When Guo Jia reported the method discussed to Zhang Chao, Zhang Zhiyuan himself was still very satisfied. Although this method is a bit slow to come by, it is better to be safe and reliable. And now what he needs to do is to solve the internal problems of the land of China, such as solving the problems of Western Shu or Eastern Wu.

Whether to fight Xishu or Dongwu first, this is what Zhang Chao should worry about as the emperor.

Entering the Western Regions only destroyed the two countries of Cheshi and Yanqi, which made Zhang Chao feel a little uncomfortable. I wonder when he led the army to the expedition, it was not a triumphant return, but this time in the Western Regions it was indeed necessary to rein in the edge, and the reason for all this was because of the existence of Xishu and Dongwu in the territory, and the backyard was unstable, why did the army open up the territory?

Thinking that because of these two countries, the trip to the Western Regions was not maximized, Zhang Chao was angry. This time, he returned strongly with four legions, and the target was naturally aimed at Xishu.

The reason why Xishu was chosen as a breakthrough point was because on the way back to China, it had to pass through Liangzhou and Yongzhou, and the latter did just border Yizhou, and the army could attack directly without turning a corner.

Second, when Zhang Chao was preparing to start a killing campaign in the Western Regions, Xishu actually provided the Wuqiang country with sophisticated weapons, and with this article, the country should be beaten.

"Fengxiao, I want to use troops against Xishu, what do you think?" After passing the Yuguan Gate and returning to the land of Liangzhou, Zhang Chao called Guo Jia to ask for advice.

Stopping Zhang Chao's decision to use force to destroy the Western Regions, Guo Jia knew that the emperor had been holding his breath in his heart, and now he proposed to use troops against Xishu, and he couldn't oppose it anyway. Although the emperor appreciates himself, he also has self-knowledge, some things can be done the first time, but definitely not the second time.

Moreover, in Guo Jia's view, Xishu is really a henchman, and this time it is also a good opportunity to suddenly knock down on the grounds of withdrawing troops passing by.

"The minister agrees." Guo Jia thought that in an unexpected way, maybe he could enter Yizhou, so he immediately agreed.

"Okay, then you can discuss it with the military advisors of the other legions, and immediately come up with a plan." Zhang Chaogui is the emperor, and what he pays attention to is not to stick to small things, but only to check on big things.

Guo Jia, together with Li Ru, the commander of the Sixth Army Corps, and Deng Ai, the military division of the Seventh Army Corps, quickly discussed a plan according to the situation in front of them and reported it to Emperor Zhang Chao.

The plan stated that in order to paralyze Xishu, it was necessary for the troops of General Xu Huang of the Fifth Army Corps to go out of Xuchang City, attract the attention of the Western Shu army in Xiangcheng, Yuzhou, and lead them to increase their troops, so that the north of Yizhou must be empty, and that time was the best time for the army to enter Yizhou.

Once the Fifth Army attracted the attention of the Western Shu army and Jingzhou began to increase its troops, their army arrived in Yongzhou, and they could go south from there to Yizhou, where the troops were relatively weak.

The results of the discussion were reported to Zhang Chao, and it was immediately transmitted to Xuchang City as a holy decree, and at the same time, the vanguard army sent 100,000 cavalry to Yongzhou Tianshui County with a rapid momentum, striving to enter Yizhou Longshui County in the shortest possible time, opening up a safe passage for the army to enter Yizhou.

Everything was arranged, Zhang Chao took four legions, nearly two million troops from Xiliang to Yongzhou without hurry, in order to let others know that their army's itinerary was successful, the vigilance was reduced to the minimum, and the army was as much as possible to make noise along the way.

In fact, the army of nearly two million, as long as it is not deliberately hidden, the movement is not small.

Nearly 20 days later, Zhang Chao's army finally came to Yongzhou from Xiliang, and on the way, he got the matter of Xishu's reinforcement of troops in Xiangcheng, Yuzhou.

After learning that Xishu had been deceived, Zhang Chao was overjoyed, and immediately prepared to arrange for the army to go straight south and enter Yizhou. It's just that this resolution was stopped by Guo Jia.

"Your Majesty, the minister always feels that something is wrong, it is said that General Chun Yuqiong has been gone for so long, there should be news back, but now there is really no movement at all, so it can't be that something happened to them?" Guo Jia's contemplative expression, he is good at analyzing problems from details, and he feels that something seems to be wrong.

"Huh? Can you send someone to contact General Chun? After Zhang Chao heard this, he also remembered that there was no news from the vanguard that came out first, and he was also a little puzzled at the moment. But he was more thinking about whether it would be caused by the news blockage, and he didn't think anything would happen to Chun Yuqiong.

"Yes, the minister sent five scout teams one after another, each of which had a number of fifty, but so far, no one has returned." When talking about the result, Guo Jia's face was ugly.

