"I am a slave! I'm too bullying people--!" After reading the letter written by Da Yuan Sangong brought back by Shu Shao, Xiao Yuan Sangong was absolutely not very good-tempered and was completely furious. He first slapped the desk and roared, and then tore the handwritten letters of his fellow brother to pieces in a few seconds. Finally, he jumped up and stamped his feet and cursed, "I am a slave! I'm a slave! I'm a slave! I'm a slave! I'm a slave! I'm too bullying people! I'm too bullying people! I'm too bullying people! I'm too bullying people! I'm not going to let you restrain your son-in-law and return Gu's city. It's okay if you don't care about brothers and sisters, but you dare to ask Gu and Tao Ying to negotiate a ceasefire, and cede the land and city for Tao Ying to forgive the ceasefire! I'm too bullying people! You kill 180,000, you kill 180,000,000, you dare to ask Gu and Tao Ying to negotiate a ceasefire.

Chapter One Chapter: The concubine who rides on the wall to watch the wind sword!! I have a family slave... When Xiao Yuan Sangong roared, Liu Xun, Yan Xiang, Jin Shang, Lei Bo, Li Shu and other civil and military officials of Huainan army all lowered their heads and said nothing, and let Xiao Yuan Sangong roar and vent their roars. But even so, Xiao Yuan Sangong still refused to let them go. As he cursed, he suddenly kicked the case in front of him, pointed at Yan Xiang, Jin Shang and others and asked: "Is there any news on Liu Biao's army? When will they go north to reinforce Shucheng? It has been four days since they were stationed in Tongyang. The news of Liu Biao's reinforcements was also announced in public. Why are they still holding their troops still?"

"Lord, the messenger sent to contact Liu Biaojun has just returned." Jin Shang replied tremblingly: "The answer from Liu Pan and Huang She to our army is that their team is tired from afar, and they are not familiar with the geographical road conditions of Lujiang. They need to rest for several days and learn about the terrain road conditions of Lujiang by the way, so they are unable to send troops north for the time being. Just ask your lord to rest and wait patiently for a few days. When it is time to take action, they will definitely rescue Shucheng."

"Exception! Pure excuse!" Xiao Yuan Sangong was even more furious. He roared hysterically: "From the water road down the river, without taking a step, and without walking a mile, Chapter 181 The army of the army riding the wall and watching the wind also needs to rest? Four days of rest is not enough. How many more days should I rest? The main force of the Xuzhou bandit army is less than forty miles away from Shucheng. They are still alone and still waiting patiently? When will they wait alone?!"

It was even more exciting that the third Duke of Little Yuan was still behind. Although he knew that the third Duke of Little Yuan was extremely angry now, in order not to be forcibly taken on the blame later, Jin Shang, who was responsible for contacting Liu Biaojun, took out another letter and said, "Lord, in addition to this, the two generals Liu Pan and Huang She also asked our army envoy to bring a letter, asking the lord to allocate another batch of food and grass to reward the soldiers and encourage the morale of the Jingzhou army..."

"Dream!" Xiao Yuan Sangong roared again, "Fifty thousand hu of grain, thousands of kilograms of gold and silver, one thousand pieces of colorful satin and countless good wine and meat have been sent. They are not satisfied? They still want to continue to ask for it again? They really treat the lonely as a sucker and quarrel at will! If they don't give it, they will definitely not give it!"

Jin Shang retreated silently - Jin Shang was just afraid that Xiao Yuan Sangong, who liked to shirk responsibility in the future, blamed himself for not reporting all the situations. Now all the situations have been explained, Jin Shang naturally refused to touch Xiao Yuan Sangong's bad luck. However, the Lord Bo Yan Xiang didn't know how to live or die, and took the initiative to stand up and said, "What the lord said is very true. This time he said that he can't give anything again. Our army no longer needs to rely on reinforcements from Liu Pan and Huang She, the couple."

"No need to count on you anymore?" The third young master of Yuan really regarded Yan Xiang as a punching bag, stopped roaring and looked at Yan Xiang with a slanted look, and asked with a sneer: "Master Yan Bo, it was your idea to ask Liu Biao for help. Now that Liu Biao's reinforcements are here, why do you say you don't need to count on you anymore?"

