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Text Chapter 26 The Eve of the Battle of Jingzhou

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    Can people really be that strong?

    When he thought that Chen Er defeated Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan with one person, and frightened Liu Bei into not daring to act rashly, Chen Su was shocked1,.  .

    Especially his blood-red eyes that were shining with bloodthirsty light, even now, still made Chen suddenly feel frightened.

    "General Chen? General Chen?"

    Opposite Chen Su, Liu Bei looked at Chen Su in surprise.

    "Brother Chen, Commander Liu's name is You!" Zhao Ru tugged at Chen Ran's clothes.

    "Ah?" Chen suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Liu Bei with some embarrassment, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was distracted just now. I wonder if Lord Xuande can repeat it again?"

    Fortunately, Liu Bei was quite capable, so he didn't care. He chuckled and said, "General Chen was a hero at that time. It's enough to call him by the name below. As for the lord, there is no need to add"

    "This" Chen Suan hesitated for a moment, then said with a wry smile, "To be honest with Mr. Xuande, my name is indeed Chen Suan, but I am not the Chen Fenwei you guys say"

    "Okay, Liu Bei knows!" Liu Bei smiled and nodded. After all, Chen Er had explained Chen Chang's affairs clearly yesterday, making it clear to Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others that Chen Chang had  I lost the memory of that year, so I didn't want to argue with Chen Chang on this matter.

    On the other hand, this is an opportunity for Liu Bei. After all, Chen Suan was a powerful figure in the world back then. It would be a great thing to bring him under his control, even though this person has lost his memory now.  Lost everything.  But there is no telling when he will recover. To say the least, even if his strength has not recovered, his experience and instincts still have merit. Just like yesterday, Chen Suan reminded the generals in advance of Chen Er's abilities.  , It's a pity that the generals didn't understand what kind of martial spirit Tanlang was, which led to a complete defeat. After all, it stands to reason that even if Chen Er is powerful.  It's not so powerful that it can easily defeat Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.

    "What Liu Bei means is that General Chen has forgotten that the common people, the country, and the foundation of the Han Dynasty are the most important things, so he can help Liu Bei to revitalize the Han Dynasty!"

    "Huh? Me? You invited me?" Chen was suddenly surprised.

    Liu Bei obviously didn't know what Chen Ran was thinking at the moment.  He was stunned for a moment, then said of course, "These words came out of Liu Bei's mouth and into your ears, so naturally I invited you to"

    "No, no, that's not what I meant" Chen suddenly waved his hands.

    In fact, after Zhang Susu erased his memory, while living in Nanyang with Zhang Ning, Chen Suan also thought about getting a part-time official position somewhere. After all, he couldn't let his wife suffer.  However, after seeing the power of military generals in this era, Chen Su immediately gave up the idea1,.

    You must know that the current Chen Suan cannot even defeat Wei Yan, who calls him master. With his level, even if he steps on the battlefield, what can he do? Furthermore, he has more important things in his heart than serving as an official under Liu Bei  ¡­

    "I appreciate Lord Xuande's good intentions. It's not that I don't know what's good and bad, it's just that I'm looking for someone"

    "Alone?" Seeing that Chen Suan was not biased against him, he refused.  Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously, "What kind of person?"

    "Uh" Chen suddenly hesitated and said, "A woman. She is my wife"

    "Oh, it turns out to be Tang's" Liu Bei suddenly realized.  After all, there was no reason for him not to know that Chen Ran's wife was Tang Ji.

    However, when Chen Su heard these words, he was stunned for a moment.

    "TangTang's family?"

    Looking at Chen Ran's astonished expression, Liu Bei, who was originally confident, couldn't help but have some doubts, and asked strangely, "Isn't it?"

    Chen suddenly shook his head.

    Liu Bei was stunned. After hesitating for a moment, he asked doubtfully, "May I ask the name of General Chen's good wife?"

    "Her surname is Zhang, her single name is Ning"

    "Zhang Ning?!" Liu Bei was really surprised and said in a voiceless voice, "Sheis this girl the wife of General Chen?"

