When the Erwang embroidery army drove to Wuguan, Xu Zhan only arrived, and Zhang Xiugu was the Ganjing team to discuss matters.

I saw Zhang Xiu sitting on the main seat and said: "The net received an urgent report from Chang'an, and Lu Bu led the army to defeat the Niu Fu Division. And to incorporate its surrendered troops, now plus the guards of Chang'an City. Lü Bu had more than 50,000 troops, including more than 40,000 elite troops. In addition, General Li Xuansan, who fought with Ma Teng and Han Sui on the border of Yongzhou, had already negotiated peace with Ma Teng and Han Sui, and was now leading his troops back to Chang'an. What do you think? ”

Hua Xiong heard it, thought about it and then said: "Since ancient times, Guanzhong has been the land of Longxing, whether it is Qin to sweep the Six Kingdoms or Gaozu to win the world. are all based on Guanzhong. This time there was chaos in Guanzhong. The Lord is just taking the opportunity to take down Guanzhong to form a foundation. ”

I only heard Huang Zhong in the back say: "Lord, Zhong thinks that at this time, there is still a need to consider the customs. However, regardless of whether the lord takes the Guanzhong or not, he should wait for the situation in Chang'an, wait for the two tigers in Chang'an to fight, and the lord can sit and reap the benefits of the fishermen. "Huang Zhong's knowledge is not bad, and he has been running into the library in the past few months, reading some military books and war strategies, although Huang Zhong at this time is still a little far from the peak of history in terms of knowledge and experience, but he has already shown a little famous general.

After listening to this, Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "Hansheng is right, now our army only has 30,000 horses. Li urged the three of them to have 100,000 troops, of which 20,000 were Dong Zhuo's elite flying bear army. Lü Bu had 50,000 troops. There are 20,000 wolf riders in the state, and more than 10,000 elite Xiliang iron riders. These were veterans of a hundred battles, and although our army was equipped with horseshoes and stirrups, it was very difficult to completely outmaneuver them in cavalry battles. Therefore, it is necessary to wait and see the changes in Wuguan. ”

After a pause, Zhang Xiu asked again, "What is the opinion of the military advisor?" ”

Jia Xu smiled slightly. said: "Dare to ask the lord, but do you want to take the customs at this time?" ”

After Zhang Xiu listened, he pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "This is not a good opportunity to take the customs. Even if Guanzhong falls into my hands at this time. I'm afraid that there are also internal and external troubles, and the risk of taking customs at this time is too great. ”

After listening to this, Jia Xu smiled approvingly: "It is a great fortune for the Lord to know how to advance and retreat, and Xu also thinks that this is not a good opportunity to take the pass." ”

The male over there was puzzled: "Lord, military advisor, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing, now that Guanzhong is in chaos, it is a good opportunity to take Guanzhong." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled and motioned for Jia Xu to explain one or two things to Huaxiong.

Jia Xu nodded knowingly: "If our army plays Guanzhong, we will first have to face the army of Lu Bu and Li Xu. Even if they lose both, our army may not be able to defeat them. ”

Hua Xiong heard it and retorted: "The military advisor's words are bad, although the number of our army is small, but they are all elite. He also has the courage of Gongming, Hansheng and Hua, and the lord is like a celestial among the soldiers of Xiliang, so it is not impossible to defeat them. ”

Jia Xu didn't refute but smiled: "Even if you are lucky enough to defeat them, you will take Guanzhong." And after that? It must be known that the land of Yongzhou is very large, and the lord only has 30,000 horses, and there are not enough soldiers and horses to garrison the counties. And then the lord won Guanzhong. It is difficult to guarantee that the rest of the princes will not covet it. Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui don't want to be in the main pass all the time; Although Yuan Shu of Yuzhou was defeated by our army, Nanyang County must be empty after our army took Guanzhong, and Yuan Shu would naturally take advantage of the void to enter; Chongzhou Cao Cao.com incorporated millions of yellow scarves in Qingzhou, and took its elite to train into Qingzhou soldiers, and it is difficult to guarantee that Cao Cao will not interfere in Guanzhong and Nanyang County; Liu Yan of Yizhou, who has always been ambitious, is now old, but it is not difficult for Hanzhong to guard Zhang Lu and send troops; At that time, our army will be invincible with two fists and four hands. ”

