Zhao Yan saw that the atmosphere was not right, and immediately stepped forward to play a round: "Huh~ The general's words are different." The Marquis of Liangcheng was loyal to the monarch and made many meritorious contributions to my Great Wei. Previously, he followed the first emperor to the south, and the generals of Eastern Wu were also defeated generals, how could they not want to? ”

His words seemed to be praising Zang Ba and refuting Cao Xiu, but in fact, he used his words to set up Zang Ba.

At the beginning, you were able to go south with the first emperor, but now you are unwilling to fight Wu for Your Majesty...... What, do you think Your Majesty can't do it?

With the deepest malicious speculation, in fact, this is what this means.

Zang Ba has been relatively independent since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, even after being attached to Cao Cao, how can he be an ordinary person?

Naturally, he could also taste the deep meaning hidden in these words.

But the same meaning is also divided into how to express it, and letting others say the same words may force Zang Ba to be anxious, even if it does not defect, it will cause a lot of trouble.

However, when it came to Zhao Yan's mouth, it seemed to maintain Zang Ba everywhere, which made people angry.

After a small nod, Zhao Yan sighed again: "Alas! Marquis Liangcheng, it is not that the general deliberately makes it difficult for you. In fact, most of our sergeants and soldiers are not accustomed to water warfare, but the general's command has experience in fighting Wu, and he practices water warfare diligently on weekdays.

"This southern expedition is a matter of unification of the country and the stability of the society, if you can defeat the Eastern Wu in one fell swoop, then Shu Han will be lonely and will die for a long time! In our army, only the children of Qingxu can take on this great responsibility, and they hope to become a marquis...... Focus on the big picture! ”

After saying that, Zhao Yan bowed his hand and bowed to Zang Ba.

Zang Ba exhaled a breath of turbidity, knowing that when it came to this, he had no reason to refuse.

And Cao Pi has already thought about himself, even if he finds an excuse to shirk this time, after the class teacher returns to the court, won't Cao Pi use this matter to liquidate himself?

With the current situation of his Zang Ba, even if he defects and surrenders to Soochow, he is afraid that it will be difficult to trust.

What's more, the small country of Eastern Wu wanted to fight against the Great Wei, in his eyes, it was a precarious place, and what future could it have, it was just a shame for future generations.

It is better to fight to the death, if he can make meritorious contributions, presumably Cao Pi will not dare to kill meritorious ministers, and then take the initiative to hand over military power, but also to protect the glory of the family and the future of children and grandchildren.

In the blink of an eye, Zang Ba weighed the pros and cons, and suddenly his face changed, and Fang Cai's anger had been swept away, and he seemed to be moved.

"The military division is serious. Ba since following the first emperor, highly appreciated, His Majesty inherited the unification and then for a certain official into the knight, how can Ba De, get this love! ”

Zang Ba said and broke away from Cao Xiu's hand, took a few steps back, his eyes flashed with emotion, and he clenched his fists and bowed to the ground: "Zang Ba, I am willing to act according to the general's orders and seize the Jingkou for Your Majesty!" Fight to the death, what a pity! ”

It is also a significant difference between a capable person and a mediocre man.

Even Ma Chao after enlightenment is like this, let alone Zang Ba, who is indispensable in Qingxu.

At this time, the position was decided, and the speed of the face change was simply faster than that of the black horse riding the red rabbit.

Looking at Cao Xiu again, he was so moved that tears flowed down directly, how could he still find the slightest hint of threat on his face?

He stepped forward quickly, grabbed Zang Ba's arm, and helped him up.

"You are so loyal and righteous, not afraid of death and life, you are really a model for my courtiers! If there are more loyal ministers and good generals like the Marquis of Liangcheng in the court, why worry about the injustice of the world and the prosperity of the Great Wei? ”

The two looked at each other, shook each other's hands, and the main theme was sympathy.

This picture makes people who don't know the inside story see it, and I'm afraid they will also sigh: loyalty!

When he got out of the big tent and returned to his barracks, Yin Lu, who came with Zang Ba, stretched all the way, and he couldn't hold back at this time.

