Zhang Xi felt that she was being targeted.
As someone who had just returned from the Jiangdong front line, Zhuge Liang could accompany his lord Liu Bei to sit in Xiakou, drink and chat with Xu Shu and others, and wait for victory.
But he had to accompany Guan Yu to Jingling as a deputy general and be responsible for defending the city.
Although he knew Zhuge Liang's intentions and knew that there would be no danger in going there this time, and he could also do some military exploits, the second master seemed to be in a bad mood along the way, so he rashly explained to him why he was not sent to intercept and kill him. Cao Cao, are you really okay? !
It's not good for the second master to be in a bad mood, but he has no objection to Zhang Xi.
Because Zhang Xi hung out with Guan Ping and Kou Feng at the beginning, the second master always regarded Zhang Xi as a junior. The age was also appropriate, and the second master was now in his early forties.
When they returned to Jingling, the Second Master did not ask Zhang Xi to take a rest. Instead, he directly called Zhang Xi into the military tent and asked, "What is the purpose of Military Advisor Zhuge sending you here?!"
Zhang Xi chuckled and said, "Of course it is for the general to drive."
"Don't cover it up. I'm not old and feeble yet, and the army doesn't need your help. If Zhuge Military Advisor has anything to say, just say it quickly!" Guan Yu opened his eyes, frightening Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi quickly continued to laugh with him, calming his mind, and then said, "General, don't be upset. The military advisor called Xi to come, but he wanted to explain to the general. It's not that the military advisor did not want the general to perform meritorious service, but the general did not intercept and kill Prime Minister Cao. Preferred."
In order to cooperate with Guan Yu, Zhang Xi referred to Cao Cao as Prime Minister Cao, instead of calling him by his first name or simply calling him "Cao Thief".
But it seemed useless. Guan Yu glared at Zhang Xi even more sharply.
"What do you mean by the military advisor, is he not as good as his third brother, Zilong?!" Guan Yu asked dissatisfied.
"No!" Zhang Xi quickly replied, "It's because the general values love and justice, and he doesn't want to embarrass his old friend."
"What can I say?!" Guan Yu stood up immediately, interrupted Zhang Xi's words, and said to himself, "In the past, Prime Minister Cao did treat Yu so kindly, but I have killed Yan Liang and repaid him by breaking the siege of the white horse. If we meet again today, , they are rivals, where is the talk of old friendship?!”
Guan Yu was really dissatisfied. Who did Zhuge Liang take Guan Yu to be?
Yes, he, Guan Yu, must repay his kindness, but he has already repaid Cao Cao's kindness to him. He also made it clear to Cao Cao that if he meets Cao Cao on the battlefield one day, he will be an enemy. How can he pay for personal expenses? !
"It's not friendship. It's an old friend!" Zhang Xi replied carefully, "Although the general has repaid his kindness, the friendship in the past is still there. Now the old friend is in decline, the general can bear to hurt him?! Furthermore, Cao Cao is not the only one who has the general's old friend. , General Cao’s army has a good relationship with the general. If the other party asks for something, will the general really bear it?”
That's right, I'm talking about Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, your good friends.
Guan Yu was at a loss for words, but he still pointed to the outside of the city and said, "Gongming and I are also good friends, but now we are fighting for our own masters?! Since we are on the battlefield, life and death depend on our fate, how can we use private expenses to pay for the public affairs?!"
Well, I almost forgot, Xu Huang, the general of Cao's Central Route Army, is also your good friend. He is currently camping thirty miles outside Jingling City.
But that's not the problem. No one asked you to really kill Cao Cao.
"The general is not that kind of person, but the military advisor doesn't want Prime Minister Cao to die here!" Zhang Xi spread his hands and finally told the truth.
Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhang Xi's eyes, not to mention how complicated it was.
Zhang Xi had no choice but to continue explaining, "Although we have formed an alliance with Jiangdong now, this alliance will be completed if Prime Minister Cao is around. If Prime Minister Cao dies, the north will be in chaos, and Jiangdong will not sit back and watch us occupy Jiangxia General. Prime Minister Cao cannot die. , so why let the general intercept and kill him? There is no use in killing him, and if he lets him go, he will fear Jiangdong will pursue him, so it is better not to go."
After all, Guan Yu was a famous general. After thinking about it for a while, he finally understood Zhuge Liang's intention.
But there is one thing.
"If that's the case, why let Zilong and Yide ambush?!"
"Jiangdong Zhou Lang ordered us to send troops. As allies, of course we must fulfill our alliance. Furthermore, who said that General Zilong and the three generals went to ambush?!"
As Zhang Xi spoke, he explained the little plan that Zhuge Liang had discussed with himself.
Guan Yu was speechless for a while.
Although the battlefield is only about victory or defeat, and strategies are also a necessary component, is it a bit unkind to set fire to intercept allies? !
But fortunately, Guan Yu is not a pedantic person. Now he also understands the importance of Cao Cao. He must not let Cao Cao die in Jiangdong's hands like this, otherwise his elder brother will be the one who suffers the most.
After understanding the cause and effect, the anger in Guan Yu's heart was relieved.
When he turned around and saw Zhang Xi carefully spying on him, he suddenly felt angry again.
"Now you are also a county chief and a general in the army. How come you are so timid and have no courage at all?!" Guan Yu glared at Zhang Xi again and scolded, "As a general, you should not be afraid in the face of danger and not in chaos in the face of battle. I heard that you also commanded Ruoding in E County to repel Zhou Lang's army, but why are you like this now?!"
I'm really happy about it. Can you control your aura?
