The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 573 Brothers
"Too much deception, too much deception!"

In Dingtao City, Yuan Shao couldn't help trembling with anger when he saw Yuan Shu's reply letter brought back by Xu You, and almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

In Yuan Shu's reply to Yuan Shao, although his tone was a bit aggressive, but in addition to agreeing to send Yuan Shao food and grass, he also agreed to send troops for reinforcements, which can be said to be a very good result.

The reason why Yuan Shao is so angry is because Yuan Shu made a small request at the end...

Well, Yuan Shu thought that the last letter sent by Yuan Shao to Xu You was not sincere enough, and asked Yuan Shao to rewrite it.

To put it simply, it is to ask Yuan Shao to write a new letter of appeal for help in the tone of a slave to the master.

When this letter from your Yuan Benchu ​​arrives in Pingyu, I, Yuan Gonglu, will send troops.

Yuan Shu thought to himself, since you want to prostitute my soldiers, horses, food and grass for nothing, then give in and admit my position as the Patriarch, isn't that a matter of course!

The words are straightforward, the logic is clear, and the copywriting is perfect!
It's a pity that Yuan Shao didn't think so, he thought it was Yuan Shu, his stinky brother, who disgusted him, so he was furious.

Although the power of this letter was not as powerful as Xin Ping's oral tricks, it managed to break Yuan Shao's defense after all.

Yuan Shao slapped the table and shouted loudly: "Yuan Gonglu, you insult me ​​too much..."

In contrast, Xu You, the envoy, was very calm, obviously knowing the content of the letter long ago.

I saw him twirling his beard and persuading him: "My lord, a man can bend and stretch, but it's just a small tease, why should you care?"

"No, a certain would rather be defeated than suffer such humiliation!"

Yuan Shao's eyes were filled with grief and indignation, as if he would rather be broken than broken.

Hearing this, Xu You shook his head and sighed, "If my lord is really so upright, I have nothing to say. It's just a pity that the results of these years of painstaking efforts have all been handed over to Liu Xuande..."

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Shao fell silent, and the anger in his eyes was no longer there.

That's right, I have worked so hard for so many years, and I have achieved results just now, how can I just let Liu Bei take advantage of it?
You must know that this defeat of yours means that you will lose your wealth and life, and there will be no future.

He is not afraid of death, so why should he be afraid of mere humiliation?

Seeing Yuan Shao's silence, Xu You had an expected smile on his lips, and he cupped his hands and said, "My lord, although Yuan Gonglu is abominable in the current crisis, he is of the same family as the lord. Bow to him, after all, it's just a dispute between my brothers." On the other hand, Liu Bei is the life and death enemy of the lord.

Furthermore, we still have nearly [-] troops under our command. Once Yuan Gonglu's aid arrives, what happens next will not depend entirely on the lord's will.

The ancients said: If you can't bear it a little, you will make a big mess.This is the only way out at the moment, please bear with the humiliation for a while, and plan it slowly in the future. "

Xu You's implication is that although Yuan Gonglu is not a joke, it is impossible to rely on him now.

My lord, please bear with it for a while, after the immediate crisis is over, it will not be too late to turn your face.

Xu You had already talked about this point, and Yuan Shao naturally understood that this was the only feasible path at present. He immediately sighed, and after a moment of hesitation, he finally put away his ridiculous self-esteem.

"Okay... a certain book will be revised immediately, and I will trouble you to run away again." Yuan Shao said softly, "Only this time, we must bring back food and grass."

Both Changyuan and Changyi have fallen, and the Xuzhou army will attack at some point.Now that he has decided to bow to Yuan Shu, it should be sooner rather than later.

Hearing this, Xu You immediately cupped his hands and said, "My lord is wise!"

On the other hand, Xin Ping on the side hadn't spoken in the discussion just now, seeing Yuan Shao's decision now, a strange gleam flashed in his eyes.

If Yuan Gonglu gets involved, things will become complicated...

……

"Complicated? Not complicated at all!"

In Taoqiu City outside Dingtao City, Lin Chao looked at the message from Xin Ping with a disdainful smile on his lips.

Xin Ping is a very important chess piece, and naturally it cannot be a one-off, so after the city of Changyuan was broken and Cao Cao fled to Sili, Xin Ping returned to Dingtao under the instruction of Lin Chao.

As a top twenty-five boy, Xin Ping certainly understands that exchanging information may lead to his identity being exposed, so he has not had much contact with Lin Chao.

But the fact that Yuan Shu entered the game was very important, and Xin Ping took the risk of passing the news to Lin Chao.

It's just that in Lin Chao's view, Xin Ping's worries are purely superfluous.

Because long before the start of the war, Lin Chao already had a rough plan in mind, which included the scale of this war.After discussing with Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Jushou and others, everyone believed that if Jizhou was taken and Yanzhou was taken back, the battle would be over for the time being.

