AWB Page 1018
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"My lord, Ma Chao is in the middle of the three forces in Liangzhou. Han Sui forms an alliance with Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu. Then we will first form an alliance with Ma Chao, get rid of Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu, and regain Hanyang, Beidi, and Anding." Du Xi suggested.
Cao Cao nodded slightly and asked, "What do you think?"
"I agree with Zixu's opinion. First get rid of Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu, and Ma Chao in the alliance, and then take over the three counties, then eliminate Ma Chao in the alliance Han Sui, and then advance westward one by one to attack Liangzhou one by one." Zhao Yan replied.
Xun Yu said: "I'm not good at military affairs, but in terms of the overall situation in Guanliang and the future development, I think it's good for us to directly ally with Han Sui instead of Ma Chao.
I think we can win over Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu directly, there is no need to fight.
Jia Xu doesn't like war, he likes peace and stability, if you beat him, you may not give in, on the contrary, if you win him over, you will turn against the lord.
And that Zhang Xiu was Zhang Ji's nephew, who had enmity with Li Ru and others. The lord defeated Li Ru and others, so Yu Qing should have avenged Zhang Xiu. "
"Oh!" Cao Cao pondered a little when he heard the words.
It is of course best to accept without a fight.
So Cao Cao looked at Liu Ye again, Liu Ye also nodded slightly, Cao Cao said: "Then send someone to contact Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu, as long as you come to surrender, high-ranking officials and generous salary will not hesitate."
In order to show his sincerity, Cao Cao sent his subordinate Han Hao to go.
Jia Xu in Hanyang County received Han Hao and others.
Han Hao was also smart, he didn't mean to win over, he just took the emperor's edict and read out: "Your Majesty has a decree, please Jia Xu, Zhao Ling, Zhang Xiu to accept the reward!"
Zhang Xiu and Zhao Ling glanced at Jia Xu, Jia Xu shook her head slightly and said, "The guilty minister, Jia Xu, dare not take meritorious deeds, please ask the angel to go back and tell His Majesty, I will be ashamed of it."
Jia Xu is an old man, how could he accept it rashly without talking about anything.
Even if the reward is huge and sincere, he will not accept it casually.
"This..." Han Hao held the imperial decree, neither reading it nor not reading it.
In the end, Han Hao had no choice but to agree with the imperial decree, and said coldly: "Mr. Wenhe, you must know that this is the first edict issued by your majesty since the prime minister presided over the government. The prime minister loves you, and I want to ask you to return to the court to assist your majesty and revitalize the great man." .”
The words from the scriptures are very straightforward, but Jia Xu still nodded slightly and said: "The angels don't know, I think that I am old and frail, I am dying, and I am unable to serve the court.
I can't toss for a few days, I just want to spend my lower body in this three-acre land and enjoy the family fun in the evening. "
Jia Xu's words were neither yin nor yang, neither strong nor tough, which made Han Hao very annoyed.
The old man was so ignorant that he stood up suddenly, clasping his hands on the hilt of his sword at his waist.
However, Zhao Ling and Zhang Xiu stood up, holding swords in both hands at the same time, standing in front of them, about to pull them out, and glaring at each other.
Han Hao saw two young and vigorous young men accompanying Jia Xu, and knowing their abilities, he loosened his grip on the sword, folded his fists and bowed, saying:
"Since the master's ambition is not here, I will go back and come to chatter in the future."
After speaking, Han Hao retreated, and then returned to Chang'an City.
After Han Hao left, Zhang Xiu asked: "Sir, if Han Hao goes back like this, I'm afraid Cao Cao won't let it go!"
"Yes, old man, if Cao Cao forms an alliance with Ma Chao and attacks us back and forth, our Hanyang County will be in trouble." Zhao Ling also said with a reproachful expression.
Jia Xu sat there without moving, but stretched out her hands to warm the stove, her weather-beaten face was extremely calm.
"Sir, but you have other plans!" Zhang Xiu asked again.
Zhao Ling said with a smile: "What plans can he have, that is, he can stay wherever it is quiet and safe!"
"This..." Zhang Xiu couldn't understand Jia Xu anyway. Zhang Xiu's mind was relatively simple, but he was better than ordinary martial arts. In essence, he didn't know much about strategies.
Jia Xu threw a piece of firewood and said: "Look at this stove, if the fire is not strong enough, you need to add more firewood. When the fire is over, you can boil water and cook rice."
"Sir, what you mean is that the time is not yet, and there is no benefit in surrendering to Cao Cao." Zhang Xiu seemed to understand something.
Zhao Ling smiled and did not speak.
Don't look at Jia Xu's harmless face, but this old guy is very bad.
Sure enough, Jia Xu saw that Zhao Ling didn't talk to him, so he said, "Zhao Zifan, tell me, I know you know everything."
Zhang Xiu looked at Zhao Ling, and Zhao Ling laughed and said, "Say a few more words will kill your old man's teeth. Keeping those few saliva can nourish your teeth or your tongue."
Jia Xu ignores Zhao Ling, Zhao Ling is a dog, if you talk to him, he will have more fun with you.
So Zhao Ling saw that the old man Jia Xu didn't answer, so he had to say to Zhang Xiu: "Cao Cao can't march to Liangzhou in this season. One is that his soldiers and horses came from the Kanto and they were exhausted. The other is that he has no food. Yes, it won't be long.
That's why he used the righteousness of the court to surrender us. In fact, he couldn't give us any real benefits. "
Only then did Zhang Xiu realize that it was because Cao Cao couldn't beat them, so he was playing tricks.
Then Zhao Ling said: "Even if we want to surrender to him, we can't be so hasty. It's still a price for the bandits to surrender to the government. We voted for him so easily, can he value us?
We have to prove our worth, so that he will not snub us, and will give a higher bargaining chip, so after the war next year, we will not be too late to negotiate with the troops who defeat him. "
Of course, this was just for Zhang Xiu.
Zhao Ling sneered in his heart, Cao Cao was not worthy of him.
Zhao Ling and Jia Xu looked at each other, and said nothing in tacit understanding.
There are some things that Zhang Xiu can't know.
Han Hao returned to Chang'an and reported to Cao Cao what happened in Hanyang County very angrily.
Cao Cao was also angry when he heard the words.
Well, you Jia Xu, you don't eat the toast, you don't eat the fine wine.
"Come here, pass on my order, and issue a call to action against Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu and others. None of the remaining evils in Xiliang will be let go, and they will never be pardoned!"
Xun Yu hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, this is not right, don't fall into Jia Xu's scheme!"
"Oh! What does Wen Ruo mean?" Cao Cao asked puzzledly, "Could it be that Jia Xu can still set up a net to fight against us with his little force!"
Cao Cao used not interrogative sentences, but affirmative sentences.
After taking Guanzhong, his military strength not only did not weaken, but grew stronger.
After leaving the Kanto, there is no need to fight to the death with Xu Ding, Lu Bu and other princes.
In addition, Cao Cao's self-confidence has also exploded since he was just named prime minister.
Xun Yu said: "My lord, in terms of military strength, Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu, and Zhao Ling are certainly not our opponents, but Liangzhou is different from other places. The people there are more sturdy, and most of them are cavalry.
We may not necessarily be able to take advantage of head-to-head.