Chapter 404 depressed Liu Bei

"What? Jingzhou also sent an envoy to Liangzhou?" In the post hall, Du Xi exclaimed and looked at Cheng Yin with a surprised face.

"Exactly, now the Jingzhou messenger has rushed to Xuanwei City. Maybe he is discussing the alliance with Na Ma Teng at this time." Cheng Yin said with a wry smile.

"This..." Du Xi looked at Yang Xiu in surprise. At this time, even he was in a trance and didn't know what to do. Jingzhou's behavior was really unexpected.

"Zixu doesn't need to do this. The purpose of this Jingzhou messenger is not known at this time. We will inform the master first, and then wait for the lord to make a decision." Yang Xiu shook his head and said that they came here to stabilize the situation in Liangzhou. If Han Sui took advantage of it, it would be troublesome.

"The messenger did not know that the Jingzhou messenger passed through Wu Weiming and knew that the messenger did not enter again, but rushed directly to Xuanwei. It was clear that he wanted to form an alliance with Nama Teng to deal with the lord. Moreover, a large part of the grain and fodder of Ma Teng's army is from Jingzhou, which I think the messenger should be extremely clear.

Li Kan arched his hand. They came here to persuade them to block Jingzhou. If they retreat from difficulties, it will be troublesome.

"I know this naturally. I don't know what General Han's plan is?" Du Xi had calmed down at this time and waved his hand and asked.

"The lord's intention is not to ask the two adults, but to convince Cao Sikong. If Jingzhou really participates in this battle, Cao Sikong can send someone to delay the strength of Jingzhou for the time being, so that the situation in Liangzhou will be much easier. Of course, if Cao Sikong could borrow some food and fodder to the master, the master of Liangzhou would certainly not let Ma Teng's treachery succeed. Li Kan arched his hand.

"Oh?"

Du Xi looked at Li Kan coldly. What Li Kan said was extremely beneficial, which made the lord delay Jingzhou. Although Han Sui is now at a disadvantage, he is similar to Ma Teng. Liangzhou naturally stabilized, but Jingzhou is not so easy to deal with.

Dominating the land of Jingzhou and Yizhou, the vast territory of soldiers and strong horses, even they have to be cautious, and at this time, just defeated Yuan Shao, how can the soldiers fight against Jingzhou when they are tired?

The most important thing is why they delayed Jingzhou for Han Sui. They want the stability of Liangzhou, but it is impossible to sacrifice for others. It's enough for the situation in Liangzhou to be stable. If they can't stabilize their departure, wait until the army returns in the future and then attack and plunder. Why go to this muddy water at this time?

"General Han means, I will tell my lord, but please bring me a word to General Han. Why does my lord want to help him?" Du Xi took a deep look at the two people and said in a low voice.

"Ah?" Cheng Yin and Li Kan were also stunned, and then arched their hands and said, "Lord, don't worry, I'll let Sikong feel at ease."

At this time, the two also understood that if they want Cao Cao to delay Jingzhou for them, they can't pay a certain price.

After the two left, Du Xi looked at Yang Xiu with a solemn face: "Dezu, do you think Jingzhou really came here to form an alliance with Ma Teng?"

Cao Cao, the land of Liangzhou, is bound to win. Although he pretended to be nothing happened just now, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"I'm afraid Jingzhou is the same as our intention." Yang Xiu thought for a moment.

"You mean they don't want Ma Teng to fight fiercely with Han Sui?" Du Xi said in surprise.

"No, they not only hope that the two of them will fight fiercely, but also hope that both of them will be defeated. Jingzhou has just swallowed Yizhou and began to cove Liangzhou again, which is really disturbing." Yang Xiu frowned and said that the power of Jingzhou is developing too fast. It has just captured Yizhou for a few months. Even with the help of Liu Zhang, it is impossible to control Yizhou at once.

At this time, I coveted Liangzhou. I really don't know if Liu Qi is too confident. Isn't he afraid of the civil strife in Yizhou?

"What? Do you mean that Liu Qi is paying attention to Liangzhou again? Du Xi exclaimed that if Jingzhou got Liangzhou, it would definitely be a big bad news for them.

Although Cao Cao does not want to be the enemy of Jingzhou at this time, for Jingzhou and even Jiangdong, he wants to firmly suppress their power to the south of the Yangtze River and not let them develop to the north of the Yangtze River.

Now Jingzhou coveted Liangzhou, and obviously wants to find a foundation in the north, so that the power of Jingzhou can rise another step.

"It's a big deal at this time, and I can't make the decision." Du Xi said solemnly, and after saying that, he shouted to the door, "Come on."

With that, he had grabbed the pen and ink on the table and wrote hard. In an instant, a letter had been written. At this time, a young general stepped in.

Before the young general could speak, Du Xi handed the letter on the table to the visitor: "Send someone to send this letter to the master as soon as possible."

"No." The young general was shocked and knew that there was something shocking in the letter.

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Xuanwei City, rested in the post hall for one night. The next day, as soon as he got up, he was led to Mateng's house.

"I don't know what's wrong with you?" Ma Teng has long been very curious about Fa Zheng's intention. The reason why he didn't ask is that he didn't want Jingzhou to take the initiative.

However, overnight, the defenders in Wuwei City did not have any changes because of the arrival of Fa Zheng, but the contact between Cao Cao's messenger and Han Sui became more and more frequent. They actually saw him three times a day, which really made him uneasy.

