Zhao Yun didn't even ask why Zuo Ci appeared and left, I'm afraid, there is nothing more embarrassing than this.

A former companion, now a stranger.

Hebei General Hall, after all, can't go back.

It wasn't until Zhao Yun's men and horses completely disappeared from view that Zuo Ci slowly helped Zang Ba up and motioned for everyone to get up and speak.

"Virtuous Elder, Zilong can't be reluctant for a while, don't take it too seriously." Mi Zhu can only explain weakly.

"I know his character best, he really hates me." Zuo Ci smiled bitterly and waved his hand at Mi Zhu.

"Why is Elder Xian here?" Zang Ba asked respectfully.

"Oh, it's just some private matters to see Mi Zhu, but I can hear things here between small talks. I set out at once, and I was able to catch up. ”

Mi Zhu also smiled and nodded. However, of course, he knew that the private matter in Zuo Ci's mouth was to ask him to help Ling Yuan secretly. It's just that in front of Zang Ba, Zuo Ci is not easy to explain.

"Now that the virtuous elder has found us, what should we do in the future?" Zang Ba asked with some concern. After all, if Zuo Ci really asked him not to help Lu Bu anymore, he would not be able to refuse.

"Now I'm in the world. I naturally know the character of the three of you, and you will never do anything to harm the people. As for the dispute between Lu Bu and Liu Bei, no matter who you help, you have your own morality, and I don't bother to ask. Where to go, you wait for your own judgment, I will leave now, go to the Yellow Turban Grain Depot. ”

"Virtuous Elder?" Zang Ba was still worried, afraid that Zuo Ci would go to lobby Mi Xuan at the grain depot.

"Don't worry, I'm just going to see her. After all, there aren't many of the old and young people alive. There was a hint of pity in Zuo Ci's eyes.

"Then it's better to let me wait for protection." Zang Ba proposed with concern.

"Hehe, what's the matter, are you afraid that my body will fail?" As he spoke, Zuo Ci suddenly approached Zang Ba, his right hand was together, and his five fingers were against his throat.

No one was surprised, including Zang Ba, the thirteen virtuous elders in the single martial arts, Zuo Ci is invincible, this is a well-known fact.

Zuo Ci smiled slightly, patted Zang Ba's chest lightly, and turned around to leave in the northeast direction.

Zang Ba looked down at his chest, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little moist. He tried to hold back his tears, and only after a while did he ask, "Zizhong, why are you helping me?" ”

Mi Zhu didn't answer, just put his hand on Zang Ba's shoulder.

yes, the answer wasn't there a long time ago.

The breeze blows, with the chill of early spring......

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Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

Having someone to drink with him is the happiest thing for Zhang Fei.

As Liu Bei's staff, Chen Deng and Jian Yong have a good relationship with Zhang Fei. When the three of them have nothing to do, they also like to have a few drinks together.

Today is rare to have leisure, and the weather is good, so the three of them sat opposite each other in the back garden and drank freely.

"I've heard that Brother Yide is quite good at painting, but I haven't had the pleasure of seeing it, which is really a regret in my life." Chen Deng raised his wine glass, looked at Zhang Fei with a smile and said.

"Hehe, it's just a chat to relieve boredom when there is nothing to do, if Yuanlong is interested, I will send you a picture another day." Zhang Fei also picked up his wine glass and motioned to Chen Deng and Jian Yong.

A glass of wine will instantly drive away the slight cold of spring.

"It's just that if Yide wants to send Yuanlong, the work of mountains and rivers will be exempted." Jian Yong smiled slightly and said.

"Oh? Hehe, what should I paint? ”

"It's better to give him a few beautiful pictures."

After saying that, the three of them laughed.

After a long time, Chen Deng restrained his smile, because there are some things that have to be asked after all.

"I've heard that Lu Bu has been recruiting troops these days. I don't know about this, have you already learned about it? ”

"The eldest brother discussed with him about the capture of Yanzhou, so he naturally wanted to recruit soldiers."

"Does Yide really think so?" Jian Yong asked meaningfully.

"Before he acts, no one knows whether these soldiers and horses will be used against Cao Cao or us, so we can only think so for the time being."

"Sure enough, you can't trust him."

"Hehe, no matter how resourceful Chen Gong is, it's useless, Lu Bu's martial eyes won't lie. Compared with the thought before the water pass, his eyes changed a lot. ”

"Martial artist's intuition......" Jian Yong couldn't help but smile bitterly. If it weren't for the masters, maybe Zhang Fei wouldn't have become a confidant with Lu Bu.

"What I'm worried about is whether Chen Gong will use another plan." Zhang Fei suddenly said with some hesitation.

"What's the plan?" Chen Deng asked suspiciously.

"The newly recruited soldiers are inexperienced after all, but if Lu Bu wants to use these soldiers to attack Cao Cao, and send the elite people here......"

"This ......" Jian Yong and Chen Deng were both shocked.

Indeed, if Lü Bu sent a large number of soldiers and horses to attack Cao Cao, he would have neglected his own defenses. But in fact, if these soldiers and horses were all new soldiers, and he sent elites to take the opportunity to attack Xuzhou, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Helplessly, I have promised in front of Chen Gong that I will personally lead the army to accompany me, so I will entrust the two of you with this matter."

