Guo Jia nodded after hearing Fang Guangzhi's words, and the worries in his heart suddenly emerged again.
"Datong, why do you insist that my lord come back within a month?"
"Since Juancheng can withstand it, wouldn't it be better for my lord to kill Tao Qian and then return to the army?"
Xiahou Cun also said: "Yes, now that the morale of the army has been boosted, and Dong'a's soldiers are still coming, why does Ming Gong have to return to the army in a month?"
Fang Guang listened to the two people's questions and did not answer. He just looked at the sky. Unknowingly, it was already noon!
The scorching sun at noon made a tough guy like Dian Wei take off his armor and grab a water bag to drink.
"Feng Xiao, Yuan Rang, my lord will return to the army within a month to share the difficulties with us!"
“It hasn’t rained in Yanzhou for twenty days!”
"A great disaster is coming. In the next year, whoever has food and grass in Yanzhou, Xuzhou and even Yuzhou will be the overlord, and the armored soldiers will be second!"
Fang Guang said a few words, Guo Jia's heart roared, as if a cloud of fog dissipated instantly,
He sat on the horse for a long time, thinking blankly. After a long time, he nodded gently in front of his eyes and spoke slowly.
"If Ming Gong wins Datong, he will have thousands of miles of sweet springs in Yanzhou!"
"Yuan Rang, I sympathize with one person right now. Liu Xuande is known as a hero in the world, and everyone wants to follow him. How come Datong, who is so talented, is acquired by the lord?"
"No, Wolong, Fengxiao, Wolong, Fengxiao, I think there will be more Fang Qilin in the future!"
In the following dozens of days, the fierceness of the Juancheng Battle spread across the land of Yanzhou.
Li Ji, who had been watching, and Guo Si, who controlled Xiandi, seemed to be aware of the incident in Yanzhou. They were unhappy with Lu Bu and even sent Chen Qun, a famous scholar from Guanzhong, to praise Fang Guang under the pretense of the emperor's order.
Cao Cao did not hesitate to hire people. He led his troops to plunder the countryside of Xuzhou between Pengcheng and Tancheng. He also robbed tens of thousands of people and sent more than 100,000 hu of rice and grain to Dong'a!
There was a severe drought in Yanzhou, and Fang Guang dealt with the rebellion effectively. Although Chen Gong tried his best to encourage him, Lu Bu did not come to Juancheng, but led his troops to Puyang to take advantage of it. Apparently he also listened to Zhang Liao's words.
Guo Gongjun walked halfway and heard about the Battle of Juancheng. This time, he didn't even use Xun Yu's letter and went back to where he came from.
Yanzhou temporarily entered a stalemate, and Cao Jun was unable to counterattack Puyang.
Xuzhou, a place a hundred miles west of Tancheng, Cao Cao looked at the unknown number of letters written by Fang Guang and burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, everyone, yesterday's worries seem to be disturbing now. Wenruo and Zhongde didn't expect that you two would be so hesitant that day!"
"In the past, when our ancestors first entered Hebei, they were trapped by the Bronze Horse Thieves and wealthy families, but they were not afraid because Geng Yan from Shanggu promised to our ancestors that he would lure the Northern Horses to help him!"
"Although Yanzhou is in chaos today, there is Datong, which is controlled by Fengxiao. Chen Gong and Zhang Miao are all plotted by Datong. Lu Bu's army was even defeated in Juancheng. My situation is unknown compared to that of our ancestors.
How much better!"
"Fang Guang is the first-rate Geng Yan whom I like. Now that Xuzhou has gained a lot, it's time to retreat westward as the January period is approaching!"
While Cao Cao was talking eloquently and laughing loudly, the generals in Cao's camp also smiled at each other and were no longer as nervous as they were a month ago.
"By the way, Fang Guangxin's letter said that Yuan Shu must have gone north from Huainan to Xuzhou to seize the opportunity to plunder. He has looted a lot of people's wealth. We must take it before we return!"
When Cao Cao said this, his eyes flashed. There was something in Fang Guang's letter that told him to capture more cattle and go to Huainan and Danyang to attack. No matter what, he must protect the cattle even if he eats horses.
