Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 23 Hanoi Zhang Yang
After listening to Li Song, Pei Yuanqing and others understood the reason, but Li Song's purpose was to recruit Zhou Cang and bring Hanoi County under his control. As for the so-called behind-the-scenes instigators, they were nothing to worry about in the face of absolute strength.

"As the saying goes, an open spear is easy to hide and a hidden arrow is hard to guard against. Zhou Cang is nothing to worry about. He is only dangerous if he hides in the dark, so we must find him out." Li Song said.

"My lord is right!" Liu Bowen shook his feather fan lightly, stroked his beard, and continued: "I have a suspect in my heart, maybe this is a possibility."

"Oh! I don't know what the military advisor suspects?" Li Song didn't expect Liu Bowen to know who was behind the scenes so quickly.

Everyone looked at Liu Bowen, waiting for him to tell who was behind the scenes, but Liu Bowen didn't say it right away, but smiled slightly, obviously trying to whet everyone's appetite.

"Military division, what are you talking about! Why are you dawdling there!" Li Yuanba urged impatiently.

"Hahaha! Yuanba, don't worry!" Liu Bowen laughed, seeing that everyone's appetites were almost whetted by him, so he didn't hold back anymore, "This person is in Hanoi, and he is Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi."

"Military division, isn't the prefect of Hanoi Wang Kuang? How did he become such a Zhang Yang?" Li Song wondered, why didn't he know when Hanoi changed hands?
"Back to the lord! Not long after the lord returned to Bingzhou, I received information that Wang Kuang was killed by the relatives of his brother-in-law's Hu Muban and Cao Cao. The specific circumstances are unknown."

"Not long after Wang Kuang's death, Dong Zhuo, in the name of the Son of Heaven, appointed Zhang Yang as General Jianyi and Prefect of Hanoi." Liu Bowen explained Li Song's doubts.

"So that's how it is!" After hearing this, Li Song came to his senses. Wasn't Zhang Yang in history the one who was appointed prefect by Dong Zhuo after Wang Kuang's death?How could I forget about this.

"But, military advisor, why does Zhang Yang want to make trouble with us?" Pei Yuanqing asked suspiciously, and everyone couldn't figure out what Zhang Yang's purpose was.
"This is because Zhang Yang once sent troops to attack Shangdang County, but was blocked from Huguan, and was defeated by General Xiang in the end."

"So we have formed a hatred with us. Now, Bingzhou has fallen into our hands. Hanoi is so close to Bingzhou. I'm afraid Zhang Yang can't sleep well!" Liu Bowen explained.

Only then did everyone suddenly realize!If this is the case, then everything makes sense. Li Song even vaguely remembers that Zhang Yang did plan to go to Shangdang County at the beginning, but was killed by Xiang Yu later. If he hadn't run away early, he might have become Xiang Yu long ago. The ghost under the halberd.

As the saying goes, how can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch, no matter who you change, you can't rest assured that there is an enemy with tens of thousands of soldiers next to you.

If this is the case, I'm afraid things are not that simple, or in other words, there may be a bigger conspiracy hidden in it.

The more Li Song thought about it, the more he felt the seriousness of the matter. The most urgent task now was to completely eliminate Zhang Yang's hidden danger, so that he could feel completely at ease.

It's just that these two people, one in Hedong County and the other in Hanoi County, how they hooked up, Li Song couldn't figure it out, so he simply didn't think about it.

"My lord! I suggest sending troops to Hanoi immediately to destroy Zhou Cang and Zhang Yang in order to secure the rear." Pei Yuanqing stood up and said.

"Well! Yuan Qing is right! After the victory of Ding Fang, we will immediately return to Shangdang County, go straight to Hanoi, take down Zhang Yang, and capture Zhou Cang alive." Li Song agreed with Pei Yuanqing's proposal.

"My lord! Just in case, I think General Xiang should be sent to go back to Shangdang County first and station troops at Huguan to prevent any changes in Shangdang County."

"I'll wait here to welcome Governor Su's triumphant return, and then hurry back to Shangdang County. It won't be too late to send troops to Hanoi at that time." Liu Bowen, who had seen Li Song's thoughts early, said.

"Okay! Just do what the military adviser said." Li Song shifted his gaze to Xiang Yu, "Xiang Yu, please run this trip."

"No!" Xiang Yu also knew that the matter was urgent, so he didn't talk nonsense, and directly took the order and went back to Shangdang County to take charge of the overall situation.

"Everyone go back and prepare. After Dingfang returns triumphantly, he will immediately return to Shangdang County." Li Song said.

"No!" Everyone stood up and responded.

One day later, Su Dingfang returned in triumph, and Li Song brought a group of officials at the city gate to welcome Su Dingfang's return.

"Subordinate Su Dingfang, pay homage to the lord!" Su Dingfang got off his horse and knelt down on one knee.

"Dingfang, please get up quickly!" Li Song hurriedly stepped forward, helped Su Dingfang up and said.

"Thank you, my lord!" Su Dingfang thanked, and stood up with Li Song's support.

Li Song held Su Dingfang's hand and walked towards the city. Li Song said apologetically, "Dingfang! I originally planned to wait for the day you returned triumphantly, to take care of you, but now, I'm afraid I can't..."

"My lord! On the way back, I heard that Zhang Yang from Hanoi intends to conspire with our Bingzhou. It's just a trivial matter to clean up the dust for me."

"The matter of Bingzhou is a major event, and please put the overall situation first." Su Dingfang cupped his hands.

"Okay! Dingfang, this Yanmen County will be handed over to you." Li Song pulled Su Dingfang and said.

"My lord, please rest assured!" Su Dingfang said.

After Li Song and Su Dingfang entered the city, after explaining some related matters, they rushed back to Shangdang County with Liu Bowen, Pei Yuanqing, Li Yuanba and others day and night.

A few days later, Li Song and others finally returned to Shangdang County, hurriedly called Xiang Yu back from Huguan, and asked about the situation in Hanoi.

"My lord! Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, pushed the whole county of Hanoi, [-] troops, to the border with Shangdang County. I received a tip that Dong Zhuo had sent troops from Lu Bu and Xu Rong to reinforce Zhang Yang."

"I estimate that the armies of Lu Bu and Xu Rong have already arrived in Luoyang, and they will arrive in Hanoi County in a few days. At that time, they will definitely launch an attack on Bingzhou, and Shangdang County will bear the brunt of it." Hurriedly rushed from Huguan Xiang Yu came back and told Li Song what he knew.

"Where's Yuan Shao's Kwantung Allied Forces? Why are you watching Lu Bu and Xu Rong's army pass by Luoyang, as if you're in an uninhabited land?" Li Song was taken aback when he heard this!asked hastily.

"My lord! Yuan Shao's Kwantung Allied Forces have long been scattered due to internal struggles. It is said that even Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, was killed by Liu Biao appointed by Yuan Shao on the way back to Jiangdong." Xiang Yu said.

well!Why did I forget about this matter? The coalition forces that seem to be in harmony with each other will disintegrate sooner or later. Now we have to deal with not only Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, but also Lu Bu and Xu Rong.

Fortunately, I have Xiang Yu, Li Yuanba, Pei Yuanqing and other strong generals under my command, and it is not enough to deal with Lu Bu and Xu Rong. The most urgent task is to deal with Zhang Yang first, take down Hanoi County, and then free up my hands to deal with Lu Bu and Xu Rong.

Looking at Li Song who was deep in thought, no one here dared to disturb him, quietly waiting for his final decision.

(End of this chapter)