When he arrived at the gate of the Thorn Mansion, Zhang Yu was shocked, and hurriedly looked at Hua An, and said softly: "Thorn Mansion, you are Lord Thorn Shi." ”

Hua An nodded and said, "It's okay to call me a general, I don't like the title of adult." After speaking, he led the war horse and walked into the Thorn Mansion from the main entrance.

"General, it's really rude to be here." Zhang Yu said that he wanted to get off the warhorse.

Hua An stretched out his hand to help him down, and said softly: "Zhang Yu, you don't have to be polite, Ben Jiang will know at a glance that you are a talent full of wealth, and for talents, Ben Jiang is thirsty for talents!" ”

"The general has won the award, and he is just a scholar here, and he can't talk about being full of economy." Zhang Yu hurriedly humbled up.

"Huh! I haven't eaten for a few days, and I still have the strength to be polite, go, go to the backyard with Ben to have a big meal, Wang San, come and help Zhang Yu. Hua An said and glanced at Wang San.

Wang San understood, took a few steps forward, drove Zhang Yu with Hua'an, and walked quickly to the backyard.

Although he has been hungry for several days and his stomach is hungry, Zhang Yu's appearance at the dinner table is still extremely gentle, and he has never lost his etiquette because of hunger, which is extremely valuable.

After being full of wine and food, Zhang Yu gradually regained his spirit, and expressed his gratitude to Hua'an many times, and Hua'an laughed at it.

"Zhang Yu, you must have a lot of insight when you travel the world, and you will tell the general about the customs and customs of various places, and let the general also have a long insight." Hua An looked at Zhang Yu and asked softly.

When Zhang Yu heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "The general is polite, and he is only shallow in his studies." I haven't traveled too many places, and I can't talk about much knowledge, I don't know where the general wants to know about the situation? ”

Hua'an thought about it for a while, he was born in Jiangnan, and he was only more familiar with the situation there than Zhang Yu, Shuzhong, Southern Xinjiang, Liaodong, and the Central Plains, and he had also been to these places, so he had a preliminary understanding, and only Zhang Yu had traveled to Guanzhong. Hua'an has never been.

"Let's talk about Guanzhong! What's the situation there? Hua An asked.

Zhang Yu paused. Said: "Guanzhong is the land of the king, there are Tongguan Tongheluo in the east to see the Central Plains, Xiaoguan in the northwest and Longxi Highland, Sanguan in the southwest to connect Bashu Hanzhong, and Wuguan in the southeast to control Nanyang, Henan. Shock Xianghan. The northeast Pubanjin is connected to the east of the river. It can be described as 'four mountains and rivers, one hundred and two Qin passes. Blocking three sides and defending, with one side of the eastern system of the princes, 'there are eight hundred miles of Qinchuan inside Guanzhong. The terrain is flat, enough to feed millions of male soldiers, and those who have won the Guanzhong since ancient times can win the world. ”

Zhang Yu endorsed it, and introduced the geographical shape of Guanzhong in one breath, but these Hua'an had already known about it from the map, and there was no need for Zhang Yu to introduce it again.

"Zhang Yu, what will I be interested in is what is the current situation in Guanzhong, how many people are there, and how many soldiers and horses are there?" Hua An asked expectantly.

"General, today's Guanzhong has a population of one million, half of which is Hu and Han, and Zhao has more than 100,000 troops stationed here, which can be described as a strong army." Zhang Yu replied truthfully.

Hua An nodded and said: "Zhao Guo is stationed in Guanzhong with more than 100,000 troops, and the Hu and Han people each have about 500,000, it seems that the situation in Guanzhong is not optimistic, I am afraid that it will take a few years before this general has the strength to capture Guanzhong." ”

Seeing that Hua'an had plans to capture Guanzhong, Zhang Yu hugged his fists and said: "General, with all due respect, the general only relies on the power of Liangzhou and one state, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to capture Guanzhong in a few years, and it is the best policy to have the reinforcements of the imperial court to cooperate." ”

"Oh, how so." Hua An was a little unconvinced and asked softly.

Zhang Yu thought for a while, hugged his fists and said: "General, Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, with a population of up to three or five hundred thousand, and the population of the army will definitely not exceed one hundred thousand, and recruiting 50,000 recruits is already the limit, plus the general's original tens of thousands of troops, after a few years, the general's troops should be less than 100,000, and tens of thousands of troops must be left in Hanzhong, and the army that can be used to attack Guanzhong is at most fifty or sixty thousand, but Guanzhong has more than 100,000 elites of Zhao State, besides, the road to Guanzhong in Hanzhong is rugged and difficult, and there are many checkpoints, It also increases the difficulty of attacking the level! ”

Hua An nodded and said: "What you said is also reasonable, but it is man-made, and with only tens of thousands of elites, more than 100,000 Zhao troops in the pass can be broken." After speaking, his face was full of confidence.

Zhang Yu smiled and said softly: "The general's soldiers are like gods, I believe in it, but the population of Guanzhong is complicated, there are 500,000 people in Zhuhu, and the Hu people are good at all the people, the general has to face not only 100,000 Zhao troops, but also 500,000 Zhuhu people, without enough troops, it is impossible to suppress these fierce Hu people, one more soldier and horse, there is one more chance of winning!" ”

When Hua An heard this, he felt that what Zhang Yu said was very reasonable, the situation in Guanzhong was indeed too complicated, once so many Hu people made a rebellion, with only 50,000 or 60,000 troops, I was afraid that it would be difficult to control the shape of Guanzhong, and once the shape of Guanzhong could not be controlled, the next step was to go east out of Tongguan, and the plan to attack the Central Plains could not be implemented, and perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity would be lost for this, and it would be regretted for life.

