The rain stopped but it started to fall again in the next day, but compared to the heavy rain some time ago, this time the rain was not large, but this undoubtedly disrupted the deployment of the attack to continue Shouchun, which gave Tai Shici and the three of them a headache, especially Zhang Jaw had even scolded him, but no matter how he scolded this ghost weather, it would not change.

And for Tai Shici, who has been in Moling, he has seen too many peach blossoms like this, and it is not strange to see them, but everything that is happening in his eyes is normal, but for Zhang Jaw and Zhang Liao, who are not southerners, such peach blossom floods are too rare, and it is no wonder that they will react so much when there is even rain, which is exactly the same as when Tai Shici arrived in Moling in his early years, but he believes that this is the first time they have encountered it, and in the future, the two of them will encounter more and more such situations, and it will be strange to see them at that time.

The three of them all know that if this rain continues to fall, then they don't have to think about attacking Lujiang anymore, just go to Shouchun directly, and even Zhang Jaw has said it directly, at most three days, and after three days, they can only leave and go to Shouchun, after all, the situation on Cao Cao's side is not very clear, if it is too late, it is likely that Cao Cao will seize the opportunity, then it will be really a big trouble, so he must be careful, and Zhang Liao and Tai Shici also understand his worries, this matter does need to be considered, You have to be careful.

Tai Shi Ci understood, and now that Zhang Jaw said this, it was more for him to hear, he smiled and said: "I understand this, after all, this is the lord's plan to change temporarily, and I have nothing to insist on, but I have a little concern, we can't march because of this rainstorm, do you think Cao Cao will come in the rain?" ”

Will Cao Cao be, this sentence seems to have asked the two of them at once, yes, will Cao Cao come to Shouchun in the rain, this incident really reminded Zhang Jaw, yes, the lord has been worried that Shouchun was preempted by Cao Cao after Zhang Xun's defeat, but that was before the peach blossom flood, but now the peach blossom flood has caused a disaster in addition to this rain, will Cao Cao rush to Shouchun desperately, how is it possible.

"What Ziyi said is good, but for the sake of insurance, I think it's best to send some scouts to the direction of Ping'a to find out Cao Cao's movements, if he really doesn't act, then we can stay and continue to compete with Ji Ling, if Cao Cao really comes in the rain, then we can only rush to Shouchun."

"Although it is a solution, but this has been going for too long, if Cao Cao is still in Ping'a without moving, then there is really nothing to worry about, but if Cao Cao is on the march, we will send scouts to wait for them to come back and forth, everything may have been delayed." Zhang Jaw said worriedly.

"That's right." Zhang's jaw has a headache, what the two of them said makes sense, in Zhang Liao's words, there is only one thing in front of him now, that is, choice, or gambling, betting on Cao Cao to come or not to come to Shouchun, and this is more direct and effective than sending scouts, of course, if the bet is right, then all problems will be solved, but if the bet is wrong, the consequences can be imagined. ”

Zhang Jaw heard Zhang Liao say this, shook his head, what he said was too child's play, how can he gamble, this kind of thing can be decided by gambling, such a child's play, he wants to do it, but he really has to laugh and be generous, and it is even possible to be laughed at by future generations.

After Zhang Jaw was reminded again, he realized the seriousness of this matter, although he would not gamble, but in the matter of going to Shouchun and staying, it was time to make a decision, in fact, this is similar to the gambling word in Zhang Liao's mouth, but the wording was changed, but he chose to believe that Cao Cao came, and could not risk Cao Cao not sending troops.

He risked because Tai Shi Ci made a big mistake, and he also knew that the three of them or people must have selfishness, which is a normal thing, people without selfishness may be saints, but there can be several saints, so Tai Shi Ci's words are to put it bluntly, he wants to stay, because he is willing to bet that Cao Cao will not come in the rain, and Zhang Liao will definitely do his best to carry out the orders of the lord, so he is betting that Cao Cao will come in the rain, even if he does not come in the rain, it is always right for them to take Shouchun first, At that time, if you come to attack Shouchun again, you will become more calm, and you will not be as worried as you are now.

