Two days passed in a blink of an eye.
No news came from the direction of Luoyang City.
The people headed by Qi Zhen had their hearts hanging in the air, unable to fall down.
The reason is very simple. No matter whether Ma Teng wins or loses this battle, even if he sees that the defenders on the city wall are too powerful and chooses to retreat, there should always be news.
Qi Zhen's attitude was as indifferent as ever. It seemed that the fact that there was no news was within his expectation.
Others were not so calm.
"What's going on? Why is there no news at all? I'm really worried!"
Zhang Fei walked around the camp and occasionally complained.
"Third brother, you'd better be patient. Since there is no news, we might as well send out a scout to investigate before making a decision." Guan Yu felt a little upset when he saw Zhang Fei coming back and forth, half-closing his eyes and frowning. said.
"Today is already the second day. Qi Zhen, you have to give us an explanation." Liu Bei said.
"Isn't this very simple?" Qi Zhen said lightly, attracting everyone's attention.
"Whether Ma Teng successfully enters the city or returns defeated, the news will always reach the camp. There are only two possibilities for this situation. One is that Ma Teng has indeed entered Luoyang. It's just that he didn't choose to send the news back because of his own thoughts or his own thoughts. And the second possibility is that..." Qi Zhen sighed, and then said: "I'm afraid that Ma Teng will lead his men His army did engage in battle with the enemy, but he or his soldiers had no chance to send the news back."
"Isn't it possible?! There are so many soldiers and horses, and no one can escape. How is it possible?" Zhang Fei said in shock.
"In fact, I am more inclined to the second possibility, because I have an informant in Ma Teng's army. This person promised me that he would find a way to pass the final results back no matter what, and everything must be done by himself. His life is the most important thing, and now it seems that he still hasn’t escaped.”
Qi Zhen said, but she was thinking in her heart that with Lin Biao's scheming and planning, it was not a fantasy that he could trap and kill everyone outside Luoyang City.
"Then what are we going to do next?" Gongsun Zan asked with a frown.
"Our army's supplies are already a problem. We really can't wait any longer. If you are worried, you can send another small team to Luoyang City to observe the situation, but the army must retreat." Qi Zhen said slowly. said.
Everyone nodded, and it seemed that this was all they could do.
"In fact, after Dong Zhuo's death, is there any news about the emperor being threatened in Luoyang City? This is good news for us. You don't need to worry too much about this matter. It's better to just let it go. Think about it, if the DPRK The veterans feel that the matter is not in harmony, and some rumors will still leak out from Luoyang City, and it will not be too late to make plans at that time." Liu Bei said.
"That's it, the army will set off early tomorrow morning, and we all go back to our homes!" Zhang Fei said.
"It's just a question that you guys have thought about." Qi Zhen suddenly said again.
"Anything else?" Zhuge Liang interrupted.
"I just thought that now that Tao Qian is dead and the whole Xuzhou is leaderless, if Yuan Shao successfully returns to Qingzhou to gather his troops, do you think he will have any thoughts about Xuzhou?" Qi Zhen said.
Everyone was silent for a while after hearing this.
Especially Gongsun Zan, his expression at this time was very gloomy, as if he could drip water.
"You and Ji. Now that General Gongsun has occupied the territory of the three states, Yanzhou is in danger. I think the first thing General Gongsun will do when he returns is to occupy Yanzhou. If Yuan Shao has Xuzhou as a rear area, I am afraid that General Gongsun will want to go all the way to South, it will be very difficult.”
Qi Zhen opened her mouth and revealed Gongsun Zan's thoughts. Everyone else was a little surprised.
"Don't be too surprised, everyone. After all, when we parted from Youzhou, General Gongsun wanted to belong to Jizhou. He thought he would not let go of Yanzhou, which is so close." Qi Zhen continued, "As for Yuzhou, Kong Min is dead. , Kong Ming and I don’t have any ideas. If General Gongsun is interested, we will take it all together. Of course, you and Brother Liu will discuss this matter and we will not get involved."
Gongsun Zan's face was slightly unnatural, but Liu Bei was free and easy, and said: "I know that my talents are mediocre, and naturally far inferior to General Gongsun. I have no intention of interfering with the power of Yuzhou. I just want to take these soldiers under my command and return to Nanyang to pay homage to General Gongsun." Mrs. Zhuge is back alive."
"Then I'll go back with you. I haven't seen my wife for a long time and I miss her so much." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
Zhang Fei got countless looks from his eyes.
"As for the two brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, you can choose to continue to go to Yanzhou with General Gongsun. Of course, you can also order all your troops and horses to go directly to Yuzhou. You two make your own decision." Qi Zhen looked at the two big faces, one red and one black. .
"You two should go to Yuzhou." Gongsun Zan suddenly said.
"It doesn't matter, there's no battle to fight anyway, it's very boring." Zhang Fei waved his hand impatiently.
