Huang Zhong failed to catch it after all, and under the desperate protection of his personal sergeant, Huang Zhong was still able to escape back to Wancheng by luck.

Although he felt a little regretful about this, Gao Shun was also a contented person, and it was a big gain to be able to catch Wei Yan.

What's more, the total number of troops brought by Wei Yan and Huang Zhong this time is about 2,000, but in the end, I am afraid that less than 400 people can escape. On the Cao army's side, the total loss caused by Wei Yan's robbery of the camp did not exceed 400 people. It can be said that the Cao army has taken advantage of this battle, and after tonight, the guardian strength of Wancheng will decline a little, and the situation will become more favorable for their own side.

Okay, now the question is how to deal with Wei Yan.

Although Wei Yan's behavior tonight seemed a little light, there was also an element of being too young. No matter what, Wei Yan is a famous general in history, if he can be subdued, why not do it.

However, Wei Yan was very tough, although he didn't like Liu Pan, he could also abide by his loyalty. At this time, no matter how Gao Shun persuaded him, he just insisted on not surrendering.

Since you don't surrender, let's kill it. Now Gao Shun's heart is different from before, in the past, when Xu Rong, Zhang Liao and others were captured by Cao Cao, they were unwilling to surrender at first, when Cao Cao wanted to kill them, Gao Shun persuaded Cao Cao not to rush to do it, but to use time to grind away the loyalty of the two to the old master, and then repeatedly persuaded to surrender. But now, perhaps because Cao Cao's subordinates are already full of civil and military forces, or Gao Shun has seen a lot of cattle over the years, or maybe because Gao Shun has killed more and more people, Gao Shun is no longer as enthusiastic as before for these captured famous ministers and good generals, thinking about how to make them surrender.

At this time, Wei Yan's surrender will be lowered, and if he doesn't descend, Gao Shun will not have the interest of repeatedly rubbing his tongue with him, so he will kill him directly.

However, just as Gao Shun was about to give the order to behead Wei Yan and sacrifice the flag, Jia Xu, who had remained silent and had not offered a single plan, suddenly persuaded him and asked him to change his mind.

"Why did Mr. stop me from killing that Wei Yan?" After Wei Yan was taken into the camp and strictly guarded, Gao Shun asked Jia Xudao. Jia Xu is by no means the kind of benevolent and benevolent lord, since he intends to keep Wei Yan alive, he must have his own plans.

"If the general wants to break Wancheng, the key lies in this person." Jia Xu's gloomy voice sounded in Gao Shun's ears.

"What do you mean by that?" The key to breaking Wancheng lies in Wei Yan? Gao Shun was puzzled.

"Wei Yan and Huang Zhong came in batches, what can the general see from this?" Jia Xu still looked so gloomy, but there was a slightly evil light flashing in his eyes, obviously thinking of some bad idea.

"Uh...... Didn't see anything. For Jia Xu's words, Gao Shun is still confused, although it is a bit strange to rob the camp in batches, but what does that mean? Maybe that's what the other side originally agreed upon.

Seeing Gao Shun deny it so quickly, Jia Xu couldn't help but sweat. It is reported that Gao Shun is usually very familiar with Guo Jiaming, and Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others also praise him, and regard him as a very strategic general. It stands to reason that such a smart person shouldn't be able to see through the strangeness, or is the other party confused and deliberately testing himself?

"Wei Yan first brought a thousand people to our army to rob the camp, and after the defeat, Huang Zhong appeared with another thousand people. However, after Huang Zhong arrived, his purpose was obviously not to kill or injure our army, but to try his best to save Wei Yan. Jia Xu said unhurriedly, "If this is the strategy or policy specified by the other party, it is unreasonable." How can there be any reason to send a thousand men to rob the camp first, and then send a thousand people to rescue the last group of men and horses? ”

Jia Xu is right, logically speaking, this is very unreasonable. Wei Yan's 1,000 people are almost dead, and Huang Zhong will follow in his footsteps and bring another 1,000 people over to save people? At that time, if you can't save adults, you will have to put a thousand people in it and die in vain.

"Could it be that they didn't discuss it when they made decisions before, and they didn't form a unified opinion, so it will lead to confusion in their actions later?" Gao Shun thought about it for a while and felt that only this reason was reasonable.

"Even if it doesn't hit, it's not far away." Jia Xu said, "According to my estimate, Wei Yan's act of robbing the camp was his own initiative. ”

"That is to say, Huang Zhong didn't know that Wei Yan led the army to rob the camp at first, and only came to wipe his ass after receiving the news?" When Gao Shun heard this, he immediately realized. has said that to this point, if Gao Shun can't understand it again, he will really be despised by Jia Xu.

"Yes, so we have a lot to do about this Wei Yan." Jia Xu showed a hint of a smile, as if Wancheng was about to gain for himself.

"Hmm......" Regarding Jia Xu's thoughts at the moment, Gao Shun seems to be able to grasp a general idea, but he has never understood the specific content.

"You mean...... Usage? After thinking about it for a moment, Gao Shun asked Jia Xudao.

"Yes." Jia Xu said everything in his heart, "If Wei Yan acted without authorization, it would mean that he was at odds with Liu Pan, the defender of Wancheng, and his suggestions were not adopted by Liu Pan, so he led his troops to attack in a fit of anger." Or is it that he has a very poor relationship with Liu Pan on weekdays, and he didn't know about it at all...... In any case, this is the best choice for our use. ”

"Well, in this way, this Wei Yan really can't be killed." Gao Shun touched his chin and said with a wicked smile.

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"Hansheng!" Seeing Huang Zhong, who was unconscious in front of him and was carried back by the soldiers, Liu Pan couldn't help but mourn in his heart.

At the same time, he also learned the news that Wei Yan had been captured by the enemy, and his heart was even more worried.

What he was worried about was not Wei Yan's life and death, but the survival of this Wan city.

It's just a night's work, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were seriously injured, one was captured, and only one of them was left in Wancheng who could take on the responsibility of commanding. At that time, if Cao's army launched a strong attack, he would definitely fall into the dilemma of being clumsy. In addition, the damage tonight is very serious, which has weakened the guardian force in Wancheng a lot, and the future is really worrying.

"Bring General Huang back to the mansion and recuperate." Liu Pan waved weakly at the soldier and asked him to escort Huang Zhong back to his house.

Knowing that things would evolve into this situation, he would definitely fight to end up fighting with Huang Zhong, and he would also stop the other party to the death, preventing him from sending troops to rescue, so as to let Wei Yan's thousand people fend for themselves. But the matter has come to this point, no matter how much you are annoyed, it is useless, you can only take one step at a time.

However, early the next morning, Liu Pan received a jaw-dropping news from the herald: Wei Yan was released back by Cao Jun!