"What?" Chen Zhi was taken aback and said, "Defect to Liu Biao, that waste? In the end, it's not a dead end! ”

"That's for later." Chen Jidao, "At least for now, our brothers can only have a way to live if they defect to Liu Biao." ”

Chen Zhi said: "But the little brother thinks that he should still defect to the horse butcher!" ”

Chen Jidao: "Third brother!? ”

Chen Zhi said: "Although the horse butcher has a bad reputation, it is because he once served as a Yellow Turban thief and once led 800 rogues to attack Luoyang; The horse butcher is indeed notorious, and his hands are stained with blood, but it is the blood of the Hu people, not the Han people! ”

"The horse butcher is a real general, and a paper order to kill Hu will kill the Huns and Xianbei people who have been suffering from the Han border for hundreds of years, and the army will descend to the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions!"

"Former Han famous generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing are just like that."

"It is true that the horse butcher killed Duan Xuan, the Taishou of Wudu and Li Xuan, the Taishou of Nanyang, under the pretext of killing Duan Xuan and Li Xuan, but that was because Duan Xuan and Li Xuan were unrighteous in the front, and the horse butcher was not benevolent in the back, and any Kwantung warlord was in the position of the horse butcher, and the fate of Duan Xuan and Li Xuan was only afraid that it would be even worse!"

Chen Ji looked at Chen Zhi with some surprise, and said in a deep voice: "Third brother, do you really think so?" ”

Chen Zhi nodded heavily.

"Understood." Chen Ji nodded a little gloomily, and said quietly, "Third brother, you can go to the horse butcher, but the eldest brother can't." ”

Chen Zhi hurriedly said: "Why? ”

Chen Ji said miserably: "Because the eldest brother, like the horse butcher, was once a warlord on one side!" And you, just a general, but also quite a brave general, although the horse butcher is wide, but the general is extremely scarce, now is the time to employ people, the third brother at this time to vote, will inevitably be reused. ”

"If the third brother can make contributions and glorify the Chen family in the future, the eldest brother and the ancestors of the Chen family will be able to smile and stare at the spring."

"Big brother!" Chen Zhi faintly heard Chen Ji's words, and couldn't help but say hurriedly, "Big brother, what do you mean by this?" ”

"It's not interesting." Chen Ji straightened his clothes and said solemnly, "The so-called people have no foresight, there must be near-term worries, the second brother has died on the battlefield, if the eldest brother has three longs and two shorts, the hope of our Chen Jiaxing is all on you, the third brother!" Third brother, don't let your eldest brother down. ”

Chen Zhi said: "Big brother, you? ”

"Third brother, don't worry, eldest brother doesn't want to die so early!" Chen Jidao, "The Tao is not the same, tomorrow you and my brother will go their separate ways, the third brother, you go to the horse butcher, and the eldest brother will go to Liu Biao, he said that you and my brother will meet on the battlefield, and the third brother, you must not be merciful." ”

Chen Zhi said, "What did the eldest brother say?" Since the eldest brother insisted on going to Liu Biao, the younger brother should follow. ”

Chen Ji shook his head and said, "No, you and my brother can't go together!" ”

"Why?"

"For the continuation of the Chen family's incense, it is too risky to only bet on Liu Biao!" Chen Ji said coldly, "If the third brother doesn't obey, you and my brother will be cut off from now on, and they will be strangers from now on." ”

"Big brother!"

Chen Zhi looked miserable and fell to his knees.

Chen Ji straightened his clothes and turned around and walked away, no longer paying attention to Chen Dao, who was kneeling down to the dust.

……

The next time, the Cao army camp.

Cao Ying asked Cao Rendao, "Zixiao, are you ready?" ”

Cao Ren said: "Don't worry, the ten ambushes are ready, if the Liang army dares to pursue, there will be no return." ”

"Hmm." Cao Ying nodded and said, "Order the whole army, the pikemen are in front, the baggage is in the center, the archers and heavy infantry are broken, and Zihe leads two thousand cavalry to travel to the two wings, ready to guard against the attack of the Liang army's iron cavalry, the whole army maintains a battle formation, slowly retreats, and cannot mess up the formation." ”

"Yes."