Cao Mengde did not think this through. In his opinion, there was a severe drought in Yanzhou and the waterless season was not the time to cultivate wasteland. Cattle were required to plow and consume more forage, which was really not as good as horses.
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Xuzhou is governed by state and county governments.
Tao Qian's mansion.
A man with long hands and big ears was talking eloquently, and beside him were two big men, one with a cold and arrogant face, the other with a fierce and scary face.
This man is naturally Liu Bei, who defeated Pengcheng and fled to Xuzhou.
Although Liu Xuande was a strong opponent who could rarely win a battle, his emotional intelligence was unparalleled. After arriving in Xuzhou for a month, he had already defrauded Tao Qian of a lot of food, fodder, soldiers and horses. He also made friends with wealthy families such as the Mi family where Mi Zhu belonged, and the number of his tribe increased greatly.
Kong Rong and Zang Ba defended Tancheng to resist Cao Jun, while Liu Bei expanded his power in Xuzhou, causing many discerning people to avenge their injustice.
On this day, Tao Qian invited Liu Xuande to a banquet to listen to the emperor's uncle talk about the heroes of the army.
The feud between Xuzhou and Yanzhou was actually caused by Tao Qian who bullied Cao Cao into taking the initiative.
It's just that he was beaten when he failed to do anything, and that's why he was beaten into such a humiliating state now.
Now in Tao Qian's mind, Kong Rong's headquarters Zang Ba can be abandoned as useless, and the person Xuzhou can rely on is Liu Xuande.
Tao Qian was followed by a big man, Taishi Ci, the captain of Jianchang who had not yet gone to Jiangdong.
Ever since Pingyuan was humiliated, Taishi Ci has been holding a grudge against him, and now in front of brother Liu Bei, it is as if he has never met him before.
Tao Qian and Liu Bei were discussing the general trend of the world, but they unknowingly talked about the Battle of Juancheng.
Fang Guang used his talents as a counselor and acted fiercely, and won the favor of Emperor Xian. This matter was also reported to Tao Qian. Although Cao Cao was Xuzhou's rival, Tao Qian, who suffered from lack of talents, still valued Fang Guang's words.
"In fact, there are talents in the Yellow Turban Army. There is a man named Fang Guang under Cao Cao who defeated Chen Gong and rebelled first, and then defeated Bingzhou's cavalry. He is both civil and military. It is said that someone in Luoyang has already called out Fang Qilin's name!"
Tao Qian didn't know Fang Guang's origins, so he said a few words that made Guan Yu snort and Zhang Fei's face turned red.
Only Liu Bei's face remained unchanged, and only his clenched fists, which had turned white, showed the unwillingness in the emperor's uncle's heart.
"I also know a little about Fang Guang. To be honest with Lord Gongzu, this man is nothing more than a minor official under my command in Pingyuan!"
"Fang Guang's name is Datong. He comes from a humble background. He has been a yellow turban thief for several years and is the most evil. He is used to killing people and asking for favors. I don't know where Qilin is compared to Nalongzhong Wolong and Jiangnan Phoenix!"
Liu Bei said a few words, which made Tao Qian stunned.
"I see, there is something more mysterious about coming to Yanzhou, Cao Cao is just exaggerating on purpose!"
"Xuande, I heard from Mi Zhu of the Mi family in the city that Cao Cao did not dare to cross Tancheng once he heard that Xuande shocked Xuzhou. Xuande must help me protect the people of Xuzhou!"
"I am getting old and in poor health. When I die, Xuzhou will be handed over to Xuande!"
Tao Qian's words made Liu Bei elated, and a thought passed through his mind: Old man Tao, since you have made up your mind, you might as well die early.
But his face was full of panic, and he stood up in a hurry, deliberately knocking down all the wine glasses on the wine table.
"Why did Mr. Tao say this? I came here out of benevolence and righteousness. If I want to win Xuzhou from Mr. Tao, wouldn't I be making fun of the heroes of the world? This Mi Zhu is exaggerating!"
Liu Bei pretended to be pretentious, but Guan Yu pretended that he didn't hear anything.
Zhang Fei, who had been drinking and drinking with his elder brother and Mi Zhu a few days ago, remembered the agreement between Mi Zhu and Liu Bei at the wine table, but he almost couldn't help laughing.