There were not many opportunities for the two people to cooperate. The only time they cooperated was a fire in Baima, which burned nearly ten thousand Yan Liang's troops. After that, they went their separate ways and never had the chance to join forces to fight against the enemy. But whether it was Jia Xu or Cao Peng,
, I really hope that the two of them will join forces again. Now in Nanyang County, the two of them have joined hands again, and their enemy has changed from Yuan Shao before to Liu Bei now.
"Liu Xuande is tenacious, courageous and extremely talented.
He also knows how to win over people's hearts, so he is very popular in Nanyang, especially in the Xinye area. This person is not in power now. If he gains power, he will rise to 30,000 miles. The opponents you have to deal with this time are more than
It is a hundred times more clever than the earlier ones."
Jia Xu reminded Cao Peng.
Although Cao Peng didn't say anything, he felt sad.
How clever is Liu Bei?
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lao Luo portrayed him as a kind-hearted elder who could only cry, and deceived countless people. Liu Bei's methods were so brilliant that he was by no means an incompetent person who could only hold hands and cry. Cao Peng watched it online in his previous life
It turns out that the first of the so-called Zhuge Liang's three fires, the Battle of Bowangpo, was not written by Zhuge Liang, but planned by Liu Bei. When the Bowang Fire burned, Zhuge Liang had not yet surrendered to Liu Bei, so it was naturally impossible to have anything to do with him.
.Liu Bei is definitely not comparable to Zhuge Liang in using troops.
He has served in the military for half his life and has escaped from danger many times, so he has rich experience.
How could such a figure, whom even Yuan Shao and Cao Cao admired, be compared to Zhuge Liang when he was just starting out?
Cao Peng never underestimated Liu Bei from the beginning.
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Wuyin County, market.
Ma Xuan walked into a small inn, went upstairs, and stopped outside a guest room.
He knocked on the door and immediately opened it. As soon as he stepped across the threshold of the guest room, he saw a cold light suddenly appear and rush toward him.
Ma Xuan was so frightened that he whispered: "Zilong, it's me."
Before he finished speaking, a silver gun worth two feet suddenly stopped, and the sharp blade was pressed against Ma Xuan's throat.
"Meng Chang, next time the door opens, sign up first."
The man in the room took back the spear, then returned to the couch and wrapped the spear again with a piece of black cloth. "If you had been slower just now, your life would have been in danger."
Ma Xuan smiled and said: "Zilong, why are you so nervous?"
"Be careful and you never go too far."
Ma Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, stepped into the guest room, and closed the door with his backhand.
"Cao Peng is here."
"oh?"
A flash of strangeness flashed in the man's eyes, he placed the spear across the armrest of the bed, and then asked curiously: "How do you feel about this person?"
"I'm just observing from a distance, how can I tell any clues?
However, his accompanying retinue is indeed extremely capable. In addition to some cavalry, there are also some soldiers riding camels from the Western Regions. In terms of military appearance alone, it is extraordinary. This man is at least a strong general who is good at running an army...
…It may not be inferior to Xia Hou Yuanrang.”
The man heard this and immediately laughed.
"If you can conquer the northwest, pacify Liangzhou, kill Ma Teng, and suppress the Western Qiang, how can you wait for others?"
He thought for a while and said softly: "Meng Chang, what should we do next?"
"Three days later, Cao Peng will hold a banquet in Wuyin to entertain guests and friends.
I estimate that many people will come by then, so I plan to go there. During the banquet, I will wait for an opportunity to sow discord between Cao Peng and local powerful people. As for what kind of effect it will have, I can't say yet.
Anyway, everything goes according to plan.”
The man smiled slightly and said, "Then there is Lao Mengchang."
"Zilong, you have to be careful these two days and don't reveal your hidden possessions.
Although you rarely show up on weekdays, there should be many people in Cao's army who know you. If you are discovered, you may be in trouble."
The man heard it but didn't care.
"Meng Chang, you have underestimated Cao Youxue and Jia Wenhe.
It is simply impossible for you and me to hide our behavior from them. Now that Cao Peng has arrived, we don’t have to be secretive. We can just go and report. The two countries are at war, and we will not behead the envoys. We are now acting as envoys.
Come here, they can't do anything to us."
"this……"
Ma Xuan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Zilong's words make sense."
He is from Xiangyang.
He is quite famous in Jingzhou and is a talented and learned man. He is the eldest of five brothers. Among them, the third brother Ma Liang has a close relationship with Zhuge Liang and has a very good relationship. Moreover, Ma Liang is highly valued by Liu Bei and serves as Liu Bei's staff.
.Ma Xuan, named Meng Chang, among the five brothers, he has the most cautious temperament. This time he was ordered to come to Wuyin to find out the true strength of Cao Jun. Unexpectedly, Cao Peng held a banquet in Zhongyang Town, but it was delayed.
Itinerary. Ma Xuan is not Jia Xu, nor is he a figure like Xun Chen or Zhuge Liang.
He didn't think too much about Cao Peng's banquet in Zhongyang Town, thinking that it was just Cao Peng's personal behavior.
However, Ma Xuan has one good thing, that is, he follows the good and follows the flow.
What Zhao Yun said was quite reasonable, so Ma Xuan did not object and nodded in agreement.
In terms of qualifications, he is not comparable to Zhao Yun; in terms of qualifications, he is not Zhao Yun's opponent. On the surface, Zhao Yun is the follower when he comes to Wuyin this time. But in fact? Ma Xuan follows Zhao Yun's lead. The two discussed for a while.
