Fan Qiang had already finished talking to Ma Chao and everyone here, and before Ma Chao could say anything, the soldier took the head of the Jiang family into the living room. Of course, it was after he reported it that Ma Chao let them in, after all, it is impossible not to talk about the rules.

And after the soldiers retreated again, the person who came was about to give Ma Chao a salute, but Ma Chao stopped him and said with a smile: "The head of the Jiang family doesn't need to be polite, please sit down!" ”

"Thank you, General!"

The head of the Jiang family knew that this was a reward for Ma Chao's own merits, and he didn't need to rectify those useless vulgar rites, so he just let himself sit down. Even if he said that he was Jiang Wan's brother, he had read some books, but he was definitely not a pedantic person, and his personality was also simple, from what he saw from Fan Qiang's list of Jiang Wan's handwritten letters to his people, it was not difficult to find. So Ma Chao is also simple, and he can be regarded as having a temper with each other.

If it were Jiang Wan, a scholar, then it would definitely not be like this.

Even if he Jiang Wan and Jiang Gongyan are not pedantic people, this is for sure, but they definitely have to pay attention to this etiquette. What kind of person is Ma Chao, the hussar general of the Han Dynasty, that is definitely the top official position, and the key is the strength of his Liangzhou army, and the power of his people is also one of the best in the world, and his status determines that you can't underestimate him, and you can't be rude.

Ma Chao nodded at the head of the Jiang family, he admired his simple character, which was what Ma Chao liked. If it's too pedantic. I really don't like it too much. So Ma Chao's biggest headache is actually not Cui An. It's his own Mr. Cui, Cui Hong can be said to be definitely one of the people Ma Chao has seen. is pedantic to the point of not being able to do it, but Ma Chao can't say anything yet.

Even if he has his current status, he doesn't dare to say anything in the face of his enlightenment teacher. Even if he thinks that Cui Hong is not doing well, he still can't say anything directly, he can only say it in a roundabout way. And Ma Chao, who is the lord, is cautious to say it, not to mention his subordinates, and others dare not say anything. That is, if you have nothing to do, you are looking for trouble.

didn't wait for others to say anything, but Ma Chao said first, "Thanks to the assistance of the head of the Jiang family before, our army entered the city proudly!" ”

Ma Chao wasn't ready to have too deep contact with his people, so he didn't even ask what his name was, because it was unnecessary. Besides, Jiang Wan didn't sue himself before. But then he will definitely say, it's all a trivial matter, it doesn't matter. It's actually good to call the head of the Jiang family like this. There are a few heads of families who are not proud of their families. Whether he is a big family or a strong man. Even some small families, in fact, are almost like this.

The head of the Jiang family heard it. It's to hurry up and be polite, after all, this is in front of Ma Chao. There should be politeness, then there must be something. Otherwise, let the other party let his subordinates think that he is proud of his merits, or how, then he will really "jump into the Yellow River and can't wash it".

So he hurriedly said: "Where is the general talking about, Gongyan is working under the general's account, and this is also a member of the Liangzhou army, so it is of course incumbent on the general to do something for our army!" ”――

When Ma Chao heard this, he hurriedly said: "It's really annoying the head of the Jiang family!" Please also rest assured that as long as our army is in Wuling for a day, we will definitely protect the Jiang family, and I will never break my word! ”

Ma Chao knew what the Jiang family master said just now, but in fact, he was determined to tie himself to the chariot of the Liangzhou Army. How to say it, even if he doesn't, Jiang Wan has already joined his side anyway, and he and Liu Bei Hanjun's side have already formed a big feud, and it is basically impossible for them to reconcile. As for Cao Cao and Sun Ce, they haven't come yet, so how he chooses, I don't know.

Ma Chao didn't know anything in the future, but at this moment, Ma Chao knew in his heart that as long as he was in Youyang for a day, his Jiang family would definitely stand on his side. Even as long as they are in Wuling, they will be on their side.

And he also promised him that as long as he was in Wuling, then he would definitely protect his Jiang family, which was a mutually beneficial and win-win situation. They are all smart people, and they really don't need to say much. That's a good thing to say, and it really doesn't take much effort to talk to smart people.

"General Xie, thank you, General!"

The head of the Jiang family really fell in love with the Liangzhou army, otherwise he would not be like this. His eyesight thinks that he is not bad, this world is that Ma Chaoliangzhou Army and Cao Cao's Yanzhou Army can seize the world. But on the surface, this Cao Mengde is the most powerful, but if you compare it carefully, in fact, Ma Mengqi is not much worse. As for the rest, does he know that his brother will definitely not go to a prince who has no development, so he can take refuge in the Liangzhou army at this time, can't it be explained?

In his opinion, his clan brother actually said to himself, I have defected to the Liangzhou Army, and you should also join the clan brother. So I deliberately brought a handwritten letter to make myself want to join Ma Chao. From Jiang Wan's words, it is not difficult for him to see that his clan brother is intentionally or unintentionally suing himself, so hurry up and join the Liangzhou Army now, otherwise it will be "fast hands, slow hands", so he still doesn't know how to do it.

And for him, it is indeed not difficult to make a choice, he was originally optimistic about the Liangzhou army, so he ......-

After chatting with the head of the Jiang family for a while, he said goodbye to Ma Chao and the others. After all, he still has this eyesight, and he understands it. Ma Chao wants to talk to his subordinates, so he is still an outsider. Naturally, it's hard to listen to.

