Chapter 7 Wind and Thunder Agitation Section 9 Wei Yan was in his twenties, tall and strong, with slightly dark skin, high cheekbones, and a pair of tiger eyes under thick eyebrows.

He saw Wen Ping and Huang Zhong fighting horses to meet him, and hurriedly dismounted and saluted.

"Wen Chang, what did Zhang Xun say? Or no food? Wen Ping asked urgently.

"Returning to the two adults, Lord Zhang said that recently, the Yellow Turban Army in Peiguo and Xiapi has been frequently infested, and the grain road has been cut off repeatedly, so ......"

"So there's no food for us?" Huang Zhong turned over and dismounted, and the whip in his hand was whipped to the ground fiercely,

"Yangzhou's grain can be given to the Yanzhou army and the Yuzhou army, why can't we give the Jingzhou army? I think he is extremely shameless, and he is simply a villain. This is not a personal vendetta of the communiqué. ”

"Brother Hansheng......" Wen Ping got off the horse and patted Huang Zhong on the shoulder,

"This war is related to the survival of the society, don't turn against each other because of such a trivial matter."

"What if there is no food? I can't let the soldiers go hungry to the Yellow River, right? Huang Zhong glared at Wen Ping angrily,

"Since Yuan Shu doesn't give food, I won't leave. You see, did you order all the departments to immediately set up a large camp in Yongqiu and wait to join the rear army? Wen Ping hesitated.

This army of 6,000 men came from the four counties of Changsha, Wuling, Zhuyang and Lingling in the south of Jingzhou, they were all southerners, and they were led by Huang Zhong, the commander of Changsha County, and Cao Peng Wei Yan, a soldier who marched north.

In late February, they rushed to Xiangyang to join the army in northern Jingzhou. In early March, after Liu Biao received the decree of the Son of Heaven, he hurried to Changyi in Yanzhou with Changshi Kuaiyue, and ordered Liu Pan of Jingzhou Prefecture, Wenpin, the governor of Jingzhou Prefecture, and Huang Zhong, the governor of Changsha Prefecture, to form a front army of 10,000 and slowly go north first.

In the middle of March, Liu Biao rushed to Jingzhou Mansion from Changyi, and ordered Changshi Kuaiyue, Zhizhong Deng Yi, Wumeng Commander Li Yan, Nanjun Commander Pang Ji, Bing Cao Peng Lu Jie, and others to lead an army of 10,000 to form a rear army, and immediately set off north to the Central Plains with a large amount of grain and grass.

According to the agreement, the former army grain and grass of the Jingzhou Army were provided by Yuan Xi of Nanyang and Xinbi of Yingchuan along the way, and after arriving in Yanzhou, Yuan Shu of Yangzhou provided them.

However, after the Jingzhou army entered Yanzhou, Yuan Shu refused under various pretexts. Now Wen Ping can command the 4,000 men and horses he leads, but he can't directly order Huang Zhong's 6,000 men.

So when Huang Zhong proposed that the army stop advancing, Wen Ping was very embarrassed and could not dissuade him directly.

"How much food does the army have left?"

"There are four more days of food rations." Wei Yan bowed and replied,

"Before we get to the Yellow River, everyone will go hungry." Wen Ping looked at Huang Zhong and persuaded in a low voice: "Brother Han Sheng, let's go to Chenliu first, and meet the senior cadres who rushed to Chenliu in advance, what do you think?" There must be food from Lord Gaogan. Huang Zhong narrowed his eyes and shook his head,

"Don't give this bastard a little color, he still thinks that we Jingzhou people are afraid of him. Don't go. ”

"But the decree requires us to rush to the Yellow River in mid-April, if ......"

"Without food, even if we rush to the Yellow River, how can we fight?" Huang Zhong said angrily,

"I'll go and talk to Master Liu personally. We, the people of Jingzhou, will never be affected by this kind of bird spirit. Liu Pan lowered his head, kept turning the horsewhip in his hand, and did not answer for a long time.

