The weather is cold, for the Xuzhou army to attack the city of Pi created a lot of trouble, and the city of Xiapi is not weaker than the Xuzhou army of the city defense equipment, in this regard, the Xuzhou army has no absolute advantage, a time of loss is not a few, the morale of the army after Zang Ba's late-night sneak attack, is also in a low state.

Hua Xiong felt a certain amount of satisfaction, after this period of hard work, he had already packed up the generals in the cavalry, Hua Xiong has superb martial arts, and has rich experience in cavalry combat.

"Lord Chen, and today is cold, the army has captured Pi for a long time, but there is not much gain, the morale of the generals is low, in the long run, it will be extremely unfavorable to our army, in the opinion of the last general, it is better to temporarily withdraw the army, waiting for the next day." Hua Xiongdao, at this time, his strength in Xuzhou was greatly weakened, and he had no confidence in front of Chen Deng.

Chen Deng sighed helplessly, Zang Ba was extremely strict with the families in the city, and Zang Ba promised heavy profits to the families in the city, so that the family did not act excessively, and after Zang Ba occupied Xiapi, it did not affect their existing interests.

Although Cao Cao gave a lot of support to the Xuzhou army in the siege equipment, but the Xuzhou army in the elite level, and Zang Ba under the command of the soldiers has a big gap, and Zang Ba has the advantage of the city, according to the current situation, even if it is to attack the city for two months, it is difficult to break through the Xiapi, the army goes out to the consumption of grain and grass is huge, even if Xuzhou is rich in grain and grass, after successive turmoil, it can be said that the vitality is greatly damaged.

"Withdraw the troops, this official will make this matter known to the Lord." Chen Dengdao originally thought that it would be a safe thing to break Xiapi, but who would have expected that Zang Ba would have such sharp weapons as a thunderbolt car and a bed crossbow.

Two days later, there was no trace of the Xuzhou army outside the city of Xiapi, after more than two months of fighting, Zang Ba held Xiapi, so that Zang Ba's prestige in Xiapi is rising, and the generals under Zang Ba are even more high-spirited, if they can occupy Xuzhou, they can get more benefits.

The family is also unwilling to be lonely, if there is an opportunity to enhance their strength, they will not let go, taking advantage of the turmoil in Xiapi, the family frequently shot, obtained a lot of benefits, in this regard, Zang Ba does not seem to have any awareness, but is kind words to comfort the family in the city, the status of the family in the officialdom has not changed much, but the military power is firmly controlled by Zang Ba in his hands.

Seeing this, the family despised Zang Ba at the same time, but did not have the intention of betraying Zang Ba, a reckless Zang Ba, for their interests have a lot of help, and the strength under Zang Ba's command is not weak, the family is confident that it will gradually control Xiapi and make the family the leading force in Xiapi City.

Just like Hua Xiong who settled in Xiapi back then, he was not weaker than Zang Ba in terms of personal force and army strength, but the family in the city still played a big role, but the family was hindered by Hua Xiong's recklessness and did not dare to act excessively, but they saw hope from Zang Ba's body.

After Chen Deng withdrew the army, Zang Ba showed a scene that surprised the family in the city, and shot one after another, cleaning up the family in the city, at this time there was no threat of the army outside the city, and Zang Ba had absolute prestige in the city, and the family did not dare to have other changes, until this time they understood that it was not that Zang Ba did not understand the affairs of officialdom, but because of the Xuzhou army outside the city.

Under the suppression and co-optation of Zang Ba, the family in the city temporarily stabilized, and during this period, Chen Gong was naturally on the sidelines to make suggestions.

Then Zang Ba left Wu Dun in Xiapi and led an army of 5,000 to return to Langxie, which was the foundation of Zang Ba, and after Yuan Shao occupied Qingzhou, it was a big threat to Langxie.

Yuan Shao's methods are not much more sophisticated than Chen Deng, and the strategists under Yuan Shao's command are resourceful, although Yuan Shao was defeated in the hands of Lu Bu, Zang Ba did not dare to have the slightest contempt.

Once Yuan Shao makes a move, it will be a big disaster for Xuzhou.

However, now Xin Bi secretly took refuge, giving Zang Ba an extra layer of protection when dealing with Yuan Shao.

The situation in Xuzhou made Chen Gong worried, the main thing is that Xuzhou and Lu Bu's governance is not close, once there is a war, it means that you have to face it alone, although Zang Ba has three counties in Xuzhou, compared with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and other princes, the strength is still a weak side.

However, Chen Gong is confident that he will gain a foothold in Xuzhou, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will definitely not agree with each other, the strength of the two sides is not at the same level, Yuan Shao will rely on Zang Ba to contain Cao Cao, and he will not sit back and watch Cao Cao pacify Xuzhou, so that they will have a chance to survive in Xuzhou, and Cao Cao will not dare to force it too tightly.

After returning to Langxie, Zang Ba sent Sun Guan to Zhuxian to invite Guan Hai.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turban led by Guan Hai in Qingzhou can not be ignored, otherwise, it will not be in this operation, so that Yuan Shao suffered a lot of losses, if you can get Guan Hai's help, when facing Yuan Shao, you will have a greater chance of winning, Yuan Shao will drive Guan Hai out of Qingzhou, Guan Hai must be resentful of Yuan Shao in his heart, it is impossible to stand on the same camp with Yuan Shao.

Let's say that after Yuan Shao returned to Linzi, he didn't realize the loss of the jade seal, but a few days later, Yuan Shao wanted to go to the treasury to take a look at the jade seal, but he found that the secret grid was empty, and there was no trace of the jade seal.

The anger in Yuan Shao's heart can be imagined, the jade seal represents the destiny of heaven, and his ability to get the jade seal means that it is the meaning of heaven, and the people of this era attach great importance to this.

"Let the generals guarding the treasury come to see Ben Hou." Yuan Shao suppressed the anger in his heart, it is impossible to say this matter of the jade seal, even if it is lost, it can only be inspected in secret, the people who can enter and exit the treasury are limited, and everyone who enters the treasury needs to get his orders, and there will be a general who guards the treasury.

Before leading the troops to Beihai, the jade seal still existed, which shows that the loss of the jade seal occurred after he left Linzi.

"Ben Hou asked you, who went to the treasury during the time Ben Hou left?" Yuan Shao asked coldly, this treasury is different from the treasury in Qingzhou, but Yuan Shao owns it privately.

Feeling the coldness in Yuan Shao's tone, the general was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly replied: "After Marquis Ye left, two people once entered the treasury. ”

"Who?" Yuan Shao's eyes couldn't hide the killing intent.

"It's the eldest prince and the third son." The general didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied, whether it was Yuan Shang or Yuan Tan, he naturally couldn't compare with Yuan Shao in terms of status, and he had already felt a strong killing intent from Yuan Shao's body.

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