"Zhang Yu, what you said is very right, it would be nice if the general could have more troops, so that there would be no need to trouble the friendly army." Hua An said helplessly.

The corner of Zhang Yu's mouth smiled slightly, and he said softly: "General, the southern part of Liangzhou is Yizhou, the population of Yizhou is twice that of Liangzhou, and it is not a problem to recruit 100,000 soldiers, why not take it." ”

Hua An was shocked when he heard this, and reprimanded: "Zhang Yu, you can't talk nonsense, now Yizhou assassin Shi Zhou Fu, responsible for guarding Yizhou, Zhou Fu is a subordinate of Huan Wen, and the soldiers and horses of Yizhou are considered to be the governor of Huan Wen, and they are all courtiers of the Great Jin Dynasty. After speaking, he glared at Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu hurriedly explained: "Don't misunderstand the general, how can you let the general make trouble, but now, the main force of the Jingzhou army has already left Yizhou, and the army of Jiaoguang and Guangzhou also left last month, and there are only 10,000 Jingzhou troops in the whole territory of Yizhou. ”

"What do you mean, you can make it clear." Hua An didn't understand much, and hurriedly asked anxiously.

Zhang Yu paused, and said softly: "General, it's not a secret, when I left Chengdu a month ago, I had a premonition that Li Shi's old department in Yizhou might incite the people to rebel, and once there was a rebellion in Yizhou, the 10,000 Jingzhou army with Zhou Assassin Shi couldn't be suppressed in any case, and the main force of the Jingzhou army of Huan Juma was still far away in Xiangyang and Wuchang, and it was simply far away from quenching the thirst, and the only thing that could rescue Chengdu was the men and horses under the general's command. ”

Hua An couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, thought for a moment, and said: "Do you think Li Shi's old subordinates will rebel, why, where do you see it." ”

Zhang Yu hugged his fists and said: "In the teahouse in Chengdu, I have heard that Zhou Fu of Yizhou Assassin Shi employs nepotism, all the captains of the Jingzhou Army are promoted to generals, and all kinds of important positions are held by Zhou Fu's cronies, and the interests of the original scholars in Yizhou have suffered great losses, so how can they not rebel, as for when to rebel, it is just a matter of time, a month ago Deng Assassin's army has just withdrawn, it is estimated that at this time, the rebellion has begun to brew, and the general must be ready at any time!" ”

"It makes sense, it makes sense! If there is really a rebellion in Yizhou, only Ben will be able to send troops to rescue. Hua An said meaningfully.

Zhang Yu nodded and said: "When the general breaks the rebels and regains Yizhou, the imperial court will see that only the general has the ability to protect Yizhou, and the Huan horse is beyond the reach of Yizhou. ”

Hua An excitedly held Zhang Yu's hands, and said: "Zhang Yu, thank you for reminding me, otherwise, Ben Jiang would not know that Yizhou has brewed a rebellion, by the way, the Assassin Mansion is short of staff, so you can stay in the Assassin Mansion with peace of mind, and together with Ma Dang and others, how about helping Ben General deal with official business?" After speaking, he looked at Zhang Yu expectantly.

"General, I am still young in the next year, and I am only shallow in learning, but I am afraid that I will not be able to do it!" Zhang Yu said worriedly.

Seeing that Zhang Yu didn't really refuse, Hua An'an was very happy, and said loudly: "You have such broad knowledge, resourcefulness, and the position of a staff member is completely competent, so don't shirk it, it's decided." After speaking, Zhang Yu could not refute it.

Zhang Yu saw that Hua An was sincerely retaining, smiled, and said with a fist: "Since the general trusts him so much, it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate." ”

"Okay, that's great." Hua An nodded, looked back at Wang San, and asked, "Wang San, how is Tie Niu and Li Yi doing recently?" ”

"Big brother, the 8,000 troops under Tie Niu are stationed in Zitong City, and the 9,000 troops under Li Yi are stationed in Langzhong, and at present, there is nothing abnormal." Wang San immediately replied.

Hua An nodded, and ordered: "Wang San, you will send an order to the two of them later, let them immediately recruit troops, each of them gather 10,000 troops, and in a month, march to Fucheng in the southwest direction, and meet in Fucheng to wait for the general's order, and let them send more scouts to the direction of Yizhou to investigate the situation, and once they find any abnormalities, they will report immediately." ”

"Don't worry, big brother, I remember." Wang San nodded in response.

"General, with only 20,000 troops to defeat the rebels, I'm afraid that the pressure is very high, do the people of Hanzhong need to prepare in advance." Zhang Yu opened his mouth and said yes.

Hua An shook his head, and said: "Hanzhong is the core of Liangzhou, and it is also a critical place, besides, the spring ploughing in the coming year must be very busy, Thunderstorm and Zhao Wu's 20,000 troops stay here, not only to guard Hanzhong, but also to help the busy people to cultivate, in order to develop agriculture as much as possible, the general only needs to lead 3,000 cavalry, quickly reinforcements to the past." (To be continued......)