In Juancheng, Xun Yu was discussing some things with the sick Xi Zhong Xi Zhicai. Looking at this sickly Xi Zhong, Xun Yu couldn't bear to disturb him, and comforted Xi Zhong a few words, just wanting to leave, but Xi Zhong grabbed Xun Yu's arm hard, "Xun Gong! Now that the situation is so critical, why do you deceive me? ”

"Zhicai, even though this situation is very critical, it is not as bad as imagined, you are sick on the bed, so don't continue to worry about it."

Xun Yu put his hand on Xi Zhong's hand, but he didn't feel the slightest warmth, and his face was a little gloomy.

"Duke Xun doesn't have to deceive me, let me ask you, is Lu Bu and Zhang Miao's army under this Juancheng City now? Are there people in Juancheng who are uneasy, and many people have bad intentions? Did all the counties and counties in Yanzhou rise up against Cao? In such a situation, can An can say that it is not so bad? ”

Xi Zhong asked.

Xun Yu stared at Xi Zhong, "Zhicai, you also know that the army of Lu Bu and Zhang Miao is only more than 10,000 people, and Lu Bu's account is full of cavalry, so he can't attack the city at all." The people in Juancheng are a little uneasy, and many people want to do bad things, but General Xiahoudun deceived these people by deceiving them with death, and even wiped them out, killing the first evil Wang Kai and dozens of people, imprisoning ten thousand submarines, and the rest of the people are unlikely to cause chaos! As for the counties and counties raising troops against Cao, there is no need to worry, as long as they can hold Juancheng and wait until Cao Gong returns, they will be able to sweep down these rebellions. ”

"I know that Duke Xun urgently summoned Xiahoudun back from Puyang to stabilize the situation in Juancheng, but as soon as Xiahoudun leaves, Puyang will be lost, and Dongjun will be lost! When Chen Gong lures these soldiers and horses from Dongjun, then the situation in Juancheng will be dangerous. ”

Xi Zhong said.

Xun Yu's face was a little heavy, he naturally understood that Dongjun would definitely lose Xiahoudun if he lost it. However, if the strong man broke his wrist, it was better to lose Dongjun than to lose Juancheng, if it wasn't for Xiahou Dun's hasty return, Juancheng would probably be lost.

"Juancheng has Xun Gong and General Xiahou here, but they can hold on for some time! But what about the rest of the place? If Juancheng becomes an isolated city, even if Cao Gong returns, what foothold will he have? ”

Xi Zhong continued.

Xun Yu still looked at Xi Zhong, Xi Zhong also stared at Xun Yu, the two looked at each other for a long time, Xun Yu sighed, "Don't hide Zhicai, now all the counties and counties in Yanzhou have lost contact, it is estimated that they are all more auspicious, only Juancheng, Fan County, and Dong'e have not fallen!" ”

"I expected it!"

Xi Zhong let go of the hand holding Xun Yu and held it on his forehead, "Last year, the lord of the year went east to Xuzhou, did not restrain the soldiers, and killed a lot, and this year he started a large army to conquer, killing too much along the way, and the former killed Bian Rang, and he has already lost the hearts of these Yanzhou scholars." They were able to welcome the lord into Yanzhou at the beginning, and now they can also drive the lord out of Yanzhou. It's just that I never thought that the hearts of Yanzhou people would be lost so much! There is a huge Yanzhou, and only three cities have been preserved. ”

"There is no need to be so pessimistic. Even though these counties are out of our control, they have not helped Lu Bu and Sun Ce. For example, this is the Li family of a county, otherwise Sun Ce would not have to make a detour to Dingtao, and he would be able to reach Juancheng from Shanyang. ”

"So we must hold on to these three cities, so that the lord will not have no place to return!"

Xi Zhong was a little breathless, "Cheng Yu is the hope of Dong'e, when Dong'e was attacked by the Yellow Turban thieves, it was Cheng Yu who protected Dong'e, so that Dong'e was never broken by the Yellow Turban." As long as Cheng Yu is allowed to go to Dong'e to defend it, Dong'a will not lose. ”

"Hmm."

