"My lord! This is the major event that General Guo handed over to you about the recent events in the Central Plains! That night, when Liu De went to visit Liu Gui, Liu Gui handed over the silk book to Liu De.

"Oh? Speaking of which, since I returned to Yanzhou, I haven't gotten any news about the Central Plains for a long time! Liu De said and opened the silk book.

"What? This..."

Liu De looked at the words on the silk book, his eyes instantly reddened, how long had he been away from Zhongzhou, and so many big things had happened.

Liu De hung his arms weakly, although Liu De never cared much about Da Zhou, the court, and the Ji family, and the final purpose was only for himself, but when he suddenly heard such news, Liu De was still a little at a loss.

"My lord? What happened? Liu Gui looked at Liu De, whose face was constantly changing, and asked with some concern.

"Cao Zhuo, the son of Cao Sui, broke through Luodu, the left prime minister Chen He died of illness, the right prime minister Li Zhen and the general Ji Changyou were killed by Cao Zhuo, and the great prince was renamed the emperor, plundered millions of people, and went to Xizhou with thousands of money and food, and finally, the frenzied Cao Zhuo set Luodu on fire, and the prosperous imperial capital has become a ruin, Li Yun exchanged the captured soldiers for Grandpa Chen's corpse, and then withdrew to Chen Liu..."

"It's... This... It's unbelievable! ”

Liu Gui, a fierce man who is very arrogant and doesn't take anything in his eyes, when he hears such a thing, his heart is about to stop, so you can imagine how people in the world will react when they learn about this matter?

"Grandpa Chen {Chen He}..."

Liu De's fists were clenched, and his nails were embedded in the flesh and he didn't feel the slightest pain, although Liu De and Chen He didn't have much contact, but Chen He really treated Liu De as a nephew and gave Liu De too much help, Liu De wanted to find a chance to repay Chen He, but he didn't expect that this walk would be an eternal separation between heaven and man.

If Grandpa Chen {Chen Shuo} learns about this, he doesn't know if he can withstand this kind of blow, although the two brothers haven't seen each other for nearly fifty years, but the brotherly relationship can't be erased, maybe, I should hide this in advance, Liu De thought secretly.

There is also Li Zhen, who stumbled Liu De without blinking his eyes, deliberately suppressing Liu De, it is impossible to say that Liu De has no resentment in his heart, but now that Li Zhen is dead, the past grudges can also be put down.

Lan'er must have learned the cause of his father's death, with Lan'er's fierce temperament, I'm afraid he will join the army to avenge his father, with Lan'er's martial arts, ordinary people can't hurt Lan'er at all, I just hope that Lan'er won't be blinded by hatred, pay attention to protect yourself, I will pick you up sooner or later, wait for me!

As for Ji Changyou, this is a warrior who will fight for the Ji clan...

Now it's a well-deserved death...

Liu De slowly closed the silk book and said to Liu Gui: "Uncle Gui, the real troubled times are coming..."

"Aren't we at war right now?" Liu Gui was a little puzzled by what Liu De said.

"In the past, there might have been a fig leaf, but now, it's the jungle! The winner is king! Liu De said.

"Da Zhou's qi is exhausted..."

......

"Major General, Major General!"

When Yang Tianming came out of the big tent, Ma Qingfang greeted him upside down.

"Master Ma! What, what's the matter? ”

Yang Tianming was also quite happy to see Ma Qing coming, after all, Ma Qing is a rich man who has contributed a lot of good things to himself, and Ma Qing's concubines are really intoxicating and can't extricate themselves!

Yang Tianming thought of this, and stiffened slightly, expressing his respect for Ma Qing.

When Ma Qing arrived, Yang Zichuan also met with him, but Yang Zichuan was busy with affairs, so he handed over Ma Qing's settlement work to Yang Tianming, and Ma Qing and Yang Tianming had already hooked up before this, but Ma Qing gave Yang Tianming a lot of property for safety, and specially sent several of his beloved concubines to Yang Tianming's bedside.

Yang Tianming is also happy to enjoy it, after all, there are not many women in the army, although Yang Tianming has also plundered a lot of women in nearby counties, but how can those vulgar and mediocre fans compare to Ma Qing's own concubines and concubines.

"Major General, I have arranged a banquet in the tent, and I specially came to invite the major general to the banquet." Ma Qing sneered.

"Huh!" A lewd smile appeared at the corner of Yang Tianming's mouth, and he pretended to be dissatisfied: "Tell me about you, the army strictly prohibits drinking, and violators will be dealt with by military law!" ”

"Oops! How good is that? I don't know it! Ma Qing slapped his thigh and said with annoyance.

