Huang Zhong was not caught in the end. Under the desperate protection of his personal sergeants, Huang Zhong was able to escape back to Wancheng.
Although he felt a little regretful about this, Gao Shun was also a contented person, and catching Wei Yan was a big gain.
What's more, the total number of troops brought by Wei Yan and Huang Zhong this time was about 2,000, but in the end those who managed to escape were probably less than 400. On the Cao army's side, Wei Yan's hijacking of the camp resulted in
The total loss did not exceed 400 people. It can be said that Cao Jun took advantage of this battle. After tonight, Wancheng's protective power will decrease again, and the situation will become more favorable to his own side.
Okay, now the question is how to deal with Wei Yan.
Although Wei Yan's behavior tonight seems a bit careless and unprepared, there is also an element of being too young. No matter what, Wei Yan is a general who has left his name in history. If he can be subdued, why not do it?
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However, Wei Yan acted very tough. Although he didn't like Liu Pan, he could still abide by his loyalty. At this time, no matter how Gao Shun persuaded him, he refused to surrender.
If you don't surrender, then kill him. Now Gao Shun's temperament is different from before. In the past, when Xu Rong, Zhang Liao and others were captured by Cao Cao, they refused to surrender at first. At that time, Cao Cao thought
To kill them, Gao Shun advised Cao Cao not to rush into action, but to give the two men time to soften their loyalty to their old master, and then repeatedly persuade them to surrender. But now, perhaps it is because Cao Cao's men are already full of civilized and military men, or Gao Shun
After traveling through time for several years, I have met many outstanding people. It may also be because Gao Shun has killed more and more people. Gao Shun is no longer as enthusiastic as before and is thinking of ways to deal with these famous officials and generals who have been captured.
Consider how to bring them back.
At this time, Wei Yan surrendered. If he refused, Gao Shun had no interest in repeatedly arguing with him and killed him directly.
However, just when Gao Shun was about to issue the order to behead Wei Yan and sacrifice it to the flag, Jia Xu, who had remained silent until now and had not offered any advice, suddenly persuaded him and asked him to change his mind.
"Sir, why did you stop me from killing Wei Yan?" Gao Shun asked Jia Xu after Wei Yan was taken into the camp and under strict supervision. Jia Xu was definitely not the kind-hearted kind-hearted person. Since he intended to spare Wei Yan's life, he must have
It's because he has his own calculations.
"If the general wants to defeat Wancheng, the key lies in this person." Jia Xu's sinister voice rang in Gao Shun's ears.
"What can I say?" The key to conquering Wancheng lies in Wei Yan? Gao Shun was puzzled.
"Wei Yan and Huang Zhong are coming in batches. What can the general see from this?" Jia Xu still looked so gloomy, but there was a slightly evil light flashing in his eyes. He was obviously thinking of something evil.
idea.
"Uh... I didn't see anything." Gao Shun was still confused about Jia Xu's words. Although it was a bit strange to rob the camp in batches, what did it mean? Maybe the other party had originally agreed on this plan.
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Seeing Gao Shun denying it so quickly, Jia Xu couldn't help but sweat. Although he usually lives in seclusion, Jia Xu will never miss much of the information he should have. It is said that Gao Shun usually gets along well with Guo Jia, Cao Cao, and Xun Yu.
Others also praised him and regarded him as a very strategic and wise general. It stands to reason that such a smart person should not be able to see through the strangeness, or is it that the other party is pretending to understand and pretending to be confused?
, deliberately test yourself?
"Wei Yan first brought a thousand men to rob our camp. After the defeat, Huang Zhong showed up with another thousand men. However, after Huang Zhong arrived, his purpose was obviously not to cause harm to our army, but to try his best to rescue Wei Yan.
"Return." Jia Xu said unhurriedly, "It would be unreasonable to say that this is the strategy or policy designated by the other party. How can one first send a thousand people to rob the camp, and then send a thousand people to capture the previous group of troops?
What’s the point of rescue?”
What Jia Xu said is correct. From a rational point of view, this is unjustifiable. Wei Yan's thousand people are almost dead. Huang Zhong will follow in his footsteps and bring another thousand people over to rescue people? Don't worry about whether he can save others by then.
These thousand people will be taken in to die for nothing.
"Is it possible that they didn't discuss it well when they made decisions before and didn't form a unified opinion, so their subsequent actions were chaotic?" Gao Shun thought about it and felt that this was the only reason that made sense.
"Although he missed the mark, he was not far off." Jia Xu nodded and said, "According to my estimation, Wei Yan's act of robbing the camp was an act of his own initiative."
"That means Huang Zhong didn't know that Wei Yan led his army to rob the camp at the beginning, and only came to wipe his ass after receiving the news?" Gao Shun heard this and immediately realized it. Having said this, if Gao Shun would do it again
If you don't understand clearly, you will really be despised by Jia Xu.
"Yes, so we have a lot to do about this Wei Yan." Jia Xu showed a smile, as if Wancheng was about to be his.
"Hmm..." Gao Shun seemed to have a rough idea of what Jia Xu was thinking at the moment, but he still hadn't figured out the specific content.
"You mean... use the room?" Gao Shun asked Jia Xu after thinking for a moment.
"However." Jia Xu said everything he was thinking, "If Wei Yan acted without authorization, it would mean that he was at odds with Liu Pan, the garrison of Wancheng, and his suggestions were not adopted by Liu Pan, so he became angry.
I will lead the attack on my own. Or maybe he has a very bad relationship with Liu Pan and robs the camp without informing the enemy at all... In any case, this is the best choice for us."
"Well, in that case, Wei Yan really can't be killed." Gao Shun touched his chin and said with a smirk.
———————————————————————————————————— “Han Sheng!” Seeing Huang unconscious in front of him, who was carried back by the soldiers
Zhong, Liu Pan couldn't help but feel great sadness in his heart.
At the same time, he also learned that Wei Yan was captured by the enemy, and he was even more worried.
What he was worried about was not Wei Yan's life or death, but the survival of Wancheng.
In just one night, one of Huang Zhong and Wei Yan was seriously injured, and the other was captured. He was the only one left in Wancheng who could assume the command responsibility. If Cao Jun launched a strong attack, he would definitely be in the dilemma of being stuck on both sides. In addition,
The damage tonight was very serious, and the protective power in Wancheng was greatly weakened. The future is really worrying.
"Bring General Huang back to the mansion and nurse him back to health." Liu Pan weakly waved his hand to the soldiers and asked him to escort Huang Zhong back to the mansion.
If he had known that things would evolve into this situation, he would have tried his best to quarrel with Huang Zhong, but he would have stopped the other party and prevented him from sending troops to rescue, thus leaving Wei Yan's thousand people to fend for themselves. But what happened
At this point, no matter how upset you are, it is useless, you can only take one step at a time.
However, early the next morning, Liu Pan received jaw-dropping news from the messenger: Wei Yan was released by Cao Jun!