Beihai country, Duchang City.

"Haha, great joy!"

General Zongbao walked in, bowed to Kong Rong, and said, "My lord, it's gratifying! Kong Rong has not lowered his brows these days because the situation in Qingzhou is unknown, and when he heard Zong Bao say this, he glanced up at him angrily and said, "Where does the joy come from, you can tell me." Zong Bao laughed and said, "Of course Xi is from General Chen Nuo...... "Chen Nuo! Kong Rong straightened up and asked, "What is the situation on Chen Ranzhi's side now, don't be sloppy with me, and take your time." ”

Zong Bao nodded and said, "My lord, didn't General Chen Nuo have to go back to the plain because of Chun Yu Zhongjian's stirring up last time?" After that, Na Chun Yu Zhongjian made things difficult for General Chen Nuo in every way, and kept forcing General Chen Nuo to send troops, but General Chen Nuo did not move because of the lack of morale of the army and the time had not come. Who knew that Nachun Yu Zhongjian wanted to make meritorious service, and took advantage of General Chen's sleepiness to ......"

"Chen Ranzhi is sick?" Kong Rong sighed, "It's no wonder, Chen Ranzhi and I thought about this countermeasure, originally planning to take down thieves like Tian Kai in one fell swoop, but who knew that he would be stirred up by Chun Yu Zhongjian, so that he finally fell short, and also lost his soldiers, how not to get sick?" ”

Zong Bao said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, now General Chen's illness is cured, and it won't be in the way." Saying that General Chen's illness was seized by Chun Yu Zhongjian, he came to the palace and asked General Chen to hand over the soldiers and horses in his hands. Who is General Chen? It's already good that Luoyin didn't trouble him when he was defeated, how can he be controlled by him? Naturally, he refused to hand over the talisman. At this time, the thief Tian Kai set a trap in Luoyin, deliberately transferred the soldiers and horses of Luoyin, and claimed to support the Linji war, but in fact, he hid the soldiers and horses halfway, and waited for the plains to drill his trap. Chun Yu Zhongjian knew about this, so he said that this skill is rare, and he has to rob this skill alone. But he doesn't have many soldiers and horses, how can he succeed? But he didn't want General Chen to know, he was afraid that General Chen would rob him of his credit, which was really a villain's heart! So he thought left and right, so he borrowed soldiers and horses from Yuan Xiansi......"

When Kong Rong heard this, he said: "In this Qingzhou war, although Yuan Xiansi entered Qingzhou as an assassin, it actually relied on Chen Ranzhi's team. I heard that Yuan Xiansi also listened to Chen Ranzhi in everything, and handed over all the military to Chen Ranzhi, the 'overseer', which shows that Yuan Xiansi has a trusting attitude towards Chen Ranzhi. Now Chun Yuzhong has come to him briefly to ask for soldiers and horses, but I'm afraid that Yuan Xiansi will not be able to agree, right? Or even if it is agreed, then you have to inform Chen Ranzhi in advance. But if it is informed, how can it be that Chun Yu Zhongjian is willing to see? ”

Zong Bao smiled and said, "In this way, do you think that Yuan Xiansi will not lend troops to Chun Yu Zhongjian?" It's a pity that this matter is the opposite, Yuan Xiansi not only borrowed it, but only said hello to General Chen after this incident. When Kong Rong heard this, he frowned: "It seems that Yuan Xiansi handed over all the military power of Qingzhou to Chen Nuo, but I am afraid that he may not trust Chen Ranzhi as much as he seems." Or is it that Chen Ran's limelight is too much, and it has already aroused Yuan Xiansi's taboo? But no matter what, the things in this world have always been cunning rabbits dying, lackeys cooking, birds flying, and good bows hidden. Hey......"

Kong Rong sighed lightly, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Such a depressing thing, if you don't use wine to accompany it, how can you comfort my mind?" Come on, get the wine! When the soldiers outside the door heard this, they immediately answered, took a jar of wine, a wine cup, and filled the wine cup for Kong Rong. Kong Rong grabbed the lamp, let out a long sigh, and saluted the emptiness: "My life's wish is that 'the seats are always full, and the wine in the bottle is not empty'!" Why did you have a yellow scarf before, and Tian Kai later, messing with my tranquility? Unobtainable, unobtainable! ”

Tilt your head and grunt.

