At the same time that Liao Hua was secretly happy, Cao Xiu was not secretly happy, and when he made an agreement with Guan Ping, it was true that the slogan was to recover Fancheng, but Cao Xiu thought further in his heart. After defeating Guo Huai, Guan Ping was newly awarded Jingzhou, and he was charged with the crime of causing trouble to Xiao Wall, and the soldiers and civilians of Xiangyang and Nanjun may not be willing to join them. Cao Xiu originally had the intention of going south, but it was because Cao Zhen divided his troops to go to Chang'an, so he had to endure it for the time being, but now it is a God-given opportunity, how can Cao Xiu not be ecstatic? Therefore, when the envoy went to Jingzhou, he was actively preparing for war, and when he got the exact news, Cao Xiu immediately gathered the generals, leaving only the general Xue Qiao and thousands of weak soldiers to defend the city, and the rest of the soldiers and horses all went out to fight.

After the military order was issued, all the generals returned to the camp to prepare, and Cao Xiu was also free to think about the plan to enter the army in the tent. Suddenly, a pro-soldier came to report, Jia Kui was outside asking to see, Cao Xiu was waiting to see him, but Jia Kui had already broken in by himself, and said loudly: "The governor must not send troops easily." Cao Xiu had expected that he would come to dissuade the troops, but he still couldn't help but be annoyed, and said: "I am the commander of the three armies, do you still need to say more about sending troops?" ”

Since Liao Hua came to Wancheng, Jia Kui was restless day and night, for fear that Cao Xiu would believe his words and send troops to Fancheng. I don't want Cao Zhen to have no news there, but Cao Xiu has already ordered the battle first, although Jia Kui understands that his persuasion may not be effective, but for the sake of the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, he has to try his best again. Seeing that Cao Xiu was unmoved, Jia Kui said again: "The last general has already sent someone to report this matter to General Cao Zidan, and the results will come after only three or five days, and I ask the governor to wait for two more days." ”

"Thou art a man who has been in battle for a long time, do you not know that the warplane is fleeting? I fought in Wancheng, but Zidan was far away on the way to Chang'an, so I could wait for his news. Cao Xiu was displeased, and said: "Besides, I and Zidan are both ministers entrusted by the first emperor, and our positions are equal, and the governor of Pontus wants to send troops, do you still need to ask his generals to give orders?" ”

Jia Kui just wanted to use Cao Zhen as the name to dissuade Cao Xiu from temporarily changing his mind, but he didn't want to be self-defeating, and he made Cao Xiu even more displeased, so he had to say: "The last general has no such intention, but His Majesty intends to recapture Chang'an, and the general's responsibility is just to hold Wancheng tightly, so that General Cao Zidan has no worries." As for Guo Huai in Jingzhou, if Zhao Shu loses in Chang'an, he must not be afraid. ”

"Humph!" Cao Xiu snorted heavily, and said coldly: "With your intentions, this credit has made Cao Zidan satisfied?" The god sent the governor of Pontus to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but the opportunity to serve the court was wasted? Outside, the king's order is not subject to it, and after the governor of Pontus breaks through Guo Huai, he will report to His Majesty at the meeting. Without waiting for Jia Kui to open his mouth to persuade again, he turned his head to the military and political secretary next to him and said: "Pass on the order of the governor of Bendu, and anyone who dares to stop the governor of Bendu from sending troops will be punished as the crime of slowing down the army, and the responsibility will not be spared." ”

Jia Kui saw that Cao Xiu was determined, and he was afraid that if he said it again, he would cause trouble and not deal with it, so no one in the whole army would be able to see through Guo Huai's tricks, so he asked again: "Since the governor is determined to go to war, but he needs to guard against Guo Huai's treacherous schemes, the last general is willing to open the way for the front and the governor, if there is a mistake, the army of the governor must be safe." ”

Jia Kui originally had good intentions, but Cao Xiu misunderstood his desire to fight for merit, so he just said lightly: "The general's loyalty and righteousness have always been known to the governor of Bendu. It's just a pioneer candidate, and the governor of Pontus has already known it, and he doesn't bother the general. If the general has nothing else to do, please go back to the camp and prepare, and the army will be sent on the next day. After speaking, he motioned to the soldiers on the side to see off the guests. Jia Kui was enthusiastic, but in exchange for Cao Xiu's indifference and suspicion, he had to let out a long sigh and silently leave the account.

