Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 191 The Impatient Zhang Ji
When Liu Bei left Niujia Village, he brought two letters with him, both of which were written by Liu Yu to Wang Yun.

When the banquet was over, Liu Bei pretended to be drunk and ended up at the end. Wang Yun saw it and smiled and said: "Xuande is drunk, let Wang Kai prepare the frame and send Master Zongzheng home to rest!"

The servants in the house listened to the order to leave, but at this moment Liu Bei suddenly woke up, "Thank you, Sir Situ, for your concern." After speaking, he quickly took out two letters from his arms.

"These two letters were written by King Zhongshan to Master Situ. Please burn them immediately after reading them, so as not to be stolen by Xiaoxiao!" Liu Bei said he would not stay for a long time, bowed his hands and turned away.

After Wang Yun heard the reminder, he took the letter back to the study and read it carefully. The first letter was a recommendation letter. Liu Yu wanted to ask Wang Yun to recommend Gu Yong as the magistrate of Mengjin.

Liu Yu has made great contributions to the royalist faction, which requires Wang Yun to be very willing to help, and Mengjin County was destroyed by the Baibo bandits before, and it has long been a mess. No one wants to be an official there, so Wang Yun read it Xin didn't think much about it and directly drafted the letter of appointment.

The second letter was more cryptic, and it took Wang Yun a long time to understand it. It turned out that Liu Yu was suggesting that the royalists should show their favor to Lu Bu.

It's just that Wang Yun couldn't figure it out. Liu Yu had fought with Lu Bu in the alley in the south of the city before, why did he suddenly make such a suggestion?

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The guard Zhang Ji in Chang'an City has been very depressed these days. After Yang Feng's defeat, he not only lost [-] men, but was also monitored by Li Su every day.

At noon that day, Zhang Ji proposed again that he would personally lead troops to attack Hongnong City to avenge Yang Feng and Guo Si. Of course, he was not all for revenge, but he wanted to take advantage of the weakness of Baibo's bandits to swallow up the [-] thieves in the city in one fell swoop. soldier.

It's just that his proposal was met with a stern warning from Li Su.

"Has the general later forgotten that Yang Feng has not been cleared of suspicion at this time?"

Not only did Yang Feng lead his troops to the expedition, but there were also rumors that he switched to the Baibo bandits, which made Guo Si's entire army wiped out.

Now that Yang Feng has no news, Zhang Ji is "innocently" charged with collaborating with the enemy.

In addition, Li Su secretly received a strict order from above that before Li Jue's army captured Hongnong City, Zhang Ji must not be allowed to lead his troops to leave Chang'an City.

"I remember that Yang Feng's dispatch of troops was an order from the later general himself. Before the matter is clarified, General Zhang should focus on how to defend the safety of Chang'an City!"

Li Su, who had always regarded himself as a military supervisor, had a sarcasm in his tone, which greatly annoyed Zhang Ji.

"You dare to humiliate and doubt me even if you are a partial general!" Zhang Ji endured Li Su for a long time these days, and in a fit of rage he punched him to the ground. At this moment, a letter fell out of Li Su's arms. .

Zhang Ji snatched it over and saw that it was written by Li Jue from Gong County.

After Li Jue received Dong Zhuo's order, he immediately set off with [-] elites from Gong County, and now the forward team has arrived at Strider.

And it only takes one day at most for the army to travel from Strider Pond to Hongnong City.

Zhang Ji immediately became suspicious when he saw this. Although the Baibo bandits wiped out Guo Si's army, there were no more than 5 bandits left in Hongnong City. Is it necessary to send another [-] to attack?
Or is it that Li Jue's intention of going out this time is not to drink, and the attack on the Baibo bandits is just an appearance, and the real purpose is actually to set up for himself?

Thinking of Li Su's abnormal behavior in the past few days, Zhang Ji knew that his guess was probably close to ten.

But Zhang Ji is also a very deep-rooted person in the city. After reading the letter, he put away his anger and helped Li Su up with a kind face.

Zhang Ji said with a smile: "It turns out that the grand master has already made a plan, why didn't Li Dujun say that earlier! Since the left general Li Jue has brought troops, he will definitely wipe out the Baibo bandits in one fell swoop, and I will not follow him." What credit do you take!"

Li Su snatched the letter with a cold snort, then flicked his sleeves and left the prefect's mansion.