After a glass of wine, the soldier next to him still picked up the wine cup to pour wine for Kong Rong, Kong Rong had already grabbed it in his hand, waved his hand, and let the man go down. The wine is in the cup, and the aroma of wine is overflowing. He looked up and said, "By the way, you can continue." Zong Bao nodded and said: "Chun Yu Zhongjian wants to get this merit alone, borrowed soldiers and horses from Yuan Xiansi, and sent troops to Luoyin overnight. The thieves originally wanted to lure Chun Yu Zhongjian into the city, but naturally they didn't do much to resist, but they withdrew the men and horses and threw a huge Luoyin City to Chun Yu Zhongjian. Chun Yu Zhongjian captured the city in a battle, and the thieves did not have to worry about it, and the great achievement was at their fingertips, so they took the wine and food stored in the Luoyin Mansion Treasury, set up a banquet overnight, and invited the generals under the tent to get drunk. It's just that he didn't think that the gang of thieves who were defeated in the middle of the night would join a group of thieves waiting outside the city, and they sent troops to Luoyin again. At this time, Chun Yu Zhongjian himself was so drunk that he couldn't fight, even half of the soldiers under his tent were drunk and couldn't fight, how could he resist the thieves and soldiers? In addition, when the thieves left, he deliberately left a lot of spies among the people, and he didn't let the horses carefully investigate, and when the thieves attacked the city, he killed the defenders of Chun Yu Zhongjian's side from behind, and they joined forces inside and outside, and they also took Luoyin away......"

When Kong Rong heard this, he laughed: "Win the good, win the wonderful, and you should accompany it with wine!" "A sip of wine, and then a stomach.

Zong Bao knew Kong Rong's temperament, so he didn't say much, and continued: "It's just that Chun Yu Zhongjian's defeat was a mess, not only was his ears, nose, mouth and tongue cut off, but he also stabbed the words 'Wuchao Drunkard' on his back to insult him, and he also cut off all the ears and noses of the leftover men and horses he brought, and sent them back. Thinking that if these horses were allowed to go back, I was afraid that the morale of the plains would collapse immediately, but fortunately, General Chen got up from the sickbed, wiped his ass for Chun Yu Zhongjian, and sent them to Yuan Benchu, otherwise this matter would definitely have a far-reaching impact. After that, the morale of the thieves rose sharply because of the victory in Luoyin, and they thought that the plain was not enough to worry about, so the three armies rose up and went straight to the city of the plain......"

Kong Rong was stunned for a moment, his hands trembled, and several drops of wine splashed: "That...... How should Chen Ranzhi deal with this matter when facing it, could it be that he was still blocked by thieves under the plain city at this time? Zong Bao smiled and said, "If you let the thieves attack, then it is not General Chen's personality." Yes, externally, he still raised his banner at the head of the plain city and left the city to his generals to defend, but he himself only brought more than 2,000 men and horses, and went straight to Licheng. After occupying Licheng, he rebelled against Luoyin and took Luoyin ......"

Kong Rong was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "When the thieves surrounded and suppressed the plains, they still thought that Chen Ranzhi was still in the plain city, so he didn't have any other worries. Later, when they heard that Licheng and Luoyin were taken by Chen Ranzhi, they naturally guessed that this was Chen Ranzhi's plan to divide the troops, and they also knew that Chen Ranzhi was not in the Plains City. It's just that since they have been besieging the plain for a long time, even if they know about it, they are reluctant to abandon the plain for a while, and they still think that they only need to work hard to get off the plain, and then come to deal with Chen Ranzhi after going down the plain, because they are not in a hurry to send troops, so that the two places are lost one after another, right? ”

Zong Bao nodded and said, "I think they mean the same thing, but it's just a fluke." But it is precisely because of their unwillingness and their luck that the initiative was held by General Chen, so that even if they are still under the plain city, in fact, their hearts have long been outside. In this way, it is really rare for them to win. And at this time, after General Chen defeated Luoyin, he immediately sent troops to Dongpingling. Once this news reached Tian Kai's ears, they naturally couldn't stay in the plain safely, and in order to hinder General Chen, even if they knew that they would be subject to the other party, they still had to withdraw their troops from the plain and send troops to pursue. ”

