Kaiyang County, Langya State, twenty miles northwest of the city, stands a large-scale barracks, close to the mountains and rivers, guarding the key points. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Stationed here is Xuzhou's cavalry captain Zang Bazang Xuangao, Zang Ba is the only general in Xuzhou who has been stationed abroad for a long time, and has an extremely special status.

Zang Ba broke the law when he was young in order to rescue his convicted father, and then fled with a group of followers, but gradually became a well-known rogue in the Qingxu area.

The Yellow Turbans in the Qingxu area were flooded, and Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian sent people to negotiate with Zang Ba for the sake of domestic tranquility, wanting to worship Zang Ba as a cavalry lieutenant and have the qualifications to lead troops independently abroad, but asked Zang Ba to resist the Yellow Turban soldiers in Qingzhou for him and ensure the safety of the northwest of Xuzhou.

Zang Ba accepted it as a matter of course, which was also of great benefit to him, not only to clear his identity, but also to be at ease with his subordinates as before. As for Tao Qian's request, for Zang Ba, it is not a matter at all, and there are even benefits to be obtained, which is exactly the case. Zang Ba took advantage of the opportunity of suppressing bandits and suppressing the Yellow Turban, constantly brushed his troops, expanded his strength, and subdued several thieves of Taishan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Chang Xuan, etc.

According to Tao Qian's request, after pacifying the bandits in the northwest of Xuzhou, Zang Ba gathered the army and settled in the Kaiyang area, becoming the overlord of his own party. At this time, Tao Qian had become the pastor of Xuzhou, in order to prevent Zang Ba's tail from falling out, he had the idea of taking back Zang Ba's military power, but he was worried that Zang Ba would be in trouble again, so he had to acquiesce in the existence of Zang Ba's military power.

Zang Ba enjoys the grain and grass provided by Xuzhou with peace of mind, and also nominally accepts the control of Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, but he has his own independence, which is quite a sense of listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement.

There was very little direct communication between Zang Ba and Tao Qian, and they basically used messengers to deliver messages. On this day, the Zang Ba Barracks ushered in the envoy of the State Pastoral Mansion. In the past, when envoys came, they basically brought orders asking Zang Ba to exterminate bandits somewhere. Today, it is similar, but the object of extermination is no longer the thieves and yellow turbans, but the regular army of Jiujiang that invaded Xiapi.

After receiving the order, Zang Ba did not immediately obey the order, but first found several generals to discuss together, they were Sun Guan, Sun Kang, Wu Dun, Yin Li, and Chang Xuan.

"Big brother, Tao Gongzu (Tao Qian) has raised tens of thousands of state soldiers, and the 10,000 Danyang elites under his command are even more powerful, and it is completely enough to deal with a small Jiujiang County with the soldiers of a state, why do you need to transfer us over? I think it has a different plan! Sun Guan has been Zang Ba's follower since he was a child, and he is deeply trusted by Zang Ba.

Zang Ba didn't say anything about it, but looked at the other people and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Several people looked at each other, and Wu Dun took the lead and said: "I think what Zhongtai (Sun Guanzi) said is reasonable, Tao Gongzu has always limited his eldest brother to the northwest of Xuzhou, but this time he wants to transfer his eldest brother to fight in the south for the first time, which is very unusual, not to mention that he is not incapable of solving the matter of Xiapi." So I think Tao Gongzu may be beating the big brother's mind again. ”

Yin Li also nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too, Tao Qian has always been jealous of the eldest brother, and this time it is nothing more than taking the opportunity to weaken our strength." ”

Chang Xuan said: "You are all right, but this is not a good thing. You might as well think about it from another angle, if the eldest brother can successfully solve the Jiujiang soldiers and horses this time, not only will Tao Qian not be able to succeed, but the eldest brother will even be able to gain greater fame through this, and it will be even more difficult for Tao Qian to help the eldest brother in the future. ”

"Oh?" Zang Ba felt that this statement was quite appetizing, so he asked with interest, "Since Jiujiang Taishou dares to come to Xuzhou, he must have something to rely on, and it shouldn't be so easy to deal with." Could it be that Brother Chang has any good plan? ”

"Not bad." Chang Feng smiled faintly, "Jiujiang Taishou Liu Miao, everyone should know who it is, right?" He is the brother of King Langya, I heard that Liu Miao and Liu Rong, King of Langya, have a very good relationship, and after Liu Miao took office, he borrowed money and grain from Liu Rong many times. It's better for us to take down the king of Langya first, and then use the king of Langya to coerce Liu Miao, we will definitely be able to force him to submit. At that time, the eldest brother was not only able to complete the task without blood, but also to avoid losing his strength and not be taken advantage of by Tao Qian. ”

Zang Ba frowned slightly, he didn't expect Chang Feng to come up with such a bad idea.

When he was about to refute, Sun Guan on the side was already anxious, and said in a deep voice: "Do you want to make the eldest brother have a bad reputation for being unkind and unjust?" Although the Han family is in decline, coercing the princes and kings is tantamount to rebellion, if the eldest brother gets this reputation, how will he gain a foothold in the future? I'm afraid that the eldest brother grabbed King Langya with the front foot, and the back foot was taken by Tao Qian to take the opportunity to crusade. Such a disgraceful means is really not the work of a gentleman. ”

"As long as the end can be achieved, who cares what means?" Chang Xuan said disdainfully.

"Needless to say, I don't care about such a means." Zang Ba saw that the two were about to argue again, so he stopped.

At this time, Sun Kang, who had never spoken before, said: "I don't think there is any need to play any conspiracy at all. We have been stationed in Langya for many years, and we have never heard of Liu Miao's outstanding talents before, so I think he is a mediocre person, he just relies on the identity of the Han family. With the ability of the eldest brother and the strength of our Taishan elite soldiers, it is not difficult to defeat him. As long as you guard against Tao Qian and don't be plotted by him. ”

These people are all thieves, and although they have some knowledge, they are not good at planning at all. After a long time of discussion, they finally returned to the normal path of head-to-head combat.

Zang Ba rubbed his forehead, and finally made a decision: "No matter what Tao Gongzu's intentions are, on the surface, I have no reason to refuse to send troops. This time, I personally commanded the troops, went to meet Liu Miao for a while, and by the way, I also showed Tao Gongzu the strength of our department. I intend to bring 5,000 soldiers to go, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Chang Xuan, the four of you are the deputy generals, and Sun Kang stays in the camp. ”

Sun Kang said: "Big brother, we only have a total of 6,000 troops, if you take 5,000 at once, you will leave 1,000, what if Tao Qian cheats and comes to take my camp?" It's not that I'm afraid, I'm worried that if I lose the camp—"

Zang Ba waved his hand to stop Sun Kang's words, and said: "What Tao Qian is afraid of is our troops, not the camp, as long as my Zang Ba is still in the camp, he will not easily take my camp." Besides, even if the camp is lost, I can still build it again, and even take the city as a base. Okay, you just need to hold on to the camp and wait for the good news of my triumph, as for Tao Gongzu, I will be careful to guard against it. ”

In this regard, it was agreed that after Zang Ba replied to Tao Qian's envoy, he sent troops to Pi on the second day.

At this time, Liu Miao had already received system intelligence.

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[Jinyiwei: Xuzhou is ready to go, and the pioneer Cao Bao leads 3,000 troops first. 】