And the state, Jinyang City, all the generals gathered together.

Tian Feng said with an excited face: "Lord, now that Dong Zhuo is dead, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others have taken the Son of Heaven captive, and their foothold is not stable. ”

"If we send troops to the division now, then the entire four eastern counties of the division will be included in the lord's pocket."

Chen Gong also said: "If God doesn't take it, it will be blamed." Now that Yanzhou has been decided, Cao Mengde has just finished fighting with Xuzhou Thorn Shi Tao Gongzu, and he is unable to advance westward. ”

"Huainan Yuan Shu is at war with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and he has no time to take care of anything else. The Lord took advantage of this opportunity to lead a large army to the south and took the four eastern counties of Sili in one fell swoop. ”

The location of Shangjun is very important, so after Cheng Yu finished leaving the city, Chen Xu sent him to garrison Shangjun again.

Chen Xu pondered for a long time, and finally said: "In this way, quickly order the soldiers and horses, escort the grain and grass, and attack the Si Li." ”

When the generals heard this, they were all overjoyed.

The war is all together, and it is time for them to make a contribution. The greater Chen Xu's power, the higher the status of these generals, the higher the tide will naturally rise.

Xu Huang, who had been standing aside, suddenly stepped forward and said, "If the lord goes south, he must take Hedong County first." A certain Hedong people's clan, this time the lord attacked Hedong County, a certain please be a pioneer! ”

The capture of Hedong County is a good time to make contributions, and how can the rest of the generals give in?

Zhang Liao also stepped forward and said: "Since he defected to the lord, he has not made an inch. Now attacking the division, I also ask the lord to appoint me as a pioneer. ”

As Zhang Liao began to speak, the rest of the generals also stepped forward one after another, vying for the position of this vanguard. Only Zhao Yun and Dian Wei remained unmoved.

Since the two of them followed Chen Xu, they have made too many achievements. Now that Chen Xu has a lot of talents, if they don't know how to converge, I'm afraid they will make people jealous.

So this time, they don't intend at all, to compete for the position of this vanguard.

Chen Xu saw that the generals under his account were fighting for the position of this vanguard, and he couldn't help laughing loudly: "The generals have this fighting spirit, which is really a blessing for the state!" ”

He looked around at the crowd and said, "This time to attack Si Li, the soldiers are divided into four ways. One route goes south from Shangdang County, out of Tianjing Pass, first takes Hanoi County, and then takes Henan Yin. ”

Then, he suddenly shouted: "Where are Zhang Yan and Zhang Liao?" ”

When Zhang Yan heard this, she was suddenly shocked. Since before leaving the fortress, after being taken over by Chen Xu, Zhang Yan has always been cautious in handling things. The generals competed to be the vanguard, but he was the only one who was silent.

Suddenly heard Chen Xu shouting at him, and in a hurry, he knew that Chen Xu was going to use him, and he was overjoyed. Chen Xu can use him, which means that he has been recognized by Chen Xu.

Zhang Yan hurriedly knelt on one knee and said, "The end will be!" ”

Zhang Liao on the side was also full of joy, knelt on the ground and said, "The last general!" ”

Chen Xu looked at the two of them and said, "You two lead 20,000 Taishan troops and 10,000 elite infantry soldiers to take Hanoi County with me, okay?" ”

The two of them were overjoyed when they heard this, and said in unison: "The last general obeys!" ”

Chen Xu looked at the map hanging on the wall and continued: "The second road, from Xihe County, south to Tongtian Mountain, attack Hedong County and Hongnong County. ”

Hearing Chen Xu's words, the generals' hearts rose again. They all hope that Chen Xu's next name will be himself.

Chen Xu's eyes patrolled over the generals, he looked at Xu Huang with an eager expression, and suddenly said, "Where are Xu Huang, Yang Feng, and Guan Hai?" ”

When the three of them heard this, they were immediately overjoyed, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said in unison: "The end will be!" ”

"Yang Feng and Xu Huang are familiar with the terrain of Hedong County, and together with Guan Hai, you will take 30,000 Qingzhou troops to attack Hedong County."

Xu Huang and others naturally gladly accepted the order.

"Where are Zhao Yun, Zhao Huang, and Tang Chen?"

"The last general!"

"You lead the cavalry under your account, and 20,000 elite foot soldiers, Chen soldiers go to the county, obey the control of Cheng Zhongde, the commander of the army, and the soldiers are directed at Zuo Feng Yi to deter Chang'an."

"If Li Dao and the others dare to send troops to Hedong County and Hongnong County, you will attack Zuo Fengyi."

Zhao Yun and the others said in unison: "The last general is ordered!" ”

There are many brave and good fighters in the state, although when the state army sent troops outside the fortress, the cavalry suffered heavy losses. But after returning to Bingzhou, Chen Xu quickly replenished 10,000 cavalry again.

Although the current 10,000 cavalry is not as good as the previous 10,000 elite cavalry, after all, the foundation and military spirit are still there. As long as he goes through a few battles, he can become a sharp knife in Chen Xu's hands.

Chang'an City, located in the territory of Jing Zhaoyin to the south of Zuo Feng Yi (yi). If Zhao Yun sent troops to Zuo Fengyi, Li Dao and others would not dare to continue to increase troops in Hedong and Hongnong counties for fear of losing Chang'an.

Moreover, the current Chang'an City has still not been completely stabilized. Li Dao and others did not necessarily dare to leave Chang'an.

Since the princes began to discuss Dong, the Western Liang Army's control over the four eastern counties of Sili has become very weak.

Especially Dong Zhuo, forcibly relocated the people near Luoyang and burned Luoyang to the ground. The whole of Luoyang is even more chicken.

