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In March of the fifth year of Jian'an, 11,200 dragons and wolves sailed and 300 large and small ships. From Jishui to Surabaya, all the way to the flag, south to Huaishui. The banner was to destroy Yuan Shu and revitalize the dynasty.

Obviously, the court ignored Yuan Shu's wagging tail and begging for mercy. This kind of rebellion is the first of the heinous acts, and there is no question of pardon, and the best result is suicide and apology. If the emperor is gracious, he may be able to pardon his family. If he refuses to commit suicide, then he can only kill him.

This naval army was divided into two routes, one was 7,000 Chinese troops and 230 ships, led by Li Dian, the general of the broken captives and the left governor of the naval army; A team of more than 3,000 people, including 500 elite Shanyue, nearly 1,000 Bajun Warriors (that is, Nanyang Fuyang Patrol Naval Army), 1,000 Danyang soldiers, 700 pawns and helmsmen, set off for the vanguard of the Chinese army.

This is a forward fleet, equivalent to the forward army of the army, elite, light, brave, and fearless.

And the general who commanded this forward fleet was Captain Gan Ning Gan Xingba.

Why did Gan Ning come? It's not time to use this piece yet.

The reason is both simple and complex, in a word, there was a problem with Zhang Xiu, and Gan Ning carried the black pot for Zhang Xiu and rioted in advance.

It all started two months ago. At that time, Zhang Xiu was invited by Cao Cao and Liu Biao to send his general Hu Che'er to lead the army to Huaibei to participate in the alliance and attack Yuan Shu. When the two armies paused under the city of Xia Cai. Every half month, Hu Che'er will write the latest news into an excerpt and let people send it back to Wancheng quickly. This seems normal, and there is nothing suspicious about it.

After Zhang Xiu received the news, he would order someone to transcribe a copy and hand it over to the Eagle Eye organization in Nanyang, and send the book back to Luoyang with a flying eagle or a flying pigeon. So that although Ma Han was thousands of miles away, he could still understand the recent situation of the Huainan Battle in a relatively timely manner, providing an important basis for the Dragon Wolf Army to take countermeasures and next actions.

But when the time entered the spring of the fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao did not notify the Wancheng army and the Xinye army. Highlighting the surprise soldiers, with Xiahou Yuan's thousands of horsemen running around the long distance, Cao Hong suddenly crossed the river and successfully attacked, and killed Shouchun City in one fell swoop.

The sudden change in the battle situation greatly affected the plan of the southern expedition. Hu Che'er felt that sending a message to Nanyang first, and then transferring to Luoyang would be too delayed, and it would delay the judgment of the General's Mansion. In a hurry, he changed the communication channel without authorization, and let people carry the news through Yuzhou quickly. Sent to Yanzhou, and sent by the Yanzhou army to Luoyang.

As a result, something happened this time.

The messenger was discovered and intercepted by the Cao army patrol and brought to Xun Yu, who was left behind in Yuzhou.

Xun Yu is a smart person of the first class of the Three Kingdoms. But when I got this password letter, I couldn't see anything famous. Then the sender was interrogated, but he could not be named, because the sender was only responsible for delivering the letter. It's impossible to know the secret language peculiar to Hawkeye. Moreover, this person is also extremely tough, and even if he is severely punished, he will never reveal who the writer is.

But. Xun Yu still deduced from the accent of the person's speech, the origin of shoes, hats and clothes and other information, that he is from Nanyang. At this time, on the Huaibei battlefield, there were only two forces that could use the Nanyang people, Guan Yu or Hu Che'er. Who could it be?

Xun Yu felt that it was possible, and Hu Che'er was the most suspicious, so he even sent a letter to Xia Cai Caoying.

Cao Cao also held the same view, began to guard against Hu Che'er, and wrote to Liu Biao in Jingzhou, asking him to beware of Zhang Xiu.

Hu Che'er knew that he had messed up, so he hurriedly sent a fast horse back to Nanyang to report the news first, and asked Zhang Xiu to take an idea. What idea can Zhang Xiu take? The first thing he thought of was naturally the think tank of the Xiliang Army in the past: Jia Xu.

