Ju Su rushed to Yuan Shao's tent and expressed his grievances, and strongly advocated continuing to move west with all his might.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but hesitate again.

Xu You sneered and questioned Ju Su: "What if our army is futile and willing to do it? Even if we are lucky enough to conquer Guanzhong as we wish, we will suffer heavy losses. If Cao Cao comes to attack, how should we deal with it?"

Ju Su said anxiously: "How can we not take risks in any battle? If we have to wait until we are absolutely sure before taking action, we will not only miss a lot of opportunities! As for Cao Cao's problem, even if our army suffers heavy losses in this war, it is enough to deal with it!" He clasped his fists at Yuan Shao, "Lord! It's no easy reason to fight an opponent like Lu Bu. We must make up our minds to fight him to the end and the visitors will win!"

Xu You hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Lord, Lu Bu is strong in his troops and horses, and he is also in the four gates of Guanzhong. If he attacks forcibly, he will suffer heavy losses. Even if it is done, he will unify the Central Plains by force! We should first unify the Central Plains, and then drive the Central Plains soldiers to advance westward with the top of Mount Tai. In addition, Cao Cao is now besieging Yuan Shu. According to the war report not long ago, I am afraid that Yuan Shu will not last long. If Yuan Shu is annexed by Cao Cao and the stalemate here, our situation will be very bad. We should hurry back to rescue Yuan Shu!"

Yuan Shao felt that what the two advisers said made sense, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed and could not stop him.

At this moment, Guo Tu, who had returned from escorting food and grass, came in and bowed with his fists.

When Yuan Shao saw Guo Tu, he was overjoyed and quickly expressed the views of Ju Su and Xu You just now, and finally asked: "What do you think should be done?"

Guo Tusula and Ju Su were in a disagreement, and clasped their fists and said, "My subordinates thought that what Ziyuan said was. Ju Su said was the words of a gambler. Just imagine, if the result was not as expected, the lord's situation would be dangerous!"

Jushu was very anxious.

Yuan Shao thought for a while, glanced at the three strategists, "I have decided to withdraw my troops."

Ju Su sighed helplessly.

Yuan Shao's army withdrew, leaving only one army to guard Shouyang Mountain and Hangu Pass. At the same time, Tian Feng and Gao Lan led 200,000 troops out of Hulao Pass and attacked Xuchang and robbed the emperor.

When Zhang Lang saw Yuan Shao's army retreating, the big stone hanging in his heart finally fell. He ordered Zang Ba to guard Puban Ferry, Ma Teng to guard Tongguan, and the rest of the troops returned to Chang'an, and ordered the Pingnan Army, who were rushing to reinforce, to return to Xichuan.

Zhang Lang returned to Chang'an and was separated for several months. When he came back at this moment, he couldn't help but feel moved to return to his hometown.

Sitting alone in the study, it was quiet around him. Yan Yuyao, Diao Chan, Dong Ying and others were all in Chengdu at this moment, so the entire general seemed particularly quiet. The reason why Zhang Lang asked his wives to move to Chengdu was because the environment there was beautiful and suitable for living, and the other was that the world was vast and safer than Guanzhong.

Yang Kun ran into the study and clasped his fists and said, "The General, the Military Advisor and Lord Cai Yong are here."

Zhang Lang retracted his thoughts and sat up, "Please."

Yang Kun asked aside, Jia Xu and Cai Yong walked into the study together, clasped their fists and saluted, "I have met the general."

Zhang Lang smiled and said, "You don't have to be too polite."

The two straightened their backs and Cai Yong submitted a report, "General, this is the government affairs report and major events related to Guanzhong, Xiliang and other places in recent times."

Zhang Lang let go of the report and read it. Judging from the contents of this report, Guanzhong, Xiliang and other places were still stable during the war, and the social order and people's lives were basically not affected much. It was just that due to the large army's war, a lot of money and food were consumed!

Zhang Lang nodded and smiled and said, "Mr. Bo Ji is well managed!"

Cai Yong looked happy, "Thank you for the praise of the general."

Jia Xu smiled and said, "With Bo Ji, I feel much more relaxed." He frowned, "But the situation of the strong and weak martial arts under the command of the general has not changed. This situation must be changed!"

Zhang Lang also felt the same way. He lacked civil servants and had fewer military advisor-level talents, which caused problems in many aspects. First, it was reflected in local governance. Due to the lack of civil servants, many places could only rely on local gentry and powerful people to manage. These people often operate the local area into a small group of their own for their own interests. There is no harm in the short term, but in the long run, the harm is serious. Moreover, there is a lack of military advisors. When Zhang Lang led the army to fight, Jia Xu was often unable to walk with him. He often had to sit in the rear, and this problem was also very serious.

"I heard that many talents fled to Jingzhou due to the war in the Central Plains. I want to go to Jingzhou for searching."

Jia Xu frowned, "This..., even if the identity of the general was exposed in Jingzhou, Liu Biao would not dare to do anything, but it would be inappropriate for the general to leave the territory rashly!"

Zhang Lang had made up his mind and smiled and said, "Aren't you here? Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for war to happen in a short period of time. I happened to go out to visit talents during this period. If we can gain something, it will be very beneficial to our future development!"

Jia Xu nodded, "Since the general has made up his mind, I won't say much. However, I still need to pay attention to safety! Although Liu Biao dares not do anything, he must also make the worst plan! My subordinates think that Ma Chao's 60,000 cavalry should be transferred into Hanzhong, and support the general at any time! The general dressed up as a caravan, and should try to bring more guards!"

Zhang Lang nodded and smiled, "Everyone listened to Wenhe."

Jia Xu thought, "Since you are pretending to be a caravan, all parties must be prepared perfectly. This will take several days to prepare."

Zhang Lang nodded, "You go and do it. I can take a good rest these days."

The three of them talked about some government and military topics again, and Jia Xu and Cai Yong said goodbye and left.

Zhang Lang got up and walked behind the green yarn cabinet, lay on the bed, and fell asleep.

Cao Cao's more than 300,000 troops were stepping up his siege to Shouchun, and Shouchun City was in danger. At this moment, an urgent report came, Xuchang was in danger. Tian Feng Gaolan led 200,000 troops out of Hulao Pass, defeated Xiahou Dun's 10,000 cavalry, and surrounded Xuchang.

Cao Cao was shocked and immediately wanted to train, but Guo Jia stopped Cao Cao. Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "Lord, now you have retreated and you have all your efforts to be wasted! Lord, you must not shake your determination!"

Xun You said worriedly: "But if Xuchang is lost, even if he captures Shouchun, it will be more than worth the loss!"

Guo Jia said: "There is no one who does not take risks in any battle! Xuchang City is high and the river is vast, with 50,000 elite troops such as Xun Yu, Xiahou Dun and others guarding it. It should be possible to hold on for a while! As long as we can attack Shouchun as soon as possible, everything will be solved!"

Cao Cao said resolutely for a moment: "I ordered all troops to capture Shouchun within three days. If it is postponed, the commanders of each team will be killed!"
Chapter completed!