waited until dawn, Huang Xu and the others finally caught a few of Xing Daorong's men, to be precise, they were originally here as ambush soldiers, but now they have become prisoners due to some unexpected circumstances.

After some inquiry, Zhou Gongjin and Huang Xu finally understood what was going on here.

Coincidentally, among these captives, Xing Daorong was impressively listed.

Unlike others, others were all arrested, and after Xing Daorong himself saw Jiangdong's soldiers and horses, he ran out of the grass in a panic, and finally raised his hands and shouted surrender.

In addition, the rest of the people had a more or less fishy smell on their bodies, so that the people who captured them were full of disgust, and they didn't even want to touch them more.

The next inquiry was unusually smooth, to be precise, with Xing Daorong joining, it was simply a matter of course.

Just half an hour later, Zhou Gongjin and Huang Xu's faces were covered with black lines.

What is this called? I was careful there for a long time, but I didn't expect that in the end, Zhang Fei's men and horses were folded in the hands of his own people, and they were given laxatives.

"Where did you kid get so many laxatives? You don't even have much of this in the hands of the medical officer, right? ”

Zhou Gongjin looked at Xing Daorong, who was as fat as a pig in front of him, with a dark face.

"I don't know, my two brothers got it."

Xing Daorong smiled, as if he was a little embarrassed. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, you're one of the Five Tigers of Jingzhou, right?"

Zhou Gongjin looked at Xing Daorong with a smile, and as soon as he said this, Xing Daorong was immediately overjoyed.

But before he could speak, Huang Xu on the side suddenly laughed.

"Jingzhou Five Tigers, is it possible that Liu Xuande's subordinates are all such wine bags and rice bags? Look at his physique, where is the general who leads the troops in battle, in my opinion, he looks like a pig! ”

Huang Xu didn't have a good impression of such a general, so he spoke straightforwardly.

"This ......"

Zhou Gongjin didn't know how to respond for a while, and after thinking about it carefully, Xing Daorong really didn't seem to have any good records.

"Wait, if he didn't really learn from the truth, why would Liu Xuande value him so much, is it ......?"

Huang Xu suddenly thought of something, and his face began to become interesting.

"Did you think of anything?"

Zhou Gongjin looked like he was eating melons.

Only Huang Xu himself knows that if he wants to talk about this matter, I am afraid that it will be inseparable from the situation laid out by his father-in-law in the early years.

Huang Xu did not hide it, and immediately informed Zhou Gongjin of the matter of the Nian Yue Dan Review.

"At the same time, the father-in-law didn't think too much, just thought that he might be able to use it in the future, but he didn't expect ......"

After speaking, Huang Xu glanced at Xing Daorong beside him.

Zhou Gongjin, who learned of this, immediately leaned forward and leaned back with laughter.

Then he directly pulled Xing Daorong out of the camp together, and it didn't take long for him to walk in again, but when Zhou Gongjin looked at Xing Daorong at this time, there was a trace of disdain in his eyes.

After some temptation just now, he was already very sure that Xing Daorong in front of him was completely a wine bag and rice bag, without any real knowledge, and he didn't know anything about leading troops to fight.

Now it seems that Liu Xuande actually chose such a person as the commander of the army, and he is also known as the Five Tigers of Jingzhou by the outside world, which is really laughed out of people's big teeth!

Since Zhang Fei heard about Wu Hou's message, he couldn't bear the anger in his heart and went to Jingzhou to find Liu Xuande, leaving only Xing Daorong, who knew nothing, to lead the troops here.

encountered such a thing, Xing Daorong didn't know what to do for a while, and this is why there was a scene yesterday.

After learning the truth of the matter, Huang Xu and the others immediately understood that they were indeed making a big fuss yesterday, so why bother making such trouble.

"I know, now it seems that Liu Bei's side must be extremely short of people, to be precise, there is a lack of generals who can lead the army to fight!"

Regarding what Zhou Gongjin said, Huang Xu also nodded.

This is indeed the case, on the other hand, under Xi Yu, almost all of those who led the army to fight were brought up by him, and he also studied the tactics of all parties.

