Taizhou.
"What did you say?"
Ding Yan was very surprised to hear the report from his men.
"You mean Fan Hanzhong is gathering troops to attack our Taizhou?"
"We haven't even started to take action yet, but they took action against us first? Is there any natural law? Is there any royal law?"
Ding Yan was helpless.
Even more worried.
After all, Ding Yan knew Fan Hanzhong's ability to lead troops in war.
To be honest, Ding Yan really didn't take Fan Hanzhong seriously when he was the state herdsman. After all, there were so many things to do in the state herdsmen. It was difficult to lead troops to fight in person, let alone lead troops to leave Hezhou to fight. .
For Fan Hanzhong, the position of state pastor is more like a shackle, limiting Fan Hanzhong's abilities.
But it's different now.
After Zhang Bao became the governor of the state, he heard that Fan Hanzhong had fully begun to take charge of the military.
Ding Yan was really surprised.
I'm afraid this Zhang Bao has some serious illness in his head. A dignified state pastor would hand over the power of leading troops to Fan Hanzhong. Aren't you afraid that after Fan Hanzhong gains military power, he will oust you and become the state pastor again?
Ding Yan thought about it but couldn't figure it out.
On the other side, Cao Kang, who received the news, was also full of doubts.
Is Hezhou going to launch troops against Taizhou?
What are you doing?
what's the situation?
Didn’t you hear before that Hezhou was in a terrible fight?
How come they were unified immediately?
This situation is not right...
Cao Kang was also full of questions and quickly sent people to Hezhou to inquire about the news.
It wasn't just them, the news of Fan Hanzhong's mobilization of troops had just spread, and people in Dongzhou, Shaanzhou, Jezhou, and Liaozhou also stared.
This thing is not quite right...
Could it be said that their previous secret alliance was exposed?
So that’s why we need to take action in advance?
But it shouldn't be. Their previous contacts were very covert, and they haven't started to mobilize troops yet...
Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to Hezhou.
For everyone.
Fan Hanzhong is a legendary general in Daxia.
I believe that if he doesn't move, that's it. If he does, he'll be absolutely sure.
Everyone put aside the previous joint attack on Hezhou. Their previous idea was to take advantage of the opportunity to move in all directions. This way, Fan Hanzhong was caught off guard.
But now that Fan Hanzhong has taken the initiative, they in Hezhou must have entered a state of war readiness.
In other words, they lost the opportunity.
Now that the opportunity has been lost, there is no need to rush and take action casually.
When Hezhou and Taizhou are almost at the same level, it will be the best time for them to go up together.
Each state also has its own little abacus.
Dongzhou.
Yang Gan couldn't sit still anymore.
what's the situation?
What the hell is going on?
I haven't even started yet, are we going to deal with Taizhou?
If Taizhou is captured, our lips will be dead and our teeth will be cold. Wouldn’t our Dongzhou be next?
You absolutely cannot sit still and wait for death!
"Here comes someone!"
"Let Governor Zhou come to me immediately, and also have several generals come with him!"
Yang Gan ordered his men.
Recently, in order to mobilize troops against Hezhou, Yang Qian has called all the famous generals from Dongzhou over from all over.
But he didn't expect that the plan could not change as quickly as Hezhou took action first.
Not a moment.
Zhou Yan and several generals came here one after another.
There are four counties in Dongzhou, but the county guards generally have no power to command troops, but focus on commerce and agriculture.
Only this small amount of troops is maintained.
And a large number of troops are still scattered in the hands of a few generals who lead the troops.
Just like Huang Yuren, who led troops to Liaozhou at that time, he was a general near the border of Liaozhou at that time.
These military camps are also set up at the junction of counties and counties to control each other.
"Everyone, I believe you already know the recent news that Fan Hanzhong of Hezhou is going to launch troops against Taizhou."
"My idea is that two generals, Zhang Renjie and Shi Xu, will each lead 30,000 troops and station them at the junction of us and Hezhou."
"Once Fan Hanzhong starts fighting against Taizhou, we will immediately attack him!"
"Attack Hezhou from behind and prevent Fan Hanzhong from looking at each other. This may give Ding Yan and the others some time to breathe."
"Then take advantage of this opportunity to immediately contact the people in Jeju and Shaanzhou and ask them to act at the same time."
"We are different from them. If Fan Hanzhong can successfully capture Taizhou, Dongzhou will be next!"
"I don't know what Fan Hanzhong has gone crazy about recently. I heard that nearly 100,000 people have gathered at the border of Taizhou!"
"This posture is so desperate!"
Yang Gan said to everyone.
"Sir, in my opinion, this is certainly feasible, but we have overlooked one point."
"We should immediately send fast horses to inform the court and ask the court to come forward!"
"He, Fan Hanzhong, is not even a state animal husbandry now, so why would he mobilize so many people for no reason? What does Zhang Bao, a state animal husbandry in Hezhou, do for a living?"
"As long as the imperial court gives the order, I'm afraid Zhang Bao will also be afraid of it."
Zhou Yan said to Yang Qian on the side.
"That makes sense!"
"How could I forget this!"
Yang Gan patted his head.
For the current court, the emperor no longer has any authority and voice.
Not a manager at all.
Over time, I gradually stopped caring about it.
But the emperor is still the emperor after all.
The imperial edict is still the imperial edict.
If you dare to be disrespectful to the emperor, you will still be criticized by everyone in the world.
"In addition, sir, since Fan Hanzhong has gathered so many troops to attack Taizhou this time, I believe that the entire Hezhou side is relatively empty."
"According to my estimation, these 100,000 troops should be all the troops Fan Hanzhong can mobilize."
"This is our opportunity. We might as well gather a large number of troops and seize the territory as soon as possible while Hezhou is empty."
"Otherwise, it will be too late when Jeju and Shaanzhou take action. Moreover, I estimate that Liaozhou cannot just watch, and they might intervene."
"This time it's time to compete with speed and strength."
Zhou Yan said excitedly to Yang Qian.
"that's right!"
"In this case, in addition to the two generals Zhang Renjie and Shi Xu, as well as the two generals Cao Bao and Lu Liang, you will each lead 20,000 troops to Hezhou to assemble. If the troops are not enough, they will be mobilized from various counties and counties. We must capture more territory as soon as possible in the shortest possible time!”
Yang Gan said to everyone.
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