Xu Chu will wake up, and the sky is just bright. I don't know who put a thin blanket over him. When he went out of the room and breathed in the fresh air of the morning, he suddenly returned to his spirits.

After a while, a subordinate brought a bowl of corn porridge, Xu Chu, whether in that world or in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was not very particular about eating, just fill his stomach. It's just that this morning's corn porridge tastes particularly good, I don't know what is added to it, it is sweet in the mouth, and it is not as difficult to swallow as in the past.

"It tastes good, whoever boils it, let him get it in the future."

He doesn't mind 'enjoying' it if he can.

The soldier who delivered the meal had a difficult face, Xu Chu saw it, and said strangely: "What, is it difficult?" That's it. ”

The respect of a county, the food is almost as hard as that of soldiers and civilians, and the soldiers who have been responsible for taking care of Xu Chu's living are actually very admirable in their hearts.

"It's the rice porridge that the thief Cao Shi Zhang Ying boiled for the county king, he didn't let his subordinates say ......"

Xu Chu was stunned and said, "That's the case, then forget it, you can retreat." ”

After eating the porridge, it was considered to be the bottom of the belly, and Xu Chu practiced the knife in the open space outside the room.

No matter how busy you are, you can't miss this process every day. Xu Chu practiced the sword, not for the so-called martial arts, but mainly to remind himself not to slack off. By the way, to maintain the original sharpness and strength of this body, if you don't cherish it if you get the body of a tiger idiot, it will be too tyrannical. It's a pity that he doesn't have the extra energy to study martial arts, and if he wants to go further, he can only talk about it later.

Usually Chen Yi will also come to accompany Xu Chu to practice at this time, but he didn't come today, and when he asked, he went to do things again in the middle of the night.

Xu Chu worked hard, the brothers followed the hard work, Xu Shu, Chen Yi, the Gong brothers and Wang Yan, the people who followed him to Yanling at the beginning, although he is now an official, his life is not as idle as before.

When he came to the main hall of the office, Xu Shu had never slept at all, and was still busy with the case. Seeing Xu Chu coming, he got up and saluted.

"Why don't you go to bed?" Xu Chu asked, he really felt sorry for Xu Shu, among the people closest to him, only Xu Shu had the ability to handle government affairs, and the burden was all on this young scribe who was one year younger than him.

"There are some things to tell the lord, and I will go to sleep after I finish speaking." Xu Shu smiled.

Xu Shu said that the plan for compensating the families of the martyrs and rewarding and punishing the soldiers has basically been drafted, and it can be implemented as soon as Xu Chu puts on the big seal. In addition, the battle book that the thieves shot into the city last night was also informed.

"War book?" Xu Chu took the letter and looked at it carefully. He looked very hard, because although the Han Dynasty rarely used seal characters, but the official book Xu Chu was also learning, and the habits of the ancients were different from those of later generations, so it took Xu Chu a little effort to understand the content of the letter.

"What do you think?"

Xu Shu took the map and said while making a comparison: "Shu and the thief Cao Shi Zhang Ying both think that the thief is likely to make the lord dare not go out of the city, so they took the opportunity to turn around and go to Chenliu County. ”

Chen Liu? Chen Liutaishou seems to be called Zhang Miao, and he is one of the 'princes' of the town that crusaded against Dong Zhuo.

"Is Chen Liujun better than our Yanling?" Xu Chu asked, Zhang Miao should still have some talents, and he is closer to the imperial capital. He Yi gave up the near and far, and gave up the weak to attack the strong, which is really weird.

How good would it be if Guo Jia was there...... It is impossible for Xu Chu to let Guo Jia run away like this, but he can't pull away now. If He Yi really loses interest in Yanling County, he can consider going to Yangzhai in person, and by the way, he can meet Taishou, Xun Yu, etc., and report on his work.

"Where is He Yi now?"

Xu Shu replied: "I received the report of the scout yesterday, and it is still ninety miles away from Yanling. They marched with their families, walking slowly, and at most they walked dozens of miles a day. ”

"But there are so many of them, if some of them are set up camp, and most of them move to other places, it will be difficult for us to judge clearly." Xu Chu thought about it, the number of He Yi's main force was too large, for him. So going out of the city to confront him head-on is basically looking for death, the scouts can't chase too close, and there is a time lag to deliver the news, if he makes a small move, it's really hard to prevent it.

Xu Chu looked at the map for a while, and suddenly found that the two counties of Yanling and Changshe were very close to each other on the map, while Yangzhai was far away from the two counties, and there was a flat river in the middle, which was very suitable for a rapid march.

Cold sweat broke out on Xu Chu's forehead, so He Yi wouldn't have the audacity to go to Nandu Weishui, bypass the Changshe and go straight to Yangzhai, right? If this is the case, then he, as the front-line commander who resisted He Yi, did not discover the enemy situation in time and give early warning to the county, not only to bear the responsibility, but also to be labeled as 'ignorant soldiers'.

Xu Chu immediately told Xu Shu about his guess, Xu Shu's face turned pale after hearing this, and he said indifferently: "If the counties think that the Yellow Turban is fighting with us in Yanling, He Yi's trick may really succeed." ”

Xu Chu gasped, if he thought about it like this, things would be simple. He Yi's battle book is not the point, a few days later, outside Yanling City, it is not even the point whether he will come or not, the only point is whether he divided his troops to cross the river south and go straight to Yangzhai.

"The attention of the county is on Huang Shao in the south of Yingchuan, the original plan was for me to drag He Yi and wait for the imperial court to send troops to rescue, if I let any of the main forces of Yi flow to the core area of Yingchuan, I Xu Chu will be a great sinner!"

Xu Shu was completely sleepy, and decisively suggested sending an expedited horse to Yangzhai to report the news.

Xu Chu said: "If you and I unfortunately say that the messenger will delay the fighter too much, you should immediately send troops to Yangzhai, even if you guess wrong, you can stop halfway, and Yanling and Yangzhai can return in time to help." ”

"Okay, I'll let you know right away. It's just that how many men and horses will be drawn out of the city, and who will lead the army? Xu Shu asked.

Xu Chu thought for a moment and said, "I will personally ride a fast horse to Yangzhai first, and let Gongsu take five hundred elites out of the city." ”

Xu Shu opened his mouth wide, and said after a while: "The lord can't leave the ...... easily"

"It doesn't matter, with you, Chen Yi and Wang Yan, Yan Ling will not be easily captured. Besides, Zhang Deran is also there, he can also help, after all, I am the one who wants to be his son-in-law. Xu Chu shook his head lightly and said with a wry smile.

Xu Shu is right to think about it, so that Gongsu is only about seventy miles away from Yanling and Yangzhai, and he can take care of it if he rescues him in a hurry. The only disadvantage is that the pressure on grain and grass has increased greatly, and it is obviously unrealistic to supply military rations from Yanling.

So do it! The matter is urgent, and it has been a night since He Yi delivered the letter, maybe he is already on his way to Yangzhai......

The military order is immediately issued, and there is no room for slackness. Gong Su was full of joy, and ordered all the soldiers and horses to prepare for the attack.

Outside the camp gate, Xu Chu stepped on his war horse and looked at Zhang Ying, who was about to go to Yangzhai with him, with complicated eyes.

"I don't know which girl made the porridge in the morning, and it tastes very sweet." Xu Chu seemed to be smiling.

Zhang Ying turned her face away, and her ears were red. She spurred her horse away, splashing dust and choking Xu Chu's face.