Three Kingdoms King of the North

Huahu, the head of the county, has always been in charge of the county's money and food, but he has too many things to do recently, so he is a little bit at a loss, so he has discussed privately with Han Zhan many times, hoping to find someone to take up the post of Shaofu.Regarding the matter of money and food, Han Zhan wanted to entrust it to someone he could trust, so that he would not hinder him at critical moments.

It was precisely based on this consideration that he readily agreed to Xun Yu's request: "Since uncle said so, then cousin Gongda will take over the post of the young mansion." Then he turned his head to look at Xun You, smiling Asked, "I don't know if Cousin Gongda has any objections?"

Seeing that Xun Yu and Han Zhan had arranged a future for themselves without asking for their own opinions, although Xun You felt unhappy, he could only bow his hands at this time, and said with a forced smile: "Since the king is trustworthy, I am a brother. , then I will listen to you as a brother."

Han Zhan was about to arrange for him to receive donations from wealthy businessmen, when he suddenly remembered that he had arranged for Zhao Yun to send troops to wipe out the bandits nearby, and he needed a counselor, and Xun You in front of him was undoubtedly the best candidate.Thinking of this, he quickly said to Xun Yu: "Uncle, do you still remember that I mentioned to you two days ago that I wanted to send Captain Zhao to lead troops to wipe out the bandits nearby?"

"That's right, I remember." Xun Yu nodded and said, "As soon as the troops from Changshan arrive, County Captain Zhao will lead them to the nearby area to eliminate bandits, collect the Yellow Turbans, and strengthen our strength." He said As soon as he said this, he stopped abruptly. He realized the reason why Han Zhan said this to himself, and after looking at Xun You who was sitting opposite him, he asked tentatively: "Could it be that Zhan'er wants your expression?" Brother, go out together as the counselor of Lieutenant Zhao?"

Han Zhan looked at Xun You and said, "Zhan heard that my cousin is good at strategy, and now he is in charge of the money and food in Sheguo County. With his help, Zilong will have no worries about going out."

Xun You quickly stood up, saluted Han Zhan expressionlessly, and said, "You will surely live up to the entrustment of the envoy."

The troops led by Xia Houlan and Xia Houyun entered the barracks in Sheguo County at noon the next day.After Han Zhan heard the news, he immediately rushed over with his uncle and nephew Xun.

When he arrived at the barracks, Zhao Yun was already waiting at the gate with a group of subordinates.Seeing Han Zhan approaching, Zhao Yun hurried forward, cupped his hands and made a military salute, "Zhao Yun is in armor, so he cannot fully salute, please forgive me!"

"Zilong doesn't need to be polite." Han Zhan waved his hand towards Zhao Yun, but glanced at the squares standing in the middle of the school field, and asked eagerly, "Is that the recruit from Changshan?"

"If you come back to the envoy, it is the Changshan soldier who just arrived in Sheguo County." After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he turned his body to one side and let the two people behind him out, and said to Han Zhan: "Emissary, let me introduce you Brother and sister Xiahou."

Looking at the two handsome young generals behind Zhao Yun who were dressed in silver helmets and silver armour, Han Zhan could not feel his eyes light up. .

Both of them clasped their fists together and saluted Han Zhan, "Xiahoulan, Xiahouyun, join the envoy!"

Han Zhan quickly stretched out his hand to help him, and said with a smile: "You two don't need to be polite, please get up quickly!"

A group of people came to the tent, Han Zhan sat in the middle, Xun Yu sat in the lower left corner of him, and Zhao Yun sat in the lower right corner of him.Xun You and Xiahou brothers and sisters stood behind Xun Yu and Zhao Yun respectively.

"Zilong, since the Changshan soldiers led by the Xiahou brothers and sisters have arrived, we can start to clear up the bandits and collect the Yellow Turbans." After Han Zhan said this to Zhao Yun, he turned his eyes to Xun You who was aside , and continued: "This Xunyou Xun Gongda is the nephew of Xunxian Cheng, and now he is serving as the county's young man. This time, he will advise you and provide logistical supplies for you."

Zhao Yun quickly stood up, bowed and replied, "Zhao Yun takes orders!"

"Master, what about us?" Seeing that Han Zhan only arranged tasks for Zhao Yun, but ignored his brother and sister, Xia Houyun, who couldn't bear it, came out from behind Zhao Yun and asked, "Can we also follow along?" Brother Zhao, are you going to suppress bandits together?"

Han Zhan turned his head to look at Xia Houyun, and said with a smile, "Miss Xiahou, don't worry, this time Zilong is going out to suppress the bandits, and all of you brothers and sisters will accompany him."

"Great, this is really great." Hearing that Han Zhan agreed that his brother and sister would go out with Zhao Yun, Xia Houyun couldn't help but exclaimed excitedly, but she quickly realized her gaffe, and hurriedly withdrew Zhao Yun's Behind him, he made a face at Han Zhan and stuck out his tongue.

