"It's cold, it's cold, it's cold."

Ma Yue shrunk into a ball in the cabin, still trembling.

"Lord, the quilt is here." Dian Wei hurriedly put a few brocade quilts on Ma Yue's body, turned around and shouted to a few pro-soldiers who were stunned in a daze, "What are you guys still doing, why don't you go find the quilt!?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes."

Several of the soldiers said yes and went in a hurry.

"Oops, it's hot, it's hot~~" However, before the soldiers could find the quilt, Ma Yue lifted all the quilts covering his body, and tore open his clothes vigorously, shouting repeatedly, "Dian Wei, cold water, go fucking and bring a few buckets of cold water, it's hot to death~~"

"Yes, yes, yes." Dian Wei rushed out of the cabin in a hurry, and said hurriedly, "The last general will go to find cold water." ”

Dian Wei rushed out of the cabin and almost collided with Jia Xu.

Jia Xu's eyebrows tightened, and he asked with concern: "General Dian Wei, has the lord's condition ever improved?" ”

"Ugh." Dian Wei sighed, shook his head and said, "It's still like that, it's cold for a while and hot for a while, but the complexion is worse, and it's not a way to go on like this." ”

"Ugh." Jia Xu sighed and said in a low voice, "So I'd better not go in." ”

"Wenhe?" Jia Xu's voice fell, and Ma Yue's voice suddenly came from the cabin, "It's Wenhe outside?" ”

Jia Xu hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Lord, it's right below." ”

"Come in." Ma Yue said, "If you can let Wen He come in person, something big must have happened." ”

"Ugh."

Jia Xu shook his head and sighed lightly, bowed his head and entered the cabin.

In the cabin, Ma Yue was lying on the brocade couch on all fours, with a wet cloth towel on his forehead, and two personal soldiers were fanning the wind vigorously with a pu fan, even so, Ma Yue was still shouting hot, as Dian Wei said, Ma Yue's complexion was getting worse and worse day by day, according to this situation, even if he was beaten with iron, he was afraid that he would not be able to survive Chang'an.

Thinking of this, Jia Xu's face couldn't help but pass a trace of gloom.

After Jia Xu sat cross-legged on the seat in front of the couch, Ma Yuecai asked lazily, "Wenhe, what's wrong?" ”

Jia Xu hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and said: "Lord, I just received an urgent report that Hangu Pass has been lost!" ”

"Huh!?"

Ma Yue shouted, Huo Di turned over and sat up, staring at Jia Xu with wide eyes and unable to say a word for a long time.

"Wu Xi was greedy and reckless, and fell for Cao Jiang Li Dian's trick!" Jia Xu sighed and said, "Fortunately, Tongguan has been built, even if Hangu Pass can't be taken back, the Cao army can't threaten the safety of Guanzhong, but if our army wants to send Hangu Pass to attack and harass the hinterland of Cao Jun, it won't be so easy." ”

"Huh?" Ma Yue held back for a long time but suddenly sighed, walked a few steps back and forth, and couldn't help but say to Jia Xu happily, "Wenhe, General Ben's illness seems to be cured, hehe, it's okay." ”

"Uh~~" Jia Xu was stunned, and then said happily, "The lord's illness has been cured?" ”

"It seems so." Ma Yue walked back and forth a few more steps, only to feel that he was lightweight, and he no longer felt uncomfortable, and laughed, "Speaking of which, the loss of Hangu Pass is not a bad thing, hahaha." ”

Jia Xu also smiled: "This is a blessing in disguise." ”

"Ugh." Ma Yue sat opposite Jia Xu and sighed, "But in this battle, our army still suffered a big loss." If he could have listened to Wen He's persuasion and let the water flood Xiahoudun's 8,000 men and horses first, and then patted his ass and left, there would have been no defeat of Bishui Pass, let alone the loss of Hangu Pass. ”

"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the lord doesn't have to worry about it." Jia Xu said indifferently, "What's more, this battle is not a defeat, although our army has lost more than 3,000 soldiers, but the losses of Cao's army are at least twice that of our army!" Although Hangu Pass was lost, Cao Ying didn't gain any benefits from the battle against Yuan, and if it was flattened, he should buy a lesson. ”

