"Only heroes can be heroes, and only heroes can become the real opponents of heroes. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info And although heroes will be hostile to each other, or even swear to each other, but the more heroes who are enemies like this, in fact, they are the best confidants of each other......"

Such a few words made Liu Bei squint his eyes and savor it for a long time, and then nodded and smiled: "Yes, only heroes can be heroes, and only heroes can understand heroes." ”

The two of them glanced at each other, and suddenly they both smiled tacitly, and then raised their glasses together, and then put a full glass of wine into their stomachs.

Scooping up their own wine, Lao Cao asked, "Why don't you ask me why I sent troops to help you?" ”

Liu Bei had already scooped himself up again, and responded indifferently: "Don't ask." But let's talk about it, how can these clowns run out and make trouble in the battle between you and me? ”

Lao Cao smiled: "But these jumping clowns are really a bit difficult to deal with, so Xuande, our brothers have also fought with each other for a lifetime, and we don't have much time until now." Since there is no winner between you and me, and we happen to meet these clowns who jump off the beam to make trouble, how about we join forces? Honestly, there are some things that our old brothers really can't leave any laughing stock for future generations. ”

Liu Bei was still so indifferent: "That's what I mean." ”

"That's exactly what you mean?"

Lao Cao squinted at Liu Bei for a while, and then suddenly laughed loudly: "Xuande, do you know that you actually lost to me after all?" ”

Liu Bei's hand holding the wine glass trembled, but he immediately responded: "I have always known that I am not as good as you, and I have never shied away from this. ”

Lao Cao smiled and waved his hand: "Do you know what I want to say?" I mean, in terms of heroism, you're still inferior to me after all. As for why you say that...... Hehe, what you just said 'exactly what you mean' is actually a bit insincere. Because when the alien races of the Western Regions proposed to you to join forces against me, you were moved. If it weren't for Lu Yihao trying his best to hold you back, maybe at this time, you would have joined forces with the Western Regions to attack Chang'an, right? So Brother Xuande, at this point, you can't afford to be a 'hero', and you can even say that you at that time were actually no different from a villain who was greedy for small profits. ”

"......" Liu Bei did not speak.

At this time, Cao Cao threw up his sleeves and stood up, and his laughter was still heroic: "So, although I lost to you and Sun Quan in Chibi, and I lost to you in Hanzhong not long ago, I understand that I am actually too much better than you Liu Xuande." Okay, that's it! The years are unforgiving, and now I really can't sit still in this cold wind. Brother Xuande, you are so self-conscious, don't let the people of the world look down on you, and don't let the old man look down on you! Hahaha......"

Before he finished speaking, Lao Cao had already left the Gaoqiu Grass Pavilion in a series of loud laughter, and Liu Bei also slowly descended the hill amid Lao Cao's laughter. However, after taking a few steps, Liu Bei turned around and glanced at Lao Cao over there, but his face was also very ugly.

But for no reason, Liu Bei smiled self-deprecatingly, and said secretly: "You're not wrong, this time I'm really inferior to you, and I'm a little carried away when I see that it's profitable...... Is it really because I'm old, so I'm a little anxious for quick success and quick success? Hmph, once upon a time, when I was in Jingzhou, I also reprimanded Xu Yan who only knew how to ask for land when the world was in turmoil, but now I am how different from that Xu Yan? It's just that Xu Yan is asking for land and asking for help, and I am seeking the world, but they have never cared about the suffering of the people. It's just that Xu Yan's asking for land can't harm anyone, or he can be called a hermit, and if I want to seek the world, I ...... Hum! If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll really stink for 10,000 years, right? ”

Thinking of this, Liu Bei raised his hand, which was considered to be a casual arch to Lao Cao......

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After nightfall, inside Yangping Pass.

"I'm afraid that the lord is going to join forces with Cao Thief to resist the enemy this time, right?"

Pang Tong's words made Liu Bei stunned for a moment, and then hesitated: "Shiyuan, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Pang Tong still had that somewhat hangy demeanor, looked at Liu Bei and then looked at Zhao Yun who was with Liu Bei, shook his head helplessly and sighed: "I also know that this matter is really difficult for the lord, but everything should be based on the overall situation." There are more than 100,000 people in the Western Regions, and there is news that the Western Regions have sent people to contact the Qiang and the Xiongnu, once they succeed and capture Chang'an, then the situation may not be as good as the lord to capture Chang'an. ”

Liu Bei said: "Before Shiyuan, you have said in detail that Cao Thief will inevitably take risks as soon as he is poor at this time, and then my Han family will collapse, so I already know the importance of this situation." It's just that Bei and Cao Thief have been enemies of life and death for many years, but suddenly they have to join forces with Cao Thief to resist the enemy, but how to explain this to the world? ”

Zhao Yun seemed to remember something at this time, and said loudly: "Xuanyuan Yan Huangben's family ......"

