"Since you don't want to do it, why don't you give it to me to this marquis?" Ye Zhao stood up and said.

"Will Ye Hou be willing to guard Xingyang?" Yuan Shao frowned slightly and looked at Ye Zhao and said, "Ye Zhao is willing to take action, so he naturally cannot ask for it. However, in the Alliance of Princes, Ye Zhao's troops are also a strong brigade. Although there are 300,000 troops in the Alliance of Princes, among which, only Ye Zhao, Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, etc., are only Ye Zhao, Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, etc., Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have a rich foundation in their family, so they are naturally not short of soldiers and horses. Yuan Shu doesn't know, but during this period in Jizhou, Yuan Shao recruited many powerful generals, and can be called strong soldiers and horses.

However, Yuan Shao obviously did not want his elite troops to suffer too much loss, so he naturally did not want Ye Zhao, a powerful force, to withdraw from the main battlefield just to guard Xingyang. However, no one has asked for the orders of the princes, and Ye Zhao is rarely willing to take the initiative to take on the task, so Yuan Shao is not easy to refuse. In addition, even if he refuses, Ye Zhao may not listen to him. Now Yuan Shao is really scared of Ye Zhao.

"Brother Bo Gui also said before that Niu Fu is cautious by nature and will not fight rashly, and our army's mission is not to attack the city. Since that is the case, I can send a general and three thousand troops to guard Xingyang." Ye Zhao said calmly.

How could Ye Zhao not know Yuan Shao’s little thoughts? But he naturally had a way to force Yuan Shao to show off his wealth.

"Then it will be a blessing for Yehou." Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and nodded in response.

Since he decided to guard Xingyang, Yuan Shao no longer dragged on and ordered Gongsun Zan to be the vanguard and headed to Hulao Pass first. Yuan Shao personally led the army of princes to Hulao Pass.

"Wenyuan, I'll give you five thousand men to Xingyang." After the princes dispersed, Ye Zhao called Zhang Liao alone and looked at Zhang Liao and said, "I know you don't want to face the robes and swords of the past, so the task of guarding Xingyang is handed over to you."

"Thank you for your understanding, lord, Liao accepts the order!" Zhang Liao bowed.

"At this moment in Xingyang, Niu Fu probably has withdrawn his troops. After you lead the army to Xingyang, don't say goodbye, send two thousand men into the city and pretend to be the Xiliang army. You lead three thousand men to siege the city, don't let people see the clues." Ye Zhao handed an arrow to Zhang Liaodao.

"Lord, forgive Liao for being stupid, why is this?" Zhang Liao looked at Ye Zhao in confusion. Since there was no one in Xingyang, doing so wouldn't be like taking off his pants and farting? Zhang Liao didn't think that Ye Zhao took five thousand people to Xingyang to play house just because of taking care of himself.

"Xingyang is the retreat route of our army. The food, grass and supplies will be transported through this place one after another. For me, it is the top priority. Remember, you must not see the clues." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

Way to retreat?

Zhang Liao frowned and noticed something keenly, but couldn't grasp the key points for a while, so he could only nod and responded: "Don't worry, lord, I will know what to do."

At that time, five thousand soldiers and horses were ordered to go straight to Xingyang. After arriving in Xingyang, they found that the entire Xingyang had already gone empty. As early as three months ago, Dong Zhuo moved the people of Xingyang and Aocang to Hulao Pass on a large scale. Therefore, when Xingyang lost the Xiliang army, only an empty city was left.

According to Ye Zhao's instructions, Zhang Liao divided two thousand troops into the city and sent a confidant general into the city to preside over military affairs. Zhang Liao set up a formation outside the city and made a stance to keep a close eye on Xingyang.

On the other hand, after receiving Yuan Shao's order, Gongsun Zan led the iron cavalry straight to Hulao Pass. In just half a day, he arrived at Hulao Pass. Seeing that the gate of Hulao Pass was closed, the city gate was not Lu Bu's commanding flag on the top of the city, but the flag of Hu Zhen, the general under Dong Zhuo, he couldn't help but wonder. In his opinion, such an important level as Hulao Pass should be guarded by the great future.

Although Hu Zhen is a general under Dong Zhuo, he is probably not as famous as Hua Xiong under his command.

Seeing this, Gongsun Zan was not in a hurry to set up camp and said to the red-faced general beside him: "Chang Yun, go and call."

"Here!"

The general behind Gongsun Zan was Guan Yu. Ye Zhao was also a casual move back then. He arranged Liu Bei under Liu Yu's command, but Guan Yu was arranged to Gongsun Zan, and then he did not take care of him.

The three brothers made their debut when they revolted in the Yellow Turban Army. They stumbling along the way for several years. At the very top, only Liu Bei served as a few county magistrates and county magistrates, and they were unable to be the leader. They finally had a chance and were two real-powerful officials. Liu Bei naturally was unwilling to give up. Moreover, Gongsun Zan was his senior brother, and Guan Yu was with Gongsun Zan, so Liu Bei was relieved.

However, since the two separated, the paths they took were completely different. Liu Yu used benevolent politics in Youzhou. In this regard, it was consistent with Liu Bei's philosophy and quickly gained the attention of Liu Yu. In a few years, he was promoted from a commander to a county prefect, and was also a prefect with military power. Zhang Fei directly became a commander for Liu Bei. It can be said that he had risen to the top. Not only did he improve his official position, his vision and governing ability also made a qualitative leap under Liu Yu's training. At least under the rule of Liu Bei by more than a year, Dai County not only had a prosperous population, but also reached trade with many tribes such as Wuhuan and Xianbei outside the border.

