When Bu Zhao arrived at Shucheng, the entire Shu city was almost in chaos. Teams of soldiers searched for suspicious people from house to house. Brigades of soldiers and horses also came out of the city to search in an endless stream. Bu Zhao abandoned his boat and landed ashore. , when we arrived at Shucheng, we only checked four or five checkpoints along the way. If Wu Jun had not come with his officials to escort him all the way, although we don’t know the reason, it is obvious that something terrible has happened in Shucheng. big things.
Finally, Sun Ce's men led him into Shucheng. As soon as he arrived at the government office, he saw Zhang Zhao going out in a hurry.
Seeing Bu Zhao, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but be startled and asked: "Mr. Zishan, why are you here?"
Seeing the panic on Zhang Zhao's face, Bu Zhi became more sure that something big had happened, and hurriedly gave a brief summary of his lord's intention to return to Jiangdong.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhao lost his voice when he heard this and exclaimed: "Does the general have the ability to predict the unknown? Can he guess that my lord is being plotted and ambushed?"
Bu Zhi was also shocked and said: "What, such a thing really happens?"
Zhang Zhao also hurriedly told the story of Sun Ce's assassination.
When Bu Zhao heard this, he screamed sadly: "I'm still a step too late." He was not worried about Sun Ce's life or death, but because Sun Ce was assassinated, the attack on Xuchang would probably come to nothing, so Bu Zhao was worried about Sun Ce's life and death. Zhao asked hurriedly: "I don't know how Wu Hou's injury is now. Can I ask the doctor to come and take a look at it?"
Zhang Zhaodao said, "I'm about to go look for him. Dear brother Zishan, please wait here." After saying that, Huo Huo rushed out.
After a while, I saw Zhang Zhao dragging the doctor inside. Bu Zhao also followed Zhang Zhao in. When he saw Sun Ce, Bu Zhao was also shocked. He saw that Sun Ce was covered in blood, with blood on his face and body. Shocking wounds could be seen everywhere, especially the ferocious arrow wounds on his face, which completely destroyed Sun Ce's original handsome appearance.
Although Sun Ce was stabbed many times, fortunately, the wounds on his body were all skin injuries. After the doctor took medicine and applied it, the blood flow quickly stopped. However, when he saw a bruise near Sun Ce's wound, the medical officer was shocked. , knelt on the ground and begged Zhang Zhao for mercy.
Among the generals around him, Han Dang had the most explosive temper. When he saw this, he immediately refused. He picked up the medical officer like a chicken and said: "What's going on? Tell me quickly. Tell me quickly."
The medical officer panicked and said: "The arrow wounds and gunshot wounds on the general's body are all highly poisonous. Now that the poison has entered the body, the little doctor is shallow and unable to cure it..."
"Then what's the use of a medical officer like you?" Han Dang threw the medical officer far away, but he was still angry and wanted to draw his sword to kill him. Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
Seeing that everyone was hesitant and helpless, Zhang Zhao couldn't help shouting: "What should I do?"
Bu Zhi said: "Mr. Zibu, the miracle doctor Hua Tuo has superb medical skills and is known as the master of rejuvenation. He is now opening a clinic in Hebei to teach disciples. If we find him, we will definitely save Wu Hou's life."
Zhang Zhao's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed, and he sighed: "Hebei is more than a thousand miles away from here. Marquis Wu is seriously ill now, how did he survive for so long?"
Bu Zhao thought for a moment and then said: "My General Zhang Jaw was injured the day before yesterday. He is currently recuperating in Xuzhou. The person who is treating him is a disciple of Divine Doctor Hua. I will leave for Xuzhou at starry night. In this way, I can cure him in less than ten days." Please come here,"
Zhang Zhao was overjoyed and said: "In this way, we have a worthy brother Lao Zishan,"
Bu Zhi did not dare to neglect, and immediately left the city. Zhang Zhao ordered three hundred elite cavalry to escort him all the way. Bu Zhi arrived in Xuzhou at starry night and invited Hua Tuo's apprentice Tan Xu. On the eighth day, he rushed back to Shucheng covered with dust. .
His apprentice looked at Sun Ce's sore and applied medicine to the wound. Sure enough, the injury stabilized quickly. Everyone in Soochow was happy and came forward to thank him.
His disciple said: "The wound was poisonous, and now the poison has entered the bone. Although there is an antidote elixir left by my master to dissolve the poison, it still needs to be rested for a hundred days before it can be cured. Do not get angry within a hundred days, otherwise the sore will be caused by anger." If the explosion breaks out, even the master’s personal presence will not be able to save Wu Hou’s life.”
Everyone nodded in agreement, and thanked Bu Zhi for his righteousness in rescuing him. Seeing that Bu Zhi had been running on horseback for more than a month, eating and sleeping in the open air every day, and had become almost skin and bones.
Zhang Zhao led a group of civil and military officers to pay homage to Bu Zhao and said: "I, the civil and military officers of Jiangdong, will always be grateful for Mr. Zishan's kindness."
Bu Zhao shook his hand weakly: "It should, it should... If you want to thank, just thank the general. If he hadn't been worried that Wu Hou was in danger, he wouldn't have sent me here to remind him... I need to take a good rest, and also Go back to your lord as soon as possible to die..."
Everyone agreed one after another, and Zhang Zhao hurriedly asked people to arrange food, wine and accommodation for Bu Zhi. He slept in Shucheng for two full days before Bu Zhi set out to return to Hebei. After all, Bu Zhi had not been able to walk back and forth for more than a month. Five thousand miles, that means you have to cover at least a hundred miles a day.
But Bu Zhi's life of hard work was not over yet. Sun Ce was seriously injured. Although he survived by luck, the people in Jiangdong were panicked, and the dispatch of troops to attack Xuchang was inevitably delayed. Bu Zhi had to go back to Wenyuan as soon as possible...
Of course, Bu Zhi left with peace of mind as promised by the civil and military officials in Jiangdong. Even Sun Ce, who was ill, said personally that he would immediately send troops to attack Xuchang as soon as his injuries were completely healed.
But Bu Zhi didn't think too much about it. Although Sun Ce's condition was stable for a while, could he really live a long time?
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Yedu.
When Bu Zhao rushed back to Yedu, it was already midsummer in May, and Wen Yuan was discussing with his advisers about entering the military ferry.
The weather was extremely hot in summer, and the soldiers were working hard outside in vain, so Wenyuan planned to wait until the weather cooled down a bit in July before sending troops to Guandu.
The weather was one reason, and there was also the factor of food. Since the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao had been actively farming and hoarding a lot of food and grass. Over the years, he had been conquering the north and south, and he had become self-sufficient.
But now, according to Tan Malai News, Cao Cao's food supply is beginning to be tight again due to the impending war...
In order to prepare for the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao moved almost half of the population of Yanzhou. The food consumed by these hundreds of thousands of people every day can be calculated in astronomical figures. How could Cao Cao move them south to Yuzhou without giving them a way to survive.
In addition, July was the autumn harvest, and the Hebei army entered the country in large numbers, so they could harvest grain from Yanzhou for military use. Given the ebb and flow of food, it is reasonable for Cao Cao to have a shortage of food on hand.
Wen Yuan took the battle of Guandu very seriously and had made preparations for a long time before. For this purpose, he mobilized four legions except Bingzhou and Guanzhong, with a total of 150,000 soldiers, plus the responsibility of escorting grain and grass from various places. Ordnance and auxiliary troops to assist in the battle, totaling 250,000 people,