Liu Bei sat on the edge of the bed, took my hand, and rubbed it. I got goosebumps and didn't know what he wanted.

Liu Bei opened his mouth and said, "Brother Xian, what do you think of me?"

"It's good, righteous, capable of doing great things, and a hero. I answered truthfully.

"No," Liu Bei shook his head and said, "I'm cowardly, cowardly, and afraid." ”

"Big brother, why do you say that?" I was surprised.

Liu Bei said: "Although I am a descendant of the royal family, I am actually not justified, but from a humble background. Taoguang has been in obscurity at home for many years, and nothing has been accomplished. Later, it coincided with the Yellow Turban Uprising, and following Gongsun Chan and your virtuous brother to fight the country together was also a wish of mine. But I have no choice but to be shallow and shallow, and I have been defeated repeatedly over the years, saying that Lu Bu is a slave with three surnames, hehe, I am even more so. ”

"Those who know the times are Junjie, big brother, don't say that. I panicked.

Liu Bei signaled that it was okay and continued: "The battle of Yuan Cao in Guandu is expected to be the last chance to fight for the world. It's a pity that I don't have a place to stand, and now I am under the fence, and my life is comfortable, but my husband is not determined to achieve a career and serve the court, so what is the difference between the living and the dead?"

"That's how a husband should be. I chimed in.

"I total, now that I am reunited with my second and third brothers, and I have a fierce general like Brother Zhao Yun, and I have the edict issued to me by the emperor in my hand, it is a good time to start an incident. The top priority is to find a city as the foundation of his existence, and the land of Jingzhou and Bashu will be able to achieve a great cause at that time!" Liu Bei said happily, and the spit star sprayed me in the face, I wiped it fiercely, and said, "Brother Liu, then what do you want me to ask Yuan Shao for?"

"Ask for an errand. Liu Bei said, "This errand can only be said by you, Yuan Shao is suspicious, if I mention it to him, then he must think that I have two hearts." ”

I nodded in agreement and said, "Okay." But I don't know what kind of errand it is?"

"Now the war in Guandu is tight, if you go directly to Guandu to confront Cao Cao, it is inevitable to clash with Cao Cao head-on, and it will be difficult to ride a tiger at that time, and you will have to fight if you don't fight. But we can't help but help, we and others are now taking refuge in Yuan Shao, and if they don't fight for Yuan Jun, it will inevitably attract criticism. I thought about it, there is only one thing that can be done, that is to suggest that Yuan Shaotun grain and grass in Wuchao, and we will be the grain officer and guard the grain and grass for him. Grain and grass are the foundation of war, so no one has anything to say. And we are in the black nest, and we can also wait for the opportunity to go to Jingzhou, so we can do it cheaply. Liu Bei said.

I slapped my thigh and said, "That's a good plan!"

Without further ado, I cleaned up my clothes and went to see Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was reading a book in the study, and when he saw me coming, he was very happy and said, "General Duan, have you thought of what reward you want?"

I said: "Yuan Gong, I can't hide it, I heard that Cao Cao's soldiers committed another offense, and it was really difficult to sleep and eat." I wanted to take refuge under the account of Yuan Gong, because I wanted to make meritorious achievements and achieve great things, so as to revive the Han family. But now I haven't made an inch, and I'm really anxious. I also asked Yuan Gong to give me a chance to make meritorious contributions, which can be regarded as the greatest reward for me. ”

"Well," Yuan Shao was first happy, then hesitant, and said, "Could it be that General Duan wants to go to Guandu to fight Cao Cao?"

But Yuan Gong also knows that Cao Cao and I have eight friendships, and now although he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes to cause chaos in the dynasty, and called Han Xiangshi a Han thief, I have long been inseparable from him. But he is unkind to me, but he can't be unrighteous, so he doesn't want to go to the battlefield to fight him, and I hope that Yuan Gong will fulfill my righteousness!" I said so earnestly that I almost burst into tears.

