Three Kingdoms: I Have a Showdown, I Am Cao Cao

It's just... There are only [-] people, which is still not enough to see.

Zhang Zhao stood on the city wall of Wancheng, raised his glass with a smile, and drank with the generals behind him who supported the aristocratic family.

Standing aside, Sun Quan stared stiffly at the moonlight, but he seemed to have no confidence at all.

Pan Zhang, as the only general who might be facing Sun Quan at this time, stood by without saying a word - Sun Quan had no confidence to command the army, and Pan Zhang had no confidence to dissuade Sun Quan.

In the final analysis, he is just a military general, and the effect he can play on the situation is minimal.

Before Pan Zhang could speak, Sun Quan seemed to have noticed Pan Zhang's existence. When he turned around, Sun Quan smiled bleakly.

"Wen Gui, you said the Hefei battle... can we win?"

"Back... back to the lord..."

Pan Zhang couldn't always say that they were going to lose, so no matter how Sun Quan asked, Pan Zhang would only answer:

"Our army will win—"

"Yeah... our army will win..."

Sun Quan smiled and shook his head... Holding the wine cup, he looked at Pan Zhang with a serious face, and suddenly felt the same way—

"You said... When the Son of Heaven was by Dong Zhuo's side, did he ask the same question?"

"Ah! Lord... Lord, what are you talking about!"

Pan Zhang was frightened in his heart, and when he looked at Sun Quan, he found the melancholy look on Sun Quan's face, as if he was about to cry.

"Hehe... It's nothing, just remembered that he was following his father back then. When my father said that he wanted to rescue the emperor who was imprisoned like a puppet, he once told me about the situation of the emperor..."

"At that time, I was young and didn't know the reason. I just felt that the emperor was so pitiful... I didn't expect it in a blink of an eye..."

"In a blink of an eye, I too..."

Pan Zhang trembled all over, and hurriedly dragged Sun Quan into the house—

The wine in Sun Quan's hand was spilled on the ground, but Sun Quan didn't mean to be angry at all.

The wine is not intoxicating, people are intoxicated by themselves. Under the reflection of the lights in the house, Sun Quan's eyes are particularly blurred.

Pan Zhang frowned and observed the group of civil servants outside the house who were singing loudly. Seeing that no one of them seemed to notice what Sun Quan said, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"My lord...is a lowly position and incompetent...I can't solve my problems...but...but please remember, my lord, that the Grand Governor and General Zijing are still fighting for the lord's cause in Xiangyang..."

"During this time, I can only aggrieve the lord... Zhang Ge Lao and the others are also thinking about the future of Soochow... Hefei this battle... Even if Zhang Ge Lao and the others don't fight, when the army is strong, the governor will fight—"

Pan Zhang's words are very clear... Sun Quan is indeed a little pessimistic now, even he Pan Zhang knows that when the timing is not right, he must avoid his edge.

Now if you are talking about dejected words, alluding to Zhang Zhao's behavior like Dong Zhuo's... let alone recharge, now Zhang Zhao can directly put Sun Quan under house arrest...

"In any case... lord... you still need to remember that the achievements of the battle of Chibi will always be our trump card... Zhang Ge Lao and the others will not recognize it, but the people of Jiangdong will recognize it—"

"Cough, cough, cough—"

Pan Zhang spoke earnestly, while Sun Quan coughed suddenly after being silent for a long time.

This made Pan Zhang a little puzzled... But he didn't think that after a while, the voice from behind made Pan Zhang's whole body cold and almost suffocated.

"My lord, and General Pan, why don't you have a drink with us in the moonlight today?"

"From this attic, looking into the distance, you can already see the mountain tomb. After crossing the mountain tomb, Hefei is right in front of you... General Pan... You seem a little unhappy?"

"No...no...where else! Zhang Ge is joking again, his humble job is just because he is worried about going on the road tomorrow. After being drunk, his mind is not clear. If something goes wrong, it will be bad... It doesn't mean to spoil the fun--"

Pan Zhang stood up with a swipe, and when he turned around, he saw Zhang Zhao with an indifferent face.

The aura exuded by Zhang Zhao made Pan Zhang have to take a few steps back - he swallowed, only to find that Zhang Zhao was facing Sun Quan who was sitting on the ground.

The temperature seems to have dropped a lot, even though the fire is still lit in the house...

Chapter [-] The acting is good, make persistent efforts

The fire in the house was crackling, and a kind of civilian and military general outside the house was still singing indulgently, as if Hefei had been in their hands.

Pan Zhang didn't dare to speak, he only prayed that Zhang Zhao would not embarrass Sun Quan, otherwise, today's affairs may be difficult to end...

"Is your lord unhappy?"

"Oh? Why did Mr. Zhang Ge say this?"

Sun Quan smiled drunkenly, as if he didn't mean to be afraid at all. He raised his head to drink the wine in the cup, but found that the wine in the cup had already been poured on the ground before.

Smacking his mouth, Sun Quan threw the bronze wine cup to his side, propped himself up, and looked at Zhang Zhao in front of him.

"If the lord wants to drink, the old man will definitely accompany him to the end, guard! Bring the wine!"

Seeing Sun Quan's appearance, Zhang Zhao sneered and greeted the guards in the distance. The guards quickly went downstairs according to Zhang Zhao's instructions, and brought the good wine from the big altar.

Taking over the wine jar, Zhang Zhao smiled and helped Sun Quan pick up the wine glass in the distance, and then filled it for him and himself.

The two remained silent, picked up the wine cups, and drank them all in one go.

Sun Quan even let out a wine burp.

"If it's all right... I will retire from my humble position..."

Pan Zhang seemed to want to slip away, because seeing this situation, Zhang Zhao didn't seem to have any intention of holding them accountable, so it was a bit tormented that he stayed in the same place and was uneasy.

