Everyone left one by one. Just as Chen Deng was about to leave, Mi Zhu suddenly pulled him.

"Yuanlong, Xuande is a member of the Liu clan and has a reputation for benevolence. You and I should support Xuande, but why do you want to give Lu Bu five thousand soldiers?"

Chen Deng sighed secretly, but there was no big change on his face.

"If Lu Bu kills Dong Zhuo, the Liangzhou Army will definitely not let him go. If he only has five thousand soldiers, how could he be willing to go to Pengcheng to die?"

Mi Zhu was stunned and nodded slightly.

"Yuan Long said very much. The people who attacked Pengcheng Kingdom this time were all Dong Zhuo's old subordinates. They would definitely attack Pengcheng at all costs. If they could use the hands of Liangzhou people to kill Lu Bu, that would be good."

After hearing what he said, Chen Deng shook his head secretly. Lu Bu died and Pengcheng Kingdom was lost. How could Tancheng enjoy peace?

Chen Deng didn't want to talk too much about these things, he just smiled.

"When Dong Hu is in Xiang County, Pengcheng must be his main attack direction. The Langya Kingdom in the north should be the support to restrain our army, and Liu Xuande should be able to block the bandit army."

"The Liangzhou army is best at raiding. Tancheng must also keep some troops and horses to defend the city. It is not advisable to divide troops elsewhere. However, if you don't worry about the thieves in the north, you can recruit some troops and horses to send them to Liu Bei."

Mi Zhu couldn't help but nodded silently.

"Just as Yuan Long said!"

...

Chen Deng left the mansion in a carriage. As soon as he returned to the mansion, he saw someone standing outside, which was Chen Qun and Chen Changwen of the same lineage.

"Why don't your brother enter the mansion?"

After the two of them met, Chen Deng said jokingly. Chen Qun felt emotion, but he still took out a letter from his sleeve.

"Yuan Gaolu sent someone a letter."

"Yuan Highway?"

Chen Deng was stunned and couldn't help but take the letter written in the silk book, and just took a look...

"Is Zhu Gongwei dead?"

"How is this possible?"

As soon as he spoke, Chen Deng seemed to realize something and hurriedly pulled Chen Qun into the mansion.

"This is not a place to talk, brothers should come in and talk together."

Lu Bu was angry with Zhu Yan. Liu Yao recommended Liu Bei as the governor of Xuzhou and left with his troops first. He was not very clear about the civil strife in the county, but Liu Bei personally participated!

Liu Bei was a participant, and he also asked Guan Yu to take the initiative to attack Zhu Yi. Although he did not know the specific situation of Zhu Yi and Liu Yao's death, he knew that Zhu Yi, Liu Yao and Sun Ce had escaped from Xiang County safely, but now, Zhu Yi and Liu Yao are dead...

"It's strange..."

Chen Deng looked around Yuan Shu's letters, but his eyebrows were getting higher and higher. The content on it was very different from Liu Bei's words...

Chen Qun sighed: "This matter is indeed strange, but it is beneficial to Xuzhou. If Yuan Highway can convince Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu, the Liangzhou army will be too busy to take care of themselves."

Chen Deng frowned slightly, shook his head again, and said, "Far away water cannot quench the near thirst. Except for Yuan Gaolu who can help us, Cao Mengde may not come to help. Yuan Benchu ​​is bound by Gongsun Zan again, so it is difficult to draw some soldiers to help."

"The only one who can come to rescue him is Yuan Gaolu, but he himself is also facing the threat of the Liangzhou army. At most, he only helps Xuzhou to contain some of the energy of the Liangzhou army and wants to send troops to rescue..."

