Like after spring, time seems to speed up a lot, and the wheat fields seem to slowly turn from green to golden at a speed visible to the naked eye (the wheat that has been harvested in May during the winter is about May).

The Northern Army was preparing for the whole country, and various military supplies were transporting to major armies, and the civilians of various counties were recruiting them, and they would shoulder the heavy responsibility of logistics. At the same time, the Northern Army had spread an illusion to the outside world, and the Northern Army was preparing to go to the battlefield in Liaodong. This could play two roles: one was to deter the arrogant Goguryeo side, and the other could confuse Yuan Shao side to achieve unexpected results.

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After the spring was in full bloom, the nearly 300,000 Goguryeo army gathered in Wen County, Liaodong, began to move again. However, when they were about to march west again, they suddenly received an emergency order from the country. The King of Goguryeo ordered Li Chenghuan and Tie Pohan to build fortifications along Wen County, because the army of the North Expedition was very likely to come in large quantities after the wheat harvest. In the order, the King of Goguryeo also expressed a meaning: If the North Expedition Army was as brave and good at fighting as the rumors were, if the battle situation was unfavorable, he would give up the entire Liaodong County. If necessary, he could even give up Lelang County and Daofang County.

The proud prince Li Chenghuan was very dissatisfied with the orders of King Goguryeo. He was eager to confront the legendary elite soldiers of the world, the Han Dynasty, and use the blood of the Northern Expedition Army to show him how Li Chenghuan was so powerful in martial arts.

Contrary to Li Chenghuan's attitude, Tie Pohan looked solemn. He had really fought with the Northern Army and was worried about the arrival of the Northern Army. When he thought of hundreds of thousands of black waves sweeping over, Tie Pohan would shivering involuntarily.

Although Lee Seung-hwan disagreed with his father's order, he did not dare to disobey his father's order. Lee Seung-hwan discussed with Tie Pohan for a while, saying that it was a discussion. In fact, Lee Seung-hwan gave the order there. Lee Seung-hwan finally decided to transfer his army to the front position. He did not want to block the most sharp vanguard of the Northern Army, but wanted to seize the merits. He did not take the merits seriously at all. He believed that the arrival of the Marine Army would be a great opportunity for him to make a great military honor. Tie Pohan was arranged by Lee Seung-hwan to defend the city defense along Wen County. Tie Pohan felt in his heart and said to himself: If you want to seize merits, then let you grab it!

Hundreds of thousands of elite Goguryeo soldiers set off along Wen County, waiting for the arrival of the Northern Expedition Army. Some of the soldiers were nervous and fearful, while others were excited and impatient.

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Yuan Shao was also actively preparing, but his target was Zhang Xiu from Wancheng, and Yuan Shao planned to take down Wancheng in one go.

Shen Pei disagreed with Yuan Shao's plan. He believed that the one who should pay attention to the Northern Army at the moment should be the one who should be concerned about. In order to persuade Yuan Shao to give up his plan to attack Wancheng, Shen Pei repeatedly expressed his views in pain, but Yuan Shao, who was in the mood, did not listen.

On that day, Shen Pei came to see Yuan Shao again. At this moment, Yuan Shao was discussing with Xu You and Guo Tu in his study to march into Wancheng.

"Lord." Shen Pei bowed and bowed.

Seeing that it was the chattering Shen Pei again, Yuan Shao frowned slightly and said unhappily: "You are here again, may you want to persuade me to give up attacking Wancheng?"

"That's right! Please listen to me, lord!"

Yuan Shao's face collapsed. He was about to scold him, but suddenly he changed his mind and said lightly: "Tell me! I want to hear what else you can say!"

Shen Pei couldn't help but be happy and said quickly: "Lord, the Northern Army is at its peak now. Recently, there are signs of large-scale assembly in the Northern Army. We have to guard against it!"

Yuan Shao sneered: "The Northern Army is strong, but it is not stronger than us! As for the signs of the Northern Army's assembly, of course I know, and I also know that the Northern Army is preparing to attack Liaodong together!"

Shen Pei said anxiously: "My lord must not be blinded by Chen Chu's tricks!"

Yuan Shao slapped the table and pointed at Shen Pei's nose and said angrily: "I, Yuan Ben...

Chu is so easy to be blinded by Shen Feng, don’t be too presumptuous!”

"Lord!" Shen Pei was anxious.

"Brother Zhengnan, as subordinates, we must not make arguing out of thin air and disrupt the lord's plan and decision!" Xu You said sincerely.

Shen Pei glared at Xu You fiercely and said angrily: "It's just that you wait for the villain to deceive the Lord all day long!"

Xu You's face suddenly looked ugly, "Shen Pei, I advise you kindly, but why do you say bad things?" "Why do you need to speak kindly with villains with you?"

"Enough!" Yuan Shao shouted angrily, "Shen Pei, you have spoken rudely many times. I think you have followed me for many years and have not punished you severely! Why don't you repent?"

"Lord, don't be blinded by villains!" Shen Pei looked sad.

"Shen Zhengnan, what you mean is nothing more than saying that Mr. Ziyuan and I made mistakes, so let's talk about your basis! What is your judgment that the Northern Expedition Army will be unfavorable to us?" Guo Tu said.

Yuan Shao nodded and looked at Shen Pei.

Shen Pei was silent at this time because he judged that it was a bit strange to the large-scale assembly of the Northern Expedition Army based on his feelings, and there was no relevant information to prove it.

