When you get to the living room, you don't have to give up your seat, the four of you are seated separately, and they all know where to sit and the basic etiquette.

Cao Ren first asked: "I don't know what happened to Ma Chaoliangzhou Jun and Liu Xuande now?" ”

Zhu Zan and Cao Zhen glanced at each other, to be honest, they both knew that Cao Ren and Guo Huai would definitely have to care about this war as soon as they came up, after all, although their own exploration of horses was relatively good, but Cao Ren and they definitely didn't get as much as the two of them got here in Xiangyang, how to say that the two of them were also the head snakes, not Cao Ren and their intelligence could compare. And Cao Ren, of course, they all know and understand.

Cao Zhen hurriedly said to Cao Ren at this time: "Now that Ma Chao has taken down Liu Xuande's Tang and Lingyang, he should already be in Youyang City at this time!" ”

When Cao Ren heard this, he said in his heart that the speed of this Ma Chaoliangzhou army is fast, and it has already won even one county in a row, so Youyang can withstand it. He didn't know much about the situation, so he hurriedly asked, "Who is this Youyang Guard?" ”――

"It's Wen Chou!"

When Cao Ren heard this, he nodded, "Wen Chou is brave and brave, and defending the city is not bad, but his mind is ......."

Cao Ren shook his head, not that he underestimated him, even if he had grown over the years, but in the end, as long as he fell into Ma Chao's scheme, then of course he would not be able to make it difficult.

But Cao Zhen continued, "There is also a man named Wei Yan, with thousands of reinforcements. Now I also went to Youyang. ”

Cao Ren nodded, he had also heard of this Wei Yan. But I don't have much of an impression, as if this person is in charge of garrisoning Gangneung. But now this is with reinforcements, which is obviously reused by Liu Bei.

Indeed, although Wei Yan said that he had the ability, he really didn't have any amazing battles under Liu Bei's account, so the Yanzhou army didn't know so much about his intelligence. A person like Ma Chao is just that, how can they all understand it so clearly?

Guo Huai said: "That Guo Jia went with Ma Chao, right?" ”

Zhu Zan smiled, "Naturally." Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao, together with Ma Mengqi Liangzhou Army, went to Wuling! ”

Then Guo Huai said: "With Guo Jia's shot, ten Wen Chou are tied together, and they are not opponents!" As for that Wei Yan, although his reputation is not obvious, Liu Xuande can let him lead reinforcements, and he has a good ability, after all, Liu Xuande has always been known for knowing people. But as long as Guo Jia uses a plan, I think Wen Chou and Jia Yi are not the opponents of the Liangzhou Army! ”

Listening to Guo Huai's words, Zhu Zan and Cao Zhen nodded again and again. And Cao Zhen said at this time, "What General Boji said is good, he was in Lingyang before. Wen Zhongye is ......"

Cao Zhen is simply given to Guo Huai, and of course it is also given to Cao Ren. The two of them told about the battle of Lingyang, and what they said was not so specific. But the general situation, he and Zhu Zan still know something, anyway, it was Guo Jia who used a trick to directly take down Lingyang-

In the end, he said: "What General Boji said, I think it is very reasonable, that Wei Yan Wei Wenchang has already lost for a while before, who can guarantee that he will not lose again?" Of course, if he can see through Guo Fengxiao's plan, then he is powerful, but if Guo Jiazhen has a plan, if he hasn't seen through it, then the consequences can be imagined! ”

Regarding Cao Zhen's words, whether it is Zhu Zan, Cao Ren or Guo Huai, they all agree, and obviously they think the same way. This is definitely not a conjecture, but an analysis based on the current situation. Of course, they didn't think that this was right, it was absolutely right, and that wasn't there yet. How to put it, it can only be said that it is very likely, and it is possible that it is so.

However, they all know that no matter what happens now, what happens, Cao Ren and Guo Huai still have to hurry up and lead the troops to Chenyang, which is the most important thing, but the two of them are not so anxious. In Cao Ren's opinion, as long as Chenyang has not been lost, then even if Ma Chao's Liangzhou soldiers come to the city, they can't say that it's too late to arrive at Chenyang again. And the two of them have confidence in Liu Bei, or they are very confident in Huo Jun, they all know this, Huo Jun is definitely the general who defends the city-

Ma Chao's Liangzhou army is strong, no one will deny this, but Cao Ren and Guo Huai know very well in their hearts that even if the soldiers are in the city and the Liangzhou army arrives in Chenyang, but Ma Chao wants to take Chenyang as soon as possible, it is very rare, and it is impossible to do it in more than ten days. As for the use of calculations or something, Xu Shu and Liu Ba, are they all waste? At least Xu Shu is not necessarily worse than Guo Jia, so it is so easy to use the plan.

