Zhang He held a banquet to entertain Zhang Yang, blindly only persuading him to drink, but did not mention when to send troops.

After the sky darkened, after days of fighting, Cao's army, which had forced Zhang Yang to retreat to the junction of Hanoi and Jizhou, also had some movement.

The territory of Hanoi is not very vast, and if you march quickly, you can leave Hanoi and enter the territory of Yanzhou in two or three days.

The sky had just darkened, and Xiahoudun and Li Dian stood side by side in the barracks.

Both of them tilted their heads slightly, looking at the starry sky in the night sky.

"General, when will our army leave?" Looking at the night sky, Li Dian asked Xiahoudun.

"It's still early!" was almost about to capture the entire Hanoi, but suddenly got the order to retreat, Xiahoudun was also bored in his heart, and said with a light sigh: "How many soldiers are buried in Hanoi, but now we have to retreat!" ”

"I'm going to be back sooner or later!" Smiling slightly, Li Dian said to Xiahoudun: "The general should not be too sentimental, it is inconvenient for our army to fight with the Jizhou army at the moment." That Zhang He entered Hanoi, but only stationed the army on the border between Hanoi and Jizhou, and if he wanted our army to retreat, he would not pursue! ”

"It's better to be careful!" Nodding, Xiahoudun was deeply convinced of Li Dian's statement, but he still said: "After leaving two thousand men and horses, the rest of the army, stay until the night is dark, and withdraw with the two of us!" ”

The war in Hanoi was extremely fierce, and when Zhang Yang and Xiahoudun fought for Hanoi, the two sides fought for days, and there was hardly a day when there was a truce.

Xiahou was ordered by Cao Cao to retreat, and Zhang He also led the army into Hanoi, and the news soon reached Luoyang.

has always been very concerned about the war in Hanoi, and when Liu Wei learned that Zhang He's army had entered Hanoi, his brows twisted slightly.

Standing beside Liu Wei was not Wang Liu and Wang Zhen, who followed him all day, but Xu Shu, who was very relied on by him.

"Zhang He's army enters Hanoi!" Handing the letter that the scout had just sent to Xu Shu, Liu Wei looked at the lake and said as if talking to himself: "Zhang Yang reoccupies Hanoi, Yuan Shao's intentions Cao Cao is afraid that he knows it, Cao Cao's intentions, Yuan Shao is afraid that he doesn't know!" ”

"Your Highness thinks Cao Cao is withdrawing his troops, what does he want?" Looking at Liu Wei, Xu Shu asked very cautiously.

"Liu Bei!" Liu Wei almost didn't think about it, so he said to Xu Shu: "Liu Bei occupies Xuzhou, and he has a close relationship with Yuan Shao, they discuss how to defeat Cao Cao, unless Cao Cao is stupid, otherwise it can be seen categorically." ”

"Once Cao Cao defeats Liu Bei, Yuan Shao and Liu Bei's strategy of echoing the north and south will be useless!" Liu Wei opened his mouth and said Liu Bei, Xu Shu nodded and said, "Your Highness thinks that our army should respond?" ”

"Sit and wait!" Still didn't think about it, Liu Wei said these two words.

Earlier, Cao Cao attacked Lü Bu, and Liu Wei immediately sent the Dragoon Guards and Tiger Benwei to the rescue.

Now Liu Bei's success or failure determines whether he can defeat Cao Cao, and Liu Wei suddenly said the words "sit and wait", which made Xu Shu feel a little dazed for a while.

At such a critical moment, Liu Wei was not as active as rescuing Lu Bu, but as if Liu Bei's success or failure had nothing to do with him.

"Your Highness......" After thinking for a moment, Xu Shu said to Liu Wei: "If Liu Bei is defeated, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will fight in the future, and our army intends to take advantage of the situation to attack Xu Du, I am afraid it will not be easy to ......."

"Yuan Zhi means to save Liu Bei?" Turning his head to look at Xu Shu, Liu Wei said to him: "Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Bei is more dangerous to the Han Sheji. Cao Cao just wanted the family to become bigger and control the current majesty, but Liu Bei wanted to replace him. Otherwise, Dong Cheng and others would not have died tragically on the streets! ”

Only a few people got Liu Xie's edict, and almost all those who got the edict died in the hands of Cao Cao, and Liu Bei was the only one who escaped.

Although Cao Cao did not inform the world that Liu Bei handed over the edict to him, Liu Bei also flatly denied that he betrayed Dong Cheng and others.

But that incident was really too strange, and Xu Shu and others also suspected that Liu Bei had done it.

It's just that they are not as sure as Liu Wei.

was stunned by Liu Wei's question, Xu Shu was silent for a moment and did not speak.

He didn't know how to persuade Liu Wei to send troops to rescue Liu Bei.

Once the Qin army goes out, it will be the enemy of Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao, who has long intended to crusade against Cao Cao, will not be idle when he sees Liu Wei sending troops, and the Jizhou army is afraid that it will immediately flock to Yanzhou and Qingzhou.

As soon as the battle starts, it is no longer so easy to stop.

Xu Shu didn't speak again, Liu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly and said to him: "Yuan Zhi, this king did not refuse to rescue Liu Bei because of his own selfish desires......"

"Your Highness's concerns, Your Majesty knows everything!" Before Liu Wei finished speaking, Xu Shu clasped his fists and bowed to him and said, "If our army goes out, a battle with Cao Cao will be inevitable!" At present, although our army can defeat Cao's army, it is also a miserable victory after victory. Although Yuan Shao is loyal to the Han family, everyone has selfish desires, in case ......"

