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After destroying Xu Huang, Liu Bei hurriedly packed up his army, went around to Yecheng, and passed through Wei County and Yangping to the border of Yanzhou.

"Yuan Hao, further afield is Cao Cao's realm."

At this time, Liu Bei's army was all cavalry, attacking more than 700 people, all of whom were fought from the battlefield of life and death, all of them had been baptized by war, fought bravely and well-equipped.

The army marched slowly, and after two days and nights of galloping, all the soldiers were exhausted, but the nerves that were tense at all times did not relax at all.

"Yu! Writing brush! ”

Tian Feng reined in his war horse, looked at the wilderness from afar, and said, "Yes!" Further on is the territory of the Cao thief. ”

At this moment, Gao Feng rode his horse and said, "Lord, a Cao army patrol was found ahead, which has been wiped out at this time, and three hundred miles ahead is Yanggu County." ”

"Probe!" Liu Bei said.

Gao Feng said sonorously: "No." With that, he turned and rode away.

"Yanggu County !!"

Liu Bei muttered softly with interest.

On the side, Tian Feng seemed to guess Liu Bei's intentions, and hurriedly admonished: "Lord! You don't want to"

Liu Bei laughed: "Hmm! Mess with him! Anyway, the main force of the Cao thieves is all concentrated under Yecheng, where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the Cao thieves can't take care of it, and it can also help Yuan Gong reduce some of the positive pressure. ”

"My lord! With all due respect, at this time, we should keep a low profile and try to avoid direct contact with Cao's army, otherwise it will be really difficult for these more than 700 cavalry to break through this hurdle and arrive in Jingzhou. ”

Tian Feng said solemnly.

Liu Bei let out a long sigh, and a faint smile finally appeared on his face: "Yuan Hao! I am very relieved that you can consider it this way, and that you have turned to me with all your heart. ”

Tian Feng paused, not knowing what to say.

Liu Bei said again: "But attacking Yanggu County is part of my plan, not just for your lordship. It's more for myself. Although we only have more than 700 troops, they are all elite soldiers, and the biggest checkpoint is only more than 1,000 troops, so why be afraid? ”

Tian Feng still had some doubts. Said: "The Lord Yanggu County will definitely be able to conquer it, but after Yanggu, the Cao army will definitely be prepared, if such a city and a pool are defeated, even if these more than 700 people are elite." I'm afraid it's hard to last, and I hope the lord will think twice. ”

"Yuan Hao, rest assured, I have my own measure!"

Liu Bei said firmly: "These more than 700 people are all my Liu Bei's belongings, and I will never mess around!" ”

Tian Feng just committed it, he has always been a dead admonition, a hard admonition, as long as he thinks it is right, he will never change his intentions, in the face of Yuan Shao, in the face of Liu Bei, he will never change this character trait.

"My lord! It's a thousand miles to Jingzhou. Such a blatant act, the Cao thief will definitely stop it with all his might, even if he can reach Jingzhou, I am afraid that there are not many troops left, how can we gain a foothold in Jingzhou? ”

Tian Feng's face was firm, and he said earnestly: "I hope that the lord will think twice before acting!" ”

"Yuan Hao! Everyone in the world says that you just committed a crime, and this is true! ”

Liu Bei laughed, similar to a ridiculous remark, but then said solemnly: "But your rebellious words are exactly what I need, let's tell you the truth." In this strategic shift, our biggest enemy is not Cao thief, but grain.

Before leaving, the prince checked the dry food of the soldiers. It's only enough to last for three days, and if we don't take Yanggu County today, I'm afraid we'll have to break off.

Therefore, I also had to do it as a last resort, but Yuan Hao was relieved to take Yanggu County. Let's hide our deeds and move slowly, so that the thief can't be found and found. ”

The last sentence Liu Bei said very reluctantly, in fact, he also knew that in Cao Thief's territory, it was not easy to hide his whereabouts, for an outsider, it was definitely an impossible thing.

But the matter of grain and grass is also the key, the lesser of two evils, burning his eyebrows in front of him, Tian Feng had to sigh and reluctantly agreed.

Yanggu County is a small county, and the self-defense army is only about 200 people, plus Liu Bei is a surprise attack, it can basically be concluded that this battle should be zero casualties and defeat Cao Thief.

In exchange for half a month's ration for more than 700 people at such a small price, such a transaction was cost-effective in Liu Bei's opinion.

On the one hand, Liu Bei ordered Ma Zhong, Zhou Cang and others to continue to inquire about the news, and on the other hand, he ordered Guan Yu and Zhao Yun to lead an army of 200 to raid Yanggu County, while he led the army to follow.

Unexpectedly, Yanggu County was basically taken bloodlessly, and the food problem was alleviated, but there was also a point, some people in the guard army escaped from Yanggu County, in this way, it is very likely that the next counties will have corresponding preparations, and the news of Liu Bei's invasion of Yanzhou will spread to Xuchang faster, and then it will be spread to Cao Cao's camp in Yecheng.

The weakest point of antiquity was communication!

From the moment Liu Bei conquered Yanggu County, even if the report was urgently transmitted for 800 miles, it would take at least half a month to pass from here to Xuchang, and then from Xuchang to Cao Cao, in that case, Liu Bei's itinerary would basically be completed.

If he waited for Cao Cao to make a decision before giving an order, or pursued directly from Yecheng, it is estimated that Liu Bei had already left Yanzhou at this time, and even spread to Yuzhou, if that was the case, wouldn't Cao Cao always be one step slower?

Liu Bei firmly settled on this idea, and passed all the way, killing directly from Yanggu County to Shanyang County, which can be described as overwhelming along the way, and it is difficult to stop at all.

