"Mi Zhu keeps in mind the teachings of the lord, and will definitely pour all his strength into the sailing dream of the Han Dynasty!" Mi Zhu knelt on one knee and swore to He Xian.

He Xian helped Mi Zhu up: "I plan to appoint you as the county guard of the East China Sea, and at the same time transfer your brother Mi Fang as the captain of Zhenhai, and lead 10,000 Xuzhou soldiers to garrison the East China Sea." Nominally, Mi Fang is the person in charge of the Nanyang Navy, but in fact, you are solely responsible. You report directly to Fengxiao for the money, food and materials you need, and Fengxiao is directly responsible for this matter. ”

"No!" Mi Zhu clenched his fists and commanded: "If you can, please ask the lord to transfer Chen Deng, the military captain of the army, to the ocean plan." The Chen family is a big family in Xiapi, and they also ran the sea at the beginning. On the one hand, he has a lot of unique insights in navigation. And Chen Deng is hearty, quiet and resourceful. He is not very old, but he has the ambition to help the world. For the lord's marine plan, Chen Deng will definitely not refuse. ”

Hearing Mi Zhu's suggestion, He Xian spread out the map of Xuzhou, looked at it carefully along the coastline, and nodded: "This general plans to appoint you as the county guard of the East China Sea, and Chen Yuanlong as the county guard of Langya." The two of them poured into the land of the two counties and made every effort to develop the marine plan! Don't disappoint me! ”

"Don't worry, even if Mi Zhu is broken, he will try his best to complete the lord's task!" Mi Zhu swore an oath.

"This is not a small task, I don't want you to be crushed, I hope you can live a long life and push this plan forward step by step." He Xian said with a smile.

After agreeing with Mi Zhu on a major event, He Xian remembered a situation, so he asked: "Since Cao Jun has retreated and Tao Gong has also passed away, why is Xuzhou still uncertain?" ”

Mi Zhu thought for a while: "I'm afraid this matter is related to a rumor in Xuzhou City." “

"Oh, what rumors?"

After the lord defeated Cao Cao in Lu County, a message suddenly circulated in Xiapi City, saying that the Nanyang army had seized a box of letters in Cao Cao's Chinese army tent. These letters are all evidence of the secret fornication between the Xuzhou generals and Cao Cao. Before the lord supported Xuzhou with a thunderous force, most of the generals under the command of Tao Gong were optimistic about Cao Cao, including Chen Qi and Chen Deng's father and son, so they had these letters of goodwill. Now rumors are rife that the owners of these letters are afraid that the main guild will settle old accounts, so people's hearts are fluctuating. In this matter, the lord should make a quick decision! ”

"Have you ever found out where the message came from?"

"Mi Zhu is incompetent, it took a lot of energy, and I can't find the source. All it is known is that these rumors continue to spread through beggars and homeless people. Mi Zhu blamed himself.

"It doesn't matter! The people who created the message were none other than the enemies who were expecting the defeat of our army! The top priority is to extinguish this rumor! “

"The lord has a good plan?"

He Xian nodded: "After the funeral of Duke Tao tomorrow, all the old departments of the Xuzhou Army will be convened for a meeting, and they will deal with those unwarranted letters!" “

On the second day, after attending Tao Qian's funeral, all the old troops of the Xuzhou Army received He Xian's general order: to gather in the hall of the Prefecture Governor's Mansion. No one knew what He Xian was going to do, and the current atmosphere was a little anxious. Chen Jue, Mi Zhu, and Zang Ba, who were the leaders, were calm and relaxed, and they looked like they had nothing to do with themselves.

After a while, the hussar general He Xiancai came to the meeting room with a team of personal guards. Among the accompanying guards, there was also a large wooden box, which was full of dozens of volumes of letters. There are bamboo slips, silk silk, and paper......

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting! The reason why Ben was late was because he was thinking in the back hall whether to open the box that had been seized from Cao's camp and see who the owner of these letters inside was. He Xian said, looking around at the generals. As far as the eye could see, the princes bowed their heads one after another.