In other words, the strategic goal of Xuzhou's troop dispatch this time is actually Hebei and Yanzhou.

Now as long as the Dingtao City in front of us is broken, it will be done.

Moreover, Lin Chao has always believed that wars should be carried out without affecting people's livelihood, and that they should not be blindly aggressive, otherwise it will cause endless harm.

At present, the grain and grass in the treasury of Xuzhou have been almost exhausted.If the fight continues, taxes will have to be raised to exploit the people.

The people of Xuzhou have only a few days to live in peace, so neither Liu Bei nor Lin Chao can issue a tax increase order at this time.

Therefore, the scale of war must be restrained, and it must be limited to the basis of not wasting people and money.

This is the most basic bottom line, Lin Chao will not allow anyone to change it!
After reading Xin Ping's letter, a trace of worry flashed in Xun You's eyes, and he said, "Uncle, if Yuan Gonglu only reinforces food and grass, then don't worry about it. My nephew is worried..."

"Gongda means that he, Yuan Gonglu, will send troops to Yanzhou to take advantage of the stalemate between us and Yuan Benchu ​​to reap the fruits of victory?"

"That's right." Xun You nodded and said, "Don't uncle think it's not possible?"

Lin Chao said with a smile: "No, I also thought that Yuan Gonglu would definitely send troops. If I were someone, I would probably do the same. After all, such a suitable opportunity to take advantage is really rare."

"Then how should we deal with it?"

"What else can we do? Just fight." Lin Chao said with a confident smile, "Even if Yuan Gonggong sent troops, he would only dare to try them out when our soldiers were exhausted and our food and grass were running low. If we hit him head-on , he will definitely retreat."

Hearing this, Xun You also understood that he had fallen into a misunderstanding before, so he nodded and smiled, "Uncle, good advice!"

Yuan Shu knew that Xuzhou's army was at the end of its strength, so he came to pick the fruit.

But Lin Chao also understands a truth, that is, a person who is only thinking about how to take advantage of himself will never have the courage to fight himself to the end.

Facing the incoming army, all you need to do is fight.If Yuan Shu is hurt, he will naturally retreat.

Without the strength to stop the war at any time, how can we control the scale of the war?

If you want to pick the fruit, it depends on whether Yuan Gonglu has such a big face!

"However, regardless of whether Yuan Gonglu will send troops to Yanzhou or not, he should first send a large amount of food to Yuan Benchu. And we are short of food right now..."

Hearing what Lin Chao said, Xun You also laughed: "Uncle, what do you mean, let's send troops to intercept this batch of grain and grass?"

"That's right. Food is meant to be eaten by people. Whoever eats it doesn't eat it. What does Gongda think?"

"My uncle has a great opinion, and my nephew admires it!"

For a moment, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Just as the two were plotting how to plot against Yuan Shu, Zhang Liao strode in from the outside, clasped his fists at Lin Chao and said, "Supervisor the army, come to report on the cavalry, the lord has led the army ten miles away!"

Hearing this, Lin Chao quickly stood up and said loudly: "Wen Yuan, beat the drums and gather the generals, and go out with a certain one to meet Duke Xuande!"

"As ordered!"

Zhang Liao cupped his fists again.

……

outside the city.

Liu Bei rode a tall horse and marched at the forefront of the army, looking at Taoqiu City not far away, with a bright smile on his face.

After fighting for more than two months, Liu Bei got tanned a lot.The big belly that had been puffed up because of the whole day's enjoyment also shrank back at this time, and the whole person's momentum became more majestic because of this war.

Well, the premise is that he doesn't open his mouth to speak, otherwise he will immediately return to his original form.

It was noon at this time, after Liu Bei stared at Taoqiu City in front of him for a long time, he felt a little dazzling, after wiping the sweat from his forehead vigorously, he couldn't help muttering something like why the weather is still so hot ...

Zhao Yun next to him didn't hear clearly, so he asked, "My lord, what did you just say?"

"It's nothing..." Liu Bei said with an embarrassed smile, "I just said that I haven't seen you for a few months, but I miss Yide a lot in my heart. This third younger brother sometimes speaks inappropriately and has a loud voice. In the past, I always felt irritable, so I repeatedly reprimanded him. For him. But I haven’t heard it for a long time, and I miss it.”

Hearing this, Zhao Yun also showed a smile: "My lord, don't worry. At this moment, the supervising army should lead all the generals in the city to meet the lord at the gate of the city. Yide must be among them."

Liu Bei nodded, and said with a smile: "That's right, when you first do things, you always don't reveal anything. I have said repeatedly that we are all brothers of my own family, so there is no need for so many complicated etiquettes, but he is always very respectful, which makes me Some people are a little bit at a loss."

"My lord, etiquette cannot be discarded!" Zhao Yun said with a smile, "My lord, as the current captain of the court, is also ordered by the emperor to guard one side. Every move represents the face of the court, and it is more likely to be interpreted by interested people. That's what the military has to do."