    Xu Shu, who had been listening without saying a word, also changed his face slightly, looked at Chen Suan in disbelief, then lowered his head, thoughtfully.

    "Is thereis there anything wrong? - Lord Xuande, does he know my wife?"

    "This, I can't say we know each other" Liu Bei smiled bitterly, calmed his mind, and explained, "This woman is the daughter of Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanning" As he said this, he suddenly looked happy.

    The relationship between Chen Ran and Zhang Ning in front of them as husband and wife, doesn't it mean that he is the son-in-law of Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanning?  In this way, wouldn't it be a problem to choose the troops in Hanzhong?

    Just at Liu BeiAlthough he was overjoyed, Chen Suan had a look of astonishment on his face and said incomprehensibly, "Did Mr. Xuande admit his mistake? Ning'er has never mentioned that she is the daughter of Prefect Hanning"

    "Huh?" Chen suddenly froze and turned to look at Xu Shu beside him.

    Xu Shu understood, stood up, took a pen and paper, and said to Chen Su, "I am good at painting. If General Chen doesn't dislike it, I just want to tell you about the appearance of the noble lady, so as not to admit the wrong person"

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Zhang Ning¡¯s identity are unusual, but it will be a big disaster if he makes a mistake.

    Chen Suan nodded and told Xu Shu about Zhang Ning's appearance one by one. Xu Shu closed his eyes and thought for a while, then drew what Chen Suan said on the paper.

    But after the painting was completed, Liu Bei and Xu Shu were in trouble, because they then remembered that they had never seen Zhang Ning with their own eyes, so how could they prove it?

    Just when Liu Bei was annoyed, Xu Shu suddenly had an idea and lowered his voice and said, "My lord, it is said that Zhang Ning and Zhang Susu's sisters are very similar"

    Liu Bei was also a witty man. When he heard this, he suddenly understood. He patted his forehead and said, "Yes! I almost forgot about it!" As he said, he took the portrait painted by Xu Shu and looked at the woman in the painting seriously. However, he saw that the woman in the painting was not the same as the one in the painting.  That Zhang Susu was very similar, so he was sure in his heart. He put his hands on his hands and said with a smile, "The soldiers and horses on the road in Hanzhong don't worry!"

    "That's not necessarily true" Xu Shu smiled bitterly and lowered his voice, "As far as I know, this girl has been missing for almost half a year, and Zhang Lu has been looking around like crazy for this reason Judging from General Chen's tone 1,.  Even if the daughter of the Zhang family was close to General Chen in the Qin and Jin Dynasties, she probably would not have informed Grand Administrator Zhang"

    "" Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, and then sighed with regret. After looking at Chen Su, who was joking with the Zhao siblings, he said thoughtfully, "Even so, this matter can be regarded as a big problem for us.  Please help, but please don¡¯t leak this matter for now, otherwise if it reaches the ears of Mr. Zhang Lu who is eager to find a girl, I am afraid it will be detrimental to General Chen"

    "My lord is clear!" Xu Shu nodded in agreement.

    Not to mention that Liu Bei sent out troops to help Chen Su look for Zhang Ning, on the other side.  Zhang Susu finally came to Jingzhou in person.

    In August of the fourth year of Jian'an, Zhang Susu ordered Cheng Yu and Xun Yu to act as prime ministers. He led the other four battalions of the Qingzhou soldiers to Anle, Jingzhou, and joined forces with Zhang Liao.

    have to say.  As soon as this woman arrived, there was a lot of pressure on Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Yu Jin, Li Dian and others. After all, a few days ago, news from Xudu said that Zhang Susu was ill in bed, so Zhang Liao and others were not in a hurry.  Regarding the attack on Jingzhou, Zhang Susu suddenly led his army to Anle, which caught the generals off guard.

    Fortunately, Zhang Susu first said some words of comfort and praise after arriving, which made the panic in the hearts of the generals recede a little.

    "I dare to ask the Prime Minister why he suddenly led his troops here, but the general did not receive any news" He can speak so unceremoniously.  I'm afraid there is only Pingnan General Zhang Liao.

