Xu You rarely drinks alcohol and claims that drinking too much is harmful to his health. He needs to take good care of his old bones to live a long life.
Xu You was in a very good mood on this happy day, so he didn't care much and insisted on drinking heavily.
"Since you sir are so interested, I will accompany you to the end, haha~~" Yan Liang was not ambiguous and agreed happily.
That night, Xinye City was full of joy, and all the soldiers ate, drank, and celebrated grandly.
It was rare for Yan Liang to get so drunk that he fell asleep at some point. When he woke up the next day, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
After a night of fun, Yan Liang remembered that there was still something serious to do.
In the afternoon, Yan Liang was sitting in the lobby and ordered the prisoner Cao Hong to be brought in.
Not long after, Cao Hong, who was gray-headed and pale-faced, was dragged up.
"Cao Zilian, I have no enmity with you, so why did you send troops to invade my territory without any reason?" Yan Liang asked coldly with a sharp gaze.
Cao Hong glared at Yan Liang and said angrily: "I have been ordered to punish you, a traitor, and bring peace to the court. It is a matter of course, so there is no need for a reason."
As a prisoner under his command, Cao Hong didn't have any fear at all. Instead, he was a tough guy with such a tyrannical attitude.
If it were another general, Yan Liang might have admired him and wanted to surrender him for my use, but facing Cao Hong in front of him, Yan Liang had no such idea.
Although Cao Hong's martial arts is not weak, his leadership ability is far inferior to Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, Xu Huang and other famous generals in the Cao camp. He is far inferior to Man Chong. He does not have many outstanding achievements in either novels or official history.
If Cao Hong had not saved Cao Cao's life, and he was a clan member of the Cao family, he would not have been in a high position at his level, and would have been a second- or third-rate general at best.
Such ability in commanding troops did not arouse much interest in Yan Liang. What's more, he was no better than generals such as Wenpin and Manchong. As a general of the Cao clan, there was no possibility of surrendering to Yan Liang.
Therefore, upon hearing Cao Hong's angry words, a hint of cold anger suddenly flashed across Yan Liang's face.
He squinted at Cao Hong and sneered: "Nowadays, the emperor is Cao Cao's puppet. This is known to everyone. Your excuse of 'taking orders to punish thieves' can be said by yourself. You are still showing off to me. When
It’s really funny.”
"Bah!" Cao Hong spat, "You rebel, don't be so arrogant. Although I, Cao Hong, are defeated today, the Prime Minister's army will come later, and you will definitely die without a place to die."
Such a scolding immediately made Yan Liang furious.
From Guandu to Runan, and then from Runan to Xinye, I don't want to be your enemy, Cao Cao, but you are endless, forcing each other, and sending troops to attack me. Do you really think that I, Yan Liang, is easy to bully?
!
The more Yan Liang thought about it, the angrier he became. Anger arose in his heart and he stood up in anger.
He strode to Cao Hong, stretched out his arm, and slapped Cao Hong hard on the face.
The clear sound of the slap echoed in the empty hall, and everyone in the hall trembled.
No one expected that their General Yan would make such an unexpected move and slap the enemy general with his own hands.
Cao Hong didn't expect that this sudden slap made him dizzy, and it took him a long time to recover.
On the left side of his face, the red slap mark was particularly conspicuous.
Cao Hong was angry. He felt that his dignity had been humiliated like never before.
As a noble son with a strong family background, as a general of the Cao family, he was slapped in the face, which was even more uncomfortable than stabbing him.
"Yan Liang, thief, how dare you——"
Snapped!
There was another crisp sound, and a blood-red palm print appeared on the other half of Cao Hong's face.
Yan Liang looked down at him and said coldly: "If you dare to speak rudely again, I will slap you until you shut up."
Cao Hong was filled with anger, so angry that his eyes almost exploded, and his teeth were clenching so hard that they almost broke.
He was so angry, but he didn't dare to say another word.
He was afraid of being slapped again by Yan Liang and afraid of being humiliated in public again.
Seeing that Cao Hong was being honest, Yan Liang's anger subsided a little, and he waved his hands and turned back to his seat.
Sitting down with his sleeves fluffed, Yan Liang waved his hand and said, "I don't want to see him again, so let's escort him down and invite Man Boning in."
Cao Hong's expression was shocked when he heard the name Man Chong.
The soldiers on the left and right ignored him and just dragged him out.
Cao Hong was dragged out of the lobby, and when he turned a corner, he happened to meet Man Chong coming.
At this time, Man Chong was wearing clean clothes, with a bit of red light on his face. It seemed that he had been eating well these days, and the soldiers next to him were very polite, treating Man Chong as if he were a guest.
