Chapter 138: The Opportunity to Conquer the Montenegrin Army!!

A few days later, somewhere in the Taihang Mountains.

Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, is sitting opposite Xu He, the former leader of the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou, in a cottage.

On the simple case were a few plates of side dishes, and there was a jar of Du Kang wine, which Xu He specially brought from it.

After the two said hello briefly, they opened the wine seal on the wine altar, and a mellow aroma suddenly overflowed.

In this way, Zhang Yan couldn’t help but brighten his eyes, usually hindered by taking care of the Montenegrin soldiers and families, and did not have much luxury.

But having also heard of Du Kangjiu’s reputation, Zhang Yan couldn’t help but feel sad on her face and sighed.

“After Xu and his brother defected to Cao Ying, is it so generous, this Du Kang wine costs a hundred taels of gold and a catty.”

“This altar of wine, I don’t know how much grain can be bought, or these officials have money!”

Zhang Yan’s words revealed dissatisfaction and resentment towards the officials and soldiers, and at the same time there was a hint of ridicule towards Xu He.

Both of them followed Zhang Jiao to get into trouble, but now Xu He has actually surrendered to the enemy, and there are millions of yellow turbans under his hands.

The separatist side could also do it, but after surrendering the Cao army, Xu He’s face did not change.

Lifting the wine altar and pouring a bowl of wine for Zhang Yan, he took a sip of the wine bowl himself, and then said unhurriedly.

“Brother Zhang Yan, but you don’t understand my situation in Qingzhou, it’s the end of the road.”

“I carried these million yellow scarves, but there was no surplus food, and Yuan Benchu deliberately targeted me and waited at that time.”

“Qingzhou does not have such a dangerous place for me to wait for the garrison, so I can only pour into Yanzhou in desperation, and I can only survive under desperation.”

When Xu He said this, he paused slightly, and Zhang Yan’s face changed somewhat, and the situation of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban at that time was naturally understood.

However, due to the deterrence of Yuan’s army, they could not go to support, and they were also more than defensive on the Taihang Mountain, but not enough to attack.

Fortunately, at that time, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban poured into Yanzhou and killed Liu Dai, who was greedy for merit at that time, in exchange for a respite.

However, after only losing to Cao Jun for a while, he chose to surrender, which is what made Zhang Yan angry, and Xu He continued.

“You should have heard of the reputation of King Wei and Shizi, who treated the people very well, and even the proceeds of this Du Kang wine were given away.”

“It is quite rare for the two divine doctors Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing and their disciples to diagnose and treat the people for free.”

“At that time, there were still two voices in the army, one was to surrender to the king of Wei, and the other was to fight to the death and never surrender.”

Zhang Yan’s eyes flashed, since his subordinates had combat strength and morale, they would definitely be able to fight against Cao Jun.

Zhang Yan, who had a bright look on his face, was about to open his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Xu He, waved his hand and said.

“Brother Zhang Yan, don’t worry, listen to me first, I can’t resist the generals under my command, and agree to fight with the Cao army.”

“But can you imagine that kind of gap in combat strength, my Qingzhou Shiwan soldier, who was killed by the 30,000 cavalry of the Cao army, turned over on his horse.”

“In the end, if Cao Jun hadn’t kept his hands, I would have been defeated at that time, and the subsequent soldiers would not have been able to retreat safely.”

Xu He’s words made Zhang Yan a little choked, and he didn’t know what to say, and the elite of Cao Jun’s generals was well known.

The Battle of Guandu easily defeated Yuan’s army, and later unified the north, as if it were a flat push, without encountering any obstacles.

Later, Wuhuan was destroyed, and Cao Jun’s such a strong combat strength made Zhang Yan’s heart a little long, how could the Qingzhou Yellow Turban be able to defeat it.

“After this battle, the morale of the army fell to a low point, and no one wanted to fight against the Cao army anymore, and I also did not want to see the soldiers die.”

“I knew that Shizi sent a message saying that he wanted to talk with me and others, and the next day I saw Cao Chen bringing only two people to our barracks.”

“At that time, Shizi was carrying a jar of Du Kang wine, sitting on the floor and talking to me, and brought a new crop with high yield.”

Zhang Yan’s face was a little resentful, and he was still wary of Cao Jun, and said after a cold snort.

“It’s just like you worked for Cao Jun, how powerful can a high-yield new crop be and produce ten stones per mu?”

“Will I promise you this, promise that, as long as you surrender, I’m right.”

“Although I haven’t heard of you going to battle, but you don’t do less coolies in peacetime, Cao Mengde and Cao Zizhan are not so simple.”

After speaking, Zhang Yan drank the wine in front of him and breathed a long sigh of relief, although he was happy, his face was not soothed in the slightest.

Xu He naturally knew the mustard in Zhang Yan’s heart, and did not directly persuade, but caused Zhang Yan to be unhappy, and said with a smile.

“Brother Zhang Yan, you are right, the world is indeed not simple, the new crop is potatoes, and the mu yield is dozens of stones.”

“Otherwise, how can I place my Qingzhou million yellow scarves, and I have already planted them once, and the harvest is quite fruitful.”

“It is not our turn to go into battle in winter, according to Shizi’s words, our combat strength is too weak, and we need to strengthen training.”

Xu He did not exaggerate the second thing, after feeling the goodwill of Cao Jun, the people in the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou were very in awe of Cao Jun.

When the Battle of Guandu came, the Qingzhou army that actively participated in the battle could be described as a sea of people, but Cao Chen still did not let them participate in the battle.

The reason is that the new type of armor has not been fully cast, which makes Qingzhou Yellow Turban not be grateful and convinced.

A look of astonishment appeared on Zhang Yan’s face, and there was some hesitation in his eyes when he looked at Xu He, Cao Cao and Cao Chen were indeed different from other princes.

If under the hands of other princes, the most likely thing to do is cannon fodder, the kind that does not consider casualties, Xu and Zhengshi Dao.

“Brother Zhang Yan, when I led the army to surrender, Shizi once promised to give me and other land, and now I have done it.”

“Shizi once promised me to wait so that I could afford to eat, and now I am waiting for a full stomach and food and clothing.”

“The most important thing is to promise me that I can accept knowledge later, and now that Xudu Academy is open, I am selecting some children between me and others.”

These last words completely surprised Zhang Yan, after all, ordinary people can accept knowledge, and entering the government of the dynasty is like ascending to the sky in this era.

“Brother Xu He, you came to visit me this time, I already understand the intention, I have to say that I am moved.”

“If King Wei and Shizi are very able to give stability to the people, I will be relieved, after all, it is not forced by life, who wants to be a thief?”

Zhang Yan gritted his teeth and said the words, raised the wine altar and poured the wine, and after saluting Xu He, he drank it to the fullest.

Seeing Zhang Yan with a feeling of relief, Xu He was also a little moved, and said with a smile.

“Brother Zhang Yan, this time Shizi has left more than a dozen places for you to enter Xuchang Academy.”

“The son of the world does not favor one over the other, there are many states and counties, this is to give me the opportunity to wait for the next generation!”

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