"The ministers were dead. The person who urged the lord to ask for help from Liu Biao was indeed a minister. It was wrong for the minister to offer advice. Even if he beheaded the minister and asked for punishment, he would have no objection." Yan Xiang, who was loyal to Xiao Yuan, admitted his guilt calmly. Then Yan Xiang knelt down on both knees and apologized: "But the ministers were loyal to the lord, and he felt that Liu Biao would be worried about his lips and teeth being cold, and he might send troops to help the lord, so he begged the lord to try it. But now, the ministers found that he underestimated Liu Biao too much, underestimated Liu Biao's thickness, and underestimated his traitors in riding the fence and watching the wind. It was because the ministers mistakenly believed that the enemy was killed and the ministers should be punished. However, the money, grain, and military supplies were required to be punished. Please don't waste it anymore. Liu Biao's team could no longer save us."

The third duke of Xiao Yuan was not in a hurry to cure Yan Xiang's crime, but asked in confusion: "The reinforcements of Liu Biao's old man have arrived in Tongyang, only one hundred and sixty miles away from Shucheng. Why do you believe that he will not save us again?"

"Because Liu Biao sent troops this time, he was not here to save Shucheng, but to watch the wind and see the scenery and fishing." Yan Xiang kowtowed and replied: "If the ministers expected it was not bad, Liu Biao had no intention of rescuing Huainan, nor did he have the courage to turn against the Xuzhou bandit army to start a war. The person who made Liu Biao decide to send troops to Lujiang should be Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu."

"Who is the concubine who gave birth to a family slave?" Xiao Yuan Sangong's face changed again, and he became even more confused. He said, "What are you talking about? Why can't Gu understand at all? The person who made Liu Biao decide to send troops to Lujiang was the concubine who was thousands of miles away who gave birth to a family slave?"

"Lord forgives the crime. Although the ministers are unwilling to admit it, it is probably the case." Yan Xiang replied helplessly: "My ministers suspect that Liu Biao learned from the envoys of our army that he had sent an envoy to Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu ​​for help, and asked Yuan Benchu ​​to come forward to force the Xuzhou bandit army to withdraw from Huainan. He then decided to send troops to Lujiang to watch the scenery. Because after Liu Biao sent troops to Lujiang, if Yuan Benchu ​​wanted to force the Xuzhou bandit army to withdraw from Huainan in the sense of brotherhood, then Liu Biao would not have to worry about turning against the Xuzhou bandit army to start a war, and he would also gain the reputation of giving righteous help. At the same time, he could also get the money and food promised by our army. He would kill three birds with one stone, and would benefit without any harm."

"But now that concubine and illegitimate son have refused to force the Xuzhou bandit army to withdraw from Huainan for the sake of their own son?" Xiao Yuan San asked, "Our army has not obtained foreign aid in Jizhou, what should I do if Liu Biao's old man?"

"This is easier for Liu Biao." Yan Xiang smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know if I still remember. When Liu Biao and Cao Cao formed an alliance with Yuan Shao, they jointly recognized Yuan Shao as the leader of the three families. If Yuan Shao refused to lend a helping hand to our army, then Liu Biao could have the excuse of obeying the orders of the leader and withdrawing from Lujiang. Anyway, the promised gifts of our army had been sent to him, and he would not have any losses. In addition, if Liu Biao was a little darker, he could have the excuse of the leader Yuan Shao having an order to let his army attack our army with the Xuzhou bandit army. He would seek greater benefits from it!"

After hearing Yan Xiang's explanation, Xiao Yuan San Gong couldn't help but be stunned again. After finally waking up, Xiao Yuan San Gong couldn't help but kick the table that had been overturned, and even more hysterically roared and scolded, "Old fox! Old slippery! Old shameless! It's so shameless that it's so shameless!"

"Yan Zhubo, are you taking it for granted?" Jin Shang, who was in charge of contacting and negotiating with Liu Biaojun, was a little unbelievable and questioned: "Liu Biao's descendants are all your imaginations from Yan Zhubo. Is there any proof?"

