In the tavern, except for the flickering candlelight, the three people in front of Yi Xiaotian were like stiff stone sculptures, standing there blankly, motionless.
Breathing...well...breathing seems to have stopped...
No, this has been stopped for too long.
"Guys! Take a deep breath! Take a deep breath!"
Yi Xiaotian quickly reminded.
Whoop whoosh!
Several people's faces turned red, and the three of them breathed the air greedily, but even so, they could not escape from what Yi Xiaotian just said.
"An…an army?"
"If I remember correctly, in two days, the 100,000 troops from Bingzhou and Xudu should have arrived in Chang'an, right?"
"Let Jiang Wan lead Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan's detachment, and Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan be Jiang Wan's deputy generals. Aren't you worried that there will be no one to support the two brothers? Just let him come!"
"No, no, no, no... Mr. Yi, you are joking! To be honest, the two Xiahou generals are about to lead the main force, which is a full 50,000 soldiers and horses? What you said, I know you love talents,
But...but Brother Gongyan is still young, maybe you want him to directly become the commander of the Western Front Army?"
"Um…"
Xun You explained crazily on the side. It's not that he doesn't believe Yi Xiaotian. Even if Jiang Wan has this ability, but... if a fledgling boy is appointed as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, isn't Yi Xiaotian afraid of causing everyone's dissatisfaction?
Here we talk about the factor of persuading the public.
Taking Zhang Lu's army as an example may be a bit exaggerated, but let's take Liu Bei's army as an example:
Even if it was Zhuge Liang, before he had enough meritorious deeds, at least two of the three people in Guan, Zhang and Zhao would be dissatisfied with him.
Not to mention the soldiers who had been following Liu, Guan, and Zhang all those years ago.
The disobedient commander's command was like going deep into the quagmire. In another time and space, the brutal Zhang Fei whipped his subordinates one after another, which made his generals dissatisfied. In the end, he was killed by his general Fan Qiang and Zhang Da before the war started.
If an unknown person like Jiang Wan is commanding an army of 100,000 people, even though Cao Cao has many generals with both civil and military skills, even if they can understand, those generals who are already bad-tempered will not be able to live if they see Jiang Wan like this.
Did you swallow Jiang Wan alive?
Not to mention, Jiang Wan looks like he can't beat a veteran on the battlefield. Isn't it nonsense to let him be the commander-in-chief?
"Then let him be the head coach, and remember to ask Mr. Muo to stay by Jiang Wan's side - well, with Mr. Muo around, I think it will be enough to convince the public."
It was even more outrageous. Even Jiang Wan found it outrageous.
Is Yi Xiaotian such a ruthless man?
A young and determined young man like Jiang Wan even wanted to back down in front of Yi Xiaotian.
"Brother Yi...how about...why don't you think about it again?"
Mr. Pang De also asked awkwardly next to him.
"No, no, no, you have misunderstood what I meant."
"Gongda, I know you are under a lot of pressure during this trip. Mr. Jia, Xun Lingjun and Xi Zhicai are not in good health. Now you are the only one coming to Chang'an, but...I am not asking you to delegate all your powers to Jiang Wan."
"In the Battle of Hanzhong, you leave it to him to do the big strategy. If there are any mistakes, you can correct them - let Jiang Wan be the actual coach, but on the surface, of course, you have to hide it from me.
Convinced everyone."
Yi Xiaotian smiled slightly:
"But believe me, Jiang Wan will never let you down."
"That…"
Xun You and Pang Degong looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Jiang Gongyan.
"Little brother Gongyan, are you ready? Since it is Mr. Yi, then if he is placed in the army, he will be the one who can determine the world with one word——"
"I have always believed that God will bestow a great responsibility on this person... He must first work hard for his mind and body... If this is a battle of names between me and Mr. Yi, then..."
"There is no possibility of retreating!"
"Wan, you will definitely fulfill your mission!"
This is right.
Yi Xiaotian looked at the fire that was almost burning in Jiang Wan's eyes, and was extremely satisfied with Jiang Wan's determination at this moment.
This was the indomitable Jiang Gongyan in his impression.
He had no intention of harming Mr. Hao.
Because Jiang Wan is definitely an all-rounder who deserves to be treated with great courtesy.
——
"Mr. Xun, I wanted to ask yesterday, who is the hidden master that Mr. Yi mentioned...?"
It may be that Zhuge Liang overshadowed Jiang Wan in the history of the Shu Han Dynasty. Few people know about Jiang Wan's experience in his youth, which is similar to that of Zhuge Liang.
As a young and eager to learn, he knew the major events in the world without leaving home. Although he did not formulate a long-term blueprint for Liu Bei like Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan was definitely a person who could see the general trend at any time and at any time.
In the more than ten years since he read poetry and books, Jiang Wan has used various methods to analyze all aspects of the three families of Sun, Liu, and Cao, which now account for almost three parts of the world. He is also well aware of the powerful advisers and generals around Cao Cao, but...he doesn't.
I have heard of a counselor named Mr. Hao.
Is it possible that besides Yi Xiaotian, there are other experts in Cao Cao's formation?
That’s not right either?
How could a man who could command hundreds of thousands of troops remain unknown in the army?
"Well, you'll know as soon as you come with me."
Xun You didn't know how to explain it, so he said this.
Then Jiang Wan saw a bearded man who was doing extremely funny things in the prefect's mansion and was sweating all over.
"Huh... this set by Divine Doctor Hua... oh... this set of Five Animal Plays is really a good thing..."
After Cao Cao finished practicing, he turned around and saw Jiang Wan, who was stunned in front of the door, and Xun You, who was already accustomed to doing Wu Qin Xi.
"Gongda, who is this little brother?"
——
"Brother Yi, did he really say that?"
Cao Cao changed his clothes and sat in the hall drinking tea without dignity. He did not show his aura as a prime minister at all. Of course, he was afraid that if his identity was exposed, he would scare the young man in front of him.
Just hearing what Xun You said, and when Yi Xiaotian recommended this young man like that, Cao Cao's eyes inevitably showed a sharp look.
It was this sharpness that caused cold sweat to break out on Jiang Wan's forehead, who had been stiff since just now.
Looking at the man in front of him, whom both Xun You and Yi Xiaotian called Master Miao, he connected with the information he had obtained:
"I guess this is Prime Minister Cao!!"
"Prime Minister?"
Jiang Wan tentatively said.
"Well...you can see it?"
Cao Cao was still a little confused, but Jiang Wan had an expression on his face like "Can't you tell I'm an idiot?", smiled awkwardly, and nodded.
But if Cao Cao saw this, it would be easy to say what he said.
…
After a while, after probably knowing the ins and outs of Cao Cao's concealment of his identity, Jiang Wan wiped the sweat from his head.
He was going to take back his previous thoughts.
because…
The respected Mr. Yi really didn't seem to realize that the bearded man in front of him was Cao Cao.
And he has no doubt about his identity as a "hidden master".
But no matter what...the thing that surprised Jiang Wan more was the following one——
"Since it was recommended by Brother Yi... let's make this decision."
Yes, Cao Cao didn't hesitate at all and directly agreed to Yi Xiaotian's proposal that Jiang Wan should be solely responsible for planning the Battle of Hanzhong.
At this moment, Jiang Wan was freed from the unreality of meeting Yi Xiaotian for the first time yesterday.
Really realize that those so-called rumors are all true.
Cao Cao, who was able to unify the north with the power of thunder and overcame countless hardships and difficulties, was really able to achieve this achievement because of Yi Xiaotian's words.
"Brother Gongyan, don't let Brother Yi down."
Cao Cao smiled and said almost the same words as Yi Xiaotian.
