Confused, Guo Peng asked the messenger to come in.

Then I saw a sturdy young man walk in, salute in front of Guo Peng, and then present information.

"The villain came to deliver the letter on the order of Nanyang Taishou Zhang Gong."

Guo Peng nodded, and the guards around him stepped forward to take the letter and handed it to Guo Peng, Guo Peng opened the cloth tape, unfolded the bamboo slip, and saw that it was Cai Mao's handwritten letter.

The letter said that Liu Biao was greatly surprised when he heard of the murder of the Son of Heaven and the collapse of the imperial court and Guo Peng's control of Xuzhou, and immediately stopped the war with Sun Ce and turned to unite with him.

Sun Ce also felt deeply threatened and agreed to unite with Liu Biao.

The two forces have reached an offensive and defensive alliance agreement in Jiangxia, stipulating that if either side is attacked by Guo Peng, the other side will send troops north to attack Guo Peng's territory as a countermeasure, forming an offensive and defensive alliance to deter Guo Peng.

Not only that, Liu Biao also wanted to unite with Liu Zhang in Yizhou and persuade Liu Zhang to agree to the union.

Jing Yiyang and the three states formed a united front, and everyone advanced and retreated together, so that once Guo Peng started the war, he would have to fight on three sides, and there was absolutely no other possibility.

On the letter, Cai Mao was still analyzing, saying that he suspected that Liu Biao wanted to take advantage of the battle between Guo Peng and Ma Teng and Han Sui in Guanzhong, and unite Sun Ce and Liu Zhang to send troops north to attack Guo Peng's rear.

Putting down the letter, Guo Peng frowned and thought for a while, then looked up at the young man who sent the letter.

"This is what Zhang Fujun personally asked you to hand over to me?"

"Yes!"

"Do you know what's written here?"

"I don't know."

Guo Peng nodded.

"You are a very qualified messenger, come and reward."

"Yes!"

A soldier stepped forward and handed Wei Yan a bag of money.

Wei Yan immediately thanked Guo Peng.

"Go back and tell Zhang Fujun, let him tell De Jue for me, I know about this matter, I am very grateful to De Jue for being honest with me, De Jue has made a great contribution in this matter, I will not forget De Jue."

"Yes!"

Wei Yan gave a military salute and prepared to retire.

Guo Peng saw Wei Yansheng's majesty, and suddenly wanted to know his name.

"Wait, tell me your name."

Guo Peng stopped Wei Yan.

Wei Yan turned around and looked at Guo Peng with some confusion, and then hugged his name.

"The villain's surname is Wei, his single name is Yan, his words are long, and he is from Nanyang."

"Well, Wei Yan, Wei ...... Wen Chang......"

Guo Peng suddenly raised his eyebrows, looked at Wei Yan, looked at it carefully, and made sure that this person was that Wei Yan was not wrong.

Not everyone can have a table word.

Wei Yan, who dared to use a Hanzhong to resist Cao Cao's division of the world, Wei Yan, who boasted about Haikou in front of everyone, and Wei Yan, who was bold and not afraid of the enemy.

Interesting.

The corners of Guo Peng's mouth hooked up a smile.

Wei Yan was not Liu Biao's subordinate general, nor did he stay in Jingnan with Huang Zhong, of course, both of them were indeed from Nanyang.

But Wei Yan's background is Liu Bei's subordinate, that is, Liu Bei's private armed background, which is the same as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in nature.

According to his origin and life history, it is probably Liu Bei's recruitment during the period from Xuzhou's defeat and escape to Xinye's settlement, and it was at that time that he followed Liu Bei, and gradually stood out after experiencing the Battle of Chibi, the Battle of Jingzhou and the Battle of Shu, and was discovered and promoted by Liu Bei.

Actually, this thing is also very interesting.

His life experience is not as good as Zhang Fei's, and his background record is not as good as Ma Chao, who defected to Liu Bei at that time, but the important position of Hanzhong Taishou was obtained by Wei Yan.

Of course, it's not hard to see why.

With Liu Bei's knowledge of people who have been displaced for most of his life, he will definitely not choose a straw bag to hold such an important position as the Taishou of Hanzhong.

The battle of Hanzhong lasted for a long time, and at the beginning, Liu Bei had sent Ma Chao and Zhang Fei to attack Wudu together, trying to take advantage of the attack on Hanzhong.