"It's hard-"

Chen Deng is not a fool, and Dong Hu's layout in Hebei is obvious. There are Gongsun Zan in the north of Jizhou, Henan Yin, Henei County in the south, and Yanzhou East County in the east, there are 20,000 soldiers and horses of Bohai County occupied by the Liangzhou army, and 10,000 Heishan Army backed by Bingzhou in the west. Jizhou was almost trapped in a cage. If Yuan Shao could not make peace with Gongsun Zan, if Bingzhou did not kill Bingzhou, he would not block the passage of Jingxing in Jizhou and the passage of Fukou Pass in Bohai County, and if Sun Niu, Dong Fang, and Wu'anguo in Bohai County, he would not have thought of going south, and he would have to break through Qingzhou or Yanzhou to reinforce Xuzhou.

It is also difficult for Yuan Shu to rescue. Runan County belongs to a large area, occupying almost half of Yuzhou. Even if the troops in Nanyang County do not invade, they will face the siege of Liangzhou troops in Yingchuan County, Chen State, and Pei State. It is difficult for the Runan Army to free up his hands to rescue Xuzhou for a while.

As for Cao Cao... Cao Cao had not yet been able to take over the entire Wu County. Even if he took over the entire Wu County, it would be difficult to send troops at this time.

Thinking of the dangerous situation facing Xuzhou, Chen Deng didn't have much strangeness on his face, but he sighed in his heart, but he didn't have a good way. At present, he could only gather in the city to resist, waiting for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu to break through the defense line of the Liangzhou army...

Chen Deng knew that Yuan Shu's alliance plan was very good, but these were all far away and could not relieve the near thirst and could not save Xuzhou. However, he still did not feel much loss and was depressed. He praised Chen Qun in person and gave him a few words to him in person. He personally sent him out of the mansion until he watched Chen Qun leave. He turned around and returned to his inner house and came all the way to his father Chen Gui's room.

"Father."

Chen Gui was old and sick, so Chen Deng sat up his father and briefly talked about what happened today...

"Ahem..."

Chen Gui coughed several times and looked to the west with a heavy breath.

"Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo. If he went to Pengcheng, he would definitely anger the anger of the Liangzhou army. Our Xuzhou army's major general Wei, Lu Bu is probably not the opponent of Dong Hu. If Pengcheng is lost, Tancheng will be weak... For the current plan, the only ones who can save me Xuzhou are probably Shi Hou and Princess, should... should I send someone to Wancheng immediately..."

"Ahem..."

Chen Gui coughed repeatedly, and Chen Deng was careful to be content with his father, but he agreed very much. Even if Lu Bu was a ten thousand enemy, he would probably not be able to resist the enemy's strong attack several times. The Liangzhou army was good at cavalry shooting. Once Pengcheng fell, more than ten thousand cavalry would not only attack the outside of Tancheng, but also cut off Liu Bei's retreat.

Chen Deng knew that his father was right, but he was worried in his heart and sighed: "My father is very worried, but can the princess come to save us?"

Chen Gui smiled bitterly. He never expected Zhu Jun to be so radical. Everyone knew that the Liangzhou army did not go south to Yuzhou. It was not because he, Zhu Jun, had nothing to do with the court, but the little princess who didn't care about that time...

"hehe……"

Chen Gui smiled bitterly.

"Then Dong Hu has occupied the five states. Xuzhou alone cannot stop him. It is impossible for Xuzhou to protect himself. It is already difficult for my Chen family to protect himself. How can I care about the rest?"

Chen Deng was silent for a moment...

"As far as my father said, the child will send a letter to Wancheng, and the preservation of Xuzhou is the priority."

Chen Gui seemed tired and waved his hand.

"Go."

Chen Deng retreated silently with his fists, feeling deeply moved. If only the Xuzhou army in the city were enough, he might be able to hold on until the last moment, but there are still thousands of Danyang barbarians in the city. Can they survive and die with Xuzhou?

have no idea!

Chen Deng didn't dare to gamble with the entire Chen family.

The father and son said a few simple words. On the other hand, Cao Bao seemed not very satisfied with Lu Bu, but he was not stupid. He knew that he could not offend a person who died too much at this time. He readily transferred two thousand Danyang soldiers from the army and collected enough 5,000 soldiers and horses for Lu Bu. In addition to the 5,000 soldiers and horses on Chen Deng's military farm, Lu Bu had 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Pengcheng was in danger, and Lu Bu didn't think about it. He left Tancheng with 10,000 troops in a short time.