Ma Han and Jia Xu received a letter from Feiying and attached great importance to it. Because Zhang Xiu's position is too important, it is the west gate for the dragon and wolf army to enter Jing, once Liu Biao is suspicious and Zhang Xiu is transferred, it will be extremely unfavorable for the dragon and wolf army to enter Jing in the future. In any case, Liu Biao's suspicions about Zhang Xiu must be dispelled.

At this time, Chen Zhi offered a plan to send the Dragon Wolf Army out of Yique Pass, fight with Zhang Xiu, and use "practical actions" to dispel Liu Biao's suspicions. Of course, there are no eyes on the battlefield, and no matter how much you act, you will inevitably be killed and injured.

Ma Han was hesitating, and Jia Xu spoke: "This method still can't explain the matter of the thieves in Nanyang, and Liu Jingsheng may not be suspicious." In my opinion, instead of my dragon and wolf army attacking Zhang Xiu, it is better to let Zhang Xiu attack Gan Ning......"

Before the words fell, Ma Han and Chen Zhi applauded in unison.

That's right, "frame" Gan Ning and let Gan Ning carry this black cauldron, anyway, this guy has been impatient in Fuyang for a long time, and he has sent people to ask no less than five times when he can start the army. Since he wants to make a contribution so much, let's participate in the Great War of the Southern Expedition.

So, just when Cao Cao's letter arrived in Xiangyang, Zhang Xiu suddenly launched an attack on Fuyang Gan Ning, on the grounds that Gan Ning had ill intentions and ambushed spies in the Wancheng army, intending to do wrong.

When the shocked Liu Biao was about to send someone to mediate, Gan Ning had been "defeated" by Zhang Xiu, leaving behind the corpses of more than 100 Fuyang defenders, and led more than 800 Bajun disciples and a large amount of money and grain, and took more than 50 boats to escape into Yuzhou along the Huaishui River, and went to the Dragon Wolf Army in Beitou.

After Zhang Xiu invaded Fuyang, he copied no less than 20 secret letters between Gan Ning and Luoyang from the temple office, and immediately sent someone to Xiangyang and handed them to Liu Biao. Now, the "truth" is revealed.

This news shocked the entire Jingzhou, and this time, Cao Cao's letter was "confirmed", and it turned out that it was Gan Ning who had the intention of defecting to the enemy. And Zhang Xiu, because Ma Han was the culprit of the destruction of the Xiliang Army, was deeply afraid of it, and did not see the same stream.

In this way, Gan Ning happily carried the "black cauldron" on his back and joined the Dragon Wolf Water Army, and after two months of running-in training, he led the three thousand Dragon and Wolf Water Army to become the vanguard of the Southern Expedition.

Of course, on the conquest side, it is naturally not enough to rely on the navy alone, and five days after Li Dian and Gan Ning's more than 10,000 sailors were allocated, the three thousand dragon and wolf armies of Luoyang also left the tiger prison and entered Chenliu. It is worth noting that almost all of these 3,000 men and horses are soldiers, of which there are 2,000 dragon and wolf cavalry, and 1,000 are the Xiliang army and part of the Baibo army that were surrendered at the beginning, all of which are the latest batch of dragon and wolf new troops who have returned from intensive training in Liaodong. This is the elite of the Luoyang Dragon Wolf Army, accounting for nearly half of the total number of soldiers in the entire Luoyang Dragon Wolf Army.

This dragon and wolf army will be led by Le Jin and Zhang Liao and go to Shanyang. It joined Gaoshun Taishou in Shanyang, and then entered Guangling, Xuzhou. Their task is to train and pressure. When necessary, he can cross the Huaishui at any time to provide strong assistance to Li Dian and Gan Ning.

The Dragon Wolf Warrior is the sharp knife of the Dragon Wolf Army, and this knife, if it is abandoned and not used during the Southern Expedition, is definitely a huge waste. And in order to use this strong army, it is necessary to let them gradually adapt to the climate, water and soil of the south. You can't wait until the start of the battle to rush and rush to the front line. That's going to go out of the big problem drops.

In addition to military threats, there were also political and inducements - while the army of land and water was moving south, there were also envoys from three routes, who also went south separately to exhort the princes of all walks of life to join the court and not to resist stubbornly.

