"Third brother, being a brother-in-law is definitely not flattery, third brother, your temper brother-in-law also knows, the most hated flattery, flattery! My brother-in-law knows that the third brother is a person, upright, and jealous and hateful! The powerful are not flattering, the powerful are not attached, and they never like to listen to those sycophants! The reason why my brother-in-law has repeatedly expressed his respect for the third brother is completely because of the younger brother's worship of the third brother! Brother-in-law, my background is not considered a poor family, and my foundation is not short-sighted, I have always thought that I am under the whole world, except for my brother-in-law himself, there is nothing that can be seen! But since I met the third brother, my brother-in-law knows what a frog at the bottom of the well is and what it means to sit in a well and watch the sky....... ”

"General Yan Liang, I heard that in the year under the Bishui Pass, that Huaxiong Xiaoer beheaded several generals under the command of the princes of the Eighteen Roads, and his majesty was unstoppable! The first public only sighed, that is, General Yan Liang, you and General Wen Chou were not in the account, which made Guan Yu Xiao'er succeed, Guan Yu Xiao'er's deception and stealing his name is nothing more than this! Yang Hong really felt sorry for the general, if the general was also under the Bishui Pass at that time, how could he have the slightest chance for Guan Yu'er, who sold dates and beans, to sell his reputation and reputation? ”

"General Yan must not be too modest, Yang Hong actually praised Guan Yu'er too much, if the essay is strategic, then Guan Yu'er can be one of the ten generals who can be compared? If you talk about heroes, then Guan Yu Pifu is like the light of fireflies in the grass, but you are the bright moon in the sky, general! In terms of martial arts methods, among the ten thousand armies, the head of the general is taken, and compared with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the two horsemen and General Yan Liang are even more unattainable and jaw-dropping! ”

"Mr. Zhongming, are you going too far? General Yan Liang is invincible, is General Wen Chou going to sigh in shame? In my opinion, the two generals Yan Liangwen and Chou are not equal, and they are not superior! What Guan Yu Zhang Fei, Lu Budianwei, and Zhang Jaw Gao Lan, compared with the two generals Yan Liangwen and Chou, is simply the biggest insult to the two generals! ”

"What the lord said is extremely true, it is Yang Hong's gaffe, he should be beaten! General Wen, please forgive me, I don't think you are inferior to General Yan, on the contrary, I still know very well that General Wen is not only the same brother and sister as General Yan, but also the left and right arms of the third prince and Yuan Gong, and Wen Taowuluo is also on par with General Yan! In the whole world, who doesn't know that General Wen, you and General Yan have the courage of ten thousand people? Who doesn't know that you two generals are among the ten thousand armies, taking the heads of the enemy's generals like probing for things? Last time in Jizhou, the famous generals Geng Wu and Guan Chun, who were counted in Jizhou at that time, tried to assassinate Yuan Gong, but they were stabbed and shot by the two generals, and they were cut off the horse on the spot, and stabbed under the horse! It is so powerful and brave, even if Yang Hong has only heard of it, he can't help but ............be fascinated by it. ”

The above and the like, since the Xuzhou army moved north to the camp of Yuan Shaojun, our Deputy Director Tao and our Yang Hong Yang Changshi have to say it ten times in front of the two generals Yuan Sangongzi and Yan Liangwen Chou almost every day, and the content is different every time, and every time it is renovated, never repeated! Yuan Sangongzi, who has a very high self-esteem, and the eldest elder with a coarse face and a good literary ugliness are fluttering and immortal, smiling, and wanting to die, and they also love Deputy Director Tao and Lord Yang Hong more and more, and they all regard Tao Ying and Yang Hong as close friends in life, confidants and brothers, flesh and blood.

Of course, Yang Hong's slapping on the back like this is out of personal habit, Deputy Director Tao is so shameless and shameless, but of course it is for official business, no, Yuan Sangongzi just nodded when he was happy, and more than 300 people captured by Yuan Shaojun in the last breakthrough battle of Lu Bu's army were not sent to Cao Jun as agreed by Yuan Cao, but were sent to the camp of the Xuzhou army and handed over to Deputy Director Tao for disposal. To the surprise of Tao Ying, Lu Su, Xu Chu and others, among the more than 300 people, there was actually a soldier who had been to Xuzhou.

