Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others are deep in the troubled times, and naturally understand the truth of enjoying the shade under the big tree, and they dedicated Kaiyang to Zang Ba, nothing more than fancy that the other party has the strength to fight against Tao Qian. Now that a thicker thigh is in front of us, everyone knows how to choose.

Because Sun Guan had just opposed peace with Jizhou in public not long ago, and at this moment he came forward to express his approval of returning to Jizhou, he was a little unable to erase his face, so he could only turn his eyes for help to Wu Dun and Yin Li on the side.

Wu Dun and Yin Li didn't notice that Sun Guan was glaring at them, and their attention was focused on Zhou Cang's body. What Zhou Cang's background is, everyone knows it. For Wu Dun and Yin Li, Zhou Cang is a grass coward, and his subordinates are only a few hundred yellow-skinned minions, such people can be reused if they return to Jizhou, and they can get higher official positions with tens of thousands of horses?

It was precisely because of this consideration that the two of them hurriedly replied to Zang Ba's question: "Big leader, since the Marquis of Anyang is so sincere to you, according to the junior brother, you should agree." ”

Wang Hun didn't expect that the errand given to him by Han Zhan would be completed so easily. After a moment's pause, he said to Wu Dun and Yin Li, "Two leaders, you are wrong. ”

"Wrong?!" Wu Dun and Yin Li looked at Wang Hun blankly, and asked puzzledly, "What is wrong?" ”

"If Leader Zang is willing to return to Jizhou, you shouldn't call him the big leader, but the Marquis of Kaiyang." Wang Hun said with a smile: "There are a few of you, you don't have to use the title of leader in the future, others will call you generals." ”

Don't look at Sun Guan, Wu Dun and others in the army, but Tao Qian's heart has always regarded them as thieves and doesn't pay any attention to them, otherwise they wouldn't have seen Zang Ba come out to stand on their own, so they took the initiative to take refuge. Now that they learned that after returning to Jizhou, they could become a real general, even if it was just a miscellaneous general, it was much stronger than now, so they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Since there is no objection, then the matter is settled." When Zang Ba said this, he deliberately glanced at Sun, worried that he would jump out and object. When he didn't say anything, just stood in place in a daze, Zang Ba continued: "As soon as the Marquis of Anyang arrives here, Kaiyang will change banners. ”

Seeing that Zang Ba had decided to return to Jizhou, several subordinates in the hall breathed a sigh of relief. I only heard Zang Ba ask again: "I don't know who is willing to go to greet the Marquis of Anyang on behalf of a certain person and present the silk book." ”

As soon as Zang Ba's words were finished, Wu Dun and Yin Li rushed to say: "My subordinates are willing to go to the Kaiyang Hou Army, present the printed silk books, and invite the Jizhou Army to enter Kaiyang." ”

Without waiting for Zang Ba to make a decision, Wang Hun stepped forward and waved his hand and said, "The Marquis of Kaiyang doesn't have to do anything more, before I came to Kaiyang, my lord said that he would come here to visit in person." It is better for the Marquis of Kaiyang to continue to stay in Kaiyang, and when the lord of my family arrives outside the city, it is not too late to go out of the city to greet him. ”

Just when Wang Hun persuaded Zang Ba not to send someone to meet Han Zhan's army, Han Zhan was marching towards Langya with his army. Who knew that as he walked, he suddenly saw a horse galloping over, and the man came to Han Zhan's face, and reported loudly: "Lord Qiqi, Xuzhou Pastoral Envoy Chen Deng, Captain of the Agricultural School, Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong, ask to see!" ”

Chen Deng?! When he heard this name, Han Zhan couldn't help but be stunned, and said in his heart that Tao Qian had something to do, and he actually sent Chen Deng to see him. If it was someone else, Han Zhan would definitely send it away, but when he heard that it was Chen Deng, he said to the person who reported the news: "Please ask Mr. Chen to come and see Ben Hou." ”

After the reporter left, Han Zhan instructed Chen Zhi again: "Uncle Zhi, immediately order someone to set up a tent on the side of the road, and Benhou should approach the envoy in Xuzhou." ”

