It was noon when Cao Ren and his entourage of more than 300 people arrived at the Zhangshui camp. From a distance, I saw the colorful flags in front of the camp, the guard of honor was lined up, and the leader of the team was a military general, a white horse and silver armor, and it was the tiger general Zhao Zilong is also. In his early years, when Cao Ren accompanied Cao Cao to the east to conquer Lü Bu, he had several encounters with Zhao Yun. Seeing each other at this moment, Cao Ren immediately shook the reins and stepped forward and greeted enthusiastically, "General Zilong, don't come unharmed?" ”

Zhao Yun hurriedly clenched his fists and saluted, "I've seen General Zixiao." ”

"Zilong is polite." Cao Ren laughed familiarly, then turned around and introduced Sima Lang, "Boda, this is Zhao Zilong, the first general of the Qi camp. ”

"Yilang Sima Lang has seen General Zilong." Sima Lang waved his hand and praised loudly, "I have heard for a long time that General Zilong is full of courage, and when I saw it today, he really looked majestic. ”

"False praise, false praise." Zhao Yun was humble, and his eyes happened to sweep to Chen Zhi, who was accompanying Zhuge Liang behind the team. Thinking of the past when he fought with Chen Zhi and Xu Chu against Lu Bu in the past, Zhao Yun suddenly felt a heat in his chest, and hugged his fists and greeted Chen Zhi, "Uncle to General." ”

Chen Zhi did not clap his horse and go forward to catch up with everyone, but stayed beside Zhuge Liang and returned the salute to Zhao Yun with a smile. Cao Ren couldn't help but look a little embarrassed when he saw this, but Sima Lang on the side pulled back the topic in time and said, "General Zilong, where are Qi Hou and Wu Hou'an?" ”

Zhao Yun came back to his senses after Cao Ren's reminder, raised his hand and invited, "Qi Hou and Wu Hou are parading in the school field, please come with the clouds." ”

"Then there is General Lao Zilong." After that, Cao Ren and Sima Lang both clamped the horse's belly and led the team of people and horses into the Zhangshui camp under the guidance of Zhao Yun.

The Zhangshui battalion was divided into two parts, the upstream and the downstream, and the Qi army was stationed in the upper reaches. Wu troops were stationed downstream. The reason for this distribution is that the layout of the Qi military camp is reasonable and the military law is strict. There will never be a pickled incident of overflowing feces and garbage. In addition, out of careful consideration for preserving their strength, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu unanimously mentioned that they would receive Cao Ren and others who came to visit in Qiying. Cai Ji generously accepted this "long-faced" task, and in order to meet Cao Ren and the others, she specially dispatched five hundred ironclad riders to line up a half-mile-long road along the Yuanmen to the school field.

It turns out that Cai Ji's hand is really good. This Jiashi Yongdao left an extremely deep impression on Cao Ying's civil and military affairs, and Cao Ren and Sima Lang wanted to remain reserved at first, but the more they went to the back, the more dignified their expressions became. It is necessary to know that as a great prince who sits on the two states of Youyou and Hebei. It is not surprising that Cai Ji picked out five hundred horses to form a cavalry Yongdao. However, it is not easy for these 500 war horses to always maintain a neat queue when a large number of strange soldiers and horses pass through Guò. This shows that the five hundred cavalry in front of him are all well-trained, and they are by no means a rabble of improvised patchwork.

However, just as everyone's eyes were deeply attracted by the tall horses and brightly armored cavalry on both sides. Zhuge Liang, who was mixed in the middle of the team, tried to observe the camp of the Qi army through the spears and fluttering flags. But I saw that all kinds of weapons were stacked in an orderly manner next to the camp tents arranged on both sides. Although the stench of horse manure wafted through the air, there were no piles of manure in the corners as far as the eye could see. Zhuge Liang judged from this that Cai Ji should be very strict in governing the army. But when he wanted to further investigate the layout of the Qi army barracks, he found that most of his vision was blocked by war horses and riders. It's hard to get a glimpse of it. This made Zhuge Liang can't help but secretly speculate - Cai's family uses armor as a way. It is false to show off your might, and it is true to cover up the camp.

And just when Zhuge Liang slandered Cai Ji, there was a sudden burst of enthusiastic cheers in front of him. It turned out that everyone had unconsciously walked the road and came to the front of Qi Jun's school. But I saw that there was a felt tent made of eight iron guns standing in the north and facing south of the school, and two large flags were set up on both sides of the felt tent, one embroidered with the word "Cai" and the other with the word "Sun". Under the felt tent, Cai Ji sat on the Hu bed with Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others, watching the competition on the school field intently.

I saw two generals in the middle of the school field in a confrontation, one of them wearing a red beard suit. swallow jaw tiger whiskers, spears; One was dressed in a green bearded suit. Thin waist and arms, holding an iron spear. The cheers just now were obviously Qi Wu soldiers on the sidelines cheering for these two warriors. However, the contestants who were the parties were not disturbed by the noise around them at all, and they were both condensed like mountains and put on a posture ready to go.

