Guan Yu and Yu Ban walked along the road, and behind them there was a Cao army of 8,000 cavalry. The two of them were silent, and they didn't have anything to say to each other.

Yu Ban was a confidant and favorite general who had defected to Cao Cao in the early days, while Guan Yu was only a new general who came half a month ago. But what is interesting is that Yu Ban is the most resolute and upright, and when he voted for Cao, he expressed his willingness to break his bones for the revival of the Han family. Although he did not show much loyalty to the Han in Cao's military camp later, how does the world know what he thinks in his heart?

And when Guan Yu surrendered to Cao Cao, he used his life as a guarantee to surrender to Han and not to Cao. Especially his identity, which is inseparable from the Han family.

Although the relationship between the Han family and Cao Cao is harmonious enough, today's Han family is no longer the majestic man in the hearts of the world, 'those who offend my Han Tianwei, although they are far away, will be punished'. Everyone in the world can see that today's Han family is just a puppet parasitic under Cao Cao.

But this is exactly what the world knows and can't say, so it seems that Yu Ban and Guan Yu, who should be very topical, are very silent along the way. The only thing in common is that the two looked at each other from time to time, intentionally or unintentionally, and they groaned slightly but did not take the initiative to speak.

"Two generals, this time they are going to snipe the enemy, and they are not men and women talking about love, why are the two generals so twisted and pinched?" The man who said this was a young man with a fox-faced face behind the two of them, who was simply draped in a robe and leather armor. Carrying a horsewhip in his hand, he did nothing to whip the already green weeds on the side of the road, and the cynicism was too obvious.

Behind him, however, was guarded by a giant who looked like a strong bear. The man had a wound on his arm, but he deliberately exposed it, obviously reminding him of the shame that he had been reminding him of all the time - neither Yu Ban nor Guan Yu could imagine why Cao Cao would send his Tiger Guard Commander Xu Chu to protect a new master?

What's more, the master named Jiang Ji is not famous at all. used to be just a county official, such a person was suddenly appointed by Cao Cao as the vanguard overseer, which is too incredible. It is conceivable how Guan Yu and Yu Ban, who are already famous all over the world, will ignore such a small person.

It's a pity that Ma Chao was not present at this time, otherwise, he would definitely be scolding Guan Yu and Yu Ban for how they have no eyes: Jiang Ji is just a dragon role in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". But in real history, he is a ghost plot comparable to Jia Xu and Guo Jia! There is even a slight advantage, after all, its legendary but regrettable Chinese classic "The Theory of Ten Thousand Machines" is from this person's hand!

This important minister of the late Wei State, Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Rong, Cao Fang, and the official to the Taiwei, put forward the suggestions, the monarch will win if he listens, and if he does not listen, there will be news of defeat.

At this time, Jiang Ji's words fell, and Guan Yu and Yu Ban both showed contempt and anger on their faces. Before they could exit, however, a scout sped in from a distance, and several rangers met them, confirming each other's identities before moving out of the way. The scout rushed to the front of the queue and shouted at Guan Yu and Yu Ban, "Report! Sixty miles ahead, there was Yuan Jun's reconnaissance cavalry. ”

This news made everyone's expressions slightly stunned. The appearance of scouts there means that they have entered the field of vision of the main force of the Yuan army, and they may encounter a battle at any time.

Guan Yu and Yu Ban had been on the battlefield for a long time, and at the same time they habitually raised their hands, wanting the team to stop advancing, but they found that the other party had also made the same move, and hurriedly withdrew it, showing embarrassment, and the whole team was a little chaotic for a while. Fortunately, the confusion did not last long, and the soldiers quickly formed their formations, their spears and halberds slightly angled, and their bows and crossbows wound up in order to be ready for a possible sneak attack. At a glance, you can see that it is a division of a hundred battles, and the details are not negligent.

Then, Yu Ban opened his mouth and said to Guan Yu: "Yuan Jun is here, the purpose is unknown, our main force will allocate an army to meet it to explore the truth and truth." This is a serious argument, Guan Yu nodded in agreement, and the cold and arrogant eyes that looked at Yu Ban were also reduced by a point.

