Three Kingdoms King of the North

Han Zhan thought to himself, in the real history, Dian Wei has always been Cao Cao's guard until he died in battle in Zhang Xiu's army.Thinking of this, he said to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, although Ziman is brave, he lacks strategy and is not suitable for commanding troops in battle. Let him command the Marquis' Tiger Guards."

Seeing that Han Zhan had already made up his mind, Guo Jia couldn't argue anymore, and could only follow the other party's wishes: "Since the position of the commander of the Tiger Guards, my lord prefers General Ziman, then this matter is entirely up to my lord. .”

The two were talking, and Zhao Yun, who had just left, hurried in again.He said to Han Zhan with a sad face, "Second brother, Ziyi sent a messenger, saying that he has something urgent to see the lord."

Seeing Zhao Yun's expression, Han Zhan immediately realized that something might be wrong, and quickly asked, "Brother, is there any bad news?"

Zhao Yun nodded vigorously, and replied: "According to the messenger, Ziyi recruited thousands of recruits in Xuzhou. On the way back, he was chased and killed by soldiers sent by Yuan Shu. Ziyi took the recruits and fought and left. Now I have already retreated to Licheng in the East China Sea, please send troops to rescue as soon as possible, my lord."

Knowing that Tai Shici was hunted down by Yuan Shu's troops, Han Zhan couldn't help but frowned. He walked to the map hanging on the side, checked it carefully, and asked in puzzlement, "Yuan Shu is fighting with Liu Yao. Yangzhou, why did you send someone to Xuzhou? Could it be that Tao Qian just ignored him?"

Regarding Han Zhan's question, Zhao Yun shook his head with a wry smile, expressing that he was not clear either.Seeing that Zhao Yun couldn't give the answer he wanted, Han Zhan quickly ordered: "Brother, call Ziyi's messenger in, and I have to ask in person what's going on."

Chapter 451

After a while, a dusty soldier strode in from the outside.As soon as he saw Han Zhan, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "The little one sees the lord!"

"Benhou asks you." Knowing that this was the messenger sent by Tai Shici, Han Zhan walked quickly to the soldiers, bent down and asked nervously, "How is General Ziyi's situation now?"

"Returning to my lord, General Ziyi and his troops are now surrounded by five thousand enemy troops in Licheng." The soldier looked up at Han Zhan, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, please send troops to rescue quickly."

Knowing that there were only 5000 soldiers besieging Taishici, Han Zhan felt a little more at ease. He thought to himself that even if Taishici only had 600 soldiers, it would be no problem to hold a city for a while.He stood up straight and asked tentatively, "How many troops does General Ziyi have under his command?"

The soldier hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "We have recruited more than 6000 soldiers and horses in various places in Yangzhou. After being attacked by the enemy, some of them were killed or injured, and some were scattered. There are still more than 3000 soldiers."

"What, there are more than 3000 people?" After hearing the number said by the soldiers, Han Zhan couldn't help being surprised, "That is to say, more than 3000 of you were trapped in Licheng by 5000 of the enemy?"

"Exactly," replied the soldier. "The enemy army is fierce. General Taishi Ziyi is no match for the enemy's general. He can only defend the city and order the little Xingye to come to the lord for help."

After listening to the soldiers' answers, Han Zhan couldn't help frowning, and said in his heart: "No, the generals under Yuan Shu are nothing more than Ji Ling, Yuan Yin, Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, Lei Bo, Han Xian, Chen Lan, and Qiao Qiao." Rui, Lejiu, Han Hao and the others, even if there are many of them, except for Ji Ling, who has a higher force value, the rest of them are a group of hot chickens, even if they are all tied together, they are not Tai Shici's opponents, why? Maybe someone beat Tai Shici so hard that he dared not leave the city?

Thinking of this, Han Zhan snorted heavily, and continued to ask: "I wonder if the general sent by Yuan Shu can beat Ziyi beyond parry? Is it Ji Ling, Lei Bo, or Le Jiu and Han Hao?"