Xun Yu responded, "I have asked Cheng Yu to return to Dong'e, and asked him to inform Fan County Ling Jin Yun that he must defend Fan County!" As long as these three cities are not lost, Yanzhou may still be able to regain them. ”

While these two wise men were worried about the situation in Yanzhou, Xun Yu received the message that the corpses of the thieves killed by Xiahoudun were taken away by the dead, as well as the important news that Chen Gong had led troops forward.

Xun Yu didn't care much about these corpses, these thieves were all dead, and many of them were even punished. Without their internal response in Juancheng, there is no need to worry about the safety of Juancheng. Even if they were Lu Bu outside the city, recruiting the dead to recapture these corpses, at most they could only bury them and collect people's hearts or something.

What made Xun Yu vigilant was the news that Chen Gong led troops forward later! It's only been a long time, Chen Gong has rushed from Puyang to this Juancheng, this speed is really surprising, with Xun Yu's guess, Chen Palace may be a few days late.

"How many soldiers and horses did Chen Gong bring?"

Looking at Xiahoudun who came in a hurry, Xun Yu was still extremely calm and asked softly.

"Four thousand!"

Xiahoudun was a little resentful, "Those Yanzhou soldiers and horses in Dongjun have all rebelled, Chen Gong asked Yan Wei to go to attack Dong'e, otherwise I am afraid that I will bring more soldiers and horses!" ”

"Did you attack Dong'a?"

Xun Yu hurriedly asked, "How many soldiers and horses did he bring to attack Dong'e?" ”

"About 3,000 people."

Xiahoudun replied.

Xun Yu and Xi Zhong glanced at each other, and their moods were a little heavy. After a long time, Xi Zhong spoke, "In this way, this situation is really a bit bad." Yan Wei went to attack Dong'e, and Sun Ce asked Qiao Rui to attack Fan County. And Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Sun Ce and others joined forces to besiege my Juancheng, so that I Juancheng could not divide troops to rescue, in this way, even if I Juancheng held on, but Dong'e and Fan County were not protected, and it was useless! ”

"I can't say that."

Xiahoudun was a little skeptical, "With Cheng Yu in Dong'e, the three thousand soldiers and horses in Bi Ling will not do anything, and the Qiao Rui who attacked Fan County is even more incompetent, as for this Juancheng...... Lu Bu, Chen Gong, and Sun Ce each have their own selfish intentions, where can they work together to attack the city? ”

"What General Xiahou said is not unreasonable."

Xun Yu said, "It's a pity that when Lu Bu and Zhang Miao first arrived in Juancheng, we didn't defeat them quickly. On the contrary, they easily quelled Zhao Pet's rebellion and missed the opportunity. If we had defeated them at that time and let Lu Bu and them retreat to Puyang, we would not have the worries we have today. ”

During the rebellion of Zhao Pet, Xiahoudun did not take the liberty to go out of the city to rob the camp, this is that no matter what chaos happened to Zhang Miao's camp, Lu Bu's camp has always been guarded, and that night Lu Bu also sent a cavalry to swim outside the city to prevent Xiahoudun. The second is the anti-Cao forces in Juancheng. After many considerations, Xiahoudun and Xun Yu still decided to pacify the civil strife first.

It's just that after the unstable factors in Juancheng were resolved, Zhao Chong's rebellion was quickly pacified by Lu Bu and Zhang Miao. It can only be said that both sides are missing opportunities.

"Duke Xun, General Xiahou."

Xi Zhong on the sickbed looked a little serious, "I'm not saying that Fan County and Dong'e County will inevitably be unsafe, but if these two counties are not defeated, Lu Bu and Sun Ce can completely divide their troops to attack!" ”

"If they divide their troops, where will they get the soldiers and horses to besiege Juancheng?"

Xiahoudun asked rhetorically.

When Xun Yu heard this, he stared at Xi Zhong, and said word by word, "Zhicai, are you worried about Guo Gong, the assassin of Yuzhou?" ”