Liu Zhang saw all the changes in Zhang Ren's expression, and Liu Zhang decided to offer words of comfort.
"General Zhang, Chencang is located in a dangerous location and is of great importance! It can not only guard Chencang Road, but also prevent enemies from Guanzhong from entering Liangzhou. This task is very difficult! As long as General Zhang can guard Chencang, it will be a great achievement!
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"Don't worry, my lord, Zhang Ren will definitely live up to his orders!"
Hearing Liu Zhang's words, Zhang Ren's face was filled with joy again.
As long as the Northern Expedition was not in vain, Zhang Ren would have no complaints at all, not to mention that Liu Zhang told Chen Cang so importantly!
"Wu Yi obeys the order!"
Wu Yi's reaction was even greater than Zhang Ren's, and he didn't expect that he would be the second person called.
Although Liu Zhang married Wu Yi's sister, Wu Yi never dared to take it upon himself and continued to work conscientiously for many years.
"The end is here!"
Wu Yi was very nervous. Judging from Zhang Ren's assignment just now, it was estimated that the task given to him was not an important one.
"I order you to lead your troops and horses to completely control Wudu County."
As expected, it did not exceed Wu Yi's expectations, and it was another relatively marginal task.
"The last general takes command!"
Wu Yi was a strict man, and now he was Liu Zhang's uncle. He immediately chose to carry out Liu Zhang's orders without any complaints.
"The population of Wudu County has been moved to Hanzhong many years ago, and now there is no one stationed there. However, as an important passage connecting Hanzhong County and Hanyang County, Wudu County has an equally important relationship!"
Liu Zhang also comforted Wu Yi. Wudu County was not important when the war was going well. Once the war was in a stalemate or at a disadvantage, its status would be highlighted.
The entire Northern Expedition army relied on Wudu County for transportation of food.
"The final decision is to protect Wudu County, my lord!"
Wu Yi was very capable and would have no problem controlling an unguarded Wudu County.
"He ordered Yang Lin to take over from Huang Zhong at Yangping Pass, and Huang Zhong and Wu Sheying joined the Northern Expedition."
"The rest of the generals and their troops will all follow this general to the north, and the target is Hanyang County, Hebei County!"
Together with Huang Zhong's 10,000 martial arts battalion, the Northern Expedition army just totaled 100,000!
At the same time, with the addition of Huang Zhong and Wu Sheying, it means that all the strongest combat forces under Liu Zhang have been gathered together.
Liu Zhang also fulfilled his grand ambition and personally led an army of 100,000 troops out of Qishan!
For a time, the news in Yizhou attracted the attention of everyone in the world.
Liu Biao from Jingzhou didn't care when he heard the news. Liu Zhang's goal was not Jingzhou anyway, and he continued to indulge in pleasure all day long.
Sun Ce from Jiangdong was deeply touched after hearing the news, which further strengthened his ambition to attack Xuchang by surprise. He ordered the entire army to prepare for the war, and he went to the mountains to hunt, always maintaining a high level of fighting spirit.
Hebei Yuan Shao sneered. For him, an army of one hundred thousand was no longer an unattainable number. There were currently one hundred thousand soldiers and horses in his camp.
As for Liu Zhang's campaign to send troops to Liangzhou, Yuan Shao had no intention of participating. Currently, Cao Cao was still in a stalemate with him in Guandu, and the most important thing for him was to eliminate Cao Cao as soon as possible.
Apart from Han Sui and Ma Teng, the only person in the world who was most frightened by this news was Cao Cao.
After Cao Cao, who was struggling to support himself in Guandu, heard the news, he was so surprised that his rice bowl fell to the ground and shattered.
Liu Zhang, who had been silent for five years, launched another attack, which immediately put Cao Cao under great pressure!
In the Guandu camp, Cao Cao fell into deep thought as he looked at the food everywhere under his feet.
"Hey! It's like one wave after another! Jiangdong Sun Ce's frequent changes have put Xuchang under constant threat. Now Liu Zhang is even more ruthless, personally leading an army of 100,000 to go north to Hanzhong!"
