Although Zang Ba has a bad background and is just a thief, he is expensive to listen to people's advice to eat well.

Whether it is Ma Tan or Liao Li, they are more knowledgeable than him Zang Ba.

What's more, these two people were appointed by Liu Mang to assist him, and they would definitely not harm their gang of Taishan thieves.

Since hearing that Liu Mang successfully killed Cao Pi with a beheading operation, Zang Ba has a trace of awe for Liu Mang.

Among the Three Kingdoms, whether they want to admit it or not, Wei has always been the most powerful country.

As a result, Cao Pi was seized by Liu Mang because of his personal expedition to the south, and he directly slaughtered the other party!

Looking at today's Wei State, it can be said that it fell apart, and finally ended up with three separate Wei.

Regardless of the three uncles and nephews in the end, whoever can destroy each other and unify the Wei State again will have to spend ten or even twenty years to recuperate.

It's just that with Liu Mang's talent, will he give the enemy a chance to recuperate?

Now that the Han has begun to fall, unlike others who like to control everything, Liu Mang has given a lot of autonomy to various places.

For example, Ma Tan and Liao Li, they have the right to decide whether to send troops from Mount Tai.

Zang Ba originally wanted to continue to be the emperor of Xuzhou by taking refuge in Liu Mang.

But now seeing Liu Mang treating Cao Pi like this, he Zang Ba can't help but feel afraid, or be an idle official in the imperial court and be a rich man for the rest of his life.

Ma Jian definitely didn't know, Zang Ba thought so much in his heart, but fortunately, the other party was cooperative enough.

The next day, the Taishan thieves poured out, thinking that the army in Xuzhou would resist somewhat.

Who knew that when the defenders saw Liu Bei's banner, everyone opened the city gate, and the people in the city even welcomed him.

Zang Ba has been running Xuzhou for several years, and the people have never been so enthusiastic about him.

"The envoy is back! It's the army of the envoy! ”

"Liu Yuanjun is in charge of Xuzhou again, which is our luck!"

"The people of Xuzhou have never forgotten that we are the people of Liu Zhijun!"

The people, you say a word to me, and Zang Ba is red-faced.

Over the years, in order to gain the loyalty of the army, he has not indulged his subordinates Taishan thieves.

The people of Xuzhou seem to be far away from the war, but in fact they are in a more difficult environment.

Every once in a while, they will be harassed by the Tarzan thieves.

Zang Ba was still complacent before, feeling that he had made a great contribution to the people of Xuzhou.

As a result, when people see Liu Bei's banner now, they don't need to say surrender at all, and they directly open the door to dedicate the city.

"General Zang, do you see it? This is the charm of my majesty. ”

Ma Tan said proudly: "If we can take Xuzhou without blood, we will weaken Cao Pi and have the territory to resist Eastern Wu." ”

Zang Ba nodded silently, although he is now the nominal general, in fact, everything big and small has to be controlled by Ma Jian and Liao Li.

Zang Ba is a smart man, he understands that playing the trick of separating one side will not work with Liu Mang.

Rather than staying until the end to be liquidated by Liu Mang, it is better to behave well now and win Liu Mang's favor.

Being a warlord is just a way, and the ultimate goal is to become a rich man in the Han court.

"Everything is arranged by Mr. Youchang!"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!"

It was the first time he was called Mr. Ma's enjoyment.

"Young Chang, Feiyu came to report, Zhu Huan of Eastern Wu led the army and has begun to attack Xuzhou!"

"This person has taken Guangling, and now he is going straight to Xiapi!"

"Fortunately, His Royal Highness let Cheng Yu go before, and this guy couldn't bear to see the people suffer, so he spontaneously organized the army and civilians to resist Zhu Huan."

Liao Li hurriedly came and told Ma Jian all the information.

"General Zang, let's march quickly, we must dare to stop the other party before Zhu Huan captures Xiapi!"

"If Xiapi is obtained by Dongwu, my Han can be said to have more gains than losses."

Liu Mang has so many calculations, that is, to get Tongguan, swallow Wancheng, and take Xuzhou!

No matter which step was picked by Sun Quan, it was a mistake of the generals of the Han Dynasty.

When Zang Ba got the order, he ordered his men to march quickly.

Although the military discipline of the Taishan thieves needs to be improved, the overall combat effectiveness is quite good.

Zang Ba treats soldiers and never withholds food and salary, which surpasses the vast majority of generals.

After several days of rapid marching, Ma Tan and the others finally met the menacing Zhu Huan in Xiapi.

"Oh? Is it Shu Han's army? ”

Zhu Huan looked coldly at the rear army, and immediately ordered the soldiers to prepare to form a formation to meet the enemy.

Ma Tan stepped forward alone and said with a smile: "Dare to ask who came is Zhu Xiumuhu?" When I got off the horse, I saw General Zhu! ”

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, Zhu Huan was also not afraid of Ma Yan, and came out to greet him and said: "Ma's five constants? It's better to be famous than to meet! ”

"I wonder what Master Ma has to teach you? If you come to take Pi, please withdraw as soon as possible! ”

"As the saying goes, first come, first come, Xiapi is now in my Dongwu bag, and the two families are still allies, so I don't want to meet each other in the next country."

Zhu Huan's words are polite, but in fact, he is threatening Ma Yan.

The elite soldiers of Jiangdong did not take Zang Ba, a group of Taishan thieves, in their eyes at all.

"What General Humu said is very true, the two families are allies, if they use the sword without permission, won't it hurt the peace?"

"But we are also ordered by His Highness to come and recover Xiapi."

"I don't know General Hugh Mu, can you make a bet with me? If the general wins, our army will withdraw, and Xuzhou will be owned by the general! ”

"If you win by luck, I hope the general will lead the army to evacuate Xuzhou."

As soon as Ma Tan said this, Zhu Huan was cautious.

He has heard of Ma's five constants, and the white eyebrows are the best, but now there is another sentence behind him, young and often scheming!

"I wonder how Master Ma wants to bet? Listen up in the next wash! ”

"It's very simple, you and I will attack the city for one day respectively, and whoever can take the city will be the winner."

"I'm younger than General Humu, I wonder if I can let you come first?"

Ma Tan bowed, Zhu Huan didn't expect the other party's so-called bet to be so unpretentious.

This attack on Xiapi, Zhu Huan can be said to have been preparing for a long time, and then look at the crooked melons and cracked dates under Ma Yan's command, it doesn't look like he can capture Xiapi in one day.

What's more, letting Ma Tan attack the city first is exactly what Zhu Huan wants.

"Since you often speak, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate!"

"Please ask Youchang to attack the city first, and our army will retreat!"

Zhu Huan gave an order, and the Eastern Wu soldiers retreated one after another, giving up the siege position to Ma Tan and his party.

"Thank you!"

Ma Tan took the initiative to return to the formation, and then ordered the Taishan thieves to approach Xiapi City, and when they approached, they proudly played Liu Bei's former banner - Liu Xuande, the general of Hanzuo!

Seeing this scene, the soldiers and civilians of Xiapi were instantly overjoyed, and Cheng Yu could only sigh in his heart when he saw this scene.

"Liu Bei's army, there are really talented people!"

"On the occasion of His Majesty's new death, awaken the gratitude of these Xuzhou people to Liu Bei."

"Well, handing over Xuzhou to Liu Bei is much better than leaving it to the Dongwu rats!"

With a wave of Cheng Yu's hand, the gate of Xiapi City was wide open, and Ma Jian seized the city without much effort.

At this time, Zhu Huan was stunned on the spot, "This ...... What's going on? ”