From the head of Lingxian County, the Haixi Army camp seemed to be very quiet.

But the more this is the case, the more it means that it is not normal...... According to common sense, the Haixi Army has the upper hand and will inevitably intensify its offensive. Now that the attack has suddenly stopped, something must have happened. However, Liu Chuang and others were in the city and could not hear the news from the outside world.

This also made Liu Chuang feel extremely anxious!

A day and a night passed like this, and the Haixi Army did not move.

Before dawn the next day, Liu Chuang was awakened by a burst of cheers.

He hurriedly put on his clothes and went out, and when he saw the soldiers at the head of the city cheering, he seemed extremely excited.

"Hengruo, what happened?"

"Childe, the Haixi Army has retreated, and Chen Deng has withdrawn!"

"Huh?"

Liu Chuang was shocked when he heard this, and his head, which was still a little chaotic, suddenly became sober, and grabbed Xiahou Lan and said, "What did you just say?" ”

"Haixi Army, retreat!"

"What's going on?"

Xia Houlan also said with a blank expression: "I don't know very well, but this morning the scout came to report that the Haixi Army camp opposite has become an empty camp. When General Gao heard about it, he took someone to check it out. However, according to the news he sent, the Haixi Army did retreat. ”

Liu Chuang frowned, hurriedly walked a few steps, and came to the back of the female wall and raised his eyes to hold on to the wall.

In the distance, a detachment of men and horses was rapidly returning.

The leader of the general, it was Gao Shun, after calling the city gate outside the city, he quickly rushed into the city, and trotted all the way up to the city gate tower along the gallop road.

"Uncle Huang, the Haixi Army has really retreated."

At this moment, Liu Chuang was really confused, and hurriedly asked, "Do you know why Chen Yuanlong withdrew from the army?" ”

"I don't know yet, but the enemy camp outside has become empty...... The last general has sent scouts to inquire about the news, and it is estimated that there will be an answer soon.

Liu Chuang closed his eyes and was silent.

Chen Deng's withdrawal from the army is roughly two possibilities: one is that he has internal contradictions, and the second is that he is influenced by the outside world.

Internal contradictions?

Probably not!

Chen Deng is a bold and profound person, how can he be affected by some contradictions?

He knew very well what this Ling County meant to him, so how could he retreat lightly? If it is not an internal contradiction, it can only be an external influence. Either Cao Cao was defeated, or reinforcements arrived. No matter what Liu Chuang thought, he didn't think that Cao Cao would withdraw from Xuzhou at this time.

Then the answer is imminent, there must be reinforcements coming.

Which reinforcements are they?

Liu Chuang was a little curious in his heart. It is impossible for Xu Chu to come so soon, could it be Cao Xing? Well, if Cao Xing sent troops to help, there were some possibilities. He was stationed in the lower prime minister, and it was only a little more than a day's journey from Ling County. He was going to send troops to help, and he would indeed arrive soon.

It's just that a Cao sex scared Chen Deng to run away?

Liu Chuang still felt that this matter seemed a little strange......

You must know that during the Three Kingdoms period, there were many examples of pretending to withdraw troops, and then sending spies into the city to seize the city.

Liu Chuang naturally has to be a little more careful, after all, people living in this era are not easy to deal with.

Therefore, he suddenly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Hengruo, you immediately take people, strengthen the patrol in the city, and once you encounter a suspicious person, you will be arrested immediately." If the other party dares to resist, he will be killed. Xiao Gong, you continue to send people to find out the news, and you must find out the reason for Chen Deng's withdrawal. This person is treacherous and resourceful, and must not be taken lightly, and everyone should be more vigilant. ”

Gao Shun and Xiahou Lan listened to it and hurriedly surrendered their orders.

After Liu Chuang inspected the city gate tower again, he went down to the city and returned to the county office to rest.

After washing up, a relative brought a morning meal.

