But at present, there are not many soldiers and horses in Tongguan, and it is impossible to send troops, but it is still possible to consider making suggestions.

Zhong Xuan thought for a while and said: "There are not many soldiers and horses in Tongguan, I'm afraid I can't send soldiers to support, but it's still okay to plan for Mazhou Mu." ”

"Tell me casually, General Xia Hou is in the Qiang tribe at this time, involving Han Sui, if Mazhou Mu sneaks in behind, he will definitely succeed in one fell swoop."

The two-sided attack is really exciting, but this was originally used on himself, which made Ma Chao afraid of Zhong Xuan's conspiracy.

Fortunately, he listened to his father's persuasion, otherwise it is still unknown whether Tongguan can be taken, Ma Chao thought for a while, and said quietly:

"Okay, Benzhou Mu wants you, as well as Xu Chu and two thousand soldiers and horses to help, this is not much."

Ma Chao's request was not excessive, Zhong Xuan thought for a moment and agreed, so under the leadership of Ma Teng, the two sides began to make a bloody alliance.

In order to catch Han Sui off guard, all this was done in secret, Ma Chao led the army of various ministries and began to lurk back to Xiliang, recruiting troops along the way, and handing over all government affairs to Kong Rong.

Ma Chao thought that the conspiracy was impenetrable, but in fact, Han Sui had already learned about it, and in the face of the encirclement, Han Sui also reacted quickly.

After some thought, he asked Yan Xing to secretly go to Xuchang and surrender to Cao Cao, asking for self-preservation.

The situation in Xiliang, starting at this moment, is completely mired in war, and it should be difficult to calm down in a short time, which is also what Cao Cao wants to see.

The war in Xiliang is not much to say for the time being, Xuzhou is calm on the surface at this time, but secretly, it is already turbulent.

Xiapi Yuan's Mansion, since Yuan Shao moved here, he enjoys singing and dancing at home every day, and occasionally goes out of the house to hunt for fun, looking like he doesn't care about the world, as if everything in the world has nothing to do with him.

Seeing Yuan Shao doing this, Liu Bei's vigilance at the beginning was slowly lowered, and the spies inserted in the secret were also reduced a lot, and he began to shift his gaze and focus on expanding the territory.

Looking at all the princes around him, what Liu Bei can bully is the half-dead Yuan Shu, in order to expand his power, Liu Bei persuaded and forced all of them to surrender, but he did not achieve his goal.

On the contrary, the messenger sent was humiliated by Yuan Shu and ran back in disgrace.

In order to increase his own power, the weak one could not do it, Liu Bei could only come and send his military advisor Chen Deng and his third brother Zhang Fei to lead an army of 30,000 to attack Yuan Shu.

But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and although Zhang Fei and Chen Deng have won some victories, they have no substance.

The battle situation was stalemate, and the Tai Shi Ci Department in the north also frequently mobilized troops and horses, which involved Liu Bei's mind in a mess.

There are no incompetent people available under him, Liu Bei can only do everything himself, he is busy every day, and even the newly married Mrs. Mi is also left out in the cold.

On this day, Liu Bei learned that Chen Jue was sick and lying in bed, and decided to visit, showing that he valued the Chen family, and also dispersed his mood by the way.

When he came to Chen's mansion, his subordinates led Liu Bei to Chen Jue's bedroom, and then turned around and left.

Hearing the voice, seeing that it was Liu Bei, Chen Qi wanted to get up and salute, but was supported by Liu Bei. "If the gentleman is unwell, there is no need to be polite."

"Ahem, cough, cough......" Chen Jue's face was pale, and he coughed and said: "Thank you Uncle Huang for visiting, and when the old man recovers, he will come to thank him in person." ”

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Sir, if it weren't for the help of the Chen family, it would be difficult to achieve today's achievements, you and I don't need to be polite." ”

Seeing Liu Bei so polite, a trace of unbearability flashed in Chen Jue's heart, but he disappeared very quickly.

Chen Jue nodded and said, "I don't know what Yuanlong is doing now, can the old man wait until he comes back?" ”

Seriously ill and thinking about the common feelings of people, Liu Bei opened his mouth and said: "Alas, damn it, Bei has been busy with government affairs, how can I forget this, and when I go back, I will immediately send someone to recall Yuanlong." ”

If Liu Bei really had this intention, he wouldn't say it at all, didn't he just want Chen Jue to know that he valued the Chen family more than anything.

But Chen Jue, who has a high intelligence, will not be moved by Liu Bei's pretentious behavior at all, but out of politeness, he still thanks.

"The war is important, Yuanlong has his own ideas, Uncle Huang must not tell him, the old man is just a little cold."

Liu Bei pretended to be sad and said: "Mr. family, it's really Bei's benefactor, Beizhen doesn't know how to thank ......"

Liu Bei said and spoke, his eyes began to redden, and then tears flowed out, Chen Jue, who saw it, felt uncomfortable, and comforted him.

After some pretentiousness, Liu Bei's goal has been achieved, so he will leave and leave.

Looking at the departing figure of Liu Bei, Chen Qi's godless eyes suddenly began to shine.

Chen Qi was not sick at all, but he had no choice but to do so, so he pretended to be sick and kept himself out of the matter.

All of this has to start from the day when Fu Zhu came to him, Liu Bei's army just set off to crusade against Yuan Shu, and Fu Zhu came to visit at night.

The plan he said made it difficult for Chen Jue to sleep and eat, and with his intentions, he naturally had to think about the Chen family, and since he dared to come to inform him, it proved that the matter had been arranged properly, and it was obviously decided.

If he stood by Liu Bei's side desperately, he was afraid that after Xuzhou changed the sky, the Chen family would disappear in Xuzhou.

And inform Chen Deng, with his understanding, this matter will definitely be known by Liu Bei, so the best way is to pretend to be sick and not offend both sides.

As for Liu Bei's defeat when he arrives, how Chen Deng will choose, that is his own business, and has nothing to do with the Chen family, after all, his road, Chen Qi can't choose for him, so he can only do his best to pave it.

Lying on the bed, Chen Jue muttered to himself: "Xuzhou, the sky is about to change again, I hope it won't affect ......."

Eyes returned to the Yuan Mansion in Xiapi, and when it was already a child, a person quietly lurked at the side door of the Yuan Mansion, and knocked on the door four times gently and rhythmically.

"Knock, knock, knock."

The knock on the door fell, the side door opened slightly, and the man flashed in and went straight to Yuan Shao's residence.

Came to the door of Yuan Shao's bedroom, stepped forward and called softly, then pushed open the door and entered.

On the bed, Yuan Shao sat and glanced at the visitor, and asked anxiously: "Come here today, has there been any progress in the matter?" ”

The man replied: "Back to the lord, Mr. Fu said that an agreement has been reached on which side of Yuan Shu, but his request is a bit excessive, so it needs to be decided by the lord." ”

"Huh?" Yuan Shao touched his beard and said, "What does the waste want, let's hear it?" ”

The man said: "Yuan Shu wants the two counties of Xuzhou as his future territory, and he only listens to the tune and does not listen to the announcement, and there is no name of master and servant, only an alliance." ”

"And if the lord has an unreasonable order, he has the right to refuse, and only if the lord agrees to all his requests, he will send the heirloom jade seal and announce his surrender."

"And he said that the lord and he are a family, and he doesn't want to see the Yuan family destroyed."

(End of chapter)