Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 701 Messy opening

  Under a bush in the wilderness, there is a small hole, and a field mouse is watching carefully from the hole.

  The earth is warming up and everything is recovering.

  All kinds of plants and animals have endured a whole winter, and finally waited for the temperature to rise. Although it cannot be said to be warm, it is already many times better than the severe cold in winter.

The field mouse slowly touched the entrance of the hole, and gently stretched its nose out of the hole. The beard on the small black pointed nose trembled tremblingly in the spring breeze, as if touching the breath of spring, the field mouse was very happy. Even his eyes narrowed.

  But for some unknown reason, the field mouse froze in the next moment, then quickly retracted into the hole and disappeared into the darkness...

In the distance, there was a rattling sound, and the horse's hooves knocked on the ground that had not completely thawed, making the whole earth tremble. In a blink of an eye, a large number of white war horses roared from the bushes The bushes roared past, and the wind from the galloping horses swept the small bushes into twists and turns...

   This is the wilderness of Dongping County.

  Dongping County is located on the bank of the Bohai Sea, on the throat from Youzhou to Qingzhou. Its south is adjacent to Bohai City, Yuan Shao's old nest, and Yuxin is a flat river to the east.

  The Qinghe River and Panhe River run vertically and horizontally between them, which can be regarded as the only natural dividing line.

  The white cavalry galloping past is the famous White Horse Yicong who is famous in Youzhou!

  It is also the personal guard cavalry directly under General Gongsun!

   "The general is here!"

There were bursts of cheers in the Panhe camp. The presence of the first general, Gongsun Zan, naturally boosted the morale of the soldiers. Amidst the cheers of Wansheng resounding through the sky, Bai Mayi slightly raised his head from Gongsun Zan in the middle, and looked to the south. On the other side where some green grass has just sprouted, there seems to be something breaking through the thick shell in the heart, accompanied by the warm spring breeze, slowly but firmly emerging...

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  Wuyang, East Commandery, the mansion of Cao Cao, the brave general.

  Cao Cao sat in the lobby and handed Yuan Shaolai's letter to Wei Ji and Xi Zhicai. Although during this period of time, many people also made appointments to join his sect, but for counselors, Cao Cao still believed in Wei Ji and Xi Zhicai who had followed him to Dongjun early in the morning.

   It is said to be a letter, but it is actually similar to an order.

  Yuan Shao stated in the letter that for the common people to have a good spring farming environment, he asked Cao Cao to carry out another conquest against the prominent Yudu and Suigu tribes in the Dongjun, Weijun, and Hanoi areas.

   Wei Ji smiled slightly, and said, "Duke Yuan wants to conquer..."

  What is true is to provide the common people with a spring plowing environment and prevent Yuan Shao from starting a fire in the backyard of Jizhou during Yuan Shao's expedition.

  Cao Cao laughed twice, he guessed this, so he didn't say much, but asked directly: "So... I don't know what the odds are for Yuan Cheqi?"

  Xi Zhicai guessed Cao Cao's thoughts a bit, so he said: "Although General Gongsun has a strong army, Yuan Cheqi also has a strong people..."

Gongsun Zan of Youzhou has gained a great reputation in the Liao region. For Yuan Shao, this battle can be regarded as his first time leading an army. Cao Cao actually has some doubts about whether Yuan Shao can win. of.

After all, Yuan Shao was born in a wealthy family, so if he is writing about academic classics, it is not a problem, but marching and fighting is not a child's play, and it is not something that can be mastered by sitting at home and imagining it. Even Cao Cao almost died on the battlefield beside Bianshui before. On top of that, if Cao Hong hadn't tried his best to save him, he would have become a bone of bones outside Luoyang City long ago.

   How can this war be so easy?

  But Xi Zhicai reminded that, in fact, this battle, which seemed to be a battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, was actually a contest between Jizhou people and Gongsun Zan...

  Although Gongsun Zan has military advantages, Jizhou, as the land of Longxing, has received preferential treatment from the Han Dynasty for a hundred years, and the accumulated human, material and financial resources cannot be underestimated.