Liu Pan is less than thirty years old, of medium height, with a thin face and a pair of arrogant eyes. Although he is dressed in military uniform and is heroic, he is still a well-mannered scholar.

He is Liu Biao's own nephew, and after learning of Liu Biao's whereabouts a few years ago, he immediately moved with his father and the whole clan from his hometown of Gaoping, Shanyang, Yanzhou to Xiangyang.

Liu Pan has been smart since he was a child, capable of writing and martial arts, Liu Biao likes him very much, and entrusts him with important tasks, so that he can suppress Liukou and Nanban in the Lingling and Guiyang areas, and he has quite a record.

In this Northern Expedition to Li Hong, Liu Biao deliberately made him the former commander of the Jingzhou Army for a reason. The reason why Liu Biao was able to gain a firm foothold in Jingzhou was completely dependent on the power of the Xiangyang Gate Valve, but after a long time, Liu Biao felt the threat of the Xiangyang Gate Valve to his power.

Therefore, after driving out Yuan, he immediately used the excuse of consolidating the alliance with Yuan Shao and striving to get back Nanyang as soon as possible, and appointed a large number of disciples of the gate valves in Nanyang and Yingchuan to serve as Jingzhou officials, taking advantage of the situation to weaken the power of the Xiangyang gate valves, and firmly controlled Jingzhou into his own hands.

The power of the Nanyang gate lord in Jingzhou grew rapidly, and Huang Zhong, who was born in Nanyang, was in this situation, and was quickly promoted to the governor of Changsha Mansion by Cao Peng, a soldier of Changsha Mansion.

In this army, Wen Ping, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan are all from Nanyang and belong to the forces of the Nanyang Gate Valve, while most of the middle and lower-level military officials are the people of the Xiangyang Gate Valve, and how to properly handle the contradictions between the two depends on Liu Pan to mediate from them.

In Jingzhou's 10,000-strong rear army, this contradiction is even more prominent. Kuai Yue and Pang Ji were both born in Xiangyang Gate Valve, while Deng Yi and Li Yan were born in Nanyang Gate Valve.

So after this army arrived in the Central Plains, only Liu Biao himself commanded it. Now that the two generals of the former army of Jingzhou are unwilling to continue to advance, it will be difficult for Liu Pan to do so.

He thought about it for a long time, and then decided that the army would stop temporarily, send fast horses to gallop to Changyi, and ask Liu Biao to think of a proper plan.

When Liu Biao received the news, he was furious and immediately went out of the city to find Yuan Shu. After making a big fuss in the court, the hussar general Yuan Shu went out of the city, neither entering the city nor going to the court.

In order to appease Yuan Shu, the Son of Heaven of the Changyi Imperial Court specially issued an order to promote him by two levels, and worshiped him as a hussar general, with the same three divisions.

Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and other ministers considered that this battle was very important, and Yuan Shu was too unreliable, once he reached Hebei, Yuan Shu suddenly did not listen to the command and fought indiscriminately, it would be over.

So they decided to let Yuan Shu stay in Changyi and supervise the transportation of grain and grass. This battle was fought by the joint efforts of various states and counties, and the battle line was very long, and there were coalition troops on both sides of the Yellow River for more than 1,000 miles from Hanoi County to Qingzhou Plains County.

In order to ensure the supply of grain and grass for the armies of all roads, and also to save manpower and material resources, Yuan Shao and others decided to transport grain and grass by four routes.

Qingzhou is responsible for the grain and grass of the Qingzhou Army. Yuan Shao was in charge of the grain and grass of the Hanoi Army, the Kwantung Army, and the Yuzhou Army.

Liu Biao was in charge of the grain and grass of the Jingzhou Army and part of the Yanzhou Army. The grain and grass of the Xuzhou army and another part of the Yanzhou army were in charge of Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu.