    "Can't I come?" Zhang Susu, who was sitting in the main seat, said with a chuckle.

    Looking at the smiling face of this woman, Zhang Liao originally wanted to say something, but suddenly noticed the worried and embarrassed look on the face of Yi'er, the maid next to Zhang Susu. He secretly shook his head to indicate to himself, his momentum couldn't help but stagnated, and he clasped his fists and said, "  That's not what I mean"

    "Giggle," Zhang Susu chuckled, glanced around at the generals sitting there, and said 1,.  "I am not here to blame you for your inability to advance the army. In fact, there are other things. Don't be suspicious! - I also see your contribution in the past few days. I will give you a heavy reward after the team's strength returns!"

    Seeing her say this, Le Jin, Yu Jin and a group of other old Cao generals secretly breathed a sigh of relief.  For them, rewards come second. What they fear most is that Zhang Susu will use various means to reduce the military power in their hands. After all, even if Cao Cao gets out of trouble in the future, they may not be able to do anything.

    But fortunately, Zhang Susu was quite generous in this regard and never deliberately suppressed the old Cao Cao generals. Instead, he gave many rewards. This made most of Cao Cao's generals gradually acquiesce to the fact that Zhang Susu is now in power, and  He accepted the gift from Zhang Susu with peace of mind.

    Looking at today, the only people who still think of Cao Cao in their hearts are the Cao family, the Xiahou family, and a very small group of Cao Cao's close guards. Even generals such as Le Jin, Yu Jin, and Li Dian may be beginning to hesitate in their hearts.  It's uncertain. After all, judging from the current situation, it is obviously difficult for Cao Cao to make a comeback and regain the power that Zhang Susu has ousted.

    Perhaps because of this, many generals who originally belonged to Cao Cao have begun to change their names to call Zhang Susu their lord. Although it is quite unusual to recognize a woman as lord, given Zhang Susu's strength, it is not enough to bury them.  After all, ZhangExcept for the flaw of being a daughter, Su Su is extremely outstanding. She has a long-term vision and a clear sense of rewards and punishments. Coupled with her unpredictable strength, it is no wonder that even Zhang Jia, Gao Lan and other martial gods and quasi-Martial Gods are interested in her.  He was so determined that he didn't dare to have the slightest dissent.

    Perhaps because the atmosphere in the hall was too solemn, Sima Hanhao, the commander of the Zhang Liao Army, smoothed things over and said, "A few days ago, I heard that the Prime Minister was ill in bed, and the generals and others were extremely worried. Fortunately, the Prime Minister is a good person and a good minister"

    While speaking, generals such as Yue Jin, Yu Jin, and Li Dian also spoke in agreement.

    "Thank you for your trouble" Zhang Susu said with praise, but his face turned red unconsciously.

    ¡°After all, what kind of illness is that? It¡¯s just that she is pregnant with Chen Chang¡¯s child. But then again, it is quite strange that a woman who has not left the government and has not been involved in any affairs can be pregnant.

    To be honest, Zhang Susu actually thought about whether to secretly abort the child in her belly, but in the end, she gave up. After all, only by keeping the child alive would Zhang Ning be obedient, even though Zhang Ning could no longer pose any threat to her.  1,.

    Furthermore, I'm afraid it was out of guilt for Chen Ye. After all, she failed Chen Ye without knowing what was going on. Judging from the murders committed by Chen Ye, it was obviously quite unexpected for him to have an heir. Thinking of Chen Ye back then,  Suddenly all kinds of affection for myself.  How could Zhang Susu be so cruel?

    And the reason why she came to Jingzhou in person.  It is precisely because of this that, according to her own estimation, the child in her belly is already two months old. Although it is not obvious now, in one month, there will probably be signs of bulging in the lower abdomen, and when the baby in the abdomen  When the child is five or six months old, it is even more difficult to deceive others.

