Xia Jun's actions on this side were undisguised and quickly spread to Chang'an, but Li Guo's reaction was not very fast, although the two who had deeper contradictions still "shook hands and made peace". During this period of time, under the provocation of "people with hearts", the trust between the two sides has also fallen to the freezing point.

In addition to their respective returns, the two are almost inseparable, the upper and lower dynasties are all in and out together, Li Dao went out hunting, and Guo Yan had to follow. Guo Yan led the army to invade the east, and he also asked Li Dao to lead the army to accompany him, so "intimate", just to prevent the other party from making small moves in his absence. It's ridiculous.

Now that Fang had a gray nose in Yingchuan, and was sulking, he heard that Liu Xia's army was coming, and the goal was clear, it was Guanzhong under their control. After hearing the news, their hearts sank, and the two of them had been opposed for a long time, and they and their subordinates had a rare gathering together to discuss matters.

"That Xia King Liu Yuan is really hateful, last year, we have already rewarded him with the entire merger state, and I am not satisfied, I still want to attack. It's really ambitious, and the desire is hard to fill. Ladies and gentlemen, now that the army of the Xia Kingdom is menacing, what should we do if they want to seize our chassis? Li Dao and Guo Yan were separated from the main seat, staring at dozens of subordinates, and rushed angrily.

"What are you anxious about, we also have tens of thousands of troops, guarding the pass, afraid of what his Xia army will do!" Seeing Li Dao's "excited" face, Guo Yan said lightly.

"You!" Angered by Guo Yan's attitude, Li Wei immediately reprimanded: "Is Xia Jun so easy to deal with? If you have the heart, you will lead the army east to repel the Xia army, and you will be the commander! ”

Hearing Li Dao say this, Guo Yan's eyes lit up at first, and then he shook his head, not making a sound, he was not stupid. If he really wanted to lead the army alone to face the Xia army, he didn't have that confidence.

In the general's mansion, there was silence for a while. After a long time, Li Dao said: "No matter what, just you and me, the troops are not enough, and Fan Chou, Li Meng, Wang Fang, Hu Zhen and them, as well as scattered generals, lead the army to join forces with us to fight against the Xia Kingdom." ”

At this time, Li and Guo had less than 40,000 soldiers and horses, and they were no longer the elite of the Dong army at the beginning. The conquest has its own losses, and many new recruits have been replenished. Although most of the soldiers are still fierce, the military discipline is scattered, and these days are evil in all directions, causing chaos and chaos, and they are hated by the soldiers. Li Wei also knew that with only his own and Guo Yan's military strength, even if Duan Xuan was added, it would be difficult to be the opponent of the Xia army.

"Are they willing to consume soldiers to fight the Xia army?"

"Humph! Why don't they come! If we are defeated and Chang'an is broken by the Xia Kingdom, will the Xia Kingdom still let them go? Send someone to make it clear to them, will they come? Li Dao said coldly.

Although he doesn't have any great wisdom, Li Dao still understands the truth that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold. The scene was silent again, and it was difficult for the Xiliang warriors to reach this point in the face of the Xia army's attack.

The atmosphere was still a little dull, and suddenly someone spoke up: "Do you want to invite Jia Shangshu and ask his opinion?" ”

As soon as these words came out, he was a shocking dreamer, Li Wei's eyes lit up, he glanced at Guo Yan, and said with a smile: "Why did you forget Jia Wenhe, he must have a plan to solve our predicament!" Come on, invite Jia Xu quickly! ”

Jia Xu's Mansion is a little far away from Li Wei's magnificent general's mansion, and the generals have waited for a long time, but they have a rare patience. For half an hour, Jia Xu arrived.

He Jia Xu, in this Xiliang army, also has eyeliner, and he also knows what Li Dao and others are calling him for.

"I've seen two generals!" The deacon was quite respectful, bowed slightly to Li Dao and Guo Yan, and then turned to the other generals: "I've seen all the generals!" ”

"Okay, Wenhe won't engage in all this red tape. Now that I am waiting for a catastrophe, please ask Wenhe to teach me! Although he was very satisfied with Li Ru's "respect", Li Wei still got up straight and pulled Jia Xu to take his seat.

