Liu Bei's words were firm.

After the words landed, Chen Qi kindly reminded: "Don't be careless, Lu Bu is brave and good at fighting, and there are many tigers and wolves under his command, so it is better for us to deal with it carefully." ”

"Old Chen is reasonable, I don't know if there is a good solution?"

Liu Bei nodded slightly, showing great humility.

The eyes of everyone in the hall were also on the head of the Xu family, who was very prestigious in Xuzhou.

"Lu Bu's army will join Pengcheng, and the next target must be Xuzhou. But then ......"

Chen Jue's voice changed, and then said: "Xuzhou is surrounded by enemies, if it is defended, Lu Bu is bound to attack, just like the incident of Dongwuyang at the beginning, even if King Hongnong has an iron wall, it was finally broken by Lu Bu. Forgive the little old man for saying something unpleasant, even if the envoy has 45,000 soldiers and horses, it is difficult for him to be the front of Lu Bu. ”

Chen Qi's words made many generals who wanted to defend the bloody battle with Lu Bu to the end become indecisive.

Liu Bei was also in deep thought.

Excluding the 20,000 cavalry in Youzhou, there are actually only 20,000 or 30,000 people under his command, and even if he defends it, he may not be able to stop Lu Bu's rolling army.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei bowed to Chen Qi and made a big salute, and said earnestly: "Please also ask Elder Xu to teach me." ”

Chen Qi hurriedly stepped forward to help Liu Bei, and said: "It is related to the lifeblood of Xuzhou, both public and private, and the old man should do his best to make a plan for the king." ”

Then, he lightly twisted his beard twice, and said slowly: "The old man has a plan for the envoy's reference." ”

"Elder Chen, please speak."

"Lu Bu's army has not arrived, so that Jun should think about retreating: you can divide most of Xuzhou's money and grain and move it to Xiapi, if Xuzhou is surrounded, Xiapi has food to save, if you capture Pi, Xuzhou can attack its rear. In addition, there is a danger of Surabaya in Xiapi, just sit and guard it with peace of mind, you can be safe, what do you think? ”

Chen Jue offered a plan, Liu Bei thought for a moment, and then nodded in response: "This plan is very good!" ”

"In addition, the envoy can also send people to Guangling to lobby."

Chen Jue continued: "Guangling County has been attached to Xuzhou for many years, but it is a force independent of Xuzhou. He has 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, not a few, so that if you can make people tell the benefits and disadvantages, your lips are cold, and you believe that Zhen Rongding will not sit idly by, and is willing to send troops to fight against Lu Bu. ”

After listening to Chen Qi's words, many people in the hall nodded in agreement: "If Zhen Rong is willing to help, our chances of winning will be a few points greater." ”

Zhenrong, a native of Danyang, Yangzhou.

In the early years, Shi Taoqian, who defected to Xuzhou, was appointed as the county guard of Xiapi, responsible for supervising the transportation of grain from Guangling, Xiapi and Pengcheng counties.

However, after receiving the food and tribute items from these three counties, Zhenrong did not send it to Tan County, but filled his own pockets for his own use.

After having these, Zhenrong set up Buddhist temples in Xiapi County, and asked the people of Xiapi County to recite Buddhist scriptures day and night, which made monks, nuns and Buddhists from nearby counties move into Xiapi County, up to more than 5,000 households before and after. Every April 8th of the lunar calendar, Zhenrong will also hold a "Buddha bathing meeting", and the cost of setting up a banquet on the side of the road alone will be calculated in units of 100 million.

Later, Cao Cao avenged his father's attack on Xuzhou, and Xuzhou was like a frightened bird.

Di Rong led more than 10,000 soldiers and subordinate men and women to Moling, and Xue Li, who guarded Moling, held a banquet to entertain Zhen Rong, but was killed by Di Rong and annexed Xue Li's subordinates.

After Tao Qian's death, Zhenrong went south to Guangling.

Zhao Yu, the commander of Guangling County, treated Zhenrong as a guest of honor and set up a grand banquet to entertain Zhenrong and his soldiers. Seeing that Guangling County was rich and the people were rich, Zhenrong couldn't help but be moved, so he had bad intentions again. So, at a wine banquet, when toasting, he drew his sword and killed Zhao Yu and took Guangling for himself.

This guy believes in Buddhism, but he is not a good man and a woman.

Therefore, Liu Bei is reluctant to fuse with Zhen, and people like him, who are not sure when, will take a bite and swallow themselves into their stomachs.

But at the moment, the situation is tense, and if we can get help from each other, we can indeed increase the chances of victory.

"The lower officials are not talented, and they are willing to go through this experience for the lord." Sun Gan, who held a position, came out to ask for help.

After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Bei finally nodded, "Gongyou is here, you have to be more careful." ”

Hearing Liu Bei's concern, Sun Gan was moved in his heart, and said with his hands: "If the official goes here, he will definitely live up to the trust of the lord!" ”

Then they took a long time of deliberation before they dispersed.

Walking out of the gate of the state pastor's mansion, the Chen family father and son boarded the car to return home.

In the carriage, Chen Jue, who was over fifty years old, seemed to be a little tired, closed his eyes, and began to close his eyes to recuperate.

The eldest son, Chen Deng, looked at his father and stopped talking.

After struggling for a while, he hesitated and said, "Father, is there something wrong with your advice to Liu Yuanjun." ”

Hearing his son's question, Chen Jue, who closed his eyes and recuperated, raised his eyelids, and there was a glint in his cloudy eyes.

"Yuanlong, my father knows what you want to say, but you don't have to say it again. Liu Xuande is far from being as kind as you seem, not to mention that this person is very deep in the city, and his ambition is far beyond ordinary people, he is really ambitious. ”

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, Chen Qi knew that his son liked Liu Bei and wanted to help him support the Han family.

But to help the Han room, it's not just a slogan or two.

If the general trend has been set today, Liu Bei is simply unable to compete with Lu Bu.

"The father said this, and the son did not dare to agree."

Chen Deng plucked up his courage, this was a change from the past, he would never dare to contradict his father.

"My father was erudite, so I should know that Gao Zu only owned the land of Hanzhong, and after unremitting efforts, he was able to defeat Xiang Yu and create the Han Dynasty.

Now that Xuzhou is far more fertile than Hanzhong, Liu Zhijun is also a person with great ambitions, why did his father deny Liu Zhijun's dedication and efforts over the years just based on the current situation? ”

Chen Deng asked rhetorically, a little emotional.

Chen Jue's eyes fell on the son he was most optimistic about, his demeanor was no longer old, and his words were sharp: "In the past, under the command of Gaozu, Wen had Xiao He and Zhang Liang to assist, and Wu had Fan Xu, Zhou Bo, Xiahou Ying's disciples, plus a soldier who was difficult to come out of a hundred years to help, and Xiang Yu was conceited, so he was defeated.

Look at Liu Bei, the right time, place and people, what kind of account does he have? ”

Chen Deng opened his mouth, and subconsciously wanted to say the word 'he', but in a blink of an eye, Lu Bu's prestige among the people was also extremely high, even far surpassing the son of heaven who was trapped in Chang'an.

For a moment, he was a little speechless.

"In fact, whoever is the emperor in this world has nothing to do with being a father. It's just that the thousands of years of inheritance of the Xu family can never be destroyed in my hands. Looking at the loneliness on his son's face, Chen Jue sighed, feeling a little unbearable.

He knew that his son's ambition since he was a child was to devote his life to assisting a Ming master and supporting the Han Society.

But the sky above his head is not what it used to be.