Rangers of the Three Kingdoms - C405

It turned out that after Dong Zhuo sent the Emperor Han Qian to the Chang’an, he first forced the royal family and the Chieftain to move, and then began to urge the citizens to move. His goal was to clear out the land and turn the Luoyang into a battlefield. Even if the Luoyang were to be lost, it would only be a pile of ruins.

“As for you two, I have already thought about it, and hussar general has also agreed to it. You’ll be moving right away, but you and Zhang Tian will have to separate. Go to Chang’an and tell Zhang Tian to go to Hanyang County. You can keep an inn there, and I’ll send someone to contact you later. ”

According to Yang Lin’s orders, the Zhang Banxian had long been in order. The next step, Yang Lin’s main focus would be on Guan Zhong and Yi Zhou. He had already sent out a large number of intelligence personnel to Yue Zhong and Yi Zhou, allowing Li Liang and Zhang Tian to enter, in order to further strengthen their intelligence.

Along the way, Cao Cao took the Dan Yang Soldier that he had recruited from the Yangzhou back to the city. As there were only a thousand people left, Cao Cao was too embarrassed to reveal his identity and brought the soldiers back to his own camp.

What Cao Cao did not expect was that the entire jujube seemed to have quieted down a lot. There was neither a wine nor a chant for poetry, nor was there even a dancing bird song and a dancing kabuki girl. Cao Cao could not help but be puzzled, could it be that the Duke of Guandong were prepared to fight Dong Zhuo to the death?

On the night he returned, the only one who worshipped him, Duke of Guandong, Bao Xin, came to visit him. Cao Cao passionately invited Bao Xin into the Big Account, and the two chatted for awhile. Just as Cao Cao asked the Duke of Guandong why there was no banquet, he was unexpectedly attracted by Bao Xin and sighed.

“Sigh …” The State County s of the Central Plains had all failed in their harvests. However, the Hussar General Yang Lin had sealed off the border, not only did they prohibit a single grain from flowing out, they also wantonly purchased food, causing the price of food in the Central Plains to rise greatly. There was even money that could not buy food. Now that the dukes were running out of food, and all of them had thoughts of retreating and preparing to return home, who had the heart to drink and have fun? ”

“Hmph …” The Guandong Allied Army that they had painstakingly gathered had not fought a single battle in the past few months and had just dispersed like that. These dukes have words full of loyalty and filial piety, but with the world falling over, not a single one of them stood out to turn the tides. I wonder what their intentions were! ”

Cao Cao’s face was suddenly filled with anger and hatred. What made Cao Cao even more intolerable was that he had just recruited soldiers and everyone had left. Who would be the one to provide him with food? Everyone else had their own territory, but once they split up, where would he go to settle down?

“Brother Cao, don’t be angry. Alliance Master Yuan is also worried that we might split up and send Jizhou Mu Han Fu back to Jizhou to gather some food. At the same time, he also sent someone to ask Qingzhou Acanthopanax Jiao He to bring the soldiers and rations to the reunion of the alliance troops. Even if they can’t gather enough food, my Qibei can still afford to support over a thousand of your soldiers. ”

Seeing Cao Cao being so anxious, Bao Xin of course knew what Cao Cao was thinking and quickly comforted him. Amongst these Duke of Guandong, the person Bao Xin respected the most was Cao Cao, even if he had to pay for the food, he wanted to pull Cao Cao along with him.

“With Brother Bao’s words, Cao Cao is truly grateful! If you can’t express my thanks with your words, then accept my, Cao Cao’s, kowtow! ”

Cao Cao immediately stood up and clasped his fists and bowed deeply towards Bao Xin. He had already choked with emotions when he spoke and his eyes had also become moist. What was friendship? When a person was in a difficult situation, someone had to reach out to help him. That was true friendship.

“Lord Thorn, we only have three days worth of food.” Wang Gong walked into the Yanzhou Stinger Liu Dai’s Big Account, and said with a heavy heart: “Currently, Jizhou has not sent over Han Fu’s food yet, and Qingzhou Acanthopanax has not received any news of her team, but Duke of Guandong’s food is getting more and more nervous. Although the new wheat was already on the market, the price of the grains surrounding the jujube had already risen to a crazy level. The price of a stone of wheat had already risen to 120 yuan, which was four times more than the previous years’ prices. “We can’t afford it either …”

“Where’s our food warden? Why have you been gone for such a long time without any news? ” These few days, the Yanzhou Stinger Liu Dai could be said to be restless. Wang Gong came over every day to tell him about the food, causing him to no longer have the mood to watch the Kabuka Dance.

“Lord Thorn, our Yanzhou has a total of eight Countryside, one of which is the Eastern County, Chen Liu, Shan Yang, Dong Ping, and Ji Bei.” Lord Thorn, our Yanzhou has a total of eight Countryside, one of which is the East County, Chen Liu, Shan Yang, Dong Ping, and Ji Bei.

Yanzhou Stinger Liu Dai had only been in the Yanzhou for less than a year, so she was not very familiar with the situation there. As a member of the royal family, Liu Dai didn’t like managing specific matters. Normally, things were handled by Wang Gong, so he just needed to listen to the reports.

“Now that the Taishan County has risen again, not only will they not be able to collect more food, even several counties have been taken over by the yellow cloth. As the harvest in Ji Yin County failed, the people fled in droves. Even if they wanted to, they could not find anyone. Only the harvest of Ren Cheng Country is still okay, but unfortunately Ren City is too small, and the food harvested is also not worth mentioning. ”

“The detestable Yellowhorse, they really took advantage of the fire to rob us. Wait until we chase Dong Zhuo away, we will settle our scores with them later. ” Liu Dai waved his hand angrily, turned his head and said to Wang Gong: “Hurry up and think of a way, if the three ten thousand people s do not have any food, it will be troublesome.”