Cao Ren suddenly agreed and took the order.

Cao Ren had just left, and the figure outside the tent flashed, Liu Ye had already stepped into the tent, and said to Cao Ying: "Lord, just made a detailed report, Nanyang Taishou Chen Ji led three thousand Nanyang troops from Wancheng to the south early this morning, and went straight to Xinye, and his brother Chen Zhi led two thousand troops to still camp in Wancheng. ”

"Also, just after the return of the horse, the Jingzhou army led by Liu Pan and Cai Mao has left Zhuyang and is rushing towards Xinye day and night, and the five thousand elite soldiers led by the vanguard general Huang Zhong are less than fifty miles away from Xinye!"

"Oh?"

Cao Ying's face changed, and he exchanged a look with Guo Jia, and a trace of gloom couldn't help but rise in his eyes.

Guo Jia thought for a moment and said softly: "Chen Ji suddenly led his army south to Xinye, and Liu Biaojun also left Zhuyang for Xinye at this time, this is definitely not a coincidence!" Could it be ...... Chen Ji has already been linked to Liu Biao, does he want to turn his back on his lord and defect to Liu Biao? ”

Xun You said worriedly: "The Nanyang Army is going south, the Jingzhou Army is going north, and Xinye, the confluence place chosen by the two armies, is just stuck on the way for our army to withdraw to Yingchuan, Chen Ji and Liu Biao's actions are very suspicious, in case they join forces with the Liang army of the horse butcher, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"Not really." Cao Ying shook his head and said, "Liu Biao and Chen Ji are not enough to do anything to the prime minister, but ~~ The prime minister of Nanyang County can give it to Liu Biao, but the original appearance of the five thousand Nanyang troops under Chen Ji is essential!" This is 5,000 elite soldiers who can fight well, and Liu Biao must not be cheapened in vain. ”

"Report~~" Cao Ying's voice fell, Cao An suddenly stepped into the tent, and said quickly, "Uncle, my nephew caught a small man when he was patrolling outside the tent, and his behavior was very suspicious, and my nephew didn't dare to deal with it without permission, so I specially escorted the big tent to ask my uncle to send it down." ”

"Hmm." Cao Ying nodded happily and said, "Bring it up." ”

Cao An turned around and waved his hand and said loudly: "Bring in!" ”

In the footsteps, two Cao soldiers had escorted a thin man into the big tent, the man's expression was shriveled, his eyes flickered, and when he saw Cao Ying standing solemnly in the tent, he knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Prime Minister spare his life, the villain is not a fine man, misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding." ”

"Hmm." Cao Ying's small eyes flashed with a cold light for a moment, and he said in a low voice, "Who are you and why do you know your true appearance?" ”

The man said: "The villain is the housekeeper of the mansion of Lord Jin Shang, the chief of Nanyang, and he has seen the prime minister in the mansion of Taishou Chen, so he knows it." ”

"Oh, you're Mr. Jin Shang's butler?"

"Exactly."

"So you're here to deliver a letter on the orders of Lord Jin Shang?"

"My lord was worried that the letter would fall into Chen Ji's hands, so he only ordered the villain to bring the message."

"Speak."

"Yes." The man gasped twice and said, "My lord ordered the villain to come to the prime minister's camp in the starry night, just to tell the prime minister a big thing, Nanyang Taishou Chen Ji is going to turn his back on the prime minister and defect to Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao!" Chen Ji led the army south, Liu Biao sent troops to respond, and the two armies converged in Xinye. ”

Cao Ying glanced back at Guo Jia and said in a deep voice, "What else did Lord Jin Shang say?" ”

The man said: "Nanyang is the strategic point of the imperial court to defend against the horse butcher, and we must not let Chen Ji do anything wrong and dedicate Nanyang to Liu Biao, my lord also said, as long as the prime minister sends someone to Chen Ji's army to hold him accountable, everything will be arranged by my lord at that time, and Chen Ji will not be able to escape from the palm of my lord." ”

"Hmm."

