Liu Biao and Bian Rang looked at each other.

Only a few of them knew about Liu Bei's hiding in Cangyuan City, Zhang Miao didn't know, at least they didn't tell Zhang Miao, to say that Zhang Miao deliberately deceived Yuan Tan and covered for Sun Ce, it was really a bit reluctant. If you want to add sin, there is no excuse, this is a very taboo thing. If it gets out, these two strategists will be to blame.

Why did Zhang Miao and Yuan Shao separate from Germany? Han Fu died in Chen Liutai's mansion, and he had a hard time arguing.

Liu Biao coughed and said: "Envoy, Liu Bei has no defense, his subordinates are all recruits, not as elite as Sun Ce's subordinates, once contacted, I am afraid it will be difficult to support for too long." ”

Seeing that Liu Biao and Bian Rang's faces were wrong, Yuan Tan also knew that he had lost his words, and was thinking about how to redeem it, and after hearing Liu Biao's words, he quickly nodded in agreement. "Yes, it was precisely because Liu Bei was defeated by Sun Ce that he was asked to deal with mediocre generals such as Cao Bao and Xu Wei, but I didn't expect Sun Ce to act so quickly and actually find Liu Bei's hiding place."

"Yes, the Sun father and son are frivolous and reckless, and they can't be reasonable."

Liu Biao found a reason for Yuan Tan, but he remembered the Battle of Xiangyang in his heart. I haven't seen him for a few months, Sun Ce has become stronger and bolder, and he actually went deep alone and interspersed behind Yuan Tan to meet Liu Bei, which is really unexpected. How could a normal person do such a thing? If you make a slight mistake, this is the destruction of the whole army.

"What are we going to do, are we going to save it?"

Before Liu Biao could speak, Bian Rang shook his head and vetoed. "No, send someone to inform Liu Bei, but reinforcements are absolutely impossible."

"Why?" Yuan Tan and Liu Biao were puzzled, and said in unison, especially Liu Biao, he felt that Bian Rang had a special intention for him.

Bian Rang glanced at Liu Biao and sneered. "As you said, this is not a matter of common sense, and now it is just speculation, and there is no definite evidence. What if this is Sun Ce's trick? In the middle of the night, the situation is unknown, in case of ambush, how to deal with it? ”

Liu Biao was stopped. Yuan Tan thought about it and felt that it was possible, so he hesitated for a while. Liu Bei is hiding in Cangyuan City, not many people know about it, Sun Ce sent cavalry as scouts to expand the scope of reconnaissance, but this was only started yesterday, whether Sun Ce could find Liu Bei so quickly, no one can say. His attack on Cao Ang's position was not smooth, and it was possible to find another breakthrough, or attack Cheng Yu at the east gate, or lure him away from Junyi City, creating an opportunity for the Montenegrin army to break through. In contrast, attacking Liu Bei was the most unlikely.

Even if you want to reinforce Liu Bei, how many people should you send? He can mobilize a maximum of 10,000 men, or even only 5,000. If he transfers the main force to meet Liu Bei, the Montenegrin army in the city may break through at any time, and this is meaningless, Sun Ce is brave, all the troops are elite, even if there is twice the force, there is no certainty of victory, it is night again, the surroundings are pitch black, once Sun Ce's ambush, the consequences are unimaginable.

"Are you just waiting?"

Bian Rang shook the dust tail in his hand. "Liu Bei and Sun Ce have the same strength, even if they are ambushed and have setbacks, they will not be wiped out. If you can hold on a little longer, you may be able to bite Sun Ce. It's not too late to figure out the situation and deal with it later. As the main general, the king should be heavy-handed. Didn't Jiang Qi come with 10,000 people, and asked him to pick up Liu Bei, and there was a difference of half a day at most between him and the envoy himself. ”

Yuan Tan felt that Bian Rang's suggestion was reliable, and asked Liu Bei to inform him and tell him to be careful and not to march in a hurry, so as not to be seized by Sun Ce. In case of encounters with Sun Ce, you must hold on no matter what. As long as he can hold out until dawn tomorrow, it will be difficult for Sun Ce to play any tricks anymore. Jiang Qi was on his way to Junyi, so he asked him to speed up and rush to support Liu Bei, but it didn't take long.

