Yuzhou, Yingchuan County, Xudu.

Guo Jia was in a particularly good mood today because someone took the initiative to invite him to drink.

That person was Duan Xuan, who had traveled all the way west.

It's just that Duan Xuan also invited Cao Zhen to come with him at the same time.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, but you're a lot more generous." Guo Jia smelled the wine in the cup and said jokingly.

"Hehe, this is thanks to a certain old man who is not covered by his body."

Indeed, Duan Xuan's robbery was enough for him to spend a while.

"Why are you coming back today? Why are you looking for me and Fengxiao? Cao Zhen was not in the mood to joke. He failed to kill Shen Rong last time, and he has been haunted by it.

"Then I won't go around in circles, Guo Fengxiao, let Liu Bei go to Lu Bu's aid, is it your idea?"

"Yes."

"Are you afraid that without Lu Bu blocking in Xuzhou, the two Yuan will unite?"

"Brother Zimo, you're underestimating me."

"Oh?"

"Just two Yuan, how can Jia put it in his eyes?"

"Why is that?"

"Liu Bei."

"He? Now he is just a small pei, if the two Yuan unite, what is the threat of his defection? ”

"He helped Lu Bu, you should know that my plan is his ambition. To tell you the truth, if he didn't send troops, I wouldn't worry about him anymore, but he sent troops to help. ”

"You mean, he doesn't want to give Xuzhou to others?"

Of course, I thought that when he entered Xuzhou to aid Tao Qian with a small army, he saw his courage. Staying and not returning to Gongsun Zan is because he knows how to judge the situation. Now to help Lu Bu shows his ambition. With his current strength, it is difficult to protect Xuzhou, but he also does not want to see Lu Bu throw it away to others. ”

"Heh, I don't want to be at this level, but he thinks the same as the lord, and he thinks that Lu Bu is easier to deal with than the Yuan brothers."

Cao Zhen listened quietly until the two stopped talking, and then he spoke again: "Say, what is the matter?" If I had asked about it, I wouldn't have been called to come. ”

Duan Xuan just picked up the wine glass, and when he heard him ask, he put it down again.

"Actually, I have a plan, I need to call some tigers and leopards to ride, so please come with me. It's just that I'm not sure of this plan, so I have a plan with Brother Fengxiao. ”

"What? You, the former number one military advisor under the lord, also have times when you are not confident? Guo Jia deliberately wanted him to be happy.

"I'm just an assassin, how can I compare to you when it comes to scheming." Duan Xuan actually admitted it very seriously.

"Alas, Brother Zimo is too modest," Guo Jia could also hear it, Duan Xuan was indeed embarrassed, "I don't know what you are going to do?" ”

"Have you heard of the Xiapi mutiny before?"

"I know a little, but it is really difficult to install it in Xuzhou now, so the details are not clear."

"That was a plan that Zhang Feng and I barely managed to achieve, except for Hao Meng. Feng Xiao should know that although Lu Bu is weak now, he still cannot be attacked. Therefore, I intend to let it fall apart first, and then seek it. In this way, you can not let Er Yuan notice, and you can reduce his strength. ”

"How's the strategy? Let's start with that. ”

This was also the ultimate purpose of Duan Xuan's trip, and under the gaze of Guo Jia and Cao Zhen, he began to explain his plan.

According to his idea, he planned to let Huan Qi instigate Hou Cheng from the side first, and then let the tiger and leopard ride into the city, set fire to the camp overnight, and spread rumors that Hou Cheng rebelled because of Hao Meng's incident.

In fact, to make it clear, I just want to follow the method of removing Hao Meng. It's just that there aren't many Yefeng that Duan Xuan can contact now, and besides, the only one who can fight with the wolf rider in Bingzhou is the tiger and leopard rider.

"You ...... plan" Guo Jia frowned slightly after listening to Duan Xuan's description, "There are too many unknown changes. ”

"I also thought it was inappropriate, so I came to ask you."

"If Brother Zimo doesn't mind, then Najia will find a simple way for you."

"I want to hear about it."

"If you want to use my plan, it depends on whether that Huan Qi can make Hou Cheng like it."

As he spoke, Guo Jia smiled mysteriously and picked up his wine glass......

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At this time, Lu Bu didn't know that someone was calculating his subordinates, in fact, even if he knew, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to separate himself.

Because, today's Yuan Shujun under the city suddenly threatened that Ji Ling had taken advantage of his confrontation here to take a detour to capture Xiapi City.

This was on the third day after Yang Bong's surrender.

Due to Yang Feng's defection, Lu Bu's side relieved the pressure slightly. Lü Bu ordered Yang Feng and Han Xian to set up two camps outside the city to echo him.

As soon as the battalion was set up, Yuan Shu's army arrived.

When the two sides met, it was naturally indispensable to scold each other adhering to righteousness, but after that, Yuan Shu did not send troops.

This strange confrontation, coupled with his previous suspicions about Chen Gong, made Lu Bu have to think about the authenticity of the fall of Xiapi.

And just when Lu Bu was about to withdraw his troops, Yuan Shu suddenly began to attack the city again.

Although the city was not breached, Yuan Shu's loss was greater than that of Lu Bu, but Lu Bu's heart was extremely anxious.

Others may be fine, but Diao Chan will inevitably be used to blackmail him, and he will naturally suffer.

In fact, his worries were completely unnecessary, because although Ji Ling made a detour to the north, he did not go straight to Pi as Zhang Feng suggested.

