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In the 24th year of Jian'an, from spring to summer, and then to autumn, Chang'an City has prosperous business, residents in the city live and work in peace, taverns are full, merchants in the hostel are constantly commuting, and a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

After autumn, there was a bit of solemnity in the bustling and lively Chang'an City. The army's inspection at the city gate became obviously stricter. Almost every carriage entering the city must be strictly investigated. It is strictly prohibited for merchants to carry prohibited weapons into the city. Many experienced merchants couldn't help but feel a little worried. This is a sign before the war comes.

At noon that day, a caravan slowly approached Chang'an City. It was a large caravan composed of several mules, full of various goods, with more than fifty people alone. The leader of the caravan was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was tall, dark-skinned, sharp-eyed, and his national face showed the firmness of a soldier.

At this time, the caravan was still one mile away from the east city gate of Chang'an. Both sides of the official road had become very lively, with various shops standing in hand, and merchants coming and going in endlessly, bringing business to the taverns and tea sheds on both sides.

"Come here and have a rest!"

The shopkeeper of a tea shed in the distance waved to the caravan enthusiastically. A guy rushed up and smiled at the middle-aged man who was doing the caravan, saying, "There are many rules to enter the city now. Why not go to the small shop first and let me tell you."

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, nodded, turned around and said, "Go to the tea shed to rest!"

Everyone walked towards the tea shed, and the tea shed suddenly became lively. Several friends took the mules and goods to the back to drink water and feed them. Everyone asked for food, drink water and chat. The tea shed was very lively.

At this time, the shopkeeper of the teahouse walked up and smiled: "This Shangjun, Chang'an City has regulations that caravans entering the city must conduct inspections. It is strictly forbidden to carry various weapons other than short swords and swords. If spears or crossbows are found, they will be arrested on the spot. Caravans with more than ten people must go to the government to file a record. Large caravans like you will probably be in trouble. They either leave separately or go to the western city. I advise you not to enter the city."

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper pointed to the eagle and pigeon they carried and said, "Like everyone who carries eagle and pigeon, if they are seen by the patrol soldiers, they will be arrested immediately, which is very dangerous!"

Two caravan guys quickly got up and took the eagle cage to the back. At this time, the middle-aged man frowned, "When will this be the rule to start?"

"It's been a while. I heard that Yedu's investigation is more strict, so you should know it too!"

The middle-aged man nodded, "You are right. The caravans are no longer allowed to enter the city in Yedu."

The shopkeeper sighed, "I guess Chang'an is coming soon, and many businessmen say that this is a sign before the war. Alas! When the war comes, the business of the shop will be affected."

He bowed his hand and turned around. The two deputy officers next to him stepped forward and whispered: "General, what should we do?"

This caravan is not an ordinary caravan, but a team of Cao's scouts who were re-dressed. They came to strengthen the scouts in Chang'an City. Unexpectedly, they could not enter the city. For the middle-aged man, Han, who was a Cao army captain, he pondered for a moment and said to the two deputys: "Look at the situation in the city first."

He waved to a Deli subordinate and told him, "You go to Longmen Tavern first and contact us."

The subordinates agreed and took a mule and rode it to the city. The subordinates were still having dinner and chatting, which was very lively, but Captain Han was in deep thought.

About half an hour later, his subordinates returned to the tea shed, and his expression was very nervous. He whispered a few words to Captain Han. Captain Han's face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted: "Get up quickly and leave immediately!"

The subordinates stood up one after another, and more than a dozen people ran behind to pick up mules and goods. But at this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the direction of the city, which became faster and faster, and the sound was like thunder. Several cavalrymen rushed toward. Before the Cao army's scout left, several cavalry surrounded the tea shed and pointed the crossbow at the gangs. Everyone was stunned and slowly raised their hands.

At this time, a Han general urged him to step forward, pointed a spear at Captain Han of Cao's army, and said coldly: "Do you think it's seamless? Let me tell you the truth, don't you want to go to Chang'an."

Captain Han looked ugly. He could not imagine where he had revealed his identity. He suddenly realized something and turned around and looked at the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper disappeared.

The Han general shouted, "Take them all away!"

Several Cao army scouts wanted to resist, but Captain Han stopped them. The Cao army scouts were taken away by the Han cavalry in dejectedly. At this time, the shopkeeper slowly walked out of the room and looked at the cavalry to capture the Cao army scout. He couldn't help but sneer and ordered the teahouse clerk, saying, "Carry it out and continue to attract customers."

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The streets and alleys near the Dongchengmen Gate of Chang'an were already covered with thousands of Han soldiers, and more than a thousand Han soldiers surrounded the Longmen Tavern. Since the execution of Yang Tian, ​​the chief censor of Wei State, Cao's army has completely rectified the intelligence organization of the Han State. All the detectives were withdrawn back to Yedu, replaced a group of detectives, and changed the intelligence points.

