Zhang Xiu is an honest man without much ambition. After hearing Jia Xu's analysis, he also felt that the best way out for him now is to seek refuge with a prince, which is the right way.

Since we are all ready to surrender, why not just surrender to the emperor?

Now that I have taken refuge with the emperor, not only can I retain my official position, but I can also do so in a very legitimate way.

There is no way, who made Liu Xie the emperor?

After I took refuge with Liu Xie, it was very suitable in terms of etiquette and law, and in terms of people's hearts.

Moreover, with Liu Xie's amulet, other princes had to think carefully if they wanted to attack him.

Therefore, if Zhang Xiu wanted to seek refuge with someone, his best choice would be Liu Xie.

However, although he has planned to join Liu Xie, this does not mean that Zhang Xiu can swallow the anger of being cheated by Liu Xie.

Now, listening to Jia Xu’s wishes, by giving up Wancheng to the Emperor, he can not only receive the Emperor’s blessing, but also avenge the Emperor’s deception. It’s simply the best of both worlds!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Zhang Xiu's face.

"Mr. Wenhe, I understand what you mean. Do we need to open the city now to welcome the emperor's army?" Zhang Xiu's face felt relaxed.

"Let's send someone to contact people outside the city first." Jia Xu thought for a while, and then continued: "Besides, we still need to make some preparations to welcome the army."

"Well, what Mr. Wenhe said is true." Zhang Xiu nodded after hearing Jia Xu's words.

Subsequently, Zhang Xiu actively contacted Li Jichen and others, and officially opened the city gate to Li Jichen and others the next day.

The matter in Wancheng also came to an end at this moment.

After the handover between Zhang Xiu and Li Jichen was completed, he led his own soldiers and headed towards Luoyang.

After all, as a new employee, it is also very important to go to the boss's territory and say goodbye to the dock.

Li Jichen, on the other hand, continued to stay in Wancheng with seven legions of players.

However, among these people, there is one person who is more annoying, and that is Yuan Zhang.

After all, the task he was initially assigned was to sneak into Wancheng and then storm the city gate when Zhang Xiu refused to surrender.

This means that Yuan Zhang entered Wancheng from the very beginning of the Yingchuan War, and he did not participate in the subsequent series of actions.

This also resulted in him not earning a single point or military merit during the entire second chapter.

At this time, Yuan Zhang wanted to cry but had no tears.

However, the other legion commanders, based on the fact that we are all brothers in the same camp, finally decided to let Yuan Zhang choose first for the next main plot mission.

After receiving the guarantee, Yuan Zhang was satisfied.

Luoyang, Imperial Palace.

Liu Xie has been shutting himself in the study these days, watching the performance of the players through the system.

It can be said that since the Battle of Hongnong, his spirit has been highly tense.

After all, this is the first external expansion. If it cannot produce satisfactory results, it is likely to affect Liu Xie's series of subsequent plans.

Especially the battle with Cao Jun outside Xuchang and Wancheng. This is the most difficult part of the entire second chapter.

Fortunately, the players successfully completed their planned plan.

It wasn't until he saw Zhang Xiu choosing to surrender and opening the gates of Wancheng that Liu Xie felt completely at ease.

"System, start settlement." Liu Xie ordered the system from the bottom of his heart.

"Settlement failed. The host is still in a state of war. Please end the war state before settling again." The cold voice of the system sounded directly in Liu Xie's mind.

"Huh? Still in a state of war? It shouldn't be? Cao Cao has retreated to Wuyin, and Zhang Xiu has surrendered." Liu Xie was stunned when he heard what the system said.

"Remind the host that your general Wang Fang is still in Chang'an and has participated in the battle for the return of Chang'an. Please ask the host to finish the battle of Chang'an before settling the matter."

"Huh?" Liu Xie was dumbfounded when he heard the system prompt.

He admitted that he had indeed forgotten Wang Fang's existence just now. After all, he and Wang Fang had never even met face to face.

Wang Fang's defection could only be said to be an accident. He did not expect that Wang Fang would directly choose to defect to him.

However, since Wang Fang has taken refuge, he cannot leave Wang Fang alone in Chang'an.

Liu Xie slowly walked to the Kanyu map, stared at Chang'an marked on the Kanyu map, and began to recall everything about Chang'an in his mind.

Chang'an is located in Yongzhou, Jingzhao, and was the capital of the Western Han Dynasty.

In fact, in the Han Dynasty, the distinction between Yongzhou and Liangzhou was not so clear. It can be said that Yongzhou is Liangzhou and Liangzhou is Yongzhou.

If we have to distinguish them, they can only be divided into Yongzhou and Xiliang.

After all, Yongzhou was previously in the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si, while Xiliang was never a state in the Han Dynasty, but the collective name of several counties.

Let’s just talk about Chang’an now.

Chang'an is located in the easternmost Jingzhao of Yongzhou. It is surrounded by passes, directly surrounding Chang'an in the middle, so it is also called the Guanzhong area.

To the east of Chang'an are Tongguan and Hangu Pass, to the north is Xiaoguan, to the west is Dashan Pass, and to the south is Wuguan.

Now that Wuguan has been obtained, Hongnong is also under his control. Even Tongguan and Hangu Pass have Wang Fang's troops.

It can be said that the door of Chang'an has been opened by himself. It is a good opportunity to capture Chang'an.

If it takes too long, Liu Xie is worried that Wang Fang will betray him again.

After all, Wang Fang's current loyalty level is not very high.

It would be a pity for Liu Xie if Wang Fang betrayed him again and lost this opportunity to attack Chang'an.

On the other hand, from a strategic point of view, if Chang'an is successfully recovered, then other areas of Yongzhou will also be within reach.

Once Yongzhou is in hand, then the south will look at Hanzhong and Yizhou, and the west will occupy the Ma Jiajun, and the situation will suddenly open up.

"Well, it seems that the time has come to regain Yongzhou." Liu Xie touched his chin and murmured.

"Also, we can take advantage of this opportunity to bring the third batch of players over so that each legion can add fresh blood."

"Didn't Yuan Zhang say that he didn't earn any points this time? Then let's let you take the lead in regaining Yongzhou."

"However, if Chang'an is really recaptured, who should be sent to guard it?"

A figure suddenly appeared in Liu Xie's mind.

In history, Boss Cao sent him to rectify Yongzhou, making Yongzhou an important grain-producing area in the north and making the people prosperous.

That person is Zhong Yao, a die-hard royalist.

The position of the governor of the state was decided, so Liu Xie thought of Zhang Xiu as the guarding general.

First of all, Zhang Xiu was originally from Wuwei in Yongzhou, and most of his subordinates were Xiliang soldiers, that is, children from all over Yongzhou. In addition, Zhang Xiu himself came from the Xiliang army.

Let him lead the troops, and it will be easy to recruit and surrender the Xiliang tribes. This will greatly reduce the difficulty of conquering Yongzhou.

In fact, the difficulty is secondary. Anyway, if there are players, if you attack any state or county, there will be no casualties on your side. It only depends on whether you can defeat it.
Chapter completed!