Three Kingdoms: defect to Liu Bei and backhand intercept Mrs. Hu Mi

After hearing Jia Xu's words, Zhang Xiu's eyes showed a hint of complexity.

He did not expect that not only could he not be able to protect Nanyang, but he would also need a chance to surrender.

"Mr. Wenhe, are we doing this?"

Before Zhang Xiu could speak, he was interrupted by Jia Xu: "General, how can a person who achieves great things be timid?"

"This opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come back. Surrendering to Lin Fan is the best way out for General."

Zhang Xiu pondered for a long time and said with a wry smile: "I will listen to you sir."

"How do you surrender? You can't come to the door proactively, right?"

Jia Xu smiled and shook his head: "Maybe not, someone will come to us."

"Maybe it won't take long."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was another burst of hurried footsteps: "General Qi, there is someone claiming to be an old friend of the general coming from Xuzhou outside the house."

Zhang Xiu was stunned, still wondering.

Jia Xu laughed: "Here he comes!"

"General, please invite our old friend in quickly, please?"

Seeing Zhang Xiu, he was still puzzled.

Jia Xu asked: "The general has forgotten Lu Bu's adviser?"

"Chen Gong?"

Zhang Xiu's eyes lit up: "Please come quickly."

In a short time, a middle-aged Confucian scholar came quickly.

It was Chen Gong who came in a hurry from Xuzhou.

It stands to reason that he should have arrived here ten days ago, but he encountered an accident on the way and was delayed.

"I met General Zhang."

"Brother Wenhe, we haven't seen you for a long time."

Chen Gong had known each other before, so his words were naturally very polite.

Zhang Xiu waved his hand: "Brother Gongtai, we haven't seen each other for several years since Chang'an, right?"

"At the beginning, they were enemies and each had his own master. I didn't expect that now we can have a drink and have a good time. Things are really unpredictable!"

Chen Gong knew that Zhang Xiu was talking about the overt and covert fighting in Chang'an City after Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo.

At that time, he first met Lu Bu and had several plots with Lu Bu.

But now things have changed.

With a sigh, Chen Gong said: "You two are very happy to see me. I think you have guessed my purpose of coming."

"Although I am your lord's lobbyist, I also have plans for General Zhang."

"No one in the world can stand up to my lord now, and in the future the world will definitely fall into my hands."

"Wouldn't it be wonderful to be granted a title of marquis and a title at that time?"

Zhang Xiu raised his lips and said, "Where does Mr. Gongtai get his confidence?"

"Now that Hefei City has not been conquered, Lin Fan wants to reach out to Jingxiang?"

Chen Gong smiled and said: "Shouchun City can't stop it for ten days, how long can Hefei City stop it?"

"It can be broken through in a few days at most."

"The city of Huainan is destroyed, so the next step is to plot against Jingxiang."

"And Jingxiang's plan has already begun. I am not here to ask the general to surrender, but to give him a way out."

"The other princes were more or less at odds with Dong Zhuo."

"Even if the general has no guilt in his heart, will his soldiers from Xiliang have no enmity against the armies of the princes?"

"And my lord has no enmity with the former Dong Zhuo. If you submit to my lord, you don't have to worry about what happened before being revealed."

"In addition, my lord's invincible appearance is unstoppable, so why does the general need to hesitate?"

Feeling Chen Gong's confidence, Zhang Xiu felt slightly uncomfortable.

But he knew in his heart that since Chen Gong was so confident, he must have something to rely on.

Could it be that Lin Fan had already made arrangements in Jingxiang?Not completely dependent on yourself?

Zhang Xiu's eyes were slightly confused for a moment and he didn't know what to do.

Jia Xu had a calm face, lightly twirled his beard, and said with a smile: "Brother Gongtai is too sharp." "Don't say that Huainan is undecided, and Jingxiang is not in the bag."

"Even if Hefei has been defeated, will General Lin Fan still have the energy to continue advancing eastward?"

"Not to mention that it takes a thousand miles to march eastward and a month to march."

"Even if we reach Jingxiang, it has already fallen into Cao Cao's hands. How can this fortified city be easily broken?"

Chen Gong was stunned and laughed: "Wen He is still wise. I have known for a long time that this kind of bluff may be able to hide from others, but it cannot be hidden from Wen He."

At this point, he bowed to Zhang Xiu and said, "I just spoke arrogantly. Please forgive me, general."

A flash of displeasure flashed across Zhang Xiu's eyebrows, and he was very dissatisfied with Chen Gong for treating him like a monkey just now.

Just as he was about to have an attack, Jia Xu said with a smile: "Don't be surprised, General, he is also testing us."

"Let's see if there are lobbyists sent by Cao Cao."

Chen Gong bowed again and said, "In these critical times, without knowing the general's retreat, how could I act carelessly?"

"But what I just said was not a bluff."

"Even I don't know the master's arrangements in Jingxiang."

"But it has a lot of power."

Zhang Xiu asked curiously: "What power?"

Chen Gong lightly twirled his beard: "The general must know about the rumors in Xiangyang City a few days ago, right?"

"Do you think the person who can spread rumors under Liu Biao's nose, instigate mutual suspicion and attack each other, can be a mortal?"

Zhang Xiu was shocked: "It turns out to be this power."

"But how can there be such a person in Jingxiang?"

"Could it be said that besides the aristocratic family, there is a third force?"

Jia Xu seemed to have thought of something, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Wisdom is power."

“If there weren’t so many forces interlocking with each other, maybe wisdom wouldn’t be of much use.”

"After all, one can defeat ten guilds with one force."

"But now this interlocking force is where resourcefulness comes into play."

"I think General Lin Fan wants to do a mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind, right?"

"Oh?"

Chen Gong looked at Jia Xu with a smile: "It is said that Mr. Wen He is an expert at predicting events. I wonder if he can guess the master's plan?"

Jia Xu paced back and forth, his eyes gleaming: "Cao Cao wants to use the Jingxiang family as internal support, and cooperate with the outside to capture Jingxiang."

"And General Lin Fan is also unable to go to war, so he can only use the same method as Cao Cao."

"It just depends on who is more skilled and has more useful people."

Chen Gong's expression changed drastically and he stared at Jia Xu closely: "Why do you think so?"

Jia Xu said: "Because the third force knows Xiangyang City too well and is too familiar with it."

"They are General Lin Fan's internal support."

"From the current point of view, although General Lin Fan is not outstanding, the people under his command are the most useful."

"Three-pronged approach, General Lin Fan shows his power, and internal forces should continue to use coercion and inducement."

"Maybe we will all become your bargaining chip."

"Leverage your strength to fight, and you will be a white wolf with nothing."

"Wonderful, wonderful!!"

"Brother Gongtai, I have to say that General Lin Fan's abilities are incredible!"

"Cao Cao's layout in Jingxiang is far inferior to General Lin."

"Of course, I have to thank Brother Gongtai for being able to see this. Originally I was still confused about the situation in Jingxiang. If it weren't for your pointers, how could everything suddenly become clear?"

Chen Gong sighed: "Jia Xu is really terrible, how can you see so much from a little negligence."

"I just don't know how General Zhang Xiu chooses?"

"If you are enemies, the situation in Jingxiang will be terrible."

(End of this chapter)