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Gou Xi unfolded the letter sent by Zhao Hanzhang, raised her eyebrows slightly, and handed the letter to Yan Heng aside, "She was cautious and knew to hand me the post first."

Yan Heng took it and looked at it, bowed and said: "General, she should be asking for help for Yuzhou. Do you want to see her? Or should you find an excuse to send her away?"

Gou Xi pondered, "How many cities did you say she destroyed before?"

"Twelve of them, advancing in circuitous ways, her whereabouts are uncertain. The Huns have not been able to find any trace of her so far."

Gou Xi said: "She is a good general with troops. She dared to attack the city behind the Xiongnu, and she succeeded many times, which shows her ability."

"But she can attack the city but cannot defend it. Moreover, this is convenient because she is in Yuzhou. The people will not reveal her traces."

Zhao Hanzhang acted like a monster in the Xiongnu's rear. Why couldn't Liu Yuan capture her with so many troops?

One is that Zhao Hanzhang is familiar with the terrain of Yuzhou and uses military skills like a god; the other is that all the people who have seen and heard of her have concealed it for them, and Liu Yuan has no common people base here.

If the opponent were someone else, it would be difficult for Zhao Hanzhang to do this.

But Gou Xi said: "If the opponent changes, she has other ways to deal with it. This person can be of great use. Invite her. I also want to hear what she has to say."

Yan Heng agreed and went to invite Zhao Hanzhang in person.

Zhao Hanzhang and his party stopped at the roadside. Even if they dismounted, they looked solemn and without any disorder.

When Yan Heng came over and saw such an army, he couldn't help but nodded in approval.

This was very pleasing to Gou Xi, because he himself was a very disciplined person. Yan Heng dismounted and went to see Zhao Hanzhang on the recommendation of the Zhao Jiajun scout.

Although the family background and personal information of this female county guard had been on the desk for a long time, Yan Heng already knew it in his mind. When he actually saw the person, he couldn't help but be surprised. She was so young and pretty.

But there was a heroic spirit between his brows, and when he looked up at the person he was cold and cold, which made him subconsciously pause and salute Gou Xi solemnly, "Governor Zhao."

Zhao Hanzhang stood up from the stone, nodded slightly, grabbed a piece of steamed bun in his hand, and handed the largest piece over, "Would the envoy want to eat something first?"

Yan Heng glanced at the gray-yellow steamed bun in her hand, lowered his eyes and thanked her. After taking it, he and Zhao Hanzhang had a meal of solid food.

Zhao Hanzhang asked while eating, "General Gou, would you like to see me?"

"Of course, the general asked me to invite Governor Zhao."

When Zhao Hanzhang heard this, he immediately stuffed the steamed bun in his hand into his mouth, clapped his hands and stood up, calling to the guards around him, "Let's go see General Gou."

Zhao Hanzhang still trusted Gou Xi, so she took Zhao Erlang and Fu Tinghan with her, leaving only Qiu Wu to lead the troops. She only brought more than ten people to see Gou Xi.

Knowing that Zhao Hanzhang was here to visit him, Gou Xi stopped waiting outside the city and waited directly at his mansion in the city.

Zhao Hanzhang took only about ten people with him and went to the city with Yan Heng to meet him. The generals and staff who followed Gou Xi all said: "This kind of courage can surpass many men in the world."

Because of this, Gou Xi still had a good impression of her, but when she saw Zhao Hanzhang, he still sat at the top with a serious face and a powerful look on his face.

Zhao Hanzhang had a slight smile on her face and was still wearing armor. She strode forward with a long sword in her hand, walked to the hall, clasped her hands and saluted, "I'll see you, General Gou."

Fu Tinghan and others followed her and saluted.

Gou Xi glanced at her face and the people behind her, and was surprised that such a group of young people made the Xiongnu so upset that they actually restrained the Xiongnu from attacking Yuzhou, causing them to send a large number of soldiers and horses to capture her. Tired of running for their lives.

