Xu An looked through the last secret letter, his expression suddenly changed, and he stood up suddenly.

Because he was too eager to get up, his body also led the desk in front of him.

The desk table fell to the ground, and the neatly stacked official documents on the desk were naturally unable to escape and were scattered all over the floor in an instant.

Xu An's actions also made Yan Zhong, who was standing aside, feel a little surprised. He rarely saw Xu An lose his composure like this, especially in the days after Xu An took over Bingzhou.

The last time I saw Xu An's expression change so much, the Eagle Wolf Guard told Xu An about the internal corruption, which made Xu An furious.

"What's wrong?"

Yan Zhong closed the book in his hand and asked frowned.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he saw a look of joy between Xu An's eyebrows, and it seemed that this was good news.

Xu An grabbed Yan Zhong's sleeve with a slightly excited expression.

However, Xu An also knew that he was indeed a little out of control, so Xu Anqiang suppressed his emotions and said to Yan Zhong.

"Dong Zhuo retreated, Sun Jian occupied Luoyang, and Jia Xu chose to join my Taiping Road!"

Yan Zhong was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that the letter would really call Jia Xu over.

"This is serious?"

Although Yan Zhong knew that Xu An would not lie, he was still a little unbelievable.

"If you don't believe it, you can read the secret letter, hahahaha."

Xu An handed the secret letter in his hand to Yan Zhong and laughed loudly.

"Not only that, he also gave us a big gift!"

"Great gift?"

Yan Zhong was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what the gift Xu An was referring to.

After unfolding the secret letter in his hand, Yan Zhong's pupils slowly began to magnify. The news on the secret letter was indeed incredible, but the words in yellow paper were clearly written.

It is also covered with the seal and hand seal of the Eagle Guard Thousand House Officer and the Secret of the Spy of the Secret of the News. This is evidence that the Eagle Wolf Guard ensures the accuracy of the news.

Each secret letter will have three fingerprints and two seals.

The first fingerprint is a seated or eye-to-ear fingerprint, and the second is the seal of the identification of officials of the Intelligence Department, as well as fingerprints.

The third fingerprint is the identification seal of the Eagle Guard Qianhu, and the fingerprint.

Three fingerprints and two seals are indispensable, and all information must be verified.

Originally, Xu An asked Yan Zhong to write that letter, but wanted Jia Xu to consider joining the Yellow Turban Army when he saw Dong Zhuo retreating west, rather than going to the dark side of the Western Liang army.

But in Xu An's expectation, the best situation was that Jia Xu chose to go north to Taihang and join Taiping Road when Dong Zhuo was defeated and lost Luoyang.

Instead of waiting until Dong Zhuo was completely defeated and died, Jia Xu chose to go north and surrender.

But the current situation is far better than the best situation Xu An expected at the beginning.

Because Jia Xu not only brought the three thousand soldiers under his command to join him, but also convinced Zhang Yang of the Bingzhou Army.

Now the eight thousand soldiers under Zhang Yang and the three thousand soldiers of Jia Xu are heading towards the Tianjing Pass area in Taihang Xing. When he received the letter, Jia Xu and Zhang Yang might have already entered the Tianjing Pass with 11,000 soldiers. They have almost rested and can go to Shangdang County at any time.

The Kanto Alliance Army in Huai County, Hanoi County had only more than 10,000 people at this time, and they were not elite.

Now the elite of the Kanto Alliance Army are being led by Yuan Shao to Gaoyi. Yuan Shao is planning to Jizhou and has no time to clone it.

Wang Kuang knew his level and his military strategy. Jia Xu and Zhang Yang led many troops, so Wang Kuang would never dare to stop him.

And even if Wang Kuang was so stupid that he really intercepted Jia Xu and Zhang Yang to Taihang Xing, Yu Du, who is now stationed in Tianjing Pass, would definitely give Wang Kuang a unforgettable lesson.

Yan Zhong smiled happily and said, "It's indeed a big gift!"

"The five thousand and five hundred cavalrymen are either the brave and brave in Xiliang or the original cavalry of Bingzhou Army. With these five thousand and five hundred people, our army's chances of winning in the western expedition to Liangzhou will be much higher."

Yan Zhong thought of the Western Expedition to Liangzhou in an instant, and connected the two.

