The place that Yan Xing fancied was sour jujubes.

Speaking of which, among the counties in Kanto Prefecture that launched the war against Dong, the sour jujube has the largest momentum and the largest number of people.

But the assassins and Taishou who led the troops also did nothing.

At present, Cao Cao and Bao Xin, who dare to fight in the sour jujube coalition army, have returned from a great defeat on the bank of Bianshui, and their soldiers and horses have been lost.

The remaining Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, Chen Liutai Shou Zhang Miao, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao, although they are all famous figures in Shilin, but they have no experience in leading troops to fight.

In the Kanto Prefecture of Dong Prefecture, there are only such soft persimmons left to handle.

Compared with Sun Jian of Yuzhou, who has already merged with Yuan Shu of Nanyang, or Hanoi, where there are many soldiers and horses such as Yuan Shao, Wang Kuang, Zhang Yang, and Han Fu, sour jujube is the easiest to capture, and it is also the first choice for Yan Xing to seek prestige and great achievements.

Thinking of these things, Yan Xing looked out of the tent again, the curtain of the tent door had not been lowered, he had already seen the arrival of Ma Lin, Zhou Liang, Xu Huang, Yan Xing and others.

Some of them also knew a little bit about Yan Xing's plan, so Yan Xing didn't say anything more, and after they were all seated, he began to look around at everyone and said:

"Captain Bendu has just received a military order from General Xu Zhonglang, ordering us to lead our troops and horses to march to recover the lost territory in the eastern border of Yin, Henan."

"Ahh

When Ma Lin heard that he was going to lead his troops and horses to regain the lost territory, his eyes immediately widened, and he shouted angrily.

This military order, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is the rhythm of roasting Yan Xing on the fire.

Although Dong Zhuo relocated the people of Qianshou within 200 miles of Luoyang City, many county towns near the Guandong Prefecture in Yin Province in Henan Province rebelled one after another, refusing to move west to the land of Sanfu.

Among them, Xinzheng, Mixian, Yuanling are close to Yuzhou, Zhongmu, Kaifeng, Yuanwu, Yangwu four cities are backed by Yanzhou, and Juan County is adjacent to Hanoi.

However, it is also after the takedown.

Who will defend the city, and how will defend the city.

If Xu Rong is willing to send a large army to station, these are naturally not a problem, but at the moment, with more than 1,000 people and horses under Yan Xing's department, it is already very good to be able to hold the city of Zhongmu, and how to recover other lost territories, even if he is lucky enough to recover a few more county towns, Yan Xing's troops are not enough, and he cannot divide his troops to defend the city, and these county towns will eventually rebel.

Gain and loss, this is simply a thankless thing, not to mention, those rebellious counties, although because of Cao Cao and others' Dong coalition army after the defeat in Bianshui, they no longer dare to take refuge in the Kwantung Prefecture and openly rebel against the imperial court, but the rabbit will bite people when they are in a hurry.

Once the powerful families in the city are cornered, they are determined to resist and mobilize thousands of guests, domestic slaves, and people to defend the city with their strength, and it is too risky to use Yan Xing's forces to recover the lost territory.

After Xu Huang, Yan Xing and others heard Xu Rong's military order, their faces were also solemn, they were similar to what Ma Lin thought, they led their soldiers to regain the lost territory in this way, they were undoubtedly seeking their own death.

Yan Xing did not speak, but stretched out one hand and shook it, beckoning Ma Lin, Xu Huang and others to approach.

When Ma Lin, Xu Huang and the others all came to the front of the case, Yan Xing stretched out his hand and nodded, he marked the sour dates with dansha in the silk map, Yan Xing saw the place Yan Xing pointed to, some, asked out loud:

"What does Captain mean that we don't care about those wavering eastern counties, and directly send troops to attack the Yanzhou rebels in Sour Jujube?"

Xu Huang also looked at the sour dates marked by Yan Xing, and he said:

"Although the Yanzhou rebels are newly defeated and their morale is depressed, after all, there are many soldiers and horses, claiming to have 100,000 people, if General Xu Zhonglang leads the army in person, there may still be a few chances of victory, but just relying on our subordinates and attacking rashly, I am afraid that the risk is not smaller than those counties in Yin, Henan."

Yan Xing heard Xu Huang's words, and smiled again, Xu Huang was right, although the sour jujube coalition army against Dong was newly defeated, it still had a large number of men and horses, and it was indeed not something that he could defeat with more than a thousand soldiers and horses.

He turned his gaze to Zhou Liang, who was also standing aside, Zhou Liang also happened to move his gaze from the silk painting, the two looked at each other, and each smiled indifferently, Zhou Liang said softly:

"Gentlemen, in fact, the captain has already had a foresight, although there are many soldiers and horses in the sour jujube, but the use of soldiers pays attention to avoiding the real and attacking the false, we want to defeat the Yanzhou rebels, and this is also the reason, there are many soldiers and horses in the sour jujube, then we will avoid it and attack the weak areas of the rebels instead."

Hearing Zhou Liang's words, Ma Lin, Xu Huang, Yan Xing and others all set their sights on Yan Xing, since Yan Xing had already planned, he must have already wanted to attack the weak point of the rebels.

