"What else can I do, I have to live in seclusion in the countryside alone, and live a peaceful life." Xiao Qiao replied, but the trace of panic in her eyes still did not escape Zhao Feng's eyes.

"I think it's okay like this, revenge is not within your reach, don't do stupid things." Zhao Feng nodded and said deliberately.

"Who said I was going to find Sun Quan?" Xiao Qiao listened to Zhao Feng's words and hurriedly defended, and as soon as the words came out, he understood that he was not recruiting himself. This time it was not only Zhao Feng, Diao Chan and the other three girls also understood when they heard her words, she still did not give up revenge.

"Sun Quan is far away in Jiaozhou, how can you seek revenge on him? will only send themselves into the mouth of the tiger. Zhao Feng looked at the stubborn Xiao Qiao in front of him and said bitterly, Diao Chan and the others also persuaded each other. Little Joe bit her lip and said nothing, it was obvious that she would not give up her persistence.

"I knew I couldn't convince you, so I had to let you go." Zhao Feng saw Xiao Qiao's posture, and immediately understood that he couldn't convince her, so he used the most direct method at the moment.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Qiao was stunned when he heard this.

"What do you mean? That is, now I won't let you go. When you were in Poyang, you were my captive, but I let you go. Now you're my captive again, but this time I'm not going to let you go. Zhao Feng didn't care whether this truth made sense or not, the surname Suo and her were arguing, and as soon as the words came out, they felt a lot more comfortable, and they didn't know if they were psychopaths.

"General Zhao, when did I, Qiao Ying, become your prisoner again?" Xiao Qiao was a little angry when he heard that he was so unreasonable. "I said you are, you are. What's more, now that Sun Quan is strong, he is obviously anti-minded, if you insist on going to Jiaozhou, that is the suspicion of collaborating with the enemy, and I can't let you go. Zhao Feng continued to talk nonsense.

"You scoundrel!" Xiao Qiao finally understood that the General Zhao in front of him was playing a scoundrel, and he was completely angry at this moment. "Scoundrel or not, I can't just watch you die." Zhao Feng shook his head and said. Looking at Xiao Qiao, who was angry in front of him, he added: "Ling Zun has passed away, you can go back to Lujiang to pay respects, and I will send someone to secretly protect you and prevent Sun Quan from arresting you again." After the memorial service, it is best for you to come to live in Chaisang. There is Zhou Gongjin's old mansion here, and no one will bully you if you live here. ”

Xiao Qiao was silent for a long time when he heard this, "Don't you think about running, your sister is still in Wucheng, right?" If you run away, I'll go find trouble with your sister. Zhao Feng asked for a more intimidating sentence, Xiao Qiao suddenly raised his head when he heard this, and glared at Zhao Feng with a cheap smile on his face, if his eyes could kill, Zhao Feng would have died a thousand times.

As a result of the stalemate, Xiao Qiao was forced to obey Zhao Feng's arrangement. "Brother-in-law, is she okay?" Zhen Mi watched Xiao Qiao's carriage gradually move away, and asked with some concern.

"It should be fine." Zhao Feng was a little unsure. As everyone knows, he made such a mess really made Xiao Qiao love and hate him, both grateful for his rescue, and helpless against his domineering. I know that he is for his own good, but he can't fully accept this understanding. It's hard to describe the taste of this.

Xiao Qiao's departure did not bring much change to Zhao Feng's life, and soon everything returned to normal. Not long after the New Year, news came from the north that Yuan Shao and Cao Ying fought fiercely in the area of Chenliu, and the battle was extremely fierce.

This time, Yuan Shao fully learned the lessons of the Battle of Guandu, and was extremely cautious in using his troops, almost step by step, ignoring Cao Ying's small-scale disturbances, and only seeking to steadily advance towards Chen Liu. And he also grasped the fighter relatively well, after the drought in the north this year, the water level of the Yellow River dropped, Yuan Shao took advantage of the opportunity of Cao's army to cross the Yellow River from Pingqiu before the New Year, and set up camp to gain a firm foothold. Cao Ying hurriedly led the army to fight, but Yuan Shao was outnumbered after all, and Cao Ying fought from year to year, but on the whole, the battle was more defeated and less victorious.