Seeing Li Su leave, Zhang Ji's face gradually became serious.

If Li Jue occupied Hongnong City, he would immediately know and block the soldiers and horses in Chang'an if they wanted to move eastward.

But the place in Wancheng that Zhang Ji has always wanted to plot, just needs to go through Hongnong!
"First we sent to supervise the army, and then let Li Jue stand in the east of Chang'an City. It seems that Dong Zhuo has become suspicious!" Zhang Ji felt that he couldn't wait any longer, as soon as Li Jue's army arrived, he would be unable to move an inch.

He had to raise troops immediately to escape the siege of Li Jue and Duan Yan in time. Thinking of this, he quickly called his confidant lieutenant Hu Che'er.

Hu Che'er looks like a savage. He is strong and strong and can carry [-] catties and travel [-] miles a day. Moreover, this man is not only powerful in military force but also has a little bit of strategy. He is one of Zhang Ji's most dependent subordinates.

"Quickly send someone to inform Youwei, let him immediately try to leave Luoyang and flee to the south. In addition, secretly inform the whole army to gather in the east of the city at Choushi tonight!"

As soon as Zhang Ji finished speaking, Hu Che'er looked shocked. He had known for a long time that Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew had plans for Tuwan City, and the east of the city was where Chang'an's granary was located. There's going to be a mutiny tonight.

"Gather the army tonight...don't my lord wait for the major general to leave Luoyang safely before raising troops?" Hu Che'er and Zhang Xiu are about the same age, and their relationship is like brothers at ordinary times. He is worried that if there is a mutiny tonight, he will be far away in Luoyang Zhang Xiu may not be able to escape safely.

Zhang Ji swallowed hard. Although Zhang Xiu was a nephew, he had always been trained by him as his successor. He also knew that Zhang Xiu would be in danger if he raised troops tonight.

But the current situation is too dangerous, Zhang Ji really doesn't have the guts to wait any longer.

"Don't worry, Youwei should have made preparations long ago, but Li Jue's army is about to arrive in Shan County. If we can't leave Chang'an City tonight, I'm afraid... there will be no Jingyuan army in the future!"

Zhang Ji's ancestors were originally from Wuwei County and Jingyuan County in Xiliang, so his soldiers are often called the Jingyuan Army.

When Hu Che'er heard that Li Jue had brought troops, he thought for a while and understood why Zhang Ji was so impatient.

"My lord, don't worry, this subordinate will do it now!"

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A few days ago, Xu Huang returned to Gong County from Hongnong with his troops. When Li Jue saw that he only brought back five or six thousand prisoners, he was still a little unhappy.

But after thinking about it, the matter was over, and he didn't show any flaws. Not only did he repay Niu Fu's favor, but he also earned a few thousand more soldiers.

Good things happened one after another, within two days Li Jue received another order to attack Hongnong City, and along with the order came a secret letter from Dong Zhuo.

Occupy Hongnong and control Chang'an!
So Li Jue sent Xu Huang as the vanguard to lead 5000 people first, and he led the rest of the troops to arrive later.

As soon as Xu Huang's vanguard troops entered Hongnong's territory, he immediately sent his trusted men to Mengjin County to look for Zhang Fei.

After Zhang Fei learned of the situation, he sent someone to report to Liu Yu, and at the same time asked Huangfu Yan to go to Hongnong County to help Han Siam with the retreat.

So when Xu Huang's troops arrived in Fuchi County, Han Xian and Huangfu Yan were transferring to Xin'an County with [-] Baibo soldiers and all the food and supplies.

That same night, the east gate of Chang'an suddenly opened, and after a while, a large group of people walked out quietly.

People hold grass, horses hold flowers, and they seem to be more careful than sneaking into the enemy camp.

And it was Zhang Ji, the guard of Chang'an, who rode at the forefront on horseback.

After a whole afternoon of arrangement, Zhang Ji successfully lured Li Su to Duan Yao's camp, and at midnight Hu Che'er also assembled the Jingyuan army on time.

After about an hour of loading and unloading, half of the grain and grass hoarded in Chang'an City were transported to the east gate by the Jingyuan Army.

Seeing that there was enough food at this time, Zhang Ji finally felt more at ease, so he waved his whole army and began to advance towards Huayin County.

(End of this chapter)