In the face of the threat of the bow and crossbow, even if Xu Xian was brave and martial, he did not dare to act rashly, not to mention that he had no intention of making enemies with the Bingzhou army.

"Bang dang!"

The spear in his hand was thrown to the ground, and the bow and arrow hanging on the horse's back were taken away by the soldiers.

"Dismount!"

Seeing this, the general of Bingzhou breathed a sigh of relief, but he still didn't dare to slack off, and pointed at Xu Xian with a bow and crossbow.

Xu Xian frowned, turned over and dismounted, and shouted: "I have an urgent matter to meet the envoy, and I also ask this general to report it." ”

The general of the state did not enter, and shouted: "If you make the king take care of all opportunities, how can others see it at will?" Come back with us first, find out who you are, and then talk about other things. ”

Xu Xian secretly thought in his heart: "The military situation is urgent, if they are arrested to find out their identity, I don't know how long it will be delayed, I might as well find another way to meet the envoy." ”

Thinking of this, he immediately turned pale and shouted: "I am Gao Lan, the general of Jizhou, and today I have turned my back on Yuan Shaoqian and defected to Bingzhou, is this how you receive guests!" ”

When he spoke, Xu Xian showed an aura of not being angry and arrogant, which made all the soldiers of Bingzhou feel a pang in their hearts.

When the general of Jizhou heard this, he looked at Xu Xian, who was a talented person, and asked tentatively: "Are you really the general of Jizhou?" ”

If the person in front of him is an unknown person, it would not be a problem for this general to arrest him and verify his identity.

If it is really the enemy's big man who votes, it must be an extremely important matter, and it is completely out of the scope of this general's handling.

Xu Xian shouted: "Yes or no, Chen Bingzhou will see it after he comes." When I fled, I killed dozens of Jizhou cavalry to break through, how could it be fake? ”

The general and colonel of the state couldn't help but believe a little when they looked at the dozen or so war horses and the bloody human heads tied to the war horses.

But he still cautiously asked: "Since the general is the general of Jizhou, why did he betray Yuan Shao and come to Bingzhou?" ”

Xu Xian suddenly changed color, pointed at the general and shouted: "This is a major matter of the military aircraft, how can you inquire, quickly invite Chen Bingzhou to come to see me!" ”

The tougher Xu Xian was, the more General Bingzhou felt a little weak in his heart.

At this time, he didn't dare to slack off, and called a team of soldiers to invite Xu Xian into the barracks to entertain him, but he hurriedly went to report to Chen Gong.

However, he said that Chen Gong stayed in the state pastoral mansion, and said to himself with some puzzlement: "Since ancient times, the soldiers have been fast, and the grain and grass in Jizhou are not very sufficient, but why is the marching speed of the soldiers and horses on the middle road of Jizhou so slow?" ”

"Envoy, envoy, Jizhou general Gao Ran rebelled against Yuan Laitou, and he was about to meet the envoy!"

Chen Gong, who was thinking about it, heard the words of the general, and said in disbelief: "Gao Ran came to vote, how is this possible?" ”

The general swore and said, "This person will admit it personally, and there will be no mistakes!" ”

Chen Gong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Quickly take me to meet Gao Ran!" ”

Inside the camp, Xu Xian looked at the well-armored and high morale of the soldiers in Bingzhou, and his face couldn't help but show a happy look.

A soldier came to Xu Xian and said respectfully: "The general came to Jinyang all the way, he must have been hungry." In the camp tent, some wine and food were prepared for the general, and the general was forgotten not to dislike it. ”

"Gollum, Gollum!"

It was only at this time that Xu Xian realized that he hadn't eaten for a long time, and his stomach was very angry.

He waved his hand and said, "Just what I want!" ”

After entering the camp tent, Xu Xian sat on the ground with a golden knife and began to eat regardless of his image.

It didn't take long for many bones to accumulate on the ground, but he didn't move the wine on the table.

"Stomp, stomp!"

Xu Xian had just finished gnawing on a bone, when he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps, and saw that Chen Gong had already entered the camp with the general of the state.

Chen Gong looked at Xu Xian, who was a talent, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Could the general be the famous general Gao Lan of Hebei?" ”

Suddenly receiving a salute from Chen Gong, Xu Xian couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.

He hurriedly pushed the golden mountain and fell to kneel on the ground, and said: "The grass people are not the famous generals of Hebei, Gao Lan, but because there is an urgent military situation to report to the envoy, they were stopped by the patrol soldiers. ”

"In order to meet the envoy as soon as possible, I lied that it was the Jizhou general Gao Ran who came to vote, and asked the envoy to forgive the sin."

The general behind Chen Gong immediately turned red when he heard Xu Xian's words.

"Boom!"

Suddenly pulled out the sword in his waist, and the general pointed at Xu Xian and scolded: "You are a thief, you dare to play tricks on me like this!" ”

"Kill!"

After scolding, he stepped forward with his sword to kill Xu Xian.

Xu Xian didn't want to sit still, so he stepped forward and grabbed the white blade empty-handed, and actually snatched the weapon in the colonel's hand with one move, and then grabbed his neck.

"Protector!"

The rest of the soldiers were horrified when they saw this, and hurriedly took weapons to protect Chen Gong Tuantuan, and the soldiers outside the camp heard the movement and also gathered around here.

Seeing that the situation was already very tense, Xu Xian suddenly threw away the sword he had snatched from his hand, and let go of the member and the state general, and then raised his hands.

