"This..."Wen Chou was speechless for a while.

In the past, although Jizhou was far away from the northern border, it would still find some foreign invasions from time to time, and Yuan Shao's advice was to ignore it. On the contrary, every year, countless sums of money are spent to appease these strange gangs.

Regarding this matter, Wen Chou, who is one of the reused generals, is naturally clear. Even he was unwilling, just because Yuan Shao didn't give the order, he could only endure it. And this matter has been going on for a long time, and he is about to forget it, and now once Zhang Chao mentions it, he has just woken up. Yes, the person in front of him not only did it to Yuan Shao, but also to those gangs who were originally extremely vicious, and even the people gritted their teeth when they said it, but he also did it, and he also got good results, not to mention completely eliminated, but at least they couldn't see any gangs appear in front of them and make trouble in Jizhou. And all this is the credit of the people in front of you.

Wen Chou couldn't argue for a while, and Zhang Chao's voice rose again: "I have done so much work, can I really save the people of the world from fire and water?" You really can't see through it, and you still blame me, do you say that you are confused or I am confused? ”

"That's... Then you can't kill my lord either. Wen Chou knew that he couldn't talk about Zhang Chao when he talked about the truth, so he held his breath and said this.

"Who said I killed your lord? Where did you see it, or which ear did you hear? Seeing that there was obvious weakness in Wen Chou's voice, Zhang Chao laughed when he said this.

"Ahh Didn't you kill my lord? Hearing Zhang Chao's answer, Wen Chou did not doubt him, after all, if this person really did this, there was no need to deny it in front of him, after all, he was the victor now, and he was indeed a captive general.

"Of course not." Zhang Chao said again in an affirmative tone. But after saying this, he shook his head lightly and said, "But next, whether your lord can save his life or not is indeed not up to me, but depends on himself." ”

After speaking, Zhang Chao saw Wen Chou's incomprehensible expression, so he told the story of sending 900,000 troops to surround Julu.

"Send 900,000 troops to surround Julu, your lord can't escape. Now there are only two roads in front of him, one is to resist the city and defend it, waiting for me to lead the army to step over, and if this is the case, the result will naturally not be good, and even the people in the city will be affected. Another is to surrender, so that you can save your life without worry. Zhang Chao seemed to be talking to Wen Chou, as if he was going to tell it to himself.

When Wen Chou heard this, his face also changed greatly.

With his understanding of Yuan Shao, he, the lord, is extremely face-saving, and he is afraid that he will not easily surrender. But if he doesn't surrender, he will die, does Yuan Shao really have to die in Julu?

Wen Chou had a frightened expression on his face, and when he looked at Zhang Chao, he couldn't help but say: "General, please also give him a way out for the sake of my lord who has surrounded and suppressed Dong Zhuo's old thief with you." ”

"Of course, I can give a way to live, and even I can let Yuan Shao continue to be his king of Ji. Of course, it's the kind of king who has no soldiers under his command, and all this requires him to open the city and surrender, if he must resist, then I can't help him at that time. Zhang Chao finally told the true intention of seeing Wen Chou today.

Zhang Chao wants to subdue Wen Chou, but this is not the most important thing at the moment. His generals are also sufficient, and there should be no rush to subdue this man. It's just that the situation of the giant deer really can't go on like this.

There were 900,000 troops, and most of the food had to be transported, which was a huge burden. Just the carts and the army that transport grain don't know how much to use, and it can still be done in a short time, but problems will inevitably arise after a long time.

In case something goes wrong, if Yuan Shao doesn't surrender, he can only attack the city. In that case, once there are heavy casualties in the siege, someone needs to pay the price, and Yuan Shao's head is undoubtedly the best thing to calm the people's anger.

To say, Zhang Chao didn't dare to kill Yuan Shao, but whether it was worth killing in the end. If he is really in a hurry, then he will inevitably use the killer, and everything will not be saved at that time.

Zhang Chao said that he could give Yuan Shao a way out, and even let him continue to be the king, which was the best way out for Yuan Shao, who had a good face. Wen Chou's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he said, "What the general says counts?" ”

"The gentleman is quick to speak, do you think I need to lie to you?" Zhang Chao looked at Wen Chou and asked.

Thinking about it, he was already a prisoner of the ranks, and Zhang Chao at this time had no reason to deceive himself, so Wen Chou gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, that's the case, Chou is willing to go into the city to persuade the lord and let him come out and surrender." ”

Wen Chou would say this, but also to save Yuan Shao's life, he knew that the situation was so critical, and Yuan Shao had no way to survive if he resisted. And only surrender can go all the way, not to save your life, and at the same time to continue to be the king, what a good thing.

