Liu Bei sent a messenger to leave and asked him to go and receive the reward. In any case, now is the time to unite people's hearts, so even if the other party does not send reinforcements, this is what I expected, and it has nothing to do with the messenger. Therefore, this merit must be rewarded, of course he can be rewarded, and he has always had clear rewards and punishments, and this time is no exception.

After the messenger retreated, Liu Bei reluctantly said to Xu Shu and Liu Ba: "The situation in Xiangyang now, as expected, Zhu Zan and Cao Zhen are not moving and will not send troops to help!" ”

Xu Shu listened to his lord's words, and he said: "Lord, although this is the case, but their lord Cao Mengde will never be like this, now the hope of our army is still there, just wait for the Yanzhou army to come to reinforcements!" ”

Liu Bei nodded when he heard this, if he wants to say that it can only be like this now. And Liu Ba also said to his father-in-law: "Lord, my subordinates think that it is better to rely on themselves than to pin their hopes on others!" The main force of our army is in Chenyang, and there is General Zhong Miao here to defend it, but the Ma Mengqi Liangzhou army may not be able to bargain for anything! ”――

In Liu Ba's opinion, he really didn't expect Huo Jun to rely on these horses on his side in Chenyang to resist the attack of Ma Chao's Liangzhou army. But he must also believe that Huo Jun can withstand a lot of things, and if he plays well, he thinks that it may be okay for a month. He also admitted in his heart that Ma Chaoliangzhou was strong, but it was the same. He also knew Huo Jun's ability, after all, this was something he had experienced. So......

Speaking of which, the combat power of your own individual soldiers. is not as good as the soldiers of the Liangzhou army. But now that he is on the side of the defender with an advantage, and there is a general like Huo Jun who defends the city, it seems that it is true, nothing is necessarily impossible.

On Ma Chao's side, it was his brother Ma Dai who was responsible for the siege, and Ma Dai's ability seemed to be good, but he had never heard of what kind of siege general he was. So even if it was him, facing Huo Jun and Huo Zhongmiao on his side, Liu Ba felt that he couldn't take advantage of it. It's good to be able to break the city, but as for when, I don't know about it.

Of course, I must hope that the later the better, the slower the better, and even the best if I can't break my own city at all! ――

At this time, Liu Bei said to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhizhi's words are very true, it is true!" ”

However, he also said to Liu Ba: "Zichu's words are not wrong, in fact, the relationship between me and Cao Mengde. You all know the relationship between our army and the Yanzhou army, so there are some things that are not, in fact, there is no need to say more! ”

After a pause. Liu Bei said to the two: "We have to wait for reinforcements, after all, it is still the time for the tripartite alliance." But it's true that we can't pin all our hopes on them, that's for sure! By whom. It's better to rely on yourself! ”

Xu Shu and Liu Ba hurriedly bowed their hands and said: "What the lord said is extremely true! ”

Liu Bei nodded with a smile, even if it was Liu Bei himself. He is not exempt from vulgarity, and he must also like to listen to good words. It's all human nature.

"Presumably, the messenger who goes to the north and Koto will finally bring us back good news!"

Liu Bei's words clearly gave hope and comfort to the two of his subordinates, but isn't this comforting himself?

Indeed, speaking of Liu Bei's words, it can be regarded as "the drunkard's intention is not to drink", he definitely did not comfort the two of them. He said it to himself, and of course to Xu Shu and Liu Ba. And even if he cheers himself up and encourages himself, there is absolutely no problem, and it is also a bit like a psychological suggestion, it is true.

The two of them nodded when they heard this, and their minds were like them, and they still didn't understand what their lord meant, but neither of them had the intention of breaking it. Really, if you do that, it's not fun. So instead of that, it's better to pretend to be confused like this, just like what your lord said to the two of you, just let it go.