Cao Ying fell into deep thought when he heard this, and remained silent.

Xun You took a step closer, attached to Cao Ying's ear and said: "Among the remaining 5,000 Nanyang soldiers under Chen Ji, 3,000 are the remnants brought by Jin Shang from Shouchun, and the current indications show that Chen Ji and Chen Zhi's brothers have turned against each other, and the two thousand Nanyang descendants led by Chen Zhi have already controlled Wancheng, but the intention is unknown, Chen Ji was forced to lead the three thousand Shouchun old troops brought by Jin Shang to Xinye to defect to Liu Biao. ”

"Hmm." Cao Ying nodded, turned his gaze to Liu Ye, and said in a deep voice, "Ziyang." ”

Liu Ye took a step forward, shook his head and said aloud: "Yes." ”

Cao Ying said: "You will go to Chen Ji's camp with this gentleman." ”

"Yes."

Liu Ye took the order and left.

Cao Ying said to Guo Jia again: "Fengxiao, send someone to Wancheng again, and announce the edict of the Son of Heaven to Chen Zhi on behalf of the Prime Minister, and order Chen Zhi to be the general of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang and the commander of the Eastern County!" must let him understand that betraying the horse butcher and Liu Biao will not end well, and only effective loyalty to the original prime minister and loyalty to the court will have a bright future! ”

Guo Jia waved his hand and said respectfully: "Receive the order, I will do it here." ”

……

Outside the city of Yuxian County, the camp of the Liang army.

Jia Xu stretched out his hand to open the cowhide curtain of Ma Yuezhong's army's big tent, and walked into the big tent, Ma Yue, who was facing away from the tent, turned around when he heard the sound and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, has the Cao army begun to retreat?" ”

"The retreat has begun." Jia Xu said, "However, Cao Jun's vigilance is very high, and the formation is also maintained very strictly, when the Chinese army in the city retreats, the left and right Dazhai are not moving, and always maintain a high degree of vigilance, stealing that the retreat of Cao Jun can be described as watertight, simply impeccable!" ”

"Hmph." Ma Yue sneered, "This is also expected, Cao Apu likes to intercept people in his life, how can he leave a flaw for our army to chase and kill?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Lord, there is another thing that is quite strange. ”

Ma Yue said: "What's the matter? ”

Jia Xu said: "Xizuo sent back a secret report from Wancheng, last night Nanyang Taishou Chen Ji and his younger brother Chen Zhi had a big quarrel, and this morning Chen Ji led three thousand troops out of Wancheng to the south and went straight to Xinye!" What is puzzling is that the Jingzhou army, which has been entrenched in Zhuyang, also suddenly waved its army north last night and rushed to Xinye. ”

"Oh, such a thing?" Ma Yue pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "Could it be that Chen Ji wanted to defect to Liu Biao, but Chen Zhi didn't obey, so the brothers turned against each other?" ”

"Quite possibly!" Jia Xu said, "Lord, did you send someone to Wancheng to get in touch with Chen Zhi?" Although the Nanyang army of Chen Zhi in the Battle of Danshui was defeated, this person's use of troops is still quite commendable, and he can be described as a rare good general. At present, the defeat of Cao Jun is inevitable, if Chen Zhi is wise enough, he should choose to serve the lord, instead of stubbornly resisting and killing himself. ”

"Hmm." Ma Yue nodded and said, "You can let Ziyan go to Wancheng to try." ”

"Yes." Jia Xu said happily, "Xu, I'll go find Ziyan." ”

……

Late at night.

On both sides of the official road from Wancheng to Xinye, three thousand Nanyang troops set up camp by the mountains and rivers, the fire outside the village was blazing, the soldiers patrolling back and forth were endless, and the fire in the big tent of the Chinese army was even brighter, and Chen Jizheng was reading the book of soldiers at the desk.

