Jia Xu took the initiative to ask Ying, where would Zhang Chao have a reason not to agree, and immediately handed over Zhao Yun and the thousand dragon and tiger troops under him to him, and at the same time, he could also take charge of Lu Bu and Li Ru's troops in the west of Xihe County, adding up to 1,000 dragon and tiger troops and 5,000 vanguard cavalry.

Facing Zhang Chao's trust, Jia Xu said that in a month at most, Hedong County will be recovered.

After Jia Xu set up a military order, on the same day, he first left Jinyang City with Zhao Yun and a thousand cavalry of the Dragon and Tiger Army, and swaggered towards Xihe County.

Xihe County, also known as Xihe Country, is one of the six counties of the state, the county seat is away from the stone, and it has six counties under the jurisdiction of Changping and Datong.

Because Sai Ha County is close to Hanoi County, Ding Qi is timid and fearful, and has no authority to speak of, in fact, it has been under the management of Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang for three years.

Zhang Chao was worshiped as a general by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and after being canonized as a pastor of the state, Jia Kui, the shou of Xihe County, also considered whether to restore the leadership of the pastor of the state. But Shi Heng, the general under his command, said that Zhang Chao was just a good fate, and he saved the emperor's life by himself, and whether he really had the ability to lead the entire state still depends on what he is saying.

Shi Heng, the commander of the Xihe County Guard, is in charge of the 5,000 troops of the county, and he also has another layer of identity, which is the brother-in-law of Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang.

It is precisely because of such a relationship that he has great power in Xihe County.

With Shi Heng's opposition, Jia Kui did not join Zhang Chao's camp, and even when the counties and counties of the state competed for beauties, he did not move at all, and his dissatisfaction had already been made public.

If you want to say that Jia Kuiqi is also very capable

Jia Kui Ziliang Dao, a native of Xiangling, Hedong. As a child, teasing the permanent troops, my grandfather learned to it, saying: "Makeup must be the rate." ”

Since he was a child, he has shown a certain talent, so that in history, he later became a Wei general, was named the Marquis of Yangli Ting, and was called General Jianwei. It's just that all this will change because of Zhang Chao's arrival.

As soon as Jia Xu and Zhao Yun left Jinyang City and entered the boundary of Xihe County, Jia Kui got the news, so he hurriedly found Shi Heng to discuss how to treat them.

Shi Heng never thought that Zhang Chao would have an unstable foothold, so he drove his troops to Xihe. He had asked his eldest brother Wang Kuang at the beginning, and he thought that Zhang Chao would not use troops against Xihe first, and it would take at least one to two years to gain a firm foothold. After all, Zhang Chao's position not only has the Montenegrin army to make trouble, but also the threat of the Qiang, Hu, and Xiongnu ethnic groups at any time.

It's just that Jia Xu did appear suddenly, and Shi Heng said to Jia Kui completely unprepared: "Lord County Shou, I will go to Wang Kuang and Wang Yi (Hedong Taishou) to discuss countermeasures, and I want to trouble you to stabilize them here first." I will leave 2,000 defenders of the city as a guarantee, but after getting the support of Wang Kuang's army, I will join forces to give Zhang Chao a powerful one. ”

Jia Kui also looked down on Zhang Chao from the bottom of his heart, but he relied on having an elder brother who was the county guard of Chen Liu, and he made a little merit, and he was fortunate to succeed in saving the driver, so he was worshiped as a general and became a state pastor, which made him feel extremely unbalanced. Seeing that Shi Heng said that he could unite with Wang Kuang, he replied: "Okay, all the hard work is done." ”

Immediately, Shi Heng left Lishi with more than a dozen personal soldiers and went straight to the place of Wang Kuang, the Shoufu of Hexi County. On the second day, Jia Xu and Zhao Yun also came to Lishi City with a thousand dragon and tiger troops.

Leaving the stone city, Jia Kui personally led two thousand soldiers guarding the city to greet him.

In order to create momentum, Jia Kui deliberately arranged 2,000 soldiers in the city and under the city, and everyone changed into new military uniforms, which looked very powerful from a distance. After looking back at his sergeant under the city, he was also very proud, and Jia Kui thought that this dismount should shock Zhang Chao's envoy.

It's just that the facts will prove that what Jia Kui thinks is just wishful thinking.

As soon as Jia Xu, Zhao Yun and the cavalry of the 1,000 Dragon and Tiger Army appeared, when the group of bright and dazzling black-clothed armor appeared under Lishi City, Jia Kui and his 2,000 defenders knew what it meant to be elite and what it meant to be shocked.

A full thousand cavalrymen, five men in each column, two hundred in all, and from a distance their pace was uniform; Its uniform is strict and neat, with an air of slaughter; Each of its sergeants had a solemn look on their faces, giving people a sense of sharpness as if they were soldiers descending from heaven.

Originally, they had changed into new clothes and felt good about themselves, but after seeing these thousand dragon and tiger soldiers, they actually had a feeling in their hearts that they were inferior to others, and even some timid people stood there with their legs trembling a little.

The soldiers from Shi are all newly recruited people, most of them have never been on the battlefield, and because of Shi Heng, even the usual training is very little. When I saw the well-trained Dragon and Tiger Army and had been killed in battle, I was ashamed in my heart, which was really human nature.

Jia Xu, who was walking in the forefront, naturally noticed this, and couldn't help but show a confident look on his face. What he wants is this effect, to let the enemy take the lead without a fight, which is the way above the art of war. With this, the battle was won before it was fought.