Take the most obvious Huang Xu as an example, although he may not be as good as Zhou Gongjin in leading troops to fight, but his cognition of the war and advanced thinking can often think of the winning points that others ignore.

"Now it seems that Liu Xuande's side is not an iron bucket!"

"But what the truth is, I have already sent the white horsemen and horses out to inquire about the news, and I believe that news will come soon."

And Zhou Gongjin was not idle here, and immediately sent someone to invite Guo Fengxiao to come to discuss.

It is not easy to defeat Jingzhou, this is a place where soldiers must fight, easy to defend and difficult to attack, plus now that Liu Xuande is guarding here, he will definitely not take it lightly, this is what he sacrificed a lot to get.

The original Liu Xuande established the world with benevolence and righteousness, but after so many years of baptism, he is no longer the descendant of the people-oriented royal family.

Soon, Guo Fengxiao brought someone to come, Zhou Gongjin didn't have any concealment, and directly told him what happened here, but he didn't expect Guo Fengxiao to laugh after hearing it.

"I have already investigated the situation over there in Jiangxia, the person who led the troops is Ma Liang, the deputy general Guan Ping, and the military advisor is Xu Yuanzhi, this person can be regarded as my friend for many years, but I haven't seen each other for a long time!"

Speaking of this, a weird smile appeared on Guo Fengxiao's face.

"Now I seem to understand why the lord asked me to stay here, maybe he had long expected that it would not be so easy for us to take Jingzhou directly, if we attack Jiangxia first, maybe I have a way to not be a soldier!"

As soon as Guo Fengxiao said this, the eyes of the two of them suddenly widened.

"What's the solution?"

You must know that there are 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers in Jiangxia, and there are many warships, and it is tantamount to a fool's dream to take them down without spending a single soldier.

What's more, Zhou Gongjin was ready to send troops to attack in his heart, otherwise he would not have pulled all the troops to Huangpi.

"The solution is very simple, you just wait here quietly, and I'll go alone!"

Guo Fengxiao also spoke slowly and said what he was thinking.

"No, it doesn't work!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as his voice fell, Huang Xu refused directly without thinking about it, and went to take down Jiangxia alone, what is the difference between this and dreaming!

Not to mention that Guo Fengxiao is also his uncle, and he is the right-hand man of his father-in-law, just the position he holds now cannot let him go on adventures.

The fact that there are so many people of insight gathered around each person is enough to show that this person is extraordinary.

Just like Cao Gong back then, there are countless capable people around him, even including his father-in-law Xi Yu, who also thought about taking refuge.

"You don't have to think about this matter so much, I dare to say such a thing, I have a certain degree of certainty."

"Naturally, you don't know, that Xu Yuanzhi still owes me a favor, I expect that he will definitely not kill me!"

Guo Fengxiao's face was full of confidence.

"Even so, who can guarantee that these people will not be able to move you? If it were me, I would definitely do whatever it took to keep you in Jiangxia! ”

Zhou Gongjin thought that he would be able to dispel the thoughts in Guo Fengxiao's heart after saying this, but he didn't expect that in the next second, he saw the urgency in the other party's eyes.

"If that's the case, there's nothing wrong with that, if he really leaves me under the river, then won't we have a reason to use troops in Jingzhou."

"Giving my life in exchange for the land of Jingzhou is not a loss-making business no matter how you think about it!"

Huang Xu couldn't help but gasp, he never expected Guo Fengxiao to have such a calculation.

"This is absolutely unacceptable, and if the father-in-law knew, he would definitely not agree."

Huang Xu's head shook like a rattle.

"Don't forget, I'm your elder, do you dare to listen to me?"

Seeing that Huang Xu didn't let go, Guo Fengxiao directly turned out the identity of the elder, and this time Huang Xu only pulled the corners of his mouth.

"Even if you go, you can't go alone, I'll go with you, and if there is any accident, we can take care of each other."

originally thought that after he said this, Guo Fengxiao would agree without thinking about it.

didn't expect him to look at himself with a frown, which made Huang Xu a little embarrassed.

"You? Can you do it? Are you sure you won't be bad? ”

Guo Fengxiao said this is not groundless, after all, Huang Xu's character is playful, and it is really self-defeating if he doesn't do it.