When Ding Yuan was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou, because Bingzhou was occupied by Xu An, he took office in Hanoi County. Most of the time he was later transferred to Hanoi County and Hedong County.

In addition to a small number of Bingzhou people, the soldiers recruited were actually mostly from Hedong and Hanoi counties.

The three places in Hanoi, Hedong and Henan are collectively called the Sanhe area.

As the capital was moved to Luoyang, the Sanhe area became an important place for Gongwei Sili.

In addition, the Sanhe area has fertile land and fertile wilderness, and its natural advantages make its economy extremely prosperous.

The Sanhe area has a strong martial spirit. The children of powerful families and wealthy families have had a wealthy family since childhood and are not too short of war horses. Therefore, they are able to ride and become the best source of cavalry.

Perhaps they will fail at the beginning because of their lack of experience, but in many cases, as long as people in the Sanhe area are recruited and trained for a short period of time, they will show strong combat effectiveness.

The bravery and good at fighting are not a boast of reputation, but a glory obtained from one battle after another over the past hundred years.

The cavalry camp under Xu An is now composed of a small number of cavalry from the Yellow Turban War in Jizhou and the Han cavalry from Bingzhou. They are equipped with good armor and sharp weapons, so their combat power is amazing.

However, so far, the Cavalry Camp has experienced several major wars and has suffered serious staff reductions. Although it has also undergone several recruitment, it is only 5,000 now.

Today, the Yellow Turban Army is not considered a military farmer, but also has defensive troops from all over the country and the direct troops under Xu An.

The two battalions of military soldiers and the fourth battalions had a total of more than 20,000 people. Together with the Huang Angel, the envoy of the camp, Xu An's personal army had a total of more than 23,000 people.

Now, the equipment of the Yellow Turban Army's military soldiers and Ruishi has made great progress compared to when they first formed the army. The military soldiers are even equipped with hands and thighs. The original close combat infantry is also equipped with powerful crossbows.

Although the Xiaoqi Camp is now stationed in Hedong County, it actually belongs to Xu An directly.

In addition to the Xiaoqi Camp, Wuzhe and Ruishi, Xu An also directly under his command was the cavalry of the Bingzhou Camp and Shanggu Camp, each with 3,600 cavalry.

Bingzhou Camp is Bingzhou Yicong, which is composed of Huqi, a group of surrendered Xiongnu. All of these three thousand people are the bravery of the Southern Xiongnu. It is not an exaggeration to say that one is selected from a hundred and one is selected from a thousand.

The main body of the cavalry in Bingzhou camp was the six hundred Han cavalry, led by Bai Rao. After the death of the battle of Kuicheng, Bai Rao did not know what he said to Yu Du, so he took the initiative to follow Xu An.

Bai Rao was skilled in archery and horses, and was not much braver than Yu Gu, and he could only lead troops. Therefore, when the Bingzhou Camp was established, the first general that Xu An thought of was Bai Rao.

Most of the Bingzhou camps were Bingzhou Yicong, who was good at riding and shooting. His war horses were durable and good at galloping. The Southern Xiongnu were famous for their good shooting, but they could also hold sharp attacks.

Scouts, investigations, and traveling are basically handled by Bingzhou Camp.

Bingzhou Camp is a archer and cavalry, while Shanggu Camp is an impact cavalry.

Shanggu Camp is composed of cavalry from the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe, led by Zhang Liao, and the brothers Yan Rou and Yan Zhi serve as deputy generals.

The Wuhuan produced a lot of explosive war horses. It is precisely because of this reason that the Wuhuan's thunder cavalry is also famous all over the world.

Now more than 500 cavalrymen in Shanggu Camp have equipped with horse armor for impact.

This horse armor is different from the common horse armor at this time. It was designed by Xu An himself. The parts of the horse armor only protect the front, and there is no armor protection on the sides and back.

Although the overall protective power has been weakened a lot, it also allows limited production capacity to play a greater role, allowing more war horses to be put on vests, and also reduces the burden on war horses to a certain extent, allowing them to have longer combat time.

The civil war in Liangzhou has now entered a white-hot stage. Han Sui and Ma Teng have now made a real fire. Both sides have dispatched a large number of military troops on the border line, and many senior generals and schoolmen have been killed in this war.

