Chapter 1329 This Box Is Better than 100,000 Soldiers!

Fazheng said hastily, "Then the matter of taking Xichuan has come to naught?"

Xun You said: "Although Xichuan is important, it is not as important as the Central Plains. It is the foundation of the lord."

Fazheng sighed: "Sun Ce's attack on Hefei this time may not be an all-out attack, but to attract Duke Yan's troops and create a safe external environment for Liu Bei to conquer Sichuan. I dare to conclude that there must be a certain agreement between Liu Bei and Sun Ce. kind of agreement."

During the banquet, the generals seemed to have disbelief.

After all, Liu Bei and Sun Ce have been competing for Jingzhou, and their brains are almost out of their minds.

Bai Xiaowen nodded and said: "This statement is reasonable. Perhaps Liu Bei has promised Sun that after capturing Yizhou, he will cede the remaining half of Jingzhou to Jiangdong. In this way, Jiangdong and Xichuan can work together to resist the imperial army and avoid Unified by me."

Bai Xiaowen's vision is wider than that of aboriginal counselors like Xun You.

He knows Zhuge Liang's diplomatic ability; he also knows that Jiangdong has top awakened people cutting in.

It is not uncommon for the two to unite or even form an alliance.

After previous battles, Bai Xiaowen's strategy was far-reaching, which was already a consensus among his subordinates. When they heard that he confirmed the alliance between Sun and Liu, all the generals no longer doubted it.

"Then what Duke Yan means..." Fazheng asked in a low voice. He felt that Bai Xiaowen was too calm after receiving the news, and only frowned slightly.

Either Duke Yan had amazing energy-raising skills at a young age, and the mountain collapsed before him without changing his color; or Duke Yan was mentally prepared for this, and he also made a countermeasure. Therefore, Fazheng asked a question tentatively.

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "When I went to Hanzhong, I ordered two generals: Zhang Liao and Xu Huang to be stationed in Yuzhou. Hefei is in an emergency, so I can order two generals to garrison and send more elite soldiers. Xichuan must not be handed over to Liu Bei, otherwise the tripartite will stand Once the momentum is complete, it will be difficult to calm down the world in a short time."

Fazheng was overjoyed, he left the table and said: "Duke Yan is brilliant!"

Xun You said: "My lord, Sun Ce is brave, and the people in Jiangdong are also elite teachers. What should they do if they attack Hefei?"

Bai Xiaowen said: "I have already made up my mind how to guard Hefei."

Bai Xiaowen immediately sent an order, ordering Zhang Xiu and Qiao Rui to lead their troops and horses to return to Hefei in the starry night.

Before the two set off, Bai Xiaowen handed Zhang Xiu a long box and said, "General Zhang will open it after he arrives in Hefei. There are 100,000 soldiers hidden in this box. If we can use it well, it will be enough to reject Sun Ce. General Qiao will assist the guard from the side. City, don’t slack off.”

Zhang Xiu didn't understand what it meant, so she took the long box and left at the same time as Qiao Rui.

Bai Xiaowen sighed slightly. Although Jiangdong Sun Ce sent troops at this time, although he expected it, it did hit him in the seven inches.

Originally, in Shuchuan, facing the civil servants and generals under Liu Bei's command, the pressure was already great.

During Liu Bei's trip, the advisers brought Pang Tong and Xu Shu, the generals brought Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and the newly conquered Huang Zhong and Wei Yan.

In order to guard against Soochow, Bai Xiaowen had already arranged Zhang Liao and Xu Huang to guard in Yuzhou, and now he had to send Zhang Xiu away; besides Zhang Xi, there was only one Ma Chao who had just been subdued, a lord-level fierce general.

In terms of military strength, Bai Xiaowen does not have any advantage.

The only advantage is that Bai Xiaowen has a group of rare leader-level combat generals such as Han Meng, Han Qiong, and Gao Lan.

They are much stronger than those crooked ordinary leaders and generals under Liu Bei's command.

Of course, the current general strategy is in favor of Bai Xiaowen. Liu Bei is marching into Luocheng, and he has no defense against Jiameng Pass. As long as he wins the pass, Jingzhou's support for Liu Bei will inevitably take a detour, and the efficiency will be greatly reduced. At that time, Liu Zhang and Bai Xiaowen will be able to attack Liu Bei.

Of course, the Battle of Chibi had not passed at this time, and the vitality of the Central Plains still remained. Even if Bai Xiaowen is fighting on two fronts, his strength will not be stretched, and he can easily pull out another 200,000 troops to defend Hefei. Therefore, Bai Xiaowen is not too worried about Hefei.

In Yizhou, there was no overwhelming force on his own side, so Bai Xiaowen had to adopt Fazheng's slow-advance strategy, and sit back and watch Liu Bei attack Luocheng, go deep into central Sichuan, and then send troops into the game.

At that moment, Bai Xiaowen ordered Zhang He to write a letter to reply Liu Zhang.

Under Bai Xiaowen's instruction, Zhang He wrote that Duke Yan was already on his way back to Yedu and had not seen the letter for help. He hastened his horse and went to report to Duke Yan. He must persuade Duke Yan to go south to rescue Xichuan. He hoped that Liu Zhang could protect the city and not be taken advantage of by Liu Bei.

Fazheng left with the book.

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Zhang Xiu took his troops and horses out of Hanzhong and returned to the Central Plains.

During the march, Zhang Xiu was always interested in the long casket bestowed by Duke Yan.

When Jia Xu saw it, he wondered, "Why does the general love this box? Is there some mystery in the box?"

Zhang Xiu didn't hide anything from Jia Xu, and said: "Before sending me out, Lord Yan gave me this box, saying that there are 100,000 soldiers hidden in the box, and they will be able to resist Sun Ce. It's just that Lord Yan has ordered that it will be here soon." Hefei will open it later... Hey! What are you doing, sir?"

After hearing this, Jia Xu stepped forward without hesitation, tore off the seal of the long box, and opened it.

Hearing Zhang Xiu's surprise, Jia Xu laughed and said, "Open early and open late, what's the point? As long as he can help Duke Yan keep Hefei, he won't care about these details. I already have a guess in my mind, and I just opened the box to verify it."

Zhang Xiu leaned over to have a look. I saw a long sword with sheath quietly lying in the long box, and a letter, which was not sealed.

Jia Xu pointed to the unsigned and unsealed letter and said with a smile: "Mr. Yan did not sign and seal it. This letter is for everyone to read. I just saw it first." After speaking, he took out the letter and read it.

Zhang Xiu was a little apprehensive, but she was still curious and did not stop Jia Xu.

After Jia Xu read the letter, she was stunned and said nothing.

Zhang Xiudao: "Sir, what did you say in the letter? This sword seems to be the sword worn by Duke Yan, named 'Yitian'. Why did he seal the sword in the box? Is it really worth a hundred thousand soldiers?"

Jia Xu didn't speak, and handed the letter to Zhang Xiu.

I saw the letter read: "In the battle of Hefei, our army had three generals, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Zhang Xiu. Their military strength was ready, but their intelligence was insufficient. Today, Jia Xu is appointed as a general in the army, holding a lone sword, in the city of Hefei. , come here like a lonely person. The soldiers of the three armies bow their heads and obey the orders, and those who do not obey can be cut off with this sword first!"

Zhang Xiu was startled: "The one hundred thousand soldiers that Duke Yan mentioned are you, sir."

Jia Xu let out a long sigh and said, "Duke Yan has already known what I'm thinking. And I made two plans, but I failed to go ahead of Duke Yan; but I still have such trust in Duke Yan, how can I not use my intelligence to repay it?"

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