Zhou Buyi returned to Runan City. That night, he went to Cheng Yu's residence and requested to see him.
"Hmm? Why did Zhou Buyi visit me so late at night? "Cheng Yu was puzzled.
"He didn't say. He only said that he had something important to discuss with you!" Cheng Yu's subordinate replied.
"Alright, let him in!" Cheng Yu waved his hand and ordered his subordinate.
"Yes!" Soon, Zhou Buyi was brought to the room.
"Lord Cheng Yu, I have something important to discuss with you!" Zhou Buyi went straight to the point.
"Hmm?" Noticing that Zhou Buyi was looking left and right, Cheng Yu immediately ordered his subordinates to retreat and shield them from sight. Then, he said to Zhou Buyi, "Lord Zhou, can you speak now?"
"Lord Cheng Yu, this is an important matter. Please forgive my rudeness!" Zhou Buyi immediately told Cheng Yu everything about the provision of fodder.
"Are you serious?" Cheng Yu was shocked by Zhou Buyi's words.
"Buyi doesn't dare to lie. Every word is true!" Zhou Buyi was counting on this matter to bring Cao Pi to his side. How could he dare to lie?
After thinking about it for a while, Cheng Yu did not dare to come to a conclusion because this matter involved Cao Cao's two sons, Cao Pi and Cao Chong.
"Alright! You and I will set off for Xiang City tomorrow morning! "Cheng Yu said to Zhou Buyi.
The three cities Zhou Buyi mentioned were Nandun City and Xiang City. They were the closest to Woodcutter County and Xiang City.
"Yes!" Zhou Buyi nodded excitedly.
"Cangshu, I will help you do what you don't want to do!" In Zhou Buyi's opinion, as long as he could tear Cao Pi's face apart and let King Wei know, Cao Pi would not dare to lay his hands on Cao Chong and his son after King Wei removed Cao Pi's right of inheritance.
Early the next morning, Zhou Buyi and the rest left the city. They were travel-worn and did not alert the enemy as they headed towards Xiang City. After they left, another person left at the city gate. He headed straight for a place in the city that had the words' Wu Residence 'written on it. He looked around and made sure that no one was around before he walked in.
"Did you really look carefully?" That's right, this was Wu Zhi's mansion.
"Look carefully, my lord. It's Zhou Buyi and the newcomer, Lord Cheng Yu. They left the city together!" The man who had been standing guard at the city gate told Wu Zhi.
"Hmph! As expected, Zhou Buyi still hasn't given up! " Wu Zhi said coldly. Wu Zhi hated Zhou Buyi even more than Cao Chong. This was because when two armies clashed, it was always a battle of generals against generals. Wu Zhi did not hate Cao Chong, but it was different for Zhou Buyi.
Moreover, Zhou Buyi had once thrown him, Wu Zhi, into jail.
"Sir, should we stop them?" one of Wu Zhi's subordinates asked.
"No need!" Wu Zhi waved his hand.
"Hmm?" His subordinates were also stunned. Wasn't Wu Zhi sent to prison because of this? Why wasn't he stopping him now?
"Hmph, that Zhou Buyi is nothing but a clown. Since we are upright, why should we care about them?" Wu Zhi was very confident. The source of his confidence was the letter that Cao Pi had given him.
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At the granary of Xiang City.
Zhou Buyi and Cheng Yu arrived at Xiang City early in the morning. They took out their tokens and asked the governor to open the city gate and the granary. They wanted to count the provisions.
Zhou Buyi, who was originally full of confidence, was dumbfounded when he saw the granary open.
Two days ago, when Zhou Buyi first arrived, the granary was so empty that even rats could run away. Now, it was full of white rice and fodder for the warhorses. The entire granary was piled up with white rice and fodder for the warhorses.
"Impossible!" Zhou Buyi could not believe it. He opened the other granaries and found that they were all full of provisions. Even if there were a few that were not full, they were still more than half full.
"Sir Zhou? Do you really think that this old man has nothing better to do? "Cheng Yu was a little angry. He thought that Zhou Buyi was lying to him.
Cheng Yu was already so old, he was considered a senior in the Cao camp. Even if Cao Pi and Cao Chong saw Cheng Yu, they would still have to respectfully call him Mister.
"No, that's impossible. Sir Cheng Yu, when I came a few days ago, this granary was completely empty!" Zhou Buyi still did not believe it. He pointed at the provisions and said.
"Governor Min, you should know that you were the one who opened the door to the granary for me the other day. The granary was completely empty. A few rats even starved to death!" Zhou Buyi asked the governor of Xiang City, Min Jun.