"This king doesn't want to be a puppet emperor!" Having understood the meaning of Xu Shu's words, the corners of Liu Wei's mouth twitched slightly, turned to face him and said: "There are many heroes in the world, and there are many powerful people. If the Han family is to be restored, all the powerful ones must be gradually eliminated, otherwise even if the troubled times are calm, it will be difficult for this king to stabilize the country in the future! On the day of the king's funeral, I am afraid that the heroes will rise again! ”

"The people in the world are already suffering enough!" Xu Shu didn't answer, but Liu Wei said in a compassionate tone: "Since this king wants to restore the Han Dynasty, the first thing he should think about is the people!" ”

"Your Highness is benevolent, my Great Qin has a strong army, and the people's livelihood is abundant, all of them are the merits of His Highness!" Liu Wei said that he should think more about the common people in the world, and Xu Shu hurriedly answered: "The people of Li are the foundation of the country, Your Highness is like this, and the people will die of service!" ”

"Yuan Zhi!" Smiled and waved his hand at Xu Shu, Liu Wei said to him: "You and I are old friends, there is no need to say such official words." This king only knows one thing, if there are no people, even if this king is made emperor, what can he do? ”

Maintaining a posture of clenching his fists and bowing, Xu Shu said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness is wise! ”

"Your Highness!" The two were talking when a crisp voice came from behind them.

There was no need to look back, Liu Wei knew that it was Wang Liu who was walking towards them.

The war between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao was getting closer and closer, and from Zhang He's entry into Hanoi, Liu Wei could see that this was just a sign.

Although Zhang He and Xiahoudun did not fight, Cao Jun took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield, and Zhang Yang returned to Hanoi with the help of the Jizhou Army.

But the breath of war is getting stronger day by day, and the difference is just a fuse.

Liu Wei is not only concerned about the upcoming war in Hebei, but also about whether the elephant soldiers that Dian Wei is responsible for domesticating can be brought to the battlefield now.

The growth cycle of the baby elephant is very slow, if it is a war horse, it only needs to be raised for a year or two, it can be used as a cavalry mount, but the war elephant, before the minor, even if it is forcibly pulled to the battlefield, it is not able to achieve the due effect.

The reason why Wang Liu came at this time was because Liu Wei arranged for her to visit the elephant army camp to see how the war elephants were training now.

Seeing Wang Liu coming over, Xu Shu knew that she had something to say to Liu Wei, so he hugged his fists and said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness, General Wang wants to come and report something important, and your subordinates will retire first!" ”

"Yuan Zhi is a military advisor, why can't he listen to it?" Xu Shu said goodbye to Liu Bian, but Liu Wei smiled slightly and stopped him, meaning that he wanted him to listen to what Wang Liu would say.

"Your Highness!" When Liu Wei approached, Wang Liu clasped his fists and said to him: "The last general has just gone to the elephant soldier camp, and General Dian is training elephant soldiers. The war elephant is already much larger than before, and the advance and retreat are also very moderate, but it is ......"

"Just what?" Wang Liu only said half of his words before he stopped talking, and his expression showed a little apprehension, so Liu Wei asked.

"It's just that the war elephant still looks different from what His Highness said!" Maintaining a posture of clenching his fists and bowing, Wang Liu continued: "It's not as huge as His Highness said!" ”

In his heart, he also knew that the war elephant could not be pulled into the battlefield now, Liu Wei smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Xu Shu and asked, "Has Yuan Zhi been to the elephant soldier camp?" ”

Liu Wei asked him if he had ever been to the elephant soldier barracks, and Xu Shu said with some embarrassment: "General Dian guards the barracks very strictly, and on weekdays, except for His Royal Highness and the soldiers in the barracks, I am afraid that no one can enter lightly!" ”

"This Dian Wei is actually a general's division and is blocked outside the barracks!" Liu Wei grinned, waved his hand at Xu Shu and said, "That's it, Yuan Zhi will go to the elephant soldier camp with this king today to take a look, and I think that the elephant soldiers have begun to take shape!" ”

"No!" Since the establishment of the elephant soldier barracks, Xu Shu has been full of curiosity about the place that has been pretended to be a secret place by Dianwei, and he heard that Liu Wei wanted him to go together, how he refused, and hurriedly responded.

Leading Xu Shu, accompanied by Wang Liu and Wang Zhen, Liu Wei walked straight towards the outer courtyard of the palace.

As soon as he left the palace, before he stepped onto the war horse that the guards brought for him, Liu Wei saw a team of dragoon guards coming over the street.

It was not strange to see the dragoon guards in Luoyang City, but what made Liu Wei feel strange was that the dragoon guards seemed to be holding someone.

Due to the distance, Liu Wei could see who was not escorted by the dragoon guards, and could only see that it was a man wearing a dark gray cloth.

The security of Luoyang City does not belong to the jurisdiction of the Dragoon Guard, although the Dragoon Guard will also participate in the city patrol, but never arrest people lightly, even if they arrest people, they are all handed over to the government, and it is really rare to directly twist people like today.

Seeing the dragoon guards escorting people towards him, Liu Wei stopped getting on his horse and stood next to the war horse, waiting for the group of dragoons to come closer.

He didn't get on the horse, and Xu Shu and the others who followed him naturally stood beside the horse and accompanied him, all of their eyes looking at the man who was escorted by the dragoon guard.