Ji County, the county seat of Hanyang County, is also the county seat before Tianshui County was renamed Hanyang County.

It is hundreds of miles away from Longguan and Jieting in the west, and Xixian a few hundred miles away in the south is the front-line battalion led by Pang De, which is currently holding off with the army of the South Road led by Zhang Liao, the general of the Chu chariot cavalry, and the two sides have experienced two or three small-scale encounters, each with some losses.

The strategic location of Ji County is very important, attacking can threaten the border county of Chu at any time, and defend the road to the north of Chu State, if it does not take down here, then Chu State will not dare to rashly enter the hinterland of Liangzhou from Wudu to the north, because it can threaten the territory of Chu State at any time, and it is a throat point that extends in all directions.

Therefore, it is the first target of Zhang Liao's northward advance, and only by capturing this place can it be said that it has really knocked on the door of Liangzhou. It's just that Liangzhou is not easy to fight, and Zhang Liao is still confronting Pang De in the area of Xixian further south, and he has not even been able to open the gateway to Ji County, so let alone attack.

Today, the Ma family is stationed here with heavy troops.

A few days ago, Ma Yi confronted Wang Xu in Longguan, which opened the prelude to the war between the two forces.

Although the result of that skirmish was that Ma Yi was defeated and lost a general, Jiang Xu, it added confidence to him, because he felt that with the power of Liangzhou, although it was impossible to kill the Chu State, he had the strength to resist, as long as he survived this time, then the next time the Chu State went on a large-scale expedition, it would be a few years later, and he could use this time to further stabilize Liangzhou and seek time for development.

When Liangzhou is truly formed into a national system and matured, then it can even divide the world with the three kingdoms of Wei, Chu and Wu, waiting for a good opportunity.

Therefore. After the defeat of Longguan. He rushed from Longguan to Ji County. Personally sit in charge and coordinate the dispatch of all parties.

On this day, he received a secret report from the state of Chu and immediately convened several of his cronies to discuss the matter.

After passing the secret report to everyone one by one, Ma Yi, who was sitting on the top seat, asked coldly: "What do you think, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Liang Xu took the lead in speaking out: "Young master, my subordinates think this matter is true!" ”

"How so?" Ma Yi asked with a frown.

"Although Zhou Zhi was a famous general in the world, he was quite ruffian. The name of greed for money is also far and wide, and as far as his subordinates know, he owes a huge amount of money in the Chu State! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Yin Xian, who was sitting on the other side, took over.

"Zhou Zhi is proud of his merits, and he is extremely arrogant in the state of Chu, and even takes advantage of the favor of the king of Chu to commit crimes, so it is common for the king of Chu to want to punish his crimes."

Ma Yi listened carefully, and also had his own calculations in his head, but he didn't say it to his subordinates. His gaze swept over everyone, and finally looked at Zhao Ang.

"Wei Zhang. What do you think? ”

Zhao Ang frowned, as if thinking.

"Young master, if it is only Zhou Zhi's matter, his subordinates think that it may not be true, but after the king of Chu ordered the arrest of Zhou Zhi, Zhang Jing led the dead soldiers to assassinate the king of Chu that night, failed, and died on the spot.

"In addition, Zhou Zhi's family and relatives disappeared and escaped, if it was premeditated in advance, it makes sense, and the secret letter also said that the king of Chu has asked Zhou Zhi's border guards in public many times why they have not been able to assemble, and Zhou Zhi has always agreed to it, but he did not assemble until he disappeared, this matter has long been known to everyone, if it is said that Zhou Zhi is delaying time, it makes sense to transfer his family."

"It's just that the minister is still a little worried, you must know that Zhou Zhiduo has a lot of tricks, is very good at doing risks, cunning like a fox, after all, it is better to be cautious, Yichen seems to be better than waiting for a return from Xiangyang, if Zhang Jing's family is arrested, then it is true, if not, it is false! Because Zhang Jing died, his family had no time to escape! ”

As Zhao Ang finished speaking, Pang De's brother Pang Rou couldn't help asking: "What does Zhang Jing's death have to do with Zhou Zhi?" ”

"Zhonghe, if Zhang Jing is nothing at all, it is strange, it is precisely because of his death that he believes in three points more!"

Zhao Ang calmly explained: "Zhang Jing is the deputy marshal of General Wei's Mansion, the general of Zhenxi, and is in charge of the army affairs of the border army of Chu State. It's just that the king of Chu probably hasn't gotten the evidence yet, so he didn't rush to move this meritorious man, Zhang Jing was forced to have no choice but to fight to the death in the end, which is common sense! ”

When the words fell, Ma Yi was silent for a long time.

"So, with the information we have and your analysis, we all confirm that this incident is true?"

"The young master is not in a hurry!" Zhao Ang hurriedly spoke: "Although this matter is true nine times out of ten, it is not too late to wait for the information from Xiangyang to come before making a judgment, the king of Chu is cunning, it is better to be careful." ”

"Hmmm! That's fine! ”

Ma Yi finally believed it, of course, not only because of intelligence and public inference, these alone were not enough for him to confirm, what really made him believe further was the unique identities of Zhou Zhi and Zhang Jing, and he believed that there was probably a reason for this incident.

He had long suspected that Zhou Zhi and Zhang Jing were traversers, although there was no evidence, from the means of acting, the style of speaking, and many habits and thoughts, they were all very different, as a reincarnated person, of course he had this ability to distinguish.