Seeing that Shen Pei couldn't speak for a long time, Xu You sneered: "After working on it for a long time, Shen Zhengnan is just a speculation out of thin air!"

"You!" Shen Pei pointed at Xu You, her cheeks flushed red due to anger, but she refuted silently.

Yuan Shao's face had become quite ugly, "Shen Pei, get out of here! I will not be summoned or come in in the future!"

"Master!" "Get out!"

Shen Pei walked out lonely, and at this moment he felt as if he was dead.

After Shen Pei left, Yuan Shao was still angry for a long time. After Yuan Shao became calmer, Xu You asked for instructions: "Lord, will our army's plan to attack Wancheng be changed?"

Yuan Shao waved his hand tiredly, "No need to change! The strategic plan remains unchanged!" "Yes." Xu Youguotu agreed with his fists.

"How should we deal with the envoys of Cao Cao?" Xu You asked. It turned out that about ten days ago, Xun You, an important counselor under Cao Cao, came to Luoyang as a secret envoy, with the purpose of joining Yuan Shao to form an anti-Chen Chu alliance. However, Yuan Shao was cold in this regard, and Xu You and Guo Tu were not enthusiastic either.

Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, then said indifferently: "Let's go and contact Mr. Ziyuan! Perfunctory, but don't say anything!" "Yes." Xu You agreed with his fists.

Cao Cao's envoy Xun You was paced back and forth in the Luoyang Inn, frowned. He felt that Yuan Shao was very unhappy with his proposal.

The door sounded lightly, and a follower came in, "Sir, Mr. Xu You are here!"

Xun You's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "Please hurry up! No, I'll go to greet you in person!"

As he walked quickly to the hall, Xu You was drinking tea leisurely.

"Oh! I don't know if Mr. Ziyuan has arrived and has missed the opportunity to welcome him. Please forgive me!" Xun You rushed in and claimed the crime.

Xu You just glanced at Xun You and said lightly: "Mr. Xun You are polite!", his attitude and behavior seemed arrogant.

Xun You couldn't help but think: I've heard that Xu You are arrogant and rude, but when I see you today, it turns out to be true!

He didn't mind either. After paying tribute to Xu You, he sat down opposite Xu You.

"I was about to see Mr. Ziyuan, but I didn't expect Mr. Ziyuan would arrive in person!" Xun You said happily. Then he clapped his hands. The two followers walked in with two wooden boxes and stood in the hall. The wooden boxes were not very big, but they looked very heavy. Xu You couldn't help but lit up his eyes when he saw it.

Xun You pointed to the two boxes and smiled, "These are only regarded as the meeting gifts my lord gave to the gentleman." He immediately asked his followers to present the two boxes to Xu You.

Xu You was not polite and immediately opened the two boxes.

The pearly aura immediately appeared in front of him. Xu You couldn't help but shrink his eyes and a greedy expression appeared on his face. Xun You showed a smile.

After stroking her with love for a while, Xu You finally pulled her eyes away from the jewelry spirit, and clasped her fists at Xun You and said, "The so-called "no merit is not rewarded, how can I accept such a generous gift from General Cao...

", Xun You's tone has become quite polite at this moment.

Xun You smiled, "This is just a gift of meeting! If things can be accomplished, my lord will thank you for your kind gift!"

Xu You's eyes lit up again. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I will do my best to lobby my lord and General Cao to reach an alliance. After all, this will be beneficial to both sides!"

Xun You was happy, but he calmly clasped his fists at Xu You and said, "Mr. Ziyuan said so much! I thank Mr. Ziyuan for my lord first!"

Then the two chatted for a while.

Xu You stood up and said goodbye, but Xun You repeatedly tried to keep him. Finally, Xun You sent Xu You out of the inn. Looking at Xu You's carriage gradually fading away, Xun You showed an unfathomable smile.

When Xu You returned home, it was already dark. He couldn't wait to order someone to transport the two treasure chests into the study, and then Xu You couldn't let go of it and admired and played with it.

The door sounded softly, and Xu You looked in and saw his wife, Xu, walking in with a food plate. There were two maids standing outside the door, but Xu did not let them in, which showed that Xu knew her husband very well.

He ordered the maid to cover the door, and Xu took the food plate and walked towards Xu You.

"Master, you haven't finished your meal yet," Xu said, putting it on the low table in front of Xu You. He accidentally saw the two treasure boxes in front of Xu You, and couldn't help but be stunned, but frowned with a worry.

"If you have something you like, please pick one!" Xu You said excitedly.

"Master, is this sent by the general again?"

Xu You shook his head and said, "No, this is sent by someone from Cao Cao." Then he smiled proudly, "Cao Cao asks me if you have something to do!"

"I'm afraid this is not good for the general!"

Xu You glanced at Xu, threw the jewelry in his hand into the box and showed a look of thought. After a moment, he slowly said: "This is indeed not good for Chen Chu!"

Xu looked shocked, "What is the master planning to do?"

Xu You shook his head, "I haven't thought about it yet!"

"Master, I don't think we should help Cao Cao!" Xu showed a worried look on his face.

"Oh" Xu You looked at Xu in confusion.

Xu explained: "I think the general will win the world sooner or later, and the master has already gained the trust of the general. Don't lose big profits because of small profits!"

Xu You looked hesitant, not knowing what he was thinking about. Xu looked at Xu You with a nervous expression.

After a moment, Xu You smiled confidently and said, "I have my own sense of responsibility, you don't have to worry!" Xu seemed to want to say something, but in the end he still held it back.

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Chapter completed!