After Xu County, it is the junction of Yingchuan and Runan County.

By the time Xu Chu resisted the border between the two counties, the war between the state capital and Runan had already spread. From the beginning, the battle for Sansang County in the east of Runan County evolved into a battle that affected the counties in the north of Runan, such as Seongfu and Sishan.

In addition, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu on the Jingzhou side also began to test each other, and outside Xiangyang City, Liu Biao's general Cai Mao and Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling each led the elite to confront each other.

On the Yanzhou side, Liu Dai, the governor of the state, on the basis of the original control of Dongjun, Jiyin County, and Dongpingguo, further held the Jibei Kingdom in his hands, and was officially appointed as the Yanzhou pastor by the Chang'an Imperial Court at the end of August. In fact, the entire Yanzhou, except for Chenliu County controlled by Zhang Miao, and Taishan County, which was plagued by fierce thieves, were all in the hands of Liu Dai.

On the Jizhou side, Yuan Shao's division returned to Bohai County, recruited troops, and there was no conflict in Jizhou Mu Hanfu for the time being.

Xu Chu sat in the car and read the information that kept being sent, sighed long, squinted and pretended to sleep.

Outside the car, Chen Yi rode his horse and said loudly to the car: "My lord, the Zhong brothers of the Changshe Society ask to see you." ”

"But Zhong Yan and Zhong Jin?" Xu Chu opened his eyes.

"Exactly."

"Stop, prepare the horses, I'm going to meet them myself."

Before leaving Yangcheng, Xu Chu wrote goodbye to his old friends in Yingchuan one by one, and the Zhong brothers who had served under him were one of them.

Like most people, Zhong Yan and Zhong Jin did not reply to Xu Chu, and when Xu Chu was about to enter the Runan territory from Yingchuan County, they chased after him, how did Xu Chu dislike?

After getting out of the car and changing horses, Xu Chu galloped back along the long queue. This time he returned to the county to fight, and his car was in the front army, so he rode for a while before he bumped into the Zhong brothers who came from Changshe County to meet him.

The three of them saw each other from a distance and dismounted one after another.

Xu Chu walked towards the two of them with a laugh and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, the two Jun brothers are still in style!" He easily noticed that Zhong Yan and Zhong Jin were not just two people coming, but also followed by a group of armor soldiers, looking at the outfits and weapons, it seemed that they were not from the headquarters, so it was difficult to ......

Zhong's Yingchuan famous clan, famous for generations, well-deserved Qingliu Wang, these Qingliu Wang's influence in the local area needless to say, on the other hand, they are not just concerned about burying their heads in reading and seeking fame, every family has a doorman, a disciple, and most of them are powerful people, Zhong Yan and Zhong Jin Behind them, some of them are riding horses, some are on foot, some are holding strong crossbows, and some are holding shields and swords, which are obviously the swordsmen raised by the Zhong family.

Roughly speaking, when there were more than 30 people, Xu Chu was overjoyed to see this, which means that Zhong Yan and Zhong Jin are not just here to see them off, they are here to serve him as officials.

Sure enough, after the two approached, the elder brother Zhong Yan said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many days, but the demeanor of the prince is better than back then!" After a few simple greetings and chatting about the past feelings, Zhong Yan stretched out his hand and pointed at the armor behind him, and said: "Donating your body to go to the country, seeing death as if you were going home!" The poems of the day of the prince and the marquis, in the following keep in mind, in order not to make the armor dusty, today I came to meet, my brothers and the two are shallow in learning, only ask the prince to put us into the qu army, charge into the battle! ”

Xu Chu hurriedly said: "How can this be made!" The two are well-known and talented, how can they be pawns? ”

Xu Chu's words are not true, in fact, when he contacted the two in the past, he saw that Zhong Yan was not an aggressive person, so he gave Zhong Yan the post of county governor at that time; Zhong Jin, on the contrary, gallops on horseback, loves martial arts, and is not weak in fencing and crossbows.