Because of this, he has always wondered how the three of them can get along so harmoniously. Since he came to this era, there has been no such person around him, and he has not really experienced it, so he only stays in the imagination stage, and his position makes him very jealous and suspicious of the reincarnated person, so he subconsciously feels that Wang Xu and others must be like this.

But in fact, he didn't know how the three of them could come together and how their relationship was established.

At this point, Ma Yi's biggest flaw is that he has a limited thinking, that is, he always feels that the future generations are very different here, and they are higher than the people of this era, after all, he is different now, so he always feels that the future generations are very terrifying, and they are all great enemies.

But in fact, aside from the point of foresight, aside from knowing more about historical development trends, more knowledge of later generations, more progressive thinking, etc., the real ability to deal with the world, and the means of acting, what is the difference between the people of later generations and the people of this era?

For example, if you go into battle and fight, even if you know the people of this era, you can do it because you are a later generation. Do you know what they think? What will be done? Won't others change because of their circumstances? Won't you learn? Are you a fool? Don't know how to find a way to lose money? Don't know how to understand temptation?

This. Because of their circumstances, Wang Xu, Zhou Zhi and Zhang Jing realized from a very early age that these reincarnated people are essentially no different from the people who belong to this era, they are all human beings.

Just talking about a way of employing people, won't future generations still learn from history? So what is the difference between making friends and Your Majesty? Won't all the people of the world be the same?

People in this era value loyalty. It doesn't mean stupid, or even smarter, the monarch can't do it, he runs away all the same! The same is true for later generations, if you can't make it the same, the only difference is the background and cultural conditions of the times!

At this point, Wang Xu, Zhou Zhi and Zhang Jing have long sobered up because of their respective experiences. But Ma Yi didn't, he never realized that he could get to where he is today. Not only because he is a reincarnated person, but more importantly, he is under the persecution of this era. Constantly working hard, constantly improving, and constantly growing, he relies more on his own ability, but he starts high enough and has a lot of innate advantages, that's all.

Because of this, his judgment at the moment has limitations, and it has become a drag that imprisons him!

Fortunately, after Ma Yi put aside this matter, he quickly returned to the correct path of thinking, and said loudly: "Weizhang, you are most familiar with the geographical dangers of Liangzhou, from today onwards, you must strictly guard against the inconspicuous paths and passages everywhere, even if the army cannot enter, someone must be on guard and monitor, and this matter is left to you to do!" ”

"No!" Zhao Ang bowed down to receive the order.

Seeing this, Ma Yi waved his hand: "Okay, let's disperse first!" A qiē restore plan to act! ”

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Fufeng Yang City!

When Ma Yi convened the important ministers to discuss the matter, Wang Xu had already dealt with the internal affairs of the Chu State, and the fluctuations in the army caused by the accident of Zhang Jing and Zhou Zhi had gradually subsided under his gentle comfort, after all, his prestige was unique in the Chu State.

In the afternoon, he secretly instructed Liao Hua to lead his troops to control Zhang Jing's cronies, mainly to appease Huairou, but he must strictly control it to avoid accidents.

After dealing with the matter, he returned to his camp and waited for Guo Jia's return.

Guo Jia has far exceeded the three-day limit since he rushed to the front line street pavilion, but there is no return, if it is not for Zhao Yun and Chen to report that he is very safe, he is afraid that he will not think about tea and dinner. It wasn't until this morning that the fast horse personally dispatched by Guo Jia finally returned, saying that he would return to Yangcheng in the evening.

Wang Xu didn't sit in the tent for long, and when the afterglow of the setting sun was still shining above his tent, the dusty Guo Jia had already rushed to his tent.

Guo Jia came from an ordinary background, so he didn't practice martial arts when he was a child, but since he followed Wang Xu, for so many years, he has been asked to practice qi and strengthen his body, although he himself has no interest at all, but after all, he can't bear Wang Xu's kindness, so he also persevered, making his body very good.

A few days of running did not make him tired, but his spirits were uplifted, and he was already smiling as soon as he stepped into the tent.

"Lord, it's confirmed!"

"Really? How is this confirmed? Sit down and speak! Wang Xu made no secret of his surprise.

"Thank you, lord!"

Guo Jia turned around and sat down, sorted out his thoughts before he continued: "It's an ancient poem!" We are making a secret connection with the words of an ancient poem! On the same day, his subordinates rushed to the front line, and immediately appeared in front of the battle, known to the Liangzhou sergeant. The next day of the battle, Xun Chen appeared, but very low-key, and personally commanded and repelled several waves of our attacks, thinking that it should be to avoid suspicion, but he also made an ancient poem that seemed to mock me to express his heart. ”

"Oh? How do you hear that? Wang Xuqi said.

"Because that poem seems to be used to scold me, but in fact it was written in his early years, scolding the northern Xinjiang guards who surrendered to foreign tribes, and it was done when we were drinking together, so only Chen and Xun Yu can understand its meaning!" As he spoke, Guo Jia paused and continued: "But in the next few days, perhaps because he was worried about attracting attention, he occasionally appeared, but he did nothing, and it was not until the day before yesterday that he personally commanded his soldiers to repel our attack again, and at the same time expressed his joy by singing poetry in a great victory. ”

The metaphor of that poem is that after the general's triumph, he drank and sang on the highest mountain peak on a moonlit night, and lived happily. The subordinates understood what they meant, so they waited on the highest mountain nearby that night, and sure enough, they saw him coming alone, and then they told each other what was on their minds! ”

Hearing this, Wang Xu was already impressed by the wit of the two.

"If it's really a strange person, he is so smart, so I don't know how he intends to help the Chu State break the enemy?" (To be continued......)