Jian Yong and his party took two steps back, leading their horses to make way for the old man to pass.

The two lines staggered by, and Jian Yong took a look at the old man and his party.

A donkey, a few household goods, an old woman with a broken mouth, two silent daughters with frosty faces, and a naïve child.

Jian Yong remembered that his father-in-law had said that he had two sons and two daughters, and his heart was even more silent.

"If Da Langjun goes to Guanzhong, he can add two more clothes!" At the end, the old man said loudly, and Jian Yong also thanked him.

This climate is indeed getting colder and colder, and Jian Yong also has a judgment in his heart, this Han Ma Cao and the three of them should have to meet once before the snowfall.

Otherwise, it will indeed be as the old man said, Han Ma has the advantage of defense, and Cao Cao is bound to win, and no one will obey anyone.

It's just that what Jian Yong didn't expect was that after walking for a few more days, before he got out of the ramp, he encountered a wave of routs.

If Jian Yong only has one horse and one person, then this group of routs is so high that Jian Yong understands what is called troubled times.

But Jian Yong has always cherished his life, and he didn't have much personal companionship, but he borrowed it from Chen Zhi, and he was silent when he walked, and his hand never left the knife.

In addition, Jian Yong took the initiative to say two good words, so this group of defeated soldiers started to speak.

"Gong Cao is defeated, and General Ma is also defeated?"

Jian Yong's brows twisted into a pimple, he didn't expect this result.

"How's that happening? And what about General Han Suihan? ”

Saying that, Jian Yong also handed over a few pieces of cake, which made the attitude of the defeated soldiers even better:

"Mr. Big doesn't know, General Ma and General Han are fighting!"

"Huh?" Jian Yong was dumbfounded: "Aren't the two Han and Ma coalition forces?" ”

The soldiers were also full of sorrow, apparently feeling that this unfortunate situation was also due to the leaders.

"The front fought Cao Gong and won, but General Han and General Ma didn't know why they fought in the back."

"Cao Gong sent troops, and the two generals who fought were defeated, and we became like this."

What the routs said was upside down, but Jian Yong had already guessed the approximate guess of the military division when he set off.

Ma Mengqi has always been ambitious, but coincidentally, Han Sui is the same.

How can two people with unlimited ambitions work together? Moreover, this Han Sui pulled up the coalition army, and Ma Chao joined again, and it is a question of who controls whom.

At that time, Pang Tong smiled and explained:

"That's how the two wolves fought the tiger in the previous and previous lives."

"Han Sui and Ma Chao, the two hungry wolves, temporarily united to fight the tiger, but Cao Apu is a tiger with ideas."

Jian Yong shook his head slightly:

"Two short-sighted wolves."

When the two military divisions were not returned to the lord, he and Mi Zhu occasionally had to make guest appearances as military advisors to the lord, and the basic analysis ability was still there.

Now the situation is nothing more than that the Cao thief has not lost his combat power, and as a result, the two wolves have already fought because of the uneven distribution of the spoils.

But...... In this way, it is just right, he Jian Yong is good at taking advantage of his tongue and maneuvering in the three directions to be the main public road.

And Jian Yong still remembers the arrogant Jin Ma Chao he saw last time, and he can't talk about personal grievances, but he really wants to see what that Jin Ma Chao looks like now.

Even in his heart, Jian Yong cheered for Cao Thief: A hungry wolf like Ma Mengqi, who has eyes above the top, should be beaten well, so that he can listen to people's words.

"Hurry up!" Jian Yong pressed his mind and ordered.

made a decision in his heart: after sending the letter to Guanzhong, he would definitely visit Ma Mengqi to Yongliang and his party as soon as possible.

……

The people of Chengdu have been quite busy in the past few months.

Roads need to be repaired, rivers need to be dredged, some houses need to be repaired, and even Uncle Liu Huang brought hundreds of people to say that he would repair Dujiangyan.

This is an eye-opener for Chengdu people: how many years has Chengdu not been so noisy?

"General Zhang, can you take a break and drink tea?" There were people standing on the shore shouting.

Below the river was a man with a bear's back, shirtless and wearing only a pair of shorts, who was digging the mud first.