Cao Ren, who had gone through a big battle, saw at a glance that the two of them on the stage were both resolute and fierce people, and they were by no means comparable to ordinary people who embroidered their legs. So he immediately pointed to the contestants on the field and asked Zhao Yun, "Zilong, what do you call the two people on the field?" ”

Zhao Yun introduced them one by one, "The one in red is Ling Cao, the thief captain of the Wu Army, and the one in green is Li Da, the general of Qi Ying. ”

In fact, Zhao Yun also missed another more important identity of Li Da, that is, the Yulin Zhonglang General given by the Son of Heaven. No, as soon as Zhao Yun's words fell, Sima Lang immediately asked, "Li Da?" But Yulin Zhonglang will Li Zhishen? ”

Zhao Yun bowed, "Exactly." ”

"General Zhishen also has a personal relationship with the eldest prince." Cao Ren added again for the relationship.

Zhao Yun couldn't help frowning slightly after hearing what Cao Ren said, because in his impression, Li Da had always hated Cao Cao's father and son, and it really didn't look like he had a personal relationship with Cao Ang. However, before Zhao Yun could question, Sima Lang on the side had already twisted his hand and said, "In this case, it will inevitably disturb the competition between the two generals, so I will wait for a while, and then visit the second marquis of Qi and Wu after the victory and defeat are decided." ”

Sima Lang's words are in line with Zhao Yun and Cao Ren's intentions. So a group of people temporarily stayed on the side of the school field and watched the competition on the field with the surrounding soldiers of Qi and Wu. At this time, I saw Li Da suddenly burst into a shout, his right foot exerted force, his body rushed forward, the spear was like a dragon born, straight out, the spear roared sharply, and approached Ling Cao's face door. Ling Cao did not move, his ape arm was lightly slashed, and the spear seemed to turn very slowly, pointing at Li Da's left shoulder, but before he turned to Sancheng, the spear suddenly accelerated, like a silver thread around Li Da's spear.

Cao Ren saw that Wu General Ling Cao was calm and calm, and couldn't help but glance back at Zhao Yun. But seeing that Zhao Yun was watching the battle, he was calm and unmoved. "Could it be that Li Dashang has a back-up move?"

Without waiting for Cao Ren to say his doubts, Li Da, who was stabbing sharply, suddenly slammed into the gun. Let everyone who was watching the battle take a breath of cold air. The spear that had been wrapped around the barrel of the gun failed to retract its hand, and burst out to the right, and Ling Cao shouted. He leaned back, almost as flat as the ground, and finally grasped the spear. But Li Da had already taken advantage of this gap to grab into the inner circle, and the tip of the gun pointed upward, like a python coming out of a hole, and went straight to Ling Cao's throat.

Ling Cao was willing to sit still and wait to die, but when he saw his wrist turn, the tip of the spear drew a flawless arc. Straight on Li Da's cheek. Li Da hurriedly withdrew his spear, and the tail of the spear hit the spearhead. I only heard the sound of "Zila", and the two blades sharpened into a piercing muffled sound. It vibrates so much that the eardrum is uncomfortable.

But before everyone could cover their ears, the outcome of the field seemed to have been decided. Seeing Ling Cao fall back a few steps, the tip of the spear in his hand flew off and he didn't know what to do. Li Da's face was bruised, and he was bleeding faintly. However, the spear in Li Da's hand was intact. If only now he took another step. It can be so much that Ling Cao died. Of course, the school competition is very important. So Li Da immediately put away his spear and hugged his fist at Ling Cao, "Accept." ”

Ling Cao gave up the headless spear in his hand and hurriedly returned a salute, "General Li is a step ahead, and Ling is willing to bow down." ”

Although this competition was almost instantaneous, it was thrilling, soul-grabbing, and made the spectators on the sidelines enthusiastic. Applauded again and again. However, Linglan on the scene was very distressed when she saw Li Da's cheek bruised, but she was ashamed to show her love in public. I had to stay in the corner, watching my sweetheart stand in the middle of the school field with pride and pity, and receive praise from all directions.

At the same time, seeing that Li Da and Ling Cao were all fine, Cai Ji in the stands also breathed a sigh of relief. You must know that there was a moment just now, she really thought that Li Da was going to die with Ling Cao. However, considering that Ling Cao would not have any scruples about making a move on the real battlefield, Cai Ji finally ordered someone to offer wine and brocade to the two, and announced loudly, "The two generals bravely champion the three armies, and in today's battle, there is no winner or loser!" ”

Cai Ji's move was obviously biased in favor of Ling Cao, but Sun Ce raised his hand and shouted without appreciation, "Civil and military affairs are the first, and martial arts are not second." Everyone in the world knows that the first general of the Qi camp is General Zilong, so if he is alone, he will have a discussion with him. ”

Seeing that Sun Ce had the posture of taking off his robe and going on the field to fight Zhao Yun for 300 rounds, Cai Ji suddenly felt messy in a gust of wind. Fortunately, just when she was embarrassed, Zhou Yu came forward in time to persuade Sun Cedao, "Bo Fu, Cao Envoy has arrived, and the matter of the martial arts competition will be discussed later." ”

After listening to what Zhou Yu said, Sun Ce glanced at Cao Ren and the others, who had been waiting not far away for a long time, before nodding reluctantly. Cai Ji has long been surprised by the way Sun and the two people communicate with each other. In her opinion, Sun Ce, who has a frivolous personality, is like a sharp sword, and she needs a steady friend like Zhou Yu as a scabbard to protect him from hurting others and himself.

