Wang Xu stood quietly outside the tent, did not rush to disturb, and listened carefully with bated breath.

With Chen Dao's answer, the other person quickly answered: "General Chen, don't you really see why Liu Bei chose to abandon you?" ”

"It won't be like that, Uncle Liu Huang is benevolent and open-minded, how can it be like what we guessed!" Chen Zhi didn't say his guess, he was already excusing him first, but he was actually looking for psychological comfort for himself.

The man then spoke up, and the wording was extremely harsh: "General Chen, this is self-deception, please forgive your subordinates for being blunt, if Liu Bei is really so frank, why should he be wronged in the court controlled by Duke Cao, he only needs to resign and go, hand over the few soldiers and horses in the headquarters, do the generals and others still have a reason not to follow, where can they go in the world?" ”

"Hey!" Chen Zhi sighed and did not speak.

The man continued: "I'm not afraid that General Chen will be angry, in fact, among the princes today, his subordinates don't like Liu Bei the most, and his grievances are in the court, which is nothing more than two points, one is that he can't let go of his official position and can't let go of the famous lord, because without these, it will be difficult for him to raise his identity in the future and serve the public." ”

"The second is that he can't let go of the only few soldiers in his hand, because he is not a person who is willing to condescend to others, without these, it is difficult to find a foothold today."

"The subordinates admit that a good lord should have ideas, he should fight for fame, to fight for strength, without fame and strength, how to sweep the world, how to give the soldiers merit and wealth, only then is the hero, it is worth following."

"But if you want to fight, you will fight clearly, Your Majesty is young, unable to control the world, and the princes of all parties are fighting each other, so they are justified and upright. Yuan Shao is based in Hebei. Sun Jian is in Jiangdong. General Wang dominates Jingyi, Han Sui and Ma Tenghu are in Liangzhou, they are all heroes for a while, regardless of success or failure, their husbands are alive, but once they die, they will not leave a bad name. ”

"But Liu Xuande obviously has the heart of power over the world. But he has to look humble and hypocritical, and he has no intention of the world, and he always uses His Majesty and the people as an excuse, which is despicable. It seems that General Chen was transferred to Sili, and he obviously couldn't let go, but when he resigned, he still made excuses, saying that it was not good to disobey orders and was forced by Cao Gong. ”

But in fact, if it really has the same weight as it says. is so great, just resign from the official position. Hand over that little bit of the piece in your hand and leave together, why do you need to find so many excuses? According to his subordinates, he Liu Bei is now like this, nothing more than wanting to get canonization and unify a county or a state, so that there is a place to raise troops again. ”

"That's a good point!" Wang Xu couldn't hold back any longer, stepped into the tent, and praised loudly.

"Lord!"

"General Wang!"

Chen Zhi and the man exclaimed, and then hurriedly got up to see.

"No need to be polite!" Wang Xu waved his hand and looked at the unfamiliar general, with a slight smile on his face: "Your Excellency has far-sightedness, sees things thoroughly, and talks extraordinary, I don't know what to call it!" ”

"The last general Jia Kui, a native of Xiangling, Hedong, was originally a small official in Xiangling, when General Chen first arrived in Sili, he went to Hedong to recruit troops, and thanks to his attention, he was able to recruit into the army as a general, and this time he also joined General Wang with General Chen." Jia Kui replied quickly.

When Wang Xu heard this, he couldn't come back to his senses after being stunned for a long time, but his heart blossomed.

Hedong Jia Kui? That Jia Kui, who won the respect of Cao Cao and Cao Pi's father and son in history, was loyal and strong, both civil and military, and unified Yuzhou to resist Eastern Wu? Recently, it's really good luck, and I actually surrendered one, and I also sent one, and I gave one away, and these are all generals who can stand alone!

