Jia Wenhe told the news that Sun Quan and Zhou Yu had blatantly mobilized troops, and Zhang Zibu was petrified on the spot.

Zhang Zhao's original thoughts were the same as Chen Duan's, they all felt that Jiangdong had few soldiers and weak strength, even if Zhou Yu refused to surrender to Cao Cao, then he should set up a camp and set up a fortress to defend it, and he would never dare to take the initiative to provoke - otherwise, knowing that Zhou Yu had used a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, how could they dare to leave Jiangdong in full, and go to Cao Ying and the Central Plains with confidence and boldness?

But who would have thought that Zhou Yu's courage was against the sky, and he really dared to fight big with a small one, and instigated Sun Quan to take the initiative to attack Jiangbei!

There is an idiom called "white head as new", which refers to the fact that friends cannot understand each other, and although they have known each other for a long time, they are still like first acquaintances. It's like Zhang Zhaozhi and Zhou Yu, the two and Sun Ce set Jiangdong together, and then they were given the weight of the will, supporting the new lord Sun Quan, and they have worked together for nearly ten years.

Why is this so? Zhang Zhao thought about it carefully, probably the first half of Zhou Yu's career was shrouded in the shadow of Sun Ce, the arrogance of the "little overlord" was arrogant and indomitable, and he was even higher than Zhou Yu, so it was not obvious; In the second half of the period, he assisted Sun Quan in Wu County, Zhou Yu stationed troops in Chai Sang, rejected Cao Cao in the north and attacked Huang Zu in the west, so there were not so many opportunities to meet. So I don't know anyone, and if I was careless, I was led by Zhou Yu to play such a big demon moth!

If Xun was here, he would definitely say: "Zhang Gong, who knows Zhou Gongjin, only Sun Bofu is also unpredictable, and Zhongmou can't be expected, and what about Zhang Gong?" "Originally, there was a Lu Su who knew Zhou Yu in history, and Zhuge Liang was added to the romance, but unfortunately it was on this timeline. Neither of them had the opportunity to have in-depth contact with Zhou Yu.

So Zhang Zhao was shocked and angry. Hurry up and clear yourself. He said, "I don't know about my lord's army." This must be bewitched by the villain, and Zhao will return to Jiangdong immediately to stop the soldiers. ”

Zhang Zhao wanted to leave, but the Cao family couldn't let him go. Originally, before the war began, Cao Cao refused to accede to Zhang Zhao's request, but did not drive him away, the purpose of which was to perfunctory and paralyze Sun Quan, as long as Zhang Zhao did not return to Jiangdong for a day. One day, you thought that there was still a chance to talk about a truce, but you didn't dare to come to save Jingxiang. Now that the two sides have officially clashed, it is even more impossible to let Zhang Zhao leave - can he really persuade Sun Quan to withdraw his troops when he goes back? If Sun Quan really listened to Zhang Zibu's words like that, he would have sent the hostages to Xu Du a long time ago.

Zhang Zhao must be kept first, and wait until the front is victorious, even if it is only a small victory, and then let him go, so that he will have a chance to sweep away the forces of the Jiangdong anti-Japanese faction. So what if Cao Jun is frustrated? It can also be released to Zhang Zhao to delay the speed of Jiangdong's expansion of the results. So, Zhang Zibu, you can't go now!

Of course, these reasons are inconvenient to state directly, and to tell Zhang Zhao in person-even the old gentleman himself can guess it. At this time, someone should have jumped out to help Cao Cao sing his white face and shouted. said that this guy pretended to negotiate peace first, but in fact came to confuse us. Sun Quan was relieved to send troops boldly, and now he went back to dissuade Sun Quan with trickery, and after deceiving people, he wanted to leave safely - where in the world is there such a good thing? Does he take us all for fools?