   Cao Cao obviously understood what Xi Zhicai said, and frowned. Of course, there is another reminder in Xi Zhicai's words, which is to tell Cao Cao that at this stage, people are still more important than soldiers...

  East County is, after all, an area under Cao Cao's new control, and it is also very important to win the hearts of the people of East County.

Cao Cao nodded slightly at Xi Zhicai, then stood up, and ordered: "For the people of Baodong County to plow the spring, Cao Cao leads the troops to patrol the foreign enemies, it is obligatory! Send the order down, post a notice, announce the four counties, order Yuan to let you Reorganize the troops and set off immediately!"

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Yanzhou Rencheng is the fiefdom of the Han royal family. It was originally the son of Dongping King Liu Cang, the grandson of Emperor Guangwu, and the fiefdom of Liu Shang. However, after three generations, the descendants were cut off. After succeeding to the throne, Rencheng Kingdom was once extinct.

  Later, ten years after Liu Chong's death, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty appointed Liu Bo, the son of Liu Kai, the filial king of Hejian, as the king of the city, and asked him to honor Liu Shang's temple. As a result, Liu Bo had no sons after his death, and the Rencheng Kingdom was once again the king.

  The princes of the Liu family died one after another, sometimes it has to be said that it may be an inexplicable coincidence...

In the fourth year of Jiaping, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty named Xinchanghou Liu Tuo, the son of Zhen Wang Liu Jian of Hejian, as the king of Rencheng, after Liu Bo, but now Liu Tuo, the king of Rencheng, was old. The title of prince in name, but many things still have to be left to Zheng Sui, the city prime minister, especially when he heard that the Yellow Turban Bandit was coming.

   Liu Tuo was so frightened that he was at a loss and his face was pale. Although the three brothers Zhang Jiao died in the past few years, Liu Tuo knew very well how many court officials and princes of the Liu family who were entrusted to various places died unexpectedly during that period of time. The fate is basically determined.

Although the prince is good, there is a rule in the Han Dynasty that the princes and kings are not allowed to leave the territory without permission. Therefore, since Liu Tuo became the prince, he has become a golden bird in a cage for more than 20 years. One is getting fatter and fatter. The courage is also getting smaller and smaller, and the golden bird who is becoming less and less assertive...

   "Your Majesty, don't panic. The ants and thieves in the area have great power. You only need to fortify the walls and clear the fields. If the thieves have no food, they can retreat." Zheng Sui, the chancellor of the city, was also a little flustered, but he still had some ideas.

   "Okay! It's up to you!" Liu Tuo was like a person who was about to drown and died, holding on to everything he saw.

  It's a pity that Rencheng Prime Minister Zheng Sui's idea is good, but his actions are still a bit slow. Guan Hai, who captured the surrounding small villages, has already obtained Rencheng's past, and simply brought people into Rencheng...

  In a small civilian courtyard in the east of the city, Guan Hai and a group of people waited silently. The original owner of the courtyard had already been dead in the house. Guan Hai looked up at the sky, and then ordered in a low voice: "As soon as it gets dark, do it! First set fire, and then seize the east gate. As long as we capture the gate, Rencheng will be ours!"

  Everyone agreed in low voices.

  Guan Hai glanced at his subordinates a few times. These people are all veterans who have followed him for a long time. Some of them have followed him since the time of the three brothers Zhang Jiao. It is a blessing to be able to live until now...

   Now the war is starting again...

  Guan Hai silently found a place to sit down at random, put the saber across his knees, and looked at his eyes first, he couldn't even care about his eyes, who the **** was thinking about tomorrow?

   This **** weather, sooner or later it's freezing cold, and it's hot at noon...

   The fellow said that the sugar cane will be cut in a while...

   Pull out a few more roots before cutting them...

   Still pretty sweet, but...

   Really **** hard...

   My teeth are dying...

Ugh…

  (end of this chapter)