After the drama of Xuzhou was over, everyone sat back in their seats.

Tao Qian looked around for a week and asked: "Cao Cao retreated and went back, and Xuande Gong pursued first and then lost, do you think this is Cao Cao's plan to lure the enemy?" ”

Chen Deng groaned: "It seems that Cao Cao did have a problem in the rear, if it was a plan to lure the enemy, he would not let Xuande Gong come back." ”

"Yes, those soldiers and horses should be Cao Cao's troops left behind, it seems that Xuzhou is safe for the time being."

Mi Zhu also agrees with Chen Deng, and the reason is very simple.

If Cao Cao had used the trick of luring the enemy, then he had succeeded in deceiving Liu Bei's troops and half of Tao Qian's men, and it would have been impossible to let them back.

You must know that after the Battle of Pengcheng, Tao Qian's main force was almost killed, and there are only about 8,000 soldiers and horses in the current county.

When Liu Bei came from Qingzhou, he brought about 1,000 regular troops and more than 2,000 homeless people picked up on the road, plus Kong Rong's 3,000 people, it seemed that there were 6,000, but only two or three thousand actually had combat effectiveness.

In this way, the total strength of the two sides on paper is 14,000 people, and the troops that can really fight are just over 10,000, and Tao Qian sent a total of 8,000 people out of the city to pursue at that time.

If Cao Cao was not stupid, and the ambush of the large army could directly kill Liu Bei and Xu Tan's troops to the annihilation, how could he let go of this God-given opportunity?

So as long as it is a normal IQ, it is easy to understand that Cao Cao really retreated this time, and he was not playing conspiracy.

Chen Deng and Mi Zhu both felt that this was the case, Tao Qian's hanging heart finally let go, and he looked at Shen Chen who was sitting quietly in the corner with bright eyes, and said happily: "Where is the child?" ”

"Morning."

Shen Chen stood up and bowed solemnly to Tao Qian like a little adult.

Tao Qian pointed at Shen Chen and introduced to everyone with a smile: "Everyone, we have a Xiang Lu and Gan Luo in Xuzhou. It was this Shen Chen who told me that Cao Cao's rear would be chaotic, so that we could turn the corner from danger. ”

"Oh?"

Including Liu Bei, everyone's eyes were on Shen Chen, at least today, the entire high-level people in Xuzhou remembered his name and appearance, and his reputation would naturally spread.

Chen Deng also looked at him with great curiosity, and saw that Shen Chen was about five feet eight inches tall, about 1.3 meters tall, his face was as white as jade, and his appearance was immature, but his eyes were resolute, and he was not timid under the prying eyes of everyone, and he really looked like a young and old prodigy.

Tao Qian had said before that someone told him that there might be chaos in Cao Cao's rear, and Chen Deng also refuted this point of view at that time, but he didn't expect that someone really said that someone was right, and it was an eight-year-old child, which was amazing.

Shen Chen saluted seriously and said: "Tao Gong praised, Chen is just because he often crouches in the countryside, listens to people talking about world affairs, and learns that Cao Cao killed many famous people in Yanzhou, and analyzes that the Yanzhou family is bound to be dissatisfied with him, and this time he poured out of the nest, which is the best opportunity for the Yanzhou family." ”

Tao Qian said with a smile: "Huainanzi" once said: "With a small Ming and a big one, you will know the twilight of the year when you see a leaf falling." Although the child is young, he can see the bright things, and he can be described as the hero of the world, if you were born 30 years early, ascend to the temple and govern the world, how can this big man be like this? ”

This is a very high praise for Shen Chen, and he is almost suspected of killing.

Shen Chen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Tao Gong is too famous, Chen is just a trick of the end of the day, how can he reach the Temple of the Son of Heaven?" What's more, the laws of development in the world are not the same, I just made a speculation, in case the Yanzhou family didn't dare to do it, then it would naturally prove Chen's inference wrong, wouldn't it? ”

"This ......"

Tao Qian thought about it, and what he said really made sense.

For example, if a person says that it will rain tomorrow, and it does rain the next day, everyone will think that he is like a god.

But what if he's just blind, right? You can't define a person because of one thing.

So Tao Qian thought for a while and said: "Child, there is a mess behind Cao Cao this time, do you think it is an opportunity for Xuzhou?" ”

Shen Chen shook his head and said, "Tao Gong still dealt with the civil strife in Xuzhou first, not to mention that I estimate that Yuan Shu may come." ”

"Why?"

Tao Qian asked.

Shen Chen said: "Before Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou, I told Tao Gong that Yuan Shu could be used to balance Cao Cao. But that's because Yuan Shu himself has a covetous heart for Xuzhou, and if Cao Cao is there, he will also worry about Cao Cao's strength and dare not rush to send troops. But Cao Cao is gone, Xuzhou is weak, how can Yuan Shuruo let go of this opportunity? Therefore, although Cao Cao's rear is chaotic, it is rare to have peace in Xuzhou, the place of the four battles. ”

History has proved this, Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought to the death, and Yuan Shu immediately sent Ji Ling over to invade Xuzhou.

Although Ji Ling and Liu Bei have been in a stalemate in the Xiapi area, and the two sides have won and lost each other without a result, it also shows that Yuan Shu has long had the intention of taking advantage of the danger.

Therefore, Tao Qian wanted to attack Cao Cao while Cao Cao was in civil strife, but he didn't even think about it.

Don't count this bit of strength in your heart?

Involved in the struggle between Cao Cao and Lu Bu, there is also a Yuan Shu behind him who is eyeing Xuzhou, and he doesn't know how to die.

