On the sheep intestine road on the right side of the wind, several cavalry with old clothes and armor roared past, and the dust raised by the inferior horses of Yanzhou was only half a person's height, and the horsepower was weak, which was similar to that of mules and horses. After a while, the brigade of foot soldiers marched forward in formation, all of them were clothed with armor, and there were only a few in leather armor, and the wooden spears were iron, and they were very weak.

Their leader was not poor or weak, but the eight-foot leader with gray temples had a little sorrow between his eyebrows.

Cheng Li was a little anxious, he thought that Dong Zhuo could hold on to Ma Yue in Guanzhong for more than a month, he rode to Dongjun alone to borrow Ma Yue's prestige and his reputation for helping to defend Dongjun back then to recruit 3,000 township warriors to help the army, but he didn't want to, Dong Zhuo didn't even carry it for ten years, let alone predict the rebellion of the Gate Army, and the officials of the court colluded with the Empress Dowager Dong to exile Ma Yue to Liangzhou!

That's right, in Cheng Li's eyes, this is an exile against Ma Yue, this is a collusion!

Since going out of Shandong, Ma Yue's efforts over the years are vivid, Pingdong County killed Bu Ji, begged the Yellow Turban to punish Zhang Liang, swept Xingyang to govern Chang'an, respected the first emperor to serve His Majesty, Ma Yue's efforts he saw in his eyes. How to be unfaithful for others?

When things were in a hurry, he only scribbled to recruit thousands of Xiangyong and hurried to Luoyang, but on the way he heard rumors that the general of the auxiliary country was condemned to the news of Liangzhou Mu, and hurriedly rushed to Jingzhaoyin in the starry night, and finally received the real news from the mouth of Du Ji in Chang'an, and understood the ins and outs of everything.

Now, it's not good.

The most important thing is that he didn't dare to go to Beidaying to get baggage, Sizhou didn't know how many Ma Yue's enemies were in high positions, and his soldiers and horses could not hang the military flag of the auxiliary general, and became a field army, a chaotic army!

Is there anything worse than that? There was no baggage, no food, no military pay, and there was a place to flee from the northeast and west to clean up the tracks, all just to get to that place called Meiyang.

It was Ma Yue's fiefdom, and he could only rush to that place to get heavy supplies, waiting for the plans later.

After a while, the front cavalry sentry probed and reported, Cheng Li led the army to live in the wilderness, the boulders and trees did not shelter from the wind, and the dead branches and leaves could not block the rain.

Hunger and cold.

Cheng Li laughed bitterly, this wind, frost, rain and snow left the strength to cover up the traces.

Liangzhou, he can't go back. Longguan is blocked, passing through eight counties and two counties, and they will be expelled by the defenders wherever they go, and they will not be able to hold Liangzhou. For today's plan, he can only lead the army to enter Meiyang on behalf of Ma Yue and obtain grain and grass for military needs.

Du Ji told him a news that made him very moved, carrying the Liangzhou military flag, the herald rushed to Luoyang through Chang'an a few days ago, and wanted to bring His Majesty the news that the children of the Meiyang Hou clan would go to the Luoyang Office to be Lang.

At that time, he will be able to catch up with Liangzhou, and whether to disperse the soldiers and horses to go to Liangzhou alone or stay for listening depends on Ma Yue's meaning.

However, before that, he already had an idea that he was going to raise an army of assassin envoys for Liang in Sizhou.

Assassins, as they have been since ancient times, assassins, assassins with weapons to assassinate others in order to avenge them. Intermittent envoys, gaps, and anti-intermittent in the army.

As early as when he was in Luoyang, Cheng Li had the idea of establishing an intelligence agency, and Ma Yue's defeat intensified his intention. There is a saying among soldiers: know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Without intelligence, military operations and political struggles are a joke.

Even Zhang Jiao understands this truth, how could Cheng Li not know it?

