Simbi held the chess pieces and did not fall for a long time.

He could feel his heartbeat pounding, and his fingers tingled. The sideburns were already soaked with sweat, and I don't know if Zhang Chao found it.

Probably not. Zhang Chao kept paying attention to the chess game and didn't even raise his head.

Is it the drums, or is it my heartbeat? Simbi didn't dare to judge. It was at least ten miles away from Yuan Tan's camp, and there was a lot of noise in the camp, so you shouldn't be able to hear the sound of war drums so far.

But the drum beat was really real.

Simbi hesitated and put down his pawn. "Brother Zhong Zhuo is clever, I am willing to bow to the wind."

Zhang Chao raised his head and looked at Xin Bi, his eyes were surprised. "George, what are you talking about, the battle is in full swing, the victory is not scored, how can you vote and admit defeat. No, no, go ahead. ”

Xin Bi smiled bitterly: "Brother Zhong Zhuo, let's be honest, I don't know how to settle down, can Brother Zhong Zhuo give me some advice?" ”

Zhang Chao rolled his eyes, rubbed the chess pieces, and said with a smile: "George is a famous man in Yingchuan, although he is not known for his game, he is also a master. You let me advise, how can I afford it? ”

Simbi arched his hand.

Zhang Chao put the chess pieces into the chess box, and the chess pieces collided, making a soft rustling sound. He pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "George, I heard that you have lived in Nanyang for a few months?" ”

Simbi nodded.

"What do you think of Sun's rebellion?" Without waiting for Simbi to answer, he said, "Can it become its hegemony?" ”

Xin Bi twisted his short beard under his chin, with a smile on his face, but his mind was quickly analyzing the intention of Zhang Chao's question. He wanted to knock on the side, but he didn't expect Zhang Chao to get straight to the point. This is a good thing, he is most afraid of going around and wasting time now. But this answer is very important, not too fake, so that Zhang Chao doubts his sincerity, and not too strong Sun Ce, so that Zhang Chao loses confidence in Yuan Tan.

He thought for a moment and said unhurriedly: "Although Sun is young, he has a great bearing, he is handsome for a while, whether he can become his hegemony, I don't know very well, but in the troubled times, there should be no problem in separating one side and waiting for the master." In ancient times, Hexi Dourong is comparable. ”

Zhang Chao smiled slightly. "Then he and Yuan Yuanjun compete, who wins and who loses?"

Xin Bi shook his head with a smile and asked rhetorically, "Do you still need to ask?" ”

Zhang Chao smiled and said nothing. Seeing this, Xin Bi had to explain: "Sun is a disobedient talent, but he comes from a humble background, and he rarely has the heart of Shilin, and his achievements are limited. His father, Sun Zhengdong, started with military merits, with an official residence of 2,000 stones, and was knighted as the Marquis of Wucheng, although he was a hero for a while. But he was born in a humble background and was not liked by Shilin, and even the township party was unwilling to rely on him. After several years of fighting, there are no more than 10,000 soldiers, no more than 10 generals, and the resourceful people are even more evasive like scorpions. Corporal Sun was able to win the heart of a strategist, so he was able to lead Yuzhou according to Nanyang. However, he was shallow in his knowledge, and he relied on his ability, and he had many humiliations for the heroes of Jingyu, and even opened a killing spree when attacking Xiangyang, slaughtering Xi Kuai. How can such a person win the hearts of the people? If it weren't for this, how could he still be trapped in the army, money and food, and still have to do business with Chen Liu? Compared with Yuan Yuan's envoy to Yanzhou, there is a universal difference between the two people. ”

Zhang Chao nodded. "That's exactly what George said. However, I disagree. ”

"Please also ask Brother Zhong Zhuo for advice."