In the night battle of the last breakthrough of the Lü Bu army, Liu Yun's thigh was pierced by a spear, and he failed to retreat to the city with Lü Bu, and was found and captured by Yuan Shaojun's soldiers in the pile of corpses, and he did not receive any treatment after being imprisoned in the prisoner of war camp, relying on his own years of accumulated battlefield experience to wrap the wound, so he did not die because of excessive bleeding, and persevered until he was rescued by the Xuzhou army. But even so, when Tao Ying, Xu Chu and others saw Liu Yun, he only had one breath left, the wounds on his thighs were already rotting with maggots, and the military doctors of the Xuzhou army also spent countless efforts to pull him back from the death line.

"Tao envoy Jun ......." As soon as he regained some consciousness, the seven-foot man Liu Yun took Tao Ying's hand and cried into a tearful person, crying loudly, and said with a sob: "Envoy, the villain still thinks that he will never see you again in ......." The villain never dreamed that he would be able to see you, and he would be able to see you here....... ”

"General Liu, it's okay, it's okay." Tao Ying comforted gently: "I have already agreed with Yuan Shaogong's team, you and the captured soldiers under the command of Wenhou will follow me from now on, and you don't have to worry about it in the future." Also, Lang Zhong said that there is hope that your wounds will heal and will not be disabled. ”

"Well, well, thank you, thank you." Liu Yun cried and wiped his tears, and hurriedly asked, "Envoy, is she okay with Cuihua?" ”

"Who is Cuihua? The one who served the sauerkraut? Tao Ying was a little inexplicable, and Yang Hong next to him interjected and said: "General Liu Yun, please rest assured, your wife Cuihua is very good now, she has made a home in the Guandao Pavilion in Pengcheng County, and she also used the gold you left behind to buy ten acres of land, hired a few apprentices to farm and buy land, or I helped you to trap the families of the soldiers in the camp, and you will be able to see her immediately after you go back." ”

"Thank you, envoy, thank you, Lord Yang." Liu Yun cried again with joy, and struggled to say: "Envoy, as long as the villain can get better, as long as you are willing to take in the villain, the villain's life will be yours in the future, whether it is training troops and martial arts, or going into battle to kill the enemy, as long as you give an order, the villain will go to the soup for you!" If the villain has two hearts, heaven and earth will not tolerate it! ”

"I'll talk about these things later, now you can recuperate with peace of mind, I will let Lang Zhong do my best to treat you, and I will definitely be able to heal you." Tao Ying smiled gently, and asked again: "General Liu Yun, when you and Wen Hou broke through for the last time, how was the situation in Changyi City?" How much more military rations? ”

"What else? The army drank two bowls of gruel a day, and the people were already eating grass roots and bark. Liu Yun sighed gloomily, and said hatefully: "It's Wen Hou's brother-in-law, Wei Xu, who is still deducting our rations and taking grain to make wine, and Wen Hou has trapped us in the camp and handed over Wei Xu, a dog mongrel, to force us to death." ”

"Don't worry, take it slowly from beginning to end, the more carefully the better." Tao Ying commanded again.

Liu Yun nodded with difficulty, and then at Tao Ying's request, he carefully introduced what happened after Gao Shun and others returned to Lu Bu's army, it turned out that after Gao Shun and Cao led two hundred soldiers from the camp back to Yanzhou, Lu Bu, who suspected that Gao Shun and Cao had been bought by Tao Ying, immediately put Gao Shun and Cao in prison, and the two hundred soldiers from the camp were also assigned to the command of Wei Xu, Lu Bu's brother-in-law, and all of them entered the auxiliary army to work as coolies, and the military rights of Gao Shun and Cao were also deprived by Lu Bu and handed over to Wei Xu to take charge, and Liu Yun also heard, If it weren't for Chen Gong's all-out efforts to block the negotiations with the Xuzhou army, Lu Bu also ordered Gao Shun and the surname Cao to be beheaded.

