Yan Zhong and Jia Xu tested each other, but neither found out the other's background.
Dealing with smart people is such a hassle.
Although both sides are smart people.
The problem is that Yan Zhong wants to know Jia Xu's plans to see if he can win over him.
After all, one more friend is better than one more enemy.
What's more, Jia Xu is also extremely smart. As early as twenty years ago, Yan Zhong thought that he had Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's plans and that he was by no means an ordinary person.
If Jia Xu defected to Chen Mu's enemies in the future, it would undoubtedly be a very "troublesome" matter.
That's why I came for questioning today. One was to strictly implement Chen Mu's plan, and the other was to test Jia Xu's intentions and see what he thought.
Jia Xu, on the other hand, was testing Yan Zhong to see if he had found a new wife. His intelligence was much higher than that of Yan Zhong, so he almost found out.
Fortunately, Yan Zhong woke up at the critical moment and stepped back from the brink in time without falling into a trap.
Otherwise, Chen Mu's plan will be discovered by Jia Xu.
It might not be a good thing to let Jia Xu know the details before he knows which side he has decided to turn to.
While Yan Zhong was thinking in his mind, he looked at Jia Xu with a smile and chuckled: "I'm just asking casually. If Wenhe doesn't want to talk, then forget it."
Jia Xu pretended to be confused and laughed: "So that's it, the general trend of the world is all the matter of the big shots. I am just a frog in the well, how can I guess the world? I only want to protect myself and find a way out.
That’s all.”
"Um."
Yan Zhong added: "I heard that Li Jue, Guo Si and others have already written to Chang'an, but I don't know what the result will be."
Jia Xu sighed: "I'm waiting too. If they can be pardoned, it means that all of us can be pardoned. As long as there is a way to survive, who is willing to raise troops to protect themselves?"
"It's not optimistic."
Yan Zhong thought for a while and said: "Wang Yun is a narrow-minded person. I'm afraid he is not big enough to accommodate us. Recently I heard that he wants to punish us and other Xiliang generals for their crimes. I'm afraid he wants to kill us all and use Wen He as a
If it comes to this, what should we do?"
Jia Xu's face suddenly darkened.
Yan Zhong escaped from Chang'an, so he must have first-hand information.
Now he knows nothing about the intelligence in Chang'an, and can only make judgments based on the edicts issued by the imperial court after Li Jue and Guo Si submitted their letters.
Although the edict had not yet come, the information was incomplete and he could not figure out what the imperial court meant.
But if it really reaches the point that Yan Zhong said, I'm afraid the situation will be very bad and extreme measures will have to be taken.
However, Jia Xu thought so in his heart, but still did not confess to Yan Zhong, but said tactfully: "The Master said: If you envoy your ministers with courtesy, then your ministers will serve you with loyalty."
If the king treats his ministers with courtesy, then the ministers will serve the king with loyalty?
This is what Confucius said.
Yan Zhong is not stupid, so he naturally understands what Jia Xu means.
If the court pardons them, then they are good ministers of the court.
If the court does not pardon them, then they are naturally not good ministers of the court.
Thinking of this, Yan Zhong smiled slightly.
This can be regarded as a satisfactory answer, and the trip was worthwhile.
After leaving Wang Fangna, Yan Zhong went to join Li Jue as planned.
During this period, the imperial court's attitude towards the Xiliang Army was also very wavering.
In the court, ministers such as Ma Rixi and Yang Biao still urged Wang Yun to reconsider.
At first Wang Yun was still hesitant and delayed for some time.
Later, he finally made a decision and said to the court officials: "This generation's sins are so serious that they cannot be forgiven. We should let the righteous soldiers from Guandong attack them to eliminate future troubles."
So the emperor asked the emperor to issue two edicts, one urging the Kwantung Army to continue the offensive, and the other verbally denounced the crimes of Li Jue, Guo Si and others, ordering them to disband their military power and return to Chang'an to await their fate.
After Niu Fu's death, the leading generals on the northern battlefield became Li Jue and Guo Si. The two of them got Niu Fu's inheritance, divided up Niu Fu's 30,000 troops, and guarded Zuo Fengyi and other places.
Although there are more than 30,000 people under Xu Rong's command, they actually do not belong to him. They belong to the original troops of Li Meng, Yang Ding, Fan Chou and others. In Jiacheng next to Xinfeng City, there is also Hu Zhen who leads 5,000 troops.