Xun You originally thought that relying on his old friendship with Zhang Zhao, he would first stand up and sing red-faced, and then Jia Wenhe's reputation has always been bad, so it would be more suitable for him to sing white-faced. But who would have thought that Jia Xu robbed him of his words, and sang with a red face first-Xun Youxin said What do you mean by this? Are you going to change your ways, and pretend to be a righteous gentleman and a loyal elder from now on? Do you want me to sing white?!

Zhang Zhao begged to go, but Cao Cao just stared at him coldly, and he didn't object, nor did he say that he would release him, and he was probably waiting there for the white face to appear. Xun You looked around at everyone and said in his heart, who should he look for...... Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a person, squeezed his eyes slightly, and then turned his mouth towards Zhang Zhao - this guy is smart enough, I hope to understand my intentions.

Sure enough, when the man saw Xun Gongda's eyes, he was stunned for a moment, and then he turned to Cao Cao: "Don't indulge." Zhang Gong pretended to negotiate peace, in order to confuse me, and actually raised soldiers. If he is allowed to return with his whole body, he will be deceived again, and how will the face of the court remain? I hope the prime minister thinks twice. ”

Cao Cao squinted, and it was not someone else who spoke, but Liu Fangye, the chief bookkeeper. He immediately flicked his sleeves: "What we are talking about, the military is important, how can you be like a person, and dare to speak falsely?" "You're done taking minutes, when is your turn to speak?

As soon as the Cao monarch acted like this, Zhang Zhao also understood that he was unwilling to let me go. couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I can't argue with a hundred words today, if I resign, I will be ridiculed." Please allow him to stay for a while, and send an envoy to persuade General Sun. "It's always okay for me to write a letter back, right?

Cao Cao agreed, so he asked Zhang Zhao to go back to his temporary mansion to write a letter to Sun Quan. As soon as Zhang Zhao left, Cao Cao looked around at everyone and said, "Today is a matter of discussing Jiangxia." "In fact, the Cao family has been discussing this matter for the past two days, and now that the Jiangdong and the two route armies are harassing in the north, it is even more urgent to enter Jiangxia.

It should be said that although the two prefectures of Jing and Yang were bordered, the most convenient one was only in the north -- there was a Yangtze River connection, and along the river, from the Lujiang River or Yuzhang, you could reach Jiangxia directly. The south is sparsely populated, and there are many mountains and hills, the roads are tortuous and narrow, and the communication is inconvenient. Therefore, if Jiang Xia can be taken down, it will be equivalent to cutting off the way of contact between Sun and Liu.

Moreover, now that Lujiang is in the hands of the Cao family, Cao Cao's army is stationed in Nanyang, and Jiangxia County is in between. If Jiangxia can be opened, then Cao's army can move freely between the middle and upper reaches of the river, even if two battlefields in Jingyang are opened up at the same time, it is not difficult.

So Cao Cao said, we have to send troops to fight Jiangxia as much as possible. Huang Zu Lao Ge has limited ability, and his soldiers and horses are also limited, so it is not difficult to send 20,000 or 30,000 elites to go. Of course, Huang Zu may ask Liu Biao in Xiangyang for help, if Liu Biao should not, just annex Jiangxia, if Liu Biao responds, it is estimated that the weather will be cool at that time, and the epidemic in the army will be completely stopped, just take advantage of its weakness, cross the Han River to attack Xiangyang.

Cao Cao naturally had to be with the main force, and he was still sitting at the foot of the green forest, so who should he send to fight Xiangyang? When he was preparing for the business, suddenly a person stood up, clasped his hands into fists, and shouted: "My son is willing to take Jiangxia, please allow me!" ”

Everyone looked at it, and the person who asked for the order was not someone else, but Cao Cao's second son, Cao Pi and Cao Zihuan. This year, Cao Pi was eighteen years old, and he was only a middle school student in later generations, but in this year, he had already performed the crown ceremony, took the table name, and even held a wedding not long ago - marrying Yuan Xi's old wife Zhen - then he was considered an adult, and he was qualified to go to the battlefield in person.