In the light footsteps, the figure outside the tent flashed, and Jin Shang and Liu Ye had already entered together.

"Jin Changshi? Mr. Liu Ye? ”

Chen Ji raised his head slightly, his expression calm and composed.

Jin Shang's expression was gloomy and he was silent, but Liu Ye stepped forward and waved respectfully, and said loudly: "See Lord Thorn Shi." ”

Chen Ji waved his hand and said indifferently: "That's it." ”

Liu Ye said: "There is something unclear below, I want to ask the adult?" ”

Chen Jidao: "Please speak." ”

Liu Ye said: "The adults are not in Wancheng, why did you lead the army to Xinye?" ”

Chen Ji's gaze suddenly became cold, and he responded lightly: "Why did this official send troops, it seems that Mr. has no right to ask, right?" ”

Liu Ye arched his hand in the face of the south, and said solemnly: "Doesn't Prime Minister Cao have the right to ask?" ”

Chen Ji smiled slightly, and suddenly turned to Jin Shang and said: "Jin Changshi, the knives and axes lying outside the tent don't have to be hidden anymore, they can be allowed to break the tent and enter." ”

Jin Shang's face changed greatly, and he lost his voice: "Lord Chen, you? ”

Chen Ji said indifferently: "Actually, at the beginning of leading the army to leave Wancheng, this official expected that you would tell Prime Minister Cao Cheng!" ”

Jin Shang was surprised: "Since you know that the lower officials will expose you to the prime minister, why do you insist on leading the army south?" ”

"Husbands are in the world, doing something and not doing something." Chen Ji's expression suddenly became resolute, and he said in a deep voice, "For the continuation of the Chen family's bloodline, someone must make sacrifices!" The third brother's talent and courage are ten times better than the official, and the official is the eldest brother, so it is also necessary to sacrifice himself to fulfill the third brother. ”

"Not good!" Liu Ye understood Chen Ji's intentions in an instant, turned to Jin Shang and said sharply, "Mr. Jin Shang, please immediately send a fast horse to intercept the messenger sent by Chen Ji to Wancheng, otherwise Wancheng will be closed!" ”

"It's too late!" Chen Ji said indifferently, "You have just stepped into the big tent of the Chinese army, and the fast horse sent by this official has already left the camp and headed for Wancheng!" ”

"Huh?" Jin Shang was confused when he heard this, and asked Liu Ye in confusion, "My lord, what's going on?" ”

Liu Ye paused and said: "Chen Ji wants to use his own death to clear the way for Chen Zhi to defect to the horse butcher!" ”

"Huh?" Jin Shang was still puzzled and asked, "Chen Zhi defected to the horse butcher?" What's going on here? ”

Liu Ye said: "It's not simple, the Chen brothers want to defect to the horse butcher, but they are worried that the horse butcher will not reuse it if he remembers the past, and may even be suspicious and harmful!" Therefore, Chen Ji chose to sacrifice himself for the sake of Chen Dao, or for the sake of the Chen family! If Chen Ji died at the hands of the prime minister, then it would be logical for Chen Zhi to defect to the horse butcher in order to avenge his brother, and the horse butcher would no longer have any reason to suspect Chen Dao. ”

"I see."

Jin Shang couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, and when he looked at Chen Jishi, his expression was already solemn.

Chen Ji smiled faintly, gave Liu Ye a thumbs up, and praised: "It is worthy of being the henchman in front of the prime minister's account, so quickly guessed the good intentions of the lower officials, come on, summon all the knives and axes outside the tent, the lower officials have made up their minds, and they will never be easily awarded, the two gentlemen should be careful!" ”

"Look at the sword!"

Chen Ji broke off his drink, drew his sword and stabbed at Liu Ye.

It's too late, it's fast, the figure outside the tent flashed, and the two Cao Jun elites had already flashed in, raising their knives to slash Chen Ji, Chen Ji's eyes suddenly burst into a weird smile, not retreating but advancing, he actually met the blades of the two Cao soldiers with his chest, poof, blood splattered, and Chen Ji's body had been pierced by the sharp blade.