    Therefore, Zhang Susu urgently hopes to scoop up the baby in Jingzhou before the baby is five or six months old.  Find Chen Ran and take him back to Xudu. After all, Jingzhou is an important place in the world, so you only need to scoop it up here.  Hanzhong can be taken to the northwest, Dongchuan can be taken to the southwest, and Jiangdong can be taken to the southeast. It is indeed a battleground for military strategists.

    As for after scooping up Jingzhou and bringing Chen Chang back, as long as Xu Du pretended to be sick for a while and secretly gave birth to the child in his belly without outsiders knowing, the matter would be over and no one would know about it.  No one will gossip about the inside story.

    The more important point is that before Zhang Liao entered Jingzhou, Zhang Susu secretly sent out a batch of masterpieces, each of which bore Chen Chang's portrait.  Just a few days ago, several craftsmen sent news to Xu Du, saying that they saw the people in the portraits in Fancheng. Therefore, Zhang Susu impatiently led his army to come.

    "Just now, the Prime Minister said that he came in person this time for other reasons, but I don't know if I can let the generals and others know about it. The generals are not talented, but whatever the Prime Minister orders, I will do it even if it is done to my heart!" During the banquet.  There was a general who was eager to express his loyalty to Zhang Susu.

    "It's not a big deal," Zhang Susu said with a smile after playing with the wine cup in her hand, "I just want to find someone. I heard that he is in Fancheng now"

    "" Leng Bude Zhang Liao frowned.  Among the people sitting there, he was probably the only one who knew who Zhang Susu was looking for best.  But what puzzled him was that he was only inferring that Chen Ran was in Fancheng. Why was Zhang Susu so sure?

    Perhaps noticing Zhang Liao's look, Zhang Susu smiled lightly and said, "I'm afraid Wen Yuan has already thought of it, right?" That flat tone was enough to prove that she was dissatisfied with Zhang Liao's failure to report the matter.

    "No, it is just an inference. It has not been confirmed, so I dare not speak with confidence"

    "Is it unconfirmed?" Zhang Susu chuckled, turned around and looked at everyone in the hall. Seeing that Chen Er was not there, she frowned and asked, "What about Chen Er? Weren't we seen them in the city just now?  ?¡±

    There may be an informed general at the table who heard this and whispered, "General Chen has just gone up the mountain to hunt tigers"

    As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Bu, who was sitting in the banquet without saying a word, shouted angrily, "This guy is so rude!"

    You must know that when Zhang Susu led his army into the city, Chen Er was in the city. However, while Zhang Susu was holding a banquet, that guy went up the mountain to hunt tigers. This was obviously not a way to give Zhang Susu face. No wonder Lu Bu was so angry.  .

    Looking at the other three ghosts, Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo looked at each other and smiled, quite a bit gloating about their misfortune. Zhang Jiao's expression did not change, his eyes were on his nose, his nose was on his heart, and he remained unmoved by external events from beginning to end.

    "Forget it, let him go!" Zhang Susu rubbed her forehead tiredly.

    Since Zhang Susu listened to Zhang Ning's suggestion and cast a spell to draw out the two martial arts spirits in Chen Ran's body, the whereabouts of one of them, Bai Ze, was unknown, while Tanlang transformed into Chen Er and took refuge with Zhang Susu.

    To put it nicely, it¡¯s a sign of surrender, to put it harshly, that guy went his own way, even though he was worried about QingzhouHe was one of the generals of the Fifth Battalion, but he never listened to Zhang Susu's orders, and he never cared about the ten thousand Qingzhou soldiers under his command. He lived alone and acted entirely according to his own preferences.

    When he is in a good mood, he might also do something for Zhang Susu. When he is in a bad mood, it is not impossible to massacre a county. After all, Chen Er is the concentration and expansion of Chen Su's inner negative emotions, and he cannot be classified as normal.  Among the people, the reason why he stayed by Zhang Susu's side was probably just to fight against the many strong men in the world. Even Zhang Susu could not conquer him.

    ¡° Constantly fighting against the strong and constantly challenging himself, this is probably what Chen Er pursues.

