After supervising the grain merchants, Wang Hun and Chen Dao hurriedly returned to the county government and handed over orders to Han Zhan.

Seeing that the two of them completed the task they had assigned so cleanly, Han Zhan praised the two of them a few words, and then said to Wang Hun: "Xuan Chong, today's matter, you have done a very good job in line with the meaning of Benhou. Now, Ben Hou has a more important thing to do with you, I wonder if you have any objections? ”

Although he didn't know what task Han Zhan would give him, Wang Hun still replied unequivocally: "The lord has been sent, and Wang will definitely go to the soup to fight the fire." ”

"It's not enough to go to the soup." Han Zhan stepped forward to help Wang Hun and said to him: "Benhou plans to send you to Mount Tai to persuade Zang Ba to return to Benhou, I don't know if you dare to go?" ”

"Lobbying the Tarzan thief?!" Wang Hun couldn't help but hesitate for a long time when he heard the mission given to him by Han Zhan, and then said cautiously: "Lord, my subordinates heard that Zang Ba is a person who kills people without blinking, and if he goes to Mount Tai to lobby, I am afraid that he will not be able to persuade him to surrender, but will invite death." The life and death of subordinates are small, if they miss the big thing of the lord, then they will die and cannot be redeemed. ”

After listening to Wang Hun's words, Han Zhan said in his heart that this person was still quite scheming, knowing that the probability of success in this matter was not high, but the way to reject himself was very ingenious. He smiled faintly and said, "Xuan Chong, don't worry, this time I went to Mount Tai, Ben Hou asked Zhou Cang to go with you." He had dealt with Zang Ba in the past, and they had some friendship with each other. In this way, even if Zang Ba refuses to submit, he will definitely not embarrass you. ”

"It's good to have Zhou Yuanfu going with you." Knowing that Han Zhan did not send himself to death alone, but was accompanied by Zhou Cang, Wang Hun's heart hanging in his throat was put back in his stomach. He knew very well in his heart that since Han Zhan sent Zhou Cang to go with him, he must have considered that Zhou Cang had dealt with Zang Ba, and even if he couldn't persuade him, he would be able to retreat with his whole body, so he said conclusively: "My subordinates must do their best to persuade Zang Ba to come and submit to the lord." ”

As for whether Zang Ba will submit to himself, Han Zhan really has no spectrum in his heart, but after listening to Wang Hun's statement, he said leisurely: "If Zang Ba is willing to submit, naturally everyone will be happy, and you will stay in Mount Tai and wait for Benhou to go." If you refuse to submit, you don't have to force it, but leave quickly and return to the army. ”

As soon as Han Zhan's words were finished, Wang Hun replied loudly: "Subordinates obey orders!" ”

After Wang Hun and Zhou Cang left, Guo Jia asked Han Zhan for instructions: "My lord, Licheng is located in the East China Sea Kingdom of Xuzhou, and it is only three days away from Xuzhou's administrative seat Xiapi. ”

"How can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch," Han Zhan said casually, and after saying an idiom, he continued: "If Benhou is Tao Qian, he will definitely think that the army is here to capture Xuzhou, and he will definitely send envoys to inquire while mobilizing the army, and be ready for battle at any time." ”

"The lord's sentence 'how can others be allowed to snore on the side of the couch' is really vivid." Guo Jia praised Han Zhan, and then continued: "Our strategy is to unify the four northern states, and after the foundation is solid, we will encroach on each state in turn. At this moment, starting a war with Tao Qian, although the victory rate is extremely high, it is easy to make countless enemies. ”

"What Feng Xiao said is extremely true." Han Zhan agreed with Guo Jia's statement: "Immediately send someone to send a letter to Huang Zhong and Xun You, ordering them not to rush here again and go directly to Dongguan County." After resting here for two days, Benhou's army would rush to join them. ”

For Han Zhan's arrangement, Guo Jia naturally agrees very much. Although the army is going to seize Dongguan County in Xuzhou next, compared with Xuzhou, losing one county is better than losing the entire Xuzhou.

After seizing Dongguan County, the road from Jizhou to Qingzhou was opened. In the future, if something happens in Qingzhou, the soldiers and horses who rushed to the rescue will be able to walk for two days less. It was very helpful for Han Zhan to consolidate his rule over the four northern states.

After Zhao Yun waited for Han Zhan and Guo Jia to finish speaking, he asked cautiously: "Lord, if the soldiers and horses of the two roads gather in Dongguan County, they will definitely pass through Zang Ba's defense area, will they make him think that we are ......?"

Without waiting for Zhao Yun to finish speaking, Han Zhan raised his hand to interrupt his words: "General Zilong, we are the first to salute and then the soldiers." First of all, Wang Hun and Zhou Cang were sent to lobby, and if he was willing to submit to us, everyone would naturally be happy. If he refuses to submit, our army will kill him as it passes through Mount Tai, lest he become our henchman. ”

"The terrain of Mount Tai is dangerous, whether to send a fine work first and go there to inquire about the terrain." Zhao Yun said cautiously: "If Zang Ba refuses to submit, we can send troops to exterminate it as soon as possible." ”

Considering that the army was going to stay near Licheng for a period of time, Han Zhan specially instructed Zhao Yun: "General Zilong, restrain the soldiers in the large camp outside the city, and they are not allowed to leave the camp and enter the city at will. First-time offenders will be punished with canes, and repeat offenders will be beheaded for public display. The reason why he said this was because there were a large number of Yellow Turban soldiers in the army who had not been submitted to the army for a long time, and if they were not strictly restrained and allowed to enter and leave the city freely, it would be a disturbance to the people.

"The last will obey." Zhao Yun naturally knew the reason why Han Zhan issued this military order, the Jizhou army finally won the hearts of the people in the city by killing grain merchants and distributing grain, if they encountered a few pawns who were not long-sighted and went to the city to do mischief, it would damage the image of the Jizhou army in the eyes of the people. He hurriedly replied: "The last general must be careful to restrain the soldiers outside the city, so as not to let them enter the city at will and harass the people in the city. ”

Facts have proved that Han Zhan's move is very wise. When the people in the city saw the army stationed outside the city, they were all frightened, and they were afraid that the general of the unified army would condone his subordinates to plunder the city. When they saw that the army was stationed outside the city, and they also killed the grain merchants who were rich and unkind, and distributed part of the property of these grain merchants to everyone, the impression of the people in the city on the Jizhou army changed.

During the day, the people gathered in front of the county yamen to express their gratitude to Han Zhan in order to distribute money and grain. After dark, the people dispersed one after another, and the gentry, who had been frightened for a day, came to the county government in groups to visit Han Zhan to show their loyalty, so as not to fall into the fate of the three grain merchants.

Everyone waited in the courtyard of the county government for a long time, and did not see Han Zhan's shadow, but waited for a military general with a helmet and armor. A sharp-eyed person can recognize at a glance that this military general is the one who led people to steal grain merchants during the day and escorted several grain merchants to the execution ground to behead the public.

Everyone knelt on the ground one after another, claiming that it was a capital crime, saying that when Tai Shici led the army into the city, he did not dare to send someone to send food and salary to the soldiers and horses because he did not know the origin of the other party. Now that he knows that it is the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, he is willing to give double the amount of food and salary owed, and he also asks Lord Anyang Hou to have a large amount to bypass his own life.

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