Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Kuai Liang left the palace and went to Cai's mansion together. （)

Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang and Cai Mao are all members of a big family, and they have a lot of relationships, and it is normal for them to interact with each other, and the two sides are still people in the same camp, and the exchanges will not arouse suspicion.

The three of them arrived at Cai's Mansion and finally came to the North Courtyard.

This courtyard is forbidden to enter, and no attendants usually enter it.

The three of them entered the study together and saluted Wang Can, who was sitting in the study. Wang Can and the other three sat down and asked, "Deju, you have resumed your official position, and you have been busy gathering the old department in the past few days, what is the result?" ”

At present, Wang Can is most concerned about the issue of troops.

Liu Bei himself had twenty or thirty thousand soldiers, plus the original Xiangyang defenders, Liu Bei's strength was sixty or seventy thousand. If Liu Bei forcibly conscripts the people in the city to enlist, he can pull out at least 100,000 troops, and it is difficult to conquer so many people to defend the city. If Wang Can wants to defeat Liu Bei, he must first disintegrate Liu Bei's forces.

Therefore, Cai Mao constantly contacted his old subordinates and wanted to win over more people.

Cai Mao said in a low tone: "Lord, there are about 40,000 defenders in Xiangyang City. After continuous co-optation of lowly positions, three or four thousand people have been mobilized, but they are still too few. ”

Wang Can also nodded in agreement, three or four thousand people are indeed too few.

Zhuge Liang was able to easily control Xiangyang because Cai Mao had scruples and had to hand over his military power. However, Liu Bei didn't have any considerations, Wang Can only beat Liu Bei hard, and he had to have enough strength.

Otherwise, once Wang Can appears, he will be surrounded and suppressed overwhelmingly.

Wang Can looked at Kuai Liang again and asked, "Zirou, how is the situation with you and Yidu winning over Jingzhou officials?" ”

Kuai Liang Zhengse said: "My lord, except for the officials who are loyal to Liu Bei, such as Yi, Fu Xun, Wang Wei, Zhuge Liang, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, etc., the rest of the officials are all grass on the wall, so there is nothing to worry about. In particular, they don't have much power, they don't have military power in their hands, they can only deal with trivial things, it's useless to win them over, and it's easy to leak news. ”

Wang Can also agreed with Kuai Liang's statement and said: "There is no problem with officials, the most important thing is to have strength, and being able to pull up a large army is the most important part." Deju, you have to keep up the good work and try to win over more people. ”

Cai Mao hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, the lord will continue to work hard." ”

Wang Can rolled his eyes and commanded: "Shi'a! ”

"Humble duty!" Shi Ah heard Wang Can's shout and immediately bowed down to answer.

Wang Can instructed: "You send a letter to Wu Huang, and ask the people of the Xi family, the Ma family, and the Xiang family to ask them to come out to meet, and then you will personally go to meet them and ask how things are going?" It's up to you to take care of the matter, get it done as soon as possible. ”

Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang all raised their eyebrows when they heard Wang Can's words.

It turned out that Wang Can had infiltrated the Jingxiang clan and won over other families. Such a method made it impossible for Kuai Liang and the others to guess how many things Wang Can had not revealed, but they understood one thing, that is, they were only part of Wang Can's plan, not all.

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Shi A passed the message through Wu Huang, and finally made an appointment with the Ma family in a secluded restaurant.

The person who came to the appointment was not Ma Yong, the head of the Ma family, but Ma Liang, the eldest son of Ma Yong. When Shi Ah saw Ma Liang, he was a little puzzled, because he didn't expect the Ma family to send a young boy to be in charge.

Obviously, this was unexpected.

Immediately, Shi A asked, "Ma Liang, can you represent the Ma family with full authority?" ”

This is something that Shi A is worried about, and when he heard Wang Can talk about Ma Yong's situation, he felt that Ma Yong was hesitant and timid. Now the Ma family suddenly sent a boy again, which was a bit hasty.

Regarding Shi A's questioning, Ma Liang was unimpressed.

