Dong'anping County, which was established after the Qin State destroyed Qi, belonged to Qi County at that time; In the Western Han Dynasty, it also belonged to Qi County, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qi County was changed to the King of Qi to seal the country, so it belonged to the Qi country.

It's a small city, but it's definitely not a city that anyone can easily ignore.

Zishui originates from Yishan, passes through Linjiang and Dong'an, the river widens, the water flow slows down, and a small bend, so it is suitable for a port. Since it is the national capital, the natural population will not be small, and the place will not be small, and the food needed for food, vegetables, fish and shrimp, as well as various daily necessities will be a lot. The west bank of Zishui is full of large cities, and the output is not enough to supply, so a place in Zishui Dong'an is particularly important. There are not many big cities there, and the consumption is small, and the various items produced are transported through Zishui through Dong'an Ping to supply Linjiang, which can be described as extremely convenient.

At the same time, it is also the main granary of Linjiang. Since it is a granary, the construction of the city should naturally be strong, which is related to the belly of many people, and it must not be sloppy at all. The small city is densely covered with arrow towers, the city is towering into the clouds, and in the four city walls, the west wall is adjacent to Zishui, and there is a water gate to communicate. There are three inland rivers in the city, distributed like tridents, and the water is abundant, which is used by ships to transport grain. The river is not too wide, and there are drawbridges every 100 steps to connect the two sides of the river, which are not used when sailing in peacetime, and as long as the drawbridge is lowered in wartime, the soldiers can freely support in any direction. This place can be said to be easy to defend and difficult to attack, but if you want to capture Linjiang, you must first capture here, which is a headache.

Three months ago, Yuan Tan transported most of Dong'anping's grain away and distributed it to Linjiang and Xi'an respectively, but he did not give up this place. He sent the general Jiang Yiqu to lead 15,000 soldiers to guard Dong'anping as the depth of the defense of Linjiang City.

At this time, in Dong'anping City, in a general's mansion in the big granary, a big man in regular clothes was frowning and looking at the information in his hand. This man had a dark face, a beard, and was not good-looking, but he looked very majestic. Although he was wearing regular clothes, he was holding his sleeves, thick fingers, muscular knotted arms, and bulging arms, all showing strength, this must be a military general.

This person was Jiang Yiqu, and this day was the third day he learned that the Xuzhou army had withdrawn.

Throwing down the bamboo slip, he squinted his eyes and tapped the desk in front of him with one hand, quietly thinking about the news he had received in the past few days.

After the Xuzhou army began to retreat, the speed of retreat was very slow, only a dozen miles and less than twenty miles a day. Two days later, yesterday, they began to set up camp, and the camp was so strong that it looked like they were ready to stay for a long time.

Linked to the news from the surviving people of Pingshou, it seems that Tian Fan is really sick, so sick that he can't move anymore and has to stay in bed for a long time. Otherwise, why did the Xuzhou army build such a strong camp? Apparently they were planning to stay there for a long time.

Tian Fan's identity is too special, he can be called Liu Bei's first confidant, and among the troops who followed Tian Fan on the expedition, the merger state system led by Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun was the mainstay, and the soldiers also included most of the merge state soldiers who surrendered to Liu Bei. Those soldiers are all small people, it doesn't matter, and Liu Bei doesn't need to be difficult for them. But the status of the three of Lu Bu must be quite embarrassing. They must not allow Tian Fan to die, because Tian Fan is dead, and they can't bear that kind of consequences!

In fact, if you think about it carefully, when Liu Bei stuffed Lu Bu and Gao Shun into Tian Fan's army, didn't he just want to gradually eliminate the influence of Lu Bu and other generals in the state system through a gentle method? As for Zhang Liao, hehe, although this person has a unique sentence in Ju County, he is equipped with a military division! Fa Zheng? Joke, a little fart child who is only in his twenties and has no hair at all, what ability can he have to be a military advisor? Contact Fa Zheng Liu Da's son-in-law again, and Liu Da is Liu Bei's brother according to the royal family genealogy, hehe, I'm afraid that Fa is Liu Bei's cronies, right? Strategist? I'm afraid that there are too many prison soldiers! Thinking about it this way, it seems that Zhang Liao is also unwilling?

They were unwilling, so Tian Fan became even more important. First, the personal relationship between Tian Fan and Lu Bu is known to the world, and second, Tian Fan is an important condition for Lu Bu and others to be able to mingle safely in Xuzhou, and with him as a buffer between Liu Bei and Lu Bu, they can be safe. Once Tian Fan has an accident, let's not talk about whether Lu Bu can withstand Liu Bei's anger, that is, Liu Bei doesn't care at all, can Lu Bu still be in Xuzhou?

The information obtained from the contact, coupled with the analysis of previous news, Jiang Yiqu became more and more sure that Tian Fan's illness was real! However, even if the news is true, can it be pursued? If the news is fake, the other party deliberately released it to confuse me, and I was fooled again, can I bear that kind of loss? Well, you can't just make up your mind, you still have to be cautious. By the way, the news has been sent to the eldest prince, he should also have his own ideas, how to decide when the time comes, it still depends on the eldest prince!

