On December 28 of the fourth year of Jian'an, Xu Huang gathered 13,000 soldiers and horses in the forbidden Li Dian Xu Huang, and the soldiers came to the eighteen miles outside Puyang City and set up camp.

At this time, in Puyang City, Liu Bei only had 3,000 people in his hands.

"Changing guards?"

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this.

He pointed to Xu Ping, who came to deliver the letter, and scolded: "Now the Cao army is camped eighteen miles outside Puyang City, how is it different from Xiancheng to change the guard at this time?" ”

Xu Ping said: "This is not a villain's decision, my lord is also acting on orders." ”

Liu Bei looked at Xu Ping and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Please reply to General Ziyuan, it's not that you don't want to change the defense, but you can't change the defense now.

Cao Jun's soldiers are approaching the city, and if Puyang changes its defense, it will inevitably shake the previous layout...... In case Cao Jun takes the opportunity to attack, Puyang will inevitably return to the hands of Cao thieves. I also asked Mr. to go back and speak on his behalf, and tell General Ziyuan about the situation here, and ask General Ziyuan to be more considerate. ”

"Well...... this"

Xu Ping hesitated.

On the side, Sun Qian hurriedly stepped forward and secretly stuffed a piece of horseshoe gold to Xu Ping.

"Sir, it's been hard all the way.

It's just that the current situation is really a last resort for my general. At this time, if the defense is changed, it will inevitably cause turmoil on the entire Henan front. ”

Xu Ping's face suddenly showed a smile.

"In this way, the villain will return truthfully."

"Mr. Law."

Liu Bei sent Xu Ping out of the gate of the yatang, and his face became gloomy.

"Brother, why bother to have a good face with that Po?" Guan Yu stepped forward and said.

Liu Bei shook his head and replied softly: "If I don't want to do this, I really have to do it!" Yuan Benchu suddenly asked me to change my guard, which was quite strange. I'm worried that Cao Thief may have done some tricks to make Yuan Shao suspicious of me, so I have this determination......"

"So what?"

"Brother Xian, you don't understand!"

Liu Bei smiled bitterly: "Now we live under Yuan Benchu's account, but Yuan Shao values it, which is already suspicious.

In addition, the eldest prince is very respectful to me, which must make people suspicious. You and I have been working under Yuan Shao, although it has not been a long time, but the situation on Yuan Shao's side is very complicated. Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, should be Yuan Shao's heir; But Yuan Shao loves his youngest son Yuan Shang alone, so that his generals have their own thoughts...... As far as I know, Yuan Shao's six masterminds have been divided into several factions. Among them, Guo Tufeng was judged by discipline, each plotting for his master, while Tian Feng was upright, offended Yuan Shao with his words, and was imprisoned at the bottom of the stairs; Although Yuan Shao was valued, he could not be trusted; Xu Yu is high and proud, and he is greedy and despicable, and he cannot be trusted. I'm waiting to vote, but I'm afraid that everyone won't like it. ”

Guan Yu listened and was silent.

"In this way, Yuan Shao is not enough?"

Liu Bei didn't answer, just sighed softly.

"Lord, it's not good!"

Just when Liu Bei and Guan Yu were about to turn around and return to the yatang, Guan Ping came to the yatang on his horse, dismounted and knelt on one knee, panting.

"Frank, why are you so out of shape?"

Guan Yu asked sharply.

Liu Bei stopped Guan Yu and stepped forward to help Guan Ping up, "Tanzhi, what happened?" ”

"Xu Ziyuan's house slave is ...... with the third uncle outside the city"

"What about your third uncle?"

"I had a conflict with the third uncle."

"Huh?"

"The third uncle came back from his tour of the city, but he didn't expect to meet Xu You's slave out of the city. So the third uncle stepped forward to interrogate, but he knew that the slave was unreasonable, not only did he refuse to obey, but he insulted the uncle. The third uncle was furious, and pulled the slave off his horse, tied him under the city gate, and beat him. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, his head buzzed.

