Deng Zhi left Ma Chao's camp. Instead of going back to his own camp to pack his things, he rushed to Ma Yunlu's camp.
Ma Yunlu is painting in the camp.
She painted no one else.
It was Ma Teng and others.
In the painting, Ma Teng stands in the middle, holding a little girl on his shoulders and laughing heartily.
Matthew and Ma Tie were holding each other's shoulders, talking and laughing.
In front of them, a headless figure stood alone.
Deng Zhi's sudden intrusion startled Ma Yunlu.
Ma Yunlu subconsciously put his words away.
But when she saw it was Deng Zhi, her expression became overjoyed again, and she hurriedly came up to greet him and said, "Sir, have you figured it out?"
For the past two or three years, she had been hoping that Deng Zhi could help him.
But Deng Zhi always remained silent, let alone approached her.
Now, I found it!
Deng Zhi said: "Zhang Lu received a letter from Cao Cao. Cao Cao asked him to host a banquet for the general. During the banquet, swordsmen and axemen were ambushed. As soon as the general arrived, he chopped the general into pieces and left his head to send over."
Ma Yunlu sneered and said, "You deserve it!"
Deng Zhi added: "But the general already knew the letter Cao Cao wrote to Zhang Lu. The general arranged a detailed plan and lurked beside Zhang Lu. Moreover, it was he who told me the news."
Ma Yunlu frowned slightly and said, "So, what do you want me to do, sir?"
Deng Zhi said: "Zhang Lu is afraid of Cao Cao. He will definitely send someone immediately to call the general away. If the general goes, he will die. If he doesn't go, Zhang Lu will immediately surround him with his army, and the general will die."
"So, the general just decided to lead his army to leave immediately and go south to join Liu Zhang in Yizhou."
"Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu are feuding people."
"As long as you go to Liu Zhang, the general will be safe and sound."
Ma Yunlu looked at Deng Zhi suspiciously and said, "So, what do you mean, sir?"
Deng Zhi then said: "If Miss wants to take away the general's military power, it is now."
He took out a folded piece of cloth from his sleeve and handed it to Ma Yunlu. Deng Zhi said: "Liu Zhang of Yizhou is just a mediocre person."
"We allied with Hanzhong and Yizhou before. The reason why we lost to Cao Cao was because the Yizhou army was too cowardly."
"If we go to Yizhou, our Xiliang cavalry will be completely useless. In the end, we will even be put under house arrest until death."
"I believe this is what many soldiers can see."
"We are the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. We can only use open land and brave soldiers who are not afraid of death."
"Yizhou is definitely not where we belong."
"Of course, it is impossible for us to surrender to Cao Cao and Zhang Lu."
"The only choices we have are Yuan Shao's Hou Zhao and Jiangdong's Wu Kingdom."
"Even if Yuan Shao's queen Zhao can accept us, that would be the best situation."
"But that's for General Yu."
"Because it was the general who killed the young lady's father and brother in order to unite with Yuan Shao's Hou Zhao."
"Yuan Shao was born in the fourth generation and the third prince. For the sake of reputation, he should accept the general."
"But Miss, are you willing?"
"Although it was the general who killed the young lady's father and brother."
"However, Yuan Shao's Hou Zhao is the mastermind behind this."
"Assuming they didn't seduce the general and didn't give him those promises, how could the general think of rebelling against the imperial court at that time and encircling Cao Cao?"
"So, only the Wu Kingdom in Jiangdong is the best place for us to go."
"First, Jiangdong is strong enough to own the five states of Qing, Xu, Yang, Yu, and Jing."
"Secondly, Corporal Lixian, King Wu, the Lord of Jiangdong."
"Three times, the Wu Kingdom in Jiangdong has no enmity or enmity against us."
After Ma Yunlu read the contents on the banner, he looked at Deng Zhi in shock and anger.
The content on this piece of cloth was recently written by King Wu Lu Yi to Deng Zhi.
If the Xiliang cavalry led by Ma Chao and Ma Yunlu are willing to join the Xudu court, they can be used as vanguards in future campaigns in Xiliang and Guanzhong, and they can be given enough soldiers and horses!
However, they must accept the control and restraint of the Xudu court.
Ma Yunlu pulled out the ring-headed sword from his waist and yelled in a suppressed voice: "Deng Zhi, you are actually a craftsman of the Wu Kingdom!!!"
Deng Zhi was too lazy to lie at this time.
There is no point in lying any more.
We need to be honest.
Deng Zhi looked at Ma Yunlu and said seriously: "Yes, I was sent to the general's tent by King Wu."
"When your father and brother accepted Cao Cao's call, they agreed to serve as officials in Xudu."
"King Wu, at that time I had already anticipated that this tragedy would happen sooner or later."
"The King of Wu has always said that a general is brave if he is brave, but he is too ambitious."
"As soon as your father and brother go to Xudu, they will die."
"So, the King of Wu sent me to sneak into the pass and ambush the general's tent."
"The King of Wu hopes that I can assist the general and the princes of Guanzhong, defeat Cao Cao's possible future invasion in one fell swoop, and leave a retreat for you princes of Guanzhong."
"In the future, Jiangdong will be able to cooperate with the princes of Guanzhong and Liangzhou Mu to encircle Cao Cao."
"It's a pity that God's calculations are not as good as those of humans."
