After Yan Yan and Zhang Ren made a decision, they began to make relevant responses.

First of all, the first point is to hold the defense line first in case Xu Shu suddenly sneaks attack. For Xu Shu's opponent, Yan Yan and Zhang Ren are extremely jealous.

Xu Shu is not like other strategists, he does not have much actual combat experience, but has the ability to grasp and defeat the enemy's weaknesses ten times quickly. His personal strength is not bad, and ordinary generals can't help Xu Shu.

It is very suitable to describe Xu Shu with both civil and military skills.

After making a decision, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan decisively locked the defense line and threw some unnecessary cities directly to Xu Shu.

The Yizhou army took many cities very easily, and their morale soared.

However, Xu Shu was keenly aware that something was wrong, and giving up the city without blood was something that Zhang Ren and Yan Yan would do. The only thing that can be explained is that there must be a conspiracy in it.

What kind of conspiracy would make Zhang Ren and Yan Yan give up the city and lock the defense line?

It didn't take long for Xu Shu to know the reason. The reinforcements that Liu Bei sent to him were almost there.

Xu Shu understood that Zhang Ren and Yan Yan may have predicted that their reinforcements were coming, so they broke their wrists for unnecessary losses and concentrated their superior forces to ensure their defense.

"Zhang Ren and Yan Yan are really good generals, but it's a pity that they can't be used by the lord, otherwise Yizhou is impregnable." Xu Shu regretted that Zhang Ren and Yan Yan had always opposed Liu Bei.

Regret is regret, and the war will continue. As soon as the reinforcements arrived, Xu Shu's army was greatly enhanced, how could he give up the great opportunity to strike at the enemy?

The Yizhou army sped up and began to fight another big battle with the combined army that annihilated Liu Bei.

However, this time the big war once again fell into a confrontation.

With their advantageous geographical location, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan made Xu Shu unable to break through their defense no matter how much he attacked.

After losing troops and losing generals, Xu Shu felt that the casualties were too large, so he chose the strategy of temporary truce.

Before this, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan had already sent their henchmen to Jingzhou and sent a letter to the Pingnan general Pang De, who was guarding Jingzhou, to return to the imperial court and ask the imperial court to send troops to rescue.

After Liu Bei seized Yizhou, there was a gap between Jingzhou and Yizhou, and the two sides dikes each other. After Pang De persuaded Zhang Ren and Yan Yan to no avail, a large number of fortifications were arranged in the middle of Jingzhou and Yizhou to prevent accidents.

The envoys sent by Zhang Ren and Yan Yan had just walked out of the territory of Yizhou when they were intercepted by Liu Jun's soldiers. If it weren't for the cleverness of the messenger, he might have been beheaded on the spot by Liu Jun's soldiers as spies.

After learning of the envoy's intention, Liu Jun's soldiers did not dare to slack off and reported directly to Shangfeng. In this way, it was sent to Pound layer by layer.

Pang De was very suspicious of such information, he had persuaded Zhang Ren and Yan Yan to return to the imperial court before, so he didn't talk about the correspondence, and the messenger was also sent out, so he sent himself out in person. But it took so much saliva and ink, and in the end it was rejected. Pang Dedu concluded that Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were foolish and loyal to Liu Zhang and would not submit to the imperial court. It just so happened that Liu Yu also asked him to keep a surveillance, and there was no need to interfere with Yizhou, so Pang De didn't care about the situation in Yizhou.

Now that Zhang Ren and Yan Yan have sent someone to the door, Pang De feels that there is a problem. What the problem was, Pound couldn't figure out.

Among the generals of Xiliang, Pang De's intelligence is okay. Otherwise, Liu Yu would not let him sit in Jingzhou. It's just that now this question still can't be understood with his intelligence.

The stakes were so high that the advisers who assisted Pound did not dare to make a decision, and suggested that Pound bring the messenger sent by the other party over for questioning, check the truth and truth, and then make a decision.

In this way, this messenger was brought by Liu Jun from the border all the way to Pound. Due to the urgency of time, in order to hurry, the messenger was running along the way, and the messenger suffered a lot of sins. But this envoy doesn't mind at all, what if he suffers a little crime, it's better than delaying Zhang Ren and Yan Yan's big event.

When the messenger delivered the letter to Pound, it was nothing more than a white cloth with many words written on it. At Pound's level, they have already used paper, and they are a little disdainful of this backward way of writing. With advanced paper, of course, this kind of thing is not looked down on.

Pound fell into deep thought after reading it.

Judging from the content of the letter, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan are definitely sincere. But why is it now and not before? I guess there's an article in this.

