More than 1,000 people from Chen Nuo's department were delayed on the road for several days, braving the severe cold, and they were about to arrive at the destination of this station, Guangchuan City, Qinghe Country.

Not only everyone, but even Chen Nuo sighed lightly.

Their current location is less than ten miles away from Guangchuan City, and they have already sent a scout to inform Qinghe Xiang Yao Gong.

Seeing that the distance is getting closer and closer, the scout who sent out to inform has also returned.

"Phew!"

As soon as the detective rode the reins of his horse, he stopped a distance in front of Chen Nuo, and his riding boots splashed an arrow of dirty snow on the snow. He lowered his head and walked a few steps quickly, and when he arrived in front of Chen Nuo, he immediately bowed his hand and said: "The news that our army is about to arrive has been notified to Prime Minister Yao according to the general's instructions, but the minister of state ordered the general's men and horses to stop immediately, and they must not continue to approach Guangchuan City. In addition, Yao Guoxiang asked the general to go to Guangchuan City in person, and he had important matters to discuss with the general. ”

"What do you mean by this?"

Zhao Xuele immediately stepped forward and looked at Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo waved his hand to let the scout retreat to the side first, and he turned around and instructed Zhao Xue: "Since Yao Guoxiang said so, the army will temporarily stop advancing and be stationed on the spot. According to the old method, Zhao Xue stayed behind, and Dian Wei took more than a dozen horsemen and horses to follow me into the city. ”

As soon as Chen Nuo finished speaking, Zhao Xue immediately pulled Chen Nuo's sleeve and said in a low voice: "General, General Yuan gave us the order to enter Guangchuan City and assist Yao Gong in guarding this city, and now he has blocked us out of the city with a word, I'm afraid something is wrong, right?" ”

Chen Nuo's body froze, and when he thought of Guo Jia's words before leaving, he immediately became alert. Thinking that Yao Gong still treats Yuan Shao as a yang and yin violator, not to mention that in the case of this Gongsun Zhan's army, if he has any bad intentions, he really has to pay attention.

He patted Zhao Xue on the shoulder and said, "Just do what you order, as for the rest, I'll deal with it." ”

What he didn't say was that Gongsun Zan was still entangled with the Yellow Turban, and the victory was not scored, even if Yao Gong had two hearts, he didn't dare to make his attitude clear in such a hurry.

He took Dian Wei and his party to gallop quickly with more than a dozen horsemen, and soon arrived at the city of Guangchuan.

Guangchuan City of Qinghe State was only a small county town before this, and the scale of the city was not large, but Yao Gong was ordered by Yuan Shao to move from Ganling to this place not long ago, and his political and military status was also raised all of a sudden, so it is necessary to follow up on the scale of the city.

Since the officials of the state minister and the prefectural magistrate were all working in the same city, and since this place was a temporary front line, whether it was for spectacular or practical use, the reinforcement of the city wall was the most important thing at the moment. So even in such a big winter, Yao Gong still recruited a lot of people, strengthened and heightened the city wall on a large scale, and repaired it.

Chen Nuo didn't have the time to look at these, under the city of Guangchuan, the city gate was wide open, there were two teams of lancers in two rows, standing in the middle of the road, a big pole in the middle, an official in a robe stood under the city, and behind the official there were many spearmen and crossbowmen clustered. They stood still, motionless, staring at Chen Nuo and the dozen horsemen behind him from a distance.

Chen Nuo saw it from a distance, beat the horse forward, and waited until it was almost close, before slowing down the horse again to show respect.

When the distance was almost maintained, Chen Nuo slowly controlled the horse, stood on the horse's back, and glanced at the officials.

I saw that the official's face was sallow, his complexion was dark, and he was holding his sword, and he was also looking at Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo hurriedly jumped off his horse and arched his hand forward, his voice was as loud as a bell: "The last general, Chen Nuo, on the order of General Yuan, led his troops to settle in Guangchuan, and now the soldiers and horses are ten miles outside the city. Dare to ask Yao Xiang, what we will do next! ”

Yao Gong immediately owed a debt, but he didn't move his buttocks, and still talked to Chen Nuo on horseback: "There is General Lao Chen, since your men and horses have arrived, you don't need to enter the city, you can go directly to Xiuxian Tunza." ”

Xiu County? How is Xiu County? Chen Nuo was a little puzzled.