"That'...... At this time, General Liu already knew. Chen Deng was puzzled. Such an important matter, why didn't he explain it in front of Liu Bei during the military discussion.

Zhang Fei looked at Chen Deng, sighed and said, "These things...... The eldest brother naturally knows, but it's just that in front of some people, it's not easy to say it clearly. ”

Chen Deng was still puzzled, but Jian Yong knew in his heart that the person Liu Bei didn't want to tell was Mi Fang.

"Is Xuande prepared?" Ignoring Chen Deng's blank face, Jian Yong asked to himself.

"Hehe, he has asked the second brother to send troops to patrol from Xiapi. You should also know that the second brother has been hiding the sharp sword. ”

Jian Yong looked at Zhang Fei and nodded understandingly......

……

Xuzhou, Xiapi.

Guan Yu stood alone at the head of the city, looking into the distance.

The soldiers defending the city consciously gave him enough space, because they knew that their commander did not like to be disturbed when he was thinking.

There was a steady sound of footsteps, and a young young general walked up.

Guan Yu didn't look back, he naturally knew who was coming-his cavalry commander.

"How's the preparation, boy?"

This is what he is called in the army, no one knows what his name is, from the day he followed Guan Yu, he was only called "boy".

"It's all ready, and we can leave tomorrow."

"Although I also hope that the eldest brother is too careful, but there is Chen Gong in the other camp, so I have to guard against it."

"General rest assured, I will follow the previously agreed deployment and carefully patrol the vicinity of Pengcheng, and will not let Lu Bu's soldiers and horses sneak in."

"For you, I'm naturally relieved, it's just ......"

"Is the general afraid of Cao Bao?"

"Yes, if it weren't for the luck of intercepting the letters he exchanged with Lu Bu, I really didn't expect that he would betray his eldest brother." Guan Yu slowly turned around and said to the young general.

"Isn't it dangerous for the general to stay alone?" The young general asked with some concern.

"Oh, I'm not afraid of him. I'm just worried that Cao Bao has too much influence in Xuzhou after all, and if he instigates nearby prefectures and counties to take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, we won't be able to deal with it. ”

"Then why didn't you get him first?"

"Hehe, silly boy. If you kill him without any evidence, won't it give the truth to those who are ready to move? What can we do if he denies it on the basis of a single letter? ”

The youngster was silent. Yes, sometimes, it's too simple to think about things on your own. It seems that he is still too far from becoming a famous general.

Guan Yu saw his loss, so he stepped forward and pressed the top of his head with his palm, "You are still young, and it is inevitable that you will not be able to do everything when you think about it." However, with your talents, and with time, you will become a great thing. ”

The youngster's body trembled slightly. After a while, he finally replied, "Thank you for the compliment, General." ”

Guan Yu smiled and lowered his head to the young general's ear, and said softly: "My father has never doubted your ability, Ping'er." ”

The young general looked up and saw that his father's eyes were full of love.

This is a secret that no one knows except Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Jian Yong. This young general is Guan Yu's son - Guan Ping.

The reason why Guan Yu chose to do this was to allow Guan Ping to be trained like an ordinary soldier in the army, and not to be taken care of because of his relationship with himself; Second, it is also to allow him to be a hidden blade and play a role at a critical time.

After Lu Bu successfully captured the Yellow Turban Grain Depot, Liu Bei secretly sent someone to inform Guan Yu that it was time for his sharp blade to be unsheathed.

Because he has been guided by Guan Yu since he was a child, Guan Ping has achieved a little success in martial arts, but because he did not lead troops to fight alone, he lacks command experience.

In this operation, Guan Yu was inconvenient to command the troops because he had to guard Xiapi, so the heavy responsibility of supporting various places fell on Guan Ping.

Although Guan Yu didn't want to be too obvious in front of others, after all, it was his own flesh and blood, and he still loved it after all. Therefore, he taught Guan Ping in detail early on how to patrol, what route to take, and how to deal with emergencies.

But even so, he still couldn't put his mind at ease.

However, without the first spread of wings, the chicks will never soar in the sky, and what should come will come after all.

After thinking about these clearly, Guan Yu was also relieved. He slowly regained his composure, put his hands behind his back, and looked at Guan Ping with resolute eyes.

"Boy, this general ordered you to lead the army out of the city tomorrow, and be sure to arrive at the predetermined place outside Pengcheng before the third brother set out on the expedition. If the military aircraft is delayed, it will be dealt with by military law! ”

Guan Ping knelt down on one knee and responded: "The kid takes the order!" ”

……

In this way, Guan Ping led two thousand men and horses and set off in the direction of Pengcheng in a hurry. Guan Yu, on the other hand, ordered to recruit troops and levy food in nearby villages and towns on the same day. Because he knew that if there was really a war, the people of the surrounding villages and towns would definitely scatter and flee, and it would be difficult to reach the sky if they wanted to replenish the army when the time came.

The reason why we didn't recruit soldiers in advance was because we didn't want the people to panic, because the general large-scale recruitment of troops gave people only one message - there should be war.

However, this is also helpless, even if it is a lot of heart this time, but Lu Bu is in Xuzhou for a day, he will not live under the people for a long time after all. Sooner or later, he and his eldest brother and himself will have to fight on the battlefield......