Later, in the Battle of Juyang, Lu Bu led the defeated army to abandon the camp and left, Gao Shun and Cao surnamed Cao who were in prison were almost captured alive by Cao Junsheng, fortunately Gao Shun was deeply loved by the soldiers under his command, more than 700 soldiers in the camp did not follow Wei Xu to flee, spontaneously organized, desperately rescued Gao Shun and Cao surnamed in the chaos, and collected nearly 1,000 defeated soldiers on the way to escape, and it took a lot of effort to get rid of Cao Jun's pursuit. Then the surname Cao once proposed to lead the crowd to abandon Lü Bu to Xuzhou, most of the soldiers in the trapped camp and some of the soldiers in the Lü Bu army also agreed with this proposition, but Gao Shun resolutely opposed it, and fled back to Dingtao City with the trap camp and other defeated soldiers, and returned to Lü Bu's command.

To Liu Yun and other soldiers trapped in the camp disappointed and angry, seeing Gao Shun and Cao surnamed returning with their troops, although Lu Bu exempted Gao Shun and Cao from prison, he still refused to return Gao Shun Cao's military power, and the team that Gao Shun and Cao brought back to Dingtao was also handed over to Wei Xu and Hao Meng respectively, Gao Shun Cao surnamed can only temporarily command the army in wartime, and he has to listen to the command of Wei Xu Hao Meng, although the soldiers in the camp are all angry, but they are helpless. Later, the remnants of Lu Bu's army were trapped in Changyi City, and after several major battles, there were only more than 400 soldiers left in the more than 700 trapped camps, and the 200 soldiers in the trapped camp who had been to Xuzhou, as far as Liu Yun knew, there were less than 100 people left.

As for the grain storage situation in Changyi City, Liu Yun, who is only the head of the trapped camp, of course has no way to know the actual number of grain stocks, the only thing he only knows is that Lu Bujun has collected all the civilian grain stocks in Changyi City, but the daily food supply of Lu Bujun's soldiers has been reduced from the initial one catty and two taels per person to half a catty per person. At the same time, Liu Yun also pointed out very angrily that Lu Bu's brother-in-law Wei Xu not only wantonly withheld the soldiers' rations, but also took advantage of the opportunity to collect the people's rations to loot and embezzle, and used these life-saving grains to make wine for himself and offer Lu Bu.

"The soldiers have half a catty ration per person per day, and Wei Xu also dares to secretly make wine, it seems that there should be a little grain in Changyi City, otherwise Wei Xu would not dare to live and die to this point." Tao Ying thought in his heart.

"Lord, if Cao Ying hears this news, I'm afraid his face will be even more ugly." Lu Su also analyzed the situation in Changyi City, and said to Tao Ying: "Judging from Wei Xu's brewing and half a catty of rations per person, there should still be a little grain in Changyi City, and it is estimated that because of the two reasons of collecting all the people's grain and a large number of casualties among the soldiers, Lu Bu will not starve to death for the time being, and it should be able to support it for a while." ”

Tao Ying didn't answer to Lu Su, and after a little calculation, Tao Ying instructed Liu Yun: "General Liu Yun, you can recuperate with peace of mind first, and when you are in better health, please do me a favor, help me to your captured soldiers, pick a few reliable and clever friends to come out, and introduce them to me, I will be of great use." ”

"The villain will go now." Liu Yun struggled and was about to go to Tao Ying on an errand, but as soon as his leg moved, he pulled the wound, grinning in pain, Tao Ying hurriedly held him down, and even said that he was not busy, until Liu Yun honestly lay back on the sickbed, Tao Ying ordered his soldiers to treat Liu Yun and other Lu Bujun prisoners well, and then led Lu Su, Yang Hong and Xu Chu and others to leave the wounded's small tent and return to their own big tent.

