In later generations, there is a very interesting data in the Heroes of the Three Kingdoms, called loyalty!
Cao Peng did not expect Wei Yan's loyalty, and in his current situation, he did not have much capital to ask for loyalty.
But without loyalty, it can increase goodwill...
The idea of offering a sword came from Deng Ji. He had not been in contact with Wei Yan for too long, but Deng Ji could generally figure out a little bit of Wei Yan's character. This man was very proud in his bones, but he was not unreasonable.
As long as you are an individual, you will have seven emotions and six desires, and you will have likes and dislikes. Deng Ji felt that if he wanted to survive this disaster safely, it was undoubtedly the most important to have a good relationship with Wei Yan.
So, he thought of the strategy of sacrificing the sword!
Even though Wei Yan was a general with hundreds of troops, he actually didn't have much savings.
A good knife on the market costs at least several thousand, or even tens of thousands... Don't bargain, the price is really not too high. The good knife mentioned here is actually an ordinary Ganshou knife. For example, Cao Peng's hand
The dragon bird in it can be put on the market for less than hundreds of thousands, so don't even think about it. As for the real treasure sword, it has a price but no market. It may not be possible to get it for millions, or even tens of millions.
The large ring knife in Wei Yan's hand is a standard ring knife, which only costs a few thousand dollars.
Just like what Cao Peng said, a hero deserves a sword. If he had a good sword, Wei Yan's combat effectiveness could be improved by at least a few percent.
As for Cao Peng, he couldn't use the dragon bird.
Rather than keeping the knife around and wasting it, it would be better to give it to Wei Yan to gain his favor.
In the past, Deng Ji would never do this, and he would not bother to do such a thing. But now, he seems to have enlightened and started to think about some inhumane little moves. But often it is this kind of small moves that can be sent at critical moments.
Very useful...
Cao Peng was very pleased with Deng Ji's change!
The convoy was not moving very fast, and could even be described as a 'snail'.
This was originally just a very ordinary mission. But as Cao Cao sent troops, this escort mission became a bit unusual.
Wei Yan kept communicating with Deng Ji along the way.
The two men were riding side by side, with Cao Peng and Wang Mai dragging behind them.
"Brother Hutou, you have to be more careful."
"What are you careful about?"
"Keep an eye on Ma Yu, that guy is too quiet!"
"I know."
Regarding Cao Peng's advice, Wang Mai would not ask the reason.
In his opinion, since Ah Fu said this, he must have his reasons. Ah Fu is well-informed and attentive, and even if he says some things, he may not be able to understand them. Since he cannot understand, then why bother asking?
?Just do what Ah Fu said...
On the first day of the first lunar month, he fought with Wei Yan outside Yiyang Tun. Although he was slightly injured, Wei Yan actually had no ill intentions, so the injury was not serious. Wang Mai's foundation was already good, and he trained with Cao Peng for more than 20 days.
Baji, so it is not difficult to recover.
It only took two days and it was no longer a serious problem.
"Afu, who do you think can win this time?"
"Um?"
"It's Cao Cao and General Zhang..."
"I estimate that Mr. Cao will suffer a loss this time!"
"Why? I heard that Cao Cao is very good at fighting, and he has many capable men under him. Can General Zhang beat him?"
“Sometimes, when things go too smoothly, you get carried away.
This man, once he gets carried away, he will be in bad luck... Cao Cao's troops advanced so smoothly that he almost broke into Nanyang County without losing any blood."
Cao Peng taught Wang Mai very pretentiously.
Of course, he couldn't say that he knew Cao Cao would definitely lose, and lose miserably. So he could only communicate with Wang Mai in this way. Wang Mai was a real person, and after hearing Cao Peng's words, he did not refute
, but thought about it seriously and nodded in agreement.
It was getting late and the convoy continued to move.
Just when Wei Yan and others were escorting the vehicle across the river from a ferry and preparing to continue on their way, a fast horse galloped from a distance.
"Where is the Wei general? Where is the Wei general?"
Wei Yan jumped on his horse and rushed out, shouting sternly: "Stop anyone coming, I am Wei Yan."
The man on the horse immediately reined in the reins, turned over and dismounted, and knelt on one knee in front of Wei Yan's horse. "I have come from Jiunu City. On orders from Huang Bing Cao Shi, I asked General Wei Tun to stop marching and camp on the spot to wait for Huang Bing Cao Shi."
Order. I humbly came all the way and finally caught up."
As he spoke, he held an arrow in his hands.
Wei Yan dismounted and reached out to take the command arrow. He glanced at it and confirmed that the command arrow was indeed from the Nine Girls City Camp.
"It's so good, why did you stop moving forward?"
"this……"
The messenger hesitated for a moment and said softly: "To be honest, General Wei, I just received the detailed report at noon. Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao yesterday."
"What?"
Wei Yan was shocked and his expression suddenly changed.
"Cao Cao's troops advanced rapidly and captured Ye County on the first day of the first lunar month. He advised Cao Hong to capture Duyang on the second day. Pheasant County and Bowang County surrendered on the same day. Zhang Xiu sent an envoy to Bo yesterday.
Please surrender. It is said that Cao Cao has agreed to his surrender request.
