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Fuyang County, fifty miles northwest of Wuyuan, is the base camp of the Cao army's army in the east. Cao's army repeatedly attacked Wuyuan and failed to descend. The cold air came and had to retreat. However, Cao Cao did not retreat back to Pengcheng, but instead took Fuyang in the north and stationed his troops here, like a hungry tiger, lying on the side, staring at Tao Qian, Xiangben, Liu Bei and Tian Kai in Lanling.

One tiger and three wolf, enter a stalemate, and all this will be broken by a letter.

In the main hall of Fuyang County, ten halberds were placed on both sides, without looking sideways. Outside the courtyard, two patrol soldiers patrolled alternately, their eyes as eagles, and were alert to all the movements around them. These elite soldiers, the people who were fully guarding, were sitting behind the desk in the hall, holding a letter in hand, stroking their beards and watching intently.

This man is only in his forties, with a full heavenly court, thick and shiny eyebrows, narrow and long eyes, deep eyes, and powerful edges. His face is wide and slightly round, with a round nose and thick lips giving people a broad and gentle feeling. Under his jaw, a long and shiny beard, coupled with his thick and strong body, adds a solemn and majestic look.

This person was Cao Cao, who was the governor of Yanzhou at that time.

Strictly speaking, Cao Cao's Yanzhou governor has not yet been formally appointed by the court, and is purely welcomed by local officials and powerful people, such as the brothers of Chenliu's prefect Zhang Miao, and the powerful and famous scholar Chen Gong and others. Of course, when new officials take office these days, it depends on whether the local powerful faction supports you. If you support it, you can still take the official position without appointing you; and if you don't support it, let alone the appointment edict, even if the emperor personally sends you down, it will be useless.

Cao Cao's current situation is actually not as good as the outside world has seen. Although he alone has suppressed the three warlords of all sizes and sizes, he is also restrained by the three parties and has difficulty in dealing with the beginning and end. What's worse is that the food and grass cannot be provided.

Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou this time, the incident happened suddenly, and the preparations were very hasty - this is very natural, and revenge is a must. If you make enough preparations, don't people also make good defense? Maybe a large number of reinforcements, lobbyists, etc. In this way, the difficulty of the strategy will not only not be reduced at all, but will be even greater. Therefore, it is very necessary to take advantage of the enemy's lack of preparation and take action first.

But in this way, everything else is fine. The soldiers used their lives and strived to be the first, which was obviously insufficient for the food and grass to protect the lives of the soldiers. Shou Zhang Ling Cheng Yu, who was responsible for the food delivery in the rear, had issued several urgent documents, and reported that the warehouse was urgent. If they continued to fight, they were afraid that even the grain plantings for spring plowing this year would be exhausted.

To fight or withdraw, Cao Cao was in a dilemma. To retreat, he was unwilling to accept it; to fight and could not continue. At this critical moment, there was a guy far away from the sky who came to cause trouble in no time. However, the gift this person gave was very good. If it were the one who was really willing to get it, he would like to get it...

"Encourt. Sima Xun was summoned to see him." The attendant outside the hall bowed and reported.

"Oh, Wen Ruo is here. Please." Cao Cao quickly closed his legs and changed his unruly sitting posture to a straight kneeling.

A scholar about thirty years old appeared outside the door. He was tall and clad in his jacket, with a dark and thick shoulder, a handsome face, and a deep wisdom. This person was Cao Cao's chief think tank, Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo, who is now in office as a Sima of other Yanzhou.

The waiter took off his big command for him, then took off his thick boots. Xun Yu shook his sleeves, walked up to the hall with socks, and went to the middle of the hall with a straight sleeve and bowed his sleeves, and said loudly: "Xun Yu has seen the lord."

Cao Cao hurriedly reached out and asked: "Cao has said it many times. Wen Ruoshi does not have to be so polite. Please ask the audience to take the seat."

Xun Yu thanked him and sat on the left side of Cao Cao - the left was respected in the Han Dynasty, which was Cao Cao's valuation of this counselor.

As soon as Xun Yu sat down, his eyes naturally fell on the letter in Cao Cao's hand, and he smiled and said, "Is it a book passed down by Zixiao's lieutenant?"

Cao Cao raised his thick eyebrows: "Why didn't Wen Ruo guess that it was Zhongde (Cheng Yu) who wrote a letter?"

Xun Yu smiled and said, "The lord is angry, but he is happy. At present, no matter Dongjun or Chenliu, there seems to be nothing to be angry or happy. However, the lord Zixiao, who holds thunder and strong soldiers with strong wind, will definitely be good news when the troops are pointed. But why is the lord's face angry... Could it be that the food stored in the cities south of Si Shui was all drawn by Tao Gongzu?"

Cao Cao exclaimed: "Wen Ruo takes the real calculations, and everything is expected, but there is an unexpected situation... Well, this is a book by Zi Xiao, and Wen Ruo can tell at a glance."

Xun Yu read the letter quickly, looking at it, seeing everything at a glance, with long eyebrows slightly raised, and his expression on his face was rarely surprised, and he looked up and said, "Ma Jinglong? Have you ever heard of this person?"

Cao Cao pondered his beard and thought hard, and said, "I heard that Kong Beihai, Qingzhou, was surrounded by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Duchang last year, and was later rescued by a Liaodong army general. It seemed that this person was."

"If this person is really a general of the Liaodong army, and the fact that Zhang Kai was captured is true..." Xun Yu raised his hand and stroked his beard, thinking about it, and suddenly smiled, "Congratulations to lord, the problem of staying or leaving is solved!"