Unlike the last battle of Guandu, due to the great drought in the north, the grain and grass on both sides were not enough to pay for too many large armies. This time, Cao Ying only brought 50,000 horses, and Yuan Shao was only less than 300,000. But on the plains, with 50,000 against 300,000, the situation can be described as extremely dangerous. Recently, as soon as Cao Ying went to war, Yuan Shao was pressed by the soldiers, surrounded and annihilated. If there is no battle, Yuan Shao will advance slowly, accompanied by the grain and grass and the army, and will never give Cao Shao an opportunity to take advantage of it, so that he will attack the grain road again as before.

"This time we will fight Yuan Shao again, and our army will be defeated in successive battles, how is it good?" Cao Ying's indignant seal was thrown on the case, and his eyes glanced downward, his eyes firmly fixed on the bodies of the strategists. Except for Guo Jia, who was seriously ill and stayed in Xuchang to recuperate, and Xun Yu, who had always stayed behind to prepare logistics, all the strategists under his command came this time. As for the generals, Yan Liangwen Chou did not want to be an enemy of the old master, so he took the initiative to apply to go to Yongzhou to garrison, and Cao Ren and Xu Huang stayed in Liangjun and Xiangcheng to prevent Liu Bei, and the remaining Xiahou brothers, Cao Hong and Li Dianle Jin were all here.

Guo Jia and Xun Yu are not there, Jia Xu is still young, and the strategists are naturally headed by Cheng Yu and Xun Yu, and Cao Ying watched these two talk when he asked. Cheng Yu's eyes rolled a few times, and then he spoke: "Lord, the minister has a plan, or he can turn the tide and break Yuan Shao, but it is extremely dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will be killed." ”

"Zhongde doesn't hurt to say it, the current situation is not good, so we naturally need to win in danger." Cao Ying smiled bitterly when he heard this, and motioned to Cheng Yu to speak clearly. Cheng Yu nodded, and said slowly: "Right now, our army has been defeated in successive battles and is demoralized, but the art of war is cloudy: put it to death and live later." Therefore, I want to follow Han Xin's example, set up an ambush plan on ten sides, divide the army into ten teams, and kill him layer by layer. Led to the river, there is no way back, so you can fight against the water. In this way, the battle will be won. ”

"Oh, Zhongde will tell me more." Cao Ying was clearly interested, and immediately asked Cheng Yu to step forward and say nothing. Everyone has been thinking for a long time, and the specific team will be led by whom, and they have also been finalized one by one.

"My lord, now that Yuan Shao is menacing, why don't you send someone to connect Liu Bei to attack Qingzhou, so as to force Yuan Shao to not take care of each other?" Liu Ye suddenly stepped forward and admonished.

"Lord, the previous attack on Yuzhou has become an endless trend with Liu Bei, even if it is connected, Liu Bei may not agree!" Xun You shook his head and said, obviously not very interested in Liu Ye's proposal.

"Exactly, Wenhe, what has Liu Bei been busy with lately?" Cao Ying also didn't quite agree with Liu Ye's words, and turned to Jia Xu about Liu Bei's recent movements.

"After Liu Bei got Jingxiang, he ordered Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu and others to guard Jingzhou, and Zhuge Liang sent Liu Pan, a powerful general, to lead an army of 30,000 to attack Wuguan to the west through Nanyang." Jia Xu said slowly.

"Attack Wuguan?" Cao Ying was also a little surprised when he heard this. "Don't worry, the lord thinks it's just Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang's bluff. After Liu Bei got Jingxiang, how could he also need a certain amount of time to consolidate Jingxiang, how could he use swords in vain? Jia Xu was half persuasive and half relieved.