"What else do you need?" Xiao Yuan Sangong immediately pointed his gun at Jin Shang and roared: "Liu Biao's team has always been in Tongyang. Isn't this a proof? If Liu Biao had not planned to be a fence-bearing man, his reinforcements would have arrived in Shucheng north long ago!"

Jin Shang was speechless. The other Huainan civil and military generals held their breath and did not dare to get angry like Jin Shang. The third prince of Little Yuan roared for a long time until he was exhausted and his throat was hoarse. Then he sat back on the mat and asked weakly: "My dear masters, things have come to this point. What can I do to retreat to the enemy? Let's hear it."

Most of the civil and military officials in Huainan were silent. Only the prefect of Lujiang, Liu Xun, led a few civil and military officials in Lujiang, tentatively said: "Lord, why not fight? The lord brought 35,000 troops from Shouchun. In addition, the local army in Lujiang, our total number is more than 60,000, which may not be the opponent of the Xuzhou bandit army. The last general proposed to take advantage of the fatigue of the Xuzhou bandit army to come from far away and send troops out of the city to fight the Xuzhou bandit army. If we can win, our army will not have to look at anyone's expression."

This time, even the third duke of Xiao Yuan, who had always been extremely arrogant, did not say anything. After hesitating for a long time, the third duke of Xiao Yuan also asked Liu Xun in a tentative tone: "Do you dare to go out of the city to fight the thieves' army?"

"The last general is willing to lead troops out of the city to fight to avenge the brothers of beloved!" Liu Xun, whose brother Liu Xie and his son Liu Wei were both dead at the hands of the Xuzhou army, held his fists and asked for orders. Several generals of Lujiang under Liu Xun also held their fists and asked for orders, expressing their willingness to fight. After hesitating for a long time, the three young master of Yuan finally decided to die as a living horse, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, tomorrow you will lead 20,000 Lujiang troops to fight, and then send Lei Bo to lead 10,000 Shouchun troops to help you. If you win, I will definitely reward you!"

Liu Xun and others held their fists together and sang the promise. Yan Xiang's lips moved. He wanted to dissuade him, but after a little calculation, he forced himself to close his mouth and said in his heart: "Die the horse first, be a living horse. If there is a miracle, of course it is best. Even if you can't win, it will be easier to persuade the lord and Tao Ying traitor to negotiate and discuss peace... The next morning, Liu Xun really led 20,000 Lujiang troops out of the city and headed north, and Yuan Shu also kept his promise.

Lei Bo led 10,000 Shouchun's direct troops out of the city and joined forces with Liu Xun to fight the Xuzhou army. After the scouts and the horses passed the news to Tao Ying, our Deputy Director Tao was of course overjoyed and was inevitably confused again. He said in surprise: "Yuan Shu actually sent troops out of the city to fight a field battle with me, or a large-scale decisive battle of tens of thousands? The old guy took the wrong medicine. He had not lost to me in the field battle enough, and he wanted to come to his door to seek death?"

"I also feel strange. Is there any fraud?" Lu Su was also very puzzled and said, "No, even if there is fraud, Yuan Shu would not have dispatched so many troops as bait? Is this nearly half of the Lujiang defenders?"

"The reason for Yuan Shu's decisive battle can be discussed later." Tao Ying shook his head and said, "This is a rare opportunity to force Yuan Shu to the negotiating table. You cannot miss it. I will pass on my order and the front army will stop. When I personally lead the central army to arrive, I will fight to the death with Yuan Shu's team from the city, and beat Yuan Shu's perch on the negotiating table in one battle!"

After a while, Tao Ying personally led 30,000 central troops to catch up with the 10,000 Xuzhou front army led by General Gao Shun, the south was already covered with dust and smoke, and the flags came like a sea. Seeing this, Deputy Director Tao did not dare to entrust the situation. He hurriedly ordered the entire army to arrange a formation and set up a huge Yanyue formation that was stable and led a strong attack and was suitable for leveraging the advantages of strong generals. He led a group of brave generals to take charge of the flag formation. Hou Cheng and Jiang Qin each led the two wings of the two wings, and Tao Ji led the Gentleman Army to support him. After Liu Xun's team arrived at the battlefield, they also formed a small square formation in units of troops, and then formed a normal huge square formation, which was also stable and attacking, and at the same time facilitated the mobile attack of the army. The few cavalry were arranged by Liu Xun on the left wing with the widest terrain. Liu Xun himself also wanted Deputy Director Tao to be as greedy as life and fear death, and to be in the central flag formation that was most protected by heavy troops.

