Before Cao Mengde led his troops to Hanoi, he sent Cao Chun to Yangzhou to meet Xiahoudun.

As for Zhao Yu, Cao Chun naturally told Xiahoudun very seriously.

Xiahou was strong, when Xiahou was young, because his teacher was insulted, he raised a knife and killed the person who insulted his teacher. And this, in the Han Dynasty, was appreciated. The Han Dynasty has the legacy of the pre-Qin Dynasty, the so-called enmity of Xianggong Fu IX, the Spring and Autumn Period, especially in the Western Han Dynasty, great revanchism prevailed. Even now, when Gu Liang is gradually sitting on the throne, the thoughts of the Ram faction still affect this dynasty. Revenge, as long as it is polite and courteous, even if it is the government, it is also supported.

The hatred of parents, teachers, and the country, I am not afraid that you will not take revenge, but I am afraid that you will not dare to take revenge.

Therefore, the Han people at this time pay attention to a clear grievance. There is revenge to be avenged, and there is kindness to be avenged.

When Xiahoudun heard that Zhao Yu had saved Cao Mengde, he was very grateful. After recruiting 3,000 people at the end of the year, together with Cao Chun, he led the troops back, and just arrived at Sujube a few days ago. Xiahoudun stationed the army in Suozao, so he and Cao Chun came to Puyang to see Zhao Yu and thank him in person.

There is a clear difference between Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan in temperament.

Xiahou Yuan gives people an elegant temperament, and Xiahou Yuan knows that he is a strong character at a glance. The square face, the piercing eyes, and the beard as strong as a steel needle all indicate that this is a warrior!

"Thank you Mr. Zhao for saving your life!"

As soon as they met, Xiahoudun bowed deeply.

Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood what Xiahoudun meant, brushed his sleeves and rolled the undercurrent, helped Xiahoudun up, and said with a smile: "I have told Brother Meng De many times, I don't need red tape here." Brother Meng De has the destiny of heaven, and I am willing to save him. Come on, come on, sit down and talk. ”

Whether Cao Mengde really has a mandate of heaven, Zhao Yu has never calculated. But even if he doesn't have the mandate of heaven, with the support of him Zhao Yu, it is also the destiny of heaven.

Xiahoudun bowed again, and then sat down.

Zhao Yu said with a smile: "Brother Meng De has been looking forward to it for a long time, Brother Yuan Rang, you have finally recruited troops and returned." When are you going to go to Hanoi?"

Xiahoudun smiled heartily: "Meng De did not ask me to lead troops to Hanoi. Mr. Zhao, what Meng De means is that my 3,000 soldiers and horses are stationed in Yanzhou, so that they can nail down trouble at a critical time. ”

As soon as Zhao Yu heard it, he understood: "Brother Meng De is thoughtful. It seems that the Black Mountain thieves and the lost dogs of the Huns are indeed not taken seriously by him. ”

Cao Mengde's current strength in Hanoi is only more than 3,000 people, and the number of thieves among them is definitely above 10,000. But Cao Mengde's move clearly did not take these thieves seriously. It's not arrogance, it's self-confidence.

In real history, Cao Mengde at this time, with just that little bit of soldiers and horses, was like a bamboo, and it was not a fluke that he easily defeated the thieves.

The three thousand soldiers and horses of Xiahoudun were not moved, stationed in Yanzhou, and the eyelids of Dongjun were low, once he obtained the position of Taishou of Dongjun, Xiahoudun's department could immediately control Dongjun and eliminate the possibility of long nights and dreams.

Xiahoudun smiled and said: "Meng De is shrewd and good at fighting. Since the Yellow Turban, there have been many battle formations, just thieves, and rabble, no problem. ”

That's true.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion arose, and Cao Mengde led the troops to fight. At that time, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan both fought with Cao Mengde, and if you want to talk about experience, there are still some experiences. What's more, the Cao family and the Xiahou family all have a family history, and the thieves in the calculation are roughly the Hun cavalry in Fuluo There is still some threat, as for the Black Mountain thieves, they are nothing more than grass mustard.

In a few words, after revealing this section, Zhao Yu asked: "In the past few months, I have been busy in this Zhuangzi, I don't know what has changed over there?"

Xiahoudun said: "Just the day before yesterday, Liu Gongshan, the assassin of Yanzhou, killed Qiao Mao, and made Wang Qiu under his command the Taishou of Dongjun. Presumably, Wang Qiu will come to Puyang to perform his duties in the near future. ”

When Zhao Yu heard this, he bowed his head slightly and said, "I estimate that the time should be about the same." ”

Asked him: "What does Yuan Rang think, how is Wang Qiu?"

Now that Liu Dai has killed Qiao Mao, it seems that the sour jujube coalition army has gone back to their respective homes.

"Wang Hu, Puff. Xiahoudun said disdainfully: "I have seen this person, he is inactive and has no ability." ”

"It's better if you don't have the ability. Zhao Yu smiled: "If you have the ability, what should Brother Meng De do?"

Xiahoudun's face showed a strange expression: "What do you mean by this?"

Zhao Yu said: "Because the princes and Dong Zhuo are holding each other, the thieves saw the opportunity and joined forces to plunder. Entering Hedong, Wang Qiu couldn't be a pawn, so Meng De led his troops into Hedong and broke in a battle. It was Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, who planned for the overall situation, and Meng De as the Taishou of Hedong, so that he could hold the east of Luoyang and curb the Dong thief soldiers. ”

Xiahou was dumbfounded, and then stroked his palms and praised: "That's how it should be done!"

So I laughed.

