In February of the first year of Jian'an (A.D. 196), Cao Cao raised an army of 100,000 to the south, and the troops were in the direction, and the Yellow Turban Party collapsed. Since then, Cao Cao's power has gradually developed to Yuzhou.

However, Cao Cao's heart has never been as bored as it is now.

Because he had already released the news - the military advisor Xi Zhicai, when he withdrew from Yingchuan, was ambushed, died of his injuries, and unfortunately died.

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Yanzhou, Chen Liu.

"Brother Zimo, do you really want to be like this?" Guo Jia gently sniffed the wine in the glass with his nose and enjoyed it very much.

"Although I am no longer Ye Feng, after all, I have been taken care of by the Northern General Hall for many years. At this point they were in trouble, and I had to go back. After that, the lord asked for filial piety. Duan Xuan replied with some sadness.

On the way back from Yanling, Duan Xuan met a person - Guo Lan.

In fact, Guo Lan had been looking for Duan Xuan, for fear that Yi Shuai Qin Shao's father and son would kill him first. After arriving in Yanzhou, Guo Lan inquired about the news, but the result made him speechless in shock - Duan Xuan actually went to Yingchuan with Qin Shao!

Therefore, Guo Lan desperately rushed to Yanling despite his fatigue. However, halfway through, Yefeng's brother contacted him at the temporary settlement and informed him of the bad news - according to Yan Xue, the remnant of Weiyun's command, the Southeast General Church had merged with the Southern General Church, and gathered nearly 80,000 men under his command to prepare to eradicate the Northern General Church in one fell swoop. And these people have already gone straight to the mountains west of Xinzheng in Yin, Sizhou, Henan, through Yuzhou, that is, where the Northern General Hall is located.

The situation was urgent, but Guo Lan still decided to find Duan Xuan first. Because through the communication with the members of the Night Blade, he learned that the "Night Attack Order" against Duan Xuan had been withdrawn, in other words, he was no longer in danger. Then, if you can find him, you can be more helpful.

After going through a lot of hardships, Guo Lan finally found Duan Xuan, Qin Shao and others at the junction of Yanzhou and Yuzhou. After some discussion, everyone finally reached a consensus - Duan Xuan, Guo Lan, Qin Zhen and the remnants of the leech camp returned to the defense hall, while Qin Shao continued to stay with Cao Cao to stop Shen Rong's assassination.

However, to everyone's surprise, it seems that Duan Xuan's character is really good, and Hu Yi actually wants to go with him. Moreover, there are 30,000 Qingzhou soldiers with them.

In fact, if it weren't for the extraordinary times, I was afraid that there would be more people in Qingzhou to support.

Helplessly, just after taking Yingchuan, he was about to attack Runan, and Yanzhou also needed troops to defend, and Cao Cao really couldn't send more men and horses for a while.

But this is also enough to show Duan Xuan's prestige in Cao Cao's army.

It's just that this time, he doesn't know when he will be able to come back, Duan Xuan can't rest assured after all. Xun Yu saw Duan Xuan's worries, so with a little selfishness, he sent Guo Jia to him.

So there was this conversation.

Although Guo Jia was a little annoyed by Duan Xuan's rashness and loss of coolness, he still recognized his early strategy.

"Brother Zimo, you don't need to worry about this, although Jia is not talented, he probably understands the world you are planning for the lord. The subtleties may be slightly different, but Jia will never go against the path you have chosen for the Lord. It's just ......" Guo Jia looked at Duan Xuan hesitantly.

"I'm a 'dead man' now, and if I have something to say, I might as well speak up."

"Brother Zimo finally had the opportunity to get rid of his identity as an assassin and become a military advisor, but he just went back like this, don't you think it's a pity?"

"After decades, you and I will be dust, as long as what we do now is worthy of our hearts, as for the history of the name...... Hehe, Duan never thought about it. Duan Xuan couldn't help but smile.

"Now that you've made up your mind, it's hard for Jia to say anything more. Naga has no choice but to look forward to the day when you and I will see each other again. As he spoke, Guo Jia raised his wine glass high and motioned to Duan Xuan.

"I hope there will be another day," Duan Xuan directly grabbed the wine jug, smiled at Guo Jia, and said, "But it's not a bad thing that I'm gone." At least from this day onwards, you no longer need to use the mouth of Wen Ruo to convey your message to the lord. ”

"Hahaha, it turns out that Brother Zimo already knows." Guo Jia laughed after hearing this.

"If Wen is an honest person, it is not difficult to see. Besides, although he was not a mediocre talent, such a scheme was by no means something he could think of. ”

"Brother Zimo, can you blame Guo Jia?"

"Hehe, as long as I am loyal to the lord, how can I care about such trivial matters."

"If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, Jia Zhen would want to have a long talk with Brother Zimo all night."

"Let's leave it for the future......" After speaking, as soon as Duan Xuan looked up, he drank the entire pot of wine.

Guo Jia also drank the wine in the cup. Then, he slowly lowered his glass.

"One more thing." Guo Jia suddenly opened his mouth again.

"Please."

"Why are you so obsessed with Xuzhou? Could it be that he really just wants to kill Lu Bu to avenge your master? ”

"That is of course one thing, but more importantly, Xuzhou has a large amount of grain and grass left by the Yellow Turban Army back then. If he can win it, he can help the lord grow his strength, and he can even compete with Yuan Shao and Liu Biao. ”

After hearing this, Guo Jia was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "If this is the case, then Jia will also plan early." ”

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Sizhou, Henan Yin, west of Xinzheng, Yefeng North Church.

At this time, the Northern General Hall was already a soldier - the night marshals under the four old sages were all dead, and the five sages' old subordinates Bai Liyan went to Yongzhou to deal with Xi Yan's affairs, and the two night marshals of the nine sages, Han Yuan and Yuliu, were also not there.

