After the emperor returned to the east, he changed the Yuan Dynasty.
From Xingping, it was changed to Jian'an.
This year was the first year of Jian'an. Zhang Ji went to attack Nanyang because his army was short of food, but he was no match for Liu Biao. He could only capture Wancheng and lost his life.
At this time, Zhang Xiu looked at his uncle's body and sighed.
Zhang Ji was killed by an arrow. Zhang Xiu took over Zhang Ji's troops and stationed in Wancheng. He felt Alexander again, because now there was nothing in the army.
"Auntie, stop crying."
Zhang Xiu looked at the beautiful woman next to him and said, "Come here, take aunt back to rest and bury uncle."
He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a long breath, and went outside to meet someone.
The person I met was Jia Xu.
"gentlemen."
Zhang Xiu asked: "My uncle is dead. Although we occupy Wancheng, the army lacks everything, especially food. What should I do?"
Jia Xu admires Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew very much, mainly because they are willing to listen to him.
However, ending up like this was far beyond his expectation. He did not expect that Zhang Ji would die.
"Attach to Liu Biao."
Jia Xu was silent for a long time and gave Zhang Xiu this suggestion.
Zhang Xiu frowned and said, "My uncle died at the hands of Liu Biao's subordinates. If I take refuge with Liu Biao now, what's the difference between me accepting a thief as my father?"
Jia Xu explained: "If you don't take refuge with Liu Biao, the young general may have nothing. The army will have no food, the soldiers will mutiny, and finally disperse. Even Wancheng cannot be defended. What else can be done?"
Zhang Xiu was silent.
These are all facts.
"Cao Cao must be very ambitious when he brings the emperor to Xudu."
"Wancheng is only more than a hundred miles away from Xudu. Let us first express our sincerity and surrender, and then in the name of helping Liu Biao guard the north of Jingzhou, we can take Wancheng down."
"Otherwise, even if Cao Cao does not use troops in Wancheng, Liu Biao will not let Wancheng go and will definitely send troops to recover it."
"Young general, you need to think carefully."
Jia Xu analyzed and said.
"As for the general's revenge, we have stabilized in Wancheng. As long as we live well, we don't have to worry about not having a chance to avenge him."
“Those who achieve great things must learn to put down their emotions temporarily.”
Jia Xu said again.
Zhang Xiu took a deep breath, completely convinced by these words, and said, "Thank you sir for the reminder."
Jia Xu said: "For now, let someone contact Liu Biao to show his sincerity. The young general will then go to Xiangyang in person and it will be almost done."
It is actually very simple to take refuge in Liu Biao.
Liu Biao really needed someone to help him keep an eye on Cao Cao in Wancheng.
"good!"
Zhang Xiu nodded.
——
Xiaopei.
Liu Bei has been very helpless recently.
Under Chen Gong's push, he had to join forces with Lu Bu to deal with Yuan Shu who wanted to attack Xuzhou. After joining forces, Lu Bu came to apologize hypocritically and sent his wife back.
But Xuzhou was given to Lu Bu, and Liu Bei himself could only stay in Xiaopei.
I don’t know how helpless I am!
Xiaopei is not as good as Xiapi.
Zhang Fei resisted the idea of poking Lu Bu into a hundred or dozens of transparent holes and went aside to sulk.
Guan Yu was also helpless, but there was no way. The current situation was such that they could not shake Lu Bu.
"Mengde."
Jian Yong said: "Yuan Shu has retreated, but what should we do next?"
"Of course, take back Xiapi."
Zhang Fei roared angrily and directly expressed Liu Bei's thoughts.
Xiapi was given to him by Tao Qian. Why did that servant with the third surname take Xuzhou away from me?
He was very unconvinced, extremely unconvinced.
Before Liu Bei could speak, Sun Qian came in and said, "My lord, I just got the news that Cao Cao has conquered Guanzhong and killed Guo Si and Li Jue."
"What?"
Liu Bei stood up in shock.
Damn it, Cao Cao did it, right?
Just after the emperor came back, within a few months, Guanzhong was pacified and the two largest warlords who occupied Guanzhong were killed.
It must be hanging!
Otherwise, he couldn't imagine why Cao Cao became so powerful in an instant.
Comparing people to each other can really make people angry.
Liu Bei was very unwilling.
"This Cao Mengde is developing too fast."
Jian Yong said in shock: "How did he do it?"
Guan Yu said: "Brother, how about we go to Xudu again?"
Liu Bei came back to his senses and said after a while: "If we go to Xudu now, we have already lost the best opportunity. Even if we can enter Xudu and meet the emperor, Cao Cao will definitely protect Xudu. We have no way to support the emperor, we can only listen to Cao Cao's orders and be controlled by others."
"What should we do?"
Zhang Fei asked, if you can't defeat Lu Bu, can you only hide in Xiaopei?
This is completely inconsistent with their initial ambitions.
What they want to do is to pacify the world and help the country.
"Let me think about it again."
Liu Bei really couldn't think of what else he could do.
There was a gloomy atmosphere.
——
When Liu Bei was worried, Chen Zhou had already returned to Xudu City, about ten miles away.
Cao Ang calculates the time for Chen Zhou's return every day.
It was already the end of November. Outside the city of Xudu, it was snowing heavily and covered with snow. Cao Ang was not afraid of the cold. He expected that Chen Zhou would come back today and went ten miles out of the city to greet him to show his respect and respect for Chen Zhou.
The snowflakes continued, covering the carriage and the soldiers' armor.
Her black hair instantly turned gray.
In the shiveringly cold weather, Cao Ang and the others persisted in waiting. When Chen Zhou's team finally returned, they were almost freezing.
Chen Zhou was surprised when he saw someone greeting him back in the ice and snow. When he saw clearly that the person greeting him was Cao Ang, he felt that Cao Ang was too enthusiastic.
"gentlemen."
Cao Ang walked over quickly.
Loosen it, it won't be so cold.
"What are you waiting for me outside?"
Chen Zhou asked helplessly.
Cao Ang said: "Sir is back, of course I have to come out to greet him as a show of respect."
Chen Zhou said helplessly: "Okay, let's go back quickly! It's very cold outside."
As he spoke, he let out a breath of air. Even though they had been traveling for a long time and had to move their bodies, they were still trembling with cold. He added: "General Cao, the surrendered soldiers will be placed in your care, as well as Meng Qi and the others. You make arrangements."
Now that he has returned to Xudu and Guanzhong has been pacified, he continues to want to stay out of trouble.
Cao Zhen has been following Chen Zhou. Of course he knows what Chen Zhou is thinking and how to arrange Ma Chao and others. He nodded slightly when he heard this.
"Sir, please come to the carriage!"
Cao Ang said enthusiastically.
There are two carriages on the snow, one belongs to Cao Ang.
Chen Zhou believed that the other one was prepared by Cao Ang for him, so he went straight to the carriage without being polite to him.
However, the moment the carriage curtain was opened, a gust of fragrant wind came oncoming.
I saw Cao Shan sitting in the carriage with her hands folded.
Maybe it was because the weather was colder, but her body was trembling slightly.
The moment he saw Cao Shan, Chen Zhou was stunned.
Why is this girl here?
On a cold day, instead of burning charcoal at home to keep warm, he followed Cao Ang out to greet him.
Chen Zhou was a little moved, but he didn't get off the carriage and went straight in to sit next to Cao Shan.
Cao Shan's cheeks turned slightly red and she moved her butt to the side to make room for Chen Zhou.