This is naturally Zhang Fei, who was punished for dredging the river.

But Zhang Fei didn't complain, his brother was nominally punished, but didn't he personally take people to Dujiangyan to clean up the river?

Even Mr. Zizhong did not touch the ground with Liu Ba's busy feet, and it was said that the two of them were going to plan for the official market.

Zhang Fei was not hypocritical, and after loading another basket of stinky silt, he climbed back to the shore along the ladder, but he was a little embarrassed when he looked at his hands:

"Lao Zhang, you put that tea on the stone pier, my body is full of filth, don't smoke you."

The people of Chengdu moved over cautiously and didn't care about it:

"What did General Zhang say? It's too late for us to thank the dredging of this river, and besides, the river stinks, don't we usually smell it? ”

Saying that, the old man couldn't help but grab Zhang Fei's hands and stuffed the tea bowl into it.

Zhang Fei was a little embarrassed and hurriedly drank the tea with the tea leaves, and then looked at the people and couldn't help but say that he took back the tea bowl and poured it full.

Zhang Fei, who looked at him eagerly, had to drink it all again, and then waved his hand:

"I'm full, don't add more."

As he spoke, he sat on the river embankment to rest, but looked at the old women who were staring at him with curiosity on the left and right - it was indeed the old women, the young people in Chengdu were all working now, for example, the young people who lived nearby were dredging with Zhang Fei under the river.

Looking at the women and elders, Zhang Fei felt uncomfortable, so he had to ask angrily: "Old man, there have been a lot of notices in the government recently, do you have any unclear, let me talk to you." ”

Recently, one of the major tasks of Pang Tong, Kong Ming, Fa Xiaozhi, and the three of them is to formulate various policies, and then post them through proclamations, and send officials to try to solve the people's doubts under the proclamations.

Although Liu Bei and others felt that they could say it clearly, suddenly so many policies might not be fully accepted by the people.

Therefore, Liu Bei explained to the government very early, as long as the people have questions, they must explain clearly, at least to ensure that the passage of Chengdu's internal government decrees is unimpeded, and the whole is united.

The old man who gave Zhang Fei tea waved his hand in shame: "Don't you deserve the name of the general's gentleman?" There's only one thing I want to ask, old man. ”

Zhang Fei listened attentively.

The old man hesitated for a moment and asked slowly:

"I just want to ask, my Dalang was sent to the surnamed Cao by the former state pastor as a soldier, can Uncle Huang let my Dalang come back now?"

Zhang Fei didn't expect this to be the question, and couldn't help but be speechless.

But looking at the eager eyes of the women and elders around him, he understood that the soldiers who were given away were their sons, husbands, and fathers.

Zhang Fei is familiar with military affairs, but now he remembers what he saw and heard when he was in Chibi, when he heard Zhou Gongjin and others analyze Cao Thief, he casually mentioned that Liu Zhang sent Cao Thief a batch of Yizhou soldiers, but there are only thousands of people, which is not a problem.

What happened then was too much and too fast, if it wasn't for this old man asking, Zhang Fei would never have remembered this stubble.

But now...... "By next year at the latest, my brother will regain Hanzhong!" ”

"When the time comes, the road to Guanzhong will be opened, and the eldest man of the old father-in-law's family only needs to ...... Then he will definitely be able to come back! ”

Just how? Of course, as long as he lives, but in Zhang Fei's opinion, this hope is extremely slim.

But this old man seemed to have received a blessing from heaven, and he was grateful for a thousand thanks, which made Zhang Fei's heart more and more heavy.

So after a hasty explanation, Zhang Fei jumped back into the river and threw his strength on the sludge, so that he could leave this matter behind.

After another day of exhaustion, Zhang Fei cleaned his body in the river, and Zhang Fei also returned to the mansion.

His family members are still in Jiangling, and his own soldiers are in Baishuiguan, so he simply lived in the mansion during this time in Chengdu, which was repaired by Liu Zhang's magnificence, but there was no shortage of places to live.

"When you smell this, you know that it must be Yide back!"

Before he could enter the door, Zhang Fei heard the reassuring voice of the military advisor.

