"Bang."

Zhang Yong slapped the table with a palm, then walked out the door and shouted: "I ordered the Sima and above officers in the army to come here immediately to discuss the issue of sending troops."

"Here." The soldier quickly retreated.

Not long after, Zhang Yong ordered a total of 100,000 troops and drove out from Xuchang City, Yingchuan County.

"General Zhang, wait a moment."

Just as Zhang Yong was about to leave the city, Xun You chased after him alone.

"It's Mr. Gongda. I wonder what you have to do with me?" Zhang Yong still respected Xun You very much and immediately stopped marching.

Xun You rode his horse to Zhang Yong and saluted, "Do you dare to ask the general, are you going to attack Yuzhou?"

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "Sir, it's a good idea. I received the news that Cao Cao promoted two troops from Yuzhou and Nanyang to attack Jingzhou together, trying to take advantage of the cold spring and our army was not prepared to attack Xiangyang, Jiangxia and other places. Unfortunately, both cities are important towns in Jingzhou. He attacked for many days but had not given up any land. Now that Yuzhou is empty, it is a great opportunity for our army. How can I miss it? I thought that Gao Boping would be dispatching troops and even marched on the road. When I attack Runan, he attacked Qiao County, and he would go together with two steps, Cao Cao would be destroyed."

Xun You smiled and said, "The general's words are bad. Cao Cao is cunning and resourceful. How could he allow Yuzhou to open up his doors and let our army take them? Looking at it below, there must be deception."

Zhang Yong's expression was stunned: "How can there be a fraud?"

"I have heard from here that since Cao Cao captured Nanyang, he has been secretly recruiting troops in Nanyang. Nanyang is a large county with a population of 26.7 million. It should be noted that the entire Yanzhou is only 3 million and hundreds of thousands. What kind of person is Cao Cao? With this person, he recruited as many as 100,000 as many as 600,000 new soldiers in half a year. This time he raised 80,000 troops to attack Jingzhou. I expected that some new soldiers would inevitably be mixed with them. After the troops transferred from Yuzhou, there would also be new recruits back to the garrison."

When Zhang Yong heard this, he stroked his beard and nodded slightly, but then said, "Sir, what's right, it's just that the power of Cao's army is not an opponent of our army. Moreover, the new recruits are now mixed, which is not worth mentioning. Although Boping and I suffered a small loss a few years ago, it was just a temporary carelessness. This time our army's reputation has become stronger, how can Cao's army have a chance of victory?"

Xun You shook his head: "The more you do, the more likely you will be to be trapped in Cao's traitors."

Zhang Yong disagreed: "I naturally know that Cao's thief is cunning. Just because I am the emperor in charge of the army, how can I miss the opportunity and fear the enemy because of some difficulties?"

"No, I am not trying to persuade the general not to go out to war, but to volunteer to join the army to fight."

Xun You clasped his fists and asked for his orders, which surprised Zhang Yong, but he quickly reacted and immediately laughed heartily.

"Haha, I have Mr. Gongda's help, and I have nothing to fear. Please."

The army soon entered the boundary of Yuzhou, and only then did they camp and rest in a wilderness when night fell.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Yong personally brought the wine and food into Xun You's tent.

"I saw that my tent was brightly lit. I thought my tent was still studying, so I brought the food to me and enjoy it with me."

Xun You said happily: "The general is worried about it if he is tired."

He picked up a bowl of porridge, blew it lightly, then took a small sip, and then showed the look of enjoyment on his face.

"Well... I can still enjoy it like this in the middle of the night, and this life is enough."

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "Sir, your Majesty's confidant adviser, are you satisfied with just a bowl of porridge?"

Xun You heard this, but did not answer, but looked up at Zhang Yong.

"The general is visiting late at night, I'm afraid it's not just to send a bowl of porridge?"

Zhang Yong looked embarrassed, rubbed his hands and laughed dryly: "Hehe... I can't hide anything from him. I'm here to ask for advice."

Xun You raised his hand to stop him from continuing: "No hurry, let me guess next. What the general wants to ask is, General, you have experienced many battles. Your Majesty has asked you to lead the army alone for many years and trust you very much. This time, I suddenly transferred me from Luoyang to Yingchuan. Is there any intention of coming to you?"

Zhang Yong quickly waved his hand to deny it: "No, no, my brother is as kind as a mountain. How could I be so suspicious?"

"Oh? Is that?" Xun You stared at him for a while, then smiled, Yun Danfeng gently picked up the bowl again and took another sip.

"Well... it tastes good. The chef brought by the general with the army is very good."

Seeing that he had put aside the topic, Zhang Yong suddenly became a little anxious and grinned a little embarrassedly.

"This...hehe, I don't know my elder brother..."

He said this to his mouth, but he only said half of it, and the latter half was too late.