"The general was too reckless and fell into Cao Cao's plan to alienate him. He fell apart with other princes, especially Han Sui, and even led Han Sui to lead his army to defect to Cao Cao. This is the reason for this situation."
"Now we are so displaced."
"This is the last chance to unite with Jiangdong!"
"If Miss is willing, we will immediately summon Ma Dai and Pang De, lobby them with our interests, and tell them that if they listen to us, we will gather from here to the port and seize the ships all the way south."
"At that time, Jingzhou will have its own troops to meet us, and we will be safe from now on."
"As long as we gain their trust, we can regain military control and leave the general alone."
"Miss, you can take revenge."
After a pause, Deng Zhi pulled out the sword from his waist, held it in both hands, handed it to Ma Yunlu and said, "If Miss wants to kill me to vent her anger, please do it immediately. I, Deng Zhi, will never complain!"
"The lady came to me several times before. This is the reason why I didn't want to speak."
"Now, my identity has been known to the lady. In the past few years, the burden in my heart has been completely discarded."
"Death without regrets!"
Ma Yunlu held the Huanshou knife and glared at Deng Zhi.
She never thought that the young strategist she had always looked up to would not only work carefully, but also lurk for such a long time!
The most important thing is that he performed so well that no one noticed!
But now, what can be done?
Do you really want to kill him?
Killing him is easy.
It's just a matter of one knife.
But what happens after killing him?
How can I take back the military power from my brother?
How can you make those people listen to you again?
We can only rely on the connection between Deng Zhi and Jiangdong Wu Kingdom.
Moreover, she really waited too long!
I have been waiting in frustration.
Now, there was finally a chance of a comeback, and she didn't want to give up.
After taking a few deep breaths to suppress his anger, Ma Yunlu felt nothing but disgust for Deng Zhi.
But at this time, she could only hold back.
For revenge.
In order to regain the inheritance of his father and brother.
This is all that can be done.
Ma Yunlu put the ring-shou knife back into its sheath and said with a sinister face: "Go and call Ma Dai and Pang De in now. I'm clumsy, so I can only rely on you when the time comes."
Deng Zhi glanced at Ma Yunlu, responded, put his sword back into its scabbard, and left the camp.
Not long after, he called Ma Dai and Pang De in, and asked the soldiers outside to quickly pack their things and prepare to evacuate.
Ma Dai and Pang De walked into the camp and looked at each other, both at a loss.
Ma Dai looked at Deng Zhi and said, "What do you mean, military advisor?"
"Brother asked you to urge everyone to pack their bags and go where?"
"Why did my sister call us here?"
Deng Zhi nodded to Ma Yunlu and looked at the ground.
Ma Yunlu understood and knelt down directly towards Ma Dai and Pang De.
Pang De was startled and said quickly: "Miss, what are you doing?"
Ma Dai also said quickly: "Sister, get up quickly. What are you doing? We are not qualified to make you kneel down!"
Ma Yunlu shed tears.
Ma Dai said anxiously: "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you kneeling and crying?"
Seeing this, Deng Zhi said quietly: "The general received detailed information. Cao Cao wrote to Zhang Lu and asked Zhang Lu to hold a banquet in honor of him. Any ambush swordsman will chop the general into pieces after he leaves."
Ma Dai was furious.
Pang De also looked gloomy.
Deng Zhi continued: "The reason why the general asked me to tell everyone to pack their bags urgently is to leave immediately and go to Yizhou. General, prepare to take us to join Liu Zhang in Yizhou."
Ma Dai and Pang De looked at each other.
Pang De frowned and said: "To seek refuge in Yizhou? Yizhou is not a good place to go! Moreover, Yizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is impossible to bring out the strength of our Xiliang cavalry."
Deng Zhi signaled Ma Yunlu to take out the letter written by King Wu Lu Yi and handed it to Ma Dai and Pang De.
After the two of them read it, they were both shocked.
Ma Dai is about to attack Deng Zhi.
But seeing that Deng Zhi showed no signs of fighting back or even escaping, Ma Daicai said angrily: "Deng Zhi, you are looking for death!"
Deng Zhi said patiently: "Second General, it's easy to kill me, Deng Zhi, but what's the point of killing me?"
"Although I was careful, I don't think I did anything to murder anyone!"
"I'm just giving advice to help everyone deal with Cao Cao!"
"Ask yourselves, is this true?"
Ma Dai squinted his eyes, his face still filled with murderous aura.
Deng Zhi continued: "I called you here this time because my lady and I want to go to the Kingdom of Wu in Jiangdong and seek refuge with the King of Wu."
"The young lady thinks that you are her father's most trusted soldiers, so she stayed and asked me to come over to you."
"You should consider now whether to go to Yizhou with the general or to seek refuge with the King of Wu."
"If you take refuge in Yizhou, you will definitely be depressed and frustrated, and eventually you will even be put under house arrest until death."
"Take refuge in the King of Wu. In the future, the King of Wu can help you return to Xiliang and Guanzhong and regain your lost foundation."
"Make a decision!"
"Of course, there is nothing wrong with you insisting on following the general and killing us."
"It's just that I hope you will not only consider yourself, but also consider how the young lady's father treated you during his lifetime."
"You should know what you are doing now without Miss's father."
"Not to mention, the general is now desperate and may even lead you into a desperate situation."
(End of chapter)
