Is this the pot pulp?

Yuan Tan smiled gently, took the bowl of bad wine, and gently touched his lips, and the old man was so moved that he wiped his eyes with his sleeve while muttering something.

Another Qianshou quietly walked over two steps, looking at him cautiously and curiously.

looked at this young commander who had a very different temperament from Lu Lian, but seemed to be very close in action.

Chapter 546

When the siege of Xiaopei began, the sky was getting colder, but it had not snowed yet.

Xiaopei's coalition army does not have an absolute commander, they can only discuss, but considering that Chen Deng is one of Liu Bei's most trusted people and has a good reputation in Xu Zhou, several generals still elected him as the temporary commander, Zhang Chao thinks that this can stabilize the hearts of the people in Xiapi, Lu Bai thinks that this can add points to Liu Bei, and Zang Ba feels that this battle may not have so much credit, only hard work can be discussed, maybe he has to bear the blame, since Chen Deng is the boss, the pot is naturally carried by him, then he can rest assured.

The two armies fought several times under the city, and both sides changed several formations and devised several clever ways to sneak attack each other's flanks and rear, but because neither of them went all out, they both failed.

Because it was a tentative battle, the losses of both sides were not much, and after a dozen fights, they found that they could not take advantage of each other, so they confronted each other with a large battalion.

The city is Zhang Chaojun's family, every time there is a break in the battle, the quartermaster opens the city gate to lead the people in and out of the barracks, repairs the fence, and transports the wounded, there are also women and children holding clay pots or carrying baskets out, through the fence to send things to the men of their own family, if it is a husband, quietly pull a hand, if it is a son, touch the head lovingly.

Chen Deng did not stop this kind of behavior, in his opinion, this would give Zhang Chaojun an unparalleled hint that his wife and children were in the city behind him, how could they dare to escape?

But the scout who returned said that there was also such a scene in Yuan Tan's camp, which was very strange.

The Jizhou army came from afar, and their families were naturally not here, but there were also people nearby who brought them steaming food, little women who carefully sewed clothes for them, and children who followed the old people to look at the strange scenes in the barracks through the trenches and horses.

There were even carts and horses that were brought out of the camp on the opposite side and into the makeshift camps of the common people.

Winter is always difficult, I heard that General Xiao Lu's army will be followed by a group of homeless people, she will try her best to protect them, from the harassment of thieves and routs, but she can't conjure up food out of thin air, so those homeless people are still hungry and full, and from time to time in the early morning when everyone gets up and goes on the road, there will be a few cries from the homeless camp, and then a few enthusiastic strong men will come forward, silently carry the body away, dig a shallow pit and bury it.

However, in the camp camp behind Yuan Tan's camp, there was not even starvation.

Every day, he would take out some military rations to boil porridge for the homeless people to drink, whether it was dry firewood or grain, it was all provided by the eldest prince of the Yuan family, and the homeless people only needed to prepare a hungry appetite and a broken crockpot.

The eldest prince occasionally went out to the camp to make rounds, and he sat in a chariot, wrapped in fur, and passed through the homeless people with a cold face, and watched them fall to their knees, weeping and thanking him for his kindness.

Some people will ask a tricky question: Is Liu Bei and Lu Lian treating you well, or is our eldest son treating you well?

- The eldest prince, of course! They sobbed and talked about how heavy the taxes were, how poor their lives were, and where did all the food they had worked so hard to grow go? It's all time to feed Liu Bei's army!

- The eldest prince doesn't need their food! The eldest prince will also give them food!

The ragged men held the broken bowls, pressed their foreheads against the dirt, and expressed their gratitude to the young general with the most sincere attitude, praying that a tenth of their gratitude would reach the heart of the eldest prince, and they would be satisfied.

Of course, Yuan Tan is still dismissive of this.

He briefly walked around the homeless people, still checking for most of his camp to see if there were any defects, whether the nearby terrain was threatening, whether the antlers were firmly tied, and whether the trenches were dug deep enough.

