Yecheng, Weiwei's Mansion.

In the hall, Yuan Shanggao sat on the main seat, and five people sat below, namely Deng Chang, Ma Chao, Guo Huai, Sun Li and Wang Shuang.

The conversation was secret, the content was absolutely classified, and the only people involved were the six people present.

The content of the conversation was naturally about Yuan Shang's preparation for the south, and these five people who were chosen by him would accompany him.

After learning what Yuan Shang had summoned them to come to, the five of them were extremely surprised after hearing it at first.

But the surprise was only a momentary thing, and everyone quickly accepted it, after all, Yuan Shang's situation of not playing cards according to common sense is not the first case this time.

Although these people have followed Yuan Shang for a long time and a short time, they all know more or less about his style of behavior.

The style of the main officer's work is that it is unreliable.

After saying all his plans and careful actions, everyone nodded in agreement, only Deng Chang looked reluctant, and looked at Yuan Shang with a very resentful look.

When he was young, the old man spoke.......

"Okay, you want to go down to Jiangnan on a whim, this is your own idea, we have no power to stop it, but what the old man wants to know is that the people of Hebei are outstanding and talented, why do we want to go with you?"

Old man Deng is used to a stable life in Hebei, and he really doesn't want to follow Yuan Shang as a demon toss.

Even if you plan carefully, you don't want to.

Back then, he and Yuan Shang led 5,000 cavalry to gallop back and forth in Cao Cao's hinterland, although this is a kind of capital glory that can be shown off to his children and grandchildren in the future, but this kind of glory is enough once, and Deng Changwei really doesn't want this kind of glory to come too much.

It's a lot of life.

Old man Deng's biggest wish now, if nothing else, is to live peacefully until he retires peacefully and dies peacefully.

Follow a hairy boy like Yuan Shang to play an adventure. Seeking excitement is really no longer within the scope of his life plan.

For such an old person, where did he come from so many years of burning passion.

But obviously, Yuan Shang, this kid, doesn't understand his plan for life, and even if he does, he won't take it seriously.

"It makes sense that I chose a few of you to act with me." Yuan Shang touched Bai Guangguang's chin, looked at Deng Chang with a smile and said.

"First of all, Sun Li, in the past few years, Sun Li has been under my arrangement. When I led the troops to Zhongzhou for the first time, the reason why I was able to come back safely was because there was a good general like General Zhang Jaw, who could share my worries and help me staff in times of crisis. This time I went to Jiangnan, it was natural to have such a figure like General Zhangjaw around me, but General Zhangjaw is now my governor of Hebei, and he is also a military important task in Hebei. I can't leave it, so I have to lead Sun Li over, he is the apprentice of General Zhangjaw, a famous teacher and a high apprentice. You can't go wrong with him, right, Deda? ”

Sun Li did not hesitate. Clenched his fists and said: "The last general is willing to worry about the Lord!" ”

Yuan Shang nodded, turned his head to look at Guo Huai and said: "As for Boji....... I need to act as a merchant when I go south this time, and I need to have some guards around me, I think about it, among the infantry troops, the first to the camp has the highest quality, and the combat power is quite strong, not only can fight, but also good at shooting, so I plan to lead them to go together, Boji is the commander of the first camp, and he should accompany him." ”

Guo Huai also paused: "The last general should do his best." ”

"As for Ma Chao and Wang Shuang, I went out this time, it is impossible not to have a personal fierce general around me, now Pang De has gone to Xiliang to help me unite the Qiang people, Zhao Yun and Yan Xingyuan are in Guanzhong Governor Zhu, Yuan watched the generals all over the place, and felt that with the two of them having the highest martial arts, with the two of them protecting me, I can be safe, and I can rest assured the most."

Hearing this, Ma Chao and Wang Shuang both raised their chests high in confusion, obviously very happy with Yuan Shang's evaluation.