The major adjustments to the intelligence organization of Cao's army caused the Han army to lose the line of Cao's army to explore, but the secret battle between the Han and Cao army continued. The Han army strengthened the investigation at the city gate half a month ago, but this was just a fishing method. The real Han army probe was deployed outside the two city gates, east and west.

Most of the teahouses and taverns were deployed with Han military probes to closely monitor merchants or passengers. Therefore, when the Cao army scout caravan led by Han Zhengwei, he was stared by Han military probes as soon as he arrived at the east gate. The teahouse shopkeeper monitored their every move. Han Zhengwei sent people into the city to contact the city's intelligence points, which undoubtedly exposed the city's intelligence points.

It was reasonable that Longmen Tavern was surrounded. At this time, at the order of General Wang Ping, Yu Han soldiers rushed into the tavern. Soon, they arrested the shopkeeper and more than a dozen bartenders, and the rest of the Han soldiers investigated in the tavern.

At this time, a military marquis ran out to report: "Report to the general, the brothers found weapons and armor in the cellar."

Dozens of Han soldiers brought out bundles of spears and crossbows, and dozens of pairs of Han soldiers' armor. The tavern shopkeeper looked pale and was so scared that he was trembling all over. He knew that he was about to have a disaster.

One hour later, the Han army conducted a comprehensive investigation in Chang'an City, Xianyang County and Du County, successively deprived Cao's intelligence points, arrested close to famous Cao's military detectives, and destroyed the intelligence organization that Cao's army was stationed in Chang'an.

However, the Han army's Qingwang operation organized by the Cao army in Chang'an City was only part of the preparations for the Han army. More than 100,000 Han troops began to gather in Tongguan, Pujin Pass, Wancheng, Shouchun, and even Jiangdong.

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In Shouchun, an autumn rain came unexpectedly, and the earth was covered with white mist. The forests in the distance turned gray and black, the leaves fell, and a few crows were hovering over the woods, and the world was desolate and bleak.

The wide, mud-filled official road was lined with convoys from Huainan County and Lujiang County, grain trucks covered with oil cloth, large trucks with wheat poles and hay, supplies trucks, and huge supplies cargo ships, swaying and squeaking forward.

The drizzle drifts in the sky, which is the rainy late autumn season in Jianghuai. The fields and ditches that have just been harvested are filled with rain. The dense forests in the distance show a blurred outline.

The baggage teams of each county advanced northward in the mud, braving the drizzle, shouting and cursing, mixed with the crackling sound of whips and the creaking of axles, with great momentum, like the sea tide.

From time to time, you can see dying animals or corpses lying on both sides of the official road, and occasionally a large cart with wheels facing the sky.

Sometimes a team of cavalry rushed into the crowd, so the soldiers kept shouting, cursing, and the horses stood up and neighed. A large cart full of food and grass would roll down the slope, and the people on the car would also roll down.

In front, in the middle of the torrent of vehicles, soldiers lined up in long queues and marched in a difficult manner in the sticky mud. The crowd was mixed with carriages carrying light weapons such as knives, guns, bows and crossbows. The escort soldiers lay in the tent, kept running out of the line, crawling into the fields, and squatting down.

In front of me is the team of senior generals. The brigade of personal soldiers is holding their own generals. From time to time, you can see several carriages, with officials and counselors sitting inside.

The team walked through a dense forest and started to riot over the resting place. Then the queue was unfolding and crossing the river. Then a new carriage was filled with food, hay and various weapons poured in from both sides. Occasionally, a small team of scouts and cavalry grabbed the front of the queue.

Further ahead is an abandoned town. The tragic scene after the Hefei war is still vivid in my mind. A broken gable is shaking among the piles of rubble and burnt wood; a broken oil lamp and a rag are flapping in the wind from the deformed window. There is also a fallen soldier, squatting in a slump in a slump in a slump in a slump in a large cart with gloomy and sad eyes.

Two miles away parallel to the official road is the Ruxushui River. Thousands of civilians are struggling to pull a large ship of thousands of stone, launching a low, rhythmic and shocking roar. The ship is loaded with various heavy siege tools and boxes of polished stone bullets. Ladders, nest cars, building cars, and there are still a row of huge grounds on both sides of the ship. There are also a terrible bucket of turbulent oil on the ship, which are all guarded by heavy troops.

This team was a Jingzhou army that came from afar, with about 50,000 people. The head general was the veteran Huang Zhong. Their destination was Shouchun, two miles away. The march was very slow and the team had been away for ten days.

"Elder General, Shouchun City is ahead!" A soldier shouted at a tall city in the distance.
Chapter completed!