"Wu Han?"

Gan Ling knew Wu Han, but he didn't know what Xi Zhicai meant when he suddenly mentioned Wu Han.

Xi Zhicai patiently explained:

"Emperor Guangwu held Hebei, at the beginning of the trapped Wang Lang, at that time it was the time of Wu Han Dafa Youzhou cavalry, and Emperor Guangwu meeting, the generals saw the Wu Han army to, the soldiers and horses were very prosperous, all said: 'Is it better to divide the army and the evil people?' , suspicious of Wu Han's soldiers and horses. ”

But when Wu Han returned to the shogunate, presented the list of soldiers, and handed over the soldiers and horses in Youzhou, all the generals asked for the soldiers to be transferred to their command. Liu Xiu said with a smile: "I am afraid that those who belong to others will not be with others, so why invite me today?" When the generals heard this, they were all ashamed. ”

"Although Wu Han handed over the soldiers and horses in his hands, his open-mindedness was also admired by the generals, and he served as the chief general many times since then, assisting Emperor Guangwu to pacify Hebei, Central Plains, Longyou, Bashu and other places, and his achievements were among the best generals."

Listening to Xi Zhicai, Gan Ling already understood it.

"The meaning of the history of military planning is that I should present the list of soldiers to the captain and hand over the soldiers and horses in my hand?"

"The clumsy strategy is indeed like this, but the trade-off still depends on Sima's measurement."

When Gan Ling heard this, he looked at Xi Zhicai. From his eyes, he saw extraordinary wisdom and perseverance, and in an instant, Gan Ling had the illusion of looking at Yan Xing.

Gan Ling retracted his gaze, muttered, slowly got up, and walked back and forth holding the hilt of his sword.

Xi Zhicai also retracted his gaze and quietly waited for Gan Ling's choice to stop.

After a long time, Gan Ling seemed to have figured out something, he sighed lightly, stopped, turned to Xi Zhicai and saluted:

"Thank you for coming tonight to relieve my worries, the deep meaning of the king, Ling already knows. It is a strategy to take into account the overall situation, although Ling is dull, but also willing to follow the story of Wu Dasima, tomorrow after gathering the sergeants and calming the hearts of the army, I will submit the roster to the captain and hand over the soldiers and horses. ”

Hearing this, Xi Zhicai also hurriedly got up and solemnly returned the salute.

"Sima is so open-minded, he will definitely be able to relieve the generals' doubts, and the top and bottom will work together to work together, which is really a blessing for the soldiers of the three armies!"

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Haoyang City

After Xi Zhicai left the Ganling military camp, he returned to the city overnight, and he arrived at the mansion where the morning banquet was held. When he stepped into the wing room as promised, Yan Xing was still asleep, and he was holding a book and sitting behind the desk.

"See the Captain!"

Xi Zhicai wanted to salute, but Yan Xing, who was quick-eyed, had already put down the book one step ahead, got up and walked in, and stopped Xi Zhicai, who was saluting.

"Zhicai is still running around for the affairs of the army at night, and it is very hard, there are only you and me here, and there is no need to be formal. En-Shusheng's wine, have you ever woken up? ”

Except for a candle lit in front of Yan Xing's desk, there was no open flame in the room, but in the slightly dark environment, Yan Xing's eyes were like a divine torch, and in this night, there was a wise light.

"Gan Sima's wine has woken up, and he will also tell Gan Sima the story of Wu Da Sima of this dynasty, and Gan Sima has already understood that he will come to see the captain tomorrow and present the roster of the sergeants under his command."

"Good, this matter can be both, thanks to the power of Zhicai!"

Yan Xing smiled, but his face was then light and light, and there was no trace of joy and anger. He patted the back of Zhicai's hand soothingly, turned around and walked to the window indoors, looked at the night in the sky, and was silent.

