As Cao Jun also began to sharpen his knife to Xuzhou, the situation of the entire Xiaopei became more and more confusing. Originally, Liu Bei's side was very weak. But if Cao Jun intervened, Lu Bujun would have no advantage. After all, the only advantage of Lü Bu's army was that his military strength was stronger than Liu Bei's, but Liu Bei was the defender of the city, as long as he could hold out until the Cao army's reinforcements arrived, that could be solved. Therefore, whether it is Liu Bei or Lu Bu, time is particularly important.

If Liu Bei can hold out for a little longer, and wait for Cao's reinforcements to arrive, then Liu Bei will win the opportunity in this battle. And if Lu Buqiang took the lead in breaking through Xiao Pei, then even if the reinforcements of the Cao army came, Liu Bei's side would lose the meaning of the battle.

Xiao Pei's battle is in full swing, but there is no one else who really values it except Yuan Shu. Because except for Yuan Shu's neighbors to Xuzhou and Yanzhou, the rest of the princes were not very interested in these two places. Although the geographical location of Xuzhou is important, if you want to go to Xuzhou, its span is too large, and it is not conducive to your own development. Of course, Yuan Shu didn't think so.

Xuzhou Yuan Shu has been peeping for a long time, earlier, Yuan Shu took advantage of Liu Bei's acceptance of Xuzhou's unstable foundation, waiting for the opportunity to take Xuzhou Guangling and other places. And now that Lu Bu and Liu Bei will fight in Xiaopei, how can he not be tempted.

At this moment, in the Taishou Mansion of Shouchun City, Yuan Shu was kneeling on the main seat, listening to the report of the soldiers under his command. Since getting Lu Bu to raise troops to attack Xiaopei, Yuan Shu's Wenchen strategists were ready, and when the time was ripe, he ordered someone to take Xuzhou.

"Lord, this is the best time to take Xuzhou. Now that Lu Bu is personally conquering Liu Bei, as long as we take the opportunity to take and break through Xuzhou City, then a big thing can be done. Yuan Shu's chief bookkeeper Yan Xiang spoke. As soon as Yan Xiang's words fell, Yuan Shu's expression fell into joy.

"What Master Yan said is true, we should seize this opportunity and take Xuzhou in one fell swoop. When the time comes, the lord will sit on the land of two states, and your strength will rise greatly, so why not be afraid of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Changshi Yang Hong was unwilling to be lonely, and when he saw that Yan Xiang had just finished speaking, he hurriedly got up and said.

Seeing that the two heavyweight advisors under his command said so. Yuan Shu couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. Subsequently. Yuan Shu said sharply: "Where is Ji Ling? ”

"The end will be." When Ji Ling heard Yuan Shu calling himself, he hurriedly got up and came to Yuan Shu, knelt down in front of Yuan Shu and said.

"I order you to lead 50,000 troops to attack Xuzhou, and you must take Xuzhou City for me." Yuan Shu said in a deep voice. However, after thinking that he would be able to take Xuzhou soon. Yuan Shu's face still showed a hint of a smile.

After taking Xuzhou. Your own strength will increase exponentially. Until that time. You have the ability to reclaim the humiliation that others have brought upon you. Although Xuzhou has undergone several great changes and a lot of wars have broken out, it is still difficult to hide the important facts of Xuzhou.

"The last general commands." Ji Ling was overjoyed. Then he hurriedly spoke. After finishing speaking, Ji Ling went down to prepare.

After Ji Ling left, Yang Hong opened his mouth and said: "The lord still needs to be careful of Cao Cao, Cao Cao sits in Yanzhou, and his strength is also very strong, so he should be the most important enemy to prevent the lord from taking Xuzhou." ”

At the mention of Cao Cao, a trace of killing intent flashed in Yuan Shu's eyes. When I was in Yuzhou, I came to Huainan because I was defeated by Cao Cao. This made Yuan Shu, who was very resentful, very resentful of Cao Cao. However, Yang Hong's words are good, Cao Cao's strength is indeed very strong.

Cao Cao is not only in charge of Yanzhou, he also owns half of Yuzhou, and Si Li is also in Cao Cao's hands, plus Cao Cao has recently taken Wancheng. Therefore, after adding up all the qiē, Cao Cao's territory is very objective.

A strong territory represents a strong army, so in conversion, Cao Cao's strength will more or less rob him, which makes Yuan Shu's expression fall into contemplation.

And at this moment, Yan Xiang chuckled. Yan Xiang didn't hide it at all, so that some people in the hall noticed that Yan Xiang was chuckling, especially Yang Hong.

Seeing this picture, Yang Hong was overjoyed. Although he has a long history and his status is higher than that of Yan Xiang, he is still worried, worried that Yan Xiang will seize his position. Therefore, for Yan Xiang, Yang Hong naturally had a trace of hostility in his heart. And when he saw Yan Xiang snickering, Yang Hong opened his mouth and said, "Yan Xiang, what are you laughing at?" Yang Hong's voice was very sharp, and there was a hint of evil laughter.

After everyone heard Yang Hong's voice, everyone looked at Yan Xiang, and even Yuan Shu looked towards Yan Xiang with a trace of murderous aura in his eyes. He was still worried about this matter, but Yan Xiang was chuckling on the side, which made Yuan Shu naturally unhappy.

"Yan Xiang, what do you mean!" Yuan Shu stared at Yan Xiang viciously, and his eyes naturally revealed a cold murderous aura.

