I saw her holding her clothes in one hand, and pulling a small ben with black and short brocade pants in the other hand.

The whispering on the pillow is another different taste. So he hung his head to avoid contact with her eyes.

"The queen and the king of Bohai have arrived." Then the chamberlain sang;

The mother and son came to the feast and sat down on the throne. At this time, Xiao Ben did not squint, nor did he look at Zhang Xiaotian.

Zhang Xiaotian praised in his heart at this time, he had told Xiao Ben thousands of times that if he saw him, he must not change his demeanor, otherwise it might arouse the suspicion of Wang Rong, Cao Cao or other well-intentioned people.

At this time, Wang Rong's voice sounded: "Duke Cao, all the adults, please take a seat." ”

At this time, everyone shouted in unison: "Thank you to the queen and the king of Bohai!" ”

Zhang Xiaotian stood up with everyone, seeing the familiar figure and demeanor that were far better than ordinary people, Wang Rong's phoenix eyes lit up, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

said softly: "Xiao Tian, our mother and son can escape from Chang'an safely, thanks to you and the He family, Wang Er and I will not treat you and the He family badly." ”

"To be such an idle son-in-law, what more could you ask for, Mr. He? The He family will be able to light the lintel because of Xiao Tian one day, which is predictable. ”

At this time, Wang Rong's eyes fell on He Miao and said gently;

He Miao was overjoyed when he heard this.

The bell rang again, and I saw eighteen other guards stepping out from within, and the previous guards were in groups of nine, standing in the guest seats.

At this time, everyone came to the table and stood still, waiting for Wang Rong and Xiao Ben to sit down, and the guards stood behind before they dared to sit down.

There are two seats on the right, Cao Cao and Zhang Xiaotian are seated at the top, followed by Li Tong and He Miao; On the other side, Cao Hong, Xiahou and others each have a seat.

At this time, Zhang Xiaotian deliberately did not look at Wang Rong and Xiaoben, so as not to be discovered by Cao Cao or others about the special relationship between him and her "mother and son", which would rather be known than seen.

At this time, the maidservants are like butterflies wearing flowers and interspersed in the banquet, adding wine and serving food to everyone. This Cao Cao said: "The queen and the king of Bohai have arrived in Yanzhou safely, and my father has no regrets, come and let us have a drink!" ”

Everyone raised their wines to congratulate, and at this time, Cao Cao's eyes fell on Wang Rong and Xiao Ben, and he saluted slightly: "King Bohai, Xiao Tian has a great favor for you, please King Bohai to pay tribute to Mr. Xiao!" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Ben stood up and walked to the front of Zhang Xiaotian's seat, and it was not until this moment that the two had a chance to make eye contact. Xiao Ben's eyes immediately turned red at this time, projecting a deep affection, but fortunately it was a flash.

At this time, a maid brought a wine jug to pour wine, Zhang Xiaotian stood up at this time, leaned over respectfully, raised his hand over his head, took the wine handed by Xiao Ben, and drank it all.

Xiao Ben's body was stronger and stronger at this time, and his expression was calm, and when Zhang Xiaotian thought of his majestic posture of supporting the Han family and unifying the world in the future, his heart couldn't help but tremble.

The two returned to their seats separately, Zhang Xiaotian couldn't help but glance at Xiao Ben again at this moment, and found that Wang Rong was looking at him with a smile, his eyes were full of tenderness, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his gaze.

At this time, after Cao Cao chatted with everyone one by one, his eyes fell on Zhang Xiaotian again, and he said calmly: "If you want to capture Chang'an and capture Liu Mang, Dong Zhuo and others, Xiao Tian, how many soldiers and horses do you think you need?" Xiao Tian, you speak boldly, Shu Chen's own opinions! ”

At this time, Wang Rong and Xiao Ben's eyes lit up at the same time when they heard this.

Cao Hong and Xiahoudun also showed a listening look, wanting to see what he had to say.

"Judging from the current situation, it is enough to capture 150,000 or 60,000 people in Chang'an, if my expectations are correct, after some time, Cao Gong will inevitably receive the news that Yuan Benchu intends to form an alliance with Cao Gong and others to conquer Dong Zhuo." Zhang Xiaotian said with a smile on his face at this time;

At this time, everyone was stunned when they heard this.

"Captain Xiao has been in contact with the important matters of the soldiers' war for a short time, so he has such ignorant remarks, can General Xiahou explain a thing or two to Captain Du, lest he still be unconscious of his wrong opinions." Cao Hong said with a sneer;

He insisted on calling him a lieutenant, just to remind others that he was only an insignificant junior general, and to show that he was still regarded as an outsider.

Cao Cao first showed displeasure at Zhang Xiaotian's words, and then thought deeply. And Wang Rong is full of smiles and confidence in Zhang Xiaotian.

He Miao glanced at Zhang Xiaotian, hoping that he would be cautious. Li Tong's eyes lit up, obviously realizing the meaning of Zhang Xiaotian's words.

And Zhang Xiaotian looked at Xiahoudun calmly at the moment, and his tiger eyes flashed with essence.

Xiahoudun was a little chilled by him at this time, and became cautious, and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Xiao to explain why he said this. ”

As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao, He Miao and Cao Hong immediately knew that Zhang Xiaotian was not nonsense, otherwise Xiahoudun would not have been so reserved.

"Since the Yellow Turban War, the imperial court has indeed suffered a fatal blow, not only the decline of imperial power, but the first emperor himself has no way to suppress the rebellion, so he can only let the states and counties recruit soldiers to suppress the uprising, and the majesty is lost.

