In late August, Xu Shu led an army of 100,000 to set off from Moling, all the way north, and killed Xuzhou. (）

Xu Shu suddenly sent troops, which made Li Tong and Yu Ban, who were far away in Shouchun, nervous.

Assassin's House, in the hall.

Yu Ban and Li Tong sat at the top of the hall, one left and one right. At the bottom of the hall sat a group of military generals, Han Hao and Shi Jian came with Yu Ban, and their status was higher, different from the rest of the generals.

In the hall, a middle-aged man stood.

This person's name is Yang Chi, and he is the master of the assassin Shi Li Tong.

Yang Chi raised his head and said loudly: "General Yu, I think that Xu Shu led 100,000 Shu troops to Xuzhou, and it is reasonable for me to come to the rescue in public and private." If Xuzhou is captured, Yangzhou will face the Shu army in the east and south, and if there is a problem in Yuzhou, Yangzhou will be even more precarious, please think twice about the general. ”

Li Tong's expression was solemn, and he nodded and said: "Master Yang's book is reasonable, I think we should increase troops in Xuzhou, assist Xuzhou Assassin Shi to repel the Shu army, and ensure the safety of Xuzhou, which is also to ensure the safety of Yangzhou." ”

He looked at Yu Ban and asked, "General Yu, what do you think?" ”

Li Tong is the assassin of Yangzhou, in charge of Yangzhou's military and political affairs, but Yu Ban's status is special, equivalent to the minister of the Qin Mission, with the right to arbitrary, and there are 100,000 troops stationed outside Shouchun City, which is obviously greater than Li Tong's energy. Li Tong cannot be arbitrary and arbitrary, and must consult Yu Ban's opinion.

Yu Ban shook his head and said unceremoniously: "Li Tingshi, I don't agree to send troops. ”

Li Tong raised his eyebrows and asked, "General Yu, why is this?" ”

Yang Chi also immediately asked: "General Yu, the safety of Xuzhou is related to the safety of Yangzhou, and the relationship between the two states is that of the two states." Once Xuzhou falls, Yangzhou will be in danger, please think twice about General Yu! ”

"Bastard!"

Yu Ban slapped the desk and drank suddenly.

Yang Chi's brows furrowed, without any fear, looking at Yu Ban levelly, waiting for Yu Ban's explanation.

Li Tong was also a little unhappy in his heart, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "General Yu, why don't you send troops?" There has to be a reason. If you can't stop the soldiers from going into battle, you can't stop them from going into battle. ”

Yu Ban saw that Li Tong was soft, so he bowed his head slightly.

His gaze swept around the hall, and finally fell on Yang Chi, and said in a deep voice: "Yang Chi, you keep saying that Xuzhou has fallen and Yangzhou is dangerous, is it possible that the city wall of Xuzhou is paper-paste, and it will collapse as soon as it encounters the Shu army, which reason is this?" The Xuzhou Thorn History was appointed by His Majesty, you have to believe in His Majesty's arrangement, and believe that the Xuzhou Thorn History has the ability to hold the territory. ”

"Xuzhou Thorn Shi didn't send a message for help, can we meddle in Xuzhou's affairs at will?"

"If you send troops at will, the country will be in chaos?"

"The laws of the country have their own set of rules, which cannot be crossed. Your Majesty appointed officials to serve as Xuzhou Assassins, in charge of the safety of Xuzhou, we must believe Your Majesty. Even if you are worried about the safety of Xuzhou, you can send a letter to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to send someone to Xuzhou to ensure the safety of Xuzhou. ”

"Don't be too high, don't think you're capable alone. Without you, the country is running as usual, and the people are still living, such an idea is unacceptable, and you must believe in the history of Xuzhou. ”

Yu Ban crackled and said a big call, which was completely a teaching tone.

Yang Chi's face turned red with shame, and a look of humiliation flashed in his eyes.

He wanted to refute Yu Ban loudly, but Li Tong shook his head, stopped Yang Chi with his eyes, and didn't let Yang Chi continue. Because Li Tong saw it, Yu Ban was using the topic to play and wanted to establish Yu Ban's authority.

In fact, Li Tong supported Yang Chi's proposal.

The relationship between Yangzhou and Xuzhou is very important, and we cannot sit idly by and watch a crisis arise in Yangzhou.

Yu Ban looked at Li Tong and continued: "Li Tingshi, we only have 100,000 troops, but the Shu army is more than 100,000, and we can also draw soldiers from various counties in Jiangdong. Once the troops are transferred and leave, Yangzhou may be in danger. You also know that Sima Yi was defeated, and Cao Ren was even more defeated, if there is something wrong in Yangzhou, can Your Majesty accept it? ”

"The most important thing now is to do our own thing, hold Yangzhou, and complete our task."

