The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 597 The Battle of Guandu ([-])

Jia Xu accompanied Cao Zhi to drink, but Cao Zhi was taken aback suddenly, he didn't know why, according to Cao Zhi's understanding of Jia Xu, he didn't drink at all on weekdays, why at this time, and gradually increased with age Well, Jia Xu is becoming more and more cautious about protecting his own health, not to mention drinking, even slightly cold water, he is afraid of diarrhea after drinking.

But today, the old man actually broke the precept, which really surprised Cao Zhi.

Seeing Cao Zhi's surprised face, Jia Xu was not surprised, but suddenly picked up a wine cup on Cao Zhi's table, filled it with wine, then raised the wine cup at Cao Zhiwei, and said with a smile: "Prime Minister, can you Do you know how old I am this year?"

Cao Zhi pondered for a while when he heard the words, and said: "If I remember correctly, Dr. Jia should be in his sixties this year."

Jia Xu smiled slightly when she heard the words, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Aren't you 68? It's nearly seventy years old, I can't believe that this old man is already close to death."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu took a sip of wine and said: "I'm almost seventy years old. I have assisted many lords in my life, including Dong Zhuo, Niu Fu, Li Jue, Duan Yao, and Zhang Ye. But...but there are only two protagonists who can really make the old man look good, one is the overlord and the other is the benevolent lord."

Having said that, Jia Xu paused, looked up at Cao Zhi, and said with a smile, "The two people I mentioned are you and your father."

Cao Zhi laughed when he heard the words, and said: "When my father was alive, he once said that although Dr. Jia is good at strategy, he is wise and knows Kesu. A wise man."

Jia Xu was delighted when he heard the words, and said, "No one knows this old man better than your father."

Cao Zhi looked at Jia Xu's wine cup quietly, then raised his head and took a sip of the wine, and said, "Doctor Jia, for no reason, you will not break the precept to drink with me! Now that things are up to now, what do you have to say? Just say it."

Jia Xu nodded lightly, and secretly said cleverly.

"Prime Minister, Mrs. Bian's letter asked you to surrender to Yuan Shang?"

After hearing what Jia Xu said, Cao Zhi was not surprised. With his wisdom, it was not a big deal to be able to guess what his mother was thinking.

Cao Zhi nodded, showing a bitter face, and said: "My elder brother abandoned the Cao family and left with the crowd. The morale of the army is low, but now my mother has sent a letter to dissuade me. To this day, I really don't know who would agree to it." Stand by my side."

Jia Xu slightly raised his head and glanced at Cao Zhi, then shook his head.

"Prime Minister, you still don't understand."

Cao Zhi was taken aback when he heard the words: "What don't you understand?"

"I don't understand what kind of person you are."

After hearing this, Cao Zhi couldn't help being curious, and said, "Then according to Dr. Jia's opinion, what kind of person should I be?"

Jia Xu sighed, and said, "Although your elder brother is ambitious and has different aspirations, why was he able to pull away a group of up-and-coming ministers of the Cao family, willing to give up his hometown and run away with him? Your mother is naturally You are virtuous and upright, and the Former Lord praised you every day, but why didn’t you persuade you to show restraint and fight with death, instead he wrote a letter to persuade you to surrender?”

Hearing this, Cao Zhi couldn't help being stunned, he looked at Jia Xu in amazement, and asked in confusion, "Why?"

Jia Xu took a deep breath and said: "Because you are not the master who can establish a career in troubled times, Cao Pi and your mother both understand this. If it was in the prosperous world of Qingping, you might be a benevolent king who can conquer the world, but in In such a chaotic world..."

"Ai~~!" At this point, Jia Xu sighed again, and said, "A benevolent gentleman like you is destined not to be an opponent of a hero like Yuan Shang."

Hearing this, Cao Zhi sniffed hard, and unconsciously felt an indescribable sourness in his heart. Although he knew that Jia Xu was telling the truth, he still felt uncomfortable.

After a long silence, Cao Zhi suddenly said, "Doctor Jia, tell the truth, do you also want to persuade me to surrender today?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Yes."

Cao Zhi frowned and said, "Mr. Jia, you have always been wise and safe, but do you know that your actions today may make me kill you in a fit of anger?"

Jia Xu smiled slightly when he heard the words, and said: "If you don't surrender, you will die when Yuan Jun breaks Guandu. Just because I want to live, I can only come to persuade you... Besides, I also want you to live."

"Me?" Cao Zhi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard the words, and said, "Even if I surrender and save everyone, can I still survive?"

Jia Xu thought for a while, nodded affirmatively, and said, "Yes!"

Cao Zhi couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the words: "Why?"

"Xiaoxiong is also a human being, and Xiongxiong also has the feeling of being a friend. I have observed the state of you and Yuan Shang many times when you are facing each other. I feel in my heart that although Yuan Shang is hostile to you, he has no intention of punishing you. I believe that you will survive."

Cao Zhi: "..."

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Guandu, Yuan Jun's camp, at this time, Yuan Shang has received a letter from Sima Yi, which states that he has used tricks to make Diao Chan meet Mrs. Bian, and state the pros and cons, and ask Mrs. Bian to go out and persuade Cao Zhi to submit.

After reading the letter, Yuan Shang silently folded the letter, then closed his eyes quietly, and wrote a letter to Sima Yi himself, saying that it was written to Sima Yi, or rather to Mrs. Bian .

The content of the letter is very simple, it is a guarantee to Mrs. Bian to protect the Cao clan and Cao Zhi.

After writing the letter, Yuan Shang handed the letter to the messenger, and ordered him to send the letter to Sima Yi quickly, and then sent an order to command the soldiers of the three armies to attack Guandu late at night.

Hearing this news, the generals around Yuan Shang were a little silly.

Wang Shuang scratched his head and said in amazement: "My lord, you have just written a letter to Mrs. Bian, promising to protect the Cao clan and accept their surrender. Why do you want to attack again?"

Yuan Shang smiled slightly, and said: "Exercise both kindness and power, hit a stick to give a sweet date, a two-pronged tactic."

Wang Shuang shook his head, expressing that he did not understand, and Ju Shou on the side explained: "My lord, this is to put pressure on Cao Zhi. Just the slogan of surrender within the Cao family does not make Cao Zhi completely tempted. If Cao Zhi really surrenders, he has to rely Bingwei assists."

Wang Shuang nodded half-understood.

That night, Yuan Shang sent troops to sneak attack, attacking from all directions, and assisted by Ma Jun's powerful organs and equipment, constantly sapping the vital forces under Cao Zhi's command.

Yuan Jun attacked in a hurry and attacked from all sides. Cao Jun suffered heavy casualties. Xiahou Dun rushed into the commander's tent covered in blood, bowed his hands to Cao Zhi, and said, "Prime Minister, Guandu City can't be defended anymore. After I come to break it, the Prime Minister retreats quickly!"

Cao Zhi stood up slowly, looked at Xiahou Dun quietly, and said, "Withdraw? Where are you going?"

"Xuchang! Shall we go back to Xuchang for defense?"

Cao Zhi smiled helplessly: "If you can't hold it here, can you hold it when you go back to Xuchang?"

"But……"

Cao Zhi raised his hand slightly: "Uncle Yuan Rang, stop talking, follow me to the city gate, I want to see Yuan Shang."

(End of this chapter)