It is said that before Qin Xu came to Xuzhou, he was planning to fight the so-called three-point war and seven-point politics. The war is about to die, although Tao Qian, who is forced to ride a tiger in words, has words of suffering, but after all, Xuzhou is still in Tao Qian's hands, Qingxu Erzhou is still a friendly neighbor on the surface, and he did not tear his face, although he came in the name of rescuing Xuzhou by Yuan Shukou, but if even one Qingzhou soldier was killed or injured because of this, Qin Xu would feel that it was not cost-effective. What's more, Xuzhou, which has no threat from foreign enemies, is not a good neighbor for Qingzhou.

Qin Xu's purpose in ordering the Qingzhou soldiers to take the lead in attacking was mainly to disrupt Tao Qian's idea of having a discord with Yuan Shujun, so that Yuan Shu would give birth to the idea that Xuzhou had already allied with Qingzhou and was interested in dealing with him. As for how much Yuan Jun's living force was killed, there was not much luxury. The three thousand Qingzhou soldiers under the command of Tai Shi Ci have already returned to the army, and for the Yuan Shu army that retreated into the formation, the Qingzhou soldiers led by Zang Ba and Cao surnamed Cao just bit the tail of Yuan Shujun, forcing it to keep fleeing, and when the lights of Yuan Shu's base camp could already be seen from a distance, the pace gradually slowed down, and according to the arrangement after Qin Xu discussed with the Qingzhou soldiers before the war, they began to gather the military momentum and accumulate combat power to wait for its change.

"Quick, get the ** water!" It is now the end of July, and the drought that is raging in the Central Plains has shown a slight decline. But even so, after riding a horse for nearly thirty miles, it still made Yuan Shu, an old man who was used to being pampered, a little unbearable, after entering the camp, seeing that the Qingzhou soldiers who had been chasing him did not plan to take the opportunity to attack the camp, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and scolded with a thirsty and hoarse throat: "Tao Qian's old man's good calculation is to send his son to gain the trust of a certain one, first deceived the most elite cavalry under a certain command, and then tricked a certain person to lead the army forward, but I didn't expect to use the Qingzhou army to deal with the idea of us!" Isn't Mo also scared of Cao **, and intends to sell Cao ** with a certain head? Fortunately, a certain saw the opportunity quickly and did not resist the Qingzhou troops, otherwise wouldn't it have fulfilled the old thief's wishes. ”

"What the lord said is that I have heard that Qingxu and Xu have a great relationship, that is, the grain lord of Qingzhou is also an official in Xuzhou, and the soldiers stationed in Xuzhou are also Qingzhou soldiers, which shows that the two states are not as incompatible as the world rumores. My lord, you think, even the defense of this state can be entrusted to other states, how can this friendship be broken by others in just a few words? Moreover, I heard reliable news that the old thief Tao Qian actually had the intention to entrust Xuzhou to Lu Bu's house, but Lu Bu didn't want it. Therefore, this time Tao Qian used this strategy, borrowing the strength of Qingzhou troops and calculating the lord, the plan is very big, fortunately, the lord has far more knowledge than the old thief, and he saw through his plan at a glance, so that the soldiers of our army can be protected from damage, but the Qingzhou soldiers who pursued our army seemed to have more than 10,000 before General Ji Ling, and now after careful investigation by the horses, in fact, there are only more than 5,000 people, and they are all foot soldiers. Presumably, the nearly thirty miles of the attack is already the end of the crossbow, and now the army has stopped for rest five miles outside the camp of our army's headquarters. Chen Ji, a henchman who was left in the camp by Yuan Shu, entered the account when Yuan Shu was furious, and saw that Yuan Shu was looking for a "theoretical basis" for his "strategic retreat" that was generally called "deserted and fled" by others, Chen Jiben was Yuan Shu's disciple when Yuan Shu had not yet entered the court as an official, and he had a very thorough understanding of Yuan Shu's thoughts.