"Is there such a thing? Send someone to probe again! At this moment, Zhang Chao's face also became gloomy, if it was forgivable that Chun Yuqiong couldn't send back the news because of some things, then the five scout teams sent out later should not have no news.

As if he was worried that he would not be able to figure out the situation in a short period of time even after sending someone, Zhang Chao hesitated for a moment and said to Xu Chu, the chief of the guard beside him: "Zhongkang, you go and bring Captain Huang Xu over." "Even if the ordinary scout team has no news, it is better to send the Zhang family special forces, I believe there should be no problem to stump them.

After Huang Xu got the order, he set off with a capable team of ten people. Three days later, the injured Huang Xu reappeared in front of Zhang Chao, and of the ten people who went with him, only six came back.

"What's going on?" Seeing that Huang Xu was injured, Zhang Chao was shocked, who was able to hurt the special captain Huang Xu.

Zhang Chao's care and concern, Huang Xu was very grateful after seeing it, and immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent, they have not completed the task well, and four brothers have also died on the battlefield, and they will never come back." ”

When he said this, Huang Xu had already burst into tears.

The number of special forces in the Zhang family is not very large, but each of them is trained under hard work, and under getting along day and night, their relationship has long been like brothers, and now that four people have died, it is no wonder that he is so sad.

"Huang Xu, the brothers died for the country, their names will naturally be remembered, their families and the country will support them, and I will definitely avenge them." Zhang Chaoyan comforted the tearful Huang Xu.

"Yes, the four brothers who died in the courtier's dynasty thank the emperor for his kindness." Huang Xu slammed his head deep on the ground again. Later, when he looked up, he told him everything that had happened to him.

It turned out that after Huang Xu took ten brothers to receive the task, he entered Shanglu City in Wudu County, Yizhou in disguise.

Shanglu County, the old county of the Western Han Dynasty, now Liuxiang Township, Xihe County, Gansu Province. It is also the gateway to the north of Yizhou, and it can be said that if you want to enter Yizhou from Yongzhou, this is the only way to pass, and it is also the first county seat to pass through.

After waiting for Huang Xu to arrive with his brothers, the gate of Shanglu County was wide open, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside from the outside, although it seemed that everything was normal, but Huang Xu knew that even if so many scout teams did not rush back truthfully, the doorway in the county town in front of him would definitely not be small.

Although he knew that it was very dangerous inside, in order to complete the task assigned by Zhang Chao, Huang Xu still decided to go inside in person. So, he arranged for five brothers to be in charge of receiving them outside the city, and he disguised himself as a homeless person and entered the county seat of Shanglu.

As soon as he entered the county seat of Shanglu, nearly 100 people suddenly rushed out and began to besiege the six people of Huang Xu. At that moment, the brothers began to break through the siege, but fortunately, the special forces were well-trained, and they were able to kill a bloody way, and in the end, at the cost of sacrificing four people and Huang Xu's injury, they escaped, and then joined the five brothers who were covering outside and escaped back.

After Huang Xu finished talking about the experience, he knelt down to Zhang Chao and said: "Your Majesty, although the minister has not heard any useful news, it is intuitive to say that the brothers we sent before are afraid that they are all more auspicious. ”

In fact, there is no need for Huang Xu to say, Zhang Chao can also guess one or two, but he can't figure it out, it's just that the fifty scouts can't come back, but General Chun Yuqiong has a full 100,000 horses, why don't they have any news at all? Could it be that they were surrounded by the main army of Xishu? But didn't the intelligence say that the Xishu army was assembling towards Xiangcheng and was preparing for the Fifth Army to move south from Xuchang City?

Also, how did Xishu know that he would enter Yizhou from Jizhou, otherwise, even if they had many soldiers, it would be impossible to leave their 100,000 troops, right?

All kinds of questions are born from the heart, Zhang Chao is very puzzled at this moment, and he desperately wants answers. It's just that it's difficult for even Huang Xu to complete the task at the moment, and it's in vain to want to send someone to listen to the intelligence. If you want to know what happened, you can only send a large army to Shanglu County, maybe you can find the answer you want.

After so many battles, Zhang Chao has never been as confused as you are now. In the past, before the war began, the intelligence was obtained first, but this time there was no news from the front at all, and he was carrying an army of nearly two million in vain, which was indeed like a blind and deaf person, which made them very uncomfortable.

"Come on, order the headquarters of the Seventh Army to go directly to Shanglu City, I want to see what tricks Xishu is playing." Zhang Chao decided to use his strength to make a mess, no matter what strategy the other party has, when the army meets, he always has to show his strength.

After the Seventh Army received the order, the commander of the Seventh Army, Zhang Liao, personally led the army across the Yizhou border and went straight to Shanglu City. After knowing that General Chun Yuqiong, the deputy commander of the Vanguard Legion, and his 100,000 troops were missing, he was cautious along the way.