With a smile on his face, he said unhurriedly: "First of all, since I am here, I can represent the Ma family with full powers." Secondly, my appearance is inconspicuous and will not attract attention. Moreover, I am the future heir of the Ma family, and now I have full authority to take over the matter about the King of Shu, so if you have anything, just tell me. ”

Shi Ah saw that Ma Liang was old-fashioned and behaved like an adult, which was a little funny.

However, he felt that the child in front of him was stronger than Ma Yong.

is decisive in doing things, without dragging his feet, much stronger than Ma Yong's ability.

Shi A asked straight to the point: "I came to you this time to ask about the situation during this time. Your Ma family has attracted many families, and I have already passed this matter into Shu and informed the King of Shu. But now we need to determine how many people the Ma family can organize, and I need you to give an exact answer? ”

Ma Liang lowered his head and groaned, and suddenly asked: "In this way, Your Excellency is preparing to lead people to rise up in the city and respond to the Shu army stationed outside the city, so as to join forces with the outside and defeat Liu Bei." ”

"Clever!"

Shi Ah glanced at Ma Liang appreciatively, and felt that the boy in front of him was indeed very flexible and a character.

Ma Liang said with a solemn expression: "It is conservatively estimated that two thousand people can be organized. ”

"Two thousand?"

Shi Ah let out a low sigh of disbelief.

Ma Liang saw the expression on Shi A's face, and thought that Shi A thought that the number of people was too small, so he didn't believe it, and explained: "Two thousand people is already the maximum number of people that the Ma family can prepare, because it is necessary to ensure combat effectiveness, and it is also necessary to ensure that the people gathered can be obedient, so two thousand people are the most suitable." If there are more people, it will not be beautiful if it cannot be controlled. ”

Shi Ah is too little, but feels a little too much.

It is indeed amazing that a family can easily prepare 2,000 people.

Although it was Ma Liang's representative of the Ma family who attracted many families in Xiangyang City to gather 2,000 people, it also surprised Shi A and was very surprised.

Shi Ah stroked his palm and said: "Very good, it will be set at two thousand people, you try to prepare as early as possible and wait for news." ”

"Okay, I'll take care of it, farewell."

After the matter was dealt with, Ma Liang immediately got up and said goodbye.

Next, Shi A changed two places, picking up Xi Zhen and Xiang's people at different locations, and determined the number of people provided by the two families. Compared to Ma Liang, the other two family heads were unable to gather 2,000 people, and obviously did not do their best. However, Shi Ah had Ma Liang in front of him, and he set a standard of 2,000 people for the Xi family and the Xiang family.

In this way, a team of 6,000 people has been formed.

In Xiangyang City, there are 6,000 people, which is already a very remarkable force. Although the specific combat effectiveness cannot be determined, it cannot be underestimated.

When the time comes, coupled with the power of the Kuai clan and the Cai clan, the power will be even stronger.

However, there is not enough in front of you.

If Wang Can wants to defeat Liu Bei at one time, he still needs to continue to work hard.

Shi A finished what Wang Can had arranged, and immediately got up and returned to Cai's mansion.

However, as Shi Ah was walking on the road, he noticed that someone was following him. This incident immediately aroused Shi A's vigilance, because the people who followed him may have targeted the Xi family or the Xiang family, and thus targeted him as well.

Shi Ah is flexible, and he is also a veteran in this area, so he easily hid and got rid of the people who were following him. Not only that, but Shi Ah also quietly hung behind the person who was following him, tracked it down, and determined where the person who was following him came from. The person who followed Shi A was the person sent by the Yang family who did not defect to Wang Can but to Liu Bei.

The Yang family is also a Jingxiang clan, which should not be underestimated.

Shi Ah quietly left, and after making sure that no one was following him, he began to return.

When he returned to Cai's mansion, Shi A immediately reported to Wang Canyu that he was being followed.

Wang Can's expression turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Since the Yang family helps Liu Bei and stands on the opposite side of us, then we can only eradicate the Yang family." Moreover, the Yang family has already noticed the movements of the Jingxiang clan, which is a big hidden danger and must be removed, otherwise it will have an impact on our next actions. You send someone to inform Wu Huang and ask him to send someone to kill the main figures of the Yang family. ”

"No!"

Shi Ah respectfully agreed, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

If the Yang family is not removed, there will be hidden dangers after all.

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