When Tao Qian heard this, he also nodded in disappointment and said: "The child is right, you should deal with the civil strife in Xuzhou first, I will write to Zang Ba and Xiao Jian later, let them lead the crowd to return, I hope they can still obey my orders." ”

After the meeting, Tao Qian made a tone, Cao Cao's affairs should not be taken care of for the time being, and the interior of Xuzhou should be dealt with first, while sending people to Xiapi to appease the remaining people, while sending people to Langya State to summon Zang Ba and Xiao Jian.

There is also Guangling, who also hates Zhenrong Taoqian, and intercepts the grain, grass and money of the three counties, and after Cao Cao came, he hugged his head and ran away, and went to Guangling to plague the local people.

It's a pity that Tao Qian can't protect himself now, otherwise he would have sent troops over to eliminate Zhenrong.

After coming out of Tao Qian's, Shen Chen planned to go back.

This time, Tao Qian brought up the old matter again, hoping to summon Shen Chen to be an official in Xuzhou, such as not driving and doing it, and accompanying him to offer advice.

Shen Chen politely refused again.

When I left the governor's mansion, I happened to see three people leading horses outside the door.

One of them was wearing a green brocade robe, nine feet tall, with a face like a heavy jujube, holding a green dragon glaive knife in his hand, and his appearance was extremely powerful, presumably Guan Yu.

The person beside him was eight feet tall, with dark skin, a leopard's head and eyes, a powerful force, and a snake spear in his hand, which should have been Zhang Fei.

The last person is eight feet tall, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, an extremely handsome face, wearing white bright silver armor, and the spear in his hand flashes with a sharp luster.

Seeing these three people, Shen Chen's eyes looked at them very curiously, he had only seen these three Shu Han Five Tiger Generals from books or TV series, but now when he saw real people, he was interested for a while, and his eyes kept patrolling around them.

When the three of them saw a child coming out of the state governor's mansion, they thought it was a child of Tao Qian's family, but they didn't care.

As a result, Liu Bei came out, saw Shen Chen, and immediately greeted politely: "It turned out to be this little gentleman, isn't the little gentleman going home yet?" ”

Seeing Liu Bei so courteous, the three of them suddenly looked at Shen Chen, their eyes full of surprise.

Hearing that Liu Bei gave himself a nickname, Shen Chen said with a smile: "Liu Yuanjun first, Kong Taishou once let the pear when he was a child, and the villain is the youngest, so he should let the elders go first." ”

Kong Rong, who came out with Liu Bei on the side, laughed and said: "I didn't expect anyone to remember this little thing, you kid is really interesting, I plan to go back to Beihai in a few days, are you willing to go with me?" I would like to give you a gift of books from my family collection. ”

Shen Chen shook his head and said: "Thank you Kong Taishou for your kindness, the Central Plains is already a big chaos, Yuan Shaogong Sun Zhan, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, continue to conquer each other, Beihai is not a happy land, I expect that in the next ten years, Kanto will be empty due to war, only Jingzhou is a little stable, and the kid decided to move to Jingzhou with his clan to avoid trouble." ”

Liu Bei was surprised: "Mr. Xiao has few geniuses, and he is from Xuzhou, isn't he willing to contribute to his hometown and protect the territory and the people?" ”

Shen Chen said helplessly: "Chen is young and can't convince the public, so he can't do anything." ”

The two of them thought about it too.

Liu Bei and Kong Rong came to save Xuzhou, and they should have been courteously respected by the people of Xuzhou.

As a result, because Tao Qian reused Liu Bei, his subordinates Xu Tan and others felt threatened, and now they can make the intention of borrowing a knife to kill, and it is thanks to Liu Bei's own ability that he escaped.

And Shen Chen is only eight or nine years old, if Tao Qian reuses him, he will be jealous like Liu Bei, with his age, how can he dodge open guns and hidden arrows?

Thinking of this, Liu Bei sighed and said: "Mr. Xiao lives in Xiangben, it is far away from Yan County, and now the world is not good, I will send Mr. Xiao over, and when Mr. Xiao is about to leave Xuzhou, tell me, I will send someone to escort you away." ”

"Thank you, Liu."

Shen Chen didn't refuse, he still wanted to know more about the real Liu Bei, this was a very good opportunity.

In fact, he once wanted to know about the real Cao Cao.

But he crossed the wrong year, he was born in the fourth year of Zhongping, that is, 187 AD, 6 years younger than Zhuge Liang.

This means that his actual age is 7 years old, but the ancients had a saying that they were imaginary, for example, after the 7th birthday, they were 8 years old, so they could barely be said to be 8 years old.

And at this age, he can't do anything and can't do anything.

Therefore, he can only learn about the world's major events through hearsay, pedestrians, and then judge according to his own memory.

Shen Chen wondered if Cao Cao would really slaughter the city, and wondered if he was really so brutal.

But when the Pengcheng massacre came last year, he knew it was all true.

Maybe that's how this troubled time is.

If people are not ruthless, they can't gain a foothold, and Cao Cao is also forced to be helpless.

But only the massacre of the city cannot be forgiven and whitewashed.

For it is reminiscent of another city that suffered the same kind before the advent of the New Era.

So when he knew the truth, Shen Chen never had the idea of defecting to Cao Cao again.

Seeing Liu Bei now, he naturally has to examine his ability.

Shen Chen got into the carriage prepared for him by the clan, Liu Bei got on his horse, took Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun with him, and escorted him away to Xiangben.