Liu Bei and Pang Tongyi were stunned, and their eyes also looked at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun saw the eyes of the two, shook his head and smiled: "This is what the sister said to Yun a few days ago, in fact, it should be Lu Ren's words. He said that I have been in the Central Plains of China since Yanhuang Xuanyuan as the emperor, Yao Shun as the king, to the establishment of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and then to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, no matter how the dynasties alternate, the Chinese atomic people have always been after Xuanyuan Yanhuang, and when the world is in turmoil, the wars between the candidates are repeated, you die and I prosper, although the one who is fighting is the hegemony of the world, but at the same time, it is also fighting for who can inherit the respect of Xuanyuan Yanhuang.

"So in the final analysis, all the candidates in the Central Plains are actually one family, and the struggle for the throne is just an internal struggle in our family. It's just that no matter what the internal struggle is, but there is an external enemy to attack, since all the candidates are all of the same bloodline, they should put aside this battle for the throne, and work together to resist external troubles, and not let the external enemy see the jokes of our Xuanyuan descendants. ”

“……”

Liu Bei and Pang Tong nodded together with emotion after hearing this, and then Pang Tong thought about it again and said with a smile: "Lu Ren's words are good, and these words also remind me of the following. Lord, this time the lord is famous, and not only the teacher is famous, once this matter spreads to the world, the people of the world will also praise the lord's righteousness and selflessness. ”

Liu Bei actually understood what Pang Tong meant, but he pretended to be confused, or Liu Bei actually needed a beautiful step at this time: "Shiyuan, what do you mean by this?" ”

Pang Tong poured another sip of wine and said with a smile: "Xuanyuan Yan and Huangben's family...... That's the name of the great teacher! This time, the Cao thief sent troops to help the lord defeat the alien races in the Western Regions, but in fact, in the name of righteousness, the Cao thief had already seized the opportunity. And the lord and Cao Thief were originally enemies of life and death, and they couldn't say anything about this matter, let alone join forces to resist the enemy. Now in the name of this, the lord sent troops from Hanzhong to kill the aliens in the Western Regions, wouldn't it just prove this remark? Of course, the lord should also send a message, emphasizing the section of 'Xuanyuan Yan Huangben's family', and then say that the Han family inherited the Xuanyuan bloodline, and it is the duty of the people to resist external troubles. In this way, I am afraid that there will be an effect of taking over the lord, and the name of righteousness will also be attributed to the lord. ”

"Oh!!"

Liu Bei was immediately stunned, and immediately nodded vigorously.

Pang Tong smiled again and again when he saw Liu Bei's reaction, and then said: "Lord, the distance between Tianshui and Hanzhong is the shortest, and it coincides with the new defeat of the alien races in the Western Regions under Yangping Pass, so I think that now the lord should quickly send the front army to Tianshui to fight a battle, which can be regarded as a response to Cao Thief." ”

After another pause, Pang Tong added: "Please send someone to transfer Ma Mengqi to the front of the army." Fighting with the Qiang soldiers, Ma Mengqi is an indispensable role. If it is used well, the Qiang soldiers may be able to win without a fight, and the lord can also get the help of the Qiang soldiers out of thin air. ”

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In November of the twenty-fourth winter of Jian'an, Lao Cao sent troops to Anding in the west of Chang'an, and Liu Bei sent troops from Hanzhong to Tianshui in the northwest. And when such two soldiers and horses acted together, there was an immediate shock in the world...... Don't be surprised, Lao Cao and Liu Bei are fighting in front, and Lu Ren is playing propaganda work behind these two. With the presence of telegraphs and intelligence sites, some news could quickly reach various places in the Chinese mainland. To be honest, this is also a limited condition, otherwise believe it or not, Lu Ren can come out with the whole leaflet all over the street.

