"Mr. assassin, I don''t know what''s important?"


    Yan Rou is a little afraid to see Bai Xiaowen now.


    "General Yan, you have been in Youzhou for many years. You should know the local situation. What''s the situation in Liaodong?" Bai Xiaowen asked.


    Yan Rou was not sure about Bai Xiaowen''s intention for a moment, so she said honestly:


    "Your honor, there are four counties in Liaodong, namely Liaodong, Lelang, Daifang and xuantu. All the four counties are occupied by Gongsun Du, the Marquis of Liaodong. After the general (Yuan Shao) attacked Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Du sent envoys to congratulate him, which is regarded as submitting to the general."


    Bai Xiaowen nodded and asked, "Gongsun Du and Gongsun Zan have the same surname. Can there be a connection between the two?"


    Yan Rou shook her head and said, "it doesn''t matter that Gongsun Zan was in western Liaoning and Gongsun Du occupied eastern Liaoning."


    Bai Xiaowen nodded. He knew that Gongsun Du, a family recorded in history, operated in Liaodong for three generations. It was not until his grandson Gongsun yuan established himself as king Yan and betrayed Cao Wei that Sima Yi''s army calmed him.


    Now is the beginning of the era of vassal separatism. Gongsun Du should occupy the four counties in Eastern Liaoning for a short time and has a weak foundation.


    Yuan Shao was a man of great achievements. Gongsun Du sent envoys to surrender, which satisfied him. In addition, Liaodong is remote and cold. Even if it is occupied, there is not much oil and water to catch, so it does not continue the eastward expedition and acquiesces to the fact that Gongsun Du separated Liaodong.


    Of course, another important reason is that there is no room for action. At this time, Yuan Shao was located in the four prefectures. Even in Jizhou base camp, there was a powerful yellow scarf army - Heishan thief Zhang Yan, who had not been settled yet, so he had no time to manage the affairs of Liaodong.


    "Mr. assassin, why do you suddenly ask Liaodong?" Yan Rou asked carefully.


    Bai Xiaowen sighed: "when he went to Jizhou to save his relatives yesterday, his third brother Xianfu (yuan Shangbiao) brought a secret report. Cao Jun''s envoy went to Xiangping and plotted to collude with Gongsun du to attack our rear."


    "Is there such a thing?" Yan Rou was surprised.


    In fact, it doesn''t.


    However, Bai Xiaowen''s lies are based on the situation. When the yuan and Cao families were locked in a stalemate at Guandu and could not fight for a long time, it was reasonable for Cao Jun to send someone to fan the flames in Yuan''s backyard, and the credibility was very high.


    Coupled with Yan Rou''s identity, it is bound to be impossible to question Bai Xiaowen.


    Yan Rou quickly calmed down and said, "since the senior general sent the third childe to pass the secret report, there must be a countermeasure. What''s the respect of the senior general?"


    Bai Xiaowen said, "my father allowed me to act conveniently. General Yan, I''m going to go to Xiangping City, Liaodong county to meet Gongsun Du and his son and explore their true attitude."


    "It''s too dangerous! The assassin is a golden man. How can he commit danger alone? For such a thing, send a civil official as an envoy to Xiangping to test." Yan Rou said in surprise.


    Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "I can''t rest assured if I don''t see it with my own eyes. General Yan, I''ve made up my mind to go to Xiangping."


    Yan Rou said reluctantly, "in that case, the assassin needs to take more troops and horses in case of accidents."


    Bai Xiaowen waved his hand and said, "if you take a large army and Gongsun Du and his son are frightened, how can you meet me? I only need 500 elite soldiers on my trip, but I need a prestigious general to accompany me."


    Then Bai Xiaowen looked at Yan rou.


    Yan Rou bowed her head and pretended to be a fool.


    Bai Xiaowen coughed and could only point the generals: "general Yan, you have been in Youzhou army for many years and have great prestige. I think you are the only one who can accompany me to Xiangping."


    Yan Rou''s face turned black: "Mr. assassin, why don''t you send general Jiao and general Zhang together."


    Bai Xiao Wenxin said that these two people have poor skills. They are also the Ministry of Yuan Shao. It is inevitable to help when they are mobilized. However, this reason is really hard to publicize.


    "Why, I''m the son of a general and the governor of Youzhou. I dare to take risks with my body. Don''t general Yan dare to go instead?"


    The so-called "inviting generals is not as good as exciting generals". Most generals in the Three Kingdoms era eat this set.


    Yan Rou thinks more. Speaking of this, if you refuse to go again, you will disobey the military order and your life will be hard to protect.


    It''s better to go to Xiangping with "Yuan Xi" and see that "Yuan Xi" looks so calm that he won''t joke about his life... Right?


    Although Cecilia had picked out 600 fierce soldiers before, Yan Rou still had more than 4000 people. It was still no problem to pick out 500 strong soldiers.


    Bai Xiaowen also didn''t tell Zhao Rong and others, leaving Cecilia to continue training the winged cavalry. He himself took Yan Rou and 500 elite soldiers and went straight to Xiangping City, Liaodong county.


    ……


    "The second son of the yuan family, led the troops to Xiangping city?"


    Gongsun Du asked the soldier who came to report, "how many soldiers and horses does he take?"


    "Lord, there are only four or five hundred people."


    Gongsun Du was a little relieved: "open the gate, please come in!"


    Gongsun Kang said, "father, we Liaodong and his yuan family have always been well water and don''t invade the river. Yuan Xi has been in office for more than a year, but he only sent messengers. He has never been here in person! This time, he came with troops and horses. Maybe he came to plot against our prefecture and county."


    Gongsun Du said, "if you come to attack Xiangping, how can you only take hundreds of soldiers? It''s no wonder that these hundreds of people are Yuan Xi''s accompanying guards."


    Gongsun Kang: "does that father know the purpose of Yuan Xi?"


    Gongsun Du thought for a while and said, "at this time, yuan shaozheng confronts Cao Cao. If he wins, he can unify the north and achieve the foundation of hegemony; if he loses, the four prefectures of Hebei will not be protected. Yuan Shao should be afraid of the instability in the rear and specially send Yuan Xi to inquire about his style of speech."


    Gongsun Kang nodded: "what my father said is very true. I know Yuan Xi. He is mediocre and cowardly and has no strength to bind chickens. If his brother yuan Shang comes, he is always brave and has to deal with it carefully, but Yuan Xi doesn''t have to worry."


    Gongsun Du said, "just in case, we still want the other party to place the soldiers in the post. Only Yuan Xi is invited to the banquet, and 300 swordsmen and axes are reserved behind the account. If he wants to annex our state and county, the swordsmen and axes will be killed immediately."


    Gongsun Kang smiled and nodded: "father, I have another idea. If yuan Xilai asks for information, my father can take the opportunity to knock yuan''s money and grain as a cost to appease the army and the people. How about it?"


    "If Yuan Xi takes the initiative, you can accept gifts, but you can''t ask for them forcibly."


    After a pause, Gongsun Du explained, "kang''er, if Yuan Xi doesn''t have the heart of annexation, don''t be rude to Yuan Xi during the dinner. Yuan Shao is strong and is likely to defeat Cao Cao. In the future, our father and son may have to rely on them."


    "Yes." Gongsun Kang answered.


    On the other side, Bai Xiaowen, with Yan Rou and 500 soldiers, went straight into Xiangping city.


    Beside Bai Xiaowen, there was a figure shrouded in black robes. It looked like a woman. She was also riding on a horse, half behind Bai Xiaowen.