After a moment, the two sides were firmly in the formation. What made Deputy Director Tao overjoyed was that Liu Xun's army rushed out of the horse and rushed to the front to fight. Seeing this scene, the lackeys under Deputy Director Tao naturally fought for the first time. Among them, Xu Huang, a new lackey who had just arrived from Shouchun to meet with the main force, had the strongest desire to ask for battle. He said that he would come to the battlefield to fight for Deputy Director Tao. Deputy Director Tao was worried that Xu Huang was seriously injured and was unable to support his strength and refused to agree. Xu Huang simply got off the horse and knelt down, saying that if he couldn't win, Tao Ying would not be able to slash the general's desire to fight too much. Finally, he nodded and agreed. At the same time, he sent Xu Chu and Cao Xing to come out to meet and cover.

After receiving the permission of Deputy Director Tao, Xu Huang happily lifted the axe and got on the horse. In a blink of an eye, he flew out of the formation. Without saying a word, he swung the axe to kill the enemy general. After only three rounds of battle, Xu Huang split the enemy general with an axe and sent the Lujiang general who had no chance to report his name to the west. Seeing this, the Xuzhou army naturally had a loud drum and cheer, but the Lujiang team was screaming and making noises constantly, and everyone's faces changed color.

The generals were not over yet, and the Lujiang general who was not afraid of death slapped his horse and shot him out. Xu Huang raised his spirits and fought with the general for more than ten rounds. Suddenly, he shouted and raised his axe and cut off the unlucky horse. The Xuzhou army cheered again, but the entire Lujiang army was frightened. Liu Xun, who was in charge of the central government, also had a change of color on his face. Only then did he understand why Xiao Yuan Sangong sent him to fight yesterday, but now that happened, Liu Xun had no choice. He could only shout like Han Hao, the capable deputy next to him: "General Yuansi, look at you. If you can kill the head of this thief general, I will ask for you in front of the lord!"

"No!" Han Hao agreed without hesitation, then carried a long-handled sword and came out of the battle, shouting from afar: "Han Hao is here in Hanoi, the enemy general is well-known. Han Yuansheng's sword will not kill the unknown rats!"

"Han Hao Han?!" Xu Huang frowned slightly, pointed at Han Hao and shouted: "Han Hao is a man, can you know Xu Gongming from Hedong? When I was pacified by the Yellow Turban thief, I had been to your Hanoi County!"

"Xu Gongming? Are you Xu Huang and Xu Gongming from the plain? "Han Hao, who had led the village party and the Yellow Turban Army to work in his hometown, was stunned and subconsciously strangled the war horse. Seeing Xu Huang nodding and admitting, Han Hao turned his head and ran away and fled back to the formation. He was shocked that the Lujiang Army all looked like earth, and Liu Xun was furious. When he was about to order Han Hao, who had fled without a fight, was the most competitive Xu Chu in the Xuzhou team could no longer hold back. He held a ghost-headed sword in his hand and rushed wildly, roaring like thunder, "I only recognize Xu Gongming from Hedong, can I recognize Xu Zhongkang from Pei?"

Amid the roar, Xu Chu plunged into a Lujiang army formation. Wherever he went, he felt like waves were cracked. Any Lujiang soldiers blocking Xu Chu were either cut into two pieces or hit by a war horse and trampled to death. The Lujiang general who commanded this phalanx was also killed by Xu Chu with a knife. All the soldiers under his command were frightened and fled in all directions. The neat phalanx formation was in chaos. Xu Chu did not silly and stumbled to the end. He cut off the tooth and immediately turned around and ran back to the formation. He held the tooth in his hand and shouted loudly in the formation, "You are a man who dares to come out to test the sword with me Xu Zhongkang?"!"

