Jiang Wan and Zhang Fei set up camp, Zhang Fei took a rest for himself, and Jiang Wan and other generals and strategists discussed how to break through Shangyong in the camp. 蒋琬 says:

"My plan is that tomorrow General Zhang Fei and Ma Chao will have a fierce battle under Shangyong City to attract Ma Chao's attention; And I led the army to cross the Han River, arrived at the rear of Shangyong, and took advantage of Ma Chao's army to capture Shangyong City in one fell swoop! and then find a way to capture or force Ma Chao away. ”

Most of the military generals and strategists who traveled with him were older than Jiang Wan, but when they heard that Jiang Wan's strategy was simple and feasible, and they could take Shangyong City very effectively, they all admired Jiang Wan's intelligence and nodded in agreement.

Liu Feng, who was sitting on the side of the main seat, said: "I don't know if Mr. Military Master has thought about persuading Ma Chao to surrender?" ”

As soon as he said it, everyone looked sideways, and some were angry, that was Xiliang Jinma Chao, who fought with General Zhang Fei today, how could he surrender. I wanted to scold the young man for being ignorant, but I thought that this young man was the son of the lord, and although he was a righteous son, he was not something he could offend.

"Persuasion?" Jiang Wan held his chin and muttered, and as soon as Liu Feng reminded him, he remembered it and said to everyone: "Yes! Ma Chao's 4,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, although it is a great force for us, is really nothing in the world! Zhang Xiu in Jingzhou, Sun Quan in Jiangdong, Cao Cao in the Central Plains, and Yuan Shao in the north were all in the hundreds of thousands. Once they follow Ma Chao to attack, Ma Chao will inevitably lose. From this point of view, it is still very promising for us to win over and persuade Ma Chao. ”

"So who is going to lobby Ma Chao?" Someone said.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, looking at each other, although lobbying Ma Chao is very promising, and if the lobbying is successful, it is a great achievement, fame and fortune are waiting. But once you arrive in Ma Chao's camp, life and death are Ma Chao's decision, and if you don't do it, you will have to explain your life there.

Jiang Wan saw that no one recommended himself, and said helplessly:

"It seems that I can only go to Shangyong City once."

At this time, Jian Yong, a middle-aged strategist who was unruly in clothes, his hair was scattered, and he was dissolute, said:

"The body of the military advisor Jin Yu, how can he risk his life to convince Ma Chao! I'll go for it. ”

Everyone was very happy, so they packed up their things for Jian Yong and prepared to go to Shangyong City tomorrow.

The next day, Jian Yong went to Shangyong City and reported his name. Ma Chao said to his subordinates: "I know that Jian Yong is a sophist, and he must have come today to persuade me to surrender." He called twenty sword and axe men in the side hall of the city lord's mansion and said, "I tell you to cut it, and you will cut Jian Yong into meat sauce!" ”

Then open the city gate and let Jian Yong in. After a while, Jian Yong shook his head and entered the City Lord's Mansion, looked around, and said casually: "This place is good, it's very big, it's just a little broken, but it's good to be a tomb." ”

Ma Chaoduan sat on the main seat and didn't understand, and scolded Jian Yong and said, "What are you here for?" ”

"Oh, you don't know what I'm here for, I'm here to be a lobbyist." Jian Yong replied.

Ma Chao said: "The sword in my scabbard has just been sharpened. Feel free to say anything, and if what you say doesn't suit my liking, try for yourself if my sword is sharp. ”

Jian Yong smiled and said, "General Ma, your calamity is not far away!" I just think you've just sharpened your sword, and you're going to try it on your own head before you can experiment with my head! ”

"You!" Ma Chao was angry, but when he saw Jian Yong's face full of smiles, he was embarrassed to scold, so he said without emotion: "What trouble do I have?" ”

Jian Yong said: "I heard that Xi Shi of Yue Kingdom, who is good at slandering, cannot hide her beauty; Qi Guo's saltless, good at praise, but she can't hide her ugliness; The sun will be bright and hot at noon, and the moon will slowly lose after it becomes round; This is the common sense of the world. Now the general, you first have a murderous hatred with Zhang Quan, and then you have a treacherous hatred with the people of Xiliang; You can't capture Hanzhong to the west, you can't beat Xiangyang to the south, and Cao Ren of Wancheng is eyeing you in the north; Now he leads only 4,000 men and horses to fight against the people of the world, and the four seas are intolerable, and there is no owner; If one day Zhang Xiu and Zhang Quan attack from Xiangyang Hanzhong, or Cao Ren attacks from Wancheng, what face will the general have to see the world? ”

Jian Yong said so much, Ma Chao was confused, but listening to Jian Yong's tone as if he was thinking about himself, he listened to a few words casually, and suddenly realized that he also felt that his four thousand soldiers were too few, and he immediately thanked him:

"You're right, but there's no way out for me!"

Jian Yong said: "Since you listen to me, why is there still a knife and axe hand in the side hall?" ”

"If you don't say it, I'll forget about it." Ma Chao was a little ashamed, "Hey, hey, hey, you guys, go down, it's none of your business." ”

After the axe hand withdrew, Jian Yong said:

"Corporal Liu Huangshu Lixian, I knew that he would definitely become a great climate, so I followed him a long time ago. Your father, who once agreed with the emperor's uncle to crusade against Cao Thief together, why didn't you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, come to save the country's society, and make a meritorious name? ”

Ma Chao was overjoyed, and immediately opened the city gate and followed Liu Bei.