Liu Qing knew the truth and asked: "Didn't I go north across the river at first? Why do you want to save me?"

The senior cadre looked frustrated and gave a rough summary of the battle on the front line. He probably meant that Yuan's army was in panic because of repeated defeats in battles and rumors that food and grass would be running out. There was no longer any intention to fight.

In the battle against Fan Chou and Bai Bo's army, only Jiang Qi's troops were able to fight back and forth, and many battalions were directly routed.

Yuan Benchu ​​wanted counselors, brave generals, soldiers, and food. Not to mention how luxurious the cards were, but at least they were not bad, and he could play like this. Is this Yuan Benchu’s traditional skill?

It is sad that when we entered Hanoi, we were in a fierce momentum and pointed our sword at Luoyang, but now we have ended up being defeated in a single battle.

"This is happening!" Liu Qing showed an incredible expression.

"Please also ask the King of Bohai to lend a helping hand!" Gao Gan persuaded again.

Looking at the sincere face of the senior executive in front of me, I shook my head in my heart. When it was time to discuss a deal, he was talking about feelings. Looking at how many years older he was, he seemed to have not understood this simple truth.

It’s true that Liu Qing has a reputation for benevolence, and it’s true that he extends kindness widely, but he is doing charity to the Han people and the poor people. To do charity for the Yuan family? Not to mention others, I am afraid that Liu Hong’s coffin will be crushed

Can't stand it any longer.

Seeing that Liu Qing was silent, the senior official quickly motioned to the elder behind him to speak.

Liu Qing still doesn't know who he is.

"Lord, this is Jia Cong, the governor of Jizhou." Guo Jia whispered in Liu Qing's ear.

Oh! It’s the Jizhou governor who is very good at creating a character for himself!

It was as if his voice was missing from the entire Battle of Hanoi, but Liu Qing heard Li Wen say that when Li Wen proposed his proposal, Yuan Shao asked him for his opinion, and he voted in favor. Speaking of which, he was helpful to Liu Qing's plan.

helpful.

Now acting as a lobbyist again, Liu Qing wanted to hear what he had to say.

Jia Cong leisurely stepped forward and bowed to Liu Qing: "I have met the King of Bohai."

"Jia Shijun, are you also here to be a lobbyist?" Liu Qing seized the opportunity and directly stated his intention.

Jia Cong put down his hands and gently brushed the hem of his clothes, intentionally or unintentionally revealing the seal hanging on his waist.

"The name of Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, and all the people in Jizhou know it. Since Your Majesty knows the purpose of my visit, I also hope to lend a helping hand to Leader Yuan." Jia Cong said.

He spoke politely, and was a bit neither humble nor overbearing, but... uncle, you are here to ask for help, right?

What's the matter with touching that seal and ribbon? Is the copper button seal so great? I have a silver governor's seal and a gold prince's seal. Do I still have to look at the face of your copper seal?

In fact, this social style was very typical at this time. Scholars were all playing in circles, recognizing their identities and official seals, but Liu Qing didn't like this.

Finally, Liu Qing looked at Li Wen and motioned for him to speak.

Li Wen looked back at Liu Qing, and then stayed on Zhang Liao beside Liu Qing for a few breaths.

"Your Majesty, Alliance Leader Yuan is defeated and in distress. I hope your Majesty will lend a helping hand. Alliance Leader Yuan is willing to repay you with food and grass."

"How many?"

Li Wen looked at Gao Gan and saw him winking constantly.

"Old rule, two hundred thousand stones."

Gao Gan closed his eyes tightly after hearing this, as if Li Wen's words hurt his heart. As a close confidant of Yuan Shao, his purpose here was to reduce his expenses, and even played the emotional card with Liu Qing.

Thinking of Li Wen opening his mouth, he quoted the highest price.

Liu Qing smiled: "Deal!"

Li Wenggong cupped his hands and looked at everyone again, indicating that they had finished their work and could leave.

"I hope King Bohai will send troops soon." Li Wen reminded before leaving.

In front of him, Liu Qing said directly to Dian Wei: "Dian Wei, the imperial guards have assembled!"

Li Wen left with peace of mind. On the way, Jia Cong asked in confusion: "Master Li, why don't you increase the food gradually, but instead increase the promised food to 200,000 dan in one go?"

Li Wen held the horse's reins with both hands and grasped it firmly. He looked forward and without looking back, he said: "Jia Shijun, is leader Yuan's life more important, or his food and grass?"

Jia Cong and Gao Gan reviewed this sentence. Before they could speak, Li Wen said again: "The alliance leader and the King of Bohai have already had a transaction, and this time, the alliance leader's situation is more critical and the situation is more severe. This time

How could the remuneration be lower than last time? The King of Bohai agreed to sell without asking for a price, and agreed to two hundred thousand stones of food and grass, which shows that he acted righteously!"

The two nodded and agreed with Li Wen's words. At this moment, Liu Qing did have a bargaining chip to sell.

Before Jia Cong could say anything, a dense and dull sound of horse hoofbeats suddenly came from behind. The three of them looked back at the same time and saw a group of soldiers and horses rushing out of Licheng. Soon, they passed by the three of them.

"Soldiers are valuable and quick. That's how the King of Bohai uses his troops. No wonder he can do everything!" Li Wen praised again, as if to silence the two of them with this sentence.