Although it is washed for a long time every night, the smell of mud on the body is very stubborn and cannot be easily removed.

Zhang Fei didn't blush, laughed and pushed the door open:

"Strategist, I haven't seen you for a long time, but I want to die! Come and get close to me! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Fei threw himself at Kong Ming, gesturing to hug him.

Kong Ming was shocked and pushed Pang Tong into Zhang Fei's arms without hesitation.

Zhang Fei was not polite, and after rubbing against Pang Tong, he threw away and continued to catch Kong Ming.

In such a noisy hall, chickens and dogs jumped, and Pang Tong wanted to cry.

It wasn't until Liu Bei's return that he reluctantly knocked Zhang Fei on the head to stop the farce.

"What is this today?"

Zhang Fei approached the table in the hall and took a curious look, only to see that a hole had been cut in the middle of the table, and it had been filled with red-hot charcoal.

"Here comes the chicken soup!"

"Yide, get out of the way!"

Mi Zhu took a big urn of chicken soup, drove Zhang Fei away, and put the big urn on the charcoal.

Then Zhang Fei sat on the side, dazzled and looked at the anti-Mi Zhu and Fa Zheng Liu Ba and others like butterflies and flowers brought in small plates, each plate had different dishes, Zhang Fei also saw the pickled lychees that he saw in the light curtain yesterday.

"It's ...... How to eat it in later generations? Zhang Fei was impressed.

Kong Ming put his feather fan aside and took the lead in picking up the chopsticks:

"Let's try it together!"

Zhang Fei also sat down, looked left and right, and finally chose to put two pieces of lamb meat into the urn, and then opened the conversation box to talk about the soldiers who were sent out before.

"This......" Kong Ming stopped his chopsticks and thought for a moment and said:

"There is indeed such a group of soldiers and horses, and the Chengdu Treasury also has records, with a total of 2,132 soldiers, and about 900 households in Chengdu."

Liu Bei sighed, and also grabbed a green vegetable and threw it inside:

"If Liu Zhang is still likely to ask Cao Thief for it, now I will wait...... It's impossible. ”

Immediately, Liu Bei stared at the green vegetables that were churning up and down in the urn and said, "This matter is really not easy to do, just do your best." ”

Zhang Fei stared at the piece of mutton until it was completely white and could not see a trace of red.

Dip a little garlic paste and send it to your mouth, although I have eaten this taste before, I still feel a little interesting, and said to Liu Bei:

"Big brother, I want to go back to Baishui Pass early."

Liu Bei scooped up the vegetable leaves, dipped them in some garlic paste, and then put them in the meat sauce and rolled them around, and said vaguely while eating:

"Now Chengdu's food may not be enough to fight the Hanzhong."

Pang Tong glanced at Zhang Fei resentfully, and then at the robe that had just been taken off because of the smell.

Stretched out his chopsticks and poked into the urn, picked out a lychee and put it in his mouth, and said vaguely:

"Hanzhong's plan still needs to wait."

"Master Pang, can you succeed this year?" Zhang Fei asked.

What the eldest brother said is also true, Yizhou is now in ruins, and things are being built everywhere.

The cost is that the already abundant treasury has become less surplus.

Moreover, the news of the attack on Gong'an County had also been sent, and Kong Ming believed that the possibility of a two-front battle between Hanzhong and Jiangdong must be considered.

At that time, Xiangfan will definitely not be peaceful.

Therefore, when Pang Tong and Fa Zheng studied Hanzhong, they came to only one conclusion: quick victory!

After thinking about the progress for a while, Pang Tong nodded: "Approximately." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Fei also completely put down this matter, and then picked what he wanted to eat and cooked them one by one.

After trying each of the various seasonings, Zhang Fei saw the last dish of red powder:

"How can there be red salt?"

Kong Ming glanced at it: "That's sucrose, Yide might as well try it." ”

"Oh? The military advisor moves so fast! Zhang Fei boiled a piece of meat with great interest, then put it in it and rolled it around, and put it in his mouth.

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forcibly swallowed this piece of meat, Zhang Feirui commented:

"This Cao Pi is really a serious illness."