Liu Bei finally said: "Actually, the people sent to Jiangling, I think they will bring us good news at that time, what do you think?" ”

Xu Shu arched his hand and said: "What the lord said is very true, and his subordinates think that it is true!" ”

Liu Ba listened to his lord's words and said: "Lord, my subordinates think the same. But logically speaking, the people who went to Xiangyang have all returned, but the people who went to Jiangling have not returned yet, I don't know what is going on? ”――

Counting that Jiangling is definitely closer to Chenyang than Xiangyang is from Chenyang, but now that the people who went to Xiangyang have returned, there is no movement from this person sent to Jiangling, which has to make Liu Ba suspect something.

Xu Shu reacted quickly and said directly: "Lord, my subordinates think that maybe the messenger was delayed because of something, and this may be!" ”

Liu Bei listened to Xu Shu's words, his face was expressionless, and he didn't know what was going on. But at this moment, he has a hunch that the reinforcements from Gangneung must be coming. I don't know exactly when, but it should be soon.

But it was said that over there in Jiangling, when a few people in Jiangling City learned that Ma Chao's soldiers were pressing the border, they thought about sending reinforcements to Wuling, but because they didn't have the order of their lord (uncle), they didn't dare to act rashly, whether it was Tai Shici or Wei Yan and Liu Qi.

After all, private soldiers are definitely not a trivial matter, you see passive defense or something, it is naturally casual, but to take the troops to Wuling, without the order of their lord (uncle), the three of them did not dare to move, until Wuling came to the messenger sent by Liu Bei.

The three of them saw that their messenger was indeed from the Han army, and they took Liu Bei's letter, and Wei Yan looked at it first, after all, he was the chief general of Jiangling, then Tai Shici, and finally Liu Qi. After all, he is not Liu Bei's subordinate, but Liu Bei's junior, so as a guest, he can only read this letter last.

Wei Yan first asked the messenger to go down, and then made it clear, and replied to him later, but he also said that he would definitely send reinforcements.

Reinforcements are definitely going to be sent, but who will go, that's the question. Wei Yan still has a lot to consider, logically speaking, it should be to let Tai Shi Ci go, after all, he is the main general of Jiangling, and Tai Shi Ci is to assist him in defending the city, so let him go, in fact, it is the most appropriate-

As for Liu Qi, Wei Yan didn't even think about it, after all, although he was Liu Bei's junior, he was also a guest on their side, so how could he let the guest be a reinforcement in this matter. Therefore, for Liu Qi, Wei Yan really didn't think about anything, he just thought about it, whether it was better to go by himself or Tai Shici.

And in the end, what he thought about was that it was better to go by himself, as for Tai Shici, then let him be the chief general of this Jiangling, this can be said to be counted in one fell swoop. Why does Wei Yan think so, of course, there is a basis for him to think so.

Because Wei Yan knew that after Tai Shici was defeated by Ma Chao's Liangzhou army in Xiangyang, he fled to the general with the remnants of the army, and finally followed him to defend the city. Speaking of which, whether it is qualifications or martial arts, he thinks that the other party is better than him, and he also admits this, and knows this.

But he is the commander of Gangneung who is ordered by his own lord, so he Tai Shi Ci has to be under his own control, otherwise don't stay in Gangneung-

But I can also see it, and I can feel it even more, because Liu Qi is a guest, and he is also the son and nephew of his lord, so he is in Jiangling, in fact, it is nothing.

But Tai Shici, he is definitely unconvinced, because he thinks that he is better than himself in many aspects, but he has always been the chief general of Jiangling, so he can only be a deputy, so he is naturally unwilling. But his lord has never had any other orders, so this situation has continued until now.

So at this time, I can take this opportunity to lead the troops away and go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions. And he Taishi Ci Taishi Ziyi can also become the main general as he wishes, so isn't it worth it. Anyway, Wei Yan thinks that there is no problem, in this case, as long as Tai Shici agrees in the end, then it will be a happy situation, isn't it.

So he said to Tai Shici at this time: "I don't know what General Ziyi thinks, what should I do now?" ”――

Tai Shi Ci smiled and said, "Naturally, it's the same as what Wen Chang said before, send reinforcements to Wuling!" (To be continued......)