"Northwest?" Guo Jia's face was full of doubts, and he said puzzledly: "Lord, didn't Yuan Hao stabilize the situation in the northwest?" ”

"Originally, it was a steady dìng, but Zhong Xuan's old puppet used one person and reversed." Wang Xu was sullen in his heart, and he spoke very politely.

"Employing people? Who has the ability to influence the situation in such an instant? Could it be that Xi Zhicai or Xun Yu went in person? Guo Jiaqi said.

"It's not!" Wang Xu shook his head: "Now Yuan Cao is competing against each other, after all, it is a small situation for Cao Jun, Xun Yu and they are each responsible for themselves, and it is impossible to withdraw. ”

"Sima Zhongda?" Guo Jia's expression was slightly solemn, and he said worriedly: "There is Yuan Hao personally sitting in the northwest, that person is weak but can control the situation, no matter what method is used, it is really not easy, this person is probably another strong opponent." ”

"It's not just a fierce rival!" Wang Xu sighed: "This son is a genius, if he grows up, he will be a confidant, and I am afraid that Cao Jun's drama Zhicai, Cheng Yu and others are far from being able to reach him, and he is an all-rounder." ”

"So powerful?" Guo Jia said in disbelief.

Wang Xu didn't explain anything more, looked at Guo Jialiang solemnly for a long time, and said solemnly: "Now, Sima Yi has personally gone to the Qiang camp to give advice to him, and the situation in the northwest may not be so simple. Fengxiao, when you go this time, you must remember that if you can catch it, you will catch it, if you can't catch it, you will kill it, even if you pay some price, you must kill this person, otherwise it will become a disaster. ”

Guo Jia believed in his knowing gaze very much, because he never missed it, and immediately nodded firmly: "Okay." The subordinates did their best to take down this person. ”

"Then there will be labor." Wang Xu said. personally stepped forward to sort out Guo Jia's clothes. "However, you should pay attention to your own safety. ”

"Don't worry, lord!" Guo Jia bowed and saluted, and then said freely: "Since the situation over there is urgent, if the lord has no other arrangements, his subordinates will immediately pack up and go to the northwest." ”

"Well, go ahead!" Wang Xu nodded: "Bring more guards and pay attention to safety on the road." ”

"My subordinates understand." Guo Jia smiled. Without further ado, he calmly turned and left.

After he left, Wang Xu sat alone in the house, silent for a long time, in fact, for these people, he was not unprepared, when he was talking about Dong in the early years, he invited Sima Yi's father Sima Fang, and even many others.

From the north to the south, as long as he knows where it is. In the early years, I wrote to invite me, but I was willing to come. All came, and the others all politely refused, and now among the famous ministers who serve all the forces, there are not a few people who have written letters to invite.

Even, as early as when Emperor Ling was not dead, he had made friends with a lot of people, but in the end, if they didn't come, they didn't come.

In this era, there are many heroes, and from the perspective of those people, they also have their own ideas, their own opinions, their own goals, their own difficulties, their own networks and their own opportunities.

I still remember that when Sima Fang refused, the first thing he said was that he was temporarily unwilling to move to the south, and the second was that he had no intention of going out again.

I still remember that I went to visit Zhou Yu when I was young, but I didn't see anyone, and in the end they came together with the Sun family.

I still remember that I deliberately befriended Xun Yu, Xun You and others, but in the end, they chose Cao Cao because of their own reasons.

What can be done about this? Sometimes it's a kind of fate.

It's like Cao Cao wants to get Guo Jia, Xu Shu, Tian Feng, and he can't do anything if he wants to get frustration.

The era with more heroes means more choices and a broader stage!

Wang Xu woke up from his contemplation, sighed for a long time, walked to the window silently, stared at the blue sky outside the window, and stood for a long time......

Eight days later, on April 23, 199 A.D., Wang Xu arranged for a qiē in Nanzhong, and asked Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and other generals to lead their troops back to Xiangyang, while he himself took Ling Wanqing, Zhu Rong and Long Huwei to rush back without stopping.

galloped all the way, ran for ten days, and finally returned to the general's mansion.

"Wanqing, you take Zhu Rong to the Inner Mansion first, and I will go to see Fu Zhu and Fa Zheng." As soon as Wang Xu dismounted, he instructed Ling Wanqing.

"Hmm." Ling Wanqing nodded obediently.

Zhu Rong has never been so far away from Nanzhong, he seems very restrained, and he is full of wildness, like a nervous little female beast, always vigilantly observing all the surrounding environment, hearing Wang Xu's words, he immediately shook his head like a rattle. "No, I'm going to follow the Holy Lord!"

At this moment, Zhu Rong is wild with beauty and a little cringe, which looks very cute.

Wang Xu smiled slightly, stepped forward and hugged him into his arms, and said comfortingly: "Be good, obedient, the inner mansion is our home, follow Sister Wanqing back." ”

Perhaps it was the thick chest that made Zhu Rong find some sense of security, and he finally spoke out about the instinctive fear of women. "Holy Lord, I'm afraid!"