When he returned to his big tent, news came from the southern front that Xu Sheng had led three thousand rear troops to arrive in Jinxiang, and it was estimated that he would be able to arrive at the Changyi camp before entering the dark, Tao Ying first arranged for Yang Hong to negotiate with Yuan Shaojun, and asked Yuan Shao to allow Xu Sheng's rear army to also enter the Yuan Shaojun camp to station, and arranged for Xu Chu to organize soldiers to vacate the camp to facilitate Xu Sheng's stationing, until only Tao Ying and Lu Su were left in the big tent, Tao Ying said to Lu Su worriedly: "Zijing, the situation is not good, I have the same judgment as you, judging from the situation introduced by Liu Yun, There should still be a little food in Changyi City, and Lu Bu can support it for a while. ”

"Lord, this is a good thing, isn't it?" Lu Su was a little inexplicable, and said: "Our army and Cao Ying have signed a peace treaty, turning enemies into friends, and Yuan Shao's father and son are the guarantors, and Cao Ying has no courage to turn his face with our army for a while, our army has no worries, and is not afraid of long-term consumption with Lu Bu." On Cao Ying's side, even if you don't count the road consumption, the military food expenditure of the 50,000 army will be more than 3,000 a day, so wouldn't it be more beneficial for our army to let Cao Ying delay one more day under Changyi City? ”

"Zijing, you are just too loyal, the war in Changyi has dragged on for a long time, and it is not a good thing for our army." Tao Ying sighed: "Let's not say that you and I can't withdraw and return to Xuzhou, Yuan Shaojun's side is a huge danger, and Yuan Shao's side is also an army of 50,000, of which the cavalry is far more than the sum of our army and Cao thieves, and the daily military food expenditure is at least more than 4,000 Hu!" If the time drags on for a long time, and the 200,000 pieces of grain and grass that Cao Lao Thief scraped together are exhausted, do you think my new old man will continue to lend grain to Cao Thief? Or do you want me, a freshly baked son-in-law who rides the dragon, to be the big one? ”

"The Lord is right!" Lu Su felt a pang in his heart, and said: "The lord still has a long-term view, once the war in Changyi drags on for a long time, once Cao Ying's army food is exhausted, even if Cao Ying does not reach out to our army, Yuan Shaojun will also reach out to our army!" When the time comes, it will be wronged, and if you don't give it, you will be hurt and angry, and you will be in a dilemma. ”

"That's right, that's the truth." Tao Ying nodded, and hummed again: "If you don't want to be the wrongdoer, the only way is to help Cao Thief capture Changyi City as soon as possible, and then everyone will scatter, and they should do whatever they want." ”

"My lord, let's send out the thunderbolt." Lu Su suggested: "Our army has fifteen thunderbolt vehicles in Fang and Daying, and as long as they are taken to the city of Changyi, they will be able to break the city within three days." ”

"Zijing, why are you becoming more and more honest and loyal?" Tao Ying smiled bitterly and said: "Seeing the power of the thunderbolt, can Yuan Shang and Yan Liangwen Chou not stretch out their hands and give it to them, and Gongsun Chan can still contain Yuan Shao for us for a few days?" Besides, with Xuzhou's thunderbolt to break through Changyi City, the elite soldiers under Lu Bu still have to hate our Xuzhou army to death? ”

"That's just as well." Lu Su nodded, and wondered: "This is difficult, we can't use thunderbolts, and our army is inconvenient to participate in the siege of Changyi, so how can we make Cao Yuan's coalition army break through Changyi City as soon as possible?" ”

"It seems that it can only be started from the inside of Lu Bujun." Tao Ying groaned, and carefully recalled the pitiful knowledge in his mind for a long time, and then Tao Yingcai said in a low voice: "Let's try it so much, Zijing, you go to meet Cao Thief for me, tell Cao Thief what we know about the situation in Changyi City and our analysis, and then tell Cao Thief that Lu Bu has Wei Xu, Hou Cheng and Song Xian under his command to fight for, and let Cao Thief find a way to attack these three people and use them to break through Changyi City." ”

"But remember." Tao Ying was uneasy and advised: "Everything can only be dictated, and there must not be a single word that falls into words, so as to prevent Cao Thief from stabbing us in the back and competing with us for the heart of Lu Bu's army." ”

"This is in the next province." Lu Su nodded, and asked curiously: "But the lord, that Liu Yun only mentioned that Wei Xu withheld the soldiers' rations and brewed wine, and did not provide clues that Wei Xu might betray, nor did he mention Hou Cheng and Song Xian in a word, how can the lord conclude that these three people may betray Lu Wenhou?" ”

"I'm guessing blindly, anyway, I'm using the hands of Cao thieves to cheat, even if I fail, I have no loss." Tao Ying casually said, "If Cao Thief also asks this question, you can tell him, there is no comment!" ”

"Then go down and give it a try."