After a long time, Yan Xing sighed leisurely and said:

"Yu grew up in Jincheng since childhood, and there is often an urgent border near Cyprus, and he fights in the end, and the moon does not end. Although it is not good for poetry and classics, it is good to read the history books of the past dynasties, read the anecdotes of celebrities, and when listening to the elders of the clan talk about the heroes of Yuntai in the past, they once talked about the Guangwu Emperor and the Great Sima Wu Han. ”

"At the beginning of the founding of the country, when Emperor Guangwu led a large army to attack, the battle array was unfavorable, and the generals in the army were more afraid and lost their normality. Only the great Sima Wu Han was calm-spirited, and he was able to organize his equipment and inspire the officials. It happened that Emperor Guangwu sent a messenger to observe the events in the camp of the Great Sima, and the envoy saw that after seeing it, he also said that the Great Sima repaired the tools of the battle, and the Emperor Guangwu sighed and said: "Wu is strong, looming as an enemy country!" ”

"When I heard this, I didn't realize that there was him. When I recall this incident today, I don't feel a sense of sudden enlightenment. Fang knows why Emperor Guangwu sent an envoy to watch the soldiers in the camp of Wu Da Sima, and why there is a sigh of the enemy country! ”

Yan Xing is both open-minded and introverted, and in the past, he paid equal attention to kindness and power, and his joy and anger were invisible. Tonight, it was unusual, confiding in his heart and talking to himself.

Xi Zhi thought about it for a while, and then slowly replied:

"The monarch is loyal and loyal, only then can the tiger change, the great cause is determined, and the four seas return to the heart."

It is true that Gan Ling's coming to join Yan Xing this time obviously greatly enhanced the strength of Yan Xing's camp, but internally, it also faintly broke the balance in Yan Xing's camp.

Yan Xing is not as good as the Yuan brothers, he has the family business and fame and other ancestral shades, and he has the support of the Yuan family's protégés and former officials, and he is not as lush as Cao Cao's family branches, with the dedicated assistance of the Cao family brothers and the Xiahou brothers.

His family has a weak foundation and no prestige. At present, all that can be relied on is one's own courage and military exploits in attacking and fighting. In the camp, he also took himself as the strong core, uniting Ma Lin, Yan Xing, Zhai Hao, Xu Huang, Cao Yuan, Zhai Hao, Xi Zhicai, Yan Zhu, Zhou Liang and others around him.

Therefore, on the one hand, Yan Xing treats talents such as Xu Huang and Yan Zhi, he is promoted to the ranks with an open-minded mind and entrusted them with important tasks in the county, but on the other hand, he treats Zhang Lang, Wei Gu and others who may be strong and oppressive, he treats them with a cautious attitude.

The branch is greater than the root, the shin is greater than the strand, and it must be draped if it is not broken. The soldiers of the six counties killed Geng Cong, Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan, Hu Chi'er attacked and killed Niu Fu, and Lu Yi counterattacked Han Fu······

Over the years, Yan Xing has seen and heard too many things in Xia Ke, and what he is currently doing is a big gamble that swallows an elephant, and the slightest internal turmoil and a slight mistake in his own decision-making may cause a total rout.

Therefore, when Yan Xing saw Ganling and the unruly and brave Liangzhou soldiers under his command, Yan Xing had already made up his mind in an instant to divide the military power in Ganling's hands by means of power.

It's just that people are not plants and trees, and who can be ruthless. When he was defeated in Chencang and chased and killed Xu Rong, it was Ganling who desperately made himself stand out from the encirclement, so Yan Xing has always regarded Ganling as a close relative in his heart. It was only when everything fell that Yan Xing said such a sigh when everything was on the ground.

Xi Zhicai heard Yan Xing's heart, and he didn't know why, but his heart was much more relaxed.

As a strategist who also learns the law and Confucianism, he naturally hopes that he is assisted by a majestic and powerful lord who can control the ministers, but on the other hand, as a henchman on the side of the lord, for private planning and long-term planning, Xi Zhicai also hopes that Yan Xing around him is not the kind of rabbit and dog cooking like Goujian, who is mean and unkind.

