"Young Master Long, more than ten miles ahead, it will be Xia Picheng, you are tired from running all the way, it is better to find a teahouse to rest first."

On the official road, the two good horses ran wildly one after the other, incarnated as the rain of the ** family, and shouted at Liu Xie in the back.

In his opinion, the emperor is the body of ten thousand gold, starting from Xudu, all the way straight to Xiapi, the journey is not short, for fear that the emperor will be affected.

"No need, this son is not a wine bag and rice bag, the horse is not tired yet, why should I be tired?"

Liu Xie laughed, and instead of stopping his horse, he continued to urge his mount to run.

Yuan Shao is not a mediocre generation, under the current situation, he may launch a general attack on Cao Cao at any time, and Liu Xie must make arrangements as soon as possible so as not to fall into passivity.

At present, it is not easy to get back some advantages from Cao Cao, so that the Han royal family has established a little majesty, if it is impacted by Yuan Shao again, the entire north will be in the hands of Yuan Shao, and the Han royal family has become a lonely boat in the storm, and the previous efforts have been completely abandoned.

Under this wild gallop, he came directly to Xiapi City two miles away, and he could already see the city wall of Xiapi City from a distance, Liu Xie stopped his horse, got off the horse, led the horse forward, and let the good horse rest and rest.

Seeing this, Yuhuatian also followed suit, led the horse, and followed Liu Xie's side.

This trip to Xuzhou, in addition to secretly finding Xiang Yu to discuss matters related to the battle of Guandu, Liu Xie also wanted to take a look at what Xuzhou was currently like, and see if Xuzhou was really prosperous under the control of Chen Gong and Xiang Yu, what was the morale of the army and the people, and whether it had the strength to fight.

Although Liu Xie absolutely believes in Xiang Yu's strength, but this time he is facing Yuan Shao, not Lu Bu, Li Dao and others, with Xiang Yu alone, if there are not enough elite soldiers, this battle may be difficult.

Xiang Yu broke Xiapi City with his own strength, and did not hurt the city defense construction and the residents in the city, so although the time of the last battle in Xiapi City is still in mind, it does not seem to have any negative impact on Xuzhou.

Liu Xie simply led the horse and walked into Xiapi City slowly, without riding a horse again, and kept looking at the surrounding scene all the way.

Entering Xiapi City, Liu Xie and Yu Huatian found a teahouse to sit in, rested for a while, and listened to the local residents' discussions about Xuzhou.

"Hey, brothers, have you heard, Xuzhou is going to war again!"

Just after Liu Xie and Yu Huatian chose a place to sit by the window, the shopkeeper had just brought the tea, and he heard a conversation on a table, the voice was very loud, and he had no scruples.

Liu Xie followed the voice and saw that it was a few civilian-looking men, drinking and discussing, and the person who spoke was dressed as a foot trader.

"When? I've lived in Xuzhou for a long time, why haven't I heard of it? ”

Someone asked rhetorically in surprise.

"Hey, don't say it's you, I'm afraid there aren't many people in the whole of Xuzhou who know the news now." The footman drank a glass of wine, smacked his mouth, and said with a smug face,

"There is an old watch who works as an errand in the Jizhou Mansion, and he went to Jizhou for business two days ago, and I heard it from his mouth."

"I heard that it was Lu Wenhou, the former lord of Xuzhou, who defected to Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and specially moved troops to Yuan Shao, wanting to recapture Xuzhou, and in a few days, I am afraid that the troops will come to Xuzhou City."

The man who looked like a foot merchant said it in a good way, shaking his head, and the people around him were shocked and gathered around.

"How is this good, Lu Wenhou has only been defeated for a few days, and he wants to take it back again, so he has been fighting back and forth, when will it be a head!"

"That's right, they don't fight tightly, but they have suffered us ordinary people, and once the city is broken, it is inevitable that we will suffer unjustified disasters."

"Lu Wenhou has always been arrogant, never cared about the life and death of civilians like us, I thought that after his defeat, we would be able to have a good life, but I didn't expect that it would only be comfortable for a few days, and we would suffer again."

The crowd was mixed with worries and discussions.

Liu Xie and Yu Huatian glanced at each other, their eyes slightly complicated.

From the comments of these people, it can be judged that Xuzhou under the governance of Chen Gong is far more dedicated than Lu Bu at that time, at least the army and the people can be united, and the upper and lower levels are one.

This made Liu Xie feel a lot of relief, at least he didn't misunderstand Chen Gong.

However, Liu Xie was puzzled that Yuan Shao had already formed a confrontation with Cao Cao on the north bank of the Yellow River, so how could he divide his troops to attack Xuzhou for the sake of a Lu Bu?

Isn't this a self-chaos, giving Cao Cao an opportunity to take advantage of?

"Young Master Long, the words of the people in the market should not be believed." Yu Huatian seemed to see Liu Xie's thoughts, and whispered to the side.

"Hey, do you have any proof for that?" In the crowd, some people also raised questions.

"My old cousin is a soldier in Jizhou Mansion Cao Shi, surnamed Pei Mingyuan, if you have someone you know well in Jizhou, you can send someone to inquire, see if what I said is a lie!"

The footman swore that he was confident, and he told the source of information even his name and surname thoroughly, which completely dispelled the doubts of the onlookers.

Even Yuhuatian frowned, and the posture of not believing it had become suspicious at this moment.

You know, although the communication was backward at that time, but Xuzhou was not far from Jizhou, just a fast horse, you can make a round trip on the same day, as long as someone knows someone in Jizhou, ask whether the Jizhou government official Cao Shi is called Pei Yuan, you can verify whether what this person said is true or false.

"After the defeat of Lu Wenhou, this is bound to be menacing, Xuzhou is afraid that it will fall again, we should go out of the city as soon as possible and go to the place to avoid disaster!"

Someone suggested worriedly.

"That's not necessary, isn't Xiapi City now guarded by General Xiang, who is known as the overlord of Chu, he can defeat Lu Wenhou once, why can't he defeat it a second time?"

The footman persuaded him at this time, and as he spoke, he slowly poured himself a glass of wine.

"Although General Xiang is brave, but after all, the time in Xuzhou is still short, and the 50,000 elite soldiers he brought need to be scattered in the major counties and counties, and if he is caught off guard, if he is led by Lu Wenhou to approach the city wall first, it may be difficult to hold it."

After Xiang Yu defeated Lu Bu, he has become a celebrity in Xuzhou, and every deployment made in Xuzhou has always attracted attention.

This is also where Chu Bawang's confidence lies, even if he fights you openly, he is not afraid at all.

"Could it be that General Xiang is not always in Xiapi City, but takes turns to guard the rest of the counties?" The footman took a sip of wine and asked intentionally or unintentionally.

"That's not it, General Xiang has not left since he entered Xiapi City, it is said that he is training recruits day and night, rectifying military affairs, and more than eight miles away from the eastern suburbs of Xiapi City, which is General Xiang's camp, and people can often see his figure haunting."

The person who spoke before answered, "Hey, aren't you also from Xuzhou?" How can you not even know such things? ”

"Oh, although I am from Xuzhou, I often run business in Xuzhou and Jizhou, and I don't stay in Xiapi for many days, so it's normal not to know about such things."

A glint flashed in the foot merchant's eyes, and he hid the embarrassment on his face by the act of drinking, and after drinking, he hurried away.

"Little Er, check out!"

Liu Xie looked indifferent, got up and left, and swept his gaze to the departing foot merchant intentionally or unintentionally.