The weather is still cold and the winter snow has not yet melted.
At this time, Yizhou had already started a war mobilization order. Wang Can summoned six ministers and summoned Guo Jia, Shi A and other confidants to the palace to discuss countermeasures and consider the next war against Ma Teng in the north.
Wang Can pacified the south, leaving only Ma Teng and Han Sui in the north.
For two consecutive days, Wang Can discussed this matter with his important ministers.
On the third day, the matter was finalized.
In this battle, Wang Can will personally lead the army from Chengdu to Chang'an.
The army left. Among the counselors, only Guo Jia and Fazheng accompanied them. The generals who fought with Wang Can were Zhao Yun, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Chen Dao, Zhang Ren, Lu Meng, Dian Man, and Huang Xu. As for the other generals such as Pang De and Xu
Rong and others stayed in Chengdu and did not participate in this battle.
Therefore, Zhao Yun was the only general in the army who went on this expedition.
The rest, such as Chen Dao, Zhang Ren, Lu Meng, Huang Xu and Dianman, are all generals of the younger generation. From this, it can be seen that Wang Can does not attach too much importance to this battle, otherwise Zhao Yun would not be the only general.
On the fifth day of February, Wang Can pledged his troops in Chengdu and left Chengdu for Chang'an.
Wang Can led his troops to leave, bringing a total of 50,000 troops.
Although Wang Can's troops are not very large, Zhang Liao is stationed in Hanzhong. When Wang Can passes by Hanzhong, he can remove some soldiers from Hanzhong. Huang Zhong and Gao Shun are stationed in Chang'an. After Wang Can leads the troops to Chang'an, they can use Chang'an to
mobilize some of the soldiers.
Therefore, Wang Can ostensibly only led more than 50,000 soldiers to leave Chengdu, but his true strength should not be underestimated. It must be estimated at least 70,000 to 80,000 or even more soldiers. The army went all the way north and rested for two days after arriving in Hanzhong.
, replenished food, grass and equipment, and then continued on the road.
However, Zhang Liao still stayed in Hanzhong to guard one side for Wang Can.
As the army rushed on its way, news of Wang Can's northward journey also spread.
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Huang Zhong and Gao Shun were very happy to know that Wang Can was heading north. They had received news from Chengdu and knew what the upcoming war would be.
Huang Zhong and Gao Shun were stationed in Chang'an. They had rested for nearly two years and were already waiting for battle.
The battlefield is the military commander's favorite place.
As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad. Not everyone was happy when Wang Can sent troops to the north. Especially some people in Chang'an City hated Wang Can with gnashing teeth and wished they could eat his flesh and drink his blood.
This group of people is undoubtedly Fu Wan, Dong Cheng, Liu Dan and Liu Fan.
There is no blood feud between them and Wang Can, nor is it a world feud. However, Wang Can not only claimed to be the King of Shu, but also refused to let them establish a new king, which caused the loss of the dignity of the court and led to chaos in the world. This is why Fu Wan and others hate Wang Can.
.It is a pity that Liu Xie did not leave any heirs when he died, otherwise Fu Wan and others would not have been so passive.
On this day, the abbot Fuwan invited Dong Cheng, Liu Fan, Liu Dan, Zhong Shao, Wang Zifu, Wu Lan and other important officials of the court to his residence to celebrate his birthday.
These people are against Wang Can and hope to establish a new king.
After all the people Fu invited arrived at the house, the door of Fu's house was closed tightly and no one was allowed to enter.
In the hall, the guests and hosts were seated.
After Fuwan sat on the main seat, looking at the courtiers in the hall, he first offered a bottle of wine to everyone, and then suddenly choked up. His eyes were reddish, and he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I am celebrating my birthday today.
I have invited you all to come to my house because we have important matters to discuss. Alas, the king’s thief is so rampant that we have to do this.”
When everyone heard this, they also sighed.
Fu Wan took a deep breath and said slowly: "I, the Han Dynasty, inherited the twenty-five emperors, but now the country has no monarch, and the inheritance has been cut off. The four-hundred-year-old Han Dynasty is already in danger, and the building is about to collapse! The former Dong thief
The capital was moved, the ancestral temple was destroyed, and the capital was burned. After moving the capital, we experienced successive wars, so that traitors usurped the country and left the country without a monarch. My lords, the great Han Dynasty is in danger, in danger!"
His words made the important ministers in the hall burst into tears, feeling sad and mournful.
In the hall, low voices of crying and choking kept ringing out.
