"Duke Cao and the lord are allies after all, and the prison army is like this, won't it hurt the harmony of the two families?"

As soon as the cold voice of the judge came out, a trace of hesitation appeared on Yuan Shao's face.

"Cao Cao has repeatedly wanted to enter Beijing to welcome the Son of Heaven," said lightly, "What is he thinking, don't you here understand?" ”

So the hesitation on the lord's face turned into embarrassment again, and he touched his beard, and then touched his beard.

"Mende and I have known each other since childhood," he said with great certainty at last, "and he will not live up to mine." ”

As soon as these words came out, several more strategists followed suit.

"Since the lord thinks so, it is better to pour the main force of Jizhou to the south, and in ten days he can capture the entire Qingzhou, and then take the Langya East China Sea in his hands," Tian Feng said, "In this way, we can at least carve up Xuzhou with Cao Cao." ”

Guo Tu glanced at him.

"Just Qingzhou, why bother to come out of the city? The soldiers have been fighting for years, and this year is the right time to take a rest," Guo Tu finally said slowly, "The lord is mighty all over the world, can the tiger father have a dog?" It's better to let the eldest prince go, and he will definitely succeed in one fell swoop! ”

Frustrated with his teeth, he had realized that this ill-intentioned letter from Cao Cao had given this group of people the opportunity to intrigue and compete for power.

But he is also very aware of the truth of "intimacy", especially Yuan Tan is not a useless waste of strategy and courage - if Yuan Tan is really useless, Yuan Shao will be completely dead, but Yuan Tan is still a brave and strategic, and very persistent young general, which is very troublesome.

No matter how brave and strategic he is, as long as he is inferior to Lu Lian, his strategy and bravery will be meaningless, on the contrary, it will make him have the illusion that he can beat Lu Lian no matter how hard he tries, so he keeps trying.

And the battlefield is a cruel place that does not allow people to repeat trial and error, because every trial and error consumes his soldiers and possibly even his own lives.

But there was nothing he could do, at least he couldn't point out here that the eldest prince was inferior to others.

…… He had a strange idea for a moment, he really hoped that a Dapeng bird would fly in the sky and take it away and eat it for a treacherous villain like Guo Tu.

But his fantasy was impossible to come true, so after several other strategists took turns questioning, Guo Tu showed a confident smile.

"You can rest assured," he said with a smile, "I have a plan, but I can take Qingzhou without blood." ”

There was a limit to the speed at which an army with food and baggage could walk, but Lu Hangyu had to endure such speed.

If she wants to break through Cao Ren's defense line and go north to rescue the lord, she needs to work together with Guan Yu, and after more than half a year of war, Guan Yu's soldiers and horses are already very tired.

Not only was he tired, but his morale was also affected because the supplies could not keep up.

Therefore, these grains, grasses and money must be brought to the front line, they are not soldiers, they cannot conquer cities, but without them, no matter how loyal soldiers may turn against them.

When she returned to Hefei with her soldiers and horses, Tai Shici and Zhang Liao had also converged here. To Lu Hangyu's surprise, they also brought Chen Deng.

This county keeper never leaves Guangling in normal times, and even if he is fast, it will take several days to return and return after a round trip of 400 miles, so his ability to come to Hefei is greatly unexpected by her.

And Chen Deng did not explain why he came, he only said that the matter over there in Guangling had been handed over to the clan brothers to deal with on their behalf, and it was agreed to return within ten days.

After dinner, Xu Shu, Zhang Liao, and Tai Shici each went to work in the camp, and when only Chen Deng and her were left in the Chinese military tent, she hurriedly spoke.

"Why is Brother here?"

The scribe, who looked tired and serious, was silent for a moment.

"I have something to ask you face to face."

“…… What's the matter? ”

"Xia Cai has been lost, so there are rumors that the lord has returned to Xiapi, and now the Cao army wants to attack the Huaiyin line, so that our army can't take care of each other."

"Yes." She said briefly, "But I have already sent someone to remind Fu Shiren to be vigilant, he can't fight if he is stubborn, as long as Huaiyin is not lost, there are still reinforcements in Xiapi." ”

"What if you lose it?" Chen Deng stared at her tightly, "You and Yun Chang went all the way north from Hefei, how could Cao Cao not know?" He is waiting for work, and you have to break through several layers of defense line laid by his heavy troops before you can rush back to Xiapi? ”

“…… Brother? ”

Different from his amiable look in the past, Chen Deng's pale blue-gray face was even a little scary, and he asked that question almost word by word.

"Can you hold Xuzhou?"

The wind blew the candles, the light in the tent flickered and dimmed, and Chen Deng's face flickered and dimmed.

She was vaguely aware of something.

Under the threat of Cao Cao's army, there will definitely be turmoil within the Xuzhou Shi clan.

This shaking will become more and more violent, eventually turning into an avalanche.

And Chen Deng, who has a brotherly relationship, is like this, revealing this wavering heart in front of her.

Can she hold Xuzhou?

Even under the combined siege of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, even if her allies were exhausted, even her homeland was like a candle in the wind, precarious.

However, do those who waver also think - what will happen to Lu Lian?

The so-called famous generals who are famous all over the world and win all battles, can they fight their way out of this desperate situation?

Her eyes drooped and she smiled in front of the candlelight.

"Brother should believe me." She said lightly, "Have I ever lost a battle?" ”

Her voice was extremely soft, softening Chen Deng's expression like flowing water.

"Okay."

Before she could raise her head, Chen Deng's voice stopped and continued.

"I'll give you three months," he said, "in these three months, whoever Ciyu wants me to support, whether it is Hefei or Huaiyin, I will do my best, even if Jiangdong attacks again, I will defend it desperately." ”

What about three months from now?

