Li Yan's eyes widened with Dian Wei's words, full of astonishment, but he soon said in disbelief: "General Dian, you deliberately deceived me? ”

"What are you lying about? Jingzhou civil and military all know about this matter, if you don't believe it, you can ask your late lord Liu Biao, as well as your colleagues back then, what happened back then, there is a conclusion! Dian Wei shouted angrily.

"This ......" Li Yan was stunned, not knowing what to say.

"Square!" Wang Xu smiled and took over: "I have been looking for you for so many years, but it is God's will to meet you here." Your talent can't be displayed in your current position, go back to Jingzhou! Cao Cao doesn't know talents, but I can't ask for it! ”

"Hey!" Li Yan was silent for a long time and sighed.

He believed it, because Wang Xu and Dian Wei didn't need to lie to him at all, if they really had the intention of killing him, they couldn't run away, and there were still Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses chasing after him.

At that moment, infinite remorse rose in his heart, but in the end, he shook his head and sighed: "Today I know that it is the fault of the contemptible, but the matter has come to this point, and it is difficult to turn around. I have been unjust to General Wang, if I still bear the name of disloyalty, what kind of face will I have to see the people of the world again, the soldiers can be killed but not humiliated, and dying in battle is the destination, General Wang, let me fight a fair battle with General Dian! Died at the hands of the first fierce general in Jingyi Erzhou, and it will not humiliate me! ”

"Huh! Why is the right side looking for death! Wang Xu frowned, and when he heard Li Yan call Cao Cao Duke Cao just now, he already had a statement like a flint, and immediately shouted and asked: "You are the Lord, I don't know who is your Lord?" ”

"This ......" Li Yan was stunned for a moment and was asked. After a moment, he hesitated and said, "I serve the Han Imperial Court!" ”

Wang Xu smiled. Lang Sheng replied: "This general is the general of the Great Han Guard. The first emperor personally ordered the opening of the mansion and the festival, isn't it the service of the Han Dynasty? Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven and ordered the princes to be traitorous ministers, and the general raised troops to fight against him, but he was to punish the traitors and eliminate the evil. Now that Cao Cao is in control of the court, if you fight for it, won't you help the abuse? ”

Li Yan didn't know what to say, so he was silent.

Wang Xu took a deep breath. Suddenly turned over and dismounted, thrust the fire dragon spear into the ground, and strode towards the enemy formation Li Yan alone.

"Lord!" Dian Wei and Yan Liang were anxious to stop.

"It's okay!" Wang Xu waved his hand without looking back, looked straight at Li Yan, and said with a hearty smile: "I believe in the character of the square, I treat each other with sincerity and respect, at least he will not conspire to harm me!" ”

In fact, he also has a reliance in his heart, believing that with his martial arts, in a moment. No one can hurt him, not to mention that Dian Wei and Yan Liang will rush to escort him in an instant.

"General Wang!" Li Yan was moved. From years ago to the present day, he is the only prince to treat him in this way.

"Square! I beg you, come to Jingzhou and help me sweep the world! Wang Xu walked up to his horse and pleaded.

When Dian Wei and Yan Liang saw this scene, they were both unhappy, and a thought rose in their minds, if Li Yan refused, then they would be split into two later.

"General Wang!" Li Yan's eyes were full of tears, the string in his heart suddenly broke, he felt the blood on his head, suddenly threw away the spear, hurriedly stepped forward, and held Wang Xu's arm and knelt down: "Li Yan has a negative general, and in the future, he is willing to serve the power of dogs and horses for the Lord and the Lord, so as to repay the Lord's kindness!" ”

"Zhengfang, please get up!" Wang Xu happily helped him up: "From now on, we will be a family!" ”

"Lord!" Li Yan didn't get up, but kowtowed heavily.

