When Zhang He arrived, although he was tied up, his legs could still stand, and he stood straight in front of Cao Cao's eyes, his face was neither humble nor arrogant, and his expression was fearless and fearless.

As soon as Cao Cao saw this person's popularity, he knew that he had the appearance of a general, and he was not the same as a reckless man such as Yan Liangwen and Chou.

Immediately smiled and said: "General, can it be said that he was abandoned by Yuan Shao?" became the substitute ghost of Qinghe City, allowing him to evacuate. ”

"However, if I can chase at this time, I can also catch up, you only stopped me for half an hour, he Yuan Shao escorted hundreds of thousands of people, and he divided his troops along the way, how could he go far?"

"I'm afraid, when I catch up, Yuan Shao will be plundered, and he will scold the general for being weak and incompetent, and he can't hold on for a few hours."

Zhang He was silent.

The main reason is that Cao Cao's words are likely to happen, the lord's personality is like this, he is used to giving orders from top to bottom, he can always focus on the overall situation, and rarely see the eyes in front of him.

He can condescendingly issue an order, then the more than 3,000 brothers under his command must die to the last person to stop it to the greatest extent, otherwise it is incompetent.

The idea is good, but Zhang He glanced at the tired faces of his brothers when defending the city, and couldn't bear to fight to the death any longer, so he could only be captured immediately when the city gate was broken and the city head was already ascended first, and he no longer resisted stubbornly, saving the lives of the remaining thousand soldiers.

In Zhang He's opinion, even if Cao Cao wanted to kill them in the end to establish his power, he could kill fewer people and let most of the brothers go.

He also did not expect Cao Cao to surrender, because under his command of Zhang He, Cao had already killed at least 30,000 more people.

Although this merit can't be done, Zhang He thinks that it will definitely make Cao's generals hate, so it is not easy to enter the command to be a general, even if it is really surrendered, it will be squeezed everywhere.

But what Cao Cao said almost spread out Yuan Shao's mind frankly on the surface, and made Zhang He tear several bloody wounds in his heart.

Xu You came out at this time and said with a smile: "General Junyi, Yuan Shao treats you like this, but you are still willing to die for him, how worthless, we have followed the Ming Lord since the troubled times to seek peace, and then made meritorious achievements to settle down, and now my family has been destroyed, and I can only give credit." ”

"I advise the general not to die, even if you don't want to be an enemy of Yuan Shao, you can go to the south as a general first, recruit troops elsewhere, and don't need to spread the news, just when Yuan Shao thinks that you have died in battle, you should repay his kindness."

"This ......"

To be honest, Zhang He was a little moved by these words, and even slightly moved by a sour nose.

His whole family was killed, and he is still here for the sake of my family.

"General Junyi, you and Gao Ran, the ability to lead the army to fight is better than Yan Liangwen Chou, and Ju Yi is the style of the Yi clan with horseback is quite unique, in fact, you should really be the general."

"But as a result, the general has not been famous in the world, but he is just a famous general in Hebei?"

Zhang He did have some resentment about this, but if he was asked to return to the south, he still felt that he could not be stable, even if he rescued his family in the future, the situation might not be good.

I'm afraid that only the thousand brothers who have been saved will regard themselves as benefactors, and the rest of them will have a good face.

Under the details, starting from Guandu, he has fought with Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Yu Ban, Xu Huang and others, and has also fought with Xu Bowen many times, these are all famous generals and celebrities under Cao Cao.

To put it bluntly, the big war is won and lost by each other, and there will definitely be grudges in the heart, if you go, how can you not be excluded, besides, it is worthless to surrender now, but to surrender after defeat.

If it is not considered a meritorious achievement, and if he is not allowed to beat Yuan Shao for meritorious service, it is naturally impossible to make meritorious service again, which means that there is no chance to improve his status.

Thinking of this, Zhang He still sighed and said: "There is no hope for the rest of your life, you don't need to ask for anything, and please ask the prime minister to die next, so as to protect the glory and peace of the family." ”

"Hehe," Cao Cao suddenly leaned back, took a deep breath and nodded slightly, "You are tied up, because you know that you can't resist for too long, for the sake of the more than 1,000 brothers under your command to live in peace." ”

"Now I refuse to surrender to my command, because I am afraid that I will be ostracized in the future, and my old age will be miserable."

Zhang He's mind was seen through at once, so he had almost nothing to say, so he could only bow his head silently, he had heard for a long time that Cao Cao was a male lord who was extremely good at seeing through people's hearts, so that he could know people well.

But I didn't expect my thoughts to be so fast, and I could see through my mind at once, but unfortunately he was not in Hebei back then, so he couldn't meet early, otherwise he would have been able to have great achievements now, and he was deeply relied on.

will not be buried under the glamorous Yuan family, even if he is in the forefront of many generals, Zhang He understands that he is not a general who really has to be relied on.