The princes and Zhu Jun all once got Luoyang, but in the end they all abandoned the city.

According to Tian Feng and Chen Gong's speculation, Li Dao and others may not necessarily start a war with the entire annexed state for the sake of the four eastern counties of Sili. After all, their foundation is still in Liangzhou.

Zhao Yun and the others went to Dang County just in case.

If it is Li Dao and others, give up the four eastern counties of Sili. Then Zhang Liao and Xu Huang will attack these four county towns, and it will be easy.

Finally, Chen Xu said to the rest of the people: "The rest of the generals, follow me to Licheng to deter Jizhou and Yanzhou." ”

Licheng is located in Shangdang County, and to the east of it is the junction of Yanzhou and Jizhou.

Although Yuan Shao and Cao Cao may not necessarily take the opportunity to attack the state or rob the four eastern counties of Sili. But just in case, Chen Xu still Chen Bing Li Cheng.

Zhang Yan's way, with Zhang Yan as the main commander, followed by Zhang Liao; Yang Feng's way, with Guan Hai as the main commander, followed by Xu Huang and Yang Feng.

Chen Xu arranged it like this, but he had his own considerations.

Zhang Yan, Guan Hai, Yang Feng and others have been loyal since they defected to Bingzhou. If Chen Xu continues to snub them, it may make these people feel cold.

This time, it will not be too difficult to capture the four eastern counties of Sili. Chen Xu sent a few of them to fight, all to give them credit and reassure them.

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang are all generals that Chen Xu is very fond of. Since they defected to Chen Xu, they have not made an inch. Chen Xu naturally will also think about their future.

These two generals, Chen Xu is ready to reuse them in the future. If they don't have enough merit and prestige, they will definitely not be able to convince the public in the future. So this is only this time, Chen Xu is paving the way for them.

Although in terms of talent, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang are better than Zhang Yan and Guan Hai. But Zhang Yan and Guan Hai all led unmanned horses to defect to Chen Xu.

This kind of merit is destined to be higher than Zhang Liao and Xu Huang. If Zhang Liao and Xu Huang are the main commanders, it is difficult to guarantee that Zhang Yan and Guan Hai will not be dissatisfied.

The way of employing people and the art of balance, the current Chen Xu has played perfectly.

Zhang Yan, Guan Hai, and Yang Feng used to be dominant, and their own talents will not be bad. As for Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, they are even more talented generals, so let these people lead troops to capture the four eastern counties of Sili, Chen Xu is also very relieved.

After Chen Xu's dispatch of troops was completed, Tian Feng suddenly said: "Lord, I will wait for the division to be captured and become famous." ”

When Chen Gong heard this, he also echoed: "What Yuan Hao said is very true. ”

Chen Xu knew that people at this time liked to be bitches and set up archways. Although he was helpless in his heart, he would not refuse Tian Feng's suggestion.

It's just that Chen Xu has never been very good at making excuses. So leave it to Tian Feng and Chen Gong and let them worry about it.

Tian Feng pondered for a while, and began to show off his literary talents.

"Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, flying high, coercing the Son of Heaven, killing Zhongliang without permission, and the world hated those who could not eat his flesh, I don't know how many."

"The reason why Dong Thief can be like this is that he and his minions, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Fei, Zhang Ji and others are inevitably involved."

"Today, although Dong Thief has been ambushed, his minions are still ......"

Before Tian Feng could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a herald.

The herald rushed into the council hall and said loudly: "Lord, Wenhou Lu Bu has come to join the lord!" ”

Hearing the words of this herald, the entire state pastoral mansion suddenly became silent. Before this, no one would have thought that Lu Bu, who bravely crowned the three armies and sold his lord to seek glory, would come to Bingzhou.

When Zhang Liao heard that Lu Bu was coming, he was immediately angry. At the beginning, Ding Yuan treated Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Yang well, and Zhang Liao couldn't figure out why Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan.

Fortunately, Zhang Liao has become much calmer than before. He didn't have a seizure on the spot, just clenched his fists and was silent.

Tian Feng is upright and upright, and he has always looked down on capricious people like Lu Bu.

After hearing that Lu Bu was coming, he hurriedly said: "Lord, Lu Bu is a person who is greedy for money, lustful, and capricious. If the lord takes him in today, he will surely rebel again in the future. ”

Gao Shun is also a loyal and righteous person, and he said angrily: "Before the last general met the lord, he also thought about going to Lu Bu. But I don't want that guy to kill the master repeatedly, and his character is so unbearable. ”

"Ding Jianyang and Dong Zhongying's lessons from the past, the lord must be guarded against!"

The rest of the generals, except for Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and Chen Gong, all spoke one after another: "Lu Bu is unkind and capricious. Come to vote today, the lord should kill Lu Bu to get rid of future troubles. ”

Tian Feng even said: "The generals of the Xiliang Army hate Lu Bu to the core. Li Dao and Guo Yan even issued wanted documents and offered a high reward for Lu Bu's head. ”

"If the lord kills Lu Bu, he will sacrifice his head to Li Dao, Guo Yan and others. If you are coerced by a large army, you will be subordinate to the four eastern counties, and you can get it without spending a single soldier. ”

It was precisely because of Lu Bu's rebellion and the killing of Dong Zhuo that the power of the Xiliang Army was greatly reduced, and it even almost fell apart at the beginning.

If Chen Xu really used Lu Bu's head in exchange for the four eastern counties of Sili, which were regarded as chicken ribs by Li Dao and others, it would not be impossible to succeed.

For a while, Chen Xu was also excited.