Changqiu Palace and the Queen Mother were excited, and after the love, Zhang Shuang waved on the spot, first, ordered the family family, the hundred officials and ministers to offer slaves and maids, and gave them to the middle and lower officers in the name of the general.

Second, he ordered the judge to take out a certain amount of gold and silver from the treasury of the general's palace and reward it to the soldiers.

Third, increase the number of feudal fiefs for each general, 300 households.

Fall from above, the reward of the army is a dragon.

In the evening, Zhang Shuang gave a banquet in the general's mansion, and the conference was civil and military.

The singing and dancing are gorgeous, the wine is mellow and fragrant, the music is gorgeous, and the civil and military are happy to drink and feast. Zhang Shuanggao sat in the first place and laughed with Wenwu.

"General!" On the way, a subordinate official walked in through the side door and whispered in Zhang Shuang's ear.

"Zhengnan, you preside over the banquet. Gongtai, General Gao, you come with me. Zhang Shuang was judged, Gao Shun, and Chen Gongdao respectively.

"No."

Trial, Gao Shun, Chen Gong promised.

The rest of the martial arts are all flashing.

In the small room on the side, Zhang Shuang sat down, Gao Shun, and Chen Gong sat on both sides.

"There is news from General Zong's side, Dong Zhuoxi went out of Chang'an, with an army of 300,000, and was preparing to attack Hangu Pass. General Gao, you immediately lead the 6,000 soldiers and horses of your battalion to support. ”

Zhang Shuang said to Gao Shun.

"No."

Gao obeyed the promise and immediately said goodbye.

"Gongtai, is it rich and prosperous, or is it time to see the king of Hades." Zhang Shuang said to Chen Gong with a smile.

"There's something, just say it." Chen Gong knew that Zhang Shuang asked him to come, there must be something.

"I'm going to let you be Xiao He." Zhang Shuang said.

The essence in Chen Gong's eyes flashed, waiting for the following.

"I have four counties under my command, and the east of the river is rich and is a land for grain production. The population of the four counties is 3 million. Although there are few soldiers and horses, they have great potential and have a strong pass. You immediately go and draft the paperwork and order the counties to recruit soldiers. In the battle ahead, if one soldier dies, you will add one. Foot soldiers, full of food. ”

Zhang Shuang said.

"No problem." Chen Gong responded.

………………

Xingyang.

It was a big city, tall and strong. It is also very close to the Tiger Pass, and holding this place can form a corner with the Tiger Pass to contain the allied army.

Historically, Dong Zhuo did just that.

Cao Cao was also defeated here for a while, almost dying in battle.

Compared with Dong Zhuo, Zhang Shuang's strength is half that of a soldier. Therefore, he directly gave up Xingyang and ordered the general Zhang Liao to defend the Tiger Pass.

At this moment, outside Xingyang City, two or three hundred thousand soldiers and horses of the Kwantung princes are stationed here. The barracks stretched for 300 miles, covering the sky and the sun, and it was unstoppable.

Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, led the general Cao Cao and other Kwantung princes of Yang Wu to sit in a large mansion in Xingyang City.

"Thirty-six road princes, I didn't expect there to be so many." Yuan Shao sat on the main throne and looked at the princes below, with pleasure and surprise in his heart.

After cleaning up his mind, Yuan Shao said: "The tiger prison is strong, and one husband should be closed." Although we have two or three hundred thousand people, if we forcibly attack the city, the losses will be absolutely huge. ”

"What is the strategy of the alliance leader?"

Liaoxi Taishou Gongsun Zan asked.

"You might as well take it slowly, trying to rebel against General Zhang Liao. I heard that this person was originally a subordinate general of Ding Yuan, and it didn't take long for him to return to Zhang Shuang. Yuan Shao said with a smile.

"It's a solution, but it's against the enemy's generals. We want to get it, Zhang Shuang must also be on guard. Cao Cao nodded, but said with some concern.

"That's okay, you can attack the plank road openly, and Chen Cang in the dark." Yuan Shao said with a smile.

"How is it a bright plank road, and a dark Chen Cang?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.

