"Come," Han Zhan immediately ordered: "Bring the messenger in!"

Following his order, not long after, the messenger sent by Xu Shu to deliver the letter walked into the conference hall. Han Zhan and the other party knelt down in front of him and asked, "I asked you, how many days have you been on the road?"

When the messenger heard this question, he immediately replied without thinking: "Report to the lord, the young man walked on the road for five days."

After getting the answer he wanted, Han Zhan continued to ask: "How far is the city before leaving Chang'an, Ma Teng and Han Sui's troops?"

"Return to the words of the lord," the messenger replied truthfully, "When the young man left Chang'an, he heard the soldiers guarding the city gate say that Ma Teng and Han Sui's troops were only sixty miles away from the city, and they could reach the city at most half a day."

"I know." Han Zhan and other messengers finished speaking, and said to him: "You go down and rest. I will come to you if I have something to do." Then he called a guard and asked him to lead the messenger away.

"Lord!" As soon as the messenger left, Xun You gave a deep tribute to Han Zhan, and then said, "Lord is really a god-looking thing. He said that Ma Teng, Han Sui and others will raise an army to attack Li Guo and other thieves, but they did not expect that they would really raise an army. If they could defeat Li Guo and other thieves, then we can successfully rescue the civil and military officials in the court."

But Guo Jia seemed not as optimistic as Xun You. After Xun You finished speaking, he shook his head and said, "Gongda, things are not that simple. Ma Teng and Han Sui came from afar, lacking siege equipment, and the food and grass must be limited. If Li Guo and other thieves stayed behind closed doors, in a month, Ma Teng and Han Sui would withdraw their troops because they had no food."

Xun You immediately refuted Guo Jia's analysis. Just as the two argued endlessly, Han Zhan was shocked. Although Guo Jia did not see Ma Teng and Han Sui with his own eyes, he could accurately analyze that they could not defeat Li Jue and Guo Si at all, and in the end they had to withdraw their troops because of the food.

Therefore, he waited for Guo Jia and Xun You to come to an end and asked Guo Jia humbly: "Fengxiao, I asked you, you said that Ma Teng and Han Sui will definitely be defeated, so do we have the hope of rescuing all civil and military officials?"

Since the topic of this day revolves around rescuing civil and military officials, after hearing Han Zhan's question, Guo Jia shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Lord, if there was no Ma Teng and Han Sui Bing invade Chang'an, then there is still a glimmer of hope for us to rescue civil and military officials. But now, this final hope has also been shattered."

When Han Zhan heard Guo Jia say this, he immediately asked in surprise: "Fengxiao, you didn't say that just now. Why do you think it's impossible for us to rescue all civil and military officials in just half an hour?"

"Ma Teng and Han Sui raised troops to make the thieves such as Li Jue, Guo Si realize that their foundation is too shallow. If they lose the amulet of civil and military officials, any prince can raise an army to attack them." Guo Jia analyzed to Han Zhan: "Therefore, they must hold civil and military officials in their hands and make other princes throw themselves into danger. If necessary, he can even find relatives of the Han Dynasty and establish them as the new king. In that way, the saint in our hands will be useless."

"Do you have any good solutions?" Han Zhan asked in a panic.

"There is no way." Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Unless Li Jue, Guo Si and others fight in internal conflicts, we will have an opportunity to take advantage of it."

The speaker is unintentional and the listener is intentional. Guo Jia originally said it casually, but when he heard Han Zhan's ears, he felt enlightened, which immediately reminded him of the historical battle of Li Guo fighting for soldiers and killing the sky and the earth in the Chang'an area. Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "It would not be difficult to turn against Li Jue, Guo Si and others."

When Guo Jia heard Han Zhan say this, his eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "Does the lord have any good plans?"

Although the people in the conference hall were all confidant generals under Han Zhan, this matter was of great importance. If the news leaked, it would not be a good thing. Therefore, when Guo Jia said it, he immediately laughed and said, "Thank you all today, let's disperse. It's not too late to discuss this matter later."

What a smart man Guo Jia was. When the civil and military officials left the conference hall, he and Xun You came to Han Zhan's study together and asked him for advice on letting Li and Guo reverse their goals.

Han Zhan called the two to sit down and said to them: "I have a plan to lead the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si to kill each other. Then, I will lead troops to the capital to eliminate the thief party and to safeguard the country."