"What? Is there such a thing? Why didn't you say it earlier? I said how can more than 1,000 Huns ride well, but they can't even take down a milk baby who was favored by Lu Buxin along nepotism, and the whole army was wiped out, not to mention, the Hun prince Liu Bao, who is still of great use to us, was also beheaded, it turned out to be like this! No wonder the old thief ordered his little thief to promise so many benefits, originally I wondered why this old thief was so generous, it turned out to be a plan! It's a little bit of this guy's mind! This Tao Qian old thief really deserves to be killed! After Yuan Shu listened to what Chen Ji said, his embarrassed face also improved a lot, and he pretended to complain and said a few words to Chen Ji, his face changed several times, and he sneered and ordered: "Go and ask Sun Bofu if he has come back, let Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Qiao Rui, and Zhang Xun prepare the troops and horses of the headquarters, and be ready to attack at any time." Tao Qian'er dared to play with me this time, borrowed the Qingzhou soldiers and horses to raid, and beheaded my general, this revenge is not avenged, do you really think that I Yuan someone is easy to bully! ”

"Slow down!" Chen Ji saw that after Yuan Shu heard what he said, he was about to immediately raise troops to attack the Qingzhou soldiers who came to chase him, his eyes flashed with panic, and he hurriedly said: "Dare to ask the lord, along the way, have these Qingzhou soldiers ever killed or injured our soldiers?" ”

"When you say this, it is strange that it is very tight, although these Qingzhou soldiers are murderous, they seem to be going to capture a certain life alive, but in fact, they are only hanging far away at the end of the team, but I don't know what the purpose is! Don't you want to be the enemy of someone? What Chen Ji said did speak to Yuan Shu's heart. Yuan Shu had seen Lu Bu's majesty since the princes were crusading against Dong Zhuo, and against Lu Bu, no matter how arrogant Yuan Shu was, he knew the difference between himself and Lu Bu. At this moment, listening to what Chen Ji said, he had a lot of other meanings, so he asked: "But if Lu Bu doesn't plan to be an enemy of a certain person, why is this arrangement with Tao Qian?" ”

"But the lord doesn't know Lu Bu's intentions?" Chen Ji said: "Qingxu and Xuzhou are adjacent, and Xuzhou is a rich and rich place, which has always been peeped at by the surrounding forces for a long time, so although Lu Bu is good at producing elite soldiers in Qingzhou, but after all, the state is barren and the world knows that Cao ** once intended to defraud Xuzhou, but was stopped by Lu Bu, the lord came to Xuzhou to borrow grain and interact with Tao Qian, how can he not be jealous of Lu Bu and used by Tao Qian? ”

"According to what you said, Lu Bu is afraid that someone will take the opportunity to take Xuzhou, so he will also fall into the calculations of Tao Qian's old thief?" Yuan Shu finally understood the meaning of Chen Ji's words, his face was cloudy, he had forgotten the embarrassment of being chased by the Qingzhou soldiers just now, and said unhappily: "This is also the reason why Lu Bu only allows his son to be his father and concubine, and the thief who is ungrateful and unrighteous is coveted, and others are not allowed to get involved!" Tee is also domineering! ”

"My lord, don't be angry! In fact, Ji understands that what the lord is worried about is just that he is worried about the place where he has a foothold, and he feels inexplicable and deeply feels the grace of the lord! I can't repay it! I couldn't help but sigh at night, and finally after thinking about it, I realized a little, in fact, there is no way for us to not only get a place to settle down to seek great things, but also to connect the Central Plains Haoqiang to fight against Cao ** Yuan Shao! Chen Jichong Yuan Shuchang bowed and said.

