Yuan Shu gave Yuan Yao some instructions intermittently, and Yuan Yao understood the general meaning.

They have Cao Cao in front of them, and their retreat route in the rear is blocked by Sun Jian. They have lost their food and grass. The situation is critical and they are in danger of destruction...

Therefore, after Yuan Shu regained consciousness, he asked Yuan Yao to personally go to Sili on his behalf and ask for Liu Qi's surrender.

He hopes Liu Qi can protect them.

According to Yuan Shu's normal thinking, he would rather die than surrender to Liu Qi.

But now, Yuan Shu's brain circuit seemed to be a little different from usual due to a shortness of breath and a stroke. In addition, he had been through a life and death crisis, and he seemed to be able to see some things more clearly and understandably.

Although his speech was unclear, Yuan Yao could feel that this was Yuan Shu's current intention.

He immediately agreed to Yuan Shu, and then went to Yan Xiang, Yang Hong, Zhang Xun, Ji Ling and others to discuss the matter.

Among them all, Yan Xing was the most resourceful. He calmly analyzed the current situation for everyone.

"My lord has been fighting with Yuan Shao for many years. Now he is attacked by Sun Jian and loses his foundation. With Cao Cao, a powerful enemy on his side, if we don't make a decision quickly, not only will the soldiers of the three armies have no way to survive, but the Yuan family will also have no way to survive.

As for the Lord, if he wants to save the Yuan family and the three armies, he can only survive by surrendering to Liu Qi."

Ji Ling said from the side: "Most of Sun Jian's troops have turned to Wu Commandery. Let's lead our troops back to Shouchun now! We can still regain the foundation!"

Yan Xiang shook his head and said: "If we withdraw our troops now, how can Cao Cao let us go? When he and Han Jin in Shouchun City attack from behind, our army will die without a place to die. Moreover, Sun Jian's nature of revenge is inevitable. I asked my lord before."

If we refuse to borrow food, even if we return to Shouchun now, there will definitely be no food in the city. If Cao's soldiers arrive, our army will still be unable to resist it, and will still be dead... But luckily, there is still food and grass in our camp, which is enough.

It will last for a while.”

Zhang Xun said in a deep voice: "Master Yan's intention is to ask Liu Qi to surrender?"

Yan Xiang turned to look at Zhang Xun: "This is not what I meant, but what the lord meant."

Zhang Xun was speechless immediately after hearing this.

Ji Ling said from the side: "Go to Sili to ask for Liu Qi's surrender. Why did you ask the eldest son to go there? Just let someone else go!"

Yan Xiang shook his head and said: "My lord is thinking further ahead than we are. Liu Qi has fought with us not once or twice. Although he joined forces with him to fight against Yuan Shao this time, it is just because of the current situation. If you send just one person there,

Will Liu Qi believe our request to surrender? If he doesn't believe it, how can he help us to relieve our siege? This is a matter of life and death. The lord asked the eldest son to go to Liu Qi's side, firstly to show his sincerity, and secondly..."

When he said this, Yan Xiang turned to look at Yuan Yao and whispered: "Second, let the eldest son be the hostage to gain Liu Qi's trust."

Zhang Xun heard this and said anxiously: "Then we can't go even more!"

Yan Xiang did not look at Zhang Xun, but turned to stare at Yuan Yao and said: "Eldest Young Master, what do you think? Are you willing to relieve this crisis for the Lord and the soldiers of the three armies?"

Yuan Yao did not hesitate and said solemnly: "If Liu Qi can accept us and send troops to help because I go to Sili alone, let alone Liu Qi's camp, even the Longtan Tiger's Den, I will go alone, no matter how hard I die."

Yan Xiang showed an appreciative smile and said: "The eldest son is so heroic and admirable... But please rest assured, when going to Liu Qi's place, the eldest son will not be allowed to go alone. Yan will also accompany him and share the difficulties with the eldest son."

."

Yang Hong heard this and was startled: "Brother Yan, are you going too?"

Yan Xiang said with certainty: "Yes... the eldest son is young. I have to go to such an important event. After all, Liu Qi is now one of the few heroes in the world. To deal with such a person, I have to go there in person."

