Wenxi County, the camp of the Tang Army.

The night was dark, the noisy camp was gradually quiet, and the soldiers who had practiced for a day fell asleep with exhaustion.

The weather was getting warmer and warmer, and the soldiers had already taken off their thick cotton clothes, and even if they were only wearing thin clothes, they would sweat profusely under the scorching sun.

The Jin army had already retreated for half a month, and after Cao Cao received the edict to conquer the Liang State, he immediately transferred 15,000 soldiers from Jiangguan with Yingbu to march westward, and assembled with 15,000 soldiers led by Zhang Liao and Ma Zhong in Wenxi County.

The 100,000 stone of grain raised by Zhuge Jin, the Taishou of Hanoi, had not yet arrived, and it was also necessary to wait for Xu Sheng to lead the sailors to transport the "catapult", so Cao Cao ordered the team to camp in Wenxi County and wait.

Anyway, the battle of Qin and Chu will last for a long time, at least one and a half years, and at most three years and two years, so there is no need to rush to attack the beam, and make sufficient preparations to improve the chances of victory.

In the handsome tent, the thirty-six-year-old Cao Cao was drinking alone, looking a little lonely and lonely, and the mellow and elegant wine of the past had become bitter.

As soon as he joined the Tang State, he was entrusted with an important task, but he was in charge of an army alone in half a year, which made Cao Cao very grateful in his heart for Fang Li's kindness.

But the clan was transferred from his side one after another, first Cao Ren, Cao Zhen, and then Xiahou Xuan, with Cao Cao's intelligence, he would naturally smell the unfriendly smell and guess Fang Li's intentions.

"My lord, this is watching out for me!"

Cao Cao raised the wine in his glass and drank it down, "But why do I need to explain my actions to others?" In my heart, I just want to be the general of the Tang Dynasty, leave a name in history, and I have a clear conscience about what I do! ”

In addition to the clans being transferred from his side one after another, Cao Cao's partnership with Yingbu was not pleasant.

Yingbu relied on his bravery and qualifications, and did not buy Cao Cao's account at all, and did not take him as a coach in his eyes, and the two had many disagreements when they were guarding the Imperial Pass.

Cao Cao was angry with Yingbu's posture of no one in his eyes, so he repaired the book and summoned Xiahoudun to serve in the army, but he didn't expect to be transferred away by Fang Li in just a few days, which made Cao Cao feel a little helpless and depressed.

"It seems that my every move is under the control of the lord!" Cao Cao was deeply disturbed by this.

"Ahem......"

A series of coughing sounds sounded outside the tent, and Cao Cao could hear that it was Zhang Liao, and hurriedly got up to greet him: "It's Wenyuan who came?" ”

The door curtain opened, and it was Zhang Liao who had taken off his armor and was dressed in civilian clothes.

"Meng De is drinking alone? I don't call Liao to accompany a few drinks. ”

Zhang Liao walked to the handsome desk with a smile and sat cross-legged, unceremoniously poured himself a glass of wine, raised his head and drank it all, "Good wine!" ”

During this time, Cao Cao was most pleased with his deep friendship with Zhang Liao, and soon became a confidant and friend who talked about everything, and stood up to help him speak when Yingbu challenged his authority many times, which made Cao Cao sincerely grateful.

Cao Cao smiled, knelt opposite Zhang Liao, lifted the wine jug and poured Zhang Liao a glass of wine: "The night is dark, I don't dare to disturb Wen Yuan again." I couldn't sleep alone, so I had a few drinks. ”

Zhang Liao raised his glass to Cao Cao and asked, "What's the matter, Meng De is still troubled by the dispute with Yingbu during the day?" ”

It turned out that the scouts of Liang State detected that the Tang army was gathering troops and horses to Wenxi County, and since Wenxi County passed through the Luming Valley of Wangwu Mountain, it would enter the territory of Liang State, so the monarchs and ministers of Liang State concluded that Tang State was preparing to invade, so they sent the general Liang Zhu to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to hold Luming Valley in advance to block the invasion of the Tang army.

