Nanyang, Xinye City.

In the backyard of the mansion, Zhang Xiu danced with the tiger-headed gold spear in his hand with a snowflake, and his opponent was Huang Zhong.

The two of them fought back and forth, fighting fiercely.

But after all, it’s not a horse war. Huang Zhong’s big sword cannot be used, and he cannot leverage his strength, which greatly reduces his combat power.

In the past few months, Zhang Xiuqin and Zhijun have never lost their martial arts skills. In addition, they have taken pills before, and their physical functions are higher than before.

clang,

Another sound of metal and stone intersecting, and the two separated.

In the cold winter, the two of them were panting heavily.

Huang Zhong shook his head gently and sighed: "The lord has made great progress in martial arts, and Zhong is ashamed of himself."

Huang Zhong's words were not false. He had some reservations at the beginning of the competition and could easily control it. However, in recent days, Zhang Xiu's gun skills became more and more exquisite. If he had not been skilled in martial arts, he might have been defeated.

Zhang Xiu smiled, took the silk cloth handed over by the maid next to him, wiped his sweat and looked at Jia Xu not far away, and chuckled, "I don't know when Wenhe arrived!"

"Su can't bear to interrupt such a wonderful exchange." Jia Xu said respectfully with his fists. Nanyang is developing rapidly in recent days, and both the people and the soldiers are in good order.

Many of these are attributed to Zhang Xiu, who is polite to the people and cares about his well-being, and is deeply loved by the people. In the military camp, he eats the same pot and sleeps with the soldiers, and is admired by the soldiers.

Strolling to the pavilion,

The stove warms people's hearts, and a pot of warm wine on it makes the wine smell fragrant. Huang Zhong came to practice to get this sip of wine.

There is no way, the wine is very precious, and my lord only gave him two bottles when he was last rewarded. After drinking this wine, the rest of the wine was bland and tasteless.

The maid next to him scooped up a few bottles and stepped aside.

After pinching the wine bottle, Zhang Xiu drank it, looked at the snowflakes falling outside the pavilion, and said worriedly: "This heavy snow this year is earlier than in previous years."

Jia Xu stirred the corners of his eyes and said intimately: "Is the lord worried about Cao Cao?"

Zhang Xiu did not deny it and drank warm wine again, "Cao Cao implemented the military farming system and obtained one million hu of grain. Nanyang is his hinterland, and I am afraid that after this heavy snow, Cao Cao should use his troops."

"What is the lord worried about him? Now I have 30,000 powerful soldiers and 5,000 cavalrymen in Nanyang. I will definitely tell Cao Cao that he will come and go." Huang Zhong said in a deep voice like a torch.

Zhang Xiu chuckled: "Han Sheng is so heartless, why are I afraid? However, Cao Cao is so vicious and vicious. Nearly a hundred people can fight well under his command, and there are so many counselors, so we must guard against it."

"What's more, he has nearly 100,000 elite troops under his command, so how can he underestimate it?"

Most of the 30,000 soldiers of his own were newly recruited and had never been on the battlefield. They were incomparable to Cao Cao's Qingzhou soldiers, a army of hundreds of battles.

This battle is not easy to win!

However, he must win.

"Lord, Yuan Zhi told you before that this battle is a peace-making battle, so there is no need to worry."

"Xu has sent someone to serve as an envoy, Lu Bu, to inform Cao Cao of the abnormal movement and let him echo our army in Xuzhou. In this way, Cao Cao can lead only 50,000 troops."

Jia Xu comforted.

When talking about Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu was quite embarrassed when he smacked the corner of his mouth. He had not fulfilled the food and grass he promised before. The reply to Lu Bu was that the food and grass he had been robbed by bandits and was preparing again.

I just don't know if he believes it or not.

"Well, I will later write a letter to inform Wenpin, so that he can take strict precautions and always pay attention to Cao Cao's movements. Whenever there is news, he will immediately repay him."

Zhang Xiu frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

Historically, Cao Cao led his troops to invade in the early spring of the second year of Jian'an, but Zhang Xiu did not resist at that time and surrendered under Jia Xu's persuasion.

