Since the three giants of the Xiliang army were defeated outside Luoyang City,
Zhang Ji was afraid that Li Jue and Li Jue would harm him. In addition, the baggage was lost on the road and the army was short of food.
So Zhang Ji decided to go back to Hongnong to pack up his belongings overnight, and then left Wuguan and came to Nanyang County, intending to make a fortune first and alleviate his embarrassing situation.
Zhang Ji originally wanted to make a profit, but he was killed when he attacked Rangcheng and died in battle.
His nephew Zhang Xiu took over Zhang Ji's army,
Finally, in desperation, he took refuge with Liu Biao and stationed troops in Wancheng.
And here, the contribution of one person is indispensable. He was the counselor who caused chaos in the world with his words, and later secretly helped the emperor escape from Chang'an, Jia Xu!
Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu were originally from the same hometown, and they often exchanged letters secretly.
Zhang Ji was able to go to Chang'an because Jia Xu arranged it through Zhang Xiu.
Later, they went to pursue the emperor together, and Jia Xu actually expressed his objections to Zhang Xiu.
It's a pity that Zhang Ji was so greedy for profit at that time that he couldn't listen to Zhang Xiu (Jia Xu)'s words.
After the defeat of Luoyang, Zhang Ji led his army back to Hongnong.
When Zhang Xiu was packing up his things and running away, he happened to meet Jia Xu, so Zhang Xiu invited Jia Xu to his army and became his staff.
Later, as mentioned earlier, Zhang Ji died in battle, and Zhang Xiu received a surrender letter from Liu Biao.
At Jia Xu's suggestion, Zhang Xiu's forces took refuge with Liu Biao, and eventually got troops stationed in Wancheng to guard the Nanyang gate for Liu Biao.
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Lu Yan is currently inspecting the cavalry training in Zhao Yun's camp. Behind him are Lu Lingqi, Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan...
But now the leader of the soldiers following Lu Yan is no longer Xia Houlan, but Anhan General Lu Lingqi...
Since Lu Lingqi replaced Xia Houlan, Xia Houlan became Zhao Yun's deputy general, which finally fulfilled his wish to lead an army alone.
Lu Lingqi actually wanted to lead the army alone.
But Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan, Tai Shici and others all served as Lu Yan's personal soldiers leaders before leading the army. Although she didn't know why she did this, Lu Lingqi still expressed her feelings to Lu Yan.
Of course others know why they are doing this, because Lu Yan will force you to: practice martial arts, read books, learn military tactics, battle formations, and a series of other things.
Moreover, Lu Yan not only valued the training of generals, but also attached great importance to the improvement of the quality of his soldiers.
Almost all the soldiers in the military camp are illiterate, and most of them are past the age of study.
Lu Yan, as one of the five good young people in the new era, has long been unable to tolerate the existence of this shortcoming. If it were not for poverty and lack of people, he would have started this sport long ago.
Now that the emperor has made Xuchang his capital, not only celebrities are coming in droves, but also many educated people from poor families and even ordinary people with little knowledge are rushing to flock to Cao Cao's rule.
Now that there is an oversupply of talents, Lu Yan has recently made another windfall by selling books. In a happy mood, with a wave of his hand, he assigned a teacher to all Chen Liu's troops.
Now that he had paper and pen, as well as people and money, Lu Yan made the army sergeants start to read and write, which is crazy!
Needless to say the benefits of this, later generations of iron armies have verified its effect with actual actions.
"Guan Guan Jiu Jiu, in the River Island. A graceful lady, a gentleman likes to fight." It was now the time, and the sound of reading loudly came from the huge cavalry barracks.
Reading in the morning and training in the afternoon were Chen Liu's daily routine.
Since the [Reading] training subject was established, the various trainings that used to make the soldiers complain a lot have now become what they look forward to most every day...
Just when Lu Yan finished inspecting the cavalry and was about to inspect the Beiwei army again, the messenger sent by Cao Cao suddenly came to Lu Yan.
"Report! General Hussar, the general invites you to go to the General's Mansion in Xuchang to discuss important matters!"
Lu Yan, Zhao Yun and others looked at each other and asked, "Is it urgent?"
"It's very urgent!" The messenger panted, obviously very anxious along the way.
Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan seemed to smell the smell of war, and their hearts began to feel faintly excited at this moment.
"Do you want to call Guo Jia for wine?" Lu Yan asked solemnly. How could he let Guo Jia go in such an emergency?
"It took you a while to find General Hussar. Guo Jijiu has already rushed to Xuchang first."
Even Guo Jia, who controls the intelligence, is so anxious. It seems that this matter is indeed urgent.
Lu Yan no longer hesitated and rushed towards Xuchang together with Lu Lingqi.
After walking into the meeting hall of the general's residence, Lu Yan discovered that there were already five top counselors in the hall: Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu, Xun You, and Guo Jia. He was already the last one to arrive.
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As soon as Lu Yan came in, he found Xun You, who was relatively unfamiliar, and thought to himself: "Huh? This scholar who looks somewhat similar to Xun Yu, could it be that he is Xun You?"
Seeing Lu Yan glance at him, Xun You stood up generously, bowed his hands to Lu Yan and said, "Xun You, courtesy name Gongda, has met General Hussar!"
Xun You is now the Guanglu doctor, and his rank is lower than that of Lu Yan, so he still treated Lu Yan with the courtesy of a subordinate to a superior.
When Lu Yan heard that it was indeed Xun You, he smiled and said, "Gongda's name has already been heard by Yan for a long time! I can hope that Mr. Cao can get Gongda to help him and achieve great things!"
"The hussar general is too praised..." Xun You has a low-key temperament. He is not used to someone praising him in person.
What Lu Yan said is actually okay.
The fact that Xun You secretly contacted the righteous people to kill Dong Zhuo has already spread throughout the world. No matter what the outcome is, anyone who dares to target national traitors is a famous person, so Xun You's reputation will never be low.
After everyone finished their greetings and calmed down, Cao Cao explained the reason for convening everyone today.
"Gentlemen, I received news today that Zhang Ji was killed in battle. Zhang Xiu then led his troops to join Liu Biao and stationed troops in Wancheng to guard the gate of Jingzhou for Liu Biao."
"Zhang Xiu actually intervened?" Guo Jia didn't receive any news. Only then did he realize that he seemed to have neglected the intelligence collection in the southwest.
"Zhang Xiu itself has nearly 4,000 infantry and cavalry.
After joining Liu Biao, he recruited soldiers in Nanyang, and now he probably has nearly 20,000 soldiers."
Cao Cao looked solemn and asked: "Gentlemen, what suggestions can you make?"
Something happened in Wancheng, Nanyang, but Xun Yu, Xun You and Cheng Yu still believed that Xuzhou was the top priority.
The scene was quiet for a moment. Xun Yu stood up and said to Cao Cao: "General, Zhang Xiu in Wancheng is not immune to scabies.
Liu Bei of Xuzhou is our most serious concern, and he is also our first choice to send troops to conquer and strengthen our strength!"
Not only Cheng Yu, but Xun You also nodded silently. They all agreed that they could no longer wait for Liu Bei to continue running the business and had to nip him in the bud.
Before Cao Cao could speak, Guo Jia suddenly said with a smile: "Wancheng is too close to Xuchang, how can we allow others to snore next to the bed?
And Liu Bei has already secured Xuzhou,
If Zhang Xiu takes advantage of the fact that we are depleted when we send out troops to conquer Liu Bei and lead a surprise attack, I would like to ask you, how can we take care of both the beginning and the end?"