Guo Jia looked in a hurry and rushed directly into the hall without being reported by the soldiers.
Wang Can saw Guo Jia's expression and did not blame Guo Jia. Instead, he became nervous for no reason, thinking that something big might have happened.
Guo Jia quickly walked to the center of the hall, bowed his hands and said: "I pay my respects to my lord!"
Wang Can asked: "Fengxiao, what happened?"
Guo Jia said in a deep voice: "My lord, Liu Bei sent troops from Runan and is attacking Zhang Xiu."
When Wang Can heard this, his mind started to spin, and he shouted loudly: "Come here, get the map!" As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier went to get a map outside the hall and quickly delivered it to Wang Can.
Wang Can waved his hand to signal the soldiers to leave, put the map on the desk, pointed to the location of Zhang Xiu in Nanyang County, and said: "The Nanyang County occupied by Zhang Xiu is the place where the Four Wars were fought. Cao Cao is in the north, Liu Bei is in the east, and Liu Bei is in the south.
There is Liu Biao, and we are located to the west of Zhang Xiu, surrounding Zhang Xiu. Liu Bei sends troops alone, are Cao Cao and Liu Biao indifferent?"
Guo Jia sighed and said, "That's true. Liu Biao and Cao Cao both acquiesced and did not send troops."
Wang Can raised his eyebrows, and the expression on his face began to change.
Zhang Xiu's occupation of Nanyang County seems dangerous, but it is actually in a delicate balance.
No matter Liu Bei, Cao Cao, or Jingzhou Liu Biao, it is impossible for Zhang Xiu to be attacked by one of the princes. But now Liu Bei sends troops to attack Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao and Liu Biao sit back and watch, which is a bit strange.
Wang Can asked: "What is the relationship between Liu Bei and Liu Biao recently?"
Guo Jia replied: "There has been no new news recently, but before our army went out, Liu Bei and Liu Biao had become allies and knew each other. This should be the reason why Liu Biao acquiesced in Liu Bei's sending troops."
Wang Can said: "In this case, Liu Biao has turned to Liu Bei."
Guo Jia nodded and agreed.
Wang Can frowned and sighed and said: "In the past, the old Taoist priest Zuo Ci went to Jingzhou and I don't know how he persuaded Pang De and Sima Hui to come to Shu. But I think it may be that Pang De, Sima Hui and others left Jingzhou, which caused us and Liu Biao to
There was a rift in the relationship, which made Liu Biao turn to Liu Bei and agreed with Liu Bei to attack Zhang Xiu."
Guo Jia advised: "Lord, everything cannot be perfect. Pang Degong and Sima Hui are the literary pillars of Jingzhou. You have taken away Liu Biao's pillar. Liu Biao must be resentful in his heart."
Wang Can smiled and said: "That's good, we won't have so many worries when we attack Jingzhou in the future."
Guo Jia said: "My lord is wise!"
Wang Can changed the topic and said: "Cao Cao is also proficient in the art of war and is very powerful. He actually acquiesced to Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu. It is really surprising!"
Zhao Yun then replied: "My lord, when we left Chengdu, Cao Cao had already led his army to fight Yuan Shao. He was busy dealing with matters in the north and had no energy to talk to Zhang Xiu. Furthermore, Zhang Xiu was not a good person.
It is possible to let Liu Bei attack. The general believes that on the one hand, Cao Cao does not have enough troops to stop Liu Bei, and on the other hand, he is ready to reap the benefits and wait for Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu to suffer both losses before taking action."
Guo Jia said: "Lord, I think there is another possibility."
Wang Can immediately asked: "What's possible?"
Guo Jia explained: "Cao Cao knew that Liu Bei sent troops to attack Zhang Xiu, but he deliberately did not contain Liu Bei, because he was sure that you, my lord, could not just sit back and watch Nanyang County fall to Liu Bei, waiting for you to take action."
Wang Can smiled and said: "If I take action, Cao Cao will not get a share of the pie."
His tone was calm, but he revealed infinite confidence.
Guo Jia smiled and said nothing.
Wang Can looked at Zhao Yun and ordered: "Zilong, time is urgent. I don't have enough time to discuss some big and small matters in Liangzhou with you. You can handle it yourself. If it is really difficult to handle, you can summon Yan Xing.
Chen Dao and others will make a decision after careful discussion."
"promise!"
Zhao Yun answered with clasped fists and nodded heavily.