He immediately arched his hand: "Yao Xiang, I'm afraid you're mistaken!" The order received by the last general was to camp the army in Guangchuan and assist Yao Xiangyou in defending the city. As for Xiuxian...... If the last general is not mistaken, this place belongs to the Bohai Sea, and it is still in the hands of the enemy general Gongsun Fan. Yao Xiang wants the last general to camp the army here, I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? ”

Yao Gong smiled: "What Gongsun Fan is not Gongsun Fan, this picture asks you, Bohai can be in Jizhou, and Jizhou is General Yuan's territory?" ”

Chen Nuo said: "Of course, Bohai is in Jizhou, and General Yuan is the Jizhou pastor at this time, so according to common sense, Bohai is also my Jizhou's territory." It's just that since General Yuan has given the Bohai seal to others, and this person is an enemy of my Jizhou, Bohai is still in his hands for the time being, so speaking of which, this Bohai Sea only belongs to Jizhou in name. ”

Yao Gong stroked his beard and smiled, but he didn't expect Chen Nuo to answer quite cleverly, he didn't go around the bush, and said bluntly: "I don't care about this, I just want General Chen to lead the troops to seize this place immediately, and when this place falls into our hands, won't it be a change of 'name' to 'actual'?" I think General Yuan must be very happy to know it. ”

Yao Gong is a good abacus, and Chen Nuo is still clear about the specific location of this Xiu County. This place is the junction of the Bohai Sea, the Qinghe River and the Plains, and it is very close to the Hejian and Anping countries, and the most important point is that this Xiuxian County is about the same distance from Guangchuan, where Yao Gong is located, and Dongguang, where Gongsun Zan is located, can be said to be on the middle line, and it is the first to rush. If Chen Nuo held this city, he would naturally block Gongsun Zhan's troops for Yao Gong.

Now that I think about it, Yuan Shao transferred him and Yao Gong to Guangchuan, just to let them be this shield. It's just that I didn't expect that this Yao Gong was more cunning than Yuan Shao, and for his own safety, he actually wanted to take advantage of his position and came up with a more powerful trick. He pushed Chen Nuo to the front line, so that he blocked a block for him, turning disadvantage into advantage, which is really clever. Thinking that he sent him to Gongsun Zhan like this, his eyelids were lowered, because he wanted to roast him Chen Nuo on the fire.

Chen Nuo naturally couldn't sit still, and instead asked, "Dare to ask about this matter, does General Yuan know?" ”

Yao Gong smiled, and it seemed that he had already prepared his words: "General Chen, don't worry, I think it won't be long before General Yuan will know." Don't hide it from the general, before the general arrived, in fact, the original appearance had already been repaired and reported. Of course, I also want to congratulate General Chen, I think that when I think of the time, not only the order to enter the army, but also the appointment order of the county order of Xiuxian County will also be delivered at the same time, and the general will not only be in the military position, but also the order of the county, both civil and military, congratulations!

Haha, General Chen, you don't have to thank me, although this matter is on my table, but it also depends on General Chen's efforts, right? However, when it comes to the ugly words, if General Chen does not take Xiuxian, or unfortunately dies on the battlefield, I am afraid that this Xiuxian county order will not have anything to do with the general. ”

Chen Nuo doesn't care about the county order or not, if he loses his life, what's the use of taking an empty county order?

He arched his hand and said with a smile on his face: "Thank you Yao Xiang for your love!" It's just that what I got was General Yuan's order to send troops to Guangchuan, and as for the rest, until General Yuan has no other orders, General Shu Mo can't follow it! ”

"Bold Chen Nuo, do you dare not even obey Yao Xiang's orders!"

It was a man dressed as a military general next to Yao Gong who spoke, and Chen Nuoli ignored him, still maintaining a smiling face.

Dian Wei behind Chen Nuo, he was not as restrained as Chen Nuo, he stepped forward, snorting like thunder, glaring at the person who spoke. He turned his back and touched the handle of the iron halberd.

The military general who shouted just now grabbed a spear in his hand, and he was originally fierce, but after seeing Dian Wei's respectful face, he immediately had round eyes, if it wasn't for Yao Gong suppressing it, he was afraid that he would fight.

Yao Gong's face was bruised, and it seemed that he had the intention of doing something. But looking at the man in front of Chen Nuo, I am afraid that he has some ability, and if he wants to come hard, he is afraid that he may not be able to take any advantage, not to mention that Chen Nuo's men and horses are outside the city at the moment, and they have some scruples.

