"Mr. Xu, your words are too strong."
"As the governor of Bingzhou, I, Han Sui, am not someone to be bullied."
"Now, Cao Cao is raising the banner of righteousness, raising troops to attack Yuan Ke, and trying to support the Han Dynasty. I have issued a document announcing that I will join. At the moment, I am unable to deal with Yuan Ke on my own, but I can ask for help from the alliance. For example, the Shangdang Prefect Zhang Yang, he also has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, just in time to help me attack Yuan Ke."
Han Sui was unwilling to surrender to Yuan Ke, so he wanted to join forces with [Shangdang Governor] Zhang Yang, and they would join forces to fight Yuan Ke to the death.
"Okay, Mr. Xu, this is the final decision."
"Just follow this plan."
"Come here, tell the three armies to speed up their journey. We must enter Fencheng before dark."
Xu Yang on the other side wanted to continue persuading him, but Han Sui decisively refused.
"yes!"
When Xu Yang heard this, he also understood that Han Sui would be defeated in this battle.
Once Han Sui is defeated and loses military power, he will die without a burial place.
Yuan Ke is determined to kill and will not let him go.
He knew he had to prepare in advance.
For example, take the initiative to surrender.
Afterwards, he reported his illness to Han Sui and claimed that he had returned to Taiyuan to recuperate.
Han Sui did not persuade him to stay. Just now Xu Yang proposed that he surrender to Yuan Ke, which had already made him hate Xu Yang.
Now that Xu Yang was sick and resigning, it seemed to him that he was clearly trying to shame him and make him look bad. He did not take him as his master seriously at all, and for this reason, he did not try to retain him.
My heart says, I don’t know what to lift.
I don’t want to think that you, Xu Yang, were a poor scholar back then and had a hard time making a living. It was Han Sui who promoted you in an unusual way and gave you the opportunity to fulfill your ambitions.
Now, not only are you ungrateful, but you are also dissatisfied with me, Han Sui, and have resigned and returned home. Do you have a conscience? I don't care about an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf, so you can leave if you want.
After that, Han Sui ordered the entire army to march towards Fen City.
Fencheng is located in the middle of the Fenhe Plain. The land here is fertile, and the city is high and there is plenty of food. By stationing troops here, at least you don't have to worry about food and grass, and you can fight Yuan Ke to the end.
At the same time, people were also sent to [Shangdang Prefect] Zhang Yang for help.
It is said that after Xu Yang left the army, he rode on horseback and took a small road to Ruicheng.
He understood that Han Sui would be defeated by Yuan Ke in this battle, so he went to join Yuan Ke.
At sunset, Xu Yang finally arrived at the [Ruicheng County Government Office] where Yuan Ke temporarily lived. He revealed his identity and came to see Yuan Ke.
"What? You just said that the other party claimed to be Han Sui's military advisor and came to serve?"
"good!"
"good!"
"This general will go see him immediately."
When Yuan Ke heard this, he didn't even have time to put on his shoes, so he strode outside the Yamen. When he saw Xu Yang, he immediately stepped forward and said happily: "Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, Yuan Ke is late, please forgive me."
He said and bowed to Xu Yang.
Xu Yang, named Yuan Zhi, was born in Yingchuan.
He also has a name, Xu Shu.
He was also a famous counselor during the Three Kingdoms period. In history, Xu Shu was originally Liu Bei's counselor, and later became Cao Cao's counselor.
He is loyal, honest, and a very strategic strategist.
"Da Sima, you're welcome."
Xu Shu was also impressed by Yuan Ke's kindness.
He also didn't expect that Yuan Ke was widely rumored to be cruel and murderous. Now that he saw him with his own eyes, he realized that those rumors were obviously lies and could not be trusted.
"My general is always eager to recruit talents. I have heard of Mr. Xu's talent for a long time. Now that he has come, I am very lucky."
Yuan Ke raised his hand and said.
After that, he introduced Xu Yang to the county government and asked him to serve tea.
The two began to talk about world affairs.
They met happily, and Yuan Ke worshiped Xu Yang as a minister and an official of his Grand Sima Mansion to participate in the expedition against Han Sui.
