In the big tent, Yuan Shao was furious, cursing Lu Bu's ancestors for a while, and scolding the generals for being incompetent. The generals hung their heads and looked ashamed.

Xu You clenched his fists and said: "The lord is angry!" Lu Bu's martial arts, the lord also knows that it is reasonable that the generals are difficult to match, but the battlefield duel has never relied on one person's martial arts to determine the victory! The overall strength of our army is far above Lu Bu, and in time, Lu Bu will be defeated! ”

Yuan Shao was in a better mood when he heard Xu You say this. Returning to the top and sitting down, he frowned and said, "Before the siege of the city, the morale has been bruised!" Glancing at everyone, "How should the next battle be fought?" ”

Xu You smiled and said, "Don't worry, lord! You don't have to storm Hangu Pass, you just need to keep the oppressive posture! The decision to win or lose depends on the biased division of Zhang Jaw! Yuan Shao nodded thoughtfully.

It was late at night, and Zhang Lang was still standing in front of the map thinking.

Sonorous ......, Zhang Liao, who was wearing heavy armor, walked into the hall quickly, and when he saw Zhang Lang, he immediately stepped forward and hugged his fists and called: "General." ”

Zhang Lang turned around, glanced at him, and said angrily: "Seeing that you are in such a hurry, there is bad news again!" ”

"Just now, the scout came to report, and 100,000 Xianbei cavalry appeared in Shouyang Mountain!"

Zhang Lang frowned, and couldn't help but scold: "These wolf cubs! One day, Lao Tzu will have to destroy them! Turning to look at the location of Shouyang Mountain on the map, he said in a deep voice: "300,000 troops!" This position has placed an army of 300,000! ”

Zhang Liao said: "Not only that, according to reliable sources, the states are also continuously sending additional troops to the front line, and it is conservatively estimated that the total number of troops is not less than 200,000!" ”

"Good! Yuan Shao is going to fight with us this time! ”

Zhang Liao clenched his fists and swore an oath: "The last general swears to fight with Yuan Shaojun to the end!" ”

Zhang Lang was moved in his heart and patted him on the shoulder.

Yang Kun rushed in and reported urgently: "Lord, the military division has arrived!" ”

Zhang Lang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly ran out of the hall, only to see Jia Xu coming at a hurry under the guidance of several guards, smiling and smiling.

Zhang Lang rushed forward, patted Jia Xu's shoulders heavily, and said excitedly: "It's good that you're here!" Then he asked with some concern: "Chang'an doesn't have Wenhe in charge, won't there be a problem?" ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "The general doesn't have to worry! With Cai Yong watching, there won't be any mess in a short period of time! Zhang Lang nodded, quickly pulled Jia Xu closer to the hall, came to the map, briefly explained the current situation, and finally frowned: "Yuan Shao has gathered such a huge army!" What are we going to do? ”

Jia Xu pondered: "The biggest threat at the moment is the 300,000 enemy troops in Shouyang Mountain!" Whether this enemy army moves west or south, it will pose a great threat to us! With the current defenders on the west and south banks, it will be difficult to resist them! ……”

Before he finished speaking, a scout hurried in to report, "General Qiyu, a day ago, Zhang Jaw led the army to the west and had a fierce battle with General Zang Ba, General Zang Ba lost, retreated to Hexi, and burned the pontoon bridge!" Zhang Jaw immediately erected a wooden barrier on the east bank, hoarded grain and grass, and built a raft, as if it meant to force the Yellow River to cross! ”

Zhang Lang frowned and waved his hand, "Stand down!" The scout saluted and stepped back.

Zhang Lang asked Jia Xu: "Wenhe, do you want to send troops to support Zang Ba?" His forces are too small to hold out for long! ”

Jia Xu asked rhetorically: "Can the general be sure that the intention of this army is to cross the Yellow River west?" ”

Zhang Lang frowned and asked, "What does Wen He mean is that they are playing tricks to attack the west?" ”

Jia Xu shook his head, "If I am frustrated, I will never use my voice to attack the west!" With 300,000 troops in hand, and the main force of our army was suppressed by Yuan Shao's army, it is completely possible to divide the troops into two routes, all the way to the west and directly into Guanzhong, and all the way south to force the Yellow River to cut off our back road! ”

Zhang Lang was taken aback, "If that's the case, our situation will be very bad!" ”

As soon as the words fell, another scout rushed in, knelt down and said: "General Qiyu, half a day ago, Fu Yu led the army to the south to force the Yellow River, and there was a fierce battle with our army, and General Ma Teng has repelled the enemy!" ”

Jia Xu hurriedly said: "Sue Sù Ma Teng, send more scouts to patrol along the river, be vigilant, don't be careless!" "No!" The scout ran down.

Zhang Lang frowned and said, "Let Wen He be right!" Why don't you mobilize the main force to defeat this partial division first? ”

Jia Xu shook his head, "Zhang Jaw has an army of 300,000, and to defeat them, the general must mobilize all the main forces!" Besides, Zhang Jaw is brave and strategic, and his wisdom is as deep as the sea, even if all the main forces are mobilized, I am afraid that they will not be able to defeat it in a short time, and the most likely result is that the war will enter a stalemate! And on the side of Hangu Pass, facing an army of 500,000 led by Yuan Shao himself, if the troops are too weak, they will not be able to hold out for long! ”

Zhang Lang said depressedly: "So, aren't we helpless? ”

Jia Xu frowned and thought for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Maybe this method can be tried!" Then he said his strategy. Zhang Lang was overjoyed, "Okay! The two of them are in the same boat, and this plan will be successful! ”

Jia Xu pondered: "I also have to think about what if I fail?" The lord must also prepare and arrange for the worst-case scenario! Zhang Lang frowned and nodded.

Yuan Shaojun's 500,000 troops set up a camp that stretched for dozens of miles under the Hangu Pass, and the camps relied on each other, ditches, horse rejections, fences, watchtowers, etc., densely packed and interlocking.

Xu You was reading a book under the lamp, when suddenly an officer came in and reported: "Sir, we have caught a spy!" ”

Xu You put down the book and thought for a while, "Bring him in." ”

The officer replied and retreated, bringing in a middle-aged man who looked like a scribe a moment later. When Xu You saw his appearance, he was obviously stunned, very surprised, "It's you?" ”

The man laughed, hugged his fists and said, "Brother Ziyuan, don't come to harm!" ”

"Wang Fang? You're not dead? ”

It turned out that this uninvited guest turned out to be Wang Fang, the former assassin of Jizhou! Back then, this Wang Fang conspired with Xu You and others to abolish Emperor Ling of Han, but failed, Wang Fang was said to have been killed, and Xu You fled.

Xu You glanced at this old friend who he hadn't seen for many years, smiled coldly, and hugged his fists and said, "Brother Wenzu, don't come unharmed!" ”

Wang Fang asked puzzledly: "The ancients met, why was Ziyuan so cold?" ”

Xu You smiled coldly and said to the officers and soldiers: "You guys retreat!" This is an old friend of mine from many years ago, not a spy! ”

The crowd said yes and exited the tent.

Xu You glanced at Wang Fang, "Ancestor Wen is really at the right time!" I'm afraid I'm here to be a lobbyist for Lu Bu, right? For the sake of the old man, it is not difficult for me to do it, you go! ”