After Liu Chuang finished eating hastily, he leaned back on the couch chair and closed his eyes, as if he was pretending to sleep, but he was still figuring out the reason for Chen Deng's withdrawal in his heart.

For some reason, Liu Chuang always felt that this matter was strange.

Because Chen Deng's sudden withdrawal from the army seems to be a little unreasonable, but what is the problem? He didn't quite understand.

"Childe, childe...... It's reinforcements arriving! ”

"Huh?"

Liu Chuang opened his eyes suddenly, stood up with a huff, and walked out of the door quickly.

Xiahou Lan stood at the door of the room, bowed to him, and said softly: "I just got the news, General Huaipu Cheng Lian Cheng led his troops to come, and the reinforcements have arrived outside the city. ”

"Cheng Lian?"

Liu Chuang was stunned and immediately overjoyed.

If Cheng Lian sent troops to rescue him, then Chen Deng's retreat seems to have a reasonable explanation.

Huaipu is not too far from here, it is located at the junction of Lingshui and Huaishui. Cheng Lian sent troops, and Chen Deng might face the situation of being cut off from the grain road, so he would naturally choose to withdraw from the army.

Let's just say, how could Cao Xuan send reinforcements so quickly?

It's not Cao Xing, but Cheng Lian...... The cut then becomes reasonable.

Liu Chuang couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly called Xiahoulan, left the county office with Feixiong Wei, and went straight to the city gate.

Outside the city gate, a group of Xuzhou soldiers lined up neatly.

Cheng Lian was talking to Gao Shun, and when he saw Liu Chuang coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "The last general, Cheng Lian, heard that the emperor's uncle was trapped, so he came to help."

Cheng Lian was late, and asked the imperial uncle to forgive his sins. ”

"Hahaha, General Cheng is polite, polite!"

Liu Chuang took Cheng Lian's hand, and after a few words of greeting, he invited Cheng Lian into the city to rest.

"Uncle Huang, this time Cheng Lian heard that Chen Deng was coming, so he led 3,000 soldiers and horses to come...... Don't know how to arrange? ”

Liu Chuang said with a smile: "Since it is a reinforcement, you should go into the city to rest." Otherwise, wouldn't it be ridiculed for Liu Chuang's lack of hospitality? Hengruo, you immediately take someone to clean up the west school field, and ask General Cheng Lian to station in the west school field. ”

As he spoke, Liu Chuang turned around and glanced at the reinforcements outside the city, and then walked into the city with Cheng Lian.

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At noon, Liu Chuang set up a banquet in the county government to entertain Cheng Lian.

Cao Xing's reluctance to send troops was because Liu Chuang had said bad things about Hou Cheng. But Cheng Lian is in Huaipu, but he may not know about it.

Therefore, at the banquet, Cheng Lian also expressed his extreme enthusiasm.

and Liu Chuang pushed the cup to change the lamp, and the laughter continued.

After two days of hard fighting, Liu Chuang seemed to be much more relaxed.

Cheng Lian toasted again and again, and Liu Chuang did not refuse to come.

This banquet is not over until the middle of the season.

Liu Chuang seemed to have eaten too much wine, so he was drunk. His tongue was a little big, and his speech didn't seem very neat, "General Cheng, I ate too much and drank too much today, and I feel a little weak." He didn't send the general out, but asked Xiaogong and Hengruo to do it for him and send the general to rest. ”

Cheng Lian also seemed to be drunk, and nodded again and again.

It's just that when Xiahoulan and Gao Shun sent Cheng Lian away and returned to the county hall, they unexpectedly found that Liu Chuang was sitting in the lobby without the same drunkenness as before. He was holding a bowl of honey syrup water and drinking it slowly. Seeing Xiahou Lan and Gao Shun coming in, he smiled slightly and motioned for the two to sit down.

"Two, what do you think of Cheng Lian's help?"

Gao Shun and Xiahou Lan were stunned when they heard this.