"yes, just buy a lesson." Ma Yue said, "From now on, Wen He must remind General Ben at any time that everything will be accepted if he sees good, and he must no longer be lucky and insatiable." ”

Jia Xu said happily: "If the lord can think like this, it is really a blessing for the soldiers of the three armies." ”

Ma Yue nodded and said, "However, if it is possible, we still have to take Hangu Pass back." ”

"Don't worry, my lord." Jia Xu said, "Xu has sent the horse to Chang'an, and ordered General Gao Shun to lead the army to counterattack in a hurry, taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the Cao army to recapture Hangu Pass in one fell swoop!" Although Li Dian captured Hangu Pass, he only had two or three thousand men at most, because the road was blocked by floods, and Xuchang's reinforcements could not arrive in a short time, but ......"

"But how?"

Jia Xu said: "However, Nanyang is only a few hundred miles away from Hangu Pass, if Chen Ji suddenly falls to Cao Ying and then sends troops to rescue, then it is difficult to say the gains and losses of Hangu Pass." ”

"Chen Ji?" Ma Yue's expression sank and said, "Will Chen Ji fall to Cao Ying?" ”

"It's hard to say." Jia Xu pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "It is said that Chen Ji is the old department of Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu died at the hands of Cao Ying, Chen Ji and Cao Ying should be mortal enemies, but during the battle against Yuan, Chen Ji did not obey Yuan Shu's military order to send troops to attack Cao Ying's side, from this point of view, Chen Ji's attitude is very ambiguous." ”

"That's it." Ma Yue pondered for a moment and said, "Let Gan Ning send a small boat to send Li Su ashore, Li Su doesn't have to go back to Guanzhong first, let him go directly to Wancheng." Even if he can't persuade Chen Ji to surrender when he arrives in Wancheng, he must be kept neutral, and the Nanyang army must not be allowed to interfere in the battle for Hangu Pass. ”

"Understood." Jia Xu left the table and got up, and waved his hand to Ma Yue, "I'll do it." ”

……

Xuchang.

In order to appease the grievances of the two clans surnamed Cao and Xiahou, Cao Ying had to play the Son of Heaven and issue an order to remove Guan Yu's title, and immediately thought about it behind closed doors for three months, but he still stayed in the army to listen to the tune and make meritorious service for his crimes.

That night, when Guan Yu was drinking in front of the bright moon to relieve his boredom, Cao Ying and Guo Jia suddenly came together.

"See the prime minister, see the military advisor."

Resentment is resentment, but Guan Yu still didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly got up to salute.

"Yun Chang, come on, come on, sit." Cao Ying stepped forward in two steps, affectionately grabbed Guan Yu's arm, pulled Guan Yu back to the seat, and said with some guilt, "This time, you have been wronged." ”

"Where did the prime minister come from?" Guan Yu said angrily, "In order to repay the prime minister's kindness, don't talk about this little grievance, even if it is up and down the knife mountain, Guan will never frown!" ”

"Yun Chang is righteous, and he knows everything about his true appearance." Cao Ying stroked Guan Yu's shoulders and back, and said with a smile, "This time, the title of Yun Chang was cut off, but it was just to block the mouths of the people, and when the time passed, Ben would be able to play the Son of Heaven and restore Yun Chang's title Dai Lu, as for the use of this period, this phase has prepared a hundred taels of gold, and Yun Chang must laugh at it." ”

As soon as Cao Ying said that, he waved his hand, and a small official presented gold.

"In this way, Guan Mou is welcome." Guan Yu unceremoniously accepted the gold and thanked him, "Thank you for the reward." ”

"Huh." Cao Ying smiled, "If the original appearance is not mistaken, Yun Chang doesn't seem to be married yet, right?" ”

Guan Yu smiled bitterly: "Hey, this soldier is in chaos, how can he have the heart to start a family." ”

"Well, that's not going to work." Cao Ying said, "A manly man, a woman has to do big things, if Yun Chang has a favorite woman, he is willing to take the peace on his behalf." ”

Guan Yu said: "I like a woman, but it's just ......"