After Huang Bing Cao Shi got the news, he immediately sent his subordinates to chase the general... Bing Cao Shi said that there are many variables in the confrontation between Zhang and Cao. If Zhang Xiu surrenders, the five thousand stones of food and grass do not need to be sent to Wancheng. But for now
The situation is still unclear, so we have to ask General Wei Tun to station himself on the spot... I have finished delivering the news and need to return to Nine Girls City immediately to report. I wonder if General Wei Tun has any other instructions?"
"Oh, I have nothing to do here for the time being. Please report back to General Huang and say that Wei Yan obeys your order!"
"Here!"
The messenger stood up and held his hands, then got on his horse, whipped and left.
Wei Yan has a headache...
"Deng Jiecong, we just received the military order. General Huang ordered you and I to camp on the spot and wait for the order."
Not many people paid attention to Wei Yan's conversation with the messenger just now. Deng Ji was busy adjusting his chariots and arranging things, so he didn't pay attention.
When they first heard that Huang She asked them to camp on the spot, both Deng Ji and Cao Peng couldn't help but feel a little bit in their hearts.
This is so good, what kind of camp should we stay in?
"I just got the news that Zhang Boluan surrendered!"
"ah!"
Deng Ji was shocked, but Cao Peng was a little confused.
"Who is Deng Jiechong and Zhang Boluan?"
Deng Ji glared at Cao Peng and said softly: "Zhang Boluan is Xiao General Zhang, Wancheng Zhang Xiu."
Cao Peng felt Wang Mai's doubtful gaze and seemed to be asking him: If you didn't just say that Cao Cao would be defeated, why did Zhang Xiu surrender?
This kind of thing is really hard to explain.
Therefore, Cao Peng could only temporarily endure Huang She's slap in the face.
Deng Ji asked: "Since General Zhang surrendered, we should return to Jiunu City. Why do we have to camp here again?"
Wei Yan rubbed the short green beard on his chin and said with a wry smile: "How do I know General Huang's intention? But I estimate that Zhang Boluan's surrender has not been confirmed yet. So General Huang asked us to stay here temporarily and wait for Wan
Confirmation from the city. As soon as Zhang Boluan really surrenders, we will return immediately. This place is less than a day's journey from Niyang County; if it is false, we will continue to escort him."
It sounds like this is the only explanation!
Deng Ji could not see the problem in this, so he nodded and said: "In that case, I will arrange camping immediately."
"There is a sense of hard work and dedication."
After Wei Yan finished speaking, he motioned for Cao Peng to follow him.
If you receive benefits from others, you will naturally need to take more care of them.
At this point, Wei Yan is not an ignorant person...
Cao Peng winked at Wang Mai, and Wang Mai nodded, indicating that he would pay attention.
Then, Cao Peng followed Wei Yan and rode slowly. Wei Yan did not say a word along the way, his long eyebrows were furrowed, as if he was worried.
"Tunjiang!"
They didn't go far when they saw Wei Ping approaching with six riders.
Wei Ping asked: "Why did you stop moving so well?"
"General Huang has ordered us to camp on the spot and wait for new orders...Uncle Wen, have you ever inquired about where this place is?"
Wenbo is Wei Ping's character.
He bowed on his horse and replied: "General, back to Tun, this place is called Xiyangju, and it is the junction of Jiyang County and Wancheng. When we go back, it is Jiyang County; and now, we are in Wancheng.
If you go further north, you can reach Wancheng around tomorrow evening."
"What a fucking fork in the road."
"Then shall we retreat, or shall we stay where we are?"
Sunset gathering is a very interesting place.
Jishui connects Yushui, which is the boundary between Wancheng and Jiyang County. At the same time, this sunset is also the boundary between Wancheng and Niyang County. Walking south along Jishui for about ten miles, you will find Niyang County.
.Generally speaking, this sunset gathering place is another place that I don’t care about.
Wei Yan thought for a while and replied: "Let's camp here. If we go back, we will be in big trouble. Even if General Huang asks us to return to Jiunu City, we can still return via Niyang. Anyway, it's not much different, so there's no need.
No more trouble... Brothers, it's hard enough to walk all day long. Take a rest early and wait for General Huang's order... Uncle Wen, but you have to work hard again."
"Please give me your orders, Commander-in-Chief!"
"Using Xiyang Ju as the center, advance thirty miles to the north to check whether there is any enemy situation.
I just got the news that Zhang Xiu surrendered... I'm worried that if it's true, there will be Cao Jun around here, so you should be more careful."
"You will finally understand!"
Wei Ping stepped in and obeyed the order, leading his six cavalry and riding away.
Wei Yan scratched his head in distress, turned around and said, "Let's go back. Set up the camp first, and then wait for news."
Cao Peng did not express an opinion and was not qualified to express an opinion.
As Wei Yan returned directly to the ferry, he saw that the carriages and horses had been replaced by a circle, and a simple camp had taken shape.
Just as they were preparing to enter the camp, a large banner placed on the carriage suddenly collapsed, causing a series of chaos. Tang Ji hurried over and raised the banner again.
Wei Yan's face became very ugly.
According to the saying of this era, broken flags and fallen banners were both ominous signs.
At this moment, Cao Peng stretched out his hand and said to himself: "The wind is blowing!"