When Wang Gou and Lu Chen, who were on a mission and had a heavy heart, arrived at the barracks stationed on the border of Bingzhou, they heard the news that the defense line of the Guanzhong Army on the opposite side had been broken and was retreating south.

"What's going on? Where is Captain Ran! We need to see him at once and ask why! ”

Lu Chen came over this time, he was already under great pressure, and now that he knows the news, where can he bear it, and he launched a rush on the spot to the reception of the military records.

Even Wang Gou, who looked a little calm, had a gloomy face and didn't say a word, letting Lu Chen attack, from this point, you can see the mood of this envoy.

The mission of the two of them was not an easy task, so they did a good job in psychological construction, and they did their homework for this, and they went through the files for several days in a row, just to be able to live up to the trust, and they were worried that Ran Zhan would mess things up, so they traveled day and night, rushed all the way, and got such a result, which would be difficult for anyone to accept.

was captured by the momentum and anger of the two envoys, and the recorder in charge of the reception also saw sweat on his forehead, and his heart was even more anxious, but he knew very well that this matter was indeed his own master, so he could only bow his head and endure it, thinking that he would let the two envoys vent their anger first.

Finally, seeing that Lu Chen's anger subsided a little after reprimanding him for a long time, the reporter said tentatively: "Actually, the envoy of the Southern Army is still in the camp at the moment, and one of them is still old with the general and his old man, I heard that it is the old department in Luoyang in the past, so the two of them might as well negotiate with him, and maybe they can get a harvest." ”

"Harvest?" Lu Chen's anger, which was finally calmed down, was immediately ignited by this sentence again, and he sneered, "You have all fought, what is the use of us seeing that southern envoy again?" Do you have to appease them, just say that they are defeated, but don't worry? ”

Even Wang Gou couldn't help but say: "Since this envoy has the general's old department in the past, then it is even more inappropriate for us to see it, if this person goes to see the general in the future, speaking of what we see today, maybe it will be considered a provocation, and when he mentions it in front of the general, the responsibility for this matter will fall on the two of us, isn't it wrong?" At the end of the day, he was also visibly angry.

As soon as he saw that the two of them were going to blame each other, the record quickly shut up, not daring to say anything more.

Fortunately, after Wang Gou and the others finished speaking, they didn't continue, but just asked: "Since Captain Ran is not here, who is in charge of the current barracks, and I want to meet with him......

Before he could finish his sentence, a voice came from the side

"No need to look for me, I'm here."

Accompanied by the voice, Gao He came to the two of them and saluted Wang Gou and Lu Chen.

"Sure enough, it's you, senior brother." Wang Gou sighed, and his tone softened, "At present, the only one who can preside over this side of affairs is you, Senior Brother." ”

"Brother Wang still understands me." Gao also showed an unusual relationship with Wang Gou.

In fact, this is still a close camp between the two, and they both belong to the camp of the officials of the poor family.

Needless to say, Wang Gou got up by relying on Bao Jingyan's recommendation, his original background is not worth mentioning in the eyes of many people, and the Gao family of Gao He is actually a family of Goguryeo, until now, Gao He has gradually gained power, but in private, there are still many people who say that he is a Hu species, but he just pretends to have a surname Gao and mixes into Youzhou, which is also a pattern of a poor family.

In view of this, of course the two were close, but Wang Gou did not snub Lu Chen, and immediately introduced the two.

"I've heard of Brother Lu's name for a long time, and when I saw it today, I really had a great demeanor."

The other party treated each other politely, although Lu Chen was not happy, it was not easy to brush his face, and the key to this matter was still on Ran Zhan, not Gao Zhan's responsibility, so he returned the salute with a cold face.

Subsequently, Wang Gou couldn't wait to ask: "Why can't you get the general's order, and Captain Ran is good at fighting?" Even if the general intends to be unkind to those two kings, he should not act without a plan! ”

Hearing this, Gao He smiled bitterly: "Speaking of which, the two of you may not believe it, this war was actually provoked by the other side, and it was they who made the first move!" ”

"What?"

Wang Gou and Lu Chen both showed expressions of surprise and surprise.

Then, Lu Chen stiffened his face and said: "This kind of rhetoric is too far-fetched, how much the Guanzhong army is afraid of Xuanjia Yong'er, the entire Bingzhou knows everything, and it has already spread to Jinyang, saying that as soon as Xuanjia enters, the Guanzhong soldiers will retreat, and they don't dare to have a face-to-face at all." ”

"That's true, but if you say that the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong are afraid of my Xuanjia like mice and cats, it's not right, otherwise how dare they invade the land of the two counties?" Gao He's rhetorical question immediately made Lu Chen a little speechless.

Wang Gou said: "Brother Gao doesn't need to argue, let's talk about the reason, I believe that as long as the generals of the Southern Army have not lost their hearts, they should not dare to take the initiative to provoke, if they really do this, there must be an inside story." ”

Gao He stroked his palms and smiled, saying, "You still see it thoroughly...... but these words made Lu Chen's color change slightly, but he quickly recovered.

"This matter actually originated from a coincidence, you also know that although the southern army occupies two counties, but it knows that it is a loss, and is worried about arousing the disgust of our army, and finally a war breaks out, so from top to bottom they stick to their duties, and dare not have a little action to cross the thunder pool, let alone provoke it, but Captain Ran is dissatisfied with what the other party has done, and often sends soldiers and horses to the south to harass, because he sees that the other party always retreats, and the soldiers who go south become more and more bold, and finally even in front of the soldiers of the southern army, enter and exit some villages and towns, and attract the people to the north."

Wang Gou frowned, and asked with some doubts: "Speaking of which, the Southern Army is clearly very restrained, why did it finally turn into a military battle?" ”

Gao He shook his head lightly, and sighed: "There are exceptions to everything, four or five days ago, that is, when the three Guanzhong envoys entered the camp, a squad of soldiers who went south, outside a village and town, met a group of southern soldiers, and when they saw Xuanjia, the other party not only did not retreat, but took the initiative to attack, because it was too careless, our team injured two people, so in anger, the remaining Xuanjia soldiers wiped out the other party!" ”

"It seems that there are some characters in the team of the Southern Army," Lu Chen was no longer silent, and took over the conversation, "The other soldiers all retreated, but this team took the initiative to meet them, it is likely that some people in the Southern Army felt ashamed to retreat, so they stimulated their blood and took the initiative to come out to fight." "When he arrives, he knows the temperament of some of the generals of the family.

"Exactly!" Gao He sighed, "In that team, there is a son surnamed Zhang, who is the eldest son of one of the three commanders of the Southern Army in the north, and he is also from the Zhang family in Jiangzuo. ”