Tonight, Yan Xing was able to confide in himself, although it was vague, but Xi Zhicai still felt the touch of Shifeng's confidant. Therefore, he also exhorted with great causes, he believed that with Yan Xing's past style, it was necessary to check and balance the generals, but it was not deliberately deprived of Ganling's military power, on the contrary, once the troops were used in the west, Ganling could be the main general with tonight's choice.

The monarch and the minister knew each other and said nothing all night.

···

In April and May, the situation in the east and west of the Han Empire changed so quickly that it was truly staggering.

In the eastern part of the Kanto, Gongsun Zhan's idea of taking all the land of Hebei, although after the battle of Jieqiao, declared bankruptcy, but his strength was not damaged, and he still fought endlessly with Yuan Shao, who had consolidated his territory, and the Qingxu Yellow Turban was defeated by Gongsun Zhan's cavalry, and it poured into Yanzhou, which also set off an uproar.

Liu Dai died in battle, Cao Cao entered Yanzhou, and fought hard with Bao Xin and others in the Yellow Turban, and the Central Plains was still inevitably caught in a situation of prolonged war and chaos after the Xiliang cavalry retreated.

The situation in Kansai, under the attention of everyone, has ushered in a huge turning point.

After the soldiers and horses of Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Zhang Ji attacked Guanzhong, they united with the defeated army of Liangzhou such as Fan Chou, coerced the outlaws, recruited Qin Hu, and the momentum soared, pointing at Chang'an.

Wang Yun of the Chang'an court was stunned, and planned to use the soldiers and horses of Hu Zhen, Xu Rong and others to resist, and defend against the Li and Guo armies attacking Chang'an in Xinfeng, which is only more than 100 miles away from Chang'an.

While Li and Guo marched all the way and gained momentum, Li Ru, who sent Yan Xing, also arrived as scheduled with Yan Xing's family.

Haoyang City, a mansion where Yan Xing temporarily lived.

Li Ru stood in the hall, looking at Yan Xing, who was kneeling behind the desk and unfolding the alliance book to take a closer look, he quietly showed a trace of an unpredictable smile, and then moved his gaze, looking at Yan Xing's civil and military forces on both sides, Gan Ling, Xi Zhicai, and Zhou Liang, and then retracted his gaze and waited quietly.

On this mission, what Li Ru saw and heard along the way, as well as what he saw from entering the city to entering the hall, saw the strength of the soldiers and horses under Yan Xing's command, and heard Yan Xing's outstanding military exploits and invincible deeds, which made the original conjecture in Li Ru's heart more certain.

But Li Ru was still able to maintain such composure, but because of the strength of Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji and others behind him, compared to Yan Xing, he expanded faster and was more huge, so he also had no fear and waited for Yan Xing's response.

Yan Xing, who read the alliance book, did not make a clear statement, but said to Li Ru:

"I already know about the matter of the covenant, please go to the post post in the city to rest, and after I discuss with the princes under the tent, I will summon Li Gong to come and meet."

Li Ru came this time, it was inevitable, he knew that Yan Xing said this, that is, he wanted to be idle first, continue to stand still, and watch from the wall.

He smiled and said:

"Don't hide it from the captain, this time, in addition to Confucianism and his party, there are also the captain's family, although there was a sudden change in Chang'an City, but the captain's family, Confucian, was uninjured and sent to the captain."

Yan Xing originally dealt with Li Ru in his mouth, but at this moment, after listening to Li Ru's words, his face finally changed slightly, he pressed the table, and then got up to thank Li Ru and saluted.

"Gong Li escorted Clumsy to come, this kind of kindness, Yan Ming is grateful to his heart."

Seeing this, Li Ru did not avoid Yan Xing's salute, and after he generously accepted Yan Xing's salute, he shook his head again and said with a smile:

"In addition to thanking me for this incident, the captain has one more person to thank."

"Who?"

"Captain Li!"

