Zhang Fei's domineering arrogance, coupled with Liu Bei's distrust, made Chen Deng feel bored for a while, and his heart was extremely bitter, and he had no interest in saying something again. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yixing waved his hand suddenly, Chen Deng sighed lightly, arched his hand and said: "Deng suddenly felt unwell, dizzy, and wanted to go back to rest, please don't blame the lord." ”

What else can Liu Bei say? could only watch Chen Deng leave with an embarrassed face.

As soon as Chen Deng's front foot left, Liu Bei's back foot kicked Zhang Fei's body. As the so-called one thing descends to one thing, Zhang Fei is not afraid of anyone, but only bows his head to Liu Bei, so after being kicked, instead of getting angry, he shrank like a wronged child.

"In the current situation in Xuzhou, I already have a headache, so don't make any more trouble for me, okay!"

With an expression of hatred on his face, Liu Bei was really a little helpless about his third brother.

Zhang Fei puffed out his mouth and defended himself: "I don't think I did anything wrong, Chen Yuanlong's guy is really useless, if it weren't for him, he wouldn't have made so much trouble out of thin air!" ”

Liu Bei sighed deeply, glanced left and right, and said slowly: "What Yide said, why don't I know?" It's just that if you and my brother want to gain a foothold in Xuzhou, there must be many places to rely on him. So, at least for now, you must not be at odds with him, Yide, do you understand? ”

Zhang Fei nodded as if he didn't understand, no matter what Liu Bei said, it was right in his heart.

Mi Zhu smiled bitterly and said, "Lord, although it is important to befriend the Chen family, if you can't resolve the current crisis, I'm afraid it won't be of much use......

Liu Bei suddenly had a big head again, and said with a crying face: "I was worried that I would drive wolves at the front door and tigers at the back door." But I didn't expect that before the hungry wolf was driven away, the fierce tiger had already pounced, this was really an eventful season, and everything was not going well! ”

Mi Zhu hesitated: "One hundred thousand stones of grain and grass, although the amount is not small, but it is not impossible to take it out, why not?" ”

Liu Bei sighed, "How can it be so simple!" Zizhong can know that people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, this time we took out 100,000 stones to feed the hungry wolf, and fed his appetite bigger, next time he came to ask us what to do if we asked for 200,000 stones? ”

Mi Zhu groaned: "After all, it will be in the future, but if you can't smooth Han Jun'er's heart, I'm afraid Xuzhou will be in danger!" Just Cao Jun's soldiers and horses all the way, our army is already a little overwhelmed. If you attract the unstoppable Iron Cavalry in the northern Xinjiang, your subordinates will be worried......"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both proud people, and Mi Zhu's words were likely to cause them a lot of disgust, but this time, they both chose to remain silent.

No matter how they looked down on Han Jun on the surface, and even called him "Han Jun Xiaoer" with a slight insult, deep down, they still had a deep fear of the invincible Youji Iron Cavalry in the northern frontier. The three brothers, all of whom had served under Gongsun Zhan, still knew the strength of Baima Yicong very well. However, he was as strong as a white horse, but he suffered defeat in front of the Youhe Iron Cavalry in the case of fighting more and less. With these lazy soldiers and horses under their command, could they be the opponents of the Iron Cavalry?

Fact, it's brutal. The reality is even more cruel.

People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. Even though Liu Bei had lofty ambitions in his heart, he could only pinch his nose and grit his teeth at this time to follow Han Jun's wishes, and wrote back to tell Jian Yong that within five days, 100,000 stones of grain and grass would definitely be ready.

Liu Bei needs Han Jun's assistance, even if it is paid assistance, it is very much needed for him now. Although he knew very well in his heart that this was tantamount to drinking water to quench his thirst. But there was no way, in order to survive, in order to hold this piece of territory that was finally obtained, he could only bow his head again.

Cao's army, which was advancing like a bamboo, did not encounter any decent resistance along the road. Maybe it was Cao Jun's recent killing spree that played a role, or maybe it was because the state pastor changed hands and caused panic and instability. All in all, without much effort, it took less than a month for the three-way Cao army to successfully join forces under Xiapi City.

At this time, on the coast of the East China Sea, about hundreds of miles away from Xiapi, nearly 100 tall building ships set sail loaded with grain and sailed all the way to the north.

"I hope that Han Jun'er is a person who keeps his word!"

Mi Zhu looked at the black dots that were faintly visible in the sky with a painful face, and smiled thoughtfully and bitterly, and a trace of remorse was inexplicably born in his heart.

50,000 Cao troops, there was no big loss along the way, plus the 20,000 Xuzhou soldiers who came over, a total of 70,000 troops surrounded Xiapicheng.

The art of war has clouds, and there are three ques and one around. But Cao Cao didn't do this, because what he wanted was more than just an empty city in Xiapi.

Cao Cao already knew how the defense in Xiapi City was, and how many soldiers and horses were available, so he was not worried about the desperate fight of the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou.

