Chapter 228: Go to Hangu Pass

In the first month of the third year of Jian'an (190), Emperor Xian of Han, Ma Chao led 5,000 elite cavalry to drive for more than 2,000 miles, attacking the royal court of the Japanese rule deduction department. Arile happened to be hunting outside and escaped by luck. However, the princes, princes, and Xianbei nobles who remained in the royal court all became the souls of Ma Chao's gun.

Ma Chao defeated the Xianbei royal court twice before and after, and defeated the Jianluo tribe and the Japanese deliberate division.

In order to avoid Ma Chao's military front, the Xianbei in the west migrated west for more than 3,000 miles, and never dared to step into the Far East again.

In February, Ma Yue led the subsequent army to join Ma Chao, and joined forces to attack Juyanhai in the south. King Xiu Tu hastily assembled 20,000 cavalry to fight, but was defeated and led 3,000 remaining cavalry to escape into the Western Regions.

In March, Ma Yue and Ma Chao led his troops to attack the Western Regions and surrounded Dayuan.

In May, Dayuan was destroyed and the city was slaughtered, and six sweat-blooded horses (Red Rabbit Horses) were captured. The countries in the Western Regions fell in love with the wind.

In June, the butcher Ma asked the Princess Aziguli to ask the King of Yuezhi for Princess Aziguli, but did not go with him. He then set up 120,000 Hu cavalry in the Western Regions, and Ma Chao was the commander. The troops surrounded the capital of the King of Yuezhi. In the late Yuezhi, the city was broken. After three days of the massacre, the people and animals were all gone.

Nanyang, Wancheng.

These days, Sun Jian, the prefect of Nanyang, always felt uneasy, so he took a few confidant generals to the street to lie. When he was leaving, he suddenly heard the gongs and drums in front of him, and a prison car was slowly moving. Sun Jian flashed on the street and looked at him carefully. He saw that the prisoners in the car looked very handsome and majestic, and even though he was in a cage, he looked calm.

Sun Jian was surprised and asked anxiously: "What's going on?"

The trusted generals did not dare to neglect them, so they hurriedly stepped forward and called the yamen runners who were escorted to Sun Jian. When the yamen runner saw that it was the prefect, he hurriedly knelt down on the ground and sang respectfully: "Little man Liu Sheng, pay homage to the prefect."

"Get up." Sun Jian reached out and pointed to the prisoner in the prison car and asked, "What's the name of this prisoner?"

"The villain doesn't know."

"What crime was committed?"

"Murder."

"Who is killed?"

"Zhang Dahu."

"Why kill someone?"

"I don't know either."

"That's strange." Sun Jian said, "I don't know my name or why I killed someone. Have you questioned me?"

"I have been tried and sentenced to death." The yamen runner responded respectfully, "but the prisoner refused to speak."

Sun Jian pointed to the prison car again and asked, "Then what are you doing?"

The yamen runner said: "The villain escorted the prisoner out of the public, hoping that someone who is familiar with him would come forward to identify his origin. However, it has been three days since, and no one has been willing to come forward to identify him."

Suddenly, a trusted general came forward and said, "Lord, the Zhang Dahu killed by this prisoner is General Zu Mao's wife's uncle."

"Are you talking about Zhang Nian?" Sun Jian frowned, "Zhang Nian relies on Zu Mao's wife and uncle, and he is always doing things wrong and is rampant in the village. This general has long wanted to cure him, but he has been leading troops outside to have no time to take care of it. Unexpectedly, he was killed! However, in this way, this prisoner is eliminating the harm of the people, well, it's interesting."

After saying this, Sun Jian said to the yamen runner again: "Go and let the prisoner go and let him go to the teahouse on the street to see this general."

The yamen runner respectfully said: "The villain obeys the order."

A moment later, the street teahouse.

Although the prisoner had been beaten to pieces and was staggering, his eyebrows still showed a unique and elegant look. He entered the elegant room and bowed to Sun Jian, and said aloud: "Xu Shu, the grass-roots man, thank you for your life."

Sun Jian said: "Your name is Xu Shu?"

Xu Shudao: "That's right."

Sun Jian said: "Why do you want to kill someone?"

