When the three of them heard that Zang Ba was going to go to Liu Ying alone, they were immediately anxious, and they dissuaded him again and again, saying: "No, if Xuangao puts himself in danger, what will happen to Kaiyang City then?" ”

"This seems to be dangerous, but it is not necessarily lifeless." Speaking of this, Zang Ba looked confident, since he Liu Lan put forward the conditions, then I have to give it a try, even if I can't win the military power, then I have to win the position of Taishou for the younger brothers. He said, "Okay, I'll tell you something, and then I'll go see him, after all, there's not much time left for us!" ”

Liu Lanzhong's military camp is full of guard towers, and the defense is extremely tight, not to mention a person, even if a bird wants to pass by, it will definitely be discovered.

Just when Zang Ba and the other leaders were deliberating, Liu Lan waved off his subordinates and sat alone in the Chinese army camp, he expected that Zang Ba might come less than thirty percent, he had to grasp it with both hands now, and wait patiently while preparing for the siege, so he sent everyone down to prepare for the siege, but only Zhen Yan was left.

He hesitated in his heart, doubting whether the matter had been discovered, but he didn't dare to confirm it, so he had to say something to Liu Lan, at this time Zhen Yan sat down calmly, although he sat upright, but Zhen Yan was unnoticeable and secretly looked at Liu Lan, who was looking at the parchment a few years ago, and thought uncertainly: "Will he agree?" Hope you can agree! ”

If a person does something sorry for others, he will definitely do something to cover up the truth and keep the other party in the valley forever, but they forget that paper can never contain fire.

It's not that they don't understand it, it's that some things get to the point where there's no turning back. Then they can only go down this road and put this truth aside.

The parchment placed in front of Liu Lan's dwarf was a geographical map of the mountains and rivers of Jizhou. At this time, although Liu Lan was the pastor of Xuzhou, he was planning to attack Kaiyang. But only he, Xu Shu and Cao Hong knew that attacking Kaiyang was just a pretense, and even Guangling had long been ignored by him.

But Zhen Yan's words just now made Liu Lan have to give him a thumbs up, because except for the three people who knew the truth, only Zhen Yan set his sights on Xuzhou.

Liu Lan naturally understands this, but he knows better that people have no foresight and must have near-term worries, so when Zhen Yan said those words to him, he found out. There are some things that should be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

So what's next? Liaodong let him start from scratch, Xuzhou from small to large, and how to go from big to strong, this is like drawing a circle, and when the circle is drawn, how to extend outward?

As Zhen Yan said, Xuzhou's secession will be flattened sooner or later, but how to take this first step after Xuzhou is completely pacified? That's the most important thing.

There are many things that Liu Lan started planning before he got Liaodong, but time has passed, and many things are by no means constant. And it was Zhen Yan's words that made him look around here, there was Liaodong before, and if he wanted to develop, he could only compete with Gongsun Zhan for territory. Even if he fights, there is still a Yuan Gongzi who is the fourth and fifth dukes, and more importantly, he has to bear the reputation of a treacherous villain. This made him have to look at Qingxu early in the morning, but the situation in Xuzhou is more complicated than that in Liaodong. The tigers and wolves all around him made him even more timid and afraid to punch easily.

But there are not only tigers and wolves inside and outside the four sides. There should also be a hedgehog, so how do you take this first step? How can I pull the thorns out of a hedgehog? At this time, Liu Lan was full of contradictions in his heart, if he followed Zhen Yan's policy, first take Qingzhou and finally get Jizhou, then as long as he and Gongsun Zhan jointly attacked Yuan Shao in the north and south, Yuan Shao would definitely be destroyed, so as to occupy Jizhou.

Although this strategic idea is a bit sloppy, and it is a little immature, it is completely selfish, and it is the same as his eldest brother's plan based on Zhongshan, so such a strategy was immediately vetoed by him, in fact, in his heart, he is more willing to destroy Cao Cao's potential stock first......

Just when Liu Lan was staring at the parchment in front of him, he only heard the herald enter the account and say: "Enlighten the envoy, Kaiyang Taishou Zang Ba came to meet you."

Zhen Yan exited the camp and met a middle-aged man in his thirties, he was wearing bright armor, with a killing momentum all over his body, and his shining eyes made Zhen Yan understand that this person was definitely much more shrewd than he looked on the outside.

When Zang Ba entered Dazhai, Zhen Yan withdrew his gaze and returned to his tent with some heavy concerns.

