After Xun Yu understood Han Zhan's determination to bring Emperor Han Xian to Jizhou, he still asked uneasily: "Zhan'er, how do you know that Li Dao, Guo Yan and the other four will raise an army?" Since they could throw away the Dong family and escape after learning that the Dong thief was dead, how could they raise troops to avenge the Dong thief? ”

"Uncle," Han Zhan saw that after Xun Yu asked this question, even Guo Jia cast a curious look at him, so he explained to them: "The reason why Li Dao, Guo Yan and others abandoned the Dong family in Yiwu City was because they were in chaos for a while when they heard the news of Dong Thief's death, so they fled in a hurry. However, when they are far away from the capital, they will definitely send an envoy to the capital to meet Situ Wang Yun and ask him to forgive the sins of the four people. ”

When Guo Jia heard this, he asked noncommittally, "Does the lord think that Wang Situ will forgive their sins?" ”

Han Zhan sneered twice, and then said, "From Benhou's point of view, Wang Yun will definitely think that Zhuo Zhi is domineering, and these four people will help him. Therefore, even if the world is amnestied, these four people will never be pardoned. ”

Regarding Han Zhan's analysis, Guo Jia nodded thoughtfully, but Xun Yu was full of disapproval: "Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others helped to abuse, even if Wang Situ wanted to kill them, it was reasonable." They only have a few thousand Flying Bear Army in their hands now, and as long as the imperial court's crusade order is given, it is bound to collapse, and the four of them can only be captured. ”

"Uncle's words are wrong." As soon as Han Zhan and Xun Yu finished speaking, he immediately continued: "Ben Hou also feels that it is not enough for the people to be angry if they don't kill these four people, and if I change my position in Wang Situ, I will also kill the four of them to thank the world." However, before killing them, you must first consider whether you have the strength to kill them.

As far as Ben Hou knew, beside the four of them, there was a strategist surnamed Jia Mingxu, with the words and words. On the way back to his hometown, he met the rebellious Di people in Huangdi, and he was captured by the Di people along with dozens of other people.

Jia Xu knew that he would be worried about his life if he fell into the hands of the Di people, so he said: "I am the grandson of Duan Gong, you must not hurt me, I will let my family ransom me with a lot of money." The Duan Gong he said was the Taiwei Duan Cheng, because he had been a border general for a long time and was powerful in the west, so he pretended to be Duan Cheng's grandson to scare people. When he heard that he was the grandson of Duke Duan, he didn't dare to harm him, and sent him back respectfully, while the rest were killed.

Let's ask, a strategist with such an ability to adapt to improvisation, wouldn't Wang Situ propose a plan to recruit soldiers and horses to avenge Dong Thief when Wang Situ refused to pardon Li Guo and Zhang Fan? ”

"What the lord said is very true." After Han Zhan finished saying this time, Guo Jia immediately agreed: "In Yijia's opinion, as long as Wang Situ refuses to pardon the four generals, there will inevitably be a big chaos in the Jingshi. ”

Although Guo Jia and Han Zhan's opinions have reached an agreement, Xun Yu is still skeptical: "Now that the Beijing division has an army of 100,000, and there is also the fierce general Lu Bu of the three armies, even if the four generals raise troops to attack, can't they still beat them to the ground?" ”

Seeing Xun Yu so stubborn, Han Zhan was really a little crying and laughing. He thought to himself, don't look at Xun Yu's hand in internal affairs, but when it comes to strategy, it's too far behind. If only Xun You were here, maybe he could agree with his opinion. But after thinking about it, he suddenly remembered that as the territory under his control became larger and larger, and there were more and more soldiers and horses, it was necessary to establish an organization similar to that of the later Jinyi Guard. Originally, he planned to wait for the establishment of this organization and let Xun Yu be in charge, but at this moment he changed his mind and felt that it might be more appropriate to have Xun Yu in charge.

However, at the moment, he can't completely leave Xun Yu, because as soon as spring begins, he will order Zhao Yun to command the army to take Qingzhou, and Xun Yu is his staff officer. Only after Zhao Yun, Xun You and others triumph can they consider the replacement of candidates.

As soon as he thought of the plan to seize Qingzhou after the beginning of spring, Han Zhan turned his head and asked Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, is General Zilong still training soldiers and horses today?" ”

Guo Jia nodded and said to Han Zhan: "The lord mentioned the Mo knife last time, and after the blacksmiths repeatedly built it, it never met your requirements. Therefore, after careful consideration, General Zilong decided to change the Modao Battalion you proposed to form into an Axe Battalion. ”

"Battalion Axe?" Hearing Guo Jia say this, Han Zhan's eyes almost fell to the ground, he saw the description of the Mo Dao team in the ancient book "advancing like a wall, and the men and horses are broken", and decided to form a Mo Dao team to deal with the cavalry. For this reason, he also described the Mo knife he knew to the craftsmen in detail, hoping that they could create what they wanted. Unexpectedly, two months have passed, not to mention that the Mo Dao has not been built, Zhao Yun even plans to change the Mo Dao team into an axe battalion, which really makes him feel speechless.