Seeing that Wen Chou took the initiative to ask to be a lobbyist, the corner of Zhang Chao's mouth smiled, "Okay, it's rare that General Wen has such a mind, but you are still injured now, so take care of yourself and go when your body is completely well." Through these days, let Yuan Shao think about it. ”

Even if you are a lobbyist, you have to divide the time.

Now that Julu has just been besieged, the food and water sources in the city are still sufficient, if you go to talk about the other party to surrender now, the effect will not be too good, it is better to wait, the time is right, and the attack will be twice the result with half the effort.

The goal of finding Wen Chou was achieved, and Zhang Chao was ready to leave here, but before leaving, he still didn't forget to say to Wen Chou: "By the way, General Yan Liang is also in Jinyang City, when your injuries are healed, I will arrange for you to meet, and how you choose next, it's up to you." Of course, if you are willing to follow me, I will not wait for a disadvantage, and I can even promise you a condition, that is, after Yuan Shao becomes the king of Ji, if he returns to the west one day, his son can still inherit the throne. Of course, if you don't want to follow me, but want to be an ordinary person, I will agree, but there is no need to mention this inheritance. ”

After saying this, Zhang Chao didn't look at Wen Chou's surprised expression, so he turned around and left here with Dian Wei and Xu Chu.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou's ability is very strong, which is an indispensable talent for Zhang Chao who wants to unify the world. If these two follow him, it will naturally be much more beneficial than agreeing to let Yuan Shao's son succeed to the throne and become an empty shell king.

Looking at the back of Zhang Chao leaving, Wen Chou thought that Yan Liang was also alive, if they agreed to be loyal, they could let the son of the lord continue to be the king, and a very strong look of hesitation appeared in his eyes, and he was faced with a choice.

...... ......

The Ji Wangfu in Julu City.

In the main hall of the mansion, Yuan Shaozheng, who looked haggard, sat on the top.

Compared with Yuan Shao, who was very personable everywhere he went before, there was a trace of sadness on his face at this time, and the whole person has been getting older and thinner recently.

Yuan Shao was standing tall, and standing below were his three sons, namely Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang.

Originally, the three young masters were also people with ideals and ambitions, and it was in history that after Yuan Shao's death, the three of them also exerted certain abilities. It's just that in this life, Zhang Chao adopted the method of encirclement, so that the three young masters and Yuan Shao were trapped in the giant deer together.

Today, it was Yuan Shao who called his three sons together, and what he did was just one thing, that is, he wanted to break through, maybe if he was lucky, one of the three sons could escape, in that case, the Yuan family would not be considered the last resort.

"Ugh." After a long sigh first, showing that he thought he was powerless to change the overall situation, Yuan Shao said: "The three of you go back and make preparations, go to the people's houses to hide, if possible, maybe there is still a trace of life." And when the city is broken, once you escape, don't go incognito, and be an ordinary person from now on, these fights and kills are really not suitable for you. ”

To say that Yuan Shao would not have said such things before, he still has basic self-confidence. But now, after seeing Cao Cao's insidiousness and Zhang Chao's bravery, he really has to admit that he is not someone's opponent.

Not even themselves, these three sons are even more unlikely to establish any foundation in this troubled world, even so, it is better to give up, at least you can buy a life of peace.

"Father!" After Yuan Shao's words fell, it attracted the sound of his three sons crying in unison.

Yuan Shao's son, not to mention the pride of the sky, is almost the same, originally everything went well, and it is even unknown that he may inherit a huge family business and become an emperor, but now, in order to survive, he is indeed scattered and fled like a lost dog, this contrast is really too big, how can this not make them cry in pain here.

"Okay, don't cry if it's a man." Seeing his three sons crying in front of him, Yuan Shao was also very happy, but what if he didn't do it now? Now Zhang Chao's army has not been able to attack the city, if it is once the city is attacked, I am afraid that there is no chance to escape.

Yuan Shao began to arrange for his three sons to escape. And in other parts of Julu City, people with some status and status are also thinking about what to do in the future.

It is said that it is an intention, but it is not necessarily true. To put it bluntly, there is a way to survive by surrendering, or to die in battle with Yuan Shao.

The giant deer was surrounded by water, and it was very difficult to rush out now, unless there was a large army to break through, perhaps with luck, and still be able to escape, otherwise most of them would be trapped in the dead city.