Sima Yi suddenly burst into tears, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, Li Tong and others hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, and asked Sima Yi not to blame himself too much, and to mourn and change, Sima Yi gradually stopped crying.

Sima Yi wiped away his tears and regained his composure, and then slowly said to Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong: "The reason why I called you here this time is that in addition to paying tribute to the lord, there is another very important thing, but this is not a place to speak, after you worship the lord, come to the meeting hall, I have something important to discuss with you." ”

After saying this, Sima Yi left the mourning hall, and Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong began to worship the dead Liu Qi in turn.

After the worship, the four of them left the mourning hall together and headed straight for the council hall.

After Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong came to the hall, Sima Yi let them sit casually, and there was no one else in the hall, and the four generals were not so outward, so they sat down one after another.

At this time, Sima Yi opened his mouth and said: "Now that the lord is dead, Jingzhou has fallen into a state of leaderlessness, and the lord's son is just half a year old, and he is still a baby, which is not enough to shoulder the burden of the entire Jingzhou. In addition, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led the army to occupy the four counties of Jingnan, and Zhang Xiu of Nanyang surrendered to Zhang Yan, so that Jingzhou was equivalent to only the three places of Nanjun, Xiangyang, and Jiangxia. And since the failure of the old lord's northern expedition to Zhang Yan last year, Jingzhou's military strength has plummeted, although there are still 100,000 people with armor, but you should know better than me, these 100,000 people. Those who can really go into battle and fight. There are very few. Now Zhang Yan and Sun Quan are eyeing Jingzhou. Once the news of the death of the lord is learned, he will inevitably take advantage of the situation and wash Jingzhou in blood, and when the time comes, with this rabble of our army, how can he hold Zhang Yan and Sun Quan's north-south attack at a low level? At that time, Jingzhou will definitely be ruined and blood will flow like a river......"

After hearing Sima Yi's words, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong all frowned, and their faces were all worried. It can be described as full of sadness.

"Strategist, you have always been resourceful, you must have a way to deal with such a crisis, right?" Wen Ping hurriedly asked.

Sima Yi said: "If we face the battle, with Jingzhou's current strength and strength, it is impossible to win, but if we don't fight, we are afraid that we will be ridiculed and said that we are guts bandits." I have a plan to defuse the current crisis, and Jingzhou will not suffer any losses. It's just that...... I wonder if this strategy will be agreed by the four generals? ”

Wen Ping said: "The strategy of the military advisor must be a very good plan. Strategist, don't sell it, let's tell us quickly! ”

Sima Yi said: "With the current strength of our army, it is impossible to deal with the two enemies, and once the war breaks out, Jingzhou will inevitably fall into the quagmire of a dire war, and I don't know how many people will die in Jingzhou at that time." Our duty is to protect the territory and the people, and when we can't fulfill this duty, we must always think about the people, so I mean, Jingzhou will take the initiative to sacrifice to avoid the devastation of war. ”

As soon as these words fell, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong were all taken aback, they never expected Sima Yi to say such a thing, they all thought that Sima Yi had come up with some clever plan to deal with the enemy, but they didn't expect it to surrender!

"Strategist, what's the difference between this and surrendering? If you surrender without a fight, you will be ridiculed as a coward! Huang Zhong continued to talk and asked directly.

"Why don't I want to fight the enemy to the death? But with our current strength, we can't defeat our opponent at all, and since we know that it is impossible to win the road, why do we have to fight? I have already thought about it, I want to dedicate Jingzhou to Zhang Yan, the king of Yan, Jingzhou was originally the court of the Han Dynasty, we dedicate Jingzhou to the king of Yan, it is equivalent to returning the thing to its original owner, and Zhang Yan also has a great tendency to dominate the world, once he gets Jingzhou, he will inevitably get Longwangshu, Sun Quan will become his next target, and Zhang Yan's army is all northerners, not very familiar with water, if you want to destroy Sun Quan, you must first defeat Sun Quan's water army, and Zhang Yan's subordinates, how many people can fight water wars? Therefore, they must rely on our Jingzhou army, wait for Jiangdong, and recuperate for another two years, and then Liu Zhang, who occupies Yizhou, will be the next time, and at that time, our Jingzhou army will inevitably be the vanguard, and there will be countless opportunities to make meritorious contributions. Sima Yi said eloquently.

After hearing this, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong felt that what Sima Yi said was very reasonable. Jingzhou was originally part of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Biao was just ordered by the imperial court to shepherd one side here. But the Han family was gradually dying, so those ambitious people had the opportunity to take advantage of it, take the opportunity to divide one side, claim the king and hegemony, and make the world chaotic.

Now the Han Dynasty, with the assistance of Zhang Yan, the king of Yan, has successively pacified Yuan Shu in Huainan, Yuan Shao in Hebei, and Cao Cao, and chased Xianbei and Wuhuan in the north, Liangzhou in the west, and Liaodong in the east, which can be described as outstanding meritorious service. Now that the north has been unified by Zhang Yan, only a few secession forces in the south remain, Jingzhou, Jiangdong, Yizhou, Jiaozhou and other places, in the eyes of the Han court, are disobedient courtiers, come to crusade, recovering the lost land, it is a matter of course, no one can find a problem.

Huang Zhong said: "Having said that, but ......"

"It's nothing, but instead of sitting here and waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to sacrifice Jingzhou, at least you can avoid the suffering of Jingzhou's swordsmen." Sima Yi interrupted Huang Zhong's words.