Lu Su agreed, got up and was about to leave the account, but Tao Ying stopped Lu Su again, and then Tao Ying's eyes rolled wildly for a long time, and finally made up his mind, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Since we want to help Cao Thief break the city, then we will ask for the surname to be a good person to the end, and we will also help people to the end!" I have already thought of a plan, and I will definitely help the Cao thief break through the city quickly, Zijing, you will come and ...... with your ears. ”

………………………… That night, Lu Su visited Cao Ying in his personal capacity, and Cao Laoda, who was discussing with everyone in the tent, was surprised when he heard the news, and hurriedly led Xun Yu and Cheng Yu out of the tent to greet him personally, and invited Lu Su, a talent who had also been coveted for a long time, into the big tent, and treated him very well, until the flattered Lu Su thanked him again and again, and Cao Lao said with a smile: "Mr. Zijing is here, presumably there must be a teaching, and please Mr. be outspoken, and you must be listening." ”

"Meng Degong is really straightforward, and then Su will have the courage to speak out." Lu Su thanked him, and then said: "Don't hide it, I'm here to give Meng Degong a piece of news, but it's not good news, if Meng Degong wants to kill Lu Bu by besieging the city, I'm afraid it won't be as easy as I imagined." ”

Saying that, Lu Su gave a detailed introduction to Boss Cao about the situation of Changyi that the Xuzhou army had collected from the prisoners of war, and also took the initiative to say his analysis of the grain and grass situation in Changyi - that is, the rations of the soldiers of Lu Bu's army, Lu Bu should be able to support it for a long time. Then Lu Su took the initiative to say: "Your two armies are now allies, and they are joining forces to attack Changyi, so the enemy situation cannot but be reported to Ming Gong, so Su concealed it from the lord, and privately came to Ming Gong to inform him of this matter, and hoped that Ming Gong would investigate it deeply." ”

"Hide it from your lord?" Boss Cao was not stupid, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zijing is afraid that he is carrying the black pot for Tao Yuanjun, right?" Tao Yuanjun is now close to Yuan Sangongzi, and Changyi is close to Xuzhou, once the war is delayed for a long time, once our army runs out of food, and is unable to provide grain and grass to Yuan's army, how can Yuan Sangongzi not reach out to your army? The 50,000 army under the command of Yuan Sangongzi consumes a small amount of money and food every day, can Tao Lingjun not worry and feel distressed? ”

The honest man Lu Su blushed a little, and replied stubbornly: "Ming Gong misunderstood, my lord really didn't know about this matter, and he was afraid that the people of Xuzhou would be innocently implicated in money and food, so he came to inform Ming Gong about this matter." ”

Boss Cao, Xun Yu, and Cheng Yu all laughed, and they all saw that Lu Su's words were insincere, and then Boss Cao laughed and said: "Okay, since Mr. Zijing sacrificed himself to protect the lord and was willing to carry this black cauldron for Tao Envoy, then Mr. Zijing would not be embarrassed, even if it was Mr. Zijing's meaning." ”

After laughing, Boss Cao said again: "Since Mr. Zijing mentioned this matter, then I will not say secret words in front of the Ming people, and I will not hide it from Mr., in fact, I also learned about these situations from the prisoners of Lu Bujun, and I also believe that Lu Bu can survive for a while, and I am also worried about this matter - I am telling the truth, the war has been delayed for a long time, although it is not good for Tao Envoy, but it is even more unfavorable to me!" As the so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, the five counties of Xuzhou are not only rich in money and grain, but also six years ahead of my Yanzhou Tuntian, grain and grass are very guaranteed, and I will never consume Tao Yuanjun for consuming money and grain! Therefore, please rest assured that Mr. Zijing and Tao Yuanjun will never dare to deliberately delay the war this time and pull Xuzhou into the water, because even if you pull your army into the water, only you will be drowned first! ”

Lu Su nodded, knowing that Boss Cao's words were true, if Boss Cao wanted to deliberately pull the Xuzhou army into the water, it would only be Boss Cao's team who would be dragged down by money and food first, so even if Boss Cao had the opportunity to disgust Tao Ying this time, he would definitely not dare to catch it.

