"Um?"
Zhang Bao walked out quickly.
"Sir, Lieutenant General Fan Han's letter says that there are changes in the war, and it must be in your hands as soon as possible!"
The visitor handed over the letter and explained to Zhang Bao.
"misfortune?"
"I know, you did a great job."
Zhang Bao nodded.
I opened the letter and read it. After reading the news about Fan Hanzhong, I breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, when Zhang Bao heard Fan Hanzhong say something had changed in the war, he thought something terrible had happened.
After reading it, I realized that it was much smoother than previously planned.
Now Liu Xiu's side is already in a battle between trapped beasts.
After Fan Hanzhong lured them with food, he successfully instigated nearly one-third of the people to defect.
Although the remaining people have not defected for the time being, their military morale has been weakened and they no longer have the strength to fight. They have been surrounded by Fan Hanzhong's troops in the southwest of Hezhou.
Feel free to eat them.
Fan Hanzhong meant to take the opportunity to persuade Liu Xiu's troops to surrender, and then send his troops south to take Xiazhou directly!
No matter whether Cao Kang died for real or faked, all this would be meaningless when the capital of Xiazhou was captured.
"This Fan Hanzhong!"
Zhang Bao smiled and shook his head.
For this method, it is actually most suitable to be used only by Fan Hanzhong. Even if it is used by Zhang Bao, it may not be so easy to use.
Although Zhang Bao has a way to eliminate Liu Xiu's troops, if he wants to conquer these troops, he can only let Fan Hanzhong take action.
Even among Liu Xiu's troops, they all know the name Fan Hanzhong as the God of War.
They all knew that Fan Hanzhong was strong enough to kill them, but he didn't.
If it were Zhang Bao, it would really be a huge insult.
Maybe it will inspire them to fight in desperate situations and give them the courage to fight against all odds, which is not worth the loss.
Surrendering to Zhang Bao may not be approved by them, but surrendering to Fan Hanzhong would not put any pressure on most of them.
"What's wrong?"
"Uncle Fan, something happened to them?"
Like a curious baby, Xixue poked her little head out from behind the curtain on the bed.
She naturally heard the knock on the door just now, but after all, she had already changed her clothes and got ready to go to bed, so she couldn't get down.
"No, what could happen to Fan Hanzhong?"
"He's like an old fox."
Zhang Bao sat down with a smile and handed over the letter.
After receiving the letter, Xixue couldn't wait to read it, forgetting that she was only wearing a small bellyband at this time, and the beautiful spring scenery was exposed in front of Zhang Bao's eyes.
Xixue was already gifted, so this little bellyband only served as a decoration and had no covering power at all.
"That's it, it scared me to death."
"Uncle Fan is so old, I'm a little worried that something will happen to him."
"Passive defense is still different from active offense, right?"
Xixue asked Zhang Bao.
"That's naturally different."
"But now among Fan Hanzhong's men who have just surrendered, only Fan Hanzhong can control them."
"As for the others, no one can convince the crowd."
"But what we need to worry about next is whether Fan Hanzhong will proclaim himself king."
Zhang Bao said with a smile while gently stroking Xixue.
"Oh, I hate you, I want to tell you something serious!"
"cold……"
Xixue said with some dissatisfaction.
"oh."
Zhang Bao quickly retracted his hand apologetically and forgot about this incident.
Xixue felt a little embarrassed and leaned slightly towards Zhang Bao.
"What do you mean, are you worried that Uncle Fan will establish himself as king?"
"How can this be?"
"Uncle Fan has always been loyal."
Xixue said to Zhang Bao.
"Of course I don't doubt Fan Hanzhong's sincerity, but many times you have to know that in addition to responding to a hundred responses, there is another way called wearing a yellow robe."
"If Fan Hanzhong eats another 100,000 troops under Liu Xiu's command, he will have more than 300,000 troops. When the time comes to capture Xiazhou, he will have 500,000 troops!"
"This already accounts for half of our total military strength in Daxia."
"How could the people under him not have some ambitions?"
"Although Fan Hanzhong is loyal and brave, he also loves his people like his own son, especially his soldiers. He cherishes them very much and may not be able to kill him."
"Actually, I don't want to see this situation, but you also said that Fan Hanzhong is old. Once this person gets older, his judgment on some things will weaken."
"Even if he discovers a sign, the first way he thinks of often is not to kill it, but to transform and save it."
"Countless historical facts have told us these things, and we have to pay attention to them."
Zhang Bao sighed and said.
"ah?"
Xixue looked at Zhang Bao in front of her with some shock. He did not expect that Zhang Bao would be so wary of Fan Hanzhong, so would he also be wary of himself?
It is said that the Tian family has no relatives and is alone. Although Zhang Bao has not yet become the emperor, he already has this idea. It is really terrible.
"That……"
"Are you planning to stop the attack on Xiazhou that Uncle Fan said?"
Xixue thought for a while and asked timidly.
He was no longer aware of Zhang Bao's hands wandering around his body.
"of course not!"
"I plan to agree to Fan Hanzhong's request!"
"Let Fan Hanzhong attack Xiazhou!"
Zhang Bao suddenly caught a grape with his hand, causing Xixue's face to turn red and she collapsed in Zhang Bao's arms.
Who is this damn Zhang Bao!
It's obviously such a serious matter, but you still don't forget that your hands are so dishonest!
Moreover, they were already very worried about Fan Hanzhong, and yet they actually delegated power to Fan Hanzhong to attack Xiazhou. Then wouldn't the worries just mentioned be in vain?
"There's no need to look at me like that. The things I just said are also things I'm really worried about."
"But, you must be aboveboard as a human being!"
"If I'm worried that I can't defeat this old guy like Fan Hanzhong, how can I be the emperor in the future?!"
"Isn't it just 500,000 troops?"
"Since this old boy Fan Hanzhong dares to rebel, then I will personally lead my troops to destroy him!"
Zhang Bao said to Xixue with a smile.
"But before that, I will give Fan Hanzhong the greatest trust and rights!"
"Look at those emperors in ancient times. Which one didn't miss an opportunity because of this suspicion? In my opinion, only incompetent people would make such a choice."
Zhang Bao stood up from the bed.
"Where are you going?"
"Don't you want to rest?"
Seeing that Zhang Bao was about to leave, Xixue quickly sat up around the quilt. Zhang Bao had undressed her just now with ease.
"No more."
"I won't be able to sleep tonight. I want to reply to Fan Hanzhong immediately and ask him to take action immediately."
"At the same time, I have to rearrange the troops in these directions to cover Fan Hanzhong's general attack. The final battle with Cao Kang will begin from now on."
Zhang Bao walked out as he spoke.
Xixue was left in bed, not knowing what to think.