In the end, Ben managed to control his curiosity, and the letters were unopened. Let him pass the things of the past. Prior to this, no matter who had been in contact with Cao Cao, Ben would not be held accountable. But after today, I hope that all the princes will put away their half-heartedness, work together to agree to do things for His Majesty, and manage the people of Xuzhou well. If you don't want to follow the general, submit your resignation as soon as possible. Don't wait until something happens. The Nanyang Army has been able to get to this day step by step, and the most important thing is to distinguish rewards and punishments. I hope that you will encourage you and Ben General! ”

After He Xian finished speaking, he shouted to the guards to fetch a large pot of burning charcoal.

"Put the wooden box on top of the charcoal and burn it all!"

With He Xian's order, the guards burned all the boxes of "letters" in front of everyone present. Since then, the hearts of Xuzhou people have been settled.

At the same time, Fu Yangcheng was in a hurry. Cao Bao, Chen Deng, and Mi Fang led the 5,000 defeated troops in Xuzhou and were blocked by Ji Ling in Fuyang City and beaten, and the situation was precarious.

Cao Bao is Tao Qian's confidant, Chen Deng is the son of Chen Qi, and Mi Fang is Mi Zhu's brother.

So, He Xian ordered Zhang Liao, the general of Guangwei, to lead 5,000 flying cavalry troops as the vanguard to Fuyang City to support. He Xian himself took up the 20,000 Danyang soldiers in Xiapi City and the remaining more than 2,000 flying cavalry, leading Jia Xu, Zhao Yun, Zang Ba, Sun Guan and Yin Li as the main force to follow up. Changshi Chen Qi and the new Donghai County Shou Mi Zhu are in charge of Xuzhou political affairs, and Captain Lu Fan is in charge of the defense of Xiapi City. Kong Rong and Tai Shici temporarily stayed in Langya County to beware of the Xiahou Yuan army that had just retreated.

After Zhang Liao arrived in Fuyang, he did not sit back and wait for He Xian's Chinese army. He observed that Ji Ling was anxious to capture Fu Yang, and the rear army was evacuated in defense. At night, he selected 800 elite soldiers who dared to fight, and after a full meal, he took advantage of the dawn to personally be held with a halberd, leading the elite of the 800 flying cavalry to attack the rear of the Ji Ling army. Zhang Liao charged ahead, personally killed Li Feng, the commander of Ji Ling's rear army, and shouted his name in the formation to boost morale. At the same time, the commander will burn the heavy grain and grass of the Yangzhou army. After these last things, Zhang Liao found that the combat power of the Yangzhou army was even weaker than expected. Ji Ling also failed to organize an effective defensive line to stop his attack at the first time, and then sent out a cloud-piercing arrow and ordered more than 4,000 soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Army on the periphery to come to reinforce. With the support of the new forces, Zhang Liao made persistent efforts and organized the Flying Cavalry to rush into the Chinese army until he was under the banner of Ji Ling. Ji Ling was shocked when he saw this, and the Yangzhou army general was at a loss, not knowing how many Nanyang troops broke in, but he barely resisted with the advantage of numbers.

In Fuyang City, Chen Deng observed that Ji Linghou's army was in flames, and the Chinese army was in chaos, and realized that Nanyang reinforcements had arrived. Then he persuaded Cao Bao and Mi Fang to go out of the city with 5,000 Xuzhou soldiers in Fuyang City. Under the front and rear attacks, it was difficult for the Yangzhou army to hold on, and the whole army was defeated. Ji Ling saw that he was greedy and failed, but he broke into a big disaster, and according to Yuan Shu's moody nature recently, he didn't dare to return to Shouchun. led the remnants of the army to the north and escaped into Mangdang Mountain, and was never seen again. With the defeat of the Yangzhou army, the siege of Pengcheng was officially lifted.