Chen Deng knows a little about the relationship between Lu Bu and Yan Shao. He knew very well that Liu Bei's favor to Lu Bu could not be compared with Yan Shao's favor to Lu Bu. In this case, it is surprisingly difficult to get Lu Bu to stand on Liu Bei's side, so as long as Lu Bu can take a neutral position, it will already be a victory for Liu Bei.

In fact, Chen Deng didn't have much hope for the envoy to go to Xiaopei, but things seemed to be going a little more smoothly than he imagined.

He didn't worry about any tricks involved, Lu Bu was also a prince, so he wouldn't go back on this kind of thing. Besides, even if Lu Bu really made any moves, could they really be defenseless?

Listening to Chen Deng's words, Liu Bei also nodded.

After hesitating for a while, Liu Bei suddenly said to Chen Deng. "You say, if I send an envoy to Yanzhou and invite Cao Cao to send troops, is it feasible?"

Chen Deng didn't seem to expect Liu Bei to ask this, and was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but quickly shook his head and said. "Let Cao Cao also send troops together, of course, you can help share a lot of pressure, but don't forget, how long has it been since Cao Cao burned and looted in Xuzhou before? How could the people of Xuzhou forget? How could the soldiers of Xuzhou forget?

If you really invite Cao Cao to send troops together, not only will it not do any good, but it may cause a lot of trouble..."

Other Xuzhou officials also spoke out against it, not supporting Liu Bei's proposal to unite with Cao Cao.

Liu Bei's proposal was originally just tentative, but now that the proposal was not passed, he was not annoyed, he just smiled and didn't take it to heart.

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At the moment when Jian Yong returned to Xuzhou from Qingzhou, it meant the battle of the two states.

Not long after Jian Yong left Qingzhou, Yan Shao had already led more than 30,000 elite soldiers under his command to enter Langxie. Preparing to deal with the possible invasion of Xuzhou, on the other hand, Liu Bei also began to deploy troops on the Xuzhou side, and Xuzhou, which was already rich, also began to show his strong side.

Cao Cao burned and looted Xuzhou before, which did cause a lot of losses to Xuzhou, but the heritage of Xuzhou is definitely not something that can be wiped out in a war, especially this time.

Therefore, after some mobilization, Liu Bei actually mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

He and his sworn brother Guan Yu led the troops together, followed by Mi Zhu's brother Mi Fang. As for Mi Zhu, he followed Zhang Fei, Cao Bao and Chen Deng and others to stay in Xiapi, so as not to be attacked by Yan Shao's nest one by one, one by one, among the princes today, there are mainly four families known for their cavalry, one is Ma Teng's Xiliang Iron Cavalry, one is Gongsun Zhan's Youzhou Cavalry, and the other is Yan Shao's Qingzhou Cavalry and Lu Bu's Bingzhou Iron Cavalry...

Among them, Ma Teng's Xiliang Iron Cavalry reached a peak in strength after the defeat of Li Dao and Guo Yan and others, and Ma Teng, who governed the Xiliang and Chang'an regions, now has nearly 10,000 cavalry under his command, which can be regarded as the strongest cavalry among the princes of this period. After years of fierce battles, Gongsun Zhan's Youzhou cavalry suffered great losses, leaving only more than 4,000 people, but these are the elites under Gongsun Zhan's command, and they have been in battle for a long time, so their strength is very strong.

After that, the Bingzhou cavalry was originally juxtaposed with the Xiliang cavalry and the Youzhou cavalry, but unfortunately, after Ding Yuan died, the Bingzhou army was already like a rootless duckweed, and there was no source of replenishment. When it came to the Battle of Puyang, because of Zhang Yang's support, he barely recovered some, but it was a blink of an eye, and he lost almost because of the defeat of the Battle of Puyang. By the time Xiaopei arrived, the Bingzhou cavalry army had already existed in name only.

Fortunately, in the Battle of Luoyang, Lu Bu also received a lot of Xiliang prisoners of war, and also obtained a part of the war horses, which is not much, but it can be regarded as an excellent supplement to Lu Bu, but it also takes time, so in a short period of time, Lu Bu's Bingzhou cavalry is still in a state where it is not worthy of the name.

The last one is Yan Shao's Qingzhou cavalry...