Several counties in Jiangdong in Yangzhou were fighting, and it was difficult for Yuan Shu to provide enough grain and grass, so the allied army mainly relied on Jingzhou and Yuzhou for food and grass.

But recently, the Yellow Turban Army in Yuzhou has made a lot of noise, and in order to ensure that the grain road is unimpeded, it is necessary to use the power of Yuan Shu.

In addition, Yuan Shu and the Yellow Turban Army have fought, which can also ensure that Yuan Shu will not make a fuss in the Central Plains.

The court took care of Yuan Shu so much, of course Yuan Shu was overjoyed, and he agreed,

"Don't worry, as long as I am in the Central Plains, you will never go hungry. All of them can be fat, fat and strong. "But he just swore here, and the food of the former army in Jingzhou was immediately cut off there.

Yuan Shu was reasonable, and he said to Liu Biao that there were seven or eight hundred miles from Yangzhou to Changyi. The road was full of rivers and Yellow Turban troops, and I was in a hurry day and night, and I didn't have time to transport the food.

You have seven counties in Jingzhou, all of them are so fat that they are oily, and you don't bring enough grain to the Yellow River, but you expect me, a poor bastard, to help you.

You're not kidding. Liu Biao was so angry that his eyes were on fire. This crusade against Li Hong is so large-scale, so tight in time, it is rare in the world, and it is already a miracle that I can pull the Jingzhou army to the Central Plains now.

Jingzhou is now recruiting people and is seizing all the time to transport grain and grass north. From Xiangyang to the Central Plains, there are more than 1,000 miles, and even if I have wings to fly, it is impossible for me to transport grain and grass to the Central Plains in such a short time.

Before the grain and grass in Jingzhou were not transported to the Central Plains, the Jingzhou Army temporarily provided grain and grass by you, which you personally promised, how could you go back on your word and regret it on the spot?

"I have no regrets." Yuan Shu said with a smile,

"There's really nothing I can do. Aren't you on good terms with Yuan Benchu? Your army passed through Yuzhou, and you asked Yuan Benchu to give you grain and grass. ”

"The crusade against Li Hong is a matter of the survival of the society, the fourth and third dukes of your Yuan family, who have been favored by the emperor, how can you not do your best? If you defeat Li Hong and occupy Jizhou, your Yuan family will not only have outstanding merits and fame, but also enjoy endless fame and fortune, don't you even understand this truth? ”

"It's not that I don't understand, but I think you are all dead, and it is estimated that you will die in Hebei." Yuan Shu smiled gloatingly.

"Do you still want to be shameless?" Liu Biao pointed at Yuan Shu and trembled.

"Do I still have a face?" Yuan Shu touched his face strangely,

"Why can't I see my face?" Liu Biao roared angrily, and the sword on his waist suddenly pulled out in half.

Yuan Shu was startled and retreated again and again,

"Liu Jingsheng, let me tell you, if you don't want food, you can't die." Then he threw his legs and ran. Liu Biao's eyes were full of golden flowers, and he almost died of blood spraying.

"I'm not going to fight this battle." Liu Biao walked into the Taiwei Mansion angrily and yelled at Yuan Shao,

"Yuan Shu didn't give me food, Cao Cao said that he didn't have enough to eat, and my Jingzhou soldiers were going to starve to death."

"Brother Jingsheng, what kind of joke are you talking about?" Yuan Shao put down the scroll in his hand and stood up,

"Now that you are the richest in Jingzhou, you are going to starve to death, so what war are we going to fight?"

"In my opinion, this battle will be lost." Liu Biao waved his arms angrily,

"Cao Aman is ill-intentioned, Yuan Highway is fishing in troubled waters, everyone else has their own ghosts, everyone is suspicious of each other, calculating each other, we will all die in Hebei sooner or later." Yuan Shao's face was full of smiles, he squinted his eyes and looked at Liu Biao carefully, and said unhurriedly: "Brother Jingsheng, it's been decades, and it's the first time I've seen you lose your temper like this. Have you been too tired lately? Liu Biao looked up to the sky and smiled bitterly.