Han Sui and Ma Teng's power has weakened by about 20%. After Yan Zhong and Xu You analyzed the secret letter from the Eagle Guard, they finally believed that it would be the most appropriate to raise the army next year, the autumn in the second year of Yonghan (190).

At that time, if Han Sui and Ma Teng did not have external forces, their strength would be only about 60% or 70% before the war. At that time, a large army would be dispatched to join forces with the Liangzhou Wang family to attack Liangzhou, and the chances of victory would be the greatest.

When fighting in Liangzhou, cavalry will be the main force. Han Sui and Ma Teng have many cavalry under their command and will never defend the city and wait for death. They will definitely want to use their superior cavalry to defeat the Yellow Turban Army in the field.

Therefore, the Yellow Turban Army can mobilize the standing cavalry, the Caval Camp, the Bingzhou Camp and the Shanggu Camp in total.

Including the cavalry garrisons in various places, the cavalry under Xu Huang's command, and Li De's Du Liao army can only mobilize 20,000 cavalry. At that time, it will definitely not be enough to attack Liangzhou, and a large number of cavalry will definitely need to be recruited.

The total number of cavalry troops dispatched should be 50,000, but the main elite is still one thousand cavalrymen.

To be honest, Xu An still feels a little unconfident in this quantity and quality. It is not just a lucky chance that Han Sui and Ma Teng can be entrenched in Liangzhou for decades.

In the original time and space, even though Han Sui and Ma Teng suffered a great loss in strength due to internal fighting, Han Sui and Ma Teng still held Liangzhou for decades. It was not until the 19th year of Jian'an, that is, in 220 AD, that Cao Cao completely defeated the Liangzhou power.

At this time, it had been thirty-six years since the initial rebellion in Liangzhou, which shows that.

Xu An, Yan Zhong and Xu You did not think of occupying the entire Liangzhou by relying on one battle. The 60,000 cavalry were still too few, for Han Sui and Ma Teng, who were fighting locally.

Han Sui and Ma Teng have many cavalry troops. If they want, they can recruit a large number of cavalry troops from the local Qiang tribe at any time.

Although these herdsmen are definitely not as strong as regular troops, Xu An only has about 20,000 regular cavalry under his command, and the rest are ordinary herdsmen recruited from the Southern Xiongnu tribe and the Wuhuan tribe.

Although the grassland tribes have strong customs, they are not only inferior to regular cavalry, but also in various other places with quality.

After several years of war in Liangzhou, Han Sui and Ma Teng had many elite troops under their command, which were definitely more elite cavalry under Xu An.

So this time, Xu An also wanted to use the same trick again, using the Wang family of Liangzhou as an internal supporter, and blitzed into Liangzhou with elite cavalry, quickly occupying the city passes of the three counties of the north, Anding and Hanyang.

Then they used diplomacy or strategy to differentiate and attack Han Sui and Ma Teng, and eventually forced Han Sui and Ma Teng to surrender.

Han Sui and Ma Teng have also suffered a lot of defeats in history and have severe internal friction. They have no choice but to accept the reality. According to speculation, Han Sui and Ma Teng have a great chance to surrender.

The chaos in the world has emerged, but Han Sui and Ma Teng have not yet suppressed each other and unified Liangzhou. In fact, they have lost the last chance to compete for the world. At this time, the Yellow Turban Army, which is at its peak, is undoubtedly an excellent choice.

This plan was a rough result obtained by deductions by Xu An, Yan Zhong and Xu You. However, the actual situation changed rapidly, and no one dared to assert that he would win until the end.

However, this time Jia Xu left Dong Zhuo and chose Taiping Road in Beitou. He also brought Zhang Yang with him, and brought nearly 6,000 elite cavalrymen, which undoubtedly helped Xu An a great favor.

Zhang Yang was already famous since Bingzhou and was extremely brave. He is a rare all-round general. He has his own insights on both the tactics of the cavalry and the use of infantry.

And the nearly 6,000 elite cavalrymen were even more important to Yan Zhong.

With these nearly 6,000 elite cavalry, the Yellow Turban Army will gain greater advantages in the subsequent battle in Liangzhou, and the chances of victory will be increased by 10%.
To be continued...