Three Kingdoms King of the North

Guo Jia seemed to have expected that Han Zhan would ask himself such a question, he smiled slyly, and said unhurriedly, shaking his feather fan: "Isn't the envoy already made a decision in his heart, why bother to ask?"

Hu Zhi, who was sitting next to Xun Yu, was a little surprised to see that Han Zhan did not ask Xun Yu for his opinion after listening to his conditions, but asked a young scholar sitting at the bottom of the table.He turned his eyes to Xun Yu for help, trying to figure out what was going on.

Xun Yu hurriedly approached his ear and whispered: "The speaker is Yingchuan Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao, a friend of my uncle and nephew, quite talented, and my envoy has always wanted to recruit him." Hu Zhi didn't understand Guo Jia, He just nodded slightly after hearing this, and didn't take it to heart at all. He turned his head to look at Han Zhan, and asked respectfully, "Mr. Han, I wonder how you made a decision after listening to General Zhang's conditions?"

Zhang Yan's condition is very simple. If Han Zhan raises troops, he is willing to send 5 troops south to attack Jizhou with troops from Sheguo County.After Han Zhan occupied Jizhou City, drove away Yuan Shao, and regained control of the entire Jizhou, he hoped that Han Zhan could cede Changshan County to himself.

Guo Jia was right. Han Zhan had already made a decision in his heart after Hu Zhi finished talking about the conditions. Regardless of whether Zhang Yan sent troops to help, he could give Changshan County to the other party.Anyway, it was originally the area where the Black Mountain Army was active, and they and the local government have always been in a state of non-interference with each other.Instead of occupying a territory where government orders cannot be passed smoothly, and not having to intrigue with so-called friendly forces, it is better to be more generous and hand over all the place to them for management. In this way, Zhang Yan, who values ​​friendship, will at least be grateful to himself.

After making up his mind, he nodded and said to Hu Zhi: "Emissary Hu, the envoy has agreed to the conditions proposed by General Zhang. Please rest in the post for two days, sir and Captain Du, and then go back to report to General Zhang. .”

After the banquet, Han Zhan called his nephew and uncle Xun to his study in the backyard, and began to assign tasks to the two of them: "Uncle, Zhan'er estimates that it will be one month soon, or two months later. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are bound to go to war. Then Time is the time when we raise our troops. As the saying goes: Soldiers and horses do not move food and grass first. Once we send troops, the consumption of food and grass will be very alarming. I hope my uncle can find a way to go to the nearby counties and counties to buy more food and grass for emergencies. .”

Regarding Han Zhan's arrangement, Xun You asked in a curious tone: "Master, why are you so sure that the Yuan family and Gongsun Zan are about to start a big battle?"

"As far as I know, before Yuan asked Gongsun Zan to attack Jizhou, he made a wish to him: After capturing Jizhou, he would share the land of Jizhou equally with him." Han Zhan said calmly: "Now that the Yuan family has occupied Jizhou, the foundation of the Yuan family has been entrenched in Jizhou. Gradually stabilized, how can there be any reason to give it up to others? Gongsun Zan found out that he had made a wedding dress for the Yuan family, so naturally he refused to give up, and would definitely raise troops to attack the Yuan family."

After listening to Han Zhan's words, Xun You was still dubious: "Even so, it's unlikely that the two families will meet each other. After all, they used to be allies of Dong Zhuo. Maybe Gongsun Zan sent someone to see Yuan, and he would get Maybe a few counties near Youzhou."

"There are only eternal interests in this world, and there are no eternal friends." Han Zhan said casually, "In order to occupy Jizhou, the Yuan family can't do any despicable things. I guess he will send someone to intercept Gongsun Zan's envoy halfway, and then put the blame on him." Dong Zhuo, in order to divert Gongsun Zan's attention, so that the other party has no time to take care of Jizhou."

Xun You didn't believe Han Zhan's analysis at all, but in order to save Han Zhan's face, he didn't say anything, just shook his head with a smile, expressing his disapproval of the other party's statement.

But when Xun Yu was in the main hall and heard that Han Zhan agreed to hand over Changshan County to Zhang Yan, he still felt uncomfortable.But at this moment, when Han Zhan said the words "there are only eternal interests in the world, there are no eternal friends", he couldn't help but his eyes lit up, his thoughts suddenly became clear, and he felt that even if he gave up Changshan County to Zhang Yan, it would not be a big deal Once the alliance with Zhang Yan is over, you can send troops to take it back at any time.