Chen Deng was a local gentry in Xuzhou. He was extremely afraid of Cao Bao, Zuo Rong, Lu Bu and others from outside. However, he was calm and did not show too much rejection or disgust. He just followed the flow and transferred Lu Bu to Pengcheng to fight.

Like Chen Deng, Mi Zhu is also a native family in Xuzhou. The only difference is that the Mi family was a wealthy family who started their business by relying on merchants. They did not join the Xuzhou family through formal channels. Although they were rich, they were an alien to the various families in Xuzhou. Because of the special nature of the Mi family, they were recruited by Tao Qian as a different leader.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and merchants are at the last place. No matter how rich the Mi family is to win people's hearts, they are also second-class citizens in the eyes of orthodox scholars. Tao Qian is quite famous in the eyes of outsiders, but the local scholars in Xuzhou hate and dislike him because he valued the Danyang system. Now Tao Qian is dead. Although the huge external pressure forces the local gentry in Xuzhou to be united in external relations, if the relationship eases, the Mi family will definitely be counterattacked by the gentry.

My family knows the dangers that Mi Zhu knows the family faces, and urgently needs another supporter, and also needs someone who can successfully transform his "merchant" family, and the clan Liu Bei is the most suitable one.

The Han Dynasty was the world of famous families and geniuses. No matter how wealthy the merchants and others were, they could not have much political influence. Whether it was the He family of Wancheng, Su Shuang, Zhang Ping, or the Mi Zhu and Mi Fang brothers in Xuzhou, they could not have much political influence through normal channels. They could only transform smoothly through dependence on others and through the hands of others.

The Mi family seemed to know their shortcomings. As soon as Mi Zhu returned home, he asked his younger brother Mi Fang to personally invite the Liu Guanzhang brothers.

Zhang Fei was seriously injured by Zhao Yun, and his injury was more serious than expected, but he was better off. He successfully found Hua Tuo, the world's first famous surgeon in Pengcheng, and also brought Hua Tuo to Tancheng, and his death was also under control.

After the three brothers walked out of Mi Mansion, Zhang Fei scratched his head in confusion and said, "Brother, the Mi brothers are kind and righteous. It would be fine if we gave us three thousand soldiers, why would we give our brother a woman?"

Guan Yu pulled Zhang Fei and said unhappily: "That's sister-in-law, third brother should not be reckless and nonsense!"

Zhang Fei is not really stupid either. He knows that the Mi family took the initiative to surrender, which naturally has indescribable benefits to their brothers, but why is that?

However, Liu Bei did not want to say too much about these things and looked at the north solemnly.

"The third brother is physically injured. It is extremely dangerous to go to Kaiyang this time. The third brother will stay in Tancheng to cultivate well..."

"That won't happen!"

Zhang Fei slapped his chest and almost caused another severe cough.

"Since it's dangerous, the third brother can't sit idly by and watch the eldest brother, the second brother is in danger!"

"Third brother, you..."

"Brother, don't talk about it. Our brothers have a good talk in Taoyuan. We don't want to be born on the same day of the same year, but we want to die on the same month of the same year!"

Liu Bei opened his mouth, feeling moved and worried...

"If the third brother wants to follow, he must agree to his brother's condition. He must obey Mr. Hua Tuo's instructions and recuperate. He must not be reckless and impulsive anymore! Otherwise... you will stay in Tancheng."

Liu Bei knew Zhang Fei's temperament too much and would have to stop meeting the Liangzhou army. Once he encountered it, he would be angry with him in a few words.

Zhang Fei pulled Liu Bei and Guan Yu left without caring about it at all.

"I've heard from my elder brother. I'll do whatever I say... Let's have a good time, let's have a good time today!"
Chapter completed!