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Chapter 568: Nanyang's Visitor (1/2)

Jia Xu is gloomy and deceitful. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cao Peng is resourceful and capable.

There are not many opportunities for the two to cooperate, and the only time they cooperate is a fire in Baima, which burned Yan Liang to nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses. After that, they went their separate ways, and there was no chance to join forces to meet the enemy. But whether it is Jia Xu or Cao Peng, I hope that the two will join forces again. Now in Nanyang County, the two are working together again, and their enemy has changed from Yuan Shao before to Liu Bei now.

"Liu Xuande is tenacious and resolute, and he can excel.

And he knows how to win people's hearts, so he is very popular in Nanyang, especially in the Xinye area. This person is now powerless, and if he gains power, he will surely shake 30,000 miles. The opponents that Youxue has to deal with this time are a hundred times smarter than those of the previous ones. ”

Jia Xu reminded Cao Peng.

And although Cao Peng didn't say anything, he was also concerned.

How clever is Liu Bei?

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lao Luo portrayed him as a generous elder who could only cry and deceived countless people. Liu Bei's methods are so clever that he is by no means an incompetent person who can only hold his hands and cry. Cao Peng had seen on the Internet in his previous life that the first of the so-called Zhuge Liang's three fires, the Battle of Bowangpo, was not written by Zhuge Liang, but planned by Liu Bei. When the Bowang fire burned, Zhuge Liang had not yet attached himself to Liu Bei, so naturally it was impossible to have anything to do with him. Liu Bei's use of troops is definitely not comparable to Zhuge Liang.

He has been fighting horses for half his life, and how many times he has escaped from danger, can be described as experienced.

Such a figure that even Yuan Shao and Cao Cao admired, how could it be that Zhuge Liang was a fledgling and could be compared?

From the beginning, Cao Peng never underestimated Liu Bei.

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Wuyin County, market.

Ma Xuan walked into a small inn, went upstairs, and stopped outside a guest room.

He knocked on the door, and pulled it open. As soon as one foot stepped into the threshold of the guest room, he saw a cold light suddenly appear and rush towards him.

Ma Xuan was so frightened that he shouted softly: "Zilong, it's me." ”

Before he finished speaking, a silver spear suddenly stopped, and the sharp blade was against Ma Xuan's throat.

"Meng Chang, next time you open the door, sign up first."

The man in the room withdrew the spear, then returned to the couch and wrapped the spear again with a black cloth, "If you slow down just now, you will not be able to save your life." ”

Ma Xuan smiled: "Zilong, why are you so nervous? ”

"There's nothing wrong with being careful."

Ma Xuan exhaled lightly, reached out to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, stepped into the guest room, and closed the door with his backhand.

"Cao Peng has arrived."

"Oh?"

A flash of brilliance flashed in the man's eyes, and he put the spear on the armrest of the bed, and then asked curiously, "How do you feel about this person?" ”

"I'm just watching from afar, how can I see any clues?

However, his entourage was indeed extremely strong, and in addition to some cavalry, there were also some soldiers riding camels in the Western Regions. In terms of military appearance alone, it is extraordinary. This man is at least a strong general who is good at managing the army...... Compared with Xiahou Yuanrang, it may not be inferior. ”

When the man heard this, he immediately laughed.

"Can you conquer the northwest, pacify Liangzhou, kill Ma Teng, and Zhenxi Qiang, but are you waiting for idlers?"

He thought for a moment and said softly, "Meng Chang, then how should I arrange it next?" ”

Three days later, Cao Peng will hold a banquet in Wuyin to entertain guests.

I expect a lot of people to come, so I'm going to go there too. At the banquet, I will wait for an opportunity to stir up the relationship between Cao Peng and the local heroes. As for what kind of effect it will have, I can't say it is good now. Anyway, everything went according to plan. ”

The man smiled slightly, "Then there is Lao Mengchang." ”

"Zilong, you have to be careful these two days, don't reveal your hiding.

Although you rarely show up on weekdays, there should be a lot of people in Cao Jun who know you. If someone finds out, you will be in trouble. ”

The man heard this, but he didn't care.

"Meng Chang, you underestimate Cao Youxue and Jia Wenhe.

If you and I want to hide from them, it's simply impossible. Now that Cao Peng has arrived, we don't have to be sneaky, just report it. The two countries exchanged troops, and they did not cut them off. We are here as emissaries, and they can't help us. ”

"This ......"

Ma Xuan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Zilong is reasonable. ”

He is a native of Xiangyang.

He is quite famous in Jingzhou and is a talented person. There are five brothers, and he is the eldest. Among them, the third brother Ma Liang has a close relationship with Zhuge Liang and has an excellent relationship. Moreover, Ma Liang was very important to Liu Bei and served as Liu Bei's staff. Ma Xuan, whose name is Meng Chang, among the five brothers, he has the most cautious and cautious temperament. This time, he was ordered to come to Wuyin, wanting to investigate Cao Jun's reality. Who knows, Cao Peng held a banquet in Zhongyang Town, but he suddenly delayed the trip. Ma Xuan is not Jia Xu, nor is he a character like Xun Chen or Zhuge Liang.

He didn't think too much about Cao Peng's banquet in Zhongyang Town, thinking that it was just Cao Peng's personal behavior.

However, Ma Xuan has an advantage, that is, he is as good as a stream.

What Zhao Yun said was quite reasonable, so Ma Xuan did not object, so he nodded in response.

