Chapter 21 The young man of the Xu family
"My lord, Lu Bu may have already discovered us. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info "Lu Bu camped a hundred miles to the west, is Quyang, at this moment in Quyang, there are five thousand Xuzhou troops stationed, Zang Ba is sitting in the county government of Quyang County is reading a book, a subordinate suddenly walked in in a panic, and said in a hurry.
"What are you afraid of, can his hundreds of cavalry still rush to the city wall?" Zang Ba put down the notebook, looked at his subordinates, his eyes were a little displeased, since that day he was tortured and killed by Lu Bu in front of the three armies of the three Xuzhou troops, now the entire Xuzhou army is panicked when he hears Lu Bu's name, which makes Zang Ba feel very uncomfortable.
What happened to Lu Bu? If he was really so invincible, how could he lose his city and land, and now, he has become a gang of rogues?
Zang Ba is not incompetent, in his heart, Zang Ba did not have much fear of Lu Bu, when Lu Bu defeated Yuan Shu's 100,000 army, it was the power of the monstrous, the tiger step Huainan, the shock of Xuzhou, want to take this opportunity to swallow Lang evil in one fell swoop, it is Zang Ba to eliminate and fight, Lu Bu's offensive to nothing.
Although he did not defeat Lu Bu head-on, but Zang Ba in his heart, he looked down on Lu Bu a little, if it wasn't for the current situation, Lu Bu drove Liu Bei away, the family in Xuzhou was dominant, and Zang Ba would never surrender to Lu Bu, and then Cao Cao attacked, Zang Ba also reacted as soon as possible, drew a line with Lu Bu, and fell to Cao Cao's side.
Therefore, these days, when his subordinates mentioned Lu Bu, they had a feeling of panic on their faces, which made Zang Ba unhappy, and Cao Cao left him in Xuzhou instead of taking him to Xuchang.
"Say, what is Lu Bu's movements?" Shaking his head, he glared at this subordinate with a look of hatred and asked.
"There hasn't been any movement since we set up camp by the beach last night." The subordinates were a little flustered by Zang Ba's glare, and hurriedly replied.
"No movement?" Zang Ba frowned slightly, looked at this subordinate, and thought for a while: "Double the number of sentry agents and closely monitor Lu Bu's movements." ”
"Yes!" The subordinate agreed, and immediately turned to leave.
Zang Ba picked up the notebook again, but suddenly felt upset, Lu Bu's movements made him feel a little weird, Lu Bu's location Zang Ba knew that a horse was flat, with a wide field of vision, for the cavalry, it was indeed a place that was not easy to be surrounded and suppressed, not to mention that Zang Ba now only had 5,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, that is, there were 50,000, in this kind of open area, if Lu Bu wanted to go, he might not be able to stop him, so he could only stay far behind Lu Bu.
In Zang Ba's prediction, Lu Bu should continue to go, even if Lu Bu captured a county seat at the moment, he was not surprised, but at this time, Lu Bu was stranded, which made Zang Ba doubt in his heart.
Stay there, five hundred people eat horses and chew, where do they get their rations?
"General, Mr. Han Yu is here." Outside the door, a guard came in and bowed.
"Please, no, I'll meet you personally!" When Zang Ba heard this, he couldn't help but change his complexion, and hurriedly dropped the note and stood up.
Chen Qi is not only the head of the Chen family in Xuzhou, but also a famous person in the world, this kind of person, not to mention his Zang Ba, even Cao Cao can be treated politely.
"No, it's already here." Outside the door, a middle-aged Confucian walked in, looked at Zang Ba with a smile, and arched his hand: "How dare General Lao greet him." ”
"Mr. Han Yu, why are you here?" Zang Ba hurriedly bowed his hand and greeted, not slacking off at all because of the other party's gentle attitude.
This is a real smiling tiger, Lu Bu also respected Chen Ju very much at the beginning, even more than Chen Gong who has been following Lu Bu all along, but what is the result? Lu Bu was sold by Chen Qi with a smile, and sold most of Lu Bu's Xuzhou, overnight, Lu Bu lost the ability to compete with Cao Cao, although Chen Qi smiled very gently, but Zang Ba was numb by his scalp, this sense of crisis far exceeded the sense of oppression brought by Lu Bu.
If Lu Bu is a fierce tiger, then Chen Qi is a poisonous snake that is very good at camouflage, although the tiger is powerful, but it is placed on the bright side, and Chen Qi's poison is in a place you can't see.
"Naturally, I'm here for Na Lu Bu." Chen Jue sighed, shook his head and said: "In the battle of Xiapi, although the prime minister won a big victory, he ran away with Lu Bu alone, this person is ferocious, if I can't get rid of it, I can't feel at ease." ”
If Lu Bu was silent, it would be okay, but Lu Bu was outside Xiapi City that day, in front of the ten thousand army array, strangled three thousand Xuzhou troops, and the prestige that had plummeted because Xiapi was broken was almost overnight, like the wind, and now, in Xuzhou, everyone talks about Lu Bu and the color changes.
