Gongsun Zan looked solemn and said in a low voice: "Brother, please tell me! You and I are brothers. If you have the opportunity to create a great cause, why do you need to rely on others?" Liu Bei said: "Both Ma Chao and Yuan Shao are giants, and the two princes have soldiers. There are millions of horses. We don¡¯t have any land in our hands, and our troops are weak. No matter who wins, we will not be able to make a comeback. Instead of doing this, it is better to take the opportunity to seek self-reliance. He said that he may not be able to create a new one. Gongsun Zan was greatly moved and said thoughtfully: "Although my wise brother's words are reasonable, the current situation of the world has been determined. Ma Chao is in the north and his troops are strong. It is impossible to shake the foundation of the south with the strength of our hands." Although the situation is chaotic, Yuan Shao will not tolerate us taking the opportunity to separatist power" At this point, his heart moved, and he frowned and asked, "Is it possible that my dear brother already has a plan in his mind?" Liu Bei said, "That's right!" Brother Bo Sui, when he was campaigning against the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou, he once considered Liu Yan, the governor of Youzhou at that time, as his clan uncle. Now that the imperial court is controlled by Ma Chao, it exists in name only. Liu Yan in Shu has already proclaimed himself emperor and is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. , we might as well go to Shu and help Liu Yan, in this way we can regain the Han Dynasty, and be reused no matter what!" Gongsun Zan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard this. After all, his family was all in the hands of Ma Chao, and Ma Chao could give away his wives and concubines! People, but he didn't dare to touch Ma Tie, otherwise his family would really be ruined. Liu Bei saw the opportunity and advised: "Brother Bo Sui is afraid of nothing more than his family. As long as Ma Tie is in hand, Ma Chao will not dare to do anything. Besides, once we get away from Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, we can use it at any time." Ma Tie exchanged it with him!" Gongsun Zan thought for a long time and said, "This matter is important, how about I let my brother think about it for a few days before making a decision?" The main reason for being so quiet within this month is that the fighter planes are immature. At present, Cao Cao's strength has been greatly weakened. On the one hand, he has to besiege Lu Bu in Dongjun, and on the other hand, he has to prevent a fire in the backyard. After all, Xu Huang and Wenpin live in the Xiaopei and Pengcheng areas and may make a surprise attack on Yanzhou at any time. More importantly, Zhang He, who was stationed in Qingzhou, had stabilized the situation in Qingzhou and could lead his troops to invade Yanzhou at any time. Cao Cao was surrounded by enemies on three sides and did not dare to act rashly, otherwise he would have joined forces with Qu Yi to attack Dongjun City. The same is true for Qu Yi. To the east, he must allocate troops to intimidate Lu Bu in Dongjun. To the north, across the Yellow River, Huang Zhong is watching. Once he dares to attack Dongjun, Huang Zhong will take the opportunity to cross the river and invade Yanzhou, and there is Gao Shun at Bishui Pass. The trapped camp could send troops at any time, but Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, was still trapped and fighting, so Qu Yi did not dare to act rashly. In addition, another reason is to wait for the outcome of the Guangling war. Yuan Shao sent his eldest son Yuan Tan and Sun Ce to attack Guangling County with 50,000 troops. Guangling was a large county with a population of hundreds of thousands. With the addition of Zuo Rong and others, its military strength was no worse than that of Yuan Tan. It is unrealistic for Yuan Shao to eradicate Liu Yao with only 50,000 troops. For this reason, Yuan Shao had already prepared and ordered Wu Jing, the prefect of Danyang, to send troops to Guangling, forming a two-pronged army to attack Guangling. Liu Yao separatized Guangling, had a grudge against Wu Jing, and was even more at odds with Yuan Shao. After all, Yuan Shao had taken away his throne as the governor of Yangzhou, otherwise Huainan, Huaibei, and Jiangdong would now be his sphere of influence. Seeing the two armies coming to attack this time, Liu Yao was also unsure. He was repeatedly defeated by Yuan Shao. He only had more than 