Ailang stretched out four fingers, "Four hundred thousand! If you don't agree, then forget it!"

Xu You was angry, but he could only accept it and nodded, "I will try my best to tell my lord, it should be OK."

Ailang smiled and said, "Okay! After receiving the food and salary, I will use troops to Cao Cao! If Mr. Yuan refuses to pay, I have to go find someone else!" The meaning of this sentence is very clear, and it is also a rogue, and there is also a subtext: If you refuse to pay, I will help Cao Cao.

Xu You promised with certainty, but he greeted the women of Lu Bu's family in his stomach.

Xu You hurried back to Jizhou, and Ailang also sent someone to accompany him.

As soon as Xu You returned to Jizhou, he reported the negotiations with Lu Bu to Yuan Shao, and at the same time tried his best to persuade Yuan Shao to agree to Lu Bu's request. In Xu You's opinion, although 400,000 yuan in food and salary was a large amount, it would be very worth it if it could be exchanged for Lu Bu's surprise weapon.

But Yuan Shao looked very reluctant, frowned and said, "Lu Bu actually asked me for 400,000 yuan in food and salary! Hehe, it's such a big talk!!"

Tian Feng immediately said: "The lord's referee cannot agree to Lu Bu's request! Lu Bu is a man without any trustworthiness. If he takes our food and salary but does not work hard or even helps Cao Cao, wouldn't he steal the chicken and lose a lot of rice!" He glared at Xu You and said unhappy: "It's unreasonable that Xu You can actually negotiate such a ridiculous treaty with the other party!"

Xu You hurriedly said, "Lord, why do you care about some food and money for great things? Although Lu Bu is abominable, if you can exchange it for the other party to attack Yanzhou, it will be very beneficial to our army! How many officers and soldiers will be killed or killed by our army? How much time will it save? If these are converted into money and food, how much food and money can be compared with just 400,000!"

Yuan Shao frowned, still looking reluctant.

Tian Feng said: "Lord, our army is far more powerful than Cao Cao. There is no need for Lu Bu to support him. After the flowers bloom next spring, they can still wipe out Cao Cao with thunder. Why waste such food and salary to feed Lu Bu's hungry wolf! This is really an unwise move. I hope Ming Gong will observe it!" Yuan Shao nodded deeply in agreement.

At this time, Xin Ping suddenly clasped his fists and said, "Lord, I heard that many of the food and wages that had previously supported Lu Bu were fed by Xu You. Xu You wanted to make this happen so much, I am afraid that the drunkard's intention was not to drink, but to be just for the public to help his private life!"

Xu You was shocked and angry and shouted: "You are talking nonsense!"

Yuan Shao snorted heavily, Xu You couldn't help but be frightened, and couldn't help but close his mouth, and countless thoughts turned to his mind in an instant.

Yuan Shao stared at Xu You and said angrily: "I didn't expect my adviser to do such a thing! OK! That's great! You really deserve me!"

Xu You hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "This is clearly Xin Ping's personal revenge, lord, please be aware of it!"

Yuan Shao couldn't help but think that Xu You and Xin Ping have always been disagreement. If Xin Ping said that she was using private revenge, it was not impossible. She didn't know what to do for a moment. At this time, Xin Ping clasped her fists and said, "If the lord doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate it thoroughly. If there is no such thing, my subordinates are willing to receive the punishment!"

Yuan Shao felt that this was the best, so he immediately looked at Guo Tu and said, "Please, go investigate this matter." Guo Tu held his fist and agreed. Yuan Shao shouted to Xu You again, "You must not leave the mansion until the matter is clear!" Xu You timidly. At this time, an important military conference was completely off topic and turned into a meeting to deal with Xu You's corruption and fraud. As for whether to support Lu Bu's food and salary, the matter was left to the shelves and left to nothing.

When Ailang's envoy saw Xu You being investigated, Yuan Shao had no intention of summoning him, so he did not dare to stay for a long time, so he hurried back to Xuzhou to report to Ailang. At this time, Ailang had a cold and was wrapped in a quilt and sat on the bed, sneezing from time to time, and his snot flowed. Diao Chan stood beside him and wiped away Ailang's snot from time to time.

After hearing the messenger's report, Ailang couldn't help but curse: "Yuan Shao, this guy, is still four generations and three masters, is so petty! How fucking!!" Seeing Chen Gong standing below, he looked thoughtful, and asked: "Public Platform, what are you thinking?"

Chen Gong said: "I was wondering, did Yuan Shao notice our intention?"

Ailang shouted: "That's impossible! Yuan Shao has no brains!"

Chen Gong said: "Yuan Shao might not have thought, but his subordinates, Tian Feng and others are all extraordinary people, I am afraid they will doubt our intentions!"

Ailang thought about it, and then said angrily: "What if he doesn't matter! Anyway, we can't do it now!" The reason why Ailang said this was mainly due to two reasons. One was food and pay. All the food and pay in Ailang were used to rescue Huainan. The food and pay were scarce. If you want to launch a large-scale attack, you don't have to think about it for the time being; the other was the problem of the Sun family. Although the war between Ailang and the Sun family came to an end, I wonder if the Sun family was worried that Ailang would lead his army to attack Jiangnan or go north to Jiangbei. More than 100,000 troops and more than half of the navy were all arranged in Danyang.

