Tao Qian took the urgent letter in his hand and found Tian Kai.

"General, you see ......"

Tian Kai had never seen Tao Qian have such a sad face as he did today, and his heart also jumped, and he instinctively turned to the letter handed over by Tao Qian. He quickly swept his eyes, and then froze: "This ...... Didn't Zang Ba take this guy back to Tan County and let people detain him? How to get him out of the cage easily? Tao Qian also sighed: "How can this matter be explained clearly at a moment's notice?" Old. The letter that Yuan Long gave me was just a few simple sentences, and I had to go back to Chen. Yuan Long confirmed. It's just that Zang Ba has been in conflict with me openly and secretly, and then I took him back to Tan County with a glass of water and wine to detain him, and now he is coming out of Tan County, and he is bound to take revenge on me. If I lose Xuzhou, it is the danger of overturning the nest, and if I can't go back in time to deal with this matter, I'm afraid that something will not be good. Hey, I formed an alliance with General Gongsun and sent troops to Qingzhou today to help the general fight, which should have a beginning and an end, but now it seems ......"

Tian Kai also sighed lightly, thinking of the current situation, he was worried. But if you want to continue to retain Tao Qian under such circumstances, it is really inconsistent. Tian Kai thought about it, so he had no choice but to give up and said: "What Tao Envoy Jun said is extremely true, if there is a problem in the rear of Xuzhou, and there is no way back for Envoy Jun, it will be disadvantageous to you and me. In this way, Tao Yuanjun, you don't have to worry too much, this place is cleaned up, and it will be opened tonight...... Open the south gate and go. ”

Tao Qian glanced at Tian Kai helplessly, and nodded: "It's okay, it's only like this." ”

After Tao Qian finished speaking, Liu Bei, who had not spoken beside him, moved in his heart at this time. He stepped forward, frowned, and said to Tao Qian: "Tao Envoy Jun will go back this time, if it is a person and a horse when he comes, I don't have to worry about it, but Tao Envoy Jun is now the remnants of the people and horses in your hands, and then go back to Xuzhou at this time, if it is attacked by Zang Ba's gang, it will not be good......" Tao Qian heard this, frowned, and said: "After all, Zang Ba used to make a living in a certain hand, even if he is angry with me, he will not dare to attack me directly, right?" ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he laughed: "If Tao Yuanjun still has this thought, I advise Tao Yuanjun not to go back as soon as possible, so as not to be humiliated by thieves." When Tao Qian heard this, he didn't dare to be careless, and said: "But even if this is the case, I can't go back to Xuzhou after all, and I must go back if I am humiliated." Liu Bei nodded and said: "What Lord Tian said just now is right, under the current situation, there can be nothing in Xuzhou, and if something happens in Xuzhou, it is also related to the interests of Qingzhou." Since the trip to Xuzhou is inevitable, and if you go back like this, I am afraid that it will be taken advantage of by thieves, and it is necessary to think of a way to deal with it, otherwise it will be bad for everyone to go back. ”

Tian Kai stepped forward and asked, "If Xuande, your so-called coping strategy, I don't know if you already have it?" Tao Qian looked at Liu Bei at the same time. Liu Bei nodded and said: "Although I, Liu Bei, am not talented, I definitely can't ignore Tao Yuanjun's difficulties, so I decided to lead my troops to protect Tao Yuanjun all the way back to Xuzhou." Although I can't guarantee that the thieves won't attack us halfway, if I Liu Bei is here, even if I die, I must protect Tao Envoy Jun's thoughtfulness! ”

Liu Bei said so generously, Tao Qian immediately felt confused, and praised again and again: "People say that Xuande is a benevolent and righteous person, and it is so!" ”

"But ......" Tian Kai always felt that something was wrong with Liu Bei's words, but he couldn't remember it for a while. Liu Bei's body sank, and he said to Tian Kai with righteous words: "Lord Tian, I know that you are worried about my safety because of me, so thank you here." However, if you have to sacrifice one person, I am willing to sacrifice this person is my Liu Bei, so please Lord Tian don't come to persuade me again, I Liu Bei is by no means the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and please Lord Tian can be fulfilled, and Tao Envoy Jun can agree! ”

Tao Qian sighed, held Liu Bei with his hand, and said, "Liu Xuande, there are people who value righteousness in the world, how can I bear to rebel against him?" Since Liu Xuande insisted on this, I, Tao, was disrespectful. At the same time, Tian Kai was so angry by Liu Bei's words that he nodded to Liu Bei and said to Liu Bei: "In this case, you will have Lao Xuande to do it for you." Liu Bei said politely: "Don't dare!" Lord Tian was polite. When he said this, his heart was relieved at the same time.

