Lingxian began in Qin.

Its location was roughly in Lingcheng Village, Zhongxing Town, Siyang County, Jiangsu Province in later generations.

This is a county town with a small area but an extremely important location. It is a transit station in Huaibei with a population of about 30,000.

The city walls of Ling County are not too high, located in the Huai River tributary, upstream of the Ling River.

Liu Chuang climbed to the top of the city and looked up.

But the hills were undulating and desolate.

The atmosphere of winter is getting stronger and stronger, making people feel a little lonely.

Gao Shun stood behind Liu Chuang, looking full of thoughts, and a slightly old-fashioned face was even more entangled.

The third day of arriving in Ling County is approaching October.

Gao Shun heard some news from Xia Pi, which was about Liu Chuang's in Xia Pi.

If it were a year and a half ago, he would have been furious when he heard Liu Chuang talking about his robes. But after a year and a half, Gao Shun knew that Liu Chuang would never be aimless. But he could not believe that Hou Chengzhen would betray Lu Bu?

"Uncle Emperor!"

"Um?"

Gao Shun held it in for a day and finally couldn't help asking, "You said Hou Yuanding is not credible, but what evidence is there?"

Liu Chuang smiled slightly, "No!"

"Then why did you say he..."

Liu Chuang turned around and patted Gao Shun's thick shoulder, "Let the facts prove whether what I said is correct. If I say it wrong, I will apologize to General Hou. But if I guessed it wrong... Xiao Gong, you are kind by nature and don't like to fight for power and profit, so naturally you don't know that people's hearts are sinister. In short, except for you, I only believe in Wen Yuan and Shulong, and it is difficult for everyone else to let me down.

But these things are not something you can solve.

Now, I should guard Lingxian well and never let Lingxian be lost... After the king and Hou crossed south to Guangling, there will be a clear idea. This time, our task is quite heavy, and I don’t have the heart to consider these things. Haha, it’s true and false, let’s wait and see.”

Liu Chuang said this to this point, and Gao Shun couldn't continue asking questions.

He could only nod, turn around and walk down the city gate tower... Liu Chuang looked at Gao Shun's back, but he felt indescribable. It seemed that Lu Bu still trusted Hou Cheng and others very much, but he didn't know what would happen if this continued.

But all this is beyond his control.

He hates this feeling, and the feeling of not being able to control things in his own hands is really uncomfortable.

I hope no more accidents will happen! Liu Chuang sighed softly, and couldn't help but feel a little depressed, and slowly walked down the city tower along the road.

Ling County’s defense is pretty good, and Gao Shun is in good order when he takes care of it.

Therefore, Liu Chuang didn't put too much effort into it and quickly transferred his energy to the matter of transporting grain in the lower class.

In early October, the weather became colder.

Cao Cao repeatedly attacked Geyi Mountain, but they were all resolved by Zhang Liao. Both sides were in a stalemate on the banks of the Yishui River. On the banks of the Zushui River, Zang Ba, Li Dian and Zhu Ling's offensive did not seem to be particularly smooth. Hou Cheng and Song Xian blocked the Cao army's attack in the Zushui River, which also made the situation even more anxious.

As time went by, Cao Cao was obviously a little anxious.

After October, Cao's army's offensive against Xia Pi became more and more fierce, but there was no progress.

The stalemate situation also gradually weakened Lu Bu's guardianship towards Hou Cheng. At the beginning, he did have some doubts about Hou Cheng and others, but as the battle began, Hou Cheng and others had good results, and the attitude they showed also made Lu Bu feel much more at ease.

In my heart, I felt a little more dissatisfied with Liu Chuang.

It’s just that Liu Chuang is his son-in-law after all, and even if Lu Bu is dissatisfied, it will not be easy for him to have an attack.

However, the progress of moving south began to slow down... You know, abandoning Xia Pi and going south to Guangling was not a simple matter. There were too many things Lu Bu had to deal with, and seeing that the situation of the war would not be repeated for the time being, Lu Bu no longer worried.

On the sixth day of the 10th month, Lu Bu ordered people to escort Mrs. Yan and other families to take action first and go to Huaiyin.

At the same time, Cao Cao's offensive became even more fierce on this day.

"Yuan Ding, Cao Cao's offensive is so fierce that he may not last long."

The setting sun shines, and the ancestor water dyes red, revealing a hint of sadness.

On the river beaches on both sides of the ancestral water, corpses were everywhere... In just a few days, the number of casualties in Cao's army and Xuzhou army had reached 1,000, which also put Hou Cheng in great pressure.

He stood on the river bank and watched Cao Jun gradually retreating on the other side, frowned.

Song Xian also walked behind Hou Cheng with a tired look on his face and said, "I heard that the battle situation in Wenyuan is also very tragic, and there are countless casualties. If we persist like this, we will not be able to resist it for too long... This time, I think the Lord and Hou will be in danger."

When Hou Cheng heard this, his brow frowned slightly, turned around suddenly, and stared at Song Xian.

"What does Zhong Min mean?"

Song Xian glanced at him from his arms, took out a letter from his arms, and handed it to Hou Cheng.

"What's this?"

"Xuan Gao sent someone to deliver a letter to my camp last night. I thought about it all night but couldn't make up my promise, so I wanted to discuss it with Yuan Ding."

Hou Cheng felt excited. After taking the letter, he took it and put it in his arms.