Seeing that Han Zhan was silent, Guo Jia hurriedly explained to him: "Lord, you once said that if you cut down with that kind of Mo knife, you can directly break the shield, the blade, the person, the horse, and the horse will be broken. But that kind of weapon with a three-pointed and two-edged knife is not only troublesome to build, but also too costly, so after repeated research, General Jia and Zilong decided to use the Xuanhua axe, because this kind of weapon can also achieve the effect that the lord said. ”

Han Zhan originally wanted to ask Guo Jia why he didn't ask himself for instructions after making such a big change. But after thinking about it, since he handed over the idea of Modao to Zhao Yun and Guo Jia, he was tired of being in Cai Yan's house all day long, and he didn't want to leave for a moment, and everything in the state was handed over to his subordinates to be responsible.

He sighed softly and said to Guo Jia, "Ben Hou knows. The Japanese Hou personally went to the barracks to see what the training of General Zilong's axe battalion had become. ”

Then, he turned the topic back to Jingshi: "Ben Hou thinks that since Cai Shizhong was killed, then Wang Yun will definitely lift the blockade of the post station, and then the Fu Jian Army and Captain Xiahou will be able to leave safely." I hope that when they leave Chang'an, they can bring back Cai Shizhong's remains as well. ”

Although Han Zhan was a little unconfident in what he said, Guo Jia and Xun Yu glanced at each other, looked at Han Zhan and said: "My lord, please rest assured, in Jia's opinion, when the Fu Jian Army leaves the Beijing Division, he will definitely find a way to plead with Wang Yun and ask him to agree to return to Jizhou with Cai Shizhong's remains." ”

Guo Jia is only analyzing the possible moves of Frustration in light of the current situation. Unexpectedly, a few days ago, as soon as the soldiers and horses surrounding the post station withdrew, Fu Zhu rushed to Situ Mansion and begged Wang Yun to release Cai Yong.

Who knew that Wang Yun was closed to the guests, and the housekeeper in the mansion had a lot of contacts with Fu Zhi recently, and he also received a lot of benefits from him, so he secretly told him: "Mr. Fu, if you want to ask Situ to let Cai Shizhong go, you should die of this heart." ”

When he heard this, he was very surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Butler, what happened?" ”

The housekeeper looked left and right, and when he saw that no one was nearby, he lowered his voice and said to him: "Sir, don't you know, Cai Shizhong has hanged himself in prison." ”

The butler's words were like a thunderbolt exploding beside the frustrated man. He stood there for a long time, and finally wanted to ask something more, but found that the butler had left at some point.

Frustrated, he left Situ Mansion and returned to the post station, sitting in his room in a daze. For a moment, he thought of dunishing his sins with death, and even drew half of the sword he was wearing. But in the end, he decided to first think of sending Cai Yong's remains back to Jizhou, and then committed suicide to apologize to Han Zhan.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly called someone to invite Xiahoulan and told Xiahoulan about Cai Yong's murder by Wang Yun. After hearing this, Xia Houlan was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "Frustrated Prison Army, now that Cai Shizhong is dead, what should we do?" ”

"Find a way to find Cai Shizhong's remains, and then we will transport them back to Jizhou." Fu Zhu smiled bitterly and said: "After seeing the Pavilion Marquis, I should apologize for my sins with death." ”

Xia Houlan heard that Fu Zhu was going to apologize for his crimes, although he was secretly surprised in his heart, but he pretended to be calm on the surface and said: "Fu Jian Jun, our top priority is to find Cai Shizhong's body, I don't know how to start?" ”

After he made up his mind to die, the whole person became calm: "It is estimated that the remains of Cai Shizhong are still in the prison, please go to the prison with a lot of money, and be sure to invite Cai Shizhong's remains out." ”

Xia Houlan personally took a dozen cavalrymen, drove a big cart, bought a good coffin on the way, and came to the door of the prison. The jailer outside the door saw a lieutenant coming with a dozen cavalrymen, followed by a carriage carrying coffins, and he couldn't guess what was going on.