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On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Ma Han's fleet appeared on the Sishui River. More than ten miles ahead were Pengcheng. Cao Cao would meet with him here, negotiate to hand over Zhang Kai and his group of murderers, and exchange conditions.

Since Ma Han came to the Three Kingdoms, he has seen many historical celebrities. He has always been calm and composed, but today he is also shocked. After all, the person who is about to meet is the number one in the Three Kingdoms. Perhaps this person will be his most difficult opponent, but at the moment, they still have to accept each other and talk about their arms.

In the cabin, Gan Mei set up a pane with her wonderful eyes and full of admiration. She occasionally circulated on the majestic body on the bow of the ship. Although five days had passed, her heart was still very excited, and her mind was always rumbling about the scene of the scene where more than ten thousand people in Suiling were sent to each other along the river, shouting "Thousands of families have Buddhas!" all the way.

In Xia Pi, there is a strange Xia Pi who is in the same place, and Buddhist affairs are flourishing. The man named Xu Rong is famous for his good Buddha. He once raised Buddhist temples in Xia Pi, asking the county people to read Buddhist scriptures day and night. The monks, nuns and Buddhists from nearby counties were moved to Xia Pi. There were as many as 5,000 households. Every time the Buddha's birthday, a "Buddha Bathing Festival" was held, and the amount of money to hold a banquet on the roadside was spent on billions of dollars. Therefore, there was no one in Xia Pi who knew about Buddhist affairs.

Ma Han first rescued more than 10,000 people from Cao's butcher knife, and then seized thousands of hu of grain from Cao's army to live the people. Although the grain was not much, it was enough to give the people of Suiling the strength to continue to escape. Perhaps some of them died on the way to escape, but more people could always survive... Such good deeds are not true Buddhas? Soon, the reputation of "the Buddha of Ten Thousand Family" spread all over the country. This was unexpected by Ma Han.

Seeing countless people crying along the river and seeing each other, the girl's gentle and sensitive heart was deeply shocked. At that moment, she finally understood what he said to her that day - "I can guarantee that you will never regret it if you follow me."

Well, she has no regrets to have achieved such a miracle in the world.

If Ma Han knew that his position in Yiren's mind had risen sharply to such a position, he would be ashamed. He asked himself that he was not a pure humanitarian. If it was on the battlefield, the two armies would face each other, and the swords and guns in his hands would never be ruthless. Even if the blood flowed into a river, he would not frown; if it was necessary to capture the prisoners, he would still massacre them.

As soldiers, bloody battles on the battlefield are their mission; they are defeated and killed. They are their destiny. There is nothing to complain about. Because war is to live to the death, with swords and guns in their hands. You have to accept this cruel fate, and you have no choice. But the people are different. It is the vitality of a country and the root of a population.

War is like a sickle, and warriors are like leeks. As long as the root of the people is still there, one more crop will grow after cutting it, and the vitality will be damaged without being destroyed. But if it is uprooted, it will hurt the bones.

If the country is destroyed, the mountains and rivers are there, and this "mountain and rivers" is the people. If the mountains and rivers are there, the country can be forged; if the mountains and rivers are broken, everything will be over.

Any politician with vision and ambition will see this. Even Cao Cao, who is an executioner, when he enters the center, his eyes are not limited to one region, but looking at the world, he also regards rest and treating the people well as being the top priority.

The Ma Han, standing on the shoulders of the giant, only saw this earlier than the late Han heroes, including Cao Cao. Since they saw it, and within their ability, they should do something. If you are lucky to the people and benefit yourself, why not do it?

As for saving these people, taking the food of Cao's army, and hijacking Zhang Kai, will it anger Cao Cao and set up a killing battle in Pengcheng? Ma Han thought the possibility was very small. Zhao Yun, Zhou Cang and other generals were worried, so they raised the alert level to the highest level. However, Ma Han may be the person who knows this peerless hero best in this era. Based on Cao Cao's current situation and puts himself in his shoes, he believes that the possibility of Cao Cao turning against him is very slim.

Bailang City and Cao Cao had no grudges, so this time they gave him a big gift. Although there was a little friction and intercepted more than a thousand hu of grain from Cao's army, the price was definitely worth the money compared to Zhang Kai's head. Not to mention that Cao Cao is currently facing three opponents from the east to the north. When he was too busy to take care of himself, he would only attract hatred and establish a new opponent.

Of course, speculation is speculation that the warning that should be warned cannot be relaxed at all. Ma Han will not enter Pengcheng, but will only meet Cao Cao outside the Changting on the north bank of Sishui, hand over the murderer, and plead for the people.

At noon, the ship arrived in Nanpu, Pengcheng. Ma Han ordered Zhou Cang to stay. He and Zhao Yun led more than a hundred white wolf cavalry to land. He walked forward and met the patrol army. Facing such a fully armed pure cavalry, the Cao army was facing a great enemy. While sending people to report, he gathered around the patrol sent a lot of patrols and stared at them, supervising Ma Han and his party.

Soon, Cao Cao sent officials under his rule to greet him, including three newly surrendered former Xuzhou officials. Of course, they did not come to welcome Ma Han, but to defend the person. The authenticity of Zhang Kai is related to the premise of this talks. Without this, this meeting would not have any meaning.

Ma Han asked the two cavalry to take their iron arrows as orders and took these surrendered officials in Xuzhou to verify their true colors. Under the guidance of Cao's envoys, the large army headed to Changting under the surveillance of nearly a hundred Cao's troops on both sides and the left and right.

Outside the pavilion ten miles southeast of Pengcheng, the leaders of the Cao family group who were expeditioning the east gathered here to sweep it. Smoke and dust were flying in the distance, iron hooves and thunder were shaking, and wolf flags appeared.
Chapter completed!