The large army that entered the city, under the leadership of their respective generals, divided their troops and rushed directly to the Taishou Mansion where Gongsun Fan was located; The other two roads rushed along the city walls to the east and west, preparing to seize the walls and gates in those two directions, so that the army outside the city could enter the city.

The direction controlled by Chen Jiang and Yu Ze was attacked by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and they were already a little unable to support it, and the Jizhou soldiers who rushed along the city wall became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The Youzhou soldiers, who had no intention of fighting again, abandoned their weapons and surrendered one after another.

Just when Zhao Yun led his soldiers and horses to clear the remnants of the enemy in the city, more than a dozen soldiers carried the wounded Dian Wei out of the city, preparing to find Lang Zhong to treat him. When Han Zhan found that the military general who was lying on the stretcher and was about to be shot into a hedgehog was actually Dian Wei, he hurriedly told them to stop, then turned over and dismounted, walked to the stretcher, held Dian Wei's hand, and asked with concern: "Ziman, are you okay?" ”

Don't look at Dian Wei's body with more than a dozen arrows, but his spirit is not bad, hearing Han Zhan ask, he shook his head, trying to squeeze out a smile on his face: "Thank you for the relationship between the lord and the father, there will be no big problem in the end." ”

Han Zhan quickly counted the arrows on his body, there were about seventeen or eighteen, thinking that Dian Wei died under the random arrows in history, he couldn't help but say worriedly: "Ziman, you have been hit by so many arrows, how can you be fine?" Thinking that Dian Wei might leave him because of this, his nose felt sour when he spoke.

"Don't worry, lord." Seeing Han Zhan's worried look, Dian Wei pretended to be relaxed and said, "Don't look at the arrows inserted in my body, but due to the obstruction of the armor, they are not deeply inserted, and they will not be fatal." The reason why it is difficult to move while lying down is nothing more than that he has just killed his strength in the city, and he can return to normal after a night's rest. ”

Knowing that Dian Wei's life was not in danger, Han Zhan's heart finally returned to his stomach, and he hurriedly said to the soldiers who carried Dian Wei: "Hurry up and send General Dian back to the camp, and let Lang Zhong who is with the army treat him, there must be no mistake." ”

When the leader of the team heard Han Zhan say this, he hurriedly agreed loudly: "Little obey!" After speaking, he waved at his subordinates, "Hurry up and carry General Dian back to the camp." ”

After Dian Wei was carried away, Guo Jia asked Han Zhan: "Lord, since Qingzhou has been pacified, what should we do next?" ”

After listening to Guo Jia's question, Han Zhan thought for a while and replied: "Let the army rest in the city for two days, and then we will meet our division to go south to meet the soldiers and horses recruited by Tai Shici, and by the way, capture several cities in Xuzhou." However, before the southern expedition to Xuzhou, Ben Hou still has an important thing to do. ”

"What's the matter?" Guo Jia instinctively asked, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Lord, do you want to kill Gongsun Fan?" If we do this, then we and Gongsun Chanke will really become mortal enemies. ”

"Fengxiao, who told you that Benhou was going to kill Gongsun Fan?" Han Zhan looked at Guo Jia and asked in surprise: "Since Ben Hou didn't kill the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi after they caught them, how could he kill Gongsun Fan?" ”

Han Zhan's words made Guo Jia more and more confused, and he asked puzzledly: "Didn't the lord just say that before the southern expedition to Xuzhou, there was an important thing to do?" Could it be that what you are talking about is not the killing of Gongsun Fan? ”

"Of course not." Han Zhan shook his head and said: "Fengxiao, you should still remember that when Benhou Feng Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were the pioneers of the left and right, they promised the two of them that as long as Qingzhou was calm, they would let the two of them leave. Whether they were wandering around, or returning to Ye to be with Liu Xuande, Ben Hou would never interfere with them. ”

"That's right, Jia did hear from the lord about this." Guo Jia learned that Han Zhan was going to let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei leave, and hurriedly dissuaded him: "But when it comes to letting Guan Yu and Zhang Fei leave, Jia thinks that this matter is inappropriate. ”

"Why?" Han Zhan decided to let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei go, just because he had an agreement with the other party in advance, he wanted to be a trustworthy person, so he decided to let Guan and Zhang leave, but he didn't expect this matter to be opposed by Guo Jia, he asked curiously: "Ben Hou wants to let Guan and Zhang leave, what's wrong?" ”