Of course, Liu Bei taught me these words, and it is quite difficult to say so seamlessly with my IQ. Sure enough, Yuan Shao was quickly moved by me and said, "Brother Duan's heart to serve the country with his fist also touched me a lot. Now I have an errand in my hands, but it's too hard, I don't know what Brother Duan wants?"

I clenched my fists and said, "But please command!"

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and said: "Now that my millions of troops are in Guandu, the annihilation of Cao Cao is also a matter of fingers. But the burden of food and grass for this million-strong army is also complicated, and it must be entrusted to a reliable general to give me peace of mind. Brother Duan once led the Qing Xu Erzhou Mu, with an army of 300,000, and he wanted to be very skilled in managing the army, so if you handed over this errand to the general, what do you think?"

Sure enough, as Liu Bei expected, before I could speak, Yuan Shao handed over this errand to me, it seems that Liu Bei still knows Yuan Shao quite well. But I still pretended to be embarrassed at the moment, and said, "Yuan Gong, this matter is very important, I don't know if I can do it?"

Yuan Shao walked over and patted me on the shoulder and said, "This matter belongs to the general! ”

"Gong Yuan, I have an old man under the general's account, it is Xiao Hanyi of the Mo family, I don't know where he is now?" These days, I have always wanted to ask about Xiao Hanyi's whereabouts. After all, a brother also wants to know if he is doing well.

"He," Yuan Shao said, "he's currently guarding Beiping." Gongsun Chan has made a preliminary decision, and someone still needs to stabilize the people's hearts. ”

I nodded, pretended to think for a while, and said: "Don't hide it from Yuan Gong, when I led the soldiers and horses of Qingxu Erzhou, the three brothers Liu Yuanjun have always been my right-hand men, and now they are also eager to serve the country, can you let them go with me to escort the grain and grass, these three brothers are strong in martial arts and excellent in intelligence, and they can protect the grain and grass as foolproof!"

Yuan Shao said: "I also have this intention. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are all enemies of 10,000 people, I don't know how to use them, listening to you say this, it is slightly the same as what I see. Yuan Shao paused, and said: "There is also a general in my camp, who is old and stable, and has been with me for more than ten years, called Chun Yuqiong, and he will also send you together." ”

My heart was open: This is for me to send, it is clear that he still does not worry about me, and sent an eye and ear to monitor my every move. But though I thought so in my heart, I couldn't say it with my mouth. immediately said: "With the help of General Chun Yuqiong, it is naturally great!"

Yuan Shao told me a few more words, obviously full of confidence in the battle of Guandu, and I couldn't fight him. I also cooperated with him to say a few words of greeting, but this is not my forte, and after chatting for a while, Yuan Shao saw that I was going back and forth on those few sycophant words, which was also boring, so he ordered me to choose a day to take food and go on the expedition.

I informed Liu Bei of the result, and Liu Bei was also happy, and said, "Without further ado, hurry up and prepare grain and grass, and we will leave in three days." ”

In the next few days, I was busy with all kinds of grain and grass handover and escort matters, Yuan Shao allocated 5,000 elite soldiers for me, and I cooperated with Liu Guanzhang, Zhao Yun, Mi Zhu Mifang and others, Hao Hao Tang Tang went to Guandu.

Hearing that I was going to go on the expedition, Zhen Mituo brought a gift to Zhao Yun and me, and what I gave to Zhao Yun was a string of sword spikes that she had sewn with her own hands, but what I gave me was a pair of cloth shoes, which I wore very well. I didn't expect her to be so considerate and nuanced. But thinking that she might not be able to see her again in this life, I couldn't help but feel a sense of loss in my heart.

The grain and grass escort was slow, and it took seven days to reach Wuchao. It is backed by a swamp, a barren area, and it is about 40 miles away from Guandu. At that moment we set up camp, set up tents and built a number of cabins, assigned the tasks of the soldiers, and put them on strict guard.

I discussed with Liu Bei: "Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have such a huge disparity in strength, there is only one way to win this battle. ”

Liu Bei was taken aback and asked, "What way?"

I said, "Burn the grain!"