And in the tent, Kaiyang Taishou, Zang Ba, the cavalry captain and Liu Lan of Xuzhou Mu finally met, this was the first time that the minds of the two strongest forces in Xuzhou met, but it made both of them have a feeling that they have known each other for a long time.

Liu Lan looked at Zang Ba carefully, this man who has been stationed in Kaiyang since the Yellow Turban Rebellion and refused to be outside the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, he has a rough appearance and an honest face, he looks about forty years old, but his real age is only in his early thirties, and his Qingzhou accent makes him need to filter in his heart for a long time before he can understand what he is talking about.

And when Liu Lan looked at Zang Ba, the latter was also observing Liu Lan, looking at Liu Lan sitting on top of him in armor, Zang Ba couldn't help but sigh and said: "Sure enough, as rumored, it is really heroic!" ”

Zang Ba found that Liu Lan was not the kind of domineering and arrogant person, because from his short observation, Liu Lan would make people feel like a spring breeze, as if it was not the pastor of Xuzhou in front of him at this time, but this feeling quickly made him veto, because he found that his back was soaked with cold sweat at some point.

There was finally a trace of worry in his heart, because the really terrible person was not the kind of person who was sharp, but the person who hid his weapon in his body, so that the other party couldn't help but put away his cautious heart, immediately retracted his gaze, and avoided the gentle smile he projected, bowed his hand, and said: "Kaiyang Taishou, Riding Captain Zang Ba has seen the state pastor Liu Yuanjun!" ”

Liu Lan kept looking at Zang Ba, barely heard his awkward 'elegant words', and said with a smile: "General Zang is really a hero in the world, just with the courage to come to the camp alone to see me, I'm afraid there will be no second person in this world!" ”

Zang Ba smiled bitterly. said: "This time I came to see the envoy, if I brought more people, I would inevitably become a turtle in the urn." If Zang came alone, it seemed that he was alone in Longtan. But Zang thought that the chances of survival would be greater, so did Jun say yes? The latter smiled calmly and said everything very frankly, as if he had no fear of life and death.

"Zang Ba, don't think that I won't dare to kill you if you come alone."

Liu Lan's face suddenly turned cold, and said: "If I kill you at this time, Kaiyang will have no backbone of the main heart, and then it will only be destroyed in an instant!" ”

"So that you can give it a try." Zang Ba looked at Liu Lan-for-tat, and said confidently: "But at the same time as the fall of Kaiyang City. I believe that the envoy will inevitably have to bite off a few pieces of meat! Although it is not related to life, I believe that the pain will definitely make you unforgettable for the rest of your life! ”

Liu Lan's eyes became sharp, and he looked at Zang Ba with a gloomy face, and said, "Are you threatening me?" ”

"Don't dare!" Zang Ba was slightly suspicious and said: "If Zang Mou came here only to boast of his strength to the envoy, then Zang Mou would not really come to die." ”

"I never wanted your life from beginning to end, otherwise why would I ask Chen Jiao to send you a letter." Liu Lan sighed sadly: "I am not a villain, nor am I a person who does not keep my promises, the promises made to you by Jian Xianhe are still counted!" And the conditions that Chen Jiao showed you this time are also average! ”

Zang Ba's essence flashed. Then he asked what he was most concerned about, and said: "If Xuan Gao does not have the intention of making a mistake, the first condition of the envoy is to let Xuan Gao hand over the military power, and then he will appoint Xuan Gao as the evil minister." It's just that the second condition is not clear, but I don't know how to keep the 30,000 soldiers under a certain command? ”

"General Tibet, there is such a saying in my hometown. It's called: How can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch! Liu Lan said meaningfully, and at the same time got up and came to a huge topographic map of Xuzhou behind him. He muttered, "Does General Zang know the meaning of this sentence?" ”

Zang Ba's heart darkened, obviously understanding the meaning. looked at him with a nervous face, and said, "Although Zang has never heard of it, Zang seems to understand the meaning of this sentence." ”

After a pause, he said: "That's why Liu Yuanjun came to Kaiyang by rescuing Qingzhou!" ”

"It's good to talk to smart people." Liu Lan laughed and said, "General Zang knows, your 30,000 people, not only Tao Yuanjun is worried, but I am not worried, even if I fall asleep at midnight, I also toss and turn, and I can't sleep." ”

Liu Lan saw that he had something to say and understood what he was going to say, so he waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "Although there is a sentence that is inappropriate, Liu feels that it is very appropriate!" ”

“……”

"The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty!" Zang Ba finally understood Liu Lan's true purpose, he found that he was being teased by him, if this was Liu Lan's second condition that he did not write, he immediately looked at Liu Lan with angry eyes and said: "Even if you die, you don't want me to hand over the military power!"

