Hearing Han Zhan say this, Guo Jia hesitated for a moment, and then asked probingly: "Lord, there is one thing in my subordinates, I don't know if to ask?" ”

"What's the matter with Feng Xiao, but it doesn't hurt to ask." Although he didn't know what question Guo Jia was going to ask, Han Zhan still smiled: "Do you still use such politeness between you and me?" ”

"The subordinates want to ask the lord, not long after General Ziyi was attached, the lord gave him gold and silver, and ordered him to go to Danyang to recruit new soldiers." Guo Jia asked tentatively: "Isn't the lord worried that Ziyi will lead people to the old lord Liu Xuan?" ”

Guo Jia's words made Han Zhan stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, he sent Tai Shici to Danyang to recruit troops, only considering that he had been in Yangzhou and was familiar with the local situation. Listening to Guo Jia mention it at this moment, I can't help but feel that my move is indeed a bit too risky.

Now that Guo Jia asked about it solemnly, he couldn't tell him that he hadn't thought about it at all. Because in his mind, most of the well-known civil and military generals in the Three Kingdoms period were credible, and as long as they recognized whoever was their lord, they would not betray easily.

So, he replied solemnly: "Fengxiao, you know that Benhou has always used people without suspicion, since Ziyi has returned to Benhou, Benhou naturally trusts him, and presumably he will not live up to Benhou's trust in him." ”

After Guo Jia heard Han Zhan's words, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart: Employing people without suspicion and suspicion is not needed, this is easy to say, but how many people can really do it throughout the ages? This lord of his own is definitely an outlier, not only bold in employing people, but also talented in the people he uses. But from this point of view, it was the right decision to choose to follow him.

Han Zhan and his party quickly caught up with Zhao Yun's army, and when Zhao Yun saw Han Zhan, he asked with concern: "Second brother, I don't know what happened when Tao Xuzhou sent an envoy here?" ”

"The envoy is Chen Yuanlong, the captain of the Diannong School, who said that Tao Xuzhou saw that tens of thousands of troops had entered the territory of Xuzhou, so he was specially ordered to come to check." Han Zhan sneered and said: "Ziyi's soldiers and horses have been stationed in Licheng for more than half a month, and during this period, Lu Bu's soldiers and horses have also stayed outside the city, but Tao Xuzhou has ignored this, and now that we are leaving, he sent someone to check, so he is too eager to cover up." ”

As soon as Han Zhan's words were finished, Guo Jia added: "It's nothing more than Tao Xuzhou panicking when he saw the Jizhou army pressing the border, obviously asking Chen Yuanlong to check who was staying in Licheng, but secretly testing whether our army had the intention of capturing Xiapi." Once it is discovered that our army is preparing to attack Xiapi, it will definitely immediately dispatch troops and prepare to fight with our army. ”

"The Xuzhou army is weak, and its combat strength is low." Zhao Yun said confidently: "If it is in the field, I can defeat its 30,000 soldiers and horses with 3,000 iron horses; Even if it is a siege, I can capture Xiapi with 10,000 foot soldiers. ”

The Jizhou army has not been in the army for a long time, but judging from the achievements of the conquest of Qingzhou in the past six months, Zhao Yun's statement is not exaggerated at all. After hearing this, Guo Jia even said: "What General Zilong said is that the combat power of the Xuzhou army may be even inferior to Qingzhou, otherwise Zang Ba will divide Mount Tai and Kaiyang, and Tao Xuzhou will not pretend to be deaf and dumb." ”

What Tao Qian thought, Han Zhan was not interested in knowing, what he was concerned about now was whether Wang Hun and Zhou Cang had already met Zang Ba and persuaded the other party to submit to him. He looked at Zhao Yun and asked, "Big brother, when will the army arrive at Kaiyang?" ”

"According to the current itinerary, we will be able to reach Kaiyang by tomorrow afternoon at the latest." After Zhao Yun finished answering Han Zhan, he asked with some concern: "Second brother, if Zang Ba refuses to submit to our army, then what should be done?" ”

"Our soldiers and horses, plus Huang Hansheng's soldiers and horses going south, can fight no less than 100,000 soldiers." Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Han Zhan understood in his heart that they were thinking about how they planned to deal with this matter, so he said unequivocally: "Zang Ba is willing to surrender, if he wants to continue to resist, then the army will directly destroy him." ”

After listening to Han Zhan's statement, everyone invariably breathed a sigh of relief, they were afraid that after arriving at Kaiyang, they would see that Zang Ba was unwilling to submit, and Han Zhan was unwilling to start the war lightly, and then hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses would have to waste countless money and food.

When the army arrived at a place a hundred miles away from Kaiyang, and seeing that it was getting late, Han Zhan instructed Zhao Yun: "Big brother, it's getting late, let the army camp here." Zhao Yun agreed, and immediately began to give orders, so that the army began to camp on the spot.

Taking advantage of the camping of the army, Han Zhan and Guo Jia took a group of tigers and leopards to a nearby hill and looked in the direction of Kaiyang. Although Han Zhan said that as long as Zang Ba did not return to obedience, he would send a large army to destroy him. But in his heart, Han Zhan was unwilling to engage with Zang Ba's blades in his heart, and he hoped that Wang Hun and Zhou Cang's envoys would make Zang Ba take the initiative to surrender.

Guo Jia saw Han Zhan's preoccupied look, and guessed that he must be worried about Zang Ba's affairs, so he comforted him and said: "Don't worry, don't look at Zang Ba's seizure of Mount Tai, Kaiyang and other places, Tao Xuzhou is helpless against him." It's a pity that his foundation is too shallow after all, and he has few soldiers, so if someone else sends troops to attack, I'm afraid he won't be able to support it for long. Presumably, when he saw the conditions that the lord had set for him, he would definitely come and submit. ”

Hearing Guo Jia say that someone was going to attack Zang Ba, Han Zhan couldn't help but ask curiously: "Fengxiao, tell me, who will take the initiative to attack Zang Ba?" ”

Guo Jia pointed to the west with his hand and said: "Dongjun Taishou Cao Mengde is not a person who is willing to live under the people, he is now recruiting troops and recruiting heroes from all over the world." If Jia's estimation is good, he will definitely want to replace Liu Dai and become the assassin of Yanzhou. And to do this, he will inevitably find a way to recover Zang Ba, firstly, to relieve his worries, secondly, to expand his strength, and then to seize the position of Yanzhou Mu, which will greatly increase. ”

"What Feng Xiao said is extremely true," Han Zhan thought deeply about what Guo Jia said, what kind of person Cao Mengde was, he was clear as a descendant, and he echoed: "If Cao Mengde subdues Zang Ba and strengthens his strength, then sooner or later he will become Benhou's confidant." ”

The two were talking this, when they suddenly saw several horses galloping from the north, judging from the knights' clothes, they were all dressed by the Jizhou army. Guo Jia turned his head and said to Han Zhan: "Lord, did Wang Hun and Zhou Cang send someone back to deliver the letter?" ”

When Han Zhan saw a knight coming, he was also anxious to know the other party's intention, and when he heard Guo Jia's proposal, he pushed the boat down the river and said, "Since that's the case, then let's go down the mountain." ”