Zhang Lang frowned and asked, "Wang Kuang left without authorization?"

The herald nodded and said: "In addition, according to the information obtained by Houdexuan, Wang Kuang seems to have had contact with unknown forces. The Prime Minister suspects that Wang Kuang has reached some secret agreement with others to harm the Prime Minister."

When Zhang Lang heard this, he was not surprised at all. After all, it was impossible for Wang Kuang to serve his side willingly. Which of the princes in this era has no ambitions, and which one is willing to be inferior to others?

But, which force did Wang Kuang secretly contact?

Is it Gongsun Zan? It's somewhat possible, but unlikely. After all, Gongsun Zan is in a very disadvantageous position facing his father. If Wang Kuang wants to speculate, why would he choose Gongsun Zan?

So is it Cao Cao? It's very possible. Cao Cao has now captured Qingzhou, and his military power and prestige have increased rapidly. It is very possible that Cao Cao wants to take action against his own side at this moment.

And if you want to take action against your own side, it will naturally be very useful to win over Wang Kuang, an important force.

But in this matter, other princes, especially Dong Zhuo, also have motives. Although he can't care about his own side now, he is unlikely to be willing to watch his own side quickly become powerful.

possible.

After much deliberation, he could not figure out who Wang Kuang had been in contact with. He shook his head and temporarily put the matter behind him. He looked at the herald and asked: "If our army stands still, who will warn Cao Cao?"

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The messenger clasped his fists and said, "The Prime Minister has ordered General Ju Yi and military advisor Shen Pei to lead an army of 200,000 people south to the Yellow River to guard against Cao Cao. At the same time, he has ordered General Chunyu Qiong to lead a group of troops to enter Hulao Pass and wait for them."

Zhang Lang nodded and murmured: "With this arrangement, even though Cao Cao is strong, he should have no chance to take advantage of him. But in this way, my father will not have much advantage over Gongsun Zan. The war may turn into a stalemate.

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After thinking for a while, he said to the herald: "Go back and tell dad that you don't have to worry about Wang Kuang. I won't let Wang Kuang take advantage of him."

The herald clasped his fists in agreement and hurried away.

Zhang Langle turned his horse's head, raised his right hand and shouted loudly: "The whole army listens to the order, the front team changes to the rear team, and returns to Taiyuan!"

"The front team changed to the rear team, and returned to Taiyuan! The front team changed to the rear team, and returned to Taiyuan!..." The shouts continued one after another, and the entire army turned around and returned to Taiyuan.

On the other side, Wang Kuang led his 80,000 troops back to Hanoi County. As soon as he returned, he received a report that Zhang Lang's troops who originally went south suddenly turned back midway and returned to Taiyuan.

Wang Kuang frowned and murmured: "Why did this Yuan Mai suddenly turn back? Is it because he received an order from Yuan Shao? And Yuan Shao is already suspicious of me?"

The middle-aged man with a long beard and white face in a scribe's robe standing below clasped his fists at Wang Kuang and said: "My lord, we did not follow Yuan Shao's order, but suddenly returned to Hanoi County.

Although the lord used the excuse that the old man was seriously ill, Yuan Shao probably wouldn't believe it!

When Yuan bought his troops and went south, he obeyed Yuan Shao's military orders. Without Yuan Shao's orders, he would not have dared to return to Taiyuan without authorization. Therefore, it can be seen from this incident that Yuan Shao has become suspicious of the lord."

The man who spoke was named Wang Lin. He was a member of Wang Kuang's clan and the most resourceful person under Wang Kuang's command. Wang Kuang worked for Yuan Shao before and now broke away from Yuan Shao and colluded with others. These were all planned by Wang Lin.

Wang Kuang frowned, then smiled and said: "Don't worry too much, I have expected this situation for a long time. It would be really strange if Yuan Shao didn't react to my actions!"

Wang Lin showed an expression of admiration, clasped his fists and said: "My lord is famous!" Then he said: "Since Yuan Mai did not go south to Luoyang, our plan to seize the opportunity to seize Taiyuan and other places must be changed accordingly.

The subordinates thought that they could order General Fang Yue to lead 30,000 troops and deliberately set off to Shangdang under the lord's banner with great fanfare, making Yuan Mai think that we were going to attack Taiyuan.

When Luoyang received the news that our army was massing in Shangdang and preparing to attack Taiyuan, they would not have thought that our real target was actually Luoyang. At this time, the Lord led the main force to cross the Yellow River with lightning speed and raid Luoyang.

.

There is a great chance of success in this battle!”

Wang Kuang's eyes lit up and he shouted excitedly: "Okay, okay! Luoyang is the capital of the Han Dynasty, the most prosperous place in the world! If we can capture Luoyang, it will be better than ten Bingzhou! Okay, that's it?"

Immediately, the order summoned General Fang Yue, a burly and fierce general, and said to him: "Fang Yue, you immediately lead 20,000 troops to join the party.

Join the garrison there, display the banner of our headquarters, and make a big fanfare, pretending that our army is gathering to attack Taiyuan! Act immediately, without any mistakes!"

Fang Yue clasped her fists in agreement and left quickly.

Wang Kuang thought for a while, called the herald, and shouted: "Immediately send an order to the entire army, assemble secretly, and wait for orders." The herald agreed and retreated.

Wang Kuang said to Wang Lin: "I want to go to Sima's house. Do you think it's appropriate now?"

The Sima family was a famous family in Hanoi. Wang Kuang, as the governor of Hanoi, had long wanted to recruit the Sima family into his army. However, the Sima family had always maintained an aloof attitude and did not seem to want to participate in the melee between the princes, so Wang Kuang never succeeded.

Wang Lin thought to himself: "Whenever my lord goes, he is giving the Sima family a great deal of face. There is nothing inappropriate about it. The attitude of the Sima family is clearly to escape from the world. It is actually for self-protection and does not want to cause trouble because of the world's strife."

The family is in trouble!

If the Lord wants to convince the Sima family to join him, he must let them understand that no eggs are left unbroken when the nest is overturned. Nowadays, the princes in the world are fighting for hegemony. No one can think of being alone. If they want to survive in this torrent sweeping the world, the only way is to survive.

There is a vote for the winning side."

Wang Kuangshen nodded in agreement and praised: "What you said is great! Is that what happened?!" Then he said harshly: "Including this time, I have personally invited you three times! If you want to refuse again, then

You just don’t know how to praise!”

He turned to Wang Lin and said, "Come to Sima's house with me!"

Later that day, Wang Kuang and Wang Lin, supported by a group of officers and soldiers, arrived outside a simple but spacious house.

When Wang Kuang saw this house, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "This Sima's house actually occupies one-sixth of the area of ​​our Hanoi city. In terms of scale, it far exceeds my prefect's house!"

Wang Lin smiled and said: "The Sima family has lived in Hanoi for generations and is the most famous family in Hanoi. It is normal for such a size!"
Chapter completed!