After Chinese New Year's Eve, it is the beginning of spring, the east wind blows, the ice and snow melt, the earth warms, everything recovers, the people who have endured a winter finally show a bright smile, spring has arrived, everything will be fine!

After a few days, there was good news, first of all: the weather is warmer, the river surface is thawing, and the water transportation is unimpeded...... It was sent to Yecheng by boat, which further alleviated the food problem!

Along with the convoy came a large number of armor, weapons, arrows, tents...... It is enough to support hundreds of thousands of Cao troops to continue the offensive to the north, and it can be called a soldier with enough food and everything is ready!

Secondly, Yan Ming, the general of Huqiang Zhonglang, led thousands of subordinates, drove 100,000 horses, 100,000 strong cattle, and 1 million fat sheep, after a lot of hardships, climbed the mountains and rivers, and finally came to the vicinity of Yecheng from the distant Xiliang grassland!

"Boom! --Moo! --Baaa! ”

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All of a sudden, the horses neighed, the strong cattle roared, the fat sheep screamed, millions of huge herds, covering a radius of dozens of miles, the spectators were all shocked, and then ecstatic, in the terrible famine, the livestock of Hebei died, the people are worried about the spring ploughing, now there is enough animal power, it is really a 'timely rain'!

Half of these horses, cattle and sheep came from the Shandan Ranch, when Xiao Yi pacified Xiliang, killed all the two major tribes of Di and Qian, took the pastures of the Qilian Mountains as his own, and left millions of camels, horses, cattle and sheep, so that people can take care of them well, as the livestock land of the Han Dynasty!

A few years have passed, the pasture is on the right track, producing 50,000 war horses, 30,000 camels, 100,000 strong cattle, and 1 million fat sheep every year, which are continuously sent to the interior of the Central Plains, which has played a huge role in the Cao army's southern and northern wars, as well as the people's cultivation of wasteland!

The other half is contributed by the Xiqiang ministries, which can also be called generous, and the big chief-Zhelan also wrote a letter, which contains a lot of ambiguous words, hoping that Xiao Yi will take time to come to Xiliang, the two daughters miss their father very much, and they miss their husbands very much!

Along with the letter were two little lambs, white, lively and lovely, cared for by a special person, and were said to be pets of the two daughters, who gave them to their father as gifts!

"Huh! -It's true that the daughters miss their father, and the little she-wolf misses her husband, and it's estimated that she is worried about my things again, and she will talk about her daughter whenever she is in trouble, which is really unchangeable!

However, there was a blizzard in winter, and the Xiqiang departments were also affected, countless people and animals froze to death, and they gritted their teeth and donated hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, which can be regarded as affectionate and righteous, and should be reciprocated! ”

Stroking the white lamb with his hand, Xiao Yi also sighed with emotion, called Yan Ming to the big tent, and asked in detail about the situation of his daughters, how much taller they have grown, whether they have gained weight, and what they like to eat...... Babbling and endless!

"The two eldest ladies are very nice and very nice...... No one is better than them, just a little naughty! ”

Yan Ming was clumsy and clumsy, and he couldn't say anything, but he just stretched out two thumbs up, indicating that everything was fine with the two girls, with both the beauty of the mother and the bravery of the father!

Of course, he didn't tell the truth, the two girls are not a little naughty, but very naughty, the eldest is four years old, and she is unusually energetic, riding sheep, dragging dogs, and calves on top of her head...... There is nothing she doesn't dare to do, and she has beaten all the boys of the same age, and she has never met an opponent, known as the 'Tribal Overlord Flower!' ’

The younger one is more than two years old, can talk, can walk, follow her sister all day long, shouting and cheering as accomplices, more than a dozen maids can't look at them, once stole a foal, want to go to the Central Plains to see his father, fortunately the guards found it early, otherwise they would have slipped out of the Xiqiang camp!

After making sure that his daughters were safe and sound, Xiao Yi finally put his mind at ease and asked people to prepare a batch of refined salt, cloth, ironware, and medicinal materials, and send them to the 36th Department of Xiqiang, which was regarded as a reward for them!

He also found cork, carving knives, and paint, and made a large basket of kittens, dogs, ponies, and people...... Vivid and lifelike, give it to the two daughters to play with and cultivate their love!

I replied to Zhelan with a letter, asking her to take her daughter to Xuchang, wait until her class teacher triumphs, or the family reunion, and then 'clean up' her, maybe she will give birth to a son!

As the largest rancher, Xiao Yat has the right to dispose of private property, and he immediately ordered: war horses are sent to the barracks to supplement the war consumption, and cattle and sheep are distributed to hundreds of thousands of refugees for returning to their hometowns!

Evenly distributed, a household can get a strong cow, or ten fat sheep, for the poor refugees, this is a lot of wealth, how many people work hard all their lives, can not afford to buy a ploughing cow, can not eat a bite of mutton!

