The heavy night shrouded the earth, and the burning braziers were scattered with red firelight, reflecting the back of Liu Wei standing on the edge of the barracks.

Wearing a thin deep coat, the cool evening breeze swept past Liu Wei's side, lifted the placket of his clothes, and blew the tips of his hair fluttering.

Standing at the edge of the barracks with Liu Wei, in addition to a few bodyguards, there was also Guan Qing, who had already put on his armor.

Looking at the deep night, Liu Wei was speechless for a long time. As before, Guan Qing just stood behind him and accompanied him, and did not say anything to disrupt his train of thought.

"Your Highness!" Looking at the vast night outside the barracks, Deng Zhan, who had already changed into the people's dark clothes, took ten men in various dark clothes, rode behind Liu Bian, jumped off the horse, hugged his fists and bowed to Liu Bian: "We are ready to go at any time!" ”

The ten men who followed behind Deng Zhan, when Deng Zhan got off the horse, all jumped off the horse, and stood behind Deng Zhan with his fists in his fists.

Looking back at Deng Zhan and the ten men, Liu Wei nodded and said to them: "This trip is extremely dangerous, you should be careful!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Liu Bian's words full of concern made the hearts of the ten men present suddenly feel warm, and they all hugged their fists and bowed down to thank Liu Bian.

"It's still the same sentence!" Nodding to everyone, Liu Wei then said to Deng Zhan: "Jianghuai has been talented since ancient times, and General Deng has traveled the world in the past, so he should know something about it. If you fail to stop Wang Liu and Wang Zhen in the middle of the road, once you enter Huainan, you must not act rashly, if something really happens, immediately send someone back to Luoyang to communicate to this king! ”

"No!" After Liu Wei's order, Deng Zhan and the ten men hugged their fists and responded in unison, Deng Zhan said to Liu Wei: "The last general will take his leave, Your Highness take care!" ”

"Take care!" Holding his fists with both hands, he arched towards Deng Zhan and the others, Liu Wei maintained the posture of holding his fists, watched everyone turn over and jump on the war horses, raise the horse whip, and rush out of the barracks.

The night was thick, and Eleven rode out of the barracks, rolling up a cloud of smoke and dust that was not raised high, and his back soon disappeared into the vast night.

"Your Highness!" The backs of Deng Zhan and the others disappeared into the night, and Guan Qing, who was standing behind Liu Wei, got behind him and whispered to him: "More deeply, Your Highness should rest early!" ”

"How do you sleep?" Looking at the direction in which Deng Zhan and the others disappeared, Liu Wei shook his head, sighed lightly and said: "Although Wang Liu and Wang Zhen are high and bold, how can Huainan allow them to come here?" ”

"If you go elsewhere, Yuan Shu should also go there!" Hearing endless worry in Liu Bian's tone, Guan Qing lowered his head, hesitated slightly, and said to Liu Bian: "The two generals, Wang Liu and Wang Zhen, were still not afraid of General Deng that day. General Wang Liu's swordsmanship is not much different from that of General Deng, so His Highness doesn't need to worry! Now General Deng is also chasing, and several swordsmanship masters around His Highness are gathered together, no matter how bad they are, they can also retreat from Huainan! ”

"The swordsmanship is good, and what is the use!" Liu Wei turned his head, smiled at Guan Qing, and said to her: "The reason why Yuan Shu dared to attack this king is because he occupies a rich land. The Jianghuai area, with fertile soil and vertical and horizontal rivers, can be said to be a hub that extends in all directions and runs through the world. And the climate there is pleasant, and the crops are abundant. The grain grains in other places may be a little shriveled, but the rice grains grown there are full and shiny, which is very refreshing! Sitting in such a fertile land and enjoying the exclusive gathering place of famous people from all over the world, if Yuan Shu has no ambition, it will surprise this king! ”

"Your Highness seems to have been to Jianghuai?" Guan Qing, who had never been to Jianghuai since he could remember, pouted his lips when he heard Liu Wei say this, and said with some disapproval: "When His Highness returns to Luoyang and reorganizes the army, once the army goes south, won't Jianghuai be in the hands of His Highness?" ”

Hearing some disapproval from Guan Qing's tone, Liu Wei smiled slightly, did not continue, and looked at the night in the distance, but his eyes flashed with worry that could not be concealed.

