Zhao Yun, who was accompanying Liu He, quickly turned around when he heard Li Er's voice. Li Er's accent is very familiar to him, after all, they were all fellow villagers who joined the army together.

"Li Er, why are you dressed like this? What happened to Xiahou Sima? Zhao Yun didn't wait for Li Er to speak, and asked a little anxiously.

Liu He, who had already turned around, also put away the joy on his face, and was faintly uneasy about Li Er's return.

The guards who were guarding Liu He's side gave way and let Li Er walk briskly forward.

Li Er saw that the eldest prince and Zhao Duwei seemed to be leaving the city, so he said in a low voice: "Don't worry, Gongzi, everything is fine with Xiahou Sima, he asked the little one to return and send a few messages to Gongzi and Zhao Duwei." ”

When Zhao Yun heard this, he immediately jumped off his horse and pulled Li Er to the side of the city gate, listening carefully to Li Er's words.

When Zhao Yun listened to Xiahou Lan's suggestion to control Yan Rou and his younger brother that Li Er had relayed, his face showed a little stunned, he didn't expect Xiahou Lan to have such a dark thought.

This matter was too sensitive, and it was inconvenient for Zhao Yun to make his own decisions, so he said to Liu He: "Childe, why don't you go to the corner tower of the city to talk?" ”

The so-called corner tower at the head of the city is where the defending generals who guard the four gates usually stay, and Liu He was fortunate to be invited by Duan Xuan to go up to the corner tower to accompany the "old poison" Jia Xu to drink a wine.

Liu He understood, nodded and dismounted, and then walked up the steps towards the corner tower.

In the corner tower, Li Er whispered Xiahoulan's main intention to Liu He again. After Liu He heard this, he was not as stunned as Zhao Yun, but patted his thigh and introspected.

"Negligence, what a big oversight! It seems that there is an urgent need to establish a capable and effective intelligence agency, and our intelligence work is too unmeticulous and unsystematic! ”

"If it weren't for Xiahou Sima being alert and sending someone back this news, until now I only know Yan Rou and his people, but I don't know that Lu Dao's hometown is in Guangyang, and I don't know that Lu Dao He also has a brother named Yan Zhi!"

Liu He paced back and forth in the corner tower, and his mouth was still talking to himself from time to time.

"Zilong, I think we're still overly optimistic about the situation in Macheng! The two-step plan seemed like a safe one, but it was too procrastinating, and we couldn't do anything if things changed. In this way, you immediately go downstairs and invite Zhengfang and Xianyu Duwei from the mansion over, and we will temporarily discuss in the building and adjust the action plan! ”

Although Zhao Yun was puzzled in his heart, he didn't say much, and immediately took Li Er, who had been rushing overnight, down to the corner tower.

After a while, Zhao Yun went and returned, followed by Li Yan and Xian Yufu, who were holding topographic maps.

Li Yanyan quickly spread the topographic map on the blue bricks on the ground, and several people didn't care about it, so they squatted and discussed together.

"Xiahou Sima is so cautious, does he think too much of Yan Rou?" Xian Yufu said with some displeasure.

Zhao Yun was inconvenient to answer, but Li Yan said unceremoniously: "I think it's not an exaggeration for Xiahou Sima to be so cautious. Judging from the information from the front that he just received today, Kebineng led his army to approach 30 miles away from Macheng three days ago, and maybe there was a battle with the defenders of Macheng yesterday. Yan Rou's attitude has always been ambiguous, if he falls to Ke Bineng at this critical time and puts pressure on Master Taifu together, then Ma Cheng will be in crisis! ”

"The grain road that Xiahou Sima took to Macheng was along the water of revenge, and there was a section of the road that was only fifteen miles away from Guangning City! If Yan Rou had a different heart, he didn't have to come forward in person, he just arranged for his subordinates to disguise themselves as horse thieves and bandits, and ambush them in this area to launch a sneak attack, even if they couldn't succeed, they could delay the team transporting grain. Once the news of the attack on the grain team reaches Macheng, the impact on the morale of the army is unimaginable! ”

As soon as Li Yan analyzed this, Liu He's hairs suddenly stood up. He was almost about to open his mouth to blame Li Yan, why didn't he think of this at the beginning, and now it's not too late to talk about it? If Daddy has an accident in Malaysia, where will he hold a safe and reliable "thigh" in the future?

Zhao Yun kept his calm, and he said at this time: "Childe doesn't need to be too anxious, Yun has an idea, if it is feasible, he should be able to resolve this danger." ”

"Zilong, say it quickly!" Liu He looked forward to it.

"Yun asked Gongzi to assign the five hundred cavalry in the city that had never been dispatched to the lowly post, I immediately led these five hundred cavalry to Guangyang to control the Yan Rou people, and then took Yan Zhi to chase after Xiahou Sima, when Yan Rou saw Yan Zhi, he would understand in his heart that he would not dare to move!"

Although Zhao Yun was a little resistant to hostage-taking and felt that it was not a hero's doing, when it was related to the safety of his son's father, he couldn't care about the hard work of urging food during this time, and he didn't care about other people's criticism afterwards, so he directly asked Liu He for help.

What Zhao Yun said at this time was exactly what Liu He was thinking. When Liu He realized that Yan Rou was actually the biggest trouble, he was surprised to find that although there were many soldiers and horses under his father's command, there was not even one of the generals who could really show his hands!