40,000 troops. If he divided his forces to resist, he would be defeated one by one. If the two armies join together, At one point, he couldn't escape defeat. Liu Yao did not want to sit still and wait for death. While concentrating his troops and food in Jiangdu, he asked Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, for help. Tao Qian was already ill and blind, and all affairs in Xuzhou were handled by Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, Cao Bao and others. These people had already defected to Ma Chao. Therefore, Chen Deng and others had no choice but to consult Xun You, who was in charge of Qingxu Province. Xun You made a decision quickly after careful consideration. Guangling is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River, hundreds of miles away from Pengcheng. If Xu Huang were to divide his forces to rescue each other, it would be difficult not only to achieve success, but also to give Yan Liang the opportunity to invade Xuzhou. Besides, Zhang Chao and Liu Yao, the prefects of Guangling, have always been separated from each other. Although Guangling is the gateway to the south of Xuzhou, it is actually useless. It is better to use Yuan Shao's help to get rid of Liu Yao, Zhang Chao and others in order to concentrate Yuan Shao's troops for a battle. Determine the outcome. Having made up his mind, Xun You sent an envoy to Jiangdu to reply to Liu Yao, asking him to abandon Guangling and lead his troops to retreat into the hinterland of Xuzhou, and unite to fight against Yuan Shao. Liu Yao was naturally unwilling to give up Guangling, but due to the situation, he had to agree to Xun You, otherwise he would be defeated and killed. At this moment, Wu Jing's 30,000 troops have not yet arrived, but Yuan Tan's 50,000 troops have already set up camp outside Jiangdu City. They send troops every day to challenge them and scold them. Unexpectedly, Liu Yao refused to fight, and all the officers and men in the city were angry. On this day, Liu Yao discussed with Zuo Rong, Zhang Chao, Xue Li and others and decided to build a plank road to cross Chencang secretly. Overtly, Liu Yao personally led the army out of the city to fight Yuan Tan, aiming to hold back Yuan Tan's main army. Secretly, Zhang Chao and Zuo Rong launched a hundred attacks.He took his family and the city's baggage with him and left the city from the east gate towards Huai'an. After everything was ready, Liu Yao led his generals Zhang Ying, Xue Li, Fan Neng, Chen Heng, Yu Mi, Tai Shici and others to lead 30,000 troops out of the city to fight. In front of the formation of the two armies, Liu Yao stepped forward and cursed: "My son Yuan Tan, you, the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, have been favored by the emperor many times, but you don't want to repay the favor, and you do all kinds of dirty things! In the past, it was just a matter of seizing my Yangzhou." Well, now you are sending your army to invade Xuzhou. You are really deceiving others!" Yuan Tan was twenty-four and five years old. Hearing this, he slapped his horse and shouted: "Yangzhou is the territory of the Han Dynasty. Your Yangzhou governor was appointed by Dong Zhuo's court, and Dong Zhuo is the emperor. ** Ye! How can you be the governor of Yangzhou if you are not Dong Zhuo's lackey? "Liu Yao said: "I am loyal to the Han Dynasty, and as a Han official, what do you have to do with Dong's thieves? You really don¡¯t know how to live or die by slandering this governor!" After saying that, he turned around and shouted: "Yuan Tan is here, who dares to fight!" As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged general with a helmet and a sword stood up and shouted: "The last general is willing to go!" Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was Liu Yao's general Chen Heng. Chen Heng held a big sword in his hand, with a bright helmet and a bright red horse under his crotch. He was also very majestic. After receiving the order, he slapped his horse and brandished his sword to attack Yuan Tan. He shouted: "Rebels, don't talk nonsense, Chen Heng is here!" Tan also had martial arts skills, and when he led troops for the first time in a battle, he wanted to stand out. He stopped his general who was about to show off, and shouted: "You nameless man, you will die on your own!" After saying this, he held an iron gun and faced him. Go up. In the blink of an eye, the two fought for more than twenty rounds. Yuan Tan's strength was greatly reduced and he gradually fell into a disadvantage. Chen Heng, on