In the lobby of Hangu Pass, Zhang Lang sat high and listened to the scout's report, "Reporting to the general, Yuan Shao has led his army north to Youzhou, leaving Jushou and an army of 200,000 to guard Luoyang."

Zhang Lang sighed with emotion: "Wen He really got what he expected." He smiled and said, "Okay, we can finally rest for a while!"

The next day, Zhang Lang handed over the defense of Hangu Pass to Ma Teng, while he led the army.

Chang'an, General's Mansion, Study Room.

Diao Chan was leaning on the bed, leaning against her jade body. She was dressed in light gauze, soft and graceful, sexy and charming, and gently waved her fan for Zhang Lang. Zhang Lang leaned in Diao Chan's arms, enjoying the warm fragrance of nephrite, and at the same time

Looking through the report about the war that Jia Xu just sent.

Zhang Lang suffered heavy losses in this battle, with a total of more than 80,000 casualties. He also lost the five counties of Yunzhong, Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yanmen, Dingxiang, and most of Xihe County. He suffered countless losses in money and food. Yuan Shao lost

The number of troops exceeds 100,000, which does not include the losses of the Xianbei people. However, Yuan Shao has obtained almost the entire Bingzhou, and his strength has greatly increased. Currently, Yuan Shao is attacking Youzhou. Gongsun Zan and Yan Rou of Youzhou are already in a lose-lose situation. Yuan Shao captures Youzhou.

There is almost no suspense in Youzhou. If you capture Youzhou, Yuan Shao's strength will be further enhanced and he will become the most powerful force in the north.

Zhang Lang frowned.

Seeing this, the considerate Diao Chan came over, bowed her head, and asked softly: "Husband, is there anything that worries you?"

Zhang Lang smelled the wonderful and refreshing fragrance, and most of the annoyance in his heart miraculously disappeared. He couldn't help but turned his head and kissed the sexy red lips, and said with a smile: "It's nothing." He patted her lips, which were more delicate than flowers.

Yan's cheek said, "You go back first, I still have something to discuss with the military advisor!"

Diao Chan hummed obediently, got off the couch, and walked outside. Her figure was graceful and gentle, and the fragrant breeze was pleasant to the eye.

Diao Chan walked to the door, glanced back at Zhang Lang, raised the corners of her mouth slightly with a faint smile, which made Zhang Lang move her index finger. Diao Chan smiled charmingly and left quickly.

Zhang Lang smiled, called the female guards, and asked her to summon military divisions to discuss the matter. The female guards are the guards responsible for guarding the backyard of the general's mansion. As the name suggests, these guards are all women, and the leader of them is Dong Ying. The reason why these guards are allowed to

The female guards were responsible for the security of the back house, mainly due to the request of the women. They felt that it was always inconvenient for male guards to move around in the back house, so Zhang Lang asked Dong Ying's team of female soldiers to take on the important task of guarding the back house.

After a while, Jia Xu followed the female guard into the study hurriedly, and the female guard retreated.

"General." Jia Xu clasped his fists and saluted. At this time, Zhang Lang was looking through the money and food report, and he found that the money and food on hand was much richer than expected.

He raised his head and glanced at Jia Xu, then pressed the money and food book, "Wen He, I plan to expand the army! This battle made me feel that our strength is far from enough!"

Jia Xu nodded, frowned and said: "Not to mention Yuan Shao from Guandong, even Cao Cao has an army of three to four hundred thousand! Army expansion is imminent!" He smiled, clasped his fists and said, "Fortunately, Dong Zhuo left a large legacy.

, military expansion is not a problem!”

Zhang Lang smiled and glanced at the money and food book in front of him, "I plan to expand the army to 400,000! What do Wen He think?"

Jia Xu thought: "Guanzhong and Xiliang are far less prosperous than Guandong. They can only support an army of 250,000 at most!" He glanced at Zhang Lang and said, "If the general wants to expand so many troops, is it not for self-protection?"

Zhang Lang said with a smile: "Wenhe is Wenhe after all. I only said a few words and you understood a third of what I meant. Yes, I do have other considerations!" Jia Xu stood up and walked to the map.

Came over quickly.

Zhang Lang pointed at the Xichuan area in the west of Guanzhong. Jia Xu's eyes lit up, and he clasped his fists excitedly and said: "The general is wise, and my subordinates are about to suggest that the general attack Xichuan!"

Zhang Lang looked at the map and thought: "Rather than entangled with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the Central Plains, it is better to find another way!"

Jia Xu nodded with deep sympathy, "Xichuan is a land of abundance, with abundant products and a large population. It has not been affected by turmoil in these years. If Xichuan is captured, the general will have a reliable logistics base! If we advance, we can compete with the world.

Heroes are fighting in the Central Plains. If they retreat, they can retreat and wait for the changes of the times! The general can use this to become invincible!" After a pause, "What's even more gratifying is that today Liu Zhang, the governor of central Sichuan, is weak and incompetent, and the army in central Sichuan does not engage in military warfare.

, the general is lazy and the army is weak, using the sharpness of our army to attack the weak troops of Bashu is like a lion fighting a rabbit!"

Then he frowned and said, "But to attack Xichuan, we must first capture Hanzhong. Zhang Lu in Hanzhong has been on guard against our army. When our army fought fiercely with Yuan Shao before, Zhang Lu was ready to move. The terrain in Hanzhong is extremely dangerous and dangerous, so it is not easy to capture Hanzhong."

!But Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang have a bloody feud, and we may be able to make a fuss about it."

Zhang Lang frowned and said: "Does Wen He mean to wait until the two of them are fighting? Is this good? But looking at their current appearance, I'm afraid they are unlikely to fight in a short time! We can't wait and wait.

Bar?"

"No, the general has misunderstood me." Jia Xu's face showed an unpredictable evil smile. It was a unique expression when he was scheming others. Anyone who knows Jia Xu knows that once Jia Xu shows his

With this expression, someone must be in trouble.

Zhang Lang chuckled, "Wen He, don't be so pretentious! Tell me if you have any clever ideas!"

Jia Xu revealed his plan in detail.

Zhang Lang laughed loudly and said, "Okay! Just go as an envoy to Hanzhong!"

Jia Xu smiled slightly.

The next day, Jia Xu left Chang'an with a team and rich gifts and headed for Hanzhong.

When Jia Xu was sent to Hanzhong as an envoy, Zhang Lang began wholeheartedly the work of army expansion and reorganization, and all government affairs were handed over to Cai Yong.

It was late at night, and Cai Yong dragged his tired body back home. The two servants following behind him each held a lot of official documents that had not yet been reviewed. Cai Yong planned to take these official documents home.

Come and continue reviewing.

As soon as Cai Yong came back, he rushed into the study.

Cai Yan personally prepared the ginseng soup and sent it to the study. Seeing his father's focused and meticulous appearance, he was relieved and distressed at the same time. He stepped forward, placed the ginseng soup in front of his father, and said softly: "Father, don't be too tired.

!”

Cai Yong raised his head and glanced at his daughter, picked up the soup bowl and took a big sip. He took a long breath and said with emotion: "The sage said, 'A scholar who knows his friends will die'! The general values ​​​​his father so much, how can he not be a father?"

How about death in return for working hard?"

"Father, what has the General been busy with recently? I haven't seen him in the General's Mansion these days!"

Cai Yong lowered his head and continued to review the official documents. While reviewing the official documents, he said: "The general is busy expanding the army! Forget about you, I haven't seen him for a few days. I heard that he is living in the military camp these days!"
Chapter completed!