Frustrated to Yuan Shao's tent, he was very bitter, and strongly advocated continuing to go west.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but hesitate again.

Xu You sneered and asked, "What if our army is in vain?" Even if he is lucky enough to defeat Guanzhong, he will definitely suffer heavy losses, and if Cao Cao comes to attack, how to deal with it? ”

Frustrated and said urgently: "Where is there a battle that does not take risks? If you have to wait until you are absolutely sure to take action, you will not only miss many opportunities! As for Cao Cao's problem, even if our army suffers heavy losses in this war, it will be enough to deal with it! Chao Yuan Shao hugged his fist, "Lord!" It is not easy to fight an opponent like Lu Bu, you must make up your mind to fight him to the end, and the visitors will win! ”

Xu You hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Lord, Lu Bu's soldiers and horses are fierce, and he sits on the land of Guanzhong, and if he forcibly attacks, he will definitely suffer heavy losses, even if it succeeds, he will unify the Central Plains by force!" We should first unify the Central Plains, and then drive the troops of the Central Plains to the west with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, which is the best policy! Moreover, now Cao Cao is besieging Yuan Shu, according to the battle report not long ago, I am afraid that Yuan Shu will not last long, if Yuan Shu is annexed by Cao Cao, and this side is unable to hold on, our situation will be very bad, we should hurry back to the army to rescue Yuan Shu! ”

Yuan Shao felt that what the two strategists said made sense, and he couldn't help but be in a dilemma.

At this moment, Guo Tu, who had returned from escorting grain and grass, came in and saluted with his fists.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he saw Guo Tu, and hurriedly said the views of Fu Zhu and Xu Yu just now, and finally asked, "What does the public think should be?" ”

Guo Tu has always been at odds with Frustration, and hugged his fists and said: "My subordinates think what Ziyuan said is true." What he said is a gambler's remarks, imagine that if the result is not as expected, the lord's situation will be in danger! ”

Frustrated and anxious.

Yuan Shao thought for a while and glanced at the three strategists, "I have made up my mind and withdraw my troops." ”

Frustrated with a helpless sigh.

Yuan Shao's army withdrew, leaving only one army to guard Shouyang Mountain and Hangu Pass, and at the same time ordered Tian Feng Gaolan to lead 200,000 troops out of the Tiger Prison Pass to attack Xuchang and seize the emperor.

Zhang Lang saw Yuan Shao's army retreating, and the big stone hanging in his heart finally fell. Zang Ba was ordered to defend Pubandu, Ma Teng to guard Tongguan, and the rest of the armies returned to Chang'an, and ordered the Pingnan Army, which was rushing to reinforce it, to return to Xichuan.

Zhang Lang returned to Chang'an, after a few months of absence, and when he came back at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a sense of returning to his hometown.

Sitting alone in the study in a daze, the surroundings were quiet, Yan Yuyao, Diao Chan, and Dong Ying were all in Chengdu at the moment, so the entire general seemed to be extremely quiet. The reason why Zhang Lang asked his wives to move to Chengdu is because of the beautiful environment and suitable for living, and the second is that the area around Xichuan is much safer than Guanzhong.

Yang Kun rushed into the study, hugged his fists and said, "General, the military advisor and Lord Cai Yong are here." ”

Zhang Lang retracted his thoughts and sat up, "Please." ”

Yang Kun stepped aside, Jia Xu and Cai Yong walked into the study together, clasped their fists and saluted, "I've seen the general." ”

Zhang Lang said with a smile: "You two don't have to be polite. ”

The two straightened their waists, and Cai Yong presented a report, "General, this is the government affairs report on Guanzhong, Xiliang and other places in the recent period, as well as the record of major events. ”

Zhang Lang let go of the report and looked at it, judging from the content of this report, Guanzhong, Xiliang and other places were quite stable during the war, and the social order and people's lives were basically not affected much, but due to the reason of the army's conquest, a lot of money and food were consumed!

Zhang Lang nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Bo Jiao is very well managed!" ”

Cai Yong's face showed a look of joy, "Thank you for the compliment." ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "With Bo Jiao, I am a lot more relaxed. He frowned, "However, the situation of the strong and weak military forces under the command of the general has not changed, and this situation must be changed!" ”

Zhang Lang also felt the same way, there are not enough civil officials under his hands, and there are even fewer talents at the military division level, which makes many aspects of the problem, first of all, in the governance of the locality, due to the lack of civilian officials, many places can only rely on the local gentry to manage, these people often run the local area into a small group of their own for their own interests, and there is no danger in the short term, but in the long run, the danger is strict; In addition, there is a lack of military talents, when Zhang Lang leads the army, Jia Xu is often unable to go along, and he often has to sit in the rear, which is also very strict.

"I heard that many people fled to Jingzhou because of the war in the Central Plains, and I want to go to Jingzhou to find out."

Jia Xu frowned, "This ......, although the identity of the general is exposed in Jingzhou, Liu Biao will not dare to do anything, but the general rashly leaves the land, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!" ”

Zhang Lang had made up his mind and said with a smile: "Aren't you here?" In view of the current situation, it is impossible to have any more wars in the near future, and I just took this time to go out to visit the talents. If we can gain something, it will be very beneficial to our future development! ”

Jia Xu nodded, "Since the general has made up his mind, his subordinates won't say much." But you still have to pay attention to safety! Although Liu Biao didn't dare to do anything, he had to plan for the worst! The subordinates thought that Ma Chao's 60,000 cavalry should be transferred into Hanzhong, while supporting the general at any time! The general is dressed as a caravan, and he should bring as many guards as possible! ”

Zhang Lang nodded and smiled: "It's all up to Wen He." ”

Jia Xu pondered: "Since it is a pretending caravan, all aspects must be prepared seamlessly, and it will take several days to prepare. ”

Zhang Lang nodded, "You can do it, I can just take a good rest these days." ”

The three of them talked about some political and military topics, and Jia Xu and Cai Yong said goodbye and left.

Zhang Lang got up and walked to the back of the blue gauze cupboard, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.

Cao Cao's army of more than 300,000 is stepping up the siege of Shouchun, and the city of Shouchun is already in danger. At this time, an urgent report came, Xuchang was in danger, Tian Feng Gao ran the 200,000 troops out of the Tiger Prison, defeated Xiahoudun's 10,000 cavalry, and surrounded Xuchang.

Cao Cao was shocked, even if he wanted to be a teacher, but Guo Jia stopped Cao Cao, Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "Lord, now that you have retreated, your previous efforts have been wasted!" The Lord is unshakable in his determination! ”

Xun You said worriedly: "But if Xuchang is lost, even if Shouchun is captured here, the gain will outweigh the loss!" ”

Guo Jia said: "There is no one who does not take risks in any battle!" Xuchang City is high and wide, with 50,000 elite soldiers such as Xun Yu and Xiahoudun garrisoning, and it should be able to hold out for a while! As long as we can do our best to capture Shouchun, we can solve it with a single qiē! ”

Cao Cao said resolutely for a moment: "Order all armies to capture Shouchun within three days, if it is delayed, behead the commanders of each team!" ”

Cao Cao pushed his handsome banner to a place only two arrows away from the city, and the soldiers of the whole army broke out under the ruthless military order far beyond the usual combat power, everyone was like a crazy beast, constantly impacting Shouchun, and the defenders were terrified and almost unable to resist.