Cao Ren and Guo Huai both think that if they encounter Wen Chou, then the Liangzhou army can be said to be invincible, but when it comes to Chenyang, Liu Bei is there, Xu Shu is there, plus Huo Jun, a general who defends the city, then it can be said that it is interesting. And as long as the two of them are not too late to go, then they are better than anything else. Unless Chenyang City is broken, then where will the two of them go, it will be too late, but if the city is not breached, it will not be too late.

After that, Cao Ren asked Zhu Zan and Cao Zhen about the situation of the Jiangdong Army, but they didn't have any information about this. But the Jiangdong soldiers and horses in Wuling did not move, and the two of them knew that-

After listening to what the two of them said, Cao Ren said to the two: "This Wuling Jiangdong Army has not moved, it is nothing more than the same as our army, and there is no military order from their lord Sun Bofu. Ding Chengyuan also did not dare to act rashly. However, the person who wants to come to Liu Xuande for help must have already gone to Jiangdong. If you count it, it should have arrived earlier than our army! ”

Guo Huai next to him listened. He couldn't help nodding, he thought so, but he also said: "What General Zixiao said, I also said it." But because Jiangxia and Changsha already belong to Ma Chao, even if Sun Bofu sends reinforcements, he can only make a detour to Guiyang, enter Lingling from Guiyang, and finally enter Wuling from Lingling! ”

Cao Ren and the others couldn't help but nod after hearing this. Speaking of which, Yangzhou and Jingzhou are next to each other, but the nearest road is occupied by the Liangzhou army, so the Jiangdong army can only take a detour from Guiyang to Lingling, and finally enter Wuling from Lingling, there is only such a road. As for the rest, they are all the territory of the Liangzhou Army, whether it is Jiangxia or Changsha, this is occupied by the Liangzhou Army.

So the Jiangdong Army should be the fastest, but because of the detour. Maybe not as fast as your own, but it's not impossible.

Besides, they have their own plans, so doesn't the Jiangdong Army have their own plans? So in fact, it's all the same, don't laugh at the eldest brother and the second brother, why pretend to be sheep when it comes to talking about wolves. That's really the case.

Zhu Zan asked Cao Ren and the others at this time, "I don't know what the two generals are going to do?" ”

Cao Ren and Guo Huai both smiled, because Cao Ren was the coach. So of course, he said it, so I listened to him: "Wait until Ma Chaoliangzhou's army occupies Youyang." It's not too late for our army to move again! ”

After speaking, he turned his head to Guo Huai and asked, "What does Boji think?" ”

Guo Huai smiled slightly, "What General Zixiao said is very true, and I think it is also true!" "They think the same thing.

In Guo Huai's view, it should be the same, just like that, for his own side, that is the most beneficial. Of course, this is early, in fact, there are advantages to going early, but there are also disadvantages of going early. As for going late, there are pros and cons, but there are more disadvantages. In the end, this is the right time, that is what Cao Ren said, and Guo Huai agreed-

Zhu Zan and Cao Zhen are not stupid, and they both understand what Cao Ren and the two of them mean after a little thought. In fact, the reason why Zhu Zan asked Cao Ren was that of course he would not diswelcome Cao Ren and them in Xiangyang, that was impossible. Speaking of which, although he doesn't have a deep friendship with Cao Ren and Guo Huai, one of these two is the descendant of the old lord of his own father-in-law, and the other is a rookie in the later stage. One is a relative of his lord, one of the most important people, and the other is not long after he defected to the Liangzhou army, but his ability is not bad, and he is also such an important general who is deeply loved by his lord.

Speaking of which, Zhu Zan can be regarded as self-aware, knowing that he can't compare with these two people, Cao Ren needless to say. As for Guo Huai, in fact, he also thinks like this, after all, Guo Huai's ability is known. So in Zhu Zan's thoughts, even if Cao Ren was in Xiangyang for a few days, even if he couldn't befriend them, he definitely couldn't offend.

