Listen! After that, he hurriedly asked! "Didn't Deng Zhi and Cao Xing sharpen Liu Xiaochuanyi? How can you still be hindered by big-eared thieves? ”

The cronie replied, "My lord, I can't find out any news about Mr. Deng." According to the boss's inference, I am afraid that Mr. Di and they will be placed under house arrest as soon as they arrive in Jiangdong. ”

When Zhang Quan heard this, he said angrily: "Damn! After saying that, he kicked over a table next to him! Anger flashed in the eyes of the little ones.

Seeing this, Ma Qiu shouted: "Boss, how can you not repay the hatred of taking your wife!" Our brothers accompanied the eldest to Jiangdong and snatched my sister-in-law back! ”

At this time, everyone drank a lot of wine, and their spirits were extremely excited, and when they heard Ma Qiu's words, they shouted one after another: "Yes!! I'll go to Jiangdong with the boss and snatch my sister-in-law back! ”

Zhang Quan was already very angry in his heart, but when he heard everyone shouting, he was overjoyed: "Okay! Let's go to Koto together! After a pause, he immediately ordered: "Fei Xi, Dong Yun, and you two should stay here, deal with Uncle Xu and them, and help us delay time." ”

Fei Wei and Dong Yun heard it, nodded and said, "Don't worry, eldest prince, we will know it." ”

Zhang Quan said again: "Gan Yang, Tai Shixiang, quickly lead your people to prepare the boat, and I will take a boat to Jiangdong overnight!" The rest of the people set off with Ben Gongzi! ”

When everyone heard this, they knocked down all the wine cups and food after making a loud promise, took weapons and horses, and quietly set off with Zhang Quan.

Zhang Quan led the children to quietly set off for Jiangdong, which is unknown for the time being.

And the power of the Central Plains water this time was misestimated by Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao. Sizhou under Zhang Xiu's rule is okay, because it is in the upstream part, so the river water that has been poured has slowly receded. However, due to the scope of the disaster, Zhang Xiu could only immediately send troops to help.

The situation is different from the situation in Nanyang, as Guo Jia and Sima Yi expected before the Yellow River was broken. The 300,000 troops on Xiahoudun's side heard that the Yellow River had burst its embankment and Zhang Xiu's army was annihilated, and his morale was immediately shaken. Under the 300,000 army, Zhao Yun was beaten back into Hanoi, and Zhang Xiu had already led the returning Ma Chao and others to cross the river to Hanoi, preparing to start a decisive battle with Xiahoudun's army.

However, just before the war, Cao Cao sent people to Zhang Xiu's camp in the hope that the two families would strike the war and reconcile.

In the big tent of Zhang Xiu, the generals were in a mess.

Among them, Ma Chao, Hua Xiong, and Pang De, who have experienced the flood, have been fighting one after another. But he witnessed the flooding of the Yellow River, which destroyed the people's homes and killed their families, and his anger at Cao Cao could not be tolerated, so he hoped to defeat Cao Cao in a war and avenge the people.

On the other side, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Fa Zheng and Zhuge Jin, who were relatively calm, hoped to stop the war. One of the reasons is that it is necessary to consume grain and grass to help the people, and secondly, there is no certainty of victory in the war at this time. Zhang Xiu survived a lot in the water along the way, but he was already tired along the way, and his combat strength was unknown. The main force actually only has 50,000 thundercloud riders, but when it comes to the ability to charge into formation, only thunder riders are enough. In addition, the cloud cavalry and the flying feather bow cavalry are all light horses, and their ability to charge into battle is not strong. In fact, it is not that the Flying Feather Archer and the Cloud Rider are useless, but because after months of fighting, the consumption of bows and arrows is extremely high. Now the bows and arrows used by the Cloud Rider and the Flying Feather Bow Rider must be cautious and cannot be placed casually. The light cavalry without bows and arrows is like a tiger without teeth, and in such a situation, there is naturally not much certainty in starting a war with Cao's army.

Seeing that everyone was in a mess, Zhang Xiu could only wave his hand and drink everyone away, and then asked Jia Xu, who had been silent: "Wenhe, what do you think?" ”

Jia Xu pondered for a while before a word burst out of his mouth: "Fight!" ”

Ma Chao was overjoyed when he heard this: "Mr. Jia is wise! ”

Fa Zheng was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Lord, our army is not sure that it will fight a decisive battle with the 300,000 Cao army with high morale

Just when Zhang Xiu was also puzzled, Jia Xu continued to speak: "It's not Cao Cao who fights, it's Liu Bei!" ”

When Ma Chao and the others heard this, they were stunned. Zhang Xiu, Zhao Yun, Fa Zheng and others immediately bowed their heads and fell into deep thought. Jia Xu saw it, but said to himself: "Liu Bei's main force is far away in Jiangzhou, and the Jingzhou naval army was defeated by Xingba, and the hinterland of Jingzhou is at the mercy of our army." In addition, our army will send troops, Jiangdong Sun Jian will inevitably make a move, and at this time, if you don't kill Liu Beixiao, when will you wait! In the end, Jia Xu's voice became extremely loud, resounding throughout the big tent.

