Jia Xu shook his head, said nothing, and got into the carriage, leaving only the servants who were confused.
"drive,"
The next day Liu Bei's envoy was summoned by Li Jue, and then returned to Yanzhou with his intention.
Yucheng, Ma Teng.
In the small courtyard, a burly man was sparring with a slender young man. The swords and guns were clashing, the sticks were blowing, and the wind was blowing up all over the ground.
"My lord, there is an envoy from Liu Bei who wants to see you."
A voice sounded, and the confrontation in the garden came to an end.
"Father, why did Liu Bei send people here?"
Although the young man was tall and had long arms, he looked extremely immature when he spoke.
"how could I know."
The man whom the boy became his father was none other than Ma Teng, the general who conquered the West.
"Then ignore him and let the child ask his father for advice."
When the young man heard Ma Teng's words, he looked disgusted.
"Meng Qi, I have told you many times, don't underestimate the world.
Although Liu Bei has bad personal ethics and first betrayed Gongsun Zan and then Yuan Shu, Yanzhou is about to fall into his hands now. He is a powerful and powerful figure.
This person’s envoy cannot be neglected and arranges for me to meet him in the main hall.”
The person fighting Ma Teng was not an ordinary person, but Ma Chao, the Five Tiger General of the Shu Han Dynasty who was so brilliant during the Three Kingdoms period that he cut off his beard and discarded his robes when he killed Cao Cao.
"My child, let's make arrangements now."
Hearing Ma Teng's words, although Ma Chao was a little unhappy, he still bowed and slowly exited the small courtyard.
"Liu Jing meets General Zhengxi."
Liu Bei's envoy saw Ma Teng sitting in the first place and immediately paid him a courtesy.
"Excuse me. I don't know what Liu Xuande's advice was when he sent you to my barbaric land."
Ma Teng looked at the messenger, his eyes full of doubts.
"To be honest, General, Yanzhou has basically fallen into the hands of our lord, and Yuan Shu of Jizhou has just conquered Xuzhou. He will definitely attack Yanzhou next. Our lord has just captured Yanzhou, but it is difficult to resist Yuan Shu. Difficulties abound,
Therefore, I was specially sent here in the hope that General Zhengxi can attack Bingzhou in a critical moment as a response. If my lord can defend Yanzhou, he is willing to donate 200,000 dan of military rations to support the military."
Liu Jing looked at Ma Teng, smiled slightly, and directly stated the purpose of coming.
"Send troops to merge with the state and support Yanzhou?"
Hearing Liu Jing's words, Ma Teng couldn't help but frown. Last time Yuan Shu attacked Bingzhou, he had already made an appointment with Han Sui to send troops to resist.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu retreated bravely, turned a big corner, then withdrew his troops and returned home, not to advance again, but that time he had frightened them enough.
This time Liu Bei actually asked himself to send troops to attack Bingzhou to coordinate the war in Yanzhou.
"Yes, that's it. I don't need to say that the general knew about Yuan Shu's last attack on Bingzhou, but that time it was not Yuan Shu's full effort.
Yuan Shu, who holds the power of the four states, is so powerful. Now they are about to capture Xuzhou. If they occupy Yanzhou again, Yuan Shu, who holds the land of the six states, will definitely reach a higher level.
I dare to ask if he sends troops from Bingzhou to attack Liangzhou, how can General Zhengxi resist?
As the old saying goes, if the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, Yanzhou now will be Liangzhou in the future.
If Yuan Shu has no one to support him when he attacks Yanzhou, who will help the general when he attacks Liangzhou?
If we cannot work together to resist Yuan Shu, we will be defeated one by one. I hope the general will think more about it."
Liu Jing could hear Ma Teng's timidity from his words, so she quickly said what Chen Gong told her.
"But I only have 20,000 to 30,000 troops under my command, and I am powerless if I want to help Liu Xuande."
Although Liu Jing was eloquent, Ma Teng did not give in. Some things were just for you to talk about and for me to listen. Moreover, the person he was fighting against was Yuan Shu. How could he make such an easy decision?
"General, there is no need to worry about this. Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou, Yuan Benchu of Nanyang, Marquis of Wen Lu Bu, Li Jue of Chang'an, Guo Si and Cao Cao of Yangzhou. Chen Wen has agreed to send troops to assist, so I hope General Zhengxi can uphold justice and lead his troops to attack.
.”
Upon hearing Ma Teng's words, Liu Jing quickly spoke and mentioned several major princes he had contacted.
"Let me think about it, Meng Qi, and send the envoy to rest."
Ma Teng frowned. He didn't expect Liu Bei to have contacted so many powerful people. If this was the case, it would not be impossible for him to send troops.
"Messenger, please."
Ma Chao waved at Liu Jing.
"Then Liu Jing will wait for the good news from General Zhengxi and take his leave."
Liu Jing clasped her fists at Ma Teng again, and then followed Ma Chao out of Ma Teng's mansion.
After sending Liu Jing away, Ma Chao returned to the hall again.
"Meng Qi, how credible do you think Liu Jing's words are?"
After seeing Ma Chao, Ma Teng frowned and asked him.
"I don't know this, but one thing I know is that if Yuan Shu really attacks Yanzhou, it will be difficult for Liu Bei to resist it. This is why he sent an envoy here, and taking Bingzhou is already our biggest disaster. If we take the
Lower Yanzhou is very unfavorable to us."
Ma Chao was highly skilled in martial arts and had a good strategic vision. He could tell that Yuan Shu, who had captured Bingzhou, could send his troops westward to attack Liangzhou at any time.
"Well, but Yuan Shu has strong soldiers and horses, I'm afraid that all Liu Jing's releases are just smoke bombs, and no one from the Central Plains princes can support him. If we disturb Bingzhou, we may help Yanzhou share some of its firepower, but it will also make us a thorn in Yuan Shu's side.
It's not easy to do something where you've been punished for helping others."
After all, Ma Teng is an old Jianghu who has been in the Jianghu for many years. He can see the pros and cons of this matter at a glance. If it is like Liu Jing said that all the princes can go out together, and if he is the only one who foolishly sends troops, then after Yanzhou is finished, Liangzhou
It will definitely become Yuan Shu's first target.
"That's exactly what my father said. Since it's hard to make a decision, we might as well send someone to Jincheng to ask Uncle Han Sui and see how he responds."
After hearing Ma Teng's words, Ma Chao smiled slightly and suggested to him to discuss with Han Sui.
"What my son said is exactly what I want. I will send someone to Jincheng immediately."
"promise."
Ma Teng struck up his fast horse and headed straight for Jincheng, while Han Sui, who was stationed in Jincheng, had just met Liu Bei's envoy and was scratching his head.
"Send someone to recruit Cheng Gongying to come and discuss."
Han Sui was different from Ma Teng. Ma Teng had many powerful generals under his command, but he had few talents, but he was assisted by a counselor, Cheng Gongying from Jincheng.
When Cheng Gongying heard that Han Sui wanted to recruit him, he immediately packed up his clothes and came to meet him.
"Lord."
After seeing Han Sui, Cheng Gongying immediately paid him a courtesy.
"No need to be polite, Cheng Gongying, Liu Bei of Yanzhou sent an envoy to meet him, saying that Yuan Shu had just conquered Xuzhou and would attack Yanzhou next. He wanted me to send troops to merge with the state and coordinate the battle of Yanzhou. He also agreed that as long as he could defend Yanzhou, he would send military supplies.
Two hundred thousand, as a reward, what should I do?"
