Zhang Jie waited in Pengcheng for a few days, probing the Malay newspaper, Yuan Shao began to retreat to Tancheng, and after Lu Bu entered Xiapi, he did not return to Shouchun, it seems that he planned to stay in Xiapi.

Zhang Jie smiled at everyone and said: This Lu Bu doesn't live in the palace where Shouchun is staying, but he stays in Xiapi, he doesn't want to attack us, right? Could it be that he is trying to plot the whole of Xuzhou? Now that Huainan is very empty, he is not afraid that Sun Ce will take advantage of his longevity?

Jia Xu said: Lu Bu definitely wants to occupy Xuzhou. It's just that the strength is not enough, if Hui Shouchun is equivalent to giving up Xiapi, which is difficult for Lu Bu to accept.

As for Sun Ce, the old man guessed that Sun Ce would not fight Shouchun's idea for the time being. He also hopes that Lu Bu will drag us! With Chen Gong's resourcefulness, he would not fail to see this, so he dared to boldly stay in Xiapi, and was not afraid of Sun Ce attacking Shouchun. It is expected that Sun Ce will think the same way.

Zhang Jie said: For this Jiangdong little overlord, to be honest, Jie has not paid much attention to it. I'm afraid I'll have to pay more attention to it in the future. Okay, tomorrow Jie will go back to Luoyang, Wen He, Wen Chang will stay in Pengcheng.

Wen Chang,

The end will be!

I will leave you 20,000 soldiers and horses, guard Pengcheng for me, and discuss with Wen He when encountering things. At most, in a year or two, we will fight Yuan Shao again. When the time comes, Jie will capture Lu Bu alive and settle the Central Plains in a battle!

Promise!

The rest of the people were led back to Yecheng by Gonghe!

Promise!

Wenhe, Xuzhou will be handed over to you for the time being, you have to take care of Pengcheng first. Strive to be self-sufficient.

Ay! It seems that the old man is busy, what a mistake! Jia Xu said.

Zhang Jie smiled: Didn't Chen Qi also come to Pengcheng? There's a lot you can do for him! This old guy has to find something for him to do.

He's the head of the earth, and there are things he does that are easier for him than you do. Anyway, I won't say much about it.

Please!

The next day, Zhang Jie went to Luoyang under the protection of Dian Wei, Zhou Cang, and a thousand personal soldiers.

Zhang Jie thought about Chen Liu, and then went directly to Luoyang.

But I still want to go to Xuchang to see Zhang He. There are some things that I didn't explain clearly last time. For Nanyang, Zhang Jie has not sent heavy troops at present, mainly because he doesn't want to stimulate Liu Biao too much.

Zhang Jie was a little worried about Liu Biao's capture of Nanyang, after all, Nanyang is a big county. Moreover, the strategic location is also very important, it is the only way for Jingzhou to go north, and it is also an important throat road from Jingzhou to Guanzhong. And Liu Bei is in Xinye, I wonder if this Uncle Liu Huang, who sells straw sandals, will take advantage of the emptiness of Nanyang to sneak attack Nanyang! It's not cost-effective!

A few days later, Zhang Jie came to Xuxian (Xuchang), and Zhang He had just returned to Xuchang from Wancheng. In the original Cao Cao's mansion, Zhang Jie said to Zhang He: Junyi, I will go to Luoyang in two days. How is Nanyang doing now?

Zhang Hedao: After Cao Cao withdrew, Wancheng was an empty city, and now the entire Nanyang has been taken from the north of Deng County. Only a few small prefectures such as Shinno in the south did not receive it. The main reason is that the lord said last time that he would not stimulate Liu Biao, so the last general did not send someone to receive it.

Zhang Jie nodded and said: You are doing a good job, you can't stimulate Liu Biao too much at the moment. We haven't eliminated Yuan Shao yet. So you have to stabilize Liu Biao first. If necessary, you can also send an envoy to Xiangyang in my name to stabilize Liu Biao. But you can't stay in Xuchang in the future, you have to be stationed in Wancheng.

The reason why Cao Cao made Xuchang his old nest was mainly because of the geographical location of Xuchang. With the addition of Xu County, it is a little larger than the general county seat.

