Wan City.
The city gate opened wide, and the three armies beat drums to send Su Ran out of the city.
The drumbeats were vigorous and coupled with the crazy shouts of the Western Liang soldiers, Su Ran's eardrums almost burst.
This scene shocked the scouts of the Cao army who were gathering information near Wan City. They were so frightened that they quickly went back to report to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was afraid that something would happen to Su Ran, so he hurriedly led his men to Wan City.
However, he met Su Ran who was riding back alone halfway.
"Sikong, why are you here?"
Su Ran was a little surprised and quickly got off the horse to salute.
Cao Cao also got down from his horse and sized Su Ran up.
"I'm relieved to see that you're alright, Yi An.”
He heaved a sigh of relief.
"What can happen to me?"
Su Ran smiled and waved his hand." By the way, Sikong, Zhang Xiu is willing to surrender. Please go and discuss this matter with Zhang Xiu."”
"Oh?" Cao Cao's eyes were bright like the sun in the sky." Zhang Xiu really surrendered?”
Even Cao Ang, Xiahou Dun, and Yu Jin, who had followed them around, had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Zhang Xiu surrendered?
Was this for real?
With so many pairs of eyes staring at her, Su Ran nodded."Yes, I am!"
Cao Cao was overjoyed. He quickly grabbed Su Ran's big hand and held it tightly. He stared at Su Ran from head to toe as if he wanted to see through her.
Su Ran was disgusted. She quickly pulled her hand away and stepped away from Cao Cao.
Everyone was stunned when they saw this. Was he serious about taking a step back?
One had to know that many people did not have the opportunity to be valued so much by their lord.
For a moment, all kinds of envious gazes fell on Su Ran.
Cao Cao wasn't angry, but he chuckled,""Yi An, how did you do it?”
He was very curious.
Zhang Xiu had just rebelled last night. Logically speaking, he would not surrender immediately.
"I went into the city and told Zhang Xiu that Sikong, your 50,000 strong army was stationed outside the city.”
"Is it that simple?"
"It's that simple!"
Cao Cao did not believe it.
Even the people around him did not believe it.
"This matter sounds simple, but it must be extremely dangerous. Regardless of the process, Yi An has made a great contribution. My lord, don't forget to reward him.”
At this moment, a gentle voice sounded from the side.
Su Ran turned her head and only had one thought in her mind.
Handsome, who are you?
Regardless of whether it was in his previous life or this life, Su Ran was most confident in her looks and tall figure. However, the person in front of her was only three points worse than him in terms of looks. He could be considered a handsome man.
Seeing Su Ran looking at him, the man smiled and cupped his hands."I am Guo Jia, also known as Feng Xiao. Greetings.”
"It is all thanks to Yi 'an that my lord is attacking Wan City this time. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.”
Su Ran quickly waved her hand modestly." I only contributed a small part in this battle. It's all thanks to everyone's cooperation that we have today's situation.”
Everyone smiled.
Especially Xiahou Dun, who was unable to defend himself, his eyes were burning with passion.
Su Ran's words undoubtedly distributed the credit to everyone, which made everyone look much better.
"Hahaha!"
Cao Cao laughed out loud, feeling even more satisfied with Su Ran.
Judging from her performance just now, Su Ran not only knew etiquette and strategy, but she also knew how to be an official. She also knew how to lead troops and dispatch generals. She was an all-rounder.
Immediately, he repeated the reward he had mentioned last night."Yi An, you won't reject me now, right?”
Su Ran cupped her fists and said,"Thank you for the reward, my lord. I will accept the order."”
"Good!"
Since Su Ran had changed her title, it meant that she had sincerely submitted to him and belonged to his core circle.
"You deserve the position of military advisor. As for the position of army protection lieutenant, what do you think?”
Cao Cao asked.
It could be seen that he really valued Su Ran.
Su Ran thought for a moment and said," I want to build a cavalry force. Five thousand people will be enough. I will train the cavalry in my spare time and lead the army during the war to go out with my lord!"”