"Don't speak, even if I guessed right."

Cao Cao walked up to him with his hands behind his back, his expression was still very relaxed and leisurely, as if he was not worried about persuading Zhang He, he took out a letter from his arms, which was written on silk cloth, and the signature on it was Xu Zhen.

The handwriting calligraphy has been quite charming, and it has improved a lot over the years.

Cao Cao asked someone to loosen Zhang He's bonds, and then sent the letter to him, and Zhang He was a little confused at this time.

Isn't he afraid that I will directly rebel and kill again? Or do you want to get away with it?

This Cao Cao has such a big heart, or does he have a big mind and great self-confidence?

In the eyes of Zhang He, Yuan Shao would never dare to face a general like this, and he was a general who was once evenly matched with many generals under his command.

In the confusion, Zhang He still took the silk book with both hands, spread it out in his hand and looked at it, and his face was immediately moved.

Cao Cao patted him on the shoulder at the same time, "Bowen said bluntly, his elite lost no less than 7,000 people in your hands, and when Yangping besieged the city, it was almost captured by you, with these two records alone, Jun alone can defeat 100,000 male soldiers, please be sure to recruit under your command." ”

"What a character, my Bowen, you must have heard of it."

Zhang He nodded secretly.

His demeanor and character are really not blown. It is by no means the kind that was guessed before, and it was touted by Cao's stubbornly.

Otherwise, how could there be so many fierce generals under his command to follow, and there were capable people and strangers by his side, and the most important thing was ...... Xu Bowen is actually persuading Cao Cao, you must persuade me to surrender.

"Is this really a letter written by Xu Junhou himself?"

"Yes," Cao Cao nodded, "the letter he gave me must be written in silk, which I forcibly rewarded him, but he didn't want to accept it, so he thought of this way, and every time he wrote a letter with me, he made a book with silk cloth and returned it slowly." ”

"Two armies are at war, each for its own master."

"Each has a victory or defeat is also to show their ability, the officers and soldiers in this army should be admired, not hated, you and I are both Han, don't worry."

"Bowen is in this letter, and the rest of the generals with foreign surnames will respect you the same, after all, the generals he personally persuaded have good talents, and their vision is extremely trustworthy."

"For example, Zhang Liao, whose 1,800 horsemen blocked hundreds of warships and thousands of foot riders of the Jiangdong Navy Division in Xiaoyaojin, defeated Sun Ce, and became famous in a battle, and Zhang Liao also drank Guandu water at night in Guandu, like rushing waves, fighting bravely."

"The other person, Gao Shun, is also a general."

"Huang Zhong, who killed Wen Chou, is also a general attached to Jingzhou."

"Since Xu Bowen values you so much, he naturally thinks that you have no less talent than them, or even more powerful, how can I not rely on you in the future."

Cao Cao is a truth-seeking and pragmatic person in his bones, even if he is a prime minister, most of the time he will not have the habit of being concise and concise.

Unless it was on a very formal and serious occasion, when he said these words, Zhang He felt very affinity, and after thinking for a while, he immediately knelt on one knee and no longer had any hesitation.

"The last general will thank the lord for his kindness, and he will be with him in life and death in the future, and he will make a contribution to the lord and the public!"

"Haha!"

Cao Cao pulled him up with his hand, "It's serious, you don't need to use troops to fight Yuan Shao next, because I don't plan to continue chasing." ”

"Why?"

Zhang He was stunned for a moment, and then frowned, it is just spring, and there are still dozens of days before the autumn harvest.

It would be a pity if he didn't do anything during this time, and if he didn't use troops, Yuan Shaoke would really withdraw from Jizhou, and he could even pull away the money, food, population and resources of Changshan, Zhongshan and other counties.

The loss is too great.

"I just have to force him, there is no need to end the fight with him."

Cao Cao smiled and said, "After capturing Qinghe County, I lost thirty or forty thousand elites, and these also need to be well settled." ”

And Yuan Shao ...... I don't think he's going to have a good time, this move will not only lose the morale of the army, but also lose the hearts of the people, and what will be left for him in the end? When people's hearts are degraded and there is no cohesion, they will turn their backs on them. ”

"In such a situation, I just have to take steps, step by step, and see when Yuan Shao collapses."

Zhang He suddenly realized, sighed at this time, and said, "The lord is wise, Yuan ...... The general is now terminally ill, not very sane, and will fall at some point, and it will not take long to do so, and he should be ...... I can't take charge anymore. ”

This is the first time I have heard the exact news, which proves that the previous speculation is good, it seems that the war is expected to end completely within a year, Yuan Shao's state, as long as he continues to give him high pressure, he will definitely not be able to support it.

People who have chaotic thoughts and no rules to speak of, or who kill their own family members like crazy and then self-immolate to death, serious people generally don't do this, but when a variety of factors converge in their hearts, it will become the root of the disease.

