A few days later, Ma Chao, Yan Xing and his accompanying guards each got a Xigong, a bag of white feathered arrows, and was extremely happy. Although Xigong was not as strong as their horn bows, it was well-made, like a work of art, with a strong Nanyang style, allowing these Liangzhou people from the northwest to truly appreciate the culture of the Nanyang Emperor Township. While being ashamed of themselves, it aroused more yearning, and at the same time, it also had a little dissatisfaction with the court.

Han Sui and Ma Teng were granted marquis and received some rewards, but these had nothing to do with ordinary soldiers. As Ma Chao, as Ma Teng's eldest son, had the opportunity to benefit from it. Yan Xing was just a young general around Han Sui, and he could get very little. Pang De and others were even more so. Seeing Sun Ce's generosity, he could not complain to the court.

After leaving Xi County, Guo Jia did not take them to Wancheng, but took them south and headed south along the Junshui River to visit the ancient battlefield in Danyang. Xu Rong once allowed to ambush Sun Ce here, but Sun Ce was not deceived. Instead, he went to Xi County. Xu Rong's plan failed and he had to go south to plunder the people, which led to the massacre of the city in Nanxiang and Shunyang.

Ma Chao didn't pay attention at first. After they finished watching the ancient battlefield, they heard Guo Jia talk about the ancient battlefield and found that Guo Jia still had no intention of traveling east, but continued to go south. They couldn't help but be surprised and couldn't help asking: "Guo Jijiu, when will we go to Wancheng?"

Guo Jia laughed. "General Ma, can I ask you a question?"

Ma Chao responded without thinking, "Of course."

"How is your martial arts compared to Wen Hou Lu Bu?"

Ma Chao opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment. "I haven't fought each other, so I dare not speak nonsense." He stopped, feeling it was inappropriate, and added another sentence. "Wen Hou's magic shot, and he was called a flying general, so he felt inferior to himself."

Guo Jia nodded. "The general is young, even if he is not as good as for the time being, he will have the opportunity to compete with Wen Hou in the future. You two are the leading warriors of the Western Liang army and the marshals of the Western Liang army. With you, the Western Liang army can come from behind and overwhelm the Bingzhou army. The ability of the General Cheqi and Cavalry to become a general who is a heavyweight in the court has a great relationship with him being a Liangzhou native. Although General Sun defeated Xu Rong, he did not feel that he could defeat Xu Rong. Xu Rong's defeat was not on the battlefield, but was in internal discord because he was not from Liangzhou."

Ma Chao thought something and murmured a few words. He knew a little about this matter, but Guo Jia mentioned this matter obviously not to justify Xu Rong's reputation, but to remind him something. The court ruled by Yang Biao and Xun Yu, both of them, Cao Cao was also from Guandong, and Lu Bu could also be considered from Guandong, or Tongzhou of the Taifu Wang Yun. The court transferred him and Yan Xing to Nanyang. Is it because he wanted the Bingzhou army to suppress the Liangzhou army?

Guo Jia waited for a while and left enough time for Ma Chao to think. Seeing Ma Chao's eyes changing, he knew that he had become suspicious, so he continued: "A year ago, Xu Rong led 20,000 elite Xiliang soldiers into Nanyang, burned, killed, plundered, and slaughtered, and many families were destroyed. On this anniversary, the survivors remembered the tragic situation last year and were still sad and angry. When the two entered Nanyang at this time, it is inevitable that someone would not understand. I took the two to visit the old place again, just hope that the two knew what had happened, understood the mood of the people in Nanyang, and maintained a certain understanding of possible encounters, so as to avoid unnecessary conflicts."

Ma Chao's face was a little unnatural. Guo Jia was threatening them, which was equivalent to saying that people from Nanyang do not welcome people from Liangzhou, so don't cause trouble.