"For Xuan Gao's ability, Liu knows better than anyone." Liu Lan was unimpressed by Zang Ba's projected gaze that wanted to kill, and said: "I want to know General Zang's ability better than others, so I will never take away General Zang's military power, but I will reuse it!" ”

"Reuse?"

Zang Ba's anger was alleviated, chewing on the meaning behind this sentence, no wonder it would make me keep the military power, it turned out that he wanted to accept himself under his command, but his expression changed sharply, but he refused politely, and said: "Zang Mouwen has no ability to Anbang, and he has no martial arts skills, I'm afraid I will disappoint the envoy!" ”

"Xuangao doesn't have to be arrogant." Liu Lan regretted Zang Ba's euphemistic rejection, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "I know that General Zang is a hero in the world, how can Kaiyang restrain your hands and feet?" Since General Zang has no idea of joining my Xuzhou Army for the time being, then I will prepare a broader world and let General Zang play freely! ”

Zang Ba chuckled in his heart, could he be wrong, what was Liu Lan going to do, he found that the words that Liu Lan recruited were a trap, so that he had no choice, and said: "I don't know what the envoy said?" "Since he just said that the side of the couch will not allow others to snore, I am afraid that there is no place for me to live in Xuzhou, so where will he let me go? Worried in his heart, he saw him holding a horsewhip and lightly tapping it on the map behind him, and when Zang Ba saw the place he pointed out, he almost broke out and said, "Pyeongchang? ”

"Further north!"

"Heading north?" Zang Ba looked at the map, this is a topographic map of Xuzhou, the northernmost is Pyeongchang, but if you go further north, there is nothing on the map, but he is very familiar with the terrain of the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty, but he understands that the place where the map of Xuzhou is Beihai County in Qingzhou! Subconsciously asked, "What did the envoy say about Beihai County?" ”

Liu Lan nodded, but shook his head again and said, "To be precise, it should be Linzi!" ”

"Linzi?" Zang Ba's heart sank like the sea, his face showed anger, and he said: "Now that Tian Kai is fighting fiercely with Yuan Shao in Linzi, if I go at this time, it is clear that I will let my 30,000 sons and daughters go to death!" ”

Liu Lan seemed to have heard the most absurd joke in the world, and said in a deep voice: "But have you thought about it, now you have only this way to go, in order to keep the military power in your hands." ”

"......" Zang Ba was speechless for a while, just raised his head and stared at Liu Lan deadly, and only after a while did he laugh bitterly and said: "Just like what the envoy said, since the side of the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly, then Zang will have no place to live!" ”

"No!" Liu Lan said categorically: "Liu's couch does not tolerate others. Speaking of this, he said with a smile: "The situation of the Kanto region is gradually becoming clear, and it is time for General Zang to choose a side, does General Zang think that an independent force like you can exist in the world, hasn't General Zang thought about it for the future?" ”

"Are you still going to take me in?"

"There is a relationship between you and me, and there is no such thing as co-optation!" Liu Lan said with a smile: "Besides, I said before that I want to reuse General Zang!" ”

"Oh?" Zang Ba looked at him suspiciously, and said, "Sending me to Qingzhou is reuse?" Let my 30,000 sons go to death is reuse? ”

"There are no immortals in war."

Liu Lan sighed and said, "But as long as you are willing to go to Qingzhou, then you are the assassin of Qingzhou, and you will be at your disposal for all the affairs of Qingzhou!" ”

"Really?" Zang Ba looked at Liu Lan with a happy face, but in an instant, he seemed to think of something, shook his head and said, "What about Tian Kai?" ”

Liu Lan sighed silently: "Not long ago, news came from Qingzhou, Linzi City is broken, and Tian Kai's whereabouts are unknown!" ”

"What?" Zang Ba's mind was in a mess, after all, this matter was too unbelievable for him, Tian Kai's Linzi City was broken in less than a month, no matter who it was, he couldn't believe his ears at this time, and after a while, Zang Ba said calmly: "Even Tian Kai will inevitably break the city, and at this time, Zang is going to Qingzhou, I'm afraid that these 30,000 foot soldiers are not Yuan Jun's opponents!" (To be continued.) )