"It's not that I have made up my mind..." The general's name was Xu Dan. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly: "If it was not absolutely necessary, how could I violate the order of Zhou Mu?"

Xu Dan and Tao Qian are from the same hometown, both are from Danyang, and they are the commanders of the Danyang soldiers, the most elite unit in Xuzhou today.

"Xuan Degong has a good chance of winning this battle." Chen Deng pondered for a while and said, "It's not too late for us to wait and see the result first before making a decision."

"Brother Yuan Long, why do you need to deceive yourself and others?" Xu Dan said calmly after hearing this: "Even if we can win this battle, how can we know that it will not anger Yuan Shu even more?"

"The Marquis of Yangzhai now has three states and eleven counties. Even if tens of thousands of people are buried here, it will be a defeat and a loss." Xu Dan said seriously: "But we in Xuzhou can no longer afford to suffer.

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"What's more, since Zang Ba is secretly connected with Wang Zheng, sending that letter to your family is not only a persuasion..." At this point, Xu Dan sighed: "It is also a threat!"

Chen Deng was silent. How could he not understand Zang Ba's pun? Chen Deng also agreed that Xu Dan's concerns were reasonable and reasonable.

From the beginning when Yuan Shu and Wang Zheng came to attack Liu Bei, they had actually seen the ending.

Sometimes war is not only about victory, but also about heavy defeat.

The party that can afford to lose will be more likely to become the final winner.

"It makes sense."

Chen Deng nodded, stopped talking, turned his horse and looked back, and saw that Liu Bei's general flag could still be faintly seen fluttering in the wind in the distance. Looking at it like this, he felt that the countless armors and flags were all gone.

They are all shining bright red, truly as gorgeous as fire, and the army is in full swing.

It's just that the higher the flame, the more intense the fire, and sometimes the more firewood will be consumed.

But once the material is insufficient, it will burn out instantly.

Just thinking of Liu Bei's eyes full of enthusiasm and ambition, Chen Deng still couldn't bear it after all: "Xu Xiaowei, how about we let Deng and my father think about it for a few days before replying?"

"Brother Yuan Long, what are you still thinking about?" Seeing that Chen Deng was still hesitant, Xu Dan became impatient and his tone became cold: "Liu Bei or Yuan Shu, you can only choose one, so what's the problem?"

"Captain Xu, you are too naive." Chen Deng also frowned.

Although he is young, he has always boasted that he is very good at cultivating his body and nourishing his qi. He is often praised as a majestic city. He can express his emotions and anger. Xu Dan is a martial artist. It is normal for him to speak rudely. At other times, it would be under his control.

For the sake of Danyang Bing, Chen Deng may not be serious about it.

But at this time, major events were taking place. If there were mistakes, let alone one's own life, it would affect the survival of the family. Naturally, he would feel uneasy. At this time, he was also a little impatient, so he snorted coldly with the same annoyance:

"Nowadays in Xuzhou, apart from Guan and Zhang, there is probably only one Mi family that Mr. Xuande truly trusts!"

"Our other aristocratic families, and even you, the direct descendants left by Tao Qian, Liu Bei is not without precautions!"

"Now all the soldiers and horses in the city are in Mi Zhu's hands. There are as many as six thousand people. You only have a thousand Danyang soldiers under your command. No matter how elite you are, can you really change the world?"

"Then what do you mean?" It's a good thing he didn't mention it, but when he did, he shouted, "Xu Dan is angry from the bottom of his heart!"

Ever since the big-eared thief took over, he had almost exhausted all the troops under his command in about half a year without moving his expression. Xu Dan, who had been grudges for a long time, also shouted:

"Are you going to tell Mi Zhu that Zang Ba has surrendered to the enemy?"

"I don't know whether these 1,000 men can turn the world upside down, but if Wang Zheng and Zang Ba join forces and seize the opportunity to attack the East China Sea, how can Mi Zhu, a city official with 6,000 men, be able to stop them?"

"What's the point of surrendering if we wait until they capture Tan County?"

Chen Deng led the horse and kept pacing on the spot, looking very irritable. After being speechless for a while, he said: "I will go see my father right here. I will give you a positive reply before sunset tomorrow!"

Looking at the other person's retreating back, Xu Dan curled his lips and couldn't help but curse: "People who have read books are always like this."

"How can a person who achieves great things be so forward-looking and hesitant?"

As he spoke, he gave the horse a whip, making the horse neigh, and galloped away surrounded by four or five soldiers.

"General, this is not the way back home. Where are we going?"

"Go to Mi Lao Er's house."

Chen Deng also said that Liu Bei trusted the Mi family?

I'm afraid that I don't know, but this is the first person in Xuzhou who has been associated with the Yellow Turban Thief, right?

...

The third day of Liu Bei's army's expedition.

night.

A group of soldiers came out of the city camp, led by several officers, and took advantage of the darkness to come to the city gate to call the gate. The city gate had just closed, and the city guard Dub held a lantern and walked up to the city tower. He took advantage of his head to look down at the city gate. Several of the officers looked vaguely familiar; he thought for a while, and they seemed to be Danyang soldiers.

"The state pastor has ordered that the city closes at night. Are you leaving the city at this time? Why?"

The officer leading the team took the torch from the person beside him and illuminated his face; in the red firelight, he raised his head and said with a smile: "Uncle Sun Du? We are the subordinates of Lieutenant Xu. During the day, Someone mistakenly forgot to finish delivering the supplies to the front line, which brought this down; we only discovered it at this time, and thought about hurrying up and sending out supplementary supplies, and we just opened the door."