And Cao Zhen, of course, is almost like this, after all, he knows better how capable Cao Ren and Guo Huai are-

Of course, Cao Zhen didn't mean that he wanted to tie up the two, this is definitely not, his thoughts are similar to Zhu Zan, at least to make friends with the two, and for himself, it will be more beneficial. Especially if you are close to your father-in-law, this is also an advantage? At least Cao Zhen thinks that he has this advantage more than Zhu Zan, and obviously, speaking of himself, Cao Ren and Guo Huai are closer than Zhu Zan, and the relationship between him and Cao Ren is obviously not as good as the relationship between himself and Cao Ren.

So Cao Zhen believes that this is the gap. Of course, he also knows and understands that he doesn't like anything like to form a party or anything like that, but he and Cao Ren are not so close, even if they have a relationship, so his lord won't care about this matter, and he is actually happy to see this.

After all, the harmony between his subordinates can still be promoted very well for some things, which is of course what Cao Cao is happy to see. Of course. Even if his subordinates fight or something, as long as it doesn't touch his interests. So basically he is absolutely "turning a blind eye" -

After that, the four of them were briefly talking, and in the evening. Zhu Zan and Cao Zhen set up a banquet to entertain Cao Ren and Guo Huai, of course, they did not forget the Yanzhou soldiers outside the city, the same is to kill sheep and reward soldiers, this is impossible to fall, otherwise the soldiers have opinions, it is not a good thing.

It is true that except for Yuan Shao at the beginning, there are others. It's all about paying more attention to soldiers. Especially like Cao Cao, Ma Chao, Sun Ce and even Liu Bei, this is even more so. But when it comes to valuing, you have to be with the soldiers for everything you eat and drink, that's not, the main thing is that they all know how to buy the hearts of the soldiers, collect their hearts, and let them sell their lives.

At that time, Yuan Shao didn't know how to buy people's hearts, but he really didn't look down on his soldiers of the Jizhou Army. Who let Yuan Shao's background be the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes, even if he is not the eldest son, but he is deeply loved by the Yuan family. And except for Yuan Shu, there is no second one with such an identity-

But I really want to talk about it. Yuan Shu is stronger than Yuan Shao, don't look at him as a stupid × who dares to be the emperor with a jade seal, but in terms of soldiers. It's really a little stronger than Yuan Shao. This is also one of the few aspects of Yuan Shu that can surpass Yuan Shao.

Before, Zhu Zan and Cao Zhen listened to Cao Ren and Guo Huai's words. Let your own scouts go to Guiyang and Lingling to find out the situation of the Jiangdong Army. They don't think either. The Jiangdong Army wants to march from Jiangxia or Changsha, in that case, it will have to go to confront Ma Chao's Liangzhou Army earlier. If it is Sun Ce who personally led the troops, this matter is really uncertain, but neither of them thinks that it will be his own person who will personally lead the troops, which is the same as now that he is not his own lord who led the troops to Jingzhou.

Therefore, if you are not your own lord leading the troops, then the Jiangdong Army will be the same, it will not be Sun Bofu leading the troops, otherwise, this matter will not be right. A Liu Bei is really not worth letting his lord and Sun Ce come out. The last time the Quartet gathered in Jingzhou, it was because everyone wanted this place, and it was a place to fight. But now, the end of dealing with foreign races is not over, so his lord and Sun Ce will not move, so they can only send others to come-

At this time, just as Cao Ren and the others thought, the reinforcements of the Jiangdong Army had already reached Guiyang. It was really because Changsha was occupied by the Liangzhou army recently, because Lu Su and Zhang Liao had to lead their troops to take a detour, from Guiyang first to Lingling, and finally to Wuling, this is their idea.

If Sun Ce was here, he would indeed attack Changsha directly, but with Lu Su here, this thing basically couldn't be done. Others may not understand, but Lu Su can't understand it, even if he can take Changsha, it is estimated that he will lose it in the end, so he will talk about going to reinforcement Liu Bei, then it is no different from his own attack on Changsha. Moreover, Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng, the guards of Changsha, are promoted to others, even if they are about to reach sixty years old, they are still old and strong, and they are definitely comparable to ordinary people.

Therefore, Lu Su would never do that unwise thing, so he could only follow Zhang Liao on a detour. Yes, the commander of the reinforcements of the Jiangdong Army is not Zhang Liao, but Lu Su. As for Zhang Liao, he is an assistant and assists Lu Su. However, although he is considered a deputy, Zhang Liao really has no opinion, which is not wrong-

Originally, at the beginning, when Sun Ce knew that Jiangdong Mountain was coming to invade, he wanted Zhang Liao to stay in Jingzhou, but Zhang Liao was unwilling to defend the city, so Sun Ce could only take his people back to Jiangdong together. Of course, Sun Ce also has his opinion, compared to Jingzhou, he obviously values Jiangdong more, so Zhang Liao wants to go back with him, then go back, after returning to Jiangdong, maybe it will be more useful, this Jingzhou's territory, don't worry about it for now.