Look at King Bohai, our lobbyists haven’t returned yet, King Bohai has already completed the rescue!

At this time, Yuan Shao and Yan Liang led an army closer to Licheng, followed closely by Xu Huang's army, Fan Chou and Yang Feng, who were still fighting Jiang Qiwen and Chou, but Yuan's army showed signs of defeat.

, they couldn't hold on for long, which is why Yuan Shao decided to evacuate and sent Li Wen and three others to ask for help.

Zhang Ning sent Xu Huang to pursue him, which also had other deep meanings. Firstly, it was to fulfill King Bohai's wish, and secondly, it was also to fulfill King Bohai's wish.

Yuan Shao's horse was stable and stable, and he could still lean forward and look behind him. He saw his own team chasing an army, and the leading general was holding a mountain-breaking axe. That was General Bai Bo's axe, which was legendary among the army.

"Why hasn't Li Wen come back yet?" Yuan Shao asked anxiously.

"Master, don't panic, if you catch up, I will stop you!" Yan Liang replied.

"The armies have dispersed. It is still unclear whether they can gather in Licheng. I regret not listening to Yuan Tu!"

After hearing this, Feng Ji had mixed feelings in his heart. He once proposed a more radical and straightforward retreat route, which was to cross the river directly from Wushejin and attack Hulao directly from the rear.

"Now that things have happened, my lord still wants to protect himself first, and then he can make good plans after returning to Chenliu safely!" Feng Ji said.

"That's all we have to do!" Yuan Shao said helplessly.

"Lord, look! There are troops coming from ahead!" someone reminded.

Yuan Shao squinted his eyes and took a look. Sure enough, as people said, there were troops coming, and looking at the flags, he could see the flags of King Bohai and Liu Qing.

Li Wen didn't return, but King Bohai arrived!

Yuan Shao suddenly felt a little moved in his heart: Although King Bohai acted a little domineering and arrogant, he acted so neatly and neatly, he really had the style of a former champion.

"Original!"

From a distance, Liu Qing called enthusiastically, just like calling his own sheep.

Soon, the two armies met.

"Your Majesty is willing to lend a helping hand, Shao is deeply grateful!" Yuan Shao thanked Lian Sheng.

Don’t be too busy saying thank you, the food and grass matter needs to be settled first!

So Liu Qing said: "To be honest, I heard that the morale of the Baibo army is high and there are generals in charge. I didn't want to confront them head-on. But the army is too short of food and grass. Now there are so many more Black Mountain troops to eat. I

The king is really worried about food and grass, and it happens that Alliance Leader Yuan is willing to donate generously, so I will take the risk again to help Alliance Leader Yuan!"

Hearing the word "food and grass", the smile on Yuan Shao's face faded a little. No matter how arrogant Yuan was, he could take out 200,000 stones without blinking an eye, but if it were doubled to 400,000 stones, even Yuan Shao would have to pay for it.

I feel my flesh hurts.

Four hundred thousand dan is enough to fight a small-scale war.

The flesh hurts, but if you don't want to cut the flesh at this time, it will be fatal.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the food and grass will be delivered in full." Yuan Shao said.

Liu Qing waved his hand, and Ban Ming rode out behind him, presented a wooden box, came to Yuan Shao and opened it. It was a document, and it was also very considerately equipped with a pen and inkstone.

"Original, old rules." Liu Qing said with a smile.

Yuan Shao reached out to write and left his signature on the document that Ban Ming spread out. The smile on his face was completely replaced by helplessness.

Ban Ming took back the document and showed it to Liu Qing. After there were no problems, Liu Qing ordered him to put it away.

"At the beginning, you and I made an agreement twice before the battle. If word spreads, it will definitely become a good story!" Liu Qing said with a smile.

Spread? Yuan Shao is not calm anymore. If this kind of life-saving agreement spreads, it will be a good talk for you, King of Bohai, but it will be a scandal for him, Yuan Benchu!

Seeing that Yuan Shao's face couldn't look any longer, and turned pale in helplessness, Liu Qing was very satisfied. He lightly reined in the reins, and the war horse Jin Ge turned around spiritually.

"Take me!" Liu Qing said.

The imperial guard handed an iron spear to Liu Qing and held it tightly in his hand. A sense of fighting spirit arose. Liu Qing said angrily: "I will learn how to use this big ax Xu Huang!"

Looking at the high-spirited King of Bohai, Yuan Shao felt complicated for a moment.

The King of Bohai actually said that he would meet Xu Huang in person? For some reason, Yuan Shao suddenly hoped that something would happen to him so that he could kill his arrogant figure.

On the other hand, he didn't want anything to happen to him, because he spent the food and grass in the hope that he could repel Xu Huang.

"Huh, if you don't use the Dian Wei, you are just humiliating yourself." Yan Liang muttered in a low voice.

Yuan Shaojun also followed Liu Qing and turned around. At this time, he was facing Xu Huang's army, and it became a confrontation.

Xu Huang reined in his horse and looked across the way, his eyes finally resting on the flag with the words "Bohai King" and "Liu Qing" hanging on it.

In front of that army, there was a general standing on horseback. Both the horse and himself seemed to be wearing golden armor, shining brightly in the sun. Look at the general's face again, he was majestic and majestic.

Presumably this person is the King of Bohai!

Xu Huang thought to himself: Apart from the Saint General, this is the first lord that fascinates him!
To be continued...