Xuzhou, snowy night.

Xuzhou Thorn Shi Che Ran Gun Crotch Horse, out of the heavy city gate, goose feather like snow fluttering in the sunset, covering the sky and the sun, so that the iron armor on the body became heavy and cold, the war horse spewed white gas in his nose, and kicked his hooves twice from time to time, this beast didn't know what was going on today, and he was a little restless.

He saw the shadows in the distance and the figures of the three riders gradually approaching, the carriage grabbed the reins, and said loudly: "It's Uncle Liu Huang who came?" Uncle Liu Huang is called Liu Bei, after Cao Cao conquered Yuan Shu in the south, Liu Bei was taken back to Xu by Cao Cao, Liu Xie and Liu Bei recognized their relatives when they met the Son of Heaven, and the name of Uncle Liu Huang also came from this.

The voice of the car echoed in the cold snowy night, but no one was heard answering, but a voice came from a distance, and it was not very real in the wind and snow, and the car was not really heard in the wind and snow, and the car was reported a few days ago, saying that Liu Bei was ordered by Cao Cao to crusade against Yuan Shu, and he was going through Xuzhou, and there were scouts to report just now, and there were three people who were walking towards this side, it seemed that Liu Bei was not fake, at this time he went out of the city to inquire, not that he valued Liu Bei, but just to fulfill the obligation of Xuzhou town guard.

Che Zhou hung the spear on the victory hook, and his free hands were ready to meet him with fists, at this time, Yi Qi, one of the three horses, suddenly moved quickly towards him, Che Zhou squinted his eyes, and he noticed that there was a slender black shadow on the right side of the horse, but he didn't see it very clearly.

The speed of the horse was quite fast, and the horse's hooves frequently struck the bluestone pavement, crisp as an attack on the drums of war, and soon approached the city gate, and the figure on the horse suddenly bowed down, which was a sign of strength.

The chariot finally saw clearly, and what was dragging on the right side of the war horse was a long knife, which was like a glaive.

The moonlight flashed.

For a moment, the car felt that the world was spinning, and the night sky came into view. Then the earth, and finally the body that lost its head, heard the mournful cry of the mount, and then the whole world fell silent

"Liu Bei is self-reliant in Xuzhou!"

After this news reached Xudu, the government and the opposition immediately exploded, and many people still remembered Liu Bei's behavior in Xudu. asked the colleague next to him with doubts: "Is it Uncle Liu Huang who grows vegetables at home all day?" ”

They didn't expect that the smiling Zhaofeng Ear who saw everyone was such a ruthless and bold hero, and some ministers who guided more inside information sighed secretly: "People say that Liu Bei's residence is like raising a tiger, but now when I look at it, it is really true!" ”

Everyone was discussing, but everyone didn't dare to talk out loud, and all kinds of emotions of doubt, anger, joy and confusion were intertwined in Xu Du's mouth. The heat contained in the water slowly lowered and increased, and the reason why the water had not yet boiled was because Cao Sikong and Xun Shangshu had not yet responded.

For Cao Cao, Liu Bei's self-reliance is by no means as simple as losing Xuzhou.

The main force of Cao's army, which was in Guandu at this time, confronted Yuan Shao, who already owned four states, and Xuzhou was lost. It is equivalent to a stab in the back of Cao Jun's flank, if Cao Jun tries to pull back and attack Xuzhou. Yuan Shao's superior forces will rush across the Yellow River like Mount Tai pressing the top, if Cao Jun ignores it, Liu Beijin can coerce Yan and Qing, and retreat can contact Liu Biao. This situation seems to have occurred when Liu Bei was just sitting in Xuzhou.

Everyone is waiting to see how Cao Cao will deal with this difficult situation.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Cao Gong has already made a decision! Xun Yu said calmly to the people below, and raised Yang Cao Cao's handwritten letter in his hand, this letter has just been delivered, and it belongs to the eight-hundred-mile expedited.

