Guo Jia wanted to figure out why Han Zhan knew how to use horseshoes and steamed wine, and he tried every means to make things happen for several days. For him who likes fine wine, horseshoes are definitely not as attractive as the fine wines that are steamed. Therefore, he always asked Han Zhan how he knew how to steam wine.

But Han Zhan is not a fool either. After hearing Guo Jia’s question, he couldn’t help but sneer in his heart, thinking, “Will I tell you that the craft of steaming wine was learned by a Polish winemaker when I was working in Europe?

Seeing that Han Zhan was always keeping his mouth shut, Guo Jia knew that he could not ask anything, so he gave up voluntarily. He changed the topic and said, "Lord, according to the horse-striking report, Yuan Tan, who was stationed in Ren County, went out of the city yesterday to fight the Heishan army. Because of Guo Tu and Xinpi's strategy, he defeated the Heishan army. He killed tens of thousands, and suffered only a thousand casualties."

When Han Zhan heard Guo Tu and Xin Pi's name, he couldn't help but complain in his heart. He thought that Yuan Tan and Wen Chou had no confidence in winning at all. Unexpectedly, in this small place in Ren County, there were Guo Tu and Xin Pi. Although they were not outstanding strategists in the Three Kingdoms, it would be easy to defeat opponents of Du Chang and Hu Zhi.

"Lord," Guo Jia frowned when he saw Han Zhan's defeat in the Heishan Army and said quickly: "If we want to send troops to attack Jieqiao, we must eradicate Yuan Tan, Guo Tu and Xinpi from Ren County, otherwise we will be at risk of being attacked from both sides."

"Where is the Black Mountain Army now?" Han Zhan took out the map, spread it on the table in front of him, looked at Guo Jia and asked, "How many people are there left now?"

"According to the horse probe, after the Black Mountain Army was defeated, some of the troops had automatically dispersed." Guo Jia pointed at the southwest direction of Ren County with his finger and continued: "There are more than 10,000 people left in the remnants, all stationed thirty miles southwest of Ren County."

"Fengxiao, immediately send someone to contact the commander Du and military advisor Hu," Han Zhan ordered Guo Jia, "Their morale is low and their morale is low at this moment. If they are attacked by Yuan's army again, they will inevitably collapse. Therefore, they need to send people immediately to Jizhou to meet with us." Han Zhan was anxious to let the Black Mountain Army approach him, and his original intention was to recruit these remnants and defeated soldiers to strengthen his strength.

Guo Jia heard Han Zhan’s voice outside the painting and nodded, "Lord, please rest assured. Jia immediately sent someone to the Heishan army and asked them to set up camp to Jizhou immediately!"

Guo Jia left, and Zhao Yun came in. He looked around and saw that he was the only one in the main hall, so he walked up and said, "Second brother, I just got a piece of news that Yuan Shao ordered Yuan Tan to give up Ren County and lead his troops to Jieqiao to join forces with him to fight against Gongsun Zan."

"Brother, where did you come from?" Han Zhan remembered that he did not seem to have sent a probe to Jieqiao. How could he get news about Yuan Shao's order of Yuan Tan to withdraw his troops? So he asked cautiously: "I wonder if it is credible?"

Zhao Yun took out a note from his arms and handed it to Han Zhan, saying to him: "This is what a merchant sent to the gate of the military camp and handed it to the gatekeeper."

Han Zhan took the note and looked in front of him. He saw it: "Yuan Cheqi ordered Tan to give up Renxian and lead his troops back to Jieqiao today." There was no signature on the note, and he didn't know who wrote it.

After reading it, Han Zhan immediately asked, "Brother, where is the businessman?"

Zhao Yun shook his head and replied, "After the merchant handed the note to the gatekeeper, he left, and he was no longer sure where to go."

When Han Zhan heard that the sender had disappeared, he frowned and thought. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a conspiracy. Such a top-secret information, the merchant who sent the letter actually handed it directly to the soldiers at the door and left in a hurry. Aren’t he afraid that the information on the note would be leaked? In this way, the authenticity of the information is worth discussing.

"Second brother, what should we do?" Zhao Yun saw Han Zhan walking back on the table with his hands behind his back, and quickly asked, "Do you send someone to intercept Yuan Tan and others?"

Han Zhan raised the note in his hand and asked Zhao Yun with a serious expression: "Brother, do you think the information on the note is accurate?"

"This is hard to say." Han Zhan's question really stumped Zhao Yun. He said with some embarrassment: "Now that Yuan Shao is confronting Gongsun Zan at Jieqiao, he will definitely draw troops, food and grass from other cities to strengthen his strength, so that he can have the capital to fight Gongsun Zan. Therefore, my brother believes that it is entirely possible for him to order Yuan Tan to give up Ren County and the entire army to go to Jieqiao."

"What the big brother said is indeed possible." Han Zhan said hesitantly: "But such important information was given to us by the person who sent the letter to the gatekeeper rashly. Has he not considered the consequences of the secret leak?"

Just as the two were in a dilemma, Guo Jia walked in from outside. Seeing the two of them looking sad, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Lord, do you know why you are worried?"

Han Zhan handed the note in his hand to Guo Jia and said casually: "Fengxiao, look, this is a piece of information that General Zilong just received. Are we worried about whether the content above is true or false?"

After reading it, Guo Jia asked Zhao Yun in detail about the information he received, and then said to Han Zhan: "Lord, Jia thinks this information must be true and credible?"

"How can I see it?" Han Zhan asked curiously after hearing this.

"I understand what the lord is worried about. The lord felt that the merchant handed over the information to the soldiers guarding the gate, so he hurriedly left, which seemed to be full of flaws." Guo Jia analyzed to the two: "But Jia believes that this just shows that the information is real. The person who provides us with intelligence may be unable to find a suitable candidate, so he can only seek medical treatment in a hurry and find a businessman to deliver the letter. The businessman may have received a lot of money or was threatened to come to Jizhou to deliver the letter. He saw the soldiers standing guard at the gate of the military camp and was timid, so he handed the note to the other party and left in a hurry."

Although Guo Jia’s reason was a bit far-fetched, it made some sense, so Han Zhan asked, “Fengxiao, then tell me, what should we do?”

"It's very simple, send troops to intercept!" Guo Jia looked at Han Zhan and said, "We left half of the troops to defend the city, and the other half of the troops to intercept Yuan Tan's army who had withdrawn from Ren County. Even if they had any conspiracy, we can ensure that Jizhou is not lost."
Chapter completed!