Su Ran and Jia Xu's words made the atmosphere in the government office much more relaxed.
The surrounding generals also put away their weapons and retreated to stand in two rows. The killing intent on Zhang Xiu's body was not as heavy as before.
Jia Xu sized Su Ran up seriously and shook his head with a smile.
This Su Ran was an interesting person.
Moreover, he was quite bold.
How dare you ride into the city alone, and how dare you threaten me with your life?
He was bold, meticulous, and had a sharp tongue. Moreover, his strategy was not bad. He was a very dangerous person.
Jia Xu believed that he was very accurate in judging people and would never be wrong.
Therefore, he became more cautious.
"Let's not talk about idle chatter." Jia Xu stood up and walked to Su Ran's side. He smiled and asked," Cao Cao really intends to let bygones be bygones?”
"Not bad." Su Ran nodded." Otherwise, why would I risk my life to enter the city?”
Jia Xu was silent for a moment before he said,"I believe you and I believe Cao Cao."”
"However, my general has rebelled once. If he defected to Cao Cao like this, it will make people feel uneasy unless Cao Cao agrees to a few of my conditions.”
Su Ran smiled.
"Wenhe, I'm not saying that you're greedy.”
"How are you qualified to negotiate with Si Kong now?”
Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, and Zhang Xiu began to get angry again.
Su Ran's words were really infuriating.
However, Su Ran said that because she was confident.
He smiled and said," Sikong is willing to let bygones be bygones. It's already a great gift. It's better not to mention this condition."”
"You only have two choices. Surrender or fight!”
Zhang Xiu was instantly annoyed." Let's start a war. Who's afraid of who?!"”
Seeing how fierce Zhang Xiu was, Su Ran poured a bucket of cold water on his head."Good, General Zhang, you have guts!"
"If you think that Wan City and a few thousand Xi Liang soldiers can stop Sikong's 50,000-strong army, then pretend that I didn't say anything.”
Zhang Xiu immediately felt a little short of breath.
Cao Cao's 50,000 strong army was made up of Qingzhou soldiers who had been on the battlefield for a long time.
Although the Western Liang soldiers under his command were elite, they were definitely not a match for the Cao army that outnumbered him by several times.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot something.”
"There isn't much grain left in Wan City, right? Let me guess how long it can last. One month or two?”
Su Ran suddenly said.
"You…How did you know?”
Zhang Xiu widened his eyes.
Only he and Jia Xu knew about Wan City's lack of food. Even his generals did not know.
Once the soldiers in the city learned of the lack of food, the army would be in chaos!
At that time, forget about defending Wan City, the soldiers under him would probably rebel and tie him up and send him to Cao Cao for a meal.
Seeing Zhang Xiu being so honest, Jia Xu could not help but hold his forehead.
Pig teammates, he couldn't bring them along.
In his opinion, this was clearly Su Ran's lie to trick Zhang Xiu, but Zhang Xiu agreed without thinking.
But Jia Xu was wrong this time.
Su Ran wasn't trying to trick Zhang Xiu. She really knew.
He remembered clearly that in history, Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao not only because he was afraid of Cao Cao's fame and wanted to cling onto Cao Cao's thigh to seek a bright future, but also because of the lack of food in the city.
Later on, Zhang Xiu rebelled because after defeating Cao Cao, he could obtain a large amount of rations from Cao Cao's camp to maintain the daily consumption of the army.
But in reality, it did not last long. Zhang Xiu had no choice but to go south to contact Liu Biao and buy grain from Jingzhou. Only then could he barely survive in Wancheng.
However, it was different now.
Cao Cao had not been defeated and his rations were well preserved.
Zhang Xiu did not manage to rob the rations and could not hold on for long.
When Cao Cao's army surrounded Wan City, the Western Liang army would collapse.
This was also the reason why he did not give Jia Xu the chance to negotiate at all.
However, this Zhang Xiu was really one-track minded and brainless.
It was all thanks to Jia Xu that he could live until now.
From this, it could be seen that Jia Xu was really formidable.
"So, what does the general have to fight with Sikong?”
"Why don't we just surrender Sikong?”
"Otherwise, when Si Kong attacks the city, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your life. I believe that Si Kong will be very willing to use your head to warn those enemies who dare to obstruct Si Kong.”
Su Ran said coldly.
Thinking of Cao Cao's ruthlessness, Zhang Xiu was frightened.
At that time, not to mention him, his entire clan would probably be exterminated.
It did not matter if he died, but he could not harm his clansmen.