"Oh? What you said is very clear to me, if all the generals have this kind of thought, why is Yuan afraid of the Yuan family's concubine, and why worry about the big thing? For Chen Ji, who was by his side when he confessed, and followed all the way from Luoyang to Nanyang to the current confidant and important minister, saying this kind of grateful words is still quite thoughtful about Yuan Shu, and his tone couldn't help but soften, soothed a few words, and asked: "It's just that you also know that this Cao ** Liu Biao and others have a good relationship with the Yuan family's concubines, and they are allies, and they are in the land of the Central Plains and Hebei, who can ...... Hmm, do you mean to let someone be with Lu Bu? ”

"The lord is wise!" Chen Ji's flattering words that don't want money in his mouth are called a smooth one, and he said: "In fact, if the lord has the heart to reconcile with Lu Bu, and it is difficult to swallow the humiliation of today, in fact, he can do it twice, and what he does is not in conflict!" ”

"Oh? What does this mean? Yuan Shu was shocked by what Chen Ji said and suddenly felt that he had thoroughly seen through the situation in the Central Plains, and in a good mood, he didn't think about why this henchman general, who was a lot smarter and lacking in great wisdom, could have such insight, and saw that Chen Ji had all the countermeasures to what he was worried about, so he couldn't help asking.

"In fact, the lord also usually only cares about big things, and he is in the situation and doesn't notice the subtleties!" Chen Ji sighed secretly, subconsciously glanced out of the tent, and said: "The people who are worried about the Lord are just worried that Liu Biao Cao ** Tao Qian and others will take advantage of the exhaustion of our army to attack, and they are also worried that the grain and grass and military resources in the current place where our army is based are not enough to maintain the foundation of the Lord Lord's intentions, so he turned his attention to Xuzhou, which is coveted by the Central Plains Haoqiang. In fact, in this world, only Xuzhou is rich? ”

"You mean, Yangzhou?" With the foreshadowing of Chen Ji's words just now, at this time, Yuan Shu's mind also nodded according to what Chen Ji said, blurted out and said, and then frowned and said: "It's just that you also know very well that many people in the south have great families and famous people, far away from the war disaster in the Central Plains, each has a private army, and has been in control of the state government for a long time, and has always excluded outsiders, and the Yangtze River is in danger, just with these forces, it is really difficult to make contributions in a short time." ”

"The lord is too worried, for others, the land of Jiangdong is easy to get!" Chen Ji carefully looked at Yuan Shu's expression, gritted his teeth, and said: "But the lord is different, the lord actually only needs to send one person, and he can seek the land of Jiangdong for the lord without damaging the lord's troops!" ”

"Humph! Sun Ce has long wanted to get back his father's old department, could you also have benefited from Sun Bofu? "Although Yuan Shu is arrogant, he is also from a big family, and he has been fighting with Yuan Shao for the position of the head of the Yuan family for decades, to be honest, Chen Ji really can't hide Yuan Shu from this little bit of caution, but it is not unreasonable to listen to what Chen Ji said, and after the previous Sun Ce's lord was alone, Yuan Shu was very guarded against his own son of the old general, and he loved it, and his emotions were really complicated. Sun Ce's bravery, of course Yuan Shu knows very well, for Chen Ji's words that Sun Ce can quickly sweep away Jiangdong, although Yuan Shu does not believe it, but also knows that if there is really such a person, maybe only Sun Ce, just when Cao ** and Liu Biao forced Nanyang to come to the land of Huaisi, Sun Ce has already laid down Jiujiang, Qu'a and other places for Yuan Shu at an eye-popping speed, which shows his ability. But this is also where Yuan Shu is difficult to rest assured, Sun Ce is a tiger, if he is released, it will be difficult to take it back!

"Lord!" Yuan Shu just asked with a sneer, but Chen Ji seemed to have heard a great insult, his face showed a bit of grief and indignation, and said: "Since Chen followed the lord, what is his surname, the lord will not know, this time Chen just doesn't want the lord to fall into Tao Qian's calculations out of thin air, not to mention, but also by him to continue to calculate, with the future foundation as the price of this old thief, there is really no selfishness, please also ask the lord to be clear!" ”

"Huh?" Yuan Shu also seemed to be taken aback by Chen Ji's excited appearance, the hesitation in his eyes flashed, and he pretended not to care and said: "This matter has its own place, you don't have to say it again." (To be continued.) )