The corners of his mouth curled up, and he raised his hand and said, "Without courtesy, watch your seat."

Immediately, servants brought up a low table and a mat. Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan sat down together. Zhao Erlang and the others stood behind them with swords in hand.

Gou Xi's eyes moved from Zhao Hanzhang to Fu Tinghan, "I heard that there is a military advisor beside Governor Zhao. Do you know that this is the one who leads all the mountains and rivers?"

As expected of Gou Xi, Gou Xi already knew the information that even her opponents, the Huns, could not find out.

Zhao Hanzhang raised the corners of his mouth, nodded and said, "Yes, this is Fu Tinghan."

Gou Xi obviously knew a lot, she raised her lips and smiled: "I heard that Fu Zhongshu has an eldest grandson named Changrong."

Fu Tinghan glanced at Zhao Hanzhang and said, "That's right."

Gou Xi said meaningfully: "Fu Zhongshu has received His Majesty's order to go to Chang'an to recruit troops for Yuzhou. Counting the days, it's almost here, right?"

Fu Tinghan said nothing, but looked at Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang said seriously: "General Gou is well-informed. Has he already received the news that Fu Zhongshu is coming to help?"

Gou Xi said nothing.

Zhao Hanzhang sighed and said: "Although after the battle of Luoyang, Liu Yuan still has strong troops and horses, and the Huns cavalry is famous all over the world. Even if Fu Zhongshu recruited troops and horses to help, I'm afraid he can't drive them away. After all, they are a group of untrained soldiers."

Gou Xi tapped the table and said nothing.

Zhao Hanzhang said bluntly: "Hanzhang came here also to ask General Gou to send troops to drive out the Huns together with Yuzhou."

Gou Xi said: "Aren't all my troops on the front line now?"

They were on the front line, but they only defended but did not attack. Liu Yuan's chicken thief also knew how to avoid Gou Xi's troops and only attacked Yuzhou without fighting Gou Xi at all. All the pressure was on Yuzhou.

Both parties knew this well, and Zhao Hanzhang did not point it out, but said seriously: "General Gou, once Liu Yuan captures Yuzhou, Yanzhou and other places will not be spared. With the ambition of the Huns, even our Central Plains will have no peace. .”

Gou Xi: "The King of East China Sea will not sit idly by and ignore this."

Zhao Hanzhang sneered: "With such an upright character as the general, he can now let the Xiongnu wreak havoc and ignore his family and country. How can we expect the King of East China Sea to take the overall situation as the main priority?"

Gou Xi's face changed slightly, and his staff also became angry and asked Zhao Hanzhang, "What does Governor Zhao mean by this? Are you insulting my lord?"

Zhao Hanzhang ignored them, but looked at Gou Xi with bright eyes and said: "When I was in Luoyang, I heard my grandfather mention General Gou, saying that you are cautious in doing things, distinguish between public and private matters, do not favor personal interests, and are the most fair and honest person, so King Qi When you were executed, the ministers in the court interceded for you one after another, and you were able to avoid being punished."

"My grandfather has a good reputation among the people, and so does General Gou. His Majesty also entrusted the country's affairs to you precisely because he knew your character. But now, in order to fight with the King of Donghai, you have put your personal grudges ahead of state affairs. Come on, have you forgotten your original intention?"

Gou Xi asked with a sneer: "You said that the King of East China Sea and I have a personal grudge?"

He said angrily: "He held the emperor hostage to order the princes, and I accepted your majesty's decree to seduce the emperor. Is this a personal grudge?"

"But the most important thing now is that we are surrounded by foreign enemies. We must first pacify the outside world. Your Majesty cannot just sit back and watch the loss of Yuzhou." Zhao Hanzhang asked in a deep voice: "Why can't the general put aside the matter of King of the East China Sea first and eliminate the Xiongnu first?"

"I would rather do it, but I'm afraid if I drive out the Huns, my life will also be driven out."