Chapter 82 Zhang Fei: How come you are so confused!
It’s the middle of February in the lunar calendar!
Since the beginning of spring, the new year's spring plowing has begun in the entire Yanzhou, or to be precise in most of the Han Dynasty.
Cao Cao has already begun planning to attack Xuzhou. The entire Yanzhou is like a large machine running, and every second counts.
In addition to inspecting the spring plowing fields as usual, Xi Yu spent the rest of his time training the soldiers in the transport camp.
The current training intensity is slightly weaker than before, but the intensity is still stronger than other camps.
At this moment, there are not a few wild pigs being raised in the military camp.
In one month, the wild pig that was initially castrated has gained a lot of weight.
"After this morning, let's kill those fat and strong wild pigs!"
Looking at the soldiers who were still struggling with training, Xi Yu thought for a while and decided to take advantage of this time to directly replenish the food for the soldiers.
Those adult wild pigs, after a period of breeding, are almost time to slaughter.
The whole of Xuzhou seemed to be in turmoil because of this.
"Hasn't Sun Ce shown up yet?"
Xuzhou!
However, the taste that exploded on his taste buds was so tempting that he was still in a trance.
After thinking about it, Xi Yu sent a letter to Xun Yu.
The process of killing the pig was extremely smooth. After a few heart-rending wails, the series of processes was over.
Although the process of boiling meat in white water is extremely simple, the processed pork no longer has much odor.
By the time Sun Ce gave the jade seal to Yuan Shu, it was almost time for Sun Ce to break away from Yuan Shu and start his own business.
After Sun Jian's death, all the men and horses under his command were now controlled by Yuan Shu.
[Brother Wen Ruo, seeing a letter is like seeing you in person!
"Oh, I almost forgot, Fengyi is now in charge of the supply camp!"
Killing saves trouble.
With such a way out, it would be easy to deal with Lu Bu when the time comes.
Although there are not too many seasonings in this era, there are still some.
“Is pig meat really edible?”
"Gudong!"
Not long after setting off from Yanzhou, Xi Yu received a letter from Xun Yu from Yanzhou.
There is no difficulty in transporting grain at present, and adding pulling force is not a problem in transporting grain.
This thing started to spread faster.
Didn't you say that pork is a little sour? Why does it smell so good now?
However, Liu Bei did not accept his request at the first time.
Liu Bei glanced at his two brothers and sighed casually.
This severe drought caused the Sili area to be the most severely affected, and Yanzhou, Xuzhou and other states also suffered heavy losses.
Dian Wei's throat couldn't help but roll. He couldn't help but feel his heart beating wildly as he looked at the large pieces of pork that were assigned to his bowl.
Zhao Yun didn't have any objections.
After saying something to Chen Gong, Zhang Miao was now more nervous than before.
If he follows the army into Xuzhou, he will inevitably encounter Liu Bei.
The cooks in the camp are all veterans, and their knife skills are superb, and the pork has been cut up in no time.
After reading the news about Chang'an, Xi Yu didn't take it to heart. The matter between Ma Teng and Li Jue was not a big deal.
With Xun Yu and Cheng Yu here, it can at least be guaranteed that Juancheng will not miss.
"Is this really pork belly?"
Meat supplementation is better than nothing.
Unexpectedly, after meeting Tao Qian, the other party intended to entrust Xuzhou to Liu Bei.
"how?"
The content of the letter only said that Ma Teng from Liangzhou arrived in Chang'an with his army, and seemed to want to see Emperor Xian.
However, this thing should be true.
Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan returned to Xuzhou long ago, waiting for Cao Cao's army to reorganize and set off.
Two days before the spring plowing, after confirming that Cao Cao was preparing to go on an expedition, Xi Yu became somewhat wary of Lu Bu.
Once the plan goes well, capturing Yanzhou shouldn't be a problem.
Zhang Fei was a little confused about Liu Bei's failure to take over as the Great Seal.
Although wild pig meat has a bit of a fishy smell, it is still meat after all. The entire military camp has not eaten meat for a long time.
But after Cao Cao's army arrived, such news was suppressed in an instant.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to believe that what he just ate was pork.
If he remembered correctly, historical records record that in the first year of Xingping, there was a severe drought in the world, and it was even worse in Guanzhong.
