I saw a rain of arrows falling suddenly, it was like coming to the middle of summer when the rain was pouring down, Xiahoudun had already dismounted with a shield in hand and hid at this time, but unfortunately many soldiers behind him had not been able to find a safe place to shelter.

Although the mountain road in this valley is winding, it is bare and there are no trees, so if there is a rain of arrows, the soldiers can only rely on the shield in their hands to cover, and now the shield is far from being one person, and the rain of arrows is bound to cause a lot of damage!

The rain of arrows fell, and the mourning was everywhere, and Xiahoudun's army did not expect that they had just pursued it, and they had already fallen into a very passive beating situation!

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And at this moment, on the upper floor of Xiaopei City, the city garrison led by Han Hao, Xiahoudun's deputy general, still did not know that a conspiracy was approaching, and they were still patrolling left and right on the city wall, although the name was patrol, but everyone's eyes were very scattered.

Because they all knew that Chen Yan's army was heading to Puyang to attack Cao Ren, and even their most trusted commander, Xiahoudun, had already begun to pursue Chen Yan's army. Chen Yan seemed to have encountered a situation of being caught between the front and back.

But they didn't know that not far from Xiaopei City, a pair of eyes were like wolves in the night, staring at them deadly.

These eyes are none other than Chen Yan, who is behind the farrow.

Chen Yan squatted behind a bush, looked at Xiao Pei Cheng in the distance, which was already exposed to his line of sight, and asked Liu Bei beside him: "Uncle Huang, this Xiao Pei City looks quite large, I don't know how long it will take if it is forcibly attacked?" ”

Liu Bei pondered for a while on the side, and said: "Although Xiaopei City is not big, but the city is also firm, it is ashamed to say that the last time Xiahoudun attacked Xiaopei, we couldn't hold it for even three days...... Now that Xiahoudun is alone in the north, the situation in the city is not clear for the time being, I don't know how many troops he has left, I think that with your troops, Da Sima, you will definitely be able to take this place in less than three days. ”

When Chen Yan heard this, he had a plan in his heart. Huang Zhong said on the side: "Since we have a catapult, why don't we just force an attack?" I see that the city wall of Xiaopei is very thin, if the catapult goes down, it will be able to smash out a big gap in a few clicks! ”

Liu Bei shook his head when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "No, there are still many people in Xiaopei City, and many of them live by the city wall, if you do this, it will definitely cause a lot of casualties." ”

Huang Zhong was speechless for a while when Liu Bei said this, although he knew that Liu Bei was a benevolent person, but he didn't expect Liu Bei to be benevolent to this point.

Originally, during the war years, casualties were inevitable, even if there were some casualties, but if it could bring a long peace for the people, then the casualties should be understandable, but Liu Bei was Xiao Pei's former Taishou after all, and he had benevolence and righteousness in his heart for Xiao Pei's people, but it was understandable.

Chen Yan heard Liu Bei's obstruction, but he also smiled slightly, he knew that Liu Bei was a benevolent person, and he was not angry at Liu Bei's obstruction. He immediately turned to the side and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Jia Xu on the side suddenly said: "Although Xiahoudun has left Xiaopei at this time, we have not yet understood the situation in Xiaopei City, so we must not ignore it at this time. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and not being defeated in a hundred battles, I think we should first send some meticulous work to infiltrate Xiaopei City, inquire about the strategic deployment in Xiaopei City, and then send troops later. ”

Before he could say this, Guo Jia responded and said: "What Mr. Jia Xu said is good, I support it." ”

Chen Yan nodded and said, "If that's the case, that's great." Uncle Huang, you have been in Xiaopei for a long time, do you have any acquaintances in the city? After all, this is a sensitive time, and I'm afraid that if we infiltrate the fine work from the outside, I'm afraid it will attract Cao Jun's attention. ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, and they all felt that Chen Yan's thoughts were very thoughtful.

Liu Bei turned around and asked Jian Yong and Sun Qian, "What friends and acquaintances can you two leave in the city?" ”

Jian Yong immediately stepped forward and said: "Back to my lord, I have an old friend in the east of the city, who is a dog meat dealer, who often runs with Xiao Pei and the Qing Xu generation, you might as well wait outside Xiao Pei City when the time comes, if he comes out, you can ask him about the situation in the city." ”

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and they all praised Jian Yong's wit, Jian Yong was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly smiled shyly.

After making up his mind, Chen Yan quietly led everyone back to the army, at this time a whole week has passed since Chen Yan left, a week is not long, not short, and for Lu Bu, every minute and second has become particularly precious at this time.

On the third day, Jian Yong had already contacted the dog meat dealer, the dog meat dealer was a little dark, with a figure of a little more than six feet, and he looked very honest, but he often walked in troubled times, and he was a little more sophisticated and open-minded, which made Chen Yan have a good impression when he first met.

Jian Yong took the dog meat dealer all the way to Chen Yan's military camp, Chen Yan didn't dare to slack off, and came out to greet him in person.

Chen Yan didn't put it on a show, so he asked the dog meat dealer to sit down in the army, served a bowl of hot water, and then inquired about the affairs in Xiaopei City.

The dog meat dealer was frightened enough by Chen Yan, but he also knew that he had no malicious intentions, and he saw Liu Bei, the emperor's uncle who had always spread all over Xiaopei in the name of benevolence and righteousness, even if he knew everything, he said everything, and said everything about Han Hao left in Xiaopei City, and there were at most 20,000 troops.

After hearing this, Chen Yan's eyes flashed brightly, and he immediately said: "In this way, there is not much garrison left in Xiaopei City, not to mention that there is no need for catapults, even if we go directly to attack, at most two days, we will definitely be able to take it?" ”

Everyone nodded slightly, 20,000 troops were not a problem for Chen Yan's army at this time. It seems that Xu Rong's previous tactics of attacking Puyang to attract Xiahoudun's main force were very successful.

But at this time, Liu Bei frowned a little, stepped forward and said: "Da Sima, it's not that I'm troublesome, it's just that Xiaopei's city has just encountered a war, and the people have not yet eased at this time, if we attack it, the people will encounter another war......

When the dog meat dealer heard Liu Bei say this, his heart was moved, and he almost burst into tears, and nodded desperately and said, "Lord Liu is right!" Lord Liu is right! ”

Jia Xu stood behind Chen Yan and smiled lightly, seemingly very dissatisfied with Liu Bei's mother-in-law's approach.

Although Chen Yan also felt that Liu Bei might be a little too benevolent, a little like Liu Yu back then, he also resonated with what Liu Bei said.

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