If you look closely, it is not difficult to find that many of Liu Bei's policies were imitating the policies that Ye Zhao had in Macheng back then. He did not simply compromise or be tough on the Hu people outside the Frontier, and used both soft and hard work, and then used business to earn capital for himself. Therefore, he was deeply favored by Liu Yu.

On the other hand, Guan Yu was taking another path. Ye Zhao arranged for Guan Yu a different Sima under Gongsun Zan, or a military marquis, who was in charge of a military horse. Before the Han Dynasty completely collapsed, there were about fifty generals of the entire Youzhou level. In view of Gongsun Zan's official position at that time, it was already a real position of power.

Liu Bei also became greedy. He wanted to develop on Liu Yu's side, but was unwilling to give up the military power of Gongsun Zan, so he left Guan Yu with Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan was not bad at treating Guan Yu. On the one hand, Guan Yu valued love and friendship, and was also studious, and did not have so many colorful things, and he was quite fond of Gongsun Zan. On the other hand, this was a person recommended by Lu Zhi himself. Gongsun Zan's status at that time was inseparable from Lu Zhi's recommendation. After reciprocating, Gongsun Zan also regarded Guan Yu as his confidant.

Gongsun Zan's attitude towards foreign races outside the border was simple and crude, one word, kill!

As long as you dare to reach out to the people in my territory, I will not only chop your claws, but also break out of the grassland, and even chop your head.

Therefore, in recent years, Guan Yu has almost been fighting against the outside world. Under the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, there are countless souls of alien races.

Originally, although Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan's ruling philosophy were in conflict, their softness and hardness were actually in line with the routine of both kindness and power. Unfortunately, Liu Yu thought Gongsun Zan was too tough and often caused disputes and killed too much. For this reason, he filed several lawsuits to the court.

Gongsun Zan obviously didn't like Liu Yu's behavior of speaking behind his back. Moreover, the Wuhuan people rushed in to kill the people of Youzhou several times, but Liu Yu chose to appease the Wuhuan tribe, which made Gongsun Zan very angry. Although the Wuhuan people failed to get benefits from Liu Yu, and in the end, they even cheated Liu Yu and Meng and cheated a lot of property and captured Han slaves, this still made Gongsun Zan unhappy.

However, he was nominally Liu Yu's subordinate. Although he could disobey Liu Yu's policies, he could not directly argue with Liu Yu. This is also the main reason why Gongsun Zan participated in this alliance. He needed an identity that could compete with Liu Yu and no longer be subjected to Liu Yu's slander.

Gongsun Zan's attitude often affects Guan Yu. At the beginning, Guan Yu and Liu Bei played a lubricant role between these two forces, but the feelings between people may not be felt when they are together, but after they are separated for a long time, they will gradually fade. Gradually, whether it is Guan Yu, Liu Bei, or Zhang Fei, they can feel that the two sides are no longer as close as before.

Especially when Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu had different ideas, Liu Bei could still maintain a neutral attitude, but Guan Yu, subconsciously, would unconsciously tend to Gongsun Zan's side, because he also felt that Gongsun Zan's approach was good, so why should he tolerate foreigners?

The brotherly relationship has not been broken, but it has long lived up to the intimacy that year. Even this time, Guan Yu followed Gongsun Zan to the south. In order to avoid embarrassment, Guan Yu did not follow Gongsun Zan to attend, but stayed in the army in order to avoid meeting Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was fine, but he couldn't say anything bad, but Zhang Fei was different.

Guan Yu took the order and rode his horse to the place where the arrow was at the gate of Guanxia. He stopped moving forward, looked up at Guancheng and said loudly: "The traitor in the city will not leave the city and die!"

At Hulao Pass, Niu Fu, Hu Zhen, Hua Xiong and others had already received the news and watched the city tower. Seeing the troops and horses under the city set up, Hu Zhen's general Zhang Bao stepped forward and said, "General, the last general asks for battle."

Zhang Bao is not the son of Zhang Fei in history, but also a powerful general under Dong Zhuo. Although he is not as brave as Hua Xiong, in the Xiliang army, few people can defeat an iron spear. Before, when Ye Zhao evacuated Hulao Pass, it was the Hulao Pass that Zhang Bao took over. Later, the princes of Guandong raised an army, and Zhang Bao was responsible for guarding Ao Cang. According to Li Ru's plan, he burned Ao Cang and Xu Cang clean with fire.

But now he has returned to Hulao Pass, and the general of Hulao Pass has become Hu Zhen. He is always a little uncomfortable in his heart. At this moment, he is thinking about making a contribution first and increasing his majesty.

When Hu Zhen heard this, he frowned and said without saying a word. Niu Fu, who was beside him, said, "Don't be reckless. We are ordered here to guard the pass, not to fight with the coalition forces."

Zhang Bao said loudly: "Doesn't it make the Kwantung Alliance think that there is no one in our army? Besides, the main force of Kwantung has not arrived, and it is time to kill the vanguard of the thief army and defeat his wisdom. Rest as the general, he will be sure to take the thief general's head to see him!"

Niu Fu still shook his head. He didn't like to take risks. And as long as he just needed to keep Hulao Pass, the coalition forces would not be able to do anything. Why take risks?

"General!" Zhang Bao looked at Hu Zhen, after all, Hu Zhen was the main general here.

"Okay, General Zhang should be careful. I ordered people to prepare a banquet and drink when General Zhang returns!" Hu Zhen said with a smile.
Chapter completed!