Yuan Shang said with a smile: "In addition, you don't have to worry about security, in the past few years, Zhang Yan has been for me in the entire Han Dynasty to install fine work, he was born in the Yellow Turban, the bottom of the people's life knows the roots, quite know how Zhang Jiao set up fine work and post stations in the people before the incident, look at the world today, everywhere there are our army's fine work, farms, shops, wine shops as a network of frontier sentinels, where we go, whether it is accommodation, news, or security issues, can be strongly guaranteed, foolproof...... So what are you worried about? Just to accompany me to travel and relax, rest assured. ”

Deng Chang pursed his lips when he heard this, and said, "Speaking of which, each of them is useful, but what about my old man?" can't be civil or martial, and at the critical moment, the total number of people will stab you and drag you back, what do you want the old man to do with you? Don't you think traveling is exciting enough and want me to add some congestion to you? ”

Yuan Shang thought about it and couldn't help but sigh loudly: "Your evaluation of yourself is quite pertinent, and you can see clearly that you are an authentic waste, which is very worthy of praise for your introspective spirit!" The sage Confucius once said, 'I am three times a day, and I am not loyal to others?' ....... it seems that you don't just save three times a day, you have to save at least seven or eight times. ”

Deng Chang was a little unhappy: "Don't bury people, you haven't said anything about why you must lead me there!" ”

Yuan Shang looked at Deng Chang with a smile and said, "Do you want to hear the truth or lie?" ”

Deng Chang thought for a while and said, "What is a lie?" ”

"The lie is, I can't bear you, I want you to go with me, and find the happy feeling of us in Zhongzhou back then."

Deng Chang snorted and said, "What about the truth? ”

Yuan Shang sighed faintly: "The truth is, in case of any danger, Yuan's side lacks a ....... to block the knife for me."

Deng Chang was immediately anxious when he heard this.

"Blocking knives? Wow! You let the old man go to block the knife for you? ”

Yuan Shang nodded: "I think about it, this task is the most suitable for you, it is really tailored for you." ”

Deng Chang was a little unconvinced, raised his hand, and drew a circle in the hall with his fingers.

"What about them, each younger than me, each stronger, which one is more suitable than the old man to block the knife for you? Why do you have to choose me! ”

Yuan Shang's eyes seemed very deep, silent as water.

"Because they're all real people, let them block the knife. I can't bear it......... Yuan watched the army all over the place, and he could take out the sword to block the knife, and it wouldn't make me feel distressed, except for you, there was really no one else....... you are really a rare talent, in this kind of thing, you can actually make me not think about it as a second person! It's remarkable. ”

Deng Chang seemed to be crying when he heard this: "Could it be that the old man has no other role than being stabbed for you............"

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said, "How can it!" You've got to be used for something else! ”

Deng Chang's spirit was shocked: "For example? ”

"For example...... You're still the one who can let me decompress at any time. Even a punching bag with kicks will beat you up without any reason. ”

Deng Chang: "....................."

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On the Hebei side, Yuan Shang's southward movement began to be a secret operation, and on Jiangxia's side, Sima Yi's persuasion of Gan Ning to fall into the grass has also entered a new stage.

In Sima Yi's view, Gan Ning's being a soldier and a thief doesn't matter to him, and it has nothing to do with him.

But he followed Gan Ning, and he was so arrogant in Jiangxia. It's just too risky.

Although Jiangxia is under the rule of Huang Zu, after all, it also belongs to Jingzhou, which can be regarded as Liu Bei's powerful territory, in case something goes wrong one day. makes people see through the real body, he Sima Yi has no place to run if he wants to,

But it's different to follow Gan Ning as a thief!

When the thief not only ensures that the safety factor of being caught has been improved, but also greatly increases the probability that he can find an opportunity to run back to Hebei. Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, why not?

So, be a thief!

It's a must!

Gan Ning was treated poorly at the moment because of Huang Zu. Frustrated, coupled with Sima Yi's agitation, he is also very tempted to fall into the grass again.