Of course, marching and fighting in the harsh winter season could not be so smooth, so the progress of Lao Cao and Liu Bei's men and horses was relatively slow. But that's okay, it's a gesture to be put on now, and the decisive battle can't be fought so quickly. Besides, Lao Cao and Liu Beike were both waiting for Lu Ren's arms supply. After all, these two are not fools who don't care about anything when they are hot-blooded, and where will they not fish what should and can be fished? What's more, if these tactical equipment didn't keep up, they would have suffered too much when they really fought, and who would be willing to do it if Lao Cao and Liu Bei suffered too much?

So at this time, the busiest person was Lu Ren, because Lu Ren was busy sending the corresponding amount of arms to Lao Cao and Liu Bei. But! At this time, the person who was most worried was Sun Quan.

What is Sun Quan worried about? Hehe, although the war in the northwest is not close to Sun Quan, Sun Quan has watched several ships transporting arms pass under his nose......

Oh, to be exact. There are two ways for Lu Ren to send the artillery to Liu Bei, one is to send it to Jiangling through Guangzhou, and then send it from Jiangling to Shuzhong and then transfer it to the front line in Hanzhong, but this road is mostly by land and is not very convenient; The other way is to go directly from the Yangtze River waterway, go up the river directly to Jiangzhou, and then transfer from Jiangzhou to the front line in Hanzhong.

Relatively speaking, more than half of the latter road is waterway, and Lu Ren directly sent steam-powered gunboats over, at least in terms of waterway, it can save a lot of time, so after Lu Ren greeted Sun Quan on the south bank of the Yangtze River and Lao Cao on the north bank of the Yangtze River, dozens of small and medium-sized gunboats passed directly on the Yangtze River waterway.

Sun Quan has been coveting the firearms in Lu Ren's hand for many years, and he has long wanted to get some of them, but now that he sees so many things he wants passing under his nose like this, will his heart not itch? It's just that Sun Quan really can't pull his face to stop so many three or five, because in this period, whether under the pressure of public opinion or in front of the specific situation, Sun Quan really doesn't dare to turn his face. You have to know that there are some faces, and that can't be lost.

And Sun Quan's worry is here, these terrible things have flowed into the hands of the Cao and Liu families, and they will be used against him in turn, what should Sun Quan do?

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Time always flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it is the first month of spring in the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an. At this time, Lao Cao and Liu Bei's troops had all driven to the predetermined garrison position, and there were also several small-scale battles between them and the Western Regions coalition forces, which could be regarded as some mutual temptations between several parties. And the Western Regions Alliance didn't know what was going on at this time, they just blindly stuck to it, and they had a lot of meaning to delay time with Lao Cao and Liu Bei.

To be honest, it is not uncommon for such a situation to occur on the battlefield, and Cao and Liu suffered a lot in the face of the artillery erected on the city wall by the Western Regions Alliance because the tactical equipment such as artillery was not fully in place, so they did not rashly launch an attack. Among all the parties, only Lu Ren vaguely felt that the situation was a little wrong, but he couldn't remember what was wrong.

Until this day, Lu Ren was also rarely free, so he called up the relevant historical materials to read. Because the current time has entered the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Lu Ren also casually turned to some major events about what should have been this year. But just after a few glances, Lu Ren suddenly jumped up and exclaimed, "Oops! I've been so busy that I've been dizzy, how can I forget such an important thing!? ”

hurriedly rushed to the Ministry of Intelligence, and Lu Ren sent a telegram to Zhao Yu:

"Xiaoyu, how is Lao Cao's recent physical condition?"

It didn't take long for Zhao Yu to come back: "I contracted some wind chill before the beginning of spring, and my physical condition is not very good recently, so this time I sent troops to stay in Chang'an to recuperate, and I have been slightly better these days." ”

Lu Ren: "Tell Lao Cao that the battle in Liangzhou can be eased a little, and let the others watch it first, and then let him go back to Yecheng immediately." ”

After this paragraph was filmed, Lu Ren was silent for a while, and then asked the dispatcher to add: "If he asks why, you tell him that I want to see him." In addition, he repeatedly told him that this time it was not a joke, and that he must come and meet me this face. ”

Zhao Yu didn't know what Lu Ren wanted to do, but after hesitating for a while, he still went to see Lao Cao and relayed Lu Ren's words to Lao Cao.

Lao Cao didn't understand why Lu Ren suddenly wanted to see him at this time, but because of his understanding of Lu Ren, he knew that Lu Ren must have something very important to make such a request. After thinking about it again, Lao Cao nodded to Zhao Yu......