When he was about to speak, he heard Han Zhan ordering Xun You: "Cousin Gongda, please send a spy to Jizhou City to keep abreast of Yuan's movements. Once there is news of Gongsun Zan leading troops south, report back immediately."

Seeing that Han Zhan had already started to make detailed arrangements to inquire about the news, Xun Yu hurriedly asked, "Zhaner, even if Gongsun Zan sent troops south to confront the Yuan family, we can't raise troops immediately. We must choose the right time."

"Uncle, don't worry, I know this matter well." Han Zhan said, got up, went to the bookshelf, picked up a cowhide scroll, returned to the table, unfolded it, and said to his uncle and nephew: "Uncle, cousin, please look, this is from Jizhou." The map. According to my judgment, after Gongsun Zan and the Yuan family turned against each other, he would definitely send troops from Anping City and go south along the line of Linping, Fucheng, Fuliu and Nangong. After capturing these cities along the way, he may Cross the river from Jieqiao, capture Guangzong, and threaten Jizhou City from the east."

Xun You stared at the map for a while, nodded his head and said affirmatively: "Guangzong is only seventy miles away from Jizhou City. The terrain in the middle is flat and there is no danger to defend. Gongsun Zan's Baima Yicong can be reached in two hours at most. Under the city of Jizhou. Unless the Yuan family gathers their troops at Jieqiao to block Gongsun Zan's cavalry, the situation will develop in their favor."

After listening to Xun You's analysis, Han Zhan couldn't help widening his eyes, thinking that Xun Gongda was really resourceful, and he guessed that the place where Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought was at Jieqiao.He coughed lightly, patted Jieqiao a few times with his palm, and said, "Although Yuan has occupied Jizhou for several months, he has only 5 to [-] soldiers." If we want to block Gongsun Zan's attack, he will definitely come out in full force, and then Jizhou will become an empty city, and we can take advantage of the two tigers fighting to easily take Jizhou City."

"Emissary," Xun You was obviously not as optimistic as Han Zhan about taking back the city of Jizhou. He pointed to the cities on the way from Sheguo County to Jizhou and said to Han Zhan, "We have to pass at least five cities along the way. If we are blocked by any one place, we will not be able to reach Jizhou before the Yuan family and Gongsun Zan decide the winner, and then we will fail."

"Gongda, you worry too much." After listening to Xun You's worries, Xun You said with a smile: "Geng Wu and Min Chun who stayed in Jizhou wrote a letter the day before yesterday, saying that they had secretly contacted many old Jizhou departments. What do you know? The prefects and county magistrates of the mentioned cities are not willing to submit to the Yuan family, as long as we send troops, they will respond one after another."

Chapter 0080 Zhao Yun as a matchmaker

Han Zhan knew the news Xun Yu said in a few days. He didn't think that those prefects and county magistrates would collectively confess their sincerity to him just because of Geng Wu Minchun's few words. He only hoped that he would lead his troops through these When they are in the city, they can give themselves a way, thank God.

And Xun You obviously thought of the same place with him. He pointed to the map and asked: "Master, there are more than 400 miles from Sheguo County to Jizhou, and half of them are rugged mountain roads. I would like to ask, if the road along the way These cities are unwilling to provide us with food and grass, how can we transport this large amount of food and grass to Jizhou in a timely manner."

As an employee of a transportation company in later generations, Han Zhan is very aware of the importance of logistics supplies in war.If the cities along the way don't provide food and grass for their army, once they start a war with Yuan Shao, the supply line as long as 200 miles will be enough to drag him down.Therefore, after repeated thinking, he said thoughtfully: "What cousin Gongda said is very true. Even if we have a large number of wheelbarrows now, due to the limited number of people who can be recruited, we have to complete more than [-] miles of mountain roads. Transportation is also a hassle. This is how I think about it. Every seventy miles, a warehouse will be built to store the food and grass needed by the army. In this way, even if the cities along the way refuse to provide food and grass, we can get supplies nearby.”

"Zhan'er is very thoughtful." Xun Yu promptly expressed his support for Han Zhan's statement: "Tomorrow, I will personally take people to survey the terrain and choose a place where a warehouse can be set up."