Later, Cao Cao slept with his aunt, and he turned against him again.

Regarding this, Zhang Xiu was puzzled when he wrote a book before. Logically speaking, it was normal to sleep with other people's wives in the late Han Dynasty, and Zhang Xiu should not rebel against Cao Cao because of this.

I'm afraid that after Zhang Ji's death in history, Zhang Xiu really slept with his aunt, so he was furious and fought with Cao Cao to death, otherwise Zhang Xiu would have no reason to be so extreme.

"promise,"

Jia Xu responded.

The few people drank two more drinks and then they dispersed.

And the heavy snow fell for half a month, and the several states covered a layer of silver, which was particularly enchanting.

…………

In the second year of Jian'an, early spring.

The heavy snow covering Henan and Jingzhou provinces has melted.

Handu,

Xuchang City,

In the general's mansion, civil and military officials gathered together.

The generals present were eager to try. They probably guessed before they came that just after the cold winter, Cao Cao summoned them to gather, obviously to use troops to Zhang Xiu, Nanyang.

At this time, Cao Cao strided on the stage, his old eyes glanced at everyone, and then shouted: "Everyone, it's early spring!"

"We have been waiting for this day for a long time. Nanyang has a fertile land of thousands of miles. How can a mere reckless man in Xiliang possess? What's more, this reckless man is greedy and has repeatedly harassed me, so how can he tolerate him?"

"I want to order troops to fight in person to pacify this reckless man in Xiliang and to safeguard the rear of our army."

"Lord, a wise man!"

The civil and military responded together, this is a good opportunity to make contributions.

"All the generals obey the orders,"

"The last one is here," all the generals shouted.

"Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu obeyed the order and ordered you two to be the vanguards of the left and right, leading 10,000 infantry and cavalry, and then set off today." Cao Cao waved his hand and shouted loudly.

"The last general will receive the order," the two of them shouted together.

"Cao Ren obeys the order and orders you to be the central army, lead 30,000 infantry and cavalry, and set sail today." Cao Cao's eyes seep water.

"The last general takes the order," Cao Ren's eyes were firm and his expression was solemn. He knew that Cao Cao was intending to cultivate himself as the commander.

"Yu Jin, obeys the order and orders you to be the rear army, lead 10,000 infantry and cavalry, and serve as the backing support of the three armies, and set sail today."

"The last general will receive the order!" Yu Jin responded with his fists.

"Xiahou Yuan, Li Dian obeyed the order and ordered you and the two of you to stay in Xuchang. Be sure to ensure that Xuchang is safe. If there is any mistake, you will come and see you."

"The last general will receive the order!" Although the two were disappointed, they knew the importance of Xuchang and immediately responded.

"Fengxiao, Jia Xu is a scheming person. You will go with the army to solve my problems." Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia again with his gaze. He was both a master and a friend.

"No," Guo Jia chuckled freely.

He naturally knew Jia Xu, but he asked himself that he was not inferior to him.

"Cheng Yu and Cao Chun, please be responsible for the food, supplies and supplies of the three armies, and you must not be lost."

"promise,"

"The other generals, follow me, must conquer Nanyang within a hundred days and take Zhang Xiu's head." Cao Cao's voice was strong and resounded throughout the general's mansion.

"No," the civil and military officials under his command shouted in unison, each eager to try and make a contribution.

Among them, Xu Huang and other newly surrendered people had even more eyes. If they wanted to gain a foothold in Cao's camp, they had to show their skills.

"Xun Yu, I'll write a document to deal with the thief immediately and report to the emperor to the world. I will personally attack the rebel Zhang Xiu, so that the people of the world can know the majesty of the court."

Cao Cao's eyes looked like a torch, looking at Xun Yu.

"No," Xun Yu responded.

"Wenruo, after I leave, Xuchang will be in danger and the teacher will be in charge of Xuchang. I hope Wenruo will protect Xuchang for no reason." Cao Cao personally walked to Xun Yu, bowed his luggage and said solemnly.

"The lord said great, I will definitely protect Xuchang for no reason." Xun Yu hurriedly bowed and bowed.
Chapter completed!