The summer night was full of fireworks, and under the twinkling stars, a group of wizards and witches walked out of Niu Fu's residence tremblingly and returned to their own place. Only then did they feel relieved... but they couldn't help but complain about the burning turtle.

The wizard of the shell broke the rules. Novel .

"How can you talk like this?" Another elderly fortune teller said angrily. "Although the general believes in us, where in the army can we get the chance to dance in a place like this?"

"That's what it means." A young and beautiful witch also crowded forward and complained. "Before, we all said that he was in danger in this battle. It was because he was afraid. We just said it for him, and this kind of words can always be solved.

. This time, he said it with his own mouth that he wanted to kill two thousand stones to establish his authority. Let’s just follow his wishes. But even so, you can’t specifically say that killing two thousand stones means killing one person, right?” At this point.

, the witch couldn't help lowering her voice and complaining. "Do you think it's easy to kill someone with two thousand stones? Do you want to kill me?"

"That's right!" Another man stepped forward and gritted his teeth. "Not to mention whether we can kill him or not, even if we can't kill him, when the man named Li comes to investigate, the general will turn around and point at us. Each of us will count one by one, and we will all be compensated with our lives!

"

"You know nothing!" The wizard who burned the turtle shell could no longer bear it. "You don't even think about it. If we really want to summon other generals here, who will be the first to arrive? I usually have many friends with the army.

When the generals and assistants were drinking together, they asked clearly about the surrounding generals, and Dong Yue was the closest... Wouldn't it be a good thing to kill him?"

Suddenly hearing the name Dong Yue, all the witches and witches were stunned... because they themselves also knew that if Dong Yue really arrived, if a bitch like themselves didn't think of ways to kill the other party, the other party would sooner or later know what happened before.

The two sides had been feuding for a long time, and there was no room for change. In other words, these lowly soothsayers were not qualified to "change" with a lieutenant general.

In a sense, they are also protecting themselves?

"Even so, you are a little anxious." The fortune teller was silent for a long time, and then muttered something. "But the matter has reached this point, so don't complain. Dong Yue will do whatever he says.

Everyone, don’t be stingy with your wealth and favors, walk around everywhere and be sure to get rid of this person!”

Everyone had their own thoughts and shook their heads and dispersed.

Some people were exhausted and went to rest; some people cheered up and went to find familiar generals all night to use their strength; even those witches each went to find their own beauties for protection... In this case, the one who burned the turtle shell

The wizard calmly held a bag of belongings and took advantage of the chaos caused when the Youzhou Army came to frighten him before, and went out to a place in the city openly.

It is said that the city of Shaanxi County has long been turned into a large military camp. Stationed in the south of the city is a Sima from the Qianshi Branch. All his troops are soldiers from Bingzhou. The leader is called Zhang Liao, who was annexed by Dong Zhuo when he was in Luoyang.

Part 1. And this wizard, carrying a package and walking around, came to this very place to meet Zhang Liao.

"Zhang Sima." The wizard said bluntly as soon as he came in. "I have done what you asked me to do. Please let me out of the city..."

"The war is in turmoil. You are carrying such a package. Aren't you afraid of being robbed?" Zhang Liao, who had just left the city, was taking a shower in the courtyard with his arms bare, exposing his white tendons. He also felt the same when he saw his own soldiers bringing people here.

Still relaxed. "How about you hide in our army and wait until this period of time has passed before letting you go back to your hometown?"

"How dare you return to your hometown?" The wizard couldn't help but stamp his feet and smile bitterly. "Zhang Sima must not forget that I am originally from Henan. On that day, Niu Fu was ordered to fight in Hedong and took me away directly from the street. That is why he and I

Getting acquainted with Sima..."

"Yes." Zhang Liao threw down the wooden basin in his hand and sighed repeatedly. "That day in Hedong, Niu Fu looked at me from side to side. Fortunately, I met you in Luoyang, so I can survive until now... Actually, I also know that you are not saying anything.

To be honest, I don’t want to hide here just because I’m afraid that I’ll swallow up your savings, but I really want to meet you, and you’ve always helped me to protect you.”

The wizard smiled and said nothing.

"Forget it!" Zhang Liao was too lazy to say anything when he saw this. "I won't send you off, but it's not easy to open the city gate at this time. I will ask someone to find a basket and put you down from the city wall... You are going to Nanyang.

Be careful along the way."

"Thank you Sima for your kindness." The wizard couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard this, but he backed away while carrying the package and bowed. "It's not Nanyang, it's Xiangyang. I heard that Liu Biao, who was known as the Eight Horsemen, went there to rule.

