The sky will be bright. In the northwest of Yecheng, there was a burst of horses' hooves. Liu Bei, who had not slept well all night, was surrounded by Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Chen Zhi, and Youzhou soldiers and generals behind him, and stood at the gate of the camp with strong spirits, making a posture of Corporal Lixian.

Today was the day of the agreed meeting with the first Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain thief. If it weren't for the incident that happened yesterday night, Liu Bei would definitely be full of joy. But now, on the premise of still looking forward to it, there is a little more uneasiness that I have never felt before. Liu Bei couldn't say where this uneasiness came from, and after a few hard thoughts last night, it was only because of the many excellent Black Mountain thieves cannon fodder, but he could only use it once.

"On the side of the couch, you can't let others snore!" Liu Bei looked at the approaching Black Mountain Bandit Army, muttered something in his mouth, and the ruthlessness in his eyes flashed. The smile on his face became more and more intense with the arrival of Zhang Yan, who bore the brunt of the attack.

"The criminal minister Zhang Yan, it's too late to join Liu Yuanjun! If you really sin deserve death! At this moment, Zhang Yan completely lost the arrogant look he had when he was in Yuan Xi's mansion in Yecheng, and his ruthless face was rare to squeeze out a bit of sincerity. And when Liu Bei asked Gongsun Chan to send troops to Jizhou, Gongsun Chan was appointed as the Qingzhou Assassin Shi as the same as when he appointed Tian Kai, and this time he also played Liu Bei, who was originally engaged in the governance of Youzhou, as the Jizhou Assassin Shi led the Fenwei general, that is, Yuan Tan was the official position of his second brother Yuan Xi when he asked for orders to inherit Yuan Shao's "inheritance", and Gongsun Zhan's intention was self-evident. Liu Bei can be regarded as prompted by Gongsun Zhan's "kindness", and finally obtained this exclusive title that should have belonged to him.

"General Zhang is too polite. How can you prepare for it? To be able to get the Montenegrin volunteers to vote is to be flattered! Besides, General Zhang arrived early in the morning. It shows sincerity, but the preparation is shabby, and it is sluggish! Sluggish! "In the light of the halo of pig's feet. Liu Bei seems to be born with an irresistible personality charm in dealing with people. In addition, under Liu Bei's "weak heart" at this moment, he seems to be even more humble, and in front of Zhang Yan, he really has done enough to be benevolent.

Liu Zhijun ...... No, my lord! Zhang Yannai is a rough person and doesn't understand etiquette. Thanks to the lord's kindness, dare not serve to die in retribution! Zhang Yan made a grateful look, and wanted to pay a big salute when she got off the horse. was held by Liu Bei with one hand, and under the four eyes, Liu Bei's eyes were full of tears, which also made Zhang Yanhao frightened. Hurriedly lowered his head. lest he couldn't help laughing and missed the filling, paused slightly, changed the topic, and said in an impassioned tone: "I don't know when the lord is going to capture Yecheng?" Zhang is willing to be the vanguard, leading 50,000 elite brothers under his command to attack and break this city for the lord! ”

"Ahh Not busy, not busy! Liu Bei didn't want to scare Yuan Xi, who was so easy to loosen his mouth, because of Zhang Yan's momentary "impulse", and saw Zhang Yan's appearance. It seems that he still doesn't know the discord between the Black Mountain bandit soldiers and the Youzhou soldiers in the past few days, and Liu Bei, who originally planned to make preparations with both hands, also made a difficulty for a while. That thing can't be hidden. As long as Zhang Yan returns to the camp. If Chu Cheng is gone, he will definitely ask questions, Liu Bei will not believe that Zhang Yan will be the same as poison, and he will be "deceived" by such a shoddy pretext as asking Chu Cheng to drink. Even if Zhang Yan looks like he is returning to his heart now, but Chu Cheng is Zhang Yan's son after all, and he inherited Zhang Yan's own surname, and was called the young master by the black mountain thieves, so he must have a very heavy weight in Zhang Yan's eyes. Liu Bei is not afraid of Zhang Yan making trouble, but if he delays the matter of Yecheng, it is not what Liu Bei wants to see. But if you don't let Zhang Yan go back, and don't say that this group of people are "dusty", this is just dawn to rush here, as long as Zhang Yan casually says that the soldiers are tired, Liu Bei really has no way to stay, after a few thoughts, Liu Bei can only continue to hold Zhang Yan's oily big hand, squeeze out a little relief, and said: "General Zhang came in a hurry early in the morning, it must be very hard!" This place is not a place to talk, so it is better to order the deputy generals and brothers to camp on the spot, and prepare and prepare thin wine, first wash the dust for General Zhang, and then make a place for the affairs of Yecheng, what is it? ”