He just went to block the reinforcements that Xiapi might send.

……

Standing on the hillside in the distance, Zhang Feng looked at the corpse under the city and clenched his fists hard.

"Stupid! How stupid! ”

The jade tapir didn't know what to say at this time.

Zhang Feng went to Yuan Shu's camp again, and sure enough, he didn't have a good face.

But Yuan Shu was also polite, and still let Zhang Feng finish his strategy.

However, what made Zhang Feng angry was that Yuan Shu didn't adopt it at all!

"Lu Bu has been in battle for a long time, how can he be unprepared? Ji Ling, I order you to immediately lead the army to make a detour to the rear of Lu Bu and cut off the road to help Xia Pi! ”

This was Yuan Shu's original words, and after listening to it, Zhang Feng didn't even want to argue anymore.

Because most of Yuan Shu's subordinates in the tent praised Yuan Shu for how wise he was, they looked at Zhang Feng with mocking eyes.

The character traits of a force are really influenced by a lord in many cases.

So, leaving a group of unscrupulous people in the tent, Zhang Feng and Jade Tapir just left.

Now that he is attacking the city, he will see Yuan Shu's incompetence even more.

If he can take Pi, Lu Bu will cut off the backup, and the army will have no fighting spirit.

But now he prefers to spend time here with Lu Bu.

It is important to know that the cost of attacking a city is much greater than defending it.

Moreover, even if it is captured, it is only a small county town, which is meaningless for the overall strategy.

Of course, looking at Yuan Shu's current situation, it is also difficult to attack this county.

What's more, just fifty miles away, there is an unknown factor.

When Guan Yu withdrew to Xiaopei, he left a thousand soldiers and horses to watch, and it was Guan Ping who was responsible for leading them.

Now this team of people and horses, whether it is Lu Bu or Yuan Shu, is like a fish in the throat.

If Guan Yu wants to help anyone, he will not withdraw, so the meaning of Guan Ping's stay is very clear.

He was waiting, and when both sides were unable to fight again, he would come forward to persuade peace.

At that time, Liu Bei's troops were the strongest, and with a large army behind, the two sides could only agree.

Of course, Lu Bu knew better that if he was really defeated and collapsed, then Guan Ping would definitely take the opportunity to take action and kill himself.

He also believed that by that time, Liu Bei would also send troops at the same time to seize his own city.

Compared to him, Yuan Shu is somewhat better.

For some things, even if he is not wise, he can understand it, after all, he also has some visible strategists under him.

If he is defeated, Guan Ping may join forces with Lu Bu, but he will never embarrass himself.

After all, if he didn't have Yuan Shu, Lu Bu might not allow Liu Bei to stay in Xuzhou again.

In this way, it led to a very strange situation - Yuan Shu and Lu Bu both wanted to defeat each other, but they both had to preserve their strength.

Lu Bu was anxious, and Yuan Shu was also anxious.

According to his plan, the title of emperor will be carried out in the coming year, and if Lu Bu cannot be subjugated, then when Yuan Shu becomes emperor, he will definitely be the first to send troops to fight.

Yuan Shu also knew that since he wanted to show favor to Han Yin and Cao Cao, there was nothing he couldn't do.

But if they continue to consume like this, it is the last thing Zhang Feng wants to see.

Tracing back to the source, Zhang Feng finally decided that one of the keys to the delay between the two sides was Guan Ping, who was in the way.

Therefore, Zhang Feng once again put forward an opinion that surprised the jade tapir - to assassinate Guan Ping.

Jade Tapir doesn't know what to say about Zhang Feng now, he hasn't even met anyone, so he wants to assassinate?

He could understand Zhang Feng's mood, but at the same time, he also knew Duan Xuan's original intention.

Working together, Jade Tapir still knows a little bit about Duan Xuan.

Jade Tapir is now very sure that Zhang Feng's recent actions are definitely not Duan Xuan's original intention.

Except for the rogue part of Duan Xuan's body, this person's attitude towards the world and the righteousness of Ye Feng are absolutely loyal.

But now this Zhang Feng is just letting his anger continue to affect others.

But this action, he can only agree.

Because Jade Tapir had to see the others, to see Duan Xuan.

Only Ye Feng can avenge himself.

Jade tapir didn't realize that in fact, he was also swayed by hatred now.

……

At night, after the two cleaned up, they quietly touched the vicinity of Guan Ping's camp.

The camp of 1,000 men was not large, and the tent of the Chinese army could be faintly seen from the outside, but again, it also caused trouble for the assassination.

There were a lot of braziers lit in the camp, and although there were not many soldiers on duty, it was enough to see the entire camp clearly.

Jade Tapir patted Zhang Feng on the shoulder and shook his head to signal him to leave.

Zhang Feng also found it difficult to start, so he nodded.

Suddenly, both of them felt wrong, and they turned their heads sharply.

I don't know when, behind them, there was a young man standing.

At this time, the man was holding a long knife and was looking at the two of them with a smile.

Zhang Feng and Jade Tapir instinctively jumped away and grasped the blades.

"Huh? You're good, which assassin did you send to kill me? Yuan Shu? Or Lu Bu? The young man laughed, and behind him, more than two dozen torches were erected.

It turned out that he was not alone.

"You are?" Zhang Feng cautiously took a step back and asked.

The young man waved his hand behind him, signaling the men not to come forward, but still said with a smile:

"In Shimonosekihei."