Now Zhang Xiao and Zhang Xiao understand, it turns out that this battle contains so many implications in it, it seems that the first battle of the Southern Expedition is actually a real win if it is defeated, and it is better not to get too close to these officialdom people in the future, otherwise it will fall into danger at any time. [Ran^Text^Library] []

Zhang Yao completely understood the truth of the matter, and said: "No wonder I just saw that the soldiers who returned were divided into two splashes, General Xiahou's men and horses were almost undamaged, and the small number of people who followed behind were seriously injured. ”

Xia Houen saw that Zhang Xiao and Zhang Yao had already seen the troops that had returned, and said: "Brother is just going through the motions in this battle, in fact, nearly half of the 100,000 people are soldiers from the pro-emperor faction this time, although they did not let their entire army be wiped out this time, but they no longer have the power to make waves, but they still have to keep an eye on it, in the next southern expedition, they will still walk together." ”

Hearing the next southern expedition, Zhang Xiao's interest came, and asked: "Then how is the next southern expedition arranged? When will we set off, and then it should be time to take away the Qingyu Sword, right?"

Xia Houen was also a little excited, of course, what he yearned for more was to practice, and said: "This time we are going to fight a quick battle, we will set off within a month, and the number of the whole army will exceed 500,000." ”

Zhang Xiao and Zhang Xiao were taken aback, they didn't expect to send so many soldiers, it seemed that they wanted to turn Jingzhou over, and they exclaimed in surprise: "500,000!? Isn't this going to concentrate the troops of the whole country, so don't say any schemes, the number of people alone can crush them, but in just one month, can you be fully prepared?"

Xia Houen smiled faintly: "500,000 is only the smallest number, the specific number will only be known when the troops are dispatched, so that it can play a deterrent role, as for the preparation time, the prime minister has already started it as early as when he pacified the north, and now all the personnel, food, grass and protective gear are sufficient, but everything I said must not be told to anyone outside the court, even Miss Jialan." ”

Zhang Xiao and Zhang Xiao knew the importance of this matter, otherwise Xia Houen would not have said the name Jialan at this time, so they nodded silently to show their understanding.

Now that he knows Cao Cao's next plan, he is also ready to act, Zhang Xiao asked: "Then how do we arrange, when can you take the Qingyu Sword?"

This question is also the most distressing question for Xia Houen, and said: "This is a bit troublesome now, we have to take one step at a time, I believe that there will always be a chance on the battlefield." ”

Zhang Jiao was not happy when he heard this, what kind of plan is this, and asked: "Do you want to take away the Qingyu Sword, what do you mean by taking one step at a time? You want us to accept you as an apprentice, and you want us to join your camp You have also done it, you just perfunctory us, do you think we are very good?"

Seeing that Zhang Jiao seemed to be angry, Xia Houen suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and explained: "I didn't mean to delay, but because General Shi Jian is getting sicker and can't accompany the prime minister on the expedition, then I will naturally become the prime minister's guard, but anything will happen on the battlefield, and when the time comes, I will take the initiative to ask for battle, believing that I can get permission, so that I can leave with the Qingyu Sword." ”

Zhang Xiao then asked: "You became Cao Cao's bodyguard, what about me and my cousin?

Xia Houen said with some regret: "After the above arrangement, since you belong to my command in the military position, this time you will all be under the command of the vanguard General Cao Ren, and he will march to Xinye first, and our large army will come later, and we can also stay together when the time comes." ”

Now it is inevitably a little inconvenient to work under a stranger, Zhang Xiao asked: "Then what are we going to do when we go to his side? He won't want us to lead the troops to fight, right?"

Xia Houen explained: "You can rest assured of this, even if I am willing, he will not be willing, since you infiltrated the Sikong Mansion to steal the Qingyu Sword, all the people have known you, plus I told General Cao Ren that you are an immortal cultivator, I believe that he will not let you fight at will, and he will definitely want you to become a wonder soldier." ”

Zhang Xiao finally felt a little relieved and said, "Then what am I going to do next?"