"The lord is so loving, Zhang is a rough person, how can he take responsibility?" Zhang Yan pretended to be clear, and looked like he easily entered Liu Bei's military camp without any scheming, and his face was very hideous, but he could show a little honesty, and said to Liu Bei: "Don't hide it from the lord, don't look at the brother who claims to have millions of people under his command, but where is the foundation of great strength, it is a million mouths waiting to be fed!" This wine, hehe, but my brother has not tasted it for a long time. ”

"It doesn't matter! Anyway! Yesterday, my nephew was left in the army to drink, and he still hasn't woken up! Hearing Zhang Yan say this, it made Liu Bei just suspect that Zhang Yan was deliberately letting his guard down a lot less. Thanks to the "no interest" of the Black Mountain thieves in the past few days, Liu Beijun really saw what the legend of the hungry wolf is, for a corn cake that can rob you to the death, Zhang Yan's self-deprecating words that seemed to be inadvertently said made many people believe it. Liu Bei naturally took advantage of this opportunity to say the matter of detaining Chu Cheng last night, which can be regarded as a better excuse, at least before Yecheng succeeded, so as not to let Zhang Yan wave his troops to attack because of Chu Cheng's matter.

"Good luck for this kid! It's just too troublesome! Let him sleep enough! As Liu Bei expected, Zhang Yan only blinked slightly after hearing this, as if she was embarrassed because she had caused trouble to Liu Bei, but she just dealt with it casually and did not continue to ask. The mind seems to be attracted by the things that drink and catch the wind as Liu Bei said.

"So good! General Zhang, please! Seeing Zhang Yan coming to the road, even in front of Liu Bei, he ordered the Montenegrin Junior Colonel beside him not to go to meet with the Montenegrin thieves who were afraid that they had not gotten up at this time and the Montenegrin Elite Soldiers, who had not yet gotten up at this time, but camped on the spot and waited for Liu Bei's orders. Seeing that the Black Mountain thieves who came with Zhang Yan sat on the ground in an instant, 20,000 people yawned and yawned, making Liu Bei feel like he was about to yawn, and hurriedly dragged Zhang Yan's hand and walked towards the army, so that he did not lose his temper on the spot.

After all, it's not yet time, and there are no big fish and meat to entertain Zhang Yan. Just called the firehead. Kill the pigs and sheep in one bite, cut them into large pieces and throw them in the ding, and serve them with only dark sauce. Although it is rough, it is better than enough, and it is enough to show Liu Bei's sincerity.

It wasn't until Zhang Yan ate and drank for a while, and showed his loyalty to Liu Bei, and was appeased by Liu Bei for a while and arranged to take a break, that the drum beat in the army sounded, although there were military regulations in the army that started at dawn. But after all, the situation is special now, and Liu Bei is also happy not to let the soldiers under his command see Zhang Yan, the first thief of the Black Mountain, and his party and feel that it should hinder the morale of the army. But if it weren't for the fact that Zhang Yan was still gobbling up now, Liu Bei would really be afraid that time would drag on for a long time. Zhang Yan asked about Chu Cheng again, and before the letter came from Yecheng, he could only keep persuading Zhang Yan to drink.

The emperor lives up to Liu Xuande. Just when it was already early in the morning, even strong men like Zhang Yan had eaten a little. And Liu Bei was almost out of words. Liu Bei's long-awaited envoy from Yecheng finally came late, saying that he had "can't wait" to meet Liu Bei's second son Yuan Xi, who had been waiting on the wall of Yecheng, and Liu Bei, who was disgusted by listening to Zhang Yan's chirping voice, was saved, and "invited" Zhang Yan, who had already been full of wine and food, to go and see it together.

Yuan Xi's news made Liu Bei finally breathe a sigh of relief, but he didn't know that Zhang Yan was also relieved. A pig is more than 200 catties. A mouthful of sheep is almost more than 100 catties, even if he Zhang Yan is really the reincarnation of gluttony. It's impossible to get up in the morning and eat so much boiled meat with salty black sauce! But in front of Liu Bei, even if Zhang Yan ate too much meat and wanted to vomit, he had to continue to endure the resentment that his illegitimate son Chu Cheng was detained by Liu Bei and did not know his life and death, chewing on the half-baked pigs and sheep, pouring bad wine, and making a look of enjoyment, so as not to let Liu Bei see a flaw, almost using his life to buy time for the "ally" Yuan Xi, and it was difficult for him.

