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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 Xing 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 afar, the pace gradually slowed down, and according to the arrangement after Qin Xu discussed with the Qingzhou soldiers and generals before the war, they began to gather the military momentum and accumulate combat power to wait for its change.

"Quick, get the honey!" It is now the end of July, and the drought that has ravaged the Central Plains has shown a slight decline, after the baking of the daytime sun, the hot night breeze, it is rare to be mixed with a trace of coolness. But that's it. After riding a horse for nearly thirty miles, Yuan Shu, an old man who was used to being pampered, was a little unbearable, after entering the base camp. Seeing that the Qingzhou soldiers who had been chasing after them had no intention of taking the opportunity to attack the camp, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and scolded in a thirsty and hoarse throat: "Tao Qian's good calculation is to send his son to gain the trust of a certain one, first to deceive the most elite cavalry under a certain command, and then to trick 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!" Mo was also scared by Cao Cao. Do you want to sell Cao Cao's head well? 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. ”

"That's what the lord said. I have heard that Qingzhou and Xu have a lot of friendship, that is, the grain owner of Qingzhou is also an official in Xuzhou, and the soldiers stationed in Xuzhou are also Qingzhou soldiers. It can be seen that the two states are not as incompatible as the world rumores. 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 to calculate the lord by taking advantage of the strength of the Qingzhou army, and the plan was very big. Fortunately, the lord saw far more than the old thief, and saw through his treacherous plan at a glance. The soldiers of our army are not injured, but there seem to be more than 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers who pursued our army as General Ji Ling said before, but now after careful investigation by the probe, there are actually 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.

"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, Xuzhou is a rich and rich place, has always been peeped by the surrounding forces for a long time, then Lu Bu according to Qingzhou although good at producing elite soldiers, but after all, the state is barren and the world knows, that is, Cao 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, and he had forgotten the embarrassment of being chased by the Qingzhou soldiers just now, and said unhappily: "This guy Lu Bu only allows his son to be a concubine, and a thief who is unkind and unrighteous covets it." The reason why no one else is 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 our subordinates have a foothold. The documentary is inexplicable, and I deeply feel the grace of the lord! I can't repay it! I couldn't help but sigh day and night, and finally after thinking about it, I realized a little, in fact, it is not impossible for us to not only get a place to settle down to seek great things, but also to connect the Central Plains to fight against Cao Cao and Yuan Shao! Chen Jichong and Yuan Shuchang bowed. Said.

"Oh? What you said is that I know very well, if all the generals have this kind of thought. Why is Yuan afraid of the Yuan family's concubine, and why is he worried about the big thing? For Chen Ji, who was by his side when he confessed, he followed all the way from Luoyang to Nanyang and then to his current confidants, and said this kind of words of gratitude. is still quite thoughtful about Yuan Shu. The tone couldn't help but soften, soothed a few words, and asked: "It's just that you also know that this Cao Cao and Liu Biao and others have a good relationship with the Yuan family's concubines, and they are allies, and they are located in 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 flattery without money is called a smooth one. said: "Actually, if the lord has the heart to reconcile with Lu Bu, it is difficult to swallow today's humiliation. In fact, you can do it both ways, and there is no conflict between what you do! ”

"Oh? What does this mean? Yuan Shu was shocked by what Chen Ji said today, 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 on weekdays, could have such an insight, and saw that Chen Ji had all the countermeasures to what he was worried about, so he couldn't help but ask.

"In fact, the lord only cares about big things on weekdays, and he is in the situation and doesn't notice the subtleties!" Chen Ji sighed secretly, subconsciously glanced outside the tent, and said: "The people who are worried about the Lord are just worried that Liu Biao, Cao 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 land where our army is based are not enough to maintain the fundamental cause of the Lord Gong'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 Chen Ji's words, 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 big families with great reputations, far away from the war in the Central Plains, each accumulating private troops, and holding the state government for a long time, always excluding outsiders, and the Yangtze River is in danger, just with these troops, 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 there is only Sun Ce, just when Cao 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 little sadness and indignation, and said: "Since Chen has followed the lord, what is his heart, 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, he will continue to calculate, and use the future foundation as the price to make contributions to 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......)