Cao Cao's confident words made Xun You feel a little uncomfortable.
In the past, the lord was not like this. Why did he start to make such a judgment now?
Guo Fengxiao liked to make judgments, and what he said was always right in the end.
For example, he had once asserted that Dong Zhuo would move westward to Chang 'an. In the end, he had indeed set Luoyang ablaze and brought the Emperor to Chang' an.
At that time, he had also asserted that Cao Gong would be one of the future dukes, and he had also said this to his uncle Xun Yu.
It was still true.
Now, the lord had also begun to make a judgment…
He was too confident.
With 80,000 troops, provisions and sufficient military supplies, it was impossible for Zhang Xiu to surrender within seven days.
After all, Zhang Xiu was also a fierce general. Even if he knew he couldn't beat him, he could still defend himself and beg for Liu Biao's help.
"Since that's the case, we'll know when we reach Wan City…"
Xun You smiled but didn't say anything, but his words had already made his attitude clear.
In fact, they did not support Cao Cao's statement.
"Oh? Gongda doesn't think so?"
Cao Cao laughed.
"Haha, in that case, let's wait and see.”
……
At this moment, in Wan City.
A general hurriedly walked into the government office in the city from the military camp. The guards on both sides were agile soldiers holding spears.
Next to him was a thin middle-aged Confucian scholar in black. He had a thick beard that was already white, and his eyes seemed turbid, but there was a hint of light in them.
"Sir! Is what you said true?"
Zhang Xiu hurried into the hall of the courtyard and knelt down on a praying mat. The middle-aged scholar followed him.
Then, he bowed deeply in front of him." General, everything I said is true. Liu Biao will definitely not send troops to help. At this moment, Kuai Yue, Huang Zu, Cai Mao, and the other aristocrats are still in charge of Jingzhou.”
"Liu Biao may be a mighty lord, but they still haven't made up their minds to send troops to resist Cao.”
"Damn it!"
Bang!
Zhang Xiu clenched his teeth tightly, his delicate face full of anger.
His uncle Zhang Ji was killed by Liu Biao, and he brought his old subordinates and family to surrender to Liu Biao, becoming the barrier between Jingzhou and the north.
When Liu Biao accepted him, he also had Zhang Xiubei resist Cao Cao to ensure the safety of Jingzhou.
Jingzhou was a vast land with abundant resources. There were many commoners living and working in peace and contentment. The number of celebrities living in Jingzhou could be said to be countless.
They were already used to living comfortably.
Liu Biao gradually grew old, and his desire to fight for the world dissipated with age.
He only wanted to protect Liu Hengjiang's reputation, but he no longer had the ambition to compete with Cao Cao in Yanzhou.
"How much provisions do we have left?" Zhang Xiu asked with certainty. There was a fire in his heart, but it was obvious that he could not vent it on Jing Zhou. At this moment, it was the best policy to ask for forgiveness.
Not only was Zhang Xiu brave, but his brain was also very useful.
"Three hundred days."
Jia Xu's expression was rather ugly.
The problem was that they were still in the spring plowing season, and Cao Cao had issued a decree to the people, causing them to have no intention of plowing.
After these 300 days of military rations were used up, they could only ask for rations from the people. This meant that the people's hearts would be lost.
The following rations also came from unknown sources.
The time they had spent in Wan City was still too short. It was said that they had dominated the city, but in reality, it was already not easy for them to make the people stable.
" 300 days?!"
Bang!
Zhang Xiu smashed the table in front of him. At this moment, there was no wine. If there was, he might have to eat a few big bowls.
"General…I have a plan.”
"Sir, please speak."
Zhang Xiu stood up as if he had seen a life-saving straw.
Jia Xu was a treasure he had obtained. A few years ago, when he knew that Li Jue and Guo Si could not succeed, he left them and followed Zhang Ji, offering advice many times.
Jia Xu was at least 50% responsible for him being able to gain a firm foothold in Wan City.
"Surrender to Cao Cao."
"What?"
Zhang Xiu's cheeks suddenly puffed up," Sir, what do you mean? Could it be that you have secretly obtained some benefits from Cao Cao?"”
"No, the emperor issued an edict. General, you surrendered to Cao Cao not because of Cao Cao, but because of Han.”
"Secondly, Liu Biao turned a blind eye to it, so there is no need to guard the northern barrier for him.”
"Third, Cao Cao is in need of manpower. If you surrender now, it will be a timely help. Cao Cao will be grateful and will not mistreat you in the future.”
Jia Xu went on and on about three points, all of which made Zhang Xiu ponder in his heart.
These words did not seem to be wrong…
Actually, Jia Xu had a fourth point that he did not mention.
Fourthly, Zhang Xiu could be considered a brave general, but he was more than enough to be a general, but not enough to be a ruler. He could not fight for the world. It was better to contribute his troops to the army. If he made contributions, he could be granted the title of general in the future.
That's not impossible.
Why fight for it? Cao Cao got Wan City, a tiger general, 40,000 soldiers, and 50,000 stones of grain. He would remember this favor.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it. Sir, please give me a few days…"
" Alright." Jia Xu slowly stood up." In short, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the First Lord's family. How can the First Lord be at peace with such a homeless person…Besides, he was killed by Liu Biao after all."”
"Hmm…"
Zhang Xiu's expression instantly turned cold, and a killing intent gradually rose.
These words were true.
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