"Yes, it is Dong Zhuo's territory, and at that time, as long as we use the crusade against Dong Zhuo as an excuse, we will naturally be able to send troops to the Guanzhong." Zhou Fan nodded in response.

Huang Zhong frowned, and said with some hesitation: "But after all, we don't have the edict of the Son of Heaven......

"Hansheng doesn't need to say more, I understand what you want to say." Without waiting for Huang Zhong to finish speaking, Zhou Fan interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said mysteriously: "But who told you that we don't have the edict of the Son of Heaven?" ”

Belch! As soon as Zhou Fan said this, everyone looked at him with a strange look, that Emperor Han Xian was already under the control of Dong Zhuo, and that Luoyang was even more strictly guarded by him Dong Zhuo, how could the edict of Emperor Han Xian be sent.

If there is no edict from Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, then no matter if Zhou Fan has a great reason, then sending troops without authorization is also a great rebellion, and it will inevitably fall into the tongue at that time, and it is unknown whether he will encounter any trouble, but the name of this anti-thief may not be able to escape.

"Could it be that the lord has already received the secret edict of the Son of Heaven beforehand?" Huang Zhong asked curiously, thinking about it, there was only one possibility.

Zhou Fan spread his hands and said very shamefully: "I haven't received any edict from the Son of Heaven. ”

Belch! Now everyone is a little dumbfounded, how Zhou Fan spoke today is a little upside down. said that there was an edict and said that there was no, if it weren't for the fact that Zhou Fan was normal now, they were all a little worried about whether he had lost his mind and gone crazy.

Xun You's eyes lit up, and a thought popped up, and he said: "The edict that the lord said, is it that Cao Cao?" ”

As soon as Xun You's words came out, everyone seemed to have been empowered, and they suddenly realized it in an instant.

yes, they really hadn't thought of that before. No wonder Zhou Fan has been ordering people to pay attention to Cao Cao's whereabouts during this time, and as soon as Cao Cao left Luoyang, he called everyone together to discuss it.

And didn't Zhou Fan say it just now, then Cao Cao had already escaped from Luoyang at this moment because of the failure to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

Then only he is most likely to get the edict from the Son of Heaven. And it is possible to bring it out, as long as he raises his arms and exhales at that time, then it means that he Zhou Fan also has the edict of the Son of Heaven, and he can naturally send troops to attack Dong Zhuo without scruples. At the same time, I won the level.

Zhou Fan laughed and exclaimed: "It's still Gongda who knows my heart well, yes, it's that Cao Cao." ”

"But lord, how do you know that the Son of Heaven gave Cao Cao an edict?" Liu Ye asked suspiciously. Zhou Fan's idea is indeed very good. But all this has to be pinned on the premise that the Son of Heaven gave Cao Cao an edict, and he Cao Cao also brought it out safely.

Zhou Fan shook his head with a smile and said, "Ziyang is still too worried, even if the Son of Heaven didn't give Cao Cao an edict, so what." ”

"Of course it's ......" Speaking of this, Liu Ye's words suddenly stopped, with a little surprise on his face, and suddenly realized: "Lord, do you mean that Cao Cao will issue an edict?" ”

"That's right!" Zhou Fan got up and said loudly: "With my understanding of that Cao Cao, this time he assassinated Dong Zhuo and desperately escaped from Luoyang. Naturally, he will not be so willing to give up, and he will inevitably be anxious about the princes of the world to jointly crusade against the thief Dong Zhuo, and Jiao Zhao is his only choice. ”

As for why Zhou Fan is so confident, it naturally relies on his prophetic nature of that history.

After Cao Cao returned to Chen Liu's hometown, he relied on his father Cao Song to sell his property, recruited troops everywhere, and at the same time published a speech against Dong Zhuo, calling on the world's heroes to raise troops together to crusade against Dong Zhuo. And for Zhou Fan. This is definitely the best opportunity, it doesn't matter if you can eradicate Dong Zhuo, the important thing is to take the place in the middle of the pass.

"Who else has any doubts?" Zhou Fan asked.

Everyone shook their heads in unison, and a hint of war flashed in their eyes. Now that there are no problems with everything, the only thing left is a battle, which is what they have been waiting for for a long time.

Zhou Fan nodded and looked at the generals on his left, and nodded: "Zhang He, Dian Wei, Huang Zhong." Lu Yi, Zhou Cang, and Dianman carried the men and horses of the headquarters, as well as 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry, and set out with me. ”

Zhang He, as the captain of Chengdu, has worked hard to train soldiers under Zhou Fan, and this time he should be given a chance to fight.

In addition to these 50,000 soldiers and horses, Dian Wei's 500 tiger cavalry, Huang Zhong's 3,000 heavy armored iron cavalry, Lu Yi's 3,000 Xiandeng dead soldiers, and Zhou Cang and Dian Man's personal guard battalion, the total number is about 60,000. Coupled with the 30,000 soldiers and horses left by Wei Yan in Hanzhong in order to defend against Han Sui's invasion, a total of 90,000 soldiers and horses, with these, Zhou Fan has enough confidence to take Guanzhong.

As for the other cavalry under Zhou Fan's command, such as the elephant cavalry that had just been built, Zhou Fan didn't plan to bring it.

These are also the secrets of Zhou Fan's secrets, if there is no need, Zhou Fan really didn't plan to expose them so soon.

As for the tiger horse, it has already been exposed, and there is no need to hide it anymore, and for the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry under Dong Zhuo's command, Zhou Fan is still more or less jealous, only by bringing this cavalry nemesis can Zhou Fan really rest assured.

"No!" The six of them responded in unison, obviously with a little excitement in their tones, they were naturally very excited to be selected to go on the expedition, and they were naturally very excited to write a belligerent guy, as for the others who were not selected, they could only sigh sadly in their hearts.

Just like Na Ganning, although he was a little disappointed in his heart, he didn't say anything, just puffed up a breath in his heart. After all, what he has in his hands is a naval army, and there is no place for a naval army in this expedition. What's more, with the current strength of their navy, even if they are sent out, it will only be embarrassing.

He has already made up his mind that he must work harder to train the navy, and he will definitely have a place for him in the future.

Zhou Fan nodded, looked at the column of strategists on the right again, couldn't help frowning a little, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, and Zhou Yu are three military advisors with me, and they will go out with me." ”

As soon as Zhou Fan's words came out, there was an uproar, and many people looked at Zhou Fan with shocked eyes.

It's not because of Zhou Yu and Xun You, although Zhou Yu is still young, his ability has already been recognized by all of them and the officers and men in the army, and it is understandable for him to go out with the army.

As for Xun You, it is even more normal, as Zhou Fan's chief military advisor, Zhou Fan went on the expedition, how could he not be there.

They were shocked because Zhou Fan actually brought Cheng Yu with him, Cheng Yu is naturally a top military advisor, and it is understandable to bring him. However, this has always been the first time that he Cheng Yu has been driving in Yizhou, responsible for the affairs of Yizhou, Zhou Fan brought him this time, which means that Cheng Yu has let go of this Yizhou affairs, so who will take over the affairs of Yizhou next, is it Chen Lin, Liu Ye, or who? (To be continued.) )