Immediately, Zhang Fei only dipped a little sucrose with chopsticks, and his eyebrows gradually raised:

"Strategist, this ......"

Kong Ming held back a smile and asked knowingly:

"How?"

"This sucrose... Precious or not? Zhang Fei was a little embarrassed:

"If there is a surplus, my daughter ......"

"It's precious." Kong Ming seeks truth from facts.

Zhang Fei's face was stunned for a moment, and he looked at the plate on the table:

"This dipping meat is quite unpalatable, so it's better to ......"

Pang Tong stretched out his chopsticks and held it down: "Yide is slow, although this brown sugar can't be dipped in meat, but it is very delicious when used to dip in fruit." ”

Saying that, Pang Tong also took another lychee and rolled it in it, and in Zhang Fei's distressed and frustrated gaze, he put it in his mouth and enjoyed it.

In the end, Liu Bei felt sorry for his third brother, shook his head and said:

"This cane sugar was made for the first twenty catties, and Kong Ming has already sent someone to bring ten catties to Jingzhou."

Zhang Fei turned happy and complained: "The military advisor is looking for me to be happy again." ”

Kong Mingle didn't say anything, just grabbed the meat.

Zhang Fei also moved his chopsticks again, but after taking two bites, he sighed: "I don't know what happened to the second brother." ”

Wisps of steam rose from the urn and gradually dissipated into the night as the breeze blew through the hall.

Guan Yu looked at the moon in the sky, and then looked at the giant city that had entered rest at his feet.

Now that it was curfew, Guan Yu suddenly remembered the bustling city that never sleeps in the future.

This is also one of the things that shocked them.

After being intoxicated by the prosperity, the first thing Guan Yu felt uncomfortable with was that there was no curfew in the future generations?

If there is no curfew, how can water walking and piracy be managed?

Guan Yu looked at the moon and said to himself:

"Cang Liao knows etiquette and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing."

"Why does the general sigh like this?" Zhao Lei didn't know why.

Guan Yu shook his head: "Let's patrol the night with me." ”

……

After a hard journey, Jian Yong finally saw Chang'an City.

There are various pits on the city wall, and large and small burial mounds are simply erected at the foot of the city wall.

It was the person who had died here before, perhaps because the family members or the neighborhood were too lazy to move the body, so they were simply buried on the spot.

The city gates were wide open and unguarded, and the homeless people crowded into twos and threes at the foot of the doorway and inner walls, hoping to escape the cold.

"This is Chang'an......" Jian Yong sighed heavily.

Since the Son of Heaven left Chang'an, this once glorious city has been abandoned.

Guanzhong Haoqiang relied on soldiers and horses, and had no interest in this giant city that had no danger to defend, but Cao Cao wanted to, so he sent troops to refuse Han Ma at Tongguan.

And just after entering Chang'an, Jian Yong also inquired clearly.

Han Suima was defeated and led his troops to flee west, and Cao Cao also led his troops to catch up.

Today, there is only one military camp next to Chang'an City.

The people of Chang'an City are also panicked, although they have heard of Cao Cao's name, but they are either as fearful as Jian Yong, or they have nothing to lose like those homeless people.

So although they were frightened, not many people ran away.

Jian Yong found a house according to Mi Zhu's explanation in advance, and after the code, Jian Yong took out the sealed envelope:

"Send it to Xudu, the name is in it, how to deliver it still depends on you."

"That's easy to say." Docking with Jian Yong was a fat man with a kind face, he introduced Jian Yong into the inner room, and then looked at the sky and sighed:

"In this situation, does Mr. Big have any advice?"

Jian Yong took a sip of hot tea to warm up, looked at the smuggling businessman, and thought for a while and understood the bottom:

"Han Ma is hard to destroy, and the day of Cao Gong's class is not far away."

"However, it will definitely regain its foothold in Chang'an, and this place will be safe."

The fat man breathed a sigh of relief: "I hope it is as Mr. Big said." ”

4.5k words, that's all for the time being today, I'm not sure when I'll be back at night, and I'll make up for what I owe.

(End of chapter)