Yan Xing felt the inquiring eyes of Ma Lin, Xu Huang and others, he restrained the smile on his face, but he was full of confidence in his chest, and said softly:

"That's right, this time, we have to avoid all the places where the rebels are stationed, and fight snakes and seven inches, since we want to fight, we must pick the weakest and most critical place of the other side to fight, and if the soldiers and horses do not move, we will directly take the key point of the Yanzhou rebels······"

For the sake of military confidentiality, Yan Xing finally did not say on the spot, the goal of this attack was, but only ordered Ma Lin and Xu Huang to select the most elite soldiers and horses to stand by first. At the same time, he ordered the whole battalion that tomorrow, all his men and horses would march east to recover the lost territory in the east of Yin, Henan.

Ma Lin, Xu Huang and others knew that the matter was very important, and after receiving the order, they retreated one after another, and Yan Xing originally planned to take some more time to perfect his plan, but not long after Ma Lin, Xu Huang and others left, the big cow guarding outside the tent entered the account and reported, and Xu came to visit.

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Soon, Xu Kun entered Yan Xing's military tent.

"Yanming, when I entered the camp, I saw that your men and horses were packing up, could it be that you are going to lead your troops east tomorrow to recover the lost territory?"

Xu Kun walked into the tent quickly, and after seeing Yan Xing, the first thing he said was to ask him about the movement of soldiers and horses he saw when he entered the camp.

Yan Xing sighed when he heard this, and said with a wry smile:

"The military situation is like fire, those counties in the eastern border of Yin, Henan, since they dare to pull the flag and rebel against the imperial court, they naturally have some strength, originally my troops and horses were few, if we don't take advantage of the momentum of the victory in Bianshui, step up the attack, I am afraid that those places at both ends of the first rat will be relieved, and these lost land of Henan Yin will be even more difficult to recover?"

When Xu Kun heard Yan Xing's words, he instantly stopped his steps and stared at Yan Xing closely, with a little doubt in his voice.

"Are you serious?"

"The current situation is in front of you and me, can I still fake?"

"No, you have a deception!"

Xu Kun's voice suddenly rose a few points, his eyes stared at Yan Xing, as if he wanted to see through his true heart, and then said:

"You are also a person who is familiar with the art of war and has been in battle for a long time, how can you not see that with the strength of your troops, not to mention whether you can recover those lost territories, even if you are lucky enough to recover a few county towns, with your little strength, where can you defend it. You know that it is futile to march eastward, but you still want to lead your troops eastward, you must be hiding other thoughts! ”

Facing Xu Kun's heart-wrenching questioning, Yan Xing suddenly stopped the smile on his face, he also tightened his face, glared at Xu Kun, and instantly responded loudly.

"The military order is like a mountain, and the violators turn into powder, Xu, you should know better than me, the deep meaning behind this military order, if I don't go east to avoid trouble, is there no other way out?"

Hearing that Yan Xing stepped up his march in order to avoid trouble, avoid Wang Fang's counterattack, and the coercion of his uncle, Xu Kun's eyes suddenly burst out with a more fierce light, he forced Yan Xing, and Yan Xing did not shy away from looking at Xu Kun, and the momentum on his body did not diminish in the slightest.

In the end, it was Xu Kun who took the lead in looking away.

He sighed first, and said leisurely:

"Why is this, Yanming, today's matter, you shouldn't stand up after all, whether you work hard and forge ahead, don't have any plans, my uncle has been fighting horses for many years, how can he not see clearly which of the rebels in Yuzhou and Yanzhou is more tricky, you insist on marching and ending up in such a situation, and you can't blame others."

Speaking of this, Xu Kun looked at Yan Xing's face again, only to see that he was still strained and did not speak, so he had to continue:

"It's just that if you lead your troops eastward to regain lost territory, you can also free up time to think about it. Whether it's the king or my uncle, after all, it's not deliberately aimed at you, now that the national disaster is over, my generation should work together to calm down the chaos and win a wife. And the calculation of private fights is not done after all. ”

Yan Xing still didn't speak, and Xu Kun was silent for a while, and finally had to sigh, turn around and say:

"That's it, today's matter, even if you blame my uncle for favoring the king and squeezing you out, or blame me for not interceding for you at the military meeting before, it is human nature."

"It's just a pity for me, last year to kill thieves side by side with you in Hedong, the fighting spirit is in full swing, this wine in the Luoyang Military Market, I haven't drunk it yet, I met today, but I ended up with such a detached end, things in the world, it's really unpredictable, gone, gone!"

After Xu Kun finished speaking, he was about to leave.

"Ziyu is slow!"

Xu Kun stopped at the right time when he heard the sound, but he didn't turn around.

"You and I know each other, from the oxtail gathering, like fire and water, and can still be sympathetic, today's things, as you said, why is this."

Yan Xing said as he spoke, a smile appeared on his face, and he said slowly:

"You saved my life in Oxtail Gathering, this kind of kindness, Yan is unforgettable, no matter how the world changes, this heart and this feeling, after all, will not change. If you want to defend the city, you have to recruit civilian service on the spot, but there are few military officials in our department, and I want to borrow a few people from you. ”

Xu Kun finally turned around at this time, he looked at Yan Xing's non-fake expression, and the words he expected slowly blurted out.

"Cao Boyi, Wei Hongqi, Meng Zichao."!