Yanzhou, Chen Liuguo border, Weishi County.

Unconsciously, it was already the end of the month, and according to the previous deployment, the candidates who went to Yanzhou to lobby were finally determined to be Duan Xuan, Nie Hong and Qin Shao. After the three of them received the order, they led a thousand men and horses to march quickly, and at this time they had already arrived at Weishi County. That is, they are about to arrive in Yingchuan.

The purpose of their coming here was to prepare for a little resupply. But at this time, Duan Xuan was looking at Lord Yi Shuai with a dark face.

"Strategist, there is movement in Xuzhou, and the lord is also forced to do so, why do you care so much." Nie Hong said to Duan Xuan with a smile.

"Humph! If He Yi and the others know about this, they will definitely say that we are not sincere, and it will be up to you to see how you end up then! ”

This was the first time that Duan Xuan had played tricks since he came to Cao Cao's camp. If you want to ask the reason, you have to blame Xuzhou.

Just when Cao Cao was about to go to Yingchuan in person, he suddenly received a report that Lu Bu of Xiaopei in Xuzhou had suddenly started recruiting troops recently, and it seemed that Liu Bei had also moved.

Of course, Duan Xuan had also wondered if it would be because the two of them had fallen out and were ready to go to war. But after detailed inquiry, it was learned that Lu Bu did not seem to have the intention of defending Liu Bei, but gradually deployed his troops in the direction of Yanzhou. From this, it can be seen that they must be planning to send troops to this side.

There was only one thing that surprised Duan Xuan, and that was Xun Yu's reaction. Just when everyone was discussing how to deal with it, Xun Yu suddenly put forward a seemingly unrelated suggestion - to search for the enemy in the city.

The generals naturally didn't understand it, but Cao Cao and the strategists immediately understood the meaning - Liu Beixuan's attack timing was too good.

If it weren't for someone leaking Cao Cao's plan to send troops to Yuzhou, with Liu Bei's current strength, how could he dare to take the initiative to attack Yanzhou.

Therefore, Cao Cao made a decisive decision and made arrangements for the overall situation: Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan led several generals to Taishan County and Lu County to defend against the attack on Xuzhou; Xun Yu and Cheng Yu were responsible for thoroughly investigating the details of the city; Cao Cao himself sat in the state office to coordinate the scheduling; As for you and Ying, it was handed over to Ye Feng's people, that is, Duan Xuan, Nie Hong and Qin Shao.

Duan Xuan objected to this, because the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan and Runan was different from the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou, where there was no Yefeng leader. At the time of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the Yefeng sub-commanders who were responsible for organizing the local people had all been killed, and now it is difficult to say whether there are Yefeng in the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan and Runan.

Since it is impossible to rely on this relationship, it is better for Cao Cao to come forward in person, but it will appear more sincere. However, now that Cao Cao can't go, he might as well put this matter on hold for the time being, and when the matter in Xuzhou is over, it's not too late to go.

Originally, Cao Cao also somewhat agreed with Duan Xuan's opinion, but Lord Yishuai made an unprecedented suggestion that made Duan Xuan cry and laugh - he pretended to be Cao Cao.

Since there was no Ye Feng there, no one recognized him, and of course no one recognized Cao Cao either.

What made Duan Xuan most angry was that his wise lord actually agreed!

Therefore, at this moment, looking at Qin Shao's face that was neither like him nor like Cao Cao, Duan Xuan's mood was naturally extremely bad.

"Why, as long as you can persuade them to surrender, why should you be stubborn?" Qin Shao couldn't let go of his frustration at what Duan Xuan had done in Chang'an, and when he suddenly found that he could make him angry like this, he was naturally a little happy.

"Humph!" Duan Xuan finally couldn't bear it anymore, and left angrily with a shake of his hand.

"Slow down." Before leaving, Qin Shao didn't forget to add another fire.

"Okay, Yishuai, you are also old, why bother with the juniors." Nie Hong said helplessly.

"If it weren't for the virtuous old man's life, I would have killed him."

"Speaking of which, I'm a little confused."

"Oh?" Qin Shao turned his head to look at Nie Hong, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"Since the order given to Yi Shuai by the Northern General Hall is to get rid of Shen Rong and protect Cao Cao, is it okay for you not to stay by his side at this time, but to come to Yingchuan for him?"

"Hehe, no wonder the Qingzhou Yellow Turban has been able to defend the state and county alone for many years, Nie Shuai is really a fine person. To be honest, today's Northern Church is no different from the Hebei Headquarters. That's why I was ordered to further befriend Cao Cao as a backup. Besides, isn't there Qin Zhen by his side? ”

Nie Hong couldn't help but be surprised: "Why do you say this? ”

Qin Shao touched his injured leg that had not yet healed, and said with some frustration: "Last time through Huang Zhong's mouth, we already learned that the Southern General Hall had died out, and most of its people had been merged into the southeast. And the southeast hall has already completely broken away from the night front, coupled with the sharp decline in the strength of the northern hall, maybe it will not be long before the northern hall will be wiped out. ”

"Did you get any news from the church?"

Qin Shao nodded, "The news has come back from the sub-divisions under the late Night Shuai Weiyun, it turns out that the Southeast General Hall has been secretly planning for many years, and its strength is far from being comparable to other main halls. Moreover, the six sages and elders also seem to be ready to make a move against the Northern General Hall. ”

Nie Hong hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously, "Isn't there still a Hanzhong General Hall?" ”

When Qin Shao heard this, his expression became very bitter: "It seems that the four sages have blocked the news really well. ”

Nie Hong was shocked, could it be that there was any accident in the Hanzhong General Hall?

