Three Kingdoms King of the North

Seeing that Han Zhan didn't speak, but just stared at Lihua in a daze, Han Yan couldn't bear it anymore, and hurriedly urged: "Brother, your father's body is not cold yet, how can you marry a wife at this time?"

"Uncle didn't ask me to marry a wife." Han Zhan pouted at the place where Lihua was, and said, "He asked me to take Lihua into the house and leave a queen for the Han family before going out."

Chapter 0085

Han Yan turned her head and glanced at Lihua, she was silent for a long time, and then said: "Brother, what uncle said is somewhat reasonable. There are three ways to be unfilial and have no descendants. If there is any accident when you send troops this time, our Han family is not without descendants." Is it gone?"

Hearing what Han Yan said, Han Zhan really couldn't laugh or cry. He pointed at Han Bing, "Sister Yan, even if I'm gone, isn't there still my second brother? As long as he is alive, he can still flourish for our Han family. "

"Brother," Han Bing said with some trepidation, "I'm a bastard, how can I bear the responsibility of spreading the branches and leaves for the Han family?"

Han Zhan narrowed his eyes and said in a stern tone: "Since there are only three of us left in the Han family, there is no distinction between legitimate sons and concubine sons, do you understand?"

Hearing what Han Zhan said, Han Bing couldn't help feeling warm, and quickly replied, "Got it, brother!"

Two days later, Han Zhan left Xun Yu, Xia Houyun, and [-] soldiers from the county to stay behind, while he took Zhao Yun, Guo Jia, Xun You, Dian Wei and others, commanded [-] soldiers, and left Sheguo in a mighty way. county.

After marching for a day, the army camped outside the first supply station set up by Xun Yu.Han Zhan took Rob and a few cavalrymen and stood on a hillside. Looking at the continuous camp, he felt as if he was in a dream.A few months ago, when I came to Sheguo County, I only brought more than 200 people with me.Now there are [-] soldiers ready to fight, not counting the civilian men that Xun Yu and the others will send one after another to transport grain, grass and supplies.

Seeing that Han Zhan seemed to be in a good mood, Rob asked cautiously, "My lord, I don't know if we are going to fight here, what are the chances of winning?"

Han Zhan grinned at Rob, and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

Rob was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a playful smile, "Your Majesty, I want to hear all the little truths and lies."

Han Zhan looked aside and saw that the cavalry closest to them were ten steps away. Compared to hearing their conversation, he said boldly: "The lie is that our military division is famous, and the counties and counties along the way have turned against each other. This battle must be won; as for the truth, we don't even have a [-]% chance of winning." After speaking, he turned his horse's head, went down the hill, and ran towards the camp.

Seeing that Han Zhan was going back to the camp, Rob hurriedly called the cavalry standing around to follow him.

The so-called Chinese military tent has been set up, and Guo Jia and Xun You are sitting in the tent and chatting.Seeing Han Zhan coming in from the outside, he quickly got up and saluted him.

After Han Zhan sat down behind the table in the middle, he looked at Guo Jia and asked, "Feng Xiao, according to our army's marching speed, we can leave Taihang and enter the plain in at most three days. Do you have anything to say?"

"Emissary," Guo Jia cupped his hands towards Han Zhan, and said politely, "I don't know how sure I am of defeating the Yuan family."

A few months ago, Guo Jia made a bet with Han Zhan, saying that if someone went to war with Yuan Shao within the year, he would make Han Zhan his lord.But at this moment, he still only called Han Zhan "the envoy" instead of "the lord", indicating that he was not willing to surrender to Han Zhan.His question also has some elements of the school examination.

"To be honest, I really don't have the confidence to defeat the Yuan family." To the two famous counselors of the Three Kingdoms in front of him, Han Zhan didn't even think about prevaricating them, but said truthfully: "Even if the counties along the way turn against each other On the other hand, compared with Yuan's, our strength is still quite insufficient."

Seeing Han Zhan frankly admitting that his strength is not as good as others, Guo Jia nodded with satisfaction, thinking that Han Zhan still has self-knowledge.Guo Jia felt that before helping him with advice, he should understand his ability again, so as to decide whether to help him sincerely: "Dare to ask the envoy, what is your strategy against the enemy?"

"For us, an enemy's enemy is a friend." Han Zhan said confidently: "Although we used to be enemies with Gongsun Zan, we now have a common enemy, Yuan Shao. If I send someone to contact Gongsun Zan, let him Join me in attacking Yuan Shao, presumably he will readily agree."