But now let's take Yanzhou and Yuzhou. Xuchang's status is not so important. The Yanzhou Governance Office was originally in Chenliu. Yuzhou is located in Qian County. We don't need to move to Xuchang.

Junyi, I wanted to transfer you back to Yecheng, but now the situation doesn't allow it, so I can only wronged you! Nanyang, we must be in our own hands.

The Lord is heavy, and he knows the weight! Please rest assured, I will guard Nanyang.

Well, that's good, remember not to be careless, and don't underestimate Liu Bei!

Promise!

The next day, Zhang Jie set off from Xuchang to Luoyang!

At this time, the Xiangyang Prefecture Pastoral Government of Jingzhou was also holding a meeting.

Since Zhang Jie occupied Nanyang, he did not send heavy troops to garrison Nanyang. Liu Bei saw that Nanyang was empty, so he wanted to take the opportunity to occupy Nanyang, but after all, he was Liu Biao's guest general, so he sent Jian Yong to Xiangyang to ask Liu Biao for instructions, hoping that Liu Biao would support him!

But Liu Biao was afraid of offending Zhang Jie, so he recruited Zhang Jie to fight Jingzhou. That's why it's hard to decide! Gather the people to take counsel!

Cai Mao said: Lord, you must not fight Nanyang, now Nanyang is dilapidated, even if you take back Nanyang, it is useless! This will only attract Zhang Jie's revenge! The lord has always had a good relationship with Zhang Jie, so why should he offend Zhang Jie? Xuande Gong's words are just to use the power of the lord to strengthen himself! He has not surrendered to his lord!

As soon as Liu Bei came to Jingzhou, he was bought by Liu Bei, and now he is dedicated to Liu Bei, he feels that Liu Bei is stronger than Liu Biao. So act as Liu Bei's internal response!

Yi Dao: Zhang Jie will go south sooner or later, instead of waiting for him to be ready, it is better to take advantage of his current shortage of troops to take Nanyang. This has also added to Jingzhou's defensive depth!

Of course, Liu Biao knew that Zhang Jie had defeated Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and sooner or later he would go south. But let him take the initiative to fight Zhang Jie first, recruit such a strong enemy in advance, and he can't make up his mind!

Liu Biao saw that Kuai Liang didn't speak. Dao: Zirou, what about your opinion?

Kuai Liang is not as good as before, the last time Zhang Jie went to Xiangyang to look for him in his mansion, he promised to give him the history of the assassination of the state, and Kuai Liang prevaricated at that time. But now it's different, the Central Plains won the defeat and scored points, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were defeated, and it won't be long before Zhang Jie will dominate the Central Plains!

At this time, if you still offend Zhang Jie, it will be a fool, if you let Zhang Jie know who supports Liu Biao's troops, then Zhang Jie will take Jingzhou, who will be unlucky.

And Cai Mao is obviously also towards Zhang Jie, it is estimated that Zhang Jie saw Cai Mao last time, maybe Zhang Jie promised Cai Mao any benefits.

If Zhang Jie now promises himself to assassinate Jingzhou, then we can only give up Liu Biao. But if you want to help Zhang Jie, you can't be too obvious. Otherwise, it will make Liu Biao suspicious.

Kuai Liang Dao: Lord, how many soldiers and horses Zhang Jie has in Nanyang at present, have you found out clearly?

Liu Biaodao: It has been investigated clearly, and there are only 5,000 people of Zhang He.

Kuai Liangdao: Lord, Zhang Jie has nearly 300,000 troops, why is there only 5,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Nanyang? This is less than the period of Cao Cao's occupation! Could it be that Zhang Jie's troops are not enough?

Liu Biao is right when he thinks about it! Why is Zhang Jie stationed in Nanyang with such a small number of people?

Dao: Could it be that Tanma made a mistake and didn't see it clearly?

Kuai Liang Dao: No, no, no! I'm sure our scouts won't be mistaken, and even if they are, they won't be too different! Liang means that Zhang Jie deliberately asked Zhang He to send only 5,000 men and horses to garrison Nanyang.

The lord should know that Zhang He is the number one general under Zhang Jie. Follow Zhang Jie for many years! Zhang He's headquarters alone has at least 20,000 soldiers and horses. But why did Zhang He only let 5,000 men and horses guard Nanyang?