After Han Zhan nodded, he continued to say to Xun Yu: "Uncle, please send someone to Jizhou overnight to contact Geng Wu and Min Chun to find out which cities are willing to provide us with food and grass when we march. You can also do it in your mind.”

"Okay," Xun Yu replied bluntly, "I will send someone close to me to Jizhou as soon as possible to contact Geng Wu and Min Chun."

After Xun's uncle and nephew left, Han Zhan sat alone in the study, staring at the map on the table in a daze.The plan for dispatching troops has already been made, and when Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao go to war, he can unexpectedly stab Yuan Shao in the back.But this time sending troops, what reason do you need to find to be justified?

When Han Zhan was worrying, Patch came in from the outside lightly and reported to him: "My lord, County Captain Zhao has something urgent to see you outside!"

Zhao Yun is in a hurry to see you?Hearing Patch say this, Han Zhan couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart, wondering if something serious happened?Quickly ordered: "Please!"

Zhao Yun walked into the door and was about to salute Han Zhan, but Han Zhan grabbed his arm first and asked anxiously, "Zilong, you are so eager to see me, did something happen?"

For some reason, Zhao Yun had an embarrassed look on his face when he heard Han Zhan's question.When Han Zhan saw it, he was even more anxious. After pulling Zhao Yun to sit down, he asked again: "Zilong, what happened, you should say something."

Zhao Yun, who had just sat down, stood up again, blushing and said: "Your envoy, Yun has failed you, and I am really ashamed of you."

"Zilong, sit down first." After Han Zhan asked Zhao Yun to sit down, he asked in a daze, "What happened, you have confused me."

"Shijun," Zhao Yun lowered his head, and said with difficulty: "You once asked me to ask my aunt to marry my cousin Zhen Mi. My aunt wrote back today and rejected Shijun's marriage proposal."

"What, Mrs. Zhen rejected my marriage proposal?" Han Zhan couldn't help but sink in his heart when he heard what Zhao Yun said, and said inwardly, "It's over, a peerless beauty like Zhen Mi will take advantage of that guy Yuan Xi."

Thinking of Yuan Xi and Zhen Mi, Han Zhan suddenly remembered a post that later generations had read.The post said that Cao Jun occupied Yecheng in September, Cao Pi took Zhen Mi as his wife, and Cao Rui was born in January of the following year.No matter how you look at it, Cao Pi seems to be a character who likes to be a father.But someone immediately retorted, saying that if Cao Pi wanted to be a father, how could Cao Cao tolerate Cao Rui's survival and become the emperor of Wei.The two factions are that the public says the public is right, and the woman says that the woman is reasonable, and they quarreled fiercely.If it really followed the original track and Zhen Mi married Yuan Xi, he might be able to figure out this eternal mystery.

Seeing that Han Zhan did not speak for a long time, Zhao Yun became uneasy.After a fierce ideological struggle, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, my sister is too young, and it is understandable for my aunt to refuse this marriage. She has just turned twenty, I wonder if Shi Jun is interested in her?"

Hearing that Zhao Yun was a matchmaker for him suddenly, Han Zhan couldn't help but feel amused in his heart. He said jokingly, "Ms. Xiahou is already [-] years old, and she is three years older than me. But it's not bad. As the saying goes: A third-year female holds a golden brick. If Shijun marries Miss Xiahou, he might be able to make a fortune."

Zhao Yun heard that Han Zhan was actually joking with him, and he knew in his heart that he didn't mind too much about the failure of his marriage proposal. On the contrary, he seemed to be interested in Xia Houyun.He struck while the iron was hot and said: "If Shi Jun has a good impression of my righteous sister, I can immediately go to discuss with my righteous brother Xia Houlan and settle the matter with him."

Han Zhan was worrying about finding out the reason for the army, so naturally he didn't have the heart to talk about marriage, so he quickly changed the topic: "Zilong, now that the Black Mountain Army has formed an alliance with us, and the expedition to Jizhou has been put on the agenda. I don't know what we did earlier What is the combat effectiveness of the recruits recruited?"

"Please rest assured." Zhao Yun quickly replied, "Almost all these recruits have gone to wipe out bandits. They have seen blood to some extent. Even if they go to the battlefield, they will have the strength to fight."

Chapter 0081

After half a month of preparations, the soldiers, horses, food and grass were all ready. It can be said that everything was ready, and it was only due to the east wind. As soon as Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao started a war, Han Zhan would be able to go out to take the army of Jizhou City, which was empty.

