Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

After Cao Cao's army retreated, Tao Qian decided to move from Tancheng back to Pengcheng, the original seat of governance. Although Liu Bei asked to say goodbye again, he was retained by Tao Qian. Through Mi Zhu's "enlightenment", Tao Qian has fully believed that if Liu Bei withdraws, Cao Cao will definitely come again.

Therefore, Tao Qian asked Liu Bei to be the assassin of Yuzhou and stationed in Xiaopei. The two sides have regular contact with each other, and their subordinates often visit each other.

At this time, in Mizhu Mansion, the person who drank with him was Zhang Fei, who was ordered by Liu Bei to come back and worship.

"Brother Zizhong's family has a lot of good wine." Zhang Fei picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"It's an honor to be able to taste Yide." Mi Zhu also picked up his glass, but only took a slight sip.

"I heard that Brother Zizhong persuaded Master Tao to keep his eldest brother, but I don't know why?"

"Since Yide asked bluntly, then I won't beat around the bush. I just want to keep the peace of the people of this state. Mi Zhu put down his wine glass, and his expression became serious.

"Oh? Where does this begin? ”

"Let me ask Yide first, what do you think of Tao Qian?"

"Tao Gongzu is known to people in the sea, generous and benevolent. What does Brother Zizhong mean by asking? ”

Mi Zhu couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "Yide, the world says that you are brave and unstrategic, but in my opinion, you are really a thoughtful person. But the general need not be so wary of me, and listen to me. ”

Zhang Fei secretly admired in his heart, this Mi Zhu's ability to observe people is indeed extraordinary, "Brother Zizhong said with a smile, he is just a rough person. ”

"Oh, that's fine. But what I want to tell Yide is that Tao Qian will eventually harm the people of this state. ”

"Why did Brother Zizhong say this?" Zhang Fei was a little puzzled.

"Tao Qian is a man with a straightforward personality and great ambitions. But unfortunately, he has no ambition but no strategy, and he has no ability to know people. ”

Zhang Fei didn't speak, just held a wine glass and listened to Mi Zhu.

"Yide should have heard of Zhenrong. At first, I warned Tao Qian that this person was vicious, insidious and cunning, and he should never stay. But Tao Qian didn't listen, and ordered him to be the minister of Xiapi State, responsible for supervising the transportation of grain from Guangling, Xiapi, and Pengcheng counties to Tan County. As a result, Zhenrong took all the food tribute for himself, built temples, and squandered it. Last year, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou for the first time, he actually fled south to Guangling with all his men, and killed Zhao Yu, the magistrate of Guangling, and plundered Guangling, and then fled to Moling to seek refuge with Xue Li, who had been persecuted by Tao Qian. ”

"It's just a mistaken person, how can you say that Tao Gongzu is incompetent?"

Mi Zhu smiled bitterly, "Yide, if it's really just one person, you should have heard of Que Xuan's trouble." ”

Of course, Zhang Fei had heard that after gathering thousands of people, he dared to call himself the Son of Heaven and was killed by Tao Qian's troops. Could it be that there is a secret to this?

Looking at Zhang Fei's inquiring gaze, Mi Zhu sighed and said, "That's just Tao Qian's trick. ”

"How?" Zhang Fei asked pretending to be surprised.

Last year, he heard that Cao Cao was going to use troops against Xuzhou, so he came up with such a clumsy plan. Tao Qian was the first to encourage Que Xuan to become self-reliant and promised to support him. But when Que Xuanzhen claimed to be the Son of Heaven, Tao Qian suddenly turned his face and sent a large army to kill him. The purpose of this move is: first, to show loyalty to the Son of Heaven; Second, once Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and attacked him, the Xuzhou pastor who was loyal to the Han family, then Cao Cao stood on the opposite side of the Son of Heaven; The third is to successfully incorporate Que Xuan's subordinates. ”

"This ...... Tao Gongzu is a generous person, is there any misunderstanding here? ”

"Oh, Yide, it was my brother Mi Fang who was ordered to contact Que Xuan at the beginning."

"Ah......" seems to be the truth, so you can't continue to pretend to be confused.

"Brother Fang Caizi once said that keeping my eldest brother here is to save the people of this state?"

"Not bad!" Mi Zhu's eyes were like torches, "The intention of my brother and sister is to let General Liu be the lord of Xuzhou!" ”

When Zhang Fei heard this, he couldn't help but smile in his heart, in fact, this was exactly what he thought.

"This ...... By no means, Tao Gongzu's reputation is outside, and the world respects his name. Besides, how can my eldest brother take the state and county? ”

"There is no need for General Liu to snatch it, it won't be long before I will ask Tao Qian to take the initiative to let it." Mi Zhu glanced at Zhang Fei meaningfully.

It was only at this time that Zhang Fei realized the horror of the person in front of him, and he didn't even look at this person at first.

"What does Brother Zizhong mean?"

"Then there is no need to work hard. Just remember that if Tao Qian asked Xuzhou and General Liu, Yide would help me persuade General Liu to accept it. ”

Although he didn't know what he would do, Zhang Fei vaguely felt that Tao Qian's fate was coming to an end.

"Brother Zizhong, I still have a question, but I don't know whether to ask or not."

"Yide, but it doesn't hurt to ask."

"Since you are Tao Qian's subordinate, why are you willing to do this betrayal?" Zhang Fei's gaze stared at Mi Zhu like a fierce tiger.

But to his surprise, Mi Zhu was neither timid nor annoyed, on the contrary, he was unusually calm at this time.