When he had returned to the camp after his inspection, his father's messenger arrived.

Yuan Tan saluted Guo Tu very respectfully, invited him to sit down, and ordered the servant to bring a pot of hot honey water, he didn't seem to see the faint uneasiness and embarrassment on Guo Tu's face at all, and he even greeted him very kindly.

"Sir, it's gone."

Guo Tu gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I am worried about the war, and the case is because of the shape." ”

Yuan Tan smiled and nodded.

"Sir, what does my father want to cut off what I have mentioned in my letter?"

Relying on his own 30,000 soldiers and horses can't defeat Xiapi, he needs to continue to increase his troops, which is something that everyone sees.

"Gongzi Rongma works hard, Yuan Gong can't bear to ......"

The smile on Yuan Tan's face retracted, and the sweat that the strategist had just wiped came out again, and he quickly remembered what he had said when he came.

"Besides, this road is a suspicious soldier, and the son doesn't have to storm Pi."

"Well," Yuan Tan responded, "My father is now fighting a decisive battle with Liu Bei, and the division of troops is not good." ”

Guo Tu's somewhat pitiful face immediately showed a happy expression, but before he could say a few words about the blind date between father and son, Yuan Tan spoke again.

"Since Sir has come to Xiaopei, he will be able to help me greatly," he looked at the advisor with a smile, "What has Sir brought?" ”

The joy on Guo Tu's face froze suddenly.

He certainly didn't come empty-handed!

Although this strategist is not interested in the cause of the lord, he attaches great importance to his status, even if everyone knows that he was sent to Yuan Tan because of the loss of soldiers, he himself can't admit it!

He had to help Yuan Tan.

…… But this kind of help should be when Yuan Tan is in a difficult and desperate situation, and he will calmly take it out and show it off! It's not like this being forced out by the calm Yuan Tan now!

Guo Tu was shocked, embarrassed and angry at that moment, and even wished that a bald pheasant would fly somewhere, and peck Yuan Tan hard!

But in the end, he gently and kindly took out a silk bag from his bosom and poured out the letters inside.

"In the next few times, I want to return to the son's side, although I am blocked by the villain, I will see you today," Guo Tu said softly, "but after all, I still live up to the trust of the child." ”

The handwriting of the letters on the case varies, and the names at the beginning of the book are naturally different.

But the owners of the epistles all belong to the same place.

After all, this is not the Deyang Hall of the South Palace of Luoyang, there is no such high roof, there is no spacious and almost empty hall, even if the officials of Xiapi ordered the weavers to make a dark wall coat to cover the walls on all sides, there is no solemn and cold pattern on the wall clothes, and there is no jade ornament that can be motionless when the wind comes, and hangs unusually solemnly under the wall clothes.

But this palace naturally has its advantages, for example, it is not spacious, and the officials have to sit close to each other, so they can naturally exchange glances and opinions in a more hidden way.

Some of them were staring at the scene in front of them with such eyes.

"General Zhang is in charge of the military of Xu Prefecture, I don't know how Xiaopei's war is?"

"Chen Yuanlong is a person who knows the soldiers, and he once retreated from Jiangdong thieves with strange schemes, and with him, he can ensure that Xiaopei is not lost."

"If you have the talent to retreat from the enemy, when will you be able to retreat from Yuan Tan?"

"Yuan Tan is powerful, and the soldiers and horses are twice as large as our army, so when the city is defended, when Yuan Shao loses, Yuan Tan will naturally retreat."

Some were silent, some sighed faintly, and some spoke again.

"There are rumors in the market, saying that Yuan Tan is benevolent and loves the people, and he is here for the righteousness, has General Zhang heard of it?"

Zhang Fei: "Ha! There was a sound, and then the voice became panicked and hurried.

"The minister loses his honor, the minister is not, and he does not mean to ......"