Before he could speak, seeing his stunned Chen Dao, he had already hurriedly introduced: "Lord, Jia Liangdao is the deputy general of the last general, and this time he led more than 10,000 soldiers with me to serve. ”

"Hmm!" Wang Xu came back to his senses, nodded immediately, and said with a smile: "Since you have been recommended so vigorously by your uncle, you will join my general's mansion as a minister in the future!" ”

Jia Kui still didn't understand, so he changed his words and said, "Thank you for the promotion!" ”

"I like your remarks very much today, work hard in the future, and make more achievements!" Wang Xu patted him on the shoulder and said.

"The last general will live up to the expectations of the lord!" Jia Kui replied loudly.

"Hmmm! Let's all sit down first! ”

Wang Xu smiled, then sat down next to him, no longer said Jia Kui, but looked at Chen Dao, who was a little embarrassed, and Wen Yan said: "Uncle Zhi, I was looking for the camp just now, and I happened to hear what you were talking about......

"Lord!" Chen Zhi hurriedly said, intending to explain: "It's not that the last general is unclear, it's just that the master has treated me very well, so he ......."

"Eh, no need to explain!" Wang Xu waved his hand to interrupt and looked straight at him: "I believe in your character!" ”

"Lord......" Chen Zhi was full of shame.

Wang Xu looked at him and said indifferently: "Uncle Zhi, I don't want to say much about your late master, and I don't want to evaluate it in front of you, but I can tell you frankly, at least since I started the army, I am not for the imperial family, but for the sake of leveling the world, building an immortal cause, and returning the people to a peaceful and prosperous world, and the same is true for my brothers and subordinates who fought in the south and the north." If Uncle Zhi is of the same heart as us, then he will do his best for this, even if he is broken, it will not be in vain for this man's body. ”

"Lord!" Chen was convinced, knelt on the ground, and burst into tears.

This night, Wang Xu chatted with the two of them until late in Chen Dao's tent, and intersected with each other, and slowly said the grand blueprint of strengthening the army and rejuvenating the country in his mind, so that the two of them listened to their eyes and blood boiling, and they were full of longing for the future.

In the early morning of the next day, the army set off again, and after a day's journey, it finally arrived at Huayin County, and stationed in this city, while Zhang Liao, who had set off earlier, had already set up camp under the city of Tongguan dozens of miles away in the east, and confronted Cao's army.

Subsequently, Wang Chen, under the escort of Dian Wei, rushed to the Tongguan camp, preparing to persuade his younger brother to surrender to Wang Ling, the Tongguan guard.

Wang Xu didn't follow, just waited quietly in Huayin County, full of anticipation.

Half a day later, a fast horse galloped back to Huayin and brought news of Tongguan.

"What? Wang Ling refused? Wang Xu's eyes widened in disbelief.

Li Yan couldn't believe it, and sharply questioned the messenger soldier. "Have you ever told half a lie?"

The soldier didn't dare to hide it, and hurriedly said: "Returning to the general, my subordinates are telling the truth." That Wang Chen worked hard to persuade outside the gate. But Wang Ling was a little hesitant. But in the end, he refused to surrender on the grounds that the eldest husband could not surrender. ”

"This ......"

Everyone looked at each other, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Yan Xianzi was anxious, and shouted in a deep voice: "Lord, since he does not surrender, it is better to fulfill his will, mobilize a large army to attack, and the last general is willing to lead his troops to the city to seize the pass!" ”

"No hurry! There's room for that! Wang Xu quickly calmed down. His brows furrowed, and he quickly looked at the soldier who reported the news: "You said that Wang Ling hesitated?" ”

"It is true that he hesitated, Wang Chen scolded him for ignoring his relatives and working with enemies, he didn't speak for a long time!" The soldier said, thought for a while, and then continued: "After that, there was a time of infighting in the gate, and it seems that there was a dispute between the two lieutenant generals and Wang Ling. ”

"Oh?" Wang Xu became interested and asked urgently: "Who knows the deputy general?" ”

"Listening to what Wang Chen said, it seems to be called Bian Xi and Kong Xiu!" The soldier replied.

"Hmm!" Wang Xu nodded: "Okay." Go down first and receive your reward and rest. ”

"Thank you, General!"