However, Yuan Shu's eyes did not affect Yan Xiang in the slightest, and he saw Yan Xiang get up and said, "My lord, Lord Changshi only knows one and does not know the other. Cao Cao took Wancheng, although his strength did not suffer much loss, but as far as I know, in order to take Wancheng, a lot of grain and grass were consumed, so Cao Cao did not have the strength to launch a large-scale war, so Cao Cao was not afraid. ”

After listening to Yan Xiang's words, Yuan Shu's eyes put away the cold murderous aura, and then asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure?" ”

"The lord didn't know that Cao Cao had already zoned Xuzhou as his own territory, and he had long wanted to wave his army to take Xuzhou. However, due to the Wancheng riot, Cao Cao ordered people to pacify Wancheng first. The battle of Wancheng cost a long time, and the heavy rain of more than a month not only delayed the offensive and defensive time, but also made the grain and grass damp, most of the grain and grass could not be used, and there was no grain and grass, how could Cao Cao fight again. ”

"Moreover, Lu Bu attacked Liu Bei, and Cao Cao will definitely assist Liu Bei, so how can Cao Jun have other soldiers to influence the lord?" Yan Xiang said with a smile on his face, with a hint of strategizing on his expression.

And with Yan Xiang's words, Yuan Shu's expression became more and more relaxed, and with Yuan Shu's thoughts, Changshi Yang Hong's expression became worse and worse, but fortunately, he hurriedly covered it up.

"Hahaha." Yuan Shu laughed loudly, and then said, "Yan Xiang is indeed an important minister of art. ”

"It is the duty of our ministers to praise the lord and relieve the worries of the lord." Yan Xiang was secretly happy in his heart, but his expression was very respectful. Hearing Yuan Shu's praise, Yang Hong's heart was even more displeased, which also made Yang Hong's hostility towards Yan Xiang even stronger.

Xiao Pei has caused the three major forces to take turns to fight, which shows how important a Xuzhou is.

The dark tide of Xuzhou was surging, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shu both targeted it, while Lu Bu, the lord of Xuzhou, led his army of 20,000 to approach Xiaopei. Chen Gong knew that Xuzhou was being watched by Shi Li from all sides, and he asked Lu Bu to lead his troops to crusade against Xiao Pei, which must have been detected by everyone, especially Yuan Shu, who could have the purpose of taking Xuzhou.

However, Chen Gong is not too worried about this, Xuzhou has been run well by himself, as long as Yuan Shu does not come out, Chen Gong is confident that the defenders in Xuzhou can defend against Yuan Shao's army.

However, even if Chen Gong was confident, Chen Gong was still cautious. The sooner you take Xiaopei, the sooner you kill Liu Bei, the more safe Xuzhou will be. Therefore, in order for Xuzhou not to suffer the essential blow, Chen Gong naturally did not dare to relax.

After a few days, Lu Bu's army finally arrived in the city. Then, Chen Gong ordered people to surround Xiao Pei, and his calculation was not to give Liu Bei any room for maneuver. There are 5,000 soldiers at each city gate, and Xiao Pei has been surrounded by regiments.

And in Xiaopei City, after Liu Bei received the news, his heart was naturally very low. Sieges are usually surrounded by three and one, and the purpose is not to force the defenders to fight to the death.

But it was because Chen Gong did this that Liu Bei's mood was even worse. What Chen Gong did was to trap himself in Xiao Pei. His own troops were not recharged, and the goods were distributed to the four city walls, which dwarfed Liu Bei even more.

Outside the four city gates, Lu Bu had 5,000 soldiers, which made Liu Bei not know that Lu Bu was the main lord of the city gate, which might make his soldiers tired.

"Quickly invite General Guan and General Zhang." Liu Bei knelt on the main seat and said to the guards outside the door with a gloomy face.

A moment later, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu came to the conference hall one after another. "Big brother." Guan Yu and Zhang Fei said together.

Liu Bei nodded, and then said: "Lu Bu has already come to the city, and he has surrounded Xiao Pei, leaving no room for me, presumably you and others also know." ”

"Big brother, don't worry, I will fight hard to defend the city, and I will live and die with Xiaopei." As soon as Liu Bei's words fell, Zhang Fei spoke.

Hearing Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei's expression was neither happy nor sad, after all, Zhang Fei's words were very unnutritious. After Zhang Fei finished speaking, Guan Yu opened his mouth and said: "Big brother, don't worry, Yu has already arranged the city defense, and summoned the entire Xiaopei's light warriors, so that all the light warriors will climb the city wall to defend the city." ”

After listening to Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei's expression showed a hint of a smile. His two brothers are both warriors, but Zhang Fei is too impulsive, although he is brave and abnormal, but it is precisely because of this impulse that many things are broken. Compared with Zhang Fei, Guan Yu is much better. But Guan Yu was too arrogant and looked down on the family, which also gave Liu Bei a headache.

However, even though both of them have shortcomings, both of them are very strong. is the so-called one beauty covers three ugliness, so the strength of the two can also cover up the shortcomings of the two.

Liu Bei nodded, and then said, "What Yun Chang did is very satisfying. ”

"Lu Bu surrounded Xiao Pei, so I don't know if he wants to attack that city gate, so the two of you will defend the south gate and the north gate respectively, while Chen Deng will defend the west gate, and Bei will personally defend the east gate." Liu Bei said in a deep voice. For the next war, all the people are very dignified, after all, this battle determines their own life and death, so everyone has to fight to defend. (To be continued......)