On the tower of the city of the party, after hearing Tai Shi Ci's shout, he was immediately happy, he immediately ordered someone to open the city gate, and he personally went down to the city tower to welcome Tai Shi Ci's arrival outside the city.

Tai Shi Ci rode on horseback, and saw the gate of Shangdang slowly open, and a tall and sturdy middle-aged man walked out of it, and this person's appearance was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but for a while, he couldn't remember it again.

With people, he walked in front of Tai Shi Ci with a happy face, and immediately hugged his fists and bowed: "Captain Xi Gu see General Tai Shi!" ”

"Captain Captain doesn't need to be polite, have we met somewhere before?" Tai Shici asked casually.

Yu Gu nodded, and hurriedly replied: "General Taishi really has a good memory, we have had several encounters in Hangu Pass!" ”

"Haha...... I remembered, it was you! Tai Shi Ci was reminded like this, and immediately remembered that he was Zhang Yang's subordinate.

"General Taishi, are you here to help my lord?" He asked straight to the point.

Tai Shici nodded and said, "The general learned that Yuan Shao was attacking the state, and he specially ordered me to lead the army to come to help. Captain Xi, what about General Zhang? ”

"My father-in-law is currently confronting Yuan Shao in Huguan, and I am responsible for the safety of the party. General Taishi came from afar, and I am really sorry that I missed it. Since General Taishi has arrived here, don't see outside, this is your home, I have already asked people to set up a banquet, and today I want to take care of General Taishi for the lord. General Taishi, this is not the place to speak, please go into the city! ”

Tai Shi Ci in order to be able to rush to the party as soon as possible. The journey is basically in a hurry. There is very little time to rest. The soldiers behind him are already sleepy, and they must have a good rest.

So, Tai Shici agreed to Lang Gu's words, and led the army into the city.

He warmly entertained Tai Shi Ci and others, and learned from Tai Shi Ci that the 3,000 infantry led by Gao Shun would arrive within two days.

At the banquet. He was no stranger to Zhang Liao, because Lu Bu had lived here with Zhang Yang for a while, and Zhang Yang had a very friendly relationship with Lu Bu, so he would naturally go to get close to Lu Bu's generals.

After three rounds of drinking, he took the wine and walked to Zhang Liao's side, he was already slightly drunk, and said loudly: "General Zhang." We haven't seen each other for over a year, haven't we? When we get together again today, we must drink him and not get drunk! Dry! ”

The voice fell. Drink it all down.

Zhang Liao saw that he was so bold and unrestrained, so he picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Tai Shici changed his old booze, and drank in moderation. For him, this was the first time he had led the troops alone, and he didn't want to mess things up, not to mention that the task given to him by Zhang Yan was so heavy.

Therefore, Tai Shici drank less and talked more at the banquet. In order to be able to figure out some basic information about Yuan Shao, he asked Hao Gu a lot.

After the banquet, Tai Shici called Zhang Hong and Zhang Liao to the room alone to discuss how to repel Yuan Shao's army.

Zhang Hong immediately said: "Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's soldiers are divided into two ways, now Yuan Shao is blocked by Zhang Yang and Zhang Yan outside the Huguan, the Huguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as Zhang Yang and Zhang Yan do not fight easily, and hold the Huguan to the death, even if Yuan Shao has more troops, he will not be able to pass." In contrast, I am more worried about Cao Cao's soldiers. Cao Cao was very good at using soldiers and was treacherous, far more difficult to deal with than Yuan Shao. ”

Zhang Liao said: "Although Zhang Yang is named Bingzhou Mu, in fact, he only controls the land of Shangdang County, and the rest of the counties are not within his Shili range. Cao Cao also saw this clearly, so he adopted the method of avoiding the heavy and light, and led the army to the north, wanting to attack Jinyang first, and then go south from Jinyang, and attack Zhang Yang with Yuan Shao. I think that we should not think about how to repel Yuan Shao now, but how to repel Cao Cao and make it impossible for Cao Cao to capture Jinyang. ”

After hearing this, Tai Shici frowned, and said slowly: "What you said is very right, however, Jinyang does not belong to Zhang Yang's jurisdiction, and we don't know what the situation in Jinyang is, how can we act rashly?" ”

Zhang Hong thought for a while, and said: "Bingzhou because of the Xianbei, Xiongnu and other neighbors, so the people are fierce, the people are brave and ruthless, if you can unite the people of Bingzhou to resist Cao Cao together, no matter how powerful Cao Cao is, as long as he steps into the territory of Bingzhou, he will inevitably be attacked one after another, and it will be difficult to move an inch." I have a plan to defeat Cao Cao's troops in Jinyang. ”

"Strategist, if you have any clever plans, tell us quickly!" After hearing this, Tai Shici hurriedly asked.

Zhang Hong smiled, squirmed his lips, and told all his plans.

After hearing this, Tai Shici and Zhang Liao suddenly opened up in front of them, and they all gave a thumbs up and praised Zhang Hong.

"Wen Yuan, if I'm not mistaken, you should be from Yanmen Mayi, right?" Zhang Hong turned his face to look at Zhang Liao and asked.