Yan Xing's eyes flashed when he heard this, he knew that what Li Ru said about Captain Li was Li Dao who was now attacking Chang'an, and he also knew that Li Ru was now involved in Li Dao from his family, and it was definitely not for nothing.

He looked at Li Ru and quietly waited for Li Ru's next words.

Seeing Yan Xing's appearance of waiting for the following, Li Ru made up his mind in his heart, and chose to go straight to the point, and said with a smile:

"Although the family members of the school captain were escorted by Confucianism, they were able to come to Haoyang because of the decision of the school captain Li. Under the command of Captain Li, there was a strategist who suggested that the captain's soldiers were in the land of the West River, but the enemy and I were not clear, so if we temporarily detain the captain's family, first send an envoy to conclude an alliance, and then escort the family members after forming an alliance, which can be described as a double strategy! ”

Yan Xing listened to Li Ru's words, his eyelids moved, but he didn't speak. After the upheaval in Chang'an, when Yan Xing was alone in the middle of the night and was alone, he also worried about the safety of Zhang Rui, who lived in Chang'an and fell into this accident.

This time, Zhang Rui was able to come to Haoyang without danger under the escort of Li Ru, which is of course a joyful thing, but if he wants to use this as a handle to coerce Yan Xing to conclude an alliance, it is undoubtedly too delusional.

Yan Xing believes that even if Li Dao, Guo Yan and others can't understand it, with Li Ru's intelligence, they will also know that holding Zhang Rui in their hands will not have the slightest effect on their decision, so it is better to push the boat down the river and send Zhang Rui back to his side to form a good fate, which will be more beneficial for both parties to gain mutual trust.

The reason why Li Ru said this is nothing more than to use the friendship of escorting Zhang Rui to involve the matter of forming an alliance with Li Wei, so that Yan Xing could not ignore the situation in public, and then prevaricate and delay, so as to sit and watch the success or failure of Li Dao, Guo Yan and others.

Sure enough, Li Ru smiled again and said:

"But what kind of person is Captain Li, how could he use such a strategy to form an alliance with Captain Li, and the friendship between gentlemen is important in sincerity. For generals, there are also five virtues, wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage and strictness. Captain Li believed that the captain was a wise man, and he was willing to befriend the captain with faith, so he sent soldiers to escort the captain's family all the way. ”

Captain Li also said that he still recalls from time to time that in the past, he and the captain rushed to the aid of Hedong and discussed the matter of Baibo, and still missed the scene when he and the captain of Liangzhou and other generals worked together to break the white wave. Today's trend, the two branches are of the same origin, the lips are cold, the teeth are dead, the matter of the covenant, should not hesitate, and hope that the captain will think twice and make a decision as soon as possible! ”

Yan Xing listened to Li Ru's clever tongue and smiled faintly, but it was not good to let Li Ru go straight back to the post post in the city to rest, so he sat down again, looked at the alliance book in his hand, and made a look of bowing his head and contemplating.

The drama in the hall saw Yan Xing's appearance, and naturally knew Yan Xing's intentions, and he also came out in time to deal with Li Ru's entanglement.

"Haha, this matter is not that the captain is ignoring the old friend, Li Gong should know that the situation is delicate, and we also have worries about the abdomen, so we have to press the armor, so as not to be taken advantage of by others and end up with an enemy on the belly and back."

Li Ru looked at the young scribe and knew that the other party was Yan Xing's confidant and strategist whom Yan Xing relied on so much. He came prepared, the covenant was imperative, and he had the power to make decisions in his hands, and the most fearless thing was to bargain with Yan Xing's camp, at the moment Li Ru looked at Xi Zhicai, and said with a straight smile:

"The captain is worried, has he not crossed the Hedong Wangyi? If you and I work together, Chang'an will be just around the corner, and why should Wang Yihu be troubled, Captain Li and the captain are on good terms, and I am willing to recommend it immediately, and award the captain to the post of general and Hedong Taishou! ”