"That's great. My three brothers can still travel together." Liu Bei said with a smile.
"General Zhao, you'd better go back to Bingzhou. With such a large territory and many foreign races, it won't be possible to control the overall situation in just one or two days. Even with Guo Jia by his side, I think I'll need your help."
Zhao Yun nodded.
"General Gongsun, there is no need to be so nervous. After all, we are still friendly forces in the same camp, and we don't bother to do things that harm others and benefit ourselves. During this alliance, the Kwantung Allied Forces suffered heavy losses. Several generals and adults were killed. We must find We need some trustworthy people to take on the important responsibilities, otherwise the world might end up in chaos." Qi Zhen saw Gongsun Zan's unnatural expression and said comfortingly.
"By the way, there are a few people in Yanzhou who the general can use. Cao Cao's brother Cao Hong, the famous counselor Cheng Yu, and a military general, Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, are brave enough for thousands of people. According to my idea, we can use Cheng Yu Yu starts, as long as he subdues this person, it won't be too difficult to get the other two people."
Gongsun Zan listened to Qi Zhen's words carefully and nodded slowly.
"Then where are you going?" Liu Bei asked.
"Yeah, I have to think about whether I should take a vacation and visit the Mingchuan Mountains in China." Qi Zhen said with a smile.
"Why don't you come back to Nanyang with me?" Liu Bei suggested.
"With Kong Ming and Sister-in-law Yueying helping me, I won't embarrass myself." Qi Zhen said, "There is Guo Jia in Bingzhou, Cheng Yu in Yanzhou, drama talent recommended by Guo Jia in Youzhou, and Liang Sicheng in Jingzhou. Hey, it looks like I can really take a break."
As she spoke, Qi Zhen counted on her fingers. She felt a little happy when she thought that so many people could be counted as her allies.
"Qi Zhen, my second brother and I are going to Yuzhou. This guy with the broken fan is gone. What should we do? I don't care, you have to find us a decent military advisor!" Zhang Fei said loudly.
"It's easy to talk about. There is another one in Yangzhai, Yuzhou. His surname is Sima Hui. He is known as Mr. Shuijing. The two brothers can come to visit. If he can't, let him recommend one or two. Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi, Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, they are two years apart. You are not far away, and it is not a difficult thing to do if you think about it." Qi Zhen said with a smile.
"Okay, if they don't come, see you later and see how I deal with you!" Zhang Fei said half-jokingly.
"Alright, everyone, please go back to camp and recuperate today. We will say goodbye early tomorrow morning and head out to the main camp."
Qi Zhen put her hands together and made a soft snap.
Everyone left, except for Tang Yi who lingered behind. Finally, there were only two people left in the house.
"What about me?" Tang Yi asked.
"Do you want to choose something easier or something more difficult?" Qi Zhen asked.
"Whatever." Tang Yi's answer was still so clean and crisp.
"Then let me think about it." Qi Zhen said.
In fact, Qi Zhen didn't think clearly about Tang Yi's arrangements. Due to some reasons that were difficult to explain, from his own point of view, he still wanted Tang Yi and the only remaining Huben camp under her command to follow him. Let’s look at the situation again.
"To put it simply, take the Huben Battalion under your command to Luoyang and join Jianguo or Lin Biao now. You won't have any problems when the time comes." Qi Zhen said.
"I choose the difficult one." Tang Yi said directly.
"Why?" This time it was Qi Zhen's turn to wonder.
"I don't like Wang Jianguo, nor do I like Lin Biao. I'm not familiar with them." Tang Yi replied.
Qi Zhenxin said that you didn't seem to know anyone well, but she said: "There are also difficulties. Just follow Zhao Yun to take a detour to Bingzhou, go straight to Ma Teng's Xiliang, and try to capture it, but the road is far away. There are even more…”
"No need to say anything, let's leave it at that." Tang Yi waved his hand.
"Think clearly, there may be many dangers by then." Qi Zhen said.
"Is it more dangerous than climbing the city wall of Sishui Pass?" Tang Yi asked back.
If Qi Zhen knew that Lin Zhuo had asked Qin Feng and Huo Zhi to head west with an army of 300,000 men, he would probably consider his suggestion again, but at this time he could only remain silent.
"Everything is about your own safety." Qi Zhen instructed.
"I know." Tang Yi nodded, walked to the camp door and stopped.
"I've been causing trouble for you for so long." Tang Yi said softly without looking back.
"Anyway, I am the captain, and you have helped me so much." Qi Zhen said with a smile.
"Thank you." Tang Yi said.
"Thank you." Qi Zhen also said.
After Tang Yi left, Qi Zhen sat on her bed, feeling quite uneasy.
He didn't know that the last exchange of thanks was the last conversation between the two of them in this life, and that Tang Yi died so tragically.
