Jia Xu's words "I wish the general a triumphant return" obviously guessed that Yan Liang had plans to go on an expedition.
"This Jia Xu is indeed very scheming."
Yan Liang secretly praised it, but pretended to be confused on his face and said curiously: "What kind of person is returning in triumph? I don't understand what you are talking about."
Jia Xu smiled and drank all the tea.
"How can the mere seven counties of Xinye be enough to support the general to achieve hegemony? Now that Duke Cao is escaping to the west of Guanzhong, the states in Guandong are panicking and fighting on their own. If the general doesn't take this opportunity to capture Wancheng and occupy Nanyang, does he still plan to leave it to Yuan Shao?"
Jia Xu spoke lightly and revealed Yan Liang's thoughts.
Yan Liang was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing.
"Mr. Renyan is a poisonous man. His vision is really poisonous. You, sir, have seen through all my little thoughts."
"Is the general praising Jia, or praising Jia?"
Jia Xu showed a sad face, looking very helpless.
Yan Liang drank the tea in one gulp and said happily: "Of course I am praising Mr. Sir for his uncanny calculations. Yan can get help from Mr. Yan, so there is no need to worry about the failure of his great cause."
Yan Liang was not polite either. He said this as if Jia Xu had agreed to submit to him.
Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, and his expression became a little embarrassed for a moment, as if he didn't know whether to refuse or agree.
"You must have lost confidence in Cao Cao when you carried Cao Cao south. As for Yuan Shao, he hated the Xiliang people the most in his life. You made many strange plans for the Xiliang armies. Yuan Shao must have hated them deeply. I don't think you will go there."
Surrender to Yuan Shao."
Yan Liang swallowed.
"As for Sun Quan, he has many ministers and generals under his command. It's just the icing on the cake for me to join him. With my talent, it's really a loss to go to Jiangdong and eat cold rice. As for the rest of Liu Biao, Liu Yan, Zhang Lu and others, they are all self-defeating. I
Even with my husband’s eyes, I’d probably look down on him. In this case, after all the calculations, it would be the most appropriate choice for my husband to join Yan.”
Jia Xu is a smart man, and Yan Liang made his situation clear, without mincing words, and immediately expressed his true intention.
When other families tried to persuade them to surrender, they would first send someone who was eloquent to try and persuade him, but Yan Liang got straight to the point. This straightforwardness made Jia Xu feel a little surprised.
"If Mr. Yan can assist Mr. Yan to achieve great things, Mr. Yan can guarantee that he will be prosperous and wealthy in the future, and he can also make his name go down in history and make him a figure like Zhang Liang. I think this deal is definitely worth it, sir. I don't know.
What do you think, sir?"
Yan Liang knew very well that Jia Xu was the most pragmatic person, and he did not play around with righteousness or anything like that in front of him, and directly made a price as if he was negotiating a sale.
And when he compared Jia Xu to Zhang Liang, he invisibly compared himself to Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty.
Jia Xu was slightly shocked when she heard this, and couldn't help but be shocked by Yan Liang's straightforwardness and confidence.
When he was working under Cao Cao, Jia Xu became very interested in Yan Liang after hearing about Yan Liang's deeds. Now that they met face to face, he truly felt that this seemingly rude warrior in front of him actually had something extraordinary.
General demeanor.
"General, you are really confident." Jia Xu couldn't help but said in admiration.
"If I don't have confidence in myself, how can I make my husband have confidence in me?" Yan Liang was not humble and smiled boldly.
Jia Xu was startled, stroking his white beard and said: "That's right, that's right."
Yan Liang poured a cup of tea for Jia Xu, "In this case, I will accept it as your husband. Come on, drink this cup of tea. From now on, you and I will be people in the same boat. We will live together with honor and disgrace."
"General, that..."
Yan Liang was so aggressive that he didn't give Jia Xu a chance to speak. He picked up the tea and drank it himself.