In terms of qualifications, he is not as good as Zhao Yun; Xun, he is not Zhao Yun's opponent. On the surface, Zhao Yun came to Wuyin this time, and Zhao Yun was an entourage. But in reality? Ma Xuan is looking at Zhao Yun as the leader. After the two discussed for a while, Ma Xuan decided to send someone to the county government early the next morning to deliver the name and officially note Cao Peng. It was getting late, Ma Xuan and Zhao Yun finished discussing, and then went back to the room to rest.

Zhao Yun, on the other hand, sat on the couch, looked at the dimly lit oil lamp on the bookcase, gritted his teeth after a while, and suddenly stood up from the couch......

I saw him and put on a black dress.

Then quietly open the back window. The rooms are located on the second floor and are more than three meters high.

However, this height is not in Zhao Yun's eyes. He grabbed his spear, leaned out of the back window, and jumped downstairs.

The silver spear in his hand snapped on the ground, and his body slid and landed quietly without a sound.

Glancing around, he recognized the direction and disappeared into an alley. This alley leads directly to Zhongheng Street in Wuyin County. When you arrive at Zhongheng Street, you can see the high wall of the county party. Zhao Yun has been in Wuyin for many days and is very familiar with this road.

He went to the county party to visit Cao Peng.

However, he didn't go to Cao Peng, but wanted to find out the news of Xiahoulan.

Xiahoulan is Cao Peng's retainer, although he is the captain of the Hexi Army, his reputation is not particularly prominent. Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan were considered small, but later Xiahou Lan offended Gongsun Zan and fled to Cao Cao, and there was no news again. It wasn't until a few years later that Xiahou Lan sent a letter to Zhao Yun, saying that he was now working under a young man named Cao Peng, and invited Zhao Yun to go over to assist him.

At that time, Zhao Yun had already set his heart on Liu Bei.

And at that time, Cao Peng was not famous and was not known at all.

Under that circumstance, Zhao Yun undoubtedly chose Liu Bei and rejected Xiahoulan. He even wrote a letter inviting Xiahoulan to assist Liu Bei. However, Xia Houlan did not reply. In Zhao Yun's heart, he has always felt strange, Xia Houlan is also an arrogant person, why is he so desperate for a teenager? As time passed, Cao Peng gradually became famous.

But he really became famous in the first battle in the northwest, eliminated Ma Teng, and pacified Liangzhou.

Zhao Yun can already be sure that this Cao Peng is the same Cao Peng that Xiahoulan said at the beginning......

Now, Cao Peng has arrived in Nanyang County and is about to become an opponent.

But Zhao Yun still hoped that he could take this opportunity to inquire about Xiahoulan's situation.

Nanyang County and Hexi are far apart. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was no Internet. Although Liu Bei also paid attention to the movement in the northwest, it was still not smooth enough after all. Moreover, Liu Bei paid attention to Cao Peng. This also makes Xiahou Lan not known to exist.

Calculating the time, Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan have been separated for more than ten years, and he really has some worries.

It was already late, and Wuyin County followed Xu Du's example and adopted a street drum to tell the time. On the main road, there will be patrols of soldiers and horses from time to time, which makes the entire county exude a dignified atmosphere. Zhao Yun walked through the alleys, walked the path, and soon came to the outside of the county party wall. After identifying the surrounding situation, Zhao Yun was sure that behind the courtyard wall, it should be the back house of the county party. Cao Peng lived in the county party tonight, while Lu Chang lived outside the county party. There was no one around. Zhao Yun took a few steps back, and then rushed forward with a few small jumps, and the two gentian guns in his hands snapped against the courtyard wall, and then with that force, Zhao Yun rose into the air, fluttering, and crossed the courtyard wall.

With his feet on the ground, he crouched down and placed the silver spear horizontally on the ground.

This is the back garden of the county party, the area is not large, but the carving is very elegant......

It was early spring, and everything was recovering.

But in the garden, there is still a touch of gloom after the cold winter.

The guards didn't seem to be particularly tight, and there weren't many soldiers patrolling in sight. But Zhao Yun didn't dare to slack off, he still crawled in the grass, observed for a long time, and only after making sure that there was no one in the garden did he stand up. The whole back house was pitch black. There was only one building, and the lights were still on. Zhao Yun followed the light, quickly leaned in, and immediately saw the layout and appearance of the house clearly.

It is a three-room wing.

In the middle, it seems to be a bedroom, and the lights are on inside.

The two rooms next to it were pitch black, and there was no clue to be seen.

Zhao Yun took a deep breath and stepped forward. But I didn't think I seemed to have tripped under my feet, and then I heard a bell.

Broken!

Zhao Yun was startled, knowing that there must be a mechanism around this house.

He retreated and wanted to retreat, but it was easy to come in, and if he wanted to retreat, it was not that simple.

I heard two soft sounds, two black lights, flying from the darkness.

Zhao Yun hurriedly dodged, and the two steel crossbows slammed twice, and they were inserted where he was standing just now. The bolts sank into the earth, nearly halfway, showing unusual strength. Immediately after, from the darkness on both sides of the chamber, more than a dozen steel crossbows were shot out......

Zhao Yun danced the gun and secretly felt frightened.

At this moment, ten men in black rushed out from the darkness like ghosts, all of them with horizontal knives, flashing with swords, encircling Zhao Yun in the center.

"Cao Peng, don't misunderstand, I didn't have any malice here, I just wanted to inquire about Xiahoulan's current situation, I don't know if he is okay?

Please show up quickly, or don't blame me for being ruthless. ”

Before he finished speaking, he heard a loud voice from the room, "There are friends from afar, don't you want to talk about it...... I thought it was He Fangxiao, and I didn't want Zilong to come.

Hehe, everyone step down, Zilong is an honest gentleman, don't worry. ”

As he spoke, the door opened, and Cao Peng stepped out of the door......