It seems that Sun Ce has not given the imperial seal to Yuan Shu at this time. At this time, Yuan Shu's attitude towards the other party is obviously not important.
What's more, if word spreads about taking over Xuzhou at this time, he thinks he is taking advantage of others' danger!
Liu Bei was unwilling, and Guan and Zhang did not say anything in the end.
"Try again?"
This time the content is a bit simpler, it is about Yuan Shu in Huainan.
On the contrary, Liu Bei sincerely refused to accept, saying that he was only invited to help and was not plotting against Xuzhou.
There was no other content in Xun Yu's letter. After thinking about it, Xi Yu decided to reply to Xun Yu's previous letter.
"Zilong, you will stay in Yanzhou this time. Don't tell others about the trail you took Xiangyong to explore a few days ago!"
However, Sun Ce died young after all, and the other party was not taken into consideration by Xi Yu at all. The reason why he paid attention to Sun Ce was just to see when Zhou Yu would show up.
This defeat may make Cao Cao calm down.
It was because of Liu Biao that the thorn in Yuan Shu's side was now completely replaced by Liu Biao.
"Since I am responsible for food and grass, I have nothing to worry about!"
This time Xi Yu arranged for him to stay in Yanzhou, which was in line with Zhao Yun's wishes.
So, you can give it a try.
Yu is worried that he is plotting against Yanzhou, I hope my brother will take it seriously!】
At the same time, Xi Yu on the other side also began to slowly move toward Xuzhou with his luggage.
However, what I didn't expect was that Liu Bei had no intention of accepting Tao Qian's humility.
There is no need to worry too much about spring plowing in Yanzhou now. There are waterwheels and the like, and even if there is a severe drought, Yanzhou can guarantee a harvest.
But, is it really as delicious as rumored?
Although he could kill this matter, there was still some instability within Yanzhou after all.
The incident in Yanzhou also allowed Cao Cao to see something clearly, which is not a bad thing.
Chen Gong smiled and held on to a few strands of beard on his chin, his eyes seemed to sparkle again.
"Gongtai, we need to be careful about what we are waiting for!"
Inside Cao Jun’s camp.
Guan Yu was also a little puzzled by such a good opportunity.
Later, he led several cooks and personally told them how to make the pork delicious.
After hearing Xi Yu's response, Cao Cao seemed to have come to his senses.
But Zhao Yun is not a troublesome person.
There was no movement on Sun Ce's side at the moment, so Xi Yu naturally didn't pay too much attention.
Yanzhou Chenliu!
Immediately afterwards, he joined forces with his attendant Ma Yu, Zuo Zhonglang general Liu Fan, and admonished the official Zhong Shao. Zhonglang general Du Chun and others joined forces.
Early March!
Cao Cao has led his army to Xuzhou. Xuzhou, which was originally a little calm, seems to have become depressed again with the arrival of Cao Cao.
However, he really couldn't accept Xuzhou's seal at this time.
After thinking about it, Xi Yu decided to let nature take its course and take advantage of the chaos in Yanzhou to completely remove the internal factors causing chaos.
"Brother, your Majesty has prepared the Xuzhou Great Seal for you, why do you refuse to accept it?"
Soon after Ma Teng arrived in Chang'an, the situation in the entire Sili area seemed to become more tense in an instant.
If not, with the planning of Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others, it would be impossible to leave Cao Cao with only three counties.
Regarding Lu Bu's matter, he thought about it and still wanted to give Xun Yu a reminder.
"Brother, what the third brother said is true. Since Tao Shijun is willing to entrust Xuzhou to you, why wouldn't An be willing to accept it?"
Governor Yu leads the heavy supply camp and is approaching Xuzhou. It is expected that the battle of Xuzhou will begin in a few days!
Now I have something to tell my brother!
Sun Ce seemed to want to ask Yuan Shu for help, but the other party ignored Sun Ce at all.
Xiyu opened again.
After Xi Yu saw the contents of the letter, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and then thought of the result.
However, Xi Yu naturally could not sit back and watch Lu Bu enter Xuzhou. He had already asked Zhao Yun to lead people to explore the surrounding terrain.
"Currently, Cao Cao is determined to conquer Xuzhou. A few days ago, spies came to report that Cao Cao has led his army out of Yanzhou, and his troops will be at the gates of Xuzhou in the near future!"