……

The next day was noon.

The mountain road is rugged and snow-capped, and Cao Yingzheng personally led his troops to break off.

When Cao Ying and Guo Jia were riding their horses and marching slowly, the sound of hurried horses' hooves suddenly sounded from the mountain road ahead, and under the miserable white snowfield, a horse was galloping like a fly.

"Prime Minister, Mr. Liu Ye is in a hurry!"

The fast horse rushed to the front, and Cao Ying realized that it was the general Zangba.

"Oh?" Cao Ying hurriedly said, "What did Ziyang say?" ”

Zang said domineeringly: "Mr. Liu Ye said that Chen Ji, the Taishou of Nanyang, has committed suicide in fear of crime, and Chen Zhi, who stayed in Wancheng, is likely to defect to the horse butcher, so that the prime minister should be on guard as soon as possible!" ”

"Huh?"

Cao Ying was shocked when he heard this, and turned around to exchange glances with Guo Jia.

After a short period of shock, Cao Ying keenly captured the possibility of Cao Jun's golden cicada coming out of its shell! If Chen Zhiruo defects to the horse butcher, as long as Jin Shang puts on a posture of returning to Wancheng in a big way, the Liang army will inevitably wave his army north to Wancheng for the overall situation of Nanyang, so that it will be impossible to divide troops to pursue Cao's army!

Guo Jia's expression turned cold, and he hurriedly said to the general beside him, "General Yu Ban, you can quickly inform Mr. Liu Ye and let him persuade Mr. Jin Shang to lead the army north and return to Wancheng!" Even if the prime minister will then personally lead the army to Wancheng, and then fight to the death with the Liang army in Wancheng! ”

As soon as Guo Jia said this, Yu Ban's expression turned cold.

Yu Ban can also be regarded as a veteran of a hundred battles, how can he not know Guo Jia's direct intentions? This was to clearly sacrifice Jin Shang's 3,000 Nanyang troops to attract the attention of the Liang army, so that the Cao army could get rid of the disputes of the Liang army in time and return to Xudu as soon as possible. What is the abandonment of the pawn to protect the car, this is the abandonment of the pawn to protect the car.

"Yes!"

Although he had insight into Guo Jia's intentions, Yu Ban did not hesitate and unswervingly carried out the order. For such an iron-blooded soldier who forbids it, sacrificing 3,000 Nanyang miscellaneous soldiers is nothing at all, and what if necessary, even if he sacrifices the lord's 3,000 personal guards?

For the sake of the overall situation, nothing can not be sacrificed, if one day Cao Ying decides to sacrifice to the ban for the sake of the overall situation, Yu Ban will never have half a complaint, this is the fate of the general, since the day Yu Ban swore allegiance to Cao Ying, the fate of the military general has been doomed.

Staying far away from the ban, Guo Jia said to the Tibetan overlord again: "General Tibetan overlord, quickly send a fast horse to inform the ten road ambush soldiers, the plan to ambush the Liang army is canceled, and the whole army will withdraw to Yingchuan as quickly as possible!" ”

"Yes!"

The Tibetan tyrant agreed with a bang and galloped away.

Seeing the figure of the Tibetan tyrant disappear on the mountain road, Cao Ying couldn't help but sigh faintly, and said: "This time, I don't know when I will be able to return to Nanyang!" The horse butcher is not easier to deal with than Chen Ji, once he has a firm foothold in Nanyang, it will not be so easy to drive him away. ”

Guo Jiadao: "Willing to give, there is to gain, compared with the gains and losses of Yan and Henan, the survival of the main foundation, the gains and losses of Nanyang County are insignificant." ”

"There is no need for our army to risk the destruction of the foundation and fight the Liang army in Nanyang! Taking a step back, even if Nanyang County is lost, it does not mean that the hinterland of Yanzhou and Yuzhou will be empty, as long as our army relies on Luoshui, Xuanyuan Mountain, and Yingshui to rebuild a defensive line, it can still keep the iron cavalry of the Liang army out of the country. ”

"That's it, now Fengxiao doesn't have to excuse his own appearance." Cao Ying Haoran sighed and said in a low voice, "No matter what, the battle of Nanyang is over, and this battle is won by the horse butcher!" After returning to the court, Ben was quite a son of heaven who asked for a fine for half a year to set an example. ”

……

Outside the city of Suixian.

