After following Zhang Bin's advice, Shi Le gradually turned his attention to the north, and the first local force to be dealt with was Wang Mi, who was also a general of the Han State. It is no wonder that Shi Le has the ambition of Wang Mi, but it is true that since Wang Mi led his troops away, his power has been weakening day by day.

But after all, Wang Mi has been a hero who has dominated the world for many years, and he has faintly felt the threat from Shile. But because he had just offended Liu Yao, the king of Shi'an of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, he did not dare to ask the Han State for help, so he had to discuss with his subordinates.

At this time, Wang Mi's fellow townsman Liu Jun, the former lieutenant of Sili, suggested that he first annex Cao Wei in Qingzhou, and then use Qingzhou as the base to observe the general trend of the world, even if he fails to dominate the world in the future, he can also divide one side.

Wang Mi was very moved by Liu Jun's suggestion, but he was worried that Shi Le would secretly obstruct it. Unexpectedly, Liu Jun actually offered him another plan, asking him to write a letter to Shi Le, pretending to form an alliance with him and break Qingzhou together. At the same time, he secretly formed an alliance with Cao Wei, and took advantage of Shile's alliance to eliminate Cao Wei in front and back.

Unfortunately, Wang Mi did not know that Shile had the ambition to annex his people, and he had always maintained a considerable vigilance against him. Shi Le's cautious nature saved him once again, and he arranged for a ranger near Wang Mi's army to inadvertently capture a messenger sent by Wang Mi to Qingzhou to contact Cao Wei.

Shi Le was furious when he learned of Wang Mi's plan, and he was even more determined to destroy Wang Mi. At the same time, Shi Le listened to Zhang Bin's plan and informed Cao Wei of Wang Mi's intention to contact Shi Le to plot Qingzhou, which aroused Cao Wei's suspicion of the old leader Wang Mi.

At this time, Wang Mi realized what it means to steal chickens and rice, and he was busy for most of the day, not only blocking the possibility of entering Qingzhou, but also pushing Cao Wei to Shile's side, completely losing the opportunity to compete with Shile.

When Wang Mi, Shi Le, Wang Jun, Liu Yao and others were about to move, several other small force leaders were not willing to be lonely. Wang Sang, the general of Pingbei of the Xiongnu Han State, and Zhao Gu, the general of Anbei, who were attached to Wang Mi, saw that Wang Mi was in a bad situation, but they did not dare to compete with Shi Le.

It turned out that after Sima Ao fled from Xuzhou, he was forced to fear the Pei family at first, and he never dared to appear in public, but only temporarily hid in Wang Mi's army. It was not until Emperor Huai of Jin was captured, the situation in the world changed greatly, and the power of the family was dealt a heavy blow, that Sima Ao came out again.

But Sima Ao has never been able to forget the insult he received in Xuzhou, this time Wang Sang and Zhao Gu deliberately separated from Wang Mi to develop alone, providing an opportunity for Sima Ao to return to Xuzhou.

Wang Sang and Zhao Gu led 20,000 troops to invade Xuzhou, which completely detonated the southward escape of the locals in Xuzhou. Assassin Shi Pei Dun sent his wife and daughter to Jiangdong early.

If it weren't for the fear of taking the responsibility of losing the land, Pei Dun would have wanted to run away. At the time of crisis, Xuzhou officials did not think about how to resist the enemy, but abandoned their officials and fled. In the end, it was Zu Ti, who lived here, who stood up, and he resolutely took over the burden of defending Xuzhou, and commanded the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou on behalf of Shi with the title of General Fenwei.

The performance of the Xuzhou officials disappointed Wei Shuo, but fortunately, Zu Ti stood up as expected, otherwise even Wei Shuo would not have the confidence to defeat the enemy who came this time.

Wei Shuo was not arrogant enough to think that he could command other soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, and now he can only command 3,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and other generals in Xuzhou will not obey Wei Shuo's orders at all. And because of the previous reasons, they may also boycott Wei Shuo.

In this case, if it weren't for Zu Ti's presence, Wei Shuo would never have stayed in Xuzhou to die, and it was very likely that he would retreat to the Donghai Kingdom at the right time, and then withdraw from the sea in Zhuqi County to Laoshan. But now that Zu Ti is here, Wei Shuo also has some confidence to defeat the invading enemy.

Even if things didn't work out in the end, Wei Shuo could suggest that Zu Ti abandon Pengcheng and surrender to Xia Pi for long-term planning, while he retreated to the eastern coast of Xuzhou as originally planned. If he can take the opportunity to occupy the eastern coastal area of Xuzhou, Wei Shuo will be able to form a southeast echo with the ancestors of the Xiapi Kingdom, and jointly protect the Linhuai, Guangling and other counties in the rear.