"this?"
Xi Yu directed the other party to start dealing with the pork issue.
Not long after, the pork had been processed.
"Lu Bu's side has also made preparations. Now, we just need to wait for the opportunity!"
It was obvious that Tao Qian wanted to entrust Xuzhou to Liu Bei, and his words and deeds did not even seem to be false.
Xuzhou is a good place. If my eldest brother can really be appointed as the pastor of Xuzhou, then the two of them will naturally be better off.
In today's baggage camp, because of the supplement of meat, daily training can be added.
But, what has not happened yet, who knows if there will be other variables.
Until Dian Wei looked up and saw Zhao Yun also squinting his eyes and starting to eat pork, he couldn't bear it anymore.
All he needs to know is that he has his own uses.
"Don't worry, sir!"
Before Dian Wei could taste it, his throat rolled unsatisfactorily, and the pork in his mouth rolled down his throat.
Thinking that Xi Yu had worked hard to get these wild boars and raise them, he knew that wild pigs were edible.
The Huotou Army in the supply camp did not have much resistance to what Xi Yu ordered.
Ma Teng led his army to garrison on the Ba Bridge, and with Ma Teng's arrival, Li Jue, who originally controlled the Sili area, naturally couldn't bear it.
Tao Qian was sincere, and Liu Bei naturally understood it.
Zhao Yun nodded.
the other side.
Naturally, it was impossible for Li Jue to agree to let Ma Teng see Emperor Xian casually.
If it were just Ma Teng and a few others, Li Jue probably wouldn't refuse this kind of thing, but who asked Ma Teng to come with the army!
If the other party is allowed to see Emperor Xian, then if another prince comes over, he will let the other party see Emperor Xian.
He glanced at Xi Yu with some gratitude.
This time Cao Jun attacked Xuzhou, Xi Yu did not intend to take him with him, perhaps because he was concerned about Liu Bei and others.
Of course, training along the way cannot be delayed.
"As long as we can succeed, the entire Yanzhou will change hands in a short period of time, and even Cao Cao will be powerless by then!"
Not even as good as beef.
If he takes the seal and fails to stop Cao Cao's attack, wouldn't it be in vain?
At that time, Zhao Yun will be somewhat in a dilemma.
Xi Yu turned his head and glanced at Dian Wei, who was a little stunned. The latter's eyes were obviously stunned at this moment.
After getting ready, Cao Cao asked Xi Yu if he wanted to go to Xuzhou with the army.
The rest of the soldiers couldn't bear it for a long time. After the pork was divided, someone finally couldn't help but taste it first.
He casually picked up the second letter sent by Xun Yu.
Cao Cao didn't believe this kind of thing!
As for the areas that had been gathered under Cao's army, before Cao's army arrived, there were indispensable agitations for a comeback in these towns.
"How can Brother Wei take over Xuzhou at this time of crisis?"
Originally, they followed Liu Bei everywhere, but now they can have their own territory.
When the aroma of pork began to reverberate in the camp, the soldiers had already left their saliva in their mouths.
"Didn't I tell you that as long as the pork is processed properly, it is very delicious? When have I ever lied to you?"
"Has Ma Teng arrived in Chang'an?"
Seeing that Dian Wei didn't seem to taste it, Xi Yu took out the pieces of meat from his bowl and put them in Dian Wei's bowl.
Tao Qian, who was originally busy entrusting Xuzhou to Liu Bei, was already eager to entrust Xuzhou to Liu Bei as soon as possible.
Cao Cao is too anxious now. Before, whether he was pacifying Yanzhou or attacking Xuzhou, everything went too smoothly.
"Why!"
So who is he?
Li Jue repeatedly refused Ma Teng's request to meet him, and Ma Teng became a little angry.
Hearing that Cao Cao's army had already set off, Zhang Miao's mood was as high as ever.
Ma Teng threatened to have an audience with Emperor Xian, but was rejected by Li Jue immediately.
"My lord has forgotten, I am in charge of the supply camp this time, so I will naturally follow you to Xuzhou, but this time my lord should go first!"
As for the previous trail that led directly to Puyang, Zhao Yun didn't know what his intention was.
“Is wild pig meat really edible?”
