Therefore, now that Cao Ren and Lu Su have led their troops to Changsha, Ma Chao doesn't know yet, so naturally there is no trace of them, so Ma Chao is a little worried. After all, whether it is Cao Ren, Guo Huai, or Lu Su and Zhang Liao, none of them are easy to match, and they are all famous figures in the Three Kingdoms era. Even Cao Ren's subordinates, Niu Jin's goods, are all famous people, but they are not unknown people.

But he also knows that it's useless to worry about it now, after all, if you don't know the other party's situation, it may not necessarily be bad. Of course, it's good or bad, but Ma Chao still wants to know the other party's traces, and how to say it, he really doesn't want to, when he knows the other party's traces, it will be a particularly bad result. If that's the case, it's really, it's too regrettable, and it's unwilling.

And just when Ma Chao was not ready to think about it, Tanma came to report: "My lord, the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army have entered the boundary of Changsha County at this time!" ”――

When Ma Chao heard this, what did his heart say? What are they going to do with Cao Ren and Lu Su, do they really want to snatch food from themselves? Snatching a piece of meat from your own mouth can't be? If this is not the case, then what are they going to do, could it be that Wei Wei rescued Zhao? Is it possible? It's not that I look down on them, but the fact is there.

Ma Chao asked the soldiers to find Guo Jia, he hadn't asked Guo Jia before, where did the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army go. However, Guo Jia didn't say anything directly, he just said that the lord would know in two days. Ma Chao didn't ask much about this, and now he already knows the general situation. Ma Chao thought about it, Guo Jia must have known it a long time ago, but he didn't say anything to himself.

But today I know it. At this time, it is estimated that he will not hide it. What can't be said? So Ma Chao directly asked the soldiers to find Guo Jia, he thought that if he asked him anything at this time, Guo Jia would definitely sue him. If there was a bit of a sell-off before, but now it's not needed.

After a while, Guo Jia came, and when he saw his lord's expression, he asked directly, "Does the lord know the enemy's movements?" ”――

And Ma Chao didn't say anything at this time, just looked at Guo Jia with a smile. Guo Jia didn't smile at this, and he had already thought of the outcome of the matter from his lord's expression, so Guo Jia had a bottom in his heart.

At this time, Ma Chao told Guo Jia what he said before Tanma and him, "Fengxiao, now that the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army have gone to Changsha, it looks like this is to pull teeth from the tiger's mouth!" ”

Ma Chao said while laughing, although he spoke like this. But with that expression, it was obvious that he didn't think that the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army could pose much of a threat to the defenders of Changsha. After all, they were going to siege the city, if in some counties. Ma Chao thinks that it may be too late to defend, or there are not many people and horses, and he may lose it, but in most counties, Ma Chao thinks that he will not lose it.

He also admitted that Cao Ren and they are indeed powerful, but are they vegetarians? So it is indeed the so-called "you have a good plan, I have a wall ladder". Isn't that what it's all about?

Therefore, although Ma Chao is worried, it is true. However, he believes that he can still deal with the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army.

And after Guo Jia heard his lord say so. And also observed his expression, at this time he said: "Lord, in fact, Jia thinks that our army does not have to worry too much about Changsha!" ”

Ma Chao raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and then asked, "So what does it mean to be filial?" ”

Guo Jia said with a smile at this time: "Although Jia also knows that Cao Zixiao and Lu Zijing are indeed good, but in Changsha, with General Hansheng stationed, if you want to come to most of the county seats, you can still keep it." Even if the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army are given a chance, they will not take advantage of it in Linxiang City, which is guarded by General Hansheng! ”

After Ma Chao heard what Guo Jia said, he nodded, in fact, he almost thought so. No matter what you say, because Huang Zhong is in Changsha, there is basically no problem in Linxiang. Then Cao Ren and Lu Su want to take the whole of Changsha, although Ma Chao doesn't think that he will be able to defend it, this is not 100% sure, but if the two of them don't pay any price, it will definitely be impossible-

After all, Cao Ren, Guo Huai, Lu Su and Zhang Liao, and even that Niu Jin are all very powerful, but Huang Zhong is not a vegetarian. Speaking of which, they are not as old as Huang Zhong, so it can be said that they are not as experienced as him. After all, Huang Zhong is so much older than them, but it's definitely not for fun.