Suddenly, he let out a wail, covered his face with his hands, and said in extreme frustration: "Originally, this battle would have been lost. Yuan Shao walked up to him, patted him lightly on the back, and said with concern: "Brother Jingsheng, you are too tired, go back and rest." Liu Biao shook his head vigorously,

"Originally, everyone wanted to fight this battle, and everyone wanted to benefit from it, but you insisted on attacking in seven ways, which was purely a self-defeating strategy."

"You're thinking wrong." Yuan Shao reached out and put his arm around Liu Biao's shoulder, leaned into his ear and whispered,

"If you were Li Hong, how would you fight this battle?" Liu Biao put down his hands and turned his head to look at Yuan Shao.

"How can Li Hong defeat us? Our seven-way army launched an attack at the same time, who will he fight, so that he can not only repel us but also change the pattern of the world in the shortest possible time? Liu Biao suddenly had an epiphany,

"It was a losing battle." Yuan Shao smiled slightly,

"What I am most anxious to know now is who will Li Hong fight? Hit me, or beat Cao Aman? Or, Da Tian Kai? Liu Biao closed his eyes and shook his head painfully,

"I know that Li Hong will never beat me." Yuan Shao turned around and picked up the document from the desk and handed it to Liu Biao,

"Liu Zhang's little bastard is not very ambitious." Liu Biao was shocked, and hurriedly took a closer look,

"He refused to recognize the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and refused to send troops to attack Hedong in Guanzhong." Liu Biao sneered,

"This evil beast dares to hit my idea of Jingzhou again and again."

"I'm worried that Liu Zhang, like Han Sui, will recognize the Son of Heaven and the imperial court in Jinyang." Yuan Shao frowned, and walked back and forth in the room with his hands in his hands.

"Han Sui was iron-hearted this time, no matter what promise I gave him, he refused without hesitation. It can be seen that Li Hong gave him not only money and food, but also confidence. Han Sui is a hidden danger, and so is Liu Zhang. ”

"Originally, if we attacked Guanzhong after entering Hebei, and Liu Zhang attacked Jingzhou, then we would be in trouble." Yuan Shao waved his hand indifferently,

"Something that is fragile is not a problem. When this battle is over, they will be in trouble. Then he sat down on the desk and hurriedly wrote a warrant.

"I asked Gao Gan to immediately transfer a batch of grain to Liu Pan, so that the Jingzhou army could rush to Puyang as soon as possible." In mid-April, Yanzhou Dongping Kingdom.

The Xuzhou army marched on the endless plain. With no rain for months, the trail was dusty and the air was scorching.

Busy farmers can be seen everywhere in the fields on both sides of the road, but instead of spring ploughing or carrying water to fight drought, they are wielding sticks to drive away something in the wheat fields (winter wheat) that are about to be harvested.

There are also many chickens, ducks and other poultry in the fields. Guan Yu stopped his horse and looked back at Zhang Fei and Zang Ba behind him,

"What's going on? Yanzhou people want to harvest early? Zang Ba's face showed pain, and he stretched out his hand and pointed to the big tree beside the road,

"Just look at the trees. This is a locust, and the Central Plains is about to break out again. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were secretly shocked,

"Locust plague ......"

"For more than ten years, disasters have occurred one after another on both sides of the Yellow River in the Central Plains, and the people have no way to live." Zang Ba looked up to the sky and sighed,

"Now there are not many locusts, and when May comes, the locusts will be overwhelming, and there will be nothing left of them."

"Will the locust plague spread to Xuzhou?" Zhang Fei asked anxiously. Zang Ba shook his head blankly. Guan Yu waved his horsewhip and said loudly: "Urgently inform Lord Liu that there may be a locust plague in the Central Plains, please make a countermeasure as soon as possible." "Jump to