Only a few thousand people remain in the main hall. And among these thousands of people, more than half of them don't know martial arts. On weekdays, they are specially responsible for processing the information sent back by the night fronts from all over the country, as well as issuing orders from the elders everywhere.

Although the emergency summoning order had already been issued, in a few days, there were only more than 5,000 people who rushed back.

Several virtuous elders also knew in their hearts that if they could get the reward earlier, they might be able to mobilize Han Yuan and Yuliu's men. But Yan Xue's people need to be careful to avoid the sight of Liu Biao, a person who hates Ye Feng, and they must be very careful.

Therefore, the news is not much faster than the southeastern people who borrowed from Yuan Shu.

At present, among the only two remaining night marshals in the hall, Liang Qi under the old seat of the Nine Sages was ordered to escort the second son of the Sima family back to Hanoi, leaving only two sub-commanders and two pro-disciples. The one who is really in charge of patrolling is the night handsome Fan Ji under the old seat of the five sages.

It's just that he doesn't have too many people now. From the time the convening order was issued, only Wang Yu, the Luyang branch commander of Jingzhou, who was closest to Sizhou, arrived with a thousand people.

The scouts of Yefeng had already discovered the enemy's vanguard in Chen County, Yuzhou.

Several virtuous elders believed that if it weren't for Cao Cao's sudden dispatch of troops to Yingchuan, they would definitely have driven straight into Sizhou.

Fan Ji also suggested that several virtuous elders should be evacuated, but the opinions of the old people were surprisingly unanimous - the battle that decided the survival of Ye Feng, if they ran away first as the founders, wouldn't it be a joke!

It was in such a tense situation that Duan Xuan and the others came back.

In the surprise of everyone in the hall, after a few years, Duan Xuan finally knelt in front of the four sages again.

“…… Virtuous and old. Duan Xuan didn't have the courage to bear the wrath of the four sages, so he could only bow his head and whisper to the test.

"Smack!" A resounding slap was slapped in his face.

"Bastard thing! And the face is back! The four sages were so angry that their hair stood on end, and their whole body trembled.

"Fourth brother!" The other two virtuous elders hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade them.

"Get out! I don't have a disciple like you! ”

"Virtuous Old!" A face that was very unfamiliar to everyone appeared in front of the crowd.

"Are you ......" The four sages were already so angry that they couldn't speak, seeing this situation, the five sages hurriedly asked on their behalf.

"My name is ...... Hu Yi. Hu Yi hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

Many people in the hall drew their weapons, and the atmosphere instantly became very tense.

"'Thousands of miles to grab the throat' Hu Luoqiu, I don't want the old man to be able to see Hebei Yefeng in this life." The five sages smiled and waved their hands at the subordinates in the hall, and everyone took back their weapons.

In Yefeng, people like Hu Yi who became famous for their skills naturally everyone knew. What's more, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban has been guarding itself for many years, and it can be regarded as fighting for the Hebei General Hall.

"A few virtuous elders, this is not the time to care about these, we must plan well first, otherwise it will be too late when the southeast people arrive. Moreover, Xuan'er also came back with injuries and died this time, which shows his affection for the Northern Headquarters. Therefore, I implore a few virtuous elders to forgive Xuan'er's mistakes, let him guard the hall, and make meritorious contributions. As he spoke, Hu Yi knelt on one knee respectfully.

In the night front, the people of each hall, even if it was an ordinary member, did not need to kneel to the elders of the other main halls. And at this time, Hu Yi did this, if the three virtuous elders were still holding Duan Xuan, it would be too stingy.

"Humph!" The four sages flicked their sleeves and sat back in their chairs.

"Get up, Xuan'er." Fan Ji hurriedly helped Duan Xuan up.

At this time, Xuan Xuan was completely out of his usual life, although he was over thirty, he was still a child in front of several virtuous elders.

"Xuan'er, Lan'er, Zhen'er, you came back just in time. The things that Liang Dao is worrying about can also be easily solved. Jiuxian Elder also said with relief. The person in his mouth is one of Liang Qi's protégés - Jia Kui.

As a disciple of the Nine Sages Elder Ye Shuai, Jia Kui is better than everyone in the hall in the art of war. Jiuxian Lao once half-jokingly said that I am afraid that only the nerdy boy of the Sima family can compete with one of them.

"Nine sages, I don't know what's going on?" Now that Duan Xuan has become "dumb", he has to let Guo Lan speak on his behalf.

He planned many times, but there were always two problems: one was the lack of men and horses to deploy the defense, and the other was the lack of commanders who could command everywhere. Now that you are back, and you have the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou, then these two problems have been solved. ”

"By the way, why haven't you seen him?" Only then did Guo Lan find out that Jia Kui was not in the hall.

"He wanted to take advantage of the enemy's arrival to explore the ambush and deal with it as soon as possible. Zhen'er, he is in the valley behind the mountain, you might as well go and see him immediately. One is to tell the other that the horse is sufficient, and the other is to discuss whether you can use your skills to cooperate with it. ”

Qin Zhen received the order, and then retreated to find Jia Kui.

Qin Zhen's specialty in the mouth of the five sages is actually his understanding of various plants.

Although Qin Zhen is Ye Feng, he loves this one alone. Through repeated exchanges with the five sages who were proficient in toxicology and the nine sages who were proficient in pharmacology, he actually summed up a set of knowledge about plants and trees. He believes that as an Assassin, there will always be times when he eats and sleeps in the open, and if he dies because of eating poisonous weeds by mistake, he will only miss a big thing.

However, at this time, how could he have thought that this knowledge would really come into play a few years later, when he became a general......