As far as he is concerned, he must be more inclined to choose with Zhang Liao, because it is more in line with his own interests, so no matter from which point of view, choosing Zhang Liao's suggestion is more in line with his inner thoughts, so why not follow the trend?

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In the end, Wen Chou chose Ma Yan to lead more than 1,000 light cavalry to Shouchun to pick up Yuan Shu into Xuzhou, when the troops arrived all the way to Xiquyang, Yuan Shu sent the general Qiao Rui in hundreds of guards, out of the city to meet.

Qiao Rui was defeated and returned, but he was still not punished with capital punishment, but was demoted, it can be said that this kind of punishment is already Yuan Shu's greatest tolerance to him, after all, in Yuan Shu's words, now is the time to employ people, and the demotion is definitely more in line with Yuan Shao's interests, of course, if you want to put it from another angle, it is too difficult for Qiao Rui's temporary troops to win when fighting Cao Cao, and it is luck that he can escape back.

Of course, coming back is coming back, and he is completely useless, but when Yang Hong came to the news that the Wen Chou faction would come to Shouchun, he turned over again, and Qiao Rui, who learned the news on the issue of who to send to welcome Ma Yan, took the initiative to ask for help, and Yuan Shu, who was embarrassed because of choosing the right candidate, was also completely relieved.

In the matter of choosing the right candidate, it has almost become Yuan Shu's most headache problem, his official position cannot be too high, otherwise he will become a Shangguan to welcome, and he will lower his value, but he will lose his identity and lose Shouchun's face, no matter how embarrassing his current situation is, this is between Shouchun and Jizhou after all, so he must take these into account.

But if the position is low, it will also not be successful, this will become not attached to Jizhou, making people feel that it is neglect or even contempt, and finally thinking about it, the moment the decision is made between several candidates, Qiao Rui came, he has no official position in private now, but his status is quite high, so that he does not lose his identity and also gives Jizhou enough face, which is far more suitable than choosing a partial general.

In the end, Yuan Shu made a decision and agreed to Qiao Rui's request, and he also had to go to Xiquyang before.

Ma Yan is a typical military general, with a beard, he seems to know that he is the type of fierce general, but Qiao Rui is different, if you want to ask Ma Yan who saw him at first sight, what kind of impression Qiao Rui left on him, then he will definitely say that he saw Guo Tu and Xiao Ji, because Qiao Rui's eyes flashed like them, and he used to call such eyes the eyes of old foxes, and when he greeted him with a smile, he was even more sure that such a smile would make people very comfortable, But after seeing such a look inside Jizhou, he knew that these were all smiling tiger-like people, killing people invisibly, and he raised his vigilance in an instant, although the purpose of his coming was to take Yuan Shu to Xuzhou, but before that, it was the key to ensure his own safety and not fall into his trap.

For him, in front of this kind of old fox, if it is a hostile force, the best way is to be a hunter, if it is the current situation, it will be simpler, the same to be a fox, there are many so-called inner show people, but they can all use their appearance to confuse people like Zhang Fei, this is their innate advantage, because their appearance will be easily classified into a group of reckless people, but when a person classifies them into this category of people, they also enter the design of the other party.

The people in this world who can really deceive people are not the kind of people who are full of lies without opening their mouths, but the kind of people who look honest but have seven or eight out of ten sentences that are true, so whenever this kind of person says one or two lies, it will be very easy to deceive people.

And Zhang Fei's situation or Ma Yan's situation now is the same as Zhang Fei, his appearance is confusing, and it will be easy for people to label him, but his appearance has successfully confused Qiao Rui, and everything that follows seems that Qiao Rui is taking every step with his own steps, but the real situation is that Qiao Rui is falling into Ma Yan's preset step by step.

Everything went according to Ma Yan's thoughts, the old fox met the nine-tailed fox who had cultivated for thousands of years, and every one of his eyes and thoughts was in the eyes of the world, and even what he wanted to do and what his purpose was in his heart.