"Nothing else." Xu Shu brushed his sleeves and said calmly, "I just saw unevenness on the road."

"What a shame," Sun Jian said in a crackdown on the case. "Just relying on this sentence, I know that the sir is an admirable chivalrous man. It seems that my official has not saved the wrong person."

"My lord is too good. How can Xu be regarded as a chivalrous man?" Xu Shu said this and suddenly asked, "If Xu's eyes were not wrong, the general must have been the former general who killed Hua Xiong and defeated Dong Zhuo, Wu Chenghou, and Nanyang Prefect General Sun Jian, right?"

Sun Jian's eyes showed a strange look and nodded, "That's right."

Xu Shu reached out and threw the messy hair hanging down on his chest behind his head, and asked calmly: "Look at the general's depressed look and restlessness, but he was worried about the dispute in Jingzhou?"

Sun Jian said in shock: "How do you know about it sir?"

Xu Shu said: "The battle between the general and Liu Biao has long been known to everyone in the world. The general is a fierce tiger in Jiangdong, and even a horse slaughtering tigers and wolves may not be able to compete with him. Liu Biao is not an opponent, but unfortunately the general is constrained and difficult to fully display his ambitions, so he is worried, right?"

Sun Jian stood up, bowed to Xu Shu for a long time, and sighed: "Sir, I am very talented, and I am very worried about this."

Xu Shu said: "Didn't the general be shocked by the master when he heard of his great achievements?"

"The great achievements shocked the master?" Sun Jian was so shocked when he heard this, and then suddenly realized, "I understand! So that's it, thank you for your advice."

Xu Shu said: "You are polite, General."

Sun Jian said: "I would like to ask you to give me some advice. How should Jian overcome the current difficulties?"

Xu Shu reached out and pointed to the east, and said calmly: "Eight words, avoid Jiangdong, Xu Tu's plan later."

"Far away from Jiangdong, Xu Tu's plan?" Sun Jian pondered for a moment, his expression suddenly became clear, and he said to Xu Shu, "Mr. is amazing. If Mr. does not give up, would he invite him as a military advisor?"

Xu Shu bowed to Sun Jian and said loudly: "I am willing to serve the work of a dog and a horse."

Yecheng, Han Fu's official residence.

Xin Ping rushed into the hall with a panic look and shouted to Han Fugao: "Lord, something is wrong."

Han Fu asked anxiously: "What happened?"

Xin Ping breathed, "Just just now, the chief minister of Hejian, Zhao Fu, condemned the Mahjong, and Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youzhou, all raised the people of Youyan, and a total of 50,000 troops rushed to Jizhou in two groups! Among them, the general Yan Gang led an army of 10,000 to attack Zhongshan Kingdom, while Gongsun Zan personally led an army of 40,000, with Gongsun Yue as the vanguard, and had already attacked Hejian County. The prefect of Hejian Niu Huan had already surrendered."

"Ah?" Han Fu jumped up in shock and said in a lost voice, "What should I do if Gongsun Zan's 50,000 troops invade the territory?"

"Lord, be panicked." General Zhang He came out and said, "The last general only needs his troops to defeat the invading enemy."

"Report~~" Zhang He finished speaking, the junior school flashed into the room and knelt down and said quickly, "Sir, Yanjin urgently reported!"

"Yanjin~~Yanjin?" Han Fu said with a sniff, "What's wrong with Yanjin?"

Xiaoxiaodao: "Bohai Prefect Yuan Shao led 20,000 troops out of Yanjin, and his appearance was suspicious."

"What~~What!?" Han Fu took a breath of air conditioning and hissed, "Yuan~~Yuan Shao! At this time?"

Xin Ping frowned and said, "Lord, this is a problem. If only Gongsun Zan and Yan Gang were the only two men, our army would still have a five-point chance of winning, but if Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao joined forces, our army would undoubtedly be defeated!"

Zhang He, who was standing by, suddenly changed his expression when he heard this, but he had not made any statement after thinking for a moment. Xin Ping's assertion might be too hasty, but it is not unreasonable. Although Zhang He was confident that the Jizhou army would not lose to any army in the world, if Gongsun Zanzhen and Yuan Shao joined forces, the outcome would be unpredictable.

