Outside Luohu Mountain, Xu Chu and Tai Shici joined forces to clean up the Huaiyang sergeants who had resisted stubbornly and had not yet escaped.

"Ziyi, where is Qiao Rui?" Xu Chu asked.

Tai Shi Ci snorted lightly and said, "That bridge Rui is also cowardly, and he didn't even fight with me, and after the battle, he fled into the mountains. ”

"Then we quickly gather our troops and go into the mountains to beg for thieves!" Xu Chu hurriedly said.

After hearing this, Tai Shi Ci waved his hand and said, "Zhong Kang, don't be impulsive, this place should be the Luohu Mountain mentioned by the lord." ”

"Luohu Mountain?" Xu Chu frowned, "Then you can't enter rashly." ”

Before deciding to raise troops to fight against Yuan Shu, Zhao Qian had already assigned Jing Fei to use the Feixun battalion to collect intelligence in Huaiyang, Runan, and Yingchuan.

Zhao Qian had long understood the situation of Luohu Mountain, and knew that the terrain in the mountain was complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if he entered rashly, he would definitely lose a lot.

"What now?" Xu Chu then asked.

Tai Shi Ci pondered for a moment and said: "Qiao Rui is trapped in Luohu Mountain, and he will definitely find a way to get in touch with the defenders of Runan, and we must not let it succeed." ”

Xu Chu nodded and said, "Ziyi is reasonable, first clean up the battlefield, then divide the troops to garrison, act as horns for each other, and tell the lord the information about this place." ”

After the two discussed, they began to clean up the battlefield, and after they were done, they set up two large camps outside Luohu Mountain, and sent patrol sergeants to keep roaming around to prevent the news from spreading in Luohu Mountain.

At this time, Zhao Qian had already completed the takeover of Shang Cai, and after everything was cleaned up, he received military reports from Xu Chu and Tai Shici.

After reading the military report, Zhao Qian laughed and said to Xun Yu beside him: "Gongda, that Qiao Rui really led the army to reinforce Shang Cai, but he didn't know that Chen Ji was dead, and Shang Cai was already under the jurisdiction of this general." ”

Xun You smiled slightly and said, "Seeing that the lord is so happy, presumably that bridge rui can't get to Shangcai, and I can't see the demeanor of the lord." ”

After listening to Xun You's words, Zhao Qian smiled again, nodded and said: "What Gongda said is good, that Qiao Rui led an army of 40,000 to help Shangcai, but he has been defeated by Zhongkang and Ziyi, and now he doesn't dare to come out in Luohu Mountain." ”

"What's next for the lord?" Xun You asked.

After Zhao Qian pondered for a moment, he clapped his hands and said: "Time is not waiting, Shangcai has been taken, I have no worries, it is time to continue to march into the army, take Runan, Huaiyang door is wide open, Yuan Shu is tied up." ”

Zhang Fei took a step forward and said, "Big brother, what are you waiting for, hurry up and march into the army and take Shouchun directly." ”

Zhao Qian shook his head with a smile and said, "What is Yide anxious about? This meal has to be eaten bite by bite, and the battle has to be fought one by one, and the bridge has not been solved yet, how can Shouchun be so easy? ”

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "That's what I said, I have to listen to the arrangement of the eldest brother." ”

Zhao Qian nodded, and said to Ma Chao next to him: "Meng Qi, although Shangcai has been taken, but after marching eastward, it is impossible not to leave people to garrison here, you see?" ”

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, then understood, and said, "Does the lord want Chao to garrison Shangcai?" ”

"Not bad." Zhao Qian nodded and said, "The first line of Shangcai and Ruyang is the throat of Yuzhou, if we go deep alone and don't take precautions, others will cut off the back road, but it will be very bad." ”

Xun You also echoed: "The lord's words are yes, although Yuan Shu is stupid, he is not incompetent, and the reason why Chen Ji was sent to station in Shangcai is also the reason." ”

Zhang Fei asked very incomprehensibly: "Now that Yuan Shu's team here has been defeated, who will cut off the back road of our army?" ”

Zhao Qian laughed and said, "Anyone is possible, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and even Tao Qian and Liu Zhang." ”

"Big brother, this ......" Zhang Fei was still a little puzzled.

Zhao Qian directly interrupted him and said, "Yide, you must remember that as the commander of the three armies, you must not only have the ability to respond to sudden situations, but also think about everything in advance. Before fighting, you will always not suffer a loss. ”

Zhang Fei nodded as if he didn't understand, and Zhao Qian didn't explain too much, these things, as long as there are more battles, they will understand.

"Meng Qi, is it okay to hand over the defense of Shangcai and Ruyang to you?" Zhao Qian asked again.

Ma Chao was silent for a while, he really wanted to follow Zhao Qian to continue the Eastern Crusade, but he also understood that there could be no one stationed here.

Glancing at Zhang Fei, Ma Chao understood in his heart that as the righteous brother of the lord Zhao Qian, he must continue the Eastern Crusade as a pioneer, and Zhang Fei's ability, Ma Chao also knew that it seemed that the only one who could be qualified and obliged to stay and garrison was him Ma Chao.

While Ma Chao was thinking, Zhao Qian didn't speak, just looked at him quietly, waiting for Ma Chao's answer.

Finally, after thinking for a while, Ma Chao nodded and said: "The lord orders, Chao dare not resign, and he will live up to the lord's expectations." ”

"Good!" Zhao Qian said happily, "In this way, I will leave 20,000 soldiers to Meng Qi, one to defend the field, and come to see the surrender army, I hope that when the victory comes, the surrender army here will be an elite division." ”

How Ma Chao didn't understand Zhao Qian's words, Zhao Qian's meaning was very clear, that is, let him adapt to Cai's surrender army, as for the future commander, it must be his Ma Chao's.

"Thank you for your trust, Chaoding will train a tiger and wolf division." Ma Chao hurriedly clenched his fists and thanked him.

Zhao Qian nodded, and then said to Zhang Fei: "Yide, go and order the generals, ready to set off at any time." ”

"Order!" After Zhang Fei confirmed that he was continuing the expedition and not staying in the garrison, he was very happy and hurriedly received the order to mobilize troops and horses.

Looking at Zhang Fei's somewhat excited expression, Zhao Qian was a little funny, he didn't dare to leave Zhang Fei to defend the city, don't you see how Liu Bei's Xuzhou was lost in history?

After the arrangement of the army transfer was completed, Zhao Qian looked at Xun You and asked, "Gongda, is there anything else to add?" ”

Xun You smiled and said: "The master's business is very rare, what I suggest is just a dog's tail and mink ears." ”

Zhao Qian glanced at Xun You, a little helpless, obviously he wanted to pat himself on the back, but this effect, anyway, Zhao Qian didn't feel very good.

"Mr. Gongda doesn't need to be modest, just say what you have to say." Zhao Qian said with a smile.

Xun You also smiled a little embarrassedly, probably knowing that his kung fu was very average, and coughed lightly and said: "I just want to remind the lord, don't forget that Yuan Shu still has a countervailing army." ”

Listening to Xun You's words, Zhao Qian raised his eyebrows, nodded and said, "Gongda refers to Yang Feng?" ”