Huo Jun joined Liu Bei's army without any surprises, and this can be said to be a great event for Liu Bei, so he quickly summoned everyone, and fortunately he recommended Huo Jun and everyone to each other as soon as possible. After all, although all his subordinates knew Huo Jun, Huo Jun might not know all his subordinates. And he would be a colleague in the future, so he should be familiar with him. And doing this can also be said to express his importance to Huo Jun, and he could understand it.

Even Wenpin has come, but he has just returned. As for chasing Cai Mao and the others before, it was futile. It has to be said that Cai Mao and the others escaped quickly enough, of course, maybe the direction is wrong. However, there are indeed several roads from Wuling to Lingling, so it is not without reason for Wenpin to catch up with others, and it is normal.

As soon as he returned to Linyuan City, he heard that his lord asked his soldiers to summon everyone. Although he didn't know what was going on, it seemed like a good thing.

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In the living room of the prefect's mansion, Liu Bei's subordinates were there, and as long as they were in Linyuan City, Wuling, there would be no absent.

Liu Bei introduced Huo Jun once, starting with Xu Shu. After all, Xu Shu is also the only adviser in Wuling today, as a scholar, so he was naturally the first to introduce his lord, and everyone naturally had no objection. This is not only because Xu Shu was very capable, but also because he also contributed a lot to his side. He made a lot of contributions to his side, so everyone was convinced.

The second one is naturally Wen Chou. After all, Wen Chou’s ability is there, and it can be considered a long journey from Jizhou to Jingzhou to join him, so he was introduced by Liu Bei after Xu Shu.

Then there was Zhou Cang, Wen Pin and Pei Yuanshao. As for Wen Pin behind Zhou Cang, this is normal. After all, he joined in later, and Zhou Cang's martial arts are only higher than Wen Pin. Moreover, his ability is not much worse than Wen Pin, and his contribution is greater than Wen Pin, so he was introduced to Huo Jun by Liu Bei in front of Wen Pin.

As for Wenpin before Pei Yuanshao, Pei Yuanshao is indeed inferior to others. Apart from joining Liu Bei's account earlier than Wenpin, there is really no other place that can surpass others.

Everyone and Huo Jun greeted each other and then started chatting. During this period, Liu Bei talked about the next step, and he also knew that Cai Mao took Liu Cong to Lingling County, so he must also attack Lingling. However, before that, he still had to recover all Wuling, and the important task of recovering Wuling was naturally given to Huo Jun, and he was also unwilling to let him go.

After a day of rest, Liu Bei led his army to Lingling, and in Wuling, Huo Jun and three thousand men were left behind. For him, it was enough.

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After resting in Xiling, Ma Chao led his troops to Qichun, which is now guarding Huang Gai.

The fastest way to say was to go on the water route and go down the Yangtze River directly. But to be honest, Ma Chao really didn't dare to do it. The Liangzhou army on his side would not fight in the water, so if he was really blocked by others, it wouldn't be a single person. After all, Huang Gai was definitely not a vegetarian. He was a veteran of Jiangdong, and he had rich experience in water battles, which was not comparable to his side.

Who can compare with others except Gan Ning? And if you have generals but no soldiers, what's the use? So Ma Chao could only give up the idea of ​​taking the water route and directly lead the army to the southeast and head to Qichun.

Everyone knows that the choice of his lord is particularly correct. After all, he cannot compete with the Jiangdong Army, so he can't even think about it now. Not to mention others, even Gan Ning thinks so. After all, Huang Gai and Huang Gongshuo are indeed a few moves, and he still has about 3,000 soldiers of Jiangdong Army in his hands, so he can only go by land, not by water.

In this way, Ma Chao led his troops to Qichun. As for the ones who stayed in Xiling, they were Wu'anguo and the three thousand Liangzhou troops.

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The road was unobstructed. In fact, Ma Chao was not afraid of Huang Gai sending troops. But as he thought, Huang Gai did not send troops after all. He was still calm and knew their own advantages.

After all, now he is advancing by land, Huang Gaiyi has not many soldiers, and the soldiers of the Jiangdong Army have poor combat power on land, so Huang Gai will never send troops to intercept or ambush him. That would be a risky or a big adventure. Maybe they will be wiped out before they can fight against Qichun in the end. This is not impossible.

So Ma Chao led his army to the outside of Qichun City smoothly. For Ma Chao, he won the Qichun and Jiangxia.

Huang Gai had known the news that Ma Chao had arrived at Liangzhou Army. Not only this, he had known the news that Xiling City had fallen and Cheng Pu retreated. So he did not dare to neglect the Liangzhou Army to arrive here.

But he did not ask for help from his lord. In Huang Gai's idea, Cheng Pu had already retreated to Changsha. If nothing unexpected happened, he was the first person to see his lord. And as long as he said the war in Jiangxia, how his lord would do it, it was not something that his subordinates could guess. All he could do was try not to let the Liangzhou army break through Qichun and hold on to Qichun. After all, the importance of Qichun to his side was self-evident.

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After a day of rest, before Ma Chao could attack Qichun, the guards of the camp came to report, "Report to the lord, there is a messenger from Qichun City outside the camp to ask for a visit!"

When Ma Chao heard this, it was a bit interesting. Usually, he sent an envoy to other people's city. Today, there are envoys from his camp again.