Hua Xiong listened to Jia Xu's analysis, and cold sweat broke out again and again. His face became extremely ugly. But Jia Xu didn't seem to see it. continued: "These are just external troubles, and there are internal worries. On the same day, the lord took Nanyang County, which has highlighted a problem, that is, the lack of officials, after seizing the land of Yongzhou, there is bound to be a lack of officials, and the lack of officials to govern is easy to breed bandits, and the people are unstable, which is a worry. The second worry is the lack of food, Dong Zhuo has been in trouble for a long time, and the trend of decay is worse than before, and the people in Guanzhong are mostly poorly clothed and hungry, coupled with the lack of official governance, it is difficult to ensure that the people will not be in chaos. The third worry is the Han Emperor and a group of ministers, how they should deal with it, if they are respected by the Han Emperor, how should the lord deal with himself, if he does not serve the Han Emperor, the first lord will be named a national thief, and secondly, if he gives the princes who covet the pass a reason to send troops. If our army is strong, we can respect the Son of Heaven to order not to obey, and then the Han Emperor will help our army, but our army is weak. The Han Emperor is like a sharp sword that counterattacks. These three biggest internal worries alone must have made the lord anxious, not to mention others. ”

After Hua Xiong listened. He bowed to Jia Xu and said: "Listening to the words of the military advisor, Xiong also thinks that this is not a good opportunity to take the pass, thank you for the military advisor's solution." ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "General Hua doesn't have to be polite. ”

Zhang Xiuyu stopped laughing in the main position: "Since you don't take Guanzhong at this time, what does the military advisor think should be done at this time?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Wait and see what happens, and sit back and reap the benefits of the light." Choose the opportunity to attack Hanzhong. Seeing that everyone was looking at him with puzzled eyes, he smiled and said: "As today" The two are focused on Chang'an, and the intention of the Xin Gong's army to garrison Wuguan is no more obvious, but Ye Our army can take advantage of the situation to attack Hanzhong. Although Liu Yan is ambitious, he has long been old and weak, and Hanzhong is too guarded by Zhang Lu and is not a talented person. ”

Xu Huang heard it and said with a smile: "The lord summoned Huang, didn't he want to know about the foot soldiers practiced by Huang?"

Zhang Xiu smiled: "This is just one of them. There is still a big matter for Komeito to do. ”

Xu Huang said: "Please command."

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "Lu Bu and Li Xuan are about to fight. Ben will not be closed at this time. But how can you miss the opportunity to make a profit? Komei, I'm going to ask you to be a lobbyist. Go and say that one person will vote for the general

When Xu Huang heard this, he was puzzled: "If the lord wants to charge forward in the array, he will never frown, but this is a lobbyist."

Zhang Xiu heard it and said with a smile: "Gongming and rest assured, this person has a very good relationship with you, and you will be able to succeed as a lobbyist."

Xu Huang was even more puzzled: "Who is it?" Please speak to the Lord

Zhang Xiu smiled: "Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan."

Except for Huang Zhong, who was not very familiar with Zhang Liao, the rest of the people all had clear expressions. Jia Xu smiled and said: "Wen Yuan is talented, if Gongming talks about it, the lord will have to be a general." ”

After Xu Huang heard this, he immediately responded: "Please rest assured, the lord will definitely say that Wen Yuan will come to vote."

Zhang Xiu nodded and said: "Then Gongming will take thirty armor soldiers with him, and immediately rush to Chang'an, where he will wait for the good news of Gongming."

Xu Huang responded: "No."