After saying something in his heart, Boss Cao asked again: "Mr. Zijing, since your army is not willing to spend any more time with Lu Bupifu, then I wonder if Mr. Zijing has a good plan to teach me and help me break the city quickly?" ”

"Please remember the three names of Ming Gong, Wei Xu, Song Xian and Hou Cheng." Lu Su replied according to Tao Ying's instructions: "As far as the information our army has, these three people are hopeful that they will be used by the Ming Duke and help the Ming Duke to obtain Changyi City. ”

"How did Sir know that these three people could be used?" Boss Cao asked in surprise.

"No comment, please understand." Lu Su replied respectfully.

"Eighty percent of them have an inside line in the ranks of Lu Bu's army." Boss Cao believed that it was true, so he asked again: "I have never had anything to do with these three people, I wonder if Mr. Zijing can teach me and help me get in touch with these three people?" ”

"Su Ye has no friendship with these three people, and he doesn't know any news, so he really can't help it, so he can only ask Ming Gong to decide himself." Lu Su shirked his responsibility very unjustly, and then Lu Su lowered his voice and said: "But Su has a plan, which can make Lu Bu's army completely disheartened and separated from each other, and help Ming Gong take things out of it and break through Changyi." ”

"What is the clever plan of sir, please come quickly, and be sure to be Mr. Houbao." Cao Lao said happily.

"It's just an ally, and I don't dare to report it." Lu Su refused, and said in a low voice: "Su Wen Chen Gong and Ming Gong are old friends, Ming Gong can make a handwritten letter to Chen Gong, write hazy and ambiguous words in it, and smear and change it in the key places, and then take the Chen Palace to inspect the city, send a sergeant to send it to Chen Palace." If Chen Gong's book is not destroyed, Lu Bu will ask for a book to watch when he hears the news, and when he sees that the key points in the book are all smeared, he must suspect that Chen Gong did it, if Chen Gong destroys the book, it will be better, and Lu Bu will be even more suspicious of Chen Gong when he learns that Chen Palace destroyed Ming Gong! If you are suspicious, you will be jealous, and if you are suspicious, you will be chaotic. ”

Boss Cao was silent, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu next to him were also silent, after thinking for a long time, Boss Cao smiled and said: "Mr. Zijing's plan is wonderful, but his writing is not good, such an urgent letter, I still need to ask Mr. Zijing to write for him, pointing out where it is hazy, where to alter, and I will thank you again." ”

"Please ......." Lu Su almost wanted Boss Cao to take the four treasures of the study, but when the words came to his mouth, he woke up in time, and his heart was so dangerous, if I left ink and paper in the middle of the plan, our army's plan to recruit the remnants of Lu Bu's army would be all in vain! After coming to his senses, Lu Su quickly shook his head and said, "How can a scholar in the countryside make such an important letter?" There are many talents in the Ming Gongmu, and you can ask Mr. Wenruo or Mr. Zhongmou to write on your behalf. ”

"It's a pity, it seems that it was Tao Ying's thief's advice again." Boss Cao secretly screamed a pity, thanked Lu Su again, and ordered someone to take gold and silver property to thank Lu Su, Lu Su insisted on not accepting it, and said goodbye, Boss Cao personally sent Lu Su out of the barracks gate, and then said goodbye to Lu Su.

"Mr. Zijing, your clever plan?" Looking at Lu Su's distant back, Boss Cao suddenly sighed in his heart, "Except for that venomous thief with a handsome appearance and a heart like a snake and scorpion, who else in the world can figure out such a vicious strategy?" Brother Benchu, Brother Benchu, you have found such a good son-in-law, it is really your blessing and luck! Your gravedigger, nine out of nine, is him! ”

(To be continued)