"In terms of the general trend, the hearts of the people in the world are in the Yuan family, and Yuan Zhijun responds to every call, which is naturally not comparable to Sun Ce. But above the battle array, the two armies faced each other, fighting for life and death, but Sun Ce had a slight advantage. ”

Simbi's brow twitched, and his smile became unnatural. He understood what Zhang Chao meant, the Yuan clan was strong, but now that the two armies were fighting, Yuan Tan only had so many men and horses, and the advantage of family background could not be turned into an advantage in the battle array, and it was not certain who would win and who would lose.

That's exactly what he's worried about.

"Yuan Yuanjun's troops are twice as strong as Sun Ce, and not long ago he defeated Sun Ce one after another."

Zhang Chao shook his head and interrupted Xin Bi's big words. "Yuan Yuanjun is a few years older than Sun Ce, and he has more experience than Sun Ce, but Sun Ce is not a general in the world. As for Yuan Yuanjun, hehe, if he doesn't have enough military advantages, he will inevitably follow the mistakes of Liu Bei and Jiang Qi. George, you won't forget, at the end of last year, not long after his debut, he wiped out the 20,000 Xiliang elites led by Xu Rong. ”

Simbi held her breath, her heart beating faster. He looked at Zhang Chao and forced a smile: "So, Brother Zhong Zhuo is more optimistic about him?" ”

Zhang Chao shook his head. "I'm not optimistic about him, I'm just worried about Yuan Yuanjun. You also know that our brothers have some differences with the Yuan Alliance Lord, and now the only one we can count on is Yuan Yuanjun. If Yuan Envoy is defeated, we will have no branches to rely on, and we can only float in the sea. ”

There was a "buzz" in Xinbi's head, and he suddenly understood. He got up from the table and bowed to Zhang Chao. "Thank you, Brother Zhongzhuo." After speaking, without waiting for Zhang Chao to speak, he got up and left in a hurry.

In the big tent, Zhang Miao walked out of it, glanced at the chess game on the case, and shook his head. "It seems that this Xin George is not as good as Guo Fengxiao." He picked up a chess piece and looked at it carefully, and the chess piece was wet and a little sweaty. Zhang Miao sat down and gently landed the chess pieces on the chessboard.

"Come on, let's finish this game and see who wins."

Zhang Chao smiled. "The victory is already divided, so why fight again. If Yuan Tan can really defeat Sun Ce, why should he care about our brothers. His records in the first two days were all official articles, which are not worth mentioning, and this time he will see the real chapter. ”

Zhang Miao laughed silently and sighed faintly.

Xin Bi left Zhang Miao's camp and galloped with his guards. The sound of war drums in the distance became more and more urgent and clear, and Xin Bi became more and more anxious, and he thrashed his war horse hard, eager to fly to Yuan Tan's side in one step.

He was remorseful. What kind of Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao are guarded against, how can they be unfavorable to Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan was really going to be defeated, and they had to face Yuan Shao's anger. Their brothers have been famous for many years, and now Sun Ce is not sure of victory, their brothers can collude with Sun Ce in secret, but it is impossible to fall to Sun Ce openly. For them, of course, it is the most advantageous for Yuan Ce and Sun Ce to hold each other.

Lost time!

Xin Bi rushed into the camp of the Chinese army, came to the front of the general's platform, turned over his horse, rushed to the general's platform in one breath, and came to Yuan Tan's side. Yuan Tan sat on the platform, motionless, and when he saw Xin Bi running up, he suddenly stood up, grabbed Xin Bi's hand, and before he could speak, tears came down.

"George, you've come just in time. If you don't come, I'll be defeated. ”

"What's going on?" Xin Bi stood on the platform, looked around, and couldn't help but gasp. Without Yuan Tan explaining, he also knew why the war drums were so urgent, the camp in the east had burned to the ground, and the fire was getting smaller and smaller, but there was no one in sight. In the chaotic banners, there is a large silk embroidered with a fiery phoenix, shining with a strange light under the light of the fire, especially the pair of eyes of the phoenix, I don't know what material is embroidered, like two flames, over the distance of hundreds of steps, piercing people's hearts.