"Nephew Xiahou," Xun Yu waited for Han Zhan to finish the task, and asked Xia Houlan who was standing opposite curiously: "I heard from Captain Zhao that this time you brought back a total of 600 horse infantry from Zhending. . Zhending is only a big place, how can so many soldiers be recruited, could it be that Zhending ordered Hu Zhi to send all the soldiers from Qingxian County to Sheguo County?"

Han Zhan was eager to know the question Xun Yu asked. After Xun Yu finished speaking, he stared intently at Xia Houlan behind Zhao Yun, hoping to hear his answer.

Xia Houlan came out from behind Zhao Yun, bowed to Xun Yu, and replied: "The county magistrate doesn't know something. The county magistrate Hu doesn't want to serve Yuan as the master, and plans to abandon his official position in the near future. Therefore, before leaving, I ordered you The two brothers and sisters led the county soldiers and newly recruited soldiers from the county, and followed Zilong to Sheguo County."

After listening to Xia Houlan's explanation, Han Zhan and Xun Yu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that such a small place could recruit thousands of recruits.The two couldn't help admiring Hu Zhi, who had never met before. Han Zhan asked Xia Houlan with concern: "Mr. Xiahou, do you know where County Magistrate Hu is planning to go next?"

Xia Houlan shook her head, and said with some embarrassment: "I don't know."

Although he didn't know where Zhendingling Hu Zhi would go next, Han Zhan suddenly felt a lot more at ease in his heart. Looking at the huge Jizhou, except for those Wu in Jizhou who couldn't wait to fall to Yuan Shao, the rest There are also many officials in counties and counties who are unwilling to obey Yuan's orders.It seems that as long as he can win over a group of old Han clan members, there is still hope for regaining Jizhou.

Chapter 0069 Unexpected Gains

Early the next morning, Hua Hu came to the main hall of the county yamen and reported to Han Zhan who was discussing with Xun Yu: "I want to report to the envoy, at dawn, the county captain Zhao, Shao Xun's mansion, and Xiahou brothers and sisters led a thousand soldiers and horses out." To the west, along the Zhangshui River and up the river, we are going to wipe out the group of bandits closest to the county."

Han Zhan nodded after listening, and said lightly: "Got it!"

After Huahu finished reporting, he still stood there without moving.Han Zhan glanced at him and asked curiously, "Master Hua, is there anything else?"

"Return to Shijun," Hua Hu carefully reminded Han Zhan, "There are still so many bandits in your backyard, aren't you afraid that they will make trouble again?"

Han Zhan arranged the captured bandits in his own backyard at the beginning, because he considered that these people were all dutiful mountain people, but they had no choice but to become bandits because they were deceived and coerced by others.Now that the internal thieves among them have been cleared out, the remaining people will no longer pose any threat to him, so he said disapprovingly: "They are all people under the rule of the envoy, so there is nothing to worry about." of."

Xun Yu waited for Han Zhan to finish, and then interrupted: "My lord, since the two bandits are going to be punished today, it is better to send someone to post a list in the city, let the people in the city go to watch the punishment, and let them know that they have colluded with the bandits. fate."

Regarding Xun Yu's proposal, Han Zhan nodded in agreement, and he immediately ordered Hua Hu: "Master Hua, immediately arrange manpower, post the list in the city, and let the people watch the punishment."

When Huahu left, Xun Yu saw that there were no outsiders in the hall, so he asked Han Zhan with some lack of confidence: "Zhan'er, do you think the expedition of County Captain Zhao and Gongda will go well?"

"Don't worry, Uncle." Han Zhan is full of confidence in the combination of Zhao Yun and Xun You, and with the help of Xiahou brothers and sisters who are superb in martial arts, it's no wonder they can't win. "Zilong is superb in martial arts and has extraordinary courage; Cousin Da is extremely witty and proficient in strategy. Coupled with the assistance of Xiahou brothers and sisters, he will definitely be able to win the battle."

In fact, Xun Yu also knew in his heart that the combination of Zhao Yun and Xun You would not lose even if they competed with other officers and troops of equal numbers, let alone a group of bandits.But he still felt at ease when he heard what Han Zhan said with his own ears.He changed the subject and asked, "Zhan'er, uncle wants to know, when you plan to take Jizhou after you are strong enough?"

"If I have five thousand soldiers and horses in my hand," Han Zhan said carefully, "then I can send troops to Jizhou this winter at the latest."

"What, send troops to Jizhou in winter?" Xun Yu was taken aback by Han Zhan's words, and he asked in an unbelievable tone: "Yuan's men have many soldiers, even if you have five thousand soldiers in your hand, you can't be defeated." Can't compete with them?"

