Zhang Xiu was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said, "I haven't seen Mr. Wenhe for a year. Why did the lord ask about him?"

Bai Xiaowen said: "I heard that Jia Xu is resourceful. After the extermination of Cao Cao, he originally wanted to worship as a military advisor and follow the army counselor to the military aircraft, but he lost his trace in the chaos. ”

Zhang Xiu said: "Mr. Wenhe is indeed the world's first-class strategist, even if he has no last resort, he is thoughtful, although Xiao He and Chen Ping are not as good as him. ”

Bai Xiaowen said: "I heard that Jia Xu has an old relationship with the general. If you have news of him, please send me a thirst for talent. ”

Zhang Xiu hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Bai Xiaowen then informed Zhang Xiu's army of the time to assemble and asked him to make some preparations, and Bai Xiaowen left General Yangwu's mansion.

After Bai Xiaowen left, a middle-aged Confucian scholar came out from behind the screen, with slender eyebrows and eyes, and three long whiskers on his chin.

Zhang Xiu got up and said: "Sure enough, Mr. expected, once there is a war, Yuan Xi will inevitably use me." Yuan Xi has no intention of harming him, and he values his talent. ”

The middle-aged Confucian is none other than Jia Xu.

Jia Xu sighed: "I followed Li Dao back then and offended the world, so every time I meet a new master, I have to be careful." At the beginning, I saw Cao Mengde as a generation of masters, so I persuaded the general to follow it. Who would have thought that Cao Cao would be defeated so quickly. ”

Zhang Xiudao: "In my opinion, Yuan Xi is also the lord who is not inferior to Cao Cao, and his words and deeds are quite Ming's demeanor, which is fascinating." ”

Jia Xu said: "This is what puzzles me. ”

Zhang Xiu: "Why are you confused?"

Jia Xu said: "In this life, when you are young, you will inevitably get carried away when you are young, and Yuan Xi will already have power in the world when he is only twenty years old, so it can be said that he is a young man, and he has all of them. But do you see that he has the slightest arrogance exposed? He is still a corporal of Lixian, and he is eager to seek talent. is such a lord, it is really difficult to understand the depth, and I dare not follow it easily. ”

Zhang Xiu said: "There are really people who are born to know. ”

Jia Xu was silent.

Zhang Xiu persuaded: "If it weren't for such a character, how could you defeat Cao Cao? Since Yuan Xi admires Mr. Cao's talent, why should you hide." ”

Jia Xu said: "Actually, Yuan Xi should already know that I am hiding from you." ”

Zhang Xiu's face changed slightly.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "The general doesn't need to panic, if Yuan Xi doesn't even have this measure, how can he subdue so many generals of the Cao clan? I have to wait until he is in trouble before I come forward to give advice and get his attention. ”

Zhang Xiu nodded and admired, thinking that there are many cultural people's hearts.

......

Tongguan.

The Xiliang army attacked again and again, demolishing countless checkpoint battlements, but was never able to break through the pass.

On the one hand, Tongguan is the world's strange danger, is the east gate of the Guanzhong region, there are Qinling Mountains in the south, the southeast valley, in this era, there is the reputation of "the first pass in the world".

On the other hand, it is Cao Ren himself who has special skills to defend the city, and when defending the city, not only does his own strength improve, but also maintains the morale of the soldiers, which is very important.

The Xiliang army was unable to capture Tongguan, so Ma Chao had a plan, so he asked his soldiers to take off their armor, sit on the ground, and scold with a lazy look.

When the generals were closed, they were all angry.

Niu Jin said: "The Xiliang army is so underestimating me! The last general sees that they are defenseless, so it is better to go down and kill for a while." ”

Cao Ren waved his hand and said: "This is the arrogant plan of the Xiliang Thief Army, and the ambush soldiers must be ambushed on both sides. If our army moves lightly, it will be ambushed, and Tongguan will be in danger at that time. ”

Ma Chao saw that this plan could not be successful, and he couldn't think of other good schemes, so he asked the sergeant to increase his strength, and the scope of scolding expanded from Cao Ren's relatives to Cao Cao.

"Cao Ren, you are a general of the Cao Cao clan, the lord was killed by Yuan Xi, and he didn't think about revenge, but surrendered, he is really an unfilial and unrighteous person!"

"I thought Cao Cao was a hero, but I didn't expect him to be a mediocre person, once he died, his relatives all surrendered, and everyone rebelled and left!"

When everyone listened, their faces changed.

Qiao Rui secretly glanced at Cao Ren.

The face of this general guarding the city was black and rough, like a stone statue, and he couldn't see any expression.

Qiao Rui opened his mouth to persuade: "The Xiliang thief insults the general like this, it can be seen that he is already exhausted. The sergeant can be allowed to plug his ears with cotton yarn so that he does not have to listen to the other party's nonsense. ”

Cao Ren showed an ugly smile and said, "Their intention is just to provoke me to fight in the next pass. I am entrusted by the Lord, so how can I delay my official business because of my personal anger? As for the cotton yarn plug ears, it is not necessary. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Ren raised his voice and said to the rest of the soldiers on the gate: "Now that the Xiliang Thief Army is insulting us, the reason why we are patient for the time being is not that we are afraid of the Xiliang Thief Army, but that we cannot live up to the trust of the lord; When the reinforcements of the Lord Princesses arrive, you will fight bravely to kill the enemy, and you will be ashamed!"

The spirit world rules prompt message came, Cao Ren used the skill "Fighting Force", and the special skill "Defending the City" was triggered, and the soldier's morale increased.

Qiao Rui and Li Shuyi were relieved.

Two days later, Bai Xiaowen led 50,000 elite soldiers, falsely claiming to be 100,000, and came to Tongguan to support!

After arriving at Tongguan, Bai Xiaowen first inspected the morale of the Tongguan defenders, and found that the morale of the Tongguan defenders was still high after holding on without fighting for several days;

He couldn't help but be secretly surprised, Cao Ren was really good at defending the city.

Even if he doesn't have the special skill of [Defending the City], Cao Ren should be able to do well with this military strategy and the ability to motivate soldiers.

"Lord, the military heart is available, and the Xiliang army has lost its sharpness, so it can fight. Cao Ren asked.

Bai Xiaowen nodded and said: "Our army is new and its morale is flourishing, so it is just a good time to take advantage of this battle to weigh the catties of the Xiliang Thief Army." ”

He ordered the gates to be opened, and the army marched out to take up position.

When Ma Chao heard the news, he went straight out, pointed a gun at Yuan Xi, and shouted and scolded.

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "Ma Chao, you don't know what happened, and you don't know that you are being used." For the old general Ma Teng, I have a clear conscience. You don't go to track down the real murderer, but you take the opportunity to attack Tongguan and try to get involved in the Central Plains, just for your own selfish desires. If General Ma's Heavenly Spirit learns about it, what will it think of you?"

Ma Chao scolded angrily: "Thief, and have the face to mention my father!"

Zhang Liao patted the horse and danced the knife to greet him. The two generals fought for 20 rounds, and Zhang Liaoli was defeated and retreated.

Over there, Xu Huang snatched out with a big axe, answered Zhang Liao, fought with Ma Chao, and gradually revealed his defeat after more than ten rounds.

Bai Xiaowen said: "Ma Chao's courage is not invincible. ”

Before the words fell, Zhang Xiu snatched out the oblique stab, and attacked Ma Chao on the flanks.