"But Brother Liang Dao?" Jia Xu already knew it in his heart, but after seeing Jia Kui, he still had a smile on his face, as if he had met an old friend.

Jia Kui, who was also shocked by the appearance of the Dragon and Tiger Army, heard Jia Xu's voice, so he hurriedly hit his horse and said, "Exactly." I don't know who it is? ”

"Hehe, I am Jia Xu, and the words are harmonious. This is General Zhao Yun, Zilong, and we are all here to inspect Xihe County on the order of the general and the pastor Zhang Chao of the annexed state. The smile on Jia Xu's face, compared to the murderous aura of Zhao Yun and the others behind him, his gentleness made him even more approachable.

Jia Kui, who had been shocked by the momentum of Zhao Yun and the Dragon and Tiger Army, saw Jia Xu as if he had seen a friend for many years, and hurriedly greeted him. On the other hand, he also said: "It turned out to be Brother Wenhe and General Zilong, okay." Please, please follow me into the city to see. ”

At this time, Jia Kui was only the Taishou of a county, and he had not experienced a hundred battles like in history. At this time, there was naturally no such heroic fearlessness as later generations. In front of Zhao Yun, it is difficult for ordinary generals to raise the so-called self-confidence.

Being able to enter the city was something Jia Xu expected, so he smiled and said, "So Brother Lao Liang is leading the way." "It's polite, but the man has indeed entered the city before Jia Kui, and it seems to those who don't know as if he is the real master.

Regarding Jia Xu's actions, Jia Kui felt great pressure, and he had secretly made up his mind to send a fast horse to Wang Kuang to send a letter, and there was an explanation for how to deal with Zhang Chao.

Jia Kui really didn't know that this was exactly the effect Jia Xu wanted. The reason why the Dragon and Tiger Army showed a murderous spirit was to bring more pressure to Jia Kui, that is, if he said that he would solve the problem of Hedong within a month, then he could not continue to hold on, at least the problem of Xihe County must be solved quickly.

After Jia Kui welcomed Jia Xu and Zhao Yun into the city, a fast horse came out from the south of the city, and first went straight to Anyi, the capital of Hedong County.

At this time, Shi Heng met the king of Hedong County in Anyi.

Wang Yi Ziwendu, a native of Niyang in the north (now Miqiao Township, Ning County, Gansu), was serving as the Taishou of Hedong at that time.

Hedong County, Qinzhi, is located five hundred miles northwest of Luoyang. The 20 cities are Anyi, Wenxi, Yishi, Dayang, Hebei, Puban, Fenyin, Pishi, Jiangyi, Linfen, Xiangling, Yangxian, Pingyang, Yong'an, Beiqu, Puzi, Duanshi, Xuze, and Dongyuan. Ninety-three thousand five hundred and forty-three households, and five hundred and seventy-eight hundred and thirty mouths.

The Hedong region is a land of salt and iron, so the people are rich, and because of its special status in military history, it has become an important place for all parties to fight.

In his early years, Wang Yi studied under Liu Kuan, the chief of the imperial lieutenant, and later served as the chief of the stone, and after Confucius, Kong Biao served as the Taishou of Hedong.

Wang Yi himself, his heart is towards the Han Dynasty, and he regards the Han Emperor as a king. It's just that because of its weak strength, he can only sigh at Dong Zhuo's troubles. But since the Five Route Alliance rescued Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, he looked forward to the day when Emperor Xian came to the dynasty every day, but after learning that the emperor was forced to go to Chenliu and became the object of Cao Cao's play, he was extremely angry, which also made him see the importance of the army in troubled times, so he used the treasury gold and silver to raise 30,000 troops, in case of need, he could raise troops.

Under such circumstances, Shi Heng appeared in the Taishou Mansion and appeared in front of Wang Yi.

For Shi Heng, Wang Yi still knows a little. Knowing that this person is the trusted person of Xihe County Shou Jia Kui, and he is also the brother-in-law of Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang, he also attaches great importance to his arrival.

As soon as Shi Heng saw Wang Yi, he first greeted him, and then said the purpose of his trip.

Shi Heng's general Zhang Chao said that it was useless, just a lucky Confucian student, and he was indeed fortunate to be worshiped as a general by the emperor and named the state pastor. However, now Emperor Xian has become Cao Cao's guest, a caged bird. As a general who can tie up the national army, he does not think of going to the rescue, he really wants to become a hegemon based on Bingzhou, and even intends to get involved in Xihe County, and even watches on Hedong and Hanoi, which is really a big rebellion. In the face of such people, it is necessary to attack them in groups.

Shi Heng's statement made Wang Yi a little agreeable after hearing it. But he did make a request, that is, he could send troops to attack Zhang Chao, but after the matter was completed, Xihe County and Hanoi would have reinforcements for him, and he would attack Cao Cao and return the emperor to freedom.

Regarding Wang Yi's statement, Shi Heng naturally would not agree in his heart, just to win his support, so he agreed on the surface.

The two sides reached an agreement, and Shi Heng had no need to stay, and went straight to Hanoi with his own soldiers. And he didn't know that his every move was discovered by Zhang Chao's Tianyan, and the person staring at him was Lu Fei, the person in charge of Tianyan.

Lu Fei came to Hedong very early and was responsible for organizing the intelligence work here. Originally, she knew that after the second son Zhang Chao went to serve as the governor of the state, she was going to meet her, but soon after hearing that the lord was going to use troops against Hedong, she was a little lurking.