It's just that the two people in front of them seemed to have telepathy. When they heard Pan Zhang's opening, they both shouted loudly:

"Don't go!"

Pan Zhang trembled all over, and just as he was about to retreat, his footsteps hung in the air, and the cold sweat on his forehead flowed down.

"tomorrow…"

Zhang Zhao raised his wine glass and said to Pan Zhang leisurely:

"Tomorrow I will arrange for General Pan to guard the rear... Today's wine, you have decided to drink it!"

"Wen Gui, drink with me. Looking at the situation today, Mr. Zhang Ge is planning not to get drunk or go home!"

For the sake of this, Pan Zhang has no need to refuse.

It's just that when he was sitting in front of the case, his body still leaned towards Sun Quan involuntarily.

All these small movements fell into Zhang Zhao's eyes, but Zhang Zhao's expression did not change.

"My lord... do you know how many years I, Zhang Zhao, have followed the general?"

Zhang Zhao suddenly asked a question, which made Pan Zhang stunned for a moment. The "general" in the words must not be referring to him, so...

Sun Quan turned the wine in the glass, as if looking at the quality of the wine, he blurted out absentmindedly:

"I don't know... Probably at that time, I wasn't born yet."

Hearing Sun Quan say this, Zhang Zhao burst out laughing.

Zhang Zhao smiled quite happily, as if he had heard a joke.

Sun Quan looked at Zhang Zhao so calmly, while Pan Zhang, who was beside him, felt uncomfortable listening to the laughter.

He really didn't understand these big headscarves. I don't know why they always cover up when they talk, which makes others sound quite tired.

Zhang Zhao's intention was obviously not to let the two people on the opposite side listen to him laugh. He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, withdrew his smile, and said slowly:

"When the old man followed the old general, you were already ten years old... It's just that under the protection of your brother and father, you seem to be ignorant of everything outside, my lord."

"I don't know, but with a complete childhood, the lord can still maintain the heart of a child... But the old man can't do it..."

After saying this, Sun Quan frowned obviously - Zhang Zhao was saying that he was young and didn't understand anything.

It's just that Zhang Zhao didn't finish his words, and Sun Quan was not interested in interrupting him, he just wanted to hear what Zhang Zhao wanted to do.

Zhang Zhao glanced at Sun Quan and filled him with drinks again.

"In the second year of Xingping, the old man was appointed by the major general as Changshi, and he really began to worry about the inside and outside of Soochow."

"In this way, it has been more than [-] years... The old man is not like the lord, not even like the major general. He is young and promising... The old man was already in the age of confusion when he started his career... If you don't work harder, work hard , I'm afraid I won't be able to live to witness the reunification of the world at all."

"My lord must not know that back then, although the generals and I left Shouchun together, I was alone with an army, and there were strong enemies everywhere. At that time, the old man looked back at the Yuan Shu standing on the city wall-the high above Yuan Shu. At that time, the old man was thinking... Only those who truly have power in their hands can stand on the high wall and sit and watch the chaos in the world... and stand still—"

"It's the feeling of being at home and being confident, and being homeless and wandering around..."

Zhang Zhao smiled bleakly, talking about the past, and his face turned red before noticing:

"Since then, the old man has sworn that one day in the future, the old man will also stand on the high city wall with the major general... Sit and watch the ups and downs of the world... One day, with a million troops, as long as you wave your hand, you will be able to return to the world. A peace-"

Zhang Zhao suddenly threw the wine cup, looking quite excited.

His gray beard and hair swayed constantly under the night wind blowing through the hall, and taking advantage of the trend, he moved his body in front of Sun Quan.

Zhang Zhao tightly grasped the hem of Sun Quan's shirt with both hands, and his eyes were full of sincerity—

This scene frightened Pan Zhang. He thought that Zhang Zhao was going to do something unfavorable to Sun Quan, and he had already put his hand on the knife at his waist.

It's just that Sun Quan always frowned and looked at Zhang Zhao quietly.

"My lord...the opportunity...is right in front of you...Climb over the mountain and take Hefei for birthday..."

"The world... is also in front of you!"

"My lord always thinks that the old man and the governor have different opinions from Zijing... But I don't know that the old man's heart is also for the young general, for the old general's last wish, and he is willing to turn this body into a dead bone!"

"My lord... can you... understand?"

"Ha ha--"

Sun Quan smiled, looking at Zhang Zhao's earnest and serious eyes, he seemed to really believe what the other party said.

He patted Zhang Zhao's trembling shoulder and said softly:

"I can understand... so old Zhang Ge..."

"It's good to understand..."

Zhang Zhao pulled back with a smile. It seemed that this gaffe was his best expression. As long as Sun Quan stayed safe...he...he could take Hefei very easily and finally realize his dream.

As for other people's evaluation of Zhang Zhao, that's all for the future generations.

Zhang Zhao patted the dust on his clothes, and seemed to be about to get up, but he didn't expect Sun Quan to support half of his body, holding a glass of wine and jokingly said:

"So Zhang Ge Lao, when Cao Cao's army was under pressure before, when my head was at stake... What is Zhang Ge Lao doing?"

"Well - I remember... Zhang Ge Lao seemed to be blocked by that Zhuge Kongming from Xiangyang at that time and couldn't say a word... So it was, so it was, it wasn't that Zhang Ge Lao didn't want to save me, it was just that Zhang Ge Lao was at that time. I didn’t have time to express myself…”

"Then it's all easy to say... I don't blame Elder Ge, after all, we made a mistake by relying on [-] soldiers and horses to agree to the battle of Chibi... The army left by Elder Zhang Ge is even stronger now. It's useful."