"Da Sima, if you want to pacify Han Sui, you must first defeat Taiyuan. If you want to pacify Bingzhou, you must also eliminate Wang Kuang of Hanoi and Zhang Yang of Shangdang. As long as Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang are defeated, Han Sui will surrender. At that time, the separatist regime of Bingzhou will be destroyed. The power will be completely transformed into a king and returned to the Han Dynasty."
Xu Yang offered advice to Yuan Ke.
"Mr. Xu seems to have a plan, right? You might as well tell it. If it is feasible, we will act on it."
Yuan Ke poured a cup of tea for Xu Yang, and then said with a smile.
At this time, he quite agreed with Xu Yang, a wise man, and he understood that this was why the place wanted to recruit talents in ancient times.
A wise man like Xu Yang is really too smart. With these top talents, he can serve him better.
In history, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was able to conquer the world because he knew how to recognize and employ people.
The Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty, Chen Ping, Han Xin, and Xiang Bo all joined Liu Bang's men and became Liu Bang's assistants, helping Liu Bang win the world.
"Da Sima, it seems you have thought of it too."
"My plan is to besiege Fencheng, but do not attack, and let Han Sui deceive Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang's troops. By then, we will be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop."
"Conquer Bingzhou in one fell swoop."
Xu Yang explained to Yuan Ke in detail his strategy to pacify and merge the states.
After that, he continued talking.
"Da Sima, pacify Bingzhou, defend Hulao, conquer Liangzhou in the west, and capture Bashu in the south. By then, I only need to give you ten years to pacify the north."
Xu Yang's words also surprised Yuan Ke. He had never met Zhuge Kongming, but he admired the strategies of a top strategist like Xu Yang.
"Everything is done according to Mr. Xu's plan."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Ke immediately agreed to the plan Xu Yang had just formulated.
"Da Sima, aren't you worried about my plan? Aren't you afraid that I am pretending to surrender, but in fact I am deliberately setting up a trap to deceive you?"
When Xu Yang heard this, he couldn't help but ask a question.
Yuan Ke couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "Mr. Xu, this general trusts you."
Xu Yang was very moved by his words.
Compared to Yuan Ke, the previous leader Han Sui was a shameless villain.
"Your Majesty, please accept Xu Yang's obeisance."
Xu Yang immediately saluted Yuan Ke.
The scholar died for his confidant. He secretly made up his mind to follow Yuan Ke and help him calm down the troubled times and establish great achievements.
"good!"
"With the help of my husband, I, Yuan Ke, will be even more powerful than a tiger. I hereby promise that as long as my husband doesn't let me down, I, Yuan Ke, will also live up to my husband."
The two reached a cooperation.
After that, Yuan Ke took action.
His new goal is: [Fen City].
Thirty thousand troops marched in a mighty manner, leaving only a small number of soldiers and horses to guard Fenglingdu and Ruicheng.
After marching for half a day, the 30,000-strong army finally arrived outside Fencheng. After that, Yuan Ke ordered the army to surround Fencheng and began to attack Fencheng. However, their attack strength was very limited.
The main purpose of everything was to cause Han Sui to ask [Shangdang Prefect] Zhang Yang and [Hanoi Prefect] Wang Kuang for help, so that they could lead troops.
Everything developed as Xu Yang speculated. After receiving Han Sui's request for help, Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang immediately led troops to attack Fen City. They prepared to gather troops from all three parties to surround and kill Yuan Ke.
"Report!"
"Twenty thousand Shangdang troops have just set off to march towards Taiyuan."
"Report!"
"Fifteen thousand Hanoi troops also came from south to north."
"Report!"
"The alliance of the eighteen princes was successful. Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, was the vanguard and led 50,000 troops to attack Hulao Pass."
...
After arriving in Fenzhou, Yuan Ke learned a piece of information in the big tent, and everything was developing as they had planned.
He is resting comfortably.
Whenever he had free time, he chatted with Diao Chan and cultivated emotions in order to trigger rewards. However, he found that his attentiveness had not triggered any rewards for two days. He expressed that he was quite depressed.
