In Xiquyang, Liu Bei had just sent away Sun Jian's envoy Zhou Shang, humming a minor tune full of peach blossoms on his face and walking into the county office, took a sip of the wine on the desk, and sat on the desk chair.

It was he who fired the first shot, uh, the first knife to suppress Yuan, and after months of conquest by hundreds of thousands of troops, it finally came to an end. He and Wang Deyu, Cao Mengde, Sun Jian and others also began to sit together to divide the plan.

Wang Deyu exchanged the six counties of Longkang, Qixian, Shansang and Fuli in Qiaozhou for the first county of Chendi in Cao Cao's hands, and the five counties of Yingchuan, Chendi, Runan, Yiyang and Anfeng were all under his rule; Cao Mengde alone swallowed the entire state of Qiaozhou, and tightly connected his own territory together; Sun Wentai ate the entire Lujiang County, and at the same time included half of Huainan County, including Hefei and Chengde, into the account.

Although he Liu Xuande only got Shouchun, Xiquyang, Yicheng and Xia Cai and other places, he was already very content.

He knew very well that this time he was able to get a share of the pie in the mouths of all the princes only because he had a head start, and his credit could be described as a firefly compared to the other three.

Therefore, at this moment, he is simply happy to forget his worries, and he almost forgot that he now only has a place to stay in Xuzhou. Fortunately, this situation of getting carried away did not last, and soon someone came to remind him.

Of course, it was not Yan Xiang and Jin Shang who were sitting on the side who came up to remind him, nor his sworn brother Guan Zhang, but an uninvited guest from Xiapi City.

A rush of footsteps came from outside the tent, Liu Bei raised his head unhappily and looked at it, and suddenly felt his heart beating, and his heart jumped and hung in the air, as if fifteen buckets of water were going up and down.

I saw Chen Jue, Chen Deng, father and son, who should have been far away in Xiapi City, standing in front of him, that Chen Deng may be young, and it seems that there is nothing big in addition to being dusty, but the old man Chen Jue's face is unusually pale, and his spirit is quite poor, as if he is terminally ill.

"Old Chen, why are you here? But what happened to Xiapi City? The joy of Shicai disappeared with the arrival of Chen Qi's father and son, Liu Bei hurriedly got up and helped Chen Qi to sit aside and asked anxiously.

Chen Deng brought his father a glass of water for him to drink, and then turned back to Liu Bei and said: "Envoy Qi, yesterday before the Yuan thief's generals Ji Ling and Zhang Yan led the elite soldiers to attack my Xuzhou city from Xiangxian County

, killed Cao Hong, the minister of Pengcheng on the spot, and took Pengcheng as his own.

At three o'clock, the two of them divided tens of thousands of troops at the same time to attack the two counties of Donghai and Xiapi. Cao Bao, the Taishou of the East China Sea, was dissatisfied with the reward of the envoy that day, so he surrendered to the enemy and joined forces with Zhang Yan. And Ji Ling led the elite of Huainan and part of the Montenegrin army to go straight to the city of Pi, and led the crowd to fight a decisive battle with Sun Fujun!

Guan Zhang, Chen San, and Xu Wenxiang were all fighting with the envoys, and now only Fu Shiren and Mi Zifang were left in Picheng, and the city was in danger. Therefore, his subordinates accompanied his father to the order of Sun Fujun and came to ask the envoy to return to Xiapi. Please also make sure to send troops in time, otherwise Xiapi City will no longer be owned by the envoy! ”

It is often said that those who achieve great things must collapse in front of Taishan and remain unchanged, and the elk must be on the left and not instantaneous. Liu Bei is a person who has achieved great things, but he still feels a moment of panic, although his face is as peaceful as ever.

This is really stealing chickens and losing a handful of rice!

Just now he was full of ambition and had a bit of a guiding demeanor, but the next moment he fell into silence. He didn't expect that he had only just obtained half of Yuan Shu's Huainan County, but in the blink of an eye, Yuan Shu's men had already raided the old nest, and instead lost the two big counties of Donghai and Pengcheng.

What a Wang Deyu! What a Cao Mengde!

Hmph, it's not a good thing, it actually staged a double play with Yuan Thief in Feiting, Xiangxian and Yuan Thief, driving Yuan Thief's soldiers and horses out of the country and leading troops into Xu!