After Cao Cao got the news, he planned to divide his troops into two ways, and he would feign an attack in front to attract the attention of the Liang army in Luming Valley, and then Yingbu would lead a group of soldiers and horses from Chiyang into the territory of the Jin State, make a detour to invade from the north of Liang State, and turn a big circle to cut off the retreat of the Liang army from the west of Luming Valley, and attack before and after, and annihilate it.

Cao Cao was originally full of ambition for his plan, but as soon as he proposed it, he was strongly opposed by Yingbu, believing that it was simply self-defeating to use the Jin State to make it impossible for the soldiers and horses led by him to be wiped out.

"Hey...... Meng De is asking me to go to the Jin Kingdom to die, it's really dampening! ”

Yingbu left a string of shrill laughter, and walked away in the surprise of the full tent.

At that time, Zhang Liao was not in the camp because he went to escort the grain and grass, and he did not know about the dispute between Cao Cao and Yingbu until he came back this evening.

Zhang Liao was not in a hurry to mediate between the two, and first commanded the soldiers to unload all the 30,000 stone grain from the car, and then hurried to comfort Cao Cao, and as soon as he entered the tent, he found that Cao Cao was drinking alone.

Listening to Zhang Liao's words, Cao Cao smiled bitterly and sighed: "Yingbu is certainly brave, but this temper is too arrogant, and he doesn't take it seriously at all. This battle can't be fought, and I'm going to repair a letter to the lord, asking for Yingbu to be transferred, or else I'll be transferred and Yingbu will be the chief general. ”

Zhang Liao smiled and poured a full glass of wine for Cao Cao, and comforted: "It is said that the prime minister can support a boat in his belly, and the general can run a horse on his forehead, can't Cao Dudu have a single Yingbu in his chest?" ”

"It's not that Yingbu can't tolerate Yingbu in his chest, it's that Yingbu can't tolerate Cao Cao in his eyes!"

Cao Cao raised his wine glass and drank it all, and said depressedly: "In Yingbu's eyes, Cao's martial arts are not as good as him, and his qualifications are not as good as him, so he is not qualified to be the chief general of the three armies at all." So whatever he says, he will stand up and question it. ”

Zhang Liao took a sip of wine: "If you are strong in martial arts, you should be the chief general of the three armies, then shouldn't Zilong and Dian Wei lead the three armies?" If it's ranked according to seniority, hehe...... It seems that Koji and I are the oldest. ”

"If you can't command Yingbu, you can't fight this battle!"

Cao Cao picked up his wine glass, raised his head and drank again, "Cao will repair the book for the lord tomorrow, either transfer Yingbu away, or transfer Cao away." ”

Zhang Liao smiled and raised the wine jug to Cao Cao: "Mengde, Liao thinks that an excellent commander should be able to tame unruly generals and use their strengths to make them work for me, which is a smart approach." If you complain and slander each other, you will only reduce your prestige in the army and laugh at your generosity. ”

Cao Cao deeply agreed with Zhang Liao's words, and sighed: "I have tolerated Yingbu everywhere, but this guy is too arrogant and arrogant, and he doesn't take it seriously at all." ”

Zhang Liao patted the case and said: "Then Meng De will take out your skills and use your strategy to sweep the Liang Kingdom, and Yingbu will naturally be convinced." The entire Tang Dynasty's civil and military affairs will also admire Meng De's belly at that time, instead of making trouble with Mai Mang! ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he was like an initiation, Huo Ran got up and said to Zhang Liao: "Thank you Wenyuan for your teachings, it's Cao who has lost his mind." ”

Zhang Liao hurriedly got up and pressed Cao Cao, raised his glass and toasted: "Mengde, tell Liao about your plan for today." If the plan is feasible, Liao will definitely fully support Meng De, and Yingbu has no right to interfere with the decision of the commander. ”

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