"The lord has forgotten, although you have helped Liu Xuande many times, he was bewitched by Gongsun Zhan and wanted to get rid of you quickly. Although he was imprisoned in the prison of Jingshi at the moment, because he claimed to be the king of Zhongshan Jing everywhere, he deceived many courtiers and asked these courtiers to intercede for him in front of His Majesty. Guo Jia said worriedly: "Maybe we haven't returned to Yedu yet, Your Majesty can't stand the pleas of the ministers and release Liu Xuande from the prison." If we let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei go at this time and let them return to Liu Xuande's side, then it is equivalent to returning to the mountain. ”

After Han Zhan originally planned to enter the city, he directly summoned Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and told the two that he had obtained Qingzhou, and he would keep his promise and let the two leave. Hearing Guo Jia say this at this moment, Han Zhan's heart couldn't help but chuckle, he thought that Liu Bei had become a lost dog many times in history, but in the end he succeeded in making a comeback, especially after recruiting Zhuge Liang, his market was even more optimistic all the way, and in the end, he could divide the world into three parts.

Han Zhan, who was riding on horseback, gently tapped the saddle with his fingers, carefully considering what Guo Jia said: If you don't let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei leave, you will become a villain who has no faith in his words; But if Guan Zhang and the others are allowed to leave, there may be the situation that Guo Jia said, and the two will continue to assist Liu Bei and become their own henchmen.

The problem that caused Han Zhan's headache had not been solved, and Zhao Yun had already sent someone to invite him, saying that the Taishou Mansion had been taken, and Gongsun Fan, Sun Yan, Chen Jiang, Yu Ze and others had become prisoners, and asked Han Zhan to go to the Taishou Mansion as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation.

After coming to the Taishou Mansion, Han Zhan found that the place had been carefully cleaned, the corpses had been removed, and the blood stains were also covered with mud, if it wasn't for Han Zhan knowing that there had been a fierce battle here, there would be no traces of the battle at all. After Han Zhan sat down in the middle of the main hall, he said to Zhao Yun, who was standing at the bottom, "Big brother, where are Gongsun Fan and the others now?" ”

"They were all imprisoned for their brothers," Zhao Yun thought that Han Zhan was in a hurry to deal with the generals of the Gongsun family who were captured here, so he asked tentatively, "Is the second brother preparing to deal with them?" If so, then the brother will immediately order them to be brought here. ”

"No need," although he captured Gongsun Fan and the others, Han Zhan had no intention of surrendering or killing them, so whether he saw them or not, the nature was almost the same: "The junior brother doesn't plan to see them, so let them continue to stay in the prison." ”

After Han Zhan said this, his eyes swept around the room, and then he looked at Zhao Yun and asked officially, "General Zilong, I don't know where your left and right vanguards are now?" ”

"They are in the city to make an example of the people," Zhao Yun heard that Han Zhan's address to him had changed, and he hurriedly replied respectfully, "If the lord wants to see them, the last general can immediately order someone to summon them here." ”

Guo Jia, who had been beside him and had not spoken, heard that Han Zhan wanted to see Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and was worried that he would bring up the old matter again, so he hurriedly coughed heavily, but Han Zhan did not look back and said, "Since this is the case, then trouble General Zilong to send someone to find both of them back." ”

Zhao Yun called one of his subordinates, ordered him to go to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, looked at Han Zhan and asked, "Lord, I want to ask Dian Wei how his injuries are, won't he worry about his life?" ”

"Of course not," Han Zhan shook his head and said, "Don't look at the arrows he has been hit by a lot, but he is only a skin injury at best, as long as he rests for a few days, he can return to normal." ”

Hearing that Dian Wei was not worried about his life, Zhao Yun also breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that Ziman doesn't have to worry about his life, you don't know, my lord, when I went to the city and saw that Ziman was full of arrows and covered in blood, my heart was in my throat, and I was afraid that he would have any accidents." Fortunately, he was lucky, he was hit by so many arrows, and there was nothing wrong. ”

After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei received the notice, although they didn't know where Han Zhan summoned them, they still hurried back. After the two walked into the main hall, Han Zhan, who was sitting in the middle of the two directions, handed over his luggage: "The last general will see Anyang Hou!" ”

"Excuse me!" Han Zhan waved his hand at the two of them and said, "Yun Chang, Yide, do you remember that when Ben Hou appointed you as the left and right vanguards, he once said that as long as Qingzhou is pacified, you will be free to choose whether to stay or leave." Now that Qingzhou has been pacified, it's time for Benhou to fulfill his promise, let's talk about it, what are the plans of the two of you? ”

Han Zhan's words surprised Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, according to their thoughts, since Qingzhou was pacified, the next thing to do was to turn around and go south to conquer Tao Qian in Xuzhou after the army finished resting. On the way here, the two had also privately discussed whether they should ask Han Zhan to fulfill his promise. But unexpectedly, before the two of them had time to mention this matter, Han Zhan would actually ask first.