"Can you guarantee that after I surrender, Cao Cao will not kill me to warn others?”Zhang Xiu's heart had already given in. Now, he only had the thought of surviving.
"I can guarantee that as long as the general is willing to surrender, not only will Si Kong not blame you, but he will also treat you well.”Su Ran smiled and pointed at Jia Xu." If you still have doubts, ask him."”
Zhang Xiu hurriedly turned his head and looked at Jia Xu.
Jia Xu sighed helplessly.
He originally wanted to take the opportunity to discuss some conditions with Su Ran so that Zhang Xiu's future would be better.
But who knew that Zhang Xiu would be so disappointing?
Su Ran's words scared him so much that he revealed his true colors.
There was nothing he could do now.
Jia Xu advised," General, surrender. Cao Cao has always been magnanimous and will not care about your mistakes."”
"Moreover, if the general surrenders, Cao Cao can use this opportunity to publicize his benevolence and lead righteous people from all over the world to surrender. This is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Cao Cao to publicize his reputation.”
"In addition, General has always been brave, and 10,000 Western Liang soldiers are not a small number. Cao Cao is currently in need of manpower, so he will indeed treat General well.”
Su Ran immediately gave Jia Xu a thumbs up."Wenhe, you're the one who saw it clearly."
This Jia Xu was indeed not ordinary. He had long seen through everything. Only Zhang Xiu, this simple-minded person, was still thinking about being punished by Cao Cao.
"Haha."
Although Jia Xu couldn't understand Su Ran's gesture, he thought it was a sign of praise and immediately smiled kindly.
If Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao, he would definitely not be able to stay under Zhang Xiu. He would definitely be recruited by Cao Cao.
At that time, the two of them would be colleagues, and they could build a good relationship in advance.
"Good!"
"Then I'll surrender."
Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth.
Since even Jia Xu had said so, out of his trust in Jia Xu, he no longer hesitated. He looked at Su Ran and said," Please go back and report to Sikong that I, Zhang Xiu, have surrendered. I hope he will keep his promise."”
"General, this decision is definitely the best decision in your life.”Su Ran cupped her hands." Then I'll take my leave."”
With that, he took his sword and turned to leave.
Zhang Xiu stood where he was and did not move. Jia Xu could not help but kick Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu turned his head in a daze. After seeing Jia Xu's expression, he immediately understood and hurriedly chased after him, shouting,"Sir, please wait."
Su Ran stopped and turned to look at Zhang Xiu.""Is there anything else?"
Zhang Xiu composed himself and bowed deeply to Su Ran.""Today, I am able to surrender Sikong again thanks to Mister's help. As long as I am alive, I will follow Mister's orders!”
"Interesting." Su Ran turned to look at Jia Xu in the government office, then looked at Zhang Xiu and nodded." Don't worry, I will put in a lot of good words for you in front of Sikong, so that you will be promoted in the future."”
"In addition, Jia Xu has treated you well. You've found yourself a good strategist.”
Su Ran laughed and patted Zhang Xiu's shoulder, then turned around and left.
Zhang Xiu turned around and walked back excitedly.
Jia Xu sighed with emotion." Fortunately, General was quick-witted just now. I was worried that something would happen to General before. Now, I can rest assured."”
"What do you mean?" Zhang Xiu was shocked and looked at Jia Xu in confusion.
Jia Xu smiled and said," The generals under Cao Cao can be roughly divided into three factions. The first faction is the Cao family. The Xiahou family and the other generals have high positions and are highly regarded by Cao Cao.”
"The second faction consists of loyal foreign generals who have followed Cao Cao for many years, such as Yu Jin, Yue Jin, and the others. These people are mostly local aristocrats with large families and businesses.”
"The third faction is generals like you who have surrendered or come from an unorthodox background. They have no foundation by Cao Cao's side. No matter how great their contributions are in the future, they will definitely be suppressed and targeted.”
"Since Su Ran is so highly regarded by Cao Cao, if you follow him, he will take good care of you. This way, you will be able to have a smooth journey in Cao Cao's camp in the future, understand?”
Zhang Xiu was suddenly enlightened and hurriedly bowed to Jia Xu,"I understand!"
"In the future, I will also need Mister to take care of me.”
Jia Xu smiled and shook his head.”
"I only want to be an idle person in my life.”
"Just live the rest of your life peacefully."
After saying that.
Jia Xu lowered his eyes and returned to his room to sleep.
However, Jia Xu did not know that from the moment Su Ran saw him, he could not be an idle person for the rest of his life.
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