There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

The generals in Xiangyang became anxious when they heard this.

But Han Qi, the school lieutenant, stood up and said, "Situ, the enemy army is currently scattered and their strength is not uniform. It is a good time to defeat them one by one. If this opportunity is missed, the Jinling Army will take down many counties in Xiangyang City. Xiangyang Gongwei, then this battle is not easy to fight."

"It's okay." Pang Tong said lightly: "Xiangyang is the gateway to Jingzhou. The heavy capital and arsenal are basically in Xiangyang, and the harvests of the surrounding counties are basically collected in Xiangyang. The potters just wiped out the surrounding counties. , and it is difficult to enter the hinterland of Jingzhou, no problem."

Zhang Fei said to Pang Tong: "No matter what, a lot of cities have been lost, and the potters have been cheap for nothing!"

Pang Tong said lightly: "If you can get it back in the future, it's okay."

Guan Yu stood up and said to Pang Tong: "Situ said this, is it because he wants to let Tao Jun gain a firm foothold on the south bank of the Han River and ignore it?"

Pang Tong squinted his eyes: "The most important task right now is to defend Xiangyang and buy time for Jiangling. Other things can be postponed for a while."

Guan Yu snorted and said, "How is such an act different from a coward?"

Pang Tong said indifferently: "General Guan, I remember that Pang seems to be telling you to stop your feet and think about your mistakes. You are not staying in the mansion, why did you come out?"

When Guan Yu heard this, he became angry immediately.

"Guan is an imposing general of the three armies, how can he be grounded?"

Pang Tongtong raised his eyebrows: "The military orders and laws are here, how can you not obey them?"

If the generals next to him hadn't stopped him, Guan Yu would have transformed into Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Chu at this moment, beheading Pang Tong, the Song Yi in his eyes, with one blow.

"Pang has made up his mind and will never go to war. You will follow the military order and make no mistakes. Anyone who violates the order will be punished by military law."

Cai Mao is not in Xiangyang City now. He was pushed out by Liu Bei and others, and was sent to Zhangling County as the county guard.

Zhangling County was integrated with Nanyang County. Later, Liu Biao, Fu Wan and others supported Liu Qiong as emperor. In order to weaken Cai Mao's power, Zhangling County was deliberately cut off from Nanyang County and stationed by Cai Mao. .

Although the Cai family is strong in Jingzhou, after Liu Biao's deliberate polishing over the years, and after his death, Liu Bei, Pang Tong, Fu Wan and others fought consecutively, in the end they suppressed the Cai family in a daze.

And Cai Mao also took office in Zhangling County depressed, and at the same time, he also wanted to avoid disaster.

In terms of geographical location, Zhangling County is closer to the Central Plains than Xiangyang and Fancheng, but it is more focused on the direction of Wancheng.

The pottery merchants led an army to attack Fancheng, Zhangling County was naturally very nervous, fearing that the pottery merchants would not be able to defeat Xiangyang, the soldiers turned around and went straight to Zhangling.

During this period of time, Cai Mao didn't sleep well due to fear.

Until this day, he was sitting in the hall in a daze with dark circles under his eyes, but his younger brother Cai He ran over to him and told him, "Brother, we have a guest."

"Guest?" Cai Mao blinked suspiciously, looked at Cai He, and said, "What guest?"

Cai He said, "It's Mr. Huang visiting."

"Huang Gong?" Cai Mao didn't react for a while: "Which Huang Gong?"

"Huang Chengyan, Mr. Huang."

"Oh! Brother-in-law is here!" Cai Mao patted his forehead suddenly, and said, "Look at my memory, please come in quickly, no, I will go out to greet you in person."

Cai Mao got up in a hurry and came to the gate of the mansion in person, but saw Huang Chengyan and a young scribe standing there waiting for him.

"Brother-in-law, how did you come here?" Cai Mao strode forward, held Cai Mao's hand, and said with a smile.

Huang Chengyan also smiled all over his face: "Ever since you took office in Zhangling, my brother has never visited you. Now that the army is in chaos, you are the head of a county and have a heavy responsibility. Your sister is worried about you, so old man Zhuo took time to visit you one time."

Cai Mao was dissatisfied when he heard the words: "My sister is really too. Knowing that the war is in turmoil, how can you let brother-in-law and you go around at will? If something happens to this, don't you regret it?"

Having said that, Cai Mao turned his head to look at Zhuge Jin again, and said, "Who is this gentleman?"

Huang Chengyan pointed at the gate of the mansion and said, "Bogui, can we go in and talk?"

"Oh, yes, yes, you see, I can handle this matter! Talk inside!"

Cai Mao led the way first, and brought Huang Chengyan and the others to the main hall.

After sitting down as the guest and host, Cai Hao immediately smiled and said: "My brother-in-law has always been aloof, and has always been a loner, and rarely associates with others. Since this gentleman can have a brother-in-law to accompany him, he must not be an ordinary person. , you should be a wise man, don't you know your name?"

Zhuge Jin stood up and said: "My lord, Zhuge Jin, came from Jinling, and now holds the post of Taichangqing in the court."

"puff!"

Upon hearing Zhuge Jin's self-introduction, the tea in Cai Mao's mouth was sprayed out.

8 Chapter Forty Lobbying

Cai Mao wiped the water stains on his mouth, and looked at Zhuge Jin who was calm, his eyes were full of astonishment.

The subordinates of the pottery merchant are really not ordinary people!

Our two armies are at war, boy!Don't you have any clues in your mind?

Just entered my mansion so carelessly, do you think my surname is Cai?

At the entrance of the hall, Cai He pulled out the sword from his waist all of a sudden, and looked at Zhuge Jin with a rather unkind look.

"De Gui!" Huang Chengyan turned his head to look at Cai Mao nervously: "This can't be the case!"

Cai Mao sighed and waved at Cai He, signaling him not to do this.

After all, he was brought by his brother-in-law. If he dealt with it on the spot like this, the shame between himself and Huang Chengyan would be torn.

Besides, although this kid is an official of Jinling City, he didn't lead any soldiers or generals, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

"Mr. Zhuge, please sit down!" Cai Mao stretched out his hand and motioned to Zhuge Jin.

Zhuge Jin expressed his gratitude to Cai Mao, and after sitting down, he asked him: "General Cai was also an important town in Jingzhou, and now he is transferred from Xiangyang to this place of Zhangling, isn't it condescending?"

Cai Hao laughed and said, "Sir, what you said is a little too much, right? Mr. Cai is leading the army in Zhangling County, and he is an important town anyway. It is unnecessary to say that he is a Qucai."

Zhuge Jin smiled and said: "Well, it is true to say that it is an important town. Zhangling County is close to Wanluo, so it can be said that it is in the depths of our Central Plains position. It will not take long for our army to completely digest the Central Plains. The territory has stabilized the hearts of the people, recruited soldiers in the Central Plains, and implemented a double-team policy, what kind of situation will this Zhangling County be in at that time?"

The muscles on Cai Mao's face twitched back and forth.

He naturally understood the meaning of Zhugejin's words. Zhangling County's territory in the Central Plains was too deep.

Cai Mao held the teacup and threw it heavily on the table.

The force was so great that almost all the water in it was poured out.

Seeing this, Cai He pulled the sword out of the scabbard again with a bang.

Seeing this, Huang Chengyan frowned, and hurriedly asked Cai Mao, "Degui, don't make mistakes!"

Cai Hao waved at Cai He impatiently: "Put the sword away, don't go back and forth endlessly."