"Summoned by Lord Thorn Shi, I don't know what the important thing is?"

Yan Rou is a little afraid of seeing Bai Xiaowen now.

"General Yan, you have been in Youzhou for many years, so you should be clear about the local situation. What is the situation in Liaodong?" asked Bai Xiaowen.

Yan Rou couldn't figure out Bai Xiaowen's intentions for a while, so she said honestly:

"Lord Huiyu, there are four counties in Liaodong, namely Liaodong, Lelang, Daifang and Xuansu, and the land of the four counties is occupied by the Hou Gongsun Du of Liaodong. After the general defeated Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Du sent an envoy to congratulate him, which was regarded as surrendering to the general. ”

Bai Xiaowen nodded, and asked again: "This Gongsun Du and Gongsun Zhan have the same surname, can there be a connection between the two?"

Yan Rou shook his head and said: "Gongsun Zan was in Liaoxi back then, and Gongsun Du occupied Liaodong, so it doesn't matter. ”

Bai Xiaowen nodded. He knew that Gongsun Du, a family of three generations, operated in Liaodong for three generations, until his grandson Gongsun Yuan established himself as King Yan and betrayed Cao Wei, and was pacified by Sima Yi's army.

Now is the era of the division of princes has just begun, and Gongsun Du should have occupied the four counties of Liaodong for a short time, and the foundation is not deep.

Yuan Shao was a man of great joy, and Gongsun Du's envoy surrendered to him, making him complacent. Coupled with the remote and bitter cold of Liaodong, even if it was occupied, there was not much oil and water to be fished, so it did not continue the eastward crusade, and acquiesced in the fact that Gongsun Du had seized Liaodong.

Of course, another important reason is that you can't spare your hands. At this time, Yuan Shao was sitting in the land of Sizhou, and even in the base camp of Jizhou, there was still a powerful Yellow Turban Army-the Black Mountain thief Zhang Yan had not yet been pacified, so he had no time to care about the affairs of Liaodong.

"Lord Thorn Shi, why did you suddenly ask about Liaodong?" Yan Rou asked cautiously.

Bai Xiaowen sighed: "Yesterday I went to Jizhou Province, and the third brother Xianfu brought a secret report that Cao Jun had an envoy to Xiangping to conspire with Gongsun Du to plot Youzhou and attack the rear of our army. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Yan Rou was shocked.

Actually, no.

However, Bai Xiaowen made up lies, which came according to the situation. When the Yuan and Cao families were holding each other and fighting for a long time, Cao Jun sent people to fan the flames in the Yuan family's backyard, which was also reasonable and very credible.

Coupled with Yan Rou's identity, it is bound to be impossible to question Bai Xiaowen.

Yan Rou quickly calmed down and said, "Since the general sent the third prince to deliver the secret report, he must have a countermeasure. I don't know what the general wants?"

Bai Xiaowen said: "My father allowed me to act cheaply. General Yan, I plan to go to Xiangping City, Liaodong County, to meet Gongsun Du's father and son, and to find out their true attitudes. ”

"This is too dangerous! Lord Assassin Shi is a daughter of a daughter, how can he be in danger alone! Yan Rou said in surprise.

Bai Xiaowen shook his head: "If you send others, you never see it with your own eyes, I can't rest assured." General Yan, I have made up my mind to go to Xiangping. ”

Yan Rou said helplessly: "In this case, Lord Thorn Shi needs to bring more soldiers and horses in case of accidents." ”

Bai Xiaowen waved his hand and said: "If you bring a large army over, Gongsun Du's father and son will be frightened, how can they meet me? I only need to bring 500 elite soldiers with me on this trip, but I just need a general with a lot of prestige." ”

As he spoke, Bai Xiaowen looked at Yan Rou.

Yan Rou lowered her head and pretended to be stupid.