Then Xiahoudun talked about the sour jujube, it turned out that Yuan Shao and Jizhou Mu Han Fu had a disagreement, and there were rumors in secret, saying that Yuan Benchu coveted the land of Jizhou. In order to curb Yuan Benchu, Han Fu reduced the supply of food and salary, and Liu Dai killed Qiao Mao, and food and salary were the fuse.

Now that the Jujube Alliance has collapsed, although the name of the alliance is still there, in fact, it is a plate of scattered sand.

And Yuan Shao has also gone to Hanoi with Wang Kuang, Zhang Yang and others. In other words, the current sour jujube has been emptied-except for Xiahoudun's soldiers.

On the contrary, another army from the south stepped onto the stage of history a few years ago.

This is Changsha Taishou, leading the history of Yuzhou Assassination, and breaking the capture of the general Sun Jian Sun Wentai.

Sun Jian came south later than anyone else. He brought troops from Changsha, first forced to kill Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, and then killed Zhang Zhi, the Taishou of Nanyang, and arrived in Luyang to meet Yuan Shu in winter.

With the support of Yuan Shu, Sun Jian recruited troops in Luyang, and after a short rest, he planned to lead troops north. Dong Zhuo then sent his appointed Dongjun Taishou Hu Zhen to lead the Xiliang cavalry to attack, when Sun Jian also planned to send troops, he was sending people to Yuan Shu to urge grain and grass, and set up a tent outside the city to feast and drink, just when Hu Zhen led the troops to come, Sun Jian was not in a hurry, and frightened Hu Zhen, and this one did not fight.

I heard Xiahoudun say again: "Dong Thief seems to have sent some court officials to persuade him to surrender, and I don't know what the situation is now." ”

After listening to this, Zhao Yu has already sorted out all the contexts in his heart.

Historically, Dong Zhuo did send court officials to persuade him to surrender, but most of them were killed.

As for Sun Jian, after the beginning of the year, maybe just recently, he will send troops to approach Luoyang, and then, like Cao Mengde, he will hit his head in Xu Rong's hands and break the bloodstream.

After a conversation and getting acquainted with each other, Zhao Yu took Xiahoudun and Cao Chun to wander around the village.

Everything in the village, when Xiahoudun came, he saw it in his eyes. There are so many new things that have long made him feel puzzled.

At this time, Zhao Yu didn't wait for Xiahoudun to ask, so he came together and stunned Xiahoudun and Cao Chun.

"This potato has been harvested for one season, and the yield per mu is more than 200 stones. Zhao Yuyun was light-hearted, ignoring the shocked look of the general who was stunned by the eyes of the two listeners, and said: "The seeds are all cultivated by me, but they are not beyond my expectations. You see, this wheat is much taller and more verdant than ordinary wheat, and the yield per mu should reach about 15 stones, which is seven or eight times that of the previous Fengshun years. The purpose of the waterwheel, which is well reflected here, is perfectly solved for the irrigation problem. I have asked the people below to expand the land, according to the population of the village, forty acres per person, presumably when the two of them came, they should have seen it. ”

"And this cement, the road under our feet, is paved with cement. In the future, Meng De became the ruler of Dongjun, and the roads and cities in Dongjun can be built with cement, which is much more economical and convenient than using the old method. ”

"I plan to make this Zhuangzi a demonstration, and when Meng De is in charge, I can draw a scoop according to the gourd and promote it one by one. With my potatoes and wheat, the grain production will increase dramatically, and there will definitely not be a single person hungry again. Sending troops to fight will definitely not be in danger of food and grass. ”

"It's a blast furnace, which can make steel in large quantities, and that's what I just developed. I used some extraordinary methods, but I have broken it down, and the craftsmen are already able to complete the process on their own. The forged steel is strong, wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and forged weapons, armor, and machinery, all of which are top-notch..."

Every time Zhao Yu said a word, the faces of the two of them turned red, not ashamed, but excited.

Everything here, which one is like thunder, exploded in the hearts of the two. Which one is taken out is not related to the country's plans?!

"Mr. Zhao is a peerless warrior, please accept Yuan's worship!"

"Mr. Zhao, please accept the son and worship!"

Seeing the solemn appearance of these two people, Zhao Yu smiled and helped them up: "It's okay, it's okay, these are ordinary means for me." As long as it is beneficial to Mengde. ”

"Come, come, come. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Yu took the two back to the village and came to the backyard.

"Some time ago, I built some weapons with my own hands. ”

Zhao Yu took the two to the warehouse, and as soon as the door opened, under the reflection of the light, the weapon was reflected, and the eyes of the person who shot couldn't be opened.

It took me a while to get used to it, and then I saw all kinds of weapons lying on the rows of weapon racks. There are eight-sided Han swords, there are skulls, there are swords, there are spears and halberds, and there are axes and spears. Every stalk, every mouthful, is bright and frosty. The two glanced at each other, and rushed to the weapon rack together, Xiahoudun took down a spear, his wrist was thick, two feet long, eighty or ninety pounds, heavy in his hand, cold!

"Good gun!"

"Divine weapons, divine weapons!" Cao Chun pulled out an eight-sided Han sword and swung it at the wall, and before he knew it, half a part of the force was used, and a deep trace was swept out of the cement wall!

"This is no worse than Meng De's Heavenly Sword!"

Seeing these two generals getting carried away, Zhao Yu couldn't help but smile.

These weapons were the first batch of weapons forged from stainless steel that he had refined himself, and they were strong and sharp, except for those divine weapons forged from meteoric iron, no one else was like them.

As for the Heavenly Sword in Cao Chun's mouth, it is such a divine weapon, which is forged from a piece of meteorite iron by the great craftsman's painstaking efforts.

However, those that can be compared to the Heavenly Sword abound in this warehouse.