Unexpectedly, when the soldier heard Han Zhan's question, he spit out a name that surprised everyone: "It's Wen Hou Lu Bu."

"It's Lu Bu?" Han Zhan couldn't help being stunned when he heard the name said by the soldier.He remembered that when Lu Bu followed him out of the capital, he mentioned that he would go to Yangzhou to join Yuan Shu.

Knowing that it was Lu Bu who trapped Tai Shici, Han Zhan began to feel worried. Although he had a large number of generals, only Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Huang Zhong and others could fight Lu Bu.Zhao Yun is the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition Army, so he must not leave the army casually; Huang Zhong is not here, even if someone is sent to recruit him, it will take a lot of time; Dian Wei's martial arts are comparable to the two, but at the moment he has Injured, not suitable for combat for the time being.

Who should be sent to deal with Lu Bu made Han Zhan frown.Seeing that Han Zhan was at a loss, Guo Jia came over and asked the soldier a few words, then sent him to rest first.As soon as the soldiers left, Guo Jia looked at Han Zhan and asked tentatively, "My lord, are you worrying about Lu Bu?"

"Exactly." Seeing that only Guo Jia and Zhao Yun were present, Han Zhan nodded without hiding his true thoughts, and said, "Lü Bu is extremely brave. In the past, Dian Ziman and Xiahou brothers and sisters teamed up, and they were not his opponents. Now He has trapped Taishi Ziyi in Licheng, and the Marquis is considering who to send to rescue him."

"Second brother, don't worry." Seeing that Han Zhan was worried about the rescue, Zhao Yun quickly stepped forward: "Brother, I am willing to lead the army to rescue."

"No." Han Zhan refused Zhao Yun's request without hesitation: "You are the commander of the first army, how can you single out Lu Bu like an ordinary general?"

"Second brother, Ziyi's situation is critical now. Even if he is not as good as Lu Bu in martial arts as a brother, I believe that self-protection is still possible." Although Han Zhan rejected him, Zhao Yun said unwillingly: "If I join forces with Ziyi, I believe that I can protect myself." It should be no problem to get out of Lv Bu's hands."

Before Han Zhan could speak, Guo Jia smiled and said to Zhao Yun: "General Zilong, my lord is right. You are the commander of the first army. How can you go to the danger yourself? The matter of rescuing Ziyi can be completely entrusted to him." Someone else will do it."

"Military division," Zhao Yun became impatient when he heard Guo Jia say this: "Lü Bu is superb in martial arts and invincible in the world. Even a certain person is not sure that he can beat him, let alone others?"

"General Zilong, have you forgotten the battle between the three heroes in front of Hulao Pass?" Guo Jia said with a smile still on his face, "Liu, Guan, and Zhang joined forces and once defeated Lu Bu. Now Guan Yu and Zhang Fei The two of them are in the army, let them lead the troops to rescue, and together with Tai Shi Ziyi, they will fight Lv Bu again, Jia believes that they can kill Lv Bu as well."

Guo Jia's words reminded Han Zhan, and he immediately remembered the Jizhou version of the three-hero war against Lu Bu half a year ago, and he echoed: "The military advisor is right, although Lu Bu is skilled in martial arts, it is not difficult to defeat him. Half a year ago, Dian Ziman and Xiahou brothers and sisters fought against him once, and the two sides were tied. If Guan Yu and Zhang Fei join forces, and with the help of Tai Shici, it should be easy to defeat Lu Bu."

After Han Zhan finished speaking, he shouted out of the lobby: "Come here!"

Following Han Zhan's shout, Chen Dao came in from the outside, bowed and saluted, and asked respectfully, "I don't know what your lord wants?"

"Uncle Zhi," Han Zhan said to Chen Dao, "hurry up to the barracks and invite the two vanguards Guan Yu and Zhang Fei here. I have important matters to discuss with them."

Half an hour later, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed Chen Dao and walked in from the outside.After the two saluted Han Zhan, Zhang Feiweng asked in a low voice: "Marquis Anyang, we two brothers are resting. I wonder if you invited us here. Is there anything urgent?"

