"What does Yuanlong mean by this?" Liu Bei asked in shock.

"Cao Cao's move may have been intended to force Jun in the early days, but after the soldiers took Pei County without blood, they would definitely take Pi in one go, and I Xuzhou would be Pingchuan, if Jun continued to stay here, once Xiapi was lost, Jun would definitely be unable to escape death. For today's plan, only if the envoy leads the troops south to seize Guangling, and unites with Liu Biao, Liu Miao and other Han clan relatives, Cao Cao will not dare to continue to persecute! ”

"But Gongzu (Tao Qian's word, the original Xuzhou Thorn History) handed over Xuzhou to Bei, which can be obtained by Cao thieves in a spring and autumn period, how to prepare..."

Before Liu Bei finished speaking, another messenger arrived.

"Newspaper... Cao Cao's generals Cao Chun and Cao Ren, led 30,000 tigers and leopards to ride, have assembled in Pei County, and may march to Xia Pi at any time! ”

"Wow! It's too much to deceive people, big brother, give me 20,000 soldiers and horses, and I'll go and meet the Cao family for a while! ”

"No! The tiger and leopard cavalry is well-equipped and good at fighting, even if the three generals have one enemy and one hundred, but they can't stand the opponent's outnumber. What's more, at present, Xiapi is isolated and helpless, Liu Biao and Liu Miao are beyond the reach of the whip, and the other party uses family affairs as the reason, and the tiger and leopard cavalry sent by the other party is also the private army of the Cao family, and there is no reason for the rest of the strength in public and private to send troops! For today's plan, as Yuanlong said, it is the best choice to go south to Guangling. Zhang Miao opened his mouth and said persuadingly.

Seeing that Liu Bei had been shaken, Chen Deng continued to persuade him: "The envoy can do all the soldiers and horses in the city, and take all his cronies south to Guangling, Deng's father is old, and it is inconvenient to travel long distances, so he will not follow the envoy, Cao Cao's occupation of Xuzhou is small, and dealing with the envoy is the main purpose, please rest assured, Deng is here to try his best to deal with Cao Cao!" ”

Liu Bei saw that there was no other better way, so he had to do so. In the end, most of the officials under the original Tao Qian's account, including Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, etc., were willing to follow Liu Bei to the south, and the newly invested Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others did not need to be mentioned!

As the so-called soldiers are fast, everyone didn't delay much, they went home to pack up and go south with Liu Bei, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei led 30,000 soldiers and horses to the south, and Guan Yu led 10,000 soldiers and horses!

What Liu Bei didn't expect was that after the people in the city learned about this, there were many people who were willing to follow with their families, and Chen Deng couldn't help but feel that Liu Bei's personality charm was really impressive, Tao Qian had run Xuzhou for more than ten years, and it was not as popular as Liu Bei's popularity in just a few months. It's a pity that Liu Bei was born at the wrong time, I hope he can have a good home...

In the end, Liu Bei couldn't resist the grandeur of the people, so he had to agree to follow everyone.

...

Early in the morning of the third day, smoke and dust billowed outside the city of Xiapi, and the violent sound of horses' hooves shook the city walls.

"If Cao Cao had trained such an elite division two years earlier, I don't know if Xu Yuanzhi would have the confidence to stick to Wudu..."

Chen Deng, who got the news early and was standing outside the city gate, looked at the majestic cavalry in the distance that could not be seen at a glance, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Soon, the tiger and leopard rode to the front of Xiapi City, and the first person shouted: "Stop! The troops gradually slowed down their horses, and after a few breaths, they stopped neatly about 100 meters in front of Chen Deng.

The first general pulled out his horse and stepped forward slowly, came to Chen Deng, and looked at Chen Deng's eyes condescendingly.

"But Sikong sat down and sat down in front of the tiger and leopard riding the guard-Cao Chun? I don't know why you came to my next place? ”

Chen Deng clenched his fists and said suspiciously.

Seeing that the other party's temperament was calm, and he was still neither humble nor arrogant in the face of the army, Cao Chun couldn't help but look up a few points, and said with a slight fist: "Mr. has a good vision, a certain family is Cao Chun, I don't know where Liu Yuanjun is?" When you see Qincha, why don't you welcome it? What is the intention? ”

Hearing this, Chen Deng did not panic, but showed a puzzled expression, and asked in surprise: "Why did the adults say this?" Lord Sikong ordered Liu Zhijun to go south to crusade against Yuan Shu, Liu Zhijun did not dare to slack off after returning to Xiapi, rectified the soldiers and horses, and went south to attack Yuan under the starry night, calculating the time, and at this moment should arrive in the territory of Shouchun. ”

Cao Chun's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at Chen Deng tightly.

"Who are you? Possibly? ”

"I am Chen Deng, the captain of Xuzhou Diannong, Liu Zhijun said before leaving, everything in Xuzhou is fully responsible for Deng." Chen Deng bowed and said.

"Oh? You are Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong? ”

Saying that, Cao Chun turned over and dismounted directly, and there was a little excitement in his words, and Chen Deng, who was watching it, was also quite puzzled.

Cao Chun didn't think too much, directly grabbed the other party's hands, and said excitedly: "I have heard the name of Yuanlong for a long time, last year's harvest was not good, and it was a loss to Xuzhou Chen Deng, properly planting grains, and personally going to the ground to supervise the autumn harvest, not only the people under Xuzhou live and work in peace and contentment, but also relieve the surplus grain and grass to the surrounding states and counties, which makes my Central Plains not suffer a large-scale famine!"