That night, Tao Qian and Liu Bei prepared their men and horses, quietly opened the south gate, and headed for Xuzhou. Although Chen Nuo heard the movement, he didn't have time to chase after it. What's more, Chen Nuo already knew the general situation of the matter, presumably Tao Qian had to go back because of Zang Ba. Since he has returned, there is no need for him to continue to chase and kill, but because of the lack of Tao Qian's elite, the burden on Chen Nuo's shoulders is suddenly a lot easier. Of course, if he knew that there were actually thousands of Liu Bei's men and horses who followed Tao Qian, then Chen Nuodang would have to shout.

"Big ...... My lord, did you really just let Master Liu go? ”

"What do you mean?"

Tian Kai glanced at the speaker, shook his head as a speaker, and said: "My lord, now that the thieves are surrounding my city, they need the help of the army, and if they don't have it, how can they let the new people in the city go out?" There is no way for Tao Yuanjun to leave, but now there is another Lord Liu, so how sure are you that you will repel the thieves? ”

As soon as these words came out, Tian Kai was stunned.

"Yes! I should have thought of it! No wonder I always felt that something was wrong when I heard Liu Xuande say that during the day, I just couldn't remember it at the time, but now I understand it all of a sudden. Xuande and Tao Gongzu walked like this, isn't there only me Tian Kai in Dongping Mausoleum City? This ......"

Tian Kai was dumbfounded, it was impossible to call Liu Bei back, so he could only blame himself for being too careless. He thought left and right, and sighed lightly: "That's it, Xuande is a person of faith and righteousness, he defended Tao Gongzu to return to Xuzhou, maybe it is a righteous move, why should I think of him so dirty?" I think that as long as Tao Gongzu returns to Xuzhou, he will definitely turn back immediately. As soon as Tian Kai comforted himself like this, his heart was relieved, and he said to the left and right: "You don't need to pay attention to this matter, go down!" ”

Looking back, he glanced at Tao Qian's direction again, and at the same time silently looked forward to it in his heart: "Liu Xuande, you must come back!" ”

I don't know if Liu Bei came back, but I only know that not long after Liu Bei went, he first received an urgent report from Linjiang City......

"What, Kong Rong Lao'er also got into a hurry, and actually sent troops to attack my Linjiang City? Haha, this old man is also immeasurable, although there are few garrisons in my Linjiang City, but there are thousands of people in the city, plus there are tall city walls, thick grain and grass, why be afraid of him? ”

Although Tian Kai thought so, once he thought of the unfavorable situation in the city now, he was depressed and retreated.

"Although I have relied on Dongpingling to mediate with the thieves so far, I have been trapped in the city for a long time, not only is my morale low, but I also need to transfer grain and grass from Linjiang City to receive help, which is too troublesome. What's more, now that Kong Rong has come to Lincheng City, I am only afraid that the grain and grass will be difficult to transport in the future, and if I don't go back as soon as possible, I am afraid that something bad will happen. ”

Tian Kai's general plan immediately had the idea of giving up Dongpingling. In the next two days, he made careful preparations for the withdrawal of the troops, and one night, he opened the four gates, drove the people out, and then sent the soldiers and horses out with the people, taking advantage of the chaos, all the way from Dongpingling, to Linjiang City.

Chen Nuo won Dongpingling so easily. However, as long as the thief Tian Kai is not dead, then the matter in Qingzhou will not end. He did not reorganize in Dongpingling for two days, and immediately sent troops to Lincheng. However, as early as this day, he was attacked by Kong Rong and Tian Kai had to go to Baochangguo, so he trapped the army in Changguo City and did not leave. At the same time, he approached Kong Rong to discuss Linjiang matters.