The warlords were divided, the local clansmen and important ministers had military power in their hands, their waists hardened in minutes, and their ambitions swelled rapidly.

Rebellions continued, and small rebellions continued to occur throughout the country, such as Montenegro, Baibo, Huanglong, Zuoxiao, etc., with 20,000 or 30,000 people with large forces and 6,700 small forces, like whack-a-mole.

The emperor didn't want to make progress, so he knew that he was enjoying himself in the palace, and as a result, others were getting stronger and stronger, which also deeply hit the confidence of the princes and ministers in the country.

However, it is precisely because of this mentality that the heart of resisting the enemy from top to bottom has also been formed, and I proposed to capture Chang'an with 15 or 60,000 people, taking advantage of the fact that our He family had just evacuated Chang'an.

He was caught off guard, and the morale of the soldiers and horses of the court was greatly damaged, so he was sure of this. If this battle is fought, it must be fought quickly, taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the imperial court,

Therefore, if the city is broken, it will be retreated, and it is not advisable to stay for a long time. Zhang Xiaotian smiled indifferently and said:

Then he said in a deep voice: "If you just want to break the city, 50,000 or 60,000 people can do it, but if you want to fight a quick battle and retreat with the whole division, only 150,000 or 60,000 people can." ”

"Mr. Xiao's words are not unreasonable." Xiahoudun was stunned for a long time when he heard this, and sighed;

Zhang Xiaotian couldn't help but have a good impression of him at this time, because the other party would not lie with his eyes open. At this time, Li Tong said in a deep voice: "The last general completely agrees with Xiao Tian's words. ”

Cao Hong's face turned red and white with anger at this time, and Wang Rong smiled slightly at this time and said to Cao Cao: "Cao Gong, people are not wrong!" The general and General Li seem to have nodded their heads in agreement to the same thing for the first time! ”

At this time, when Wang Rong said this, Xiahoudun and Li Tong were suddenly embarrassed.

Xiao Ben looked at Zhang Xiaotian at this time, and emotions of admiration and attachment swelled up.

"Xiao Tian, how do you know that Yuan Benchu will form an alliance with us to attack Dong Zhuo, and how can this be explained?" Cao Cao asked at this time;

The most nervous at the moment is He Miao, if Zhang Xiaotian can't convince Cao Gong in this matter, then the little advantage he just gained will be exhausted.

"Before we left Chang'an, Dong Zhuo had already coerced His Majesty to take the throne with himself, and at that time, in order to help the He family escape, Cao Gong sent troops to rebel.

Dong Zhuo was forced to poison the young emperor and Empress He. Dong Zhuo's behavior will inevitably arouse the indignation of Yuan Benchu and his colleagues, and he will definitely deceive the heavens and the earth to destroy the country and kill the king; Messing with the palace ban and mutilating living beings; The wolf is unkind, and the rhetoric full of evil is full of rebellion, and the rebels are raised to crusade against Dong Zhuo.

Therefore, Cao Gong will receive an invitation from Yuan Benchu in a few days. Zhang Xiaotian said;

"Although the key to war is to be based on strength and military strength, diplomacy and intelligence are equally important.

Cao Hong interjected at this time: "What you said is a fictitious matter, Yuan Benchu still needs to form an alliance with us?" His strength is much stronger than ours, and he can attack Chang'an and kill traitors, so why use us. As for the diplomatic and intelligence side of things,

I, Yanzhou, have never been negligent, Cao Gong listened to Xun Yu's strategy to "take deep roots to control the world", that is, to start with diplomacy, gather the heroes, and hoard his own strength.

As for intelligence, from time to time we have spies to reconnoiter the places where the heroes are, and we have never slackened. ”

Zhang Xiaotian looked down on this Yanzhou elder more and more at this time, so he asked unceremoniously: "May I ask the general, if we use all our strength to attack Chang'an, how will the various heroes react?" ”

Cao Hongden was speechless, because how could this hypothetical question be answered without the support of solid intelligence.

Xiahoudun said at this time: "This matter really can't be rash, although we can raise troops to attack Chang'an, but we have to guard against other heroes,

Not to mention it from afar, let's just say that Yuan Benchu of Jizhou, which is adjacent to us, and Tao Qian of Pengcheng will inevitably raise troops to attack Yanzhou, the strength of any of these two people,

can compete with Yanzhou, if they join forces to attack Yanzhou, it will be another matter. ”

In this way, although it seems to save face for Cao Hong, it is also equivalent to affirming Zhang Xiaotian's statement.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't let everyone have a chance to breathe at this time, and said eloquently: "If Chang'an is attacked, all the heroes will definitely not sit idly by.

Even if he had the mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight at the beginning, as long as Dong Zhuo closed his door and guarded it steadily, he would send someone to cut off the supply route of our army.

Sooner or later, the other heroes will send troops to help beat the water dogs, and then we will be attacked from the belly and back, and the situation will take a turn for the worse. "A good sentence of 'sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight' and 'beating the water dog', such a wonderful sentence, this is the first time I have heard it." Cao Cao patted the case;

Zhang Xiaotian secretly thought at this time: Could it be that this sentence is still not quoted in this era? So I thanked Cao Cao for his appreciation.

"How can I defeat the other heroes?" Cao Cao asked at this time, and Zhang Xiaotian secretly thought when he heard this: Just by virtue of this sentence, he knows that Cao Cao has the great ambition of unifying the world.