Liu Bei secretly hated, he had already made a decision in his heart, raised his head and looked at Yan Xiang and the others on the side and asked: "Wenji, now that Yuan is a thief and a soldier in Xuzhou, the East China Sea and Pengcheng have fallen, and Xuzhou is in danger, do you have a good plan for peace?" ”

Yan Xiang was also shocked, but after all, he was the first strategist under Yuan Shu, and he had already recovered his mind in an instant: "My lord, the top priority is naturally to quickly assist Sun Gongyou to avoid the mistake of Xiapicheng repeating the mistakes of the East China Sea.

However, Yan thought that Picheng was in danger now, but when I sent troops to help Picheng, the lord should divide his troops again, and Yun Chang and Wen waved Pengcheng to the two generals, so as to take Pengcheng in one fell swoop before the defeat of the Pi thief army! ”

"What do you mean, sir?" Liu Bei frowned slightly, and looked at Yan Xiang suspiciously, "When Liu heard that he was beating someone, he must clench his fists, instead of opening his palms, because he can only hit the key point with one blow because of the concentration of troops." Now Xiapi

The situation in the city is precarious, why does the gentleman still do the opposite? ”

Yan Xiang got up and replied, "The lord's concern is true, but the lord has forgotten another problem. Yuan Shu is dead, and the army under his command is led by Zhang Yan and Ji Ling. One of these two was originally the first general under Yuan Shu, but the other had commanded a million soldiers.

The cooperation between the two may be pleasant in a short period of time, but it will be difficult to cope with it after a long time. Who should be the main of the two of them, if it is not bad as expected, the battle between them should still be according to military habits, and the strong is the greatest!

Now, Ji Ling waved his army and failed to get it, and Zhang Yan sent troops to Cao Leopard in the East China Sea, which was the opportunity for Zhang Yan to show his strength and seize military merits. If Zhang Yan wants to be the respect of the Huainan Army, he will inevitably point his troops to Langya and Dongguan counties. So..."

Chen Qi had already relieved his breath, nodded at Yan Xiang, and turned to Liu Bei and said, "So Pengzhou is empty, and it is the time for us to retake Pengzhou!" Envoy, Mr. Wen Ji's words conceal military opportunities, and people's hearts are also righteous and treacherous, which is in line with the way of using soldiers!

If the two generals Guan and Xu can take Pengcheng in time, it will also be equivalent to cutting off Ji Ling's retreat. When the time comes, our main army, the Xiapi defenders and the second army of Guan and Xu will attack at the same time, and Ji Ling will inevitably be defeated or even awarded, it is unknown! ”

Liu Bei slapped the desk, pinched the double-strand sword in his hand, and shouted: "Since Wen Ji and Chen Lao both have this intention, then Benzhou will issue an order!"

Order: Yun Chang and Wen Xiang will command 10,000 troops to Pengcheng, and be sure to take Pengcheng before tomorrow, and then garrison Lu County to block Ji Ling's return.

Yide commanded 5,000 troops with Yuanlong and immediately set off, marched at night, passed through Xiaqiu, Xia Xiang and Si Wu, quietly sneaked into the city from the east gate of Xia Pi City, took over the defense of Xia Pi City, and opened the door to fight tomorrow.

Shu Zhi was the front army, commanding 8,000 troops to go straight to Xiapi, and when he approached Xiapi City, he ambushed the soldiers in the small forest on the outskirts of Xiapi City. Tomorrow is not time, but when he sees the army and horses at the head of the city dispatching, he immediately waves his army to cover up and kill, and he cannot let anyone go.

Liang Gang was the commander of Huainan, commanding 5,000 troops to sit in Xiquyang to strictly guard against bandits from all over the country. The rest of the generals and ministers of Wenji, Yuanxiu and the deputy generals and lieutenants of various departments will return to the division with the Chinese army in the important town of Benzhou, and there must be no mistake! ”

"No!"

Give the order, hunt with flags, and all the generals will come out together. Liu Bei left Liang Gang alone to march eastward, and tens of thousands of troops swept across the land of Huainan like a few torrents, and went straight to Xuzhou.