than Yu Ban's soldiers and horses, and if he can't be a lure, he will also become an ambush. This is one thing that everyone decided when they held the combat meeting - Yu Ban has not appeared for a long time, and he should always have to accomplish something.

But Yu Ban is also a human being, his soldiers and horses need food and grass, and he will also leave traces when he marches.

These scouts are scattered around for this reason, although they have not yet received any news of Yu Ban's whereabouts, but every day they order the scouts to open the way to investigate, at least they can eliminate the risk of being close to the forbidden ambush.

That's not enough.

This army and horses must not miss anything, so whether the camp is safe every night, whether the soldiers who patrol at night are faithful, whether there is a water source next to the camp, whether the water source is clean and clean, these trivial things may affect their state when they arrive at the city of Xiapi, so they must not be careless.

It's been a long time since Lu Hangyu has eaten a good meal or slept a night.

Occasionally, she fantasized about herself lying in some small yard.

It could be under the trellis of the vine, and when the wind blows, the grapes on the vine shake, so that a ripe grape will fall off and land on top of her head, and she can calmly pluck it and put it in her mouth.

But it may also be under the corridor on a hazy spring moonlit night, she can pick up a pot of wine, slowly pour herself a drink, enjoy the moonlight, when she is sleepy, when she will spread out the mat that has been prepared, lie on it, and sleep peacefully;

But at the end of this long and vague fantasy, she will always return to that dilapidated courtyard in Luoyang City.

There is every belongings she has quietly purchased, her vegetable garden, her little greens, and even her mouse hole.

Lu Hangyu suddenly woke up.

There was silence in the barracks, and only the sound of tung oil torches burning, and if you listened carefully, you could hear the footsteps of the night patrol soldiers.