"If Liu Zhang intends to help Yuan Shao attack our flank, then I will be damned to Cao Cao!"
Looking at the dishes on the table, Cao Cao no longer had any appetite and even felt nauseated.
"My lord, Liu Zhang and Yuan Shao have a deep hatred, especially since Yuan Shao designed Yizhou five years ago. I estimate that it is impossible for Liu and Yuan to unite!"
Cheng Yu, who was below Cao Cao, immediately stood up to comfort Cao Cao, and his tone was unusually affirmative.
Unfortunately, Cheng Yu's categorical assertion failed to dispel Cao Cao's concerns.
"Zhongde, even if we can be sure that Liu Zhang will not join forces with Yuan Shao, who can guarantee that he will not take the opportunity to add insult to injury?"
"Sun Ce has already made us miserable. If Liu Zhang comes again, we may be at the end of our rope!"
Cao Cao even had a worse idea in his mind. Can he really defeat Yuan Shao?
Cao Cao questioned himself more than once, but he did not dare to say it out for fear of destroying all his remaining morale.
At this time, Guo Jia, who succeeded Xi Zhi as the mastermind, also stepped forward.
"Lord, relax, Sun Ce has no destiny to come to Xuchang, and Liu Zhang will not cross the Guanzhong area. As long as we defeat our powerful enemy Yuan Shao, the world will be under our control!"
Guo Jia had told Sun Ce's fate more than once, but Cao Cao still couldn't believe it.
Now that Jiangdong has been killed by Sun Ce, who dares to offend Sun Ce's power?
Once the matter is exposed, with Sun Ce's character, confiscating the family and exterminating the clan would be an easy matter!
"Fengxiao, let's not say whether Sun Ce will attack Xuchang. Even if Liu Zhang occupies the third auxiliary position, we can't stand it!"
"Now that Sili has no defense, Liu Zhang can send light cavalry to raid Xuchang at any time!"
To this day, Cao Cao has never forgotten Liu Zhang's cavalry called Wu Fengying. The martial arts performance field at that time really shocked him.
Guo Jia smiled and shook his head. From beginning to end, he was not worried at all.
"Don't worry, my lord, I would rather believe that Liu Zhang would send troops to attack Yecheng than I would believe that he would attack Xuchang."
Cao Cao's eyes kept twitching. If he didn't know Guo Jia very well, he would definitely beat the person in front of him with a stick.
"Feng Xiao, there is no need to comfort me. Liu Zhang and I don't have such a deep friendship..."
"Lord, the next sentence is true!"
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia again. Judging from his face and eyes, he was indeed very serious.
"What's the basis for this?"
Guo Jia nodded slightly, his face always filled with confidence.
"If we are defeated, Yuan Shao will pacify the Central Plains states in a very short period of time. But if Yuan Shao is defeated, we will not be able to invade Hebei at all with our current strength."
"My lord, just think about it, does Liu Zhang want the Central Plains and Hebei to be unified as soon as possible, or does he want to remain in a state of melee?"
After Guo Jia's reminder, Cao Cao woke up instantly.
"That's right! Why didn't I think of that!"
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he looked at the food on the ground with some pity.
"My lord, he looks too nervous, otherwise he would have been able to see this clearly."
Guo Jia was very aware of Cao Cao's vision, but he had been under too much pressure recently.
In terms of military strength, Cao Cao is far inferior to Yuan Shao, and in terms of food and grass, Cao Cao is even more difficult to match!
Not to mention family background, official position, etc.!
It can be said that Yuan Shao crushed Cao Cao in every aspect.
Especially in the recent period, people in various places have rebelled against Cao and returned to Yuan. There are even many ministers in Xuchang who are secretly communicating with Yuan Shao.
"Fengxiao, what do you think Liu Zhang's real intention is when he goes north to Hanzhong this time?"
Guo Jia gently rubbed his chin with his hand, and after a long time, he softly uttered two words.