After a pause, Zhao Yun asked: "My lord, if you want to lead your troops out of Jicheng, how many troops will you leave behind in Liangzhou?"
The troops remaining in Liangzhou are what Zhao Yun is most concerned about.
Although he knew that the pacification of Liangzhou was just around the corner, it would be difficult for Zhao Yun if Wang Can left with his army and only left three to five thousand soldiers. As the saying goes, a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice, even if Zhao Yun has all kinds of
Strategies and various means, without sufficient military force to deter, it is difficult to handle the affairs of Liangzhou.
Wang Can thought about it carefully and said: "I will give you 30,000 troops, and I will take away the remaining 10,000-odd soldiers."
Zhao Yun was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Lord!"
Thirty thousand troops are enough to sweep Liangzhou.
If Ma Teng and Han Sui were still alive, the 30,000-strong army would definitely not be enough. Not to mention that Ma Teng and Han Sui could easily resist the 30,000-strong army, even the foreign tribes from Liangzhou such as Shaodang and Nanqiang could also resist the 30,000-strong army.
However, Ma Teng and Han Sui were defeated, and Wei Duan, the governor of Liangzhou, abandoned his official position and went to Chengdu. Zhao Yun's 30,000 troops were enough to stabilize the situation in Liangzhou.
Wang Can ordered: "Zilong, go ahead and select the soldiers. When you gather all 30,000 troops, I will be ready to set off."
Zhao Yun nodded, bowed and left the hall.
Wang Can looked at Guo Jia and said: "I originally planned to go to Chang'an, then turn back from Chang'an and go south to Chengdu, but now that Liu Bei attacked Zhang Xiu, it is obviously impossible to go to Chang'an with the army.
Fengxiao, you immediately send an order to Huang Zhong, asking him to rush to Xieguguan as quickly as possible. I will meet him at Xieguguan, then lead the soldiers south, return to Hanzhong, and then mobilize the troops to Nanyang County.
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Guo Jia said: "My lord, can't you send a message directly to Huang Zhong?"
Wang Can shook his head and said: "The matter is very important and needs to be explained clearly to him in person. My original intention was to recruit Gao Shun, but someone must be in charge of Chang'an, so I asked Huang Zhong to come alone."
After hearing Wang Can's explanation, Guo Jia stopped talking.
He turned and left the hall, immediately going to deliver the message.
In the afternoon of that day, Wang Can led more than 10,000 soldiers to leave Jicheng, accompanied by Guo Jia, Fazheng, Dian Wei, Huang Xu and Zhang Ren. The rest of the generals stayed in Liangzhou to deal with the situation in Liangzhou.
matter.
Wang Can led his army in a hurry, from Jicheng to Chencang, and then to Xiegu, preparing to go south from Xiegu Pass.
This journey took a very short time.
The speed at which Wang Can led the way was almost as fast as the speed at which Han Sui fled with his army. When Wang Can led his troops to Xiegu Pass, Huang Zhong had already arrived with a few soldiers.
Huang Zhong came from Chang'an with only a dozen cavalrymen.
The group of people traveled lightly and simply, obviously faster than Wang Can and his large group of people.
Below the pass of Xiegu Pass, when Wang Can's army arrived, Huang Zhong and the defenders of Xiegu Pass were already waiting at the pass.
After the army entered the pass, Wang Can ordered the army to temporarily station, and Wang Can summoned Huang Zhong alone.
Huang Xu followed Wang Can back and was very happy when he learned that Huang Zhong was summoned by Wang Can alone. Huang Zhong was his father, and Huang Zhong was respected by Wang Can. How could Huang Xu be unhappy. Why?
At this point, Huang Xu ran to Guo Jia and asked, "Uncle Guo, does the master have anything to do with my father?"
Huang Xu called Guo Jia "uncle", which seemed more affectionate. In fact, Guo Jia was less than ten years older than Huang Xu, but Guo Jia and Huang Zhong were of the same generation, so Huang Xu was right to regard himself as a junior.
Guo Jia shook his head and said, "I don't know either, my lord didn't tell me."
After hearing this, Huang Xu suddenly fainted.
At this time, Wang Can and Huang Zhong were alone on the gate tower. Huang Zhong was wearing a black robe with a Han sword hanging from his waist. He was sitting under Wang Can and asked: "My lord, will you fight alone?"
The general is here, do you have any instructions?"
Wang Can nodded and said: "There are indeed important things for you and Gao Shun to do."
Huang Zhong straightened his chest, cupped his fists and said, "Please tell me, my lord!"