Kong Rong's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Chen Ran sent troops all the way, if the occupation of Licheng is to pave the way for the next war, then the next attack on Luoyin is the only purpose of this battle, to cut off the enemy's food route, and force the enemy to withdraw his troops back." If the thief also thinks so, then Chen Ranzhi's purpose will naturally be achieved. It's just that Chen Ranzhi seems to have guessed that if he only occupies Luoyin, maybe the thieves still have some luck mentality, thinking that with the grain and grass they have accumulated, they will definitely be able to eat for a while, and they will not be able to return to the army immediately after seeing that they will be subject to him. And Chen Ranzhi naturally didn't want to see the plain besieged for a long time, so at this time, he suddenly abandoned Luoyin again and sent troops to Dongpingling instead. ”

"Such as Chen Ran's move, it is really a stroke of genius, and it is wonderful. How? If the thieves continue to stay in the plains and do not leave, then they must also be worried that if Chen Ranzhi's erratic style of play, he can take Luoyin instead of attacking Dongpingling, and at the same time, after he defeats Dongpingling, he may also wave his troops to attack them directly in Linjiang, the state of Bentunqi. If Linjiang is defeated, their retreat will be completely gone, and it is a situation they never want to see. In this way, they had to withdraw from the plains and chase after Chen Ranzhi instead. In this way, they are still led by Chen Ranzhi's nose, how can they be invincible? ”

When Zong Bao heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "My lord is really clever!" This is indeed the case. When the news of General Chen's withdrawal from Dongpingling reached the ears of Tian Kai and others, they could no longer care about anything else, and immediately abandoned the plain and sent troops to chase them. It's a pity that they came in a hurry, and they happened to be in ambush with General Chen in the dense forest halfway, and they were defeated for a while, and now they have returned to Dongpingling and closed their doors. ”

Kong Rong listened, sighed lightly, nodded and said: "There is a dense forest on the road from Luoyin back to Dongpingling, this is true, it stands to reason that Tian Kai and they have walked more than ten times, they should know that this place is steep, if the other party sets up an ambush, they will not be able to escape, how can they still go there?" If the old man remembers correctly, it seems that although the area is surrounded by dense forests, there is also a second way to go, just a detour, it's a big waste of time, didn't they think of it? ”

Zong Bao smiled: "This is the beauty of General Chen. At that time, for the sake of safety, the thieves specially sent a vanguard force to open the way. When General Chen saw them, he immediately knew what was going on, and he didn't kill the ambush soldiers, but let them go directly. In this way, the vanguard troops are all fine, and the thieves are relieved to enter. But they knew that it was at this time that General Chen and the others came out and defeated them. However, there is also a danger in this, to speak, the general who led the vanguard at that time was very careful, and did not leave quickly after leaving the dense forest, but advanced slowly, so that when there was an ambush in the rear, he was immediately notified, and he quickly went back to kill, and almost surrounded General Chen's men. But fortunately, General Chen had already made arrangements in advance, and he handed over a group of men and horses to General Gao Shun, and asked General Gao to wait outside deliberately, waiting for the vanguard of thieves to return. In this way, the thieves did not succeed in killing General Chen, but were suddenly killed by General Gao, killing his own people and scattering, and the thieves' momentum naturally collapsed. ”

Kong Rong gave up, nodded and said, "So, after the thief was defeated, he returned to Dongpingling?" Can General Chen have such a small number of men, he is only afraid that he will not be a threat to Dongpingling, right? ”

Zong Bao nodded and said: "It's still the adults who are thoughtful, speaking of which, the men and horses brought out by Chen Nuo's department were originally wrong, although the thieves suffered a defeat in the dense forest and lost a lot of men and horses, but once they returned to Dongpingling, relying on the solidity of Dongpingling City, they could resist General Chen's men and horses." But don't forget, my lord, although he didn't have many men and horses at that time, once the thieves withdrew from the plain, the people and horses who originally held the plain naturally didn't need so many, so they came from behind and joined General Chen's men. ”

"Although General Chen is still not allowed to enter the Dongping Tomb City for a while, this time it is very different from the last time, this time General Chen has an unprecedented morale because of the victory in the dense forest, and he has completely grasped the initiative. Compared with General Chen, the thieves are submissive, and they don't even dare to place people outside the city, but just stick to the lonely city to do a death struggle. Haha, judging from the current situation, although it is he General Chen who wins, it is also very beneficial to my Beihai. If I wait for this time to send troops, it will be the best time, I don't know what you think, my lord? ”

When Kong Rong heard this, he drank two glasses of water and wine in a row, and suddenly stopped taking a deep look at Zong Bao.

