Guo Jia looked in a hurry, and broke into the hall directly without going through the soldiers' report.

Wang Can saw Guo Jia's expression, and did not ask Guo Jia, but became nervous for no reason, feeling that something big was likely to happen.

Guo Jia hurriedly walked to the center of the hall and bowed his hand: "Humble to meet the lord!" ”

Wang Can opened his mouth and asked, "Fengxiao, what happened?" ”

Guo Jia said in a deep voice: "Lord, Liu Bei sent troops from Runan and is attacking Zhang Xiu. ”

When Wang Can heard this, his mind turned, and he immediately shouted: "Come on, get the map!" As soon as the words fell, a soldier outside the hall went to get a map and quickly delivered it to Wang Can.

Wang Can waved his hand to signal the soldiers to withdraw, 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 land of the four wars, with Cao Cao in the north, Liu Bei in the east, and Liu Biao in the south, and we are located in the west of Zhang Xiu, surrounding Zhang Xiu. Liu Bei sent troops alone, could it be that Cao Cao and Liu Biao were 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 in fact it is in a delicate balance.

Whether it was Liu Bei, Cao Cao, or Liu Biao in Jingzhou, it was impossible to let Zhang Xiu be attacked by one of the princes, but now that Liu Bei sent troops to attack Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao and Liu Biao sat idly by, which is a little strange.

Wang Can asked, "What is the connection between Liu Bei and Liu Biao recently?" ”

Guo Jia replied: "There hasn't been any new news coming back recently, but before our army set out, Liu Bei and Liu Biao had already become allies and were each other's lips and teeth, which should be the reason why Liu Biao acquiesced in Liu Bei's sending troops." ”

Wang Can said: "In this way, Liu Biao has fallen to Liu Bei. ”

Guo Jia nodded in agreement.

Wang Can frowned, sighed and said: "In the past, the old Taoist priest Zuoci went to Jingzhou, and I don't know how to persuade Pang Degong and Sima Hui to come to Shu. But I think it may be that Pang Degong, Sima Hui and others left Jingzhou, which led to a gap in our relationship with Liu Biao, so that Liu Biao fell to Liu Bei and agreed that Liu Bei would attack Zhang Xiu. ”

Guo Jia persuaded and said: "Lord, everything can't be perfect, Pang Degong and Sima Hui are the literary pillars of Jingzhou, you have pried away Liu Biao's pillars, Liu Biao must have resentment in his heart." ”

Wang Can smiled and said, "That's fine, we won't have so many worries when we attack Jingzhou in the future." ”

Guo Jia said: "The lord is wise! ”

Wang Can changed his words and said: "Cao Cao is also proficient in the art of war, 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 a large army to fight Yuan Shao, and he was busy dealing with the affairs of the north, so how could he have the energy to deal with Zhang Xiu. Moreover, Zhang Xiu is not good at stubble, and it is impossible to let Liu Bei attack. The last general believed that Cao Cao did not have enough troops to stop Liu Bei on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was ready to take advantage of the fisherman, and wait for Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu to lose both sides, and then wait for the opportunity to move. ”

Guo Jia said: "My lord, I think there is still a possibility. ”

Wang Can immediately asked, "What is the possibility?" ”

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 could not sit idly by and watch Nanyang County fall to Liu Bei and wait for you to make a move." ”

Wang Can smiled and said: "If I make a move, Cao Cao will not be able to get a piece of the pie." ”

The tone is flat, but it exudes infinite confidence.

Guo Jia smiled but did not speak.

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 them yourself." It is really difficult to deal with, you can summon Yan Xing, Chen Zhi and others, and after careful discussion, make a decision. ”

"No!"

Zhao Yun replied with a fist clenched and nodded heavily.

After a pause, Zhao Yun asked, "Lord, do you want to lead the troops out of Jicheng, how many troops are left in Liangzhou?" ”

The troops who stayed in Liangzhou were what Zhao Yun was most concerned about.