In these years, whenever Cao Cao encountered an expedition, he would make his eldest son Cao Ang stay in Xudu, and his second son Cao Pi would be with him. Cao Pi, a young man, was so naughty that people hated dogs when he was a young man, and some people often persuaded Cao Cao, saying that you can't be used to your son like this, you have to restrain the second child well. But Cao Cao said: "People are different by nature, and Zixiu is loyal and honest, so he is also bound; And Pi jumping gears is indulgent, let it do its own thing, and may not become a talent. ”

It's Xun who secretly scoffs at this kind of rhetoric - isn't it that these two brothers have bad natures? Is it your different discipline methods that cause their very different temperaments? He suspected that Cao Cao was because Cao Pi was very similar to him when he was a child, just as naughty and mischievous, and he was a super bear child, and deep down, he actually liked Cao Pi more, so he was unwilling to restrain him.

But perhaps because of this, Cao Cao was naughty when he was a child, no one could cure him, and when he grew up, he became a generation of heroes, Cao Pi was the same, the bear child for more than ten years, and when he was approaching adulthood, he suddenly changed his sex - the temperament is still a little frivolous, but at the same time, he is also very eager to learn, the subset of history, poetry and songs, the level is not below Cao Ang, and he is good at riding archery, fencing, and martial arts is above his eldest brother. Cao Cao naturally saw such a change in his second son in his eyes and was happy in his heart, and often boasted to others, saying: "It's the most Xiao Wuye." ”

Yes Xun is sometimes worried--no, the original historical battle between Pi and Zhi will not become the battle of Aung Pi in this timeline, right? But fortunately, although Cao Ang is not Cao Cao's eldest son, his biological mother died when he was a child, and he was treated as if he were his own by his mother-in-law, and Mrs. Ding did not have children, so according to traditional etiquette, Cao Ang is also a concubine. Originally, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi and Yan (after Cao Cao and Mrs. Ding divorced, Mrs. Bian was the main room), so they could compete for it, and now Ang is the grandson and Pi is the concubine, and the possibility of competition is much smaller.

Besides, Cao Pi followed Cao Cao's southern expedition this time, and when he heard that he was going to send a partial division to fight Jiangxia, the young man was eager to try, and immediately stood up and asked for orders. Cao Cao shook his head and said: "People are not born to know, and the situation is weak, and An has the first battle to be a general?" "It's not the first time Cao Pi has been on the battlefield, but he personally led the troops, and his experience and experience in controlling and choking are still equal to zero, and Cao Cao will definitely not rest assured.

Cao Pi hurriedly pleaded, saying that I knew that I was not experienced enough, and I didn't think that I could lead the troops in person, so I just wanted to be a deputy general and charge ahead, which was enough. Cao Cao looked left and right, and looked at Le Jin and Li Dian: "Who is willing to take my son to Jiangxia?" ”

Le Jin and Li Dian glanced at each other, but neither of them would agree. Le Jin is Cao Ying's general, Li Dian's age and qualifications are a little younger, but since the death of his uncle Li Gan and cousin Li Quan, he actually led his soldiers, and his status can be the same as Le Jin. But there is one thing, the two generals are all foreign surnames after all, and they all said that it is not difficult to send us to fight Jiangxia, but we still have to take care of Zihuan Gongzi...... Who knows if he will listen to the dispatch when the time comes? If we lose the battle, are we punished or not? After all, he is not an honest and obedient child, he has a bear child's history!

The two generals looked at each other silently, and Cao Cao also understood what he meant, and said that they were so knotted, but it was understandable - it's a pity that Zixiao, Yuan Rang, and Miaocai were not there...... Zilian is here, but it's a pity that he and Cao Pi have always been unstable, and I'm not worried about letting the two of them partner up. After another deep groan, he suddenly pointed to a person: "Gao Xing can lead the army to also." (To be continued......)