After that, Ma Xuan decided to send someone to the county government early the next morning to deliver a formal note to Cao Peng. It was getting late, so Ma Xuan and Zhao Yun finished their discussion and went back to their rooms to rest.
Zhao Yun, on the other hand, was sitting on the couch, looking at the dim oil lamp on the desk. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and suddenly stood up from the couch...
I saw him, dressed in black.
Then quietly opened the rear window. The guest room is located on the second floor, with a height of more than three meters.
However, this height was not in Zhao Yun's eyes. He picked up the spear, leaned out of the back window, and jumped downstairs.
The silver gun in his hand clicked on the ground, and his body slipped and landed quietly without making any sound.
After taking a look around, he recognized the direction clearly and ducked into an alley. This alley led directly to Zhongheng Street in Wuyin County. When he reached Zhongheng Street, he could see the high wall of the county building.
.Zhao Yun has arrived in Wuyin for many days and is very familiar with this road.
He went to the county house to pay a visit to Cao Peng.
However, he did not go to Cao Peng, but wanted to find out about Xia Houlan.
Xiahoulan was Cao Peng's retainer. Although he was a captain in the Hexi Military Academy, his reputation was not particularly prominent. Zhao Yun and Xiahoulan were young. Later, Xiahoulan offended Gongsun Zan and fled to Cao Cao, and was never heard from again until a few years ago.
Later, Xia Houlan sent a letter to Zhao Yun, saying that he was now working under a young man named Cao Peng, and invited Zhao Yun to come with him to assist him.
At that time, Zhao Yun had already longed for Liu Bei.
Moreover, at that time, Cao Peng was not well-known and was not known at all.
In that situation, Zhao Yun undoubtedly chose Liu Bei and rejected Xia Houlan. He even wrote a letter inviting Xia Houlan to assist Liu Bei. However, Xia Houlan did not reply. Zhao Yun always felt strange in his heart that Xia Houlan
He was also a proud and arrogant person. Why was he so devoted to a young man? As time went by, Cao Peng gradually became famous.
But he really became famous when he fought in the northwest, annihilating Ma Teng and pacifying Liangzhou.
Zhao Yun was already certain that this Cao Peng was the Cao Peng that Xia Houlan was talking about...
Now, Cao Peng has arrived in Nanyang County and is about to become his opponent.
But Zhao Yun still hopes to take this opportunity to inquire about Xia Houlan's situation.
Nanyang County and Hexi are far apart. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was no Internet. Although Liu Bei also paid attention to the movements in the northwest, it was still not smooth enough after all. Furthermore, Liu Bei paid attention to Cao Peng. This also made Xiahoulan not
Be known to exist.
Calculating the time, Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan have been separated for more than ten years. He really has some concerns.
It was getting very late, and Wuyin County followed Xu Du's example and used street drums to tell the time. Soldiers and horses would patrol the road from time to time, giving the entire county a sense of solemnity. Zhao Yun walked through the alleys and took the small roads, and soon
Then he came to the outside of the county house. After checking the surroundings, Zhao Yun was sure that behind the wall was the back house of the county house. Cao Peng was staying in the middle of the county house tonight, while Lu Chang was outside the county house.
Living. Seeing no one around, Zhao Yun took a few steps back, and then rushed forward with a few small leaps. The two-foot-long gentian gun in his hand slammed against the wall of the courtyard. With that force, Zhao Yun rose into the air, lightly, and then
Crossed the courtyard wall.
After his feet landed on the ground, he squatted down and placed the silver gun horizontally on the ground.
This is the back garden of the county house. It is not large in area, but the carvings are very elegant...
It's early spring and everything is coming back to life.
But there is still a sense of desolation in the garden after the cold winter.
The guards did not seem to be particularly strict, and there were no soldiers patrolling. However, Zhao Yun did not dare to slack off. He continued to crawl in the grass and observed for a long time. After confirming that there was no one in the garden, he stood up. The whole back house was in a state of chaos.
It was dark. There was only one house with a light on. Zhao Yun followed the light and quickly moved closer, and immediately saw clearly the layout and appearance of the house.
It is a three-room wing house connected into one.
In the middle, there seems to be a bedroom, with lights on inside.
The two rooms next to it were dark and there was no clue.
Zhao Yun took a deep breath and stepped forward. Unexpectedly, he seemed to trip on something, and then he heard the sound of a bell.
broken!
Zhao Yun was startled, knowing that there must be a trap around this house.
He stepped back and wanted to retreat, but it was easy to come in, but it was not that easy to retreat.
Just two soft whizzing sounds were heard, and two black lights flew out from the darkness.
Zhao Yun quickly dodged to avoid it, and two steel crossbows made two bangs, which were inserted into the place where he had just stood. The crossbow arrows were almost half-buried into the soil, showing unusual strength. Following closely, from the darkness on both sides of the wing, swish
Swishing, more than ten steel crossbows were shot out...
Zhao Yun danced his gun and dialed, secretly feeling frightened.
At this moment, ten men in black pounced out from the darkness like ghosts, their uniform horizontal knives with gleaming light, surrounding Zhao Yun in the center.
"Cao Peng, don't misunderstand me. I come here with no ill intentions. I just want to inquire about Xia Houlan's current situation. I wonder if he is okay?
Please show up quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being cruel."
Before he finished speaking, a loud voice was heard from the room, "It's strange to have a friend come from afar... I thought it was He Fang Xiaoxiao, but it turned out to be Zilong."
Haha, everyone, please step aside, Zilong is an honest gentleman, there is no need to worry."
While talking, the door of the room opened, and Cao Peng stepped out of the room...