Fighting against Sun Jian on the south bank of the Wei River.
In addition, Wang Fang, Zhang Ji, Liang Xing, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu and other Xiliang Guanzhong warlords each commanded thousands of troops, scattered in Youfufeng.
Zuofengyi, Jingzhao and Yin were almost the same as those around Chang'an at that time.
Therefore, Li Jue and Guo Si may not be the strongest force in the Xiliang army, but if they are united, they cannot be underestimated. Wang Yun made this judgment and believed that these people should be able to cause a lot of damage to Liu Bei's army.
Trouble.
It's a pity that Wang Yun would not have guessed that anyone in this world would take the bait on their own initiative.
He thinks so, but others may not be willing to listen.
Early April.
Chang'an's edict arrived at Li Jue's military camp. Li Jue sat on the camp leader's seat, his face ashen.
The Xiliang military commanders, partial generals, and junior generals under him at all levels also had bad looks on their faces.
Seeing the contents of this edict, it means that there is no way for the Xiliang army to survive.
After a long time, Li Jue said slowly: "The imperial court will not let us survive. If we want to survive, we can only disband the troops and flee in all directions. What do you think?"
"No, the imperial court wants to kill all of us Xiliang people now. If we disperse our troops, there will be no way to survive."
Yan Zhong on the side immediately objected.
Although Li Ru defected to Li Jue at this time, he was not reused by Li Jue, but was placed under house arrest, so Li Ru is not here at the moment.
Hearing Yan Zhong's words, Li Jue smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Chenghan, the Kwantung Army is on one side, what can we do?"
Why was Li Jue so frightened and uneasy? Wasn't it because of the pressure from the Eastern Army around him?
Even if he raises troops to attack Chang'an now.
Then what?
Waiting for Chang'an and the Kwantung Army to cooperate internally and externally to annihilate them?
It would be better to disband the team, run all the way back to Xiliang's hometown in Xiliang with gold, silver and jewelry, hide in it, and live the rest of his life as a rich man.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, Yan Zhong smiled mysteriously and said: "If you believe me, you will understand in two days."
Li Jue was now without a master. Seeing that Yan Zhong was calm and composed, he reluctantly agreed and did not immediately disband the team and escape. At the same time, he sent someone to join Guo Si and unite the two troops first.
On the second day, Wang Fang, Jia Xu, Liang Xing, and Zhang Heng also came to Li Jue and Guo Si's camp.
"I heard that the imperial court wants to kill us Xiliang people."
Jia Xu's face was extremely gloomy. After entering the camp, he immediately said to everyone: "We must not sit still and wait for death."
Dong Zhuo was the boss in the Xiliang army, followed by the five great generals.
Then came the commanders and commanders at all levels.
Although Jia Xu was a miscellaneous school captain, he was still a school captain, and his status was only slightly lower than that of the real school captains such as Li Jue, Guo Si, Wang Fang, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji, so he was able to speak up here.
Guo Bang said: "That's easy to say. What can we do now? The front is a wolf and the back is a tiger. Once the army retreats, it will be hunted down immediately."
"Why retreat?"
Jia Xu frowned and said: "At this time, we must gather our troops and horses together to be able to protect ourselves."
Li Jue said: "Chang'an no longer supplies us with food and grass. The troops and horses are concentrated together and have to pay for food and drink every day. In less than two months, our troops and horses will collapse on their own."
"Then what should we do now? Should we continue to stay here and wait for death?"
"It's better to disband the team and run back to Xiliang."
"But what should we do if the officers and soldiers pursue us?"
"That's better than being in such an embarrassing situation here."
"Why don't we all unite together and defeat Zang Ba and Wang Lang first, and then break through from the north."
"The food and grass problem still cannot be solved, so we have to loot the place."
"I heard that Xu Rong and Hu Zhen defected to the imperial court. If they lead troops to attack, plus the main force of the Kwantung Army, where will there be time to divide their troops to plunder grain and grass in various towns and counties?"
Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, Li Jue, Guo Si, Liang Xing, Zhang Heng, and many Xiliang army commanders who could speak to each other expressed their opinions, and there was chaos in the camp.
The main theme of the quarrel was whether to withdraw the troops now, or to disband the troops and run for their lives.
Some people even proposed to defeat Zang Ba and Wang Lang first and then escape. No one thought about whether to attack Chang'an now.