The thirteenth chapter of Sun Tzu's Art of War has given enough theoretical support to use, and Cheng Li is now only short of what he needs, so he must go to Meiyang County and get off the mining of Mayue.

He already had a letter to Ma Yue in his arms, and he would send a letter to Ma Yue after he went to Meiyang County to investigate the real situation, and everything would depend on Ma Yue's decision. This time, there are 600 villagers around him, and he hopes that in the end, there will be 200 people left after selection, and then those who are strong and weak in mind will be assassins, and those who are witty and intelligent and scheming will be bold and careful, and gather a reliable team of assassins for the Ma family.

The reason why he chose Meiyang was because of Cheng Li's own ideas, first of all, there was money available to him in Meiyang County, and the fiefdom of one county could barely support the training and living needs of hundreds of thorns. In addition, Meiyang is not far from Liangzhou, and the intelligence network can involve Si, Liang, and Yizhou, which is enough for Ma Yue's needs. In addition, it is convenient to recruit credible people.

"Yuan Ping, how is it, can you still stand it all the way?" Cheng Li took a bite of the hard cake, took a handful from the snow and put it in his mouth to chew, patted the shoulder of the young man beside him, and said, "It's okay, it'll be fine when you get to Meiyang." ”

Cui Jun in Ma Yue moved west is still in the Auxiliary General's Mansion, during the rebellion, the gate army entered the house and even cut and killed, scared Cui Jun hurriedly rode the wall and fled, and then took advantage of the night to take out of the city to know that Ma Yue was defeated, so he had to go all the way to Chang'an County, all the way to Chang'an County, all the way to more than ten days, when he saw Chang'an County was exhausted, tired on the street, the city gate guard saw that he was dressed decently, and then reported to the county commander Du Ji, woke up and talked to know that it was actually a person from the Auxiliary General's Mansion, and then caught up with Cheng Li, and then followed all the way to the west.

This way, but I have suffered enough.

Cui Jun shook his head, if it weren't for Cheng Li's care along the way, I was afraid that he would have died a long time ago, and even the hard bag in his hand was half broken by Cheng Li for him, Cheng Li said that Cui Jun and his son were similar in age.

He was the only one in the village who was dressed decently, but he was in tatters. Biting the cake, Cui Jun shook his head vaguely, his nose was sour but his heart was like a stone, he shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'm fine!" ”

The hearts of young people who have experienced the destruction have become hard enough.

Cheng Li took two bites, carefully put the remaining small piece of cake into his arms, and scooped some ice and snow in the water bladder, then got up and said loudly: "Everyone, there are still fifty miles to Meiyang, let's go!" ”

With a sense of mission, Cheng Li once again led the 600 chaotic army on the road, in order to justifiably hang the banner of Ma Liangzhou, and to form a thorn force for Liangzhou.

He hit the road.

……

In Youzhou, the relationship between Liu Yu, the state pastor, and Gongsun Zhan, the general of Fenwu, began to decline significantly with the increase in the number of troops.

Youzhou is no less poor than Liangzhou, but because of Liu Yu's hard work, whether it is Yuyang salt and iron or Shanggu market opening and trade, it has brought great wealth to Youzhou, so that the displaced people in Qingxu and Xu have rushed here to start a new life here. But these things are different for Gongsun Zhan, Liu Yu's peace talks mean that the war with the Wuhuan people, the war with the Hui people, the war with the Xianbei people, and even the war with those Buyeo people have stopped, which is impossible for Gongsun Zhan, even impossible!

No more fighting?

For this reason, Gongsun Chan went to the state to argue with Liu Yu countless times, and even drew his sword to scold Liu Yu for the last time, of course, it ended with Gongsun Chan leaving.

Before leaving, Gongsun Chan left a sentence: Is the revenge of his father and brother revenge still avenged? Is the hatred of the robe still snowing?