In the afternoon, Han Zhan was sitting in the lobby listening to Xun You's report on money and grain, when he suddenly saw Xun You rushing in with a piece of paper in his hand.He came in front of Han Zhan and said with a serious expression, "Zhan'er, something happened, something happened!"

Hearing what Xun Yu said, Han Zhan couldn't help but thump in his heart, secretly saying that Yuan Shao couldn't be aware that Geng Wu Minchun had secretly communicated with him, so he snapped the two of them off, right?Thinking of this, he asked in a panic: "Uncle, what happened to Geng Changshi and the others?"

Xun Yu was taken aback: "What will happen to Geng Changshi and the others?" But he soon realized that it was his anxious expression that had misunderstood Han Zhan, and quickly explained, "I just received a dispatch from a spy sent to Jizhou. According to the information that came, the family members left Jizhou as early as [-] days ago, and their whereabouts are unknown now."

"Family?!" Han Zhan glanced at Xun's uncle and nephew standing in front of him, and asked in puzzlement, "Whose family?"

"Whose family members can it be, of course it is the family members of the Han family." Xun Yu stared at Han Zhan and said, "Although your father has gone to Chenliu, the family members still stay in Jizhou City. In return, say that the family members of the Han family are two He left Jizhou ten days ago, and his whereabouts are unknown now."

Han Zhan walked back and forth behind the table with his hands behind his back. Even though he was a member of the Han family, the only people closest to him were his maid Lihua, his sister Han Yan, and Han Bing whose legs were broken. .He stopped and asked, "Do you know where they went?"

Xun Yu shook his head and replied: "They left Jizhou quietly at dawn. No one knows where they went. We accidentally discovered that the gate of the Han Mansion was closed, and we quietly went over the wall to check. The house was already empty. He asked the neighbors left and right, and learned that in the early morning a few days ago, he heard someone shouting and neighing outside the gate of the Han residence. "

Knowing that the Han family left Jizhou quietly, Han Zhan couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He can ignore the rest, but the whereabouts of Lihua, Han Yan, and Han Bing must be found out: "Does Geng Changshi know their whereabouts?" ?”

Xun Yu shook his head again, and said helplessly, "I guess Geng Changshi doesn't know anything about this matter, otherwise he would have sent us a letter to tell us about it."

"Master, don't worry." Regardless of Xun You's seniority, he is much calmer than Xun Yu and Han Zhan when considering issues.He frowned and said: "The places the family members can go to when they leave Jizhou are Chenliu, where Lord Han is located, and Sheguo County, where Lord Shi is located. We only need to send people to look for them in these two directions. There must be something to gain.”

"Brother Gongda is right." Han Zhan was also concerned but confused. Hearing what Xun You said, he gradually calmed down and began to think about where the missing family members would be.He said thoughtfully: "I never sent people back to Jizhou to pick up the family members. They left Jizhou in a hurry and went to Chenliu to join my father. Uncle, you immediately send someone to Chenliu to inquire about the family members at my father's place." whereabouts."

Just when Xun Yu agreed and was about to leave, Han Zhan stopped him again and said in an uncertain tone: "Uncle, although it is very likely that the family members will go to Chenliu, there is no one on the road leading to Sheguo County." , also need to send people to investigate, to see if there is any whereabouts of my family members."

"Don't worry Zhan'er." Xun Yu nodded and said, "Uncle will send spies to find out the whereabouts of the family members."

Two days later, when Han Zhan was discussing matters with Xun Yu and others in the lobby, there was a rush of drumming outside.Han Zhan's first reaction when he heard the sound of the drum was, "Someone is beating the Drum of Injustice".He quickly stood up, and told the yamen servant standing beside him, "Go outside and see who is beating the drums, and ask about any grievances, and report it quickly!"

The yamen servant agreed and ran out quickly.Not long after, he rushed in again and reported to Han Zhan with his arms folded: "Returning to the envoy, there is a girl outside who says she is the envoy's maid. The brother who guards the door thought she was a lunatic and wanted to drive her out." Let's go, but who knows that she not only did not go, but instead sounded the drum of grievance."

Hearing that the person who beat the grievance drum claimed to be Han Zhan's maid, everyone in the hall couldn't help looking at Han Zhan, trying to figure out what was going on.