"Come on, send Pei Xiang home!"

Seeing that Chen Qi refused to send his son off, Liu Bei immediately ordered his servants to escort Chen Qi back.

Chen Jue said with a smile: "The battle situation is urgent, Xuande Gong doesn't have to bother, the old man can go back by himself!" ”

As soon as Chen Qi finished speaking, he saw several figures appear outside the door, they were kneeling on one knee, as if they were waiting for someone.

Seeing these people, Liu Bei immediately understood, this must be the guards of the Chen Mansion who came to pick up Chen Jue back.

These people came quietly, Liu Bei came in for so long, but he never found that there were so many people lurking outside the mansion, it seems that they are all extraordinary people, Liu Bei's worries are not superfluous at all.

Seeing that someone came to pick up Chen Jue, Liu Bei no longer insisted, and said to Chen Jue: "Pei Xiang walks slowly, forgive Liu Bei for not sending it." ”

Chen Qi saluted Liu Bei back, then smiled, said no more, and walked out.

Don't look at him as Pei Xiang, above 10,000 people under one person in Xuzhou, but he has always been easy to travel, unless he goes far away, otherwise, he is walking with his son on foot, even if he is unwell now, he still chooses to walk back.

These guards outside the door are only protecting Chen Jue's safety, and will not use any way to travel for him, after all, it is late at night, and Xuzhou City is experiencing a turbulent situation, in case of encountering a villain, with Chen Jue's physical condition, but he can't escape, with the guards, it is also out of caution, although he is bold, but also careful, and will never be arrogant to the point of self-righteousness.

After Chen Qi left, Guan Yu walked in front of Zhang Fei and reproached him: "Yide, pay attention when you speak, you make such a loud voice every time, who can stand it?" ”

Zhang Fei also knew that his voice hurt Chen Jue and couldn't stand it, so he also felt very embarrassed, and he said to Guan Yu: "Second brother, it's not that I want to do this, it's just that when I'm excited, I can't control my voice, what can I do?" ”

Guan Yu shook his head, he knew that it was useless for him to blame his younger brother, and he didn't mean to, not to mention, usually their brothers were already used to Zhang Fei's voice, and they didn't feel harsh anymore, but when they first arrived in a new place, they often made some trouble, which was also the most nerve-wracking thing for Guan Yu and Liu Bei.

At this time, Chen Deng walked back and said to Liu Bei: "Xuande Gong, my father is back, let me take his place, Yuanlong is not talented, and please take care of Xuande Gong." ”

Chen Deng said and bowed to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei immediately helped Chen Deng up, patted him on the shoulder, and said approvingly: "The tiger father has no dogs, Pei Xiang is such a hero, Yuan Long will not let me down!" ”

Receiving Liu Bei's praise, Chen Deng said gratefully: "Yuanlong will definitely do his best to give advice to Xuande Gong and will live up to Xuande Gong's trust!" ”

Liu Bei nodded.

At this time, Guan Yu said: "Then what should we do now?" Although Cao Jun retreated, he did not know the truth, that Cao Cao was scheming, and there was a resourceful strategist Guo Jia, in case they just feigned to retreat, and when we relaxed our vigilance and then killed back, it would be dangerous. ”

Chen Deng shook his head and said: "No, we have received the news that Cao Cao's Yanzhou is now in danger, and he can't wait to return to Yanzhou immediately, and he will never have illusions about Xuzhou anymore." ”

Liu Bei was puzzled: "How does Yuanlong know the situation in Yanzhou?" ”

Chen Deng smiled and said, "Our Chen family has always been good at collecting information from princes in various places, and the situation in Yanzhou is naturally clear. ”

After hearing what Chen Deng said, everyone was in awe, everyone heard that the Chen family is a famous family in Xuzhou, and its influence is all over Xuzhou, whether it is in the palace or in the market, there are their family's power control.

But what I didn't expect was that even outside of Xuzhou, their people were so active, according to Chen Deng, presumably their family's intelligence network had spread all over the states and counties of the Han Dynasty.

Although I don't know what kind of information the Chen family got to know that there will be danger in Yanzhou, Liu Bei knows that this is a secret of their Chen family, and it is not easy for Chen Dengken to reveal this matter.

You must know that as a businessman, there are business secrets of businessmen, and as a famous family, there are family rules and secrets, which are secrets related to the rise and fall of a family, and they must not be disclosed to outsiders.

Now Chen Deng risked exposing his family secrets and told everyone about this matter, and if Liu Bei continued to ask, it would make Chen Deng very much

Bewilderment.

After all, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, although the three brothers of Liu Bei have been in charge of Xuzhou, but the time is not long, even if Liu Bei is in a high position, it cannot be compared with the Chen family, which has been controlled by the family forces in Xuzhou for many years, so Liu Bei must know how to stop at the point, and cannot pursue too many things about the Chen family.

So Liu Bei said: "Since this is the case, then we don't have to worry about Cao Cao for the time being, just concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shu!" ”

At this time, Mi Zhu said: "Even so, Yuan Shu's army should not be underestimated, there are as many as 50,000 troops in Xiapi alone, and there are 100,000 troops on the border of Xuzhou. ”

Guan Yu touched his beard and asked, "How many soldiers and horses are there in Xuzhou City now?" ”

Mi Zhu is a special driver in Xuzhou, coordinating money, food, soldiers and horses, so he is very clear about the situation in Xuzhou.

I saw Mi Zhu reply: "General Huiguan, there are still 50,000 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou City, but 30,000 are newly recruited recruits, and only 20,000 are veterans with combat ability. ”

When Guan Yu heard this, he asked in surprise: "Xuzhou is a big state, how can the army only be like this?" ”

Mi Zhu explained: "Originally, the strength of Xuzhou City was nearly 100,000, but after such a period of time, many soldiers either fled or were recruited by the Cao army, and now there are less than 20,000 veterans left. ”

It turned out that the reason why the Cao army was advancing slowly was not hesitation, but to take an offensive strategy on Xuzhou City, so that the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou City was weakened.

Hearing that Xuzhou's military strength was so unbearable, even Liu Bei couldn't help frowning.

Not to mention that Yuan Shu's invasion of Xuzhou has as many as 50,000 troops, and there are 100,000 troops stationed at the border in their rear.

Facing the embattled situation, everyone's faces were worried, but at this moment, Guan Yu walked out, he stroked his beard and said proudly: "Brother, don't worry, Chief Yun is here, as long as I give me 20,000 soldiers and horses, I will definitely be able to expel these rats!" ”