Although the Luoyang area is fertile, it is now in the recovery stage after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo's changes. Although the economy and agriculture have developed, after all, the scourge is too deep to support the perennial tug-of-war war.

Thinking of this, the southern conquest of Jianghuai and the extermination of Yuan Shu are, in Liu Wei's view, more and more urgent and critical.

The morning sun pierces the night and dispels the tranquility of the night.

In the barracks of the Luoyang Army, the sound of the sound of the curtain came into the ears of the sleeping Liu Wei.

Hearing the sound of the stalk, Liu Wei, who had not fallen asleep until almost dawn, lay on the bed, stretched out his hand and rubbed his cheeks vigorously and sat up.

"Your Highness didn't sleep all night, and then got up again when he fell asleep, how can you stand it?" As soon as he sat up, Guan Qing opened the curtain and walked in with a bowl of hot dough soup, kneeling beside the bed, while handing the dough soup in his hand to Liu Wei, and said to him: "The quartermaster polished some dough and boiled some soup. Your Highness, eat some and sleep more! ”

Taking the soup bowl handed by Guan Qing, Liu Wei glanced at Guan Qing, and while bringing the bowl to his mouth, he asked Guan Qing, "What time is it?" ”

"It's just past midday." Kneeling beside the bed, watching Liu Wei eat the dough soup in the bowl, Guan Qing said to him softly: "Today's army will be stationed in the same place, and it will not be pulled, Your Highness did not rest well last night, eat the meal, and then sleep for a while!" ”

"Hmmm! This soup is good, and there is minced meat! After taking a big sip of soup, Liu Wei nodded, waited until he swallowed the soup in his mouth, first praised the dough soup he had just drunk, and then said to Guan Qing: "If Qing'er doesn't say it, this king will forget to promise to stay in the same place for a day yesterday!" ”

"Many soldiers in the army are scolding Lu Bu!" Referring to the fact that the army was stationed in the same place, Guan Qing, who was kneeling next to the bunk, had a faint smile on his face, and said to Liu Wei: "The soldiers miss Luoyang, and they can't wait to fly back with their wings, but Lu Bu has a bad idea to ask them to stay in this wilderness for one more day, which really annoys many people. ”

"Wen Hou's proposal is not unreasonable!" After drinking the noodle soup in two sips, Liu Wei handed the bowl back to Guan Qing, smiled at her and said, "Our army has been marching for days, and the soldiers have long been tired. If this state continues to march, if something suddenly happens, how will the tired division respond? One more day of recuperation here, looking at the delay of a day's trip, in fact, the next few days can be much faster, but it may be earlier than the day when there is no recuperation. ”

"Hmm!" As soon as Liu Wei said this, when the soldiers heard the abuse of Lu Bu from the soldiers, Guan Qing, who was still a little happy in her heart, also calmed down, she answered softly, took the bowl handed to her by Liu Bian, and said softly to Liu Bian: "Your Highness, rest, Qing'er will send the bowl out of the room." ”

"Qing'er!" As soon as Guan Qing got up, before he turned his head, Liu Wei raised his face, looked at her and said: "That Lu Bu is arrogant, unrivaled in the world in martial arts, and his wisdom is not very human. The reason why Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo were harmed by them was that they couldn't make good use of this person. There is a way to be a red rabbit among horses, and Lu Bu among people. This king wonders if he has neglected him these days, and you go and call him, and this king has something to say to him! ”

"Oh!" Liu Wei asked her to summon Lu Bu to come, Guan Qing was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded in response and withdrew from the tent.