Seeing that the two generals Xu Chu and Xu Huang were so powerful that they usually bully local rural soldiers and bandits and thieves, all the Lujiang army, were panicked, and many deserters appeared in several phalanxes, and the array was loose. Seeing that the opportunity was rare, Tao Ying did not hesitate and immediately ordered the two wings to come out together to attack the enemy formation. As the drums sounded, Hou Cheng and Jiang Qin immediately flew together to fight toward the enemy formation. The Lujiang army was already brave enough, and the Xuzhou army had already rushed to escape before they could reach the front.

They all ran away with their heads in their arms. Liu Xun was also frightened and did not care about punishing their deputy Han Hao and returned to their horses to escape, which led to chaos in the Lujiang Central Army. Lei Bo, who was in the rear and the 10,000 Shouchun Army under his command, had already suffered enough to the Xuzhou Army. Before the front and middle troops rushed to the front, they had already turned around and ran away. The Lujiang Army had a great chaos in the front and middle troops, and there was no intention of fighting. They just kept running away with their heads in their arms, trampling on each other, and countless people took the opportunity to escape.

Finally, he had a great opportunity to beat the dog in the water. Deputy Director Tao, who had always been inconspicuous, naturally refused to miss it. He ordered the flag company to wave his troops, Gao Shun and Qiao Rui's army to advance and chase the enemy with great strides. The Lujiang army was even more panicked, rushing to escape, and no team had the courage to stand up and rescue. He kept screaming and fleeing south. The Xuzhou army took the opportunity to rush and kill the Lujiang army so hard that it was corpses all over the field. The blood flowed all over the canal, and he stopped chasing the Shuxian city. The main army of Xuzhou also took advantage of the opportunity to reach the bottom of Shuxian city. He also took advantage of the situation and set up a camp less than five miles away from Shuxian city, ignoring the defenders in the city to the extreme.

Because it was an encounter that was not expected in advance, there was no special fast-moving army in the pursuit, or a knife was used to attack the defeated army in Lujiang. At the same time, the battlefield was not far from Shu County, and the Lujiang army was easy to escape. Therefore, the Xuzhou army did not win many results in this battle, and there were less than a thousand beheading levels in the formation. The prisoners and deserters captured a large number of prisoners and deserters, and the results were not very rich. But this was enough. At least this battle hit Lu hard.

The morale and fighting spirit of the Jiang Shoujun made the Lujiang Shoujun very timid. He was already timid before the battle, and at the same time, it further weakened the will of Xiao Yuan Sangong to resist, laying a solid foundation for forcing Xiao Yuan Sangong to the negotiating table and crossing the Yangtze River. Therefore, after the end of this battle, Deputy Director Tao still generously rewarded Xu Huang and Xu Chu and other meritorious soldiers. Xu Huang also became famous in the Xuzhou army with this battle, which facilitated Tao to deal with his extraordinary appointment.

The aftermath of this encounter was not yet over, and the Xuzhou camp had not yet been completely settled. When Deputy Director Tao and others were still celebrating the victory of the flag in the newly-established Central Army tent, Shu County suddenly put down a Huainan army envoy with a hanging basket, and brought a white flag to the Xuzhou army. He asked Deputy Director Tao to receive the meeting, and also made a clear statement that Xiao Yuan San Gong had agreed to accept the mediation of Da Yuan San Gong and agreed to start a ceasefire negotiation with the Xuzhou army. This is the time and place of the ceasefire with the Xuzhou army.

After the messenger reported the purpose of the Huainan Army envoy's visit to Deputy Director Tao, he was thinking about how to force Xiao Yuan Sangong to the negotiating table. Not only was he not overjoyed, he was stunned on the spot and asked in confusion: "No way? He decided to negotiate so quickly? This is not very consistent with Yuan Shu's character, right?"

"Yes, why did you accept mediation so quickly?" Lu Su was also confused and said suspiciously: "Although our army won the field battle today, it only hurt the fur of Shucheng defenders and did not move their muscles. Moreover, Yuan Shu and Liu Biao reinforcements can rely on. How could he accept mediation so quickly and agree to negotiate a ceasefire?"