When Liu Bei and Zhang Yan left the barracks one after the other, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and the Black Mountain thieves and the Youzhou soldiers had already received the message from the main generals of the two sides and were ready to go. Perhaps because of the events of last night, the military situation of the two sides is very clear, and neither of them looks at each other very well. Liu Bei and Zhang Yan turned a blind eye to this situation, and still talked and laughed and rode away. Liu Bei has already ordered his henchman Chen to see an opportunity, if there is no change in Yecheng and the Black Mountain Thief Army, he will secretly release Chu Cheng after his own army enters the city, and he will find another opportunity to accompany Zhang Yan, and this matter will be over. Liu Bei is confident that after winning Yecheng, with his incorruptible tongue, he will persuade his soldiers not to continue to entangle this matter, of course, this is when the Black Mountain thief is still obedient, it is a big deal to make up individual reasons, and it is good to transfer this hatred to other places, such as his third brother who has not been rescued so far, compared to a small guard, the three generals are still in the enemy camp, this excuse should be easy to transfer hatred, right? Of course, if the Montenegrin thieves do not change their hearts, and they wonder that there is a change in Yecheng and they need the Montenegrin thieves to be cannon fodder, then it is a different matter, and it is just in the name of protecting the young master of Montenegro to expose this matter.

It is no wonder that Liu Bei made preparations with both hands, to be honest, until now, compared to the Black Mountain thieves who were "promoted" by Kong Rong, and were guarded by Liu Bei, behind Zhang Yan's troops, there were still more than 5,000 people arranged by Guan Yu to monitor the matter, for Yuan Xi's sudden move to "dedicate the city", of course, it can also be said that it is only a matter of handing over defense, Liu Bei is even more vigilant. He Liu Bei is the ancestor who manipulates people's hearts, and after more than ten years of stumbling, what has not happened? Naturally, I would not believe that such a good thing would befall me for no reason. Therefore, although Liu Bei kept Zhang Yan by his side this time, he also brought Zhao Yun, the general of the guard, by his side, and even put the black mountain thief brought by Zhang Yan at the forefront of the military formation. If Yuan Xi is cheating this time, it's just right! From Kong Rong's letter to Zhang Yan's coming, Liu Bei has always put the position of the Black Mountain thief on the role of cannon fodder and after choosing his strength in the meantime, he will dissolve and enrich the population. As for the promise to Zhang Yan through what Kong Rong said at the beginning, why lead an army by himself, listen to Xuan's words, just kidding! He Liu Bei is a "royal family", and he is about to sit down in the Jizhou Assassin History, and it is already a blessing to give them a way to live, how can he choose to cooperate with the thief for a long time?

"Lord, the gate of Yecheng has not been opened!" Liu Bei, who had his own scheming, rode with Zhang Yan to the outside of Yecheng City, but it was unexpected. But as expected, Yuan Xi's soldiers, who had said that they were going to contact Liu Beijun to enter the city, did not appear, and Yecheng, which had a thick city wall, was closed and unopened. Zhao Yun, who followed Liu Bei and was more on guard against Zhang Yan, frowned and said.

"Could it be that this Yuan Xi'er is cheating?" discovered Zhao Yun beside Liu Bei, after discovering the abnormality of Yecheng City, he was already locked in his gaze, and he was even more vigilant, so that he really had the intention to directly arrest or kill Liu Bei, and then rushed to the black mountain thief who was put in front of Liu Bei by Liu Bei before he did it. But now there is Zhao Yun on the side. Zhang Yan was also thunderous about Zhao Yun's prestige, and he could only extinguish this tempting thought temporarily, and immediately made a look of righteous indignation. He clasped his fists and said to Liu Bei: "Lord, and Rong will mobilize the brothers to come and let Yuan Xi give you an explanation." ”

"Huh? Not! General Zhang, go! "There are more than 10,000 people who speak, and there is no boundary. Liu Bei, who was originally a little suspicious of Zhang Yan's sudden excessive enthusiasm. When he turned around and saw the lazy marching appearance of the Black Mountain thieves who had no military discipline at all, they were almost about to collapse the Youzhou soldiers, and Liu Bei, who was suddenly taken aback, also knew that the fifty or sixty thousand people of the Black Mountain Bandit Army might only be restrained by Zhang Yan, the thief head, and at this time, there was also a change in the head of Yecheng City, and Liu Bei had no intention of guessing Zhang Yan's intentions for a while. could only agree to Zhang Yan's "request" rather speechlessly and let Zhang Yan leave. Focus on the current situation.