"We sent someone to write a letter of persuasion, pretending to persuade Zhang Shuang to surrender. Zhang Shuang must be making fun of us, and he himself wants to delay time and increase his strength. Just fell into his arms. Under such circumstances, he will definitely pay less attention to Zhang Liao, and we will take the opportunity to persuade Zhang Liao to surrender. When we persuaded Zhang Liao to surrender and won the Tiger Prison Pass, some of them were when Zhang Shuang was dumbfounded. ”

Yuan Shao said with a smile.

"Good strategy."

"That's it."

The princes were excited, and then used Zang Hong to write a letter of persuasion.

Roughly Zhang Shuang pacified the yellow scarf and killed the ten permanent servants, which made great contributions to the Han family. Killing the emperor is just a rumor, let Zhang Shuang surrender with his hands tied, he will not be held responsible, and he will promise ten thousand households.

After the letter was written, Yuan Shao ordered someone to seal it in a bamboo tube and send it to Luoyang.

He said to Zang Hong again: "You have the talent to argue, but you can enter the Tiger Prison Pass tonight and say that Zhang Liao will be surrendered." ”

"No."

Zang Hong promised.

……………

At night, inside the Tiger Prison.

This pass is majestic, the top in the world. Although Zhang Liao only had 6,000 soldiers and horses, he had no fear, he was justified in caring for his soldiers, and his military spirit was also steady.

"I've been in Zhang Liao for half my life, and no one appreciates it. A pilgrimage to the general, the marquis. Thanks to the power of the general, even if the general does not add 300 fiefdoms to me, I will not betray the general. ”

Zhang Liao inspected the pass and returned to the Guanling Mansion.

Looking at the imperial edict that increased the fiefdom, Zhang Liao said secretly in his heart.

"General, there are people outside the gate who claim to be your old friend asking to see you." A soldier walked in and saluted.

"The deceased?" Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, then remembered Lu Bu's matter, and sneered: "Yuan Shao actually looked down on me and sent a lobbyist. ”

Zhang Liao wanted to refuse, but suddenly remembered the overall situation.

Although I'm just a general, the overall picture is a little worse. But it can also be seen that the general now has great potential, but he can't be defeated. It's also good to procrastinate a little longer.

See you.

Thinking of this, Zhang Liao changed his words and said, "Please come in." ”

"No."

The soldier agreed and turned to go down.

Soon after, Zang Hong walked in. Zang Hongsheng is eight feet tall, with a majestic appearance and a clear and tall breath. Zhang Liao was stunned when he saw it, this person must not be an unknown person.

"Who are you?? Why are you pretending to be my deceased? Zhang Liao asked.

"Guangling Zang Hongye."

Zang Hong saluted.

"Zang Hong!!" Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes, this person is most famous for being the maker of Zhang Yuwen, the text is generous, Zhang Liao listened to it, and he also admired it greatly.

However, before that, Zang Hong was not an unknown person, his father was a general who protected the Huns. He worships his father as a langzhong, and then shows filial piety, is generous and righteous, and has a certain reputation.

Zhang Liao also happened to hear about it.

"It turned out to be Zang Xiaolian." Zhang Liao arched his hand quietly.

"I don't know what filial piety means, pretending to be my old man to see me late at night?" Zhang Liao then asked.

The general asked knowingly. Zang Hong was very generous and said with a smile.

"Why do you knowingly ask?" Zhang Liao pretended not to understand.

"I'm a lobbyist." Zang Hong said, and then said: "The general was originally a general under the command of Ding Yuan, Lu Bu was a traitor, killed Ding Yuan and his people, and led the people to Zhang Shuang. The general was in the army at the time, and there was nothing he could do. Dante is loyal to the state and martyrs, and the form of righteousness is colorful. The general is his subordinate, shouldn't he be grateful for the loyalty of the old master? ”

"Ding Yuan is kind to me, but he is only a mortal to control me. The general has been kind to me and has made me a general. How can you betray? Zhang Liao pretended to hesitate and said.

"Definitely! Although Zhang Shuang is kind to the generals, the knighted generals are all Han family names. He just pretended to be the hand of the Han family, and favored the general to become a high-ranking official. ”

Zang Hongdao.