After weighing it, Yao Gong had no choice but to change his face, first drank back to the man, and then squeezed out a smile: "I'm afraid this matter is not what General Chen said, since Benxiang dares to cut first and then play, he naturally does something that is certain." General Chen, if you insist on disobeying the order and disrespecting, I am afraid that this rebellious crime will not be borne by you, right? ”

Chen Nuo thought about it for a while, and Yao Gong's words were not unreasonable. Besides, with his understanding of Yuan Shao's personality, he also knew that this matter was beneficial and harmless in Yuan Shao's opinion, and he would definitely agree with Yao Gong's suggestion. If he waits until he is embarrassed afterwards, acts in embarrassment, and is controlled by others, it is better to seize the opportunity first, and there will be more room for retreat in the future.

Chen Nuo thought of this, so he said: "Yao Xiang has misunderstood, since Yao Xiang has already asked General Yuan for his life, and what Yao Xiang has done is considered by General Yuan, presumably General Yuan must have no other opinions." The reason why the last general hesitated was only considering that his own strength was too thin, and he was afraid that it would not be enough to attack the county seat. I won't say it, I'm afraid that it will also affect Yao Xiang when the time comes, aren't you? ”

Yao Gong smiled, as long as Chen Nuo agreed to take the soldiers and horses to Xiu County, everything else was easy to say.

Yao Gong waved his hand: "I heard that General Chen's department has only more than 1,000 people, and it is indeed not easy to conquer Xiuxian." In this way, as long as General Chen is willing to send troops to attack Xiuxian, not only can the grain and grass needed by your department be supplied by my Guangchuan nearby, but also the equipment and soldiers for the siege of the city can be discussed. ”

Chen Nuo nodded, as long as he said this, it was okay to say.

Yao Gong thought about it, made a calculation, and then said: "In this way, in addition to satisfying the supply of grain and grass, the prime minister will also send more than 1,000 people to assist you in breaking the city." But after the city was broken, these horses still needed to return to Guangchuan. ”

When Chen Nuo heard this, he arched his hand and said: "If you can get Yao Xiang's help, it must not be too difficult to take Xiu County, but what Yao Xiang promised today, I hope it will be fulfilled when the time comes." ”

Yao Gong smiled and said, "General Chen, you are too worried, what I Yao said is naturally Jinkou Yuyan, general, don't worry." ”

Chen Nuo nodded and thanked him again.

Since it was necessary to prepare equipment, grain and grass and allocate soldiers, it naturally took time, so Yao Gong had to ask Chen Nuo and the others to set up camp outside the city, rest for a night, and march again the next day.

Back to the big tent, Chen Nuo told Zhao Xue and others about this matter, but they were not angry. But since Chen Nuo had already agreed, he had to think about the good thing. He looked through the map of the Bohai Sea overnight, and sent detectives to investigate the situation in Xiu County. In the middle of the night, he was still simulating the battle situation on the map in advance, and he never slept. Zhao Xue patrolled the camp here, and he couldn't bear it, so he asked his subordinates to prepare some hot soup and brought it in for Chen Nuo to drink.

Zhao Xue thought of Yao Gong, but she was still not angry: "Yao Gong has a ghost in his heart, and the war has not yet been fought, even if he counts his own people, this guy is a little ruthless!" ”

Chen Nuo couldn't bear it when he saw Zhao Xue's red little face, presumably frozen by the wind and snow outside the tent. He hurriedly put down the map, rubbed it on her face, dragged her little hand, warmed it in his palm, and said with a smile: "Anyway, people are not embarrassed to let us work hard in vain, right?" He finally showed some sincerity, not only promised me food, grass and equipment, but also allocated more than 1,000 horses to me, if we don't do it, he will be angry. ”

Zhao Xue snorted and glanced at him: "Who knows what he means, maybe he sent these people to support them nominally, but secretly he is monitoring the general and dragging our army back, the general should be careful!" ”

Chen Nuo smiled: "No matter what, the other centaurs have been sent out, how to use it at that time is not my business?" ”

Zhao Xue saw that Chen Nuo was smiling a little evilly, and couldn't help leaning forward and asked him, "Big brother, do you have any bad ideas?" ”

"Those who know me are none other than Xue'er!"

Chen Nuo hooked the bridge of her nose and asked with a smile: "Does Xue'er know that Yuan Shu hijacked Liu Yu's son Liu He and asked him to send troops?" ”

"Yes."

Zhao Xue smiled: "At the beginning, Liu Yu sent troops, but Gongsun Zhan also wanted to get involved, so he sent his brother Gongsun Fan to lead a team of men and horses to accompany him. But in the end, before he got to Yuan Shu, Liu Yu's team was gone, saying that they were all secretly incorporated by Gongsun Fan's kid......"