After the discussion, Zhang Xiu asked the generals to retreat, leaving Jia Xu alone.

I only heard Zhang Xiu say: "Wen He arranged a few assassins among the thirty armor soldiers accompanying Gongming. ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "I understand, I don't know who the lord wants to kill?" ”

Zhang Xiu's eyes flashed with murderous aura, and he said, "Liu criminal."

Jia Xu heard this and asked, "Liu Cheng, the son of Yizhou Mu Liu Yan?"

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "That's right." Liu Yan has four sons, of which the eldest son and the third son died early, and the second son Liu is talented and can succeed Liu Yan, but he stayed in Chang'an. Not in Yizhou. There is also a son, Liu Zhang, who is cowardly and incompetent, but he stays by Liu Yan's side in Yizhou. Previously, the shadow found out that Liu Yan was infected with wind and cold in winter, and he became ill from overwork, coupled with old age and physical decline, Liu Yan was already sick in bed at this time. In the opinion of embroidery, Liu Yan must be dying soon, and he must wait for Liu Yan to return to Yizhou and entrust the military and political power of Yizhou to Liu Cheng. But now Chang'an is in turmoil. Chang'an City has been blocked, and it can only enter but not exit, and this is a good opportunity to kill Liu. ”

Although Zhang Xiu knew that Liu Zhuo died in the rebellion of Li Xuan and Guo Ji, history had changed at this time, Dong Zhuo had hung up nearly a year earlier, and Zhang Xiu was afraid that Liu would not die. At that time, his return to Yizhou may cause big trouble to himself. And only when Liu Yan dies and Liu Zhang is in power, will Zhang Lu disagree with Liu Zhang, causing the two to turn against each other, and then Zhang Xiu will have the opportunity to take Hanzhong.

Jia Xu heard this, nodded and said, "My lord, don't worry, I understand."

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "Then Wen and go and arrange it." ”

In the past few days, Chang'an has changed dramatically. As a result, the princes everywhere ceased war one after another, and all their eyes were focused on Chang'an. First, Dong Zhuo was killed by Lu Bu. Later, Lü Bu led his army to defeat Niu Fu and incorporated his army. After that, Li Xuan, Guo Ji and Kui Chou discussed peace with Ma Teng and Han Sui, and then led an army of 100,000 to return to Chang'an. And Hedong Xu Rong and Wancheng Zhang Xiu were not idle, Zhang Xiu was stationed in the military pass, waiting to see the changes. After Xu Rong got the news, the whole army crossed the Yellow River, and the army was stationed in the area of Hongnong and Hanguguan, and he also followed Zhang Xiu's example to observe the changes in Chang'an. The entire Xiliang Army system has formed an internal fight, but this is what the princes everywhere are happy to see, after all, the Xiliang Army is too strong, and only Dong Zhuo died. The various factions of the Xiliang Army formed a confrontation, and they had an opportunity to take advantage of it.

How things unfold will be shown later. It is said that Xu Huang led thirty armor soldiers out of Wuguan after makeup, and sneaked into Chang'an City in only a few days. Xu Huang and thirty other soldiers returned to Zhang Xiu's courtyard in Chang'an, which was not seized by Wang Yun. Xu Huang and the others naturally did not make progress openly, and they all went in and out of the wall or sneaked in quietly through the back door.

After settling down, Xu Huang did not rush to find Zhang Liao, but asked the soldiers to disperse to find out the news. Xu Huang didn't know that on the first day he asked the soldiers to go out to find out the news, half of them went out together to kill Liu.

However, at this time, many people died every day in Chang'an, and Liu's death did not attract much attention.

After killing Liu, the soldiers finally began to seriously help Xu Huang collect useful information, and soon found out that Zhang Liao was the general of the South Gate at this time, and the army he commanded was the elite of the Northern Army led by He Jin and He Miao. And Zhang Liao's subordinates are only a few thousand.