Pang De asked the envoy, "Are the two generals Zhang and Yan encountering any difficulties?" ”

This is said directly enough, and it is obvious that he is doubting Zhang Ren and Yan Yan's intentions.

However, the envoys sent by Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were also straightforward, and said, "What the general said is very true. My general was originally in a stalemate with Liu Bei, but recently he just won a big victory over Liu Bei. But who knew that Liu Bei's lackey Xu Shu was very powerful, and he defeated our army. The two generals of my family have admired the court and the general for a long time, so they sent me to return to the court, and at the same time asked the general to send troops to rescue our army in danger! ”

"What!" Those who heard the news were stunned.

I asked you to submit to obedience, but you didn't, and now you have been beaten half to death, and then you think of submitting to obedience. Isn't that a bit too much to take for granted?

Ma Xuan, the eldest of the five constants of the Ma family, immediately admonished: "General, it is really hateful for Zhang Ren and Yan Yan to act so recklessly!" didn't take the court into account at all, could it be that the court was obedient if they wanted to, and they didn't submit if they didn't want to be obedient?! ”

Pound thinks it makes sense, this kind of behavior is simply looking for death, and no one can accept it.

Some generals scolded angrily: "Zhang Ren and Yan Yan are not good things!" General, there must be deception in it, we can't fall for their tricks! ”

Others were also indignant.

The messenger really wanted to slap himself, but he didn't have the heart to tell the truth, well, now it caused public outrage.

"Generals, my lords, the two generals of my family are really sincere to the imperial court." The messenger felt that he had to save himself from the mistake he had made.

It's good to say that these are useful now. Even Pang De doubted Zhang Ren and Yan Yan's intentions.

Many people are persuading Pang De to ignore Zhang Ren and Yan Yan, because this submission is really unreliable. If something goes wrong, Jingzhou will become dangerous.

As a general guarding Jingzhou, Pang De had to think more about Jingzhou. Jingzhou's wealth, not to mention the first in the world, is enough to make Jiangdong Sun Ce and Yizhou's Liu Bei greedy. If Jingzhou falls into the hands of the enemy or is invaded by the enemy, then Pang De's sin will be great.

The envoys sent by Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were originally a bit eloquent, otherwise they would not have been sent by Zhang Ren as envoys. It's just that he made the fatal mistake of being too honest, which caused the scene to be out of control. Now, even if he broke his throat, Pound would have to doubt his intentions.

At this time, Ma Kang, who had been relatively silent, walked out and said respectfully to Pound: "General, there is a word below, I don't know whether to say it or not?" ”

"Zhongchang, what do you suggest?" Pound was very surprised by Ma Kang's behavior, and he had the impression that Ma Kang was a relatively lazy person and did not express his opinions much.

Ma Xuan knows his second brother, don't look at his usual lazy appearance, but if he speaks, he often has foresight that others don't have.

"General, if we let Zhang Ren and Yan Yan be attacked by Liu Bei, what will be the result? What are the advantages or disadvantages to the imperial court and Jingzhou? Ma Kang asked.

Pang De didn't understand what Ma Kang meant, and replied: "If Liu Bei takes Zhang Ren and Yan Yan, then Yizhou will completely fall into his hands." ”

Ma Kang smiled, this answer was enough.

Pang De's intelligence is not low among the generals, and after he finished speaking, he realized it, and said in surprise: "If the rich Yizhou is completely occupied by Liu Bei, it will be extremely difficult for the imperial court to recover Yizhou." Yizhou can send troops to my Jingzhou at any time!"

Since ancient times, the land of Shu has been easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you want to enter Shuzhong, you can't do it without paying a huge price.

And Liu Bei is a hero, and he has Xu Shu, Wei Yan and other talents under his hands, if they firmly occupy Yizhou. Not to mention that Jingzhou will always defend against possible attacks by Yizhou in the future, it is very difficult to conquer Yizhou. Liu Bei can occupy a dangerous geographical location, and he can keep thousands of troops and horses out of Yizhou.