As the soldier retreated, the eyes of all the generals turned to Wang Xu. Xu Sheng said: "My lord, if Wang Ling refuses to surrender, then he might as well take advantage of the contradictions between his generals, and maybe there is a chance to break through." ”

"Yes, but it's not the time yet, since Wang Ling has hesitated, it shows that there is still something to be done." Wang Xu said.

When Chen Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but take over: "But this has happened today, Bian Xi and Kong Xiu are afraid that they will try their best to inform Zhong Xuan, and it is said that in a few days, other generals will arrive with troops, and Wang Ling will also be dismissed, so a good opportunity will be lost." ”

"Zhong Xuan has now arrived in Lu's county and joined Xu Rong, and between Lu's and Tongguan is full of lofty mountains and mountains, the mountain roads are rugged and bumpy, there is no way to march, so you can only detour from the official road of Hongnong County Government, and when Tongguan sends a message to the past, he will send soldiers and horses back to Hongnong County Government, so as to go west to Tongguan, how can it take three or four days, I think it should be enough!"

As he spoke, he silently calculated the time, and then quickly commanded: "Four and a half days ago, we have quickly reported to Xiangyang, at most two days, and Fu Yu knows my intentions, and will definitely arrange for my father-in-law Wang Yun to come as soon as possible, my father-in-law is over sixty years old, and he must be in a carriage when he comes, but if it is a few fast horse-drawn carriages, it is not much slower than riding a horse, and now it should not be far from Chang'an." ”

"Yan Liang! You immediately ordered someone to find and urge, and said that Wang Ling of Tongguan refused to surrender, if he did not hurry, we could only capture Tongguan and cut Wang Ling. When the time comes, I hope he won't blame me! ”

"No!" Yan Liang obeyed the order.

Everyone was happy, but they didn't expect Wang Xu to give such an order.

"Xu Sheng!" Wang Xu then called again.

"In!"

"You send someone to report back to Xu Shu, Gao Shun, and Zhang He in Chang'an, so that they can prepare, if Wang Ling refuses to surrender, we will give up Tongguan, let Zhang Liao retreat to this Huayin county, and the rest of the soldiers and horses will immediately send troops to the west to help the wind."

"Obey!"

All the generals understood what he meant, Jia Kui didn't know the previous deployment, and immediately said strangely: "Lord, why do you want to give up Tongguan?" ”

"Tongguan is dangerous, not to mention the difficulty of conquering, even if it is captured, it is better to go west, as for the reason, you will know it in the future!" Wang Xu said with a smile.

Jia Kui retreated, but he didn't ask any more questions.

Seven or eight hours later, the fast horse sent by Yan Liang found Wang Yun, who had just passed through Chang'an and arrived in Baling, and brought all Wang Xu's original words.

After Wang Yun heard this, he was in a hurry on the spot and scolded bitterly: "Wang Ling, this bastard boy, is really not what I expected, he is still that stubborn, there are few people left in the family, so in the same room, fighting each other, why is this trouble!" Quick, speed up! ”

He doesn't care about the bumpy road now, he just wants to rush to Tongguan as much as possible.

At the same time, Wang Chen under the city of Tongguan also shouted smoke in his throat, and he was so angry that he thundered, and reprimanded Wang Ling loudly, he had gone to the gate more than once to persuade him, but although Wang Ling at the head of the city was full of pain, he refused to surrender in the end.

"Brother, go back! Stop shouting, it's cold! ”

"You know the cold, too? For my brother is now cold-hearted! ”

"Brother, since ancient times, there has never been a double thing, please forgive my brother for being loyal!"

"What is loyalty? Who are you loyal to? Cao Cao? Or Zhong Xuan? You are not their retainer, but you serve the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven and ordered the princes, and General Wang raised righteous soldiers and cut down the princes, why did you help the Emperor to abuse and fight with your relatives? ”

"I ......"

After all, the conversation between the two was fruitless, although Wang Ling couldn't say anything about his brother, but he refused to surrender, which made Zhang Liao and Dian Wei respect his temperament, but he was quite helpless...... (To be continued......)