On the ancient road from Nanjun to Lujiang, a skinny long-haired old horse, drooping his head, taking stiff steps, walked on the post road with one foot high and the first foot, looking at the weak appearance, it really made people worry that it fell to the ground and died.

On the back of the old horse sat a raunchy, somewhat decadent-looking man, the man was dressed in a green robe, not very neat, wearing a hat on his head, and his head followed the old horse's steps little by little, as if he was dozing, so that people could not see his expression, and a sword hilt was exposed on his shoulder. There was also a teenager beside him who was dressed in the same way, following in the footsteps. In front of the two decadent men was a middle-aged man in brocade clothes, with a face as well maintained as if he was in his twenties.

The post road passed through the wilderness, and there were no pedestrians on the road, just the three men and three horses hobbled along.

The sky was very cloudy, there was no wind, the sun was a little scorching, and the four fields were relatively barren, and there were no patches of woods, only a few low shrubs and some weeds.

Obviously, there are not many people walking on the post road, and the weeds on the side of the road have encroached on the not wide post road, and the road surface is uneven. There was no sign of rest for a man and a horse on the post road, and they continued to stagger, facing the fierce wind.

As the sun set, three people and three horses walked step by step on the dilapidated post road with long shadows. There were a few vines hanging on an old tree that had lost its leaves, and there were two nests of birds in the tree, and several birds were standing on the branches of the nests, tilting their heads to look at the three people and three horses walking slowly on the post road.

The sun set, and finally saw a few thatched huts next to the post road, and a few wisps of green smoke drifted and slowly dispersed into the air; In front of the hut, there are several sections of fence made of tree branches, separated by a few small yards, in which you can see some greens and something. Further ahead, there was a small river that meandered and flowed, clear to the bottom, with swaying waves from time to time. A few logs were built on the creek, linking the post road with the huts and yards.

"We're probably going to rest here tonight!" The middle-aged man in a brocade robe said a few words to the old farmers in the courtyard, and then said to the two decadent men.

It's night, quiet. In a small thatched hut, two decadent men sat side by side, one of the older men wiping the sword in his hand.

"Brother, do we really want to serve Qiao Ren?" The younger man said with a sigh.

"Hmm!"

"But will he take us in? Aren't they allies with Liu Bei? Aren't we going to be sheep in the mouth of a tiger? ”

The older man suddenly put down the sword in his hand, looked at the brilliant stars in the sky, and said, "Brother Xian, remember that we are going to join the clan. Besides, do you really think that Sun Ce and Liu Bei are true allies? But the situation forced it. ”

The young man didn't seem to give up yet, and said, "Then why don't we go to Cao Ying!?" But the voice grew quieter and quieter, for the face of the older man in his house became ugly.

"Hey!" With a sigh, the older man said: "We have a deep hatred of the sea of blood, if we want to get a deep hatred of the sea of blood from Liu Bei, we must find a backer, and today is nothing more than Sun Ce and Cao Ying." But Cao Ying sat in the imperial court, and the Son of Heaven and I, the Liu family, are not fellow travelers, and we are far away in the Central Plains, so if the news is leaked, Uncle Ji Yu will be in danger. And Sun Ce occupies Jiangdong, Lü Meng is close to the public security, and always has the ambition to recover Nanjun, so it is the right time for us to vote. ”

"Then why don't we just go to Jianye?"

The man looked at this young man who was ten years younger than himself, and said with a very caring smile: "Brother Wei said that we are going to join my brother, Brother Liu Ji is now holding an important position under Qiao Ren, and my subordinates in the past are now also a general, let's at least be recommended by someone!" ”

It turned out that these two decadent men were Liu Biao's son Liu Pan and Liu Zhang's eldest son Liu Xun, since Liu Qi's death, Liu Pan has been secretly inquiring about the real cause of his death, and sure enough, the emperor paid off, Liu Pan finally learned from the Ma family that Liu Qi was poisoned by Liu Bei, and since then Liu Pan has not thought about dealing with this treacherous Uncle Liu Huang all the time.

And after Liu Bei occupied Yizhou, the opportunity came. Liu Bei ordered Mi Fang to lead the army to take Liu Zhang, Liu Xun and his son, Huang Quan and Zhang Ren to the public security guard, while Liu Panzheng and Fu Shiren were stationed in the public security. After several negotiations, Liu Pan finally persuaded Liu Xun to go east with him and take refuge in Qiao Ren. Liu Biao and Liu Zhang are both descendants of King Han Lu Gong, and they are genuine clan brothers, and Liu Zhang's father Liu Yan has been Zongzheng, that is, the patriarch of the Liu royal family, and has contacts with the Liu clan people everywhere, and Liu Xuan also has some connections here, so they claim to be here to join the clan brother Liu Ji.

