Xu Guanzhong began to prepare for the envoy, and the grain and grass that Luo Gan needed were successfully transported to Pingyuan County under the escort of the grain supervisor Xu Chao, so that Luo Gan could rest assured.

"Lord, so-and-so sent grain and grass and came to give orders." Xu Chao came to meet Luo Gan.

Luo Gan still attaches more importance to this Xu Chao, because according to him, he and Xu Fu are still brothers, I don't know if they are brothers or cousins, or what, they are from Yingchuan.

Xu Fu is Xu Shu, it is said that Xu Shu was originally called Xu Fu, and he changed his name to Xu Shu after killing people. Of course, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Shu is a blessing.

"Xu Chao, a native of Yingchuan, 69 in force, 69 in command, 69 in intelligence, and 69 in politics. Talent attributes: supervising grain, encountering the enemy when escorting grain and grass, force +5, command +5. This is Xu Chao's introduction given by the system.

"Xu Chao, you said before that you were related to Xu Shu, so do you know where Xu Shu is now?" Luo Gan asked casually.

Xu Chao hugged his fists and said: "Xu Shu is my brother, he was a ranger in his early years, he once avenged and killed his friends, and was later caught by the government. Fortunately, he was rescued by a friend, and then went around to study, and when Dong Zhuo was in trouble, he took refuge in Jingzhou. ”

Luo Gan thought about it, and now Xu Shu should have learned almost well in Jingzhou, so he said: "Xu Chao, you can repair a book, and I have also written a letter to seek talent, you send someone to Jingzhou, and say that I will invite him to come to Qingzhou to be an official." ”

"No!" Xu Chao was overjoyed and took Luo Gan's letter to run errands.

A natural saint can only say that in addition to innate talent, a person's growth also depends on the acquired growth environment, the education received, who he interacts with, and what kind of vision he has.

Orange is orange born in Huainan, and orange is born in Huaibei. So Luo Gan didn't go to collect those historical figures in the second half of the Three Kingdoms, of course, he didn't have time, the princes fought for hegemony, how could Luo Gan have time to go to the world and gather talents. That's too dangerous, and it won't be discovered by the princes one day, and it won't be finished.

Like Xu Shu, before going to Jingzhou to study, let him actually prefer to be a ranger, and after studying in Jingzhou, he can become a strategist. Like Zhuge Liang, he is probably only a teenager now, even if Zhuge Liang is recruited now, he will not be as powerful as in history in the future. Xu Shu should have been studying for six or seven years, and he has been in Jingzhou for at least four or five years, and he can become a teacher.

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In Ande City, more than 20,000 soldiers and horses of Jizhou soldiers are stationed in the bath, but this city is just a small city, and when the Jizhou soldiers came to attack, many people have fled. Under the looting of the Jizhou soldiers, they still got some grain and grass, barely so that the 20,000 Jizhou soldiers would not starve to death, but it was difficult to hold on for too long.

Yan Liang led 5,000 troops to search for grain and grass, but was attacked by Guan Sheng and retreated. Then he led 10,000 troops to attack the city, but he was unable to capture the city.

The route that Jizhou wanted to transport grain and grass to Ande City was cut off by Luo Gan's troops, and the grain and grass in Ande City was not enough for the Jizhou army to consume.

In this way, Yuan Tan was very anxious, especially knowing that Yuan Xi was captured alive by the Qingzhou Army, he was very happy at first, there was one less competitor for the prince. But thinking that Yuan Shao was not easy to explain, and in anxiety, Yuan Tan also tried to lead the army to a decisive battle with Luo Gan.

However, Luo Gan is not in a hurry to fight with Yuan Tan, if the fighting generals can still have fun, anyway, the fierce generals under his command are not timid Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Attacking the city, Yuan Tan couldn't attack it again, and if he stayed under a city for too long, he might be besieged by several military horses of the Qingzhou Army.

Luo Gan occasionally threatened Yuan Tan with Yuan Xilai, coupled with all kinds of harassment by Luo Gan's army, and finally almost drove Yuan Tan crazy.

"Mr. Ziyuan, what do you think I should do?" Yuan Tan stared at Xu You with his eyes.

Xu You's brows furrowed, and he was also distressed: "It's not impossible to force Luo Gan to fight a decisive battle with us. Our army stormed Pingyuan City, and in the end, it will inevitably attract the Qingzhou army to fight to the death. However, our current actions are very unfavorable to us, and if we really want to fight a decisive battle, we are probably not Luo Gan's opponent. With Ande City, it is by no means a long-term solution, and there is not much food and grass. And Luo Gan is cunning, it is not easy to defeat him, especially Luo Gan's second son to threaten us. ”

"There are no eyes for swords and guns, we will fight to the death with Luo Gan, and if the second brother encounters misfortune, it will also be for the sake of his father's great cause. Hey, what should I do, sir? After Yuan Tan blurted out, he changed his words again, and he didn't really want to execute it.

Xu You said: "It's better to ask for help like the lord, our army has suffered too much loss, Qingzhou has not been able to attack for a long time, and the soldiers are tired of fighting." Let the lord order to send a large army to reinforcements, completely defeat Luo Gan, and annex Qingzhou. Or ask the lord to strike the war, we will withdraw to Jizhou, and attack Qingzhou in the coming day. ”

At the beginning, the 50,000 troops did not capture Qingzhou, and now there are only more than 20,000 people, and they are even more inferior, and they have no confidence to take Qingzhou.

But Yuan Tan still has the strength to rush out of Pingyuan County and return to Jizhou with the more than 20,000 people he has, as for how many people can be left, it is difficult to say.

"Hey, I'm really unwilling. Let's send someone to ask the lord for help. Yuan Tan said helplessly.

"No!" Xu You also sent someone to Jizhou.

……

Xu Guanzhong rushed to Yecheng in Wei County, Jizhou, with an entourage, and came to meet Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao led his troops to attack Gongsun Chan and defeated Gongsun Chan before, but now Youzhou is still very chaotic, and the forces of all parties are there, and it is difficult to annex it. So Yuan Shao also returned to Yecheng and met with Xu Guanzhong.

"In the name of Qingzhou Mu, Xu Guanzhong came to meet Yuan Jizhou." Xu Guanzhong saluted Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao looked at it coldly, and after a while, he shouted: "You are so bold, my Jizhou army is crusading against your lord, you dare to come to send him to death, come here, take down this person's sacrifice flag!" ”

Yuan Shao's sudden intimidation did not deter Xu Guanzhong, Xu Guanzhong said calmly: "This is the way that the Yuan Duke of the Fourth World and the Third Duke treated?" What a disappointment for everyone in the world. ”

Yuan Shao snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Your lord sent you to sue for peace, right?" Haha, then there is no need, my Jizhou army is invincible, and sooner or later Qingzhou will be pacified. Punish Luo Gan. ”

Xu Guanzhong shook hard, broke away from the drag of the two Jizhou pawns, and laughed loudly: "Yuan Xi's army was defeated by my lord in Yanzhou, and Yuan Tan couldn't capture Pingyuan County, so he was defeated by my lord and besieged in Ande City. Yuan Xi has been captured by my father-in-law, Yuan Shao, do you still want your son's life? ”

Yuan Shao was shocked, he hadn't received the news that Yuan Xi had been captured alive, so he hurriedly waved his hand to let his subordinates retreat: "Go down, go down, this gentleman, please sit, please sit!" ”