the other hand, became more courageous as he fought, and his sword struck directly at the vital point. Sun Ce was anxious in his eyes, and when he saw that Yuan Tan was defeated, he wanted to step forward, but Zhou Yu on the side advised him: "Brother Bo Fu, don't be anxious!" Sun Ce frowned, clasped his fists and said, "Gong Jin said this. "What do you mean?" Zhou Yu whispered: "Yuan Tan dares to fight against the enemy personally. If he wins, it will greatly boost his morale. If he loses, he will lose his dignity!" Sun Ce Ruoyu said. As he thought, he stood still for the moment and watched the two men's battle. But when the two of them fought for more than fifty years, Yuan Tan, who was so proud of himself, could no longer hold on, so he shot the horse with a feint and left. Chen Heng shouted: "Where to go!" After saying that, he hung up his long sword, bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and the sharp wolf-tooth arrow hit Yuan Tan's back heart. When Yuan Tan heard the sound of the bowstring, it was too late to dodge. He felt a chill in his heart. The wolf-fang arrow penetrated directly through the breastplate and shot into his back. Fortunately, most of the force was removed by the breastplate. Although he was seriously injured, he was not injured. As for the death, he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and came straight towards the formation. Seeing that Yuan Tan was not killed on the spot, Chen Heng immediately fired his bow a second time, preparing to make up for the fatal arrow! When Sun Ce saw this, he did not dare to hesitate anymore. Yuan Tan was Yuan Shao's eldest son. If he died in front of the two armies, they would not be able to eat. He immediately drew his gun and shouted: "Young Master, be careful!" After saying that, he flew forward. , one shot deflected the second arrow shot by Chen Heng. Chen Hengzhi couldn't help but get very angry when he failed to score the one arrow he was sure to get. He raised his knife and shouted: "Please name the thief general. I will not kill the nameless ghosts under my sword!" Sun Ce was only nineteen years old. He shouted: "I am Sun Bofu from Jiangdong! Today I am here to take your head!" Chen Heng was most afraid of Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others under Yuan Shao. However, he had never heard of or seen Sun Ce, who had just debuted, and he immediately disdained him. He said: "How dare an unknown person utter such arrogant words! Today, I will do it for you!" After saying that, he stepped forward with his sword, sweeping through the entire army with one move, and slashed at Sun Ce's neck. The latter sneered, and raised the Black Iron Spear in his hand. There was a crisp "clang" sound, and the two weapons collided together without any fancy. As soon as the two of them fought, they put their strength to the test. Sun Ce was extremely powerful, and the black iron spear in his hand weighed seventy-two kilograms. With his strong infusion, he directly blocked Chen Heng's long knife, and stabbed Chen Heng in the chest again. throat. Chen Henghu's mouth collapsed, his arms were numb, and his chest felt tight. He couldn't hide even if he wanted to. He could only watch the spear piercing his throat. He immediately screamed and turned over and fell off his horse. The blood in his throat was gurgling. He couldn't rest in peace! When Yuan Jun saw that Sun Ce had killed the enemy general as soon as he joined forces, he immediately cheered and cheered, gongs and drums sounded, and his morale was greatly shaken. On the other hand, Liu Yao's army fell from the clouds to the bottom. They almost killed the enemy general, but they didn't expect the situation to be reversed so quickly. Liu Yao looked gloomy and was about to speak when he saw Chen Heng's friend Yu Mi became angry and came out with a machete in his hand. He shouted: "Stop being so arrogant, kid. Yu Mi will come and see you for a while!" Sun Ce showed no fear, so Tima rushed forward to fight with him. After less than five rounds of fighting, Sun Ce's spear was like lightning, fast and hard, stabbing straight at Yu Mi's shoulder blade. The latter couldn't dodge, so he had to raise his knife to parry. After a crisp sound, sparks flew out, and the big knife in Yu Mi's hand flew away. Sun Ce was such a good man, he was so unreasonable and unforgiving. Taking advantage of Yu Mi's lack of strength, he used his spiritual power to stretch his arms lightly and directly held Yu Mi under his arm and captured him alive. (To be continued.)