Regarding Han Zhan's big statement, Guo Jia asked disapprovingly: "I don't know if the lord's plan is going to be released?"

Han Zhan smiled faintly and then said, "I know that Guo Si's wife is the most jealous, so I can ask Guo Si's wife to use counter-espionage tricks to let the two thieves kill each other."

"Lord, although Guo Si's wife is jealous, there is no one around us who is familiar with her at all." Xun You said with some embarrassment: "If you can't get close to her, how can you make a counter-espionage plan?"

"If we send our people to do it, it will definitely not work." Han Zhan said to the two with a smile: "But we can contact the ministers in the court through Yuan Zhi and Guang Yuan, and let them use this counter-espionage plan."

"If there are too many people who know about this, the news will inevitably leak out." Even Guo Jia was not optimistic about Han Zhan's statement. He reminded kindly: "Once Li Jue and Guo Si two thieves know that the lord tried to use counter-espionage schemes on them, it may be bad for us."

"Yes," Xun You nodded and agreed with Guo Jia's statement: "At that time, they will contact all the princes to attack us in the name of the court. I'm afraid our situation will be very dangerous."

On the way back to the study, Han Zhan had carefully recalled the details of the confrontation between Emperor Xian of Han and Emperor Xian of Han who sent people to provoke Li Jue and Guo Si in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Seeing that the two strategists under his command tried their best to oppose his proposal, he continued to say: "I thought about it again and again, and felt that there were still reliable officials in the court, such as the Grand Marshal Yang Biao and the Grand Marshal Zhu Ye, who were the best candidates to counter-espionage plan."

After Han Zhan finished speaking, the study room fell into silence. After a while, Guo Jia said, "Lord, if this plan is carried out by Yang Biao and Zhu Jun, we will have at least 50% chance of winning."

"Since the lord believes that Yang Biao and Zhu Yi can take on this important task, then you might as well inform Yuan Zhi and Guang Yuan through letters." Xun You once served as an official in the court and understood how Yang Biao and Zhu Yi were. Therefore, he proposed to Han Zhan: "Let them contact Yang Biao and Zhu Yi privately, and ask the two adults to take action and apply this counter-intervention plan."

"The lord's counter-espionage plan is indeed wonderful." Just when Han Zhan thought the three of them could reach an agreement, Guo Jia suddenly spoke: "Now Ma Teng and Han Sui's troops are at the city, and Li and Guo are working together. When using the plan at this time, the effect will be greatly reduced."

Xun You looked at Guo Jia and asked, "When should we use this counter-espionage plan to be the best time?"

"At least, after Ma Teng and Han Sui retreated, we will send people to Chang'an to contact Yang Biao and Zhu Jun." Guo Jia said confidently: "When they come to implement this plan, they will definitely achieve miraculous results."

"Fengxiao, wait a moment. I just forgot to consider the other two people." Xun You looked at Guo Jia first, then looked at Han Zhan, and said, "If Li and Guo thieves turn against each other, and Zhang Ji and Fan Chou come out to mediate, what should we do?"

"My cousin is too worried." Han Zhan smiled at Xun You's concern, "Although the four generals are all Dong Zhe's subordinates, the four of them are not united. For example, Li Jue and Guo Si have a good personal relationship and have a similar relationship with Zhang Ji, but they hate Fan Chou to the core. According to this marquis' estimate, once Ma Teng and Han Sui retreat, Li Jue may find an opportunity to kill Fan Chou. If Fan Chou dies, Zhang Ji will inevitably go to other places in order to avoid goods. In this way, only Li Jue and Guo Si are left in Chang'an. When we use counter-espionage plan, we will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Xun You was half-believing and half-doubting about Han Zhan’s statement: “Why is the lord so sure? After Ma Teng and Han Sui retreated, will Li Jue find a reason to kill Fan Chou?”

Han Zhan naturally would not tell Xun You that the reason why Li Jue killed Fan Chou was because Ma Teng. When Han Sui retreated, Fan Chou's troops had already caught up with Han Sui. With just one order, Han Sui could be captured alive. However, Han Sui and Fan Chou had a friendship, and the latter let Han Sui go with impulse.

