Chapter 716: Handwritten Letter Sending Out Troops (Continued)
Seeing Hu Zhen leave and looking at the back of the man, Ma Chao said in his heart that he hoped that everything would go smoothly and that the reinforcements would arrive as soon as possible! This was the second time after the tunnel, Ma Chao, although he was not taking a single gamble, putting all his hopes on this reinforcement. But indeed, it was not much different. After all, he had some experience before, that is, putting his hopes on a certain aspect, but in the end, it might not be satisfactory. It was very likely that they would not be satisfactory, so Ma Chao knew, don't hold big hopes.
Hu Zhen left, and asked the soldiers to take out his war horse and leave the camp, so he headed straight for Jiangxia. Because of authentic things, he thought that even if his lord didn't talk about him, he could not use him after all. But obviously, this matter was different from what he thought. Ma Chao not only didn't say anything about him, but still used him. Otherwise, would he still have what he did today?
Of course, Hu Zhen didn't think about it carefully. In the Liangzhou Army Camp, he was the most suitable one to talk about sending letters. Obviously, no one else could do it. But I have to admit that Ma Chao did not take his anger on him because of authentic things. At least Ma Chao knew very well that authentic things were actually blamed on himself, but no one else.
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After Hu Zhen left, Ma Chao said to Guo Jia, "Come on Xiao, how about Hu Zhen going here?" Ma Chao meant that he asked if Hu Zhen could successfully arrive in Wancheng, Nanyang. He didn't care about Jiang Xia, after all, that was his own territory.
But after entering Nanyang, it is hard to say what happens. Hu Zhen naturally cannot deal with Zhuge Liang. It would be fine if he was not discovered by others. If he was really discovered, then even if he tied up ten Hu Zhens together, he would not be Zhuge's opponent!
Guo Jia smiled when he heard this: "Don't worry, lord, I see, as long as Zhuge Kongming doesn't know, there will be no problem!"
Ma Chao said, "You should say this? Don't I know it." But he still asked, "I understand the meaning of Fengxiao. Zhuge Kongming is not a god, so he may not know that Hu Zhen goes to Nanyang. Naturally, I hope he knows nothing is the best, but if Hu Zhen is exposed, he is really no match for Zhuge Kongming. The matter of asking for reinforcements will be delayed!"
When Guo Jia heard this, he hurriedly said, "Lord, Jia thinks that as long as General Hu can act according to what Jia said, it will basically not be exposed easily. Even if Zhuge Liang has some skills, he may not find anything. Don't worry, lord!"
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Hu Zhen entered the territory of Jiangxia very smoothly. Not to mention that in the territory of Jiangxia, he was really discovered. After all, he rode a high-ranking Liangzhou war horse and swayed across the market. If he was not discovered, the Liangzhou army would be too useless. To be honest, it was not like this, but the soldiers of the Liangzhou army may not know who Hu Zhen is, but the generals of the Liangzhou army really knew him. Although they had no friendship, they had seen him several times. So they still don’t know who Hu Zhen is, so there is no problem.
Finally, I knew that he was taking his lord's letter to Nanyang. Naturally, he let him go and let him go. Everyone knew that the war in Jiangling is indeed very tense and it is not easy to delay. Otherwise, if his lord gets angry, it is indeed not something that anyone can afford. So in this way, Hu Zhen rode alone and came to the junction of Jiangxia and Nanyang.
Before Guo Jia said that, he had already replaced his Liangzhou high-class war horse with a very ordinary horse. This was not a Liangzhou war horse, but an ordinary horse produced in Bingzhou. He also knew that when he entered Nanyang, it was not his own territory, so it would be strange if he rode a high-class war horse and swaggered across the market. That would be strange if he didn't find it. Those ordinary people had a problem with eating all day and day, so they wouldn't have the spare money to buy a horse. Even a slow horse could not afford it, let alone a Liangzhou high-class war horse.
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Those who can afford such horses can only be large families, powerful landlords, or wealthy businessmen, and such people can be. Otherwise, it is the last one, that is, people in the army, if they are not from the Han army, or from other places, they may not be caught? So Hu Zhen thinks that Mr. Fengxiao's words are actually good. If he rides a high-ranking Liangzhou war horse and is not caught, then the Han army will be too useless. Obviously, this is impossible, isn't it?
Therefore, after changing to an ordinary horse, Hu Zhen entered Nanyang, which is Liu Bei's territory. Although he was not so scared, he was still a little nervous. After all, he was considered "sincere" and if nothing happened, he would definitely not be like this. But if he had his lord's handwritten letter in his arms, if he was caught by the Han army, the consequences would be unimaginable. After all, the content of this letter was just to move troops to deal with their Han army, it was to Jiangling City.
But it was pretty good that Hu Zhen was worried, and finally passed the Han army's territory and finally came to Wancheng. When he saw the Wancheng boundary marker, he almost cried. This was really not easy. If he was discovered, his life would be gone.
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Pang De, who was in the prefect's palace, was looking at a roll of bamboo slips, but he heard the soldiers coming to report: "Report to the general, there is General Hu Zhen and General Hu asking for a meeting outside the palace, saying that it was the lord..." When Pang De heard this, he asked the soldiers to go down, and put down the bamboo slips first. He went out of the house and went to greet him.
Of course, he definitely knew Hu Zhen. After all, he had been in Liangzhou for so many years, and Hu Zhen had not seen him once or twice. Although he had no friendship, he could indeed be regarded as acquaintance. Moreover, although he had no friendship, he certainly had no hatred.