According to the original plan, when the army went on an expedition in this era, grain and grass would go first, but because of the emergence of wheelbarrows and other things for transporting grain and grass.
Cao's army was so powerful that these people did not dare to show any signs at this time.
In this regard, although Tao Qian wanted to hand over Xuzhou to the other party, he was also a little helpless.
Since Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao last year, the opponent has obviously become more honest and has no intention of attacking Yanzhou.
If I remember correctly, although the two fought, Ma Teng was defeated by Li Jue in the end.
However, the pork thing was just an episode after all.
The sound of banging and banging people's mouths could be heard in the camp.
…
I had previously met Chen Liu and Zhang Miao, and investigated this person in Chen Gong, and found that these two people were connected with Lu Bu, who was temporarily living in Hanoi.
Xiyu was not in a hurry to set off first.
Why is my eldest brother so unwilling?
After Cao Cao led the army on the expedition, Xi Yu organized his supplies and prepared to set off.
When Cao Cao led his army from Yanzhou, the whole of Xuzhou received the news immediately.
It's even a little soft and waxy, and is extremely smooth in the mouth.
Guan and Zhang were naturally extremely happy to hear such news from the other party.
As the first person began to eat pork, the second person followed, and then the third person.
There is a trail leading directly to Puyang.
Except for those piglets that can continue to be raised, there is no need to continue raising these adult wild pigs.
…
Xi Yu nodded, and after giving instructions to Zhao Yun, he ordered Dian Wei to take the soldiers from the transport camp to go ahead.
The next day, after Cao Cao took Xi Zhicai and led the army to the expedition, he was still in Yanzhou unhurriedly checking on spring plowing and other matters.
There is a strong tendency to have a fight with Li Jue.
…
Xi Yu smiled and said to Dian Wei that the pork in the camp was divided among 3,000 people, but in fact, each person's bowl was not much.
It was hard for Dian Wei to believe that if he hadn't watched those people kill the master with his own eyes, he would have basically watched the subsequent series of processes with his own eyes.
Inside the camp, Cao Cao was in a daze for a moment when he heard the news coming from Cao Cao's camp.
The expression on that face was particularly wonderful.
The matter entrusted to Xuzhou before, Guan Yu only thought it was a rumor.
In short, Ma Teng followed Han Sui and fled back to Liangzhou in despair.
Seeing Xi Yu put the pork in his bowl, Dian Wei did not hesitate. This time he put it in his mouth and did not make a sound for a long time.
This kind of thing quickly spread in the military camp!
At first, many people didn't believe it, but along with 3,000 people, they began to spread the word, and the smell of meat cooked in the supply camp had already spread to other camps.
It even tastes better than beef!
After stuffing the fatty meat into my mouth, the expected smell did not appear.
Wild pigs can be eaten!
…
Now that Cao Cao's army has gone out to fight, it proves that he has no doubts about him and only needs to wait for the war in Xuzhou to begin.
Inside Xiapi City.
"I have contacted the Yanzhou nobles in recent days. They have also been grudges against Cao Cao for a long time."
After spring plowing began, Cao Jun's camp had already begun planning the war against Xuzhou.
By the way, Xi Yu also planned to take the baggage battalion along the way to clean up the bandits in Yanzhou.
After the brothers' current training, they are already a little unable to hold on.
Guan Yu could see that the eldest brother at home really didn't want the position of Xuzhou at this time.
Dian Wei didn't believe it. After hearing that Xi Yu planned to kill those wild pigs to replenish meat for everyone, Dian Wei shook his head like a rattle.
"Fengyi, do you want to accompany the army to fight in this battle?"
He randomly gave the other party a professional title, allowing him to recruit troops under his command, and then sent Sun Ce away.
In the end, Xi Yu decided to tell Xun Yu what he knew, although in the original history Xun Yu and Cheng Yu completely guaranteed that Juancheng was not in danger.
As for Sun Ce, who is under his command, there doesn't seem to be much movement for the time being.
"Send this letter back to Juancheng quickly and make sure it is handed over to the Army Sima!"
After handing the letter to the military envoy, Xi Yu raised his head and looked into the distance.
The spring breeze blows in the face, and in the fields in the distance, the people who are busy farming are all bent over.
Someone was plowing the land with a curved shaft plow.
Chapter completed!