"What about the army?" Chen Zhi cautiously asked, "Let them stop and rest?" ”

"No, let them keep going!" Han Zhan waved his hand and said disdainfully: "Tao Qian is panicking all day now, should he still send someone to disadvantage Benhou?" Leave 200 tigers and leopards to ride and guard around the tent. ”

Chen Zhi agreed, and immediately arranged for people to set up tents in the open space on the side of the road. When Chen Deng was brought over, the tent on the side of the road had already been set up, and Han Zhan was sitting in the tent waiting for Chen Deng's arrival.

Chen Deng walked into the big tent and saw a young man in a black official robe sitting in the center, and a scribe holding a feather fan sitting in the lower left corner; On the right is a military general. Chen Deng guessed that the person sitting in the middle should be Han Zhan, who he came to visit this time, and hurriedly walked two steps, came to Han Zhan and bowed in front of him, and said: "Chen Deng, the envoy of Xuzhou, is the captain of the agricultural school, and I will meet the Marquis of Anyang." ”

"Yuanlong is exempt! Hurry up, please take a seat. After Han Zhan motioned for Chen Deng to sit down next to Guo Jia, he asked, "I don't know why Yuanlong came here today?" ”

"Back to the Marquis of Anyang," Chen Deng, who was kneeling on the cushion just now, heard Han Zhan's question, hurriedly sat up straight, and arched his hand and said: "My lord Tao Xuzhou, learned that tens of thousands of troops had poured into Benzhou, and I don't know where it was sacred, so I sent my subordinates to check here. ”

"Yuan Long doesn't know," Han Zhan deliberately said with a bitter face: "Benhou ordered General Taishi Ziyi to go to Yangzhou to recruit new soldiers, and on the way back, he was surrounded by Yuan Shu's troops in Licheng. After Ben Hou learned of this, he specially led the army to come to the rescue. If Yuan Long doesn't believe it, he can ask General Ziyi face to face. ”

As soon as Han Zhan's words fell, the military general sitting opposite Chen Deng stood up, arched his hand towards Chen Deng, and said, "Captain Chen, what my lord said is true. After recruiting new soldiers from Danyang and other places, on the way back to Qingzhou, I was pursued and killed by Lu Bu, a general under Yuan Shu, and was trapped in Licheng for half a month. If it weren't for the rescue of my lord, a certain terror would have been killed. ”

"Since the Marquis of Anyang only came to rescue General Taishi," although Chen Deng knew that what Han Zhan said was a pretext, he couldn't just ask: "Now that General Taishi has been rescued, I don't know when I can return Licheng?" ”

"Why did Yuan Long say this?" Licheng was an enclave of little significance to Han Zhan, so when he ordered Zhao Yun to lead his troops north, he took the initiative to abandon the city. Hearing Chen Deng's question at this moment, he pretended to be surprised and asked: "In Licheng, there is no longer a single soldier in my Jizhou, isn't Yuanlong still clear?" ”

Chen Deng came directly from Xuzhou to see Han Zhan, who knew that the Jizhou army had all evacuated Licheng, so he replied a little embarrassed: "I came directly from Xuzhou and have never been to Licheng, so I don't know what the situation there is." If there is something abrupt, please also ask Hou Haihan of Anyang. ”

Han Zhan knew that although Chen Deng was a civil servant, he also had a good set of tactics in the use of troops, and he had the idea of recruiting him into his command. He waved his hand at Chen Deng and said with a smile: "As the saying goes: those who don't know are not guilty." Yuanlong came in a hurry, didn't have time to go to Licheng, and didn't understand the situation there, which is understandable. ”

Chen Deng stood up and prepared to say goodbye to Han Zhan so that he could rush to Licheng as soon as possible to see if all the Jizhou soldiers and horses in the city had been withdrawn. Who knew that he had just stood up, and before he could speak, he suddenly heard Han Zhan ask, "Yuanlong, I don't know if you are willing to serve Jizhou?" ”

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