Ma Kang saw that Pang De had come to his senses, so he smiled and said, "The general is wise!" In the matter of Yizhou, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan may have had some concerns before and did not return to the imperial court. Now it is rare to abandon the darkness and turn to the light! As for waiting until the time of danger to return to obedience, it is not a big deal. The imperial court will not blame it. Now that Liu Bei is powerful in Yizhou, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan really can't resist Liu Bei. My Jingzhou is also because of the confrontation between Zhang Ren and Yan Yan and Liu Bei, and the western defense is worry-free. If Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were defeated, with Liu Bei's wolf ambitions, he would definitely not let go of Jingzhou. When the time comes, you will have more things to do, General. Today, His Majesty takes it as his responsibility to calm the troubled times and rule the world. Yizhou is the land of my great man, and your majesty will have to take it down sooner or later. If the general allowed Liu Bei to be rampant and ignored it, he allowed Zhang Ren and Yan Yan to be defeated, which would lead to changes in the future battle situation. The general and I really can't explain it to Your Majesty. Therefore, he thought that the general must send troops, and he needed to rush to Yizhou before Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were destroyed. If not, the future is unpredictable! ”

Okay, Ma Kang finished his words, bowed his hand, and then returned to his place and sat down.

After saying so much, Ma Kang was also a little tired. Ma Kang's favorite thing is to eat and not do things. If Jingzhou does not send troops, Ma Kang will not be able to enjoy the current stable life in the future, and he will definitely be busy. For the sake of his own good life, Ma Kang had to use his brain more. Now it seems that his efforts have not been in vain.

Ma Xuan said so much to his second brother, and the truth in it made him have more insights. Ma Xuan began to feel that his ability was a little insufficient, and he couldn't even see such a simple truth.

The messenger sent by Zhang Ren was ecstatic, if it weren't for Ma Kang being a man, obese, and looking a little sorry for the audience, he would have wanted to pounce on him and kiss him fiercely.

What a man! Really nice guys.

Ma Kang didn't know what the messenger was thinking, and he imagined the messenger's eyes as a kind of kindness.

Pang De was moved by Ma Kang's words, stood up and said, "Zhong Chang is right! His Majesty asked the general to guard Jingzhou, which is to ensure that Jingzhou is stable and not threatened. Since Zhang Ren and Yan Yan are ready to return to the imperial court, they can't see death without help! Listen to the command! ”

"Humble duty!" Pound was ready to give orders, and the rest of the people were all sitting upright.

Pang Deyi said righteously: "Immediately mobilize 20,000 elite soldiers, and Ben will go to Yizhou in person." Ma Xuan guarded Jingzhou and reported the general's actions to the imperial court! The rest of the people must perform their duties and not slack off! At the same time, strengthen the surveillance of Jiangdong, lest they stab them in the back! ”

will be outside, generally acting cheaply.

It is also normal for Pound to arrange this way. And Liu Yu will not blame him, as long as there is a good result.

Jingzhou is the land of four wars, to defend against Sun Ce in Jiangdong, Liu Bei in Yizhou, and the barbarians in the south, and finally to leave a certain reserve army, there are really not many soldiers and horses that can be used. 20,000 elite soldiers can be regarded as the soldiers and horses that Jingzhou can mobilize.

Jingzhou Wenwu received orders one by one, and Pang De's arrangement was very appropriate.

The messenger said gratefully, "Thank you, General! Thank you, General! ”

Pang De was born in Xiliang, and his style of doing things was very popular, and the 20,000 soldiers and horses he asked for were quickly assembled, and he took the messengers sent by Zhang Ren to kill Yizhou together and rush to the rescue. As for the problem of logistics and grass, Pound was not worried at all. He had made some arrangements at the junction of Yizhou and Jingzhou before, and there was enough grain and grass to supply the needs of the army.

20,000 soldiers and horses rushed towards Yizhou with great momentum, and Pang De was constantly calculating in his heart.

"If they can enter Yizhou smoothly this time, no matter whether Zhang Ren and Yan Yan really want to return to obedience, I will make them a fact." Pang De thought in his heart: "But if Zhang Ren and Yan Yan have too many soldiers and horses, it will not be a good thing for the imperial court. It seems that we have to calculate well, let Xu Shu and Zhang Ren lose both, and I will have another yellow finch behind, wouldn't it be beautiful? ”

Pound, who looks five big and three thick, is completely reckless, and the little abacus in his heart is straightforward.

"Zhang Ren and Yan Yan heard that they were both famous people in Yizhou before, so let me see now, how can they fight with the world-famous Xu Shu?" Pang De really calculated, and waited for Xu Shu and Zhang Ren to defeat both of them. And he only has 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and it is not possible to fight Liu Bei to the death. Pound is an anomaly of bravery, but his head is also good.

Liu Yu sent Pang De to Jingzhou to guard, which was the right thing to do. Maybe even Liu Yu doesn't know that Pang De has such an ability, or maybe the blind cat hit a dead mouse.

The marching speed of Liu Jun in Jingzhou did not slow down, and Pang De looked into the distance, and he was full of confidence in the next big battle.