After seeing off Lu Bu and Chen Gong, Liu Bei asked Jian Yong to hurry up and prepare food, grass and supplies.
At the same time, we must be prepared to prevent Lu Bu from getting the food and supplies, but instead of taking away the supplies, he bites back.
"Lü Bu repeats himself, so don't hesitate," Liu Bei said.
Jian Yong agreed.
He didn't believe that Lu Bu would rescue Zang Hong at all. With Lu Bu's thousands of remaining soldiers, he still wanted to save people?
He had just been driven out of Yanzhou by Yuan Shao's men. How could he have the courage to face Yuan Shao himself?
This is obviously an excuse.
But Lu Bu is willing to leave Xuzhou, which is good news. No matter where Lu Bu goes, there will be advantages and disadvantages.
It was a mistake to take in Lu Bu in the first place.
Liu Bei was willing to take Lu Bu in because he wanted to use Lu Bu's power to fight against Cao Cao, who had always coveted Xuzhou. Now that Yuan Shao's army is moving south, Cao Cao has nothing to worry about, but Lu Bu has become a hidden danger.
Lu Bu was not strong enough to fight Yuan Shao, but he could capture Xuzhou.
Not only did he repeat it, but he also bit the master, Ding Yuan, and Dong Zhuo all learned from the past.
Liu Bei thought for a while and then said with caution: "Just discuss it with brother Mi Zizhong. Don't let Chen Yuanlong know about it, so as not to cause trouble. Lu Bu is brave, even if he cannot be a friend, he cannot be an enemy."
Jian Yong nodded in agreement again.
Not to mention Lu Bu's military prowess, he was able to fight Cao Cao back and forth in Yanzhou, which shows his ability to use troops. At least so far, Liu Bei has no such record. It is unwise to be an enemy of such a person.
Lu Bu is leaving anyway, so it's best to get together and part ways.
But Chen Deng may not think so.
Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui, not only had a close relationship with Yuan Shao, but also had a friendship with Yuan Shao's general Shen Pei. Shen Pei was an old official of Chen Deng's uncle Chen Qiu. Because of this friendship, when Liu Bei accepted the appointment as the governor of Xuzhou, Chen Dengcai suggested
He sent an envoy to Yecheng to inform Yuan Shao and obtain Yuan Shao's support.
Now that Yuan Shao is going south, Xuzhou will definitely support Yuan Shao. If Chen Deng wants to use Lu Bu's head as a greeting gift, Liu Bei can't stop him.
If he really wants to fall out, maybe Chen Deng will use Liu Bei's head as a greeting gift.
As Liu Bei's confidant, Jian Yong knew the key to this, so he naturally did not dare to be careless.
Two days later, Jian Yong prepared the supplies and sent them to Xiaopei.
Lu Bu had already packed his luggage, and after receiving the supplies, he immediately set off, heading west.
Liu Bei stroked his forehead and sighed, feeling relieved.
In the clouds, by the Shaling Lake.
It is getting late and the north wind is dying down.
The sun sets in the west, dyeing the sunset glow on the horizon blood red, and the frozen lake surface is also reflected in red.
A wisp of smoke from the shepherd's cooking soared upward, like a hibiscus reaching to the sky.
Liu Xie reined in his horse and looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him. Suddenly he became inspired by poetry and blurted out.
"The lonely smoke is straight in the desert, and the sun is setting in the long river."
To the southwest of Shaling Lake is the Yellow River, and to the west of the Yellow River is the desert. These two lines of his poem are quite suitable for the situation.
But it’s just two sentences, and the rest is wrong.
Following Cai Yan and Yang Xiu, they turned their heads in unison, exchanged glances, and smiled knowingly.
They have long been accustomed to the emperor reciting poems and cherishing words like gold. Whoever can follow the emperor's poetic meaning and continue to write a good poem will become one of the rare entertainments during the journey.
After a hard ideological struggle, Cai Yan finally rejected the emperor's advice and chose to accompany him on the expedition himself.
The opportunity was rare, and as the historian responsible for daily records, she was unwilling to give up this opportunity.