    It is precisely because of this obsession that Chen Er, who fully possessed the Greedy Wolf Martial Spirit, finally showed his strength several times stronger than Chen Ran. If the Battle of Wuchao was the peak of Chen Ran's strength, then Chen Er  He has already surpassed this level. He has surpassed Chen Chang, surpassed Lu Bu, surpassed Dong Zhuo, surpassed Sun Jian, surpassed all the martial gods in the world, and is above the warriors in the world. Apart from Zhang Susu, the only ones who can suppress him now are probably Zhang Susu.  There is only the way of heaven

    Live for killing, die for killing, go your own way, claws and claws stained with blood, fall into the path of Shura, this is the ferocious beast and the greedy wolf!

    "Okay, there's no need to mention Chen Er's matter anymore. What's the situation in Fancheng?"

    Seeing that Zhang Susu finally asked the question, the generals were shocked, their expressions dropped, and they all became quite serious.

    Among them, Zhang Jaw clasped his fists and reported, "Regarding this matter, the last general and Zhang Wenyuan well, he went to Fancheng with Zhang Shuai and Gao Lan to spy. Now Liu Bei has stationed in Fancheng, and he only has a dozen generals under his command.  Except for Zhang Fei and a guy from Zhao Yun who are quite difficult to deal with, most of the others are unknown and not worth mentioning. However, the last general heard that there was a magician named Zhuge Kongming under Liu Bei. It was said that this person was proficient in divination and fortune-telling.  Can move clouds and spread rain"

    "Oh?" Zhang Susu's beautiful eyebrows trembled, and she secretly remembered the name in her heart. After all, a magician who can make clouds and rain must have a heavenly book in his hand. Otherwise, how can he control the celestial phenomena with just human power?

    "Where is Liu Biao from Xiangyang?" Zhang Susu asked again.

    Hearing this, Gao Lan clasped his fists and said respectfully, "There is no news for the time being. According to reliable information, Liu Biao has been in poor health recently and is bedridden. He has left everything to his wife and uncle Cai Mao to take care of everything These days, Cai Mao  He summoned the large and small naval forces of Jingzhou and stationed them in the waters of Xiangyang, with a strength of 200,000"

    "What does he want to do?" Zhang Susu chuckled and said lightly, "Is he planning to fight to the death with us?"

    "How could Cai Hao be so brave!" Gao Lan smiled when he heard this, clasped his fists and said, "In my humble opinion, Cai Hao's actions are not aimed at us, but more like he is trying to seize power!"

    "Seize power?" Zhang Susu's eyes showed some doubts.

    "Yes!" Gao Lan nodded and explained in a low voice, "The last general mentioned just now that Cai Mao is Liu Biao's wife's uncle. In the early years, when Liu Biao first came to Jingzhou, in order to win over the Jingzhou family, he married Cai Mao, the daughter of the Cai family.  My second sister is my wife. Now, the son born to this woman has grown up and is called Liu Cong"

    "Go on." Zhang Susu raised the wine glass and was about to drink it when she suddenly seemed to realize something. She put down the wine cup and asked the maid Yi'er to fetch the teapot and pour a cup of tea.

    "Yes! - In other words, Liu Cong is Cai Mao's nephew. If Liu Cong inherits Jingzhou, it will be beneficial to Cai Mao and Cai Mao. Unfortunately, Liu Cong is not the eldest son. There are brothers above him, called  Liu Qi" At this point, Gao Lan stopped. After all, in his opinion, with Zhang Susu's intelligence, he would not fail to understand the inside story.

    "That's it!" As Gao Lan expected, Zhang Susu nodded when he heard the words, took a sip of tea, shook his head and said lightly, "The enemy is currently facing internal strife, and Liu Biao is considered to have run out of energy"

    "My lord, what do you mean" He opened his jaw and asked hesitantly.

    Zhang Susu put down the tea cup in her hand and said softly, "Destroy Fancheng in one day and take Xiangyang in three days!"

    The generals present were shocked and stood up one after another.

    "No!"

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