Zong Bao and Kong Rong's eyes met, their bodies trembled, and they took two steps backwards unconsciously.

Kong Rong withdrew his eyes and was silent for a moment, as if making a final decision.

"Don't miss it, sir!"

Zong Bao's words made Kong Rong's eyes raise again, he straightened up, clenched his fist lightly, and then swallowed and said, "This matter...... I will leave it to General Zong, and you will be responsible for it, and you must take Linjiang! When Zong Bao heard this, he raised his eyebrows and arched his hand: "I will definitely live up to the high expectations of adults!" The last general will go down and prepare. ”

"Good!"

When Zongbao went down, Kong Rong glanced at the wine cup, the wine in the cup, and the white hair on his sideburns was in the wine. Seeing the lock of white hair, he unconsciously sighed and brought this sip of water and wine to his mouth. Goodong, down his stomach, Kong Rong put down the lamp, and sighed: "The wine in the bottle is not empty?" It's just to fill the old man's troubles. Full of guests? In this troubled world, disaster falls from the sky, and how many people can sit at home safely? Fortunately, now that my Beihai Yellow Turban is gone, the troubles in front of me are gone for the time being, but I can comfort and get drunk! ”

Wine, hit the water.

Knife, unsheathed.

The three-inch unsheathed knife revealed a slight glow, but it was immediately pushed back. Chen Nuo raised his eyes and glanced at Dongping Ling City, then waved his hand and ordered: "Withdraw!" The sound of gold sounded, and the people and horses attached to the wall in front of them slowly retreated. This siege battle has lasted for most of the day, not only did not show any signs of breaking through Dongpingling, but also sacrificed a lot of soldiers, Chen Nuo did not want to see his subordinates continue to sacrifice, so he had to temporarily withdraw the men and horses from the city.

Generals Zhao Xue and Gao Shun all returned to the big tent with Chen Nuo to discuss the attack on Dongpingling.

At the head of Dongping Mausoleum, Tian Kai and others all wiped a handful of sweat: "The thieves have finally withdrawn!" The scene of the thieves attacking the city reminded them of the previous incident when they attacked the plain together. However, time has passed, and now they are forced to fight by thieves, which makes them all sigh. What can I say now, I can only look at each other, go down to the city and go home to rest.

Exhaustion, decadence, disturbed the hearts of each and every one of them, and undermined their morale.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, thinking of the defeat in the first battle of the jungle, still closed his eyes, it was still like a nightmare, and he was suddenly frightened awake. On the same day, he was killed by thieves, and the men and horses around him were killed one by one in order to protect him. The Danyang elite soldiers he brought, after this battle, lost more than half of them, of course he was distressed. Thinking about it carefully, the reason why he was involved in the battle of Qingzhou was also because he had formed an alliance with Gongsun Zan before that, so when Chen Nuo's army entered Qingzhou, he had to fulfill his original oath and personally send troops to Qingzhou to help in the war.

thought that after the battle of Qingzhou, he would not only improve his prestige, but also consolidate the northern soil, so that he could rest assured that he would be able to sit in Xuzhou, and even think of losing the stable Xuzhou to his children and grandchildren in the future. But now, the future of Qingzhou is difficult to assert for a while, and the Danyang elite soldiers he has cultivated with great difficulty, after this war, the losses are so serious, and it will also affect the overall situation of Xuzhou in the future, which makes him very regretful. regretted that he should not have interfered in the Qingzhou war at will, and even regretted that he had formed an alliance with Gongsun Zan and opposed Chen Nuo. However, when all the remorse is gone, of course he has to rush to plan his own future.

"The thief Chen Nuo is so powerful, and now he has formed troops to besiege my Dongpingling City, if there are no reinforcements outside, then I will be trapped in the city for a long time, and I will definitely be blunt and frustrated, which is not good for me, and I can't follow the burial. However, if he proposes to withdraw his troops at this time, he is afraid that he will be criticized by others, and he will also provoke the anger of Gongsun Bogui, who will isolate himself......"

Tao Qian thought of this, and he was very painful and didn't know what to do, "If there is a reason for me to go back to Xuzhou at this time, it would be great!" However, perhaps the heavens were moved by him, and sure enough, an opportunity immediately came to him.

Xuzhou sent an urgent letter asking Tao Qian to hurry back.