"Lord, could Yuan Shu be following you or Cao Cao's traitor?" Chen Ying analyzed worriedly: "Will Yuan Shu find that our army is coming from afar and the camp is not stable, and deliberately pretending to accept mediation to make our army relax and unprepared, and then go out of the city to rob the camp at night?"

"This possibility cannot be eliminated." The treacherous and suspicious Deputy Director Tao nodded and said with some dissatisfaction: "Yuan Fang, when comparing me and Cao Cao, don't add the word "traitor"? - It's like I and Cao thief are the same as each other."

Chen Ying and Lu Su and others laughed. As soon as the laughter started, two loud laughters came from outside the tent, and they spoke in unison: "Don't worry, lord, we can be sure, Yuan Shu is not playing tricks this time, but really wants to ask for negotiations." As he said, Jia Xu and Liu Ye, who had disappeared before, entered the tent side by side, bowed to Tao Ying together. Jia Xu also said with a smile: "Lord, don't worry about Yuan Shu playing tricks, don't worry about Liu Biao's reinforcements in Tongyang. Xu can conclude that Liu Biao's reinforcements will not cause any trouble to our army this time, and maybe they will become our army's support."

"How did Mr. Wenhe know?" Tao Ying asked in surprise.

"Xu just went to the prisoner-of-war camp with Mr. Ziyang, and shared several prisoners captured on the battlefield today." Jia Xu replied with a smile: "One of the generals said that Liu Biao's reinforcements arrived at the Tongyang Ferry five days ago, but now five days have passed, and Liu Biao's reinforcements have not taken a step north..."

"Ride the wall to watch the wind! Take advantage of fishing in the troubled waters! Liu Biao was so tricky in the battle of Guandu..." In the surprise of sudden enlightenment, our Deputy Director Tao almost let it go. Fortunately, he held it in time and quickly applauded and covered it up: "I'll say that with Yuan Shu's popularity, how could Liu Biao agree to send troops to reinforce him so easily? After a long time, he wanted to come and take advantage of fishing in the waters and cheat some money and food."

"As expected, Yuan Shu should have seen Liu Biao's position of watching the wind." Jia Xu nodded and said, "Liu Biao's reinforcements cannot be expected. They are not our opponents on the battlefield. Yuan Shu's smartest choice is to accept Yuan Shao's mediation and start a ceasefire negotiation with our army. This is also the most favorable choice for him. He can retain his strength to make a comeback and bargaining chips in the negotiation, and avoid being robbed by Liu Biao, and his losses are even greater and he has nothing to gain."

"What should our army do now?" Tao Ying pondered and asked Jia Xu again: "Mr. Wenhe, in your opinion, how should our army treat Liu Biao's team in Tongyang? Should we ignore it? Or should we contact an envoy and fight them over?"

"We should go to a messenger to contact you." Jia Xu replied: "Send an envoy to contact Liu Biao, and you can tell Liu Biao's attitude to the army, so that they dare not feel embarrassed with our army. You ask them to withdraw from Lujiang and completely isolate Yuan Shu, who is already desperate. You can also take this opportunity to establish contact with Liu Biao, so that our army can establish a steady foothold in Huainan and establish the Xuzhou naval army."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu added, saying: "Of course, although our army took the initiative to contact Liu Biao and asked them to publicly express their neutral attitude to withdraw from Lujiang and not to assist Yuan Shu, they would have to give some blood to express their feelings, and would also give Liu Biao's army a chance to get the best of both sides and get the chance to get Yuan Shu, but for the peace of our army's southern line in the future, it would be worth it."

"Mr. Wenhe said this very well. Our army's focus is on the northern line and the southern line cannot be too dispersed." Tao Ying still appreciated Jia Xu's opinion and made a decision: "Then do it like this. Send an envoy to contact Liu Biao, bring more valuable gifts, first tell them about Yuan Shao's attitude, and then use the excuse that our army and Yuan Shu are personal grudges, and ask them not to interfere. As long as they are fair and neutral, our army will only have a little intention to send it to - just treat it as a beggar."
Chapter completed!