These people were weeping in their hearts, with tears streaming down their faces. They really didn't know whether they were sad because of their uncertain future, or because they were sad that the Han Dynasty had reached its final moment.
At this time, Liu Fan said in a deep voice: "Huang Zhong and Gao Shun acted as helpers and oppressed all officials. It's hateful. It's hateful."
Dong Cheng continued: "Because of Wang Can, all the princes in the world are kings, and that thief Yuan Shu dares to proclaim himself emperor, which is simply audacious. All things happened because of Wang Can. If Wang Can hadn't proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu
King, how could we have what we have today? In the past, Emperor Gaozu once said that no one with the surname Liu could be the king. However, when the princes saw Wang Can proclaimed the king, instead of attacking him, they even imitated him. It was really a loss of country and morality.
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Speaking of the deep feelings, Dong Chenglao burst into tears.
He and Fu Wan were both father-in-laws of the country, Liu Xie's father-in-law.
Now that Liu Xie is dead, Fu Shou and Concubine Dong are living in the palace as widows. They have no heirs and can only live alone. The situation is miserable. Both of them think of what happened to them and that their daughters were widowed at a young age, and they feel sad.
Come, I am so sad.
Liu Dan also had red eyes and gritted his teeth and said: "Masters, this time Wang Can leads the army to the north, it will be stationed in Chang'an. In this case, why don't we take this opportunity to get rid of Wang Can and eliminate thieves for the country. When the time comes,
We will then collect the Yizhou troops and, in the name of the imperial court, order the princes of the world to straighten out the imperial court."
After hearing this, Dong Cheng nodded secretly.
Fu Wan took a few deep breaths to calm down the sadness in his heart and asked, "Will the plan be worked out?"
Liu Dan spoke impassionedly, but he did not consider the plan to kill Wang Can. When he heard Fu Wan's words, he immediately held back his words and his face turned red.
Seeing that his younger brother had nothing to say, Liu Fan hurriedly came to the rescue and said, "Master Fu, I have a plan!"
After Fu finished, he asked again: "What's your plan? Tell me quickly."
Liu Fan said: "When Wang Can arrives in Chang'an, we will summon the ministers to wait for Wang Can outside the city. At that time, this is all we need to do, and then we will take the opportunity to paralyze Wang Can, and then we will act after Wang Can's vigilance is lowered..." He paused.
After a pause, Liu Fan said: "Although Wang Can is cunning, he can't guess why we would do this. As long as Wang Can is eliminated, great things can be accomplished."
"good!"
After Fu finished listening, he clapped his hands and praised.
Dong Cheng also said hello repeatedly. He and Fu Wan both looked at Liu Fan, with an inexplicable light shining in their eyes. That look made Liu Fan feel very uncomfortable.
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Wang Can went north, and not only Chang'an got the news, but Yuan Shao and Cao Cao also got the news.
However, Yuan Shao was busy gathering soldiers to attack Cao Cao and had no time to be distracted.
For Cao Cao, Yuan Shao had inexplicable feelings in his heart. The two had been good friends wearing a pair of pants since childhood, but now they have become enemies. Things are really unpredictable, and Cao Cao was almost created by Yuan Shao.
In the past, Cao Cao was an official under Yuan Shao and his power was weak.
Cao Cao wanted to serve as the prefect of Dongjun, and Yuan Shao agreed without any hesitation. Because of this, Cao Cao was able to take this opportunity to develop rapidly and occupy Yanzhou. Perhaps Yuan Shao did not expect that Cao Cao would develop so fast, and in the blink of an eye, he had already
It can threaten him and make him restless.
In Yuan Shao's heart, he also expected to have an upright battle with Cao Cao, his chief enemy, and then defeat Cao Cao to prove that he was stronger than Cao Cao. This was Yuan Shao's competitive spirit.
As for Cao Cao, he looked down on Yuan Shao from the bottom of his heart.
No matter how well-born and noble Yuan Shao was, Cao Cao did not think that Yuan Shao could achieve great things.
Both of them were working hard and were ready to fight.
Although Cao Cao and Yuan Shao both received the news of Wang Can's troops, Wang Can rushed from Chengdu to Chang'an and could not threaten Cao Cao and Yuan Shao for the time being. Moreover, Wang Can's purpose of sending troops to Chang'an was not the Central Plains, but the Western Regions, so both of them were relieved.
Prepare for war without any worries.
Ps: Part one of the fourth update; at the invitation of a friend, I recommend a book. You can check it out: The Rise of Soochow in the Three Kingdoms.