"The eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, and he chose the capable person, Huang Zu didn't know Lao Tzu's skills, and there was no obstacle to abandon it, but this thief had to plan properly, not only to have land, people, but also to have an account, and have a plan...... It's a pity that Lao Tzu's den was burned down as early as when he returned to Huang Zu, and now if we go out of Jiangxia, I am afraid that there will be no place to stand, about this matter, that... That....who's that little one... What do you think? .......By the way, what's your fucking name? ”

Sima Yi couldn't help grinning when he heard this.

Well, I want to fall into the grass and be a thief together, but I don't even know what to call it until now.

Sima Yi thought for a while, casually arched his hand, and said, "Under the surname Ma, the name is Yuan." ”

If Yuan Shang were here, he would definitely say that Sima Yi's fake name was too easy to use, and it had no gold content at all.

took a 'horse' character from his own name as his surname, and borrowed Yuan Shang's surname as his name.

What about fools?

"Horse aid?" Gan Ning was stunned when he heard this: "Damn, it's actually the same name as Ma Fubo, the famous general of the ancient times?" ”

Sima Yi smiled slightly: "The same sound is different." ”

"Ma Fubo is a famous ancient general respected by Lao Tzu, your father actually gave you such a heavy name, and he is not afraid of crushing you to death?"

Sima Yi: "..............."

"Ma Yuan, tell me, what do you think?"

Sima Yi eased his mind and said: "Actually, the points that Engong said are not difficult, first of all, there must be someone, Engong followed Huang Zu back then, I don't know if there are cronies accompanying him?" ”

Gan Ning's beard trembled, and said: "Lao Tzu went to Huang Zu back then, and sat down with eight hundred water kou, all of whom were my brothers in life and death, Lao Tzu asked them to go east, they would not go west, life and death depended on each other!" ”

Sima Yi smiled: "In this way, isn't the matter of personnel solved?" As for the place where the cone stands, the world is so big, where can it not be tolerated? Since Engong was once a water thief, he must be deeply aware of the main roads of the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River is so vast, where can it not accommodate people? What's more, the mountains and forests on both sides of the Yangtze River are dense, and it is not easy to build a mountain? As long as the place is chosen, it is not a problem to set up a hill or a hundred of them. ”

Gan Ning nodded and said, "But to enter the water, we still have to prepare money, food, blades, ships, these things...... What to do? ”

Sima Yi smiled and said, "That's simpler, money, food, armor, and ordnance, aren't we asking for Huang Zu from Wancheng, Fancheng, and Xinye for Huang Zu?" Anyway, Engong just came back today, and these things haven't been put into storage yet, and they are directly in our own bags. Take it away! ”

"Huh?" Gan Ning was shocked when he heard this, and said, "You mean... Steal Huang Taishou's things and leave? …… Isn't this authentic? ”

Sima Yi couldn't help but pout.

Look at what this said, how unlevel! A thief doesn't care if he steals or not!

"Engong's dedication to righteousness is admirable, but have you ever wondered how Huang Zu treated you? Oppression, inconvenience, restraint. Doing everything is not a good person! Besides, we don't steal, these things don't belong to his Huang Zu in the first place, but we insist on coming back from the three cities in the north! If it weren't for us, who would he Huang Zu let go to Liu Bei to give him? Therefore, these materials, in terms of reasonableness, should also be Engong's belongings, even if Huang Taishou is present today. Tell him so below, he can't find fault with it! ”

Gan Ning thought about it when he heard this, nodded and said, "What you say, although it is a bit unreasonable. But it's better to be eloquent...... If you can logically say other people's things as your own, you are also a capable person...... Yes, according to what you said, it was originally Lao Tzu's thing. Lao Tzu was polite to him...... Take it! ”

Speaking of this, Gan Ning had some doubts.

"What about the ships? Looking for it from there, you can't be a water thief without a boat......"

Sima Yi snorted. Secretly said, this person is really dead.

"Engong, there are boats in Jiangxia, let's take a few by night, it doesn't seem to be a difficult thing, right?"

