"You don't know my lord..." Wang Yanzhang was about to continue, but Cao Anmin waved his hands and continued, "The younger generation has nothing to do, and learning how to make wine by themselves, it has a bit of flavor."

When signing in for 30 days, Cao Anmin picked up a distilled liquor recipe book. Although the equipment was not complete, he also fermented some apples grown in Yingyin to make cider, which was similar to modern champagne with an alcohol content of only three to three between six degrees.

"Young master is really a great talent!" Liu Bei praised once again and raised his glass again.

During the banquet, everyone only talked about the past and the present, without mentioning anything about the day.

The army turned around and entered the boundary of Xuzhou.Lü Bu led an army of [-] to join them. The three armies totaled more than [-], approaching Shouchun mightily.

Yuan Shu got the information early and mobilized soldiers and horses from all over to prepare to resist the invading enemy.

Unlike Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others in history, Yuan Shu's arrogance and proclaiming emperor is even worse.Although the Han Dynasty is in decline, but after all, the emperor is still there, and the remaining prestige of the Han family is still there. If they break away from the Liu family and set up their own imperial court, how can they convince the people of the world if they don't come out to crusade.

Yuan Shu knew the importance of Jiekou, the gateway to Huainan. Before Cao's army arrived, he ordered his general Qiao Rui to serve as the vanguard with [-] troops stationed at Jiekou to wait for work.

Unlike in the Romance, today's Qiao Rui avoids field battles and defends the city to the death.The [-] troops were all elite soldiers. Relying on the strength of the city gate, even though the coalition forces outside the city attacked fiercely, they were unable to tear through the defense line.

After several days of fierce fighting, Cao Jun was exhausted.In particular, Sun Ce's army did not come to support for a long time, which caused the soldiers of the coalition forces to have their own ghosts, and the offensive gradually weakened.In addition, there was a shortage of food and grass in the army, and Cao Cao had the intention of retreating.

Yuan Shu saw that Qiaorui had withstood the offensive of the coalition forces, and urgently ordered Li Feng, Le Jiu, and Liang Gang to lead [-] troops to support them, and the two armies fought a battle.There were casualties for each other, and seeing that the sky was getting dark, each of them called for money to withdraw their troops, and the battle situation became more anxious.

When the two armies were at war, Yuan Shu sent his prince Yuan Yao to lead [-] soldiers and horses to bypass the camp of the coalition army and go directly to Yuzhou.The flags fluttered, and the smoke and dust rolled up covered the scorching sun.

Inside the tent of the allied forces, Cao Cao was full of sorrow. The purpose of attacking Huainan before the autumn harvest was to plunder Yuan Shu to strengthen himself.Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu's army was huddled in the city, and now the army is short of food and grass, and if they fight again, the food and grass will be insufficient and the army's morale will be unstable.

Originally, Cao Cao wanted to borrow food from Lu Bu, but he didn't expect that the disaster in Xuzhou was serious and Lu Bu didn't have much food in stock, so he had to give up.For several days in a row, the small dendrobium was used to distribute the food, and the soldiers below were very resentful, and there was a sign of bombing the camp.

"My lord, the food and grass are not enough, why don't you retreat quickly?" Guo Jia quickly entered the account for offering wine, and seeing Cao Cao haggard, his original impatience dissipated a little.

"My army of 17 has attacked Huainan, but I haven't made an inch of it. If I retreat like this, I might be ridiculed by the world. Feng Xiao has many strategies. Now, is there a way to get food and grass to solve my urgent need?"

Guo Jia, as the mastermind, is not a problem with the art of war.The purpose of Cao Cao's battle itself was to fight to support the war, but Yuan Shu had already fortified the walls and cleared the country before the arrival of Cao Jun, and the entire population, food and grass in northern Huainan were moved to Shouchun.The trick was broken, and if he wanted to turn things around, he would have to find another place to supply food and grass.

A 17-strong army needs 20 shi of food and grass every day. If they want to support them until they defeat Yuan Shu, they need at least [-] shi of food and grass.

It is nothing to Jiangnan, a land of fish and rice, but it is a terrifying figure for Zhongyuan, where disasters continue.

"My lord, I have a solution, it depends on whether the lord can adopt it."

Cao Cao's eyes lit up: "It's okay to be filial piety."

"In exchange for food, use the war horses we eliminated to exchange food with Liu Bei or Jiangxia Huangzu. I believe they should agree."

As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, a soldier outside the handsome tent rushed in.

"My lord, something is wrong, Shang Cai, Shang Cai missed."

Chapter 37

Yuan Yao and his [-] soldiers and horses galloped all the way as if they were in no man's land. Along the way, Cao Jun's pass was virtually empty and would be broken at the first touch. The army directly rushed from the southern part of Yuzhou to the city of Xuchang.

Even Xuchang, the capital, has less than [-] defenders, and the situation is precarious.

At the gate of the camp of the coalition forces at Jiekou, Cao Cao and all the generals under his command stood here.

