The performance of the Celestial Empire army returned to Cao Chun's eyes, "Hmph! So make a fool of yourself. Inform it, we also bury the pot to cook, I want to see, at this time, how can they rush out. ”

Cao Chun was full of confidence, and he didn't even have the intention of arranging to strengthen the vigilance. After all, there are so many thistles on the periphery, he doesn't believe that Zhang Chao can rush out without making any movement, as long as they impact, there will be thistles to block first, and then he can see the move.

The army of the Celestial Empire was surrounded in this way, and Tuo Shide, Song Qiang and others, who were in charge of the encirclement, were very happy. They seemed to have seen the scene when Zhang Chao was besieged and finally surrendered because of no water and no food, thinking that the emperor of the Celestial Empire, who had always been invincible, was likely to be planted in his own hands, and that kind of pride was spontaneously born, causing them to be excited, so they took out the wine and meat they had snatched that night, and ate and drank it wantonly, as if they were celebrating the victory in advance.

The sound of celebration that was shouted and drunk could be heard very clearly by the army of the Celestial Empire surrounded in the middle.

Hearing the celebratory voices of those enemies on the periphery, the Celestial Empire army held their breath in their hearts, but the emperor did not give any orders, and they had to rest first. It's just that more people have been prepared in their hearts for a long time, once Zhang Chao gives the order, they will forcibly rush out even if they are desperate to die tomorrow, even if they lie on the thistle terrestris with their corpses, they have to kill a bloody way alive.

Zhang Chao's army was surrounded, and this matter quickly spread outward through the letter eagle, and after flying for most of the day, it finally landed at a secret base in Tianyan outside Jinyang City.

This is the place where all the eagles from all over the world are received, and usually they will come here first in any case, and then only the most important and useful information may be sent to the palace in the city and to the hands of the emperor.

Now that Zhang Chao has gone to the Rus Kingdom to fight, it seems that any important information must be sent to the Tianyan headquarters first. And this time, when they saw the news of the letter eagle with three red hairs sent by Xu Chu, the Tianyan members on duty quickly rode towards the city.

According to the regulations, the Flying Eagle News is also divided into several levels. The most common is one red hair, the more important is two red hairs, and only the most important is three red hairs. And in normal times, there is very little information about using the three red hairs, unless there is an enemy army approaching, it will be used.

Now that it has appeared, of course, the members of Tianyan do not dare to slack off, and they are quickly sent into the city.

Unfortunately, it was the second lady who was sitting at the headquarters of the Tianyan members today, that is, Bai Tong, the concubine of Degui.

Since the last time Zhao Yun had an accident and Lu Fei suddenly fainted, Zhang Chao instructed Bai Tong to manage Tianyan together, so that even if something happened, there was one person who could preside over the overall situation.

Bai Tong, who was on duty, saw the three red-haired sealed flying eagle biography, but he didn't dare to delay in the slightest, so he hurriedly opened it and read it. It's just that after seeing what was written in the letter, I felt that my eyes were dark, and then the whole person fainted backwards. The two palace maids who followed and waited on the side were startled and called for help.

Gui is a virtuous concubine, Bai Tong's status has always been very high, she suddenly fainted, it was like a landslide, first provoked Hua Tuo, the head of the imperial doctor in the city, to hurry over, and then Tianyan Lao Continent Fei and Minister of the Interior Lu Su, who were resting at home, also hurried over, and even not long after, Queen Cai Yan also rushed over.

Not to mention how Hua Tuo used to heal him, Cai Yan and the others saw the content of the letter, and they also felt that their eyes were black, and they couldn't extricate themselves.

"Help the queen rest." Lu Su said to the palace maids who came with him. Then he looked at Lu Fei on the side and said, "Lord Lu, what do you think?" ”

Although Lu Fei is just a woman, Tianyan has always played an irreplaceable and important role in her hands, and she has long dared not be underestimated. Now that something has happened, Lu Su took the initiative to ask for advice, which is enough to prove that he also has a very respectful attitude.

"Lu County, Lu County." At this moment, Lu Fei was also a little panicked. Who is Zhang Chao, that is the emperor of the Celestial Empire, and at the same time the soul of the entire Celestial Empire. It is no exaggeration to say that once something happens to this person, the Celestial Empire will be in chaos.

Quickly moved to the large sand table in the next room, and after Lu Fei found the location of Lu County, he immediately said: "Lord Lu, the lower official suggested that the news be urgently conveyed to the Dragon and Tiger Legion, the Third Army Corps, and the Seventh Army Corps in the vicinity, and tell them that they must arrive within five days no matter what, otherwise they will be punished by military law." ”

Lu Fei's so-called neighborhood, the others are indeed not too close. To say that the land of Lu County is in Yuyang County, Youzhou, which is the middle point between Youzhou and the states, whether it is the Dragon and Tiger Army in Goryeo, the Third Army in Liaodong or the Temporary Seventh Army in Yanmen, it is far from being able to arrive in five days.

