Mixed in the Three Kingdoms as a strategist

Zhang Yan, who has been watching the situation in Guanzhong in Bingzhou, sees that the dust has settled down, and has made up his mind on who to put the chips on.

Rather than waiting to be wiped out by his troops, it would be better to bow his head and surrender as soon as possible. Anyway, the situation in Bingzhou is chaotic. As long as Lu Bu doesn't deploy a hundred thousand soldiers, he will have a way to empty the people sent by the other party.

After seeing the pros and cons clearly, Zhang Yan was very decisive when he had to make a choice, and directly led the [-] Black Mountain Army to surrender Lu Bu.

Instead of surrendering to the imperial court, he only obeyed the orders of Lu Bu.

Because of the need to sit in Bingzhou to prevent Zhang Yang's sneak attack, Zhang Yan was not able to come in person, but she also showed full sincerity.

Not only did he spend his money, he sent countless gold beads and jade, he also sent the most important generals and aides under his command, and even offered the only blood under his knees, and sent it to Xu Cheng as a proton.

After experiencing Tao Qian's generosity in donating a state, Lv Bu's vision has been broadened a lot, and now he can behave very calmly when he surrenders to Zhang Yan who is very knowledgeable about current affairs.

He calmly heard the envoy Daoming's intentions, then glanced at Yan Qing without any trace, and seeing Yan Qing nodded slightly, he helped them who bowed down.

Yan Qing and Lu Bu have worked together for many years, and developed into an intimate lover. Although it is not as close as he and Guo Jia's heart-to-heart, it can be called a very tacit understanding.

Lu Bu understood what he meant without any effort. He not only accepted the gift with a smile, but also accepted the surrender. He held another banquet, entertained the envoy, and promised to invite Zhang Yan to seal him tomorrow.

At present, the imperial court is completely controlled by Lu Bu, and the phrase "playing please" is just for politeness, but it is actually equivalent to agreeing.

Now is not the time to take the initiative to send troops to take this hot potato in Bingzhou, but for peace of mind, Zhang Yan is willing to spend money only to be named under their influence, and Yan Qing, who can get extra money, certainly has no reason to refuse.

The Bingzhou envoy, who was intimidated by Lu Bu's aura from the beginning to the end, felt relieved when he saw that he had successfully completed the task. He couldn't help staying a little longer and drank a few more glasses, all of them fainted by the powerful wine.

Yan Qing, however, was always thinking about Zhao Yun's hesitant and embarrassing expression, and he was not going to attribute it to his being too sensitive and too much.

After all, although premonition is something vague and unspeakable, it is often effective in bad things, and it is terrifyingly accurate.

With this concern in mind, after the matter of Bingzhou was settled, Yan Qing only politely drank a cup, then found an excuse to take Xu Chu outside the hall, and ordered him to send someone to invite Zhao Yun to come over and have a good talk after the banquet.

Xu Chu, as Yan Qing's personal bodyguard, even when he was at a banquet, consciously refrained from drinking alcohol and kept vigilant. Now he was very clear-headed, so he responded immediately and ordered two bodyguards with the best equestrian skills to let them go A trip to the barracks.

Too bad it's still a step too late.

After the banquet, Yan Qing got a report from Xu Chu that Zhao Yun led five hundred Qingqi out of the city as early as the banquet started.

Yan Qing frowned and said, "Can Zhong Kang ask Zilong whereabouts?"

Because Zhao Yun had already been appointed General of Chariots, and because Lu Bu was promoted to General, there was a vacancy for a General of Hussars. Among the generals, his official position was second only to Lu Bu, and his rank was higher than that of the Sangong, so he was very important.

Naturally, there is the right to privately transfer small groups of soldiers and horses out of the city without reporting to Lu Bu.

Xu Chu said, "General Zilong left in a hurry, and he didn't tell anyone else."

Yan Qing felt more and more strange.

Zhao Yun, who has always been very sensible and abided by the rules, left the city without even revealing his whereabouts, and only ordered five hundred cronies to accompany him. It is very likely that he encountered a difficult and urgent trouble.