Maybe it's not that they can't think of it, but that they simply don't dare to think about it.
First of all, Chang'an is still guarded by soldiers and horses, so they are not that capable to capture it immediately.
Secondly, the Kwantung Army was watching with eager eyes. When they went to attack Chang'an, the Kwantung Army directly stole their butts and attacked them from both front and back. As long as you are not stupid, you can figure it out.
So they didn't consider this at all.
Even Jia Xu's face didn't look good.
Historically, he was able to propose a counterattack on Chang'an because there were no foreign enemies.
But now, the Kwantung Army is behind us.
If we counterattack Chang'an, it will be like giving lives to the Kwantung Army.
Therefore, as a rational person, he did not bring it up at this time. Instead, he continued to think about how to break the situation in this hell difficulty.
And when everyone was quarreling, the only one who didn't join in was Yan Zhong.
He looked at everyone with a smile and said nothing.
Historically, Duan Xuan once almost murdered Jia Xu because he was afraid that he would seize his military power because of his high prestige.
Yan Zhong's current prestige and status are higher than Jia Xu's, and he is Dong Zhuo's mastermind.
So he sat here without speaking. Slowly, everyone gradually looked at his face and expression, and gradually became quiet, wanting to hear Yan Zhong's opinion.
"Mr. Chenghan."
After a long time, when everyone shut up, Li Jue looked at Yan Zhong and said, "We are all from Xiliang, and we have the same roots. Sir, please think of a way to save me."
Yan Zhong said calmly: "I have no choice, but I can help you solve a big problem."
"Big trouble?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Guo Si asked: "What's the trouble?"
"Kwantung Army!"
"What?"
As soon as he said these words, everyone was shocked.
Li Jue was surprised and said: "Sir, can you really think of a way to defeat the Kwantung Army?"
If there is no threat from the Kwantung Army, they can lead their army back to Xiliang in a big way, and there will be no pursuit force in Chang'an City.
"It's not that the Kwantung Army is defeated, but that they will retreat on their own initiative."
Yan Zhong said calmly.
"Voluntarily retreat?"
Everyone looked at each other in shock, feeling that Yan Zhong was talking about fantasy.
Now that the Xiliang Army is in an extremely embarrassing situation, the Kwantung Army will take the initiative to retreat. Letting them live would be a ghost. How is this possible?
However, Yan Zhong continued: "I came from Chang'an and I know very well what Wang Yun's plan was. Wang Yun ordered the Kwantung Army to attack. In fact, he wanted us and the Kwantung Army to suffer losses, so that the Kwantung Army could not enter Beijing and take control.
Government affairs, so that he can continue to be in power. If Liu Bei were here, maybe he would not think so much, but the current person in power of the Kwantung Army is Chen Mu, who is so wise that he is almost a demon!"
Chen Mu?
After hearing Yan Zhong's words, everyone suddenly fell silent.
Now that the Xiliang army is being beaten like this, it has something to do with Liu Bei.
And why is Liu Bei so worried?
Isn't there a wise star named Chen Mu who helps him make suggestions?
Not to mention anything else, the hundreds of catapults under Hulao Pass were all made by him.
Under the bombardment of catapults, there was no need to fight directly, and the Xiliang army was beaten to the point of running away, and the capital was moved to Guanzhong in embarrassment.
Now that Chen Mu is in power, no one believes that he will let the Xiliang army escape.
Only Jia Xu's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "Yes, if it is Chen Zigui, he will definitely not let Wang Yun succeed."
"So what do Wenhe think, if you were Chen Zigui, what would you do?"
Yan Zhong suddenly asked Jia Xu.
Jia Xu thought for a moment, and a strange light flashed in his eyes: "I will... withdraw the troops."
retreat?
Everyone looked confused and didn't understand why he said that.
The situation was obviously very good, so why did they suddenly retreat?
Even if you don't want to lose both sides with the Xiliang army, there is no need to fight at all. After two or three months, they will be out of food and grass, won't they just collapse on their own?
But before they could ask.
Suddenly, soldiers came hurriedly outside the tent and shouted: "Emergency military situation!"
"Come in!"
Li Jue quickly let the soldiers in.
After the soldier came in, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "Colonel, the Kwantung Army has withdrawn."
"What?"
Everyone opened their mouths and looked at Yan Zhong and Jia Xu in disbelief.