Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

Although everyone on both sides of Liu Bei and Lu Bu knew that the battle for the Yellow Turban Grain Depot had ended, and the relationship between the two families was now very tense, they were still allies in name, and they still had to pretend.

Even Chen Gong had to admire Liu Bei's city at this time. Because according to common sense, since he had received sufficient supplies, Liu Bei should immediately stop supplying Xiaopei, and even immediately raise troops to fight. But Liu Bei didn't move at all, and what's more, he had more supplies for Lu Bu than before.

Uneasiness, a powerful uneasiness enveloped everyone in Lu Bujun, because no one knew exactly what Liu Bei was planning to do.

Therefore, taking the opportunity to thank Liu Bei, Chen Gong came to Pengcheng in person to find out.

Just in case, Lü Bu sent Cheng Lian and Wei Xu to lead a thousand soldiers and horses to accompany him, and ordered Zhang Liao to ambush him thirty miles outside Pengcheng.

……

In contrast to the tense atmosphere of the soldiers and horses outside the city, there was peace in the castle guard's mansion.

Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Mi Fang, Chen Deng, and Jian Yongzheng had a banquet with Chen Gong.

"I am grateful to General Meng Liu to take him in and be able to live in Xuzhou. The previous supply of grain and grass was sufficient, but now the general has added a lot, which really makes Feng Xian and I feel sorry for it. Chen Gong smiled and thanked Liu Bei.

"Hehe, General Lu is a hero who eliminates thieves for the country, and his subordinates such as Gongtai are loyal and courageous, and it is a great fortune to be able to get acquainted with everyone. Liu Bei also smiled in return.

"General Liu is so magnanimous, compared to that, what a small weapon the Yuan brothers are."

"The public station has a good reputation."

"Come, Mr. Gongtai, I salute you." Zhang Fei suddenly got up and came to Chen Gong's side laughing.

"The third general is polite, please." Chen Gong picked up his wine glass and motioned to Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei drank all the wine in one gulp, wiped his mouth with his hand, restrained his smile a little, and said, "Mr. Gongtai, my eldest brother has always wanted to discuss something with Mr., but I don't know if it's convenient or not?" ”

"Oh? The three generals, but it doesn't hurt. Since it is General Liu's business, we will do our best to help. ”

"Hehe, it's not a big deal. It's just that my eldest brother heard that Cao Cao wanted to send troops to Yuzhou today, so he wanted to discuss with General Lu whether to take the opportunity to attack his rear. ”

There is no need for Zhang Fei to say this, as a general, intelligence is naturally an indispensable part. Lü Bu also secretly arranged for some of his men to infiltrate Yanzhou, and of course he also knew that Cao Cao was preparing to conquer Ru and Ying. However, Chen Gong could only pretend to be confused at this time.

"Oh? If he really wants to use troops in the south, this is not a good opportunity. ”

"It is precisely that if we can win, we can not only relieve the hidden danger of Xuzhou, but also allow General Lu to return to Yanzhou and echo me from afar. I just don't know if General Lu is willing to send troops? Liu Bei nodded.

Insidious! Chen Gong scolded in his heart. No wonder he Liu Bei is so generous, knowing that he now has enough food and grass and deliberately increasing the supply, it turned out to make it difficult for Lu Bu to ride a tiger!

Liu Bei increased the supply, and Lu Bu could no longer use the excuse of insufficient food and grass to attack. But if he sent troops, Cao Cao had not yet advanced south at this time, and the result would inevitably be that Lu Bu was defeated and returned.

If it is consumed like this, then even if Lu Bu has food and grass and wants to capture Xuzhou, he will not be able to act due to insufficient troops.

"How can we miss such a God-given opportunity? It's just ...... "It's okay to send troops, but you Liu Bei also have to have some soldiers, otherwise you can't say it."

"Oh, don't worry, when the time comes, I will personally lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to go with me." Zhang Fei had already guessed that Chen Gong would definitely bargain, so he discussed with Liu Bei when he didn't come, and he led the army to accompany Lu Bu on a trip. But it's just a trip.

"In that case, then I will discuss with Feng Xian when I go back to see when I will send troops, and I will definitely inform the third general in advance when the time comes."

"Then there will be Lao Gongtai."

"Eh~~ are all for the people of Xuzhou, what to do."

"Xuzhou can get General Lu and Mr. Gongtai, it is really a blessing for a state."

After that, the two sides were routinely polite.

After the banquet dispersed, Chen Gong bid farewell to everyone and went out of the city to return to Xiaopei.

There were no words along the way, but Zhang Liao, Wei Xu and Cheng Lian could see that Chen Gong had something on his mind.

……

Back in Xiaopei, Chen Gong did not rest, and went directly to see Lu Bu.

"Fengxian, Liu Bei has a problem for me."

"Oh? Let's hear it, could it be that he wants me to wait to attack Cao Cao? Lu Bu rummaged through the books on the table and said half-jokingly.

However, he immediately realized that he had guessed correctly, because Chen Gong didn't say anything more.

"That's what he's trying to do to increase his supply."

Chen Gong smiled bitterly and nodded.

"Well, I'm not surprised. Just like the three of his brothers who fought me before the Bishui Pass, this person always seems to be able to act in the name of righteousness. Lu Bu behaved very naturally.

"You don't care!" Chen Gong said with some anger.

"Hehe, because at this time, I am very different from the time of Bishui Pass, and now there is a wise Chen Gongtai by my side."

"How can the unparalleled fierce general who single-handedly blocked hundreds of thousands of troops in the past learn to play a scoundrel now?" Chen Gong also smiled.

"Okay, let's go, what are we going to do?"

"What will be counted. Since he wants us to send soldiers to Yanzhou to consume, then we will consume his Xuzhou population. ”

"You mean?"

