Although the situation in Xuzhou seems to have become more and more favorable with Cao Cao's retreat, Liu Lan did not dare to be careless, at least he would not completely relax his vigilance against Cao Cao until he was sure that Cao Cao had really retreated to Xudu or only a strategic retreat, but also because of Cao Cao's retreat, Liu Lan did not have to stare at the internal guards all day long to find out the intelligence of all parties.

On the second day, he made a special trip to visit Chen Deng, his condition Liu Lan has been concerned, although Hua Tuo Gaozu has been diagnosing and recuperating for him, but the medical conditions are limited after all, although these years under the promotion of Liu Lan, Hua Tuo has taken the lead in vigorously developing medicine, but there is still a process.

When Liu Lan came to Chen Deng's mansion, he found that he had been waiting for a long time, and his spirit seemed to be good, so he greeted him and saluted, saying, "See the lord for his humble duties." ”

"Is Yuanlong feeling better?" Although Liu Lan has been paying close attention to Chen Deng's situation, since he is here, he still has to say what he should say, this is not only to win people's hearts, but more importantly, he really cares about his condition.

"Thank you for your concern, the humble health is almost better, and you can be reinstated at any time." These days, Chen Deng is really idle, every day in addition to eating and sleeping is sleeping and eating, but the body does not have a trace of fat, and even the body is becoming more and more depleted, although Chen Deng's illness is not like the wind and cold and other professional names, even Hua Tuo can only be treated, but it is only controlled, and cannot be completely cured.

In fact, as far as Liu Lan saw the condition, Chen Deng's disease was more like a careless meal, it was caused by eating fishy things, most of which were aquatic products such as fish and shrimp sashimi, which were parasites in the words of later generations, and through the descriptions he saw, this kind of parasite was larger, at least visible to the naked eye.

So Chen Dengnai was infected with parasitic diseases, and this kind of disease, it is difficult to cure, let alone go to the roots, and now Liu Lan hopes to let him be completely cured after a few months or even several years of treatment, and even he specially asked Hua Tuo to set up a special research team for this purpose, striving to overcome this kind of parasitic disease.

"No hurry! When Mr. Wu Pu says that you have recovered and can be reinstated, you will definitely not be stopped. Liu Lan laughed and said: "Don't think about endangering him, although he is now engaged in medicine in Xuzhou and is your subordinate officer, don't forget, I gave him a task, and said that you don't want to use any crooked brains, and you have to be clear about some situations, although you are only my Xuzhou assassin history now, you can not exaggerate your talent even if you worship the prime minister, in the future you will have a greater opportunity to display your talent and space, I don't want to see a Chen Deng who is eager to come back and let his current condition have been entangled, What I would like to see is you who take care of your body and have unlimited space in the future. ”

There are some things that Liu Lan can't say, but some words have to be experienced with his heart, whether they are painting cakes or not, but at least when Liu Lan's words came out, Chen Deng really felt a little fluttering in an instant, and even his spirit was lifted.

"Rest assured, the lord will definitely recover from his illness and wait for the lord's dispatch."

Chen Deng chatted with Liu Lan all the way and led him to the mansion and sat down in the elegant house. Chen Deng is such a smart person, Liu Lan came to visit him today, just for his condition, obviously not that simple, otherwise the lord would not need to make a special trip over, just find someone to come, express his thoughts and greetings, it is reasonable to go anywhere, and Chen Deng has to be grateful afterwards.

Therefore, he is sure that Liu Lan must have another reason for this matter, then don't think about it, it must be the battle of Xuzhou, if Chen Deng's position in Liu Lan's heart was still vague before, then when Liu Lan said that he was talented again, whether it was true or not, he was extremely excited, and this also gave Liu Lan a reasonable answer to the special trip.

And although Chen Deng has been recuperating from his illness, he is also idle, and he will ask people in the house to inquire about the appearance every day, so he is still relatively clear about the situation in Xuzhou now, and when the two sat down, Chen Deng naturally led the topic to the battle of Xuzhou.