There is no chaos, maybe we can live in peace."

After saying this, he had already hurriedly exited the courtyard, leaving Zhang Liao alone, shirtless and looking at the stars above his head thoughtfully...until a man flashed out of the room behind him.

"Wenyuan, aren't you afraid of catching a cold?" Although this man was dressed normally, when he came out and spoke, his tone seemed a bit condescending.

"Brother." Zhang Liao quickly turned around after hearing this. "Although all of our troops are descendants of the Yanmen that I personally recruited, just to be on the safe side, you'd better not show up easily to avoid others seeing your flaws..."

"Why do you need to be so careful?" Zhang Liao's brother Zhang Fan said with emotion. "I have been with your army for three months, and I can see to some extent that Niu Fu is a Xiliang stick, just avoid him; and this Li Ru

They look powerful, but in fact they are slow to react and are too bookish...how can these two be Junhou's opponents?"

Zhang Liao, who was still shirtless, immediately laughed: "Actually, just because my brother came directly from Taiyuan to look for me three months ago, I felt that Niu Fu was going to be unlucky, because it has reached such an extent that it is really convincing.

Said. Only in the current situation, what if General Wei can stir up trouble in Shaanxi County? The stability of Guanzhong is there, and the same is true of Hongnong's heavy troops. If you mess around here, I'm afraid you will win.

It’s just a stalemate.”

Zhang Fan frowned slightly: "This is not something you have to worry about, Wenyuan."

Zhang Liao saw that his brother was unhappy and did not dare to say anything. He just shook his head, wiped himself immediately, put on his clothes and went to the room to rest.

The night was far away, and the Youzhou Army went to the city of Shaanxi County overnight to intimidate them for a while, then retreated to Shaanxi Road, and then set up camp at the original camp of the Guanxi Army. They quickly fell asleep due to exhaustion and the warm weather in summer.

However, as the commander of the first army, Gongsun was still discussing something with the only two senior officers in the army. Soon, Gao Shun, who had always been dull, took the lead in resigning, leaving only Xi Zhong and Gongsun sitting opposite each other.

I didn't want to leave for a long time.

"Your Majesty, I shouldn't have interfered with the military so easily, but with the current situation, my subordinates are unhappy." Xi Zhong watched Gao Shun go out of the tent, and after a long time he started to speak under the flickering candlelight.

Got it.

"Are you worried that Xu Rong and Zhang Liao will have problems, or are you worried that 20,000 troops will suddenly leave Tongguan to attack our army, or are you worried about the overall situation in Hebei?" Gongsun, who was reading something, looked up and seemed to

It had been expected, so there was not much surprise.

"I..." Xi Zhong hesitated for a moment, but still responded seriously. "To be honest with you, I am worried."

"There's nothing to worry about. It's just a matter of doing your best and obeying fate." Gongsun didn't take it seriously.

"Having said that, you have to pay a price for doing your best." Xi Zhong disagreed. "Today, there were hundreds of casualties in this plain camp..."

"But you always have to live up to others." Gongsun put down the book in his hand when he heard the words, stood up suddenly, and then started walking in the tent with his hands behind his hands. "Just take the current situation, if Xu Rong and Zhang Liao are indifferent, I have no hatred at all.

I mean, because I understood this truth many years ago. When it comes to people's hearts, you must not think that you are the most special one. Therefore, if things fail, I will simply withdraw my troops, leave Gao Shun in Hedong, and then all

The army is transferred back to Hebei! They are just talented people. If they don't let me down, what should I do?"

Xi Zhicai smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"If they don't let me down, how can I let them down?" Gongsun continued to say with his hands behind his back, as if he was talking to himself. "If Xu Zhang doesn't let me down, then he will have to fight the current battle and ignore it then.

To win or lose, no matter what, we have to have Shaanxi County pull away the two of them and their troops, right? You said today's casualties are a pity, but if Xu and Zhang rebel, how many more people will die if I don't save them?"

Xi Zhong pursed his lips and said nothing.

"As for the 20,000 troops gathered behind Tongguan," Gongsun continued. "We both have nothing to say. In my heart, I still have some expectations for Jia Wenhe. He is a really smart man. I always feel that he has a way to do it."

Help me watch the troops behind Lu Bu and Tongguan..."

"But what if?" Xi Zhong couldn't help but shake his head again. "What if Jia Wen and Xin fail? What if he can't stop the 20,000 soldiers behind him."