"Alright, square! Get up! Wang Xu pulled up the tearful Li Yan, then looked at the cavalry of the Cao army behind him, and asked loudly: "You have reached a desperate situation, can you surrender to me!" ”

The generals with the troops have all surrendered, how can the soldiers resist, in an instant, those soldiers dismounted, knelt on the ground and bowed: "I am willing to surrender!" ”

Li Yan also raised his head at this time, wiped away the tears on his face, and said with a smile: "Lord, although I am not allowed to be reused in the Cao Army, I command five thousand cavalry, they are all brothers brought out by me, get along day and night, and are worthy of trust, but unfortunately there are still two thousand brothers who have been taken to Hongnong first!" ”

"I see!" Wang Xu was even happier in his heart, if these soldiers were the subordinates of other Cao army generals, they could only be escorted back to Wuguan for the time being, since they were Li Yan's own subordinates, it would be a boost from Ping. "Then you should take them with you for the time being! When I return to Jingzhou in the future, I will give you a specific position! ”

"Obey!" Li Yan gave his hand, and then looked at the north, he had just surrendered, he was eager for meritorious service, thought about it a little, and said with a smile: "Does the lord know that the Cao army retreated this time, and 10,000 people retreated to the north?" ”

"Some speculation!" Wang Xu nodded.

"Does the lord know that the general who led the troops is Chen Dao?" Li Yan continued.

Wang Xu shook his head: "I don't know about this yet!" ”

Li Yan smiled: "My lord, in fact, Chen Zhi was originally deployed by Liu Bei, wise and brave, because of the excellence of the Nanyang battle, so he was recognized, so Cao Cao transferred him from Liu Bei's subordinates to this division, the original intention was to alienate them first, and then gradually incorporate them into his direct command. ”

Wang Xu knew Chen Dao, not only in his previous life, but also recently heard about his deeds, and loved it deeply, at this moment, he heard some flavor from Li Yan's tone, and couldn't help but smile and ask: "What?" Why did the positive side suddenly mention this person? ”

"The lord doesn't know! In fact, Chen is very unhappy now, and he is deeply dissatisfied with Cao Cao, others don't know, but I am a friend with him, and I often listen to his complaints, he is now in the absence of war, almost every day drinking, immersed in drunken dreams! Li Yan said.

"Why is that?" Wang Xu asked strangely.

"Because when he was forced to be transferred to Sili, Cao Cao used a ruthless trick."

Saying that, Li Yan lowered his voice slightly: "I have heard his words say that at that time, Cao Cao summoned Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the four of them, and Yan Sili lacked generals, so he hoped that Liu Bei would cut his love and choose one person to be transferred, and Cao Cao still had the holy decree of His Majesty in his hand." ”

Liu Bei didn't think about it at the time, and directly said his name. Speaking of this, Li Yan sighed loudly: "Hey! In fact, Chen Zhi was a loyal man, if Liu Bei had hesitated even for a moment at that time, he would not have been so sad. But Liu Bei is for the hearts of Guan and Zhang. So decisive. It really made him feel complicated. ”

After hearing this, Wang Xu immediately grinned: "Hehe, Cao Mengde's move is indeed clever, Guan and Zhang, Liu Bei will never give up, and in the face of the holy decree, Liu Bei, who regards himself as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, does not dare to hesitate at all." If Liu Bei loses his reputation and the hearts of Guan and Zhang. He will never have a better day, so it is inevitable to give up Chen Zhi decisively, he is that kind of person. ”

"What the lord said is very true!" Li Yan echoed.

Then he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Cao Cao's intention is to wait for Chen Zhi to leave Liu Bei, and after arriving at this division, he will be influenced by heavy grace, and for a long time, even if Chen Zhi understands his intentions, he will inevitably be moved by his sincerity." Sooner or later, I will devote myself to serving him. But now, Chen Zhi is unacceptable in his heart. complained that he forced him to leave his old master, and he was also quite disappointed in Liu Bei. ”

"Then what do you mean......" Wang Xu asked meaningfully.

"The subordinates are already close friends with them, and they are willing to go north to persuade, Yu Gong is the great cause of the Lord's public, and Yu Private is a friend who can get out of the trough, I believe that Uncle to the current state of mind, the subordinates will be able to persuade him, but he needs a handwritten letter from the lord, and the words may need to be sincere." Li Yan said solemnly.