Qiao Rui used a grand welcome ceremony to welcome the arrival of Ma Yan and his party, so grand, it shows that Qiao Rui has his own selfishness, not that he wants to calculate Ma Yan, this Ma Yan is actually too careful, after all, the current situation can not be compared with Jizhou, the old foxes he met, the situation of each plan is also different, Qiao Rui is not thinking about how to calculate Ma Yan now, there is no need for this, his biggest idea is to ensure his own safety, this is his real purpose, compared to staying in Shouchun, Obviously, the safest thing now is to come to Xiquyang, and if he can go directly to Xuzhou, there will be no danger, even if he returns to Shouchun, there is also the Jizhou army by his side, let alone worry.

The purpose of his coming here has actually been achieved, and he has a good attitude towards Ma Yan, also because he feels that he is safe, at least safer than staying in Shouchun.

But if the position is low, it will also not be successful, this will become not attached to Jizhou, making people feel that it is neglect or even contempt, and finally thinking about it, the moment the decision is made between several candidates, Qiao Rui came, he has no official position in private now, but his status is quite high, so that he does not lose his identity and also gives Jizhou enough face, which is far more suitable than choosing a partial general.

In the end, Yuan Shu made a decision and agreed to Qiao Rui's request, and he also had to go to Xiquyang before.

Ma Yan is a typical military general, with a beard, he seems to know that he is the type of fierce general, but Qiao Rui is different, if you want to ask Ma Yan who saw him at first sight, what kind of impression Qiao Rui left on him, then he will definitely say that he saw Guo Tu and Xiao Ji, because Qiao Rui's eyes flashed like them, and he used to call such eyes the eyes of old foxes, and when he greeted him with a smile, he was even more sure that such a smile would make people very comfortable, But after seeing such a look inside Jizhou, he knew that these were all smiling tiger-like people, killing people invisibly, and he raised his vigilance in an instant, although the purpose of his coming was to take Yuan Shu to Xuzhou, but before that, it was the key to ensure his own safety and not fall into his trap.

For him, in front of this kind of old fox, if it is a hostile force, the best way is to be a hunter, if it is the current situation, it will be simpler, the same to be a fox, there are many so-called inner show people, but they can all use their appearance to confuse people like Zhang Fei, this is their innate advantage, because their appearance will be easily classified into a group of reckless people, but when a person classifies them into this category of people, they also enter the design of the other party.

The people in this world who can really deceive people are not the kind of people who are full of lies without opening their mouths, but the kind of people who look honest but have seven or eight out of ten sentences that are true, so whenever this kind of person says one or two lies, it will be very easy to deceive people.

And Zhang Fei's situation or Ma Yan's situation now is the same as Zhang Fei, his appearance is confusing, and it will be easy for people to label him, but his appearance has successfully confused Qiao Rui, and everything that follows seems that Qiao Rui is taking every step with his own steps, but the real situation is that Qiao Rui is falling into Ma Yan's preset step by step.

Everything went according to Ma Yan's thoughts, the old fox met the nine-tailed fox who had cultivated for thousands of years, and every one of his eyes and thoughts was in the eyes of the world, and even what he wanted to do and what his purpose was in his heart.

Qiao Rui used a grand welcome ceremony to welcome the arrival of Ma Yan and his party, so grand, it shows that Qiao Rui has his own selfishness, not that he wants to calculate Ma Yan, this Ma Yan is actually too careful, after all, the current situation can not be compared with Jizhou, the old foxes he met, the situation of each plan is also different, Qiao Rui is not thinking about how to calculate Ma Yan now, there is no need for this, his biggest idea is to ensure his own safety, this is his real purpose, compared to staying in Shouchun, Obviously, the safest thing now is to come to Xiquyang, and if he can go directly to Xuzhou, there will be no danger, even if he returns to Shouchun, there is also the Jizhou army by his side, let alone worry.

The purpose of his coming here has actually been achieved, and he has a good attitude towards Ma Yan, also because he feels that he is safe, at least safer than staying in Shouchun.