Bai Xiaowen coughed, and could only order: "General Yan, you have been in the Youzhou Army for many years, and your prestige is famous. I see, the only person who can accompany me to Xiangping is you. ”

Yan Rou's face darkened: "Lord Assassin Shi, why don't you send the two generals Jiao and Zhang to go with you." ”

Bai Xiaowen said in his heart that these two people have sparse skills, and they are Yuan Shao's generals, so it is inevitable to be involved when mobilized. However, this kind of reason is really difficult to say.

"Why, I am the son of a great general, and I dare to risk my life in Youzhou, so why don't General Yan dare to go?"

The so-called please general is not as good as a radical general, and most of the military generals in the Three Kingdoms era eat this set.

Yan Rou thought more. Speaking of which, if you don't refuse, you will disobey the military order and your life will be difficult to protect.

It's better to go to Xiangping with "Yuan Xi", seeing that "Yuan Xi" is so calm, he will definitely not joke with his life...... Right?

Although Cecilia had picked up 600 soldiers before, Yan Rou still had more than 4,000 people under him, and it was no problem to pick out 500 strong soldiers.

Bai Xiaowen didn't tell Zhao Rong and the others, leaving Cecilia to continue training the hussars, and he himself took Yan Rou and five hundred elite soldiers and rushed straight to Xiangping City, Liaodong County.

......

"The second son of the Yuan family, led the troops to Xiangping City?"

Gongsun Du was excited, and hurriedly asked the pawn who came to report: "How many soldiers and horses does he bring?"

"There are only four or five hundred people. ”

Gongsun Du breathed a sigh of relief: "Open the city gate, please come in!"

Gongsun Kang on the side said: "Father, our Liaodong and his Yuan family have always been well water and not river water. Yuan Xi has been in office for more than a year, but he has only sent envoys to and fro, and he has never come in person! This time, he came in person, and brought soldiers and horses, so he must have come to plot against our prefecture and county. ”

Gongsun Du said: "If you come to attack Xiangping, how can you only bring a few hundred soldiers? These hundreds of people, that is, Yuan Xi's entourage, are not surprising. ”

Gongsun Kang: "Does that father know Yuan Xi's intention?"

Gongsun Du pondered for a while and said: "At this time, Yuan Shaozheng confronted Cao Cao, if he wins, he will be able to unify the north and achieve the foundation of hegemony; if he is defeated, the four states of Hebei will not be protected." Yuan Shao should have been afraid of the instability in the rear, so he specially sent Yuan Xi to inquire about the tone. ”

Gongsun Kang nodded: "What my father said is very true. I understand Yuan Xi, who is mediocre and cowardly, and has no power to restrain the chicken. If it was his younger brother Yuan Shang, who had always been brave, he would have to deal with it carefully, but Yuan Xi wouldn't have to worry about it. ”

Gongsun Du said: "Just in case, it is still necessary to let the other party place the soldiers in the pavilion, only invite Yuan Xi to come to the banquet, and reserve 300 sword and axe hands behind the tent, if he has the intention of annexing our state and county, the knife and axe hands will be killed immediately." ”

Gongsun Kang smiled and nodded: "Father, the child still has an idea." If Yuan Xi comes to inquire about the tone, his father can take the opportunity to extort a sum of money and grain from the Yuan family as the cost of appeasing the army and civilians, how about it?"

"If Yuan Xi takes the initiative, he can accept the gift, but he can't ask for it forcibly. ”

After a pause, Gongsun Du explained: "Kang'er, if Yuan Xi has no intention of annexation, you can't be rude to Yuan Xi during the banquet. Yuan Shao is strong, and it is very likely to defeat Cao Cao, and in the future, our father and son may have to rely on them. ”

"Yes. Gongsun Kang responded.

On the other side, Bai Xiaowen took the anxious Yan Rou and five hundred soldiers into Xiangping City.

Beside Bai Xiaowen, there was also a figure shrouded in black robes, looking at the figure of a woman, also riding on a horse, half a body behind Bai Xiaowen.