Chen Chu smiled and did not say anything. After saluting Chen Chu, the envoy withdrew.

Waiting for the envoy to leave, Chen Chu immediately ordered someone to call Xu Shu and Lu Su.

A moment later, Xu Shu and Lu Su came together.

"Lord, is there something urgent about summoning us so urgently?" Lu Su asked with his fists clenched.

Chen Chu nodded, motioned for the two of them to sit down, and then said, "You may not know that just now, Yuan Shao's envoy left from me. The

two of them suddenly showed a slightly surprised expression, and Xu Shu thought for a moment and asked, "But it's for the matter of Jizhou?" "

Yes, it's Jizhou's business. Liu Yu has sent troops to help Han Fu, now Yuan Shao's situation is very bad, he sent a messenger to the meaning, that is, I hope I can send troops to help him, for this reason, he also promised, after defeating Liu Yu and Han Fu, Youzhou will belong to me, and Jizhou will belong to him.

Lu Su and Xu Shu couldn't help but smile at each other, and Lu Su said: "This Yuan Shao is very generous!" It can be seen that Yuan Shao's current situation is indeed not optimistic.

Chen Chu also smiled, and then asked, "What do you two think about this matter?" With our current military strength, we can still draw out more than 100,000 people to fight in the east. Chen Chu's tone showed that he had already moved a little bit about this matter.

The two didn't answer immediately, and after thinking for a while, Xu Shu hugged his fists at Chen Chu and said, "My lord, I don't approve of sending troops to the east at the moment. "

Oh?" Chen Chu couldn't help but be slightly surprised, and then said, "Yuan Zhi has any ideas, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"At present, the affairs of the Southern Xiongnu are unpredictable, and there are even more Xianbei eyeing them from the sidelines. It is difficult for General Zhao Yun to stabilize the situation in the north with 50,000 blue wolf troops, and it is still unknown how many troops our army will send to the northern frontier. Under such circumstances, it is really not advisable to spread the power in our hands, otherwise, if there is a drastic change in the northern Xinjiang and then threatens the base of the state, then it will be too late for us to regret it.

Chen Chu couldn't help frowning, he really hadn't thought about the problem of Northern Xinjiang carefully. After listening to Xu Shu's words, Chen Chu realized that he didn't have any extra power in his hands to squander.

Chen Chu turned his head to look at Lu Su on the other side, Lu Su nodded at Chen Chu, and it was obvious that he also agreed with Xu Shu's suggestion.

Chen Chu couldn't help but sigh, seeing a great opportunity, but not being able to take advantage of it, it was really depressing!

"Okay. Let's not get involved in the battle situation in Jizhou for the time being, and make every effort to solve the problem of northern Xinjiang first. Chen Chu finally decided.

"The lord is wise." Xu Shu and Lu Su immediately bowed together.

Although Chen Chu did not plan to send troops to participate in the Battle of Jizhou, he did not directly refuse Yuan Shao. Chen Chu is also an ally with Yuan Shao at present, and it is not good to refuse too bluntly, and if Yuan Shao sees that there is no hope of taking Jizhou, it is very likely that he will retract, and the situation in Jizhou is bound to calm down, which is not a good thing for Chen Chu. Therefore, it is better to continue the battle of Jizhou and maintain a stalemate.

Chen Chu politely rejected Yuan Shaofang's request on the grounds of tension in northern Xinjiang, and at the same time took the initiative to promise to persuade Sun Zhan, the Taishou of Beiping, to lead his army south to assist Yuan Shao.

When the messenger brought the news back to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but after thinking about it, this is not a good thing, if the northern army enters Jizhou, it will inevitably form a strong and weak situation, if there is a dispute, it will be troublesome, not to mention that if Gongsun Zan can lead the army south, it can also play a role in containing Liu Yu, and he can free up his hands to destroy Han Fu and seize Jizhou.

Half a month later, Sun Zhan, the Taishou Gonggong of Beiping, gathered an army of 100,000 and set off for Youzhou the day after Chen Chu's envoy left. Obviously, Gongsun Chan planned to take advantage of Youzhou's emptiness and take it in one fell swoop.

The addition of Gongsun Chan made the situation in Jizhou even more chaotic. Who is the last beneficiary?

At the same time, a large caravan had already set out from Bingzhou and headed north. Everyone knew that this caravan was trafficked by the Li family to the four border counties through Chen Chu's connections, and there was a large amount of grain in it.

The procession stretched for miles, each rutted deep and apparently full of cargo.

One night, Wolf Mountain, Gohara County.

In the Wolf Mountain, there is a canyon, in the canyon there is a flat meadow, at this time, in this meadow is scattered hundreds of tents, large and small, around the tent is burning a cluster of bonfires, around the bonfire sit around the strong men with all kinds of weapons on their waists. These strong men were talking and laughing loudly, drinking and eating meat, and among them there were many ragged maidens who were being molested by them, and these maidens looked frightened and wept in low voices, but did not dare to make the slightest gesture of resistance, these maidens seemed to have been taken captive. These people are dressed in different ways, some wear Han costumes, some wear nomadic costumes, in short, they give people the feeling of one word, miscellaneous. These people don't look like armies, they look like horse thieves.

