Fa Zheng hurriedly said: "Isn't the matter of collecting Xichuan a bubble?"

Xun You said: "Although Xichuan is important, it is not as important as the Central Plains, but it is the foundation of the lord. ”

Fa Zheng sighed: "Sun Ce's attack on Hefei this time may not be an all-out attack, but to attract Yan Gong's troops and create a safe external environment for Liu Bei to collect Sichuan." I dare to conclude that some kind of agreement must have been reached between Liu Bei and Sun Ce. ”

There seemed to be unbelief on the part of the congregation.

After all, Liu Bei and Sun Ce have been fighting for Jingzhou, and people's brains are about to hit the dog's brain.

Bai Xiaowen nodded and said, "This is reasonable. Perhaps Liu Bei had promised Sun that after capturing Yizhou, he would cede the remaining half of Jingzhou to Jiangdong. In this way, the two families of Jiangdong and Xichuan can work together to resist the imperial army and avoid being unified by us. ”

Bai Xiaowen's horizons are broader than those of aboriginal strategists like Xun You.

He knew Zhuge Liang's diplomatic ability, and he also knew that Jiangdong had top awakened people cut in.

It is not uncommon for two families to unite, or even form an alliance.

After previous wars, the performance of almost no last resort, Bai Xiaowen's strategy is far-reaching, and it is already a consensus among the generals under him, and when he confirms the alliance between Sun and Liu, the generals no longer doubt it.

"Then what does Yan Gong mean......" Fa Zheng asked in a low voice. He felt that Bai Xiaowen was too calm after receiving this news, and only frowned slightly.

Either Yan Gong had an amazing Qi cultivation kung fu at a young age, and Taishan collapsed before and his color remained unchanged, or Yan Gong had already been mentally prepared for this and had prepared a countermeasure. Therefore, Fa Zheng asked tentatively.

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "When I went to Hanzhong, I had already ordered two generals: Zhang Liao and Xu Huang to garrison Yuzhou. Hefei is in an emergency, and two generals can be ordered to guard it, and additional elite soldiers and good generals can be dispatched. Xichuan must not be given to Liu Bei, otherwise the three-legged momentum will be successful, and it will be difficult to calm the world in a short period of time. ”

Fa Zheng was overjoyed, and left the table to bow: "Yan Gong is smart!"

Xun You said: "Lord, Sun Ce is brave, and the people of Jiangdong are also elite divisions. What if they break through Hefei?"

Bai Xiaowen said: "I have already made up my mind about how to guard Hefei. ”

Bai Xiaowen immediately issued an order, ordering Zhang Xiu and Qiao Rui to lead their respective subordinates to return to Hefei in the starry night.

Before the two of them set off, Bai Xiaowen handed Zhang Xiu a long box and said, "General Zhang will open it after he arrives in Hefei." There are 100,000 male soldiers hidden in this box, and if they can be used well, it is enough to reject Sun Ce. General Qiao assisted in defending the city from the side, and he must not slack off. ”

Zhang Xiu didn't know what he meant, took the long box, and took the order at the same time as Qiao Rui.

Bai Xiaowen sighed slightly, Jiangdong Sun Ce sent troops at this time, although it was also expected by him, but it did hit his seven inches.

Originally, when he received Sichuan, he had to face the military generals of Wenchen under Liu Bei, and he was already under a lot of pressure.

Liu Bei took Pang Tong and Xu Shu with his ministers, and the generals brought Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, as well as Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, who had recently been subdued.

In order to guard against Eastern Wu, Bai Xiaowen had already arranged Zhang Liao and Xu Huang to guard in Yuzhou, and now he had to send Zhang Xiu away; in addition to Zhang He, there was only one Ma Chao who had just been subdued, who was a lord-level fierce general.

In terms of troops, Bai Xiaowen does not have any advantage.

