Long Xiang secretly caused trouble in Huainan, and Liu Bei and his newly appointed military advisor Zhuge Liang also quietly entered the village in the eastern Han area.

Cao Cao didn't know that Xu Shu was in charge of Wancheng, so he sent Zhang He to Nanyang to test the truth before leaving Xudu. As a result, Zhao Yun was very decisive in sending troops to fight.

Both sides encountered each other on the east bank of the Qingshui River. Zhang He stopped short of his experience. After a slight defeat, he retreated to Bowang defense and planned to stay for some time before returning to Xudu.

When the wheat in Nanyang was ripe, Xu Shu immediately used a suspicious plan to seize the wheat.

Bowang, Duyang, and half of the young and strong men in Chi County were plundered, and the wheat yield in that season was less than 30% last year. Zhang He was not afraid of Zhao Yun leading his troops to seize wheat, but he was afraid that the other party would siege the city and cut off food and return roads.

Zhang He then led his troops out of the city to block the enemy. During the battle, he found that Zhao Yun had made a fake wheat harvest, but in fact he laid an ambush in the wheat field.

After a fight, Zhang He was defeated by Zhao Yun and returned to Bowang. When he arrived at the city, he was blocked by arrow rain.

It turned out that Xu Shu took advantage of Zhang He's out to fight. Under the banner of Ling Shiren, Yuan Qian deceived the defenders and seized the city with 800 people. Zhang He returned to the city and could only lead his troops to surrender to Duyang.

The elite soldiers in Wancheng were transferred by Liu Bei, and it would cost a considerable price to swallow thousands of Zhang He's troops, so Xu Shu asked Zhao Yun to fight with the usual rules and stop when he was about to do so.

Xu Shu wanted to take advantage of Zhang He to test the reality and gain all the population of Bowang and Duyang counties, and at the very least, he had to cut off the other party's wheat.

When Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were not there, and thousands of elite soldiers were transferred, Xu Shu was still fighting so abnormally and radically, which was entirely due to Zhuge Liang's instructions.

Zhuge Liang believed that Xu Shuyue was radical, and that his active expression of "confident" state showed that Liu Bei's focus was adjusted to fight against Zhang Lu, so that Cao Cao would feel at ease to fight with Yuan Shao.

Zhang He had just retreated to Duyang, but Zhao Yun actually led his troops to Duyang County. They came to harvest wheat with sickles and farm tools.

Good guy, come again?

Seeing that Zhao Yun used his old trick again, Zhang He did not rush to stop him.

But watching the carts of wheat go west, although Zhang He was able to calm down, the county magistrate who blocked Yang could no longer sit still.

If Zhao Yun is allowed to take away the wheat, the military and civilians in Duyang are at risk of starvation.

After being repeatedly begged by Duyang Order, Zhang He had to lead his army out of the city to drive Zhao Yun away. As a result, the ambush in the wheat fields remained, and the number of people was even greater than that in Bo Wang.

Zhao Yun led his soldiers to Duyang, and the soldiers' families met at night. During the day, the soldiers hid the wheat fields, while the families were responsible for cutting and transporting wheat.

Xu Shu promised to have half of the wheat harvested to the public and the half of the wheat harvesting family. Therefore, these new troops in Runan, men, women, young and old are very enthusiastic, but those who were chosen to harvest were all adult men.

Zhang He attacked again, and Zhao Yun ambushed again.

The soldiers of Wancheng were waiting for their labor and the help of their families in the wheat-cutting family. Zhang He felt difficult shortly after the battle, and then led his troops to Ye County, which was at the junction of Yingchuan and Nanyang.

Zhang He believed that since Zhao Yun used his old trick again, Du Yang might have lost it, so there was no need for him to do this.

Just surrender and live, there is no need to work hard.

Cao Cao's order was just a test. Zhang He believed that he had completed the task. As for Bowang, the life and death of the military and civilians in Duyang counties had nothing to do with him.

When Zhang He retreated to Ye County, he immediately sent someone to return to Xudu to report the news.

Due to different latitudes, the wheat matures different times, and usually gradually matures from south to north.

Zhang He had a clear intention of reporting the letter. If Zhao Yun led the harvest team north to Yingchuan, Xu Du would need to send troops to cooperate to block the enemy.