The treatment of the two people is completely different.
When Cao Hong saw Man Chong, he became furious and cursed angrily: "Man Chong is a dog thief, an ungrateful person, you can't be nice..."
When he was about to scold him again, the soldiers on the left and right blocked his mouth and quickly drove him away.
Man Chong could only watch Cao Hong being dragged away, with a look of suspicion on his face. He was wondering in his heart, even if his plan failed and Cao Hong was defeated and captured, Cao Hong had resentment in his heart, but why would he call himself ungrateful?
Where are the disciples?
Yan Liang in the lobby, listening to Cao Hong's scolding, had a smile on his face.
When Cao Hong was captured previously, Yan Liang claimed that Cao Hong had fallen into Man Chong's scheme and had no other purpose than to cut off Man Chong's return to Cao.
The current incident was also deliberately arranged by him.
Yan Liang believed that at this time, rumors were spreading everywhere in Cao's camp that Man Chong had betrayed Cao Cao and helped Yan Liang plan to capture Cao Hong.
Man Chong, who was still kept in the dark, could not wash himself out even if he jumped into the Yellow River. He had no other choice but to surrender to Yan Liang.
In a moment, all the pets came in.
"Bo Ning is here, hurry up and take a seat." Yan Liang's expression became much more polite at this time.
Man Chong knelt down depressedly and just sat there without saying a word.
Yan Liang smiled and said: "Bo Ning, it seems that you and I are really meant to be together. After all the trouble, I think you are tired of it, so you might as well submit to me."
Man Chong remained silent, neither refusing nor nodding.
"Now everyone in the Cao camp thinks that Boning betrayed Cao Mengde and designed to harm Cao Hong. At this point, I think Boning has given up on returning to Cao." Yan Liang smiled lightly, pointing out Man Chong's situation.
Man Chong's expression was shocked, she raised her head and glanced at Yan Liang, and suddenly she understood why Cao Hong had scolded him like that just now.
Man Chong, who suddenly realized this, couldn't help frowning and said: "Man Chong has a clear conscience. He was framed by you, General Yan."
"What Boning said is wrong. Just imagine, if Boning sincerely went to make peace with Cao Hong for me instead of breaking his promise to me and in turn persuaded Cao Hong to attack my camp, how could he have won the victory?
Did you follow my suspicious plan?"
Yan Liang asked back, causing Man Chong to tremble and become speechless.
With a sneer, Yan Liang said calmly: "In the final analysis, it was Boning who broke your promise first. How can you claim to have a clear conscience?"
Man Chong was speechless, with a hint of shame on his pale face.
Just as Yan Liang said, he had promised the other party to convey Yan Liang's intention of reconciliation to Cao Hong.
As a result, at that time, I was only thinking about getting out of trouble, so I agreed happily.
If he had not betrayed his promise, mistakenly believed that Yan Liang was in trouble, and had not planned to rob Cao Hongli's camp, how could he have ended up like this?
Although Yan Liang's words may seem unreasonable, but honestly speaking, the current situation is indeed caused by his overwhelming favor.
"Man broke his trust with the general, and today's fatal defeat is indeed his own fault. The general is free to do whatever he wants to do with Man."
Man Chong sighed and said silently.
Yan Liang could hear a hint of surrender in that sigh.
He was secretly happy in his heart, so he pretended to be solemn and said seriously: "This is what you said, Boning. If you let me handle it, I won't be polite."
When Man Chong heard this, he thought that Yan Liang had changed his mind and was not planning to surrender to him, but was planning to punish him, and his heart suddenly froze.
After pondering for a while, Yan Liang said calmly: "I have just conquered the seven counties of Xinye, but the people's hearts are not yet attached. I need a wise man who is proficient in political management to take care of it for me. I will punish you, Boning, to do it for me."
This is a chore."
Man Chong suddenly realized this and couldn't help but smile bitterly, realizing that Yan Liang was determined to make him submit no matter what.
After two defeats and two attempts to persuade him to surrender, Yan Liang's sincerity reached this point, and Man Chong could not be moved at all.
After weighing it again and again, Man Chong stood up slowly, cupped his hands and said, "Man Chong thanks the general for his appreciation, and is willing to do his best for the general."
Seeing that Man Chong was finally willing to surrender, Yan Liangliang was overjoyed and laughed excitedly. He immediately ordered a banquet with wine and welcomed Man Chong to join his army.
At this moment, Man Chong said again: "Man Chong surrenders to the general and can manage the affairs of the general. However, the general is asked to agree to two conditions. Otherwise, I will not be able to obey Man Chong's order."