"Ha ha, I'm going to make a deal with the general by the order of the lord." Fa Zheng arched his hand and was somewhat surprised that Ma Teng had him come early in the morning.

"I don't know what the transaction is?" The hand in Ma Teng's robe couldn't help clenched a little.

"Well, my lord wants to form a cavalry, but I don't have any good horses in Jingzhou, so I want to get some horses from the general. Of course, the general will never be at a loss. No matter what kind of request, the general can say it. Fa Zheng said with a smile.

"Oh, is this true?" Ma Teng said in surprise.

"Of course, but the prices paid by different conditions are naturally different." Fa Zheng is still smiling.

"I don't know how many horses your lord wants?" Over the years, Jingzhou has naturally attached great importance to horses. Although there are many horses in Liangzhou, horses in other places are a great wealth.

"It depends on how much the general wants me to pay in Jingzhou. If you want to form a decent cavalry, you need at least 20,000 horses." Fa Zheng said with a smile.

"Twenty thousand, that's not much." Ma Teng nodded and said that most of their soldiers and horses in Liangzhou were cavalry, and their vast territory was suitable for herding horses. If it was peaceful, almost every family could have an old horse.

"My lord said that as long as the general is willing to pay the price, it's okay for me to send troops to help the general kill Han Sui, but I know that the general and Han Sui's hatred is as deep, and the killing of Han Sui will definitely not be handed over to me in Jingzhou." It seems to be brighter in the eyes of the law.

"Hmm?" After Fa Zheng finished speaking, Ma Teng suddenly shook his whole body. Although he had the upper hand at this time, Han Sui refused to accept Wuwei City. He didn't know how long it would take to capture Wuwei. What's more, Cao Cao's power is also involved in Liangzhou now. I really don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse.

"It's a big deal at this time. Please stay for a few days." Ma Teng arched his hand. At this time, Cao Cao may not intervene in the matter of Liangzhou. If he rashly asks Jingzhou for help, it will take advantage of Jingzhou

"It doesn't matter. The general can come to me at any time when he has decided, but I hope the general can make a decision as soon as possible." Looking up at Ma Teng, Fazheng got up and left.

The longer it takes, the greater the chance for Cao Cao to get into Liangzhou, and the more price he can offer. Anyway, Jingzhou doesn't have to worry about anything.

"Father, why don't you agree with him? As long as you can defeat Han Sui, tens of thousands of horses are worth it." Ma Chao said doubtfully.

"You don't understand that the war horse matter is very important. If Jingzhou gets the war horse Jingzhou's power, it will definitely increase suddenly, which is extremely unfavorable to us." Ma Teng shook his head. Although he was not sure what would happen to Jingzhou in the future, he also subconsciously did not want Jingzhou to rise.

"Father is too worried. The reason why Jingzhou is so eager to form a cavalry is just to guard against Cao Cao. Then Cao Cao and Jingzhou can also be regarded as a life-and-death enemy. Once Cao Cao vacated his hands to deal with, the first one is Jingzhou, and Jingzhou still has more energy to intervene in Liangzhou." Ma Chao shook his head and said that there is Cao Cao in the north of Jingzhou, and Sun Ce in the east has a grudge against Liu Qi. If there is only a slight movement, it will definitely attack Jingzhou.

"Let me think about it again. I ordered people to pay close attention to Han Sui, Du Xi and others." Ma Teng shook his head.

"It's my father."

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"Brother, are you really going to Jingzhou?"

On a small mountain road in the north of Wancheng, dozens of ragged soldiers walked slowly along the mountain road. In front of dozens of people, two generals in armor are surrounded by Liu Bei, who was chased out of Jizhou by Yuan Shao.

"Where can I go if I don't go to Jingzhou? I'd like to see what Liu Qi looks like. Let's see if he dares to drive me out of Jingzhou.

A few months ago, when Fengji and others suddenly found him, Liu Bei realized that it was not good. When he was in Jizhou, he was always careful and did not dare to be careless.

Yuan Shao's suspicious personality is very clear to him. He also knows that Yuan Shao can never let himself take charge of the army. Sure enough, the soldiers and horses sent by Yuan Shao rushed over in just a quarter of an hour. He thought that he would quickly flee with his subordinates, otherwise he would have been in a different place at this time.

"Then Yuan Shao is really a villain. How dare he cheat the lord like this." Next to Liu Bei, a bearded man said hatefully, with a strong hatred. It's Zhang Fei, Liu Bei's second brother.

"Well, I just hope that Liu Qi can wait for me for the sake of being a relative of the Han Dynasty, and you don't have to follow me around anymore." Liu Bei sighed.

"Big brother, what are you talking about? If it hadn't been for Yuan Shao's refusal to send reinforcements, the eldest brother would still be the pastor of a state at this time. Liu Qi was just a child. If he was embarrassed, I would have shot him to death with an arrow." Zhang Fei said impatiently.

"The second brother can't be so reckless. I wait for his protection. How can I be rude to him?" Liu Bei shook his head.

"Lord, there is Wancheng in front of you." Chen Dao, on the other side of Liu Bei, pointed to the way ahead.

Liu Bei looked up at the city in front of him, and an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes. After a while, he sighed and walked over with several people.