"I understand what you say. In fact, based on his Cao Zixiao's Yanzhou Army and Lu Zijing's Jiangdong Army, he will not be Hansheng's opponent. Hehe, now I want to see how much fire the Yanzhou Army and Jiangdong Army can play in Changsha! ”

It's not that Ma Chao underestimated the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army, but after so many days of fighting, there really aren't many men on either of them. Of course, there are not too many Liangzhou troops, so Ma Chao also asked people to go to Sili and Liangzhou to transfer troops to reinforce Jingzhou, otherwise, it would really be impossible to break this Jiangling.

Although Ma Chao will not belittle himself, he will not be arrogant, at least he is still clear about the situation in Jiangling now-

If you take the people on his side now, he really doesn't think he can break Jiangling. Whether it is Liu Bei's Han army or Liu Qi's Jingzhou army, it is not a good stubble. In addition, there is a general who guards the city like Huo Jun, and an all-round general like Tai Shici, to be honest. Ma Chao is really very clear about today's shape.

Guo Jia didn't smile at his lord's words, but he still asked, "I wonder if the lord will send troops tomorrow?" ”

Obviously, Guo Jia saw it before. It seems that his lord is not ready to send troops for the time being, or will he transfer troops here at this time? But that's not necessarily the case. After all, there are exceptions to everything, and there are accidents.

However, Ma Chao said at this time: "Fengxiao, since I have transferred troops to Jingzhou before, I will naturally not enter the army lightly now." In this way, I think our army will be temporarily stationed under the city of Gangneung, and it is better to hold the troops still! ”

When Guo Jia heard this, he said in his heart Sure enough, this side can only stand still here in Jiangling now. Isn't it? Even if you move, just rely on your own people, and in the end, you can only be beaten back by others, needless to say-

After that, the two chatted a few words, and then Guo Jia retired. He also knew that his lord had told himself everything he needed to say, so he didn't have anything to do.

Now that you don't have to attack the city, then you actually have a lot less to do, which is for your side. Actually, it's not bad, at least I can rest. As for Liu Bei, what they think, this is not what they know.

On the second day of the arrival of Ma Chao's Liangzhou army. Liu Bei found that the Liangzhou army did not come to attack the city at all, and there was no tentative attack. As soon as he thought about it, he knew that Ma Chao had temporarily let their Liangzhou army rest. But the Liangzhou Army did not move, and the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army also disappeared, which also made Liu Bei think a lot.

After all, even Ma Chao only knew the specific situation yesterday, so don't expect Liu Bei to know anything now. He just knew that the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army were gone, and as for where they were and what they were doing, how did he know. But he didn't ask anyone else—

It's not that he doesn't value these two reinforcements, but Liu Bei knows it very well in his heart. If he really counted on them, it is estimated that he would have been wiped out by the Liangzhou army several times. Isn't it.

So Liu Bei, who knows this very well, really didn't expect too much from the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army. But he also knew that at least now that they were all reinforcements, they definitely still had to help themselves, so this would be enough. As long as they still have the strength to compete with Ma Chao's Liangzhou army, they will definitely stand on their side, and they understand this.

So since this is the case, it is actually enough, as for the rest, Liu Bei really didn't expect it. At least let Cao Ren and Lu Su them, regardless of the losses of the two of them, and fight to the death with the Liangzhou army, at least this, Liu Bei felt that if he were them, he would not do this. So he compares his heart to his heart, and he doesn't expect much from Cao Ren and them.

Anyway, as long as they can help themselves, then it's better than anything else, as long as they don't do the things that fall into the ground, then it's really good.

Liu Bei did not gather everyone for Ma Chao's immobility. After all, as the lord, he can't find all his subordinates for everything, so there's no need for it. However, he asked the soldiers to call Xu Shu and Liu Ba, and for Liu Bei, having the two of them was indeed enough.

After a while, the two entered the house together, and after sitting down, Liu Bei said to the two: "Looking for the two of you, there are two things that you have to talk to the two of you!" ”

After the two listened, Xu Shu asked at this time, "I don't know what the lord said?" ”

Liu Bei said: "This is the first, that is, Ma Mengqi did not move, I don't know what the two of you think, what is the reason?" As for this second, it is that the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army have disappeared without a trace for several days, I don't know where they think they are at this time? ”

Hearing his lord's two questions, Xu Shu and Liu Ba glanced at each other-

In their opinion, in fact, what their lord asked was exactly what the two of them had thought about before, even if their lord didn't ask, the two of them would find an opportunity to say it to their lord. But now that my father-in-law has asked, of course the two of them have to talk about it.