After saying that, Yan Xiang looked at Yang Hong, Ji Ling, Zhang Xun and others: "My lord, as well as the soldiers of the three armies, I leave it to you! I and the eldest son will choose to ride lightly and quickly, so please hold on for five days."

Ten days!"

…

Yuan Yao and Yan Xiang set out that night. Their team was lightly armed and equipped with the fastest horses. They rushed towards Sili under the stars at night.

The journey was long, and it was a matter of life and death for Yuan Shujun, so the two of them were not willing to waste a moment.

At the same time, Pang Tong began to issue orders to disrupt the military morale of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

They sent people to tie up arrows related to Sun Jian's movements and shoot them into the county, shaking the fighting spirit of the Jiangdong Army soldiers in the city.

The contents of the letter can indeed easily affect the fighting spirit of the Soochow soldiers.

Sun Jian returned from Yuzhou, but he did not go to Yuzhou County to rescue Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, nor did he attack Jiangxia County to surround Wei and rescue Zhao. Instead, he captured Yuan Shu's Shouchun, and then transferred his troops back to Wu.

Sun Jian's move was completely helpless. However, since Changsha specifically blocked the news and the content of the arrows fired into the city was redacted, to the Jiangdong Army soldiers in the city, Sun Jian's move seemed to have already been

Abandoned them.

No matter how Sun Ce and Zhou Yu stopped it, the situation of disintegration could not be stopped.

In the past few days, Jiangdong Army soldiers have been evacuating from the county and then surrendering to the Jingzhou Army.

Huang Xu accepted them all according to the order.

According to Pang Tong's calculations, the number of soldiers in the county is estimated to be only six to seven hundred at this moment.

Under such circumstances, Zhuge Liang believed that there was no need to garrison more troops here.

Therefore, he discussed with Wei Yan and asked him to lead more than 10,000 soldiers and horses belonging to Jiangxia County back to Xiling City to garrison.

Seeing that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were about to be captured and the credit was about to be obtained, but now he was asked to return to Xiling, Wei Yan was very unhappy.

Zhuge Liang then explained his intentions to Wei Yan...

"You said Yuan Shu might surrender to the prince?" Wei Yan looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise and said.

Zhuge Liang nodded: "I'm not completely sure, but it's possible. After all, Sun Jian captured Shouchun, and Yuan Shu was attacked from both sides. It's an important moment for their survival. If they really want to save their lives, they can only surrender to the king, but

Yuan Shu has an extremely arrogant personality, and maybe he would rather die than surrender to the throne... But if he really surrenders, we need someone on our side to support and take over the Huainan Army."

Wei Yan frowned and said: "Just a guess and let me leave here...I have seen Yuan Shu before. He is a proud and arrogant man. I don't believe him if he says he surrendered!"

Huang Xu smiled and patted Wei Yan on the shoulder and said: "It's just in case, we have to make complete preparations, right? Don't worry, I have already written down the credit book here, and I will send it to someone the next day.

Sili, you and I both captured Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and each of us got half the credit. I will never take more of it... If you don’t believe me, can I show you the credit book I’ve written?”

Wei Yan's face suddenly turned red.

"This is not what I mean. Don't underestimate me!"

Zhuge Liang said: "Master Wei, if Yuan Shu can really surrender, it will affect the world situation and be extraordinary. Accepting Yuan Shu's surrender at this time is very important to our army. I would like to ask General Wei to think more about the great cause of the monarch."

When Wei Yan heard what Zhuge Liang said, he couldn't refuse anymore. He immediately raised his hand and said, "I will prepare the three armies tomorrow and return to Jiangxia!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded, then looked at Huang Xu and said, "It's almost time for General Huang to close the net."

"How to close the net?"

"Kill Zhou Yu and capture Sun Ce."

"Capture Sun Ce?" Huang Xu raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Whether Zhou Yu dies or not does not matter much, but it is better to capture Sun Ce alive. In the current situation, it is not a good thing to anger Sun Jian too much. Capturing Sun Ce alive may also be able to restrain Sun Jian so that he does not dare to deal with him."

Jingzhou takes action... If we really want to kill Sun Ce, we should have taken action long ago, why wait until today?"

"What are you going to do?"
Chapter completed!