Han Zhan's words made Guo Jia feel quite fresh. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was indeed very reasonable, so he nodded and said, "What the envoy said is very true. We should immediately send an envoy to contact Gongsun Zan. , and ask him to attack Yuan Shao together, in this way, our chances of winning will be greatly increased."

"What Feng Xiao said is very true." Xun You echoed and said, "Don't look at the fact that when the Yuan family entered Jizhou, there were only 2 horses. After these months of integration, the number of soldiers and civilians loyal to Yuan's family is at least [-], ten times that of mine. .If we rely solely on our own strength, let alone defeating the Yuan family, it is still unknown whether we will be able to escape unscathed."

Han Zhan unfolded the map scroll on the table case, pointed to Wu'an, the first county town after leaving Taihang, and said to Xun You: "Cousin Gongda, according to Geng Changshi's letter, Wu'an Ling is my father's old department. Unwilling to surrender to Yuan Shi. We need to contact him as soon as possible so that we can gain a foothold after leaving Taihang."

"In addition to the Wu'an Order, there are also the prefects of Tantai, Quliang, and Guangping, who are also the former Han clan." Xun You pointed to the map and reminded Han Zhan, "Especially Guangping, as long as we capture here, we will be far away from Jizhou." The city is only fifty miles away, and it only takes half a day for the army to reach the city of Jizhou. Messenger, do you think we need to send someone to contact these eunuchs as well?"

Regarding Xun You's proposal, Han Zhan naturally agreed: "That's right, Cousin Gongda is right. As long as we contact these prefects and county magistrates in advance, they will open the door and surrender as soon as our army arrives. Then we may You can reach Jizhou without bloodshed."

After a stick of incense, Xun You had finished writing the letters to contact Gongsun Zan and many prefects and county magistrates, and handed them to Han Zhan for review.Han Zhan took the letter, read it at a glance, then handed it back to Xun You, and ordered: "Send a fast horse to deliver the letter immediately."

The soldiers who were building the camp suddenly heard a rush of horseshoes. When they looked up, they saw a cavalryman rushing out of the camp like an arrow and heading east along the official road.Before the soldiers continued to bow their heads to work, there was another sound of horseshoes. Everyone was surprised to find that more than a dozen cavalry rushed out of the camp one after another and headed east along the official road.

"What happened?" The soldiers couldn't help whispering: "These people don't look like scouts, so why are they all heading east?"

Seeing that the soldiers were not working, but were standing still and discussing, the nearby officers shouted: "What are you all doing, why don't you set up tents? I warn you, no one is allowed to set up the camp before the camp is finished." Have dinner." The officer's last words immediately made the soldiers shut up, obediently continuing their unfinished work.

Han Zhan, Guo Jia, and Xun You stood at the gate of the big tent, watching the messengers on horseback leave the camp one after another.Seeing a trace of worry on Han Zhan's face, Xun You quickly comforted him and said, "Please don't worry, I believe that before we leave Taihang, we will be rewarded by the messenger."

Chapter 0086 Zhu Jiao kills Zhang Nan

After marching on the road for three days, the army led by Han Zhan finally left Taihang Mountain on the morning of the fourth day and entered the wilderness to the east.

Two miles away from Wu'an City, Han Zhan saw that the gates of the city in the distance were closed, and there were no guards on the watchtower of the city wall, only an apricot-yellow flag curled up lazily and alone.An ominous feeling rose in his heart, and he quickly raised his hand to signal the troops to stop.

He turned his head and said to Zhao Yun who was following him, "Zilong, send someone over to investigate and see what's going on in the city?"

After Zhao Yun sent out scout horses, he ordered the army to deploy on the spot so that they could fight in time if they were attacked by the enemy.

Guo Jia urged the horse to come to Han Zhan's side, and set up an arbor to overlook the city. When he saw that there was no movement, he couldn't help but frowned.He put down his hand and said to Han Zhan: "Master, there seems to be no movement in the city at all. Could it be that Wu Anling abandoned the city and left?"

"Probably not," Han Zhan said in an uncertain tone: "According to Geng Changshi's letter, Wu'an Ling is my father's old department and has always been dissatisfied with the Yuan family. Seeing that our army is here, we just need to turn against each other. There is no need to abandon the city and flee."

Xun You also came over on horseback and said, "Your Majesty is right. I have sent a letter to Wu An Ling, so that he will not panic when he sees our army coming here. As for what happened in the city, we will know when Tan Ma comes back." .”

