Zhu Nao

Wearing armor, Tian Chou strode outside the palace.He waited outside the palace for a while, and the guard came out to welcome him: "General Tian, ​​Your Majesty has a request."

Tian Chou gave a salute to the notifying guard and walked quickly to the palace.

Soon, he came to the hall, knelt down on both knees, saluted Zhu Nao, and said loudly: "Chen Tianchou, see Your Majesty!"

Zhu Nao said, "General Tian please hurry up."

Tian Chou got up from the ground and stood respectfully at His Highness.

Zhu Nao said: "For this expedition, I will leave everything to General Tian."

Tian Chou hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty! If the rebellious army is not put down, the minister will never return to the court!"

This time he sent troops to conquer the Huainan army, and Zhu Nao appointed Tian Chou as his general.Firstly, Luoyang City is currently being newly built, Xie Wuji has already received the task of repairing the city, and other generals are also busy in their respective stations, and it is even more impossible for Zhu Nao to lead another expedition for a mere Huainan army; secondly, Tian Chou is originally The person who is most familiar with the terrain of Xuzhou.With him leading the troops, Xuzhou will be recovered as quickly as possible!

And Tian Chou was able to lead this mission, and he got his wish.He had wanted to take back Xuzhou a long time ago, but Zhu Nao didn't have this plan, so he could only swallow his anger.

Over the past few months, his old department has privately sent him several letters, each time asking him when they will be able to call back to Xuzhou, to avenge their shame.Tian Chou is also very impatient, he knows that Zhu Nao has already started planning for disarmament, if his old subordinates have no chance to perform, the future situation must be very unfavorable.

And now, the horses are rushing to give them an opportunity!

What made Tian Chou even more gratified was that the order Zhu Nao gave him was not just to recover Xuzhou, but to "pacify the rebellious army".It means that after he captures Xuzhou, he can logically cross the Huaihe River south and enter Huainan and Shouzhou!

This is a great opportunity to make meritorious deeds. Ma Shu has already opened the way for them. As long as they cross the Huai River and station their troops in Huainan, they will only be a few hundred miles away from Jiangning, the capital of Chen State!Recovering Jiangnan is just around the corner!

Thinking of this, even if he is as old as Tian Chou, he can't help but feel excited.

"General Tian." Zhu Nao said suddenly.

Tian Chou came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister is here!"

Zhu Nao said with a smile: "General Tian, ​​the reason why I ordered you to lead the battle this time is because you have always been prudent and good at judging the situation. I believe you will make the best judgment at the best time."

Tian Chou couldn't help but startled.He knew that Zhu Nao might have sensed his agitation, and he was warning him not to be greedy for meritorious deeds.

He quickly collected his thoughts and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty! I will definitely live up to your Majesty's trust!"

In the afternoon of the same day, Tian Chou led an army of [-] troops and set off for Xuzhou in a mighty manner.

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Luzhou.

Liu Jingfeng dug out one after another lotus roots in the lotus pond, and his two bookboys followed him with bamboo baskets in their arms, helping him pick up the lotus roots.

The water and soil here are extremely rich, and after only half an hour of digging, the two big bamboo baskets were already full.

The book boy hugged his arms sorely, and persuaded: "Liu Gong, take a rest."

Liu Jingfeng raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and wiped his face with mud: "Let's go, let's go to the shore and sit for a while."

The three of them came to the bank and sat down. Liu Jingfeng picked up a lotus seed, peeled it and threw it into his mouth, and said sadly: "I also came to this lotus pond with Lao Qi to pick lotus roots when I was young. Miss..."

When he mentioned what he said in the past, he began to chatter endlessly: "Lao Qi has red lips and white teeth since he was a child, and he is as good-looking as a porcelain doll... But they Xie family has beautiful women, and Xie Twelve is not bad. Just look at that face, who would have thought Able to go to the battlefield to kill people? And to be famous..."

"Of course, the prettiest one is Lao Qi."

"Tell me, what is Lao Qi doing now? Is he thinking of me too?"

The two bookboys were no strangers to this, and coaxed him, "Of course it will."

Liu Jingfeng chuckled, his white teeth gleaming in the sun against his mud-stained face.

While the three of them were leisurely basking in the sun and chatting, a fast horse drove towards them in the distance.

"Lieutenant Liu!"

When the fast horse approached, the person on the horse jumped down in front of him, Liu Jingfeng asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

The person who reported the letter panted: "Lieutenant Liu, just received the news that Shu has sent [-] troops and is marching towards Xuzhou!"

"What?" Liu Jingfeng said incredulously, "The Shu army is going to attack Xuzhou? Now? Why?"

Xuzhou has been occupied by Ma Shu for a few months. Why did the Shu army choose this time to march, not too early or too late? "

The messenger said: "It is said that Ma Shu sent someone to assassinate Xie Wuji. Although the assassination failed, he angered the Emperor of Shu. So he sent troops eastward to kill Ma Shu as a warning to others!"

"Huh?" Liu Jingfeng was speechless, "Ma Shu actually went to assassinate Xie Wuji? Why is that?"

The messenger looked blank, obviously he didn't know the reason.

Liu Jingfeng thought about it for a while, and suddenly felt something was wrong: Zhu Nao sent troops at this time, it must not be just to vent his anger for Xie Wuji.He must have known that Ma Shu had caused rebellion in Shouzhou, Huainan, and by taking advantage of this opportunity, he could cross the Huaihe River and occupy Huainan for a legitimate reason!Even whether Ma Shu assassinated Xie Wuji was probably an excuse made by Zhu Nao.Even if there is, it's the second time to vent your anger, and occupying Huainan is the main thing!