Zhao Xue said this and glanced at Chen Nuo, "Oh...... Big brother, you want to ......"

Chen Nuo shook his head at her, pinched her nose, and said with a smile: "Stop, stop, I know Xue'er is smart, but it's better to stop at the point, it's not interesting to say it." ”

Zhao Xue stuck out her tongue and said, "I knew that big brother, you must have a way, and you will definitely not suffer." But I think Yao Gong is shrewd, he dares to take out more than 1,000 people and horses, he must have been prepared, otherwise you see that he hasn't fought yet, so he will return the men and horses after the battle.

Big brother, if you also want to draw a scoop according to the gourd, I think this matter is a little tricky. What's more, the reason why Gongsun Fan was able to incorporate the men and horses sent by Liu Yu at that time was because the road was long and easy to do, but there were not many roads to Xiuxian County, and under the supervision of Yao Gong, it might not be easy to do. ”

Chen Nuo smiled and said: "There is a danger to his life at any time in this chaotic army, even if the leader of the army is dead, I can't guarantee that he will return to Guangchuan alive." As long as the leader of the army is about to die, are you afraid that you can't let us act cheaply? ”

When Zhao Xue heard this, she immediately understood, and said, "Xue'er is willing to serve this matter." ”

Chen Nuo looked at her: "I'm also waiting for Xue'er to open your mouth." ”

Zhao Xue didn't know why, she didn't dare to look directly at Chen Nuo at this time, she quickly lowered her head, withdrew her hand, stood up, and said, "It's not too early, general......"

Before he could say a word, he was pulled by Chen Nuo and pulled into his arms. Zhao Xue's face turned red, and when she smelled the manly aura emanating from Chen Nuo's whole body, she couldn't help but revel in it, and she actually forgot to move......

Holding the soft fragrance in his arms, and rubbing her blown-up face, Chen Nuo's heart fluttered slightly. It's just that he hasn't made any big movements yet, but he smells the other party's rapid breathing and hears her nervous heartbeat. Her eyes had been quietly closed at this time, and even her thin lips were slightly open, as if they were ready to meet Chen Nuo's offense, giving people a fatal temptation......

The next day, when Chen Nuoshang was waiting for news from Yao Gong's side, a scout reported that Guangchuan City had opened its gates and that reinforcements from the city had come out of the city. Chen Nuo's side was not easy to delay, and he ordered the camp to be raised, and he brought some people to meet it first.

The leading general sent by Yao Gong, Chen Nuo saw it yesterday, and he was beside Yao Gong at that time, and he was the military general with a spear. It's just that he was dealing with Yao Gong at that time, and he didn't pay attention to this person, and Yao Gong didn't introduce him, so Chen Nuo naturally didn't recognize him.

"Contemptible Qinghe Zhu Ling, I've seen General Chen!"

Someone came to call the horse and sign up for the number.

Qinghe Zhu Ling! Chen Nuo didn't expect to meet him here.

Zhu Ling was originally Yuan Shao's general, and when Cao Cao went east to conquer Tao Qian, Yuan Shao sent him to supervise three battalions of men and horses to help. Later, all the generals were called back by Yuan Shao, and Zhu Ling stayed to assist Cao Cao, and made some contributions before and after, and Zhu Ling was able to achieve a great name, and he was promoted to the rank of general of the Later Dynasty, and was named Gao Tang Tinghou, and Xu Huang, the fifth son of Cao Wei, and Xu Huang, etc., was also a rare general.

Chen Nuo also didn't expect that Zhu Ling was Yao Gong's subordinate at this time. I think Zhu Ling is not an ordinary character, and he is not easy to deal with. It seems that the plan made with Zhao Xue in the evening is going to encounter some changes. The so-called thousands of troops are easy to get, and it is difficult to find a general, and the heart of winning people is small, and the heart of winning a general is big, if you can buy Zhu Ling's heart, it may be more important than getting the team in his hand.

Chen Nuo snorted and said politely.

That Zhu Ling said: "General Chen, Yao Xiang said that today he will not go out of the city to send the general on the expedition, let a certain leader accompany him and obey the general's dispatch." General, I wonder when we will go? ”

Chen Nuo said with a smile: "I have ordered the men and horses to pull out the camp and start the village, and they can leave in a short time, and General Lao will go out with a certain in this battle." ”

With a drum stop, Chen Nuo and Zhu Ling's subordinates, totaling more than 2,000 people, marched back and forth, and immediately drove to Xiuxian.