Lu's relatives

Chapter 207 Three parties calculate each other, ready for change

Training!Qin Xu's excuses were really bad.This place is located at the junction of the four prefectures of Qing, Yan, Xu, and Henan. Since the Taishan bandits Sun Guan, Yin Li, Wu Dun, etc. were wiped out by the Cao army and took refuge in Qingzhou, although this barren land has become a conventionally no-nonsense area, due to the special geographical location And it is very sensitive, and if it is a little careless, it will arouse the suspicion of the other three states and cause war.Perhaps the reason why the military supplies and food looted by Kan Xuanzang was here was also for this reason.

Although up to now, Sima Mao has not sent the report of the intention of the head of the Kong family, Kong Chang, when Qin Xu led the army, he did not hesitate to use his family's life as an excuse to protect the remnants of the Yellow Turbans who sneaked into Jinan City to escape. , but at this moment, seeing that the Xuzhou military has also intervened, there is some understanding.

Wealth captivates the eyes, while gold moves the heart.On that day, Yu Fang would rather abandon the tens of thousands of yellow scarf bandits from all over Xuzhou who were attached to him, but only took his own troops and horses to rob Kanxuan.And venturing into Jinan City to contact Kong Chang, the Patriarch of the Confucian family, may be in order to find a way to avoid the eyes of others in order to transport away the military resources that any vassal forces are coveting.

After the war with Cao Cao in the Jinan Kingdom, in order to appease the gentry in Jinan City and the lack of officials in Qingzhou at that time, Lu Bu had to use the power of these local families for his own use. The head of the Kong family is particularly generous.Later, the Mi family took refuge, and Jinan Kingdom became the only transfer place for the secret grain road in Qingzhou and Xuzhou. Kong Chang, who was the household Cao's assistant in charge of the garrison's grain and grass soldiers, took on the responsibility of assisting Mi Fang in transferring grain and grass from the Flying Cavalry Battalion. The important task of transporting to Linzi.Because the relationship between Qing and Xu was tense at that time, and in order to protect the Mi family from being purged by Tao Qian, the same number of empty trucks would detour through Yuzhou and return to Xuzhou every time they transported grain. Chang was in charge, and even Xu You and others had mentioned it to Qin Xu in order to avoid suspicion. If they asked about these things, they could just ask Kong Chang directly.So it's not surprising that Yu Fang, the leader of the Xuzhou Yellow Turban bandits, targeted Kong Chang, the only one who was capable of shipping out so much military assets.However, no matter how shrewd Yu Fang's calculations were, he would never have imagined that the people sent to Jinan City would panic and want to go out of the city to report because of Qin Xu's sudden arrival, exposing Kong Chang; Unexpectedly, not only Qin Xu, but also the Xuzhou side got involved in the news that was thought to be top secret.

Tao Qian is old and a thief. At the beginning, he kept saying that for the sake of righteousness and for the people of Xuzhou, he wanted to give up the territory of three counties and three places in Xuzhou to Lu Bu. It was enough to be a rich man himself, but he just saw that Lu Bu had a high reputation in Xiapi City. , and the strategy used to force Lu Bu not to attack Xuzhou due to righteousness.How could Kanxuan allow so much military supplies and food that he looted from his family to be unaccounted for?Although it was obvious that the captured Kanxuan rebels were killed in front of the people of Xiapi to vent their anger that day, but Tao Qian said the words and did the deeds. Tao Qian is the only one who knows the truth. I know.

"Lao Dian, let's speed up our march to see the heroic figure of Mr. Tao in chasing and suppressing the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Xuzhou!" Qin Xu finished ordering the servant of the Mi family who came to deliver the order, and said to Dian Wei: "I want to see, let us Who would dare to make a wrong decision about what Qingzhou is looking for."

"No!" Dian Wei took the order.

Lishan Valley is not big at all. Earlier, there were more than [-] yellow scarf bandits fighting against the Danyang elite soldiers of the Xuzhou Pottery Merchant's Department. It seemed a bit inconvenient to move around in a regiment of more than [-] people from both sides. Now Cheng Lian led a battalion of [-] flying cavalry. Three thousand members of the Mi family poured into this melee, not to mention breaking up the scene and starting the fight without distraction, even the action seemed a bit crowded.The two soldiers who were originally caught in the melee also showed hesitation because of the arrival of Cheng Lian, whose purpose was unknown, and whether the enemy or friend was uncertain. The armies of the three sides occupied the valley and formed a triangular pattern with distinct forces. No one had any intention of moving lightly, but the purpose was the same. All eyes were on the hidden cave behind Yu Fangzhong, the yellow scarf thief.