"Then there's nothing we can do." Gongsun stopped and said. "The end is the same...Flee back and go back to Hebei to deal with Yuan Shao. I didn't say hang yourself from a tree."

"I also know that Junhou has arrangements in Hebei, and I am not worried that Yuan Benchu ​​can suddenly defeat us." Xi Zhong continued to sigh. "Actually, if what I expected is true, if Junhou is not defeated for a day, or if Junhou is not defeated for a day,

After entering Guanzhong, he may not dare to fight with open swords and guns, but just dig out territory in the surrounding areas... But I still say that Hongnong can still be done, but for the overall situation of Guanzhong, Hongnong may not be counted on, and he may not be able to

Count on Jia Wenhe."

"Are you confused?" Gongsun suddenly laughed. "It sounds like I only focus on Jia Wenhe. If that's the case, based on my understanding of him, he will be disappointed in me, right?"

Xi Zhicai also reacted suddenly and immediately fell silent.

At Tongguan, amidst the sound of the Yellow River and the chirping of insects in the valley, Jia Wenhe, who was valued by Gongsun but did not really rely on him, was also looking at the dim night and sighing, because he had just learned of a major news and fifteen thousand people gathered in Huayin behind him.

Dong, the commander-in-chief of the Qianda Army, suddenly returned to Chang'an at night with only a few thousand cavalrymen. This saved him a lot of thought, but it also made him a little distracted.

By the way, Dong returning to Chang'an was not someone's plan, nor did he ignore the overall situation. On the contrary, he went back because something happened behind him and he had to go back to Chang'an. Someone tried to assassinate Dong Zhuo. At this time, someone needed to lead the troops back to stabilize the situation.

"It's really a mess." Just as Jia Xu was standing on the gate tower of Tongguan City, looking at the night sky, at some point, Tongguan general Lu Bu suddenly appeared here, fully armored, and then boldly walked towards Jia Wen

"Jia Jun, why do you think that person suddenly wanted to assassinate the Prime Minister?"

"It's not the Prime Minister, but the Grand Master." Jia Xu's expression remained unchanged. "The decree to worship the Grand Master has been sent out, and the Prime Minister has accepted it. It is said that these people are planning to take advantage of the opportunity when the Prime Minister worships the Grand Master.

It's just that some of the people who were summoned left and went straight to report, and then they were discovered... As for why, isn't General Wei just wandering outside the pass?"

"Let's not mention this," Lu Bu walked closer and suddenly became a little cautious. "Jia Jun, you are from Liangzhou and are familiar with each other in Chang'an. Do you know what to say this time? Why did I hear that I had a relationship with Xun Sikong?

relation?"

"Yes." Jia Xu didn't cover up at all. "That's what the Xun family did... What they meant was that if they suddenly killed the Grand Master while the army was outside, there would be chaos in the front, and at the right time they would order us with the imperial decree.

Zhang Ji and others also turned against General Wei to welcome General Wei. Without Grand Master Dong behind us, we would have no other choice but to turn against General Wei and the imperial court."

"How cruel!" Lu Bu shook his head repeatedly. "How can Xun Sikong be such a cheerful person on weekdays? Moreover, the grand master has repeatedly promoted him, allowing him to transform from a white-clothed man into a Sikong for a few months. Why doesn't he know how to be grateful? What a traitor.

people!"

"Marquis Wen, stop scolding." Jia Xu sighed again. "As far as I know, Xun Sikong committed suicide immediately after hearing about the defeat... He was an old friend of the Grand Master who he had met in Yingchuan when he was a boy.

If their lives are balanced, the Grand Master might be able to forget about the old relationship and forget about it, and the other participants might also be able to save their lives."

Lu Bu suddenly nodded, but he also held his saber and stared at the eastern night sky with Jia Xu in trance.

"If Marquis Wen has something to say, you might as well speak up." Jia Wenhe only glanced at the other party and roughly saw something. "There is no need to waste time here with me, an old man."

"I was thinking." Lu Bu also chuckled when he heard this. "It's a pity this time. If something like this hadn't happened behind him, General Zuo (Dong) led his troops out of the pass and went straight to Hu County. General Wei would have no choice but to cross the river in a hurry

Is there no other way out?"

"There are no what ifs in the world?" Jia Xu said with emotion, expressionless. "Everything happens by accident, and everything has a cause and effect. When things happen, they happen... Again, if Marquis Wen has something to say, you might as well say it directly.
To be continued...