After that, Gongsun Zhan scattered all his family wealth, wantonly expanded the private army, and most of the recruits carried blood feuds with foreign tribes, and purchased 3,000 snow-white horses from various counties, trained the whole army, and passed on the good at riding and shooting bows and knives, and called the white horse righteous servant! Relying on this army, privateer Wuhuan and opposed Liu Yu everywhere. If you Liu Yu want to appease the foreigners and trade with each other, I will send light cavalry to plunder. If you move the Wuhuan into the secluded, I will kill them cleanly!"

Although the Youzhou Tiger Talisman is in Liu Yu's hands, which soldier in Youzhou does not listen to Gongsun Zhan? Liu Yu, a short-sighted person!

In fact, Liu Yu was not short-sighted, although the matter of peace talks with foreign clans became unpredictable because of Gongsun Zhan's sideways, but Liu Yu did not give up. The biggest move he made was to have a relationship with Liu Beila.

Today's Liu Xuande is a general in Youzhou, not to mention that the sworn brother Zhang Fei has the courage of ten thousand people, and Xu Rong, the captain of Youzhou, is also kind to him, that is a figure that even the auxiliary general Ma Yue attaches great importance to, leading the troops to fight omnipotently, and once led two thousand tigers to resist the Xianbei five thousand soldiers and horses outside the pass for more than half a month, and finally won a complete victory.

It's just that Liu Bei is still a military horse, but his relationship with Gongsun Zhan is also like Liu Yu, and there are cracks. Some time ago, Zhang Chun Zhang Ju rebelled, Liu Bei was outnumbered and besieged by a group of thieves, and sent people to Gongsun Zhan for help.

Later, the battle was won, Liu Bei was shot in the thigh, and that sentence reached Liu Bei's ears, although he did not turn against Gongsun Zhan, but the relationship between the two was obviously not as close as before.

Although Liu Bei understands Gongsun Zhan...... Otherwise, on the day of victory, the remnants of the army returned to the city, if Liu Bei hadn't limped to stop the angry Zhang Fei, Gongsun Bogui would have been picked by a spear.

Liu Bei knew that the relationship between Gongsun Chan and Liu Yu was stiff and he didn't want to go, but remembering that when he was injured, Liu Yu sent a doctor to send an attendant to take care of him meticulously, and it was not appropriate not to visit him at the moment, so he ordered someone to inform Gongsun Chan of Liu Yu's invitation and go to the banquet alone.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Liu Yu couldn't help but talk about Gongsun Zhan's affairs, and Liu Bei didn't say it explicitly, but only persuaded and relieved from the side. When Liu Bei came out of the mansion, he was covered in cold sweat and then suffered from the cold wind, if he was not physically strong, he was afraid that he would get sick immediately.

Back in the house, Zhang Fei, Liu Deran, Jian Yong, Xu Rong and others hurriedly came to ask each other, Zhang Fei asked eagerly: "Brother, what did the state pastor tell you, can you mention Brother Gongsun?" ”

Liu Bei nodded with heavy eyebrows, paced to a few cases, picked up the copper kettle, poured some warm soup and drank it all, then took a deep breath and said: "But fortunately, the state pastor just doesn't like what his brother did, and he doesn't mean too much blame, but he just hopes that I will persuade him and try my best to make peace, and our brothers can stay in Youzhou for the time being." ”

Liu Bei is very uneasy about the current situation in Youzhou, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan are fighting in pairs, he can't help anyone, if the war finally ignites, it is the people of Youzhou who suffer.

What's more, once it is a member of the Han family, on the other hand, it is his brother, which one can he help?

Hearing this, everyone was very pleased, and Xu Rong, who was middle-aged, sighed even more.

After many years, he had already given up fame and fortune, first met Ma Yue, the benefactor, to lure him back to his hometown, and then became a young hero like Liu Bei, who was nearly 20 years younger than him, and his ambition to help the world in his chest had already touched his heart.

If he wants to leave, he will give up this hard-won captain, or miss Yingjie.

Xu Rong walked out of the courtyard and looked at the starry sky in thought.