Cao Bao's defection saved Cao Cao a lot of trouble and brought a lot of help. But at the same time, it also gave Liu Bei a huge blow. It's not that he didn't think about guarding against Cao Bao, but after all, the Cao family and Cao Bao have deep roots in Xuzhou, and he can't move lightly when he just took power, so he can only stand at the head of the city with great annoyance and look at the dense banners of the Cao army and pray secretly.

Although Xiapi City is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is a huge gap between the number of defenders and the morale of Cao's army. Therefore, Liu Bei could only hope that Han Jun would keep his promise and send troops as promised. He believes that as long as he can survive this catastrophe, he will definitely be able to create a world in Xuzhou.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion did not have much impact on Xuzhou, and Tao Qian's governance in recent years was also quite effective, although Cao Cao's two invasions brought a lot of military disasters, but Xuzhou's foundation is still there after all. Liu Bei believes that as long as he is given a period of time, he will definitely be able to gain a firm foothold in Xuzhou and take root, realizing the most lofty ideals in his heart.

However, will Han Jun keep his promise?

Han Jun, who often prides himself on being an honest and trustworthy little Langjun, will certainly not disappoint Liu Bei, and after receiving Tai Shici's flying pigeon message, he began to deploy his troops to the south.

Although it is recorded in the history books that when Chu and Han were fighting, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, used flying pigeons to send reinforcements to escape from danger, but in fact, in this era, carrier pigeons have not been used on a large scale. After the establishment of the Shadow Pavilion, Han Jun once mentioned to Jia Xu, and Jia Xu, who had never disappointed Han Jun, quickly ordered someone to domesticate a batch of carrier pigeons in a short period of time.

Zhang Qian, when Ban Chao was in the Western Regions, he had used flying pigeons to pass on the book, so there was no shortage of pigeons, and with a little training, the speed at which the Shadow Pavilion transmitted information was much faster than the simple fast horse transmission before.

Su and Zhang's procurement in the south is still continuing, coupled with these 100,000 stone grains and grass, the famine in the two states can basically be effectively controlled, at least until spring ploughing, the problem is no longer big, and Han Jun can finally have a solid year.

Of course, there is one more important thing to deal with before the year, and that is military aid to Xuzhou.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei are the two people Han Jun fears the most. Although they have not had a face-to-face conversation on the battlefield with these two men so far, they have always been the most threatening potential enemies.

It is very difficult to stand out in this troubled world, divide one side, and claim the king. But these two people, two people who were not favored in the first place, did this stubbornly.

Cao Mengde's Qingmei boiled wine on heroes, a sentence "The heroes of the world, only make the king and the ear", it sounds a little arrogant, but it has been proven in history.

Therefore, Han Jun attaches great importance to the southward journey of the Youji Iron Rider this time.

Xun You was the first to speak: "I thought that the New Year was approaching, the weather was cold, the soldiers were tired of war, and the three armies were determined. And the land of Yanxu is too far away from Youzhou. Therefore, in this battle, there is no need to send too many soldiers and horses, only thousands of iron cavalry to disrupt Cao's army. ”

Xun You's point of view represents the thoughts of the vast majority of people present, Liu Bei and Cao Cao, who wins and who loses, in fact, does not have much meaning in their hearts. Therefore, it is enough to be morally able and force Cao Cao to return to his division to relieve the danger of Xuzhou.

Guo Jia frowned and objected: "Gongda's words, although it is the old way to seek the country, I think this is not enough." ”

"Oh?"

Han Jun raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then what does Feng Xiao have to say?" ”

In Han Jun's heart, he actually had the same idea as Xun You. Xuzhou is the place of four wars, and there is no danger to defend, Liu Bei, an outsider, is difficult to stand on, so there is nothing to worry about.

Guo Jia said: "Cao Cao and Liu Bei are all the heroes among people!" Not to be taken lightly, let alone ignored. When our army can destroy Yuan Shao and cross the river to the south, those who can fight with the lord must be one of these two! Therefore, for the sake of long-term planning, his subordinates believed that the key to this battle should be to weaken the strength of the two. The more fierce the fight between Cao and Liu, the more advantageous it will be to our army. Although Liu Bei changed hands three times, he was tough and strong-tempered, and he was by no means willing to live under others, so he categorically would not give up Xuzhou. Although Cao Bao has led the people to surrender, if there is no accident, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to break through the city before the year. ”

Xun You objected: "If the land of Xuzhou is annexed by Cao Cao, its strength will definitely rise, and we can't take this risk!" ”

Guo Jia said again: "But if Cao Cao is allowed to retreat with his whole body, and after integrating and digesting the troops in Xuzhou, his strength will increase unabated, and what will it benefit our army?" ”

Xun You said: "Yan, Henan and Henan, this year's disaster is not lighter than Youhe, grain production has decreased, disaster victims are everywhere, Cao Cao is not easy, the reason why he will lead troops out at this time is not a way to divert attention." ”