At this time, Jiang Ji's voice sounded behind them again: "Two generals, does this also cost the lives of the soldiers?" ”

Yu Ban and Guan Yu were already a little angry at this time, and when they looked back at Jiang Ji, they found that this person didn't care, and said with a smile: "The pioneer who led the troops westward this time was Yan Liang. The soldiers under him should be 20,000 Youyan elite horsemen. ”

Guan Yu has always looked down on those pretentious literati, especially such a yellow-mouthed child, Danfeng glanced at Jiang Ji, and said unhappily: "Mr. Xiao is here to join the army, he is a military counselor, but he is not a letter!" ”

In addition to standing silently behind Liu Bei all the time and giving Liu Bei enough face, Guan Yu will not easily give face to others. These words are sarcastic and explicit, and if it is an ordinary arrogant young man, I am afraid that he will change color. But Jiang Ji glanced at Guan Yu with pity, and then said to Xu Chu behind him: "You heard it, I said everything I should have said." It's because they don't listen, but they can't get in my way. ”

"I know." Xu Chu snorted sullenly and glared at Guan Yu fiercely. Xu Chu didn't mean to stand up for Jiang Ji at this glance, he just took the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with Guan Yu - since returning to Cao Gong, Cao Cao has a hundred times more respect for Guan Yu, and he is in a high position as a general, but he leads an army alone but has a lot of contempt for Cao's generals, so ignorant of people, if it weren't for Cao Cao's strict order, Xu Chu would have wanted to talk to Guan Yu a long time ago.

And Guan Yu is also very strange, for Jiang Ji, he is not afraid of others saying that he is bullying the small. But for a warrior like Xu Chu, he didn't have much evil feeling in his heart, even though Xu Chu was so dissatisfied with him, Guan Yu still didn't plan to deal with him, and after picking up the big knife slightly, he ordered the soldiers: "Go to the twenty outposts and explore the vanguard of the enemy army." ”

Seeing Jiang Ji's arrogance, Guan Yu and Xu Chu secretly disliked, he couldn't help but change the topic: "Cheng Junshi has already occupied two counties, and our army is the most stable and safe to defend the city, why did the lord and Xun Lingjun let me wait thousands of miles to attack the field?" ”

I am afraid that only Jiang Ji can answer this question on the spot. But after Jiang Ji glanced at Yu Ban, he actually spoke: "Are you asking me, or are you talking to yourself?" ”

When Guan Yu heard this, his face was angry again, but Xu Chu was just waiting for Guan Yu to get angry, so he couldn't help but take a step forward. Seeing this, Yu Ban's face couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I am asking Jiang Dujun for advice." ”

"Yuan Shao raised 400,000 troops, and then defeated the Ma Jiajun army in a row, and then counterattacked our army, and his momentum can be imagined. If Yuan Shao's vanguard is allowed to reach Wei County smoothly, it is conceivable that the Yuan family's army will be able to calmly deploy the formation, and then it will be like a desperate state to recapture the two counties and win back morale. Jiang Ji still twitched his horsewhip at will, and talked eloquently: "If this is the case, our army will fall into a continuous and bitter battle, which no one in the Cao clan wants to see." ”

After these words fell, Guan Yu's face no longer showed disdain and anger, and after a sigh of surprise, he asked: "In this way, Cao Gong's intention is to let me and others defeat the vanguard of the Yuan family and take down the first work?" ”

"If the striker is not Yan Liang, I'm afraid that's the case. But Yuan Shao advanced so quickly, and this failure was revealed, how could our army give up? Jiang Ji smiled at the corner of his mouth, and without saying all his words, he deliberately lost Guan Yu's appetite.

It was at this time that the four scouts in front rushed back, with blood on their bodies, and they were obviously discovered by Yan Liang's sentry, and there was a small battle. Before he reached Guan Yu's body, one of the people in front of him shouted: "General, the general of the Yuan family is Yan Liang, and his subordinates have 20,000 Youyan elite cavalry!" ”

When he said this, Guan Yu, Yu Ban, and Xu Chu were all the same. They exchanged glances, walked a few dozen paces forward, and drove their horses up a small hill, far separated from the procession. Finally, Guan Yu couldn't help but speak again: "Mr. Jiang, what do you mean by that sentence?" ”

Jiang Ji smiled slightly, and always replied to everyone with a cynical, not sad and unhappy attitude: "Yan Liang is a famous general in Hebei, if he is awarded the head here, what do you think, what kind of blow is this to the Yuan family?" ”