Irony?
Pan Zhang lowered his head and remained silent. Although he did not agree with Ma Chao's words, he had deep thoughts. Pan Zhang would not directly refute Ma Chao. He knew that someone would speak for him.
Sure enough, Zhou Tai frowned and said,
"We will do whatever the Lord says."
"General Zhou, don't object in a hurry, listen to what I have to say." Ma Chao interrupted Zhou Tai, "The information we know so far is that the Lord asked Jingbei to stop his troops, and then went to Jingnan alone, and deliberately ordered Let's go help him. Where to help? There is already Jiangdong's army in the north of Jing, and Liu Bei's main force is in the south of Jing, so the lord can only ask us to help him deal with Liu Bei."
Ma Chao did not continue. He believed that Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai were not fools. Since they were dealing with Liu Bei, what was the point of bringing only a small number of soldiers?
Therefore, Ma Chao believed that Sun Quan's advice not to bring too many people was deliberately told to Diao Chan and Liu Bei's camp. Sun Quan's real intention was to let them bring more people!
"Even with the Lord's order, we can only mobilize our own troops. Do you think the three of us alone can defeat Liu Bei who has all the main forces?" Pan Zhang suddenly asked.
Ma Chao smiled softly. Facing these two colleagues, he felt as if he was scolding Fang Qiu and dominating the world.
"First of all, although we are still blocking the Yangtze River, the lord deliberately opened a loophole. No matter what the lord promised, Liu Bei still cannot completely trust Jingbei, so he will definitely sneak the main force across the river. Therefore, what we are about to face, It’s probably Liu Bei’s army that is strong on the outside and strong on the inside.”
"Secondly, the lord is going to Jingnan alone because there must be something important. He wants our support, and he probably doesn't want Liu Bei to hinder him. As for the lord, he also hopes that we can help him keep Liu Bei's army where it is. You two. ,What do you think?"
Ma Chao believed that he had figured out Sun Quan's true intention. Perhaps Sun Quan did not expect the three of them to defeat Liu Bei, but only hoped that they would help contain him. But he, Ma Chao, might be able to surprise Sun Quan and scare the whole world!
Ma Chao looked at Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai. These two guys wanted strategy but not strategy, courage but not courage, agility but not agility, force but not force. They just followed Sun Quan relatively early. How could they compete with his contemporary? Comparable to Wu Zhuangyuan? It can only be the green leaves that serve as a foil for the flowers.
These two guys can't be counted on. It seems that I (Ma Chao) can only turn the tide this time.
"I don't agree."
Zhou Tai, who was labeled by Pan Zhang as having low emotional intelligence, directly objected, which immediately made Wu Zhuangyuan's face, which was originally so bright and sunny, look a little darker.
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
"Oh? I wonder what General Zhou has to say?" Ma Chao looked at Zhou Tai and asked.
"Soldiers only need to obey orders and do not need to figure out the purpose of the lord." Zhou Tai said.
"So, General Zhou plans to bring dozens of people to defeat Liu Bei?" Ma Chao mocked.
"The literal meaning is, don't bring too many people with you. Naturally, it means sneaking into Jingnan secretly." Zhou Tai said.
"Sneaking in? Sneaking in secretly?" The sarcasm on Ma Chao's face became even worse, "My lord did not give a secret order, this order was given in front of the enemy! Do you think Liu Bei is stupid for letting you, General Zhou, sneak in secretly?"
"Two, two, everyone is working for the lord. Don't hurt the peace when discussing things." Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Pan Zhang quickly stood between the two and acted as a peacemaker.
"snort."
Ma Chao and Zhou Tai were both indifferent and refused to obey anyone.
Pan Zhang rolled his eyes and continued,
"Have you ever thought about it, since the Lord has found three of us instead of one of us, does he want us to act separately?"
Ma Chao narrowed his eyes slightly and acted separately? That's a lot less troops. However, Liu Bei is strong on the outside and capable on the inside. Compared with two more unruly guys, he may still be able to fight a dozen by himself. There is a natural danger in the Yangtze River to retreat from, so you are not afraid of failure. If you win, no one will take the credit from you!
"I agree." Ma Chao agreed with Pan Zhang.
Zhou Tai frowned, Ma Chao was arrogant and ambitious, and Pan Zhang didn't seem like someone who would listen to arrangements honestly. However, with these two people openly attracting Liu Bei's attention, he could better sneak into Jingnan and support Sun Quan.
So Zhou Tai also nodded.
These two guys can't be counted on. It seems that I (Zhou Tai) can only turn the tide this time.
Next to him, Pan Zhang glanced at the two of them and smiled in his heart. One is young and the other is stubborn. I am the only one who is my lord's confidant. Obviously, these two people were deliberately arranged by the lord to cover for me. The lord’s real purpose is...
These two guys can't be counted on. This time it's only me (Pan Zhang) who can turn the tide.
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Jingnan,
Sun Quan and Diao Chan rode southward, taking turns to rest without stopping for a moment. They had already knocked down several horses without stopping.
Sun Quan looked up at the sky. Ma Chao, Pan Zhang, and Zhou Tai should have already set off. At that time, time was tight and Diao Chan was around, so Sun Quan could not arrange too much. However, in Sun Quan's view, Ma Chao was top-notch in terms of force, Pan Zhang was quick-minded, and Zhou Tai was loyal. The three of them had complementary abilities and would definitely be able to pass Liu Bei's blockade. After successfully sneaking into Jingnan and successfully rescuing Sun Jian on his side, he appeared in time to block Liu Bei's pursuing troops, creating opportunities for Sun Quan to bring Sun Jian back to Jiangdong safely. In this way, this dead situation will be revived.
It's just that it's too difficult.
Liu Bei is not a fool. Knowing that Sun Quan has ordered these three people to come to support, Liu Bei will definitely take corresponding measures to stop the three people. Pan Zhang and the other three are not like Sun Quan. They allow me to think twice about their magical skills. The journey will not be smooth.
However, if it can attract some of Liu Bei's attention and distract some of Liu Bei's soldiers, Sun Quan's goal will be half achieved. Never placing his hopes on others may be Sun Quan's shortcoming, but it is also his advantage.
on horseback,
"The front is where I last followed them." Diao Chan pointed to another forest in the distance.
"Go around, let's block them from the front." Sun Quan said.
"There is something that I have always been puzzled about, but you never seemed to have any doubts." Diao Chan suddenly asked Sun Quan.
"You want to say why those monks went all the way south." Sun Quan seemed to have already known what Diao Chan was going to ask.
Diao Chan nodded and looked at Sun Quan doubtfully. Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains via the Silk Road, which was in the northwest. This group of monks from the Western Regions kept heading south.
Diao Chan always believed that the purpose of going south was to avoid people's eyes and ears, and that the group of monks could change direction at any time and head northwest. After so many days, why did Sun Quan still insist that the group of monks continue to go south?
"Because they can also reach Tianzhu by going south. When they reach Jiaozhou, they should turn to the southwest." Sun Quan replied.
"Why did I never know that there are monks coming from the south?" Diao Chan said. She, Cihang Jingzhai, is considered to be closely connected with Buddhism, and she didn't know about this secret.
"There is a virgin forest in the far southwest, which ordinary people can't cross at all. Even you and I can't go on unless we firmly believe that there is another world on the other side. I think even ascetics can pass through that forest." Sun Quan Then he added, "I saw it in Cai's collection of books."
Diao Chan nodded,
"Back then, Mr. Cai entrusted you with all his life's treasure, but you didn't bury it."