This battle also once again confirmed Lu Bu's military ability, Chen Qi and Lu Bu have worked together for several years, and they know this person's wolf nature, since he failed to kill Lu Bu this time, as long as he is given a chance, he will definitely bite him Chen Jia fiercely.
There are thousands of days to be a thief, how can there be a reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, and therefore, Chen Jue heard that Zang Ba was preparing to strangle Lu Bu this time, so he rushed all the way to help Zang Ba and completely exterminate Lu Bu.
"Mr. came just in time, Lu Bu's whereabouts have been a little strange recently, I really don't know what to do, since Mr. Han Yu is here, can you help me with a detailed look or two?" Zang Ba hurriedly said.
"Oh?" When Chen Qi heard this, his eyes showed a glint of interest, and he nodded: "General, let's listen to it." ”
At the moment, Zang Ba told Lu Bu that he had been staying on the beach since yesterday, and he did not continue to wander, nor did he send people to the surrounding towns to grab grain.
"Here?" Chen Qi looked at the map, and the corners of his mouth suddenly pulled up a smile and said, "It seems that Lu Bu is preparing to cross Surabaya." ”
"Crossing Surabaya?" Zang Ba heard this, his face changed, he was stationed in Quyang this time, the most important thing is to prevent Lu Bu from crossing the river, once Lu Bu crosses Surabaya, it will be more difficult to catch, not only because there is no restriction in Surabaya, Lu Bu's range of activities will be greatly enhanced, but also because once he crosses Surabaya, their control over the Huai River area is also constantly weakening, although Chen Deng is now in Guangling, but he has just gained a foothold.
"Does the gentleman have a plan?" Zang Ba hurriedly asked.
"What's so hard about that?" Chen Qi shook his head and smiled when he heard this: "The ferries in this area are all controlled by the Haixi clan, as long as you communicate with them in advance, I don't think they will dare to offend the court for Lu Bu, so I will write a letter to them." ”
Meanwhile, at a small ferry port in Hercy, an elderly boatman was carrying a scribe and a boy ashore.
"Sir, walk along the official road, and within fifty miles, you will reach Haixi." The boatman smiled and pointed.
"I'm tired." Chen Gong smiled and nodded, paid some more fare, and the boatman drove the ferry away with a happy face.
"Sir, didn't you say that you can't find these Haixi families? Why are we still here? Hao Zhao asked puzzled.
"Fiction is real, reality is fiction, since Bodao wants to be a general, he must first figure out this way of fiction and reality." Chen Gong smiled and shook his head, thinking that Lu Bu's previous plan to cross the river was undoubtedly more feasible, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, experiencing the defeat of Xuzhou was not a good thing for Lu Bu, at least his growth made Chen Gong see hope.
Hao Zhao touched his head in embarrassment, not understanding what Chen Gong was talking about.
Looking at Hao Zhao's ignorant appearance, Chen Gong didn't explain much.
"Sir, in the Haixi area, there are four families of rich Xu Zheng Wang, which one shall we go to?" Hao Zhao asked as he walked.
"The Xu family, I have had several relationships with the head of the Xu family." Chen Gong thought about it for a while, in fact, he knew very well in his heart that according to Lu Bu's plan, no matter which one he found, the effect would be the same.
The two walked along the way and said that Hao Zhao was young and very fresh about everything, although Chen Gong was not a top strategist, but since he could be valued by Cao Cao, he was also extremely knowledgeable, and he knew that Hao Zhao was a young general that Lu Bu wanted to cultivate, but he did not hide it privately, and whenever he asked, he would answer seriously, but he won a lot of respect from Hao Zhao, and the two walked all the way, and finally arrived at Haixi County at sunset, and it was easy to find where the Xu family was.
"Mr. Gongtai, I haven't seen you for many days, I never thought that Mr. would come here today, and I hope Mr. won't be surprised." Xu Miao, the head of the Xu family, greeted Chen Gong with a warm smile on his face, as if he had not seen an old friend for many years.
"Those who are in distress should not be treated so favorably by Brother Wen Cheng." Chen Gong said politely.
"Where's the talk, quick, please come in and speak." Xu Miao smiled and welcomed Chen Gong into the mansion.
"Uncle, the things you arranged have been done, if there is nothing else, my nephew will go back first." The group entered the mansion and faced a young man about the same age as Hao Zhao stepped forward and bowed.
"Okay, there's nothing to do with you here today, let's go back." Xu Miao frowned and waved his hand impatiently.
Chen Gong looked at the young man curiously, although the young man was still very immature, he was sharp and angular, with a pair of thick eyebrows slightly constricted, and there was a sense of fortitude.
Watching the other party leave, Chen Gongcai looked at Xu Miao with a smile and said: "Brother Wen Cheng is really full of talents, this young man has a bit of fortitude between his eyebrows, and he is afraid that he will have a lot to do in the future." ”
"Him?" Xu Miao looked at the young man's back, sneered and said: "It's just a lost dog, and I have a bit of kinship, now I live in my Xu family, and work for my Xu family all day long, what can I do." ”
"Huh." Chen Gong smiled awkwardly, it was related to the Xu family's family affairs, and he didn't say much, but he was attentive to this young man in his heart.