Xun You looked at him and suddenly laughed: "Haha... Everyone says that General Zhang Yong is both wise and brave, and is a rare hero in the world. Why is this small matter so hesitant? OK, okay, I won't tease you anymore. Since the general has this question, I might as well reveal it."

Zhang Yong immediately became energetic and leaned towards Xun You.

Xun You wiped his mouth and said, "Although Your Majesty has never said it clearly, You have served Your Majesty for many years and can guess seven or eight points of his intention. This time, Your Majesty demoted many children of the gentry, or hid them, and promoted Bingzhou from the old minister of Long or some poor families. Others thought that Cui Zhouping and I were also implicated by this, so we were released from the center of the court and were out of the prefectures and counties. This statement is actually a big mistake and we don't understand the wisdom of the emperor at all."

Zhang Yong was excited when he heard this: "Sir, please tell me clearly."

Xun You said: "Your Majesty's move is two reasons. First, the original situation in the court was that many gentry and ministers led by Yang Biao, led by the Taiwei Yang Biao, and the two generals of Situ Wang Yun, Sikong Cui Lie, and two left and right cavalry generals Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song, each led some court officials to compete with the Yang family to stabilize the court. Now Yang Biao is not ill, and many ministers such as Feng, Cao, Zhao, Du and others are killed one after another. The Yang family faction is already weak. Situ Wang Yun wins over his majesty this time to attack the ministers. Therefore, in the court, the Taiyuan Wang family is the most popular. In this way, the court has shown a one-sided situation, which is often threatening the stability of the government and the authority of His Majesty."

Zhang Yong showed an sudden look of enlightenment: "I understand. Your Majesty wants to re-promote a faction of power to compete with Wang, and thus re-control the court."

"Haha, the general is smart and has a similar mind to Your Majesty. It's clear at one point. Yes, Your Majesty has such an intention. After Feng Fang and others were executed, Your Majesty arranged many of his confidants to the Sili land. In addition, whether it is Xun, Cui, Lu and other families, they will promote their children and disciples, so they will rely on the power of these people to balance the Wang family in the court."

Zhang Yong showed doubt again: "But Mr. Cui and Junshi Cui are both his Majesty's confidants. Wouldn't it be better to keep you two by your side?"

Xun You shook his head and said, "Your Majesty transferred me from Luoyang for the second reason. The reason why I and Zhouping were transferred to the county and county where the front line was because the two battles in Yi and Yu were related to Your Majesty's great cause of unifying the world, and you must be cautious. However, both wars will definitely not go smoothly. Yizhou is blocked by mountains and rivers, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Cao Cao in Yuzhou is deceitful and extraordinary, and it is not easy to attack. When I was transferred to Zhouping, I naturally wanted to assist the army, one to appease the hearts of the people, plan food and grass, and solve the worries of the army, and the other to give advice to the general."

Zhang Yong breathed a sigh of relief: "So, I was defeated last year with Boping, so did my elder brother not blame me?"

"The general is worried about it. Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. How can it be done if a small defeat is just a small defeat? The general met His Majesty's young man for thirty years and has a deep affection. How can His Majesty blame the general for such a trivial matter?"

Xun You's words made Zhang Yong's face look much more relaxed, but hesitated: "But... why did you let Mr. come to my Yingchuan instead of Chenliu?"

Xun You smiled and said, "This matter is the simplest. First, Chen Liu's prefect Chen Gong is a resourceful person. Second, General Gao is a steady person. Unlike General Zhang, you are worried about him and confused. Naturally, you don't need to assist you from the side."

"Oh? Why am I worried?" Zhang Yong said in confusion.

Xun You kept staring at him, which made Zhang Yong very uncomfortable and turned his head unconsciously.

"Haha, the so-called care is chaos. Now in the court, Situ Wang Yun is so powerful, and Your Majesty has many rewards to the third prince Liu Tai. Does the general have no worries or worries about his nephew? How wise Your Majesty is, how could he not know?"

"This..." Zhang Yong was told his thoughts and was speechless.

At this moment, the outside of the account suddenly intermittently, and the sound of fighting came, which made Zhang Yong instinctively alert.

"What happened outside? Could it be that someone came to rob the camp?"

Soon, a soldier ran in: "Report to the general, there was a enemy army suddenly. I don't know which troops were. They didn't use the banner, and they all wore night black clothes and rushed into our camp. The enemy was very powerful, and one of the powerful generals was even more brave and could no longer defend the gate of the village."

Zhang Yong was a little surprised at first, but soon recovered as before, and even felt a little cold.

"Hmph... It's true that the teacher is watching the forests in this area. It's cloudy tonight and the moon is dull. Cao's army came to attack at night and wait for the general to go to meet him for a while. Please sit here for a while."

Xun You said calmly: "The general is just right. It will not be too late to talk to Cao's army after retreating."

The two of them were both confident in their conversation.
Chapter completed!