So far, many of the people who have fled from Xuzhou are from the name of Mu Mizhu, and the people who went to Guangling from Mizhu to organize the diaspora are naturally much better than other people in the past. But in troubled times, even the most honest ordinary people can become a bandit, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion was able to make such a big noise is the best proof of this. Now Guangling, the government has long been in vain, thieves and thieves are rampant, it can be imagined, Mi Zhu went to Guangling at this time is really an extremely dangerous thing.

Gan Ning has been a thief on the Yangtze River for many years, and he couldn't be clearer about this situation, and said categorically: "No! Mi Daren shoulders the entire refugee camp, how can he leave lightly? It's better for Gan to go to Guangling. ”

Mi Zhu shook his head, and said with a straight face: "General Gan, the Mi family is a Xuzhou family, and Mi is more familiar with the situation there than you." The life and death of the fathers and people in their hometown are uncertain, even if there is a sea of swords and fires in front of them, Mi has no hesitation! ”

Zhang Zhao was reluctant to ask about the world, and Tao Qian had invited him many times to come out, but he politely refused. Now, seeing that Mi Zhu resolutely risked his life in order to save the people of Xuzhou, he couldn't help but be moved, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, generals, Zhang is also well-known in Pengcheng, Zhang is willing to go to Guangling and summon the people of Pengcheng brought by Zhenrong, and they will definitely live up to their mission." ”

Zhang Hong also arched his hand and said: "Zhang lives in Guangling, since he has met him, how can he stand by and watch?" A certain is willing to go with Mi Daren! ”

When Zang Ba and Xu Sheng heard this, they said together: "I am willing to go together!" ”

Both of them have a good martial arts, one was the Taishou of Langya, and the other was the ordinary people of Langya, and this time Langya County was also the hardest hit area by the Cao army, and there were also many people living in Guangling and other places, seeing that Mi Zhu, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, these scribes took the initiative to ask to go to such a dangerous place as Guangling to organize the people to cross the river, how could these warriors be willing to be the queen?

Mi Zhu sighed unconsciously and said: "Xuzhou is a great person, but it's a pity that Tao Qian, who can't use the resourceful people, and the loyal and brave generals can't be trusted, so there is today's disaster!" ”

For his own ability, Mi Zhu is quite self-aware, in addition to his noble character, he also has a set in business, and is not good at strategy, and Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, who are also from the Xuzhou scholars, handle government affairs much higher than him. At the beginning, he also recommended "Erzhang" to Tao Qian, Tao Qian sent someone to invite him, but he was politely refused, and Tao Qian was unwilling to put down the shelf and come to the door in person, so that he missed the two talents.

As for Zang Ba, Mi Zhu had already heard what happened to him, and there was no other way than to sigh. Of course, until now, Mi Zhu didn't know that it was just Liu Bei's conspiracy, and still thought that it was indeed Tao Qian who was suspicious, so he killed Zang Ba. Poor Tao Qian is dead, and there is no way to justify this matter.

Although things did not go as he envisioned, Liu Bei still took the opportunity to grasp the power of Xuzhou, but all he can control now is Xiapi County. Because Liu Bei has always been good at disguise and hides his thoughts very deeply, all the civil and military officials in Xuzhou City respect him very much.

After Cao's army retreated, Liu Bei repaired the city defenses on the one hand, sent people to Guangling to urge the transportation of grain and grass, and gathered everyone together to discuss the desire to recover the three counties of Langya, Donghai and Pengcheng from Cao Cao.

Chen Deng arched his hand and said: "Lord Qi, although the Cao army has retreated, but its momentum is huge, and it can be taken down without urgency, and the top priority should be to appease the people and win the hearts of the people." ”

Of course, Liu Bei knew that going to fight back against Cao Cao now was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and he couldn't really do it, the reason why he said this was just to show his determination and confidence to the civil and military officials in Xuzhou, and Chen Deng's words were exactly what he wanted.

However, Liu Bei's face was full of pain, shed a few tears, and said: "It's just that when I think of Xuzhou falling apart now, Tao Yuanjun will definitely die without turning a blind eye, and Liu will have trouble sleeping and eating!" ”

Liu Bei's words were righteous and strict, and all the civil and military people in the audience were moved.

Sun Qian hurriedly got up and said: "The lord's ambition to recover Xuzhou is admirable. Now that our army is newly defeated, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and they will have no fighting spirit. ”

Listening to Sun Gan's words, Guan Yu's face was not angry, if he hadn't known Liu Bei's plan earlier, he would definitely be furious.