"Ben Hou is a man of his word," Han Zhan knew very well in his heart that the twisted melon was not sweet, and the reason why Guan Yu and Zhang Fei worked for themselves was entirely because Liu Bei was detained in their own hands, and they had to compromise for the life of their righteous brother. Instead of waiting for the two of them to propose to keep their promises, it is better to strike first, so that they can still take the initiative in their own hands: "Now I give you two choices: one is to go back to Ye to see Liu Xuande; The second is to continue to help Ben Hou conquer Tao Qian in Xuzhou. ”

When Zhang Fei heard Han Zhan say this, he hurriedly said: "Anyang Hou, I and my second brother have thought about it, and when Qingzhou is pacified, I will leave the army immediately and go back to Yedu to visit my eldest brother." You say yes, second brother?! After Zhang Fei happily said this, he turned his head, but found that Guan Yu beside him frowned, as if he had something on his mind.

He looked at Guan Yu and asked puzzledly, "Second brother, what's wrong with you, it seems that there is something on your mind?" ”

"Third brother," Guan Yu raised his head and said to Zhang Fei, "Although the Marquis of Anyang once promised us that as long as Qingzhou is calm, he will let us leave. But I felt that we should not leave now, at least after occupying the important place in Xuzhou, and then we should return to Yedu with the army. ”

When Zhang Fei heard Guan Yu say this, his eyes suddenly widened: "Second brother, don't you want to go back to see your eldest brother?" ”

"I think, I can't wait to put on my wings and fly back to Yedu to see my eldest brother." Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei and said, "Anyang Hou is so trustworthy, how can we just leave?" Anyway, we've all been out for so long, so it's better to wait until Tao Qian is defeated, and then it's not too late to return to Yedu with the army. ”

Hearing that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had an argument over whether to stay or leave, Han Zhan's heart couldn't help but bloom, he knew that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had a good relationship, as long as Guan Yu decided to stay and continue to help him, then Zhang Fei would definitely not be able to leave. Turning his head to look at Guo Jia who was sitting next to him, seeing the smile on the other party's face, he guessed that he must have the same mind as himself, so he coughed lightly and motioned for him to come out and play a round.

Guo Jia, who understood it, hurriedly stood up, saluted Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and then said, "Guan Xianxian, Zhang Xianxian, you don't have to argue anymore. Jia has an idea, I wonder if you two would like to hear it? ”

After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other, Guan Yu made a gesture of invitation to Guo Jia and said politely: "Mr. has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to speak!" ”

"Now that Qingzhou has been fairly determined by my lord, the army will rest here for two days before going south to attack Xuzhou." Guo Jia took advantage of Guan Yu's desire to repay Han Zhan's kindness, and skillfully persuaded: "The two pioneers might as well continue to lead the troops south and help our army lord to capture Xuzhou." If we can get the help of the two pioneers, our attack on Xuzhou will definitely be overwhelming, and then you can return to Yecheng with the army as soon as possible to meet Liu Xuande. ”

Guo Jia's words made Guan Yu's heart pound, and he thought to himself: If he and Zhang Fei left alone, if they wanted to return to Yecheng through the area controlled by the Jizhou Army, it would take at least half a month. And directly lead the troops south to attack the city of Xuzhou, if everything goes well, it will take about a month to reach the goal of the Marquis of Anyang, and return to Yecheng in the evening for half a month to see the eldest brother, presumably he will not blame himself and the third brother.

Thinking of this, Guan Yu looked at Guo Jia and said decisively: "Sir, Guan is willing to continue to act as the vanguard of the Jizhou Army and charge for the Marquis of Anyang." ”

"Great, that's great." Han Zhan couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard Guan Yu say this, he looked at Zhang Fei who was standing next to him angrily, and asked tentatively: "Brother Yide, Senior Brother Yun has decided to stay and help Benhou, I don't know what you think?" ”

According to Zhang Fei's thoughts, he couldn't wait to return to Yecheng immediately to see Liu Bei, but at this moment, seeing that Guan Yu took the initiative to ask to stay, he had to reconsider his question of going or staying. After a fierce ideological struggle, he stomped his foot violently, gritted his teeth and said, "Anyang Hou, since the second brother of my family is willing to stay to help you, then I will also stay." ”