Before leaving, Lord Sikong once said that if you see Chen Yuanlong in Xuzhou, you must thank Mr. Gao Yi on his behalf and save tens of thousands of Li people in the Central Plains! ”

As he spoke, Cao Chun took two steps back and bowed to Chen Deng, and the sound of dismounting with a rope sounded behind him, and tens of thousands of tigers and leopards knelt down on one knee and shouted: "Thank you Mr. Yuanlong for your righteousness and saving tens of thousands of people in the Central Plains from fire and water!" ”

The sound shook all over the wilderness, and the birds and beasts in the forest flew together, and the few remaining people in the city also looked at this side in surprise, wondering what was going on.

But the person concerned, Chen Deng, was at a loss, and when he came back to his senses, he could only smile bitterly and shake his head, and walked a few steps to support Cao Chun in front of him.

At this moment, he naturally understood that whether it was himself or Chen Gong, he was calculated and held by Cao Cao, or Guo Jia, who was known as a ghost behind Cao Cao.

Not to mention whether Cao Cao's father Cao Song died in Xuzhou, such a swift raid on Peixian County is obviously because he has already seen the layout of Xiapi, Peixian, and Guangling that he had envisioned each other.

And before he was in Pei County, he was in a state of preparing to raid Xiapi at any time, but now he wants to attack fakely, and the real purpose should be to force Liu Bei to go south to Guangling.

In Chen Deng's opinion, the reason why the tiger and leopard rode came to Xiapi after nearly two days was probably to give Liu Bei time to take away all the people who were loyal to him! In this way, you can easily get a Xuzhou without any worries!

As for whether Liu Bei will unite with Liu Biao and Liu Miao after he goes south to Guangling, that is a later story, at least for the current Cao Cao, directly facing the more powerful Jingzhou and Yangzhou! It's better to face Liu Bei, who is still insufficient for self-preservation.

And the reason why Cao Chun treats him so politely may have Cao Cao's favor, but in Chen Deng's opinion, it should be more to find a reason not to pursue Liu Bei anymore!

'In this troubled world, to be able to become a giant, it is really not a mediocre person, Hongnong Wang is like this, Yuan Shao is like this, and Cao Cao is also like this! ’

Thinking of this, Chen Deng was much calmer! and Cao Chun are even more talkative and laughing!

Three days later, Chen Deng returned to Xuchang with the tiger and leopard horseman, and Cao Cao rewarded him again, needless to say, because Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao's seal and resigned, Cao Cao directly appointed Chen Deng as Chen Liutaishou!

Another day, news came from the scouts in front that Liu Bei did not crusade against Yuan Shu as promised before, but went directly south to occupy Guangling, which became a borderless land, which made Cao Cao quite annoyed, but in Liu Bei's loyalty to His Majesty and the court, Cao Cao still ignored his previous suspicions, but just removed Liu Bei from the post of Xuzhou assassin and appointed him as the Taishou of Guangling.

Subsequently, Cao Cao appointed Lu Zhao as the county commander of Pei County, appointed Zhu Ling as the Taishou of Xiapi, and appointed Che Zhou as the assassin of Xuzhou.

Among the many princes, the territory occupied by Cao Cao may not be as vast as He Si'an and Yuan Shao, but in terms of comprehensive strength, it has far surpassed the Yizhou occupied by He Si'an, and even faintly suppressed Yuan Shao, becoming the strongest prince in the world!

Guangling

Due to the large number of people Liu Bei carried, it was already ten days later when he arrived in Guangling, and it was quite ironic that the eunuchs responsible for delivering the decree to Cao Cao had been waiting for Liu Bei here for more than three days!

Cao Cao's move was obviously deliberate, intended to humiliate Liu Bei for being smart, but everything was under Cao Cao's control!

This made Liu Cheng quite embarrassed when he was sealed, and although Chen Gong and the others behind him were angry, they were also helpless.

Fortunately, Chen Gong, Zhang Miao, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and others are not in a corner, since the matter has come to this, there is no need to think about right and wrong, and for Liu Bei, instead of being frightened all day long in Xuzhou, it is better to come freely in Guangling.

Soon, with the help of Chen Gong, Liu Bei carried out a series of measures!

First of all, he ordered Sun Qian and Jian Yong to send envoys to Jingzhou and Yangzhou respectively, indicating that the same Han clan should be in the same boat, and Liu Biao and Liu Biao also very much agreed with Liu Bei's point of view, although the three parties were not allied, but in the eyes of outsiders, they did not dare to easily move any of them, after all, everyone is not stupid people, and the truth of cold lips and teeth is still understood.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhang Chao, and Mi Fang were responsible for rectifying the military, Zhang Miao, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, and Mi Zhu were responsible for internal affairs such as farming and tuntian, and Chen Gong assumed the duties of the first strategist under Liu Bei's account, responsible for commanding the overall situation.

Guangling has gone through the war and looting in the previous Yuan Shu period, and the people left behind have been tortured, and they are naturally very welcome to the new famous Liu Zhijun, plus the people who went south together, for a time it can be regarded as one mind, and the dilapidated Guangling County was actually well organized by Liu Bei, and the momentum was far greater than before!

Xuchang

Since Guo Jia returned, he continued to perform his duties as the military sacrificial wine of Sikong Mansion as if he had not been affected in any way, not only waved his hand to drive Liu Bei away, but also took Xuzhou! He tried his best to help Cao Cao make suggestions.

If it was just like this, it wouldn't cause too much controversy, but Guo Jia's next move made everyone dumbfounded!

Guo Jia is now twenty-seven years old, and he can be regarded as a real older young man in this era, although he often lingers in the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, he has no intention of marrying a wife and taking concubines, and everyone has long been accustomed to it!

However, after returning this time, Guo Jia unexpectedly announced that he was ready to marry a wife, and his wife was the daughter of Dong Cheng, a criminal officer he met in the Qinglou before-Dong's family, and then he was out of control, and in just two or three months, he married an eight-room concubine in one go, and all of them were from the Qinglou...