"What are you afraid of, aren't you the goddess of Nanban? Who else can you be afraid of? Wang Xu kissed her smooth forehead and said with a smile: "Besides, you are the woman of the Holy Lord, everyone here listens to me, the Holy Lord, don't be afraid of anything, go, follow your sister Wanqing, believe her, listen to her." ”

Zhu Rong hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded: "Okay!" Then when will I see the Lord again? ”

"I'm done, and I'll go home as well." Wang Xu said with certainty.

"Then I'll wait for the Holy Lord." Zhu Rong said.

"Well, go ahead!" Wang Xu let go of Zhu Rong, turned to look at Ling Wanqing, and said warmly: "Wanqing, Zhu Rong is not used to our side, don't scare her." ”

Ling Wanqing rolled her eyes charmingly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, husband, the slave family is measured." ”

"Then you go."

Wang Xu nodded, smiled gently at Zhu Rong, and then did not delay much, resolutely turned around and walked towards the front mansion, and went straight to the mansion of the governor of the central government.

The Zhizhong Mansion is in charge of many lifeblood matters and is in a high position, so the district where he works is also located not far from the Central Council Hall, and it didn't take long for him to enter the courtyard.

Due to the rapid development of Jingyi Erzhou in recent years, the stronger and stronger the power, and the extensive governance, so the officials and subordinates at all levels under the command of the Zhizhong have far exceeded the standard limit, as many as hundreds of people, if in the peaceful years, this will definitely be punished, but it is a pity that the little emperor can't even manage himself, how can he manage so far.

"Lord!"

"General Wang!"

Walking in this huge courtyard, from time to time you will meet all kinds of hurried officials at all levels, and when they see him, they all bow down in astonishment.

"Where is the frustration now?" Wang Xu asked gently.

"The subordinates see that they are in the middle of the government."

"My subordinates also visited in Zhongfu just now."

The officials all hurriedly replied, not daring to hide anything.

"Hmm!" Wang Xu nodded, didn't say anything, and went to Zhongfu on his own.

When he went away, those subordinates gathered together and talked about it.

"Why did the general come in person? But what happened? ”

"I don't know, what about you, have you heard anything?"

"I've never heard of it!"

"Don't guess, let's go our separate ways, these are not for us to discuss."

"Yes, it's all gone!"

Wang Xu didn't know about his arrival, which made the entire Cao family tremble, and when he walked outside the Zhongfu Hall, he had directly pushed open the door and strode in: "Gonghe, you have the latest statistics of all the main soldiers in Jingzhou." ”

Fu Zhu was sitting behind the table writing something, and when he heard the sound, he raised his head in surprise, and saw that it was Wang Xu, so he hurriedly put down the brush and got up to greet him: "When did the lord come back?" The latest statistics of the main soldiers, there is a copy of the subordinates, but it is definitely not as detailed as the Bing Cao, after all, our side is also reported by the soldiers, and the correction speed is not as fast as theirs. ”

"Bing Cao Peng Kuaiyue has been transferred to Chengdu, and Xu Shu shouldn't have been able to come back to take over, so I'm coming to you." Wang Xu said with a smile: "Actually, I don't need to be so detailed, I just need to know the approximate number and combat strength now." ”

"I see!" Fu Zhu nodded with relief, and then replied casually: "The latest statistics of Jingzhou's main forces and horses, we also got them from Bingcao more than a month ago, and they roughly include three major parts. ”

"Some of them are soldiers stationed in important places on all sides, namely Yuzhang Taishou Lai Gong's account, a total of 15,000 people, Changsha County's 5,000 people, Nanjun's Taishou Gaoshun's account, a total of 50,000 people, Hanzhong's Taishou Wei Yan's account, a total of 30,000 people, and various passes in the northwest of Yizhou, a total of 10,000 people."

"The second part is the main force of the four battalions of Xiangyang, east, west, north and south, but now they are almost empty, only the 10,000 guards and iron horsemen of the lord, and 10,000 green dragon knights. Tian Yuanhao and General Huang Zhong took 30,000 and garrisoned the northwest to resist the Qiang and clan tribes, but because the situation in the northwest was not peaceful, it was impossible to know the current number. ”

"After the pacification of Nanzhong, Zhao Yun and other generals reported the number of people two months ago, and there are still 89,743 people, I am afraid that the lord will also know about this, so his subordinates will not elaborate on it."

"As for the third part, there are 40,000 sailors, who are now stationed in Jiangxia."

"These are all the main battle forces of Jingzhou now!"

He spoke very fluently, and obviously kept this in mind.

But after Wang Xu heard this, he was surprised: "There are a total of 110,000 soldiers and horses guarding important places on all sides, the main force of the four major battalions in Xiangyang is less than 140,000, and among our total main battle forces, the total number of horse infantry is less than 250,000?" ”

"Hey!" Fu Zhu sighed and said: "Nanyang suffered heavy losses in the first battle earlier, and when I fought against Nanban later, I also suffered a lot of losses in the early stage, so there are only so many. Although several batches of recruits have been trained in the past two years, according to the regulations of the lord, many veterans who have reached the standards have chosen to unload their armor and return to the fields, or return to the counties and become local county government soldiers, so there is not much supplementation. (To be continued......)