"It's okay if you want to go with me, but I can tell you in advance that Xu Yuanzhi is not an ordinary person, and his swordsmanship is also first-class, if you go with me, you must obey my arrangement, if you can promise me, I will take you with me, otherwise don't even think about it!"

Seeing that Guo Fengxiao didn't seem to be joking when he said this, Huang Xu hurriedly shook his head again and again.

"What are you talking about, I naturally won't fool around!"

Although he said this, Huang Xu's face was full of embarrassment of being seen through his thoughts.

In the end, his personality is indeed a little playful, and the reason why he usually doesn't show it is obvious is that his father-in-law has been pressing, and if he doesn't do it well, he will be beaten, but now is a great opportunity, if he doesn't grasp it, he may not be able to tell when the next time will be.

"Uncle Fengxiao, you just believe me, I really want to protect your safety, I have no other thoughts, I will never go west if you ask me to go east, I will never steal chickens if you let me fight birds!"

"Okay, okay, then it's decided!"

"Gong Jin, I'll leave the matter here to you first, I believe that with your ability, you should know what to do next!"

Suspicious people don't need to be suspicious, Guo Fengxiao naturally won't let Zhou Gongjie feel guilty, and the two said goodbye to each other after a greeting.

……

On the other side, Zhang Fei returned to Jingzhou in a panic, and he didn't have time to rest, so he hurriedly found Liu Xuande.

Seeing Zhang Fei coming back, Liu Xuande was also quite surprised, but he hurried to greet him.

"Third brother, didn't you lead the troops in the battalion, why did you come back at this time?"

Liu Xuande naturally knew that his brother was reckless, and he was a little worried that he had caused some trouble.

"Big brother, I really have something important to tell when I come back this time, about the news that you asked Sun Xiaomei of the Jiangdong Sun family to marry, and they have sent someone back from there."

"What? Got news? ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then a happy look appeared on his face.

"Did Wu Hou agree?"

If this family affair can be promoted, the Sun-Liu alliance will be more stable after all, so it will not be a big problem to resist Cao Pi in the north.

"Big brother, it would be nice if this was the case, but ...... But they ...... It's too much of a deception! ”

Zhang Fei's face was full of anger, as if he didn't know how to speak.

"Third brother, if you have anything to say, just say it, what happened?"

Liu Bei's heart sank.

"They sent heralds to shout and scold in front of our camp, saying that eldest brother, you are so old that you want to marry Sun Xiaomei as your wife, it is really shameless!"

As soon as Zhang Fei said this, Liu Xuande was stunned, and the news was like a bolt from the blue to him.

"They also said that you are not a descendant of the Han family, but you just made it up to deceive the world, saying that you are brazen!"

Zhang Fei told all the news he heard in one go.

"Big brother, you calm down, if you want to open a little, don't be angry!"

I saw Liu Xuande's legs weak and his buttocks slumped on the ground.

"This ...... How can this be, Wu Hou, deceive me too much! ”

Liu Bei hated.

Even the table in front of him was overturned by him.

Although he looked angry on the surface, Liu Bei was embarrassed in his heart.

I'm old, and I'm still being abused like this.

Originally, Liu Xuande didn't know the bottom of this matter, but he didn't expect that what Zhang Fei brought back was the worst result!

"Sun Ce Xiao'er dared to insult me like this!"

"Since this is the case, presumably they are planning to completely destroy the Sun-Liu Alliance, then we have no worries, immediately notify the second brother to strengthen the deployment in the direction of Jiangdong, and send a fast horse to inform the military to return to the camp immediately!"

"Yes, and you, you rush back to your camp right away, just in case!"

In this moment, Liu Bei thought about everything.

"Big brother, if a war breaks out at this time, it will not be good for us!"

Zhang Fei looked embarrassed, he naturally knew the situation in the army, and it was difficult to have a perfect strategy if he used troops at this time.

"In addition, we are all old and weak in Jingzhou City, and I am afraid that in the face of those iron horses in Jiangdong, I am afraid it will be ......."

