Xuzhou.

After learning that Cao's grain route was cut off, the pressure on Xuzhou dropped sharply.

On the one hand, Tao Qian asked Liu Bei and Tian Kai to garrison Tancheng to prevent Cao's army from attacking again.

On the other hand, he also began to discuss with his subordinates how to subdue the more than ten towns captured by Cao's army.

East China Sea, Tancheng.

Guan Yu, as in the past, personally led the soldiers to start training early in the morning, while Zhang Fei took advantage of the time to settle down, and secretly drank a hangover in the middle of the night.

In the Tancheng Government Office, after thinking of the importance of the strategist, Liu Bei pondered whether to take advantage of this time to visit the Xuzhou gentry.

This kung fu, his subordinates suddenly came to report, and Chen came to visit.

Liu Bei, who was hesitating whether to take the initiative to visit, couldn't help but feel a little excited when he heard that Chen Deng was coming.

"Brother Yuanlong!"

Not long after he let the porter report, Chen Deng saw Liu Bei, who was excited, coming up from the office.

Look carefully, Liu Bei at this time, his clothes are not neat, a shoe has not been put on steadily, and on the way to trot, the shoe fell to the ground, but Liu Bei didn't care about picking it up.

Seeing this scene, Chen Deng's heart couldn't help but warm.

Liu Bei was so anxious to see himself, and he could see that the other party attached great importance to him.

"I've seen General Liu!"

Chen Deng saluted, Liu Bei officially tidied up his outfit, and then respectfully returned the salute to the other party.

The two entered the main hall of the government office hand in hand, and Liu Bei cordially beckoned Chen Deng to sit down.

"Before preparing for Xuzhou, I had already heard of Yuanlong's name, and I had admired it for a long time, and this time the war was resting, and I was thinking about choosing a time to visit Brother Yuanlong and Chen Gong."

Liu Bei opened his mouth and did not hesitate to say his yearning for Chen Deng.

The latter was a little stunned, but followed by a polite response.

"Brother Xuande can help Xuzhou here, he is really a model in the world, Deng has been friends with Brother Xuande for a long time, and I hope Brother Xuande will forgive me this time!"

The two exchanged politeness, you carry me, I carry you.

When the words fell, Liu Bei personally helped Chen Deng pour a cup of hot tea, and then began to look at Chen Deng with burning eyes.

The Chen family has been operating in Xuzhou for a long time, and Chen Deng's reputation spread to Xuzhou in the early years, and such a scribe is exactly the talent that Liu Bei needs.

Although I don't know if I can recruit Chen Deng, Liu Bei's attitude towards the other party is indeed extremely eager.

Chen Deng could naturally feel that Liu Bei valued him.

I just feel that this time I came, it was not worth the trip.

He arched his hand towards Liu Bei, and directly said: "Brother Xuande, there is a word, I don't know if Brother Xuande can listen to it?" ”

"Yuanlong, please speak up!" Liu Bei straightened his expression and looked at Chen Deng humbly.

"Today's Han family is dying, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the court has been chaotic, first Dong Zhuo was in chaos, and then the Son of Heaven was coerced by Li Dao and Guo Yan."

"Nowadays, the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, among the various places, the princes have grown, and the region has been divided!"

"Deng dare to ask, Brother Xuande, what is your heart?"

Chen Deng raised the teacup and looked at Liu Bei quietly.

Hearing this, Liu Bei's expression couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"Don't hide it from Brother Yuanlong, after Bei is the King of Zhongshan Jing, it will be passed to Bei, and the family will fall in the middle of the road!"

"Now that the Han family is dying, the world has changed greatly, and it has been several years since the Yellow Turbans to recruit righteous soldiers to resist the Yellow Turbans."

"Prepare for the direction, useless Kuang Fu Han room, revive the glory of the ancestors......"

Liu Bei's voice was earnest, and when he said what was emotional, he couldn't help but raise his sleeve robe and wipe it on his face.

Hearing this, Chen Deng's eyes lit up.

"I never thought that Brother Xuande was actually a member of the Han family!"

Almost instantly, Chen Deng had already made up his mind in his heart, if Liu Bei could enter Xuzhou, it would not be bad.

"Xuande Gong, can you afford to take the responsibility of Xuzhou?"

Chen Deng did not hide it at all, and after hearing Liu Bei's ambition, he knew that the other party was definitely much stronger than Tao Qian.

"What does Yuan Long mean by this?"

Liu Bei was a little stunned!

What does it mean to be able to afford Xuzhou?

"Don't hide it from Brother Xuande, Tao Yuanjun is now old, and his two sons are not capable of serving as Xuzhou, this huge Xuzhou cannot be without an owner for a day, Deng implores Xuande Gong to enter Xuzhou!"

As he spoke, Chen Deng waved his robe, changed his appearance, and bowed directly in front of Liu Bei.

At this moment, Liu Bei instantly understood what the other party meant.

He was a little moved, but reason told him that he must not agree at this moment.

Today's Xuzhou Mu is Tao Qian, he was just invited to help, and besides, Chen Deng's father and son are just Tao Qian's subordinates.

Let yourself directly take Xuzhou, this is not a gentleman's work at all!

At this moment, Chen Dengbai bowed forward, and Liu Bei knew that as long as he answered this call, Chen Deng would be regarded as his mastermind.

And he will have the first righteous counselor.

But, he can't do this!

"Yuanlong, I have never said anything about this matter, I was invited to help this time, and I never had the idea of seizing Xuzhou!"

Liu Bei was righteously speaking, and his voice changed slightly.

Chen Deng's face was not unusual, and he didn't say much after getting up again.

If Liu Bei accepted it directly, Chen Deng would not be relieved in his heart!

Now, as soon as the words are spoken, the meaning shows that there is no point in saying more.

Liu Bei couldn't agree, it was just that he didn't want to have a bad reputation.

But, what if Tao Qian took the initiative to give in?

……

The other side.

In the city of Linyi, Cao Jun's big tent.

The crisis of grain and grass weighed on the entire Cao army like a cloud.

At this moment, in Cao Cao's main account, the atmosphere was slightly depressing.

Cao Cao asked if there was a letter from Juancheng from time to time, and Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren were not in a hurry to leave, both of them wanted to determine the result as soon as possible.

"Newspaper, lord, letter from Juancheng!!"

In the big tent that had been waiting for news for a long time, news about Juancheng finally came.

In the entire tent, the originally oppressive atmosphere was broken in an instant.

Cao Cao had some hope in his heart, although he knew that now that the grain route was cut off, if there was no miracle, I am afraid that he would have no choice but to withdraw this time.

But, for some reason, when he heard that Juancheng's letter finally came, he faintly had a trace of expectation in his heart.

Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan didn't have much expression on their faces.

Now that Juancheng's letter finally came, both of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The grain roads in the rear were cut off, and the rainy weather was encountered, so it was the right way to withdraw troops as soon as possible.

One more day of delay will result in more variables.

The new regulations have only been established for a short time, and although they can be suppressed this time, if there is really no food and grass.

At that time, I am afraid that resentment will rise within the Cao army, who knows when there will be a camp mutiny?

At present, the Xuzhou army is eyeing the tiger and is always ready to recapture the lost territory.

Cao Ren didn't dare to imagine that once there was a slight difference.

The entire Cao army is afraid that it will fall into a situation from which it will never recover!