Xingping five years, late January.

The weather is still cold, and the winter snow has not yet melted.

At this time, Yizhou had already begun the war mobilization order. Wang Can summoned the six Shangshu, and recruited Guo Jia, Shi A and other henchmen to the palace to discuss countermeasures and consider the next war against Ma Teng in the north.

Wang Candang leveled the south, leaving only Ma Teng and Han Sui in the north.

For two consecutive days, Wang Can discussed the 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, and only Guo Jia and Fa Zheng accompanied the strategists, and the generals who fought with Wang Can were Zhao Yun, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Chen Zhi, Zhang Ren, Lü Meng, Dian Man, and Huang Xu. As for the rest of the generals such as Pang De, Xu Rong and others, they stayed in Chengdu and did not participate in the battle.

Therefore, only Zhao Yun was the only general in the army.

The rest, such as Chen Dao, Zhang Ren, Lü Meng, Huang Xu and Dian Man, are all generals of the younger generation, which can also be seen that Wang Can does not attach much importance to this battle, otherwise Zhao Yun would not be the only general.

On the fifth day of the second lunar month, Wang Can swore an army in Chengdu and left Chengdu for Chang'an.

Wang Can led his troops away, bringing a total of 50,000 troops.

Although Wang Can's troops were not very large, Zhang Liao was stationed in Hanzhong, and when Wang Can passed through Hanzhong, he could draw some soldiers from Hanzhong. Huang Zhong and Gao Shun were stationed in Chang'an, and when Wang Can led his troops to Chang'an, he could use the power of Chang'an to draw some soldiers.

Therefore, Wang Can only led more than 50,000 soldiers to leave Chengdu on the surface, but his real strength should not be underestimated, at least 70,000 or 80,000 or even more soldiers. The army marched all the way north, and after arriving in Hanzhong, it rested for two days, replenished grain, grass and equipment, and then continued on its way.

However, Zhang Liao still stayed in Hanzhong and defended Wang Can.

As the army hurried, the news of Wang Can's northward journey also spread.

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Huang Zhong and Gao Shun were very happy when they knew that Wang Can was going north. The two had already received the news from Chengdu and knew what the next battle would be.

Huang Zhong and Gao Shun were stationed in Chang'an, resting for nearly two years, and had long been waiting for the battle.

The battlefield is the favorite place of military generals.

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad, Wang Can sent troops north, and not everyone was happy. Especially in Chang'an City, some people grit their teeth with hatred for Wang Can, eager to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

This part of the people is undoubtedly Fu Wan, Dong Cheng, Liu Dan and Liu Fan.

They and Wang Can have no blood feud, nor is it a feud, but Wang Can not only proclaimed himself the king of Shu, but also did not let them set up a new king, which made the majesty of the court absent, causing chaos in the world, which is why Fu Wan and others resented Wang Can. It's a pity that Liu Xie didn't leave an heir when he died, otherwise Fu Wan and the others would not be so passive.

On this day, in the name of celebrating his birthday, Guozhang Fuwan invited Dong Cheng, Liu Fan, Liu Dan, Chong Shao, Wang Zifu, Wu Lan and other important ministers of the court to the mansion to celebrate his birthday.

These people are all against Wang Can and hope to set up a new king.

After all the invited people arrived at the house, the gate of the house was closed and no one was allowed to enter.

In the hall, the guests and hosts are seated.

After sitting on the main seat, he looked at the courtiers in the hall, first toasted a bottle of wine to everyone, and then suddenly choked up. His eyes were slightly red, and he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the old man invited you to the house today under the pretense of his birthday, and he really has something important to discuss. Alas, the king thief is rampant, and he has to be so. ”

When everyone heard this, they also sighed.

After Fu Wan, he took a deep breath and said slowly: "I inherited the twenty-five emperors of the Han Dynasty, but now there is no monarch in the country, and the inheritance of the torch has been broken. The 400-year-old Han Dynasty is already in jeopardy, and the edifice will collapse! In the past, Dong thieves moved the capital, the temple was destroyed, the country was burned, and after the capital was moved, it experienced a series of wars, so that the traitors usurped the country, and the country had no monarch. Princes, the Han is in danger, in danger! ”

After saying this, the important ministers in the hall burst into tears and mourned sadly.