"I, I! Sir Zhou, didn't you also come a few days ago? "Governor Min Jun stuttered a little at first. However, he soon started to speak smoothly.
"Min Jun, are you also Cao Pi's man?" Zhou Buyi was furious. Originally, Cao Jun and Cao Pi were fighting for power. The various ministers were considered to be on each other's side. Min Jun was one of them who had sided with Cao Chong when Zhou Buyi came to Xiang City.
He was also the one who had taken the initiative to look for Zhou Buyi and told him about the granary.
Zhou Buyi had not expected that this person would betray him so quickly.
He could not blame Min Jun. If Cao Chong had still been in Runan, Min Jun would have just stuck to the dark side. However, Cao Chong had been foolish enough to return to Xudu.
Min Jun still had a big family behind him. He did not want to be buried with Cao Chong. Therefore, Governor Min had quickly switched sides.
"Sir Zhou Buyi, I am still very busy. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first!" Cheng Yu, who had been played by Zhou Buyi, had an ugly expression on his face.
"No, Sir Cheng Yu, please don't leave first!" Zhou Buyi, who was indeed an intelligent person, looked at the provisions and the traces left behind.
He also looked at the items that had not been disposed of in time.
"These provisions are all new. They were not here long ago. They were just transported here!" Zhou Buyi grasped the key point.
There were so many provisions in Xiang City, Woodcutter County and Nandun City. Cao Pi would not have been able to gather them in such a short time. However, he had been able to fill them up so quickly.
That could only mean one thing — he had brought back the provisions.
"What about Liaodong?!" Zhou Buyi couldn't care less. "Lord Cheng Yu, these provisions were sent to Liaodong. Cao Pi brought them back from Liaodong on his way there!"
Zhou Buyi was so anxious that he was almost incoherent.
"This means that Liaodong is not Liaodong. What does Liaodong's provisions have to do with this?" Cheng Yu was even more unhappy.
"No, Sir Cheng Yu, please listen to me!"
"Hmph, nonsense. I don't have time to waste on you!" Cheng Yu said angrily. The reason he had been expelled by Cao Cao was to help Cao Chong transfer provisions. Then, he would start with Xiang City.
After the transfer order was issued, a steady stream of provisions began to flow from Xiang City to Cao Cao's army. These provisions were enough for Cao Cao's army to use for more than a month.
Zhou Buyi still wanted to see Cheng Yu, but Cheng Yu didn't want to see Zhou Buyi anymore. He thought that Zhou Buyi wanted to use him as a tool. Cheng Yu hated to get involved in this kind of fight for the throne. Being 'teased' by Zhou Buyi, he was immediately angry. If it weren't for Cao Chong, he might have made Zhou Buyi suffer the consequences of his actions.
How could he still meet Zhou Buyi?
"Sigh!" Zhou Buyi was filled with regret. Of all his calculations, he had not expected that Cao Pi would have taken precautions against him.
Since he could not bring Cao Pi down, he could only save Cao Chong.
"Lujiang!" This was the place Zhou Buyi wanted to go. Cao Chong would be saved as long as he could find Prince Wei.
Outside Liaodong Pass.
Ever since the Ferocious Cavalry and the Xian Deng Camp left the pass to pursue Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, the entire border pass had become peaceful and the people could live and work in peace.
"Old Li. When are we going to pay the soldiers? "An old soldier who was guarding the border asked another soldier who was even older than him.
"Should be soon!" Old Li replied.
"Soon? Our family is about to run out of food. You and I have always been working with our heads on our waists. If we don't have enough yesterday and die today, we won't be able to get it. Then wouldn't those officials be taking advantage of us? "
"Bah, bah, bah, what are you talking about? Even if those officials are greedy, they won't be greedy for your dozens of copper coins, "the other soldier said.
"Maybe something happened along the way!" The soldiers at the border had not been paid. Looking at them, only Old Man Li, who had been at the border for many years, followed one master after another, and fought countless battles, was frowning.
Not only had the provisions not been paid, but the supplies in the army had also been reduced. Although it was little, Old Li could feel it.
What was going on?
"Say, after General Xiahou Chun and General Zhang He left, our border pass seemed to be much less dangerous!" “
You don't want safety, but you're a wretch. Do you want to die on the battlefield? "
"Go to hell, you're the one dying on the battlefield!"
"Old Li, what do you think war is like?" a new soldier asked Old Li.