After Han Zhan signaled Xun Yu to sit down, he suddenly said in shock, "Uncle doesn't know something. According to my analysis during this period, my father gave up Jizhou because he fell into Yuan's trap."

Xun Yu just sat down after a few cases, and when he heard what Han Zhan said, he almost jumped up from his seat in surprise. He asked in surprise, "Why did Zhaner say that?"

"Did uncle never suspect this?" Han Zhan asked back: "Yuan Shao, who was stationed in Hanoi, just led his troops eastward because of lack of food, and went straight to Jizhou; while Gongsun Zan went south from Beiping in a big way, and after defeating the guards of Anding After the army, seized the city, thus forming a deterrent to Jizhou?"

What Han Zhan said made Xun Yu frown and think.Although he is a good player in internal affairs, he is relatively lacking in strategy. He thought about it for a while, but he couldn't come up with a reason, so he could only continue to ask Han Zhan for advice: "Zhaner, uncle doesn't understand. How did you persuade Gongsun Zan to send troops south?"

"It's very simple." Han Zhan, who has read Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is naturally familiar with Yuan Shao's conspiracy. There are many former officials of the Yuan family in Wu Po, and Gongsun Zan raised his troops. In order to protect themselves, they must persuade my father to invite the Yuan family to enter Jizhou."

After listening to Han Zhan's analysis, Xun Yu nodded repeatedly, thinking it made sense.However, after thinking about it for a while, he still asked the question in his heart: "Zhan'er, if Gongsun Zan knows that the Yuan family has taken Jizhou, he will definitely send someone close to him to see the Yuan family to discuss the matter of dividing Jizhou equally. How will the Yuan family deal with it?"

"Ms. Yuan is narrow-minded and scheming. He will definitely promise to share the land with Gongsun's family equally, and then send someone out of Dong Zhuo's men to intercept and kill the envoy on the way back." Han Zhan tried his best to recall what he said in the book. After watching the content, he said to Xun Yu: "With Yuan's method, even a three-year-old child can't be fooled, let alone Gongsun Zan. As long as he sees through Yuan's conspiracy, Gongsun Zan will definitely meet Yuan in battle. Then we The opportunity has come.”

"We can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight." Hearing this, Xun Yu guessed Han Zhan's next plan, and he continued with a smile on his face: "When they are both defeated, we will send troops again, and we will surely get twice the result with half the effort. .”

"That's right, that's right, my uncle guessed right, that's what Zhan'er thinks about." Han Zhan said haha, while thinking to himself that it would be best if Han Fu had committed suicide in Chenliu during the Jieqiao battle. You can raise troops in the name of avenging your father, and maybe many old Jizhou troops will respond to you.

While the two were talking, Hu Cha rushed to the county government office panting.He came to the lobby, bowed his hands to the two, and said excitedly: "Cao Min sees you two adults!"

Although Hu Cha came here uninvited, Han Zhan was still very polite to the big benefactor who sponsored him: "So it's Mr. Hu! I don't know if Mr. Hu is here today, what's your opinion?"

Hu Cha raised his hand to wipe off the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile: "Caomin heard that two bandits who colluded with the yellow scarves will be punished in the noon, and they want to follow the envoy to watch the fun. I wonder if it is possible?"

For his simple request, Han Zhan naturally would not refuse, so he agreed wholeheartedly.

At this moment, Rob walked in from the outside and asked Han Zhan: "I would like to report to you, a prisoner who is going to be executed today wants to see you and says he has something important to say."

Han Zhan didn't answer immediately, but looked at Xun Yu who was sitting beside him inquiringly. After seeing him nodding in approval, he said to Rob, "Leader Luo, bring him here."

Without much effort, Rob brought a ragged, unkempt prisoner with shackles to the lobby.Seeing Han Zhan sitting behind the table, the prisoner rushed to the ground and shouted loudly: "Please forgive me, please forgive me!"

Han Zhan glanced at the prisoner kneeling below, and asked slowly, "What do you need to see me?"

"Return to the envoy," the prisoner kowtowed and said excitedly, "the villain knows where the treasure is hidden in black, and is willing to act as a guide to lead the envoy to retrieve the treasure."

Hearing the prisoner's words, Han Zhan couldn't help but be moved. Last time he went to the cottage in black, it could only be described as shabby, and his family could only rely on raising chickens and ducks, and even farming to support themselves.Knowing that the bandits in another village in Heiyi were all killed by Zhao Yun during the battle, the treasure in Heiyi became a mystery.In order to find these treasures, he even left behind a team of cavalry to secretly search for the whereabouts of the treasures in the name of protecting his family members.

"What's your name?" Han Zhan asked lightly.

"The young one is called Chen Cha," the prisoner may have been eager to survive, and he added on purpose: "The young one and Lin San are life and death brothers, and the young one has saved his life before."