At this critical juncture, how could he keep the gallant Zhao Zilong by his side?

Liu He forcibly suppressed all kinds of self-blame in his heart, pondered for a moment, and said: "In this way, Zilong and Chengbi returned to the camp at the same time to rectify the soldiers and horses, among which Zilong led five hundred cavalry who had never left the city to Guangyang immediately, and Chengbi rushed to the shore of the water with seven hundred cavalry, and after receiving the grain team from Yongnu, he continued to go west by water, and as for the originally assigned task of urging food, it was taken over by Captain Minghui!"

Everyone understood Liu He's words, Gongzi was going to send Zhao Yun and Xian Yufu to the front line at the same time!

Xian Yufu hurriedly persuaded Liu He: "Son, if it is arranged like this, the troops left in Jicheng will only have 3,500 foot soldiers left, and if Gongsun Fan, who is stationed in Youbeiping, leads the army to attack, Jicheng will be in danger." In addition, if the Wuhuan people in the Juyong area are bewitched by Yan Rou and make some changes, the situation in Jicheng will be even more severe than that in Macheng! ”

Liu He had already made up his mind in his heart, and he was not shaken by Xian Yufu's words, and said: "Jicheng is strong, and the grain and grass reserves are sufficient, even if there are only 3,500 people left to garrison, as long as this son swears to live and die with the soldiers and civilians in the city, and there is no ten times the enemy to besiege the city, what can I do?" Besides, Minghui will return soon after going out to urge food, and he still has 1,500 foot soldiers and 500 cavalry under his command, which can also be used at critical times. If the situation really comes to such an embattled time, there is no need for my father to defend Macheng, and when the time comes, he will lead the army back to help, and see who can resist! ”

Li Yan agreed with Liu He's seemingly risky approach, and said: "What Gongzi said is reasonable, as long as the 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Jicheng are united and look at Youzhou, no one can break through the city in a short period of time!" ”

The plan to support Ma Cheng was agreed, and several people immediately took their own actions according to the division of labor.

Liu He took the first step and went directly to the shore of the water to greet Liu Fang's arrival, while Zhao Yun sent someone to send an order to Matai, who had already arrived in Guangyang, to immediately take the grain team out of Guangyang and march north, and strive to join Xian Yufu's team on the bank of the river before dark the next day.

When Zhao Yun left, he whispered to Liu He: "Childe, when Yun was in Yongnu, he not only recruited Liu Ziqi, but also took away a small official named Ma Tai. It is difficult to evaluate the ability of this person, but he once mentioned to me a person who claimed that this person was brave and could be a good general. ”

When Liu He heard this, he asked curiously, "What is this person's surname?" ”

"This person's name is Sun Li, the word Deda, and Ma Tai are both from Rongcheng, Zhuo County, and they were once righteous brothers."

"Sun Li?!" Liu He's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered the "second pole" Sun Li who wanted to fight alone in order to protect Cao Heng in the history books.

"Where is Sun Li now?"

"Listening to Ma Tai, it seems that he is serving the long-lost old lady in his hometown."

"Zhengfang, how far is Rongcheng from Jixian County?"

"Qi Yu Gongzi, about three hundred miles."

"After you return to the city, arrange for Ding Kuang to take someone to Rongcheng, and find a way to bring Sun Li and his mother to Jicheng!" Liu He said to Li Yan.

A certain young strong man on the outskirts of Rongcheng was chopping firewood in the courtyard naked at this time, when a gust of wind blew, which made him shiver.

"Ahh

The man sneezed loudly, waved the big axe in his hand and continued to chop wood.

An old woman's voice came from inside the house: "Li'er, the weather is cold, you still work in a coat, be careful of the wind cold!" ”

This man has always obeyed the words of the old lady, so he put half of the shirt tied around his waist.

At the same time, Liu Yu, who was far away in Macheng, was looking at the secret report he had just received with a gloomy face.

"When the grain transport team passed through the area of Guangning, it suddenly encountered thousands of robbers at night, but fortunately, the leader of the army, Xia Houlan, was alert and calm, and after a bloody battle, he repelled the attack of the thieves!"

Liu Yu handed the piece of paper with the secret report to Cheng Xu on the side, and said expressionlessly: "Look at it, someone is going to stab us in the back!" ”

Cheng Xu hurriedly picked up the piece of paper and read it quickly, and then said without worry: "This matter must not be known to the soldiers in the city!" Yesterday, he secretly counted the grain stored in the city, which could only feed the army for another five days. ”

Liu Yu said: "We can block the mouths of our own people, but can you block the mouths of those people in Ningcheng?" ”

"Kebineng has already led the army to attack the city twice, if the soldiers in the city learn the news that the grain road was intercepted at this time, I am afraid that if Kebi can come to attack the city again, there will be a mutiny!" Cheng Xu became even more worried.

"This official orders you to immediately lead 5,000 cavalry out of the city, go down the water of revenge, and rescue Xiahoulan and the grain team for me no matter what!"

"My lord, by all means! Originally, there were only more than 16,000 people in the city, but after two consecutive days of skirmishing with Kebineng, more than 1,000 people were killed and wounded. ”

"In that case, you will go with three thousand men and horses to meet you, and you must arrive within a day, and this time I will see how many horse thieves and robbers dare to block the way!" Liu Yu's face turned pale, and he gave the order.

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