This was a strategy that Wei Shuo had come up with after careful consideration, and he knew that it would be impossible to hold off the 20,000 enemy troops with only 3,000 men under his command. The only way is to take the initiative to abandon Peng Chengguo in exchange for space and time, and scatter the enemy's 20,000 soldiers and horses, so that there is a chance to defeat the enemy.

At this time, although Zu Li had made up his mind to stay in Xuzhou, he was not sure at all. The main reason is that the internal rights and responsibilities of Xuzhou are not clear, and the estrangement between the civil and military at all levels and the Lord of the Assassin has not been eliminated.

This is also the reason why Pei Dun scattered all the recruits to the five-person commander, in fact, even he didn't know who he offended when Sima Ao was in power, in case someone secretly had bad intentions, and happened to master the Xuzhou soldiers and horses, then wouldn't he kill himself?

Now the cause planted by Pei Dun and Sima Ao is asking the ancestors to swallow the bitter fruit. The dispersion of the forces among five men prevented anyone from usurping power, but it also increased internal attrition. Although Zu Ti successfully ascended to the throne, he artificially created trouble. As soon as he thought of this, Zu Ti couldn't help but want to strangle Pei Dun.

"I don't know how Pei Dun became an assassin, and he didn't get along with a state official. If it weren't for the safety of the people of Xuzhou, I would be willing to stay here to help him. Zu Ti slapped the case and said angrily, as soon as he thought of the Xuzhou officials who violated the yin and yang, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

"Brother doesn't need to be angry, Pei Dun's incompetence just gave us a chance. If the elder brother can make great contributions in this war, he will definitely have the opportunity to replace Pei Dun in charge of Xuzhou. At that time, the elder brother can take Xuzhou as the foundation, go north to the Central Plains, drive out Hulu, and recover the old capital. ”

Since Zu Yu agreed to stay in Xuzhou, one of the most excited is the brother Zu Yue of a mother's compatriot, and now Zu Yue is full of thoughts about how to make his brother Zu Li replace the incompetent Pei Dun as the new thorn history of Xuzhou.

"No! My brother is a big husband! How can you take away the foundation of others for no reason, and if the world knows, how can the elder brother deal with himself? ”

Zuyo's suggestion was fiercely opposed by Zuna, who was not a fellow mother, and the relationship was not very good on weekdays. It's just that Zu Xiao has been pressed by the above, and the two of them didn't dare to make the contradiction public, but they didn't expect that Zu Na would openly oppose Zu Yue's suggestion today.

I saw Zu Na turn around and bow down to Zu Li, and said in a sincere tone: "Brother is a famous hero in the world, and he must not go into the wrong way because of a temporary difficulty. At the beginning, Emperor Xuande of the Shu Han Dynasty met Tao Gongzu, and he also occupied the position of Xuzhou Assassin after three times. Now that Pei Tingshi is unclear, he can deal with it by the imperial court, how dare he bewitch his brother to do his own thing? ”

"You!" Zuyo was furious when he heard this, and almost pulled out the sword at his waist.

Fortunately, Zu Ti stopped him by saying something, and Zu Ti was stunned and scolded: "Why did your brother move his sword and sword? Besides, Zuna is right, I really have no intention of taking the position of Pei Dun's assassination. If I hadn't been able to sit back and watch the people of Xuzhou being captured by the Hu people, I would have left Xuzhou for Jiangdong a long time ago. ”

Zu Ti is not wrong in what he said, he is a bright and upright person, and he will never do the path of a villain. But this incident made him feel very disappointed in the two brothers, and he didn't expect the two to draw their swords against each other, which was too unexpected for him.

"We are all brothers, what grievances can't be resolved? Now that the foreign enemy has not retreated, if the outside world knows that our brothers actually started infighting, wouldn't it be a joke for the heroes of the world! Zuyo, Zuna, today you give my brother a face, and the past grievances will be written off, and no one can mention it again! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

Under the strong pressure of Zu Ti, Zu Na and Zu Yue reluctantly ended the confrontation, but the rift had been planted in their hearts. It's just that because of the majesty of Zu Ti, the two of them didn't dare to fight anymore, but it was not suitable for them to continue to stay, and the two immediately left one after another.

Zu Ti brought his brother here today, and he wanted to discuss the matter, but he didn't expect it to be the result. In addition to being bored, Zu Ti had to drink alone to relieve his boredom. Now all the internal and external troubles in Xuzhou are pressed on Zu Ti's shoulders, which shows how much pressure he has undergone.