A jailer stepped forward and asked Xia Houlan respectfully: "Dare to ask this captain, but he came to collect the body of Lord Cai?" ”

"Exactly," Xia Houlan turned over and dismounted, came to the jailer, and handed over a bag of gold and silver, and said politely: "Please also ask Brother Tai to make it convenient, let us go in and collect Lord Cai's remains." ”

The jailer swept the burden in his hand, feeling heavy, knowing that there must be a lot of things inside, so he sighed and said: "Don't hide it from the captain, our brother also admires Lord Cai's personality, after he went to the immortal, he found a bamboo mat to wrap him, and was about to go out to buy a good coffin for him, but I didn't expect you to come first." ”

Xia Houlan knew that the jailer's words were half true and half false. It is possible to wrap the body in a bamboo mat; As for the preparation of sending someone to buy a coffin, this must be a lie. However, he still pretended to be confused and said: "Thank you Brother Tai for your kindness, I have thanked you in advance on behalf of the Cai family." ”

Xia Houlan led people into the prison, put Cai Yong's body in a coffin, and then turned around and came to the post station. Halfway through, he suddenly remembered that he was going to apologize with death, so he hurriedly called a soldier close to him and whispered a few words in his ear. After hearing this, the soldier nodded, turned his horse's head and galloped towards the outside of the city, rushing to Jizhou to report to Han Zhan.

Fu Zhu had been standing at the door of the post station, and after seeing Xia Houlan and others coming over with the coffin containing Cai Yong's remains, he hurriedly stepped forward, knelt in front of the carriage, and kowtowed to the coffin a few times. After he got up, he said to Xiahou Lan: "Captain Xiahou, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time, let's leave immediately." ”

Xiahou Lan brought all the cavalry, and in less than a stick of incense, he cleaned up. Two hundred cavalrymen escorted Cai Yong's coffin towards the east gate. Along the way, many people saw such a strange army and stood on the side of the road and pointed.

The news that Fu Zhu and Xiahou Lan led troops to escort Cai Yong's coffin and prepared to leave the capital soon reached Situ's mansion. After listening to the report of his subordinates, Wang Yun sighed and ordered: "The dead are the greatest, since Duke Fu and want to escort the remains of Cai Shizhong from the Jingshi, let them go." Go and inform the guards of the east gate, that you must not embarrass them, and let them go freely. ”

Wang Yun's subordinates agreed, got up and exited the council hall, and hurried to the east gate on horseback to convey Wang Yun's order.

Seeing that the east gate was getting closer and closer, Xiahou Lan asked Fu Zhu with some concern: "Fu Jian Jun, do you say that Wang Situ will send someone to intercept us at the city gate?" ”

Hearing Xiahou Lan's question, he shook his head lightly and said, "Don't worry, Captain Xiahou, it is estimated that since Wang Yun has executed Cai Shizhong, he will definitely not embarrass a dead man, and he will let us leave Jingshi smoothly." ”

The guards guarding the east had already received orders from Wang Yun. Seeing the horse team escorting Cai Yong's coffin coming, he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to drive away the idle people on the street and leave the convoy for the horse team. The guards even stood on the side of the road, bowing down and clasping their fists to salute Cai Yong's coffin.

Seeing that the guard was so polite, Xia Houlan couldn't help but express it, and he hurriedly clasped his fists on horseback and saluted: "Thank you!" We'll see you later! ”

When the horse team went out of the city gate and walked west along the official road, Xiahou Lan was so impressed by Fu Zhu's judgment that she threw herself to the ground, and praised her repeatedly: "It's still the genius of the Fu Jian Army, knowing that Wang Yun will not intercept us, we can escort Cai Shizhong's coffin and return to Jizhou smoothly." ”

Hearing Xiahou Lan's question, he shook his head lightly and said, "Don't worry, Captain Xiahou, it is estimated that since Wang Yun has executed Cai Shizhong, he will definitely not embarrass a dead man, and he will let us leave Jingshi smoothly." ”

The guards guarding the east had already received orders from Wang Yun. Seeing the horse team escorting Cai Yong's coffin coming, he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to drive away the idle people on the street and leave the convoy for the horse team. The guards even stood on the side of the road, bowing down and clasping their fists to salute Cai Yong's coffin.

Seeing that the guard was so polite, Xia Houlan couldn't help but express it, and he hurriedly clasped his fists on horseback and saluted: "Thank you!" We'll see you later! ”

When the horse team went out of the city gate and walked west along the official road, Xiahou Lan was so impressed by Fu Zhu's judgment that she threw herself to the ground, and praised her repeatedly: "It's still the genius of the Fu Jian Army, knowing that Wang Yun will not intercept us, we can escort Cai Shizhong's coffin and return to Jizhou smoothly." ”