Zhang Xi cursed in his heart. With your height of nearly two meters, your figure like a city wall, and your intimidating eyes, you always like to glance at people. It always feels like you are going to pick up a knife to kill people at any time. Yes, I am a civil servant, supervising postal and accounting officials. Although he is in charge of the military of a county, he is really a civil servant.
Besides, ask Guan Ping, does he dare to gasp loudly in front of you? !
"The general is so powerful that Xi dare not look directly at him!" Zhang Xi cursed in his heart, but quickly said he was giving in with a smile on his face.
Guan Yu frowned, he didn't like Zhang Xi's behavior.
But Guan Yu also sees Zhang Xi's ability and achievements in the past two years, and he doesn't think he is an incompetent person. He is just a little timid.
Forget it, it is his elder brother who employs people, not himself. Guan Yu will not deliberately ask everyone to be like him.
"In that case, you should go and rest. Don't miss it tomorrow, otherwise military law will be engaged!"
After saying that, Guan Yu called Guan Ping and asked Guan Ping to take Zhang Xi to his own military tent to rest.
When Zhang Xi came out of the military tent, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at Guan Ping. He hadn't seen him for a long time and wanted to say hello first.
Guan Ping also smiled and apologized. He had just heard outside Guan Yu's tent that his father had trained Zhang Xi like that. Guan Ping was not as aloof as Guan Yu, and he and Zhang Xi were also very close, so he naturally helped his father explain. A few words.
Then he led Zhang Xi to the military tent and called his own soldiers to temporarily act as Zhang Xi's personal guards.
When he came to Jingling this time, there was no danger, and Liu Bei also needed people, so Zhang Xi kept Kou Feng and asked Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu to take care of him and give this boy a chance to lead troops in the war.
Guan Ping was so considerate, so Zhang Xi naturally smiled, bowed, and thanked him again and again. Did you see that I can communicate normally with your son? It's purely your problem that I can't communicate with you, don't you know?
Mr. Guan! ! ! !
After seeing off Guan Ping, Zhang Xi had a good night's rest, and arrived at Guan Yu's military tent on time the next day to discuss matters.
In fact, there is nothing to discuss.
What we have to do now is to grasp the movements of Cao's army on the opposite side and hold them back when they withdraw their troops.
Counting the time, Zhou Yu's fire should have burned out. As for whether Cao Cao has been defeated or is still struggling, Zhang Xi doesn't know for the time being.
The fire in Chibi was not something that ended in a few sentences as described in history books, nor was it like what was shown in the TV series. Once the fire broke out, Cao Cao could only flee.
You must escape, how to escape, who to cut off, which direction to go, and who to find for rescue. Cao Cao will definitely consider and make arrangements for these.
Jingling is a little far away from Chibi. Even if the fire is huge, Jingling is not easy to see across the mountains and fields, so the situation can only be judged by the reaction of Cao Jun on the opposite side.
Sure enough, in the afternoon of the same day, the Jingling sentinel found a panic in Cao Jun's camp and quickly returned to the city to report.
After Guan Yu thought for a moment, he asked Guan Ping to lead the team as the vanguard and launch a tentative attack on Cao Jun's camp.
As a result, Guan Ping's attack went very smoothly and encountered no resistance at all.
After questioning the captured prisoners, we found out that last night Xu Huang had taken more than 5,000 troops from his headquarters to the east overnight, and the remaining soldiers, under the command of Wenpin, started to march early this morning. Pack up food, grass and weapons and prepare to retreat towards the Han River.
Obviously, Xu Huang learned the news and rushed to the rescue, arranging for Wenpin to lead the Central Route Army to retreat.
After Guan Yu heard about it, he immediately led the defenders out of the city and began to pursue Cao Jun.
Xu Huang was in a hurry to lead people to rescue Cao Cao. He had already set out at midnight yesterday. It was Qing Xu's cavalry again, and his own infantry could not catch up.
As for the infantry led by Wenpin, Guan Yu must not let them go.
The moment was a battle royale, the kind worse than Chang Ban Slope.
In Changbanpo in this time and space, although Liu Bei was probably in a panic, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun still stopped Cao Chun's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and it was considered a near miss.
But Wenpin is a bit miserable.
Cao Cao was defeated in Chibi. Xu Huang, the commander of the middle route army, led the cavalry to leave first to rescue Cao Cao. However, Wenpin, a surrendered general from Jingzhou, was unable to effectively command Qingxu's army.
As for the military discipline of the Qingxu Army or the Qingzhou Army, this is well known to the world.
The Qingzhou Army is really good at fighting, but its military discipline is also really bad.
When Cao Cao was defeated in Wancheng, the Qingzhou Army dispersed and even took advantage of the situation. If Yu Jin had not stabilized the team in time and killed many people to restrain the Qingzhou Army, I am afraid that the Qingzhou Army would have ceased to exist by then.
Even so, after Cao Cao's death, the Qingzhou Army was automatically disbanded. Yes, it was automatically disbanded, not by Cao Wei.
As soon as the Qingzhou army heard that Cao Cao was dead, they packed up their belongings on the spot, looted everywhere, and then fled back to their hometown.
Now, the lord is defeated, the general is gone, and there are still a large number of unaccustomed sergeants in the army, so the combat effectiveness is greatly reduced.
Wenpin was a demoted general. He had no prestige at all in the Qingzhou army. The Qingzhou soldiers did not care about this deputy general. Facing the pursuers led by Guan Yu, the Qingzhou soldiers fled without even wanting to fight. Wenpin could not restrain him at all. .
This is a trap for Wenpin. Who knew that the world-famous Qingzhou Army was so virtuous? !
A moment of inattention and unfavorable restraint resulted in Wenpin being left alone except for dozens of his own personal guards.
Then Zhang Xi met Wenpin in Jingling City.
Well, the kind that is tied up.
(End of chapter)