In the largest tent in the middle of the camp, a dozen men with grim faces were deliberating on things. Sitting on the top seat was a middle-aged man, not burly, but giving people a very strong feeling.

"Toukui, just came news from Bingzhou that the big businessman Jia Li's family is coming to Wuyuan. This is a big fat sheep! A one-eyed man said to the middle-aged man on the upper position. It turned out that the middle-aged man was the leader of the horse thieves who were ravaging the Heshuo area, the leader.

Tou Kui pondered for a moment, then squinted at the one-eyed dragon below and asked, "Is the news reliable?" "

Absolutely reliable, it's from our people in Bingzhou." The one-eyed dragon patted his chest and reassured.

The head didn't make up his mind immediately, and held his chin with one hand as if thinking about something. After a while, Tou Kui raised his head and glanced at everyone, and then said slowly: "A few days ago, we raided the camp of the Northern Army, not only did we not win, but we lost many brothers. It can also be seen that this little-known general in the Northern Expedition Army is not simple, and I am worried that this will not be a trap set by him.

The leaders couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then the one-eyed dragon said, "Toukui, the previous defeat was only because our troops were inferior to theirs. Also, I don't think this time it was a trap for the Northern Army. The one-eyed dragon paused, and looked at the head.

The head nodded and motioned for the one-eyed dragon to continue, and the one-eyed dragon continued, "I've never heard of a merchant working with the army. What's more, in this grassland, we are not the only horse thief, and it seems far-fetched to say that the Northern Army set a trap against us.

As soon as the one-eyed dragon's words fell, the other leaders began to talk about each other, and it could be seen that these people all agreed with the one-eyed dragon's statement.

Tou Kui smiled, nodded approvingly, and said: "What the second brother said makes sense, but the second brother should not forget that although there are many horse thieves in this grassland, there is only one of us in these five plains, and we have already made a feud with the Northern Army, so it is not impossible for the Northern Army to set a trap against us." The

one-eyed dragon's face changed, and he said urgently: "Then big brother, aren't you going to want this fat sheep?" But all this is just your speculation, big brother, not necessarily the truth!

Everyone's eyes immediately converged on the head, waiting for his decision.

The head of the head frowned, and his heart hesitated. At present, there is a shortage of food in the caravan, which he urgently needs, but he is worried that it will not be a trap for himself.

Tou Kui couldn't help rubbing his temples, only to feel a headache. The leaders looked at the leader in a daze, not daring to disturb. It took a long time for the head to raise his head.

He glanced at the crowd, and then said word by word, "I decided to have this fat sheep." When

the leaders heard this, they cheered, and it seemed that his men wanted to do it.

The reason why Tou Kui finally decided to do this vote was because of the lack of food, and secondly, there was a fluke mentality in his heart, he believed that the territory was so large that it was impossible for the Northern Army to predict where he would start.

After his subordinates shouted for a while, the leader motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then continued: "This time, our opponent is not simple, so we have to be cautious. I decided to loot Wuyuan and Yunzhong before sending troops to take this fat sheep, so as to divert Wuyuan's northern army and disrupt the situation and make them at a loss. "

The head is wise." The general leaders flattered in unison.

Toukui burst out laughing.

Just when the head Kui and the others were discussing how to rob the fat sheep in their minds, in the big tent of the military camp of the Northern Army outside Wuyuan City, Zhao Yun was also discussing with the generals.

"General Zilong, the convoy has set off, and it's time for us to act." It was Fu Zhi who spoke, he was standing on the left at this time, Zang Ba was standing on the right, and below the two were the generals in the blue wolf camp. And Zhao Yun, as the main general, stands on the main position as a matter of course.

Zhao Yun nodded, took out a command flag, and said to Zang Ba: "General Zang Ba, I order you to lead 40,000 horsemen to ambush outside Xinglin Valley first." "

Yes." Zang Ba answered, then turned around and walked out of the tent quickly.

Then I heard the neighing of horses outside the big tent, and there was a tremor like thunder. It turned out that the 40,000 blue wolf battalion iron horsemen had already gathered, and they immediately acted when the order was handed down.

"The rest of the people will be stationed in the camp with me, ready to be dispatched at any time."

"Yes." All the generals agreed together.

Waiting for the generals to retreat, Zhao Yun said to him with a worried face: "Mr. Gonghe, are you really sure that the head thief will do it in Xinglin Valley?"

Frustrated with a nonchalant smile, "Of course you can be sure." This Apricot Grove Valley is an excellent place for the head thief. General Zilong, you can rest assured!

Frustrated and confident, but Zhao Yun was still relieved, and saw him say with a worried face: "I hope so." "

Thirty miles north of Yunzhong is the camp of the Southern Xiongnu Hutu king. On that night, several important figures under the command of King Hutu gathered in the great tent of King Hutu.

"I just got the news from the state that a large convoy is coming to Wuyuan, and it is said that there is a large amount of grain in it." King Hutu looked excited and said to his subordinates.

The king of Hutu was known for his greed and cruelty, and one would imagine that he must be a monster-like figure. In fact, this King Hutu looks very white, not like the Huns at all, and the figure is average, thinner than the average Huns, but don't be deceived by his image, he even does such a thing as eating human flesh raw, in the four counties of the borderlands, whether it is the Han people or the Huns, everyone talks about the King of Hutu and changes color.

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