"Just how?" Cao Ying said, "Yun Chang said that it doesn't hurt. ”

Guan Yu said: "It's just that this woman is the concubine of Lu Bu, the minister of Xia Pei. ”

"Uh~~"

Cao Ying was speechless, and he didn't know what to say for a while, Guo Jia on the side hurriedly staggered the topic and said: "General Guan Yu, I heard that a new village has opened in the east of Xuchang City, and there are several lovely women in it. ”

Guan Yu didn't shirk either, and said happily: "I don't dare to ask for it." ”

"Hehe, that's right." Cao Ying stroked his palms and smiled, "Let Feng Xiao say this, and the original appearance also wants to join in the fun." ”

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Since that's the case, why don't you go now?" ”

Cao Ying and Guan Yu looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison: "Very good." ”

"Lord, where is the lord?"

When the three of them were about to go out, Xun You's voice suddenly sounded outside.

Cao Ying hurriedly said: "Gongda, the prime minister is here." ”

In the sound of hurried footsteps, Xun Yu hurriedly entered the backyard and said to Cao Ying: "Lord, Luoyang is urgent." ”

"Luoyang Urgent?" Cao Ying's face darkened, and he sighed, "Yuan Rang's 8,000 army is gone, and the loss of Luoyang is also expected, but I don't know if General Li Dian is alive or dead?" ”

"Oh, it's not." Xun You said, "It's not that Luoyang is lost, it's General Li Dian who took Hangu Pass by surprise!" ”

"Huh? Li Dian took Hangu Pass? ”

"General Li Dian!?"

Cao Ying and Guo Jia glanced at each other, suspicious of their dreams for a while, and some didn't quite believe their ears.

"My lord." Xun You hurriedly said, "Although General Li Dian has taken Hangu Pass, the situation is not optimistic!" General Li Dian only had 2,000 soldiers under his command, plus the soldiers who died in the attack on Hangu Pass, and now there are more than 1,000 people at most. The horse butcher is definitely not willing to accept the loss of Hangu Pass, and will inevitably mobilize a large army to attack, if the lord does not send reinforcements as soon as possible, Hangu Pass will inevitably be lost and lost. ”

"Oops." Guo Jiaton said, "At present, the river is flooding and has not receded, and the official road from Xuchang to Luoyang has been cut off, how to send reinforcements urgently?" ”

"Tiger Prison!" Cao Ying hurriedly said, "Isn't there still Xiahou Lian's two thousand men and horses in the Tiger Prison Pass?" Let Xiahou Lian immediately abandon the Tiger Prison Pass, and rush to Hangu Pass non-stop, the Tiger Prison Pass and Luoyang City are not wanted, all of them are gone, as long as the Prime Minister is Hangu Pass, he must hold Hangu Pass at all costs!! ”

"Lord!" Xun Yu paused and said, "Xiahou Lian's 2,000 men and horses have already abandoned the Tiger Prison Pass, and when they are about to make a detour to Nanyang to return to Yingchuan, let Nanyang Taishou Chen Ji be detained!" ”

"What? Xiahou Lian's 2,000 people were detained by Chen Ji? Cao Ying struck the knot, "How can this be? ”

Guo Jia's expression moved, and he suddenly said to Cao Ying: "Lord, whether you can hold Hangu Pass or not is all up to Chen Ji!" ”

Cao Ying said: "How do you say this? ”

Guo Jia smiled slightly, and said something in Cao Ying's ear, Cao Ying was stunned when he heard it, and lost his voice: "Is this possible?" ”

"It's man-made." Guo Jiadao, "No matter what the result is, it is worth a try after all." ”

"Good." Cao Ying struck the knot fiercely and said to Xun You, "Come on, quickly invite Mr. Liu Ye and General Cao Hong to the Prime Minister's Mansion." ”

"Yes."

Two of his own soldiers had already been ordered to leave.

……

Nanyang, Wancheng.

