The news of Liu Xie's dispatch of troops was already on the minds of Yuan Shao and others the next day.

After Yuan Shao saw it, he immediately frowned. He even doubted whether the spies he sent to Luoyang were discovered and were given false news.

But when I thought about it, I felt something was wrong. I didn't know how many spies Luoyang had sent. It was impossible for every one of them to be discovered by Liu Xie. Moreover, these people didn't know each other.

So, all these spies came back with one piece of information, that is, Liu Xie sent 50,000 troops to Xiliang.

In fact, Yuan Shao himself really missed this point.

Liu Xie had long guessed that with Yuan Shao and Liu Bei's methods, they would definitely plant spies in Luoyang, and their number would definitely not be small. Some of these people would pretend to be refugees, and some would pretend to be merchants.

It is really difficult to distinguish their true identities, unless Liu Xie can see every person in Luoyang City and use the system to screen them.

But this kind of thing is obviously impossible.

Therefore, Liu Xie had no intention of liquidating the spies in Luoyang City from the beginning.

Anyway, there is nothing to hide about sending troops out.

After Yuan Shao received more and more news about Liu Xie sending troops, he finally became convinced that it was true.

Although he couldn't figure out why Liu Association chose this time to send troops, this was a good opportunity for him.

Therefore, Yuan Shao immediately sent people to contact Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others, preparing to take the initiative to attack Luoyang from multiple directions while Liu Xie sent troops to Xiliang.

As for how Yuan Shao contacted him and how he discussed the route of marching, that's a story for another day.

At this time, Han Sui was more anxious than Yuan Shao and the others.

Han Sui knew about this on the third day after Liu Xie sent troops.

Upon hearing that Liu Xie had only excluded 50,000 people, Han Sui breathed a sigh of relief.

In his opinion, he had at least 100,000 or 200,000 troops here, but Liu Xie only excluded 50,000 people, which was not enough to fill his teeth.

However, Han Sui also had his own worries, that is, Wuwei County was newly attached, and if a large number of troops were deployed, some trouble would inevitably occur.

Therefore, Han Sui planned to lead only 100,000 troops to fight against Liu Xie.

So Han Sui also began to gather troops and horses, and then led the army towards Jincheng at the junction of Xiliang and Yongzhou.

Jincheng is not only Han Sui's home base, but also the city closest to Yongzhou. Han Sui is preparing to defeat the army that comes to attack him here.

However, although Han Sui knew that the imperial court had sent someone, he didn't know who the other party's general was, so he made inquiries in many ways, and finally became convinced that none of the generals sent by the imperial court this time were long-established generals.

They are all a group of people whose names I have never heard of, and even the opponent's military adviser. A few months ago, they were just ordinary people, a poor family selected by Liu Xie through some kind of civil and military competition.

Regarding this, Han Sui expressed his refusal to cut it. In his words, a group of child soldiers, what is there to be afraid of? Among them, the most powerful one, he felt, was Ma Chao.

After all, Ma Chao is Ma Teng's eldest son. He has some friendship with Ma Chao and knows Ma Chao's abilities.

But that's all.

In Han Sui's view, it was a big failure for the emperor to make Ma Chao his general. Ma Chao's father had just been killed by him, so he must hate himself extremely now.

At that time, in front of the two armies, as long as he provokes a little bit, Ma Chao will definitely be furious and lose his position.

Once the general is in chaos, it will become easier to defeat the opponent.

Thinking of this, Han Sui smiled. He felt that he was sure to win this time. Once he defeated Liu Xie, he could sit back and watch the fight between tigers. Once Liu Xie became tired, he could take advantage of the situation to seize Yongzhou.

If the old capital of the Han Dynasty is restored, he can follow the example of the pre-Qin Dynasty and sit in the pass. When the world is in chaos, he will go south to Yizhou and east to Hangu to sweep the world. It is unknown.

By then, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang will all be his prisoners, and he will not have no chance of becoming the emperor.

Even if things go wrong when the time comes, he can still rely on Hangu to keep the world's princes outside the pass. It would not be bad to be a local emperor in the middle of the pass.

At this moment, Han Sui thought a lot. He felt that this time was his opportunity. The best opportunity in his life was right in front of him.

As long as he can defeat Ma Chao, everything can be achieved.

It can only be said that Han Sui was already enjoying the rest of his life before the battle even started.

Unlike Han Sui, Ma Chao was discussing with Zhuge Liang and others what to do after going to Xiliang.

"Mr. Zhuge, thank you very much this time. If it weren't for you, Chao would have almost misunderstood His Majesty." Ma Chao rode his war horse and took the initiative to come to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.

"General Meng Qi, what do you mean by just thanking Kong Ming? I have contributed a lot to this matter." Pang Tong on the side heard that Ma Chao only thanked Zhuge Liang, and he was immediately dissatisfied.

"Shi Yuan, thank you too." Ma Chao quickly added after hearing Pang Tong's dissatisfaction.

"That's pretty much it." Pang Tong nodded with satisfaction.

Ma Chao looked at Pang Tong and smiled helplessly, then looked at Zhuge Liang and continued to ask: "Mr. Kong Ming, this time I go to Xiliang, do you have anything to teach me?"

"General Meng Qi, please don't say that. You are the commander-in-chief, and I am just a military advisor, not a teacher." Zhuge Liang said still quite modestly.

But he paused for a moment and then spoke again.

"Although I can't say exactly what it means to teach, I still have some suggestions."

"Sir, please speak!" Ma Chao said, clasping his fists at Zhuge Liang.

"It's very simple. The general only needs to do whatever he wants when facing Han Sui." Zhuge Liang shook his fan and said profoundly.

"As you wish? What do you mean?" After hearing this, Ma Chao looked puzzled.

"Stupid! What Kong Ming means is that after you meet Han Sui, you should act more reckless and angry, like you want to go up and tear him apart!" Pang Tong on the side saw that Ma Chao was still a little confused. Immediately reminded.

"Ah? But didn't Mr. Kong Ming say that a man can bend and stretch? A general should not change his face even if the mountain collapses before him? Can't he let the other party guess his thoughts and affect his emotions?" Ma Chao heard Pang Tong's words, and he He immediately thought of what Zhuge Liang said to him outside Luoyang City.

"Hey, General Meng Qi, why can't you turn around like this? I'm asking you to pretend, not really doing that!"

"Han Sui, this old fox, must have already known that you are the commander-in-chief at this time. He will definitely try his best to make you angry and lose your mind."

"The more impulsive you are, the easier it is for you to fall into his trap. In this case, we will push the boat along and let him think of himself. When the time comes, he will inevitably reveal his flaws, and we will kill him with one blow!" Pang Tong said clearly!

Clearly.
Chapter completed!