Unlike the places that are famous because they are rich in war horses, Yan Shao's Qingzhou cavalry is completely caused by Yan Shao's painstaking management. If it weren't for the Wuhuan Rebellion that year, Yan Shao got a lot of war horses, and then worked hard to build many horse farms in Qingzhou, it would be impossible for Qingzhou to have so many cavalry troops today.

And after the training of fierce generals including Tai Shici and Zhao Yun, the Qingzhou cavalry also has the ability to compete with the Xiliang cavalry and the Youzhou cavalry. This is what Lu Bu has to admit, especially after having Zhao Yun and Tai Shici and other fierce generals, Lu Bu even feels that except for the Xiliang cavalry led by Ma Chao, I am afraid that there are no other princes who can compete with this cavalry, at least Gongsun Zhan's Youzhou cavalry is unlikely to look like one by one of the 11 of course, this is also related to the current state of Gongsun Zhan.

If the current Gongsun Chan is still the white horse general of the year, naturally no one dares to underestimate him, but unfortunately these incidents, Gongsun Chan has suffered a lot of setbacks, and in the process of fighting with Yuan Shao, he basically won less and lost more, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Gongsun Chan is already about to fail, which makes Gongsun Chan a lot more decadent.

In any case, the strong Qingzhou cavalry made Liu Bei jealous in his heart, he was afraid that he had just led the troops out of Xiapi, and when he turned back, Yan Shao would send troops to take his lair...

Although the cavalry is not good at attacking cities, even if they really let them go to Xiapi City, they may not be able to take this city in any way, but who dares to guarantee that it is really foolproof?

As Liu Bei's lair now, he can't act carelessly...

Now among his generals, the only one who can be called a general is Guan Yu, considering that the fierce generals of the Qingzhou Army are like clouds, it is impossible for him to leave the switch Yu, so the best candidate to stay is only Zhang Fei. This is also his most trusted sworn brother, Liu Bei also knows what his brother's personality is, and deliberately let Chen Deng and Mi Zhu stay, Chen Deng is responsible for assisting Zhang Fei, which can also be said to be a little restrictive to prevent Zhang Fei from making too much trouble. Mi Zhu is responsible for helping to raise grain, grass and other supplies.

After all these things were done, Liu Bei also took the soldiers and horses in his hand and began to drive north...

On the city wall of Xiapi, looking at Liu Bei's soldiers and horses who were gradually leaving, Cao Bao, who now had a very low sense of presence in Xuzhou, smiled coldly.

"Go, tell my uncle, just say that Liu Bei has left Xiapi, let him get ready..."

When a subordinate standing next to Cao Bao heard this, he lowered his head and said respectfully.

"Yes..."

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The commotion between Qingzhou and Xuzhou was so big that the people in the two states knew very well that a big war was about to break out, but the other princes did not know about it. It's very simple, the information is not smooth, Qingzhou and Xuzhou already know the news, if you want to spread to Yanzhou next door, I'm afraid it will take a long time, not to mention the farthest Xiliang or Yizhou, I'm afraid that when the war is over, I can barely get some news over there.

By the time Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and other princes had already received the news, Yan Shao and Liu Bei's soldiers and horses had already begun to confront each other in Langxie.

"Declare, it's up to you this time..."Walking into the camp with Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, and Tai Shici, Yan Shao took off the cloak on his body, and laughed loudly at Zang Ba.

"My lord..."Zang Ba and the rest of the Taishan Army, who were standing at the gate of the camp, saw Yan Shao and saluted one after another.

"Okay, okay..."After waving his hand, signaling that Zang Ba didn't have to be polite, Yan Shao glanced at the other two people behind him, and said again. Meng Qi, let me introduce you, this is my general Zang Ba Zang Xuangao, and behind him are all his cronies and brothers, and they are all fierce generals of my Qingzhou Army..."

To be honest, the Qingzhou Army at this time can already be described as a fierce general, in addition to the bright side, there are also many unknown generals.

How to say that? It's like the dozens of generals who were stabbed to death by Zhao Yun with a spear on the Changban slope in the Battle of Chibi. In fact, there are still many people in this world who can be called generals, although they don't have too many names. At present, these brothers of Zang Ba, except for one or two who are still somewhat famous, basically belong to this ranks.

So whether Yan Shao knows or doesn't know, it's actually nothing surprising.

It's like the boss of a large company, let alone all the employees under his hands, even if the status is slightly higher, it is normal not to know the name.