Zhang Fei said to himself, not noticing that Liu Bei's face was getting darker and darker.

"Third brother, as the leading general, how can you shake the heart of the army!"

"I've been working hard for so many years, don't you know how to lead the troops to fight, don't you worry, what we have to do now is to prevent Jiangdong from doing something to us, in addition to that, I will get in touch with Xichuan as soon as possible, if I can form an alliance with them, even if I can fight, I will have some confidence!"

Hearing about Liu Bei's plan, Zhang Fei suddenly realized.

"That's good, then I'll go, big brother, take care!"

Zhang Fei didn't dare to stay longer, leaving Xing Daorong alone in the camp was really risky.

On the other hand, Liu Bei had also sent a cavalry to Jiangxia.

After sending off the others, Liu Bei fell into deep thought alone.

What gives him the most headache now is not the relationship with Jiangdong, but the situation in Jingzhou City.

Liu Qi, the son of Liu Biao, the former lord of Jingzhou City, is also terminally ill now, and only Liu Bei himself knows what caused it.

Liu Qi originally had no leadership skills, but he was a little proud of his victory in the previous Battle of Chibi, and he was addicted to alcohol all day long, and his body was not as good as day by day.

If it was really a matter of closing his eyes, Liu Qi was still breathing, and most of the men and horses in Jingzhou still obeyed his command, so it was still a long way to go before Liu Bei completely commanded Jingzhou.

Now it is the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the Jiangxia area was originally rainy weather, and this year it has rained heavily.

In this way, everyone will think that this year will have a good harvest!

But the good times didn't last long, but the war broke out, and people were panicked for a while.

Although there is no natural disaster, the persecution of this man-made disaster is no less than that of natural disasters.

Since Liu Jingsheng passed away a few years ago, the taste of Jingzhou has fallen into the hands of Liu Qi, and this Liu Qi's governance talent is also seen by everyone, and he is not this piece of material at all.

So much so that the major wealthy families in Jingzhou City did not take it seriously, and tried every means to make money whenever they had the opportunity, and even raised a lot of families to strengthen their own capabilities.

As for farming, it has long been less important!

What's more, some wealthy families will fight with each other because of competing for interests.

From this point of view, the land of Jingzhou Jiangxia was originally rich, but now it is a mess.

In such an environment, Liu Xuande, who has always regarded himself as benevolent and righteous, has also given up his past appearance, plus he has been recruiting strong men to join the army during this period of time, supplementing food and grass and military salaries, so the relationship with the wealthy families in Jingzhou City is not very good.

The people are also complaining and complaining.

……

On the other hand, seeing that Guo Fengxiao was about to leave Huangpi in the first phase, Huang Xu suddenly became anxious.

"Uncle Fengxiao, what are you, didn't you promise me to take me with you? Why is it backtracking now? ”

Huang Xu really couldn't understand that when things came to him, Guo Fengxiao actually gave up himself.

"There's nothing to worry about, just trust me!"

Guo Fengxiao smiled slightly, and did not make any unnecessary explanations.

"But right now, when the war is in chaos, if you really have three long and two short, my father-in-law will definitely not spare me, don't you embarrass me!"

Huang Xu had a bitter face, and he was about to cry.

"I'm just going to catch up with old friends, and I'm not going out to fight with people."

Guo Fengxiao was really upset, and shook his head again and again to refuse.

"No, even if you don't let me go, I have to arrange five hundred soldiers to go with you, not to mention whether Xu Yuanzhi will do anything to you, in case you encounter any bandits and bandits along the way, you can take care of it."

"Don't say it again, don't hide it, that's exactly what the lord meant!"

Guo Fengxiao directly moved out of the play, and Huang Xu was directly stunned.

Taking advantage of this gap, Guo Fengxiao raised the whip in his hand and whipped it down on the horse's buttocks, and then the horse galloped away with a neighing and raised a thick layer of dust.

Watching Guo Fengxiao go away, Huang Xu was not in a hurry, after getting on the horse, he snatched the horse whip from the hand of the soldier next to him, followed by a burst of neighing of horses, and Huang Xu chased in the direction of Guo Fengxiao's departure.

(End of chapter)