Taishou Mansion, back study, when Chen Jizheng was with Xinna's concubine**, suddenly a small official bowed his head and said: "My lord, Mr. Jin Shang asks to see him outside the mansion." ”

Jin Shang was originally Yuan Shu's confidant and strategist.

During the battle against Yuan, Yuan Shu successfully broke through from the north gate of Shouchun and then divided into two routes, Jin Shang led 5,000 troops to flee to Nanyang, Yuan Shu personally led more than 30,000 troops to flee to Lujiang, and finally Yuan Shu's army was killed by Cao's army in the Black Wind Valley, while Jin Shang's 5,000 troops fled to Nanyang safely.

Soon after Jin Shang fled to Nanyang, the news of Yuan Shu's defeat also came, and Jin Shang had nowhere to go so he stayed in Nanyang, and was appointed by the Chen Commission for Discipline Inspection as a long history.

"Jin Shang?" Chen Ji straightened his clothes, reached out and patted the concubine's snow buttocks, signaled the woman to hide behind the screen, and then said to the little official, "Let him in." ”

"Yes, sir."

The little official agreed, bowed and withdrew.

After a while, Jin Shang crept in, glanced around with a thief's eyes, and then leaned in front of Chen Ji and whispered, "My lord, something is wrong." ”

Chen Jidao: "What's wrong?" ”

Jin Shang said: "Cao Ying's department attacked Li Dian with a surprise army to capture Hangu Pass, the horse butcher and Cao Ying are anxious, one is desperate to recapture, and the other is to hold it at all costs, no, the envoys of the two families have already arrived in Wancheng, and they are clamoring to see you, my lord, but let me temporarily settle in the post house." ”

Chen Jidao: "The horse butcher and Cao Ying are fighting for Hangu Pass, what does this have to do with this official?" ”

Jin Shangdao: "My lord, Cao Ying hopes that we can release the two thousand Cao troops detained in Nanyang, listening to the tone of Cao Ying's envoy, it seems that he also hopes that the adults can send troops to help, as for the horse butcher's envoy, of course, he hopes that our army can remain neutral and not release the two thousand Cao troops detained." ”

"I see." Chen Jidao, "Yuan Xiu thinks, how should we deal with it? ”

Jin Shangdao: "Judging from the current situation, it is impossible to completely stay out of the matter and not offend both sides, so you can only choose one of the two forces of Cao Ying and Ma Butcher to attach to, and then do your best to help one side defeat the other, otherwise you may be worried about destruction." ”

Chen Jidao: "Then according to Yuanxiu, who should this official rely on?" ”

"Of course it's Cao Ying." Jin Shang replied without hesitation, "Cao Ying is the prime minister today, with a high position and power, and coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, although the strength is slightly weaker now, but Yan and Henan Prefectures are located in the Central Plains, densely populated and abundant, and it doesn't take too long to become strong, on the other hand, the horse butcher, but the Yellow Turban was born in rebellion, was brutal, and killed innocents indiscriminately. ”

"This~~" Chen Ji frowned and said, "Rong Benguan thinks twice." ”

Jin Shangdao: "My lord, the envoys of the two families are waiting for your reply." ”

"Is there no other way?" Chen Ji sighed and said, "That's it, Yuan Xiu, it's up to you to handle this matter." ”

……

Inn.

When Li Su was waiting impatiently, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind him, and when he turned back sharply, Jin Shang had already entered in high spirits, Li Su hurriedly stepped forward, hugged his fists and said, "Mr. Jin Shang." ”

"Hmm."

Jin Shang nodded arrogantly and did not return the salute.

Li Su's face changed, he couldn't bear the displeasure in his heart, and asked solemnly: "Mr. Jin Shang, I don't know how Lord Chen Ji will reply?" ”

Jin Shang snorted coldly and replied: "My lord said that the horse butcher is a rebellious grass, how can he be with him, sir, please go back." ”

"What!?" Li Suse changed, "Lord Chen Ji really said that?" ”

Jin Shangdao: "This is still false. ”

Li Su glared at Jin Shang coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Jin Shang, please tell Lord Chen Ji that one day he will regret the decision he made today and leave!" ”

Jin Shang said coldly: "Don't send it." ”

Li Su hugged his fists, turned around and brushed his sleeves away.