Xia Houen said: "I have already arranged the next things, wait for you to follow Xie Long to the west of Xuchang, you can reach the Golden Lock Camp, the people there will make arrangements for you, I believe you will set off soon." ”

It seems that the speed of this dispatch of troops is really fast, and it is really the speed of the soldiers, taking advantage of the current trend, they will definitely be able to catch the other party off guard.

Zhang Xiao walked out of the door, looked at the school field with a virtual shadow illuminated by the sun, and said, "Since you are in such a hurry, when will we leave to report?"

Xia Houen also walked out of the door and said, "The sooner the better, if you can, I want to invite you to leave for the Golden Lock Camp today, but I don't know if you have anything else to do, master." ”

Zhang Xiao didn't have anything to wait for, and said: "Then let's go today, you can call Gao Zhan to come to the courtyard to find us at that time, and I also want to see what the military camp is like earlier." ”

After Zhang Xiao and Zhang Xiao left the school field, they quickly returned to the small courtyard to pack their luggage, and after being quiet for so long, they could finally move their muscles and bones.

After Zhang Xiao came to the room to pack up a few spiritual things he needed, he didn't have anything to prepare, he gently stroked the lamb in his hand, thinking that it had been playing dead like this for so long, it was really embarrassing for him, and muttered: "You have been so bored for so long, and now you finally have the opportunity to go out to breathe." ”

Xiao Yang seemed to want to prove that he was still alive, the tentacles on his head moved, and then continued to stay still, at this time Zhang Yao also sorted out his things, came to Zhang Xiao's room, and could leave at any time.

Zhang Xiao was a little surprised to see that Zhang Xiao had sorted things out so quickly, in the past, it took her a long time every time, but now it seems that it is really a little abnormal, but I can't say why.

At this moment, Gao Zhan came here and said in a proper manner: "Master, uncle, Captain Xiahou said that we will report to the Golden Lock Camp now, and I came to pick you up, do you need to make any preparations?"

Zhang Xiao put his back bag on his back and said, "No need, you can go now, you can lead the way." ”

Since there was nothing to prepare, Gao Zhan said as he walked outside: "I'll go outside the city to meet the soldiers under Captain Xiahou first, and then go to the Golden Lock Camp together, if you are not in a hurry, come with me." ”

Zhang Xiao didn't have any opinions, so he followed Gao Zhan out, and Zhang Xiao, who was walking at the end, looked at Zhang Xiao holding a bamboo sword in his hand, and suddenly shouted: "Cousin, you haven't taken your luggage yet, you forgot it?"

Zhang Jiao turned his face expressionlessly and said: "My luggage is in my hand, and the rest is redundant, there is no difference between bringing and not carrying." ”

After Zhang Xiao finished speaking, he continued to walk outside, and Zhang Xiao wondered, even if he had aura, he wouldn't need any utensils, right? But it was hard to say anything, so he also left.

By the time Zhang Xiao and the others came to the city gate, there were already nearly two hundred people gathered here, even Hao Zhong was among them, it seemed that they were all Xia Houen's subordinates, and as captains, these subordinates could be regarded as very few.

Gao Zhan saw Zhang Xiao's question and said: "Captain Xiahou's duty is mainly to protect the safety of the prime minister, so there is no need to have many subordinates, now that they are all here, let's go." ”

More than 200 people marched towards the Golden Lock Camp under the leadership of Gao Zhan, and maintained very good discipline all the way, no one spoke, but most of the soldiers were very strange, why was there a woman in the army?

After walking under the scorching sun for nearly an hour, I finally came to the Golden Lock Camp, which from the appearance was nothing more than a mobile camp that had just been built for a short time, surrounded by tree trunks, and a garrison of twenty people stood neatly at the door.

Gao Zhan came to the door and showed a roster to the captain of the garrison, then said a few words and led everyone into the camp, and then said a few words to everyone, and more than two hundred people divided into several teams and walked towards different camps.

Seeing that his tasks had been completed, Gao Zhan walked up to Zhang Xiao and Zhang Xiao and said, "Let's go see General Cao Ren now and see how we assign our duties, come with me." ”