According to Zhang Wen, the thieves not only came and went without a trace, but also suddenly appeared in strange places and raided their camps. Or they could suddenly leave before their main force arrived.

When Guo Jia heard this, he almost laughed, but in the end he still went back.

He didn't need to laugh. Zhang Wen said so explicitly. Liu Tao understood that he was afraid that there should be thieves' eyeliners among the generals on the front line. But it's not clear who it is.

Thinking of this, Liu Tao seemed to understand why Zhang Wen would rather mobilize troops in Youzhou.

First of all, it was to deal with the cavalry. After all, in history, the place where he wanted to transfer troops was in western Liaoning. Gongsun Zan had a cavalry that was good at dealing with cavalry, called Baima Yicong. Secondly, it was distrust of the generals on the front line, and felt that if he was dispatching troops in western Liaoning, Gongsun Zan should be innocent no matter what.

Just like now, they should not be related to the thief no matter what.

But I could think of this in 186, instead of waiting until 187 or even 188... Liu Tao couldn't help but wonder who gave Zhang Wen the idea?

Perhaps, Zhang Wen had originally planned to mobilize troops, but because of insufficient supplies, Liu Hong did not agree. Now that he proposed it, he happened to submit his memorial, so he agreed.

"When will it take a look at the clearance?" Liu Tao continued to ask. If there are internal problems, it is probably useless to explore the news of the thieves. They probably will receive the message first and then escape far away.

"This...is not clear..." Zhang Wen shook his head. It was actually only a few days since he arrived here. He just learned about the situation of the thief from Huangfu Song, and then dispatched accordingly.

But to be honest, he didn't have any clues in his heart whether these dispatches were useful or not...

"Since that's the case..." Liu Tao thought for a while, "Our army is resting in Chang'an for a day, prepare supplies, and we will leave tomorrow..."

"Why did the general say this?" Zhang Wen was a little confused. Is he going to give up the burden?

"It's meaningless to stay here." Liu Tao replied, "We are cavalry, and we can't use it to defend the city? Only by swimming outside can we maximize our strength. We will cruise around Chang'an, and even independently explore the whereabouts of the thieves and pursue them."

Zhang Wen was relieved when he heard this, and wanted to say that Liu Tao was so arrogant and wanted to give up the burden as soon as he came, or that he wanted to extort some benefits. Who knew that he had such a plan?

"There are tens of thousands of thieves. After fighting with the siege army for a long time, they gradually become more and more powerful." Zhang Wen reminded that after all, Liu Tao's command would not last more than three thousand to death.

"When I raised an army in Zhuo County, I had only more than a thousand people under my command, and I was facing tens of thousands of Yellow Turban thieves!" Liu Tao retorted.

"The strength of the rebels is not comparable to that of the Yellow Turban thieves. They are all Hu people who are skilled in bows and horses!" Zhang Wen continued to remind.

"This part only accounts for more than 10,000, and the rest are ordinary people they are carrying, which are similar to the Yellow Turban Thieves." Liu Tao shook his head, really thinking he had never done his homework?

"In this way... you tell me the plan in detail. If possible, I will send you there. If not, you must obey the order here. After all, I am the head coach." Zhang Wen thought for a while and decided to have a detailed talk with Liu Tao.

Liu Tao nodded, went to a private place with Zhang Wen, and then discussed the battle.

As a result of the discussion, Liu Tao expressed doubts that there were people in the army who informed the thieves. Zhang Wen said that he was actually suspicious of this. There was no evidence for the problem, otherwise he would not have thought of sending troops to another place.

Liu Tao said on this question: "If I am cruising outside and you don't know where I am, then the thief naturally doesn't know what I am, and then there is no way to tell the thief in advance. As long as I can defeat the thief a few times, the thief will inevitably doubt whether the person who informed them has changed his mind."

"But how do we contact each other?" Zhang Wen asked back.

"Simple, I will send people to contact you regularly. Usually, I will contact you frequently when necessary. In addition, a few days later, I will come back to Chang'an to make up for supplies. At the same time, I hope to get your warrant and get supplies in each county." Liu Tao replied.

"This is OK, I can agree!" Zhang Wen thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.

"We will contact the general on a single line, but I also hope that the general will not tell others about our news." Liu Tao felt that although this sentence was a bit redundant, he still wanted to remind him.

"Although it's a bit harsh, I can agree." Zhang Wen was a little dissatisfied. After all, Liu Tao believed him so much, but he still agreed. "In addition, if there is a war order, please obey!"

"Of course, after all, we are also under the general. We will set out tomorrow, and the general will wait for the good news... Finally, in terms of the spoils..." Liu Tao looked at Zhang Wen with some embarrassment.

"After pacifying the thieves, the court will re-govern the Liangzhou. At that time, money will be used everywhere." Zhang Wen had to be a little more serious in this regard. After all, the spoils involved too many benefits.

"Fifty percent, a bargain price!" Liu Tao immediately offered his conditions, "After all, it is the spoils earned by our troops!"

"Thirty percent, it can't be higher, otherwise I can't explain to Your Majesty." Zhang Wen of course hoped to further reduce the price.

Finally, according to the basic principle of bargaining, the two sides reached a consensus on 40% of the seizure.

Zhang Wen was not worried that Liu Tao would falsely report the number of seized. If he had seized, he would have been clear about how many people and supplies he had asked. Instead of having an unpleasant end, it would be better to say ugly things in front now.

Liu Tao can kill all the prisoners, and there is no evidence to die. Zhang Wen can also use the number of heads to determine the approximate number of seized. He is not worried that Liu Tao will deal with some of the heads, after all, the heads can be an important certificate of military achievements.

No matter how many of the seized, it is not important to be promoted. Liu Tao doesn't value it, and his generals will also value it... But he obviously doesn't know that Liu Tao doesn't care about the promotion at all. He is even a little worried that he is too capable of fighting, so what should he do if Liu Hong transfers him back.

As for the generals under his command, they are already on his side, unless the court has more tempting conditions.

The conversation ended like this, and Liu Tao also took the opportunity to take a walk in Chang'an, mainly to meet Liu Ge, and to visit Huangfu Song and Sun Jian, and finally to meet Dong Zhuo for a while.

Under the leadership of the soldiers, he found the base on Liu Ge's side, but as soon as he came in, he found something was wrong here. The soldiers under Liu Ge's command were too scattered and their morale was relatively low.

"Where is your lieutenant?" Liu Tao immediately asked someone to ask, "It's Liu Ge, take me to see him!"

The other party was stunned and looked at Liu Tao, thinking it was not easy to mess with, so he took him to Liu Ge's camp obediently.
Chapter completed!