Wei Yan lost, and according to the agreement, he needed to return to Jinfan.

Introduced Wang Chong and his entourage into the camp, and when they came to the big tent, Wei Yan suddenly knelt down on one knee to Wang Chong and saluted: "The last general, Wei Yan, see the lord!" ”

Wei Yan, who has been a lieutenant in Yiyang for many years, and wants to get ahead, has never seen any hope of promotion, he has really had enough of this kind of life of being suppressed everywhere, so when Wang Chong sent him an invitation, Wei Yan had already decided to join Jinfan in his heart, and the reason why he proposed to have a competition first was not to prove how great he was, but just to show his ability in front of the new lord.

A trace of surprise flashed on Wang Chong's face, and he stepped forward to help Wei Yan and said, "How does Chief Wen know my identity?" ”

Wei Yan smiled slightly: "Among the Jinfan, apart from the lord, who else can make a brave and unparalleled general like General Taishi look forward?" Coupled with the age of the lord and the faint temperament of the superior, it shouldn't be difficult to guess the identity of the lord, right? ”

"Wen Chang is really as wise as a torch." Wang Chong smiled, and then solemnly reminded, "However, the matter of my coming to Nanyang is not suitable for publicity for the time being, and the chief must help me keep this secret!" ”

Wang Chong knew very well that if it was just an ordinary general under Jinfan's command who came to Nanyang this time, then the local families and officials who were afraid of being retaliated against by Jinfan's army would never dare to act rashly, but if the other party knew that it was him, then this group of guys would definitely try their best to get rid of themselves.

Wei Yan nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, my lord, Wei Yan knows the severity!" ”

"That's it!" Wang Chong patted Wei Yan on the shoulder and secretly used his snooping eyes on his body, the loyalty of up to 80 points was enough to prove that Wei Yan sincerely wanted to defect to him.

"By the way, Wen Chang, I don't know if this Yiyang warrior under your command is willing to join me Jinfan with you?"

Wei Yan took a deep breath and said: "Even if the lord doesn't ask, the last general just wants to say that although the last general is their commander, he has no right to influence their decisions, and the last general will go out to ask their opinions later, as for how many people will be willing to follow the lord with the last general, to be honest, the last general is also very bottomless in his heart, and please forgive the lord!" ”

Wang Chong smiled: "My Jinfan conscription has always followed the principle of voluntary, it is good that they are willing, but if they are unwilling, I will not force it, so Wen Chang does not need to be pressured at all." ”

Wei Yan was relieved when he heard this: "Thank you, lord!" ”

In the end, under Wei Yan's persuasion, there were 500 nominal Yang warriors, and there were 450 people who were willing to join Jinfan, and only 450 people expressed their unwillingness to leave their hometown, and then live that life of licking blood from the knife edge, Wei Yan did not make it difficult for them, gave each of them some coils, and sent them home.

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Wancheng, too guarded mansion.

Zhang Xiu looked gloomily at Jia Xu, who was over fifty years old, like an old monk sitting still, and there was no wave in the ancient well: "Sir, why is this so?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Lord, Yuan Benchu was wide on the outside and jealous on the inside, and he was scheming and indecisive, but now it seems to be powerful, but sooner or later he will be defeated by Cao Gong, if the lord surrenders, I am afraid that there will be a disaster of death overnight!" ”

It turned out that Yuan Shao's envoy had just visited Wancheng, hoping that Zhang Xiu could form an alliance with Yuan Shao to fight against Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu wanted to agree, but who knew that Jia Xu said in front of Yuan Shao's envoy that 'brothers are not compatible, but can accommodate the world's national scholars?' Clearly refused, Zhang Xiu was very indignant and frightened, after all, Yuan Shao is currently the biggest prince in the world, offended Yuan Shao, how can he have any good fruit to eat?

Zhang Xiu was silent for a while, and sighed: "The matter has come to this, where should I go?" ”

Jia Xu is Zhang Xiu's most relied on strategist, if there is no Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu would not be today, so although Jia Xu is quite angry about Jia Xu's unauthorized refusal of Yuan Shao's envoys, Zhang Xiu still does not have any intention of punishing Jia Xu.

Jia Xu thought for a while and replied, "Why don't you follow Cao Gong!" ”

Zhang Xiu was stunned, her mood fell like a deflated ball, and she laughed miserably: "Wenhe, I'm afraid you already have this heart, right?" ”

"The lord has misunderstood the old minister, the old minister has followed the lord's uncle and nephew for many years, how can he trap the lord in injustice because of his own selfishness?" Jia Xu explained in a flat tone, "There are three reasons why the old minister suggested that the lord vote for Cao, one is that Cao Gong serves the Son of Heaven to order the princes to occupy the orthodox righteousness, and sooner or later he will achieve a great cause; Second, Yuan is strong and Cao is weak, if we follow Yuan, we will not be important, on the contrary, Cao Gong has few soldiers, if we help him, he will be overjoyed, and the icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow, which is what he said; Third, if the husband has the ambition of the overlord, he will release his personal grievances and use his virtue in the four seas, so according to the old minister's opinion, if the lord votes for Cao Gong, not only will he not have to worry about his life, but in the short term, he is more likely to be added to the rank of knight! ”

Jia Xu sprinkled Zhang Xiu with a lot of benefits of taking refuge in Cao Cao, which really made the latter very excited, but just as Zhang Xiu decided to follow Jia Xu's proposal to return to Cao Cao, he heard a report from a soldier outside the door: "My lord, General Annan sent an envoy to visit!" ”

Zhang Xiu looked at Jia Xu suspiciously: "General Annan? ”

Jia Xu squinted, and a solemn look rose on his face: "Jinfan Wang Chong!" ”

To tell the truth, before this, Jia Xu really didn't expect that Jinfan would also come to Nanyang to take this trip to the troubled waters, although Wang Chong was young, but Jia Xu would never underestimate him because of this, after all, Wang Chong could jump from a small water thief to General Annan in just a few months, sitting on the land of Huainan, if you don't have some real talent, it is obviously impossible to do it.

Wang Chong is a ruthless thug, twelve Huainan families say to kill and kill, such a lawless act, even if he is a 'poisoner' who does not compromise to achieve the goal, he is ashamed of himself, now Jinfan's army is strong, like a hedgehog with a piercing hand, who dares to stretch out his hand must have the consciousness of being pierced with a thorn in his hand, it is no exaggeration to say, but all the princes adjacent to Huainan now dare to take the initiative to provoke Jinfan.

Jia Xu knew Jinfan's intention, which also made him feel huge pressure, after all, he didn't think that this Jinfan would be as easy to send as Yuan Shao's envoy just now.

"So it's him?" Zhang Xiu, who was reminded by Jia Xu, was shocked, and finally reacted, and immediately couldn't wait to order the soldiers, "Quickly invite someone to meet you!" ”

Seeing Zhang Xiu's reaction, Jia Xu sighed quietly, he knew that deep in Zhang Xiu's heart, he was actually very resistant to defecting to Cao Cao.

It didn't take long for two tall, mighty men to step into the hall one after the other.

This time when he entered Wancheng, Wang Chong only brought Tai Shici alone, and as for the rest of the people, they were all left outside Wancheng by Wang Chong, in fact, it was not that Wang Chong wanted to leave them there, but it was an army of nearly five hundred, where would the guards of Wancheng easily let them into the city?