Ma Chao asked the soldiers to send it to the head of the Jiang family, of course he wouldn't send it himself. didn't let Jiang Wan go, this doesn't have to be too polite, it's almost okay anyway. He also knew that this other party was obviously not such a person who valued vulgar etiquette, even if he gave it himself, it didn't have much effect. That can only make the other party feel that he is buying people's hearts, which ......

After the other party left, Ma Chao continued to talk to everyone. Of course, Fan Qiang started to say, first praised his people, then briefly summarized the previous battle, and finally let everyone go back to rest. After all, it's too late, this tomorrow and tomorrow's business, although Youyang has been captured, but the matter is still not over.

The last Chenyang, as well as Rongcheng, can only take these two cities. He can be regarded as driving out Liu Bei's forces in Wuling. But now, Cao Cao's Yanzhou Army reinforcements and Sun Ce's Jiangdong Army reinforcements are coming-

Wen Chou took the remnants of the soldiers and fled all the way to Chenyang. I can't help it, I can only go here, and I can't go anywhere else. He didn't have a foolproof solution. When you go to see your father-in-law, you can not let your father-in-law punish you, but you are one. Two is two, just tell the truth to your father-in-law. In the end, no matter what his lord is, he can be regarded as at his disposal.

Even if Wen Chou is not reconciled, but in today's situation, he can't help it. As for putting all the blame on Wei Yan and putting it on him, Wen Chou really didn't want to do this. Although Wen Chou didn't think that he was a righteous gentleman, he could be regarded as doing right and walking straight, and he really didn't do anything too bad, from beginning to end, no one had anything to do with Wei Yan. Speaking of which, it was people who helped them defend the city, and now that Youyang is lost, can you blame others?

Not to mention that it has nothing to do with others, even if there is, I have to find a way to let my lord know that I don't have much responsibility with the other party, which is what I want to do.

Wen Chou had already said a bunch of bad things about Wei Yan to Wen Ping before, and he thought it was bad, so he wouldn't be like Wen Ping.

Everyone has their own principles, and Wen Chou is certainly no exception. Speaking of which, he really disdains such a thing. hasn't reached the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and Wen Chou won't do anything like that. And even if he was in Youyang before, he did have a little unpleasant trouble with Wei Yan, which is true, but now that Wen Chou thinks about it, maybe what Wei Yan said is right, although he doesn't know more specific things, but it is very likely that Fan Qiang did it.

I don't have evidence, but I thought about it carefully, why did that Fan Qiang come, and there was a strong man from Youyang who came to lead the troops to grab the city gate, why didn't there be such a thing before. I don't have to say it, it's too much of a coincidence. It's a matter of the world, there are still a lot of coincidences, and I know it, but this thing is still weird to say.

Wen Chou didn't understand it, even if he doubted Fan Qiang, but more specifically, he hadn't thought it through. But he knew that as long as he talked about these things to the two gentlemen in Chenyang, then the last two gentlemen would naturally be able to answer his questions.

The two gentlemen that Wen Chou was thinking about were naturally Xu Shu and Liu Ba in Chenyang, he knew that he couldn't do it, but the two of them could-

Wen Chou returned to Chenyang one step ahead of Wei Yan, but after Liu Bei saw him, his face was not very good. Yes, this Youyang is also lost, it is estimated that Ma Chao is discussing the matter of dealing with Chenyang at this time, what kind of face can he have. Even a person like Liu Bei, who was moody and invisible, showed a not very good expression. After all, they are all his own subordinates, so Liu Bei really has nothing to hide from them.

Wen Chou hurriedly pleaded guilty to his lord, "Lord, my subordinates are not effective in fighting, so that the Liangzhou army and the heroes in Youyang City should join forces with each other, break the city gate, Youyang, and lose it!" ”

Speaking of which, Wen Chou knelt on one knee and asked his lord to punish him. And Liu Bei looked at Wen Chou like this, and he sighed in his heart. To be honest, Liu Bei had always thought that this Tang was guarded by Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, and he really didn't have much hope, but when it came to the appearance of the two, Liu Bei was actually quite satisfied. After all, there are only about 3,000 people in the small city of Tang, and he can resist Ma Chao for nearly three days, and he thinks it is already very good.

After Wen Ping guarded Lingyang, Liu Bei did have a lot of hope, yes, he didn't expect Wen Ping to keep Lingyang all the time, which was impossible under the pressure of Ma Chao's Liangzhou army. But Liu Bei really hopes that Wenpin can support it for a few more days, which can be regarded as his own hope. Moreover, the general Wei Yan was dispatched, and Liu Bei also had a lot of confidence in Wei Yan, thinking that their combination could delay Ma Chao for 8/9 days, or even 10 days.

But in the end, he was disappointed, and it was only a few days, and Lingyang was lost. When he knew that Wen Ping was back, Liu Bei was very dissatisfied in his heart, but he endured a lot. After listening to Wen Ping, although he also punished him, Wen Ping said that Wei Yan did not move, which also made Liu Bei angry. Although he didn't know the specific situation, this matter must be correct.

So after punishing Wen Hi, Liu Bei also waited for when Wei Yan would come back, and he asked him what the situation was-

As the lord of the Han army, Liu Bei also knew that he couldn't just listen to one side, this Wen Ping and Wei Yan had no contact, so it was impossible for anyone to know each other's thoughts. (To be continued......)