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Yingchuan Sikong House.

A small official Pegasus broke into front of the Sikong Mansion, and before he could turn over and dismount, he held a bamboo tube high and shouted: "Eight hundred miles to hurry!" ”

The two little officials guarding the door hurriedly pushed open the door of Sikong Mansion, and the little official flew in without the slightest hesitation.

One of the petty officials shouted: "Alas! What's going on in the last few days, why is there always an 800-mile rush. ”

In Sikong Mansion, above the main hall, a young man sat upright, dressed in brocade clothes, but he frowned, and grabbed a handful of silk letters in his hand, all of which were urgent letters from the past few days.

"Mr. Xun! What should I do? ”

Cao Pi threw the silk letter in the hall, and with a wave of his hand, he threw out all the bamboo slips on the bookcase, and held his head with both hands. With his head down, his eyes were full of helplessness, and this sentence came out of his mouth, and there was even a taste of crying because he felt helpless.

Xun Yu arched his hand: "Don't worry." Let's listen to Yu slowly. ”

As if grasping a life-saving straw, Cao Pi stood up, hurriedly turned into the hall, grabbed Xun Yu's hands, and cried with joy: "Mr. Xun." I knew you had a way! ”

Xun Yu bowed slightly, and said: "Liu Beibing's letter to Yanzhou has been sent to the front line of Yecheng for eight hundred miles, but if you do this and wait for the lord's reply, I am afraid that the matter will be delayed. ”

"That's right! Right! Right! ”

Cao Pi hurriedly echoed: "My father always taught me that as the eldest son, you need to have your own ideas and the ability to handle things on your own. This time, my father personally recruited Yuan Shao and left me in Xudu, which is the reason. ”

Xun Yu nodded and said: "It's not easy for Pi Gongzi to think of this, that's right, the Lord Justice is this idea!" ”

"Just"

Cao Pi was a little embarrassed, paused, and said: "It's just that I'm incompetent, and I don't have any idea in the face of such a big thing." What a shame on my father's teachings. At this critical time, I have to rely on Mr. Xun to help me tide over the difficulties. ”

Xun Yu laughed: "This is what the lord meant by leaving me!" He knew that Pi Gongzi's mind was still immature, so he ordered him to stay in Xu Du to assist Gongzi and deal with everything. ”

Cao Pi was immediately ecstatic. I can't help but say: "My father is far-sighted, and he is really an example for his son!" ”

Xun Yu smiled knowingly, took out the leather map prepared in advance from his sleeve, and said, "Pi Gongzi!" Come and see. This is Shanyang County, where the last eight-hundred-mile rush battle took place, judging by the speed of Liu Bei's march and the speed at which we delivered letters. We should be here to stop Liu Bei! ”

Cao Pi couldn't help but perk, and said dumbfounded: "Qiao County? ”

Xun Yu said sonorously: "It's Qiao County!" ”

Cao Pi was puzzled: "Mr. Xun! Liu Bei's nest is Xuzhou, and it is the right way to return to Xuzhou to go here, why did he come to Qiao County, could it be that Mr. Xun miscalculated? ”

"Pi Gongzi only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other! Do you remember the news from Zang Ba? That Xuzhou has already become an empty city. ”

Xun Yu said indifferently.

"Remember! But it turns out that Liu Bei is a soldier who entered Jizhou, is this related to Liu Bei's failure to return to Xuzhou? ”

Cao Pi looked puzzled.

Xun Yu snorted coldly: "If it is only Liu Bei's army that enters Jizhou, it will be forgotten, can it be that Liu Bei's family has also entered Jizhou?" According to Zang Ba's report, there is no trace of Liu Bei's family in any county in Xuzhou, is it possible that Liu Bei's family has disappeared? Obviously impossible. ”

Cao Pi seemed to have a trance, nodded and asked: "Then where is Liu Bei's family now?" ”

Xun Yu was silent for a moment, and said indifferently: "Judging from Liu Bei's marching trajectory and my basic judgment, Liu Bei's family is in Jingzhou at this time, and Liu Bei must be going to Jingzhou this time!" ”

"Jingzhou!?"

Cao Pi was even more stunned, hurriedly stared at the leather map and carefully studied it, carefully analyzed Xun Yu's words, and finally nodded: "Mr. Xun is really talented, Liu Bei must be Jingzhou when he goes!" Then let's set up an ambush in Qiao County to intercept Liu Bei! ”

Xun Yu arched his hand: "Pi Gongzi is wise!" ”

Cao Pi humbled himself again and again: "Don't dare, don't dare!" Let's ask Mr. Xun to give the order. ”

Xun Yu nodded and said, "Then wait for Gongzi to draw up an order." Ordered Zang Ba to lead an army of 1,000 back to defend Qian County, ordered Li Dian to lead an army of 2,000 to Qian County, and then ordered Wang Zhong and Ma Fu to lead an army of 1,000 days and nights to rush to Qian County to obey Li Dian's dispatch, and finally ordered each county order in Yu County, ordering them to strictly guard and not slack off. ”

Cao Pi seemed to have taken a stimulant, and said happily: "Originally, there were no soldiers and horses available in Yingchuan, but under Mr. Xun's dispatch, these 4,000 troops were forced to resist Liu Bei, which is enough to see Mr. Xun's ability." ”

Xun Yu didn't have a trace of excitement on his face, but just sighed gloomily: "Then Liu Bei dares to go straight into Jizhou with thousands of troops, and he can come out safe and sound, such a person is afraid that it will be difficult to resist with only four thousand troops!" It's all providential! (To be continued.) )