Wang Gong hesitated for a while, then said slowly: “Lord Thorn, although the Eastern County, Chen Liu, Shan Yang, Dong Ping, and Ji Bei, the five Countryside s have sent out their troops, but as the taiwai of a country, the food is controlled by them, so it isn’t too much of a problem for them to get some food.”

“Borrowing food from them?” Liu Dai raised his head, as if he found Wang Gong’s suggestion a little inconceivable. As the governor of a region, he was also nominally in their favor. If he was asked to borrow food from them, how could he bring down his pride?

Furthermore, Liu Dai was also very clear that since the world was in chaos right now, the various dukes were on their own and each of them was in their own business, so no one would follow his orders. The moment he was rejected, his prestige would be swept away, and he would no longer be able to stay in Yanzhou.

“Lord Thorn, Hussar General Yang Lin is also a master teacher of Youzhou, Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei brought troops to this place, but not only will Yang Lin immediately forget about their position, he also will not allow them to return to Youzhou, who in this world dares to say no?” Of course, Wang Gong knew what Liu Dai was thinking, he continued to incite Liu Dai: “Lord Thorn is not only the lord of Yanzhou, but also one of the Han Dynasty. He should be in command of eight nations in the Yanzhou, how can he allow them to do as they please?”

Wang Gong’s words had touched upon Liu Dai’s heart. Even though Liu Dai did not say anything, his heart was already filled with rage and he had long since disliked them. He waved his hand and said impatiently: “You don’t need to say anymore, go find Tung Chung Tsai Tsai Tsai Tsai Tsai Tortoise and tell him I said that I want him to lend us half a month’s worth of military rations.”

Wang Gong came out of Liu Dai’s Big Account and went straight to Qiao Mao’s camp. When Qiao Mao entered Qiao Mao’s camp, he saw that he was talking to the rest of his troops, Wang Gong did not hold back and said straightforwardly: “Lord Taishang, in accordance to Lord Thorn’s orders, I have come to borrow food from you for half a month.”

East County was one of the larger counties in Yanzhou. It had a population of over six hundred thousand and its land was fertile. Although the production would be reduced due to disasters this year and the food harvest wouldn’t be good, it wouldn’t be a problem to support the more than 10,000 soldiers under Qiao Mao’s command.

Wang Gong came to borrow food from Qiao Mao not only in the name of Liu Dai, but also with a strong tone, which made Qiao Mao very angry. Especially the fact that Wang Gong had brought out the signboard of the thorny history in front of his subordinates, which had caused Qiao Mao to feel disgusted. He swept Wang Gong a glance, and said coldly: “Return and tell Lord Thorn that there is not enough food from the Eastern Region to eat.”

Wang Gong didn’t feel awkward at all, he was even secretly delighted in his heart. Instead, he turned around and left Qiao Mao’s camp with an arrogant bow. That was the result he wanted, and he immediately told Qiao Mao the truth.

“Damn that Qiao Mao, he doesn’t know how to appreciate favors.” Liu Dai was truly angry, he simply could not tolerate being looked down upon. He slammed the table heavily, and said fiercely: “Immediately gather ten thousand men, kill Qiao Mao while it’s still dark, the Dongxian Imperial Guard is yours.”

Wang Gong couldn’t help but be ecstatic in his heart. Being engaged could not be compared with the taiwai. He immediately turned around and walked out of Liu Dai’s Big Account. When he gathered 10,000 troops, the sky was already completely dark.

Since there had been no war, the marquis’ camp was not well guarded. Especially since Liu Dai’s army was also a Guandong Allied Army, so Qiao Mao’s soldiers did not pay much attention to it. When they drove to the camp, Qiao Mao’s soldiers even ran out to watch the show, thinking that the Yanzhou soldiers were having military training.

Wang Gong directly rushed into Qiao Mao’s Big Account, while Qiao Mao was drinking with his aides. Without waiting for Qiao Mao to speak, a few Yanzhou Generals rushed forward and cut off Qiao Mao’s head. Pitiful Qiao Mao initiated righteousness and summoned the State County to suppress Dong Zhuo. Who would have thought that Dong Zhuo did not die, but instead died in the hands of his own people.

“Lord Thorn, half a month has already passed. We have already gathered the horses of the three ten thousand people s and three months’ worth of rations.” Jiao He entered the main hall of the Zhang Ji and cupped his hands towards Jiao He, “All the troops and rations come from the three Countryside s of Jinan, Le An and Qi, while there is no news from the three Countryside s of Plains, North Sea and Dong Lai.”

Ever since receiving Qiao Mao’s three orders, Qingzhou Acanthopanax Jiao He had been preparing to gather all of the County soldier’s horses, and head to the Acid Date Guild to join the Duke of Guandong. It was just that while the imperial court was in a state of chaos, the remaining members of the Yellow Mask in the Qingzhou were all rebelling, trapping Jiao He’s hands and feet, causing him to be unable to go over there.

After receiving Yuan Shao’s letter, Jiao He felt the importance that Yuan Shao had placed on him as well as the expectations of the Duke of Guandong. Furthermore, after Kong Rong had defeated Zhang Rao, the yellow scarf within the borders of the Qingzhou had retreated into Mount Tai, allowing the Qingzhou to gain a moment of peace.

But after half a month had passed, of the six Countryside s, only Ji Nan, Le An, and Qi had sent out their troops. The three Countryside s of the Plains, North Sea, and Eastern Lai actually ignored Jiao He’s requisition order and did not send a single soldier, nor did they hand over a single grain.