"But my family is in Luoyang." Zhang Liao said pretendedly.

"This guy seems to have an intentional face, but his eyes are clear. Is it stalling for time? Zang Hong is careful, perceptive, and secretly said in his heart. But he said, "Why does the husband have no wife??? If the general surrenders, the general of the chariot and cavalry will definitely add the general's fiefdom and give the beauty and slaves. ”

"Sir, may I consider a thing or two?" Zhang Liao pretended to hesitate.

"The decision must be made quickly, otherwise two or three hundred thousand soldiers will attack the Tiger Prison Pass." Zang Hong nodded, but it was threatening.

"Please give me five days." Zhang Liao pondered for a moment and said.

"Okay, I'll wait for the general for five days." Zang Hong nodded.

Soon, Zang Hong left. Zhang Liao immediately wrote to Zhang Shuang and told him the details. After Zang Hong left the Tiger Prison Pass, he immediately went to see Yuan Shao.

At this moment, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are playing chess together. Seeing Zang Hong coming back, he was pleasantly surprised: "What does Zhang Liao mean?" ”

"He said he was giving him five days, but I think he was pretending to be delaying." Zang Hong told the matter and gave his own judgment.

"Is that accurate?" Cao Cao's face moved and asked.

"Eighty percent." Zang Hongdao.

"Then the alliance leader might as well attack the pass directly, so as not to give Zhang Shuang time." Cao Cao suggested.

Yuan Shao thought about it for a while, but shook his head and said: "Five days is not a lot of time, compared to the protracted attack on the Tiger Prison Pass, the losses are heavy. It's nothing at all. Consider giving him time. ”

"This." Cao Cao felt a little uneasy in his heart, but since Yuan Shao said so, there was no way, so he nodded.

"No."

Zang Hong promised.

At the same time, there are changes in the South.

According to Yuan Shao's strategic plan, Dong Zhuo was the chief commander in the northwest, Zhang Yan was the main commander in the north, he himself was the main commander in the east, and Liu Bei was the main commander in the south.

But each army has princes, and the hearts of the people are uncertain. Coupled with the remoteness, the so-called alliance leader is just a false title. It is simply not possible to fully execute.

According to the agreement, Liu Bei beckoned the Changsha to guard Sun Jian, Wuling to guard Jinguang, and Guiyang to guard Zhuge Feng, march to Nanyang, and join Yuan Shu.

The princes did converge, but instead of reporting to him, the commander, they moved closer to Yuan Shu.

Although Liu Bei's army had 80,000, the situation became embarrassing.

Nanyang County, a land boundary. Liu Bei camped alone, in the big tent of the Chinese army. Liu Bei's face showed displeasure and said: "Yuan Shu is the fourth and third dukes, and he deceives me with this." ”

The generals under his command were also angry.

"Big brother, it's better to kill his people and his people. We attack Luoyang by ourselves, why bother asking for a Yuan technique? Zhang Feihu's eyes widened and said angrily.

"The third brother is right." Guan Yu nodded slowly and said.

"No, you can't. After all, Yuan Shao is the leader of the alliance, and Yuan Shu is his brother. If you kill Yuan Shu, you will definitely offend Yuan Shao. Moreover, the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, Zhang Shuang killed Yuan Yi, and the whole world betrayed him. We killed Yuan Shu, and there was no good fruit to eat. ”

Kuai Yue stopped.

"So what to do??? If the two armies are not in harmony, there must be a mistake in the operation. Zhang Fei was unhappy and muttered.

"It's better to give up the position of coach and let Yuan Shu come by himself. We led our troops to the Central Plains and joined Yuan Shao. Kuai Yue thought for a moment and said.

The four worlds and three dukes, the princes did not obey their orders.

Liu Bei was also a little short of heroic breath, and nodded: "That's the only way." Lead the troops to the Central Plains. Liu Bei secretly hated in his heart and said, "Yuan Highway, you deceive me." Wait for this time to end. I'm looking for an opportunity to attack you. (To be continued.) )