"What Wen He said is not bad, but everything needs to be cautious, and the Wuguan guard will guard Zhu Ling carefully, and there must be no mistakes." Cao Ying nodded.

"Meng De, now Liu Bei has just won Jingxiang, and people's hearts are not stable. Moreover, the previous flooding of Jiangling, the people's hearts were not attached, why not take the opportunity to attack it? The voice of the male duck with the surname of Xu Yu sounded again at this time. To say that this Xu Yu is too surnamed, when he is in a good mood, he will still call Cao Ying's lord, when he is in a general mood, he will be called Mengde, and when he is in a bad mood, he will directly call him by his nickname. Among the strategists, there is no one who is arrogant.

"I want to take Jing Xiang for a long time, but I don't have the skills!" Cao Ying's expression didn't change much, but he said with a wry smile, but he didn't know what it was.

"Xuchang has Xun Wenruo's 100,000 army, and Xiangcheng has Xu Gongming, what does it mean that there is no one?" Xu Youqi said.

"Even if there are people, there is no shortage of food and grass!" Cao Ying sighed. Grain and grass, the biggest problem that plagues the three giants, is now vividly embodied. If Yuan Shao has enough food and grass, I am afraid that another 500,000 army will accompany Cao Ying to play happily; At present, Cao Ying has an army of 250,000, 100,000 stationed in Xuchang to prevent Liu Bei, 50,000 in Yongzhou, 50,000 in Sizhou, and 50,000 in himself against Yuan Shao, so much for the army that cannot be mobilized; If Liu Bei had enough food and grass, he would not only do this little action in Wuguan. Especially Liu Bei, although grain and grass have always been sufficient. But after blackmailing Yuan Shao's war horse, conquering and rebuilding Jingzhou, now his hands are a little tight.

"By the way, Wen He, Wang Zhongxuan and others wrote to Liu Bei to punish Zhao Feng severely, what was the result?" mentioned Jingzhou, Cao Ying suddenly remembered the person who made him suffer a lot, and Cao Ying was also extremely concerned about his life and death.

"Liu Bei demoted him to Chaisang Taishou and led the Eagle Yang General." Jia Xu is concise and to the point. Cao Ying also frowned when he heard this, the fourth rank was reduced to the fifth grade, this level of demotion is simply a symbol of the surname, it seems that it is very unrealistic to get rid of Zhao Feng through this.

"My lord, Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui raided and merged states in the territory of the Xiongnu, is it reliable?" Xun You, who has always been cautious, raised his concerns again.

"Ma Teng and they will not contribute, although Xiliang is sparsely populated, but there is almost a shortage of food all year round, if you get the three counties of Longxi, it will be enough to survive, Ma Teng and Han Sui will not be incomprehensible." Cao Ying said in a deep voice. As for the results of ceding the three counties, Cao Ying was not very worried. As long as Zhong Xuan can hold the pass, Ma Teng and Han Sui will not want to move eastward. With Zhong Xuan's ability, coupled with the fact that the Xiliang army is good at field warfare, but not good at attacking cities, Cao Ying has absolute confidence in this.

"By borrowing the Huns, what if the Huns intervene?" Cao Hong raised his own questions.

"General Zilian is too worried, the current Xiongnu is not what it was back then, and it has been suppressed by Xianbei. With the ability of Xianbei, it is still impossible to help Ma Teng and Han Sui, let alone the Xiongnu in Boxi Mountain? Cheng Yu smiled, and Cao Hong was relieved when he heard this.

"The monarchs already know about the things here, and now it's better to break the Yuan Shao army in front of them first. If we can win this battle, we can let go of Ma Hebei and compete for the world! Cao Ying finally cheered everyone up with his unique heroic words, and for a time the camp was also full of momentum.

However, what Cao Ying and Jia Xu did not expect was that Liu Pan's army, which was sending troops to Wuguan at this time, was not for bluffing, but to take Wuguan with all their might.

(To be continued)