"You know, the captain is strict in running the army. If he finds out tomorrow that our brothers are doing something stupid, he will be embarrassed. It could be dozens of whips at the least, or our lives could be lost at worst."

When Uncle Sun heard this, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, brother. You're afraid of losing your head, and I'm afraid of losing my head too. The State Shepherd has a strict order. Behind the gates of the city, anything without a military order is prohibited. Entry and exit are allowed; or come back early in the morning when the city gate is opened."

"My surname is also Sun, Uncle Sun. We have been a family for five hundred years. Have you forgotten, brother? We even drank together when Zhang Sima entertained us last time."

"My brother, I can't just die without saving you!"

Zhang Fei is Sun Dubbo’s immediate boss. As the saying goes, like a master, there must be a servant. Let’s not talk about Sun Dubbo’s ability for the moment. Zhang Fei is quite like Zhang Fei in that he is addicted to alcohol. He likes to drink two glasses of wine every time when he has nothing to do. Obedient was stunned for a moment. Although he couldn't remember it, it was difficult for those who were not acquainted with him in the military to know about his uncle.

Since this is my family...

Anyway, Sima also went to the front line.

Thinking of this, Uncle Sundu chuckled: "So it's you, I remembered it!"

"One family does not speak the same language, so..." Looking at the man's earnest expression in the firelight, Uncle Sun hesitated and said, "I will let you leave the city, but how long will it take for you to return?"

During the war, entry and exit are prohibited because entry is more sensitive.

"At most half an hour will do."

It's not that long.

Even if Xu Dan's current status is not as good as before, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and they both have a robe. If you give him a convenience today, you may have to take care of him tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Uncle Sundu made a decision: "Forget it, let's make an exception for our family."

Immediately he ordered the city gate to be opened, and briefly checked a few carts of supplies they had brought. There was nothing unusual. Uncle Sun Dub asked casually: "The brother in front is walking so slowly, how can he catch up in half an hour?"

"Really?" His boss smiled slightly and looked at the hundreds of people behind him: "They also found out that they were missing, so they are waiting for us outside the city."

"If you hurry up, a cup of tea will be enough."

...

Tonight's moon is a bit gloomy, it is blurry and dim in the high night sky, looking like a tingling halo, the wind blows, and the bare trees in the forest tremble and "rustle".

Looking from afar, Tan County in the distance showed a vague outline in the black.

If the winter night is extremely cold, then the summer night is actually not that bad. Even if you are wearing armor, those bloodthirsty mosquitoes are all-pervasive, and only bite a group of mosquitoes that have been dormant for a long time, which makes everyone complain incessantly.

Fortunately, although he was a bandit, Zang Ba was very strict in running the army. Even after suffering this ordeal, the nearly a thousand men and horses in ambush still kept their voices and held their breath. They did not make any sound for several hours, but many people grimaced under the pain.

A face looked even more distorted in the semi-darkness.

"Why hasn't the internal intelligence come yet?" Chang Xi walked up to Zang Ba's side, sweat dripping from his forehead: "Brother Zang, will this Xu Dan and that Sun family's trustworthy horse sell us out?"

"If you keep waiting like this, the mosquitoes will be full. Brothers, how can you still have the strength to bleed for so long?"

"Brother Chang, don't worry." Zang Ba smiled confidently: "When Liu Bei came to Xuzhou, there were not many soldiers and horses, and he wanted to reuse his sworn brothers. I don't know how much he took away from Xu Dan. He had been dissatisfied for a long time, and

The Sun family also has a long-standing rift with the Mi family, which Liu Bei has great trust in."

He patiently explained: "It can be said that these two families have been dissatisfied for a long time!"

"But why is there still no movement now?" Chang Xi muttered dissatisfied: "Didn't we agree to do it tonight?"

"It's not that easy to deceive the city gate." Zang Ba reassured, and then a ruthless look flashed in his eyes: "Wait a minute, if there is still no movement, if it doesn't work, let's just rush in!"

The two brothers were talking intently, but at this moment, the city gate in front of them was brightly lit with fire.

The next moment, a dull sizzling sound tore through the silence of the night.

...

In the Mi Mansion.

Mi Zhu had not yet rested, and candles were burning all over the study room. He was holding a brush and thinking intently; half of the paper spread out on the desk was filled with dense writing.

Two pretty maids waited on him, grinding ink and pouring tea for him.

Mi Zhu, who was born in the family of Bell Ringing and Dining Food, was graceful, generous, honest and elegant, and was praised by people at the time as a gentleman. However, good character and love for pleasure are not in conflict. Whenever he bends over the chopping board, he must be accompanied by a red sleeve.

when!

The beating of the drum startled Mi Zhu, who was concentrating on it. He raised his head slightly and asked, "What time is it now?"

"Just three updates soon."

It's still early.

Mi Zhu nodded. It was far from time to rest. He had no system and was not an energetic person. But since he had met his master, he deserved his trust and trust. Mi Zhu should repay him as a soldier of the country.

Over the past few days, the study room of the Mi family has never been without the figure lighting up the lamp. Mi Zhu has too many things to do, and only by doing these things well can he help Liu Bei stand taller and more stable.

Only in this way can the ambitions and ambitions of Mi Zhu and even the Mi family be more likely to be realized!
To be continued...