"Qin Xu? Why are you here?" The pottery merchant has sharp eyes. Although he doesn't know Cheng Lian under the big "Cheng" banner, he recognizes someone from Qin who came late. With horror, he yelled at Qin Xu who was seeing Lian pointing.

"Eldest son, what you said is strange! Lishan is originally under the jurisdiction of Jinan Kingdom in Qingzhou. As the young mansion of Qingzhou, why can't Qin come here? But you, the eldest son of Xuzhou Mu, actually led troops into the enemy army What is the purpose of the defense area? Could it be that Tao Gongzu, the Xuzhou herdsman, wants to go to war with me in Qingzhou?" These military supplies and grass are the savings from Kanxuan's looting of Xuzhou Pengcheng and Donghai counties, although Kanxuan's "whereabouts are unknown" It became a thing without an owner, but if you talk about it, it's easy to say and not good to hear. Seeing that the pottery merchant recognized him, Qin Xu was the first to catch everyone's attention. He put big hats on the pottery merchant's head one after another, and directly took the pottery merchant and led the soldiers here. Things to say.

"Qin Xu! You are too deceitful!" On the ugly face of the pottery merchant, Toad's mouth was blocked by Qin Xu's words. He pointed at Qin Xu but was speechless for a long time. The Tao merchant's mind also seemed unable to figure out why Qin Xu appeared here. After all, this matter was so secretive. If it wasn't for Kan Xuan's rebel party who used this matter as a bargaining chip in order to survive, even Tao Qian would not Knowing this, let alone the Qingzhou side who had no contact with Kan Xuan and his rebel party at all, the pottery merchant had only thought that Qin Xu had just met Qin Xu by "accidental chance". With an angry tone, he said: "Child Qin Xu, don't use your big words to suppress me. Even if Lu Bu is here, you have to be reasonable. I led the army to chase these yellow scarf bandits. Don't say anything." Whether or not this place is within the territory of Qingzhou is not yet known, so what if it is true? Is it possible to see these remnants of the Yellow Turbans sneaking into Qingzhou? It’s fine if you don’t thank me, why are you so rude to call my father by his name?”

"Hey? Is it possible that Mr. Qin still wants to thank you, Mr. Tao?" Qin Xu couldn't help laughing at the Tao merchant's self-deprecating rhetoric, and signaled Cheng Lian to set up a battle against the yellow scarf thieves and the pottery merchants in the rest of the party. Leading the Danyang soldiers to form a siege, he said to the pottery merchant: "But since the eldest son is kind enough to think about my Qingzhou, Qin has taken it with his heart, since these yellow scarf thieves have been discovered by our army this time, it is useless to not bother the eldest son." Xuzhou's troops are helping, so please return to Xuzhou yourself. Don't worry, Eldest Young Master, Qin will naturally report Eldest Young Master's 'kindness' to Lu Qingzhou later, and thank Eldest Young Master for his actions."

"Master Qin is so polite! You don't need to thank me!" The pottery merchant didn't know if he was out of his mind, because he didn't hear the teasing meaning in Qin Xu's words, and thought that Qin Xu was really convinced by his own words, Said: "It's just that our army has come so far this time, how can we return without success. Besides, these people are the remnants of my Xuzhou Yellow Turban, so there is no need for your army to do it. Please come back."

"This man is a wonderful person, so interesting! But is there something wrong?" Before Qin Xu, who was holding back a smile, could answer, Cheng Lian listened to the conversation between Qin Xu and the pottery merchant, his face was full. Weirdly said to Qin Xu: "Could it be that he is the eldest son of the Tao family who concocted the yellow scarf hunting order for Laoshizi, intending to be unkind to you, brother Zhongming? He even wants to just open his mouth and tell me to leave me? When this military country Is it a child's play?"

"Mr. Tao has always been like this, Qin has long been used to it! You talk to him about the rules, he talks to you about the law, you talk to him about the law, he talks about friendship with you, and you talk about friendship with him, and he talks to you again." It's time to tell you about your strength! Why bother to be serious with him? Hurry up and set up the formation!" Qin Xu curled his lips indifferently.

"Dare to ask, but the master Qin who took care of the Qingzhou brothers in Dayi? I'll be polite to Yu Fang, the commander of the Yellow Turban Sect in Xuzhou!" Just as Qin Xu was holding back his temper and arguing with the potter, he intended to get Cheng Lian to set up an army in this empty valley as soon as possible. While looking for an opportunity to do something, unexpectedly, someone from the Yellow Turban Thieves, who had not spoken up until now, suddenly shouted loudly: "Yu Fang heard that the Qingzhou brothers helped each other because of the righteousness of Lord Qin, and he was really envious. He wanted to surrender, but he was afraid of seeing doubts, and he has survived until now with nowhere to go. Now that he sees the head of Qin Huwei in person, Yu admires him very much. He wants to follow the example of the Yellow Turban brothers in Beihai. Before the battle, please surrender and give him a big gift. I also hope that Director Qin will not refuse! Be sure to save my life!"

