After speaking, Liu Lan whipped his horse violently, and went to the county magistrate's mansion in Lu County, and the soldiers of the Setshan battalion on both sides of the street knelt on one knee and shouted to welcome the general.

After all, Liu Lan, the general of the expedition to the west, is nondescript, and it can even be said that it is a humiliation of Cao Cao to Liu Lan, although Liu Lan took it, it does not mean that he is willing to accept it, so the word expedition to the west is often hidden from top to bottom.

All the way to the county mansion, Zheng Xiaotong has prepared a banquet, to be honest, when his grandfather was conquered by Yuan Shao, before going to Jizhou, he was called by his grandfather and had a long talk about the situation in the world, in fact, under the circumstances at that time, the form of the princes in the world is not clear, and it is not easy to say who can have the last laugh, but because Liu Lan in Xuzhou is good to Zheng Xuan, and the courtesy is coupled with his disciple etiquette, Zheng Xuan appreciates Liu Lan more than other princes.

Of course, he also knows that Liu Lan has a lot of problems, but in terms of employing people, he has more vision and courage than the princes he knows, not to mention who can have the last laugh, but if his grandson wants to become a leader in the future, then it is definitely more appropriate to stay with Liu Lan than to go to Jizhou, so he brought his grandson to Liu Lan before leaving for Jizhou.

Zheng Xuan is more open-minded, if his grandson is unwilling, of course he will not bring him to Moling, and although Zheng Xiaotong is young, he is also not optimistic about him like his grandfather compared to Yuan Shao, although his power is huge, and he is the descendant of the Yuan family, but he is more of a son of a family, so it is easy to stand out in such troubled times, but because of the lack of sufficient military talent, he may be defeated, of course, this is just his judgment, not that he can really predict things in a few years, since it is a judgment, Then it will naturally be determined like this.

And choose Liu Lan, first of all, in martial affairs, he is definitely more military than other princes in the world, and if this is the only one, it is not enough for him to value, the key is still with his employment, each performing his duties, in this case, it seems that he has almost no weaknesses, although now the strength in all aspects can not be compared with Yuan Shao, but in time Liu Lan will definitely be able to become the leader of the Kwantung princes.

He was optimistic about Liu Lan in the future, so he came to Moling with his grandfather, met Liu Lan, and accompanied his grandfather He heard Liu Lan's vision for the future, the grand blueprint, originally he thought that the strategists under his account gave him a plan, but all this was an idea of his, and the strategists just perfected his idea.

But any perfect idea may not be smooth sailing, but Liu Lan has been fighting for this ultimate goal for the past year, even if his plan was destroyed by the three battles of Xuzhou and all the steps were disrupted, but he was not discouraged, and he trusted his judgment from the moment he saw him just now.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao may be able to win for a while, but in the end, Liu Lan must win.

His grandfather once consulted him about the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and his answer made his grandfather not satisfied, and even felt that he was completely talking about children's words, so he told Liu Lan his answer when he first met Liu Lan when he was admitted to the school, and Zheng Xiaotong was shocked when he heard Liu Lan's views on the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Although the Yellow Turban Army was huge, they were defeated so quickly, not because they suddenly lost their original combat effectiveness, nor because Zhang Jiao's death was because the army's morale was fluctuating, but because although the Yellow Turban Army was different from the previous peasant rebel army and had religious overtones, they were defeated without planning and no system, just like the rebels in the past.

This was clearly seen by Emperor Ling and even the three princes above those temples, so they lifted the party's shackles, why was it because they were afraid that once the Yellow Turban Army had the secret help of the family, it would really overthrow the Han Dynasty, because the family could help the Yellow Turban Army plan and improve the system.

As soon as the party is removed, the family strives to build a dock fort to resist the enemy, and the Yellow Turban Army, which has no plan and lacks a system, is like a plate of scattered sand, and it is bound to collapse for thousands of miles in the event of a setback, which is why the Yellow Turban Rebellion ultimately failed, even if there is no Huangfu Song and no Lu Zhi Zhu Jun, the Yellow Turban Rebellion will hold on to it at most, and it will be destroyed sooner or later.

But under the current situation, Liu Lan has a plan, but all his deployments have been disrupted by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu, and on the other hand, these three people will naturally have their own plans, not to mention their perfect system.