"Yun Chang, quickly go with me to stop Yide."

Even before he had time to prepare the horse, Liu Bei jumped down the steps, grabbed Guan Ping's mount and flew on the horse, and rushed towards the city gate with a whip.

Guan Yu also stomped his feet, "How can Yide be so reckless." ”

"Father, if the third uncle is reckless, is that slave too arrogant?"

"Forget it, we'll talk about this later, let's rush over first."

Guan Yu and Guan Ping strode towards the city gate, and at this time, downstairs at the city gate, Zhang Fei was holding a horse whip and beating Xu Ping fiercely.

"You cheap slave, do you dare to be arrogant again?"

"If you have the guts, kill me...... Otherwise, I will let that Liu Xuande die without a place to be buried. ”

Zhang Fei was already hot-tempered, and he was even angrier when he heard it.

"I'll leave you dead now."

A whip went down, and Xu Ping's skin was opened, and he screamed non-stop.

"The general stays, and the general spares his life."

"If you continue to hold on, grandpa will respect you as a good man and spare your life, since you beg for mercy, then you can't spare ......"

Zhang Fei scolded and beat at the same time.

Liu Bei galloped over, and Xu Ping had been beaten and bruised all over his body.

"Yide, don't stop yet."

Liu Bei shouted loudly, and without waiting for the war horse to stop, he jumped off the horse and staggered over.

"Brother, if you don't stop me, I will not stop if I don't kill this cheap slave."

"Yide wants me to die before I am willing?"

Liu Bei was about to collapse, hissing and roaring.

"Brother, how can you say this?"

"You, you, you ......"

Liu Bei pointed at Zhang Fei and trembled.

He pushed Zhang Fei away, went to Xu Ping, and untied Xu Ping.

"Don't blame you, sir, it's a misunderstanding."

Xu Ping was supported by others, pointed at Liu Bei and said, "Liu Xuande, this matter is not over...... Sooner or later, a certain family will take revenge. ”

"I'll cut off your dog's head right now."

Liu Bei roared: "Yide can't stop talking, and he will commit suicide in front of you as a brother." ”

This time, Zhang Fei was frightened and hurriedly closed his mouth.

Liu Bei also wanted to go over and plead with Xu Ping, but Xu Ping took out the horseshoe gold from his arms and threw it at Liu Bei's feet.

"Xuande Gong rewards, a certain family can't afford it, let's go ......"

As he spoke, Xu Ping, with the support of his retainers, left Puyang in embarrassment. Liu Bei stood under the city gate, looking at the back of Xu Ping and his party in the distance, stunned, and his mind was blank. It's over, this time, but I completely offended Xu You! He raised his hand to cover his face and let out a long sigh. turned around and saw Zhang Fei's honest face, but the anger in his stomach couldn't be released.

"Yide, you're so ignorant."

After Guan Yu arrived, he couldn't help but blame him when he heard the reason for the incident.

Liu Bei smiled bitterly, "Yun Chang don't blame Yide, this is not Yide's fault, he also wants to maintain my reputation......"

"But ......"

"Let's go back and talk about it."

Liu Bei pulled Zhang Fei with one hand and Guan Yu with the other to the yatang.

At the gate of the city, two porters-like people looked at each other and slipped away quietly from the city gate, but no one noticed them.

—————————————————————————— "Hey, hey, help me this time!" ”

When Cao Ying heard the scout's return, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.

At this time, Cao Ying's army was stationed in Weizi's camp, twenty miles outside Changyuan County. It's only a day and a night away from Hakuba.

Due to Xiahou Yuan's strong attack in Yanjin, it attracted Yuan Shao's attention to a large extent.

And the attacks of Yu Ban, Li Dian, and Xu Huang also restrained Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses to a certain extent. Cao Ying clearly put on a posture of fighting a decisive battle in Henan, which also made Xu You more determined in his thoughts, so he personally went to the Yanjin battlefield to supervise the battle...... And in this way, no one noticed that Cao Ying had arrived in Changyuan.