It's just that Zhang Chao is besieged now, and Xu Chu, the chief of the guard, wrote very clearly in the letter, the army does not carry too much water, if five days is a limit, if it is later, I am afraid that the army will not have the slightest combat power, and can only be a mermaid. Therefore, the time limit can only be five days.

Listening to Lu Fei's decision, Lu Su on the side nodded in agreement, "Okay, everything will be done according to Lord Lu's wishes, in fact, there is no need to be too pessimistic, we have to believe in the emperor." ”

It is said that Jizhou is also handed over to Youzhou, but now Jizhou itself is in chaos, and it is inevitable that the troops will be empty in the face of Cao Cao in the Central Plains when sending people, so he sent three support armies, and he is not bad for the south.

Lu Fei and Lu Su both had the same opinion, and immediately three urgent letters from the flying eagle with three red hairs were sent out, watching the tall eagle being released into the sky, the faces of both of them were a little gloomy. "Lord Lu, let's discuss it with the queen and Concubine De first, just in case... Just in case. ”

Lu Fei said a little reluctantly, from the bottom of his heart, of course he didn't want anything to happen, but he just thought about it rationally, and he really had to take some precautions. Once something really happens to Zhang Chao this time, then some work will really happen if it is not done well in advance.

"I agree." Lu Su also nodded, he naturally knew what Lu Fei meant, and he was also willing to think like that, but at this point, he could only prepare for the most pessimistic result.

Cao Chun's choice of Lu County was the result of careful consideration.

In the entire northern zone, only the Youzhou boundary is the empty point of Zhang Chao's troops.

Originally, Zhang Chao had a heavy corps to defend wherever he ruled, but as his territory became larger and larger, the troops were obviously a little insufficient, and it seemed that this was the case with the Youzhou territory. Originally, this was the defense area of Tai Shici of the Three Legions, but because he still needed to deal with the land issues of Liaodong and Sanhan, the troops deployed here were obviously decreasing. Of course, this is also because Youzhou belongs to the hinterland of the Celestial Empire, and there are several large armies around it, so negligence is inevitable.

And this omission is being found by Cao Cao, so Cao Chun is arranged to ambush here, and now it seems that everything is going very well.

Cao Chun also did it according to this plan, and it really went smoothly, surrounding Zhang Chao. After doing this well, although he didn't celebrate with wine like Tuoshide and Song Poor, he was actually in a very relaxed mood, because of the balance of thistles, he was not worried about what kind of night attack Zhang Chao would launch, after all, it would take a great price, and at the same time, the movement was not small, so he would have enough time to prepare.

Knowing that the possibility of Zhang Chao breaking through was very small, Cao Chun was ready to become a fisherman, he waited for the time to pass day by day, he could surround and kill the enemy, once the opponent's water source is lost, then it can be self-defeating, and at that time, the great credit will be smashed on his head, what's wrong?

Cao Chun fought the idea of besieging but not attacking, waiting for him to break himself. And Zhang Chao, who was surrounded, was really not in a hurry at all, and he didn't even see a trace of fear on his face.

On this night, Zhang Chao's sleep quality was still good, at least in stark contrast to Xu Chu, the head of the guard, who kept walking around outside the big tent and had an anxious look on his face.

So much so that Zhang Chaotian had already woken up and slept before dawn, and when he came out of the tent and saw Xu Chu, who was still pacing back and forth, he shook his head and said, "What? Didn't you sleep all night? ”

"Ahh Your Majesty, Your Majesty... I can't sleep. Xu Chu said with a look of shame.

Zhang Chao has always asked his subordinates to have the style of a general, and he will not be chaotic in the face of danger, as the chief of the guard, Xu Chu has heard the most, but now that something has happened, he really can't do it, and he can't help but feel embarrassed.

"Okay, you go and find Zhang Feng and Zhang Shou." Zhang Chao understands Xu Chu, and he also knows that if he is unaware, he will be very flustered when he encounters such a major event.

Xu Chu took the order with a guilty face, and soon after, the two generals, Zhang Feng and Zhang Shou, walked into the big tent in armor.

As soon as they entered the account, the two fell to their knees, and after just saying "Long live the emperor, long live, long live", they were speechless, obviously they came to listen to orders, not to express any opinions.

"You're here. I ask you, the last time I gave you the stones, do you have them with you? Seeing the two generals, Zhang Chao first nodded lightly, and then slowly asked.

"Stones?" Zhang Feng and Zhang Shou were stunned at first, obviously they didn't quite understand.

"It's the black stone." Zhang Chao saw that the two were puzzled, so he had to shake his head and say in detail.

"Oh, here, back to the emperor, all of them, all with them." As soon as they heard the black stone, Zhang Feng and Zhang Shou remembered that it was still a black stone that Zhang Chao saw when he accidentally crossed a stone mountain, and then he ordered someone to break it and put it into the army.