As for going out to greet him, he naturally did not give Hu Zhen a face, but his lord. After all, Hu Zhen was sent by his lord, so he could not care about the other person, but it was impossible not to care about his lord, so Pang De put down the bamboo slips and came out.
At the gate of the prefect's mansion, when he saw Hu Zhen wandering, Pang De smiled and said, "It turns out that General Hu is here. He is really a rare guest!" Pang De must not be such a fake person, so he can say such a sentence. It is already good.
When Hu Zhen saw Pang De coming out in person, he knew that he was giving face to his lord, but he was naturally happy that the person could come out to greet him. After all, no matter what, Pang De came out in person, and this was not fake, it was real.
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So Hu Zhen naturally did not dare to neglect it. He quickly said, "I'm sorry to bother General Pang to come out in person. It's really a sin, a sin!"
Pang De's official position is two levels higher than Hu Zhen. So to be honest, Hu Zhen is indeed quite proud of the person who can leave the mansion. After all, he is a messenger assigned by his lord himself, but he is not an ordinary little soldier. Therefore, Pang De came out because of his lord's face. But if his lord only sent a little soldier here, he probably might not necessarily come out. Isn't it? Hu Zhen still knows a little about this, which is good.
Pang De smiled and said, "General Hu, please!" "General Pang, please!" After saying that, the two of them almost lined up side by side into the prefect's mansion.
But if you look closely, Pang De is in front and Hu Zhen is in back. He is half a shoulder before Hu Zhen, which is almost like this. Although Hu Zhen was given a letter from his lord, his official position was not as good as Pang De after all, so he could only be behind him. If it were Guo Jia, then Pang De would definitely not be like this. After all, in fact, Guo Jia's official position is half a square foot than Pang De. Moreover, Guo Jia is indeed highly respected by all generals in the Liangzhou army.
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Pang De directly sent Hu Zhen into the living room of the prefect's mansion and asked him to sit down. Pang De asked, "I don't know where General Hu is coming..." Although Pang De generally knew what Hu Zhen meant, he had to ask this before the other party said anything.
Hu Zhen smiled, then took out his lord's handwritten letter from his arms and said to Pang De: "General Pang should know that I came from Jiangling. There is a letter written by the lord. Before leaving, the lord specifically reminded him to hand it over to the general himself!"
When Pang De heard this, he kept nodding, knowing that this was indeed the character of his lord and that it was definitely the original words of his lord. So he quickly took Ma Chao's handwritten letter, opened it in front of Hu Zhen, and saw the letter that was still stained with fire.
After reading his lord's handwritten letter, he nodded slightly. He knew his lord's meaning very clearly. He thought to himself, it seems that although the lord didn't say much in the letter, can't he still see it? Now he has to use his elites. Obviously, this war is very unfavorable to him. Although Pang De knows the general situation of Jiangling City, Nanyang is also the territory of Jingzhou and is not far from Jiangling, so he knows everything basically, but he doesn't know the specific one.
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Therefore, he had not forgotten to ask Hu Zhen, "I have read all the letters of the lord. I just don't know what is happening in Jiangling City now?"
When Hu Zhen heard this, he sighed, and then said, "To be honest, General Pang said that the war in Jiangling City is really..."
Hu Zhen simply told Pang De about the situation in Jiangling City. He actually knew that Pang De certainly knew about the war in Jiangling City now. However, because he was in Jiangling, he naturally knew much more details than him. Therefore, he was asking himself about the more detailed situation, so as long as he told him about what he knew in detail, then there would be no problem.
Indeed, Ponde just wanted to know this, so he had this question, and as a result, he knew what he wanted to know.
Finally, Pang De nodded and said, "Okay, so General Hu will rest here for a night, and order his troops to set off tomorrow morning, how about?" Although Pang De was asking, his tone was still relatively firm. Hu Zhen was not so anxious, so he agreed directly. "Okay! In this way, I'll trouble General Pang!" "What's the matter with General Hu? I'm not saying anything!"
Hu Zhen naturally knew that his lord was anxious, but no matter how anxious it was, it was not bad for half a day and a night. This was not wrong.
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So early the next morning, Pang De ordered three thousand elite troops and asked Hu Zhen to take them away. Of course, he and Liang Kuan personally sent Hu Zhen out of Wancheng. Hu Zhen finally said, "Two, don't send them away, go back! Hu said goodbye!"
"General Hu, take care of yourself!" "General has a smooth journey!" Liang Kuan did not forget to say to Hu Zhen, and just like that, Hu Zhen left.
He took three thousand elite soldiers trained by Pang De away. Although Pang De knew in his heart that these three thousand elite soldiers would survive when they went to Jiangling, he did not know how many more they could survive, but he was not so distressed. After all, Pang De knew in his heart that what is "raising troops for a thousand days and using troops for a while" was not taken a few times at the beginning, but this time they had to take action. At the most critical moment, the lord had no choice but to Jiangling, so they could only go. If he could, he wanted to go.
But obviously, if this fails, then they will go to Jiangling instead of themselves, make contributions to their own side, and strive to destroy the city as soon as possible.
Pang De was not willing to use these people to deal with Li Tong at the beginning, but in a letter from Ma Chao, he sent 3,000 people to Jiangling without hesitation. It can be seen that he knew that it was indeed the most critical time for his side. (To be continued)
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Chapter completed!