"Yes." Cao Cao waved his hand and immediately agreed," But Yi 'an, this person is easy to find, but warhorses are hard to find. After returning to Xuchang, I will ask Cao Chun to gather 5,000 warhorses for you. As for 5,000 soldiers…"
Cao Cao turned to look at Xiahou Dun." Yuan Rang, Yi 'an has done you a favor in this battle. Do as you see fit."”
Xiahou Dun smiled." That's easy. After this battle, I'll personally transfer 5,000 elites to the military counselor."”
"Thank you." Su Ran quickly cupped her hands.”
Xiahou Dun waved his hand, not minding it.
He had tens of thousands of soldiers under him, and a mere five thousand was nothing.
Su Ran spoke again." By the way, my lord, it's all thanks to General Yu Jin's guidance and care that I'm where I am today. Please reward General Yu Jin as well."”
Cao Cao smiled and said," Wen Ze has indeed made a great contribution. However, you don't have to worry about this. After we return to Xuchang, I will reward him according to his contribution."”
"Yes." Su Ran nodded in satisfaction.
Yu Jin sighed.
He did not expect Su Ran to be valued by the lord.
Moreover, Su Ran was not arrogant or impatient despite being loved by her lord. She still remembered his kindness that day. It could be seen that Su Ran was a person who valued relationships and righteousness.
It made him respect Su Ran even more.
"Alright."
"Let's not talk about idle talk. Since we're all here, let's go to Wan City.”
"After the Wan City incident is resolved, it's time to return.”
Cao Cao laughed and mounted his horse, heading straight for Wan City.
Everyone's faces were filled with smiles as they followed him.
Everything went smoothly.
Zhang Xiu surrendered again, and Cao Cao successfully took over Wan City.
Cao Cao, who had learned his lesson, was much more obedient this time. Not only did he not bribe Zhang Xiu's subordinates, but he also let Zhang Xiu take charge of Wan City alone. It could be said that he had shown full trust in Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu was so touched that he was grateful. He threw away his previous dissatisfaction with Cao Cao and swore loyalty to Cao Cao.
After spending ten days like this, Cao Cao had already won Zhang Xiu's heart.
Originally, Cao Cao had planned to stay in Wan City for a few days to get in touch with Lady Zou, but he changed his mind after being rushed to the city.
That day.
Cao Cao summoned his subordinates to discuss a matter at the Yamen Office of Wan City.
Cao Cao's face was filled with a bright smile, as if he had heard something ridiculous.
"The scouts reported that Yuan Shu borrowed the jade seal and proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun half a month ago.”
"I almost died laughing."
When everyone heard this, they all laughed along.
Now that the emperor was young and the Great Han Empire was still around, there were still many people loyal to the Han Dynasty, hoping to restore the Han Dynasty's orthodoxy one day.
If Yuan Shu declared himself emperor at this time, wouldn't he be making enemies of the world?
He was really stupid.
"My lord, Yuan Shu claiming to be emperor is truly treasonous. We should send troops to attack.”Guo Jia stepped forward and said with a smile.
"That's exactly what I'm thinking."
Cao Cao nodded," However, Yuan Shu has been in Shouchun for many years and has a strong army. I'm afraid that I alone won't be enough.”
"I plan to recruit all the vassals in the world to fight against the bandits together.”
As he spoke, Cao Cao looked at Su Ran in the crowd.
"Yi An, I plan to send you as an envoy to Xuzhou to persuade Lu Bu and Liu Bei to lead troops to help.”
Obviously, Cao Cao had tasted the sweetness of Su Ran's words.
He felt that Su Ran's glib tongue would definitely come in handy.
Su Ran was stunned.
To persuade Lu Bu and Liu Bei?
Little did he know that when he went to join Liu Bei, he was coldly treated by Liu Bei because of Zhang Fei. In the end, he had no choice but to leave. He was even ridiculed by the aristocratic families of Xu Prefecture.
If he went, wouldn't he be adding to Liu Bei's troubles?
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