"Zilong's words are reasonable, but a certain shallowness."

Zhao Yun hurriedly continued: "My lord has all the people in the world in his heart, so you don't need to think about such trivial matters."

"Okay, Zilong doesn't have to deny it, he still has self-knowledge."

The ten-mile journey, whether it is long or short, will arrive soon after Liu Bei chats and laughs with the civil and military officials around him.

Just what Zhao Yun said, Lin Chao is leading all the civil and military personnel in the army at this moment, standing under the city and waiting for Liu Bei's arrival.

After Liu Bei's car approached, Lin Chao led the crowd to meet him.

"See your lord!"

Everyone headed by Lin Chao saluted together.

Liu Bei also dismounted at this time, and laughed loudly, "Excuse me, everyone!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

After Liu Bei walked up to Lin Chao and looked him up and down, he smiled and said, "Zi Chu, you've lost a lot of weight over the past few months."

Lin Chao cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Xuande's words are wrong. Not only has Chao become thinner, but he has also become darker."

Hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't stop laughing.

After laughing, she said in a low voice: "Zi Chu, you have been weak and sick since you were a child, and it's really hard for you to travel around for several months."

Lin Chao replied with righteousness and sternness on his face: "A man has made great achievements, so there is no such thing as hard work!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei smiled even more happily, and the next moment he tightly grasped Lin Chao's hand.

Even though Lin Chao had practiced the method of dodging hard for several years, in front of Liu Bei's absolute control technique, there was no room for him to fight back.

"Of course someone believes what others say. But when you say this from Lin Zichu, I feel something is wrong... After all, everyone in Xuzhou knows that Zichu is lazy."

After Liu Bei's control technique was successfully used, he dragged Lin towards the city.

"Let's go, let's go to the city first, we must get drunk today!"

Lin Chao couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Eat a feast, eat a feast, let go of my hand first, okay!

Now is the time of war, and the military naturally does not have such good conditions for Liu Bei to throw a big banquet.But it doesn't matter what you eat, as long as you have wine to drink.

Although Lin Chao had implemented a ban on alcohol for a period of time when the war was urgent, this thing was destined not to last long. Just as Liu Bei was happy today, Lin Chao ordered to move out the fine wine in the army.

During the period of sitting in the hall and waiting for the banquet to start, Liu Bei gave full play to his social arrogance, and greeted everyone he met with caring words, and gained a wave of loyalty.

Finally, Liu Bei suddenly realized that he did not see Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so he couldn't help asking, "Zi Chu, why don't you see Yun Chang and Yi De?"

"Go back to Duke Xuande, the two of them have not returned yet."

Right now, all civil servants and military generals are gathered together, there are many people talking, and it is inconvenient for Lin Chao to explain all the inside stories, so he can only evade.

Liu Bei understood what Lin Chao meant, so he didn't ask any further questions.

Next is the good time for dinner. Although it is still a time of war, the chances of victory are already assured.So after this feast, it was very harmonious in every sense.

After the feast, Liu Bei had no intention of gathering people to discuss matters, but went directly to rest with Dian Wei's support.

Seeing this, some civil servants and military generals who hadn't seen each other for a long time and who were close to each other also called for friends and gathered in groups of threes and twos, preparing to go to sleep tonight.

After all, bragging together is a passive skill for men.

But Lin Changshi, who has always been loved by everyone, does not have this treatment.

The disparity in status made everyone dare not make such a request to Lin Chao.

After everyone left one after another, apart from the messy mess, only Lin Chao was left...and Lin Xi who was sitting at the bottom and hadn't returned yet.

Lin Chao glanced at his younger brother, then stood up.

Lin Xi also stood up quickly.

"Come out for a walk with me?"

Although it was a question, Lin Chao walked out first without waiting for Lin Xi's reply.

Lin Xi nodded quickly and followed behind.

At this time, it was midnight, the moon was bright and the stars were thin, and there was no sound.

The two brothers went out and walked on the street for a long time, but Lin Chao never said a word.

Lin Xi originally thought that when her elder brother asked her to come out, there must be something to explain, or to teach and admonish herself.Who would have thought that his elder brother would walk so leisurely, like strolling in a garden.

After a long time, Lin Chao finally stopped, turned to look at his younger brother, and said slowly, "How is the injury on your body? Has it healed?"

"Brother, he has already recovered."

"That's good, that's good..."

In fact, Lin Chao really wanted to teach his younger brother some truths as he did back then.

It's just that the words came to his lips, but he never said them.

Hearing the truth a thousand times is not as good as experiencing it once.

Now Lin Xi, as the general leading the army alone, is considered to be among the best among the officials in Xuzhou, and has grown a lot.

Therefore, he must have experienced some truths personally, so there is no need to repeat them.

Under the moonlight, the two brothers continued walking.

Although the shadows stretched very long, they always followed closely one after the other.

(End of this chapter)