Yan Qingfei is a man of overthinking and overthinking, but he is in a high position and has Lu Bu's trust. His every move has a great influence, and he has long understood the importance of "rather kill by mistake than let go".

After realizing that there was something worthy of careful consideration, Yan Qing stood motionless on the spot, with his eyelids drooping, pondered for a long time, turned around and started to walk, but happened to bump into the man who had just come out of the outer hall and walked behind him. Lu Bu is full of enthusiasm.

Lu Bu's eyes quickly flicked around the people coming and going, and instead of stretching out his arms to embrace Yan Qing according to his own will, he only asked in a steady voice, "What's the hurry for Chongguang?"

Suffocated by the smell of alcohol, which was fortunately not bad, Yan Qing subconsciously looked behind him, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see, so he couldn't help asking: "Where is Feng Xiao?"

Lu Bu simply said: "Drunk, fell asleep."

Yan Qing sighed, and said with a terrible headache: "Critical moment! What kind of cup are you greedy for!"

He didn't know whether his analysis just now was right or wrong, if it had been supplemented by the wisdom of the ghostly genius Guo Jia, it would have made a big difference.

"He's just virtuous." Lu Bu poured oil on the fire very naturally, and asked again: "What's the matter?"

Yan Qing pursed her lips, and finally made up her mind and said: "Although Qing is not [-]% sure, just in case, please ask the Lord to send more people to go out of the city immediately to find Zilong." At the end, he added: "The momentum can be bigger."

Lu Bu's face suddenly became serious, and his first reaction was not to ask why, but to immediately give orders according to what he said.

After the order was given, he frowned and asked Yan Qing, "Zilong——"

Yan Qing shook his head: "It's not Zilong. It's probably because he discovered something suspicious. Because of the identity of the other party and the lack of evidence, it's hard to tell, so as to avoid misunderstandings. But he's not good at hiding things, and it's hard to guarantee that he will be spotted by those who are interested. , it is not allowed that the other party will harm him in order to prevent his deeds from being revealed."

Lu Bu's sword-brows frowned even tighter: "We can see who is causing the chaos?"

Yan Qing said frankly: "I don't have a clue yet, but it should be fine."

He spoke calmly, but felt a little heavy in his heart.

If the envoy sent by Zhang Yan from Bingzhou hadn't arrived just by chance, and Lu Bu had just listened to Zhao Yun's report before letting him pick him up, then he wouldn't have had a brief exchange with Zhao Yun, and thus found some clues, and it was all wrong. , alarmed the snake in the grass...

Then he is probably still kept in the dark.

The enemy's news is so well-informed, and they can deceive Zhao Yun away, so they will definitely not be able to escape the words "cohesion from the inside to the outside".

Even if it was discovered early and it was too late to stop the loss... Yan Qing, who had a good relationship with the powerful people, did not feel happy at all.

He would rather face 1 powerful enemies than face a single traitor.

Lu Bu had never seen his husband look so bewildered, his chest tightened slightly, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

He was silent for a moment, then hugged Yan Qing tightly around the waist, and blew his whistle again, only to hear a rush of people, and the red rabbit tied to the stable came rushing over.

Chitu was still chewing on a piece of green fruit, spitting stars flying all over the place, but cleverly half-knelt on his front legs, allowing Lu Bu to put Yan Qing on the horse's back with just one stretch of his long legs.

Yan Qing, who was stupefied just now, came to his senses now, and immediately guessed what he was going to do, and hurriedly dissuaded him: "You don't need to go personally!"

"Assault Battalion obeys orders—!"

"Immediately—follow me, Lu Feng, out of the city first!"

Lu Bu had already shouted loudly, Yan Qing, who was close to his chest, was immediately dizzy from the shock, and the next moment he clamped the horse's belly, and poked the horse's head again, Chitu ordered him to stop, and poohed without hesitation leftover pomace.

Imitating the majesty of its owner, he shook his head, shaking the horse's mane so elegantly.