"Liu Bei! My father-in-law, excuse me! The two states of Jiyou have already stopped fighting! You are engaged in the governance of Youzhou! Why did you offend my state and county for no reason? "At this time, there was no amplification equipment, so the basic communication was by roaring, and each army had a few loud voices specially trained to deal with the situation like today. Not to mention, under the roar of more than ten people together, they really sent the voice far away, and even the soldiers of Liu Bei and the rear army of the "coalition" army of Montenegro could vaguely hear it clearly.

"Huh?" Liu Bei almost laughed out loud angrily. This Yuan Xi is also lazy! This is also a bit nonsensical. I have led the army to be stationed outside Ye City for several days, and there are several letters in and out of the city, why did I suddenly come here for no reason? Didn't you say that you wanted your own soldiers to help defend Yecheng? But Liu Bei is Liu Bei after all, and seeing Yuan Xi's side asking like this, he also understands that today's things can't be good. Although he didn't know where Yuan Xi's confidence came from, could it be that he really thought that with his 20,000 Jizhou soldiers and the strength of this Yecheng, he could resist the combined nearly 80,000 soldiers who filled the city with their lives?

"Yuan Xi Xiaoer! End of the rudeness! Is this reversal of right and wrong your Yuan family's hospitality? If it weren't for you begging someone to help you defend Yecheng to block Cao Cao and Lu Bu from attacking, why did we go on an expedition here? Liu Bei naturally also had a loud voice on his side, and the soldiers "assisted" Liu Bei in replying. However, Zhang Sanye does it for him on weekdays, and he is not very prepared for such emergencies, so he will inevitably be a little lower in terms of momentum.

"Hah! Do you think that the head of my family, Yuan Gongxi, also lured wolves into the house like Tao Gongzu? Besides, at the beginning of the war between the two states, even if my lord asked for foreign aid, how could he invite his old enemy to come to help! Liu Zhizhong is just a rhetoric! Besides, even if Liu Zhizhong is really a benevolent and righteous gentleman, why does he deceive himself by claiming the history of Jizhou's assassination! Then he shouted again in a loud voice.

"Go and order Zhang Yan, let his men surround Yecheng, listen to my orders, and prepare for war!" Originally, Liu Bei would not be so easily confused by such a low radical plan, and he had been fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years, but these days, he was first overjoyed because of "getting more help from the Dao", and then he was very sad because of the defeat of the Plain and the fall of Zhang Fei, and his heart was already injured because of it, and although Liu Bei claimed to be happy and angry, history has proved that it was just a better pretend, but in fact, he was also an acute child. After listening to Yuan Xi's words of reversing right and wrong and talking nonsense with his eyes open, where can the anger in his heart be controlled? Although his face was still calm and waveless, Zhao Yun, who was familiar with Liu Bei, still saw the anger in Liu Bei's heart at this moment in Liu Bei's hands that were trembling slightly while holding the reins of the horse.

"Yuan Xi Xiaoer! Do you dare to come out and see it! Seeing that Zhao Yun turned his horse's head to find someone and ordered Liu Bei to order, Liu Bei signaled the loud soldiers gathered around him and shouted to Yecheng. Seeing that Zhao Yun had passed for a while, the Black Mountain Army behind had already moved a little, and Liu Bei only thought that Zhang Yan had "loyally" carried out his orders, and reluctantly calmed down. And shouting this sentence, Liu Bei's meaning is also very simple, that is, he inexplicably wants to see if Yuan Xi is in the city this time, the province will break through Yecheng, and then receive the news of Yuan Xi's escape, then it will not be able to relieve the hatred.

"How don't you dare! Can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch? You Liu Bei dare to offend my Yuan's foundation, and you are cleverly confused, selling your name and selling your name! Is it true that no one will see through your schemes? As the son of the Yuan family, why don't you dare to see each other? Through the more than ten loud-voiced soldiers, Yuan Xi's reply was the same as what Liu Bei said to himself a few hours ago, which made Liu Bei laugh angrily, little baby, I also know how to allow others to snore on the side of the couch? ! (To be continued......)