"General, that Cao Xiu'er didn't have a good heart, and he obviously let our brothers go to die! Why did the general agree to him? Yin Lu lowered his voice and angrily reprimanded Cao Xiu, "The Jingkou River is wide, even if you take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness for a while, once you ......."

"How can I not know?" Zang Ba said with a gloomy face, obviously not in a beautiful mood.

"And ......?"

Zang Ba sat on the seat, picked up the wine cup on the desk and took a sip, his mouth was dull and tasteless, and then he remembered that you can't drink alcohol in the army, it's all water......

He threw away the wine cup hatefully, and said angrily in a low voice: "What if you know? You also said that Cao Xiu'er is so bold that he dares to assert himself? ! ”

Yin Lu was taken aback: "The general is talking about ......"

"Silence!"

Zang Ba cautiously went out to check the account, explained a few words to his own soldiers, and then came back.

"In any case, we have to fight this one, and there is only one way to die if we disobey orders at this time." Zang Ba said in a deep voice, looking a little old and powerless at this moment, "If you can win, you may have vitality." ”

When Yin Lu saw Zang Ba's appearance, he immediately poured blood into his pupils, gritted his teeth and said: "We were born and died for his family, fought in the south and the north, but in the end, it was only because of the brothers' righteous anger that they ended up like this!"

"Jiangdong is not like the Ming Lord, and there is no Liu Bei in Shu. General, if you want me to say that we might as well go ......."

"Shut up!" Zang Ba raised his head and said angrily, and the power that erupted in an instant immediately stopped Yin Lu, "This must be mentioned again, otherwise don't blame Ben for not remembering the old feelings!" ”

"Yes......"

In fact, Zang Ba didn't have other thoughts, but he wanted to be the emperor, but he didn't want to be a subordinate to others.

Jiangdong was defeated by Shu Han, his troops were broken, his vitality was greatly damaged, and he looked like he was going to end sooner or later, and he had no ability to protect him.

Shu Han is too far away, and the whip is beyond reach.

And he actually didn't think that Shu Han and Jiangdong could really make any big waves, and they couldn't keep the land of Qingxu, so it didn't make sense for him to go.

Rather than this, it is better to make a desperate bet, his Zang Ba's officialdom career must end here, but if he can really make meritorious contributions, at least he can protect the future of his children and grandchildren.

On the other side, after Zang Ba and the others went out, Cao Xiu's emotion and enthusiasm instantly cooled down, as if nothing had happened just now.

"Strategist, you watch Zang Ba and the others...... Will it be risky? Cao Xiu took a chopstick and grilled fish and put it in his mouth, the fish was delicious and not fishy, obviously newly caught, but he didn't have much heart to taste it.

Zhao Yan on the side heard this, of course he knew what Cao Xiu meant by taking risks.

He shook his head with a smile: "The general is too worried, in my opinion, not only will the Marquis of Liangcheng not take risks, but he will definitely do his best in this battle." ”

"Oh?" Cao Xiu raised his eyebrows, "How can you see it?" ”

Zhao Yanshu smiled and said: "Liangcheng Marquis is scheming, and he is by no means an ordinary martial artist, but the more this is the case, the less impulsive he will be." Even if some of his subordinates are dissatisfied, they will be suppressed.

"Hehe, the general's plan is very good, and he has no reason not to go. If it doesn't work, then there will be less trouble for a henchman, and if it does, our army can take advantage of the situation to expand the results! Wonderful, wonderful. ”

Cao Xiu nodded when he heard this, his heart was a lot more steady, and he smiled and said: "This time, thanks to the coordination of the military division, we have made the twenty soldiers and horses of my five states calm and orderly. If this battle is won, the military division will make great contributions. ”

Zhao Yan also smiled and said: "Where is it, the general is eloquent and strategic, and he will be the minister of the imperial court in the future, Zhao is just doing his best, haha." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, just waiting for Zang Ba and other Qingxu soldiers to fight to the death with that Dongwu......

(End of chapter)