And when this Liu Bei messenger came to ask for help, Sun Ce sent Lu Su and Zhang Liao to come together, and of course there were other people who wanted to come. But in the end, he was unanimous. It's a combination of the two of them, and it's the best.

Why? Sun Ce also has his own opinions, first, that is, this combination is one article and one martial arts, which is a good combination. Yiwen, that is definitely a top-level strategist, Lu Su gives Sun Ce the feeling that he looks like a scholar, and he is indeed a scholar, and he is very interested in military affairs. Maybe it's not as good as Zhou Yu, but it's not bad. What's more important is that his person's strategic vision and overall view are very good, and Sun Ce knows that Lu Su is a very far-sighted, and very big-picture view, and he is such a person who can see the long-term.

Sun Ce admired it the most. It's also this. Maybe many times, Lu Su doesn't have any too deep plans, but with this strategic vision, Sun Ce hasn't seen anyone who can surpass him. Like him. With a long-term vision, Sun Ce really hasn't found it, Lu Su is definitely a character.

And it is precisely because of his real ability. This is what makes Zhang Liao convinced, he is not convinced by everyone. Especially in the Jiangdong Army, but for Lu Suqi's people. Zhang Liao did accept it. In the past, he thought that his lord, that is, Chen Gong Chen Gongtai under Lu Bu's account, was already quite powerful, but like Cao Cao's subordinates, Er Xun, and Cheng Yu, this is even more powerful, and then Ma Chao's subordinates, like Jia Xu and Guo Jia, cannot be underestimated, and when it comes to Sun Ce, Zhou Yu is also a character.

But for Lu Su, Zhang Liao has to say that these people are definitely inferior to him in some aspects. Yes, in some places, Lu Su is not as good as those people, but is it, "the ruler is short, the inch is long", everyone is good at it differently. As for Zhang Liao, he just admires Lu Su and his people, so he and Lu Su are very close-

Therefore, Sun Cerang led the reinforcements, Lu Su was the main and Zhang Liao was the deputy, and he really had no opinion. If it is replaced by someone else, unless it is Zhou Yu, or it is him Sun Ce himself, the others are the main ones, let Zhang Liao be a deputy, and you will see if he has any opinions. Although Zhang Liao is not so arrogant, not ordinary people can impress him, but Lu Su did it.

At the gate of Chenxian County, Guiyang's Zhishuo, Lu Su and Zhang Liao saw Zu Mao waiting for them here. That's right, the one stationed in Guiyang at this time was Zu Mao. He didn't go back with Sun Ce, and was left in Guiyang by Sun Ce. It wasn't him before, but when Sun Ce went back, it was replaced by his.

Zu Mao is a good person, but the only thing is very good, that is, he is obedient and loyal. So Sun Ce asked him to guard Guiyang, and he stayed. He couldn't go to war no matter what the situation, and he listened to it, so Sun Ce was relieved, Changsha was lost at the beginning, but this Guiyang was not lost, and the Liangzhou army did not come. Of course, even if he comes, he won't lose it so lightly, it's not how powerful Zu Mao is, the key is to occupy a county, indeed, don't pay a price, is it possible? ――

Seeing Zu Mao in person, Lu Su hurriedly surrendered his hand and said, "It's really a sin to let General Zu wait here!" The general doesn't have to be like this, this has to be known to the lord, and after he goes back, he must not be scolded! ”

Zu Mao laughed when he heard this, "Mr. deserves it!" Mr. Zijing, please! ”

Zu Mao didn't have too many words, he knew Lu Su's ability, so even if he was a veteran figure, and Lu Su hadn't joined the Jiangdong Army for a few years, he also knew that Lu Su deserved to be like this. He is such a strategist that his lord relies on very much, and he is very capable, so he is polite, and it is nothing.

As for Zhang Liao, he directly ignored it. I have to say this, even if Zu Mao doesn't say anything now, but in his heart, his impression of Zhang Liao is still not very good. It should be said that this matter has been like this since the time when I was in Yangcheng Mountain. After all, when Sun Jian died, the one who followed Lu Bu was not Zhang Liao.

So even Zu Mao knew that Zhang Liao's skills were good, but it was still difficult for him to take the initiative to say something to Zhang Liao.