Yang Tianming took Ma Qing's hand and comforted: "But the master of the Ma family invited so sincerely, wouldn't it be rude to not go, I don't think my uncle will blame me if he knows." ”

"The young general is really deeply loved by the Ming Gong!"

Ma Qingxiao patted the horse's ass.

Yang Tianming suddenly held his head high, like a rooster patrolling his territory, and said proudly: "Uncle treats me as his own son, who can he love if he doesn't pamper me?" Yang Tianhao: That waste snack? ”

"That's what the Major General said!"

Ma Qing nodded, stretched out his hand and gestured: "Major General, please!" ”

......

Liu De led the army to finally reach about thirty miles from Yang Zichuan's camp, where a small hill was still where Liu Gui was once stationed, and there are still some wreckage that can be seen how tragic the battle took place here.

Liu De casually kicked aside a piece of wood burned into charcoal, and said to Dian Wei: "Tell me to go down, let's rearrange the camp here, and order General Gongsun to send sentry cavalry to investigate Yang Zichuan's situation, and try to contact Dongfu!" ”

"Yes!" Dian Wei arched his hand and said: "Lord, what should we do with the enemy scout horse caught on the road?" ”

"Did you know what he did?"

"I asked clearly, I went to contact Tian Zhang, and I also contacted Chu Ying! Ordered Tian Zhang to quickly return to the army after defeating General Liu Gui's troops! Contacting Chu Ying is to investigate the situation in Liaocheng! Dian Wei replied.

"Oh."

Liu De nodded, "Ask about the intelligence of Yang Zichuan's army, if there is really nothing to explain, dispose of it!" ”

"The last general commands!"

......

"General, there's an enemy sentry ahead!"

The deputy general Zhou Daodao said to Gongsun.

"Great country, you lead people to destroy them, and don't let anyone go!" Gongsun Qi ordered.

"Order!" Zhou Dao waved his hand and shouted, "Come with me!" ”

A team of white horse Yicong went with Zhou Daodao.

And at this time, Yang Zichuan's sentry also found the white horse righteous servant who rushed over.

"Let's go!" The leader of Shi Chang roared, the white horse and white robe, how could the majestic Dongyu Army and the white horse Yicong not know them?

Besides, there are only ten of them, how can they be the opponents of the White Horse Yicong, only to flee quickly, save their lives, and report the situation to the lord, is the best policy.

"The White Horse Yicong has already appeared, and I'm afraid Liu De's army is not far away!" The sentry chief said secretly in his heart.

"Whew!"

"Hmm!"

A sharp arrow silently pierced the throat of a cavalryman, who clutched his hand to his throat and let out a muffled snort, his eyes instantly disillusioned, and he dismounted.

"Damn!"

Shi Chang's body lay on the horse's back, and the saber slapped the horse's buttocks, and the war horse let out a painful cry and ran forward even harder.

More and more arrows flew like locusts, and all ten scouts were killed on the spot by several arrows, and none of them survived.

Shi Chang's eyes widened when he was dying, and he unwillingly stretched out his arm and waved it twice in the void, and then he was silent.

Zhou Daodao looked at the mess in one place, and without the slightest wave in his heart, he turned his horse's head and went back to his life.

......

It's night, Yang Zichuan's camp.

Yang Zichuan sat on the main seat, and Dong Zhen, Dong Zhen, Feng Zhijing, Miao Zhou and others sat down one after another.

Yang Tianming was late, his face was tired, his steps were vain, and he found a place to sit on it at random, leaning on the back of the chair, drowsy.

"Tianming, what are you doing here!"

Yang Zichuan looked at the listless Yang Tianming and couldn't help asking.

Yang Tianming sat up in shock, stumbled in his steps, and almost tripped over a chair, Yang Tianming hurriedly stabilized his footsteps, so he didn't make a big fool.

"Ahh Uncle, my nephew has been patrolling the barracks today, and I'm a little tired! Please forgive me, uncle! Yang Tianming's eyes rolled quickly, and he hurriedly made up a reason to say to Yang Zichuan.

Yang Zichuan did not doubt it, and was still relieved to hear that Yang Tianming went to inspect the barracks: "You can go to inspect the barracks, my uncle is very pleased, it means that you are sensible, but you are so tired in only half a day, you still have to strengthen martial arts training, Dong Zhen and Dong Zhen are both tiger and wolf generals, and their martial arts are outstanding, you can ask the two more for advice." ”

"What my uncle said is that my nephew should be taught!"

Yang Tianming hurriedly bowed, how respectful and respectful he was, but he was very unimpressed in his heart, practicing martial arts is so hard, how can there be pleasure and comfort.

Yang Zichuan was quite satisfied with Yang Tianming's performance, stroking his beard and laughing.