At this moment, Zhou Yuncong suddenly broke in from the outside, and as soon as he entered the hall, he immediately knelt down in front of Sima Yi, and said loudly: "Qiyu military division, I just received a secret report from the scout, Zhang Yan, the king of Yan, personally led an army of 200,000, with Nanyang Taishou Zhang Xiu as the vanguard, came to attack Jingzhou, threatening to reintegrate Jingzhou into the territory of the Han Dynasty, and anyone who dares to resist will be killed!" ”

As soon as these words fell, everyone present was shocked, never expecting that Zhang Yan would come so quickly.

Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong all knew the Tao, and Zhang Yan, the king of Yan, was strong and strong, and his subordinates were full of talents. The generals who can conquer and are accustomed to war are also famous all over the world. This time, 200,000 troops were mobilized to seize Jingzhou. It can be seen that Zhang Yan wants to engulf Jingzhou in one bite, and it has the momentum of sweeping the world.

Sima Yi pretended to be surprised, and after a while, he regained his composure and said to Zhou Yuncong: "Zhilu Dao, you go down first, send more scouts, and pay attention to every move of Yan King Zhang Yan's army." If there is any situation, come and report it immediately! ”

"Whoa!"

After Zhou Yuncong withdrew from the hall, Sima Yi glanced at Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong who were present, and asked: "The four generals, now that they are ready to fly, they have to be sent, most of the officials in Jingzhou, large and small, have agreed to sacrifice Jingzhou, and I have already sent Liu Xian as an envoy to see Zhang Yan, the king of Yan." It is estimated that Liu Xian will meet Zhang Yan tomorrow and tell Zhang Yan what we mean at that time. He will definitely be willing to accept us, and he will be rewarded for his dedication to Jingzhou. ”

"It turns out that the military advisor has already sent someone, so why did you call us here to discuss? No matter how much you discuss, it won't help, the military advisor is really a good move. Huang Zhong scoffed at Sima Yi's approach and said, "Since the military advisor has sacrificed Jingzhou, then the lower officials have nothing to say." ”

As he spoke, Huang Zhong took off a seal ribbon hanging from his waist, put it directly on the table, and said to Sima Yi: "This is the seal ribbon of the lower official, from now on, I am no longer a general, and I, Huang Zhong, will no longer obey the orders of the military advisor!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Huang Zhong turned around and left.

Seeing this, Sima Yi immediately shouted outside the door: "Zhou Yuncong! ”

Zhou Yuncong immediately jumped out, and with ten guards behind him, he directly blocked the door, blocking Huang Zhong's way.

When Huang Zhong saw this scene, he sneered, turned his head to Sima Yi and said, "Strategist, do you think that with just these few people, you can block my way?" ”

Sima Yi said: "General Huang is strong in military force and is not an ordinary person, how can I not know? Together, these people may not be General Huang's opponents. But today, General Huang can't get out of this room no matter what! ”

Huang Zhonggang wanted to say something, but suddenly felt a little dizzy, his feet were weak, and he sat directly on the ground, his limbs were weak, they were all soft, and even if he wanted to open his mouth to speak, he felt very tired and tired.

"How...... How could it be like this? Huang Zhong looked at Sima Yi with a puzzled expression.

Sima Yi hadn't spoken yet, but saw Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong paralyzed to the ground one after another, and the symptoms were almost exactly the same as Huang Zhong's, all of them were weak limbs, and their whole bodies were limp.

"Strategist, you...... What have you done? Wen Ping also looked at Sima Yi suspiciously and asked.

Sima Yi said: "You can rest assured, you are just a poison, this poison will not hurt you, it will only make your whole body weak and weak, from the moment you enter the door, the poison will spread in this hall, don't you smell a pungent fragrance when you enter the door?" ”

As soon as Sima Yi said this, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong all recalled, and it seemed that it was indeed the case, but the four of them didn't pay attention at that time, who would have thought that they were actually poisoned invisibly.

"Strategist, what are you for...... You're okay? Wei Yan asked.

Sima Yi said: "I took the antidote in advance, this poison, the aroma is tangy, and it can make people quadriplegic and weak, so it is also called Shixiang Soft Tendon San, which I bought from a merchant in the Western Regions, but I didn't expect it to work." ”

"Strategist, isn't it possible that you're going to kill us?" Wei Yan asked.

Sima Yi shook his head and said: "I won't kill you, after all, you are all generals, it's just that Jingzhou is about to change hands, you are all generals with military power, I can't let you ruin my good deeds at this juncture." After the raw rice is cooked, I will release you again, and strongly recommend you in front of His Royal Highness King Yan, so that you can continue to be generals. But for now, I'll grieve you first. ”

As soon as the words fell, a scout walked in from outside, and directly clenched his fists and said to Sima Yi: "Qiqi Military Division, Liu Xian has already taken His Royal Highness King Yan on the way to Xiangyang City, and it is expected to arrive in Xiangyang City this afternoon." ”

"Good! Jingzhou is finally about to change hands, and from then on, Jingzhou will return to the arms of the Han Dynasty. Zhou Yuncong, first bring General Huang, General Wei, General Wen, and General Li down, so that they can be taken care of, and these generals must not be neglected. Sima Yi commanded.

"Whoa!"

After Zhou Yuncong answered, he commanded the ten soldiers behind him and began to carry Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong away one after another.

It turned out that these ten people were not used to deal with Huang Zhong, but to carry them.

Even if Huang Zhong is a hundred reluctant now, he has no choice but to let him go.

In the evening, Sima Yi led the officials of Jingzhou to wait at the gate of Xiangyang City, when they saw Zhang Yan under the leadership of Liu Xian, leading hundreds of brightly dressed cavalry to arrive, everyone's hearts were irrepressible joy, especially Sima Yi, at this moment, he only felt relieved, Jingzhou finally changed hands peacefully today. (To be continued......)