Seeing their puzzled eyes, Yan Xiang had already guessed their thoughts, so he said, "Don't be surprised, Mr. Yuan Jian made this map all for the sake of the lord. ”

Qiao Rui smiled: "Of course, of course, Mr. Yuan Lian is brave and loyal, and the map he made is naturally for the great cause of the lord, and we have no doubts." ”

The more Qiao Rui said this, the more it seemed that they had ghosts in their hearts, but Yan Xiang didn't care, or rather, he knew their minds from the beginning, so he wasn't surprised by this.

Yan Xiang said: "Indeed, as General Qiao Rui said, not only Mr. Yuan Lian, but all of us are working hard for the great cause of the lord. ”

Qiao Rui smiled and nodded: "Exactly, exactly, so please ask Lord Yan Xiang to give me advice and solve our urgent needs!" ”

This Qiao Rui is not as arrogant and reckless as Ji Ling, although he is also a military general, but he knows how to speak to please others in order to obtain benefits, which is much more sleek than Ji Ling, who can only fight fiercely.

After listening to Qiao Rui's words, Yan Xiang nodded, then pointed to the map and said, "General Qiao Rui, the lord sent you to guard the southwest and guard against Liu Biao in Jingzhou, what does the general think?" ”

Hearing Yan Xiang ask about Qiao Rui's words, Ji Ling wanted to refute a few words, but Qiao Rui replied before Ji Ling: "I am also a bitter stomach, how can the border between Yangzhou and Jingzhou be more than a hundred miles?" If there is a fortification everywhere, how many troops can be used? I'm afraid that Liu Biao'er will find out the deployment of our army's troops and attack my weak points with heavy troops, then it will be a big deal. ”

Zhang Xun's situation was similar to Qiaorui's, and he also received the task of defending the border, except that the direction he defended was Yanzhou and Xuzhou in the north, and the place where Qiaorui defended was Jingzhou, southwest of Yangzhou.

So he also followed: "That's it, that is, I'm afraid that the enemy will know the deployment of our army's troops, and if the enemy breaks through the border, the crime is not small, and I hope that Lord Yan Xiang can think of a way for us!" ”

The two of them, knowing that only Yan Xiang could solve their problems now, changed their tone and asked Yan Xiang for advice with a humble attitude.

Ji Ling on the side looked disdainful, he was not willing to ask a lowly question to a lowly scribe like his companions, so he snorted coldly

With a thud, he turned away from them.

Yan Xiang glanced at Ji Ling and saw that he had turned his back, so he sighed secretly, extremely disappointed in him.

However, he did not show his disappointment, but pointed to the map and said to Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun: "The two generals don't need to be anxious, in my opinion, if the army given to the two generals by the lord is arranged on the border, Cao Cao and Liu Biao will not dare to act rashly." ”

Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun glanced at each other, and they were suspicious in their hearts, I don't know if what Yan Xiang said is true or false, can it be trusted?

After Ji Ling heard it on the side, he sneered without looking back, and said, "I thought there was any good way, it sounded like nonsense, isn't it still the same as nonsense?" ”

Although Ji Ling's words were not good, they did say what the two of them thought, but Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun are asking for help now, and it is not good to speak stiffly, in case Yan Xiang is angry, even if he still has a way, he will not say it again.

Seeing Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun's expressions of wanting to speak and stopping, Yan Xiang said: "Generals, Yan Xiang dares to guarantee with his life, as long as our army gathers at the border, Cao Cao and Liu Biao will not dare to fight Huainan's idea. ”

Qiao Rui asked, "Oh? Why is Lord Yan so sure? ”

Yan Xiang said, "What's so hard to understand about this? Just ask General Qiao Rui, do you know why Cao Cao wrote a letter to the lord and invited him to attack Xuzhou? ”

Qiao Rui scratched his head, if he wanted to talk about leading troops to fight, he still knew something, but he didn't know anything about this strategy.

Qiao Rui said: "Isn't it because Cao Cao wants to induce us to send troops to Yanzhou, so they can take the opportunity to attack Huainan?" ”

This Qiao Rui couldn't guess Cao Cao's true intentions, so he replied to Yan Xiang according to what he had heard before.

Seeing that Yan Xiang suddenly laughed, startling everyone, they didn't expect that this Yan Xiang, who had always had a rigid expression, would suddenly burst into laughter, as if he had suddenly become another person.

After Yan Xiang laughed a few times, he put away his smile and said with a serious face: "If we really send troops to Yanzhou, Cao Cao may really do it." ”

"However, the lord would not be willing to take such a risk

Sneak attack on Yanzhou, so Cao Cao will not attack Huainan either. ”

As soon as Yan Xiang said this, the three of them were stunned, this was not the same as what they thought, because they couldn't think of Cao Cao's intentions at all, so naturally they wouldn't know what his plans were.

Yan Xiang continued: "The reason why Cao Cao wrote a letter to invite the lord to send troops to attack Xuzhou is to retreat as a way to advance, instead of worrying about the movement of our army, it is better to explain the positions of both sides to our army, so that we dare not fight the idea of Yanzhou." ”

Yan Xiang already knew the intention in Cao Cao's letter, but the three of them hadn't understood what was going on, so they all looked at Yan Xiang with a puzzled look.

Seeing that his explanation still failed to make these people understand, Yan Xiang continued: "That is to say, as long as we don't fight Yanzhou's idea, Cao Cao will not move Huainan, to put it bluntly, unless Cao Cao is forced to be helpless, he will attack Huainan to force our army to retreat to save himself." ”

Ji Ling had already turned around unconsciously, but he still had an arrogant expression on his face and asked, "Then how do you know that he Cao Cao is not fighting our Huainan idea?" Compared with the small place in Yanzhou, our Huainan is much richer, and anyone who sees this treasure land in Huainan will be red-eyed. ”

After Ji Ling finished speaking, Yan Xiang nodded, it seems that this Ji Ling's mind is not all empty, and he also knows some common sense, so Yan Xiang explained: "General Ji Ling is not bad at all, let alone Cao Cao, I am afraid that all the princes in the world dream of Huainan, a rich place." ”

"But if you want it, whether you can want it or not is another matter."

"You must know that the lord's family originated in Runan, and after the lord occupied Huainan, the power of the Yuan family began to be deeply cultivated here."

The lord's family is known as "the fourth world and the third duke, and the protégés are all over the world", such a reputation, who doesn't know in Huainan, who doesn't know? The local famous family, which one doesn't want to tie up with the big tree of the Yuan family? So now the wealthy families of the Shi clan in the land of Huainan are all closely related to the Yuan family, and their interests are complicated, if other princes want to attack Huainan, it is tantamount to damaging their long-standing interests, how can they accept it? ”

"Cao Cao's Yanzhou is the same as the lord's Huainan."