Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

Zhang Fei's mood is very irritable these days, because his suggestion was rejected by his eldest brother.

The scouts reported that Cao Cao led a large army to Yuzhou to purge Yuan Shu's forces. It was rare to have such a good opportunity, so Zhang Fei suggested to Liu Bei to take the opportunity to attack Yanzhou.

However, Sun Qian and Jian Yong were unanimously opposed, on the grounds that Cao Ren had been stationed on the border of Yan and Xu, and Cao Cao's expedition must have been prepared for a long time, and more importantly, Lu Bu's recent movements were also suspicious.

After getting the baggage of the Yellow Turban Grain Depot, Lu Bu has been recruiting troops and stepping up training.

Moreover, he didn't seem to mind letting Liu Bei know. When Sun Qian was ordered to visit, Zhang Liao was training recruits openly, and the reason given by Lü Bu was that the scouts reported that Cao Cao was constantly adding troops to the east, and he was afraid that the war would break out and he would not have time to deal with it, so he prepared as soon as possible to prevent accidents.

The current situation is not favorable to Liu Bei. Lu Bu is a guest living in Xuzhou, and he can't move troops first, otherwise he will fall into the notoriety of not being able to tolerate the heroes of the world; Moreover, as the lord of Xuzhou, even if Cao Cao sent troops to attack Lu Bu, he could not sit idly by; Of the three, Guan Ping has already appeared, and now except for Zhao Yun, who is also known to the other party, Liu Bei no longer has any soldiers and horses that can be used as snow hidden blades.

Cao Cao's conquest of Yuzhou became a good opportunity.

Liu Bei could have asked Lu Bu to assist the soldiers and horses under the pretext of attacking Yanzhou. Since he said that the purpose of training recruits was to deal with Cao Cao, it was better to take the initiative to attack than to defend, and to take the initiative, and these recruits were naturally obliged to be the vanguard.

But Liu Bei didn't agree!

Although Zhang Fei knew Liu Bei's concerns, he was very annoyed that he had missed this opportunity.

bored, he had to find someone to vent, and this unlucky person was Jian Yong.

……

"Virtue, I'm ...... I can't drink anymore. Jian Yong put one leg on the table, and his hands kept shaking at Zhang Fei.

"Don't talk nonsense, when you advised the eldest brother not to use soldiers, you never stopped." Zhang Fei stood up, grabbed Jian Yong's shoulder, and brought the wine glass to his lips.

"Yide, you listen to me first, the reason why we are waiting for ...... Gollum ...... Gollum ......"

Zhang Fei was not in the mood to listen to his explanation, so he poured it directly according to him.

Jian Yong was so poured that he almost choked, and he finally broke free, coughing.

"I'm angry that my eldest brother actually agreed!"

"Ahem...... Ahem...... Virtue...... Cough...... Don't you really know Xuande's mind? Jian Yong asked Zhang Fei while coughing.

Zhang Fei jerked down his glass and turned his head away from him.

"You know better than me what Xuande thinks in his heart, so why pretend to be confused."

Zhang Fei naturally knew that in fact, he also had the same idea, that is, one day he would be able to put his heart to heart with Lu Bu and work together for a great cause.

However, the current Lu Bu is no longer the general in front of the Bishui Pass. Now he is the leader of a group of generals, and the most helpless thing as a leader is that many times, he can't act according to his own wishes.

Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, which of these people is willing to cooperate with Liu Bei? All they thought about was to seize Xuzhou.

Even if Lu Bu had the heart to be sincere with Liu Bei, he would not be able to achieve it, because if he did so, he would chill the hearts of his generals.

A strange ally, and a group of brothers who have been born and died for many years, Lu Bu has no choice at all.

"Xianhe, when do you think Lu Bu will make a move?" Zhang Fei asked Jian Yong calmly.

"At least not today." Jian Yong replied with a smile.

"yes, it won't be today." Zhang Fei's eyes looked at the sky in the distance, and he muttered to himself a little tiredly.

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Xuzhou, Xiaopei.

The abundant baggage of the Yellow Turban Grain Depot greatly increased Lu Bu's strength.

And in order not to tear his face, Liu Bei still has to supply food as usual.

Lu Bu stood on the edge of the school yard, looking at the recruits inside with his hands behind his back.

"Gongtai, you say...... Can't we really unite with Liu Bei? ”

"Bongxian, I...... Let me tell you this, the host welcomes the guests, but the free-range vicious dogs in the courtyard are not, so will the guests enter the door? ”

"Are you talking about Zhang Fei?"

"No, it's Guan Yu. Although Zhang Fei is brave, he is calmer, but Guan Yu has a too strong and arrogant personality. Besides, Cao Bao was poisoned before, you should also pay attention to Mi Zhu's attitude towards us. This Xuzhou only welcomes the host, not the guest. Chen Gong squinted his eyes and replied while watching Zhang Liao train recruits.

"Wenyuan!" Lu Bu suddenly shouted.

"Huh!" When Zhang Liao heard Lu Bu call him, he raised his hand.

The results of recruit training can be seen from anywhere, such as Zhang Liao's raised hand, all recruits immediately stopped sparring training, gathered their blades and stood neatly.

"General, what's the matter?" Zhang Liao ran over and asked.

"When will these soldiers go into battle?"