After listening to Jia Xu's words, Zhang Xiu tapped his fingers on the table, obviously thinking carefully.

At this time, Fa Zheng had already thought about it, and said to Zhang Xiu with a smile: "Lord, what Jia Saijiu said is reasonable. In the battle with Cao Cao, our army actually had the upper hand completely. Chongzhou was looted by General Shoucheng, and now Cao Cao has been forced to flood the Central Plains, and in the next few years, there will be a food shortage under Cao Cao's rule. At this time, our army could not defeat 300,000 Cao troops in one fell swoop, but Cao army could not defeat our army, so I thought that it was necessary to deal with Cao Cao with delay. Don't attack it first and let it mess with itself. Our army can take advantage of Cao Cao's internal turmoil to calm Liu Bei in Jingzhou first! ”

Zhang Xiu listened, nodded, and asked, "What is the situation in Yizhou now?" ”

Zhuge replied openly: "Liu Bei led an army of 80,000 to attack Jiangzhou, but Ziyi held the city to the death. Liu Beijun was still ready to outwit at the beginning, but Liu Bei's military division Zhuge Liang was seen through by Shi Yuan even after his repeated tactics, and Liu Bei began to attack Jiangzhou in desperation. However, Ziyi also consolidated the defense of Jiangzhou before the war, and Liu Bei's army could not take it in a short period of time with Jiangzhou Jiancheng. Zhuge seemed to talk eloquently, but when it came to his brother, Zhang Xiu noticed a trace of worry in his eyes.

Zhang Xiu heard this, exhaled lightly, and asked instead, "What about the situation in Xiangyang and Nanjun?" ”

Zhuge Jin had returned to normal at this time, and after recalling it, he said: "Now that Hanshui is under the control of the Xingba Water Army, the soldiers of the Water Army can attack the cities of Xiangyang and Nanjun at any time. Although Guan Yu had an army of 60,000, he was helpless in the face of Xingba's attacks from time to time, so he abandoned the cities along the coast and retreated to the cities far away from the Han River. ”

At this time, Zhao Yun arched his hand and said: "Lord, at this time, Liu Bei is far away in Yizhou, and Xiangyang and Nanjun are empty, it is indeed a good opportunity to attack!" Now there are 30,000 soldiers of the Nanyang Legion, more than 40,000 recruits and 20,000 Broken Blade Battalions in Gongming, which alone has exceeded Guan Yu's headquarters. And if you transfer the iron horse here to the south, Guan Yu will definitely not be able to stop it! ”

Zhang Xiu touched his chin, measured it carefully, and found that it was indeed as everyone said, so he nodded his head.

Jia Xu saw Zhang Xiu's intentions, and suddenly arched his hand and said: "Lord, I think that this battle lord is not good for his own recruitment, and a general should be in command to fight Jingzhou." ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said curiously: "What does Wen He mean by this?" ”

Jia Xu arched his hand and said: "Although Cao Cao reconciled with our army at this time, it is difficult to ensure that it is not his plan, in order to lead" and said this in a big way, thinking that the prince should sit in Luoyang. In order to save the heart, the second can also deter Cao Jun and prevent him from moving lightly. ”

Zhang Xiu nodded and said: "Wen He's words are not unreasonable, but I don't know who is in charge?" Although he said this, his eyes had already glanced at Zhao Yun.

When Zhao Yun saw it, he didn't understand what Zhang Xiu meant, so he immediately stepped out and said: "Lord, Yun is willing to take command to please Jingzhou!" ”

Zhang Xiu heard this, stroked his palms and laughed: "Okay! I just don't know how many soldiers and horses Zilong wants? ”

Zhao Yun heard this, and replied without thinking about it: "Guan Yu only has 60,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangyang, and Yun only needs 60,000!" ”

Zhang Xiu heard this, nodded and said, "Yes!" After speaking, he paused, and continued: "In this way, Zilong will lead 20,000 thunder cavalry to Nanyang first, and then lead 20,000 Pofeng battalions and 20,000 Gao Shun's recruits trained in Chang'an to take Jingzhou!" In addition, Ben will call Meng Qi again and Ling Ming to help you. I heard that those boys are all in Nanyang, so Zilong took them to experience one or two by the way, and filial piety was the military advisor of the army. In addition, Xingba's naval army was also dispatched by Zilong. ”

Zhao Yun heard Zhang Xiu's words, and was immediately stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly. At this time, Ma Chao behind him whispered: "Isn't the lord obviously bullying people?" This sentence said Zhao Yun's heart.

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he looked at Ma Chao with a smile and said, "Meng Qi, if you don't like to go, you can change people at any time." After speaking, his eyes glanced at Hua Xiong and Zhang Liao, who were depressed on the side.

When Ma Chao heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Eh, lord, you misunderstood, Fang Caichao didn't speak at all." After speaking, he paused, pretended to be curious, and said, "I heard that those boys are naughty, so I just went to discipline them." ”

Everyone saw Ma Chao's appearance and laughed together.

