And Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei not only ushered in his own strategists, but also won the hearts of the people of Xuzhou, under the advantages of the other, Cao Cao wants to defeat Liu Bei in the near future, the possibility is already very small.

And Lu Bu's army returned to the north with a clear goal, which made Sima Yi suddenly unable to see the situation in the world clearly.

If it really develops like this, Ma Teng occupies Sanfu, Lu Bu occupies Kuching, and Yuan Shao occupies the entire Hebei, and it is really possible to develop into a situation where the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are separated and unable to hold each other.

Therefore, after discussing with his brother Sima Lang, Sima Yi decided to temporarily take refuge in Lü Bu, not to lead the army, and no longer serve as a county guard or county commander in another place, but only to hold an official position or serve as a strategist in the city where Lü Bu is located, and just come up with ideas. In this way, you can avoid direct conflict with other princes.

However, this time as the envoy, it was Sima Yi himself who recommended himself in front of Lu Bu and begged for it.

The purpose was not really to come to see Ma Teng and negotiate peace with him, but to go to Guanzhong to meet Jin Jue, who had pitted their brother in person.

As soon as Emperor Han Xian was mentioned, both sides immediately fell into silence, and Ma Teng did not have much affection for this little emperor. He and Han Sui fought hard for the little emperor, and when Emperor Han Xian was under the control of Li Yu, it was okay to say, but what about the little emperor after he arrived in Luoyang City? It's not that I have completely forgotten the two heroes of the year.

Moreover, like Lu Bu, Ma Teng did not have the slightest idea of controlling the little emperor in his own hands.

At this time, Ma Teng had already approved the agreement signed with Lu Bujun in his heart, and he was just about to say something, but Sima Yi suddenly asked: "General Ma, I don't know, where is the Jin Jue who escaped from the tent of Wen Hou now?" The boy wanted to visit him. ”

"Oh?" As soon as he heard this, Ma Teng was relieved, sure enough, such a smart boy, he said how could Lu Bu let him go? It turned out that he escaped, but being able to escape from Lu Bu's army was not something that ordinary people could do.

Thinking of this, Ma Teng replied truthfully: "Don't hide it from the envoy, when I wait for the army, that kid should have already led the army back to Luoyang County." However, at the same time, Zhang Lu, a rice thief in Hanzhong, learned of this news, and he would definitely immediately send a large army to attack Luoyang County. If you go now, you may encounter danger, and please think twice. ”

"Oh! Then I should go and see, the little rice thief must not be Jin Jue's opponent. I don't worry about him, but I am worried about the army sent by Zhang Lu to attack Luoyang County, the terrain of Luoyang is dangerous, and Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty occupied this place by surprise, and finally defeated the Kui Huan entrenched in Longyou. This Jin Jue has chosen a good place! Hearing this, Sima Yi was interested and praised him.

Although Sima Yi did not personally investigate the topography of Luoyang, he was familiar with the scriptures and history, and he knew the battle of the unification of the Eastern Han Dynasty by heart. Luoyang County is such a famous strategic place in Longyou, how could he not have heard of it?

"That's true." Hearing this, Ma Teng also nodded in response.

Thinking about it before, Jin Jue's kid only borrowed a thousand cavalry from him, and he dared to attack the strong Caohan City, listening to his nephew Ma Dai's narration, if it wasn't for Jin Jue's deliberate clumsiness, Caohan City might really be captured.

It is easy to defend a city and difficult to attack a city, this is the common sense of generals.

Now Jin Jue, both soldiers and food in his hands, and at the same time occupy the superior defensive geographical advantage of Luoyang City, Zhang Lu did not know Jin Jue's ability, rashly sent a large army to attack Luoyang County, if the ability of the generals with the troops is slightly poor, it is really possible to be swallowed by the enemy army that comes by that kid.

At this time, Sima Yi asked a very strange question: "By the way, General Ma, for those Yellow Turban Army who are still entering Guanzhong from Wuguan one after another, what are you going to do now that you occupy Jingzhao County and Fufeng County?" This question is purely the boy's personal interest, and has nothing to do with Wen Hou, and Wen Hou's army is now unable to defend the military pass for the general because of the lack of troops. ”

Although Wuguan is under the jurisdiction of Hongnong County, it is separated from Hongnong County by the Qinling Mountains, and Lu Bu is naturally not interested in sending troops to occupy it.