Inside the hall, the sound of low weeping and choking continued to sound.

These people wept in their hearts and burst into tears, and they really didn't know if they were sad because of their uncertain future, or because the Han Dynasty had reached its final moment.

At this time, Liu Fan said in a deep voice: "Huang Zhong and Gao Shun are tigers and oppress hundreds of officials, hateful, hateful." ”

Dong Cheng said: "Because Wang Can is alone, all the princes in the world are kings, and Yuan Shu's dog thief dares to be the emperor, which is simply bold." Everything started because of Wang Can. If it weren't for Wang Can being the king in Chengdu, there would be no today's fruits. In the past, Emperor Gaozu once said that those who were not surnamed Liu could not be kings, but when the princes of the world saw Wang Can as king, instead of crusading against Wang Can, they rushed to follow suit. ”

Speaking of affection, Dong Chenglao burst into tears.

He and Fu Wan are both national fathers, and they are Liu Xie's fathers-in-law.

Now that Liu Xie is dead, Fu Shou and Concubine Dong are widowed in the palace, and they have no heirs, so they can only live alone, and the situation is miserable. Both of them thought of what happened to them, and thought of their daughter being widowed at a young age, and their hearts were sad and sad.

Liu Dan's eyes were also slightly red, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Princess, this time Wang Can led the army north, and he must be stationed in Chang'an. In this case, why don't we take this opportunity to get rid of Wang Can and get rid of thieves for the country. When the time comes, we will collect and surrender the Yizhou army, and in the name of the imperial court, order the princes of the world to rectify the dynasty. ”

After Dong Cheng listened, he nodded secretly.

After taking a few deep breaths, he calmed down the sad mood in his heart, and asked, "Will Ji be safe?" ”

Liu Dan said impassionedly, but he didn't think about the plan to kill Wang Can in his heart. When he heard the words, he immediately held back, and his face turned red.

Liu Fan saw that his younger brother had nothing to say, so he hurriedly relieved the siege and said, "Master Fu, I have a plan!" ”

After Fu finished asking, "What's the plan, come quickly." ”

Liu Fan said: "When Wang Can arrives in Chang'an, we will summon the ministers to wait for Wang Can outside the city, and then we only need to do this, and then take the opportunity to paralyze Wang Can, and wait until Wang Can's vigilance is lowered, and then act ......" After a pause, Liu Fan said: "Although Wang Can is cunning, he can't guess why we did this, as long as we get rid of Wang Can, great things can be done." ”

"Good!"

After listening to it, he stroked his hands and praised him.

Dong Cheng also even said yes, he and Fu Wan both looked at Liu Fan, with an inexplicable glint in their eyes. That look made Liu Fan feel very uncomfortable.

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Wang Can went north, and it was not only Chang'an who got the news, but also Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

It's just that Yuan Shao was busy gathering soldiers to attack Cao Cao, and he didn't have time to be distracted.

For Cao Cao, Yuan Shao has inexplicable feelings in his heart, the two have been good friends in a pair of pants since childhood, but now they have become enemies, things are really unpredictable, and Cao Cao was almost erected 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 Taishou of Dongjun, and Yuan Shao agreed without the slightest hesitation. Because of this, Cao Cao was able to take this opportunity to develop rapidly and occupy Yanzhou. Perhaps Yuan Shao didn't expect Cao Cao to develop so quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he could already threaten him and make him uneasy.

In Yuan Shao's heart, he is also looking forward to a dignified battle with Cao Cao, the friend of the general corner, and then defeat Cao Cao to prove that he is stronger than Cao Cao, which is Yuan Shao's competitiveness.

As for Cao Cao, he looked down on Yuan Shao from the bottom of his heart.

No matter how good and noble Yuan Shao's background is, Cao Cao doesn't think that Yuan Shao can achieve great things.

Both of them were full of strength and 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, the purpose of Wang Can's troops to Chang'an was not the Central Plains, but the Western Regions, so both of them were relieved to prepare for the war without any worries.

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