Seeing the confusion on his face, Qin Shao sighed slightly and said, "Actually, there is no Hanzhong General Hall at all. ”

"What?!" Nie Hong couldn't believe his ears.

"Actually, it can't be said that there is none, but it was seized power not long after it was established."

"What the hell is going on?"

"It's just because the Great Sage Elder chose the wrong alliance."

"Who is it?"

"Hanzhong is a powerful alliance, Zhang Heng."

"Heavenly Master Dao?" Nie Hong had also heard of it.

"Yes, it's the Heavenly Master's Dao. In fact, it can't be said that Daxian Lao's decision at that time was wrong, it's just that the world is unpredictable. At first, through the Heavenly Master Dao, the Hanzhong General Hall was also very prosperous, but the good times did not last long, Zhang Heng died of illness in the Xiping period, and the Heavenly Master Dao fell into the hands of Zhang Xiu. He, on the other hand, severed all alliances with Yefeng. In the first year of Zhongping (184 AD), Hebei General Hall launched the Yellow Turban Uprising, and Zhang Xiu took the opportunity to change the Tianshi Road to Wudou Rice Road in response to Hebei. What's more, the Hanzhong General Hall Yefeng actually joined all of them, and the Great Sages and the Eight Sages finally became ill and died. ”

After listening to Qin Shao's story, Nie Hong didn't know what to say for a while. At the beginning, I only knew that there was such a sect in Hanzhong that echoed the Yellow Turban Army, but I didn't expect that there was such a reason.

"Alas, it's all in the past, what to do with it." It was Qin Shao who spoke first to end the awkward atmosphere.

"yes, that's all in the past." Nie Hong also smiled wryly.

"Anyway, didn't the two subordinates under you go to Yingchuan a long time ago? Why, there is no news of them yet? Qin Shao suddenly remembered the trivial things he learned during the small talk before, and asked casually.

"This ...... Yi Shuai doesn't know, my two are ...... I was too careless and they rarely reported back to me in a timely manner. ”

"Hahahaha!" Qin Shao couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "It turns out that if you are as shrewd as you, you also have a hardship that outsiders don't know." ”

Nie Hong could only smile awkwardly, and he was helpless against those two people......

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Yanzhou, Lu County, Xue County.

If you want to choose an important place that can support everywhere at any time, I'm afraid there is no more suitable place than Xue County.

From this place, whether it is to support Shanyang County or Taishan County, or even directly capture Xiaopei and send troops to Xuzhou, it is the only choice.

And the one who was ordered to be stationed here was Cao Ren. He was accompanied by Zhou Heng of Qingzhou Yefeng and his two sub-commanders, Han Hao and Shi Lian.

Although Cao Ren's combat style is as calm as a mountain, at this time he can't wait to lead the army to attack and kill the past.

Because according to the report of the scout, the enemy camp north of Xiaopei has not moved for three days.

Cao Ren had already found out that the campers there were Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian under Lu Bu, as well as Liu Bei's third brother Zhang Fei.

In order to lure them to attack, Cao Ren ordered his subordinates not to move during the day from the moment he arrived, deliberately creating the illusion that there were no soldiers in the county. Although there was a distance between the two places, if they wanted to come, it would only be a matter of time.

But they just won't come!

This made Cao Ren anxious, because he couldn't take the initiative.

The enemy camp was too close to Xiao Pei, and if he attacked rashly, he was likely to be attacked from both sides outside the city and inside the city.

It's not that Cao Ren is timid, it's just that he knows the combat power of the other side very well. The combined army, composed of Tao Qian's Danyang soldiers and Lu Bu's elite and state wolf cavalry, was enough to deal with more than twice the number of ordinary soldiers and horses.

In order to defend against Yuan Shu's sneak attack, Cao Cao left the tiger and leopard in Shanyang. What Cao Ren brought out was 20,000 Qingzhou troops.

As mentioned before, in order to show weakness to the enemy, he only allowed 5,000 to garrison the city, while the remaining 15,000 men and horses were ambushed in the nearby mountains.

Now he felt as if he had cast a net, but the fish just stopped at the edge of the net.

Ascending the city again, Cao Ren slapped on the battlements with resentment.

"Hehe, could it be that the general can't hold his breath?" Zhou Heng also climbed to the top of the city at some point.

"Alas, to be honest, a little bit. It stands to reason that since they have already received the information, they should not delay the military aircraft in this way. But why didn't they come? Cao Ren thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't find an answer.

"If the general is anxious, it will affect the whole army." Zhou Heng said lightly, "However, they are indeed too patient. Why don't you let the last general test it, and if they are willing to fight, I will be defeated and retreat, and lead them here, how about it? ”

"I thought about it, but it was just ...... If Lu Bu goes out of the city to cover up and kill, you may not be able to escape. Anyway, at this time, the eldest brother didn't plan to capture Xuzhou, so we might as well defend it like this. Cao Ren hesitated.

Zhou Heng didn't speak again, after all, he was a demoted general, and since the coach didn't agree, he didn't want to insist too much.

It's just that Cao Ren didn't know that Zhou Heng's heart was also confused and anxious, what did the other party want to do?

Of course, they won't know, because Lu Bujun and Liu Beijun are close on the surface, and they are also engaged in a fierce battle in secret......