Seeing that Cao Cao was angry, Han Hao quickly approached and admonished: "My lord, they fought with the last general, and both of them were injured. Please lord, please send an army to help quickly, and we will surely raze the bandit village to the ground."

Although Cao Cao was furious for a moment, he did not immediately agree to Han Hao's request.

A good commander's mind tells him to stay calm at all times.

After calming down for a moment, Cao Cao stroked his beard and said to Han Hao: "A crippled village is no more than a scabies disease to me, but Lu Bu in Xuzhou is a serious problem. It won't be too late when the master comes back to massacre the village."

When Han Hao heard that he would come back after conquering Xuzhou, he thought that the day lilies would be cold by then, but Cao Cao's tone seemed to have made up his mind, so he could only remind him tactfully.

"The general is worried that if he goes back to the army, all the thieves in Xu Village will run away. It is related to Yin's revenge in Henan..."

"Haha, Yuan Si (Han Hao) is anxious to avenge Yuan Rang (Xiahou Dun). Is it because he feels guilty about what happened in Yanzhou?"

"The final general is not..."

In the first year of Xingping, Lu Bu made a surprise attack on Yanzhou, and Xiahou Dun mistakenly fell into the trap of surrendering and was kidnapped.

Han Hao ignored Xiahou Dun's life and death and summoned soldiers to attack the hijackers. Instead, he frightened the other party and rescued Xiahou Dun.

Afterwards, Cao Cao comforted Han Hao, saying that his actions were "the law of all times", and ordered that if hostages were taken hostage in the future, he would not have to worry about the safety of the hostages, and he could even kill the hostages together.

When Cao Cao saw Han Hao kneeling down, he got out of bed and helped him up.

He whispered comfort and said: "Lü Bu's troubles are state affairs, and Yuan Rang's hatred is private matters.

People move their families as if they are going to die. You can lead your troops to monitor the movement. I will immediately send an order to Yuan Rang to come from Xudu to help. He will avenge himself."

"The general will obey your orders."

After Cao Cao said this, Han Hao could no longer persuade him.

Han Hao did not have breakfast in Taiqiu. After bidding farewell to Cao Cao, he rushed to Yan County without stopping.

Han Hao rushed back to Fu County without any trouble, only to find out that the people of Xu Village had been gone for two days.

Han Hao could not wait for Xiahou Dun to arrive from Xudu, so he took the remaining troops and followed the scouts' guidance to pursue.

The people helped the old and moved the young, and Han Hao planned to attack the old and weak in the village to delay the situation.

It was a pity that the Xu family brothers had already divided their labor when they went south. Xu Ding led a small number of young men to open the way forward, while Xu Chu led the elites of Xu Village to cut off the rear, protecting the old and weak in the village in the middle, so that Han Hao could not find an attack point for a while.

The escape route planned by Xu Ding was exactly the same as that of Long Xiang at that time.

First retreat south to Chengfu County, seize boats in the county to transport the elderly and weak, and then retreat south along the river by land and water.

At first, the old and weak people in the village walked slowly, and Han Hao led his troops to follow them without attacking. However, when they reached Chengfu County, they could no longer bear it.

Taking boats, old and young, in the village can greatly increase the transfer speed, so Han Hao had no choice but to launch an attack.

The few hundred men behind Xu Chuduan were capable of hand-to-hand combat at close range and throwing stones from long distances, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong.

This unit led by Han Hao was a field soldier selected from the original Qingzhou soldiers. He was a candidate in Cao's army and was no match for Xu Chu.

There were several forced battles along the way, but Han Hao's side not only failed to hold him back, but his own men became fewer and fewer, so that when they reached Longkang County downstream, they could only watch Xu Chu grab the boat.

After following Cao Cao for so many years, Han Hao has never missed Xiahou Dun so much for even a moment.

Before Cao Cao conquered Lu Bu, he ordered Xiahou Dun to lead troops to Xiaopei to rescue Liu Bei. However, he was beaten back by Gao Shun as soon as he arrived. At this time, he was resting in Xudu.

After receiving Cao Cao's order, Xiahou Dun immediately reorganized his troops to support Han Hao, but sending the order and marching would take time.