Chen Deng said: "The current situation, Langya is actually the lord has been abandoned, and the humble position feels that it is no longer meaningful to continue to stay in Xu Fang in Kaecheng, although Xu Fang is indeed capable, plus General Huang Zhong, but the strength of the Xuzhou defenders is too small, so the humble position thinks that it is better to let them also strategically retreat as soon as possible, otherwise the lord's order is late, and there may be a real crisis in Kaecheng."

Of course, I also understand the lord's current thoughts, but the humble position thinks that Cao Cao will never be willing to retreat, maybe the reason why the lord did not order Xu Fang to withdraw his troops is to wait for Cao Cao to have the news of a complete retreat, and then transfer the general back to Langya, but the humble position feels that this may not be big, so now the lord had better simply rest assured that the center of gravity is on the line of Yancheng, where in the Tao Qian period, is the last line of defense against Cao Cao, although because the lord came to Tao Qian was not forced to withdraw to Yancheng, but where to pay for the business for many years, Now that the shutdown is here again, where to fight with Jizhou, I dare not say that it is the best place, but the chance of winning is definitely greater.

Liu Lan smiled slightly: "It seems that you really understand my intentions, I thought that as long as Cao Cao really retreated, Guan Yu would go north again, but Cao Cao can retreat and come back, so you don't have to worry about this period when you are worried, I won't do such a thing, of course, you don't have to worry about Xu Fang's safety, I have already arranged it there, they will not fight to the death with the Jizhou army, I think you should know Xu Fang very well about this, right?" In addition, he still has Huang Zhong and my guards by his side, if there is really any danger, how can I leave them in Langya. ”

There are some things that Liu Lan doesn't want to say, even if his ears and eyes can reach the sky, he won't hear it, as if he can know the current situation well, but he will never know what Liu Lan is going to do next, although Langya's situation worries him, but Liu Lan said this, he was relieved, and there is no need to say more, Liu Lan has both civil and military resources, and no one has more say than him in the use of soldiers, since he said that there is no problem, there is really no problem.

After a little exchange, Chen Deng found that he seemed to have really guessed Liu Lan's intention, he had already Liu Lan really had something important to discuss with him, but in the end, with Liu Lan's departure, he knew that Liu Lan really made a special trip to see him, if he hadn't taken the initiative to talk about the battle of Xuzhou, Liu Lan would not have mentioned it at all.

The lord announced that he really didn't know whether to be moved or excited, under such complicated thoughts, Chen Deng sent Liu Lan away, got into the carriage, and looked at the street with the curtain and fell into contemplation.

When he came to his senses again, he found that he had arrived at the Xuzhou Governor's Mansion, muttered in his heart that he had arrived here, and then said to Xu Chu: "Let the coachman take the lead, let's go to Beiying." ”

The so-called North Camp is a military camp near the city gate in the north of the Governor's Mansion, which is the cantonment camp of the Xuzhou army.

At this moment, there are no generals in Xuzhou City, and the only ones who are qualified to come to the account are Zhang Cheng and Chen Ying, who did not go out with Zhao Yun this time, but stayed to defend the city, but because of this, they had such a special experience.

Zhang Cheng, the young man Liu Lan and have seen, Zhang Zhao's eldest son, who is famous for his talent and learning, but he became a military attaché, don't look at him This year, he is only twenty years old, but he is already a captain in command of 5,000 people. When Liu Lan first saw him, he was the same as all the young students in the world, and even at this moment, he was wearing a battle armor, and he had a very bookish atmosphere.

But such a beautiful young man who can be described as slim and elegant, but above the war report is a different picture, Zhang Cheng above the war report, Liu Lan prefers to see him as a reckless man like Zhang Fei, murderous and even a little cruel, if it weren't for Liu Lan seeing him in the morning, Liu Lan would not have been able to associate this somewhat taciturn beautiful boy with Zhang Cheng above the war report at this moment.

And Chen Ying's situation is nothing special, he is Chen Deng's brother, and Zhang Cheng is also the champion this year, although he did not join the army as early as Zhang Cheng, but this official position was promoted quickly, of course, maybe this is heredity, the children of the Chen family are naturally more suitable for leading the troops than the children and grandchildren of Zhang Zhao's family, after all, there is really a set of plans to lead the troops to fight.