Everyone was looking in the direction of the city eagerly, waiting for the return of the explorer, Han Zhan couldn't help remembering that on the eve of leaving Sheguo County, Lihua got into his bed under Han Yan's arrangement, although nothing happened in the end Made, but the relationship between each other is much closer.When saying goodbye to herself, Lihua smiled at herself and said, "Young master, Li Huasheng belongs to the Han family, and death is the ghost of the Han family. I will stay here and wait for the son to return in triumph."

Just as Han Zhan was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a rush of horseshoes, and then someone shouted loudly: "Master, look, our detective horse is back!"

Tanma came in front of Han Zhan, got off his horse, knelt down on one knee, and said pantingly, "I want to report to you, Wu'an City is closed on all sides, and villains cannot enter the city. I don't know what happened."

Xun You waited for Tan Ma to finish speaking, and quickly asked, "What's going on in the city?"

Tan Ma shook his head, and replied: "The villain heard it near the moat, and there is no movement inside."

As soon as the Tan Ma words were finished, three cannon shots were heard from the direction of the city. Everyone looked towards the city, only to see banners unfurled on the originally empty city wall, and countless soldiers appeared.The closed city gate was opened, and a horse team of more than a hundred people rushed out.

After a short time, the cavalry came to the front of the army.Han Zhan saw a flag bearer holding a flag behind a general who was wearing a helmet and armor and holding a big knife, and wrote a big "Jiao" character.

Han Zhan frowned and thought for a while. Among the famous generals in the Three Kingdoms, there seemed to be no one with the surname Jiao.Just as he was about to ask a question, the general on the opposite side turned around and waved his hand to the back. Immediately, two cavalry came out and rushed to a place about [-] steps away from Han Zhan, and then threw the things in their hands to the ground After throwing it, he turned around and returned to the formation.

Zhao Yun sent someone to pick up the things on the ground, and after seeing clearly what it was, he said to Han Zhan in surprise: "The envoy, there are two heads, one is our messenger, and the other is our messenger. With a well-groomed beard, it should be the order of Wu An."

When Han Zhan heard this, he couldn't help the blood rushing to his head. He pointed at the general opposite and asked loudly, "Who is here?"

The general rode his horse out of the queue, pointed at Han Zhan, and said triumphantly, "I am Jiao Chu, the captain under the command of the second son Xi, the son of the Han family. I have killed both your messenger and the internal response Wu Anling. You are not going to die quickly!"

Hearing the person on the opposite side report his name, Han Zhan immediately remembered who Jiao Touch was. A few years later, on Changbanpo, he and three other former generals of the Yuan family besieged Zhao Yun.But if it was one-on-one at this moment, Zhao Yun's killing him would not be much more difficult than crushing a bug.Thinking of this, Han Zhan turned his head and told Zhao Yun: "Zilong, kill him and avenge Wu'an Ling and the messenger!"

Zhao Yun agreed, and was about to ride his horse to rush out, but Xia Houlan's voice came from beside him: "Master, how can you kill a chicken with a butcher's knife, and kill an unknown general, why should my righteous brother do it. Please help me Lue Zhen, watch me take his head."

Jiao Touch saw a young general in silver armor rushing out of Han Zhan's formation, he secretly called out "Good time", he also urged his mount, and charged forward brandishing a big knife.He rushed in front of Xiahoulan, raised the big knife in his hand, and slashed Huashan with a force, trying to split Xiahoulan in half with one knife.

Xia Houlan dodged sideways, dodging his thunderous blow.Then the long spear in his hand stabbed out, straight for the opponent's throat.Jiao Touch was taken aback, and quickly leaned back, dodging in embarrassment.

After Jiao Touch sat up straight, another Sweeping Army came, trying to cut Xia Houlan in half.This time Xia Houlan didn't dodge or dodge, but blocked with the spear in her hand, and forcibly received Jiao Touch's knife.

Jiao Chu's strength was not as strong as Xiahou Lan's, and his mouth was numb from the shock.When he was about to make the third cut, Xia Houlan's spear was already heading towards his chest.He couldn't dodge in time, and was pierced to death.When Xia Houlan withdrew the spear, Jiao Touch's body stayed on the horse for a moment before slowly falling down.

"The lieutenant is dead!" Seeing Xia Houlan's spear picking Jiao Chu, the cavalry shouted, turned their horses and fled back.

Zhao Yun raised the spear in his hand and swung it forward violently. The five hundred horsemen in the formation roared out immediately, waving their weapons and chasing after Yuan Bing who was fleeing.

Hundreds of cavalry, except for a dozen fast horses, were killed respectfully by the cavalry commanded by Zhao Yun before they approached the city.