Cao Ying was originally a bold man.

Thinking that at the beginning, he only had 5,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, so he dared to pursue Dong Zhuo's army.

Now, he has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and he will not be afraid of Yuan Shao. In the big tent of the Chinese army, Cao Ying looked at Jia Xu with a smile.

"Wenhe, what should I do next?"

What happened under the gate of Puyang City had already reached Cao Ying's ears.

This also shows that the suspicion between Liu Bei and Yuan Shao is irreparable...... Cao Ying couldn't know more about Xu You. At the beginning, Cao Ying was also one of the friends who ran, but he was not as extreme as Xu Yu. After Wang Fen's plan to murder Emperor Ling of Han failed, Xu You and others fled. And Cao Ying and Xu You have less contact.

However, Cao Ying believed that with Xu Yu's surname that must be repaid, how could his domestic slave be humiliated, how could he easily let Liu Bei go?

In the military tent, Jia Xu and Guo Jia sat on both sides.

Because Xun Yu was in Yanjin, he assisted Xiahou Yuan in the battle; Cheng Yu was deployed in Guancheng (now Zhengzhou, Henan), while Xun Yu stayed in Xudu, deployed baggage, and made overall arrangements, so Cao Ying was surrounded by only Guo Jia and Jia Xu to follow and plan for him.

A Sikong military sacrificial wine, and a Sikong military, are enough for Cao Ying!

At this time, Liu Xuande was apprehensive.

Since he has torn his face with Xu You, there are only two ways for him to go...... Either he reversed from Yuan Shao's side, or he made war exploits in exchange for Yuan Shao's trust. Therefore, no matter which path he chooses, he will not be able to stay in Puyang for a long time. Next, it's up to the Lord to decide. ”

After Jia Xu finished speaking, he looked at Guo Jia.

He was forced by Cao Ying to offer advice, and he originally saved the idea of taoguang and obscurity and preservation of his own body.

If it weren't for Cao Ying's coercion, he would never be easily involved in this kind of planning that is related to the overall situation. However, now that he has come in, Jia Xu will not withdraw easily. For the capture and planning of the battle situation, Jia Xu and Guo Jia showed a surprisingly consistent attitude.

"My lord, make up your mind now."

Cao Ying pondered for a long time, raised his head and said, "What Feng Xiao is planning is exactly what I want."

It's just that there is another flaw in this...... After taking the white horse, we will be caught between the east and the west. Xu You will definitely not sit idly by and watch the white horse fall, and will definitely send troops to capture it. But the troops in my hands are not enough to fight at the same time, and one person is needed to hold on to the white horse. ”

His eyes burned and swept over Jia Xu and Guo Jia.

The implication is: to recommend individuals...... Guo Jia couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and his fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the couch: This candidate is not easy to choose.

"I have a recommendation, but I don't know if the lord is willing to do it."

Jia Xu's eyes rolled, and he smiled in his heart.

"Who?"

"This person is not very old, but he has many military exploits and the ability to adapt.

He relied on thousands of men to resist several times the number of soldiers and horses on his side, held on to the lonely city, and finally won. Moreover, this person's martial arts are extremely high, if he sticks to the white horse, it will not be a problem. ”

"You mean ......"

Cao Ying vaguely guessed who Jia Xu was talking about.

Guo Jia frowned, "Du Tinghou, this kind of thing is not a joke." ”

Jia Xu said: "It's not my joke, in fact, now, only this person is the most suitable."