The only advantage is that Bai Xiaowen has a group of rare leader-level combat generals such as Han Meng, Han Qiong, and Gao Ran, which are much stronger than those crooked melon cracked jujube-level ordinary leader-level generals under Liu Bei's command.

Of course, the current general direction strategy is in favor of Bai Xiaowen, Liu Bei is marching into Ruocheng, and he is defenseless against Jiameng Pass, as long as he wins the checkpoint, Jingzhou's support for Liu Bei is bound to take a long detour, and the efficiency is greatly reduced. At that time, Liu Zhang and Bai Xiaowen will be able to attack Liu Bei.

Of course, at this time, there was no battle of Chibi, and the vitality of the Central Plains still existed. Even if Bai Xiaowen fights on two fronts, his troops will not be stretched, and he can casually pull out another 200,000 troops to defend Hefei. Therefore, for Hefei, Bai Xiaowen is not too worried.

In Yizhou, there was no overwhelming force on his side, and Bai Xiaowen had to adopt the slow advance strategy of Fazheng, sit back and watch Liu Bei capture Yucheng, and then send troops into the middle of Sichuan.

At that moment, Bai Xiaowen ordered Zhang He to write a reply to Liu Zhang.

At Bai Xiaowen's behest, Zhang He wrote that Yan Gong was already on his way back to Yedu and did not see the letter asking for help. He has already hurried to report to Yan Gong, and he will definitely persuade Yan Gong to go south to save Xichuan, hoping that Liu Zhang can protect the city and not be exploited by Liu Bei.

Fa Zheng left with the book.

......

Zhang Xiu took the soldiers and horses of his headquarters, went out of Hanzhong, and returned to the Central Plains.

During the march, Zhang Xiu has always been deeply interested in the long box given by Yan Gong.

When Jia Xu saw it, he said curiously: "Why does the general love this box alone, is there any mystery in the box?"

Zhang Xiu did not hide it from Jia Xu, and said: "Before sending me to send troops, Duke Yan gave this box, saying that there are 100,000 male soldiers hidden in the box, and they will be able to resist Sun Ce." It's just that Yan Gong has instructed that it will be opened after arriving in Hefei...... What are you doing here, sir?"

When Jia Xu heard this, he stepped forward without hesitation, tore open the seal of the long box, and opened it.

Hearing Zhang Xiu's surprise, Jia Xu smiled and said: "Open early and open late, what's the matter? As long as he can help Yan Gong keep Hefei, he won't care about these details." I already have a guess in my mind, and the opening of the box is just for verification. ”

Zhang Xiu leaned in to take a look. I saw that in the long box, there was a sheathed long sword lying quietly, as well as a letter, which was not sealed.

Jia Xu pointed to the unsigned and unsealed letter and said with a smile: "Yan Gong did not sign and seal, this letter is to be passed on to the public, and I happened to have a sneak peek." After speaking, he took out the letter and read it.

Zhang Xiu was a little apprehensive, but he was still more curious and did not stop Jia Xu.

After Jia Xu read the letter, he was stunned.

Zhang Xiu said: "Sir, what did the letter say? This sword seems to be the sword that Yan Gong carried with him, and it is called 'Yitian'. Why did he seal this sword in the box, is it really worth 100,000 male soldiers?"

Jia Xu didn't speak, and handed the letter to Zhang Xiu.

I saw that the letter read: "In the battle of Hefei, our army has three generals, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Zhang Xiu, and the armed forces are ready, but the intelligence is insufficient. Today, Jia Xu is a military general, holding a lonely sword, in Hefei City, such as a lonely person. The officers and men of the three armies bow their heads and listen to the order, and if they do not obey, they can be cut first with this sword!"

Zhang Xiu was shocked: "The 100,000 male soldiers that Yan Gong said are you, sir." ”

Jia Xu sighed and said, "Yan Gong already knows my thoughts. And I tried twice, but I couldn't get ahead of Yan Gong, but I can still get Yan Gong's trust, how can I not exhaust my intelligence to repay it?"