"This is war. It's not a good thing!" Old Li shook his head and said.
"But didn't they say that only war can make one rich?" the new soldier was still looking forward to it.
"Haha, make a fortune? Most people are in coffins! "Old Li shook his head. A general's success was built on the bones of thousands. How many people had died to make a fortune?
"Oh!" the new soldier seemed to understand. He stood on the ancient Great Wall and looked to the north.
This time, there seemed to be something else in the boundless yellow sand.
"Eh?" the new soldier saw more and more small dots in the distance.
"Dong, dong, dong, dong!" A few old soldiers who were resting were suddenly awakened by the sound. "Who's playing the drums? Can't you let us sleep?" their dissatisfaction was obvious.
"No, it's not the drums!" Only Old Li was very alert. How could this sound be the drums?
"Dong, dong, dong, dong!" Even the ground was shaking, and the sound was getting louder and louder.
"Old Li, Old Li, there, there, there, there!" The recruit suddenly ran over and shouted at the veterans. But before he could finish his sentence, he heard a whooshing sound. The recruit, who had just arrived at the border not long ago, fell to the ground with an arrow piercing through his head.
"Enemy, enemy attack!" Old Li and the others shouted.
They climbed to the edge of the ancient wall and saw a dense number of figures. Cavalry, countless cavalry. These cavalry were wearing leather jackets and holding scimitars in their hands.
There were all kinds of bird feathers on their heads.
"Xiongnu, it's the Xiongnu people!" Old Li was experienced and knowledgeable. He could tell at a glance who these people were.
"Quick quick quick, ignite the fire beacon, quickly ignite the fire beacon!" Under the influence of Old Man Li, the smoke on the beacon tower slowly rose up.
"Haha, haha, I, Yuan Shang, am back!" Although one of them also had chicken feathers on his head, he spoke in the authentic Han language. This person was Yuan Shang. He had been chased by the Ferocious Cavalry and the Xiandeng Camp for thousands of miles. It was tragic. Countless soldiers under his command died.
He and his elder brother were chased separately by Xiahou Chun and Zhang He. When they were together, they were chased by them again. It could be said that it was very miserable.
In the end, Yuan Tan couldn't escape this deadlock and was killed by Xiahou Chun. Yuan Shang, on the other hand, found the Xiongnu Prince Xian of the Left and survived.
"General Yuan Shang, I hope you won't go back on your words!" This Prince Xian of the Left was really not a simple person.
Among the Xiongnu nobles, his status was the highest. He was often called the Crown Prince. Together with Prince Xian of the Left, Prince Xian of the Right, and Prince Xian of the Right, they were known as the Four Corners.
This Prince Xian of the Left was called Maudun. This person had invaded the Central Plains many years ago. At that time, when Luoyang was in chaos and Dong Zhuo's army was defeated, he had taken the famous Cai Wenji captive.
Therefore, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was half Han.
"Don't worry, Lord Maudun. As long as you help me get revenge, you can have all of China's land!" "Yuan Shang sold the land without hesitation. In any case, the land didn't belong to him. So what if he sold it? Yuan Shang had already thrown caution to the wind. Being shameless was better than being suicidal.
"Good!" Maudun was also very happy. He was half Han and was proficient in the Han language. Not only was he proficient in the language, he also knew that the Han hated foreign enemies the most. Whether it was Liu Mang or Cao Cao, if an enemy invaded, they would unite against them. After all, this was called a fight between brothers. Outsiders were outsiders.
Therefore, in order to not incite the Han to revolt, Maudun needed a banner. Yuan Shang was that banner. They had entered the pass with the banner of helping Yuan Shang take revenge and kill Cao Cao. As for the land they conquered, it would naturally fall into the hands of the Xiongnu people.
It wasn't just a day or two that Maudun had coveted the Han lands.
Now, he finally had a chance.
As for Xiahou Chun and Zhang He's soldiers, they could no longer stop the Xiongnu army.
This Prince Xian of the Left, Maudun, originally only had 100,000 soldiers. However, this time, he had obtained reinforcements from who knew where. The entire Xiongnu army had reached 400,000.
No matter how fierce Zhang He and Xiahou Chun were, no matter how elite their troops were, they couldn't take on 40 people alone. They could only temporarily delay their retreat.
They had originally thought that they could rely on the checkpoints within the pass to restrict Prince Xian of the Left. Who knew that there would be a traitor like Yuan Shang?
Yuan Shang had the map of Hebei's three provinces and thirty-two counties. Maudun was truly a flat land.
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