As Zhou Yu persuaded Sun Ce, Cai Ji turned his head and whispered a few words to the attendants behind him. After a while, Zhao Yun led a group of more than a dozen people, including Cao Ren, Sima Lang, Zhuge Liang, Chen Dao, and Ma Liang, to the felt tent. I saw Cao Ren and Sima Lang, who were in the lead, both standing side by side, bowing to Cai Ji and Sun Ce.

"Cao Ren, the general of Zhengnan, has seen the Marquis of Qi and the Marquis of Wu."

"Yilang Sima Lang has seen Qi Hou and Wu Hou."

Sun Ce snorted arrogantly and snorted coldly, which was a response to Cao Ren and Sima Lang. Cai Ji smiled and bowed to the two, "You don't have to be polite. I heard that Sima Yilang and Kong Shaofu went south with a decree this time, why didn't they see Kong Shaofu? ”

Hearing Cai Ji ask about Kong Rong, Sima Lang had to smile bitterly and say for his stubborn colleague, "Kong Shaofu is not accustomed to the water and soil, and he failed to come to see him, so I ask Qi Hou for forgiveness." ”

Cai Ji listened to Sima Lang's explanation, remembered the grudge between Kong Rong and himself in the past, and couldn't help but smile helplessly, and didn't take it seriously. In fact, compared to the awkward Kong Rong, Cai Ji was more interested in Sima Lang in front of him. After all, it was Sima Lang who usurped the Cao family in history, and then realized the return of the Three Kingdoms to Jin and the unification of the world. Although Sima Lang has always shown himself as loyal and benevolent in the history books, judging from his active participation in the division of the seal, it is not an idle person to think that the head of "Sima Bada" is not an idle person. In addition, Cai Ji was also interested in Sima Yi, who was currently dormant in Xudu, and deeply regretted that Sima Zhongda could not go south. You must know that Cai Ji has not lost his brain along the way, Sima Yi acted as Cao Envoy and Zhuge Liang's moving scene.

However, at this time, where did Cai Ji know, while she was carefully looking at Sima Lang, Zhuge Liang, who was mixed in the crowd, was also secretly observing her. In Zhuge Liang's view, Sun Ce's various arrogant postures are just to cover up his inferiority complex from a poor background. The father and son of the Sun family were born in Fuchun, and they are not as good as Cao Cao, who is ugly and ugly. The ancestors of the Cao family can still be traced back to Pingyang Hou Cao Shen, but the Sun family can only pull Sun Wu's tiger skin as a banner. Therefore, even if Sun Ce becomes a hegemon, he will still feel inferior when facing the wealthy families and court envoys. Zhuge Liang was born in a Langya family, and since he was a child, he has been living in Jingzhou and is accustomed to the open and secret struggle between the family and the warlord, so he is very aware of this delicate relationship between arrogance and inferiority.

On the other hand, Cai Ji, who shows people in women's clothes, is self-contained with light makeup, elegant appearance, and does not pretend to be arrogant because of her status as a woman, nor is she so high that she looks down on the martial arts of the poor family because of her scholarly background. Looking forward to the brilliance, Cai Ji's eyes flashed with a light of humility but not humility, high but not arrogant, as if everything in the world was equal in his eyes. Zhuge Liang had never seen such a peculiar woman and such an extraordinary prince. But just as he was shaking his mind, a familiar voice suddenly came from his ears.

"Kong Ming hasn't seen him for a long time." Zhou Yu recognized Zhuge Liang's figure in the crowd early in the morning. Seeing this old acquaintance pretending to follow the team in a low-key manner, he teased and shouted hello.

Kong Ming? Zhuge Kongming? Zhuge Liang! Cai Ji suddenly looked back when he heard that Zhuge Liang was present, and happened to meet Zhuge Liang who had just raised his head, and the two looked at each other. In an instant, without any introduction, Cai Ji was already convinced that the beautiful husband in front of him, who was like a crown of jade and had a graceful bearing, was the famous Zhuge Wuhou in history.

Cai Ji's burning gaze made Zhuge Liang, who had never had contact with a strange woman, very uncomfortable. So his cheeks were slightly hot, and he hurriedly stepped out of the ranks, and bowed his hand and said, "General Zuo's military division Zhonglang General Zhuge Liang has seen Qi Hou and Wu Hou. ”

Sun Ce didn't have a good impression of Zhuge Liang, so he couldn't help but ask angrily at this time, "Mr. came to lobby for Liu Yuanjun again?" ”

Zhuge Liang replied without humility or arrogance, "Liang was ordered by Liu Zhijun to come to verify the authenticity of the holy decree. ”

"Authenticity of the Decree?" Zhou Yu glanced at Sima Lang and asked with interest, "Liu Yuanjun questioned Xu Du's false transmission of the holy decree?" (To be continued......)