But he didn't regret it, he was still optimistic about Liu Lan, maybe this is a trust, because Liu Lan didn't give up, if Liu Lan didn't have confidence at this time, maybe he would also suspect that he really chose the wrong person, but Liu Lan is still insisting, which means that there is still a glimmer of hope, no matter how slim it is, it is hope after all, maybe as long as you hold on, the opportunity will appear.

Guan Yu defeated Wen Chou, or Liu Lan defeated Gao Lan, as long as one of the parties can win a big victory, the battle situation in Xuzhou can be reversed, so he hopes that he can stay, but the result is that he is required to leave early tomorrow morning, he is unwilling, he wants to witness such a glorious moment, once Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are defeated, then the entire future of the entire Kanto world will belong to Liu Lan, he wants to be a witness and witness this moment with his own eyes.

However, he lost such an opportunity, maybe he was too optimistic, or Liu Lan was too pessimistic, no matter what he said, he couldn't make Liu Lan change his mind.

Zheng Xiaotong took a sip of stuffy wine, looked at Liu Lan, sighed in his heart, and took another sip of the bottled wine, but at the moment when he looked at Liu Lan again, there was a sudden sound outside the hall, and then he saw Xu Chu come in with a pawn, bring him to Liu Lan, and whisper in his ear for a moment.

"Go and come back?" Liu Lan asked coldly.

The soldier who whispered before said with great certainty: "Yes, the lord, I have already driven to Xuzhou City, but I don't know why I came back again." ”

"What are you going to do with Xiahoudun and Gao Ran?" Liu Lan waved off his own soldiers, although he couldn't be sure what medicine was sold in the gourd of the two, but there must be another reason, and he guessed that nine times out of ten Cao Cao really came to Pengcheng, in this case, Zhao Yun would have to take a detour, and then Pengcheng was likely to encounter unnecessary danger.

Liu Lan immediately told Xu Chu to deal with this matter as soon as possible, not only Zhao Yun but also Zhang Liao, the cavalry was at most exposed to their whereabouts, and their infantry was most likely to encounter danger.

"No." Xu Chu turned around and walked out of the hall after receiving the order, and Liu Lan also stood up and said goodbye and left.

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On the day that Xiahoudun received Cao Cao's documents, he immediately caught up with Gao Lan, who had already opened to Xuzhou City, and showed him the documents, the troops moved to Pengcheng, and when the two arrived in Pengcheng, they camped inside and outside the city to prepare for the garrison at the same time, Cao Cao sent another document, which bluntly said that Zhao Yun withdrew his troops and came to Xuzhou, did not go to Pei County, and it was very likely to come to Pengcheng to join Liu Lan, and it was bound to be blocked, of course, all this is just Cao Cao's speculation, and there is a possibility that Zhao Yun went directly to Wu County, Therefore, let the two of them be careful, if possible, they must intercept Zhao Yun and destroy him, and if not, they must drag him in Pengcheng and wait for him to lead the army to come.

For these generals in Xuzhou, Xiahoudun has always been unconvinced, not to mention that Zhao Yun has never met and fought each other, even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who are fighting together, did not pay attention to it, but Gao Ran is different, he has fought with Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, and knows Zhao Yun's ability, not to mention that the troops he brought are still dragoons, so he dare not be sloppy with Cao Cao's order.

Of course, Xiahoudun is the same, although he looks down on Guan Zhang Zhao, but he still appreciates the dragoons, if the dragoons can be stopped and eliminated, then even if they win more than half of the battle of Xuzhou, the next battle will be much easier.

It's just that Zhao Yun will go to Pengcheng or Wuxian The two are not sure, if the judgment is wrong, the previous efforts may be wasted, but if the troops are divided, it can not play a role, so the two finally made the decision to set up an ambush in Pengcheng, as long as Zhao Yun dares to go to Pengcheng, it is bound to make him come and go.

Zhao Yun led the troops from Fengxian to walk for three days before entering the territory of Xiao County, seeing that the distance would be two more days to enter Pengcheng country, but received a document from Xu Chu, and at this time, he was already more than ten miles away from entering the territory of Xuzhou, although it was still far away from Pengcheng, but if it was not for the timely arrival of this flying pigeon biography, he might really rush into Pengcheng country, and then there would be a chance that he would meet Xiahoudun and Gao Ran's Jizhou army.