Jia Xu excused himself, and sat down in the next small case, although he knew the situation in his heart, he still asked Li Dao: "General, why is it called in such a hurry?" ”

Guo Yan was straightforward, and directly explained the matter of the Xia army's attack on the side, and asked: "Wenhe, we want to gather the generals of Guanzhong and work together to resist the Xia army." The 100,000 troops of the Xia army marched westward through Hongnong, and Liu Yuan, the king of Xia, was personally in command, and Duan Xuan did not have many troops there, so he was afraid that he would not be able to resist. What do you think? ”

When Jia Xu heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression, and after a while, he dispersed and said to Li and Guo Yu: "The general's proposal, there is no problem, the Xia army goes to Hongnong, and there is enough time for you to lead the army eastward and keep it out of Guanzhong." If you can work together, it will be difficult for the Xia army to attack Guanzhong! ”

"Wenhe agrees, it will be the same!" After getting Jia Xu's affirmation, Li Wei was a little excited, after all, he proposed the previous proposal.

"Let's go down and prepare, Hongnong's dangerous situation, there is no time to delay, we will prepare to march as soon as possible!"

Seeing Li and Guo go out, Jia Xu, who was sitting down, suddenly suggested again: "The two generals, Yong and Liang are one, if they can get the help of Han Sui, Ma Teng and others in Liangzhou, then they should be more sure of joining forces and repelling the Xia army!"

"This ......" Li Dao obviously showed hesitation, and without thinking too much, he refused: "Han Sui and Ma Teng have been spying on Sanfu. At the beginning of this year, the eastward march was defeated by Fan Chou and a few people, and if he let the army lead the east, he was afraid that it would be difficult to drive him away again. This is not possible! ”

was rejected, Jia Xu did not have any uncertainty on his face, and he was still very calm. Looking at Jia Xu, seeing that he had no intention of retreating, Li Wei asked curiously: "Wenhe, is there anything else?" ”

Jia Xu met Li Wei's gaze, sighed lightly, revealed a trace of sadness, and said slowly: "I have been living abroad, and I haven't returned to my hometown for several years. A few days ago, a letter came from home, and my mother was in the hall, dying of old age, and she missed me very much. I want to lead my family to be small, return to my hometown to visit, and hope that the general will agree! ”

"Wenhe Daxiao, I will send soldiers to escort you back to your hometown!" Seeing this, Guo Yan immediately said boldly.

Li Wei's eyes narrowed, and his gaze turned around Jia Xu. Thinking in his heart, this Jia Xu, reward him as a big official, don't do it; Give him a generous knighthood and politely refuse. Now in the critical autumn, he actually proposed to return to his hometown to visit his mother, so he couldn't help but think about it more.

Haha laughed, Li Dao immediately said: "Wenhe is the think tank of our army, the army fights to deal with the enemy, and you still need to give advice and always mention something, how can you abandon me and wait, this will only be a love grab." However, the love of the mother, I will empathize, if this is the case, I will send someone to take the old lady to Chang'an to get together, Wenhe does not have to return thousands of miles to the west, it takes a lot of legs and feet, what do you think? ”

When Jia Xu heard this, his heart sank slightly, looked at the smiling Li Dao, and sighed secretly, this Li Dao is still a little cautious. There was a happy expression on his face: "Thank you general, this is very good, it really saves me a lot of effort!" ”

"Good!"

After a few days of delay, Li Dao and Guo Yan led their soldiers, nearly 40,000 people, to the east to help Duan Xuan. At the same time, regardless of the dissuasion of hundreds of officials, he forcibly brought the Son of Heaven Liu Xie, saying that the Son of Heaven personally recruited him, which would definitely boost the morale of the soldiers and help break the enemy.

This was naturally done to prevent the Han Chens of the imperial court from taking advantage of their absence, and make any moths, after all, they didn't plan to leave many soldiers in Chang'an. Dong Zhuo is so strong, he is all on the road, and Li and Guo Ke are always on guard.

On the other hand, it is natural to prevent Fan Chou and others who came from behind, and they saw the opportunity to think about the Son of Heaven and Chang'an.

Later, Fan Chou, who received Li Guo's message, did not hesitate much, and also led the army to the east. Only Hu Zhen didn't move, he wanted to look at Ma Teng and Han Sui's gang of Xiliang warlords.