Two days later, the soldiers and horses led by Huang Zhong and Xun You went south to join Han Zhan and others. The two sides joined forces and drove towards Yedu.

The army walked on the road for seven days, and the distance from Yedu was only one hundred and fifty miles. Seeing that it was getting late, Han Zhan ordered to camp on the spot, and at the same time sent a messenger to Yedu to inform Xun Yu and others of the date of his return, so that they could prepare accordingly.

Nothing was said for the night, and the next day the army continued on its way. By noon, Huang Zhong, who was opening the road in front, personally came to Han Zhan's carriage with a messenger. Seeing that Huang Zhong came in person, Han Zhan guessed that there must be something important, and hurriedly ordered the coachman to stop.

After the carriage stopped, Han Zhan lifted the curtain and leaned out half of his body, looked at Huang Zhong outside and asked, "Han Sheng, what's the matter?" ”

"Enlighten the lord!" Huang Zhong hugged his fist and saluted Han Zhan on horseback: "The frustrated prison army sent someone to send an urgent letter from the capital, and the last general did not dare to delay, so he brought the messenger over." ”

Han Zhan glanced at the messenger behind Huang Zhong and asked casually, "Where is the letter?" ”

When the messenger heard Han Zhan ask, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, took off the bamboo tube on his back, and held it above his head with both hands. Luo Bu, who was standing on the side, hurriedly stepped forward to take the bamboo tube in the messenger's hand, returned to the carriage, and handed it to Han Zhan in the car.

Han Zhan opened the lid of the bamboo basket, pulled out the rolled-up letter inside, and unfolded it to browse. After reading the above content clearly, Han Zhan couldn't help frowning.

Xiahou Yun, who was sitting in the carriage, saw Han Zhan's brows tightened, guessing that something must have happened in his heart that upset him, so he hurriedly asked softly, "Childe, what did Mr. Fu's letter say?" ”

Han Zhan handed the letter to Xiahou Yun, poked his head out and instructed Luo Bu, who was standing next to the car: "Luo Bu, go and invite the two military advisors, General Zilong and General Ziyi, to come here." ”

"Lord, I wonder if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the two pioneers, also called together?" After Rob waited for Han Zhan to finish speaking, he immediately asked.

Han Zhan thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed to Rob's proposal.

Seeing that Han Zhan agreed with his opinion, Rob bowed and bowed, and turned to leave.

After Huang Zhong waited for Rob to leave, he respectfully asked Han Zhan, "Lord, are you setting up a tent on the side of the road?" ”

On the way, when Han Zhan encountered that he wanted to convene his subordinates to discuss the military affairs, he temporarily set up a tent on the side of the road, and then went to chase the army after the deliberations were completed. Hearing Huang Zhong's inquiry at this moment, Han Zhan felt that this matter was not suitable for discussion in public, so he nodded and agreed to Huang Zhong's request.

After receiving the order, Huang Zhong immediately personally commanded the men to set up tents on the flat places on the side of the road. When Guo Jia, Xun You, Zhao Yun and others received Luo Bu's notice and hurried over, the tent had already been set up, and Chen Zhi was arranging the Tiger Guards outside the tent to act as guards.

Everyone walked into the tent and saw Han Zhan sitting in the center, while Xiahou Yun was standing behind him. Guo Jia knew that if Han Zhan didn't have anything important, he wouldn't gather everyone during the march, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted and asked, "Lord, I don't know what's the matter of rushing to recruit me to wait here?" ”

"There's a letter from the frustrated princess, let's take a look." After Han Zhan finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Xiahou Yun behind him, glanced at her, and motioned for her to hand over the letter to everyone to browse.

Xiahou Yun nodded, came to Guo Jia with the letter in his hand, and handed him the letter sent by Fu Zhi. Taking advantage of Guo Jia's time to read the letter, Han Zhan said to Xun You, Zhao Yun and others who were in a hurry: "Duke Fu and sent someone to send a letter to say that now rumors are spreading in Beijing, saying that we have committed public anger in our conquest of Qingzhou, and all the princes will send troops to Yedu just like they did when they attacked Dong Zhuo. As a result, the hearts of the people in the capital fluctuated, and many wealthy families were like ants in a hot pot, packing up and preparing to flee for their lives. It is even rumored that because some people in the DPRK and China were dissatisfied with Benhou, they secretly colluded with the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, preparing to disadvantage us on the way back from the army. ”