Ma Chao said at this time, "Let the messenger come in!"

"promise!"

The guard took the order and left. At this time, Ma Chao looked at Guo Jia who was in the tent and said, "Wang Xiao, how about it?"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Lord, what is the intention of Huang Gongfu to come here? Of course, you can tell at a glance!"

Although Guo Jia had his own ideas, he didn't say much. He was planning to talk to his lord after the messenger left.

After hearing what Guo Jia said, Ma Chao didn't ask much. For him, if he refused everyone, could he still be afraid of a so-called messenger? The key is why Huang Gai sent people here for. This matter is up to be discussed, and he really can't figure it out.

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At this time, Ma Chao thought to himself that Huang Gai had made such a move now, could he be planning to surrender? It seems that he likes to do this, but now it is not the Battle of Red Cliff, and he is not Cao Cao and Mengde. So this matter...

If he doesn't underestimate him, if he really dares to use this trick of surrender, then Qichun is really within his control.

After a while, the messenger came to Ma Chao's tent. When Ma Chao saw it, he didn't seem to be presenting a book of false surrender. Although he had never seen Kan Ze before, his level was definitely not comparable to that of a scholar who was not astonishingly beautiful in front of him.

The messenger who came gave Ma Chao and Guo Jia a greeting. Ma Chao smiled, "Sir, please sit down!"

After the messenger sat down, Ma Chao asked, "I wonder what is the price for you to come to our army camp?"

When Ma Chao saw the visitor, he didn't take the initiative to speak. He thought to himself that this was not like a messenger. After all, a messenger must not be said less, but looking at this person, Ma Chao really didn't know how to describe it. In a sentence from his previous life, this person was like coming to his camp to "make soy sauce", so...

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The envoy smiled when he heard this, "General, I am hereby order from General Huang to come to the camp of your army to discuss!"

When Ma Chao and Guo Jia heard this, Guo Jia had no expressions, but Ma Chao's expressions were very wonderful. At this time, he thought to himself that the one who guarded Qichun was really Huang Gai Huang Gongfu, the one who used an iron whip, and then the elder of the Jiangdong Army? Is it the one who was the one who was bitterly tricked by Zhou Yu in the Romance? Is it the one who used a trick to surrender and burned Cao Cao's army?

It’s not that Ma Chao has so many questions, but that he really has to ask. If he hadn’t thought about it carefully and firmly decided, he would have almost thought that Huang Gai was of the same name and surname.

Logically speaking, Huang Gai and he have not fought a battle, but just one day after he came, Huang Gai sent someone to negotiate peace. This matter really made Ma Chao not very clear. At least in his opinion, even if he wanted to negotiate, he had to fight a war before talking. So in Ma Chao's opinion, is Huang Gai afraid of his side if he did this, or is he not confident in their side?

But no matter what it looks like, what I heard from the messenger was indeed beyond Ma Chao's expectations.

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Then Ma Chao asked, "I wonder why General Huang is sincere brought by the envoy?"

Although Ma Chao would not have a talk with Huang Gai in his mind, there was nothing wrong at this time, and there was still no problem chatting with the messenger for a few words.

So the messenger started chatting with Ma Chao, but when Guo Jia saw this situation, he frowned. After Ma Chao talked with the messenger for a few words, Guo Jia pretended to cough twice, "Cough cough..."

When Ma Chao heard this, what was wrong with this? But he also knew that he, a counselor, had something to say to him.

Then he smiled at Guo Jia, "Fengxiao, this is..."

When Guo Jia saw his lord's expression at this moment, he shook his head secretly in his heart. Then he stood up and walked to his lord's approach, and whispered a few words in Ma Chao's ear. After hearing what Guo Jia said, his eyebrows were raised, thinking Huang Gai, Huang Gai, you are all planning to me, and sure enough, I was still careless!

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At this time, after hearing Guo Jia's words, Guo Jia returned to his position. Ma Chao stared at the envoy sent by Huang Gai. The envoy was a little shy when Ma Chao looked at it. After all, Ma Chao was a general of the cavalry and the governor of Liangzhou. He has been an official for many years and has been a lord for many years. Therefore, he has always had the majesty of a superior, and he is also a first-class martial arts, so Ma Chao's eyes, expressions and words all have his own power.

The messenger was a little panicked when he saw this. Ma Chao laughed at this time, "Okay, sir, please come back today. As for the peace talks, I don't think it's necessary! Please reply to your General Huang, and say that I, Ma Mengqi, will attack the city in a while. Please give it to me, sir, and don't send it!"

Ma Chao had already sent off guests directly, just to drive people out. This is something he rarely does, but he did this today.

When the messenger saw Ma Chao's expression and words, he had nothing to say. He just bowed to Ma Chao and said, "So, then I will reply like this, say goodbye!"

After saying that, the messenger left in shame. For him, it is better to stay in a place of right and wrong for a long time, or to come back to Qichun quickly. And he could see that Ma Mengqi was really angry. Fortunately, he ran fast, otherwise the consequences would be hard to say. Although he had never heard of how bad Ma Chao was to literati, he was a superior after all, so how could they guess their ideas?

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After the envoy left, Ma Chao said to Guo Jia, and he sighed first, "Oh, if I hadn't been filial today, I would have been kept in the dark!"
Chapter completed!