The flames were fiery red, like the departing arrow, galloping towards the city gate with the speed of lightning and thunder. Dozens of people, inconceivably increased to hundreds or nearly a thousand.

Yan Qing didn't have time to stop him, so all he had to do was hug his strong waist.

"Lord, wait a minute!"

As soon as the leading red rabbit ran to the half-opened city gate, a tall and extraordinary horse suddenly rushed out from the side. Its body was dark and smooth, and its figure was vaguely plump for some reason.

Lu Bu stopped his horse and shouted, "Report something quickly!"

It was not Tai Shici who was carrying a bow and arrow on his back and a short halberd on his side, who was impressively fully armed.

"Mr. Wenhe has an urgent letter, please send it to Mr. Chongguang for review."

After saying this, Tai Shici handed the letter to Yan Qing respectfully.

After completing the mission of delivering the letter, he didn't just leave, but quietly urged Xia Heimao to join the queue, obviously the drunkard didn't mean to drink.

Yan Qing's face sank like water, he turned over the snow-white letter paper that was only randomly folded in half, and he saw the contents on the paper.

——It is the square and round characters of "Ma, Liu, Fu".

Sure enough, it is wishful thinking to want a poisoner to be like a ghost, devoting his heart and soul to the lord.

He pointed out the core and fulfilled his responsibilities, but he didn't mention the names of those in the army. He handled the situation just right, and he didn't notice it at all, so as not to cause trouble to the upper body.

Lu Bu, who was sitting behind Yan Qing, was tall enough and close enough to see the handwriting at a glance, and quickly responded: "Ma Teng, Liu Bei, the queen?"

Yan Qing shook his head, but Lu Bu only guessed partly right, he reminded: "Three horses, two Lius."

The timing of Jia Xu's letter is certainly worth pondering, but the content confirmed Yan Qing's previous guess.

The three horses here are not the "three horses in the same slot" in Cao Cao's dream. The latter really refers to the three fathers and sons Sima Yi who plotted to usurp power. The former is Ma Teng, Ma Dai and Ma Chao who were born in Xiliang.

The second Liu refers to Liu Yan of Yizhou and Liu Bei who fled into its jurisdiction not long ago.

Liu Bei was really powerful, and before they could force Liu Yan to hand over his imperial decree to arrive, he seized the time difference and successfully persuaded Liu Yan of the same clan with his three-inch tongue, and then gave him advice.

As for the alliance between Liu Yan and Ma Teng and Han Sui, it may have been reached in private.

Liu Biao on the east side was lucky and refused to risk his life. He insisted on avoiding crimes and did not want to ally with him.Liu Yan had no choice but to abandon him, and contacted Ma Teng and Han Sui's second army on the north side as the next best thing.

For Ma Teng and Han Sui, Lu Bu was a new enmity and an old enmity to them, and he was the chief culprit who caused their vital energy and embarrassment.

When they were trying to take revenge, they suffered from the difficulties of having soldiers but no food.

And Liu Yan has run Yizhou for many years and has a lot of savings, so he can complement them as an alliance.

After Yan Qing figured out these joints, her heart calmed down.

He is more concerned about the unreachable Ma Liu alliance.

I can't blame myself for this matter, or my negligence.

At that time, he did not object to Lu Bu's recruitment of Ma Chao, not only out of the intention of buying bones with a lot of money, but also out of consideration that even if Ma Chao would eventually rebel, the combination of the Ma family and the royal family alone would not be able to turn the tide.

Indeed, Ma Chao was not highly valued, and under the careful and prudent Zhao Yun's tent, it was difficult to do anything different.Fu Wan has been under surveillance all the time, even if he colludes with external forces, the effect he can play is very limited.

It was able to proceed so smoothly, thanks to the internal response in their army who is still unknown but must have a high status.

As for Ma Teng or Liu Yan, in addition to Liu Bei, there must be another talented person who taught them to be calm, and continued to lie dormant in the clothes and belts, until Zhao Yun caught some clues recently. , Fang was forced to make an early move.