Zhao Yun led the thousands of soldiers and could not pose a military threat to Xu Du.

At that time, the Huainan war report happened to be delivered to Xudu. Mei Cheng burned the rice fields of Shaopi like a huge rock to press his chest, which made people angry and breathless when they heard it.

If Zhao Yun also destroys the wheat fields in Yingchuan, it will affect the interests of the Yingchuan family and the food and grass needs of Cao's army, so Xun Yu and Xiahou Dun both attached great importance to it.

After a conclusion, the two decided to lead Xiahou Dun to station in Kunyang, but in order not to affect Cao Cao's mentality of using troops, they did not report the news that Bo Wang and Duyang were seized to the top.

Xu Shu stopped when he saw the good news after he captured Duyang. Although he was confident that he would continue to take over Ye County, it would be possible that Cao Cao would be stimulated.

If Cao Cao's attention is drawn to Nanyang, Zhuge Liang's plan to defend Nanyang and secretly seize Guanzhong will be greatly uncertain.

At the end of July and early August, Cao Cao withdrew from Guandu from the south bank of the Yellow River.

At this time, Shi Huan also returned from Shouchun and brought the most realistic situation in Huainan.

Cao Cao returned to the point of being depressed without success, and he was even more angry when he listened to Shi Huan's report.

He slapped the case and told Shi Huan: "If it weren't for Yuan Ying's frightened bird, how could Yuan Shao be prepared? It really ruined my big event. You should identify the battle reports in the future, especially when you receive letters from non-military generals during the battle, try to suppress them as much as possible, and wait for the news."

"Yi." Shi Huan responded with his fists.

"Dragon clouds rise, dragon clouds rise"

Cao Cao repeated several times in a row, and suddenly he squinted his eyes and said to himself: "This guy has taken the prefect of Lujiang and helped Taishi Ciqiang stand up. What exactly does he want to do?"

Guo Jia stroked his thighs and guessed: "Maybe he was worried that his lips would die and his teeth would be cold? If Taishi Ci was destroyed by General Zhang, his Hefei would be surrounded by the central government."

"The summer harvest has been completed now, and there are still two months left to sow in autumn. Can we take advantage of the time difference and go to Huainan to attack Hefei? Only by controlling the important town of Hefei can we rest assured about Huainan, otherwise we will always feel cold behind our backs." Cao Cao said after his words.

After hearing this, Xun You quickly stood up and advised him: "Ming Gong must not, and you must pay attention to the opportunity when fighting Hefei. The battle in Jiangxia has ended, and the troops in Jiangdong are now idle. If Ming Gong is in Huainan at this time, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu will lead their troops to resist;

Longxiang has been in Hefei for many years, but he is afraid that it is extremely difficult to conquer it in a short period of time. Now General Zhang has divided his troops to station in Lu'an, which has already been a guardian for Shouchun. Our top priority is to take Hebei."

Cao Cao nodded and replied: "It is not hindered to take Hebei's strategy first, but Huainan has constrained the army three times, which makes me really annoyed. I really want to change my strategy."

"As the saying goes, good things go a long way. General Zhang killed Mei Cheng and divided his troops into Lu'an, which gradually made the situation in Huainan gradually become favorable. As long as he can continue to restrain Jiangdong, Huainan will not have any problems. Although he failed to cross the Hebei region this year, the soldiers were given sufficient rest. In addition, the grain harvest in various places this year makes the next expedition more secure."

Before Xun You finished speaking, he heard Cao Cao sigh: "Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and Huang Zu fought back and forth, and they suffered a considerable loss. It is estimated that they will not fight again in a short time, so Huainan still has the risk of restraint."

Guo Jia added: "Ming Gong, don't worry. I heard that the reason why Sun Quan withdrew his troops in Jiangxia was because of the large-scale rebellion of the counties in Jiangdong. Mountains have always been a stubborn disease in Jiangdong. It is not so easy for Sun Quan to cure it quickly. In short, he must destroy Hebei first after all difficulties. Otherwise, Jiangdong will completely pacify Shanyue, and there will be no Ningri in Huainan."

(End of this chapter)
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