Jia Xu rested for a while and then started climbing the mountain.
There were only more than twenty people following him. They had to pass through Yuan Shao's territory, but they didn't dare to do it too openly. The fewer people, the better. It was easy to go up the mountain at this time, but when they were halfway through, there were soldiers from the Black Mountain Army. Soldiers appeared to intercept.
"who?"
Dozens of Montenegrin soldiers, who were on duty at sentries on the way up the mountain, quickly appeared and surrounded Jia Xu and the others from all directions.
Cao Zhen and the others had their hands on the handles of their knives, ready to take action at any time.
Jia Xu looked calm, faced the leader of the other party, and bowed: "Jia Xu, the counselor of Cao Sikong, the great Han Dynasty, and Cao Zhen, the adopted son of Cao Sikong, want to go up the mountain to visit Zhang Yan, the leader of Black Mountain."
Those Montenegrin soldiers thought they were ordinary merchants who had lost their way to the mountains, or they were Yuan Shao's people who went up the mountains to find out who they were.
Hearing that it was under the command of the great Han Cao Sikong, the leader hesitated for a while, feeling a little unconvinced.
Jia Xu added: "I have something more important that I want to talk to your leader about. This is related to the future of your Black Mountain Army. You can't decide. You'd better go back and pass it on!"
If it is really Cao Cao's people, then the matter is indeed somewhat important.
The leader has no right to decide on high-level affairs of the Montenegrin Army.
He quickly arranged for people to go up the mountain, notified Zhang Yan and asked what should be done, but still stared at Jia Xu and did not let him go. He could only take people up after the order from the mountain.
Waited for a long time.
Someone finally came down from the mountain and said a few words in the ear of the leader.
The leader said: "If you want to go up the mountain, it's not impossible, but you must abide by our rules."
Jia Xu said calmly: "Of course I will abide by it. If there are any rules, please tell me!"
The leader said loudly: "Cover their eyes."
How to go up the mountain and the route are a secret to Zhang Yan. Their Black Mountain Army relies on this mountain for defense. No matter whether Jia Xu is Cao Cao's man or not, he cannot be allowed to see the route up the mountain.
"this……"
Blindfolded and unable to see anything, Cao Zhen disagreed and continued to press his hand on the handle of the knife, as if he wanted to resist.
Jia Xu pressed his hand and laughed loudly: "Young master, you are too cautious. Bring me a piece of black cloth. I will cover myself up the mountain first."
Seeing that he readily agreed, the leader did not feel embarrassed and handed Jia Xu a piece of black cloth. Then Cao Zhen and the others also covered their eyes with black cloth to ensure that they would not peek, and then someone took them up the mountain. .
The road up the mountain is a bit rough.
Although they couldn't see it, they could still feel it. After walking up the mountain for a long time, the road finally became smooth.
Both Jia Xu and Cao Zhen knew that the place was ready when it was flat.
But they still waited for a while before taking off the black cloth.
As far as the eye can see, this is a military camp.
There were neither too many nor too few soldiers around him. Jia Xu visually estimated that there were more than 10,000 soldiers. They all gathered here and looked at Jia Xu and others.
Being stared at by so many people made Cao Zhen feel uncomfortable and uneasy.
However, Jia Xu remained calm and dared to recommend himself and take the risk to come to the Black Mountain Camp. He expected such a scene and was not timid at all.
"Are you Jia Wenhe, Mr. Jia?"
A man came out of the next room.
It was Zhang Yan.
Jia Xu bowed and said, "I've seen General Zhang!"
"You're welcome, sir!"
Seeing that Jia Xu was so calm and composed, and still chatting and laughing with him, Zhang Yan was a little impressed and made a gesture of invitation.
Jia Xu and Cao Zhen arrived at the house.
Zhang Yan invited them to sit down again and asked curiously: "Sir and Mr. Cao, are they really from Cao Ying and came to see me on behalf of Cao Sikong?"
Cao Zhen's role was only to give a little bit of sincerity from Cao Cao, and to protect Jia Xu. The person who really opened his mouth to persuade was not Cao Zhen, but Jia Xu.
"Yes, we come from Cao Ying."
Jia Xu's words were very direct, straight to the point: "Our purpose is very simple, to persuade General Zhang to submit to the imperial court and deal with Yuan Shao together."
Zhang Yan laughed loudly and said: "I am the leader of more than 10,000 soldiers in this Black Mountain. Here I am the biggest, unrestrained and free. I can do whatever I want. Why should I surrender to the court and ask for trouble?" Restraint?"
Jia Xu smiled disapprovingly and retorted: "General Zhang's words show that he has a small structure and short-sightedness. No wonder he can only hide in the Black Mountain."
"You are brave!"
After hearing this, one of Zhang Yan's subordinates became furious and wanted to attack Jia Xu.
Cao Zhen and others went up the mountain, but their weapons were not taken away. Upon seeing this, they drew their swords out of their sheaths, preparing to protect Jia Xu and fight to the death.
"slow!"
Zhang Yan did not let his subordinates take action and stopped him, then asked: "Why does Mr. Jia think that I am short-sighted?"
Jia Xu's words were not only direct, but also sarcastic. He said it very rudely: "General Zhang was born in the Yellow Turbans and later occupied Heishan. The White Wave Army at the same time as yours has disappeared. General Zhang can still be active in Heishan. This shows that You do have some ability, but that’s all!”
"Now that the world is in chaos, General Zhang will not want to do something big on his own."
"At the beginning, you were rewarded by the court, but it was of no use at all."
"Later, I fought with Yuan Shao, but I couldn't defeat Yuan Shao. I had to join forces with Gongsun Zan, but Gongsun Zan was gone again."
"Now you are being beaten by Yuan Shao, and you have to hide in the black mountain. You don't even dare to go down the mountain. Instead of feeling aggrieved, you feel free and at ease on the mountain, as if you are proud to be hiding in the mountain."
"Even the desire to do something big is gone, and I can only hide in the mountains."
"It's not short-sighted, so what?"
After he finished speaking, he looked directly at Zhang Yan, and you could see that Zhang Yan's face was a little red.
Of course Zhang Yan wants to do big things, but she also needs to have the strength to do so.
Yuan Shao at the foot of the mountain could push him to the ground and rub him casually.
It was true that he was beaten so hard that he dared not go down the mountain, but he was still proud of it. Jia Xu's words pierced his lungs.
"You are hiding in the mountains, it doesn't matter what you want."
"Maybe in the past few years, if we have stored some cloth and grain in the mountains, we will not suffer from hunger and cold."
"But over time, so what?"
"As long as you cut off your food at the foot of the mountain and light a fire, the entire Montenegro will be burned. What will be left of your Montenegro army?"
Jia Xu continued.
Zhang Yan: "..."
He fell silent.
The Montenegrin general who wanted to attack Jia Xu also fell silent. He did not deny that Jia Xu's words really touched on their weaknesses, which was very heartbreaking.
The storage of food and cloth on the mountain is indeed running out soon. As long as the people at the foot of the mountain have the intention to fight with them and blockade Heishan, they will start to have internal chaos.
"So I say that General Zhang's structure is just like this, short-sighted."
Jia Xu said this without fear that they would become angry and kill him.
If this was really the case, the person in front of him would not be Zhang Yan who could jump repeatedly among the various princes and survive to this day.
Cao Zhen secretly wiped a cold sweat for Jia Xu, thinking that he really dared to say it!
Mr. Wenhe, aren't you afraid of death?