Obviously, this was a temptation.

Ma Chao is famous, Cao Cao once forced him to cut his beard and abandon his robe, Zhang Fei is also a veteran-level general, and he has won a victory over Zhang He before.

The records and prestige of the two of them are enough to serve as the Taishou of Hanzhong, so Liu Bei intends to test which of these two can take on this important responsibility.

As a result, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were defeated by Cao Xiu, a little-known newcomer to Cao Ying, and the general Wu Lanlei was killed in battle.

One can imagine how disappointed Liu Bei was at the time, and remembered that Ma Chao was finally defeated by Cao Cao, and Zhang Fei lost Xuzhou's past.

He finally understood that these were two fighting generals, enterprising generals, available with tailwinds and unavailable against the wind, and could not be used to entrust the important task of guarding the vital points.

So Liu Bei chose Wei Yan, and Wei Yan did not live up to Liu Bei's expectations, and the Hanzhong defense system established by relying on geographical advantages played an active role in Wei Yan's death before and after.

Wei Yan not only dared to face the attack of a powerful enemy, but also dared to forge ahead with a powerful enemy, and was a real commander.

Thinking of this, Guo Peng rose to love talent.

"Are you Zhang Fujun's subordinate?"

"Yes, Zhang Fujun was kind to me, promoted me to be an officer, and let me take on the responsibility of delivering letters."

Guo Peng laughed.

"Sending a letter is not a heavy task, a man's husband, in this troubled world, it is a heavy task to lead the troops to calm the chaos and stabilize the world."

"Villain...... It's just a puppet, and I don't dare to have such thoughts. ”

Wei Yan said with some hesitation.

"Why be presumptuous? By the way, in this way, you were the one who sent the letter from Nanyang to Yecheng before? ”

"Exactly."

Wei Yan nodded.

"Courage and knowledge."

Guo Peng smiled and said, "Are you willing to come to our army to join the army?" ”

"In the Wei Army? I ......"

Wei Yan was a little excited, but he quickly reacted, gritted his teeth, and rejected Guo Peng's invitation: "Forgive me, Duke Wei, the villain has to go back to his life." ”

"Is it important to resurrect?"

Guo Peng asked.

"Since you have received the order, you have to go back and resume your life!"

Wei Yan said resolutely.

"Okay, since that's the case, then you can go back, but after you go back, remember, and say to Zhang Fujun, I appreciate you and want you to come to my side as a personal soldier, and ask Zhang Fujun if he is willing to release him."

"This ......"

Wei Yan opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, nodded, and arched his hand: "The villain knows, the villain must convey it truthfully to Zhang Fujun." ”

"Well, go ahead, if Zhang Fujun agrees, you can go to Xiahou Fujun and let Xiahou Fujun arrange for you to come to me."

“…… Thank you Gong Wei for your appreciation! ”

Wei Yan's expression was a little excited, and after thanking him, he turned around and left, and went back to his life.

After Wei Yan left, Guo Peng called Xun You and Lu Su to discuss this matter with them.

The two of them were a little surprised when they read Cai Mao's handwritten letter.

"Cai Deqi actually ......"

"Jingzhou Cai's is Liu Jingsheng's in-law, and he is actually ......"

Xun You and Lu Su didn't know about it, but now that they suddenly learned about it, they felt unbelievable.

"Smart people are everywhere, no matter what position they occupy, it is very rare to see their own situation and see the future trend, and Cai Deqi is a very rare smart person."

Guo Peng looked at Xun You and Lu Su with a smile: "Okay, let's discuss how to deal with this matter, Liu Jingsheng has the means, he has already united Sun Bofu and caught me off guard, if he unites Liu Jiyu, I am afraid that the offensive and defensive alliance of Jing Yiyang Sanzhou will be settled." ”

"What Wei Gong said is very true, when the general trend is today, Wei Gong's dominance of one side has become a foregone conclusion, Liu Jingsheng, Liu Jiyu and Sun Bofu gave up confrontation and came together, in fact, it is not an unexpected thing."

Xun You quickly sorted out his thoughts: "These three people are not simple, they must know that if they want to survive, they must unite, one side is in difficulty, and the two sides support, so that they can fight against Wei Gong and survive, otherwise they will be broken by Wei Gong." ”

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