Then came the demons.

From victory to disadvantage, from disadvantage to current defeat is one, Yuan Shao gave up people's hearts, which proves that he is not far from being sick and rushing to the doctor.

Coupled with the pressure of military rebellion everywhere, the burden of money, food, population and other burdens is on his shoulders, how can he not be sick.

"If that's the case, we'll be able to win soon."

Cao Cao nodded and smiled.

……

At the end of April, Xu Zhen took the entire territory of Qingzhou and stationed his soldiers and horses in Beihai.

But there was no luck when I went to Donglai to find celebrities, Tai Shi Ci was really long gone, so according to speculation, Tai Shi Ci should be under Sun Ce now.

Xu Zhen didn't know exactly who had gathered on Sun Ce's side.

The only thing that has changed now is that Sun Ce has been subdued, and Xu Gong is not dead, so his disciples will not assassinate Sun Ce.

The position cannot be passed on to Sun Quan, and the Jiangdong Shi clan and others will not be able to find a way to coexist with prosperity, because they are still afraid of Sun Ce, and this person's butcher's knife is really vicious.

Yu Ji, the master of the killing talisman, has been greatly disheartened, and the scholars are more favored by Sun Quan, who has been smart since he was a child and has more contacts with the scholars, to lead Jiangdong, but unfortunately although Sun Ce is defeated now, there is still a group of warriors under his command.

Now Xu Zhen doesn't know if the original "plot" will change dramatically because of this, but if Sun Ce leads the army, going down to Jiangdong in the future should make the soldiers more harmonious.

Moreover, that Jiangdong Zhou Lang has never made a move, and his naval army has never lost in the small-scale battle between cleaning up all kinds of water thieves along the river and Jingzhou, which has led to Jingzhou Jiangxia to dispatch tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to prevent it, which is also a must-win posture.

"Well, write down all this information and hand it over to the lord."

Xu Zhen wrote another book.

recorded Xiu Nian and other guests, as well as Xu Gong's life information, intelligence sources, etc., and the strategy was also written to Cao Cao.

I will definitely be able to use it in the future.

"Aren't you going then?"

Zhuge Liang asked suspiciously, "If you really want to go south, it may be the last battle." ”

"For such an important battle, Master didn't even go?"

Xu Zhen shook his head with a wry smile, "Of course I will go, but according to the character of the lord, I will definitely not go all the way to Jingzhou when I divide the troops, he will go to Jingzhou with a large army, and I will go to Yangzhou and Hefei." ”

"And the place where Sun Ce is facing will not be Hefei, it will definitely be to Jingzhou."

"Then what if Jingzhou and Jiangdong unite to resist?"

"Then they're awesome."

Zhuge Liang: "......"

"Liangzi," Xu Zhen suddenly became serious, "Now we have to consider not only whether we can win the big war, but also whether we can afford to lose." ”

"In other words, you can't be too Yuan Shao, you can start fighting as soon as your brain is hot, and now you will lose it, you will be overwhelmed, and there will be another collapse when you block it."

"You will never get rest, so get rich first and then march."

"We've captured so much land, and we're afraid of anything."

After Xu Zhen said this, a slightly old voice suddenly remembered in his ears, "Junhou, I have a military situation to report." ”

"What?"

Xu Zhen looked at the left side as usual, and Jia Xu bowed slightly: "The military report I just received, when Yuan Shao withdrew his troops from Qinghe, Changshan, Zhongshan and other places, he took a large number of people with him. ”

"Now the land is barren, the population is scarce, there are only refugees and displaced people, and there is not much money left in the territory, and all the minerals and timber have to be mined by themselves."

"The lord sent a letter, asking the prince to put all the deposits of Lujiang, Jiujiang, and Chenliu counties into the Jizhou treasury, and then count out the shortcomings, and inform the Son of Heaven to issue an edict to allocate them."

"Fuck me!"

Xu Zhen immediately scolded.

Jia Xu was stunned and said, "The prince doesn't have to be moved, the lord's move is also to stabilize the prince." ”

"I ...... Dry! ”

Xu Zhen changed his scolding method.

"Yuan Shao is still withdrawing now?!"

"In the evacuation, at present, the two counties of Hejian and Bohai have not begun to loot the people."

"Send troops, send troops!"

Xu Zhen suddenly stood up, "Reply a letter to the lord, let's first lay down the plains and Leling, and then go to rob the Bohai Sea and the river!" Otherwise, I'm really losing a lot! ”

"Since you ...... move troops with the lord," Jia Xu suddenly touched his chin, "I think it's better to let Hejian let Yuan Shao collect it, and we will go directly to Youzhou." ”

Xu Zhen raised his eyebrows suddenly, "Reasonable." ”

He robbed so many people's money, food, jewelry, and baggage, how could he transport them to Youzhou immediately, and they must all be transported in batches within the territory.