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "The military advisor is not mistaken, I am indeed from Yanmen Mayi, and I am also from Bingzhou!" ”

Zhang Hong smiled: "Haha, in this way, things will be much easier." It's just that it's going to be hard to get away. ”

When Zhang Liao heard Zhang Hong say this, he immediately realized something, he was very smart, and hurriedly asked: "Military advisor, do you want me to go to Jinyang?" ”

"Clever!" Zhang Hong approvingly, "You are from Bingzhou, and it will be easier for you to come forward." When it's done, you're the winner! ”

Zhang Liao immediately clenched his fists and said: "Strategist, you can leave this matter to me, Zhang Liao will definitely do his best to complete this task." ”

Zhang Hong nodded and said to Tai Shici: "General, Zhang Wenyuan is the most suitable candidate for this matter, so leave this matter to him!" ”

Tai Shi Ci said: "The lord once instructed me to let me listen to the military advisor all the way, whatever the military advisor says, I will never have the slightest complaint." ”

As soon as the words fell, Tai Shici said to Zhang Liao: "Brother Zhang, you will set off early tomorrow morning, and I will lead the army to follow behind, waiting for your good news." ”

The three of them had made up their minds, and they went back to rest.

The next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Zhang Liao left Shangdang single-handedly and galloped all the way north, heading towards Jinyang.

Jinyang is about 500 miles away from Shangdang, Zhang Liao traveled day and night, sleepless, rushed to Jinyang non-stop, after two days and one night, finally arrived at the city of Jinyang.

Jinyang is the county seat of Taiyuan County, at this time Jinyang City did not realize the imminent danger at all, the city gate was wide open, and there was an endless stream of merchants and people.

In order not to attract attention, Zhang Liao did not wear a helmet and armor, but wore a strong suit, sandwiched among the people, and directly entered Jinyang City.

When he came to Jinyang, Zhang Liao had already inquired about this place clearly, Taiyuan Taishou surnamed Wang, called Wang Hui, was the younger brother of Situ Wang Yun of the Han Dynasty.

After Zhang Liao entered Jinyang City, he went directly to Taishou Mansion to meet Wang Hui.

When he arrived at the door of the Taishou Mansion, he took out the famous thorn and asked to see Wang Hui.

At this moment, Wang Hui was at a loss in the Taishou Mansion, because he had just received a report that Yuan Shao had sent Cao Cao to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to capture Taiyuan.

When Wang Hui heard the news, he was very shocked, he knew that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were not easy to mess with, but there were not many soldiers and horses in Taiyuan City, and he was facing a powerful figure like Cao Cao, and he was already afraid in his heart.

Just as he was undecided, his subordinate Wang Ling walked in from outside, and as soon as he entered the hall, he first saluted Wang Hui, and then asked directly: "My lord, I heard that there was a secret report from Shiling Pass, I don't know what it is?" ”

Wang Ling is Wang Yun's nephew, and when Wang Yun was killed in Chang'an, he and his brother escaped and returned to their hometown. Taishou Wang Hui is of the same clan as Wang Ling, and he should be Wang Yun's brother, and Wang Ling should call him uncle. Wang Hui knew that Wang Ling was quite talented and learned, and as soon as he heard that he was back, he was hired as a long history.

Wang Hui handed the report he received to Wang Ling and said, "You can see it at a glance! ”

Wang Ling received the report, looked at it hurriedly, his brows suddenly furrowed, and asked, "How will the adults deal with it?" ”

Wang Hui said: "There are few soldiers and horses in the county, and Cao Cao is the hero of the world, and he has elite soldiers and good generals, so we are not opponents at all." Now that Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao is powerful, and he has the ambition to annex the Quartet, it is better to surrender in Kaicheng, at least to avoid the suffering of the people in the county. ”

After hearing this, Wang Ling retorted: "My lord, although our army is small, as long as we hold the passes everywhere, no matter how powerful Cao Ling is, he will not want to attack it." ”

At this moment, a scout sent another secret letter, which was written by Cao Cao, the purpose of which was to attack the party from Taiyuan, and promised that after the deed was completed, he would be rewarded heavily.

After Wang Hui read the secret letter, he suddenly became enlightened, hurriedly handed the letter to Wang Ling, and said to Wang Ling: "It turns out that Cao Cao is not here to attack Taiyuan...... Now I can rest assured! ”

Wang Ling opened the letter, read it hurriedly, his brows furrowed even tighter, and hurriedly said to Wang Hui: "My lord, this is Cao Cao's trick to destroy Yu in a false way, my lord must not be fooled!" Once the adults let Cao Cao go and Zhang Yang was eliminated, with Yuan Shao's ambition, would he let Taiyuan go? When the time comes, Yuan Shao will definitely send a large army to capture Taiyuan, and at that time, Taiyuan will be in danger, and it will be too late for adults to regret it! ”

After Wang Hui heard this, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do?" ”

"Lord Qiyu, there is a person outside the mansion who claims to be Zhang Liao who asks to see him, this is his famous thorn!" The scout walked in from outside and said respectfully to Wang Hui.

When Wang Ling heard Zhang Liao's name, he was taken aback. He and Zhang Liao are old acquaintances, when in Chang'an, Zhang Liao was Lu Bu's general, since Li Dao, Guo Yan and others broke through Chang'an, he lost contact with Zhang Liao, and later learned that Lu Bu was killed by Cao Cao in Yanzhou, thinking that Zhang Liao also died in the hands of Cao Cao, and did not want to appear here today.

Wang Ling snatched the famous thorn from the scout's hand, but when he saw that the famous thorn was engraved with six small characters of General Fenwei of the Great Han Dynasty, he immediately asked, "Bring this person in!" (To be continued......)