Although he knew that the pacification of Liangzhou was just around the corner, if Wang Can left with the army and left him with only three or five thousand soldiers, Zhao Yun would be a little difficult to do. As the saying goes, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, even if Zhao Yun has all kinds of strategies and means, he does not have enough troops to deter, and it is difficult to deal with the affairs of Liangzhou.

Wang Can thought about it carefully and said, "I'll give you 30,000 troops, and I'll take the rest of the more than 10,000 soldiers." ”

Zhao Yun was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, lord!" ”

An army of 30,000 is enough to sweep Liangzhou.

If Ma Teng and Han Sui were still alive, the 30,000 army would definitely not be enough. Not to mention that Ma Teng and Han Sui can easily resist an army of 30,000, even the alien races in Liangzhou such as Yaodang and Nanqiang can also block an army of 30,000. However, Ma Teng and Han Sui were defeated, and Liangzhou Assassin Shi Wei abandoned the official and went to Chengdu, Zhao Yun led an army of 30,000 to stabilize the situation in Liangzhou.

Wang Can instructed: "Zilong, you go and choose soldiers, and when you order 30,000 troops, I am 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, and 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 a large army." Fengxiao, you immediately send an order to Huang Zhong, let him rush to Xiegu Pass as quickly as possible, I will meet him at Xiegu Pass, and then take the soldiers south, return to Hanzhong, and then transfer troops to Nanyang County. ”

Guo Jia said: "Lord, can't you send a message directly to Huang Zhong? ”

Wang Can shook his head and said, "The matter is very important, and it needs to be explained to him in person." My original intention was to recruit Gao Shun as well, but someone had to sit in Chang'an, so I let Huang Zhong come alone. ”

Guo Jia listened to Wang Can's explanation, so he didn't say anything more.

He turned and left the hall, immediately going to deliver the message.

In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Can led more than 10,000 soldiers to leave Jicheng, accompanied by Guo Jia, Fa Zheng, Dian Wei, Huang Xu and Zhang Ren, while the rest of the generals stayed in Liangzhou and began to deal with the affairs of Liangzhou.

Wang Can led the army all the way to hurry, from Jicheng to Chencang, and then to Xiegu, preparing to go south from Xiegu Pass.

This journey took a short time.

The speed at which Wang Can led the way was almost comparable to the speed at which Han Sui fled with the army. When Wang Can arrived at Xiegu Pass with his troops, Huang Zhong had already arrived with a few soldiers.

Huang Zhong came from Chang'an and only brought more than ten cavalry.

The group traveled lightly, and the speed was obviously faster than Wang Can and the team.

Below the pass of Xiegu Pass, when Wang Can's army arrived, Huang Zhong and the guards of Xiegu Pass were already waiting at the pass.

After the army entered the customs, Wang Can ordered the army to be stationed temporarily, and Wang Can summoned Huang Zhong alone.

Huang Xu followed Wang Can back and forth, and was very happy when he learned that Huang Zhong had been summoned by Wang Can alone. Huang Zhong is his father, and Huang Zhong is valued by Wang Can, Huang Xuyan can not be happy. For this reason, Huang Xu ran to Guo Jia's side and asked, "Uncle Guo, is there anything my lord looking for my father?" ”

Huang Xu called Guo Jia 'uncle', which seemed more cordial. In fact, Guo Jia is no more than ten years older than Huang Xu, but Guo Jia and Huang Zhong are equal generations, and it is correct for Huang Xu to call himself a junior.

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "I don't know, the lord didn't tell me." ”

After Huang Xu heard this, he suddenly wilted.

At this time, upstairs in the checkpoint city, Wang Can and Huang Zhong were alone. Huang Zhong was wearing a black robe and a Han sword hanging from his waist, sitting under Wang Can and asked, "Lord, you have brought the last general alone, do you have any orders?" ”

Wang Can nodded and said, "There is indeed something important for you and Gao Shun to do." ”

Huang Zhong straightened his chest, hugged his fists and said, "Please make it public!" ”

PS: one of the four watches;