Chapter 100: The Dust Settles
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"Zhang He! You come out for me! ”
In the inner courtyard of the Assassin's Mansion, Yuan Tan walked out of his own door, came to the courtyard, and shouted towards Zhang He's room.
"Zhang He! What's going on? Come out! ”
After a while, there was still no movement in Zhang He's room, Yuan Tan was tired, just a Zhonglang general, the score was really big, with a little anger, Yuan Tan went straight to the door of Zhang Hefang.
Bang!
Flying up, the door opened, Yuan Tan's thick eyebrows tightened, strode in, looked around the house, did not see Zhang He, suspicious, it was already dusk, where can Zhang He go at this time?
"It's weird."
Yuan Tan whispered to himself, and was about to turn around to leave, when he suddenly found that a silk letter was unfolded on the table, and it was deliberately pressed with a candlestick.
Yuan Tan was a little curious, what is this? Turning back to the table in the aisle, he picked up the silk letter, and after reading it, he suddenly burst into a rage, and he returned the silk letter out.
"Piff! I'd like to see where you can escape! ”
After saying that, Yuan Tan's eyes were intent, full of anger, and he turned around and broke out of the door.
The attendants on the side happened to pass by here and bowed and saluted: "Yuan Gongzi!" ”
Yuan Tan ignored it at all, went straight back to his room, and slammed the door shut.
The attendant's eyes widened, as graceful as a copper bell, and he secretly chewed it: "Something!" With that, he closed the door of the room and said secretly: "It's time to report to the master." ”
On the top of the main hall of the Assassin's Mansion, Liu Bei sat on the top, and the front of the case was full of bamboo slips, all of which were some official documents that needed to be reviewed recently.
The attendant came to the hall softly, bowed and bowed: "Master." ”
Liu Bei didn't look up, still focused on the approval, and replied indifferently: "How are things going?" ”
The attendant said respectfully: "Master, General Zhang's silk letter was discovered by Yuan Tan himself. Before the villain could go in to clean up the room, he saw that he had come out. ”
Liu Bei nodded and said, "It's better to find it yourself!" It saved me a lot of things. So, go down first. By the way, call Liu Hui and Chen Deng for me. ”
After a while, Liu Hui and Chen Deng came to this hall together.
At this time, Liu Bei had already finished reading the official document, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and was savoring it, when he suddenly saw the two of them coming. Immediately waved his hand to make a petition and motioned for the two to take their seats.
Liu Bei took a sip of tea and said indifferently: "Yuanlong!" This time, you entered Yuan's camp alone, persuaded Yuan Shao to withdraw the siege, and rescued Zihui, which is really indispensable. ”
Chen Deng was proud, but he still said modestly: "The lord praises falsely, and Dengshi can't stand it." ”
Liu Bei waved his hand, revealing a faint smile, and said, "Yuanlong!" Xuzhou has basically settled the dust. I know what I'm looking for you two to do this time? ”
The two looked at each other, shook their heads and said, "I don't know." ”
"Alas~"
Liu Bei sighed, put down the teacup in his hand, looked out of the hall, and said: "Although Xuzhou is the belly of the Central Plains, after all, it has been baptized by wars repeatedly, and now it is in ruins, ten rooms and nine emptiness, and it will not be able to be kept for a long time!"
Moreover, Yuan Shao is about to be defeated by the Cao thief, and the Cao thief will inevitably take the victorious army. The eastward and southward directions attacked me, so I was ready to evacuate Xuzhou. ”
The evacuation of Xuzhou was originally within the scope of Chen Deng's plan, but he was dragged out by Liu Bei for a long time, and he always relied on Xuzhou because the time had not come. Today, since Liu Bei said that he wanted to evacuate Xuzhou, Chen Deng of course supported it.
So Chen Deng took the lead in asking, "Where is the lord going?" ”
"Jingzhou !!"
Liu Bei said sonorously, his tone was very firm.
Chen Deng lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and said: "Jingzhou is indeed a good place, with thousands of miles of fertile fields and a vast territory. Moreover, it has not been disturbed by the war, and the people are rich and solid, which is indeed the capital of the king. Moreover, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao is the royal brother of the lord, if he sends a person who can speak well, it must be impossible for the lord to borrow Jingzhou. ”
On the side, Liu Hui's face was full of reluctance, and he said: "Lord! Could it be that Ji, Qing, You, and the four states were ceded to Cao thief? Doesn't the lord want to fight with Cao Thief? ”
"Who said I wouldn't ignore Ji Qingyou?"
Liu Bei asked rhetorically.
Liu Hui was puzzled: "That"
Liu Bei said: "Does going to Jingzhou mean that you don't care about Ji Qingyou?" Zihui is not in a hurry, although I can't fight the Cao thief, I will never let the Cao thief have a good time. ”
Liu Hui was relieved at this time, but this made Chen Deng a little puzzled, with more than 1,000 people in his hands, how could he resist the army of Cao thieves, you know, this is not a strong city to defend, but a red . Bare. Naked field battles.
But Chen Deng knew that since the lord said so, it was not groundless, could it be that the lord already had a plan?
Chen Deng arched his hand and said indifferently: "Lord! Give the order, and we will do our best. ”
It's always so easy to be in the company of smart people, and you don't have to point it all out, and he already understands what you mean in your heart.