Jia Xu was forced to do this and seemed unable to refuse, so he had no choice but to sigh and drink the cup of "bitter tea".
"As expected by Sir, the general is planning to send troops to capture Wancheng in the near future and completely occupy Nanyang. I wonder what your opinion is on this?"
After Yan Liang forcibly pulled Jia Xu onto his "thief ship", he immediately used Jia Xu's wise head.
Jia Xu thought to himself, "You are really rude." After thinking for a moment, his eyes gradually became mysterious.
He stroked his white beard and said: "If the general had not fought Yuan Tan in Xudu this time, he would have definitely won the battle and conquered the attack this time. But now that the general has defeated Yuan Tan, the situation may be dire.
There will be slight changes.”
"how do I say this?"
Yan Liangliang said that Jia Xu really had something to say, and he immediately became interested.
"Right now, Yuan Shao's top priority is to capture the Henan provinces. Before he can pacify the Central Plains, he will not be in a hurry to send troops south to capture Jingzhou. Wancheng is the barrier of Jingzhou. In order not to irritate Liu Biao, Yuan Shao will not rush to the south.
The general defeated Yuan Tan in Xudu, which will make Yuan Shao deeply hate him. This will prompt him to change his strategy and send troops to capture Wancheng in advance to deal with the general."
Jia Xu's words clearly analyzed the stakes, and Yan Liang couldn't help but realize that his surprise attack on Xudu seemed to have made a lot of money, but he did not expect to have also planted a root of disaster.
However, Yan Liang had no regrets and only said boldly: "No matter whether I go back to Xudu or not, Yuan Shao will deal with me sooner or later, so there is no harm in letting him know my power in advance."
Jia Xu smiled and did not comment on Yan Liang's boldness.
"So the current situation is that both the general and Yuan Shao want to capture Wancheng. This means that the general must rush to Yuan Shao and capture Wancheng first, so that he can have the capital to defend himself."
There seemed to be another intention in Jia Xu's tone.
Yan Liang's brows were furrowed, his thoughts were rolling, and he was pondering Jia Xu's dialect carefully.
The poisonous warrior said unhurriedly: "Although Cao Cao has led his remnant troops to retreat from Luoyang to Guanzhong, there are still thousands of defenders in Wancheng. These people have no time to retreat to Guanzhong and have no choice but to surrender. So with the help of the general,
See, will the defenders of Wancheng choose to surrender to the general or Yuan Shao?"
Hearing this, Yan Liang suddenly realized.
Jia Xu was right to remind him that the defenders of Wancheng were far-sighted. For them, surrendering to Yuan Shao, who would conquer the world, was certainly a hundred times more cost-effective than surrendering to himself, a "poor and useless" little prince.
And if you can't attack Wancheng quickly and make it fall into the hands of Yuan's army, it will be extremely difficult for you to break through the fortified city with your existing troops.
Only then did Yan Liang realize the seriousness of the problem.
However, he was only nervous for a moment, but he regained his composure. He knew that since Jia Xu could remind him here, he must have a clever plan to deal with it.
Yan Liang was not in a hurry and just lowered his head to drink the tea.
Seeing that Yan Liang remained calm, Jia Xu was a little curious and couldn't help but ask: "General, isn't he worried at all that Wancheng will fall into Yuan Shao's hands first?"
Yan Liang smiled lightly and said, "Since you have a clever plan, sir, what do I have to worry about?"
Jia Xu was stunned again and could only shake his head with a wry smile.
"In fact, what the general has to do is to attack Wancheng quickly, and if he wants to attack Wancheng quickly, he must use a strange move."
"A strange move?" Yan Liang became more energetic and asked curiously, "I wonder if you have any clever ideas, sir?"
Jia Xu stroked his beard and smiled slyly: "Has the general forgotten that you still have a special prisoner in your hand? It's time to use him."
Special captive?
Yan Liang frowned for a moment, and suddenly a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