If the Shu army is really allowed to cross the Huaihe River, there will be no danger to defend the north of Chen State!Zhu Nao is really insidious!Of course, the most hateful thing is Ma Shu, who actually gave the Shu people such a chance.

Liu Jingfeng stumbled and groaned, "My brother-in-law, is he the reincarnation of a shit-stirring stick? How could he cause so much trouble!"

Hearing this, his book boy and messenger couldn't laugh or cry.

Leading troops all the way here, Liu Jingfeng has always been very leisurely.When he saw a place with good scenery, he stopped to swim in the mountains and play in the water.Anyway, the harness is there, and I can't run away.

But now, his leisurely journey is coming to an end.He must speed up and drive Ma Shu's soldiers and horses to the north of the Huai River before the Shu army arrives, and not give the Shu army an excuse to cross the Huai River south!

Reluctantly, Liu Jingfeng got up and said: "Let's go, go back and hurry... Hey, bring me these two baskets of lotus root. I picked them so hard, don't lose them!"

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On the other hand, after Tian Chou led his troops on the road, he heard that the Chen Guo court was also sending troops to Huainan.

His first reaction when he heard the news was to feel sympathy for Ma Shu.Ma Shu was making troubles everywhere, he wanted to borrow Chen's national strength to raise troops, and he also wanted to get benefits from Shu after his army became strong, but he didn't like both sides, and he even ended up being attacked by both sides.

But he immediately realized that it was not good: if Chen Guojun pacified Huainan before him, the situation would be very unfavorable to him!

This is not to say that he could defeat Ma Shu's Huainan army but not Chen Guo's army, but that once Chen Guo put down the Huainan Rebellion, he would lose his excuse to use troops.

Zhu Nao did not attack Chen Guo for a long time. Apart from the huge military expenditures in successive years of campaigns, another very important reason was that he was born with no name.Otherwise, Jingzhou is already in his hands. If he really wants to fight, he can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops along the Yangtze River to attack eastward.But he can't do this. Once he does this, it is likely to cause the people in the south of the Yangtze River to be alienated from him, planting the seeds of disaster, and sooner or later there will be problems.

Therefore, Tian Chou had to defeat Ma Shu before Liu Jingfeng and occupy Huainan and other places occupied by Ma Shu. In this way, he would not count as forcibly occupying the territory of Jiangnan, but instead crusade against the rebels and rescue Huainan, which was in dire straits, from the rebel Ma Shu. The people!

Thinking of this, Tian Chou immediately ordered: "Divide up the troops immediately! I will lead five thousand light cavalry and rush to Xuzhou first! The rest of the army will also properly abandon part of the luggage, speed up the march, and come as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

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A few days later, at the foot of Copper Mountain.

A group of officers stood on the high ground, and the inspectors stretched their necks and looked into the distance.

Suddenly, a gray fog loomed on the horizon.The gray fog became thicker and thicker, and finally, a team of thousands of people appeared in their line of sight, rushing towards them.

"It's coming! It's coming!!" The officers were so excited that they ran down from the high ground and stood on the road to greet them.

After a while, the army approached, and Tian Chou was riding in the first row.

The Xuzhou soldiers became more and more excited.

Tian Chou came to the crowd, stopped his horse, and jumped off the horse.

Xuzhou soldiers knelt down to him in unison, and said loudly: "See General Tian!"

Tian Chou said loudly: "Boys, get up!"

The army stood up, and several officers came up to meet him and surrounded Tian Chou.

"General Tian, ​​you are back!" "Great, great!" "Woo... I thought I would never see General Tian again in this life..."

Looking at this group of old tribes, Tian Chou was also full of emotions.He ordered: "Lead the army to camp first." Then he said to the officers, "Go, enter the camp and talk."

All the officers welcomed Tian Chou into the tent, and when they put down the curtains and left, Tian Chou blamed him with a straight face: "A bunch of lazy bastards! How did I explain to you when I left Xuzhou? How could someone steal you?" The old nest? My face has been thrown away by you!"

The officers in Xuzhou knew they were wrong, so they all lowered their heads and dared not speak.

Tian Chou reprimanded everyone, and then he cared about the enemy.He didn't ask Ma Shu first, but Liu Jingfeng: "Where is the Chen Jun led by Captain Liu?"

The subordinate hurriedly said: "Return to the general, they have reached the border of Huainan the day before yesterday, and they have not yet launched an offensive against the Huainan army."

Tian Chou frowned suddenly.He had always heard that Liu Jingfeng was a playboy, so he had hoped that this playboy would be more unreliable.It's a pity that Liu Jingfeng still knows the general situation, and after hearing about the movements of the Shu army, he immediately hurried on his way.He set off earlier than Tianchou, and was closer to Bitianchou, so let him rush to Huainan first.

Tian Chou shook his head and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on Huainan's movements, and report the military situation to me at least three times a day at Mao, Noon, and Shen!"

"Yes!"

Tian Chou said again: "Where is Ma Shu's troop layout? Show me it!"

The Xuzhou Army and the Huainan Army have been facing each other across Tongshan for several months. They have not been idle for a few months. They have continuously sent troops to harass the Huainan Army and put pressure on Ma Shu. Detailed investigation.

If they can't even come up with a troop layout plan in a few months, let alone Zhu Nao won't think highly of them, even Tian Chou won't be able to spare them!

Fortunately, these Tian Chou's direct descendants have not been so wasteful, everyone quickly took out a stack of detailed maps, and reported various situations to Tian Chou.

After Tian Chou listened, he understood the current situation clearly.He said loudly: "In three days, we must take back Xuzhou!"