Speaking of which, the reason why Kong Rong finally decided to send troops to Linjiang was because he didn't want Tian Kai to be unfavorable to him from Qingzhou, and from his selfish intentions, it was because Tian Kai had made things difficult for him several times, and he had long wanted to take revenge. Since Linjiang has been taken by him by the opportunity, the evil breath in his heart has also come out, and he has no intention of continuing to stay in Linjiang and not leaving. The result of the contact with Chen Nuo was nothing more than to make Chen Nuo make a promise to Beihai that he would not use troops against Beihai afterwards, and he gave Chen Nuo all the cities he had occupied before, including Linjiang. The two reached an agreement, Kong Rong withdrew his troops from Linjiang City, and Chen Nuo successfully took over the city.

Linjiang is the capital of Qi State, and now that it has been defeated, the forces of Gongsun Zan of other ministries in Qingzhou naturally can't make waves anymore, even if Tian Kai heard it, he was also dead.

Now, in the entire Qingzhou, only Tian Kai's Changguo is left. Once Changguo is taken, the war in Qingzhou will be temporarily over. However, Tian Kai's belief is not dead, and his heart to defend the city is resolute, if he wants to break through this city, he is afraid that it will not be so easy for a while.

When the autumn wind rose, Tian Kai stood at the head of Changguo City, looked at the south, and muttered: "Xuande is a person of faith and righteousness, he will definitely return to Qingzhou, and he will not leave me Tian Kai alone." Yes, definitely! ”

When Tian Kai was looking forward to Liu Bei leading reinforcements at the head of the city, under the city, Chen Nuojun's big tent was in the city.

"Haha, Dianjun is back? Hurry up, please! ”

As soon as Dian Wei entered the big tent, Chen Nuo immediately walked down from the pu mat, stretched out his hand to support his arms, glanced at Dian Wei, and sighed: "Dian Jun's trip to Xuzhou has solved two great enemies for me, so that the situation in my Qingzhou can be settled. It's just that in terms of your journey, you should arrive as soon as possible, why did you come back at this time, did something happen on the way? ”

When asked by Chen Nuo, Dian Wei's face turned red, and he nodded: "Don't hide it from the lord, but Wei had some small things halfway, which delayed the trip, please punish the lord!" Chen Nuo immediately stretched out his hand to support his arms and said, "You don't need to excuse yourself, just say anything directly, did you encounter any trouble on the way?" Or is it...... Could it be that you happened to run into Tao Qian and the others on the way back? Dian Wei shook his head and said, "It's not ...... This thing...... Hey, how do you say it? ”

Dian Wei immediately told Chen Nuo about his trip to Xuzhou, and Chen Nuo heard him say that when he was in Tan County, he was on the way to escape in order to make the pursuers taboo, so he kidnapped a green-shirted woman, and he sounded speech-smacking: "Haha, it turns out that there is still this matter." That...... What about the woman in the green shirt? You weren't killed by Dianjun afterwards, did you? Dian Wei heard it and said: "If it were Wei's previous temperament, this kind of woman would not be able to live for more than two hours in Wei's hands. However, after Wei caught her, she thought about it carefully, since this woman was able to rush up with many horses and horses, her identity would naturally not be so simple. Although Wei is easy to kill, if she is left useful, maybe she can help her lord in the future......"

Chen Nuo's eyes together, he glanced at Dian Wei carefully, put his hand on his arm, and sighed: "It's not in vain my earnest teaching these days, Dian Jun, you are finally willing to use your brain." Hehe, not bad, really good! And what about the end? "Finally?" Dian Wei pressed his eyebrows slightly, and said: "Because I thought of this, I kept an eye on her, took her by my side, and wanted to bring her back for the lord to fall." No, just halfway through, the green-shirted woman played with Wei and almost ran away from her. Wei chased her for several days and nights before chasing her back. In addition, she didn't want to go all the way, and she struggled all day, causing Wei to walk for two days a day, so she couldn't come back after a few days. Wei was angry with her at the time...... Wei ...... Wei ......"

Hearing this, Chen Nuo's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "You won't tell me that you killed her in a fit of anger, right?" ”

Dian Wei was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Where can this be?" Although Wei was angry at the time, he thought about it, and it was really not cost-effective to kill her again at this time. Wei can't ...... It's just that she was tied up and tied back. As soon as Chen Nuo heard what he said, he breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, he was moved by Dian Wei's words, but he became interested in the green-shirted woman. Dian Wei is right, if you want to say that the woman in the green shirt has no background, then it is absolutely impossible to bring so many people to chase Dian Wei. However, Chen Nuo heard Dian Wei's words say that the green-shirted woman was whipped out by him and dodged on her horse, which stunned and held the green-shirted woman from escaping from Tanxian, which shows that this woman should be quite skilled, but because she met a fierce general like Dian Wei, she had no room to play.