"Well," the voice of the Son of Heaven could not hear emotion, "what is Qing's opinion?" ”

"Yuan Tan is just pretending," Zhang Fei insisted, "He plundered Beihai several times, causing more than 100,000 people to flee and the people to be miserable. ”

"What happened to him before, all because the Son of Heaven was not in Xiapi?"

"Not bad!"

"Doesn't that mean that Yuan Tan Shijun is loyal and sees that the Son of Heaven is fortunate to go down, so he acts cautiously?"

Zhang Fei was speechless.

Soon Yang Biao's voice sounded again.

"When the imperial court conquered Hebei celebrities, they were unedicted, and I am afraid that they could not be called 'loyal to the king'."

"In this case, it is even more necessary to order Chen Yuanlong to retreat from the enemy army quickly, otherwise the people's minds will change, and it will not damage the prestige of the imperial court, and will it not damage General Liu's reputation?"

Fu Wan, who was given the grace of "sitting alone" by the Son of Heaven, did not speak, but listened to the argument in silence, and slowly walked out of the main hall of the palace that was not very spacious, his steps were not fast or slow, and occasionally someone spoke to him a few words, and he would only briefly reply with a few numbers, so it was actually very inconspicuous.

During the argument with others, Zhang Fei once secretly looked at him two or three times.

A martial artist from a humble background should not have such a keen awareness, probably someone who is clever has instructed him, and Fu Wan snorted coldly in his heart.

He did not return home to rest after the next dynasty, and of course he did not connect with any friends, but went to visit Chen Qi.

On the grounds of his advanced age, the old man did not go out of the court, but only gave a lecture to his disciples at home.

After coming to visit, he sat in the car and waited for a while, and after being invited in, he sat for a while, and Chen Jue finally came out, with sleepy eyes on his face, swaying, and immediately smiled and confessed when he saw him.

"The untried cold door welcomes distinguished guests today, and it makes Fu Gong wait for a long time!"

"How dare you," Fu Wan said with a smile, "Han Yugong is so polite, clearly referring to me as an uninvited guest!" ”

The two old men laughed together.

First greet each other, talk about the current situation, talk about the past, and talk about scriptures, and then turn the topic to scolding Yuan Shun.

Fu Wan didn't say what he was doing here, he just came to visit and visit this colleague from a famous family, although he was not an old friend, but he was also familiar with him.

Chen Qi didn't have a sharp edge of words, as if he really felt that it was a normal thing to come here after Fu Wan, he told a few small jokes about Huan Ling, and Fu finished immediately picking them up, and then continued the topic with the same humorous and mean words.

This visit lasted less than an hour, and he took his leave.

When he went out, Chen Jue sent him out very thoughtfully.

Although it is not as happy as the guests and hosts, it is also enjoyable.

But when this unfortunate marquis got into the car and gradually drove away from Chen's house, the smile on Chen Qi's face suddenly changed.

And they came up to help him and carried him into the house.

"Send a letter to Da Lang," Chen Qi said calmly in the midst of the chaos, "He must find an opportunity to fight as soon as possible." ”

“…… Why does the Father say this? ”

Chen Qi glanced at his nephew tiredly, "Can't you see that you came here today just to see the truth and see when I will die?" ”

He has tried his best to cover it up, but what if the day comes when he can't hide it?

This is how the war on the Eastern Front really began.

Chapter 547

When Chen Deng received the letter, his younger brother looked at him very carefully.

Compared with when he was still in Xiapi, his cheekbones were a little high, and he squinted when he read the letter, I don't know if it was because of the shape of the case or because he was too thin, and his back was a little rickety.

But he still has a smile full of indifference on his face, this is Chen Yuanlong's usual expression, bold with a little cunning, the nephews and younger brothers in the clan will be very relieved to see him with such a smile, whether it is stealing food or doing homework lazily, anyway, there is a brother to help with ideas.

This very bright smile has not dimmed after he opened the letter, so the younger brother was completely relieved.

"What did Brother say?"