"Blood and iron rejuvenate the great man!" Cao Anmin stood on his horse, and the 2000 members of the Xuanjia Army and the Beifu Army under his command shouted in unison.

The Xuanjia army is less than a thousand, and a thousand can swallow the sky.

"Anmin, to deal with Yuan Yao, we can only rely on you." Cao Cao really hated himself for not forming an organized cavalry unit, so now he wants to attack Xuchang and kill Yuan Yao, but he has more energy than he wants.

"Uncle, don't worry, Anmin will not destroy the enemy and bandits here." Before the battle, Cao Anmin thought that there would be no big battle this time, Cao Anmin asked the Xuanjia Army to place all the heavy armor in Yingyin, but now he didn't expect that history would change. Little Yuan Shu could actually give Cao Cao a headache.This trip back for thousands of miles just happened to retrieve the battle armor, and then dispatched their secret weapon.

"Father, don't worry, Hai'er and Anmin will protect mother and brothers, and guard the foundation of our Cao family."

"Ding! The host activates the mission—thousands of troops and horses to save Xuchang. Before Yuan Yao breaks through Xuchang, the host must defeat Yuan Shujun and kill Yuan Yao. After completing the mission, you will be rewarded with a green gift bag and a big draw. Minus twenty points."

"So ruthless!" After struggling for nearly half a year, Cao Anmin's various attributes barely reached the passing line. If this task fails, he cannot bear the loss.

Cao Cao nodded and watched Cao Anmin and others set off.

"Brother, there are countless generals in our army, why do we need two children to rescue them from thousands of miles away?" Xiahou Dun was worried, two thousand against thirty thousand, no matter how powerful Cao Anmin's cavalry was, this time they were not dealing with the Yellow Turban bandits. It is Yuan Shu's elite, and it is absolutely impossible to replicate the achievements of Runan.

Cao Cao glanced at Xiahou Dun, his eyes were full of kindness.How can he not know the danger of this battle, but he believes even more that all the men of his Cao clan are absolutely reputable men.

No matter how fierce the eagle is, it will eventually fly by itself.

Under the city of Xuchang, [-] Yuan troops surrounded the four gates tightly, attacking day and night. Under the continuous pressure, the resistance in the city became more and more sparse, and there were gradually signs of breaking the city.

When Cao Cao left, although 5000 soldiers and horses were left behind, most of the [-] were old and weak. limit.Fortunately, there are sufficient materials such as arrows and wood in the city. Although there are not enough soldiers, relying on the advantages of materials, they have withstood Yuan Jun's fierce attacks several times.

Before dusk, Yuan Jun withdrew and began to bury pots and cook food, increase lighting, and prepare for night battles.

With this gap, Cao Ren asked his deputy to guard the city gate, and led a few soldiers to rush towards the location of the palace.

Inside the Han Palace, all the ministers jumped up and down like ants in a hot pot.

In the 400 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, it was the first time that usurpers had besieged the capital.In particular, now that Chengguan is at stake, and the emperor falls into the hands of other princes, he will continue to be a puppet at worst.But if it falls into the hands of Emperor Zhong, it is absolutely impossible to escape death.

If the Han Emperor dies, the Great Han will die.

"Your Majesty, general Yang Wu, Cao Ren, has an audience."

"Quick, please hurry up!"

Cao Ren strode in. His armor was covered with blood, like a general who had just stepped out of hell. It made people shudder and dare not look directly at him.

"The last general Cao Ren sees His Majesty."

"Cao Aiqing, how is the situation outside? Can Xuchang still hold on?"

Cao Ren's face was serious, and he cupped his fists in salute: "As long as your Majesty wants to defend, the last general will protect His Majesty even if he fights to the last person."

Before Liu Xie could speak, Dong Cheng stood up and asked, "Then General Yang Wu doesn't guard the city gate, why is he here?"

"That's right, General Cao left his post without authorization, how can he have His Majesty's safety in his eyes!" Several veterans of the Han Dynasty echoed, and the atmosphere suddenly became strange.

Cao Cao led the elite to leave. Now that Yuan Shu is besieging the city, Xuchang City's defenses are lax, which just gives them an opportunity.If he hijacked the emperor and fled to Yuan Shao in Hebei at this time, he would definitely not treat them like Cao Cao as Yuan Shao's fourth generation and third prince.

High-ranking officials are rich in salary, and they can enjoy endless glory and wealth.

Cao Ren didn't speak, but directly took off the armor on his body, revealing the bronze-colored skin inside.

"This general was stabbed twice in the body and arrowed three times in the back. He still fought to the death and killed the bandit army. You and the clansmen of the Han family are not taking up arms at this time to go to the city to guard the gate, but are still fighting with each other here, big man Today, half of it is your fault."

All the veterans of the Han Dynasty were about to speak, Liu Xie coughed lightly: "General, please tell me, as long as you guard the city gate, I will accept everything."

Cao Ren clasped his fists and said, "I would like to send the soldiers and horses under the general's chariot and cavalry command and the palace guards to defend the city."

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