Two knights came galloping and arrived in front of Liu Xie almost at the same time. A Hun knight with a bald head and a Han knight with a turban. Both were wrapped in thick scarves, their faces were dusty and dusty.
The Han knight dismounted, threw his mount to his fellow Huns, rushed to the emperor, untied the scarf covering his face, and held high the badge indicating his status as a scout.
"Your Majesty, it is safe within a hundred miles."
Liu Xie nodded, turned to Huchuquan and said, "Chanyu, we'll camp here today."
Huchuquan nodded quickly. "Your Majesty is wise."
These four characters are the four Chinese characters he has spoken most smoothly in more than a month, and they are spoken in a clear and round tone.
Starting from Anyi, Hedong, they passed through Taiyuan, Yanmen, and Dingxiang. Under the cover of the Great Wall, they sneaked all the way to Shaling in the northeast of Meiji. The Han army did not attract anyone's attention. The route selection was as precise as even going to Bei.
All the Huns were amazed.
Although there are few knights in the Han army, they are truly elite. They are not only well-equipped and well-trained, but their learning ability is even more amazing.
Liu Xie selected two hundred Han knights to work one-on-one with the Hun knights to form partner knights and perform reconnaissance tasks together. After the two sides got along for more than ten days, most of the Han knights were able to communicate briefly in Hun language, but the Huns
There are very few people who can speak Chinese.
Just as he and Liu Xie spent day and night together, Liu Xie quickly learned the simple Hun language, but it was difficult for him to understand what the Han people were saying.
He couldn't understand the poem Liu Xie read just now.
He couldn't even guarantee whether it was a poem or not, but he just thought it might be.
"It's already early February, are they still in Meiji?"
"Probably... gone." Hu Chuquan said uncertainly.
Liu Xie got off his horse, threw the reins to Shi A, walked to the river, squatted down, untied the scarf covering his face, took a sip of water from the ice hole broken by Huben, and washed his face.
The cold water stung his nerves, giving him some feeling in his frozen face.
Liu Xie carefully patted his face to confirm that not a single part had been frozen off.
Outside the fortress, the wind was noticeably stronger. Some of the original knights did not know how domineering the wind was outside the fortress, and their protection was not enough. Many of them lost their noses and ears due to the cold.
Liu Xie studied in Bingcheng in his previous life and heard similar stories, so he paid special attention to protecting them.
He doesn't want to wear a gold mask and pretend to be the high priest of Sanxingdui every day from now on.
Xun You hurried over and stood beside Liu Xie with a serious look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Liu Xie didn't look up. From the swaying water, he could see Xun You's face.
"Your Majesty, the Huns have been out of the country for so long and there is no reaction at all. They are either too stupid or they have a plan. We must be on guard."
Liu Xie hummed, but didn't react much.
In fact, Xun You didn't need to say anything, he also noticed something unusual.
It stands to reason that the news of his establishment of a capital in Anyi should have reached Meiji, and his journey north to Taiyuan was no exception. Even if the Huns did not know whether he would leave the fortress, they would not be so negligent.
With Hu Chuquan accompanying him, the traitors who killed Qiang Qu would not be worried at all, not even the most basic vigilance.
If so, would they still be alive today?
So, there is probably a conspiracy here.
"If the Huns want to ambush us, this should be the best battlefield." Liu Xie stood up and wiped his hands on his body. "Since the scouts can't find them, they must be hiding in a place that is not easy to find.
"
Xun You raised the corner of his mouth slightly. "In the desert thirty miles away."
It is difficult to live in the desert for a long time, so the scouts will subconsciously avoid the desert and at most look around the edges. If there are Huns ambushing nearby, they can only hide in the desert thirty miles away without being discovered by the scouts.
This conclusion may seem baseless, but it is actually the most logical.
Liu Xie turned around, looked at Xun You, and smiled knowingly. "Then, guess when they will show up?"
Xun You looked at the horizon in the distance, his eyes narrowed. "It will take at least an hour to run for thirty miles. I estimate that they should set off in the middle of the night. Chou and Yin arrived nearby and rested until midnight. Just when our army opened their eyes, they buried
When the pot is cooking, attack."
"Then let's have a good night's rest and wait for them to come."