Xu Chu only said casually at the moment, and did not give them any promises immediately, after all, the appointments of Cai Yong and Xun Yu have not yet been decided.

Holding the hands of the two, Xu Chu found Xun Yu and Xi Zhong.

Xun Yu and Zhong Yu have a great relationship, they are close friends, Zhong Yu's two younger brothers came to serve, there must be some connection with Xun Yu's arrival, and there must be a lot to say between them.

This way I walked through most of Runan County, and when I reached Xincai, Chen Yifu came to report again.

"My lord, there is someone in front of you who claims to be your old friend and wants to meet you."

"Oh?"

Xu Chu changed his horse and galloped forward, but saw a person standing on the side of the road, holding the reins of the horse with one hand and touching the short beard on his chin with the other.

He was pleasantly surprised: "Hua Jun! How could it be you?! ”

The face of a thirty-year-old, dressed as a scribe, and his bearing is extraordinary, it is Hua Xin.

I can't help but be surprised that after meeting Hua Xin in Gaoyang that day, he met him again on the way back to Yangzhai, and knew that he was going to Luyang to work under Yuan Shu's account.

How long has it been until now? In less than two months, Hua Xin appeared on his way back to the county, and there was no need to think about it, he must not be able to stay in Yuan Shu.

Hua Xin did not answer Xu Chu's question, but replied: "That day, the prince gave me a golden cake, but Xin refused, and now I am poor, I don't know if I can beg for food by the side of the prince?" ”

Hua Ziyu said interestingly, Xu Chu couldn't help laughing, bowed deeply to Hua Xin, and said: "After Yuan Highway became famous, he didn't know Qing's talent, and when he was in Yingchuan, he heard that Qing offered Yuan Highway to send troops to Luoyang and was vetoed by him, but I didn't expect that in the end he couldn't tolerate you." ”

If it weren't for the later generations, how could Xu Chu know that Hua Xin was a talented and knowledgeable scholar after two contacts, and his words fell on Hua Xin's ears, which inevitably seemed a little abrupt. Hua Xin thought about it, or there is only one possibility: although Xu Zhongkang is not from a high background, he always pays attention to the world's Shilin, so Xu Chu knows the deeds of his early fame in the county, which is why he has such a high evaluation.

No matter what, it is always a joy to be praised by others, not to mention that it is Lujiang Taishou who praises him, and now he is the hero Xu Chu.

"I heard that Yingyin Xun Wenruo is also in the army of the prince?" Hua Xin said a few words modestly and asked about Xun Yulai again.

Xu Chu nodded and said, "Exactly." If you want to see Wen Ruo, I'll take you there. ”

"It's so good, it's bothering the prince."

……

That night, the three armies temporarily rested outside Xincai City.

Xu Chu thought of the arrival of Zhong Yan, Zhong Jin and Hua Xin today, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: After the discussion of Dong Cai ended, he was happy to get the three scholars, and the princes of the world laughed at it, and they all focused on the small profits in front of them, and gave this credit to me...... If you talk about foresight, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and Liu Bei all threw themselves into this battle without hesitation, and the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu in history are really no coincidence, and they really respond to that sentence: victory or defeat is justified.

Not to mention Yuan Shao, his status in the minds of the Central Plains scholars could not be higher, and without the great merit of recovering Luoyang, he Yuan Shao is still the hope of the sea. It is really unwise to say that Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, and Kong Ling hesitated and did not fight, and even began to attack each other when Dong Zhuoyu was in Luoyang.

This time I can't help but think of Bao Xin, who is now in Yuan Ying, I received the news before that Liu Dai has captured Jibei Kingdom, no accident, and he must have also expressed that his subordinates will be the prime minister of Jibei, so where should Bao Xin go at this time?

Thinking of this, Xu Chu suddenly heard a noise outside the tent, and a sergeant entered the tent and reported: "Yu Junhou, Captain Guo and Gong Sima ask to see you!" ”