She didn't ask, the lives of hundreds of people in the Chen family were all on Chen Deng.

"Well, within three months, I will end this war." "And leave it in the history books." ”

Chapter 245

The large fields on both sides of the Huai River were once extremely rich, and the climate here was warm, with plenty of moisture, and it was an excellent rice field.

After the farmers plant rice in the paddy fields, they also pour in buckets of fish fry.

The water in the rice field is not deep, and the fish do not grow big, at most it weighs about a catty, but for farmers and farmers, it is already a rare harvest. The poorer of them would also catch and sell the fish during the autumn harvest to support their families. If the family is not well-off, you can buy some coarse salt to marinate them, salted fish can be sold for a higher price, and of course, you can also cook at home; Only the wealthiest yeoman farmers would from time to time fish two small fish from their fields, fry them with a little grease, boil a pot of fish soup, and then serve them solemnly, so that the whole family, from old to young, can receive the blessings of these two small fish.

But now on both sides of the Huai River, the peasants no longer exist, only one after another military camps, endless, facing each other across the bank. The soldiers would curse loudly as they walked through the barren paddy fields, and occasionally slapped a blood-sucking leech off their legs. But they will also fish a fish in a ditch that no peasant has to look after, and the fish may be very fat, because although it cannot eat the fertilizer that the peasants sprinkle into the fields, it can eat the blood of countless soldiers on both sides of the Huai River.

Shouchun City stands on the bank less than twenty miles from the river, on the devastated city wall, still fluttering the banner of Yuan Shu's Zhong Clan.

Until now, Yuan Shu has still not given in.

When this army of soldiers and horses with baggage went north to join Guan Yu, Lu Hangyu saw such a scene.

The barracks were depressed and quiet.

The soldiers' clothes were already in tatters, some shirtless, some with their knees exposed, and many more patched their clothes with all the rags they could find.

As the army of the Liu princes, the clothes of the Xuzhou soldiers were embroidered with red edges to show the orthodoxy of the Yan and Han dynasties, but the officers had no way to force the patches of what color these uniforms were patched after they were broken.

As a result, the costumes in this barracks presented a colorful and flowery style, and from their clothes, you can see who they probably fought with, and even when they fought each other, because those patches were layered, the bottom layer had loot from different bandit leaders under Yuan Shu's command, and the top layer had a few black edges from Cao Ying's side.

Under such a premise, their weapons began to become varied, and they used whatever they caught, and even when Lu Hangyu walked into the barracks, he saw a small soldier holding a hook and refusing to run over.

"It seems that the second general has dealt with the navy before." She sighed.

Guan Erye touched his beard.

"The water thieves in Hongze Lake have repeatedly tried to go up the river and raid us!" Guan Ping responded, "It's a pity that it's delusional!" ”

The second general glanced at his son, "Such a thief, winning is nothing." ”

"Winning one game is nothing," she said hurriedly, "Winning one game after another, it shows the courage of the second general!" ”

"If you and I can win Cao Ren and rescue Xiapi, it will not be too late to talk about Shen Yong at that time!"

just, the second master Guan who is very brotherly.

Lu Hangyu brought Zhang Liaotai Shi Ci, but also brought Xu Shu, and of course, the most important thing was that she brought seven thousand soldiers, as well as a considerable convoy of baggage.

This convoy made the barracks, which had been silent for a long time, boil all at once, and there was rice and noodles, money and cloth, wine and meat in the convoy! What could be more morale-boosting than this in such a long war?

But the atmosphere of the banquet for the land hanging fish was not so enthusiastic.

After a brief conversation and a little more food, everyone barely talked about the local customs, history, gossip and other things, and immediately turned to the question of how to fight this battle.

"Cao Zixiao has ever fought?"

"If he has been in battle, I will respect him as a husband!" The second master scolded, "That horseman can't hold on to the north of the shore, how can I not see his thoughts?" ”

Tai Shi Ci thought for a while, "What if it's a strong attack?" ”

This time, it was Chen Zhi who answered for Guan Yu.

"Cao Ren's camp is very exquisitely repaired, not to mention that it is surrounded by water on three sides, and the opposite bank is facing a steep mountain, is it easy to storm it?"

"How many soldiers does he have now?"

"10,000 Yanzhou soldiers, 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers, a total of more than 20,000!"

"This thief took advantage of the geographical advantage to isolate the north and the south, which is really hateful!"

Everyone was chattering, and she was slowly eating the honey-steamed cakes on her plate as she pondered the terrain.

Cao Ren has 20,000 soldiers and horses, Guan Yu has more than 10,000, and she brought 7,000, which is not false, so can she cross the river and attack?

Xu Shu, who had been quietly listening to the discussions of several generals, spoke.

"When you pass by Shouchun City, you see that the defenders at the head of the city are still there?"

Guan Yu touched his beard, sighed, and nodded.

"This fortified city too."

He has never attacked Cao Ren, and this is also the reason.

There is still a group of soldiers and horses in Shouchun City, the number may not be much, it may be less than 10,000 people, but once Guan Yu presses all the troops, and the defenders in the city come out from behind, attacking from front and back, how to resist it?

So Zhang Liao tentatively spoke.

"In that case, can you persuade Yuan Shu to surrender?"

"If he has done this transgression, how can he surrender?"

"If he doesn't come down, will there be no way to live?" Zhang Liao was very puzzled, "Taking advantage of the confrontation between General Guan and Cao Ren, it is only right to send messengers out of the city to lobby the general and wait for an opportunity to seek peace." ”