In ancient times, transportation was very inconvenient, so the speed of message transmission was also seriously lagging behind.

When Cheng Yu finished borrowing grain and grass and requisitioned the army to prepare to rescue Wen Zhao, Chen Xu had already led his corporal to break through and retreat to Xuanyuan Pass.

On the official road, flags fluttered, and dust covered the sun. A general riding a horse and holding a big sword is none other than Bajun Gan Xingba.

In front of the army, the kitten wears rudimentary armor and rides on a war horse, carefully scouting the military situation nearby. Even though he is still under Chen Xu's rule, he has not slackened at all.

At that time, in Pusaka City, the kitten came to Cheng Yu with a cart of grain and asked to join the army. Cheng Yu was moved by his sincerity, so he made an exception for the kitten to join the army, and let him, who had not received military training, go to the battlefield.

It has to be said that the kitten is very flexible, both physically and mentally. When Gan Ning saw the kitten, he immediately felt that he was a natural scout, and immediately appointed him as a vanguard scout to reconnoiter the enemy situation in front.

"Huh?"

The kitten's ears twitched twice, and after looking at the surrounding environment, he immediately pulled the reins and rode his war horse into a small forest. Then the kitten tied his horse to a tree and climbed to a large tree beside the road.

Kittens have been flexible since childhood, and their ears and eyes are bright. Far away, he heard the sound of horses' hooves.

"This person is dressed in our army's armor, and this is in Hanoi County, he should be a messenger from the front line to report the news."

"However, behind is the army led by General Gan, what if this person rushes to the scene and collides with General Gan?"

Thinking of this, the kitten immediately jumped down from the tree, took the spear he had thrown on the ground, and stood in the middle of the narrow road.

"Stomp, stomp!"

It didn't take long for the cavalryman wearing Chen Jun's armor to come to a place not far from Wen Zhao.

The kitten was angry and roared loudly: "I am a scout under the command of General Gan, who is coming, report the name quickly?" ”

The cavalry, who was marching rapidly, suddenly heard the kitten's shouting, and was immediately shocked. In a hurry, his face showed joy.

"Appeal ......"

The cavalryman pulled the reins, stopped the advancing war horse, jumped off the horse, clenched his fists and said: "I am a messenger at the front, I have something important to report to the general, and I would like to ask this brother to introduce me." ”

Hearing the man's words, the kitten knew that his guess was fine, and led the messenger back the way he came.

In the small village outside Pusaka City, Haruka led two children and sat at the door. She stared blankly at the blue sky, her heart was up and down, but it was difficult to calm down.

"Kitten, you must come back alive!"

Thousands of thoughts turned into a sigh. She set her eyes on the two children and smiled brightly again.

Suddenly, there was a commotion coming from outside the door. A quick knock on the door made Chuncao's heart startled.

Hurriedly let the two children hide in the house, but she herself found a thick wooden stick and calmly asked, "Who! ”

"Chuncao, it's me."

This voice has been very familiar to Chuncao for more than ten years. She threw away the stick in her hand, quickly opened the door, and saw the kitten himself.

"It's not a dream, is it?"

Blinking desperately, Haruka suddenly felt happy to find that this was not a dream.

However, when he saw the grain cart behind the kitten, full of grain, her heart sank.

"You didn't go with the army to rescue the lord, why did you ask for the food sent to the government back?"

The kitten knew that Chuncao had misunderstood him, and hurriedly said: "The army has been traveling for a few days, and I received the news that the lord broke through and led the army to retreat safely. ”

The lord didn't want to waste money and labor, so he ordered General Chen to transfer back the soldiers and horses. And he gave back all the money and food that he had borrowed from the people. ”

"And the government also promised that as long as there is a surplus of grain in the government treasury, it will not treat us people badly, and will repay and distribute double the promise."

"The army retreated, and I wanted to stay in the barracks, but I was driven back by General Gan. General Gan said that spring ploughing is almost here, and the burden on our bodies is not much worse than that of their soldiers. ”

"No, General Gan knows that I lent the government a cart of grain, and sent two brothers over to help transport the grain back."

It was only at this time that Haruka noticed that behind the kitten, there were two soldiers in armor.

"Ah, come in and drink some hot water."

Chuncao noticed the two of them, and then hurriedly shouted to them.

The two soldiers laughed, and directly helped unload the food from the car to the kitten's house.

After moving the grain, the two of them didn't care about the kitten and Chuncao's retention, and said goodbye to them. Then, the two soldiers pushed the baggage cart lent to the kitten by the government and rushed to the city.

Seeing that the two of them didn't even drink a sip of water, Chuncao left in a hurry, and said a little helplessly: "Kitten, did I do something wrong?" ”

Speaking of this, Chuncao's face turned red. He thought it was because of his poor hospitality that the two soldiers left.

The kitten laughed and said, "It has nothing to do with you, when I joined the army, the generals repeatedly appealed to military law." “

"If the soldiers dare to plunder the people at will and accept gifts from the people, they will be punished by military law."

