"My lord, the lack of food and grass has always been a big problem that has plagued our army. According to the following opinion, it is better to be patient for the time being, and make plans after the wheat is ripe. ”

Since he had to withdraw from Xuzhou, Cao Cao was bored all day, and Chen Gong had to say a few words of relief at this time.

"What the public station said is good, instead of consuming it back and forth with Tao Qian like this, it is better to accumulate strength and take it down in one go." Duan Xuan also agrees with this view.

"Okay, that's all for today, I'm tired, you go down." Cao Cao said casually, "Zhicai, you stay first." ”

Chen Gong glanced at Duan Xuan and retreated. When he went out, Duan Xuan spoke: "Chen Gongcheng's Mansion is really deep, and he can never mention Zhang Miao's matter. ”

"Hehe, although he is popular, but now that I am in Yanzhou after all, I believe he will not act rashly."

Although Chen Gong was Cao Cao's subordinate, he usually had a good relationship with Zhang Miao, but this time Zhang Miao was imprisoned, and he kept his mouth shut about it, which seemed a little strange. It's a pity that the world is like this, if Duan Xuan knew that Zhang Feng had already made contact with Chen Gong, he would never let Chen Gong walk out of this room again.

……

"Cao Cao didn't suspect it." Zhang Feng had been waiting for a long time in Chen Gong's mansion, and when he saw him coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Although neither of them talked about it, I never asked Meng Zhuo about it, and they must have doubted me. Zhang Gongzi, what should I do next? Of course, Chen Gong knew that he was being suspected, and he also knew that he had to act quickly.

"Lord Chen, with all due respect, you can't do anything but lobby the county officials everywhere. After all, you are only a civil official, and Cao Cao's generals are all his henchmen, and they will definitely not be complicit in you. ”

"Childe, don't go around in circles."

"Lord Chen already knows what I'm going to say, doesn't he?" Zhang Feng asked Chen Gong with a smile.

"Tell me, who." Of course, Chen Gong knew what Zhang Feng was going to say, the generals in Yanzhou couldn't be counted on, so they just had to seek help from other places.

"A person who is inseparable from Duan Xuan and whose strength is enough to match Cao Cao's fierce generals."

"Lu Bu?" Although Chen Gong knew the answer, he still wanted to hear Zhang Feng say it himself.

Zhang Feng didn't answer, the conversation with a smart person is so simple, one sentence is enough.

"Annoyed Lord Chen sent a message to all the counties in Yanzhou that they were going to raise troops at the same time, so I will set off to inform Lu Bu." With that, Zhang Feng got up to leave.

"Childe is slow. There is still a question below. ”

"Your Excellency, please speak." Zhang Feng stood at the door and didn't look back.

"Why do you have to do that?" What Chen Gong asked was that the plan designed by Zhang Feng was no longer aimed at Duan Xuan alone, and almost anyone with a discerning eye could see that the ultimate goal of this plan was to deal with Cao Cao.

"Your Excellency, you should not ask me, but yourself. Life is too short, are you really willing to let your strategy be buried? Except for Duan Xuan and Lu Bu, there is no loss to the adults. ”

When Chen Gong wanted to ask again, Zhang Feng had already disappeared from the door.

"Is life too short? Oh, yes, life is too short! ”

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After Zhang Feng left, Lu Bu left Zhang Yang. Before parting, Zhang Yang gave Lu Bu another 10,000 horses.

At this time, Lu Bu camped not far from Yanzhou. Although he hesitated several times, he finally made up his mind and prepared to attack Yanzhou.

"Fengxian, have you really decided? It's too late to turn back. Diao Chan stood beside Lu Bu and asked softly.

Although she also knew the truth about Ding Yuan's death, she knew that Lu Bu would never give up. However, the main culprit Mo Yue had already been executed, and although Duan Xuan was also one of the people who planned that operation, at this time he had been given a "night attack order", which could be regarded as retribution.

Now if he can let go of his hatred, Lu Bu can still live a stable life. Diao Chan didn't think about herself, after all, on the day she assassinated Dong Zhuo, she had already decided that she was dead.

"Report! General Yu, Zhang Gongzi is back. ”

Lu Bu waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to retreat.

"He's still here." Diao Chan said with a sigh.

Lu Bu and the others have always known that Zhang Feng is just pretending to be of the same heart in order to take revenge on himself. Lu Bu also wanted to reject him, but he had to avenge Ding Yuan.

He reached out and put his hand on Diao Chan's shoulder, and Diao Chan leaned slightly into his arms.

The two shook their heads helplessly and walked towards the camp.

……

"General Lu, I was still worried about how to get ahead of Cao Cao's men, but on the way back, I heard unexpected news." Zhang Feng slowly adjusted his breathing. Years of Assassin training allowed him to breathe smoothly without anyone noticing.

"What's the news?" Lu Bu asked.

"Cao Cao has used troops to Xuzhou again."

"How is that possible?" Lu Bu even suspected that the news was fabricated by Zhang Feng.

If the army is withdrawn because of the lack of food and grass, why should the army be mobilized again when the food and grass are still not sufficiently prepared?

And when Zhang Feng explained clearly, Lu Bu believed his words.