In the midst of the laughter, seeing Zhang Xiu waving his hand again and again, everyone stopped laughing. I only heard Zhang Xiu command: "Wenyuan, you will supervise the rest of the soldiers and horses, garrison Hanoi, and strictly prevent Cao's army from rebelling." ”

should

Zhang Liao heard it and replied: "My lord, don't worry." Zhang Xiu made a decision, and Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Pang De immediately led 20,000 thunder horses south. And on the Hanoi side, I don't know whether Cao Cao really withdrew the army or for other reasons, and after Zhang Xiu promised to reconcile, the army retreated to Yizhou. In addition to leaving 50,000 troops to garrison Wei County, the remaining 250,000 troops moved to Youzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou respectively and scattered in Yizhou.

After Zhang Liao sent the news back to Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and the battle with Cao Cao finally came to an end. This time he had the upper hand with Cao Cao from the beginning, and finally forced Cao Cao with half of the strength of Cao's army, so it can be said that Zhang Xiu's hidden methods were basically used. It is also Zhang Xiu's development in the past few years, building elite, strengthening the army plus sharp weapons and hiding to defeat Cao Cao repeatedly.

However, after this battle, Zhang Xiu's hidden tricks were known to Cao Cao, and he could only fight with each other in the future. However, Zhang Xiu is not too worried about this, this battle can be said to have beaten Cao Cao's Chongzhou and half of Yuzhou into ruins, and the losses on his own side are relatively very

In the future, the two sides will fight over the issue of national strength, Zhang Xiu has taken the lead in this regard, plus this destruction, Zhang Xiu can be said to have the upper hand. However, after such a big battle, Zhang Xiu also felt that he really needed a period of recuperation to recover. Of course, Zhang Xiu's real loss this time is not big, so this cultivation can be cultivated while fighting, and the opponent naturally chooses the weaker Liu Bei.

Thinking of Liu Bei, Zhang Xiu unconsciously sneered on his face, and muttered to himself: "Big-eared thief, you organized the Ninth Route Army to find trouble with the general!" Ben will also mean it, only to get the three-way army to trouble you. After speaking, Zhang Xiu unconsciously turned his gaze to the southeast.

Jiangdong Chaisang City.

Di Zhi and Cao Xing have been in Chaisang for more than a month, and Deng Zhi wanted to see Sun Jian as soon as he arrived, but Sun Jian kept putting it off and couldn't meet him. and arranged for Di Zhi and the two to stay in the post house. At the beginning, Sun Jian also arranged for Lu Su to receive the two, and Deng Zhi saw that Lu Su, an important minister in Jiangdong, personally received him, and really thought that Sun Jian had something important, so he didn't bother and waited quietly in the post house.

How do you know that Deng Zhi waited for more than half a month, Lu Su came every day for the first few days, then once every two or three days, and finally didn't come directly. Deng Zhi and Cao Xing couldn't get out of the post house, and Di Zhi knew that something was wrong when he saw this posture. However, due to the fact that there were a large number of soldiers guarding outside the post house, and there were several generals such as Ling Tong and Xu Sheng guarding outside, Di Zhi was even more helpless.

However, the situation has changed for the better in the past few days. The soldiers outside gradually withdrew, and Ling Tong and Xu Sheng later left, and at the same time they were no longer grounded. Deng Zhi was careful and immediately knew that the situation should change. However, he was trapped in the post house for more than a month, and Deng Zhi didn't know the situation outside at all, so he asked Cao Xing to go out to find out the news, and he found the owner of the post house, hoping to see Sun Jian.

For Di Zhi's desire to see Sun Jian, the owner of the post house still hesitated and then pushed it over. Di Zhi also knew that he couldn't ask anything, so he could only hope that Cao Xuan would find out the news.

This Cao Xuan is also a clever and cautious person, and he didn't come back until sunset, and Deng Zhi immediately welcomed Cao Xing into the room and carefully closed the doors and windows.

After that, he asked Cao Xing: "Benshan, what news did you find?" ”

Cao Xuan smiled for a moment, then shook his head and said, "There is good news and bad news. ”

Di Zhi was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "If Zhi is not bad, it should be the bad news that we are grounded, and now the lifting of the ban should be related to this good news." ”

Cao Xuan nodded and said, "Mr. is wise, then Mr. is going to hear the good news or bad news first." ”

Na Zhi smiled: "Things have a sequence, let's listen to the bad first." ”

Cao Xuan nodded and said: "The bad news is that Wuhou Sun Jian is preparing to marry his daughter and Liu Bei, the general of the left, and the people of Chaisang know about this matter, so it should not be faked." ”

Di Zhi heard this, with a look of sudden realization on his face, and clapped his hands and said, "What a big-eared thief!" In terms of seniority, he can be Miss Sun's uncle, but in order to achieve his goal, he is so shameless to ask Wu Hou for marriage! ”

Cao Xuan heard this, and hurriedly asked: "Sex is also worried about this matter, wouldn't it be an insult to the reputation of the eldest prince." And the eldest prince is still old and the big-eared thief has a hatred for taking his wife, which is afraid that it is small

"Bang

Before Cao Xing finished speaking, Deng Zhi slapped his palm heavily on the desk and shouted, "We must not let the big-eared thief succeed!" ”

[.]