After hearing what Han Zhan said, Guo Jia hesitated for a moment, and then asked spiedly: "Lord, I have something under my subordinates. I don't know whether to ask or not?"

"What's the matter with Fengxiao? But it's okay to ask." Although he didn't know what question Guo Jia was going to ask, Han Zhan still laughed: "Do you and me still use such politeness?"

"I want to ask my lord, shortly after General Ziyi surrendered, the lord gave him gold and silver and ordered him to go to Danyang to recruit new recruits." Guo Jia asked tentatively: "Aren't the lord worried that Ziyi would take people to his old lord Liu Yao?"

Guo Jia's words made Han Zhan stunned. After thinking about it carefully, he sent Taishi Ci to Danyang to recruit soldiers, only considering that he had been in Yangzhou and was familiar with the local situation. As for whether he would escape with money and take people to join Liu Yao again, he never thought about it. At this moment, he heard Guo Jia mention it, and he couldn't help but feel that his actions were indeed a bit too risky.

Now that Guo Jia is asking about this matter solemnly, he can't tell him that he has never considered this issue at all. Because in his mind, most of the well-known civil and military officials of the Three Kingdoms period are credible, and as long as he recognizes who is his lord, he will not betray him easily.

So he replied seriously: "Fengxiao, you know that this marquis has always been employed without doubting others. Since Ziyi surrendered to this marquis, this marquis naturally trusted him, and I believe he would not let down the marquis' trust in him."

After hearing Han Zhan’s words, Guo Jia couldn’t help but sigh in his heart: It’s easy to use people to use people, but how many people can truly do it throughout the ages? His lord is definitely an anomaly. Not only is he bold in using people, but the people he uses are also talented. However, from this point of view, choosing to follow him is a correct decision.

Han Zhan and his group soon caught up with Zhao Yun's army. When Zhao Yun saw Han Zhan, he asked with concern: "Second brother, I wonder what the matter is that Tao Xuzhou sent envoys to come?"

"The envoy is Chen Yuanlong, the commander of Diannong. He said that Tao Xuzhou saw tens of thousands of troops entering the territory of Xuzhou, so he was ordered to check it out." Han Zhan sneered and said, "Ziyi's troops have been stationed in Licheng for more than half a month. During this period, Lu Bu's troops have been staying outside the city, but Tao Xuzhou ignored this. Now that we are all leaving, he sent someone to check it out. It's too obvious."

As soon as Han Zhan finished speaking, Guo Jia added: "It's just that Tao Xuzhou was panicked when he saw the Jizhou army approaching. He was openly asking Chen Yuanlong to check who had moved into Licheng, but secretly testing whether our army had the intention to seize Xia Pi. Once we found out that our army was preparing to attack Xia Pi, we would definitely dispatch troops and soldiers immediately to fight against our army."

"Xuzhou Army is weak and has a combat power." Zhao Yun said confidently: "If I fight in the field, I can defeat 30,000 of its soldiers and horses with three thousand iron cavalry; even if I attack the city, I can capture Xia Pi with ten thousand insurgents."

Although the Jizhou Army has not been considered a military force for a long time, judging from the achievements of the campaign against Qingzhou in the past six months, Zhao Yun's statement has no exaggeration at all. After hearing this, Guo Jia even said: "What General Zilong said is that the combat power of the Xuzhou Army may be even worse than that of Qingzhou. Otherwise, Zang Ba would not be deaf and dumb, and Tao Xuzhou would not be deaf and dumb."

Han Zhan was not interested in knowing what Tao Qian was thinking. What he was concerned about now was whether Wang Hun and Zhou Cang had already met Zang Ba and persuaded the other party to surrender to him. He looked at Zhao Yun and asked, "Brother, when will the army arrive in Kaiyang?"

"According to the current itinerary, you can arrive in Kaiyang at the latest in the afternoon tomorrow." After Zhao Yun answered Han Zhan, he asked with some concern: "Second brother, if Zang Ba refuses to surrender to our army, what should he do?"

"Our soldiers, plus Huang Hansheng's troops, can fight for less than 100,000." Seeing that everyone's eyes were all aimed at him, Han Zhan knew in his heart that they were thinking about what they planned to deal with this matter, so he said without vaguely: "If Zang Ba is willing to surrender, then the army will directly destroy him."

After hearing Han Zhan's statement, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They were afraid that when they arrived in Kaiyang, they would see Zang Ba unwilling to surrender, and Han Zhan was unwilling to start the battle lightly. By then, hundreds of thousands of soldiers would have to spend countless money and food.

The army arrived a hundred miles away from Kaiyang. When they saw it was getting late, Han Zhan ordered Zhao Yun: "Brother, it was getting late, so let the army camp here." Zhao Yun agreed and immediately began to issue orders, allowing the army to start camping on the spot.

Taking advantage of the camping of the army, Han Zhan and Guo Jia came to a nearby hill with a group of tiger and leopard cavalry and looked towards Kaiyang. Although Han Zhan said that as long as Zang Ba did not surrender, he would send a large army to destroy him. But by heart, Han Zhan was unwilling to connect with Zang Ba's weapons in his heart. He hoped that Wang Hun and Zhou Cang's mission would make Zang Ba surrender on his own initiative.

Seeing Han Zhan's heartfelt look, Guo Jia guessed that he must be worried about Zang Ba's affairs, so he comforted him and said, "My lord, don't worry, don't look at Zang Ba's separatist Mount Tai, Kaiyang and other places, Tao Xuzhou was helpless against him. Unfortunately, his foundation is too shallow after all, and his soldiers are small and few generals. If someone else sends troops to attack, he may not be able to support him for a long time. I believe that he will definitely come to surrender when he sees the conditions offered by his lord."

When Han Zhan heard Guo Jia say that someone was going to attack Zang Ba, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Fengxiao, tell me, who will take the initiative to attack Zang Ba?"

Guo Jia pointed to the west with his hand and said, "Cao Mengde, the prefect of Dongjun, is not a man who is willing to live in the underworld. He is now recruiting soldiers and recruiting heroes from all over the world. If Jia is probably good, he will definitely want to replace Liu Dai and become the governor of Yanzhou. To do this, he will definitely find a way to recover Zang Ba, one to relieve his worries, and the other to expand his strength and then seize the position of Yanzhou Mass, which will greatly increase."

"What Fengxiao said is very true," Han Zhan deeply agreed with what Guo Jia said. As a later generation, he knew very well what kind of person Cao Mengde was. He echoed: "If Cao Mengde conquered Zang Ba and strengthened his strength, then he would sooner or later become the confidant of this marquis."

The two were saying this when they suddenly saw several cavalry coming from the north. Judging from the knight's clothes, they were all dressed by the Jizhou army. Guo Jia turned his head and said to Han Zhan: "Lord, is it not Wang Hun, Zhou Cang sent someone back to deliver the letter?"
Chapter completed!