Liu Beiyan smiled and said, "Yuanlong! I will go to Jingzhou sooner or later, so in order to prevent being too reckless, I will send you to Jingzhou first. Here is a bag, there are a few things written in the bag, you go to Jingzhou to do these things first. ”
After that, the attendant brought a delicate plate, and in the plate was placed a fist-sized bag, made of black and red satin, and sealed with gold thread, which was very luxurious.
Chen Deng picked up the bag from the plate and put it in his sleeve, he knew that the bag could only be opened when he arrived in Jingzhou.
"My lord! When do you depart next? Chen Deng asked.
"Pack up today, and you'll leave tomorrow."
Chen Deng was stunned and couldn't help but say, "So urgent? ”
Liu Bei just nodded, and beckoned Liu Hui again: "Zihui!" Remember that letter? ”
Letter?
Liu Hui was stunned and silent for a long time before he woke up.
"My lord! What do you mean?"
Liu Bei nodded and said, "That's right!" Remember the frustration? Tian Feng? They are rare talents in a hundred years, proficient in the art of war and strategy, if they have the help of these two people, they can win the land of Hebei, Qing, You, and the four states. ”
Liu Hui didn't expect that Liu Bei would have such a high opinion of Tian Feng and Fu Zhu, but this is also reasonable, after all, these two people are talented in heaven and earth, and only the sages are complete. Only then will there be a steady stream of soldiers, horses, money and food.
Liu Hui's heart was very excited, he had been imprisoned in Yuan Shao's camp for more than ten months, and he watched frustration every day. And what about frustration? It seems that there are some saints who don't listen to the world's affairs, and only read the books of the sages, and he only has books in his eyes, and he is only occasionally tired. will chat with Liu Huichang, but every time they talk about Liu Bei, they always have great differences, and finally break up unhappily.
Liu Bei said again: "Zihui! Tomorrow you will set off for Guangxian County, Qingzhou, where someone will help you and complete this with you. ”
Liu Hui promised in response and said: "I will definitely live up to the high expectations of the lord." ”
Liu Bei closed his eyes slightly, waved his hand, and said, "Go down and prepare to go." ”
The two stood up and promised. He immediately turned and left.
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Inside the side room of the Assassin Mansion in Pi City.
Gao Gan, Yuan Tan, and Yuan Xi got together, there was no suspense at this time, even if they could recall the remnants of the army, they could no longer fight with Liu Bei, after all, Yuan Shao's order had arrived.
Gao Gan put his hands behind his back, lowered his head, and paced back and forth in the room, looking puzzled.
"I said, how did you two fight this battle? Tens of thousands of troops were defeated by Liu Bei, who had 5,000 troops? Gao Gan suddenly asked.
Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi are already in the same situation at this time, there is no superiority or inferiority, the most important thing for them at this time is to get rid of their own responsibilities.
Yuan Tan sighed. Said: "Senior brother! Don't talk cool here, if you lead the army to kill, it is estimated that it is not as good as the two of us brothers! ”
Gao Gan immediately became angry from his chest, and suddenly turned around to face Yuan Tan. Pointing at him, he scolded: "You"
Before he finished speaking, Yuan Tan waved his hand and said to stop: "Do you know how cunning the big-eared thief is? Do you know how powerful his generals are? Even if Yan Liang and Wen Chou under his father are here, they are by no means as good as any one under Liu Bei. ”
Yuan Xi immediately understood and hurried to speak. Said: "What the eldest brother said is extremely true! That Liu Bei is very treacherous, and his subordinates are even more fierce, and Zhen Yan, the second brother of the Zhen family, died under that Zhang Fei's spear. ”
"Humph!"
Gao Gan shook his long sleeves, snorted coldly, and said sharply: "A desperate Liu Bei, even if there are more fierce generals, what's the use?"
The total strength of the two of you is more than 80,000, ten times is dozens of times that of the big-eared thief, even if you don't care about life and death to besiege the city, you will never be defeated to such a point! ”
Yuan Xi sighed lightly, clapped his fists with his fists, and said: "If it weren't for Zhang He who took refuge in Liu Bei, how could I have been defeated so badly, everything depends on Zhang He!" ”
"That's right! Not bad! ”
Yuan Tan immediately said: "It's Zhang He!" It was he who designed to intercept and kill Liu Bei at the beginning, but he was planned by Liu Bei, and I suspect that Zhang He had already taken refuge in Liu Bei at that time! And after I fell into a coma, it was Zhang He who personally sent me to Liu Bei, and he also wrote a letter of resignation to my father! ”
"What about Zhang He? Where is Zhang He? ”
Gao Gan immediately asked.
Yuan Tan hurriedly took out the silk letter from his arms, presented it to Gao Lan, and said, "Senior brother! You see, he must have absconded in fear of sin! When I pass through Jizhou in a few days, I will kill his entire family to commemorate his brothers who died in Xuzhou. ”
Gao Gan resulted in a letter, and was surprised!
But he has his own thoughts about this matter, these two brothers sang and harmonized, why did they become so united? The story is intriguing. Besides, the two brothers tried their best to put the responsibility for the defeat on Liu Bei and Zhang He, didn't they just want to find a scapegoat!
Although Gao Gan is Yuan Shao's nephew, he doesn't dare to be too presumptuous when facing Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, after all, they are Yuan Shao's sons, and he is just a nephew.
Gao Gan returned the silk letter to Yuan Tan, and said impatiently: "Okay, okay!" Whoever is responsible, your task at this time is to lead the army back and assist the general to defeat the thieves! ”
The two of them were overjoyed and immediately agreed: "The last general will obey the order." (To be continued.) )