In this way, Liu Bei is in danger and is likely to be disabled by Sun Ce. But compared to the entire battle situation, what is Liu Bei's loss? When the time comes, I'll just add some more to him.

Yuan Tan had made up his mind, but he was not in a hurry to express his position. He looked at Liu Biao. Liu Biao thought for a while, and finally nodded in agreement. He has an average relationship with Liu Bei, and there is no need to offend Bian Rang for Liu Bei. Liu Bei is even less worthy of mentioning than Yuan Tan, in order to save Liu Bei and let Yuan Tan take the risk, this is not a reasonable suggestion.

Seeing that Liu Biao also agreed, Yuan Tan pushed the boat down the river and sent someone to inform Liu Bei and Jiang Qi.

It was getting late, Yuan Tan settled down for defense, had a drink with Liu Biao and Bian Rang, and fell asleep soundly.

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Sun Ce led his army to march in a hurry for half an hour, ordered to stop the advance, and only sent scouts to investigate.

The 8,000 soldiers rested on the spot, did not untie their armor, did not unload their horses, took out the dry food and light wine they carried with them, and seized the time to eat. The knight took the bag containing the mushroom from the horse's back, hung it around the horse's neck, and the horse licked and fed it by himself, more carefully than he took care of himself. Sun Ce lacked a source of war horses, and every war horse was very precious, and there was no room for the slightest mistake.

Sun Ce shook his arms and walked back and forth, twisting his waist and swinging his hips from time to time to move his body. Dian Wei and Xu Chu also took their subordinates to relax and check the equipment. Once engaged, they fight alongside others and are the most difficult tasks, and it is very important to stay in physical condition.

Seeing this scene, King Chen didn't dare to be careless, adjusted his breathing, and relaxed his body.

Most of the torches were extinguished, only a tenth remained, and they were deliberately blocked by the soldiers with their bodies, and it was difficult to notice their presence from a hundred paces. It was already midnight, and the sky was covered with thick dark clouds, and not even a single starlight could be seen. I don't know when the wind is blowing, and the more it blows, the tighter it gets.

"Bonghyo, will it rain?" Sun Ce raised his head and twisted his neck, and his neck joint made a soft snapping sound.

"Possibly." Guo Jia squinted. "If it does, it's probably a rainstorm."

Sun Ce was worried. "If it rains heavily, the bowstring will be affected."

Chen Wang suddenly said: "There may be rain, but it will not be a torrential rain." ”

Sun Ce and Guo Jia exchanged a look, and said in unison: "Why is the king so sure? ”

"My leg doesn't hurt too much." Chen Wang patted his knee and said with a smile: "The elderly are not as good as you young people, they have more problems, and they are more sensitive to the weather. He lifted the ornately decorated crossbow and ran his fingers across the bowstring. Although the strings are a little wet, they do not affect normal use, and it does not look like it is going to rain. ”

Guo Jia suddenly realized and patted his forehead. Sun Ce also understood, and arched his hand at King Chen. "An old man in the family is a treasure. King, you are our treasure, the treasure of the army. With you, all the ghosts, demons and monsters must be avoided. ”

Chen Wang couldn't help laughing, shook his head with a smile, and then sighed again. "If you really have this ability, you are willing to stand at the eaves corner of Luoyang Palace, be a kissing beast, and protect this great Han country."

Sun Ce was just about to speak, when the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance, and a group of knights rushed to the front, and one of them turned over and dismounted, and walked quickly to Sun Ce. Dian Wei greeted him, and illuminated the person who came with a torch, his face was full of dust, his eyes were bloodshot, but he was inexplicably excited, it was Elfang.

"General, are you here to attack Liu Bei? They're right in front. ”