It is no wonder that Zhao Yun will come to Chen Ying to discuss before the battle, of course, now Liu Lan has arranged a staff general for Zhao Yun, but Liu Lan clears, in time, when Chen Gong leaves, Chen Ying will definitely be the most suitable candidate for Chen Gong's successor, unless Zhao Yun leaves Xuzhou, he leaves with Zhao Yun.

These two have their own characteristics, of course, the two boys are also the kind of newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, and it is a good thing to dare to fight, but sometimes, it is not necessarily a good thing to be too smooth.

Although Liu Lan's words are a little against his will, but in fact, Liu Lan has not been smooth sailing all the way, and his experience in the early years was also quite bumpy, although he has not suffered a few big defeats, but there are many lessons.

And these two people, it can be said that they grew up completely under the protection of their fathers, and they still need to be trained, although this time Zhao Yun did not take them on the expedition, but this is not a workout, when they become the main generals who guard Xuzhou City, don't mention how scared they are every day, if it is just his brothers, how can it be easy to do, but don't forget that Liu Lan is in the city, if something unexpected happens in the city, or there are assassin spies of hostile forces to attack and disturb, it is their patrol is not good, This is not to mention, if there is another Lu Bu who goes straight to Xuzhou to sneak attack.

Every day, I am worried, but the division of labor between the two is also very clear, one is responsible for guarding the city gate, the other is responsible for the investigation in the city, and every fang city has sent troops, to ensure that each fang cheng must be arrested as soon as possible if a suspicious person is found, it can be said that the security of Xuzhou City at this moment is extremely good, not to mention a person of unknown origin, even if a stranger appears, he will be examined and interrogated.

Special period, special methods, the two don't want to do this, but no one knows how much pressure the two are under, when the two heard that Liu Lan came to the barracks and wanted to see them, they were speechless with excitement, compared to the fox-like father, these two children who have just reached the crown are still simple, at least when they can get the news of Liu Lan's reception, they are like all young people going to see idols.

And Chen Ying's situation is nothing special, he is Chen Deng's brother, and Zhang Cheng is also the champion this year, although he did not join the army as early as Zhang Cheng, but this official position was promoted quickly, of course, maybe this is heredity, the children of the Chen family are naturally more suitable for leading the troops than the children and grandchildren of Zhang Zhao's family, after all, there is really a set of plans to lead the troops to fight.

It is no wonder that Zhao Yun will come to Chen Ying to discuss before the battle, of course, now Liu Lan has arranged a staff general for Zhao Yun, but Liu Lan clears, in time, when Chen Gong leaves, Chen Ying will definitely be the most suitable candidate for Chen Gong's successor, unless Zhao Yun leaves Xuzhou, he leaves with Zhao Yun.

These two have their own characteristics, of course, the two boys are also the kind of newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, and it is a good thing to dare to fight, but sometimes, it is not necessarily a good thing to be too smooth.

Although Liu Lan's words are a little against his will, but in fact, Liu Lan has not been smooth sailing all the way, and his experience in the early years was also quite bumpy, although he has not suffered a few big defeats, but there are many lessons.

And these two people, it can be said that they grew up completely under the protection of their fathers, and they still need to be trained, although this time Zhao Yun did not take them on the expedition, but this is not a workout, when they become the main generals who guard Xuzhou City, don't mention how scared they are every day, if it is just his brothers, how can it be easy to do, but don't forget that Liu Lan is in the city, if something unexpected happens in the city, or there are assassin spies of hostile forces to attack and disturb, it is their patrol is not good, This is not to mention, if there is another Lu Bu who goes straight to Xuzhou to sneak attack.

Every day, I am worried, but the division of labor between the two is also very clear, one is responsible for guarding the city gate, the other is responsible for the investigation in the city, and every fang city has sent troops, to ensure that each fang cheng must be arrested as soon as possible if a suspicious person is found, it can be said that the security of Xuzhou City at this moment is extremely good, not to mention a person of unknown origin, even if a stranger appears, he will be examined and interrogated.

Special period, special methods, the two don't want to do this, but no one knows how much pressure the two are under, when the two heard that Liu Lan came to the barracks and wanted to see them, they were speechless with excitement, compared to the fox-like father, these two children who have just reached the crown are still simple, at least when they can get the news of Liu Lan's reception, they are like all young people going to see idols.