"This ......" Gan Ning's face changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly got up and said, "Those money and grain are from Lao Tzu for Huang Zu, yes, but the ship is ...... It has nothing to do with me. ”

"Engong, no poison, no husband! Besides. You sold your life for Huang Zu for two years, and how much hard work you made, but he named you a broken lieutenant to fool you, do you say that he is sorry? Also, you have been under him for two years, how much money has you lost to Engong! If it weren't for the past two years, Engong, you might have made a fortune as a thief! Can you still be in this nest? How many years are there in life? If you want to say that I want a few boats, I am already polite to him! ”

After that, Sima Yi snorted and said with a sneer: "This is because we don't have enough people in our hands, only eight hundred!" If you can gather 8,000 people, you will directly take his Jiangxia County from him! ”

Gan Ning was a little dazed when he heard this, and looked at Sima Yi with a confident face in a daze, and unconsciously there were drops of sweat the size of beans falling on his head.......

That's it, after a long time, but listening to Gan Ning spoke solemnly.

"Ma Yuan, ......"

"Eun Gong?"

Gan Ning looked at him carefully: "You tell me the truth." ”

"What truth?"

"Are you really a human?"

Sima Yi was confused: "What does Engong mean by this?" ”

"Ruthless, you're so fucking ruthless! I thought you were a literati, who would have thought that you would be a thief better than Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu just told you that it was like chatting with your peers.......... If you are not a thief, then you are really blind to your material....... people say that Lao Tzu is a thief, but I think you are a real bandit! ”

Sima Yi's face turned red, and he hurriedly pushed it away: "Engong praised it, and I just said it casually below.........

"Don't be modest, you can say it casually, you can imagine how suitable you are for this profession...... Professional. Material that was born to be a thief! ”

Sima Yi: "........................"

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The moon is dark and kills the night, and the wind is high and the sky is on fire.

Tonight's Jiangxia City is still as quiet as ever, in the quiet city, every family has slept peacefully, only at the port by the river, the whistling river wind is accompanied by the deep river waves, the heavy cards hit the beach by the river, rolling up the waves, in the moonlight under the light of the moon looks particularly eye-catching, compared with the north, there is a different flavor.

The Jiangxia soldiers guarding the harbor yawned and circled aimlessly, muttering and complaining, hoping that time would pass faster, and that it would be better to change the guard during the day, so that they could go back to sleep quickly.

However, tonight's Jiangxia is destined to be unquiet.

In the distance, the sound of sparse footsteps reached the ears of the guards on duty.

Looking up suspiciously, he saw a two-wheeled cart driven by hundreds of people, 'creaking' towards the river.

Those who escorted the car were all wearing the same Jiangxia military uniforms as themselves, but they were deeply frowning, quite imposing, and there was no joy or anger on their faces, as if they were facing a great enemy.

The guards on duty suddenly woke up and hurriedly took a moment to wait for someone to come.

After seeing that the person in charge was Gan Ning, they breathed a long sigh of relief.

A leading Wu Commander carried Changge, stepped forward with a smile on his face, and smiled at Gan Ning in front of the hundreds of people: "Captain, this black light is blinding, where are you going to take the brothers, the night is too late, and the ship has been sealed..........

Before he finished speaking, he saw a cold light flash.

Suddenly, I saw blood gushing from the neck of the chief, and blood flowers splashed in the air, bewitching and dazzling.

And the chief of Wu was eyes widened, staring at Gan Ning who was holding a knife in one hand in disbelief, and wanted to shout but couldn't shout, so he could only fall to the ground on his stomach, desolate and struggling and squirming before the end of his life.

Gan Ning stretched out his tongue, licked the blood on the knife, and then raised his hand and spit out two words to the cronies behind him.

"Grab the ship!"

Gan Ning's words fell, and he saw that behind him, eight hundred water cowards were like a group of ghosts, each holding a guillotine knife, rushing towards the port like a ghost.

Jiangxia's on-duty satellite TV couldn't react, and they were knocked down in an instant.

The rest of them faced such a group of fierce gods who had been prepared for a long time and were full of murderous intent, where could they resist, they just desperately fled backwards.

On the edge of the harbor, the desolate sound of the alarm horn resounded across the riverbank, and from the riverbank to the deep inside of the city. (To be continued......)