Xia Houxuan came to Chang'an this time for Cao Shuang's plan to conquer Shu next year. As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. With such a large army going out, especially when it has to cross mountains and the steep Qinling Mountains, logistical support becomes difficult.

is particularly important.

Therefore, the most important task of Xia Houxuan's trip was to raise food and supplies. The logistics requirements for an army of hundreds of thousands were quite large. In the original plan, part of the supplies would be transported from Luoyang and other places, and

Most materials need to be supplied by the two states of Yongliang.

Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou, fully agreed to the imperial call. However, various unexpected difficulties arose during the actual operation. In more than a month after Xia Houxuan arrived in office, the progress of material mobilization was greatly reduced.

Slow and far from the original plan.

Xia Houxuan knew that all of this was actually related to Guo Huai, but Guo Huai did it so well that even if Xia Houxuan wanted to find something to do with him, he had nowhere to start.

At the critical moment, Xia Houxuan thought of Cao Liang again. Cao Liang was resourceful, brave and strategic. If he could be here, he would definitely be able to solve his problems.

The reason why Xia Houxuan promoted Cao Liang to be his long history was because of Cao Liang's ability and resourcefulness. During the last battle in Huainan, Cao Liang performed very well. When Xia Houxuan was injured and unable to see things,

At that time, Cao Liang led the Zhengnan Army out of the predicament. To be fair, Xia Houxuan thought that even if he was not injured, he might not be able to handle it as perfectly as Cao Liang.

Therefore, Xia Houxuan relied heavily on Cao Liang. He very much hoped that he could bring Cao Liang with him when he took office as General of the Expedition to the West. But unfortunately, Cao Liang was about to get married, and Xia Houxuan would not do it anyway.

It is possible to take Cao Liang away at this time, so we can only wait for Cao Liang to get married before transferring him to Chang'an.

In fact, Xia Houxuan was already very regretful. No one had a wedding or a honeymoon. The order given to Cao Liang was exactly on the seventh day of his wedding. He had to go to the front line in such a short time after getting married.

Xia Houxuan felt a little unkind.

But Xia Houxuan was really at his wits' end. At this moment, he was in Chang'an, almost struggling, running into obstacles everywhere. Although Xia Houxuan brought his original advisers with him on this trip, he still looked gloomy in the face of difficulties.

The strong dragon cannot suppress the local snake, Xiahou Xuan is also very helpless. Now Guanzhong is almost monolithic, and the whole body can be affected by a single move. Xiahou Xuanzhen is at his wits' end and can only wait until Cao Liang comes to find a way.

Xia Houxuan had been waiting for Cao Liang's arrival for several days. He calculated on his fingers that it was almost time to arrive, but Xia Houxuan never heard from Cao Liang. Just when he was anxious, the news from Tongguan came.

information.

Xia Houxuan went straight to Tongguan without saying a word.

As for the conflict between Cao Liang and Tongguan guard Cheng Ji, Xiahou Xuan didn't think it was a big deal at all, but he didn't expect that the two came into conflict because of it. Cheng Ji refused to let the Yueqi battalion that arrived at night enter the city, while Cao Liang

Instead, they simply blocked Guanluo Avenue.

Xia Houxuan only cared about whether Cao Liang had arrived, and did not consider who was right or wrong in this matter. Even if Cao Liang demolished Tongguan, Xia Houxuan would not necessarily think that Cao Liang was wrong.

Xia Houxuan asked Cao Liang to set up camp immediately and follow him back to Chang'an.

Cao Liang shook his head repeatedly and said: "The matter here has not been resolved yet, why are you so anxious?"

Xia Houxuan said with a bitter look on his face: "Cao Ziming, you are pushing yourself a little too far. You blocked the Guanluo Avenue for three days, and the entire trip to Guanzhong was full of complaints. I have shouldered all these for you, and you are still prepared

How To?"

Cao Liang said: "The grievances have their heads, and the debts have their owners. If the Yueqiying is not given an explanation for this matter, it will definitely not be over. If they just withdraw without saying a word, others will think that the Yueqiying has given in."

"

"Then what you mean is that Tongguan Governor Chengji must be held accountable?"

Ban, instead of doing this, it is better to settle the matter and take a step back. Now the matter in Guanzhong is more complicated, and we have to rely on Guo Huai. Cheng Ji is his person. If Cheng Ji and Guo Huai are too tense because of punishment,

, I’m afraid things will become more difficult to handle in the future.”

Cao Liang smiled brightly. It seemed that Xia Houxuan became more and more timid the older he became. He remembered that when he was carrying the coffin and causing trouble in the Sima family, Xia Houxuan was still very angry and dared to anger the Sima family. Now that he has arrived in Chang'an, he has become more and more cautious.

When I got up, the original edges and corners of my body were almost smoothed away. I kept thinking about fighting with the mud, but I didn't know that the more I did, the more aggressive my opponent would be. It was not as good as fighting to the end, but it made the opponent frightened by three points.

"Brother Taichu, your temperament has changed a lot since you became the general of Zhengxi. You know, you can't buy peace by compromising. No matter how deep the water in Yongliang is, you still have to go there, right?

"Sometimes, even the escape route needs to be fought out!" Cao Liang said seriously.

Xia Houxuan said helplessly: "I don't know the truth, but this time I am serving in Chang'an and shouldering the responsibility of the general. How dare you act on your own initiative like you? If you mess up this job, how will you explain to the general?

"

Cao Liang laughed and said: "Brother Taichu is worrying too much. In my opinion, if we follow Brother Taichu's method, this job will most likely be screwed up, and I'm afraid we will have to put him to death. Maybe

Only then will there be a glimmer of hope."

Xia Houxuan said with some surprise: "If you put it to death and live again, does Ziming mean that Guo Huai and I will completely break up?"

Cao Liang smiled softly and said: "That's not necessary. Guo Huai is also an old fox. After following Sima Yi for so many years, he has learned a lot about Sima Yi's ability to hide one's strength and bide one's time. After all, Brother Taichu's position is with him.

Above all, many times, he will do things carefully. Now that the general in power is not the Sima family, why should Brother Taichu make concessions with him? When you should be tough, you must not be weak.

"

Xia Houxuan was a little curious. Cao Liang did not rush to Chang'an in person, but he knew the situation in Chang'an well. It was true to say that Guo Huai was an old fox. Xia Houxuan had dealt with him a lot, so he could naturally see his sophistication and

Smooth. "Then what's next for us?"

Cao Liang smiled mysteriously and said: "Actually, we don't have to do anything. We just need to wait and see what happens. Didn't we just hear that Guo Huai has arrived at Tongguan Governor's Mansion? We might as well come and see what Guo Huai will do in this matter.
Chapter completed!