It turned out that Cao Cao's father Cao Song was killed by Tao Qian, and in a fit of rage, no one could stop Cao ****. Originally, Cao Song fled to Xuzhou to escape the war, but after Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian, Cao Song set off to join Cao Cao. Tao Qian was nowhere to get angry, and happened to learn Cao Song's whereabouts. So he sent men to hunt him down day and night.

In the end, Cao Song was surrounded by Tao Qian's men. Cao Cao sent troops to respond, but it was too late, and Cao Song, his second son Cao De, and his concubine all became dead souls.

In the end, when the news reached Cao Cao's ears, Duan Xuan secretly complained. Although Tao Qian gave Cao Cao an excuse to crusade against him, but now that Yanzhou is in turmoil, he must not use troops at will.

However, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu are both staying in Yanzhou, which is the only thing worth relieving.

After listening to Zhang Feng's account, Lü Bu finally decided: the infantry stayed for the time being, and all the cavalry set off, led by Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian, and Wei Xu. At the same time, the trapped camp also went to Yanzhou together.

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Juancheng.

Sitting opposite Xun Yu was Zhang Miao's henchman Liu Yi, and at this moment, this person was looking at Xun Yu with a smile.

"Zixiang, is what you said true?" Xun Yu asked expressionlessly.

"There is no lie, Chen Gong has released Zhang Miao, and Zhang Miao is sent by Zhang Miao. He asked me to tell Lord Xun that Lu Bu was here to help Lord Cao attack Xuzhou. But in fact, Lu Bu is here to fight for Yanzhou, and I hope that the adults will take precautions as soon as possible. Liu Yi said.

"Since you are Zhang Miao's person, why do you help my father-in-law?" Xun Yu was very skeptical of his original intentions.

"Your Excellency doesn't need to doubt that you are here, even if you don't come down, I believe that Lord Xun also knows why Lu Bu came."

"Hehe, the son is too careful. Then please ask the prime minister to rest in the pavilion first, I have my own arrangements. ”

"It's okay, then I'll retire first."

……

"Wen Ruo, do you believe him?" Cheng Yu walked over and asked Xun Yu.

"Hehe, full of lies, how could I not know. It's just that what he said is true, and even if he knew, he couldn't do anything about it. The number of troops left behind in Yanzhou was too small, and we could not defend Lü Bu in the whole territory, so we had to gather our troops, only hold a few important cities, and send a letter to the lord to announce that we were in a hurry. Xun Yu's brows tightened.

"I'll get up and go to Dong'a, you'd better pass the book to Xiahoudun and let him come back quickly to defend."

The discussion was settled, and the two began to go their separate ways.

Xiahoudun was in Puyang at this time, and after receiving Xun Yu's handwritten letter, he led the army back to defend non-stop.

Cheng Yu returned to Dong'e, passed through Fan County on the way, persuaded Jin Yun, the county commander of Fan County, and weighed the pros and cons, which finally made Jin Yun dispel his worries and concentrate on defending the city.

At the same time, Cheng Yu sent a cavalry force to cut off the Cangtingjin ferry on the Yellow River, making it impossible for Chen Gong to cross the river.

Guo Gong, the assassin of Yuzhou, led tens of thousands of soldiers to Juancheng, and Xun Yu personally stated the relationship for him, so that Guo Gong finally chose to withdraw the army.

Lü Bu then took advantage of the situation to seize Puyang and ordered the infantry battalions to be stationed outside the city.

……

"Fengxian, now all the counties in Yanzhou have responded, and only these three fortified cities remain. If it goes well, it should be completely occupied before Cao Cao returns to the army, and by then, Cao Cao will have nowhere to stay. Zhang Chao said to Lu Bu immediately.

"I don't care about Meng De, I only care about Duan Xuan's whereabouts, if I meet him, I will definitely bury him alive." Lu Bu was very angry as soon as he mentioned Duan Xuan now.

"Feng Xian's mood is understandable, but we still have a lot of things to do at this moment, if Cao Cao gets the news, with his habit of using troops, he will definitely march one hundred and twenty miles a day. If we really wait for him to come back with his troops, then we will be completely annihilated by internal and external attacks. ”

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now, pass on my order, and rest for a day today. From tomorrow, strengthen the city's defenses and be ready to fight at any time. ”

……

Yanzhou is the land of four wars, there is Yuan Shao in the north, Yuan Shu in the south, Li Dao in the west, and Tao Qian in the east, although Tao Qian does not have a famous general think tank, but the combat ability of the Danyang soldiers is not comparable to the infantry under Cao Cao.

Therefore, although the first attack on Xuzhou was carried out in succession, this time it was still very difficult, and it was basically a matter of taking new recruits to pile it up. ”

Tao Qian was in the city, looking at the black army below, and he could only pray to God that there would be any princes willing to help him.

Just as they were in the midst of the confrontation, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the north.

A troop of soldiers and horses came with flying dust.

"General Cao, I hope you can withdraw your troops for the time being." Lai Jiang said calmly.

Cao Cao sighed and said, "Long time no see, Xuande." ”

After Liu Bei learned the news of Tao Qian's attack, he hurried over.

Of course, Cao Cao didn't want to waste his troops with him first, so he said a little unwillingly: "Order, collect the troops!" ”

……

Both sides are heroes, and throughout the ages, when heroes gather, stories will happen that are enough to shake history.