He glanced at the left and right, lowered his voice and said, "Zhongmin, are you crazy? Why are you still in touch with Xuan Gao at this time?"

Song Xian smiled, "Xuan Gao is very proud now."

"oh?"

"He is now appointed by Cao Sikong as the Prime Minister of Langya and General Guangwu. He is in charge of the conquest and was personally granted by the court, which is extremely brilliant.

Speaking of which, you and I have been working hard since Marquis Wen for many years, but until now, we are just a cavalry captain, so what is the matter?”

"Zhongmin shut up!"

Hou Cheng quickly stopped Song Xian, and then patted his forehead gently.

"Don't say this here. If you have anything to do, let's go back to the camp and talk."

Song Xian curled his lips and closed his mouth.

After he and Hou Cheng cleared the battlefield on the west bank of Zushui, they arranged for troops to guard their guard and returned to the camp.

After returning to the camp, Hou Cheng ignored Song Xian, but returned to the military tent, took off his clothes and armor, sat on the couch chair, looked at the letter Zang Ba on the desk, and hesitated for a long time, picked up the letter and opened it and read it carefully in the lights in the military tent.

The meaning of Zang Ba's letter is very simple: Now that Cao Cao's troops are coming to Xuzhou, he will never give up until he is eliminated by Lu Bu and Liu Chuang.

Cao Cao's attitude was very firm this time, but what he targeted was only Lu Bu and Liu Chuang, and he had no malice towards the others. Hou Cheng and Song Xian, we were both robes at the time, and had made many military achievements with the birth and death of Hou Wen. But so what? In the end, Lu Bu was reluctant to obtain the identity of Xuzhou Mu. Whether I or you, I can't walk in Xuzhou.

On the other hand, Liu Chuang became a prince at a young age.

Why...isn't it because he is the emperor of the Han Dynasty? I just don't accept it. Why can he rise up quickly? We can't even get a title? Lu Bucheng cannot get the climate. Even if Liu Chuang helps him, he will never take the righteousness. You and I are both Han officials and should be loyal to the Han Dynasty. Who is the Han Dynasty? The emperor represents the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao is the representative of the emperor. We should respect it ourselves...

In this letter, Zang Ba can be regarded as saying that he is sincere and sincere.

After reading it, Hou Cheng threw the letter into the brazier and watched the letter turn into ashes.

He stood up and wandered in the tent. After a moment, he ordered someone to come and asked Song Xian and said softly: "Zhongmin, tell me honestly, have you agreed to Xuan Gao?"

When Song Xianwen heard this, he waved his hand quickly, "Yuan Ding, who do you think of me?

I remember that we surrendered to Wen Hou together in Bingzhou, and once vowed: If we are rich and noble, don’t forget each other. Over the years, we have been relying on each other and have been together all the way. We are as close as brothers. Zang Ba said some truths, but if we don’t discuss with you, how can I make a decision?”

Hou Cheng showed a smile on his face.

After pondering for a moment, he whispered: "Zang Ba's words are not enough to believe.

You and I will fight with Mr. Wen for many years with Cao Cao. There is no need to say much about the hatred in this. Not to mention anything else, the cousin of Li Dian and Li Mancheng on the other side all died at the hands of Mr. Wen. He is Cao Cao's confidant... It seems that this situation is not a minority under Cao Cao's account. It may not be beneficial for you and me to join us. So, it's better to slow down this matter. It's best to discuss it with Gong Ji.

Zhongmin, if you have no talent, how can you gain a foothold?"

Hou Cheng was considerate and Song Xian nodded repeatedly and expressed his agreement.

Gong Ji was Wei Xu, who was the cavalry commander and was responsible for the public security of Xia Pi.

Song Xian immediately understood what Hou Cheng meant, "Since that's the case, I'll go and explore Gong Ji's tone."

"It's a matter of caution and don't be noticed.

There is no need to bother with Zhang Liao. I guess if he talks about this with him, he will be very likely to take you and me. So, we should fight in the past few days, not only to fight, but also to fight beautifully, so that Cao Cao knows our brother's methods and skills. At the same time, you can contact Gong Ji secretly to see what he says. If Gong Ji also has this intention, then our brothers can't say that they can make great contributions."

"What Yuan Ding said is that I will try to contact the Duke Ji."

After Hou Cheng and Song Xian discussed it, they did not reply to Zang Ba.

On the contrary, on the next day, the two of them were even more energetic and defeated Zhu Ling and Li Dian's troops several times, causing heavy losses to the Cao army...

This made Lu Bu relax his vigilance against Hou Cheng and the others, and even stopped sending people to monitor the two.

At the same time, Zhang Liao was under increasing pressure on Geyi Mountain. Lejin forced his way across Yishui several times and attacked the south bank of Yishui. Fortunately, Zhang Liao was prepared for a long time and threw the reserve team into the battlefield and drove Cao's army back to the north bank of Yishui. The two sides were so tug-of-war, and the war became more and more anxious.

Liu Chuang was always paying attention to the trends in Xia Pi, and at the same time, he transported grain, which was quite smooth.

In just ten days, Xu Chu had escorted 100,000 hu of food and grass to Huaiyin, and Hao Zhao and Xu Sheng and others even cleared out bandits in Guangling, with outstanding achievements.

Liu Chuang finally felt relieved.

While he continued to ask Gao Shun to strengthen his vigilance, he sent someone to tell Xu Chu that he would speed up the transportation of grain.
Chapter completed!