Ling Wanqing's slightly hurried voice, although it interrupted the little sweetness between Wang Xu and Xu Shu, it also made the resentment that surged in their hearts dissipate.

"Wanqing, is there an urgent report from the north? What can happen in the north now? Wang Xu said strangely.

Ling Wanqing replied with a smile: "Husband, I'm afraid it has little to do with us, but for Gao Gan, it's very urgent, Cao Cao sent Yu Ban, Zhu Ling and other generals half a month ago, commanding more than 30,000 troops, westward and merging states, Gao Gan successively asked for help from Gao Shun, the general of the Fu army stationed in Feng Yi, and Zhang Liao, the general of Weilie stationed in Hongnong. In addition, the main force of the Cao army has continued to be transferred in batches recently, and the movement is unknown! ”

After hearing this, Wang Xu slightly understood in his heart, looking at this appearance, Cao Cao's army was resting and preparing to speed up the pace of clearing the north.

At the beginning, Yuan Shao's main force was wiped out, and he fled back to Hebei in a panic, and he only survived for a few months after returning to Yecheng, and then died of illness in front of the bed.

During these months, Cao Cao reorganized his army, surrendered prisoners, regained lost territory, seized strategic points, and quickly prepared for the unification of the north.

In fact, after the defeat of Hebei, there is still a glimmer of life, after all, although Cao Cao won, but the losses in the large and small battles during the period are not small, and the cost of money, food and materials is very huge, not to mention that Cao Cao has been fighting for many years, and the inventory of money, grain and materials is not much, he needs a long time to recover, otherwise it is not enough to go north.

But Hebei is full of heritage, and it can quickly unite all parties, recruit soldiers, and appease the rule, not to mention that it can restore its pre-war strength in a short period of time, but at least it is enough to give Cao Cao a headache.

That great opportunity was lost in vain. Yuan Shao was seriously ill at the time. Weak checkmate. I can't do it if I want to.

The two sons, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, had fierce conflicts because of the struggle for inheritance, and even intensified from internal fighting to fighting each other and killing each other.

Wait for Cao Cao to recover his breath, rest the sergeants, accumulate military equipment, and wait for another round of autumn harvest. Where will it be soft.

Yuan Shao has been operating for many years in the northern part of Qingzhou and the whole territory of Jizhou, and the strength is so strong, but in just two or three years, he has won it successively, which is really sighing.

Now, the north has just been calm for half a year, and Cao Cao has decided to send troops again, which is a bit surprising.

It must be known that Cao Cao has been fighting for many years, and he is the one who has fought the most in the world. In the Central Plains, there are enemies on all sides. Almost every year, every year, how can there be time to deal with internal and external matters carefully, and there are countless accumulated problems, if it weren't for his own shrewd and good governance, proficient in power, and Xun Yu, Chen Qun and countless other capable ministers to stabilize the internal for him, there would have been a big incident.

What's more, in Jizhou and northern Qingzhou, which he got from Yuan's family, there are still people who rebel from time to time, as few as three or five thousand people, and more than ten thousand people, which is a headache for him.

But in the face of such a situation, he still decided to send troops, which means that he intends to first clear the quiet, and the two states, and then start to comprehensively rectify the interior, I am afraid that this is also forced by the gradually stronger Wang Xu and Sun Jian, because in history, during this period, he was rectifying the interior while steadily purging the north, and it was not until 207 AD that the unification of the north was truly completed.

Wang Xu was silent for a while before frowning again and asked, "Wanqing, did Zhang Liao and Gao Shun say their opinions?" Do they think it is to save or not to save? ”

"They all say that they should be saved, but no one knows what is written in the secret letter!"

"Show me the letter!"

Saying that, Wang Xu took the two secret letters from Ling Wanqing's hands, opened them and checked them, glanced at them a few times, he already knew it in his heart, nodded and said: "Gao Shun and Zhang Liao are in the north, and they do have a better understanding of the situation over there, and they ordered Gao Shun to send troops and state to help Gao Gan on the premise of ensuring the safety of Feng Yi County, Zhang Liao's White Tiger Legion is stationed in Hongnong, guarding against Zhong Xuan and Xu Rong and others, and they are not allowed to act rashly, if the situation requires it, they will send up to 10,000 troops." ”

"No!"

"Also, try to minimize your own losses, let the senior cadres find a way to send the grain and grass materials needed to send troops, and unless they have to, they must not use the rations of each legion themselves, if the supply and demand of the legions are insufficient, Xiangyang will not increase even a pound of food!" As he spoke, the corners of Wang Xu's mouth curled slightly, and he pulled out his habitual arc: "However, all the loot they obtained from the expedition do not need to be handed over, they will arrange it themselves, and all the combat deployments of this battle do not need to be reported to Xiangyang!" ”

"Husband, what I mean by this is ......," Ling Wanqing asked uncertainly.

"You send the Butterfly Shadow Department to convey to them what they say, and they will understand what I mean! In addition, the number of people who provoke trouble in the northern part of Qingzhou and Jizhou will increase, since Cao Cao disregards a qiē and concentrates his energy on clearing the north, then the control of various places will be weakened, and he may bring trouble to him. Wang Xu said meaningfully.

"Okay!" Ling Wanqing was still so crisp when she did things, and she turned around and left.

When he was far away, Xu Shu looked at Wang Xu's calm cheeks, and then laughed out loud: "Where are you rescuing, are you trying to force Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan to a dead end?" ”

"He is already a dead end, and sending troops to help him resist Cao Cao is already based on his friendship with the Yuan family in the past!" Wang Xu said disapprehantly.

