"It is now June and July, and it is a good time for plums to grow. I think the plums at this time must be sour and delicious, and extremely delicious." Cao Cao smiled.

"The soldiers of the three armies must be thirsty when they are on their way. They go and send orders to the three armies, saying that I found Meilin right in front of me, rushed to Meilin, and the three armies rested to get plums to quench their thirst."

"But lord, why didn't I see Meilin?" Xu Chu stared at his eyes, showing a puzzled expression.

On the side, Guo Jia smiled bitterly, shook his head, drank a sip of strong wine, coughed a few times and said, "General Xu, just do as the lord said."

"Oh!" Xu Chu scratched his head, raised his sword and walked away.

"There is a plum forest right in front of you. The lord has ordered you to go to the plum forest to quench your thirst."

"There is a plum tree ahead to quench your thirst." For a moment, the cavalry generals from all over the tribe slapped their horses and shouted loudly.

As the cavalry generals of various units ran around and told him, the soldiers of the three armies showed joy. They were so tired that they were too tired, but at this time, they all had their feet.

For a time, the three armies were much faster.

Looking at the three armies without urging, Guo Jia chuckled and said, "My lord's plan will be a good story in the future. At this speed, it should not be difficult to arrive in Yecheng tomorrow."

However, Cao Cao's eyes were gloomy and he did not answer.

Seeing Cao Cao's expression solemn, Guo Jia said again: "My lord is thinking about how to capture Ye Cheng and defeat Zhang Xiu?"

Cao Cao nodded and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Xiu is brave, and Yecheng is even more guarded by Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun. It may be difficult to get rid of it."

"As for defeating Zhang Xiu, it may be even more difficult. This person is as cunning as a fox and treacherous as a wolf, and I am not sure to defeat him."

Cao Cao's voice was heavy. He fought with Zhang Xiu twice, but he was at a disadvantage both times, which made him a little afraid. After all, the latter is indeed very human.

"Haha, lord, Jia thought that lord would win this battle, and Zhang Xiu would be defeated." Guo Jia couldn't help but say when he saw that Cao Cao was actually lacking confidence.

"How can I explain this statement about Fengxiao?"

"First, Zhang Xiu moved against the enemy, and the lord obeyed the emperor to defeat the world, which is the victory of righteousness."

"Secondly, Zhang Xiusheng and Xiliang were born in a humble state, and they were mostly atrocities, slaughtering aristocratic families, making the world apart. The lord was born in the family of the three princes, was born in a noble family, and was tolerant of the world and loyal to the aristocratic families. This is the virtue of virtue."

"Third, although Zhang Xiu appointed people based on their merits, he did not care about his qualifications and promoted them arbitrarily, which had already made the civil and military officials dissatisfied with the ruler. The lord was simple outside but had a clear mind on his own, and he was undoubtedly employed. He went step by step and was convinced by all civil and military officials. This was the victory."

"With these three wins and three defeats, how can Zhang Xiu win? Why should the lord lose?" Guo Jia bowed his hands and chuckled, and said cheerfully.

"Haha, okay, you win three and lose three times. If you say "Yu Xiao", how can you say that you are invincible in this battle?" Cao Cao laughed happily.

Guo Jia smiled gently, but he was a little solemn in his heart. He did list the advantages and disadvantages of Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao, but Zhang Xiu is very human.

He has been able to go from a few thousand soldiers in just two years to now occupying the seven counties of Jingxiang, with more than 100,000 armors under his command. This ability is absolutely something that people can do.

But the more this happens, the more excited Guo Jia is.

Only by fighting with such a strong man can he develop a fighting spirit, right? I just hope that Zhang Xiu will not let him down.

......

At the same time,

Guanzhong, Cao's army camp a hundred miles away from Wuguan.

On the camp, the Zhong flag was swaying, and on one side was the Liu flag, Guan flag, and even the Ma character Han character, which seemed to be Zhong Yao and the Guanzhong generals sent troops to Wuguan.

In the camp, Liu Bei’s military tent.

Looking at the Sima of another department below, Liu Bei took the letter.

This letter was sent by Zhang Xiu, and Sima from another department just conveyed it on his behalf.

After taking it apart, Liu Bei glanced at it twice, his brows tightened, and his expression suddenly became solemn.

"Where is the person who sent you this letter?" Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

"Go back to my lord, the man handed the letter to me and left straight away." The sideways answered.

"Okay, you go down first!" Liu Bei said with a look of joy and anger and said with a tense expression: "Go and summon Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Qian, Jian Yong and others to enter the tent."

"No!" Sima from another department retreated with his fists.

As the general left, Liu Bei's eyes became deeper. He looked at the letter repeatedly, his eyebrows were sometimes worried and sometimes throbbing.

After a while, Guan Yu and others came together.

Zhang Fei shouted in the broken gong-like voice: "Brother, what's wrong? I was fighting with my second brother just now at the critical moment."

"Second brother and third brother, sit first and wait for Sun Qian Jianyong." Liu Bei waved his hand and signaled.

After a while, the four of them gathered together.

These are already all the possessions that Liu Bei can take out, at least the most loyal group of people.

"Brother, what's the point?" Guan Yu couldn't help asking when he saw Liu Bei's expression was solemn.

Liu Bei nodded and said in a deep voice: "This is the letter received by Sima from another department while inspecting outside. Please take a look!"

Then, several people passed the message to see it.

Sun Qian looked at Jian Yong and then spoke, "Lord, is this a letter from Zhang Xiu? Is it reliable?"

"I don't know, I want to come here to stay." Liu Bei shook his head and said in a deep voice.

"Master, you should not trust this letter easily. Cao Cao does not trust his lord. If Cao Cao sent someone to deliberately test his lord, I'm afraid..."

On one side, Jian Yong also said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei nodded. He was also worried about this and looked at Guan Yu and said, "Chang Yun, what do you think?"

Guan Yu Chongzao's face showed contemplation and stroked his beard and said, "Brother, Yu thought that Cao Cao was busy with war, how could he make such a letter?"
Chapter completed!