"In my opinion, Xu Shu and Zhang Liao used the same strategy. Xu Shu led an army of 100,000 to attack Xuzhou with great fanfare, just a false shot, and the real purpose was Yangzhou. As long as we send troops to rescue, we will fall into the arms of Xu Shu, and it will inevitably collide with the Shu army, and Yangzhou may also be attacked by the Shu army. ”

Yu Ban looked sincere, and said earnestly: "Li Tingshi, the situation is difficult, if there is one thing missing, then there is one less thing, and the most important thing is to keep Yangzhou." ”

After Li Tong heard this, he secretly despised it in his heart.

What is this?

Keeping Yangzhou safe, you can get the favor of His Majesty in a short period of time, once something happens in Xuzhou, you can't cover the lid after all.

Li Tong also figured it out, Yu Ban did not send troops, but was afraid of defeat.

Xu Shu doesn't fight Yangzhou, everything has nothing to do with Yu Ban.

In the final analysis, because of the war between Bingzhou and Yangzhou, it caused great pressure on Yu Ban. Because the two armies in front of them were defeated and the situation was turbulent, once the forbidden army was defeated, it would really be a national turmoil. Especially when the news of the defeat reached Cao Cao's ears, Yu Ban must be responsible, so Yu Ban resolutely did not send troops.

Li Tong waved his hand at Chaoyangchi, and Yangchi retreated.

Shi Jian and Han Hao did not get up to persuade and acquiesced in Yu Ban's decision. In this way, Li Tong and Yu Ban temporarily reached an agreement and sat back and watched Xu Shu lead the army to attack Xuzhou.

……

Xu Shu led the army from Moling, crossed the Yangtze River, and entered Xuzhou.

After entering Xuzhou, Xu Shu immediately occupied Gaoyou County, which was close to Yangzhou, and used it as a springboard to sweep Guangling County.

In ten days, the Shu army took Dongyang County, Sheyang County, and Yandu County, and occupied most of Guangling County.

Next, Xu Shu did not continue to go north, but based on most of Guangling County, he began to march westward, quickly taking Xuyi County and Gaoshan County, and capturing the southern boundary of Xiapi County. The strength of Xuzhou Thorn was weak and powerless to resist, and he watched the territory south of Xuzhou be lost.

In this way, the south of Xuzhou is in the hands of Xu Shu.

Xu Shu gained a firm foothold in the south of Xuzhou and controlled the territory south of Xuzhou. It is not only in contact with the Wei army in Xuzhou, but also borders Yangzhou to the east, in the middle of Yangzhou and Xuzhou.

Xu Shu continued to advance northward, with great intentions to take Xuzhou.

After the news reached Yangzhou Shouchun, it immediately caused an uproar. Yu Ban made a mistake as expected, Xu Shu did not pretend to attack Xuzhou, but really led the army to attack.

Assassin's House, in the hall.

Li Tong can't sit still, and if he doesn't send troops, Xuzhou will really fall.

Yang Chi stood up and said loudly: "General Yu, the news from Xuzhou has come, what do you say to do?" Is it possible to sit back and watch Xuzhou be captured by Xu Shu. That's 100,000 Shu troops, if there is no army to resist, even if Xuzhou has a strong city, it will definitely not be able to hold it, and it can't wait. ”

Yu Ban's face was gloomy and he looked very unhappy.

Unexpectedly, Xu Shu really hit Xuzhou, which made Yu Ban a little at a loss.

Li Tong saw that Yang Chi was a little impulsive, lowered his posture and said: "General Yu, the overall situation is important, it is not too late to send troops now, as long as Xuzhou can be kept, everything can be recovered." ”

Yu Ban frowned and said, "Li Tingshi, I don't don't understand what you said, but once the soldiers are defeated, what should they do?" ”

At this time, what Yu Ban was most afraid of was defeat.

Li Tong saw that Yu Ban only considered his own one-third of an acre, and he was angry in his heart, but he still patiently persuaded him: "General Yu, Xu Shu attacked Yangzhou, this is forcing us to send troops, and we have to save it." Regardless of success or failure, we have to fight. You just have to give the order, and if it fails, I will ask Your Majesty for the guilt, and make it clear that it has nothing to do with General Yu. ”

Yu Ban said: "Li Tingshi, why are you bothering? ”

Li Tong said loudly: "It's not that Li Tong insists on doing this, but the current situation has to be like this." ”

Han Hao and Shi Jian looked at Li Tong, and their eyes showed admiration. The eyes of the two looked at Yu Ban, their expressions were complicated, they both admired Yu Ban in the past, but Yu Ban never sent troops, which made the two very disappointed.

Yu Ban glanced at everyone, and finally nodded in agreement.

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