"Qin Xu, don't listen to the nonsense of this thief, what a big gift, if you dare to agree to the request of these yellow scarf thieves, I, Xuzhou, will never die with you and that thief Lu Bu!" It was a pottery merchant who happened to come here. After Yu Fang broke the matter suddenly, his speech became a little incoherent. He actually said the usual threatening words before, without knowing it, he hid his face and snickered. Yu Fang and Cheng Lian, who had a bad face, both looked at him like an idiot.

"Young Master Tao, since these yellow scarves intend to return to Qingzhou, can you understand what you say, Mr. Qin, to mean that Xuzhou is coveting my wealth and population in Qingzhou, and seeing that you can't be deceived, you want to start a war? Don't worry, Mr. Qin will tell Lu Qingzhou and Tao Xuzhou exactly what you said, and let them decide!" Seeing that the soldiers and horses led by Cheng Lian had already taken advantage of the time when Qin Xu was arguing with the other two, they put on their sabers and unsheathed them. In order to attack the formation, a thousand veterans of the Flying Cavalry Battalion who have experienced battles are in front, and three thousand deliberately selected Mi family elites are behind, and they stopped teasing the pottery now, and shouted in a cold voice: "It's because you are young and ignorant. Since Xu Erzhou is a friendly and neighboring state, Mr. Qin will allow you to return to Xuzhou. If you still dare to speak out here and disrespect me in Qingzhou, it will really be considered that Mr. Qin dare not touch your hundreds of Danyang soldiers? "

"Hmph! Qin Xu, don't be hypocritical, what training, what accident, I think you gang of Qingzhou thieves are just like the yellow scarf thieves, are you coveting the food, grass and military resources that I lost in Xuzhou?" Seeing Qin Xu turn his face at this moment, After all, the pottery merchant regained his strength, a look of panic flashed across his face, and he said without hesitation.

"What a joke! Why did the things lost in Xuzhou appear in Qingzhou? Do you think Qin is easy to bully? Cheng Lian!" If you talk about nonsense, Qin Xu has never been afraid of anyone since he came to the end of Han Dynasty, anyway. Among all the people here, there are only a handful of insiders, and it is useless even if the pottery merchant scolds the sky for a hole. Qin Xu is sure that the pottery merchant's visit to Qingzhou is not in a big way, otherwise there will be news from the soldiers stationed in Qingzhou, so He pretended to be angry and said: "Since this young master of the Tao family is ignorant of current affairs, Qin still speaks rudely to me in Qingzhou after several times of kind persuasion, let him know the prestige of Qingzhou! Just don't break it His life is enough, so as not to hurt the harmony of Qingzhou and Xuzhou!"

"Qin Xu, you are too deceitful! You even attacked the friendly army together with the yellow scarf! You! You..." Seeing that Qin Xu seemed to be serious this time, and that Cheng Lian's attack flag had been raised high, Tao Shang panicked Bewildered, he accidentally fell off the horse and fell headfirst to the ground.

"Master Qin, wait for Yu to take the head of this pottery thief as a certificate of honor!" Seeing that the Danyang soldiers were in a mess because of the fall of the pottery merchant, a trace of coldness flashed in the eyes of Yu Fang, who had been watching coldly, but With a big wave of his hand, he didn't have time to think why Cheng Lian's army, which had already become an attacking force, stored up and did not attack, so he ordered the yellow scarf bandits who had been in a defensive position to rush forward and kill the Danyang soldiers.

"Want to fish in troubled waters?" Qin Xu and Cheng Lian's mouths flashed a smile at the same time. Just when Yu Fang asked to surrender, Qin Xu understood that Yu Fang hoped that the soldiers of Qingzhou and Xuzhou would fight with snipe and clam. I have always paid close attention to Yu Fang's actions, Cheng Lian also got hints from Qin Xu, and the army is ready to wait for changes. Seeing this, Yu Fang really did not say a word in the name of helping Qin Xu just now. He turned a deaf ear to what he said that he must not hurt the life of the pottery merchant, and clamored to kill the pottery merchant. This kind of trick to stir up the deadly enmity between the two states was clearly revealed!

(End of this chapter)