Fall in love with the technology tree [Three Kingdoms]

Gaotang City is located in the south of Dahe.The gentle and vast river turned a corner at this place, wrapping Gaotang City in it, forming a dangerous terrain surrounded by water on three sides.

Abundant water resources not only provide defense against natural dangers, but also nourish nearby farmland.As early as in ancient times, this was one of the birthplaces of Dahe civilization; in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, Gaotang was ranked among the "five capitals" of Qi.Although it is not as good as before, it is still the second wealthiest city in Pingyuan County, second only to Pingyuan City, the county government.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turban commanded by Guan Hai occupied this majestic city.

Dense crowds were scattered outside Gaotang City, drinking and reveling, or sharing the spoils, or dragging the sobbing women to the simple houses.Such a chaotic situation made Guan Hai, who was standing on the city wall, frowned deeply.

The little soldier next to him was still wearing a yellow scarf, and he persuaded Guan Hai with great insight: "Marshal, the newcomers outside are a bit arrogant, but we still obey the rules."

Guan Hai nodded and turned his gaze to the city.

Below the city walls, on the swept street, two children were playing.The house next to it that had been burned down in the flames of war had been mostly repaired. An old woman stood in front of the threshold, which was half charred and half newly made, holding a wooden bowl in her hand to invite the children to eat.The city is full of relatives of direct line troops, barely able to live a life of superiors.

But when he thought of food, Guan Hai became worried again.

Since the Yellow Turban incident, there have been two autumns, and the farmland near Gaotang has failed to harvest. Even with Gaotang's reserves, 20 men, women and children can't help but sit and eat.

Guan Hai is a rough person, and he doesn't know what to do when he thinks about resuming production.This one has no seeds, no farm tools, and no cattle, so we can start farming again?How can it be so easy?

"Either transfer, or we go to Pingyuan City to borrow food." Guan Hai looked at the autumn sunset and said to himself.Saying "borrowing" is just a fig leaf. In fact, tens of thousands of people went up and besieged the city.

"That's a good idea." Everyone around cheered, "We've robbed Pingyuan City, and we'll go to Jizhou to find General Zhang Bao."

"Yes, yes, the old Emperor Jiazi died, and the court is in chaos. There is no time to take care of us. The Han Dynasty is about to perish. Didn't you follow the motto of the great virtuous teacher?"

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian stands!"

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian stands!"

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Most of those who shouted slogans were believers with yellow scarves on their heads, but many more people looked at Guan Hai silently.The repulsion and longing in the eyes are shocking.Guan Hai can read their hearts even if no one speaks:

"With so many of us going to General Zhang Bao, is there enough food there?"

"We are all Qingzhou natives, and we joined the Yellow Turbans just to survive. Is it worth the long journey to Jizhou to fight?"

"Although the emperor is dead, Zhang Jiao, the general of Tiangong, is also dead. Is the yellow scarf really the destiny?"

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Where there are people, there will be differences.When Cao Cao was still recruiting infantry and sailors in Pingyuan City, cracks had grown quietly in the Yellow Turban camp.

Next, let's turn our attention away from Gaotang City, which is destined to be captured by Cao Cao, and switch to Yuzhou, six hundred miles away, where Cao's convoy is trapped in a small county called Tongting.

The army of the new Yuzhou Shepherd fought a small group of yellow scarves in the north of Tongting. There were hundreds of people fighting hundreds of people, but the loud shouts and blood splashed were enough to make the old Cao family, who had been huddled in Luoyang City, tremble with fear. up.

Because they were in a hurry, they took a horse-drawn carriage this time, and the horse-drawn carriage ran faster than the ox cart.But even so, they don't want to break out from the chaotic army, they can only wait for the result of the battle.

Cao Song sat on the car and sighed, "If it's the Yuzhou army that wins, then that's fine. I, Fei Tinghou, have some face; if the Yellow Turbans win, what should I do?"

The owner is indecisive, and the servants around the car are panicked.Some sat lazily on the ground with their eyes empty, some sat around the fire and ate hazel, some were overly excited holding weapons, and some looked for places to run around.At this time, it reflects the gap between Cao's servants and Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry, and the military quality is very different.

It's a pity that Cao Song, the head of the family, has not noticed that all his mind is on the gold and silver in the carriage. "You said, if we bribe the Yellow Turban with money, can we get away?"

Mrs. Zhang, who was also in the same car, became more and more affluent as she got older. The 30 years of pampered life completely obliterated the acumen she developed when she was in a humble position, leaving only the arrogance of fighting against the heavens and the earth.

"If you want me to say, we should stay in the old house in Qiao County. Clan gathering together is the way to preserve it." Zhang complained, "Dalang said it nicely, but he left us halfway, and the road ahead is chaotic. Yes, how can I get to Qingzhou?"

Cao Song: "Oh."

At this time, a woman in Tsing Yi with a beautiful face lifted the curtain hanging in front of the carriage. "Cao Gong, Mrs. Zhang, the servants have cooked lunch and presented it to the master."