After thinking about it, he said loudly: "Come on, prepare the boat, I want to see the eldest prince!" ”

Someone outside the door said yes.

When he stepped onto the boat, Jiang Yiqu suddenly paused, turned to his relatives and said, "You are waiting to investigate the news of the Xuzhou military camp, remember, be sure to be as detailed as possible!" ”

With Jiang Yiqu's words, a small war, but no less cruel than a big war, began.

In three days, in just three days, Yuan Shaojun disappeared more than a hundred scouts who could be called the best in the army. It's gone, not a loss, and these people are sent out and never come back, as if they disappeared out of thin air.

Jiang Yiqu did not give up, he sent more scouts. He knew that those scouts would not disappear into thin air, let alone surrender to Xuzhou, and the only possibility was that they were dead. This time, Jiang Yiqu was even more sure that the Xuzhou Army was trying to cover up some facts, and he naturally couldn't let the Xuzhou Army succeed. This time, he sent scouts in teams of ten, each armed with the best weapons, armor, and horses, and he was sure that these soldiers would bring him back news!

Finally, two more days passed, and he finally heard a little news, although it was not what he wanted to know the most, but something was better than nothing! This was the only one of the fifteen scouts who came back alive, and he was covered in wounds, with several shocking knife marks on the scale armor, and the leaves of the armor were cut to pieces. He broke a hand and was hit by an arrow in the chest, but fortunately he didn't hurt his heart or lungs. From his appearance, you can imagine the tragedy of the war at that time, and it is a miracle that he was alive and survived.

According to him, the cavalry of the Xuzhou army marched in groups for 12 hours to inspect the area around the camp for 12 hours, killing people when they saw them, and not listening to any explanation at all. There were twenty men in each team, and there were four cavalry archers, and they were very skilled in archery, and almost every shot was missed. They seem to be trying their best to hide something, and whenever they find a suspicious person, they will not hesitate to kill them, and for those who ride horses, they will not let go.

The scout's squad tried various methods for two days, but all of them ended in failure, but fortunately the horses were not completely wiped out. So they had an idea, divided the remaining six into two groups, and took advantage of the darkness of the night to infiltrate. At first, it was quite smooth, and it avoided no less than ten groups of Xuzhou army cavalry, but when it was less than three miles away from the Xuzhou army camp, it was still discovered by the Xuzhou army when it was already vaguely visible to the outline of the corporals on the camp. And so a battle began!

There was almost no suspense in the battle, three people with only two legs against the cavalry squad of twenty people of the Xuzhou army, the archer cavalry in the Xuzhou cavalry because it was night at the time, the vision was not good, and two consecutive rounds of feather arrows only shot one Yuan Shaojun scout. It is for this reason that the scouts were able to engage with the Xuzhou cavalry. Relying on the good armor and superb skills, coupled with the uneven terrain where they were located, and there were many trees, this scout escaped a round of charges from the Xuzhou cavalry, but he was also covered with wounds. Just as he was about to meet the Xuzhou cavalry charge again, suddenly, a feather arrow silently shot him in the chest.

The Xuzhou cavalry thought he was dead, so they left him to pursue one of the remaining scouts, and he survived.

After this news was sent to Jiang Yiqu's desk, the suspicion in his heart became even greater. Under normal circumstances, no matter how tightly a battalion is garrisoned, it is not as tight as this, and so many scouts cannot approach the Xuzhou military camp, which is too unusual! Don't those Xuzhou cavalry cavalry need to rest? Or did the White Tiger Legion send out all the cavalry in turn? Xuzhou Army, what secrets do you want to hide?

Jiang Yiqu is a stubborn person, and the more the Xuzhou army covers up, the more he wants to know the truth. So, while he sent someone to continue to inquire about the news, he also sent someone to inform Yuan Tan of the news he had received.

Two days later, Jiang Yiqu's perseverance finally paid off.

The scouts he sent out rescued a man, a man who was dressed in the uniform of the Xuzhou Army, but was chased and killed by the Xuzhou Army knights. When the scouts met this Xuzhou military uncle, he was already in danger, and there were no multiple injuries on his body, but the war horse under his crotch was shot with two arrows. Fortunately, his horses are very good, they are good horses, and they can withstand the pain, so they can survive until the two sides meet.

The scouts decisively joined the battle group, and sent a signal, calling several nearby squads of scouts over, which blocked the Xuzhou army knights, and after paying huge casualties and killing most of the Xuzhou cavalry, they finally succeeded in rescuing this Dubo.

When Jiang Yiqu saw this bloodied Dubo, he immediately asked Yuan Tan to be informed.

This Dubo was not seriously injured, most of the blood on his body was from the Xuzhou soldiers, and according to the scouts, he personally killed four Xuzhou cavalry.

Yuan Tan, Jiang Yiqu, Liu Xian, Wang Zhao and others took the Dubo named Ling Chong to a secret room and began to interrogate.