Looking at Jia Kui's back, Cao Xiufu smiled and said with a smile to Zhang Pu, a confidant general next to him: "In the past, the first emperor wanted to take Kui as the governor, fake the festival, I knew his temperament, he was just suspicious, and he was overwhelmed, so he admonished the first emperor." What I do today is not what I saw back then? Zhang Pu then echoed his argument, and Cao Xiu then made Zhang Pu the vanguard, leading the troops in the front, and unifying the army behind.

Zhang Pu received the seal of the vanguard, his heart was happy, he was determined to make meritorious contributions in order to be promoted, all the way to show off his might, not one day, until dozens of miles north of Fancheng, suddenly there was a report from the Malay: "There is a Shu army blocking the road in front." Zhang Punai sent people to report to Cao Xiu on the one hand, and on the other hand, he raised troops to fight. The two formations were in a circle, Zhang Pu Dan saw that the other party was a young general, bullied his youth, and shouted: "Why do you want to fight, and don't you surrender early?" ”

The opponent was Guo Tong, the son of Guo Huai, who heard Zhang Pu calling for the battle, and also came out to scold: "The thief will not know what to do, he has fallen into my father's plan, you can quickly dismount and surrender, so as not to die." Zhang Pu was furious when he heard this, and he came to fight, although Guo Tong was young, he was not afraid and greeted him with a gun. The two horses intersected, and the battle lasted for dozens of rounds, Guo Tong was a young hero, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became, Zhang Pu couldn't resist the enemy, and gradually became timid. After three or five more rounds of fighting, Guo Tong shouted "Look" in his mouth, and the spear stabbed Zhang Pu in the shoulder. Zhang Pu was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, and he hurriedly reined in his horse and left. Guo Tong then waved his troops to fight, and soon saw the arrival of Cao Xiu's army, so he collected his troops and returned to Fancheng.

Zhang Pu was defeated in the first battle and came to see Cao Xiu, but he was afraid of sin, so he had to praise Guo Tong's martial arts, saying that his courage was unstoppable. Cao Xiu was already displeased, and listened to his chatter and praise the other party, and couldn't help but shout: "You are a pioneer general, your martial arts are not as good as the enemy general, is it still worth showing off everywhere and being complacent?" Zhang Pu was scolded by Cao Xiu like this, and suddenly stopped talking, and suddenly remembered what Guo Tong said before the battle, so he said: "The governor is angry, and the final general will fail, although the opponent's martial arts are strong, but there are other reasons." Before the battle, the enemy general said that our army had been tricked, which caused the last general to be distracted and on guard, so there was this defeat. ”

"Medium?" Cao Xiu went all the way south, although he wanted to break the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but he was still always on guard against the enemy's plan, and when he heard Zhang Pu mention it, he couldn't help asking: "What is the plan?" Jia Kui was also beside him at the moment, so he said: "Governor Mingjian." After Liao Huayan Guanping sent troops, Guo Huai would inevitably rush back to Jingzhou, but when the governor's army came to Fancheng, Guo Huai still had the strength to go out of the city to fight, which can be seen as a deception? Now he is in his words, in the opinion of the last general, it must be Liao Hua to lure the enemy, in order to ensure integrity, the governor still takes Liao Hua and tortures him, and then makes a decision. ”

Cao Xiu was also wondering why there were still soldiers and horses in Fancheng, so he turned to Liao Hua and said, "What does the general think?" Liao Hua heard Jia Kui's words on the side, and Cao Xiu asked again, so he hurriedly bowed down and said, "The last general really doesn't know why there are military horses in Fancheng. As for what Guo Tong said before, how could the governor believe it? If the governor uses a plan to break the enemy, and the other party has not yet won the plan, will the governor be willing to inform him first? This must be Guo Huaizhi's plan to divide the army in the capital. ”

"Clever rhetoric." Jia Kui saw that Cao Xiu was quite puzzled, and hurriedly persuaded again: "The governor must not believe this person's words again, now that my army is coming, I don't know the details of the city, so I must not stay here, it is better to retreat temporarily to see the changes." Liao Hua also said: "General Guan has already raised troops, just wait for the governor to respond, and force to break Guo Huai, this God-given opportunity, I hope the governor will think twice." "The two of you say a word, I say a word, Cao Xiu couldn't tell the truth from the false for a while, so he had to stop the two of them, and ordered the whole army not to enter again, just choose the enemy to camp in the same place, and go to the city tomorrow to challenge, in order to watch the reality in the city.

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