"And is this Ma Bo always reliable?" Liu Xun remembered something and suddenly asked: "His two younger brothers are Liu Da'er's henchmen, he won't sell us, right!?" ”

"It's okay!" Liu Pan comforted: "I am close friends with Ma Bochang, he has been in correspondence with Jiang Ji for a long time, and this time he went to Hefei to serve as Qiao Ren's former general Changshi." Besides, I inquired about everything through a letter with Pan Jun last year. ”

Liu Xun asked again: "Cao Ying is on the southern expedition at this time, and I don't know if Qiao Ren can resist it, why don't we wait for Wu Jun to win before going to work?" ”

"Virtuous brother! It's easy to put the icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow. If we want Qiao Ren to help us take revenge, we need to make achievements. This Huainan battle is an opportunity! ”

"Hey! It's a pity that our Han clan relatives have ended up like this, and I don't know when we will be able to support the orthodoxy of the Han family! Liu Xun sighed gloomily.

Hearing what Liu Xun said, Liu Pan's face changed, and his expression became extremely serious: "Brother Xian, this kind of thought must not be repeated in the future." After so many years, I have figured it out, what is orthodoxy? Was there a Han hundreds of years ago? Xia, Shang and Zhou are all relatives of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, if they are orthodox, they are orthodox, but now they are safe? The Han Dynasty has declined, and a change of dynasty is inevitable. With the talent of a virtuous brother is not under the literary appointment, and there are great talents such as Huang Quan and Zhang Ren to help, he will be able to worship the marquis in the future, and don't be mistaken by the so-called orthodoxy! ”

Liu Pan's words were like bursts of thunder, shocking Liu Xun's heart, these words came out of other people's mouths, and they may not have felt it yet, but from the mouth of Liu Pan, an authentic Han family member, it was so ironic. Thinking of Huainan Liu Ye's service to Cao Ying, Liu Xun didn't attach so much importance to the Han family in his heart, Liu Ye was the descendant of Liu Yan, the son of Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, the king of Fuling, and the authentic emperor of the Han family. And today's Emperor Xian is the descendant of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty (the grandson of Emperor Guangwu and the son of Emperor Ming), according to the genealogy Liu Ye is the uncle of the Son of Heaven, if according to the rules of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Ye has a chance to ascend the throne, although such a chance is very slim. Even such descendants of Guangwu feel that the Han family is incorrigible, and they still have to fight for the remnants of the former Han.

On the other hand, Liu Bei has always regarded himself as the orthodoxy of the Han family, and his identity as the queen of Zhongshan Jing still needs to be scrutinized, and even if he is really after Liu Sheng, he is still a few points away from Liu Zhang and Liu Biao, let alone a genuine clan relative like Liu Ye. Moreover, the Han royal family like Liu Pan and Liu Xun all have genealogies, and they know that Liu Bei is the 18th grandson of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is the 13th grandson of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the Han clan relatives that Liu Bei used to show himself were simply a joke in Liu Xun's opinion.

"Okay, brother Xian, let's rest early!" Liu Pan interrupted Liu Xun's contemplation.

And at dusk on the same day, Cao Ying's army finally arrived in Hefei. The huge Hefei city has been surrounded at this time, in addition to the Chaohu Lake Water Gate in the south, the other two gates are guarded by 10,000 Cao troops, and the east gate where Cao Ying's camp is located has 80,000 troops.

When the two armies are facing each other, as a strategist, calm, alert, art of war, etc., there are too many things that need to be possessed in order to be perfect for this profession, and one of the most important qualities can be said to be eyesight.

See through - it's just two words.

The other party's strategy, the other party's arrangement, the other party's retreat, and the means that the other party may use, the strategist is in charge, and Jia Xu can be said to have reached the peak in "seeing through".

As long as you can see through the other person's arrangement, then you can always have the upper hand. Just like Jia Xu in another time and space, he explored the city defense of Cao Ying several times, and he could see through the direction he was going to attack with all his strength, and set up an ambush to defeat Cao Ying in one fell swoop.

"Prime Minister, Qiao Ren first gave up Liyang when he had the advantage, and then easily gave up the Jiming Mountain Walled City, I am afraid that he wanted to use the water army to sneak attack the rear of our army. The prime minister must be guarded against! "Jia Xu is worthy of being Jia Xu, and no conspiracy can escape his eyes, but Qiao Ren's favorite thing is to use yang schemes, so that you have to do it even if you know it's a plan.

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