"The grass people did have an urgent military situation to report, so they made this decision, and there is no malicious intent!"

"Kill!"

Seeing that Xu Xian had no hostages in his hands, the soldiers of Bingzhou shouted violently and were about to step forward and kill him.

"Stop!"

Chen Gong finally came back to his senses and stopped the soldiers' actions with an angry shout. After looking at Xu Xian carefully for a while, Chen Gong suddenly shouted, "Put down your weapons!" ”

The general of the state, who had just been restrained by Xu Xian's move, looked at Xu Xian with shame and indignation, a little incredulous.

The requirements for selecting generals and colonels in the state army are very high, and they can't hold the post of general without a certain strength.

It can be seen from this that the person in front of him who pretends to be Gao Yan is so terrifying.

When he heard Chen Gong's words, he hurriedly said: "This person is extremely dangerous, so it is better for you to be cautious!" ”

If the person in front of him is an assassin, after the soldiers of the state relax their vigilance, they will rise up and kill Chen Gong, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The rest of the soldiers also knew what was at stake, so even when they heard Chen Gong's words, they didn't put away their weapons, but protected him closely.

It's just that now, no one kills Xu Xian anymore.

In the face of the bright weapons around him, Xu Xian was still calm and calm, and his face remained unchanged.

He gave Chen Gong a deep look and said: "The grass people are local people in Taiyuan, surnamed Xu Mingxian, and the name is Bird. ”

"It's just because of the plan to make Jun carry out the strong wall and clear the wilderness, I feel that it is now the time when the survival of the state is in danger, so after sending my grandmother away, I want to come to join the army."

"It's just that a certain person is not willing to start as an ordinary soldier, so he went east alone to explore the reality of the Jizhou army, so as to make a gift of audience."

"Although a certain Jizhou army has 70,000 army flags, but the actual soldiers and horses are only more than 10,000 people, and later unfortunately found out by the Jizhou scouts, so they killed ten horsemen in a row and came to Jinyang City, but they didn't want to be stopped by the general."

"In order to inform the envoy of the military situation of the investigation as soon as possible, a certain person lied that it was the famous general Gao Lan of Hebei who came to vote, and please don't blame the envoy."

Chen Gong listened to Xu Xian's words, and shouted: "You said that there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses on this road in Taiyuan? ”

Xu Xian nodded solemnly and said, "Yiqu was originally five hundred people, but there were only seventy or eighty people in Yiqu in the Jizhou army. Based on this, it is speculated that the Jizhou army on this road will definitely not exceed 15,000 people. ”

Chen Gong's face changed drastically, and he finally lost his calm.

On this day, many scouts were sent out in Jinyang City, all of whom went to reconnoiter the reality of the Jizhou army in the middle road.

Two more messengers rushed to Yanmen County and Shangdang County respectively to inform Zhang Liao and Wang Yan to be cautious.

In the Governor's Mansion, after Chen Gong and Xu Xian talked, Chen Gong was shocked and felt that Xu Xian was a rare talent in a century.

Therefore, there is a heart to promote and reuse Xu Xian.

Chen Gong said to Xu Xian: "If what Bird said this time is true, it is really a great achievement, I will definitely ask for a reward for Bird, and add an official to the knighthood, no problem." ”

Xu Xian said: "Thanks to the importance of the king, the virtuous dare not be ashamed, this time I came to join the army just to help the king retreat from the enemy." After the Jizhou army retreated, he had to return to his grandmother to fulfill his filial piety. ”

When Chen Gong heard this, he appreciated Xu Xian more and more.

In the moral concept of the Han Dynasty, filial piety came first, and loyal ministers came after filial piety.

A person who is not filial is difficult to be reused, no matter how talented he is; Those who are filial will often be loyal once they confess their Lord.

Therefore, seeing that Xu Xian didn't want to take any credit, and just wanted to send his grandmother to the end of his life, Chen Gong already felt that this person must have a good character.

A person who is both civil and military, talented, and virtuous is very rare in any era.

Now is a troubled time, and such talents are even more difficult to find.

Chen Gong stroked his beard and said, "If Bird can't let go of his grandmother at home, he might as well take him to Jinyang to live, and I will match him with a few maidservants, wouldn't it be better for Bird to take care of him alone?" ”

Xu Xian didn't refuse, but said ambiguously: "It's too early to talk about this matter, you should think about how to retreat from the enemy first." ”

Chen Gong's brows furrowed slightly, walking back and forth in the state pastor's mansion, and asked with some concern: "If the Jizhou army in the middle is really bluffing, where does Bird think Yuan Benchu's main attack direction will be?" ”

Xu Xian said: "Although the grass people have been plowing the fields, they are also extremely concerned about the situation in the state. ”

"As far as I know, there are only 5,000 defenders in Yanmen County, and there is no danger to resist the Jizhou army. Yuan Benchu will definitely raise a large army this time, attack Yanmen County by surprise, and then use this as the basis to go south to plot the entire annexation of the state. ”

"If the Yanmen County guard is a little careless, it is very likely to suffer a fiasco."

At this moment, someone ran in and said, "Envoy, less than ten of the more than 100 scouts who have returned have finally heard the truth of the Jizhou army. ”

"This road is really less than fifteen thousand!"

Chen Gong sat up suddenly, looked at the north with some worry, and secretly prayed: "I hope the messenger will still have time to inform Wen Yuan." ”