Liu Bei sighed and said: "The two gentlemen are reasonable, or they should stabilize the people's hearts first, Liu was a little in a hurry just now." I would like to ask you to go to the counties to appease the people, and when the grain and grass from Guangling are transferred, they will be distributed immediately, so that the people can spend this winter in peace. ”

Chen Qi, Chen Deng's father and son, Sun Gan and others all responded to the promise, and were about to retire, when they suddenly saw a person hurriedly break in and said loudly: "Lord Qi, the big thing is not good!" ”

Everyone looked at it and saw that it was the messenger sent by Liu Bei to Guangling. When the messenger had finished speaking, the people were astonished. Guan Yu stroked the long hair under his chin, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, big brother, little brother is willing to lead an elite army to Guangling to exterminate Zhenrong!" ”

Chen Qi bowed and said: "If General Guan goes to Guangling, if the Cao army makes a comeback, who can resist it?" When the time comes, Guangling can't be recovered, and Xuzhou is lost, where will we and others live? ”

Liu Bei also intended to let Guan Yu lead the army south, on the one hand, to recapture the Guangling counties from Zhenrong, and on the other hand, to boost the morale of the army through a victory. However, after listening to Chen Qi's words, he couldn't help but hesitate, except for Guan Yu in Xuzhou City now, there is indeed no general who can take charge alone.

Facing the current predicament, Liu Bei couldn't help but regret a little, he really shouldn't have put Zang Ba and Sun Guan to death so hastily, he should have tried his best to win them over, and he wouldn't have no one available now. In fact, in the original history, when Cao Cao waved his army to the south, it was Zang Ba who designed to defend and kept several counties below Langya, which won time for Xuzhou's persistence.

Seeing that Liu Bei was in a dilemma, Jian Yong said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't worry, didn't Zhen Rong say it, he will escort grain and grass to Xuzhou, why not wait patiently for a few days." ”

Everyone knows whether Di Rong will escort grain and grass to Xuzhou, but the matter has come to this point, and there is only hope that Ji Rong's conscience will find out, otherwise, if he really transfers troops from Xuzhou to the south, who can guarantee that Cao Cao will not come again? And if Cao Jun came again, without Guan Yu, they alone would not be able to defend this Xuzhou city.

In fact, they didn't know that the reason why Cao Cao suddenly withdrew his troops was because he received Liu Xin's harshly worded letter, otherwise, under the strong attack of Cao's army day and night, maybe the city of Xuzhou had been replaced by Cao Cao's banner.

Liu Bei knew that Jian Yong was looking for him to go down the stairs, so he said: "For today's plan, this is the only way." Second brother, you should seize the time to clean up the army, train the soldiers, and select brave and resourceful people to serve as captains. ”

There are more than 50,000 Mabu troops in Xuzhou City, including the military horses originally stationed in Xuzhou, the military horses that Liu Bei withdrew from Langya, the soldiers who scattered from the East China Sea and Pengcheng, and the private army recruited by Liu Bei some time ago. A few days ago, in order to resist the invading Cao army, there was no time to reorganize these armies. And these armies have their own subordinates and self-contained systems, which are indeed not conducive to warfare. Therefore, Liu Bei's order was still very timely to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, and everyone present also nodded frequently and took their orders to leave.

Liu Bei finished his explanation, and he also got up and wanted to go to the backyard to meet Ganmei. To tell the truth, although Gan Mei is only his concubine, she is born with a beautiful appearance, especially her skin is as white as jade and smooth as fat, which fascinates Liu Bei the most. However, in order to show that he is not addicted to women, and in order to let Guan Yu follow him with all his heart, as long as Guan Yu is close, he will never get close to Ganmei, even if his heart is itchy and unbearable, he must endure it with all his might.

Now, Guan Yu went to the barracks to prepare for military affairs, and he couldn't come back within three or five days, Liu Bei wanted to take this opportunity to have a good relationship with Ganmei, but he hadn't touched Ganmei's body for more than three years, thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't wait.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a person say, "My lord, please stay." ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and was slightly unhappy in his heart, but his city was deep, and there was no trace on his face, and he slowly turned around to see that it was Cao Bao, and he couldn't help but smile and said: "It turned out to be General Cao, I don't know what to see?" ”

Cao Bao accidentally fell off his horse in the last battle to pursue Mi Zhu, was seriously injured, and now he has not been able to take a good look, and he is still limping when he walks, and he was not able to participate in the battle to defend Xuzhou City a few days ago. Because today is the first meeting of Cao Jun's retreat, it is particularly important to be related to the future direction of Xuzhou and the division of power, so Cao Bao also dragged his injured leg and forced himself to Liu Bei's mansion, which was the original mansion of the Mi family.

The Cao family is also a famous family in Xuzhou, but no matter how big the family is, if no one in the clan holds an important position in the state, it will be extremely unfavorable to the development of the family. Just like Zhang Zhao of Pengcheng and Zhang Hong of Guangling, these two families are local celebrities, because they did not accept Tao Qian's employment, and the two families have actually begun to decline in the local area.

Because Tao Qian has always disliked the poor and loved the rich, Cao Bao is very mediocre in terms of martial arts and Tao strategy, but the status of Xuzhou is still above Zang Ba and Sun Guan, so the momentum of the Cao family's development over the years has become more violent, if it were not for Mi Zhu and Tao Qian's trust, maybe the Cao family would have been the first family in Xuzhou.

Now that Tao Qian is no longer alive, the family in Xuzhou has been replaced by Liu Bei, and from Liu Bei's instructions to Guan Yu just now, Cao Bao obviously feels that Liu Bei is going to take some measures against the army, and it is likely to reuse some generals from poor backgrounds. In this way, as the first "general" in Xuzhou in the past, Cao Bao is obviously the most affected one.