Han Zhan laughed and said, "You two pioneers, I originally planned to let you take a good rest for a while, but something urgent happened suddenly, so I had to send my uncle to invite you here."

Hearing what Han Zhan said, Guan Yu said expressionlessly: "Since there is something to do, please just tell the Marquis of Anyang, and the two brothers will do their best."

"It's like this. A few months ago, Benhou sent General Taishi Ziyi to Yangzhou to recruit recruits for him." Han Zhan said to Guan Yu, "Who would have thought that they were hunted down by Yuan Shu on their way back? Now I am trapped in Licheng in Xuzhou, I want to ask the two of you to lead the troops to rescue."

After Zhang Fei heard what Han Zhan had said, he snorted coldly, and said disapprovingly, "Marquis Anyang's generals are like clouds, if you send anyone there casually, you can rescue Tai Shici."

Regarding Zhang Fei's attitude, Han Zhan was not angry, but said with a smile: "If you are an ordinary general, you can't trap Tai Shici. But now that Wen Hou Lu Bu is serving in Yuan Shu's army, he is the one who personally leads the troops to chase and kill Tai Shici." , forced Ziyi to occupy Licheng, and sent a messenger to seek help from the Marquis."

Han Zhan knew the personalities of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and if they were kind to each other, they might push back and forth, so he decided to use the aggressive method to try, "Lu Bu's martial arts are invincible in the world, and this trip to Licheng is a narrow escape. If the two pioneers If you feel that you are not Lu Bu's opponent, this Marquis will definitely not force you, and will choose someone else."

"It turned out to be the slave of the three surnames!" Zhang Fei heard that the person they were going to deal with was actually Lu Bu, and immediately said with wide eyes: "Marquis of Anyang, if it is Lu Bu, we are willing to lead the troops there immediately."

When Guan Yu heard Lu Bu's name, he immediately thought of the scene where his three brothers fought against Lu Bu together in front of Hulao Pass, and he felt his blood boil. Immediately, I lead the troops to Licheng to take Lu Bu's head."

Seeing that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei really fell into his trick and was eager to fight Lu Bu, Han Zhan couldn't help being happy, but he tried to pretend to be calm on the surface and said: "The two pioneers have been fighting for a long time. You must be exhausted from the battle, so why not rest in the city for one night, and then lead your troops south to Xuzhou tomorrow to rescue Tai Shici, how about that?"

Although Guan Yu said that he wanted to fight Lu Bu immediately, but after hearing what Han Zhan said, he also understood that it was impossible to set off overnight. With a group of tired soldiers rushing to Licheng, they may not have a chance to win.He clasped his fists and said to Han Zhan, "Guan obeys!"

Chapter 452

In the early morning of the next day, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led [-] infantry out of the city and headed towards Xuzhou along the official road.Han Zhan took his subordinate Wu and personally sent the army out of the city.

Looking at the soldiers and horses going away, Guo Jia said to Han Zhan with emotion: "My lord, now Guan and Zhang are almost all the former Yellow Turbans. After several months of fighting, they look a bit strong."

Regarding Guo Jia's statement, Han Zhan nodded and said in agreement: "That's right, in the past, Yunchang and Yide were given so many old Yellow Turbans because they were worried that hundreds of thousands of them would gather together. For stability reasons, it is necessary to find something for them to do. Although they have suffered heavy casualties during the months of battle, the rest are elite soldiers who can serve as the main force of Jizhou in the future and fight against all parties for this Marquis."

"Military division," Zhao Yun, who was standing aside, waited for the conversation between Han Zhan and Guo Jia to come to an end, and asked with some concern: "Tell me, can Ziyi hold on until the reinforcements arrive? You know, the messenger is on the road at full speed. It took two days for the reinforcements to rush over, and it would take five days at the fastest, can Ziyi last so long?"