"Hahaha......" Wang Xu laughed heartily and waved his hand generously: "Chen Zhi is a general, if he gets this person, he can win 100,000 male soldiers, not to mention that it is now more related to the situation of Si Li, if Zheng Fang can persuade him to serve me, don't say that it is a letter, even if I go to pick him up in person, it is also a trivial matter." ”

"The lord attaches so much importance to talents, which is a blessing for his subordinates!" Li Yan breathed a long sigh of relief, and then hurriedly said: "Since this matter has been decided, without further ado, I hope that the lord will give his subordinates a secret letter." ”

"Good!" Wang Xu was not verbose, nodded and said, "Go to Chang'an now!" ”

Li Yan's surrender was a bit unexpected, but it made Wang Xu feel good and swept away the haze in his heart.

When he led his army back to Chang'an, he met Zhang Liao and Xiaoyaojin, who were chasing Li Yan, and the group joined forces and returned to Chang'an.

Li Yan was anxious to go north to persuade his friends to surrender, and after getting Wang Xu's letter in Chang'an, he took dozens of guards to the north overnight, and hurriedly looked for Chen.

The next day, the fact that Zhong Xuan retreated to Hongnong was finally confirmed, and in order to deal with the new situation, Wang Xu summoned Xu Shu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He and others to gather in Chang'an to discuss the next deployment and transfer.

In view of the idea of Guo Jia and Xu Shu, they both gave up continuing to advance eastward, turned to the west, broke through Fufeng, and threatened Han Sui's Wudu, echoing Hanzhong from afar, so in the end, the entire troop deployment was also adjusted on a large scale.

The 50,000 members of the Western Legion of Fa Zheng, Zhou Zhi, Huang Xu, and Wang Xiong were still stationed outside the Lu City in the northeast of Wuguan, confronting the army gathered by Xu Rong, the Taishou of Hongnong.

The burden of their troops and horses will also become greater, because the Cao army that Zhong Xuan withdrew from Chang'an will inevitably arrive in Hongnong soon, and then go south to the Lu clan and merge with Xu Rong, at that time Fa Zheng, Zhou Zhi and others will probably face eighty or ninety thousand people, even if these soldiers and horses are far less powerful than Cao Cao's main army, but after all, they should not be underestimated.

In addition, Shang County was stationed with 5,000 elites, garrisoned by Fu Tong and Feng Xi, and together with Wuguan in the southeast, as the rear, it was also responsible for the western army in Lushi County in the northeast at a critical time.

As for Shangluo, Lantian, and Duling in the northwest of Shang County, and even several other counties around Chang'an, only one or two hundred people were stationed, because Zhong Xuan had already evacuated, and there was no large-scale brigade of soldiers and horses in the western part of Sili, so it was only used to maintain law and order.

In this way, the main force stationed in Chang'an, including some men and horses of Gao Shun and Zhang He's Eastern Legion, Zhang Liao's White Tiger Legion of 30,000, Wang Xu's 10,000 guards and iron cavalry, and Gao Shun's 2,000 trapped camps, Zhang Liao's 2,000 Xiaoyaojin dead soldiers, and Xu Sheng's 2,000 sharpshooters, a total of more than 50,000 people.

As for Dian Wei, he has not formed his own personal guards for so many years, and only led Wang Xu's guard iron cavalry, while Yan Liang and Zhang He have just come to Jingzhou, and their respective personal guards are still being formed, so they have not brought them over.

In addition to them, the other generals did not have the right to form a pro-defense department, let alone that need.

Therefore, these more than 50,000 people are all the forces that can be mobilized next, and the only thing that needs to wait next is the result of Li Yanbei's persuasion to surrender Chen.

If it doesn't work, then Chen Zhi is a spike nailed in the north, and I'm afraid it will take some twists and turns to resist this hidden danger well, so that we can move westward with peace of mind.

It's just that no one can say what will happen now, although Li Yan himself is full of confidence, it is not easy to convince Chen Zhi after all......

ps: Because of the change in Yiming's work content, the time schedule is relatively generous, so in the future, it will be changed to afternoon and after dinner, thank you for your support! (To be continued......)