Ailang said: "You don't know yet. I have asked Lao Chen to send an order to Zhang Liao to lead 30,000 troops out of the Dabie Mountains to wait for an opportunity to support Liu Bei." Tian Feng was happy and said: "Lord is wise!" Ailang remembered something and immediately said to Tian Feng: "You hurry to Tian Feng and tell him what he is doing, so that he doesn't have to send Wang Dong for the time being." Tian Feng clasped his fists and turned around and went.

After Sun Gan entered Lu Bu's territory, he rushed to Xuzhou day and night. Along the way, he found that Huainan land, especially Shouchun and its surroundings, had become much more prosperous than when he came last time! Shouchun's grand scale, prosperous trade and dense population left an extremely deep impression on Sun Gan, and he felt that Shouchun's prosperity has far surpassed Xiangyang now! He couldn't help but admire Lu Bu even more!

Sun Gan and his group finally arrived near Xuzhou after more than ten days of travel. Sun Gan originally thought that Xuzhou had just experienced a tragic battle with Cao Cao, and Xuzhou would definitely be destroyed and devastated. However, the scene that caught his eyes was completely different. There were tens of acres of fertile land outside the city, and the city was bustling and noisy. Business travelers and travelers were smiling on their faces, as if that war had never happened. This surprised Sun Gan.

Shortly after Sun Gan entered the city, he met the coach Chen Gong who came to greet him and stopped immediately. The coach Chen Gong who came straight to Sun Gan, clasped his fists with apologetic expression and said, "I am sorry, I am too late when we received the report. We are inadvertent and neglected the coach!" Sun Gan smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, don't be polite!"

Chen Gong asked, "Please come with me, the residence has been arranged, please stay and rest first!"

However, Sun Gan was eager to meet Lu Bu and said with a fist: "My lord is grateful for his kindness. But he is shouldering his mission, so he still wants to go to see the general first."

Chen Gong smiled and said, "Since that's the case, please come with me." "I'm sorry."

Chen Gong gave the orders to the officials under his command, and the officials bowed and hurried back to the official office. At the same time, another official rode a horse to the outside of the city. Then Chen Gong led Sun Gan and his party to the outside of the city. Sun Gan asked in surprise: "Is the general not in the city?" Chen Gong smiled and said, "The general is currently in the military camp outside the city." Sun Gan looked surprised, "Do you want to take me to the military camp? I'm afraid this is not good?" Whether in ancient or modern times, military secrets related to one force in the military camp have always been military forbidden areas. Not to mention the people outside, even officials inside him, they would not enter rashly without military orders. Therefore, Sun Gan was so surprised that he heard that Chen Gong wanted to take him to the military camp to meet Ailang.

Chen Gong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Our two families are allies, so what are the taboos?" Sun Gan couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this.

Chen Gong led Sun Gan and his group out of the city gate, then turned to the east, and a huge military camp appeared in sight. At this time, the official sent by Chen Gong had rode his horse from the front to Chen Gong, turned his horse's head and walked with Chen Gong, clasped his fists and said, "Sir, the lord is very happy to hear that Liu Bei's envoy came, so he asked the envoy to lead the envoy to meet him immediately." Chen Gong nodded.

The group went straight to the barracks, and soon arrived at the gate of the barracks. The gate of the barracks was open, and a figure who looked like a general was immediately waiting at the gate. When everyone arrived, he immediately clasped his fists and said, "General, please follow me here to welcome the envoys, please follow me!" After that, he turned his horse and led the way. Chen Gong accompanied Sun Gan and his group to follow the general and entered the barracks.

As soon as he entered the military camp, he saw thousands of officers and soldiers practicing fighting skills with their arms bare hands on the huge school ground. He saw the cold light flashing, the shouts were shocking, and a bloody killing aura soared into the sky. Sun Gan was not unaware of the world, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but be shocked. He couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder Lu Bu's army is called tiger and wolf sharp, and he withstood the fierce attack of Cao Cao's army with less attacks! Today, he realized that Lu Bu's officers and soldiers were indeed tiger and wolf sharp! This is probably just the tip of the iceberg. The real thing is that I will not let me see it! The difference between my Jingzhou officers and soldiers is quite big!’ Then I saw that there were many crossbows neatly placed on one side of the school ground, but the shape was quite different from the crossbows he had seen, and those crossbows were also much larger. Sun Gan became curious and couldn't help but point to the crossbows and asked, "Sir, those crossbows seem very special? They are completely different from the crossbows I have seen?" Chen Gong smiled and said, "That is our army's new equipment. It has been improved on the basis of ordinary crossbows. It has great power and can hit targets of about 300 steps!

Sun Gan was shocked and asked in disbelief: "Can you hit three hundred steps?! I heard it right?" Chen Gong smiled, "You are not wrong. You can hit three hundred steps." Sun Gan was very shocked and couldn't help but look at the crossbows again, with hope in his eyes.

After a while, Chen Gong led Sun Gan into the tent. He saw Ai Lang sitting high on his head, and the generals lined up and immediately stepped forward to worship. "General, Liu Bei's envoy Sun Gan is here." Sun Gan hurried forward and bowed and said, "I'm going to pay homage to the general!"

Ailang laughed and said, "No need to be polite! Sun Gan, you are our old friend!" As soon as Ailang said, Sun Gan felt a kind feeling.