Pengcheng has been occupied by Gao Lan Xiahou Dun, it is not so easy to go from Pengcheng to Lu County, so he turned around and went south, since this is the case, then he will go to Wu County, detour to Lu County, but he has walked more than ten miles, Zhao Yun stopped again, his news Gao Lan Xiahou Tang does not know, it is safe to go to Wu County, but the news of joining him to leave Feng County has been passed on by Cao Cao to Gao Ran and the two, even if the two do not set up an ambush in Wu County, they will definitely stare at Wu County, if he goes to Wu County like this, then his whereabouts will definitely be exposed, At that time, the two of them can set up an ambush in the middle of the road and catch him off guard.

There is such a long distance between Wuxian and Lu County, even if the lord knows that he wants to come to the rescue, he will not have that chance, thinking about it, this line of Pengcheng can't go, and Wuxian can't go, it's not a safe choice.

"Bring me the map." Zhao Yun's voice fell, and someone on the side handed the map forward, now Zhao Yun's temporary place is deserted, and there is no pavilion, but if it goes all the way to the west, it is exactly the closest place to Lu County, of course, this road is not official, so the possibility of Gao Ran setting up an ambush here is almost zero.

Of course, this only shows that this road is safer than other options, but it does not mean that Gao Ran and Tai Shici will ignore here, but Zhao Yun will not care so much, and he will not hesitate to take the opportunity to lead the troops directly to the east, he is sure that Gao Ran will never set up an ambush here, even if there is, he will only send some scouts to keep an eye on it, then he just wants to pass quickly before he reacts, and do not give them any time to react, and then the dumb will eat Coptis chinensis, so that they will regret it.

In fact, it is not easy to judge this direction, but it is also easy, comparing Pengcheng and Wuxian is the direction he will choose on the bright side, since it is on the bright side, then how could he choose these two places to return to Lu County, so he must have another choice, then now the path chosen by Zhao Yun has become the best choice.

Although before the truth is determined, anything may happen, and any result is possible, but after all, it is just one of the three, focus on one place, and then stare at the other two, even if Zhao Yun passes, at least he knows in his heart, otherwise he doesn't even know where Zhao Yu is, so he can't be scared?

Sure enough, when Gao Lan Xiahoudun focused on guarding Pengcheng and sent scouts to reconnoiter Wuxian, Zhao Yun's dragoon army was discovered by the scouts, and the news was transmitted back to Pengcheng, and the two people who got the news were helpless and helpless, even if they were stationed in the huge Xuzhou, Zhao Yun wanted to go, they could completely avoid them, there was no meaning, this time the interception was to put it bluntly, as long as Zhao Yun went to Pengcheng, there would be no return, as for choosing other places, he could not do anything.

Xiahoudun passed the news to Cao Cao, which is also what Gao Ran meant, at this time not only he needs to reassess the possibility of attacking Lu County, but also Cao Cao himself, after all, now that Lu County has a dragoon army, the scale can not be underestimated, and it must be re-evaluated, whether this battle should be carried out or not.

In fact, in the current situation, Gao Ran is the most unwilling to see, after all, Yuan Shao's previous documents are still there, and the merits of the two will be judged by the final result, that is to say, if he does not have a good record in this battle, then what awaits him is not only the dismissal of the official, but even the disobedience of the military order.

So he took Cao Cao's assessment very seriously, and he was extremely concerned, he was too afraid that Cao Cao would give up sending troops to Lu County at this time, after all, the current situation was different from before, before he and Xiahoudun returned to Xuzhou, which was enough to go down to the main bus, but now even if he has a thousand mouths, he can't explain it clearly.

It seems that the result is no different, but the difference is very different, what is his original idea, defeat and kill or capture Liu Lan alive in Pengcheng, even if Liu Lan escapes, then take Xuzhou and Cao Cao to converge, then go north to Kaicheng to defeat Guan Yu, and then he can replace Wen Chou as the main general, at that time he will lead the coalition army south and eliminate Liu Lan in one fell swoop.

Although all this is very different from his original idea, the key point is not because Liu Lan gave up Xuzhou City and Pengcheng, but there is one thing he doesn't think he is wrong, that is, introducing Cao Cao into Xuzhou and making the situation in Xuzhou more chaotic This is definitely a hundred times stronger than Wen Chou's return to Kaecheng and being subject to Guan Yu.

One is controlled by others, the other is controlled by others, as long as there is a little overall situation, they will support him, but the current situation Liu Lan was not defeated, but let him gather the troops of Xuzhou, Pengcheng Xiapi and Zhao Yun Zhoucang together, the troops are not at all they are less, and the next battle of such a scale is unpredictable.

Can he not worry about it?