The people who were eligible to be in this room were Cao Cao's heavy ministers and generals who Cao Cao had left in Xudu, as well as the magistrates of nearby counties. Everyone was waiting for his next step with a solemn and anxious face, the room seemed very quiet, Xun Yu looked around, and his majestic eyes made everyone who touched it feel a chill in their hearts, they rarely saw Xun Shangshu, who was as warm as jade, so serious.

"Cao Gong left the two generals Le Jin and Yu Ban to hold on to Yuan Shao, and the army can be pulled out and attack Xuzhou, this time, Liu Bei's poisonous fang must be pulled out!"

When the people in the room heard the news, they looked at each other, and Cao Ren couldn't help but ask: "Le Jin and Yu Ban are both good generals, Yuan Shao has strong troops, and Cao Gong is still not able to resist it, can they withstand it?" ”

"In the affairs of the north, Cao Gong has his own decision, what we have to do now is to let Cao Gong avoid worries and not allow mistakes!"

Xun Yu put the letter on the table, his handsome face showed a bit of toughness, Cao Cao was not there, he was the highest guardian of the entire Xu Capital, and he would not allow anyone to threaten it.

Since the news of Liu Bei's self-reliance came, Xun Yu realized that the ministers of Xu Du were likely to be shaken, after all, they were attacked by the enemy on their backs, and the situation was not optimistic, so he decided to stabilize the mood in the Sikong Shogunate first, which led to this gathering, and now it seems that everyone's morale is still high, as for how long it can be maintained, it depends on how much success Cao Jun can achieve in Baima.

Since Cao Cao returned from Cao Cao's southern expedition to Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao had already defeated Gongsun Zhan, and the two of them had a tacit understanding of Chen Bing in the Guandu area, and a battle to determine the ownership of the north was about to start, and everyone in the world was looking at Cao Cao to see how he faced Yuan Shao's million-strong army.

Xu paused for a moment, and then continued: "Back then, Zhang Miao and Zhang Yang rebelled, all states were lost, only three cities remained, Cao Gong was still able to turn defeat into victory, today's situation, still better than before, why worry about the big thing, I hope you can live up to Cao Gong's trust, do your best to be loyal, and repay the Han family!" ”

Everyone bowed down and swore an oath together, and expressed their willingness to follow Shangshu and serve the country loyally, Cao Gong knew that the kindness of the encounter must be repaid, as for the Han family, just shout.

The next is the arrangement of a series of tasks such as requisitioning grain and catching Ding, the breath of the war came through Xun Yu's instructions, and every official's heart was heavy, but no one complained, everyone silently took the warrant, and then went to where they should be.

The meeting lasted until midnight, and when most of the officials took their leave, Xun Yu noticed that Man Zhong was kneeling in the last row, not leaving, he finished signing the last document, looked up and asked, "Boning, are you still in trouble?" ”

"There's something I'd like to remind you of!" The tone of full favor is always neither fast nor slow, like a mouthful of phlegm in the throat.

"Speak!" Xun Yu picked up the brush and shook his wrist as he spoke, a little dissatisfied with his tone of selling off!

"I think Xuzhou is just the beginning, and the good show is still to come!"

Xun Yu put the brush and frowned. Manzhong's words are very unusual, he is Xu Duling, it is said that as long as he is responsible for the security of Xudu, Manzhong is a cautious person, and if there is no special reason, he will not overstep his authority to express his opinion.

He motioned to Man Pet to be more detailed. Man Zhong stepped forward and tapped the cowhide map behind Xun Yu, and his fingers pressed on Runan.

"Will Runan be next?"

"Yes" Man Pet said: "Runan yellow scarves are rampant, and it is Yuan Shao's hometown, if there is a change, it will be extraordinary!" ”

Xun Yu nodded, agreeing with Man Pet's opinion.