If it wasn't because of Lu Su. So whether Zu Mao can let Zhang Liao enter Chenxian may be a problem. Of course, in the end, he would not turn Zhang Liao away. But it certainly won't be anything nice to him. Even if he won't be cynical, he will definitely not be polite to Zhang Liao.

In Zu Mao's opinion. It would be good to be able to arrange it for Zhang Liao, but as for the rest, it was all wishful thinking. Now if it weren't for Mr. Zijing's face, just rely on you Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, then what do you value?

At the beginning, the matter of Yangcheng Mountain was one, and what made Zu Mao dissatisfied was that Zhang Liao was unwilling to recognize his lord as his lord. To say that his lord is also a hero. is a well-known figure in the world, but for this Zhang Liao, he just can't help it, of course he has opinions, but he can't say much. Because if this is known to his lord, the first person to be punished must be himself, not him, Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan.

So it's "out of sight, out of mind". When he saw Zhang Liao, it was as if he didn't see it, this is what Zu Mao can do now-

When Lu Su heard this, this Zu Mao said this to himself again. invited himself into the city again, which directly ignored Zhang Liao. But I can also know in my heart what the reason is. But about it. Lu Su also knew that he was actually not good at saying anything. So I can only ignore it. However, he still secretly gave Zhang Liao a look, which meant that Darong was like that. Because of his personality, don't blame him.

Seeing the look that Lu Su secretly gave him, Zhang Liao smiled bitterly in his heart, and said in his heart that this Mr. Zijing, for the unity within the Jiangdong Army, it is really not easy. Speaking of which, he is not as stingy as Zu Mao, to be honest, his personality, he is quite appreciative, at least not pretentious, not hypocritical, this is better than many people.

Zhang Liao is not an ordinary person, so he doesn't know yet, in the Jiangdong Army, there are many people who see themselves on the surface, and they also nod and talk or something, but behind their backs, they are still rare. And there are really few people like Zu Mao, even if it is in the whole world, there are not many, at least not everyone is like this, isn't it-

At least he likes to deal with people like Zu Mao, at least he won't secretly calculate you, even if he doesn't look down on you and has a lot of opinions about you, but on the surface, it's almost like this behind the scenes. They may not even say anything about you behind their backs, because they don't care about it. As for calculating you, that's not even more, if Zu Mao's martial arts are higher than himself, maybe he will come to him to fight alone at this time, Zhang Liao still understands this.

But he is self-aware and knows that he is not his opponent, so he can only hold his breath and talk to Lu Su, and ignore himself, he can only do this, and there is nothing else.

Zhang Liao gave Lu Su a reassuring look, and Lu Su saw that he was indeed much more relieved. In his opinion, Zu Mao may sometimes not care about anything, it's hard to say, after all, his personality is very bad, maybe now that he is older, he knows how to endure a lot. But Zhang Liao, that is definitely a person who understands and understands things. Even if he doesn't like Jiang Dongjun, and he can't look down on his lord, but in the big picture, he still has it-

So Lu Su knew that Zhang Liao gave himself such a look and reassured himself. So as long as Zu Mao doesn't let Zhang Liao go crazy and doesn't touch his bottom line, then there is nothing wrong with this, everyone is safe and sound, and there is a harmonious scene. So Lu Su put his mind at ease for the time being, and he also knew that this matter was no longer in Zhang Liao, and it was decided by Zu Maoqi.

But he also thought that this Zu Mao would definitely not do anything too out of the ordinary for the sake of his lord. Therefore, ignoring Zhang Liao, it is already okay, and the rest, Lu Su thinks that there will be none.

Anyway, that's right, "I'm not afraid of no good things, I'm afraid of no good people", as long as no one asks Zu Mao how to do it, then Lu Su believes that as long as he is here, they won't be good. Even if there is a contradiction, this is true, I know it, but no one will break out, I believe this. And I also believe that because of myself in it, the two of them will not give themselves face, so they ......-

Zu Mao was very enthusiastic at this time, so he almost took Lu Su's hand directly and invited Lu Su into the Taishou Mansion in Chenxian County. Zhang Liao could only be ignored and followed by Lu Su and them. Otherwise, what else can he do, he can't say, that Zu Mao, there is another person here, you have to be polite?

If he said this, even if Lu Su was here in the end, it would definitely not end well in the end. After all, face is really, it's mutual, you give me face, I have to give you a little bit. Just like Zu Mao, for him, Zhang Liao is honest, he will never treat him like this, just treat him as if he didn't see him. (To be continued......)