Guo Jia sighed lightly: "To be honest, I don't understand why the imperial court sent you here, and both of them are from Liangzhou. This is not challenging General Sun, but challenging the entire Jingzhou."

Seeing Ma Chao speechless, Pang De quickly said, "Guo Jijiu misunderstood. We are just here to pass an imperial edict and invite General Sun to Chang'an to participate in the competition, not to challenge General Sun."

"What if General Sun doesn't go?"

Faced with Guo Jia's unconcealed questioning, Pang De didn't know what to say. If Sun Ce didn't go, then there was only a challenge. But this sentence cannot be said explicitly, otherwise the edict would become a decoration. Ma Chao waved his hand and signaled Pang De not to argue with Guo Jia. It was unnecessary and meaningless.

"What exactly does Guo Jijiu want to say? You might as well say it bluntly. We are a martial artist in Liangzhou, and we like to go straight."

Guo Jia clapped his hands and smiled. "It's good to be straightforward. General Ma is worthy of being a hero in Xiliang, and he is happy and refreshing. What I mean is actually very simple. Whether you are here to preach imperial edicts or compete in martial arts, General Sun is very welcome. Make friends with martial arts and see heroes in the world. This is the joy of martial artists, no less than the literati's discussion, writing wine and chanting poems. However, if you are used, it is not a pleasure, are you right?"

Ma Chao snorted, his color slowed down, but he felt a little uncomfortable. It was not aimed at Guo Jia, but at Yang Biao and Xun Yu. He knew that the people of Nanyang did not welcome Liangzhou, but sent them to challenge them. This was obviously an ulterior motive. What was the intention? It naturally weakened the strength of the people of Liangzhou in the army and undermined Huangfu Song.

As expected, none of these Kanto people are good things. They used to cheat Dong Zhuo, but now they want to cheat us.

"Jijiu has good intentions. We have already learned that, so please ask Jijiu to lead us to Wancheng and meet General Sun. Although we are from Liangzhou, we are not General Sun's enemy. We will not make trouble for General Sun, which will make General Sun embarrassed."

"The two generals are wise and I am grateful."

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Guo Wu traveled day and night, and it took only five days to arrive in Wancheng.

After reading Hongzi's letter, he asked Guo Wu about the whole war. Sun Ce did not dare to neglect and invited Zhang Hong to discuss. Guo Jia had a detailed work in Lujiang, and Jiao Zhongqing was in charge of it. Because the Lujiang war was commanded by Sun Jian, they did not arrange any detailed work. Sun Jian did not have the awareness of this and rarely took the initiative to report the war situation, so they had very limited understanding of Lujiang's war.

Judging from Guo Wu Limited's story, Sun Jian's war in Lujiang seemed smooth sailing, but was actually full of crises. According to Sun Ce's understanding, Chen Deng's retreat was not defeated by Sun Jian, but took the initiative to retreat, with the purpose of luring Sun Jian to Shu County and exposing the logistics supply line to Zhou Ang's attack. However, Zhou Ang's ability was too poor, and it was not Wu Jing's opponent responsible for logistics, which led to the current dilemma.

If Zhou Ang's ability is slightly stronger, Sun Jian has been cut back from the supply line and is attacked by Zhou Ang and Sun Deng. Even if he is not defeated, he will not be able to hold on for too long and can only retreat to Runan County.

Sun Jian was too confident. He didn't regard Chen Deng as his opponent, thought Chen Deng was similar to those people he had met before, took victory for granted, and did not realize the hidden murderous intent in it.

Chen Deng was too confident. He overestimated Zhou Ang's ability and put himself in trouble.

When Zhang Hong arrived, Sun Ce explained his analysis, and Zhang Hong agreed. This analysis should be basically reasonable. But the key to the problem is how to reinforce Sun Jian, avoid major setbacks, and achieve the initial strategic goals as much as possible. This is an important part of achieving the Southward Advance Plan. It was Sun Ce who prepared to carry out his own tasks.
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