Lu Dynasty

Chapter 708 Wen Zhongye (2)
Cai Mao's words made Wenpin fall into deep thought. He wanted to defect to me a long time ago, but he just couldn't save face.If you can help Cai Mao keep Jingzhou, when I capture Jingzhou, he will pretend to submit to the situation, and with Huang Zhong's care, Wenpin will naturally have a place to use, but Shamoke and Wei Yan under Liu Bei's command are not idle people , if he leads troops to resist, I don't know if it is an opponent.Wenpin was full of worries, for fear that he would not be appreciated by me.After thinking for a while, Wenpin asked, "Brother Degui, did you inform Prime Minister Lu about Liu Bei's violation of Jingzhou, and did Prime Minister Lu take any action?"

"Master Zhongye!" Cai Mao laughed and said, "How can I not inform Prime Minister Lu about such a big event? However, the prime minister's troops have already fought against Liu Bei! Now we only need to defend Jiangling to be credited, otherwise how dare I bother Brother Zhongye!"

Hearing what Cai Hao said, Wen Pin took a sip from his teacup and said with a smile, "Looking at how confident my brother is, I don't know which general Prime Minister Lu sent here! You know, Jingzhou has a lot of waterways, if it's not a water warrior, it's Lu Bu If you come, you may suffer!"

Seeing that Wenpin is as stable as Mount Tai, Cai Mao smiled mysteriously and spit out two words: "Gan Ning!"

"What! It's the Jinfan thief!" Wenpin stood up in shock, almost dropping the teacup in his hand to the ground.Since Jiangdong was incorporated by Jiangdong a few years ago, Jinfan thief Gan Ning disappeared on the Yangtze River. Wenpin thought that Gan Ning had been taken care of by Sun Ce, and always felt sorry for him. Unexpectedly, Gan Ning defected to me!You must know that among the people Wenpin admired the most, Huang Zhong was the first, and Gan Ning was the second. A person who can surpass Wenpin in terms of martial arts, martial arts strategy, and even leading troops.If Gan Ning is much older than Wenpin, just like Huang Zhong, Wenpin is not dissatisfied, but Gan Ning is not much older than Wenpin, judging by his appearance, Gan Ning seems to be younger than Wenpin, which makes the self-proclaimed How can Jingzhou General's Wenpin be convinced?
Seeing Wenpin's reaction like this, Cai Mao felt quite comfortable.Compared with Wenpin, Cai Mao hated Gan Ning to the bone!Originally, as the leader of the Jingzhou generals, Cai Mao was very proud.However, Gan Ning attacked several times, which made the generals of Jingzhou lose face.This is also one of the reasons why Gan Ning was not reused after taking refuge in Huang Zu in history.With Huang Zu and Cai Mao's narrow-mindedness, they will never reuse or recommend someone who has offended them.Cai Mao said with a smile: "Zhongye, brother also knows that you have outstanding abilities. There is really no way to suppress you before. You also know the old lord. If you let him know that we reuse a person who has no background, he will definitely be furious. So I have to wrong you! Now that the old lord is gone, I can't wrong you anymore! For the sake of the Jingzhou general's face, I have no choice but to invite you. If Prime Minister Lu thinks that my Jingzhou general is not as good as a water thief, it will not only be a loss. My brother's face, and the face of all Jingzhou people are all lost!" Cai Mao was very smart, and he put all the responsibility on the dead Liu Biao.Wenpin wanted to be a loyal minister, so naturally he couldn't blame Liu Biao. Even if he complained in his heart, Liu Biao was dead, and death was like a lamp going out. If Wenpin wanted to blame him, he could only blame Liu Qi and Liu Cong.The ancients often said: the daughter who is married is the water that is poured out.The aristocratic family only cares about themselves, and never cares about their married daughters.If not, Cao killed Mrs. Cai and Liu Cong in history, how could Cai Mao, as a younger brother and uncle, still work under Cao's command with peace of mind!

Wenpin is not a child who just entered the officialdom. He can only listen to half of Cai Mao's words, but it is this half that makes his heart beat.It has always been Wenpin's wish to compete with Gan Ning. Even if he can't fight against Gan Ning now, if he can beat him in strategy and tactics, he can prove his talent.From now on, under my command, Wenpin will also be able to win my favor by surpassing Gan Ning's skills!Thinking of this, Wenpin no longer hesitated, he cupped his hands and said: "Brother Degui personally visited, and he gave my younger brother an order. If I don't know the current affairs, wouldn't I have failed my elder brother's kindness? Please also ask my elder brother to dispatch troops and horses to go to Jiangling with me." !"

Cai Mao was overjoyed when Wenpin came out, and he smiled and said, "With Zhongye on the way, I don't have to worry about it! Don't worry Zhongye, I think he has already dispatched troops to Jiangling, and Zhang Yun's 8 troops are at your disposal! If Zhang Yun doesn't listen Just tell me your order, and I'll help you deal with him!" Zhang Yun is Cai Mao's confidant, and he never disobeys Cai Mao's orders.Not to mention that Wenpin has real skills, even if he didn't, Cai Mao told him to be obedient, but he would not dare to disobey.

With Cai Mao's guarantee, Wen Pin was overjoyed. He was most afraid of being held back when leading troops to fight. Now Cai Mao seems to intend to hand over Jiangling to him. His disdain for Cai Mao before has disappeared like this!However, Wenpin is very familiar with the strength of Jingzhou soldiers. If he has not been trained, he will not be Liu Bei's opponent at all!But now that time is running out, how can he be allowed to train slowly.Wenpin looked at Cai Mao, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Degui, there is a saying, I don't know if I should say it or not!"

Generally speaking, when speaking is inappropriate, if you have something to say, Cai Mao pretended to be generous and said: "My brother, you have something to say!"

"That's an offence!" Wen Pin gritted his teeth and said, "My little brother also led soldiers for a period of time. My soldiers in Jingzhou have been at ease for a long time, and they have no fighting spirit at all. If they don't train, they will be worse than mobs! Now that Liu Bei's soldiers are coming to the city, training is a must. It's too late, why don't I let my younger brother select the best soldiers from the army to guard against incoming enemies!"

Cai Mao frowned, feeling a little displeased.When he came to invite Wenpin, it was entirely out of my face. Wenpin said that Zhang Yun's troops were not good, so he was slapping him in the face!You know, Zhang Yun is Cai Mao's confidant and love general!However, Cai Mao had lowered his status for a long time, and finally established a good relationship with Wenpin. He didn't want to waste all his previous efforts, so Cai Mao asked: "Zhongye, can it be that General Zhang's soldiers can't even defend the city?"

"Brother misunderstood!" Wen Pin saw that Cai Mao was a little displeased, and he laughed: "Since brother wants to keep Jiangling, he just wants to increase your weight in Prime Minister Lu's heart! How can we increase your weight in Prime Minister Lu's heart?" ?My elder brother is a general, nothing more than killing the enemy and doing meritorious deeds! If you and I are both huddled in the city, why should Prime Minister Lu value you and me? Just because you and I were beaten into shrinking turtles by Liu Bei? If you want to win the favor of Prime Minister Lu, you need to take the initiative. Even if you are defeated, it is still an honor to be defeated! If you hide in the city, all the credit goes to the Jinfan bandits!"

Cai Mao laughed loudly and said, "I only know about Zhongye's talent now! I hope Zhongye will forgive me for being negligent in the past!" After speaking, Cai Mao pretended to salute Wenpin, and Wenpin quickly returned the salute.Cai Mao grabbed Wenpin's hand and said: "There is Zhongye in Jiangling, so Liu Bei has nothing to fear!"

(End of this chapter)