Soon, the potatoes were stewed until they became fragrant. My wife and Xia Houjuan chopped the washed wild vegetables and put them into the pot. After waiting for a few more minutes, they took the pot off the stove. At this time,
The porridge was also cooked. My wife filled three small bowls with wooden bowls and placed them on the table.
Xia Houyuan looked at the potatoes in the pot and asked in a low voice: "Why are there potatoes in the woods?"
Xia Houjuan said bluntly: "My mother and I planted it secretly. Not only did we do this, many people in the city secretly planted some by the river and in the woods."
Xia Houyuan couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. He reached out and touched the corners of his adopted daughter's head and said, "This is a violation of government laws. Don't you know?"
The wife was dissatisfied and said: "If it weren't for these secretly grown grains, the family would have starved to death! Government? What government? I think it's worse than..."
"Snapped!"
Xia Houyuan slammed the table and said angrily: "Shut up! How dare you say such a thing?"
"Father..." Xia Houjuan said timidly: "But if you don't do this, you really won't have anything to eat!"
The anger on Xia Houyuan's face suddenly solidified. He looked up to the sky and sighed, pushing the porridge in front of his wife in front of his wife and said: "You don't understand, my lord is doing big things, and doing big things inevitably requires sacrifice..."
....."
At this point, Xia Houyuan couldn't go on. He sighed again, the expression on his face softened, and he said to his wife Wen Yan: "You have worked too hard at home, so you should drink this porridge."
The wife's eyes turned red, she sniffed and said, "You finally came back, so I'll give you a drink."
Xia Houyuan said with a smile: "I will eat it when I return to the military camp next time. Won't this save me a meal?"
The wife couldn't resist him, so she took the porridge over and ate it in small bites. As she ate, her tears kept falling into the bowl. The son was happily drinking the porridge, but when he saw this situation, he was stunned.
, then reluctantly pushed the porridge in front of him, and said in a milky voice: "Mom, please stop crying, I will give you the porridge to drink too."
Xia Houyuan's expression darkened, and he forced a smile and said, "Okay, why did you start crying all of a sudden?"
The wife hugged her son and cried, "When will this kind of life end? I'm not afraid of hardship, but I can't let my daughter and son suffer from hunger all the time!"
Xia Houyuan said in a low voice: "It's coming soon. Once Liu Bei is defeated, life will get better!"
When the people of Xuchang were eating potatoes dug out of the fields to satisfy their hunger, in Xu County, Liu Bei and Guan Yu Zhang Fei were also eating potatoes together. But instead of boiling them, they roasted the potatoes on the fire until they were golden and then
Peel off the skin and take a gentle bite. The rich fragrance immediately fills your entire mouth, making you feel extremely happy at this moment.
Liu Bei, who was tasting the potatoes, was suddenly stunned. He watched Zhang Fei gnaw down the potatoes with their skins, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed. "There are still a lot of potatoes in the granary. My third brother will get some more to roast and eat."
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Zhang Fei ate a lot. After eating two baked potatoes, he was not full at all. Instead, he felt even hungrier. But he waved his hand and said, "I'm full. If I eat more, I'll be full!"
Liu Bei was silent for a long time, and then said: "When we get to Guangling, kill Zuo Rong immediately!"
Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he heard this and shouted: "I asked my elder brother to kill that guy a long time ago! Zuo Rong believed in the Hu God, harmed the people, robbed so much gold, but used it to smear on the bodies of earthen dolls. How can such a fool not kill him?"
for?"
A few days later, Liu Bei left Guan Yu to guard the city while he took Chen Dao with him. Zhang Fei escaped under the cover of night. Although Cao Jun was alarmed, he was unable to pursue him in the night, and was defeated by Liu Bei with a small number of elite troops.
When he arrived in Guangling, Liu Bei had an affair with Chen Gui and Chen Deng, and he killed Zuo Rong, who in the name of supporting the Buddha was actually robbing merchants and killing people, and confiscated his family property for military use.
Those believers were also incorporated into the army, either to transport food and grass, or to be sent to various places to defend the city.
On the Xuzhou battlefield, Cao Cao's army and Liu Bei's army were like two huge monsters, endlessly devouring everything around them, whether it was money, food or people, they were all thrown into the meat grinder-like battlefield and turned into war machines.
lubricant, creating more blood and desolation.
It was because Liu Bei withstood Cao Cao in Xuzhou that Chen Cheng could develop calmly in Guanzhong and clean up the situation of Hongnong's arrival in Luoyang and Bingzhou. Guanzhong also harvested a lot of potatoes and sweet potatoes, but most of them were lost to the people and
The soldiers ate it, and the government only collected less than one million dan, which was then transported to Bingzhou next door for Zhao Yun to recruit refugees.
Every time he thought of Liu Bei fighting alone in Xuzhou, Chen Cheng felt a little guilty. But he had no other good way. He could only provide Liu Bei with some support through the road of Nanyang-Jingzhou-Yangzhou-Xuzhou. But those things cost tens of thousands.
In the battle between people, the most you can hear is a sound, and it will be completely consumed very quickly.