When he was about to leave the handsome tent, Guan Qing was still silently muttering in his heart what Liu Wei said, "Red rabbit among horses, Lu Bu among people", quite disapproving.

In Guan Qing's opinion, the generals under Liu Wei, like Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Tai Shici and others, are not inferior to Lu Bu in martial arts, especially Zhao Yun, whose wisdom and courage are the best among people, how can Lu Bu be easily compared.

Although he was a little disappreciative in his heart, Guan Qing did not dare to neglect what Liu Wei explained, and when he got out of the handsome account, he ordered someone to call Lu Bu to go.

After Guan Qing left, Liu Wei lay down on the bed again. The night before he had stayed up too much, and he had just laid down for a short time before he fell asleep again.

Liu Biao fell asleep, and after a while, his head hit Liu Bian, and at this moment, he was summoned by Liu Bian, and Lu Bu, who was worried in his heart, came to the outside of the handsome tent.

Outside the tent, he handed the sword to the soldiers guarding the tent, and Lu Bu carefully opened the curtain and entered the tent.

Entering the tent, he clenched his fists, bowed slightly, and whispered to the sleeping Liu Wei: "Your Highness......"

Lu Bu's voice was too quiet, and Liu Wei in his sleep didn't hear it at all, and he was still asleep.

Seeing that Liu Wei didn't wake up, Lu Bu showed a hint of hesitation on his face, turned around and wanted to leave the tent, but he was still a little unwilling in his heart, and walked a few steps back and forth near the curtain, but he fell into the dilemma of not retreating and continuing to call Liu Wei.

Just when Lu Bu was hesitating whether to leave or continue to call Liu Wei, the tent curtain was lifted, and Guan Qing, who had just sent the pottery bowl out of the palace and inspected the army for a while before returning to the tent, walked in.

As soon as he entered the tent, Guan Qing saw that Lu Bu, who was hesitating whether to quit or not, was standing on the inside of the tent curtain.

"Warm wait!" He hugged his fist and arched at Lu Bu, turned his head to look at Liu Bi, who was still sleeping, Guan Qing smiled slightly, and said to Lu Bu: "Your Highness has not slept all night, and he is also tired, so he will wake him up in the end!" ”

"Don't!" Guan Qing said that he wanted to wake up Liu Wei, but Lu Bu hurriedly raised a hand and made a gesture not to stop him: "Your Highness is tired, and let him fall asleep, the last general will wait outside the tent!" ”

As he spoke, Lu Bu bowed to Guan Qing with a fist, and then turned around and stepped to withdraw from the tent.

Previously, Lu Bu called Liu Bi, and his voice was not very loud, but when Guan Qing was talking to him, he did not lower his voice, and Liu Bi, who was asleep, vaguely heard someone talking and had already woken up.

Just when Lu Bu was about to withdraw from Lu, Liu Wei sat up and said to Lu Bu in a hoarse voice: "Be slow first!" ”

Hearing Liu Bian's words, Lu Bu's body shook suddenly, and he hurriedly turned his head to face Liu Bian, clasped his fists and bowed to Liu Bian, saying, "I heard that His Highness summoned the last general, and the last general didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly came." I didn't want to, but I delayed His Highness's rest......"

"You don't have to be polite!" Sitting on the bed, because he had just woken up, Liu Bian's voice was still a little hoarse, he made a gesture to Lu Bu to please, let Lu Bu sit first, and then looked up at Guan Qing and said to her: "Qing'er ordered the soldiers to get some tea." This king has something to say to Bong. ”

"No!" bowed his head and clenched his fists in response, Guan Qing turned around and withdrew from the tent.

"Your Highness summoned the last general, I don't know why?" When Guan Qing left, Lu Bu turned his head to look at Liu Bian, bowed down again, and asked Liu Bian.