"Taking advantage of his opportunity to increase supplies, we have recruited troops in nearby villages and towns, and these recruits are going to attack Cao Cao's main force."

"It's a good plan. It's just that he Liu Bei won't send troops? ”

"At that time, Zhang Fei will lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to go with me."

"Zhang Yide...... Alas"

"What's the difficulty?"

"This person is thoughtful, there were hundreds of thousands of horses in front of the Bishui Pass, and he was the only one who almost saw through my plan. If it were possible, I wish it hadn't been him. ”

This is Lu Bu's heart, before the Bishui Pass, what surprised Lu Bu the most was not how exquisite Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's martial arts were, but Zhang Fei's calmness that he could still pay attention to in the battle. Even in the face of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, Lu Bu did not panic, but Zhang Fei had no intention of asking, which made him almost lose his inch.

"But it's also an opportunity. It is just right to use this time to get rid of Zhang Fei. Chen Gong patted Lu Bu's shoulder and said calmly.

"Gongtai, he's not such a good person to deal with......"

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Xuzhou, Langya County, northwest of Zhangxian County.

After establishing the alliance, Mi Xuan began to cooperate with Zang Ba to secretly transport grain, grass and ordnance to Xiaopei.

Due to the long distance, a large part of the grain and grass will be consumed in transit. But this is also a helpless move, if the grain and grass are not transported to Xiaopei in advance, but wait until the time of the war to transport, it will inevitably leave the enemy with the opportunity to cut off the grain route.

However, it was too difficult to cross the two counties without being detected.

……

Each batch of baggage was personally escorted by Zang Ba, and in order to avoid Liu Bei's eyes and ears as much as possible, he couldn't transport too much every time, and he couldn't transport it every day. So, even after a few months, half of the baggage was barely carried out.

But at this time, Zang Ba was in a dilemma - Zhao Yun personally came to intercept the grain.

Facing the Long Feng battalion, which blocked the road tightly, Zang Ba had no choice but to lead the horse forward.

"Zilong, is this a thank you gift to help you find your lost property?"

"Lu Bu has started recruiting troops, otherwise I wouldn't have come."

"He is to cooperate with Liu Bei to attack Cao Cao."

"No one can guarantee whether he will change his mind and attack Liu Bei at the moment of dispatching troops."

"So, today is a must-fight?" As he spoke, as soon as Zang Ba raised the spear in his hand, the subordinates of the escort vehicle behind him moved forward one after another, setting up a formation.

"Zilong! Xuan Gao! "On the side path, two horsemen came running quickly.

The person who shouted in front turned out to be Mi Zhu.

Zhao Yun and Zang Ba were not surprised to see him, after all, everyone knew about this, and it was completely expected that he could come. However, when the two of them saw the person behind Mi Zhu, they couldn't help but be stunned.

The eve of Feng Hebei General Hall, eleven sages and elders, Zuo Ci!

Zang Ba was stunned for a moment, then immediately got off the horse and knelt on one knee: "I've seen the virtuous elder!" ”

The people present were all Yefeng from Hebei, and without any hesitation, everyone knelt down, "I've seen Xian Lao!" ”

There was only one person still sitting firmly on the horse, and that person was Zhao Yun. He just turned his head to the side and asked with a tired look in his eyes, "What are you here for?" ”

Zuo Ci also guessed that Zhao Yun would react in this way, so he was not surprised. He slowly dismounted and walked slowly to the middle of the formation. Mi Zhu also rolled over and landed on the ground, leading two horses to follow.

"Zilong, Xuan Gao, what are you doing!"

Zang Ba lowered his head and didn't answer, so that the virtuous old man to whom he belonged felt a little embarrassed when he saw his roommate.

"I'm just guarding Xuzhou." Zhao Yun stroked the blade of the gun with his left hand and said in a low voice.

"Guarding Xuzhou? Is that going to slaughter your former comrades? Zuo Ci's voice trembled a little.

Mi Zhu stood quietly to the side, even if he wanted to say something, he couldn't say it at the moment, because he knew in his heart that he was a virtuous elder...... The last thing they want to see is that the three of them face each other.

"Slaughter of fellow soldiers...... During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, were there still fewer companions killed by their own people? Zhao Yun turned his face abruptly, and looked at Zuo Ci with some wetness in his eyes.

"Zi ......" Zuo Ci wanted to reprimand Zhao Yun angrily, but when he saw his aggrieved eyes, the words that had reached his mouth were swallowed back stiffly.

After a long time, Zuo Ci sighed slightly, and arched his hand at the two of them.

This action surprised everyone present, as a virtuous elder, there is absolutely no need to do this.

Mi Zhu found that Zhao Yun's hand holding the reins began to tremble. Eventually, he threw the reins aside and jumped off his horse as well.

"It's an old man, please everyone, I, the people of the Hebei General Hall, don't kill each other anymore." Zuo Ci said sincerely, and two lines of tears burst out of his eyes.

Zang Ba also endured his feelings, slowly raised his head, and looked at Zhao Yun, with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

Zhao Yun looked at him, then turned his head to look at Zuo Ci.

At this time, Mi Zhu behind Zuo Ci also had a sad look on his face and was shaking his head at him.

"Withdraw!" Zhao Yun smashed his fist on the ground, turned around and rode on the horse again, and his opponent gave the order.

All the Long Feng battalions did not hesitate, and got up one after another to follow him and left towards the south.

Just as Zuo Ci was about to help Zang Ba up, Zhao Yun's slightly angry words came from a distance:

"The person who has turned his back on the righteousness of Yefeng, who is not worthy of being a virtuous old man of Yefeng, will ...... in the future Don't let me see you again! ”