The lord, Xu is not the kind of person who does not know the seriousness, and the lord will do his best to solve Liu Bei. Now the main soldiers and horses are slightly scattered, so those who can defeat Guan Zhang can only be allowed to do so. And the Marquis of Guangchang Pavilion will be the first, and Zike and Gongliu will also participate in the war...... Lord, this is the best time to destroy Liu Guanzhang in one fell swoop, if you miss this opportunity, I am afraid it will not be easy to exterminate it again. ”

Jia Xu's words are also to tell Cao Ying: Since you have decided to deal with Liu Bei, you must attack with all your might, otherwise it will be another battle in Runan.

Cao Ying couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Although Guo Jia had the intention to persuade him, what Jia Xu said did not seem to be wrong.

After counting Cao Ying's subordinates in Changyuan now, it seems that there is only that person, who is the most suitable...... But this battle is also dangerous.

—————————————————————————————— "Sneeze ......"

Cao Peng sneezed fiercely in his small tent.

"Childe, it's okay."

"It's okay, someone must be missing me."

"Oh?" Kan Ze stood up with a smile and picked up the charcoal in the brazier even more vigorously.

"You haven't heard anyone say, one sneeze is someone thinking about you, two sneezes are someone scolding you, three sneezes ......"

"What happened to the three sneezes?"

Cao Peng smiled and said, "Three sneezes, it means that you are sick." ”

Gan Ning couldn't help laughing on the side, Kan Ze couldn't help but shake his head again and again, pointed at Cao Peng and said, "Don't ask, it's your Zhongyangshan joke again." ”

"Wrong!"

Cao Peng said: "This is the experience of a certain family. ”

Outside the tent, the wind was bittersweet.

In the tent, there was laughter and laughter.

Cao Peng didn't seem to feel nervous at all, even if the big war was coming, he still talked and laughed.

After all, he was a prisoner in this battle, and he had no troops in his hands except for two hundred and eighty soldiers. Fighting this kind of thing, it's not his turn to bother, he has a high top. Besides, with Jia Xu and Guo Jia here, do you still need to be afraid of Yuan Shao?

Therefore, Cao Peng seemed very relaxed.

"Cao Zhonghou?"

"Who!"

"The humble position is Cao Gong's account, and he has a life, please see Cao Zhonghou immediately, and discuss important matters."

"Uh...... I'll go right over. ”

When Cao Peng heard that Cao Ying had summoned him, where did he dare to hesitate at all, he quickly stood up, took off a white fur cloak from the pillar on the side, said a word to Gan Ning Kan Ze, and walked out of the camp. Outside the small tent, there is a small colonel dressed as a soldier. Cao Peng knew this person, and speaking of which, the relationship between him and Cao Peng was quite close. This little school's name is Cao Bin...... Of course, it is not Cao Ying's own brother, Cao Bin, who was killed by Tao Qian's general Zhang Min in Xuzhou, but Cao Zhen's younger brother, also called Cao Bin, who is the same year as Cao Peng.

"Wen Qian, what is the Lord calling me?"

Literary quality is Cao Bin's expression.

This is from "On Yongye", which is polite and polite.

The word Cao Bin was given to Cao Bin at the beginning of the year.

Hearing Cao Peng's inquiry, Cao Bin scratched his head and said with a smile: "The lord's thoughts, that is what we can understand, there must be something to order." ”

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "Du Tinghou and Guo Xianjiu have just left, and the lord and they were discussing things before. ”

When Cao Peng heard this, he couldn't help but feel a sigh in his heart.

Jia Xu is also there?

That's certainly not a good thing!

However, if you dare to do the first year of junior high school, then I will do fifteen...... Cao Peng followed Cao Bin to the outside of the Chinese army's tent, and Cao Bin made a gesture and motioned for Cao Peng to go in by himself.

Cao Peng hesitated for a moment, and said respectfully outside the big tent: "Cao Peng is waiting for Cao Peng in the Northern Army, and he came to meet him in the name of Sikong." ”

It seemed quiet in the tent.

After a while, I heard Cao Ying's slightly hoarse voice coming from inside: "Ah Fu, come in, I was about to talk to you about something." ”

(To be continued)