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Liu Bei walked into the tent, without bothering to exchange pleasantries, he anxiously asked: Gong Luxiong, is there something important?

Yuan Shu rubbed his forehead, and replied irritably: "Xuan Dexiong, the Gongsun kid has already sent a message to Gongsun Zan, I'm afraid that a large number of the Youzhou Army will head south soon!"

After Liu Bei heard this, his expression turned serious. After muttering to himself for a moment, he said, "If that's the case, then in two days at most, we will have to face Gongsun Zan's attack!"

Yuan Shu asked with suspicion: "The war in Qinghe County is at a critical juncture, will Gongsun Zan come personally?"

"Definitely!" Liu Bei confidently nodded, and said with a sorrowful tone: "I have known Uncle Gongsun for many years, and know that although he has a violent temperament and is ruthless, he treats his relatives and friends extremely well. Moreover, Gongsun Xu is his only son, and also his own exceptional talent, if it were us, we would definitely try our best to save him, right?"

"That's true," Yuan Shu nodded his head in agreement before sighing regretfully. His sons were all disappointing, and could not even be mentioned in the same breath as Gongsun Xu. What was even more hateful was that the brat Yuan Lu was simply a piece of trash. Not only did he fail to finalize the marriage with Gongsun Rui, he even lost face and left for Huainan. When he thought about it, he suddenly regretted it a little. At that time, if he had decisively destroyed his eldest son Yuan Yao's marriage contract and allowed him to go to the Youzhou to get married, there was still a great chance for him to marry Gongsun Rui. If he could marry Gongsun Zan, why would he, himself, be so treacherous and be together with his mortal enemy, Liu Bei, to deal with him?

"Gong Luxiong! Gong Luxiong? " Seeing Yuan Shu suddenly falling into deep thought, Liu Bei could not help but shout out strangely.

"Nothing." Yuan Shu shook his head and asked: "Xuan Dexiong, if Gongsun Zan came back personally, how many troops do you think he would bring?"

Liu Bei stroked his beard and muttered to himself: "According to the reports of the scouts, the combined army of Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan is not less than two hundred thousand. Brother Ben Chu does not have the power to fight back right now, so with two hundred thousand people, it is sufficient to completely trap the Qinghe County City.

"The two of us combined only have around ten thousand people, how can we defend against Gongsun Zan's forty to fifty thousand strong army?" Yuan Shu exclaimed, clapping his hands he shouted, "No! I can't drag this on any longer, I will immediately order the entire army to attack, we must definitely attack the mountain before dusk to capture Gongsun Xu and her! Xuan Dexiong, please prepare your men for this attack! "

"No problem!" My thoughts are the same as Gong Luxiong, I must capture Gongsun Xu alive before Gongsun Zan arrives! But in order to be safe, I have another suggestion — Summon the troops that are stationed at the Xiao Pei. If Gongsun Zan were to arrive early, we would have the strength to resist! "

"We'll do it that way!" Yuan Shu nodded his head, then shouted towards the outside of the tent: "Pass down the order, take out all the food that you can eat, in two hours, I want to personally lead the assault!"

Someone answered from outside the tent, and the sound of hurried footsteps gradually disappeared into the distance.

Yuan Shu took out a pen and ink, and wrote an order to transfer troops. After sealing the seal, he let Liu Bei take a look, then stood up and made a 'please' gesture.

Liu Bei laughed and did not speak, he walked to Yuan Shu's seat and sat down, then picked up his brush and wrote a transfer order, asking Zhang Fei, who had not fully recovered, to rush over from Xuzhou.

Yuan Shu read the book written by Liu Bei. Satisfied, he nodded and smiled. "Xuan Dexiong, as long as you and I have always been sincere and cooperative, there is no need to worry about failure!"

"Haha, as long as Gong Luxiong is willing, you and I can definitely cooperate! "Gong Luxiong, I'll go make the arrangements too!" Before Liu Bei could finish, he was interrupted by a report that came from outside the tent.

"My lord, the captive has spoken!"

Yuan Shu was overjoyed. "Bring him in quickly!"

The tent flap opened, and two guards walked in, holding the captives.

Yuan Shu looked carefully, only to see that the man's body was covered in blood and wounds, even his face was riddled with scars, it was obvious that he had suffered a lot. Looking at his eyes again, the tenacity and unyielding attitude from before had disappeared, and what replaced it was a sense of loss and guilt. He asked in confusion, "Previously, I thought that this person was an unyielding and unyielding person. Why did he suddenly speak?"

One of the guards laughed, "This is all thanks to the lord's blessings! This person is indeed a brave man. After being beaten up to the point where he can't even open his mouth, but fortunately, a brother of mine happened to know this person. He exposed his secret, and even used the lives of his family members to threaten him, which is why he has no choice but to speak! "

"Oh?" Yuan Shu was surprised, then laughed: "Tell me!"

"My Lord, this person is called Zhao An. He is a hunter at the border between Xuzhou and Huainan, for some reason, he went to Youzhou, and was even accepted by Gongsun Xu as his personal guard. A brother of his was from the same hometown as Zhao An, and had revealed his identity, then threatened Zhao An with his family, which was why he had no choice but to speak! "Please do not hesitate to ask, my lord. This person will definitely answer any questions you ask!"

