After leaving the hall, Zhang Xiu called out the four generals Lu Bu, Fan Chou, Hua Xiong and Hu Zhen.

"All the generals."

"Han Shouhou." Lu Bu and others were stunned, and then did not dare to neglect and bowed to him. Seeing this, the rest of the staff thought that Zhang Xiu was going to give him a face-to-face, so they avoided it.

Zhang Xiu looked up at the four people, Lu Bu and forget about it. The other three people, Fan Chou and Hu Zhen, were all considered to be able to use war generals, especially Fan Chou was very brave and good at fighting.

Not to mention Hua Xiong, the two have always had a great personal relationship. According to historical records, Hua Xiong was actually killed by Sun Jian.

It was not what was said in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that was killed by Guan Yu.

Of course, history has changed greatly, but the main route has not changed. Sun Jian and Yuan Shu met and the two attacked the southern part of Luoyang.

Of course he didn't want to see Hua Xiong being killed by Sun Jian.

"All the generals. Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha County, is known as the "Tiger of Jiangdong". He has the courage of ten thousand men. The four generals under his command, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Zu Mao, and Han Dang, are all brave and good at fighting. They should not underestimate the enemy. They should have deep ditches and high bases, collect crowds to defend, and do not fight with him in the field."

Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice.

Dong Zhuo said this and he now added an insurance policy.

Zhang Xiu was so prestigious that his words were worthy. Hua Xiong, Fan Cheng, and Hu Zhen all looked solemn and bowed to his promise. Only Lu Bu also responded, but he had other ideas in his heart.

"What Jiangdong Tiger? Is it my opponent? Could this Zhang Xiu be afraid that I will kill Sun Jian and seize the first merit?"

Not to mention that Lu Bu judged the abdomen of a gentleman with his heart as a villain. After giving a message, Zhang Xiu strode away. After leaving the prime minister's mansion and boarding the carriage, Zhang Xiu immediately sent someone to tell Wu Kuang and other generals that he would go to war tomorrow.

He returned to the house and arranged the affairs in the mansion. Queen Mother He was pregnant and needed more people to watch.

There was also someone in the mansion to stay and be responsible for contacting the court. Zhang Xiu thought for a while and asked the former general, Jia Xu, to stay, but brought Xu Shu, Shi Guangyuan, Meng Da, Wu Yi, Wu Ban and others.

The next morning, Zhang Xiu led everyone out of the city to the camp outside the city, and then drove the camp eastward. Together with Xu Rong, the 20,000 to 30,000 horse and infantrymen took a few days to reach the Sishui Pass.

Sishui Pass is a powerful pass. As long as there is no internal problem, it will be difficult for foreign enemies to attack Sishui Pass head-on. Before this, there was a lieutenant named Niu Li who led 2,000 troops.

After Zhang Xiu arrived at Sishui Pass, he immediately asked Xu Rong to take over the defense of Sishui Pass and let Niu Li assist Xu Rong. Xu Rong had the talent to rule and had elite troops under his command.

Zhang Xiu brought Xu Rong together to let him guard the pass.

Zhang Xiu and Xu Rong asked their respective generals to set up camps within the pass to deal with logistics issues. Then, together with Niu Li, Dian Wei and others, they climbed the gatehouse.

Zhang Xiu looked at the closed building first, turned to Dian Wei and said, "Brother Dian, hang my flag on it."

"No." Dian Wei Yingnuo said and ordered. Soon after, a soldier hung the flag with the word "Zhang" and took off the flag with the word "Niu". In response, Niu Li said that he could not afford to offend him and did not dare to say anything.

"Vice Niu Du, what's wrong with Yuan Shao and others now?" Zhang Xiu asked calmly with his hands on his back, facing the east.

"Report to the Han Shouhou. According to the spies, Yuan Shao and others have begun to advance. At the speed of their march, they can reach the front of Sishui Pass in three days."

Niu Li held his fists and bowed, and simply replied.

"Is Han Shouhou going to fight?" Xu Rong looked like a move and asked. Zhang Xiu shook his head and smiled and said, "I am a general, but there are hundreds of thousands of people on the other side. I have a hero in my hand, so why do you need to go out of the city to fight them first?"

"Military arts. One fight, one stop, and three declines. I first confront them at the Sishui Pass, consume their spirits, and then wait for an opportunity to break them."

"Although the Kanto princes have hundreds of thousands of people, they are not afraid of it."

Zhang Xiu will always be a trustworthy general. Xu Rong and Niu Li immediately responded to the promise and their hearts were greatly boosted.

After that, Zhang Xiu did not act. He occupied the Guan Ling Mansion in the Pass and regained his energy every day. Xu Rong, Wu Kuang, Niu Li and others were very busy.

Trucks of supplies and food were transported from the rear and piled up like mountains in Sishui Pass.

.............

East, Zhongmu area.

Today, the cold wind is like a knife, and it is extremely sharp. Hundreds of thousands of troops in Guandong, with Gongsun Zan's fierce Liaoxi soldiers as the vanguard, the governor and the county magistrate each command their own troops, divided into several leaders, marched on the road, and headed towards Sishui Pass.

As the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao was appointed as the generals of Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He and Gao Lan, and commanded 40,000 elite troops to be the central army.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were childhood friends, and they played with each other since childhood. Cao Cao's position as a general of military affairs was temporarily granted by Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao treated Cao Cao quite well, so he asked him to march behind him. If something happened, he could protect his friends.