"What do you mean by Gongzi (Huang Uncle)?"

Liu Chuang took a deep breath and closed his eyes, with a sad look on his face.

After a long time, he said softly: "This time I sent troops to Xuzhou, I lost the beauty of the country.

Maybe in your opinion, Gongmei has no talent...... I thought so, too. But then I discovered one of the advantages of Gongmei. He is very attentive and extremely delicate. When he was in Kaiyang, he reminded me that Zang Ba's soldiers and horses were not ready for war at all. At the time, I didn't care about the outcome...... When Gongmei was dying, he said: If you don't care, there will be fraud. In fact, it reminds me that if the other party cheats, no matter how he hides it, in the details, he may reveal flaws that he can't even detect. ”

Gao Shun, a chilling cicada, woke up suddenly.

"Childe means ......"

Liu Chuang looked at Gao Shun and then at Xiahoulan.

"Sending troops to rescue from Huaipu, if the cavalry army needs a day, if the infantry army needs a day and a half.

And Chen Dengbing Linling County, today is only the third day. In other words, if Cheng Lian sent troops to the rescue, he would inevitably have to go through a day's march.

After a day and a night of rapid marching, even the Xiong Zhen army would feel very tired.

But just now I noticed that General Cheng Lian's troops didn't seem to be tired...... Including General Cheng Lian, his boots were extremely clean. Even if he was riding a horse, but there was not a trace of dust on him, don't you think it's a little weird? ”

After Gao Shun heard Liu Chuang's words, his hairs immediately stood on end.

And Xiahou Lan closed her eyes and thought about it for a long time, and said softly: "If it weren't for Gongzi mentioning it, the last general really didn't pay attention to this." ”

Liu Chuang stood up slowly, as if talking to himself: "Although Gongmei died, she taught me one thing.

General Cheng Lian was stationed in Huaipu, which was also an important place to enter Huainan. And he ignored a qiē and abandoned Huaipu to come to the rescue, I should be grateful. But for some reason, when I saw General Cheng Lian, I always felt a little weird.

In other words, Cheng Lian's expression is very contrived, and that feeling is exactly the same as when I met Zang Ba in Kaiyang before, Zang Ba gave me exactly the same feeling...... Very fake. ”

Gao Shun's face was a little ugly.

Cheng Lian is Lu Bu's old subordinate, and when it comes to qualifications, he is even older than Gao Shun, and there seems to be no difference between him and Hou Cheng and Song Xian. And his status in the army is not low. In the past, when Hao Meng was alive, Cheng Lian was below Hao Meng, above Cao Xinghou Cheng and others. After Hao Meng's death, when it comes to seniority in Lu Bujun's army, he can be higher than Cheng Lian! I'm afraid it's only Zhang Liao.

Even if it is Cao Xing, it seems to be slightly inferior compared to Cheng Lian.

The meaning of Liu Chuang's words is clearly that Cheng Lian has surrendered to Chen Deng.

Of course, Gao Shun was a little unhappy in his heart, but what Liu Chuang said was also reasonable, so that Gao Shun couldn't find a reason to refute it for a while.

He sat on the table, speechless for a long time.

Liu Chuang walked up to him and patted Gao Shun on the shoulder: "Xiaogong, I also hope I'm wrong, but I can't take risks at this time."

Cheng Lian came very suddenly, and Chen Deng retreated very strangely.

It stands to reason that with Chen Dengzhi's ability, even if Cheng Lian sent troops to help, he would not evacuate so simply. ”

"But ......"

"Xiaogong, I know you're feeling uncomfortable. But we can't afford to be on guard. ”

Liu Chuang said, and after a moment of silence, he said softly: "If Cheng Lian is cheating, there will be a move soon...... So you ......"

He whispered a few words in Gao Shun and Xiahou Lan's ears, then straightened up and said, "If I guess wrong, I will definitely apologize to Cheng Lian in person." (To be continued.)