"If it's just for ......," Zhang Liao lowered his voice, "If it's just for consumption, you can go into battle today." But if you want to become an elite, it will still take time. ”

"Yes," Lu Bu put his hand on the pergola and looked at the neat recruits, "From today onwards, don't train these basics anymore." Call Cheng Lian and Cao Xing to come and let them choose people. All those who are good at riding will join the wolf cavalry, and those who are good at shooting will enter the divine bow camp, and let them practice a skill. ”

"Feng Xian?" Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu suspiciously.

"As the public platform said, since the owner can't control the vicious dog, then the guest has to do it for him."

……

In stark contrast to the tension in Xuzhou as a whole, is Ling Yuan, who has been living with Diao Chan.

After getting Zhang Feng's message, her heart was a lot easier.

She didn't have to think about how to get close to Lu Bu every day, she could play freely.

Just like today, Ling Yuan was pestering Diao Chan to go out with her for a walk.

"Sister Ying, don't you get bored if you live here all day? Let's go out for a walk with the little mandarin duck. ”

"Girl, you went out by yourself before, why did you want to pull me along this time?" Diao Chan has been sending people to monitor Ling Yuan, but the last few times she has gone out, this little girl has only happily bought pastries and visited the downtown without contacting anyone.

Diao Chan couldn't help but be a little suspicious, could it be that this girl was too playful and forgot her task?

However, the answer soon became clear, because the spies arranged by the Chen Palace to infiltrate Yanzhou brought shocking news - Yefeng Northern Hall...... Captured.

Diao Chan didn't know whether to be sad or happy. Let's say it's sad, this shadow that has been shrouded in my heart has disappeared, and it also means that this little scourge in front of me has lost the command behind the scenes, and it will no longer harm Lu Bu; But there, after all, is where I grew up, even if the feelings are not deep, but I still can't forget it, if I really want to say happy, there is nothing to be happy about.

Anyway, I finally don't have to watch out for Ling Yuan every day.

Therefore, Diao Chan's heart also regained the feelings of this little sister when she was in the main hall.

"Then there are two things you have to answer me first." Diao Chan pretended to be serious.

"Hmmm! Well! What's up? ”

"First, you and I are only walking around the house......"

"Huh?!" Ling Yuan's mouth was wide enough to put down an egg.

"Poof!" Diao Chan couldn't help but laugh.

"Sister!" Only then did Ling Yuan react, Diao Chan was making fun of himself, so he immediately pursed his mouth and stared at Diao Chan with his waist crossed.

"Okay, I'm not going to mess with you, first, don't play too late; Second, don't cause trouble. Diao Chan said with a smile on his face.

"Okay." Ling Yuan couldn't wait any longer, and didn't listen carefully to Diao Chan's words, so he picked her up and walked out.

Before going out, Diao Chan nodded at the people in the courtyard.

These are the people arranged by Lu Bu to protect Diao Chan, and they disguise themselves as subordinates on weekdays. After getting Diao Chan's understanding, they immediately went out and informed the hidden people in the city to secretly protect Diao Chan and Ling Yuan.

……

In troubled times, there are always some outliers who are bold.

Diao Chan and Ling Yuan were walking in the downtown area, but they didn't know that they were on the second floor of the wine shop on the street, and two pairs of eyes were looking at them.

"Is that Lu Bu's woman?" Zhao Yun held the wine glass expressionlessly, and looked at the two people below with the corner of his eye.

"Yes, why, Zilong is also attracted to her beauty?" Zang Ba sat opposite, teasing while drinking.

"The personal relationship of children will only miss the future of a good man."

"Heh, didn't you say you wanted to live an ordinary life? Why are you concerned about your future now? ”

"It's not me, it's Lu Bu. I just had a feeling that he was going to lose to this woman in the end. ”

"No wonder you haven't married a wife, so incomprehensible, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for anyone to marry you for the rest of your life." Zang Ba said with a sneer.

"A person like me, who knows who will lose his life one day, how can he talk about his life." Zhao Yun had no intention of laughing.

"Yes, a day and a night, a lifetime of night."

"As a night blade, you will not die well."

This is what they joked about when they were in the same Hebei General Hall, but it really reflects Ye Feng's killer career that will die at any time.

"You're too bold, though. Xiaopei didn't say anything, but even took the initiative to ask me to drink. Aren't you afraid that I will bring someone to kill you? Zang Ba admired and helplessly felt both the courage under Zhao Yun's indifferent appearance.

"You Zang Xuangao won't." Zhao Yun obviously knew this former companion very well.

"Hehe, it's rare that you still trust me so much."

"The night blade is over, and there are not many companions to trust."

"Yes," Zang Ba stopped laughing anymore, and said with a serious expression, "I don't want to...... The Northern General Hall will be destroyed in the hands of its own people, and with the help of you, me, and Zizhong, it will not be able to turn the tide. ”

"The trend of the times, the righteousness of Yefeng, is not tolerated by this troubled world."

"Do you know the ...... of the virtuous elders?"

"Bang!" Zhao Yun's wine glass slammed against the table.

Zang Ba shook his head helplessly, "It's all in the past, why do you bother with this anymore?" ”

"Troubled times are merciless...... Today I please. The next time we see each other, I'm afraid that you and I will also face each other. ”

With that, Zhao Yun stood up and walked downstairs.