"This is not a place to talk," Guo Jia said to Zhao Yun when he saw that everyone was still standing outside the city, surrounded by many guarding soldiers, "Let's go back to the eunuch's mansion and talk about it."

After being reminded by Guo Jia, Zhao Yun also realized that it is not appropriate to discuss this matter outside the city gate, if it is leaked out, it may cause the army's morale to be unstable, so he said to Han Zhan: "Second brother, let's go back to the residence. "

Back at the prefect's mansion, Guo Jiaping retreated to the left and right, and then said to Han Zhan and Zhao Yun: "My lord, General Zilong, don't say that Guan and Zhang walked for five days on the road, even if they walked for fifty days, as long as General Ziyi is here If there is enough food and grass in the city, there will be no danger."

Han Zhan and Zhao Yun were confused by Guo Jia's words. Han Zhan turned his head and glanced at Zhao Yun. Seeing that the other party was also looking at him, they both saw confusion in each other's eyes.Han Zhan couldn't help asking: "Feng Xiao, what do you say?"

Guo Jia smiled lightly and said, "How much combat power does the recruit recruited by Taishi Ziyi have, and they can actually save so many people under the pursuit of Lv Bu? This is clearly because Lv Bu deliberately released water in order to repay the lord's kindness. The reason why he is still confronting Ziyi in Licheng is just to show Yuan Gongtong, if there is a real fight, the entire army of Ziyi may have been wiped out long ago."

Hearing Guo Jia's analysis, Han Zhan felt that it was very possible. With Lu Bu's terrifying combat power, let alone five thousand soldiers, even if he had only five hundred soldiers, he could still beat Tai Shici to pieces.He originally planned to lead the army south the next day, firstly to rescue Tai Shici, and secondly to seize the territory of Xuzhou, but at this moment he changed his mind and said to Zhao Yun: "Brother, younger brother thinks what Feng Xiao said makes sense , we will rest here for two more days, and then go south to join Han Sheng's soldiers and horses, and head to Xuzhou together."

If Guo Jia hadn't said what he just said, maybe Zhao Yun would have rushed to Licheng to rescue him because he was worried about Tai Shici's safety.But at this moment, he learned that Lu Bu didn't really want to eliminate Tai Shici, but was just following orders, so he changed his mind and agreed to stay here for two more days.

Following Lu Bu on the expedition was Yuan Shu's lieutenant, Lei Bo.In name, he was Lu Bu's deputy, but in fact he was sent by Yuan Shu to monitor Lu Bu.For this point, no matter how brave and foolish Lu Bu is, he can still see it.

As Guo Jia analyzed, Lu Bu felt that he owed Han Zhan a favor, and he was ready to replace it at the right time.Therefore, when he was ordered by Yuan Shu to pursue Tai Shici, he deliberately slowed down the marching speed, and the soldiers and horses only moved thirty miles a day before setting up camp, never taking an extra step.

If the soldiers and horses led by Tai Shici have undergone strict training and been on the battlefield, if they know that there are pursuers behind them, they will definitely increase their marching speed and find a way to get rid of the pursuers behind them.However, when these recruits heard that there were soldiers and horses chasing after them, they immediately became confused. Many soldiers fled in the dark, which caused the morale of the army to drop.

Tai Shici was worried that if he walked too fast, more soldiers would flee, so he knew that Lu Bu's soldiers were chasing him, so he couldn't speed up his march, so he could only march at a speed of twenty to thirty miles a day.However, just to be on the safe side, he sent scout horses to explore the road ahead to see if there was any suitable place where soldiers and horses could be stationed to resist the pursuers from behind.

Lei Bo saw that Lv Bu's daily marching speed was too slow, and the distance between him and Tai Shici's soldiers and horses had not been shortened, so he urged Lv Bu to speed up his marching speed many times.According to Lu Bu's original character, if someone was chattering in his ear every day, he would have split the opponent in half with his Fang Tian painting halberd.However, considering the small size of his family, Shouchun, who is still under Yuan Shu's control, can only delay Lei Boxu's actions by subduing him.