"Prime Minister-Relief to the people, merit is immeasurable, it is our reborn parents, recreated fathers and mothers!"

"Da Sima - generosity, righteousness and clouds, will inevitably be rich and noble, and the children and grandchildren will be full!"

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The people got the benefits, and they were grateful to Cao Cao and Xiao Yi, and even set up an immortal tablet, kowtowed three times every morning and evening, and then under the arrangement of the officials, they took their families and led the cattle and sheep to return to their hometowns happily!

They have to go back to their hometowns before they are stung, repair farm tools, accumulate fertilizer, plough the land, plant seeds, water them, hoe weeds, and exterminate insects...... When autumn comes, you'll be able to harvest food and fill your stomach!

A heavy snowstorm in winter, of course, has harmed the people, but it has also moistened the land, frozen to death of pests, which is conducive to crop production, it can be expected that this year will be a bumper harvest, and there will be no hunger and cold!

The weather is warmer, the roads are smooth, the refugees are returning to their hometowns, the situation is stable, and the food, ordnance, and horses are also fully prepared.

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In the General's Mansion - In the secret room, Cao Cao, Xiao Yi, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, Yu Ban...... Gather together, conspire together, and discuss the strategy of seizing Youzhou!

There is a map hanging on the wall, which was presented by Liang Xiaoyu, marking the cities, mountains, rivers, and the distribution of troops in Youzhou, which was reconnoitred by the Liang caravan with a lot of time, little by little, and the content is quite detailed!

Youzhou - the terrain is complex, the environment is harsh, the traffic is backward, the population is sparse, it is a famous bitter cold land, but also the farming, nomadic two major ethnic groups, repeatedly fight for the zone, thousands of years, the war continues, therefore, the people here are brave and good at fighting, not afraid of death, but also famous for the iron hoof scimitar!

The current situation in Youzhou is incomparably complicated, Yuan Xi gathered the remnants of the remnants and occupied Dai County, Shanggu County, Fanyang County, Yuyang County, and Youbeiping County in the east, plotting a conspiracy day and night, wanting to restore the land of Hebei!

The Xianbei people and Karasuma people were entrenched in the central part of the country, occupying the three counties of Liaoxi, Changli, and Xuansu, and plotting revenge, and it is said that they were still contacting Goguryeo, hoping to borrow some soldiers and horses!

The Gongsun family is in the east, occupying the land of Liaodong, Lelang, and Daifang counties, building cities and hoarding grain and grass all day long, and wants to take advantage of the high mountains and long roads to stick to their own one-third of an acre!

The four departments cooperate with each other and use each other, each with their own little abacus, and they all want to dominate the land of Youzhou!

However, during the Battle of Yecheng, Xiao Yi replaced the soldiers with water, annihilating the four hundreds of thousands of elites in one fell swoop, and the rest fled in embarrassment, and their strength was not as good as before!

On the other hand, the Cao Ying Group has won many battles and has strong strength, with troops, morale, equipment, grain and grass...... All of them can crush each other, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the dragon is fighting the grass snake!

Even so, everyone was not happy at all, but their faces were full of gloom, and the reason was very simple, they were not afraid of the decisive battle of the enemy army, but they were afraid of the enemy army flowing!

"The mountains are high and the roads are far away, and the environment is complicated, once the enemy army flees north, we are helpless, and we can't chase into the prairie, right?"

"If we can't win this battle quickly, our army will be at a disadvantage, and the labor division is on an expedition and the rear is empty, so I really can't rest assured!"

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Whether it is a decisive battle on the battlefield or an attack on the city, the Cao army is 100% sure of winning, the problem is, the leaders of the four divisions are not fools, how can they sit still and wait for death, although they can't beat the Cao army, they can escape!

The north of Youzhou - the vast grassland, boundless, the desert and the sea, the yellow sand are innumerable, the terrain is complex, the environment is harsh, it is simply unimaginable!

Once the enemy army retreats into the grassland, it will disappear without a trace, even if the Cao army is out, I am afraid that it will not be able to find the shadow of the people, after all, compared with the grassland, what is the number of hundreds of thousands of horses?

When Cao's army is sleepy and short of horses and runs out of food and grass, the enemy army will harass day and night, attack frequently, make your life worse than death, and finally the whole army will be wiped out, this is the classic tactic of the nomads!

Even if the four divisions don't dare to fight anymore, as long as they hide, the Cao army is helpless, and when the main force withdraws, they will make a comeback, and the northern border will never be peaceful!

What's even more depressing is that Youzhou is thousands of miles away from Xuchang, once the southern princes sneak attack, the Cao army will not be able to rescue at all, and there are many difficulties, how should this battle be fought?

Some people even suggested that the army should turn south, sweep away all the princes in the south, and wait until the world is unified, and then use the strength of the whole country to conquer the northern frontier, which will have a better chance of victory!

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