In the camp of the Liang army, the soldiers of the Liang army have been fully equipped and ready to fight, Ma Yuezhong's army tent is crowded, and Jia Xu, Li Su, Gao Shun, Ma Chao and other Liang army generals have already gathered together.

"Report~~ Cao's army has withdrawn from Yuxian and is rushing eastward."

"Report~~ Cao's left army has withdrawn from Dazhai and is slowly advancing eastward."

"Report ~~ Cao's right army has withdrawn from Dazhai and is slowly marching eastward."

"Report~~ Cao Jun's army withdrew to ten miles east of Qixian County to set up a position, and Cao Ying personally left behind the broken rear to cover the two armies on the left and right to retreat eastward first!"

Seeing that Cao Jun retreated in a big way, all the generals in the tent were eager to try, and all of them widened their eyes and looked forward to Ma Yue's order to pursue, but Ma Yue turned a blind eye to this, and the whole person was terrifyingly calm, or he never planned to pursue Cao Jun at all!

"Lord!" Tiger general Xu Chu took a step forward and shouted in an urn, "If you don't pursue again, Cao Jun will run away!" ”

"Yes, it's time to go after it!"

"If you don't chase again, it's too late!"

"You must not return to the mountains!"

"Lord, you must take the opportunity to hide Cao Ah from death!"

Xu Chu said as soon as he spoke, and the rest of the generals echoed his words, and for a while, the crowd in the account was angry, like a spark thrown into a dry pyre, and the fire was burning.

"No hurry!" Ma Yue did not move like a mountain, and said coldly, "If you don't wait for Cao's army to withdraw a hundred miles away, you must not easily pursue!" ”

Ma Yue's words were like a bucket of ice water, and in a blink of an eye, the raging war in the hearts of the generals was coldly extinguished, and General Xu Chu lowered his head one by one, and looked at Jia Xu with eyes asking for help.

"Don't look at me." Jia Xu said indifferently, "It's useless to look at me, it makes sense that the lord is not allowed to pursue, Cao Ying uses soldiers to be infallible, Guo Jia and Xun You are even more resourceful, how can they leave an opportunity for our army to take advantage of?" At this time, if our army pursues it in a big way, it will inevitably fall into an ambush, but it will lose its troops and lose its generals. ”

"Ambush soldiers are afraid of birds." Xu Chu said, "Just set fire to the mountains and burn them out!" ”

Jia Xu said: "But General Xu Chu, do you know which valley the Cao army is ambushed in?" You can't set fire to all the valleys in Nanyang County, right? One step further, even if the mountain is set on fire, but the current Nanyang County is icy and snowy, how can this fire be so easy to burn? ”

Xu Chu spread his hands and said angrily: "The last general is stupid, he can't say that he is a military advisor, but he feels aggrieved to do this." ”

"Don't worry!" Ma Yue took two steps forward, stroked Xu Chu's back, and said in a deep voice, "Although Cao Ying's soldiers are not leaky, they can't make Cao Jun always maintain a high degree of vigilance and an invulnerable formation!" At present, Lu Bu is very anxious to attack Peiguo, and Cao's army is anxious to return to Xudu, once they withdraw from a hundred miles away, the soldiers will be like arrows, and they can no longer care about guarding against our army's pursuit. ”

"At that time, if our army covers its tail and pursues and kills, it will definitely kill Cao Jun's corpses all over the field." Jia Xu took Ma Yue's words and said to Xu Chu, "At that time, General Xu Chu will be the vanguard of the Liang Army!" It may be impossible to capture Cao Ying, but no matter what, Cao Ying must be left with a few thousand elite soldiers. ”