Han Fu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan and said, "What should I do? What should I do now? Zhongzhi (Xinping Table), you should think of a solution quickly."

Xin Ping pondered for a moment and said, "Lord, the most urgent task is to first figure out Yuan Shao's intentions. If Yuan Shao's visitor is not good, there is nothing to say. If you want to fight or surrender, please make up your mind. But if Yuan Shao does not intend to join forces with Gongsun Zan, then things can still be done."

Han Fu said anxiously: "Since this is the case, Zhongzhi can quickly set off for Yanjin and ask Yuan Shao's intention to come."

Xin Ping said: "Abide by the order."

"Sir." However, Xin Ping could not leave, and another personal soldier entered the inner hall, "The two senior officials and Xun Chen asked for a meeting outside the hall."

A high-ranking official was originally a nephew of Yuan Shao.

Xun Chen and Han Fu respected their talents and repeatedly condemned people to ask for help, but they were not available.

"Great Ken, Xun Chen?" Han Fu asked in a daze, "What are they doing at this time?"

Xin Ping thought for a moment, then his face changed drastically, and he said in a cold voice: "I'm afraid I'm here to be a lobbyist for Yuan Shao."

Shouchun, Yuan Shu’s official residence.

Sun Jian became more and more excited as he spoke, and said with great utmost satisfaction: "Fighting Dong Zhuo forward, fighting to the death, fighting for the country, and revenge for the general's family! Now attacking Liu Biao, Jian did not hesitate to take risks and lead the army to advance straight in. He could almost achieve success, but the general did not go to military rations, and failed. Jian and Liu Biao had no selfless grudges, but he ignored life and death, and the three armies used their lives to repay the general's kindness for his goodwill? But why did the general become suspicious?"

Yuan Shu felt guilty and speechless.

Sun Jian said again: "I heard that someone slandered the general in front of the general and wanted to replace the general. The general was unable to defend himself. He could only resign and return to Wu County to make a living. He also asked the general to condemn the general to serve as the prefect of Nanyang."

"Wentai, please stop the thunderous anger." Yuan Shu felt guilty and hurriedly advised, "It's all my fault that I was confused for a moment and believed the villain's slander. Since the misunderstanding has been eliminated, Wentai should go back to Nanyang. Nanyang County needs Wentai to be in charge, and I cannot be missing you, a tiger general, under my account."

Sun Jian insisted on leaving and said in a deep voice: "Jianyi has made up his mind, please let the general know."

"Oh~~" Yuan Shu sighed long and asked regretfully, "Wentai, is there really no room for recovery?"

Seeing Yuan Shu's sincere expression and his words were filled with sadness, Sun Jian couldn't help but touch the friendship of the past, and said slowly: "Jian asked to resign and leave today, not to abandon the general and leave, just waiting for the rumors to disappear. If the general in the future is sent to condemn, Jian will come to listen to the condemnation at any time."

Yuan Shuxi said: "Since this is the case, Wentai can lead the prefect of Wujun, how about it?"

Sun Jian was shocked and thought to himself that Xu Shu was indeed a caderic god, and he could even guess Yuan Shu's reaction. He responded with the situation: "Jian dared not obey orders."

Yecheng, Han Fu's official residence.

After the high-ranking officials and Xun Chen met, Xun Chen first said: "The current governor of Youzhou, Gongsun Zan, took Youyan's men to attack Jizhou in the south, and the counties in the north were already surrendered. Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai, led his army to station in Yanjin. The intention was unclear. Chen and others were very worried about the general."

Han Fu said: "I don't know what kind of insights do you have in Youruo (Xun Chen's name is a good word)?"

Xun Chen asked without answering, "In the general's opinion, how about comparing Yuan Shao in terms of being generous to others?"

Han Fu said ashamed: "I am not as good as him."

Xun Chen said again: "What about making decisions in the face of danger and being extremely wise and brave?"

Han Fu replied: "I am not as good as him."

Xun Chen said again: "So what if you are doing so much kindness for the past lifetimes and benefiting the people of the world?"

Han Fu said: "It's not as good as him."
To be continued...