Ailang said: "I have received a report and know that Cao Renzheng led his army to attack you. I will not sit idly by. I have ordered Zhang Liao to lead 30,000 elite troops out of Dabie Mountain to support you at any time. Of course, this must be because after you get your invitation, we will not enter Jingzhou without authorization."

Sun Gan bowed, "Thank you, General Gao Yi!" Then he explained with a sincere look: "General, when the Cao army invaded the general, my lord wanted to send troops to support the general. However, Sun Jian crossed the river to attack at this time, making our army unable to divide the troops at all. Although this matter is indeed difficult, it goes against the alliance between our two families. My lord specially told him to express his sincerest apology to the next generation, and hope that the general will not be surprised!"

Ailang laughed, "Isn't I that kind of stingy person? Of course I know Liu Bei's difficulties, and I don't blame him. Otherwise, I wouldn't see you today!"

Sun Gan was very happy and said, "Thank you for your understanding, General!" Then he clasped his fists and said, "In order to express his apology, my lord has prepared 100,000 yuan in food and money to support the general. These food and money should have entered the Lujiang area now." Ai Lang was happy and laughed and said, "Thank you, thank you!"

Sun Gan said again: "My lord expects that Cao Cao will launch a large-scale attack on Jingzhou at the beginning of next spring. He hopes to discuss a countermeasure with the general to deal with Cao Cao together! I wonder what the general wants?"

Ailang nodded, "Okay! That's what I mean!"

Sun Gan immediately took out a roll of bamboo slips and held up the presentation with both hands, "This is the strategy of Cao planned by the military advisor Zhuge under my lord. I also asked the general to look at it." Ai Lang winked at Chen Gong. The latter understood and immediately stepped forward to take the bamboo slip and then submitted it to Ai Lang. Ai Lang took the bamboo slip and looked at it. Ai Lang looked a little surprised, then looked at it. Then he looked at it with a look of thought. He raised his head and said to Sun Gan: "I have to discuss this with my people. You go and rest first." Sun Gan knew that Ai Lang could not reply to him immediately. He must discuss it with his subordinates, so he stopped talking and bowed to the promise. Chen Gong immediately called the official under his command and asked him to take Sun Gan and his entourage to rest at the inn. The official responded and immediately led Sun Gan down.

As soon as Sun Gan left, Ailang handed the bamboo slip to Chen Gong, "Old Chen, look! You definitely won't believe it!"

Chen Gong immediately came up to take the bamboo slips and read it, and also showed surprise. He laughed and said, "I really didn't expect it! Liu Bei would be so generous! He was willing to provide us with 300,000 yuan in batches!" Ai Lang curled his lips and said angrily: "Don't you want to rely on me to protect them!" Then he asked, "Old Chen, what do you think of this strategy proposed by Zhuge Liang?" Chen Gong thought, "It seems that we have taken a big advantage and captured Xuchang and became the first hero in the rescue of the emperor and the court. Haha. In fact, it is not true. Cao Cao arranged twenty each in Qingzhou, Yanzhou. Ten thousand troops. If our army wants to achieve the goal of sweeping Yanzhou to capture Xuchang, it must mobilize more than 300,000 troops, and this battle did not kill me. However, in this case, our troops were empty along the Yangtze River and the Guishan Guishan line in the north. Even if Sun Jian did not move, the pressure on Yunting in Guishan was still very huge. If it was lost, the Cao army drove straight in and killed them, they would not be able to steal chickens and lose rice. The consequences were very serious. However, in this case, it would inevitably attract Cao Cao's attention. Cao Cao's army would inevitably return to ensure Xuchang was foolproof, but they lifted their siege of Jingzhou!..."

After hearing Chen Gong's words, Ailang couldn't help but be furious and scolded: "This bastard Zhuge Liang actually wants to treat me as a gun!"

Chen Gong thought, "You can't say that! Although Zhuge Liang's plan may cause adverse consequences for us, it is considered realistic. From another perspective, if we can defeat Lejin's army and conquer Xuchang, we can get the greatest benefit. The huge risks are accompanied by huge benefits, so it cannot be said that Zhuge Liang is calculating us."

Ailang's anger was much more restrained, "Well. What should we do?"

Chen Gong looked thoughtful and couldn't make up his mind for a moment. In his opinion, working together with Liu Bei to resist Cao Cao next year is the key to whether he can defend his current territory. There are roughly two strategies to defeat Cao Cao's attempt. One is the strategy proposed by Zhuge Liang. Liu Bei resisted Cao Cao's army in Jingzhou, while his side bets on Yanzhou. This plan is too risky and may end up losing all the way. However, if he wins, he can almost reverse Cao Cao's family. The situation of being strong; secondly, when Cao Cao sent troops to Jingzhou, his side mobilized a large army to reinforce Jingzhou and joined forces with Liu Bei to defeat Cao's army. This strategy is conservative. The advantage is that there will be no major variables, and success or failure can be expected. However, the disadvantage is that it is difficult to cause huge damage to Cao's army in one fell swoop. I am afraid that the battle with Cao Cao will evolve into a protracted and protracted war, which is definitely not a good thing. If Sun Jian suddenly stabs a knife in the back, the situation of the war will probably change suddenly.
Chapter completed!