In the first year of Jian'an (196 A.D.), night.

Xutai County, Xiapi County (Xuyi County in the Western Han Dynasty, renamed Xutai County in the Eastern Han Dynasty).

There was a commotion outside Zhaojia Village.

Zhao Chen opened his eyes and smiled slightly.

"It's finally here!"

He's been waiting here for more than ten days, just for this moment.

Half a month ago, Zhao Chen, a junior at Agricultural University, put down the game of devouring heaven and earth in his hand and made a lot of nonsense in the dormitory, saying that if he could return to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with his ingenuity, he would definitely assist Liu Bei to conquer the Quartet and dominate the world.

After all, every boy who has seen the Three Kingdoms will have a regret in his heart that Liu Bei has a sleeping dragon and a phoenix chick but does not dominate the world.

His roommates were nervous.

A few hours later, Zhao Chen inexplicably woke up from a private house, surrounded by unfamiliar surroundings and villagers dressed in ancient costumes.

At first, Zhao Chen didn't believe it, but after three days, he really understood that he had crossed over and came to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty that he had dreamed of.

Now that it has come, all the ambitions begin at this moment.

Zhao Chen got dressed, picked up the luggage that had been prepared, and hurriedly went out.

In fact, he didn't have any luggage, just a backpack that crossed with him. The backpack contained several raw potatoes for experiments, as well as a bag of corn seeds, and some agricultural tools.

Zhao Chen took a little time to figure out the era and specific location, and knew that at this time, when Yuan Shu raised troops to fight against Xuzhou and Liu Bei led his troops to resist, he planned to wait on Liu Bei's inevitable road, which was more convenient than what he looked around.

Out of the door, Zhao Chen identified the direction, and took advantage of the fact that the night was not completely dark, and touched towards the road.

As soon as I came out of the village, I saw rows of soldiers rushing to the west, and there was a big flag in front of the team, with the word "Liu" written on the flag, and a flag written on the side, with the word "Guan" written on it.

There is no doubt that this is Liu Bei and Guan Yu's people.

Zhao Chen was a little relieved, the marching soldiers and horses were very neat, and they were full of energy, and there was a sense of oppression invisibly.

is worthy of Liu Bei Guan Yu, there is indeed a set of governing the army.

Zhao Chen didn't say a word, stepped forward to block the way, and shouted loudly: "Take me to see ......."

At this time, Liu Bei has not yet recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, and he is not yet an imperial uncle. Although Cao Cao praised Liu Bei as the general of Zhendong and sealed the Pavilion Marquis of Yicheng, it was just a plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf. So he changed his words and said, "Take me to see Xuande Gong." ”

After all, it's not wrong to call Mr. Gong, that's an honorific title for people, and sycophants are always welcome.

"Where did you come from, you dare to call the lord's name!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, he put the sword on Zhao Chen's shoulder and glared angrily.

Zhao Chen smiled awkwardly, glanced at the sharp sword, and said calmly: "Xuande Gong has near-term worries, and I have a way to deal with it." ”

The man was slightly startled, stared at Zhao Chen, and thought:

This man was not very old, but in his early twenties, dressed plainly, but his face was surprisingly calm, and there was no trace of timidity in his eyes. This calmness alone is an extraordinary person, not to mention that this person opened his mouth to say that the lord has near-term worries.

Although the man didn't understand, he didn't dare to slack off, and after thinking for a while, he searched Zhao Chen and led him to Liu Bei.

The ancients were honest and did not deceive me!

Zhao Chen looked at the two distinctive-looking people in front of him and remembered the description in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The face is like a crown of jade, the ears are hanging down the shoulders, and the hands are above the knees, it is Liu Bei.

Danfeng eyes, lying silkworm eyebrows, face like heavy jujubes, is Guan Yu.

It's exactly the same.

And the two men on the other side, without asking Zhao Chen, knew that one was Jian Yong and the other was Sun Qian.

Jian Yong's original surname was Geng, and his name was Xianhe. The people of Youzhou said Geng as Jane, so they changed their surname to Jane. When he was young, he met Liu Bei and has been following Liu Bei.

Sun Qian, the word Gongyou. When Liu Bei entered Xuzhou, the celebrity Zheng Xuan recommended it to Liu Bei.

Judging from the position and face, the one who is close to Liu Bei should be Jian Yong, and the one who is outside should be Sun Qian.

After all, at this time, Sun Qian was still under Liu Bei's account not long ago.

Liu Bei was the first to speak: "This benevolent brother, listen to what Uncle Zhi said, do you know that you have near-term worries?" ”

It turned out that the person who had just led the way was Chen to Chen Shuzhi, a first-class guard, Zhao Chen unconsciously looked back and took a second look.

Then he replied: "Yes! ”

"I don't know what you're worried about?"

Zhao Chen said slowly: "Xuande Gong is going to block Yuan Shu and Yuan Highway today, leaving Zhang Fei and General Zhang to guard the Xuzhou Governance Office?" (After Liu Bei took Xuzhou, he moved the administrative office from Tancheng in the East China Sea to Xiapicheng)

Liu Bei nodded, this is not an unknowable secret, and people who generally care about current affairs will know it by asking around.

After confirming the incident, Zhao Chen was secretly happy in his heart, at this time, Liu Bei should still have 30,000 horses in his hands, and after this battle, there will be less than 3,000 people left.

He must save these 30,000 horses, otherwise the road ahead will be very difficult.

The only way to save 30,000 horses was to convince Liu Bei to listen to him.

Zhao Chen straightened out his thoughts and said, "Jun Jin's worry is in Xuzhou!" ”

Guan Yu listened and squinted.