I just heard Xu Shu say. "Lord, now that the Liangzhou army is not moving, it must be seen by its subordinates. It's Ma Chao who went to transfer troops! ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he asked, "Yuan Zhi said so." How can this be? ”

"My lord, please think about it, Ma Mengqi used to behave like this? No, but now that he attacked Gangneung, he rested on the first day, doesn't that explain the problem? And what can make Ma Chao do this, unless there is a big problem within their Liangzhou Army, then there is only our reason! ”

After that, Xu Shu didn't say anything. He knows that his lord understands it, so he still needs to say more about it.

Sure enough, I listened to Liu Beiyan: "Then what Yuan Zhi means is that now he Ma Mengqi is well aware of the situation of our army's Jiangling City, so he knows that with their men and horses now, they can't help our army, so he ......"——

At this time, Xu Shu and Liu Ba both nodded, isn't that what happened, speaking of which. That's exactly what it is. They think the same way, and it seems that their lord can be regarded as a little bit of a point.

"Yes, my lord. That's what subordinates think. And now there is only this one situation, which makes sense, do you want to think the same way at the beginning of the day? ”

Sure enough, Liu Bei also asked Liu Ba, of course, he also had the same idea as Xu Shu, such a thing is "the hero sees the same thing", that's it.

At this time, Liu Bei asked again: "Then Yuan Zhi hasn't said yet, where are the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army now?" They can't leave Jingzhou, right? ”

Of course, this was just Liu Bei saying this casually, and he obviously didn't think so in his heart. But he must not have wanted that to be the case, so ...... -

Xu Shu smiled. said to his father-in-law: "Lord, it's better to let Zichu talk about this!" ”

Liu Bei nodded. "Zichu, come on!"

"No! My lord, this is how my subordinates view this matter. Today's Yanzhou Army and Jiangdong Army, I want to come to Cao Zixiao and Lu Zijing, but they all know that they are not the opponents of the Liangzhou Army, so their subordinates don't dare to blatantly confront the Liangzhou Army head-on, so they find another way! ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he was also interested, "What Zichu said, what does this 'find another way' mean?" ”

Liu Ba smiled and said: "Lord, if you want your subordinates to look at it, the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army at this moment should have gone to Changsha!" ”

When Liu Bei heard this, did he say Changsha in his heart? If you really go there, it will be a different way. But what effective threat can they really pose to the Liangzhou army? Don't stop "stealing chickens doesn't make rice", if you really want to do that, it's really a joke, isn't it?

"Hearing Zichu say this, it does make sense. If Cao Ren and Lu Su really thought like that, wouldn't they have gone to Changsha now? But I know this, Changsha guard general Huang Zhong, is by no means general, although he is sixty years old, but he is definitely a very important general of Ma Mengqi! Not only is it superb in martial arts, it has the courage of ten thousand people, but also has quite a brain, it seems that the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army may not be able to take advantage of it! ”

Hearing his lord say this, Xu Shu smiled and said: "Who said no, lord, his subordinates don't think that Cao Ren and they have made any good moves." But if you think about it carefully, it seems that they will not go anywhere except Changsha. And if you want to come to our army to explore the horses, it won't be long before you return, and you will know when the time comes! ”

Liu Bei nodded, even if he agreed with Xu Shu and Liu Ba's words very much, this was not false at all. But now that the information of Tanma has not yet come, everything is just speculation, just speculation. Therefore, it was only after hearing the report from the Tanma that he could confirm this with certainty.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't be sure. After all, what Ma Chao always likes to say is quite right, called "everything is possible". When you don't know the specific situation, what you do is a guess, and what you can't be sure of is just guessing.

In the end, Xu Shu said to his lord: "Lord, our army can just wait and see what happens." He Ma Chao knows that Gangneung City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and of course we understand it better. And he thinks they have fewer people and horses, so it is not difficult to understand that they went to transfer troops. But even so, if he wants to take our army's Jiangling City, although his subordinates dare not say that our army is 100% sure that it can hold it, but at least his Liangzhou army wants to take this city without paying some price, and his subordinates think it is impossible! (To be continued)