"Come on! You promised to send troops and state to help, not to delay Cao Cao, to continue to concentrate the main war in Bingzhou, so that it is unable to attack, it is still so good, as if you are a good person, it is estimated that when Cao Cao takes the state, it will be in ruins, I don't know how much time and energy it will take to maintain. ”

"I am a good person in my heart, but Cao Cao is not good, if he is soft, then I am afraid that he will be eaten in the end and there will be no bones left!"

"Alright!" Xu Shu smiled gently, and then said in a weird manner: "The king of Chu is wise and close to the demon, the bloody hand Buddha heart, the evil outside and the good inside, great, wise, benevolent, the concubine is an ignorant woman, I don't know anything!" So, is it refreshing? ”

"Yes!" Wang Xu nodded again and again: "This is good, this sounds comfortable!" ”

"Hiss......" with the sound of gasping, a moment later. He let out a terrible howl. "My mother. Why do you still have a point? Didn't you all pinch meat before? ”

"Your martial arts have been getting better and better in the past two years. The skin is getting thicker and thicker, and the damage output of pinching the soft flesh around the waist is not high, and the acupuncture points are more useful! What do you think? Is it cool now? ”

"Only women and villains are difficult to raise!" Wang Xu hurriedly finished speaking, pulled his legs and ran, and even used the free step.

"Humph! Run, see where you can run, you think you're going to get away! Xu Shujiao snorted, and then started the same pace and chased quickly......

The days passed. Since the attack on Wang Zheng and Wang Zhan, a large number of spy shadows have been dispatched, cooperating with Yanwei Temple and thieves from all over the country, and began to strictly investigate Jiaozhou's meticulous work in the territory, and the fighting in the secret has become more and more intense.

Luo An, the spy commander, has been very depressed recently, and he was ordered to be responsible for the investigation of Jiaozhou, but unfortunately it took a lot of energy, but the effect was not good.

He knows it very well. What Wang Xu wants is evidence, evidence that can play a role in political deterrence. This cannot be satisfied with the enemy's finely crafted human heads.

On this day, he was arranging affairs at the spy headquarters, and suddenly got a secret letter from the north, but before he could check it, the door was suddenly pushed open.

"Commander Luo, Jiaozhou has found it in the fine stronghold near Xiangyang!"

"What?"

Luo An stood up with a "whoosh", and even inadvertently threw away the secret document in his hand, as if he didn't realize it.

The person hurriedly said: "Commander Luo, the enemy seems to be intent on moving, if you don't try to capture it in time, you have to let them run away!" ”

"Where?" Luo An asked with a calm face.

"A workshop in Heng Township, south of the city, is nominally a workshop, but in fact it is the core stronghold of Jiaozhou Fine Works, and it has been confirmed that the owner of Jin Guifang is the leader of Jiaozhou Fine Works, and a team of brothers happened to intercept the secret letter they sent to Jiaozhou this morning!" The visitor replied affirmatively.

"Show me Messy!"

As the person came out of his arms to find the secret letter, Luo An couldn't wait to grab it and check it, there were not many words on the secret letter, only a short sentence, but it was enough to expose everything.

"The spy suddenly competed for a large-scale search and arrest, and the headquarters was probably exposed, so it was decided to evacuate, hope for grace!"

"Bang!" Luo An punched the table next to him, his eyes were fierce: "After being caught for so many days, more than ten elite brothers have been killed and injured, and they have finally been caught!" Notify all the ministries to sneak to Jinguifang secretly, and arrest all the people in the two major workshops and the shops and mansions in Xiangyang City first, and try to catch them alive, and I will personally take people to Hengxiang to take him to his lair! Remember, it is agreed that each department will do it after late at night, and it is not allowed to startle the snake! ”

"No!"

The man who came was ordered to leave, and after Luo settled for a moment, he took off his saber and walked out of the room.

The efficiency of the spy crew has always been very fast, and before evening, Luo An had personally led more than 30 spy masters to Hengxiang.

They did not rush in, but hid outside the township, and only sent a few people to disguise themselves and monitor the roads in the township.

Luo An is a very patient and capable person, and he is even more loyal to Wang Xu, which was cultivated by Ling Wanqing and Shan Huai back then.

Even among the first batch of elites cultivated by the spy shadow department, he is also outstanding, otherwise he would not be able to shoulder the responsibilities repeatedly, so that after Liang Rui married Shan Huai, he gradually became the leader of the spy shadow. Now, he is like a vicious wolf staring at his prey, silent, just waiting for the right moment to kill with one blow.

As the sun set and the sky gradually darkened, the smoke from the cooking in the village dissipated one after another, and the people chatted outside the house for a while after dinner, and gradually dispersed, and finally even the oil lamps in the house were extinguished.

It was only at this time that Luo An's hand wiping the saber stopped, the thick calluses on his thumb wiped the blade, and the corners of his mouth showed a resolute look.

"Do it! The various ministries are cooperating in the Xiangdong workshop, and they are now fenced off! Watch out for each other's sentries and traps! ”

"No!" They are all experienced elites, and they understand what to do in a few short sentences, and in the dark night, the spy group quickly divided into four groups and moved forward rapidly.

Luo An personally led the way, entered from the east intersection of Hengxiang, quickly approached Jinguifang, and easily solved the two secret sentinels guarding in the corner.

"I'll go in first, listen to my whistle!" He commanded in a low voice in the corner of the workshop.

The spy in the darkness was like ghosts, lifeless, nodding silently.

Luo An is a good martial artist, and soon climbed over the wall and lurked on the roof to explore the situation in the workshop...... (To be continued......)