"Hugh is talking nonsense, there is a third brother in the north of Xuzhou, and Chen Yuanlong in the south, why worry?"

Zhao Chen smiled slightly, Guan Yu's world-class strength is innate, now you look down on me, wait a few days for you to obey.

Liu Bei's face was expressionless and calm.

Zhao Chen knew in his heart that these were the two brothers waiting for him to explain.

"After Xuande Gong entered Xuzhou, the undercurrent of Xuzhou surged, and there were four forces on the bright side.

"One is the official of the scholar clan brought by Xuande Gong from Xiaopei and supports Xuande Gong, the second is the Chen family of Guangling County, that is, Chen Deng and others in the mouth of General Guan, the third is the Xuzhou scholar clan headed by Cao Bao, the next Pi minister, and the fourth is the Danyang soldiers left by Tao Qian before."

"The first two are in favor of Xuande Gong, while the latter two are against Xuande Gong. The four forces are intertwined, and the slightest carelessness will lead to disaster. ”

Liu Bei was slightly surprised, when he first entered Xuzhou, he was troubled by these four forces, and he couldn't find a good way to deal with it. The person in front of him has not yet entered his own army, and he actually penetrates the forces of Xuzhou, and he can see the key to the problem in just a few words, which is not simple, and he can't help but believe it in his heart.

Zhao Chen knows best in his heart that after Liu Bei became the master of Xichuan, it was also because he could not adjust the two forces of Jingzhou and Yizhou, which led to a lack of national strength and talents, and now Xuzhou is like this.

Liu Bei asked respectfully: "What this benevolent brother said is very true, but what does this matter have to do with Bei Jin's worries?" ”

Zhao Chen laughed mysteriously and said, "This time, Yuan Shu raised the troops to prepare, and Jun dealt with it in a hurry, and he was already at a disadvantage in comparison. However, Xuande Gongwu is a general, and there are Sun Gongyou and Jian Xianhe, and this file is Junsheng, so this battle should be a draw and cannot be held. The key to victory or defeat lies in the rear of the king, Xuzhou. ”

"Xuzhou Chengjian, as long as General Zhang doesn't drink and make mistakes, it is not so easy for others to take Xuzhou."

It was Sun Qian who spoke.

"No, I expect that General Zhang will definitely drink, and Xuzhou will be lost."

Liu Bei asked in disbelief, "Why?" ”

Why? With my understanding of history, you have just left on the front foot, and Zhang Fei has already drunk on the back foot.

It scares you to say it today.

Zhao Chen said: "Now the first two of the Xuzhou forces are fighting against Yuan Shu on the front line, but the latter two are staying in Xuzhou. Cao Bao, the minister of Xiapi, is Lu Bu's brother-in-law, and General Zhang will attack Cao Bao, the minister of Xiapi, after drinking, and Cao Bao and Danyang soldiers will cooperate with Lu Buli to help him break through Xiapi. And once Xiapi City is lost, it will not only lose a city. ”

Everyone instantly understood the truth.

The family members of the army are all in Xiapi, and Lu Bu broke the city, and all the family members of the army must be captured, and I am afraid that the soldiers will lose their fighting spirit.

Once the fighting spirit is weakened, the morale of the army will be chaotic, and defeat will be certain.

Liu Bei, Sun Qian, and Jian Yong looked embarrassed.

Guan Yu raised the big knife and pointed at Zhao Chen: "Big brother, don't listen to this person's nonsense, although the third brother loves wine, he will never disobey the eldest brother's instructions and drink privately." According to a certain point of view, this person behaves strangely and speaks arrogantly, and he must have been sent by Yuan Shu to disturb the hearts of our army. ”

Jian Yong also said calmly: "General Guan is reasonable, this person is suspicious, now at the critical moment, it is better to lock him up first, and then make plans." ”

Although Liu Bei was worried that Zhang Fei was out of line, he was dissatisfied with what others said, so he agreed to Jian Yong's suggestion, closed Zhao Chen first, and then made plans after repelling Yuan Shu.

Although Zhao Chen was unwilling, he could only take over calmly, after all, the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty spoke with prestige, who could believe the words of a person who had no family background and no social prestige.

Before leaving, Zhao Chen put down his words: "If you lose this battle, I'm afraid Guangling County won't be able to stay, so I can breathe a sigh of relief from Mi Zhu." ”

Hearing this, Guan Yu stroked his long beard and looked at Zhao Chen away proudly.

"Second brother, this person's face does not change in the face of my army, he is calm and composed, and his heart alone is absolutely invincible. What's more, I see that this person is in his early twenties, and he has just come out of Zhaojia Village, but he can know everything about our army, and even can tell about Xuzhou's internal worries, which is by no means simple, and I am afraid that the future is limitless in time. ”

"Big brother, don't care, look at this person, talk nonsense, just guess casually, don't believe it."

Liu Bei nodded, thinking that it was something else.

The next day, a report came from the front, and Yuan Shu sent the general Ji Ling to lead an army of 100,000 to kill the general. Liu Bei responded in a hurry, and the two armies held each other for a month. And what is surprising is that Zhang Fei ran to the camp with more than a dozen horses, crying about his carelessness in abandoning Picheng. Everything was as Zhao Chen expected, exactly the same.

Liu Bei was ready to return to the army to rescue Pi, just crossed the Huai River, Ji Ling's army killed the generals, everyone was unstable, and they were in a hurry, and they were killed and retreated, and the soldiers were killed and wounded countless times.

Now there is no hope of going north to recover Xiapi, and going south to Guangling was blocked by Yuan Shu, and there was no way out for a while, so he had to retreat to Haixi County. Everyone thought about it for a long time, but they found nothing.

In desperation, they all remembered the young man's words.