Mrs. Zhang frowned when she saw her: "Why are you? Where is Ade? Where is Aji? Where is my son?"

Mrs. Bian lowered her eyebrows and said, "Two days ago my wife and the two gentlemen had a bad stomach, but today it's even worse, and I can't get up."

How can this make people eat?Mrs. Zhang dropped the bowl and rushed out, like a big round meat ball, knocked Mrs. Bian who was standing beside the car into a stagger.

Cao Song immediately lifted the curtain, and with the support of the boy servant, he walked to the carriage where Cao De and Cao Ji were in the back.Before he left, he glanced at Mrs. Bian, as if he wanted to say a few words of relief, but all his words turned into sighs in the end.

The Bian family was Cao Cao's concubine.Say she is not favored, she is the only concubine; say she is favored, she is thrown in her hometown for many years, she doesn't look like a favored one.Mrs. Zhang likes to torment Mrs. Bian, and Cao Song tried to persuade her a few times, but she was always blocked by "she is just a concubine".

The two elders left, and Bian didn't have to stay. Enduring the pain in his ankle, he limped back to Mistress Hu's carriage.

Mrs. Hu was lying down with a silk quilt covering her body, but her complexion was sallow.She had just drank the medicine, and two gynecologists were holding bowls to pour out the medicine residue.

"How is Madam?" Mrs. Bian stopped one and asked.

The woman doctor knelt down slightly and saluted her: "I'm not a professional plague doctor, and now I'm just trying the prescription one by one for Madam. But Madam's illness is so severe, I'm afraid..."

"Afraid of what?"

"I'm afraid it's the legendary dysentery."

Mrs. Bian didn't understand what "dysentery" was, so she could only ask, "Can it be cured?"

"Before the boss had a high fever, he had already used up all the white powder. Honeysuckle and purslane are out of season, so I can't do anything." After saying this, the gynecologist walked around Bian and left with a sad face.

Mrs. Bian was stunned for a moment, then adjusted her expression, and returned to the carriage to feed Mrs. Hu porridge.Cao Pei was also there, silently helping to lift his mother up.

The porridge is specially boiled, using a small amount of rice, it is white, smooth and soft, and even the meat is cut into small cubes, which melts in the mouth.Hu drank the whole bowl of porridge and recovered a little bit of strength.

She raised her hand to help Bian tuck a loose strand of hair behind her ear, and then gently stroked Bian's slightly swollen belly with the back of her hand: "Just now, Zhang suffocated you again?"

"My concubine came from a humble background..."

Cao Pei snorted coldly: "Ms. Zhang is not a concubine."

Mrs. Hu struggled to turn her head to look at Cao Pei, and then laughed: "It's good to be able to swear...to be able to swear, it's because you have a heart...Nowadays in this world...you can't live without a heart..."

Hu threw off the quilt and struggled to sit up.Mrs. Bian and A Pei hurriedly supported her from left to right.

"Accompany me...to go for a walk outside." Her face suddenly glowed, as if the setting sun was shining.

Mrs. Bian lowered her head and sniffed, "Listen to Madam."

The ground of Tongting County is covered with dust, and the autumn sun shines on the khaki-colored city walls, making the whole world look yellow.It's just that the sky is extremely high, and the gray clouds seem to be split by the light.

"You have served me for many years, and I should repay you a little bit." Mrs. Hu seemed a little happy.

"What did Madam say? Madam has protected me for many years."

Mrs. Hu shook her head: "When I first married into Cao's family, Dalang and Erlang lost their mother when they were young, and even went to the kitchen to get food, they had to wait behind Mrs. Zhang. I hugged Dalang and said that I would definitely help him Let it out. What should you do in the end?"

"how?"

"Da Lang said that when the phoenix grows feathers, it won't have to compete with the pheasant in the same pot; when it doesn't grow feathers, there's nothing wrong with eating the leftovers of the pheasant, at least you can survive. "

Mrs. Bian lowered her head in thought, still supporting Mrs. Hu as she walked forward.

Under the astonished eyes of her servants, Mrs. Hu walked up to the city wall step by step. She grabbed Mrs. Bian's hand, shouted at the shouts outside the city, and said sharply: "What do you care about Mrs. Zhang? She just cut her wings Pheasant, your husband is a phoenix bird above the nine heavens. She fights in a mess in the back house, wins or loses, and is thrown into troubled times as ants. Haha, hahahaha..."

Mrs. Bian looked at this lady who had always followed the rules in shock.Her face was distorted, and her arms were facing the sky, as if she was about to be inspired to leave.

On the third day of September in the first year of Chuping, Cao Cao and Cao Sheng's stepmother Hu Shi died of illness at the age of 42.His remains were buried in Tongting and moved to the ancestral grave in Qiaoxian County several years later.Up to now, there are stepmother tombs and Qiuyangping in Tongting, where there is a remnant stele of Cao Pi’s original work "Ode to Compassion and Filial Piety", which is a national first-class cultural relics protection unit.