In the county, the scouts also sent information that the Sun family had arranged 20,000 elite troops in Chaisang (presumably Jiujiang City, south of the Yangtze River, north of Jiangxi), and at the same time, they organized tens of thousands of people around Penglize into the civilian army, so that they could assist the main force to enter the battle if necessary. The so-called Penglize here is actually Poyang Lake. Penglize is the old name of Poyang Lake. The Poyang Lake area of ​​this era is somewhat different from later generations. The Poyang Lake in modern society is basically on the south side of the Yangtze River, while Pengli Lake at this time spans north and south, and there are quite large waters on the north bank.

Chen Gong smiled and said, "What the General said is very true. Anyway, we can't do it now, so let Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fight first. Let's sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight first, and wait until the time comes before taking action."

Ailang said worriedly: "I'm afraid Cao Cao can't beat Yuan Shao! Yuan Shao has nearly one million people now! Damn, I don't know where he got so much money and food, and he can raise so many soldiers! Ai Che!" As he said that, he couldn't help but sneeze and his snot flowed out. Diao Chan hurriedly took out a clean handkerchief to wipe it clean. Ailang grinned at Diao Chan, Diao Chan was happy, and the autumn waves were rippling in her beautiful eyes.

Chen Gong smiled and said, "This is not necessarily the case. Since ancient times, 'the soldiers are in the world but not in many elites'. Although Yuan Shao has many soldiers, he is far inferior to Cao Cao when talking about elites. In addition, Cao Cao occupied Luoyang with a lightning speed, and the situation has greatly improved. If Yuan Shao underestimated the enemy too much, he would probably encounter unprecedented setbacks! Of course, no matter what the outcome of this battle is, it will not be able to decide the outcome in a short while!"

At this time, an officer trotted in and reported: "You report to the General, Liu Biao's envoy has entered the city. I hope to pay a visit to the General immediately!"

Ailang couldn't help but say in surprise: "Didn't you just entered the Lujiang boundary five days ago? You arrived in five days?" Jiangxia County, east of Jingzhou, bordering Lujiang County under Ailang's control, so Liu Biao's envoy directly crossed Jiangxia County and entered Lujiang to Xuzhou. Jiangxia County was vast in area across the north and south of the Yangtze River. Jiangxia, which was previously captured by Sun Jian, was located in Echeng, which is now the city of Hubei. The capital of Jiangxia County was originally located in Echeng, but since the land in Jiangnan was occupied by Sun Jian, Liu Biao has now moved the capital of Jiangxia County to Xiling in Jiangbei. This Xiling is located in the north of Huanggang County, Hubei Province.

Chen Gong smiled and said, "Liu Biao was beaten up by the Sun family before, and all counties in Jiangnan were lost. Now that we are enemies of the Sun family, we must be trying to convince us to join forces with them to deal with Sun Jian."

Ai Lang couldn't help but have a thought and said excitedly: "We can change our strategy! If we don't mix with the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, we can join forces with Liu Biao to destroy Sun Jian first!"

Chen Gong smiled and said, "General! Sun Jian is not a mediocre person, and all the powerful generals and counselors under his command are extraordinary people. Even if we join forces with Liu Biao, it is impossible for him to defeat Sun Jian in one fell swoop! Moreover, Sun Jian has a navy army that looks proud of the world! To attack Jiangnan, water battles are the first priority. Our infantry and cavalry can defeat anyone, but if you want to train a navy army that can go south to Jiangnan, it takes time and money! Furthermore, although Liu Biao is a man, although he is a little talent, he is old and has no ambitions.

I just want to maintain the land of Jingzhou! Such people just want to rely on us to maintain their territory, and it is impossible for him to make all his efforts to make progress! In the end, our family will fight with the Sun family! If our army was entangled with Sun Jian, and if Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, then our situation would be very bad! Therefore, we should not look around, and we should focus on attacking Yuan Shao in the north to fight with Cao Cao to jointly attack Yuan Shao and divide his territory and population! It’s just that we still need to wait for the opportunity!"

Ai Lang felt that Chen Gong was very reasonable and nodded. Chen Gong said, "When Liu Biao's envoy is here, he will definitely make an alliance request. The lord can agree. It is also good to use Liu Biao to restrain Sun Jian's energy. Only when the time comes can we mobilize more troops to go north."

Ailang laughed, "Okay, that's it!" Then he said to the officer in front of him, "Go and bring Liu Biao's envoy." The officer replied and ran down.

Chen Gong clasped his fists at Ailang and said, "Please put down the curtain."

Ailang said angrily: "I'm not a little girl, are you still shy?"

Chen Gong smiled and said, "Of course not. But the general's health is inconsistent and his image is poor. It's okay to be in front of his own people, but it's better to pay attention to outsiders."

Diao Chan immediately said, "I'll put the curtains." As he said that, he walked to both sides and put down the curtains that were hooked up on both sides. As soon as the thick curtains were put down, it immediately isolated Ailang's bed and other spaces in the bedroom. Ailang sat on the bed and could only vaguely see the outlines of Chen Gong and others.

Not long after, a figure swayed outside the curtain, and someone seemed to be bowing and saying, "Don't let Liu Jingzhou command Kuai Liang pay homage to the general!"

Ailang smiled and said, "Mr. Kuai Liang, don't have to be too polite." At this time, Diao Chan returned to Ailang's side, and the fragrance on her body penetrated into Ailang's nose. Ailang couldn't help but feel his heart swayed in this dark room environment, and he couldn't help but stretch out his left hand to hug Diao Chan's slender waist.
Chapter completed!