Now Yuan Shao is the leader of the alliance, also known as the "General of the Car and Cavalry". He has hundreds of thousands of people under his command, which is so powerful that he looks very proud.

However, Yuan Shao has been ill recently and is lying in the carriage during the day, and there are few outsiders at night.

This disease was not really physically sick, but excessive sorrow. At that time, the princes were in the Sour Jujube Alliance, and news came from Luoyang that Dong Zhuo killed all the tribe members who left Yuan Shao in Luoyang, including Yuan Shao's uncle.

Yuan Shao shouted and covered his chest and fell down. Fortunately, Cao Cao was quick-eyed and quick-handed, hugged Yuan Shao, pinched Ren Zhong, and patted his back to calm his breath, which was then "save" Yuan Shao.

Then Yuan Shao became ill.

Yuan Shao's army surrounded by layers of layers, inside Yuan Shao's carriage.

Yuan Shao sat in the carriage, wrapped in a warm blanket. The carriage was very large, with bamboo slips on one side and pastries on the other.

Yuan Shao was "sick" and calm, with a rosy face. He was reading a book to pass the time, and he picked up a piece of pastry from time to time to eat.

At this moment, a personal soldier rode his horse and knocked outside the carriage three times, reporting: "Lord, General Cao, asked for a meeting."

Yuan Shao in the carriage immediately put the bamboo slips down and closed the pastry box. Then he wrapped himself in a blanket and lay down in a heavy condition.

"Stop the carriage and let him in." Yuan Shao said angrily.

"No." After the personal soldiers agreed, they immediately rode their horses. The army also stopped moving. Soon after, Cao Cao rode his horses.

"Leader, I'm in." Cao Cao, wearing iron armor, turned over and dismounted and bowed and said.

"Meng De. We are brothers, so you don't have to be so polite. Come in." After a while, Cao Cao heard Yuan Shao's angry voice.

"No. You can be a brother in private, just like today to challenge Dong. The leader is the leader." Cao Cao said stubbornly.

In the carriage, Yuan Shao, who was lying on the car board, showed a little smile, quite satisfied with Cao Cao's respect. Then he said angrily: "Thank you Meng De for your advice. Come in."

"No." Cao Cao, outside the carriage, replied, and then stepped on the Hu bench handed over by a soldier and entered the carriage.

The carriage was very large, so it was not a problem to accommodate two people. Cao Cao saw Yuan Shao lying on the car board and his complexion was not very good, but he could not figure out whether this childhood friend was pretending to be sick or real.

Anyway, based on his understanding of Yuan Shao, this person would not be really sad and sick. But since Yuan Shao is all acting, he should be with him.

"The leader of the alliance. Now that things have come to this point, people cannot be resurrected. You should take care of yourself, be able to dispatch troops and generals, and avenge the Grand Tutor (Yuan Shao’s uncle Yuan Wei)."

Cao Cao whispered.

"Uncle, my nephew is unfilial." Yuan Shao suddenly cried, heartbroken and cried for a long time. Cao Cao was helpless and had to comfort him.

Not long after, Yuan Shao wiped his tears, looked at Cao Cao with his red and swollen eyes, and said, "Meng De is right, I want to avenge my uncle."

Immediately, he was about to sit up. Cao Cao went up cleverly and helped Yuan Shao sit up. Yuan Shao sat in the carriage and looked up and asked, "Meng De, is there anything you have to do when you come to see me?"

"The news came from Sishui Pass that the former general, Zhang Xiu, the Han Shouhou of Han, and Xu Rong led about 30,000 elite troops to reach Sishui Pass."

Yuan Shao's face shook, and although he had expected it, he was still afraid. The battle in Luoyang was vivid in his mind. But then Yuan Shao became calm and relaxed.

There is no need to be the first time now. He now holds an army of hundreds of thousands. How many people are Zhang Xiu? It's just 30,000.

The advantage lies in him.

However, Zhang Xiu is indeed very powerful and has to be careful.

After thinking for a while, Yuan Shao said to Cao Cao: "Tell all the princes this news and let them be careful. But don't be too nervous. We have a large number of people, so there is no need to worry."

"In addition, send all the probes out and stare at all directions. Beware that Zhang Xiu, this man, came out of the pass and attacked us. This man once ran rampant in Liangzhou and was good at speed. The army continued to march towards Sishui Pass. The soldiers should not rest and the horse should not stop."

Cao Cao nodded in his heart. Yuan Benchu ​​is still talented and has arranged it properly.

"No." Cao Cao responded to the promise, then said, "Take a good leader, take care of it", then got off the carriage and sent someone to spread Yuan Shao's order throughout the army.

............

The front vanguard, Gongsun Zan, the prefect of western Liaoning.

Among the princes, Gongsun Zan was also the strongest general in active service, and his elite soldiers were all powerful soldiers in western Liaoning. Gongsun Zan fought with Wuhuan all year round in Liaoxi County, which was a crucial role in the stability of Youzhou.

But at this moment, there were three more important people around him.

"Wow!!!!"

In addition to the "Gongsun" flag, there is also a flag with the word "Liu", which is flying in the wind, making it look so imposing.

Gongsun Zan is seven feet and six inches long, with a majestic appearance, a loud voice, strong body, and the best of Youzhou's guns. Under him is a red horse, wearing black iron armor, and holding a large gun.
Chapter completed!