But through so far, not to mention anything else, Yan Shaozhi has become much better at winning people's hearts, and before coming, he deliberately reviewed the names of those generals under Zang Ba's hands, so when it comes to introduction, there is no problem at all.

The brothers under Zang Ba's hands also seemed very happy. Maybe this can only be regarded as a small thing, but many times it is precisely the small thing that determines people's hearts. Occasionally, a casual attitude may expose your true inner thoughts and chill the people around you. Similarly, an occasional intimate move can also warm people's hearts, at least Yan Shao's current actions make Zang Ba's brothers feel that Yan Shao attaches great importance to them, and even Zang Ba himself seems quite happy.

Who is Zang Ba? Ma Chao really didn't know, but since Yan Shao introduced it, he nodded and saluted Zang Ba and the others. "In Xia Fufeng Ma Chao Ma Mengqi, this is the sister, I have seen you..." Ma Chao is a real person, and he feels that he has really not seen these people in front of him, so he is just a little polite.

Zang Ba and the brothers around him were a little surprised when they heard Ma Chao's name.

Ma Chao's name, of course they have heard of it, just now when they saw Ma Chao and Ma Yunlu following behind Yan Shao, Zang Ba and the others were still wondering who this person was, but now when they heard that it was Ma Chao, they immediately hugged their fists. "It turned out to be the hero of the Battle of Luoyang, I really admired the name for a long time..."

The other princes are also forgotten, but for the battle of Luoyang in which their boss personally participated, how could Zang Ba, who was a subordinate, not understand it? Naturally, I have heard of Ma Chao's name, and I also know how big Ma Chao's role is in this. One by one, they touted Ma Chaolai.

People love to listen to good words, especially young people like Ma Chao.

Yan Shao watched from the side, also with a smile on his face.

This time it happened in a hurry, but since it happened, there was only one way to deal with it, and coincidentally, Ma Chao was also in Qingzhou at this time.

When the war broke out, as the general of Qingzhou, Zhao Yun was definitely going to the battlefield. Ma Yunlu saw that his lover was going to the battlefield, although he knew very well that with Zhao Yun's martial arts, there would be no danger. But it's still a piece. At this time, Ma Chao's position was a little embarrassing, he was originally the one who asked the teacher, the problem was the object of his question, and now he was about to fight in the south, and his sister-in-law also went with him, at this time he continued to stay in Qingzhou, he would inevitably feel a little embarrassed.

Coincidentally, at this time, Yan Shao muttered again intentionally or unintentionally. "I heard that Liu Bei has two brothers who are very good at fighting..."

So under the pretext of protecting his sister, Ma Chao also brought hundreds of cavalry under his command to follow.

To put it simply, Yan Shao is equivalent to getting a powerful combat power like Ma Chao without spending a penny.

Now after all, it is the cold winter season, and it is all the way, and no one is interested in continuing to blow the cold wind at the gate of the camp. After greeting for a while, the group also walked into the camp tent that had been prepared a long time ago.

After entering the camp, Yan Shao was not polite, and directly asked about the things he was most concerned about.

"Announce, how is the deployment of Lang Evil now?"

Zang Ba replied immediately. "Rest assured, my lord, since Lang Xie also took the measures of Tuntian, I have built many fortresses on the border between Lang Xie and Donghai County, especially on the main roads, and built a lot of checkpoints, no matter how many soldiers and horses Liu Bei came this time, it is impossible to break through Lang Xie in a short time..."

For Yan Shao, Zang Ba is still very grateful. After all, it was Yan Shao who handed over Langxie County to Zang Ba, who was not very famous at the time, and as a former Taishan thief, Zang Ba was also very territorial. Although Yan Shao only asked him to be responsible for managing Langxie, in his opinion, Langxie was already his own territory, so he naturally managed it carefully. After carrying out the strategy of Tuntian, Zang Ba did not let the soldiers of Tuntian be responsible for training in their spare time, but treated them as hard labor, and built a lot of checkpoints and fortresses at the key points of communication between Langxi and Donghai County.

The existence of these buildings makes Langxie at least in the direction of facing Donghai County, which can be described as impregnable.

Even if Liu Bei bypassed, these fortresses would be like nails, nailed to Liu Bei's back. If Liu Bei does not send troops, or if the number of troops sent is less, these fortresses can sneak attack Liu Bei's logistics routes, and if Liu Bei uses more troops to monitor, it can greatly reduce the number of troops Liu Bei uses for the front line, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone.

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