"No problem!" Xu Chu clenched his iron fist, his eyes were full of murderous intent, and he said, "When the time comes, it's up to the last general." ”

"Report~~" Xu Chu's voice fell, and suddenly a small school walked in from outside the tent, knelt on the ground and said loudly, "Xinye urgent!" ”

"Shinno?" Ma Yue's face changed, and he said loudly, "Speak!" ”

The little colonel gasped: "The Nanyang army suddenly mutinied fifty miles north of Xinye County, and half an hour later, we caught a Nanyang scout, and after torture, we learned the reason. Due to the instigation of Cao Ying's envoy, the old Shouchun department headed by Nanyang Changshi Jin Shang suddenly launched a mutiny, Nanyang Taishou Chen Ji was killed for stubborn resistance, and now Jin Shangzheng led three thousand old troops to return to the north, ready to return to Wancheng! ”

"Oh?" Ma Yue's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said loudly, "Are you saying that the Nanyang army was instigated by Cao Ying's envoy to launch a mutiny, and then Nanyang Taishou Chen Ji was killed for stubborn resistance?" ”

Xiao Xiao gasped: "Exactly. ”

"God help me!" Ma Yue said, "The revenge of killing my brother is not shared, so it is impossible for Chen Zhi to vote for Cao Ying again!" If you don't vote for Cao Ying, if you don't vote for Liu Biao, then Chen Zhi can only defect to General Ben, hehe. ”

"Lord!" Jia Xu thought for a moment, then his face changed greatly, and he said hurriedly, "I'm afraid that Chen Zhi doesn't know that Chen Ji has been killed, and I am afraid that he will be killed by Jin Shang if he is defenseless!" However, this is likely to be Cao Ying's golden cicada out of the shell, and letting Jin Shang return to Wancheng is nothing more than to mobilize our army, so that our army cannot divide its troops to pursue Cao's army, so that Cao's army can smoothly withdraw to Yingchuan as quickly as possible. ”

"Hmm." Ma Yue's face sank, and he said sharply, "Even if it is Cao Agui's plan to get rid of the golden cicada, he can't take care of it now, compared to killing thousands of Cao troops, this general attaches more importance to the gains and losses of Nanyang County and the loyalty of a good general!" Command the whole army to immediately pull out the camp and march towards Wancheng! ”

"My lord." Xu Chu took a step forward and said sharply, "The last general is willing to be a pioneer." ”

Ma Chao also stepped forward and said sharply: "The younger brother is also willing to be a pioneer." ”

"Good!" Ma Yue said quickly, "Xu Chu, Ma Chao." ”

"The end will be."

Xu Chu and Ma Chao took a step forward at the same time and stood side by side in front of Ma Yue.

Ma Yue glanced at the two generals majestically, and shouted: "With Ma Chao as the left vanguard and Xu Chu as the right vanguard, each lead two thousand iron horsemen to kill Ben Wancheng in the starry night, and we must intercept Jin Shang before he returns to Shiwancheng, there must be no mistake!" ”

"Yes!"

Ma Chao and Xu Chu agreed with a bang, turned around and walked away.

……

Wancheng, too shou mansion.

The night is already very deep, but Chen Zhi is sleepy, standing in front of the window with dry hands and only looking at the night sky and sighing, it has been two days and one night since his brother Chen Ji led the army to leave Wancheng, and it is time to go to Xinye according to the itinerary! But there has been no news back so far, will something happen?

"Three generals." Suddenly, a small colonel of Nanyang entered the inner hall and said, "The envoy of the Liang army, Li Su, asks to see him outside the mansion." ”

"Nope!"

"Third general, Li Su has been guarding outside the mansion for a whole day and a night!"

Chen Zhi was irritable in his heart, turned around and shouted: "If General Ben says that if he doesn't see it, he won't see it, even if he stands until he dies!" ”

(To be continued)