Man Pet also nodded, everything that should be reminded has been reminded, and there is no point in staying at the moment. When he was leaving, he added: "The city of Xu Capital is not very peaceful, Liu Bei seems to have a close relationship with someone, you have to pay attention!" ”

After finishing speaking, he silently withdrew from Shangshutai, and there were some things that Xun Yu did not ask, and he did not explain.

Not long after Man Pet left, he saw Cao Ren turn back, and Xun Yu had to put down the brush in his hand. He asked with a smile, "I said, you don't go to rectify the merger." What are you doing again! ”

Facing Xun Yu's joke, Cao Ren hurriedly shook his head, handed the urgent item in his hand to Xu Yu, and said in a panic: "Take a look!" ”

Seeing Cao Ren's solemn face, Xun Yu immediately smiled and took the letter handed over by Cao Ren. This is an urgent letter from Chang'an, Chang'an has Li Dian and Zhong Xuan stationed, there is an urgent letter at this time, isn't it Ma Teng calling? Thinking of this, Xun Yuxin felt as if he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. Hurriedly opened it for inspection.

After reading it, Jia Xu couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, this letter said that there was a group of soldiers and horses quietly bypassing Chang'an from Hongnong and heading in the direction of Xiliang, Li Dian wrote this letter to ask Xun Yu if they wanted them to pursue this army of soldiers and horses.

"Mr. Wenruo, what should I do? In your opinion, is this army of soldiers and horses the Xiliang Army? ”

Seeing Xun Yu's indifferent face, Cao Ren put his hand on the stove and roasted it, and asked casually.

"No, it's been a long time since foreign troops entered the land of Gyeonggi, it can't be the Xiliang Army!" Xun Yu shook his head, with a determined face.

"Will that be the soldiers there? Could it be that our army will not succeed! Cao Ren asked, if it was their own army, he would not hesitate to catch up with them and kill them to the point that no one was left.

Xun Yu smiled dumbly: "Have you taken this information seriously?" The leader of that team was a nine-foot man with a big axe in his hand, there were no such generals in our army, but Lu Bu did have one, named Xu Huang! ”

"You're talking about Xu Huang?"

"No, according to the letter from the Manchester City general, this big man's body size does not match Xu Huang, but I think of such a person!" Xun Yu vetoed Cao Ren's words, stroked his beard and said.

"Who's that?" Cao Ren rubbed his hands and asked again.

"Do you remember that after Yuan Shao broke Jizhou, there were no missing people?" Xun Yu didn't say his name directly, but let Cao Ren think for himself.

Cao Ren looked dazed, at that time they were looking for a place to stay, where they had the heart to care about the war situation in Jizhou.

"When Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, don't be frustrated, the generals Pan Feng and Zhang He, it is rumored that they hid in the area of Luoyang and Chang'an, and the lord also sent someone to find them, wanting the three of them to serve, you haven't forgotten this!"

"You said that big man is Pan Feng? Damn, I'm going to chase them back! Cao Ren heard Xun Yu say that the big man was Pan Feng and them, and when he waved his robe, he was ready to chase them back.

"Nonsense, the battle in Xuzhou is coming, where are you going?" Xun Yu slapped the table and drank Cao Ren, who was in a hurry.

Cao Ren retorted with a red neck: "When they go to Xiliang, they must have surrendered to Lu Bu, I don't want to see such a situation happen!" ”

Xun Yu knew that he was frustrated, if he was allowed to go to Xiliang, if he was allowed to go to Xiliang, Lu Bu would undoubtedly be like a tiger, and said to Cao Ren at the moment: "You are going first, I'm afraid it's too late, in this way, you can send 800 li to Chang'an urgently, let Li Dian lead the cavalry to chase, if the living can't be brought back, bring the dead, don't let them leave the Gyeonggi area, otherwise it's too late to regret!" ”

Cao Ren arched his hand and rushed out of Shangshutai with a hint of anger. (To be continued......)