"So that's how it is." Yuan Shu sized Zhao An up with some astonishment. Even though he was very curious about this person's story, he did not delve deeper, and only waved his hands, "I won't ask, just tell me everything he has told me!"

"Here!" Master, Zhao An secretly slipped down the back mountain the night before yesterday, and after he received the news, he became furious and went to the Qinghe County to report. He prepared to personally lead the troops to the south.

After Yuan Shu heard this, he frowned and smiled at Liu Bei: "Xuan Dexiong, this person's explanation is completely consistent with your conjecture, it is truly admirable! No wonder I had suffered so many losses in front of Xuan Dexiong, it was really a fair loss! "

Liu Bei laughed, and did not bother with the thorns in Yuan Shu's words.

Yuan Shu waved his hand: "Take him away!"

The guard who answered at first asked, "My lord, how should we deal with this person?"

Yuan Shu said coldly: "Since you've already given your instructions, what's the use of keeping it?"

The two guards nodded, then dragged Zhao An and prepared to leave. The latter had a lifeless look on her face, with no intention to struggle at all.

"Wait!" This person is not to be killed! " Liu Bei suddenly called out.

Yuan Shu asked in puzzlement: "This person is already useless, why did Xuan Dexiong stop him?"

Liu Bei laughed: "Gong Luxiong's words are wrong! In my opinion, this person is not only useful, but also useful! Whether or not we can defeat Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop, that is the key! "

Yuan Shu gestured for the guards to stop, cupped his hands and laughed: "We are willing to listen to Xuan Dexiong's brilliant idea!"

Liu Bei smiled and did not answer, but glanced at the two guards and Zhao An.

"Bring this person down and watch him closely. If there is any mistake, you may meet him at the head!" After Yuan Shu instructed his men to bring him out, he cupped his hands and smiled at Liu Bei: "We are willing to listen to Xuan Dexiong's brilliant ideas!"

Liu Bei said in a low voice: "Since this Zhao An is a personal guard by Gongsun Xu's side, I believe that Gongsun Zan is familiar with him as well. As long as we use him appropriately, it isn't impossible for us to heavily injure him!"

"What Xuan Dexiong means is, we should use Zhao An to lure him into our trap," Yuan Shu's eyes lit up, and immediately understood Liu Bei's intentions.

"Gong Luxiong guessed right, that's what I meant!" Liu Bei chuckled and said, "Gongsun Zan must have come burning with anxiety to save Gongsun Xu. If we were to do this …"

After a moment, the two of them made up their minds. They looked at each other and laughed out loud.

"Xuan Dexiong, after you!" After that, Yuan Shu sent Liu Bei out of the tent, and when he turned around, his expression immediately darkened. Liu Bei was actually so treacherous, to even be able to grab such a small opportunity. If he had the chance to strike first, he wouldn't hesitate at all!

When Liu Bei walked a hundred steps away, he turned his head to look at Yuan Shu's tent, and revealed a cold smile. If possible, he would have preferred to ally with Gongsun Zan or Liu Biao. Unfortunately, he had already offended the former, and the latter's Jingzhou was separated from his own Huainan, so if he wanted to form an alliance with Liu Biao, he could only wait for Yuan Shu's death. When he had plotted with Yuan Shu to deal with Gongsun Zan earlier, he had already secretly laid down his plans.

Gongsun Xu did not know that the messenger had already been captured, and even more so did not know that Liu Bei and Yuan Shu had decided to plot against him. At this moment, he was standing on the mountainside, frowning as he looked at the smoke rising up from the mountain.

Yesterday, throughout the entire day, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu had not launched any proper attacks, but the constant feints and attacks had caused the people on the mountain to feel extremely troubled. For some reason, Gongsun Xu had the nagging feeling that Liu Bei and Yuan Shu would launch a strong attack today, so he was prepared to personally watch the entire mountain. He looked away from the smoke and turned to the north, hoping that his father would send reinforcements soon.

At this time, Chen Gong's voice came from behind: "The enemy will not attack this early, why don't you rest a bit longer, General?"

Gongsun Xu said in a low voice: "Mr. Gong Tai, I'm a little uneasy, and have a feeling that something big is going to happen! Last night, I had a dream of a wolf king, Xiao Yue, being killed by a golden-armored ghost god.

Chen Gong smiled: "General, you're overthinking it! This was a great fortune! General must know that the majority of the Hu people worship the Wolf God, so this Cang Lang Howling Moon should be an omen of the Hu Man's evil intentions. Furthermore, the General had beaten Xianbei People and Wu Huan into a complete mess, and had cut off the back of the Hu people from the other side of the Forbidden City in one fell swoop, and this subordinate has heard that General had once received the blessing of a Wolf God, so wouldn't this be the perfect opportunity for General to be the Golden-Armored Ghost in his dreams? "

"Is that so?" Gongsun Xu muttered to himself. He was skeptical, but that trace of unease in his heart still could not be dispelled …