"Lord, it seems that we are going to retreat now? Or should we notify Brother Wen Ruo to be wary of Yuan Shu's sneak attack?" Man Chong said.

"No, since the troops have been sent, there is no reason to withdraw!" Cao Cao's eyes were ruthless, "I want to see if I can chew off this hard bone in Xuzhou!"

"Lord, where is Yuzhou?" Man Chong said with some concern.

"Well, this is a problem. In this way, send someone to Wen Ruo to prevent Yuan Shu from coming. If the situation is urgent, we will send a message in time, and we will rush back!" Cao Cao thought for a while.

"Yes, Tong is here to do it!" Man Chong turned his horse's head, found a soldier, and ordered him to send an order.

"Tao Qian, Tao Qian, I can only blame my father for his death in Xuzhou. No matter who kills him, Cao will be considered as someone you sent! In this way, Cao will have a reason to break through your Xuzhou gate!" Cao Cao murmured to himself.

"Report, lord, there is a person outside the mansion who calls himself Mi Zhu, Xuzhou, and asks to see him!" In the palace of Linzi Prefecture, Qingzhou, Liu Bei was discussing with civil and military officials about what should be next, and a soldier interrupted their conversation.

"Mi Zhu?" Liu Bei asked in confusion, "Is it the wealthy business scholar from Xuzhou?"

"This person must have something important to come. Please meet him!" A counselor on Liu Bei's right hand spoke.

"Okay, then invite him in!" Liu Bei nodded.

Soon, Mi Zhu followed the soldiers to the provincial governor's mansion.

"Mi Zhu Mi Zizhong from Xuzhou, I have met Duke Xuande, gentlemen, and generals!" As soon as I entered the house, Mi Zhu bowed to everyone in the house.

"Haha, let me see Zi Zhong." Liu Bei naturally knew this truth without slapping the smiley person. Mi Zhu was already so polite, and he couldn't say it if he was not polite.

"Thank you, Duke Xuande." Mi Zhu bowed to Liu Bei again.

"I wonder what Mr. Zizhong is doing here?" Liu Bei asked.

"Hey, Zhu came here to tell Duke Xuande that Duke Xuande is in danger!" Mi Zhu sighed and said.

"Dangerous? Why is our army dangerous?" At this time, the scholar beside Liu Bei smiled.

"Is this gentleman..." Mi Zhu asked.

"At this time, our military advisor, Chen Gongtai!" Liu Bei said. Why is Chen Gong here? On that day, Chen Gong abandoned Cao Cao and left alone, with nowhere to go. Go back to be the county magistrate? Isn't that seeking death? Cao Cao was let go by him! So Chen Gong returned to his hometown, Qingzhou East County, where he studied and farmed in his hometown, and was free and easy.

Until a while ago, Dong Zhuo sent Liu Bei to Qingzhou as the governor of the prefecture. When Liu Bei first arrived in Qingzhou, he was really poor and had no one except the three of them. He was short of staff and wrote a letter and called Jian Yong, the young man he knew, to discuss major events together. However, Jian Yong was only eloquent and could serve as a lobbyist, but it would be difficult for him to plan something.

In desperation, Liu Bei had to visit the village. Finally, he heard that there was a very talented man in Dongjun, whose surname was Chen and whose courtesy name was Gongtai, so he immediately wanted to go to Dongjun to ask Chen Gong out of the mountain.

At this time, Chen Gong was not old, and he was always ambitious and was not willing to settle for the status quo. Therefore, Liu Bei came to seek talent, and Chen Gong made things difficult for Liu Bei. Under Liu Bei's cry, Chen Gong was moved and willing to worship Liu Bei as the mainstay and plan the next development for Liu Bei.

With Chen Gong and Qingzhou, it is different. Whether it is the palace or the army, it is arranged in an orderly manner by Chen Gong. Qingzhou is full of prosperity.

"So it's Mr. Gongtai, I have long admired my name!" Mi Zhu praised, "Do you know that Cao Cao has raised an army to attack my Xuzhou?"

"What does it have to do with me, Qingzhou?" Chen Gong looked at Mi Zhu with a smile.

"The two provinces of Qingxu have always been dependent on each other. How can the teeth be safe when the lips are lost?" Mi Zhu said.

"In this way, Brother Zizhong wants to say nothing, don't beat around the bush!" Chen Gong naturally understood Mi Zhu's intention, but he asked indifferently.

"Mr. Zhu Feng and Tao Qian are ordered to send troops to help!" Mi Zhu stood up and bowed to Liu Bei three more times.

"Haha, if you say you want to send troops, you will send troops? Why do my lord send troops? Just say that you want us to send troops if you lose your lips and teeth are cold?" Chen Gong said with a smile.

"Mr. Gongtai, if Duke Xuande is willing to send troops to help and resist Cao Cao, my Xuzhou will be willing to repay Duke Xuande with 100,000 stones of grain and grass!" Mi Zhu said this, but he felt very distressed in his heart. How many troops can he support? How many people can he support?

Hundreds of thousands? When Liu Bei heard this number, he immediately wanted to agree, but Chen Gong winked at him and stopped Liu Bei's actions.

"Only 100,000 stones of grain and grass?" Chen Gong said playfully. He didn't expect Mi Zhu to be so generous. He actually gave him 100,000 stones of grain and grass. This was much higher than his expectations. So, don't do it or not. If you are so generous, don't mind giving something more!

"This..." Mi Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "In addition, there are three thousand sets of soldiers!"

"Okay! Zi Zhong goes down first and wait a moment. Let's discuss and order troops to go to war tomorrow!" With Chen Gong's permission, Liu Bei agreed immediately, as if he was afraid that Mi Zhu would regret it.

"Okay, then Zhu will take his leave first!" Mi Zhu naturally knew that Liu Bei would not let him know about such a military event, so he didn't stay for too long. After traveling around for several days, he was very tired, so he went to rest under the guidance of his servants.

"Mr. Gongtai, do we really want to send troops?" Liu Bei said.

"Of course, but we should not use all our strength to send troops. Then, Cao Cao launched a large army to attack Xuzhou, and Yanzhou was extremely empty! How could Yuan Shu in Yuzhou miss such a great opportunity? Once Yuan Shu sent troops to attack Yanzhou, Cao Cao would definitely go back to rescue him. Therefore, this battle will not last too long!" Chen Gong said.

"What if Yuan Shu had not attacked Yanzhou for a long time?" Liu Bei said.

"Haha, if he doesn't fight, someone will ask him to fight. If it's really impossible, we will send someone to lobby Yuan Shu and ask him to send troops!" Chen Gong said.

"Okay, then Mr. Gongtai, who should we send to lead the troops this time? How many troops should we send?" Liu Bei asked.

"Since Tao Qian spent a lot of money to ask the lord to send troops, we must be fully stanced. The lord personally led 10,000 troops to follow the third general and the palace. As for the second general, he stayed in Qingzhou to prevent an enemy from taking advantage of the situation!" Chen Gong said.

"Okay, just as Mr. Gongtai said!" Liu Bei nodded, "Third brother, order 10,000 troops and follow me to fight tomorrow! Second brother, you will leave your home behind!"

"Don't worry, brother, I will definitely protect Qingzhou without any loss!"

"Okay, I, Lao Sha, have gone to get some troops!"

"Lord, the third general, this battle does not require our army to do much effort, so we don't have to lead everything. Just set a good look for Tao Qian. All we are doing is the food and armor!" Chen Gong instructed.
Chapter completed!