And Feng Zhijing and others, who know the inside story, look at their noses and noses, and no one will tell Yang Zichuan about the bullshit that Yang Tianming did.

In that way, Yang Tianming was scolded at most, but they were hated by Yang Tianming, after all, Yang Zichuan was already old, and it must be Yang Tianming who inherited the governor of Yanzhou, so they would not offend the lord who controlled their life and death in the future because of this little thing.

Although Yang Tianming's performance is worse than that of ordinary gentlemen...

"My lord, there are several sentry riders who have not returned! According to the normal situation, it should have come back to restore his life, but he hasn't come back yet, and the last general thinks that something is probably wrong! Miao Zhou said to Yang Zichuan.

Yang Zichuan pondered for a moment and asked Feng Zhijing, "Zhijing, what do you think?" ”

Feng Zhijing got up and said: "Lord, we have to be ready now, we can kill several waves of sentry cavalry so quietly, unless there is a large group of cavalry, Dongfu City does not have such a strong cavalry, then there is only one possibility, it is the cavalry under Liu De!" ”

"You're talking about the White Horse?" Miao Zhou exclaimed.

"It's the White Horse!" Feng Zhijing affirmed.

A cold sweat broke out in Miao Zhou's head: "So, General Chu is defeated?" ”

Yang Zichuan clenched his fists, but his face did not change, and he scolded Feng Zhijing: "Feng Zhijing, there is no evidence, and there is no order for the soldiers to report, don't disturb the morale of the army here, if you commit it again, don't blame me for the ruthlessness of military law." ”

Feng Zhijing looked very serious, knowing that he had made a great mistake, if this word spread, I am afraid...

The cold sweat on Feng Zhijing's forehead involuntarily popped out.

Hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Duke Ming, the minister is guilty!" ”

Yang Zichuan raised his palm slightly, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Get up!" No one is allowed to spread this rumor, otherwise military law will deal with it! ”

"Yes!"

The crowd was stunned for a moment.

"Shrink your forces, strictly guard the camp, if the enemy comes to call for battle, everyone is not allowed to fight without a military order!" Yang Zichuan's eyes were cold, and he said very seriously.

No one dared to look directly into Yang Zichuan's eyes, and even reckless men like the Dong brothers did not dare to refute Yang Zichuan, and nodded yes one after another.

Miao Zhou said at this time: "My lord, what if Liu De leads the army to join the Dongfu army?" Are we blocking it? ”

Yang Zichuan said coldly: "If Liu De and Guo Zidong converge, it will have advantages and disadvantages for us, the advantage is to avoid our army being attacked from both sides, and the disadvantage is to enhance the strength of Dongfu City, it depends on how Liu De chooses, let's wait and see." ”

"I hope Guo Zidong won't let someone down..."

......

"The enemy has actually shrunk its forces?"

Gongsun Qi watched from a distance, a little puzzled, the enemy's shrinkage of troops is equivalent to lifting the blockade of Dongfu, and even Gongsun Qi can go to Dongfu City now without being blocked, Gongsun Qi is worried that it is the enemy's trick, so he specially led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to investigate again, and did not find anything unusual.

Gongsun Qi then returned to the camp and told Liu De everything he had seen.

"Are you saying that Yang Zichuan has completely shrunk his forces? Doesn't that give us a chance? Yang Zichuan could not be so unwise! Liu De was also a little puzzled, so he ordered: "Call the military advisor over!" ”

After Xu Shu understood the situation, he said with a smile: "Lord, this is Yang Zichuan's strategy to respond to all changes with no change, his purpose is very clear, that is, he is delaying time and waiting for the day when Jinyang Pass is broken!" ”

"But if the forces are reduced, Yang Zichuan will lose control of Dongfu, Guo Zidong can pretend to be a maze, and then send a group of soldiers and horses to support Jinyang Pass..."

"What the lord said is reasonable, but Yang Zichuan is not a short-witted person, he must have some kind of backhand who is not afraid of General Guo's division of troops!" Xu Shu couldn't answer Liu De's question for a while, but Xu Shu never believed that Yang Zichuan would show such a big flaw.

"Does the military advisor mean that Yang Zichuan did this on purpose?"

Liu De seems to have grabbed a trace of something, but it is right next to his head, and he just can't think of it!

"Lord, we must inform General Guo of the news we thought of!"

"What the military advisor said is reasonable, let's go to Dongfu City!" Liu De said.

"Lord, aren't we going to carry out a two-sided strategy?" Xu Shu asked.

Liu De shook his head: "If our guess is not bad, Yang Zichuan has definitely not given up attacking Dongfu City, we can't sit back and wait here, it will be safer to join Guo Zidong, go and give orders!" ”

Xu Shu nodded: "The minister understands!" ”