"That's why they don't dare to eat at our house."

"Ahh

The kitten's words made Chuncao cry out in surprise, and said incredulously, "Isn't it okay to drink some water?" ”

Without a direct answer, the kitten just nodded vigorously.

Sticking out her tongue, Chuncao whispered: "The military law is so strict, it's a little too unkind." ”

The kitten said solemnly: "It is these strict military laws that can see the lord's love for us ordinary people." ”

Chuncao didn't argue with the kitten about this matter, but said a little excitedly: "Did the lord really break through?" ”

The kitten nodded, and said with some disdain: "Since the lord started the army, he has been invincible and invincible. Just anti-thief Yuan Shu, why worry about it? ”

Obviously, in the words of later generations, then the kitten is Chen Xu's brainless fan.

Chuncao clapped her hands and said, "I hope the lord can defeat that Yuan Shu as soon as possible." ”

There are two flowers, one on each branch.

However, it is said that Wen Zhao led the troops to withdraw into the Xuanyuan Pass, and Yuan Shu led the army to reoccupy the entire Yuzhou. Then, Yuan Shu led an army of 300,000 to Yangcheng and looked at Xuanyuan Pass in the west.

In Yangcheng, Yan Xiang came to Yuan Shu's temporary palace and admonished: "Your Majesty, now that Liu Bei has been expelled and Yuzhou has been reoccupied, it is time to call off the army and return to Shouchun." ”

"You must know that the daily consumption of money and food by an army of 300,000 is a huge number."

"In addition, if it is freezing today, the soldiers are far away from home, and they are already exhausted and unable to fight again. If you continue to confront Chen Xu here, it is pointless. ”

Yuan Shu glanced at Yan Xiang and said impatiently: "I led an army of 300,000 and was about to break through Xuanyuan Pass, capture Chen Xu alive, and capture Liu Bei alive, how can it be called meaningless?" ”

Yan Xiang said a little anxiously: "Your Majesty, Xuanyuan Pass is not as good as Xiangcheng. Now that the soldiers in the city are well fed, it is definitely difficult for us to break through the Xuanyuan Pass. ”

What's more, there are also Sun Ce and Cao Cao in the rear. If you don't take advantage of the moment to defeat Chen Xu, you will withdraw your troops when the momentum is strong. If our army has a slight setback, the two will definitely take advantage of the fire to rob. ”

"For today's plan, Your Majesty should still accept it when it is good, lead the army back to the division, and sit in Shouchun."

Then, he fed the golden silk to tie up Cao Cao and sent an envoy to appease Sun Ce. When the territory is stable and the grain and grass are sufficient, it is not too late to discuss attacking Chen Xu. ”

When Yuan Shu heard this, he was immediately furious and scolded: "Chen Xu's villager led his troops to occupy my city and kill my people, can't I attack him?" ”

"That Cao Cao is just a eunuch, and he actually dares to invade my city. If it weren't for me being pinned down here, I would have raised a large army to break through Xuzhou and kill the Cao thief. ”

"Think of that Sun Ce child, his father was originally a general under my command, and he has also served under my account for many years. How important we are to him, but I don't want that guy to fall into the ground, taking advantage of my battle with Chen Xu, leading the rebellion in Jiangdong, what a big dog! ”

"If I can't kill it and get rid of this evil breath in my chest, what face will I have to live in the world?"

Speaking of this, Yuan Shu was furious, and his face was a little hideous and distorted. It can be seen from this how much resentment he has against Sun Ce.

Yuan Shu stared at Yan Xiang with a pair of red eyes, and said loudly: "I obeyed your words before, but I was repeatedly teased by that Chen Xu. What face do you have to point fingers before me? ”

Being reprimanded mercilessly by Yuan Shu, Yan Xiang suddenly felt ashamed, hid his face and retreated quickly, not daring to say anything else.

The rest of the civil and military officers looked at the angry Yuan Shu, and they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to speak.

Seeing that Yan Xiang left, the anger in Yuan Shu's heart calmed down a little, and he looked at Yang Hong and said, "I don't know if you have a good plan to break the city?" ”

Among the many strategists under Yuan Shu's command, except for Yan Xiang, only Yang Hong, the chief historian, was the most valued by Yuan Shu.

It's just that although Yuan Shu is not a generation of heroes, he is not so mediocre that he is hopeless. He also knew that compared to his own talent, Yan Xiang was far superior to Yang Hong.

Therefore, even though he doesn't like the upright Yan Xiang very much, he will listen to Yan Xiang's opinion on many things.

However, during this period of time, one strategy after another offered by Yan Xiang was like a mirror and became empty talk. This couldn't help but make Yuan Shu question Yan Xiang's talent.

And in his heart, he was also full of deep resentment towards Yan Xiang.

It was precisely because of this that he was so angry just now and scolded Yan Xiang mercilessly.

When Yang Hong heard Yuan Shu's inquiry, he immediately felt happy in his heart, knowing that the time had come for him to turn over.