"She has skills and identity, who is she?"

Chen Nuo's eyes rolled, looked at Dian Wei, and smiled. When Dian Wei saw Chen Nuo laughing like this, he immediately understood, and immediately arched his hand and said to Chen Nuo: "Lord, can you torture the green-shirted woman now?" Wei led the way. Chen Nuo was about to nod, not wanting to say 'general' outside the tent, and immediately interrupted Chen Nuo's thoughts. Chen Nuo withdrew the hand that was holding Dian Wei's shoulder, and instead shouted: "Come in!" "No!" The soldiers outside the tent came in, bowed their hands to Chen Nuo, and said, "General! A cavalry contingent of more than 100 people came from outside the battalion, and one of them, who called himself Wenhou Lübu, asked to see the general. ”

"Wen Hou...... Lu Bu? ”

Chen Nuo's eyes rolled, then he waved his hand and said, "Please come into the camp!" The soldier went down as promised. Here, Chen Nuo glanced at Dian Wei and said, "Dian Jun, you rushed all the way back here, you must have been tired, so let's go down and rest first." As for the rest of the matter, wait until the current matter is dealt with...... Again. Dian Wei arched his hand, and then answered yes, and went down. Chen Nuo here, thinking of Lu Bu's coming, although he was suspicious in his heart, it was probably not difficult to guess what Lu Bu meant by coming here.

Cheng Lian and the others who came with Lu Bu were temporarily arranged to rest, and Lu Bu was the only one who came to see Chen Nuo.

As soon as Lu Bu entered the tent, Chen Nuo immediately stepped forward and said: "I have heard that Wenhou is brave for a long time, and when I see Wenhou's dragon and tiger posture today, I really have an extraordinary bearing." However, I heard that Wen Hou immediately led his troops to Guanzhong after Zhang Xiu and other thieves broke through Chang'an. I heard that in Guanzhong, Wenhou laid down dozens of camps in one go, but the last Guanzhong Dazhai Tianwang Village was not attacked, and almost unified the Guanzhong Villages. Haha, Wen Hou's move, is it because he wants to abandon the general, and wants to be the boss of Guanzhong Lvlin? Haha, I didn't expect Wen Hou to have such an elegant ambition, which really made Chen underestimate. However, since Wen Hou has developed vigorously in Guanzhong, why did he come to my place where birds don't today, I don't know what Wen Hou meant? ”

When Lu Bu heard Chen Nuo's ridicule, his face turned red, and he was ashamed of himself. After finally listening to Chen Nuo's words, Fang Cai raised his neck quietly, laughed, and said: "When I didn't see General Chen in Chang'an in the past, I often heard people praise the general for your strategy and courage. However, to hear what General Chen said, I am glad that I found the right person this time, and it seems that this trip was not in vain. Haha, the matter in Guanzhong is just a small fight, and it is not enough to worry about. Come here, go straight to the point and tell the general, I really want the general, and I hope the general can help me. ”

"Help?"

Chen Nuo was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I heard me right, right?" Wen Hou, what do you mean by this, why can't I understand? ”

Lu Bu raised his head and smiled, then looked at Chen Nuo, and said without hesitation: "General, you heard me right, I really need your help, General." Presumably, I won't say it, general, you should also understand the delicate situation at present. I won't say much else, I came out of Chang'an, bumpy all the way, always like a floating guest, although unrestrained, but there is no place to live, such as rootless duckweed. I thought about it, today only Yuan Benchu is called a hero, and he is fighting with Gongsun Bogui in the Bohai Sea, and it is also the time to employ people, and a certain desire is the foundation of self-support. It's just that, General Chen, you also know that I am not related to him before, and if I take the liberty of passing over, I am afraid that it will be difficult to accept. Yes, I came to the general first, hoping that the general could say a few words for the general, and it was best to introduce a certain to Yuan Benchu, then I would be grateful! ”

"Aha!" When Chen Nuo heard this, he laughed loudly.