When the two armies finally met on the north bank of the Huai River, Han Hao had been waiting for more than twenty days, and the people of Xu Village had successfully crossed the Huai River.

You've come, you can't go back empty-handed.

Xiahou Dun ordered his soldiers to line up on the north bank, cursed at the south bank, and then turned to Xuzhou to join Cao Cao.

Xu Ding and Xu Chu fled south with thousands of villagers. They did not take Shouchun like Long Xiang, but walked eastwards for thirty miles along the Huai River, and finally landed between Yicheng and Zhongli.

In October, Cao Cao massacred Pengcheng and directed his troops towards Xiapi.

Lu Bu was frightened and uneasy, so he followed the advice of counselors Xu Si and Wang Kai and sent people to Shouchun to ask Yuan Shu for help.

In mid-October, just before and after the people of Xu Village crossed the Huaihe River, Yuan Shu's old acquaintance Qin Yilu stood in front of him again.

After Yuan Shu read Lu Bu's letter asking for help, he threw it directly at Qin Yilu's feet.

Yuan Shu twitched the mustache on his upper lip and snorted: "Your master broke up the marriage and killed the envoy. How can you now live as your own wife? It is simply shameless, especially shameless."

Seeing that Yuan Shu was angry, Qin Yilu immediately clasped his fists and begged: "Your Majesty, Xuzhou and Huainan are like lips and teeth. Lips are dead and teeth are cold. Please put aside the past grudges and send reinforcements quickly. Our Lord is sincere in repairing..."

Yuan Shu was sitting lazily. When he heard Qin Yilu use an allusion, he immediately bared his teeth and asked, "My lips are dead and my teeth are cold? Since General Qin used this allusion to persuade me, do you know what this allusion means?"

"It means that the lips and teeth both belong to the mouth. If one of them dies, the other will also die?"

Qin Yilu raised his eyes, thinking that these words were taught by Chen Gong and he did not delve into it. Now that Yuan Shu asked him, he could only explain it literally.

"oh?"

Yuan Shu asked again: "Since you said that the lips and teeth belong to the mouth, and Xuzhou and Huainan are like the lips and teeth, that is, your Lord and I are like the lips and teeth, but who is the mouth? Is it Liu Xie, the young emperor of Xudu?"

"The general used the allusion indiscriminately. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Qin Yilu cupped his fists and bowed on one knee, his dark face turned green with fear.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Shu waved his hands and said, "General Qin is dead. It's not because I refuse to send troops, but it's because of your lord's capriciousness.

Not to mention Dong Zhuo's affairs in Ding Yuan in the past, he attacked Yanzhou first and promised to marry me later, but he secretly communicated with Liu Bei, flattered Cao Cao, and then attacked Xiaopei twice to drive Liu Bei away. Now that Cao Cao's troops are approaching the city, he actually

If you have the nerve to come to Huainan to ask for help, tell me what Lu Bu wants to do?"

"My general..."

Qin Yilu thought about it over and over again. It seemed that his master had repeated himself too much, and he was speechless.

Just when Qin Yilu was at a loss for words, Yuan Shu above him spoke again: "Go back and tell Lu Bu that as a prince, you must have faith. Since he wants to make peace with me, let me see his sincerity."

"This...Your Majesty has mercy."

Qin Yilu suddenly knelt on his knees and begged with tears streaming down his face: "Xuzhou is in danger. If your Majesty doesn't send troops, how can the lord sincerely repay you? And...and..."

"And what?"

"The general will need your Majesty's reinforcements before he can return to Xuzhou and resume his duties. Otherwise, he will not be able to see his wife and children..."

Yuan Shu raised his eyes with a look of disbelief.

"Lü Bu is really interesting. There are so many princes in the world, but none of him does things like this. Since General Qin can't go back to resume his duties, he just stayed in Shouchun to serve me. Your Liu family's wife is in Shouchun, and the concubine in Xiapi is forgotten.

Come on..."

"Your Majesty, please..."

Qin Yilu still wanted to plead for mercy, but was interrupted by Yuan Shu with a big wave of his hand: "Huainan is the time to employ people. I like an honest person like you. Now Cao Cao is attacking Xuzhou. You can be safe if you stay in Shouchun. I still want to go back."
Chapter completed!