These three envoys are Taichang Cheng Xu You, Taizhong Doctor Liu Ye and Shaofu Qing Kong Rong, and the three of them are each responsible for a district. Xu You was in charge of Yuzhou and Huainan (i.e., Cao Cao and Yuan Shu); Liu Ye was in charge of Jiangdong and Jiangxia (i.e., Sun Ce and Huang Zu); Kong Rong was in charge of Jingzhou (i.e., Liu Bei and Liu Biao)

The choices of these three messengers are all exquisite. Xu You, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu have been friends for many years. Knowing each other's roots, whether it is negotiation or exhortation, they can all be targeted. Liu Ye is originally from Huainan. He is familiar with Jianghuai scenery and has considerable connections, so it is most suitable for him to send Jiangdong and Jiangxia. When Kong Rong was in Beihai, he had a good relationship with Liu Bei, who was the prime minister of Pingyuan at the time, and he was also an old acquaintance with Liu Biao. He is also the best candidate to go to Jingzhou.

Ma Han adopted a two-pronged strategy of one article and one martial arts, Zhang Youchi. The messengers of all walks of life have three purposes: the best is to say surrender and subordination. The second is to break the alliance of all parties, divide the use of the use, and even if it is not good, it is also necessary for all parties to commit to maintaining neutrality.

No one dared to help Yuan Shu, but it didn't mean that the Jianghuai princes wouldn't secretly drag their feet. Because everyone understands that Ma Han is a typical finger scolding Huai, using Yuan Shu as an introduction, but in fact, he is involved in Jianghuai, so he doesn't dare to come openly, and there will be no less small actions in secret.

Military and diplomatic affairs have been vigorously launched, and the last step is political zhì.

In mid-March, Ma Han and Jia Xu had a secret conversation alone. The content involved in this secret conversation can be described as shocking, and if it is known to the outside world, I am afraid that the world will be in chaos.

In the Xuan room, Ma Han got straight to the point: "With the view of literature and harmony, how is the dragon body?" ”

This topic is very sensitive, Jia Xu pondered for a while, and said cautiously: "At the banquet of the first year of the year, His Majesty's face was as usual, and he seemed to have recovered. ”

Ma Han sneered and shook his head: "I just need to tell you, that Zhang Daoren is out of the customs, and His Majesty is courteous." Moreover, he was still taking the pill, and he was doubling the dose......" Ma Han did not continue, because he had seen Jia Xu change color.

A man will die, and heaven will not save him. Ma Han didn't say this, but he believed that Jia Xu must understand.

"In this southern expedition, the extermination of Yuan Shu is just the beginning, followed by Cao Cao, Sun Ce, Liu Bei, and even Liu Biao. Not only will Le Wenqian's fire-plundering army be used, but Taishi Ziyi's Xu Linjun, Guan Shengde, and Guan Cheng's Bohai Navy will all participate, and the final total strength may reach 50,000. The only one who can command and dispatch is me. Ma Han stared at Jia Xu's face and said slowly, "In April at the latest, I will leave Luoyang, and I may not be able to return within the year." ”

The so-called drum does not need to be beaten again, Jia Xu comprehended it, closed his sleeves and saluted, and said solemnly: "Xu must take care of the courtyard for the lord, and will never allow a fire in the backyard." ”

Ma Han nodded, took out a box, opened it, and inside was half a piece of tiger talisman: "This is the great general tiger talisman that can mobilize the entire dragon and wolf army of Ruoyang, if necessary, you can mobilize the four five thousand dragon and wolf armies of Ban, Zhoucang, Wuchai, and Han Xi without the holy decree of the Son of Heaven to transfer troops." Yu Ban has the talent of a general, Zhou Cang, Wu Chai, and Han Xi are loyal, with these four people to assist Wen He, no matter what happens, I believe Wen He can deal with it calmly. ”

Jia Xu looked excited, not pretentious, solemnly took the tiger talisman, and finally asked: "If the Son of Heaven is unpredictable, and the sun changes, what can Xu do?" ”

Ma Han said lightly: "Do your best, don't be afraid of chaos, there is no way to govern without chaos." Take out your ability to disturb the imperial capital in the third year of Chuping, and let it go. ”

Jia Xu...... I see! (To be continued......)