Jin Shang smiled coldly and said to the little official under the door: "Go, please ask Mr. Liu Ye to come and meet." ”

"Yes."

The little official took the order and left.

Before the tea, Liu Ye came and gave Jin Shang a long look: "Mr. Jin Shang." ”

"Mr. Liu Ye." Jin Shangyi clasped his fists and saluted back, "Please take a seat." ”

"Please."

Liu Ye invited Jin Shang to sit down first, and the two sat down separately, and Liu Ye asked, "Mr. Jin Shang, I don't know what Lord Chen Ji's reply is?" ”

"Huh." Jin Shang smiled, "Chen Taishou told Mr. that he had long intended to switch to the Prime Minister's disciple, but he had no way. ”

"Oh?" Liu Ye said happily, "So Lord Chen Ji has already agreed to form an alliance with the prime minister?" ”

"No, not an alliance!" Jin Shang shook his head and said, "It's a vote, from now on, Nanyang is the prime minister's territory, and Chen Taishou is the prime minister's subordinate." ”

Liu Ye was overjoyed and said, "Lord Chen really said that? ”

Jin Shangdao: "Seriously." ”

"Okay, great!" Liu Ye struck the knot and said, "I will repair a book here and send it to Xuchang in an expedited manner of 800 miles." ”

……

Xuchang.

Cao Ying was talking about the six arts with Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhang, when he suddenly saw Cheng Yu with a happy face and trotted into the side hall, and said quickly: "Lord, Wancheng is eight hundred miles away." ”

"Oh, Wancheng?" Cao Ying's small eyes narrowed into two thin slits in an instant, and said, "Seeing Zhongde's face full of spring breeze, it must be good news." ”

"Hey, exactly." Cheng Yu gasped, "Ziyang said in the letter that Chen Ji has promised to surrender, and the two thousand troops detained in Nanyang have also been released, and now they are being led by General Cao Hong and rushed to Hangu Pass!" In addition, Chen Ji also sent his younger brother Chen to be a general, leading 3,000 troops to Hangu Pass to help in the battle. ”

Cao Ying was overjoyed when he heard this: "Hangu Pass is Lian, Chen has 5,000 reinforcements, and there is no need to worry about it." ”

Cheng Yu said: "Prime Minister, there is good news. ”

Cao Ying said: "Say it quickly." ”

Cheng Yu said: "Shouchun urgently, General Cao Ren and Lei Bo's younger brother Lei Xu, Chen Lan's general Mei Chengyi married Jinlan, most of the 30,000 Yangzhou prisoners of war also surrendered, and there are 30,000 more elites under the lord's command!" ”

"Good! That's great! Cao Yingxi couldn't help but say, "It is worthy of Zixiao, it is worthy of Zixiao!" ”

……

Chang'an, Pingxi General's Mansion.

When Ma Yue was looking at the map, Jia Xu hurriedly walked into the hall with a book in his hand and said to Ma Yue: "Lord, Li Su sent an urgent report from Nanyang. ”

Ma Yue asked without looking back, "Did Chen Ji surrender to Cao Ying?" ”

Jia Xu sighed lightly: "Lord Mingjian." ”

"This is also expected, General Ben's reputation is not very good, and it is reasonable for Chen Ji to finally choose Cao Ying, but ~~" Ma Yue said this, slowly turned around, a trace of chill passed leisurely in his eyes, and said gloomily, "One day, General Ben will make Chen Ji regret the choice he made this time." ”

Jia Xu said: "Lord, since Chen Ji has surrendered to Cao Ying, this letter Guguan ~~"

Ma Yue said: "Immediately send the horse to Hangu Pass, let Gao Shun stop the attack on Hangu Pass, and lead the army to withdraw to Guanzhong." Let Li Meng go to the valley to replace Xu Huang, this Tongguan is the last barrier in the pass, and there is no room for loss, only Xu Huang guards it, and the general dares to rest assured. ”

(To be continued)