"Alas! Depending on the situation, if Jin Jue can defeat Zhang Lu, General Ben will sell him a favor, let go of the passage of Nanshan, and let those Yellow Turban Army go to find that kid. Ma Teng replied after a moment's silence.

Jin Jue Tomadai gave Ma Teng a message, which was nothing more than to dispel Ma Teng's suspicion of him, showing that his ultimate goal was to take the entire Yizhou, not to rob him of Sanfu and Hanyang County. For this, Ma Teng naturally won't fully believe the words of this treacherous boy.

However, analyze the situation. The first person Jin Jue has to deal with should indeed be Zhang Lu.

You must know that Song Jian was beheaded, Zhang Lu is the biggest thief in the Han world today, and Liu Zhang of Yizhou is not in the right position, in today's Han Dynasty, Liu Yan is not a real Han clan, why can he succeed his father and son, that is a privilege that only the princes surnamed Liu can enjoy. On the contrary, Ta Ma Teng and Han Sui are now both Liangzhou Thorn History and Yongzhou Thorn History personally sealed by the imperial court.

Previously, relying on Jin Jue's engraved radish Zhangzi and Cai Wenji's forged documents, Ma Teng obtained Hanyang County, but now, Sima Yi has sent the official appointment letter to the hands of the five warlords of Xiliang, which also includes Ma Teng's three sons and Han Sui's son-in-law and a letter of appointment from a general.

Ma Chao was named the Taishou of Jingzhao County, Ma Tie was named the Taishou of Zuo Fengyi, Ma Tie was named the Taishou of Right Fufeng, and Ma Dai was named the Taishou of Longxi County. And Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing was named the Taishou of Jincheng County, and the general Cheng Gongying was named the Taishou of Wuwei County.

These are all Jin Jue's ideas to Lu Bu before leaving, and now, after Lu Bu led his troops into Hongnong County, he sent people to Emperor Han Xian to ask for merit, and asked for rewards for Ma Teng and Han Sui by the way. This time, Emperor Han Xian didn't feel embarrassed, after all, Lu Bu and the generals of Xiliang killed Li Yu and Guo Yan, which can be regarded as relieving the hatred in his heart.

Put the Yellow Turban Army into Guanzhong and let them go to Jin Jue, Ma Teng knew very well that if he rashly sent people to Wuguan to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turban Army, he would definitely cause some unnecessary damage to his own troops. What's more, the entry of these Yellow Turban troops into the customs is equivalent to indirectly weakening the Kwantung princes, and the damage is serious, and it is Cao Cao, the prince who will pose the greatest threat to the Guanzhong in the future.

If Jin Jue wins in Zhang Lu's confrontation, Ma Teng is willing to do this favor, but if he loses, presumably these Yellow Turban Army will be willing to switch to him after getting the news!

"Oh!" Hearing this, Sima Yi's impression of Ma Teng changed greatly.

After all, so rashly letting those soldiers who are not yet friendly troops enter the customs is tantamount to increasing the strength of Jin Jue's army, if Jin Jue turns his head to deal with Ma Teng, isn't he making this decision?

At the same time, in the mountain road leading from Hanzhong to Luoyang County, Zhang Lu's generals Yang Ren and Yang Bai led an army of 20,000 and approached Luoyang County from Dasanguan without concealment.

But just when the army was about to enter the territory of Luoyang County, the forward army encountered big trouble.

"Report, the two generals, the forward scouts have sent people to investigate everywhere, and all the roads and trails leading to Luoyang County have either been deliberately dug up, or blocked by rocks and broken trees. The soldiers have tried desperately to break through the passage, but so far, the men and horses have had little success. The spy lowered his head and reported cautiously.

Hearing this, Yang Ren couldn't help but glance at Yang Bai beside him, if it weren't for his good brother who spoke out last time to obstruct and send troops ahead of schedule, how could they encounter such trouble?

Although Yang Ren didn't say it explicitly, after Yang Bai listened to it, he was also in a cold sweat, how could he forget what happened before.

Starting from Hanzhong and entering Longyou, although the road is much easier than the three plank roads in the customs clearance, how to transport grain to the front line has always been a big problem that plagued the later subject countries.

If the army is blocked here and cannot move forward, not only will a lot of food be wasted every day, but how will they explain to the king when they return?