Han Xiang

Chapter 37
"General, what are you doing?"

Seeing Qiao Rui appear in front of him, Long Xiang was very surprised.

Qiao Rui sat on the Hu bed handed over by Tang Yu, looked at Long Xiang who was still lying on his stomach, and asked, "It's been more than 20 days, the wound should have healed, right? Can't you go out and move around?"

"It should be possible, but Uncle Xi doesn't allow it." Long Xiang looked helpless.

As soon as Qiao Rui turned his head and walked over, Tang Yu clasped his fists and explained: "Yun Qi has been complaining of itchy back for the past few days, and the general is afraid that he won't be able to bear it after staying in the bed, and it will be troublesome to find a place to scratch the wound. Isn't it a pity for the medicine given by the general? "

When Long Xiang heard it, good guy, do you think I am a wild animal?Still looking for a place to rub your back?

After hearing this, Qiao Rui agreed, "Your worry is not unreasonable. Itching is normal during the wound healing period, but you still have to move around every day. Fortunately, the weather is getting cooler now, otherwise it is easy to cover the front of your body."

Tang Xi replied: "Don't worry, general, the general will do it every day to ensure Yunqi's smooth recovery."

"Good." Qiao Rui nodded affirmatively.

Taking advantage of the spare time, Long Xiang asked: "General, you should be busy recently, why are you so busy here?"

Qiao Rui stretched out her index finger and nodded, jokingly said, "Aren't you playing tricks? Your wish has been fulfilled, let me talk by the way."

Tang Yu's heart pounded when he heard the previous sentence, but he didn't listen to Qiao Rui's words at all. He carefully looked at Long Xiang on the couch, as if to say: Are we exposed?
Long Xiang himself was taken aback, but he knew he hadn't revealed anything when he heard 'I have your wish'. He was afraid that Tang Yu would lose his composure, so he hurriedly replied, "I don't quite understand what the general means."

"Haha." Qiao Rui raised his head and laughed twice, and then explained: "Ji Ling was persuaded to return by shooting a halberd at the Yuanmen. Now all the battalions and departments in Shouchun should know about it. Yun Qi has always been quick-witted, so he must have guessed The lord is furious because of this, and may send troops to retaliate against Lu Bu, so you want to get the 20 people from Xiapi back?"

Hearing what Qiao Rui said, Tang Yu's heart fell to the ground, and his expression became relaxed.

Long Xiang on the couch smiled awkwardly: "I can't hide it from the general."

Qiao Rui took out a cloth bag from his bosom, handed it to Tang Yu casually, and said: "Don't alarm others about this matter, I have already written a letter in my own hand, you can find someone to send it to Xiapi as soon as possible, Han Yin should sell my favor .”

"only."

Tang Xi lowered his head and took it with both hands, and said in his heart that the original plan was to be sent by his own people. Does General Qiao count as "self-inflicted snare"?
"Let's make arrangements now, I'll talk to Yun Qi."

At this time, Qiao Rui pushed Tang Yi away, obviously wanting to say something to Long Xiang alone, how could Tang Yi at this age not understand, he hurriedly cupped his fists to bid farewell to the two of them and left.

"Do you want to ask the general?"

"In the past few days when Ji Ling returned from withdrawing his troops, my lord has lost his face every day. He scolded a group of generals so that they couldn't hold their heads up. Yesterday, General Zhang invited me to have a drink and proposed to ask the lord to fight against Lu Bu. I hesitated all night after thinking about it. I have a quick mind, so I asked you for your opinion."

Long Xiang thought about it after listening, and first asked Qiao Rui a question.

"It's true that I beat Liu Bei half a year ago, but the reason is that Lu Bu attacked Xiapi in a sneak attack. The general thinks that Lu Bu's troops are better than Liu Bei's?"

"Lü Bu's martial arts skills are unparalleled in the world. With the assistants of generals Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, and Chen Gong as his advisor, it is not yet known whether we can win."

The reason why Qiao Rui hesitated was because he had no idea in his heart. Lv Bu had a record of defeating Cao Cao, but his side had a disastrous defeat in Kuangting back then.

"Liu Bei was defeated before because of Lu Bu's sneak attack on Xiapi. If the general invites Ying to attack Lu Bu now, who will help you break the game? The general thought that Lu Bu must leave the general to guard the rear."

"Lu Bu likes to attack other people's rear, so of course he will prevent others from attacking his own rear. Our only advantage here is that Huainan's army is more powerful, but a large number of people may not be able to win. It seems that Yun Qi does not recommend fighting?"

"The end is not that the general does not recommend it, but that the timing is wrong now, or the general should not take the lead in proposing it."

"Oh?" Qiao Rui became interested, moved the bed forward, moved it to the side of Long Xiang's couch, and asked curiously: "How do you say it?"

Long Xiang blinked, stretched out his hand to show three fingers, and said, "There are three reasons. One is that General Ji returned without success. Although my lord scolded all the generals, he was the most angry in his heart. If you want to send troops, it should be proposed by your lord." ;
The second lord has continued to use troops this year, not only wasting a lot of rations, but also recruiting many people to do corvée. The harvest in Huainan is not expected to be good. In addition, the weather has turned cold, and the winter clothes of the soldiers may not be enough. It may be difficult to use the troops in a hurry. Raised;
Thirdly, although Lu Bu deliberately obstructed it, he did not openly turn against Huainan. If we take the initiative to send troops to Xuzhou, wouldn't we turn potential allies into enemies?The lord is probably still weighing the pros and cons. "

After hearing this, Qiao Rui stood up and sighed: "Yun Qi is lying on the sick bed, still thinking so clearly, you have limitless future, my general didn't come in vain today."

"The general praises me a lot. The final general will recuperate and have nothing to do. He can only think wildly, and his analysis may not be correct." Long Xiang smiled modestly.

"Whether it's right or not, I know this well. You should heal your injuries first, and I will reuse them in the future." Qiao Rui said and got ready, but stopped when he reached the door, turned around and said, "By the way, if the lord proclaims emperor in the future, Will Sun Ce really turn against him then? Sun Xiang is now the prefect of Runan, Wu Jing has been appointed prefect of Guangling, and Sun Ce has relatives in the north of the Yangtze River, will he be afraid of it?"

Long Xiang was slightly taken aback, and said perfunctorily in a low voice: "Then the general won't know."

Whether Sun Ce will break away from Yuan Shu and establish himself in Jiangdong as in history, Long Xiang doesn't care at all now, he just wants to recover from his injuries, and then go to Hefei to live when the time is right.

"Well, you rest."

After Qiao Rui finished speaking, he turned and left, thinking that Long Xiang was only 16 years old after all. Although this child was a little smart, he didn't know everything after all. If you have more worries, maybe you won't do stupid things.

The generals under Yuan Shu's command, such as Qiao Rui, had a good impression of the young hero. Qiao Rui really couldn't bear this person's "going astray", and as an elder, he could help.

After Tang Yu assigned the task of delivering the letter, he intentionally waited before returning to the camp, when Qiao Rui had already left.

"Yun Qi, I've already told you that I'll leave for Xiapi later. It's a coincidence that General Qiao actually thought of going with you."

As soon as Tang Xi finished speaking, he picked up the water bowl on the table and poured down a bowl.

Long Xiang murmured: "General Qiao has deep experience, so he can see clearly. After all, Xiapi is Lu Bu's territory. Are the people you sent smart? Don't cause any problems."

"Don't worry, Yun Qi, he is the soldier I am used to, and he is absolutely reliable in his work."

"Since it is absolutely reliable, my nephew suddenly had an idea, and Uncle Xi will go and ask him again."

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)