"Yide, since this is the end of the story, then I will tell you everything. We were originally Yefeng's people, I am the night marshal under the eleven sages of Yefeng Hebei General Hall, and my brother and sister are the two divisions under me. ”

Zhang Fei has no concept of the word "Yefeng".

Looking at his confused appearance, Mi Zhu smiled helplessly, "Yide, in fact, Yefeng's forces are distributed throughout the Han Dynasty, and its purpose is to save the people from fire and water. The reason why I say 'originally' is because now my brother and sister are no longer Yefeng due to a change. But our desire to save the people is still there, so we are willing to bear the name of a traitor. ”

"In this way, if one day my eldest brother doesn't care about the lives of the people, will Brother Zizhong also look for another Maven?"

"The blade of the long sword has been damaged, and it can still be punished. The reputation of the history is defeated, and the blood is loyal. This is the word that every night leader must remember, and our allegiance will always be to the people of the world. Mi Zhu's eyes were resolute, which made Zhang Fei feel a little admired.

"Heh, looking at Brother Zizhong, I really want to make a few friends with Yefeng."

When Mi Zhu heard this, he couldn't help but smile, "Actually, Yide has already made such a friend, but a few days ago, he was seriously injured by you." ”

"What?!" Zhang Fei opened his mouth wide and asked in surprise.

Mi Zhu nodded and said, "Yes, it's Duan Xuan." ”

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Yanzhou, Dongjun Administration, Puyang.

The dust was all over the sky, and the sound of killing shook the ground.

The walls were already black and red with blood, and the warring sides were still holding on.

After Cao Cao withdrew his troops that day, he ordered the construction of siege equipment, and after that, it was convenient to return to the siege on the third day according to the agreed word.

A siege battle from the hour to the end of the day, so that the soldiers on both sides were exhausted. There were many corpses piled up under the city, and many soldiers on the walls were shot and fell.

Cao Cao rode a horse and watched the overall situation in the middle of the Chinese army's array. He is unwilling to give up, it has been so long, and it would be a pity if he just retreated.

At this time, on the city wall, Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Chen Gong and a number of generals were resisting the enemy's powerful offensive together with the soldiers defending the city.

Cao Xing has been commanding the Shenbow Battalion. After the addition of Zhang Yang, the current Shengong Battalion has gradually resumed its establishment.

Zhang Liao and others were scattered throughout the city wall and commanded separately.

The most uncomfortable should be Gao Shun, Wei Xu and Cheng Lian, who were still on call in the city at this time, because the trapping camp and the wolf cavalry camp specialized in cavalry rather than defending the city, resulting in the three of them being ordered to stand by in place, unless the city was broken or the Cao army was pursued, they could only do it in a hurry.

Watching Gao Shun constantly pierce the ground with a spear, Cheng Lian and Wei Xu were also anxious.

The battle on the city wall was getting more and more miserable, and Lu Bu was now stepping on almost everywhere, and the ground was sticky, and he knew that it was the result of the blood of the fallen soldiers that had condensed several layers.

He swung his halberd vigorously and chopped off the head of a Cao soldier who had just climbed into the city, and then stepped forward and used the halberd to prop up the ladder. The ladder fell, along with the enemy troops who were climbing up from above. The enemy troops under the ladder were fine, but they were just crushed, and the soldiers at the top were directly thrown and spat blood.

Lu Bu was not in the mood to look at it, wiped his face, and rushed to another cloud ladder......

……

In the city of Puyang, Lu Bu's mansion.

Even if it was some distance from the city wall, Diao Chan could still hear the sound of fighting there.

She lay quietly by the window, sighed, and said, "You never thought of reconciling with him, did you?" That's what you want, and I and him will never be at peace. ”

In the corner of the room, Zhang Feng sat on a chair and held a hare in his hand. This was caught before he entered the city, and now he has no rules in his life, like a lone wolf in the wilderness, sometimes he can endure hunger for two or three days after grabbing his prey and feasting on it.

Zhang Feng changed hands and grabbed the hare's two ears and picked it up. The poor little guy had no idea what was going to happen, and glared at Zhang Feng tremblingly.

Zhang Feng stroked the hare's chest with his hand, and the hare seemed to feel that he was not hostile, so he gradually relaxed, squinting slightly and enjoying it.

The next moment, Zhang Feng suddenly pinched the hare's neck hard. The hare was startled, barked, and instinctively kicked indiscriminately, but it was in vain, and its eyes grew bloodshot, and its mouth opened to breathe. Slowly, its limbs drooped down, and what remained in its eyes was horror and despair.

Zhang Feng seemed to enjoy the process, and what he enjoyed even more was the way Diao Chan's body trembled when he heard the hare's desperate cry.

Diao Chan understood what Zhang Feng meant, and Zhang Feng would torture him endlessly before finally getting rid of Lu Bu.

Thinking that Lu Bu would die, Diao Chan's heart suddenly tightened, and his body acted instinctively.

The thin sword stabbed out, but it stopped in front of Zhang Feng. The blade shook violently, and she was crying because Diao Chan couldn't control her trembling.

A pair of tear-soaked eyes looked at Zhang Feng helplessly, and Diao Chan said sadly: "Feng, why did you and I become like this. ”

Zhang Feng replied with a smile as if he hadn't seen Diao Chan's tears: "Some people's sincerity, once lost, is irretrievable. There is no need to regret past decisions. Because, Zhang Feng and Ren Ying at the beginning ...... They are all long dead. ”