On this day, after being pestered by Liu Qian for a long time, Chen Cheng came to Weiyang Palace, ready to deal with various things. As soon as he sat down on the chair, Bao Chu brought a wooden box up.
"What's this?"
Chen Cheng had already smelled the stench of corruption and already knew what was inside, but he didn't know whose head it belonged to. There was a seal on the box, so of course he didn't know whose head was inside. He shook his head.
He shook his head and said nothing.
"Well, I once gave Song Jian's head to He Jin, and Yang Feng later gave me Dong Zhuo's head, and now someone else has given me another head." Chen Cheng complained: "Don't people like giving gifts these days?
Melatonin, instead of giving away the head?"
Having said that, he still used a dagger to break the seal, and then opened the box. When the box was opened, the stench of corruption became even stronger. Chen Cheng looked inside the box and saw Gao Shun's calm face.
"..." Chen Cheng closed his eyes and was silent for a while, then opened his eyes and whispered: "If the earthen jar is not broken outside the well, the general will inevitably die in the battle. General Gao Shun,
I didn’t expect that it was your head that was sent here!”
His voice was a little sad and sentimental. It turns out that there were many generals under Lu Bu who were brave and good at fighting, but apart from Zhang Liao, the only one who could stand alone was Gao Shun. Chen Cheng was also prepared to wait until he had time.
Transfer Gao Shun back and make him the leader of the "trapped camp".
But who knew that when we said goodbye outside Chang'an City and saw each other again, it would already be a yin and yang!
It was a farewell party for Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, and Gao Shun was also at the banquet. But Gao Shun was a taciturn person and didn't have many conversations with him. Now that I think about it, the way Gao Shun was drinking silently in the corner of the hall,
It's like it's still in front of you.
Chen Cheng closed the wooden box and opened the letter written by Cao Cao. The letter contained the words Gao Shun said before his death. At the end, Cao Cao wrote, "When a man is about to die, his words are also good. Even though he is an enemy general, he still speaks well."
His loyalty and bravery are commendable, so his head is sent to Chang'an'er."
"Cao Mengde...", he pondered for a moment, the emotions in his heart were very complicated. Cao Cao dug up the river embankment, flooded Xiapi, killed countless people, and committed the crime of massacre of the city many times.
, but Chen Cheng just wanted to kill him, but still couldn't hate him, "Probably, it's because this person still has some heroic spirit in him!"
Cao Cao is naturally cruel and ruthless, but compared to people like Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao is already considered a hero. But if compared with Liu Bei, he is far behind. Unfortunately, this world is not full of good people.
He could win. Although Cao Cao was cruel, he was able to maximize resources for war. Liu Bei was kind-hearted, but he was defeated again and again.
Along with Gao Shun's head, there was also a letter asking for help from Liu Bei. Through the words on the letter, the strong smell of blood seemed to come out. After reading it, Chen Cheng thought for a long time and shouted outside the palace: "Here comes someone."
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The bodyguards came in and asked, "What are your orders, my lord?"
"Call the Minister of Public Affairs... and the Secretary of the Central Military Commission over here!"
After a moment, Jia Wenhe, who was next door, walked in, bowed his hands and said, "My lord."
Chen Cheng said: "Brother Xuande can no longer support himself in Xuzhou. We need to take action."
Jia Xu said: "But we are not fully prepared yet. Is it too early to take action now? The food around Luoyang has not been harvested yet, which is not enough to support the army. If too few troops are invested, it will only alert the snake, but it will not be able to attack Cao Cao.
Inflicting a fatal blow! The lord has always planned his troops before taking action, so why did he do the opposite this time?
The Ya soldiers have not all withdrawn from Bingzhou yet, why not wait until after the autumn harvest? By then there will be enough food and grass, and the soldiers have been reconditioned, and it will be time to send out troops to fight!"
Chen Cheng pointed to the wooden box on the table and said: "Cao Cao sent Gao Shun's head here. If I don't move, I won't know whose head is sent next time. He took 400,000 from the concubine.
We can use it to buy grain from Zhang Yang, Liu Biao, Liu Yao and others, and then squeeze out some grain from Guanzhong and Xiliang, which can support about 20,000 troops and horses for a month or two."
Jia Xu objected: "Although I am not as good at using troops as my lord, I also know the principle of anticipating the enemy and showing mercy. What if Cao Cao cannot be defeated within two months? This matter needs to be considered in the long term!"
Chen Cheng said: "I will summon the civil and military officials to discuss it. Now I want to tell you first, get some money and solve part of the food problem first."
Jia Xu still expressed his opposition and said: "Soldiers are the most important thing for the country! How can my lord send troops just because he cares about the lives of Liu Bei and others? This is not what a wise man would do!"
At this time, there was no one else in the hall, so Jia Xu was no longer silent and low-key in front of everyone, but objected fiercely. Seeing his strong opposition, Chen Cheng had to reveal some information to him, "
If you want to defeat Cao Cao within two months, you will have to have an army of 100,000. But you don’t have to do it yourself, you can also rely on the strength of others."
Jia Xu was a smart man, and he quickly thought of something, so he asked: "But we need to contact the scholars and powerful people in Yanzhou to work together?"