"Anyang Hou!" Guan Yu heard that the people in Yedu City were panicked, and he was afraid that something would happen to Liu Bei, so he hurriedly clasped his fists at Han Zhan and saluted, and asked anxiously: "I wonder when we can return to the capital?" ”

"At the current pace of marching, the army should arrive in Yedu tomorrow afternoon." Han Zhan didn't know how the remnants of the Yellow Turban, which colluded with the ministers of the DPRK and China, would attack and disturb the army, so he decided to slow down the march, so that even if there was a sneak attack, the army could deal with it calmly, and when he heard Guan Yu's question, he said casually: "Now that there are variables, I am afraid that we will have to wait until the day after tomorrow to return to Yedu." ”

Guan Yu knew that when Han Zhan delayed his arrival in Yedu, it was to prevent being ambushed on the road, and his arrangement was meaningless, and Zhang Fei was in a hurry to see Liu Bei, so he said a little uncontrollably: "Marquis of Anyang, we have an army of 100,000, how many people can there be in the remnants of the Yellow Turban?" Please let my two brothers open the way for the army in front, if they don't come, it's enough, if they do, Lao Zhang will let them all turn into powder in an instant. ”

"Brother Yide, don't be impatient, this matter must be considered in the long run." When Han Zhan said this, he saw that Guo Jia had finished reading Fu Zhu's letter, so he looked at him and asked, "Feng Xiao, what do you think about this matter?" ”

"Back to the lord's words," Guo Jia hurriedly replied: "The hearts of the people in the city are fluctuating, and the lord needs to go back as soon as possible to appease the people's hearts, Jia feels that the itinerary of the army remains unchanged, and he should still rush back to Yedu tomorrow afternoon." Those who made waves saw the return of more than 100,000 troops, and they would naturally die down. ”

"In addition to the fluctuation of people's hearts in the city, there are also ministers in the DPRK and China who collude with the old Yellow Turbans." Han Zhan reminded Guo Jia: "If these soldiers and horses attack the army on the road, I'm afraid something bad will happen." ”

Regarding Han Zhan's worries, Guo Jia just smiled faintly and said casually: "The lord is too worried. As Zhang Xianfeng said, how many people in the old Yellow Turban Department dare to compete with our army of tens of thousands? If they don't come, they can turn them into powder in an instant. ”

Zhang Fei, who was standing on the side, saw that Guo Jia's opinion coincided with his own, and his mouth was almost to the root of his ears. He thought to himself that if he marched at the current speed, he would be able to see his eldest brother after a long absence tomorrow afternoon.

Seeing that Han Zhan was still silent, Guo Jia continued: "From Yijia's point of view, the old Yellow Turban Department may send someone to assassinate the lord on our way back to the capital. Therefore, when camping tonight, the Tiger Guards must strengthen their defenses. ”

When he heard Guo Jia mention the word assassination, Han Zhan couldn't help but be shocked, his pupils contracted violently, he felt that since he came to this era, he seemed to be particularly destined for himself, if it wasn't for his luck, he wouldn't know how many times he died. If the minister of the DPRK and China really sent the old Yellow Turban to assassinate him, he ordered the army to slow down the march, but he was in the hands of the other party. The plan for now is to let the army continue to maintain the speed of marching and rush back to Yedu tomorrow afternoon. As for the night, it is enough to let Chen Zhi strengthen the defense near his tent, no matter how high the assassins of the remnants of the Yellow Turban are, can they still enter and exit freely in the army of more than 100,000 people?

Thinking of this, he secretly regretted a little in his heart, in order to appease the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, he left Zhang Ning and a group of generals from the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou. If Zhang Ning was by his side, maybe those old Yellow Turbans who came to stab him would throw a rat trap and dare not attack him easily.

"My lord! Lord! Seeing Han Zhan's absent-minded look, Guo Jia hurriedly shouted at him twice, waking him up from his contemplation. Seeing Han Zhan's gaze redirected to him, he then asked, "Is the army continuing to march at the current speed?" ”

"Fengxiao, what you said is extremely true." Han Zhan nodded at Guo Jia: "If we slow down the march, we will only give those ministers in the DPRK more time to deal with us." Ben Hou now announced that the army would continue to march at its current pace, and that it would be imperative to return to Yedu by tomorrow afternoon. ”

As soon as Han Zhan's words fell, everyone replied in unison: "The subordinates (the last general) obey the order!" ”