Li Jue has always had no good feelings for Fan Chou, who is reckless. He learned from his nephew Li Be that that Fan Chou let Han Sui go, so he took the opportunity to make a fuss, ambush the swordsman at the banquet, chopped Fan Chou into meat sauce, and legitimately annexed the other party's troops. Zhang Ji was so scared that he had to stay away from the capital in order to protect himself.

Han Zhan called the two to sit down and said to them: "I have a plan to lead the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si to kill each other. Then, I will lead troops to the capital to eliminate the thief party and to safeguard the country."

Regarding Han Zhan's big statement, Guo Jia asked disapprovingly: "I don't know if the lord's plan is going to be released?"

Han Zhan smiled faintly and then said, "I know that Guo Si's wife is the most jealous, so I can ask Guo Si's wife to use counter-espionage tricks to let the two thieves kill each other."

"Lord, although Guo Si's wife is jealous, there is no one around us who is familiar with her at all." Xun You said with some embarrassment: "If you can't get close to her, how can you make a counter-espionage plan?"

"If we send our people to do it, it will definitely not work." Han Zhan said to the two with a smile: "But we can contact the ministers in the court through Yuan Zhi and Guang Yuan, and let them use this counter-espionage plan."

"If there are too many people who know about this, the news will inevitably leak out." Even Guo Jia was not optimistic about Han Zhan's statement. He reminded kindly: "Once Li Jue and Guo Si two thieves know that the lord tried to use counter-espionage schemes on them, it may be bad for us."

"Yes," Xun You nodded and agreed with Guo Jia's statement: "At that time, they will contact all the princes to attack us in the name of the court. I'm afraid our situation will be very dangerous."

On the way back to the study, Han Zhan had carefully recalled the details of the confrontation between Emperor Xian of Han and Emperor Xian of Han who sent people to provoke Li Jue and Guo Si. Seeing that the two strategists under his command tried their best to oppose his proposal, he continued to say: "I thought about it again and again, and felt that there were still reliable officials in the court, such as the Grand Marshal Yang Biao and the Grand Marshal Zhu Jun, who were the best candidates to counter-espionage plan."

After Han Zhan finished speaking, the study room fell into silence. After a while, Guo Jia spoke, "Lord, if this plan is carried out by Yang Biao and Zhu Jun, we will have at least 50% chance of winning."

"Since the lord believes that Yang Biao and Zhu Jun can take on this important task, then you might as well inform Yuan Zhi and Guang Yuan through letters." Xun You once served as an official in the court and understood how Yang Biao and Zhu Jun were. Therefore, he proposed to Han Zhan: "Let them contact Yang Biao and Zhu Jun privately, and ask the two adults to take action and apply this counter-intervention plan."

"The lord's counter-espionage plan is indeed wonderful." Just when Han Zhan thought the three of them could reach an agreement, Guo Jia suddenly spoke: "Now Ma Teng and Han Sui's troops are at the city, and Li and Guo are working together. When using the plan at this time, the effect will be greatly reduced."

Xun You looked at Guo Jia and asked, "When should we use this counter-espionage plan to be the best time?"

"At least, after Ma Teng and Han Sui retreated, we will send people to Chang'an to contact Yang Biao and Zhu Jun." Guo Jia said confidently: "When they come to implement this plan, they will definitely achieve miraculous results."

"Fengxiao, wait a moment. I just forgot to consider the other two people." Xun You looked at Guo Jia first, then looked at Han Zhan, and said, "If Li and Guo thieves turn against each other, and Zhang Ji and Fan Chou come out to mediate, what should we do?"

"My cousin is too worried." Han Zhan smiled at Xun You's concern, "Although the four generals are all Dong Zhe's subordinates, the four of them are not united. For example, Li Jue and Guo Si have a good personal relationship and have a similar relationship with Zhang Ji, but they hate Fan Chou to the core. According to this marquis' estimate, once Ma Teng and Han Sui retreat, Li Jue may find an opportunity to kill Fan Chou. If Fan Chou dies, Zhang Ji will inevitably go to other places in order to avoid goods. In this way, only Li Jue and Guo Si are left in Chang'an. When we use counter-espionage plan, we will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Xun You was half-believing and half-doubting about Han Zhan’s statement: “Why is the lord so sure? After Ma Teng and Han Sui retreated, will Li Jue find a reason to kill Fan Chou?”
Chapter completed!