Jia Xu smiled half-heartedly and said: "I would like to ask the general, I don't know why the general and General Zuo are so friendly, and are they willing to be together with the general?"

Shen Chen was shocked, and then said without changing his expression: "General Zuo was sent to Nanyang by General Yuan Shao to form an alliance with General Hussar. I have written to General Hussar about this matter, and with General Hussar's permission, I and General Zuo will What's wrong with being in one place?"

Liu Biao had secretly formed an alliance with Yuan Shao when Liu Xie moved his capital to Xuchang, and Yuan Shao indeed sent Liu Bei to form an alliance with Liu Biao during the Battle of Guandu.

It's just that historically Liu Biao was busy quelling Zhang Xian's rebellion and could not send troops to help.

Now Shen Chen has been harassing Cao Cao behind enemy lines, and has made several raids. Although Liu Biao also knows that once Cao Cao is destroyed, Yuan Shao may occupy the north and have very large power.

But when the Battle of Guandu started, everyone in the world felt that Yuan Shao would definitely win, so it was unwise to offend Yuan Shaoshu at that time.

It happened that Shen Chen was in Kunyang, so Liu Biao simply agreed to the alliance between him and Liu Bei.

Shen Chen also said hello to this matter in advance. Even if Liu Biao asked about it afterwards, he would have a reason and excuse.

Therefore, as long as he did not show too closeness to Liu Bei in public (intimacy in the Han Dynasty meant a good relationship), Liu Biao would not suspect that he had any different intentions.

Jia Xu nodded slightly and said: "I see, it was me who took the liberty. General, go slowly."

"Farewell!"

Shen Chen slapped the horse's butt and walked away.

This time he came to ask for help, but he was actually trying to get some attitude from them on behalf of Liu Biao.

Now they both agree to send their families to Xiangyang. After they write to Liu Biao, Liu Hu should withdraw his troops soon.

But Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu will definitely be marginalized. After all, their behavior is too erratic, and Liu Biao probably won't trust them too much.

The two people here looked at Shen Chen's leaving figure, and Zhang Xiu complained: "Uncle, when you said that Cao Cao would win, I agreed to join Cao Cao, but now I have made people angry."

Jia Xu shook his head and said: "General, it is already behind the scenes. Let me ask you, did Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao?"

Zhang Xiu said: "We won."

"Then why are we in such a state now?"

"Shen Chen burned Xudu."

"Then why did Shen Chen burn Xudu?"

"Cao Cao's rear is empty."

"This is it."

Jia Xu spread his hands and said, "What I said is right. Cao Cao will win. What's wrong with joining the strong? If you had joined Cao Cao last year and helped Cao Cao act as a rear barrier, you wouldn't be in such a state today. "

"This" Zhang Xiu was immediately speechless.

Because Jia Xu is right.

From the perspective of hindsight, there is nothing wrong with Jia Xu's analysis.

He believed that Yuan Shao would definitely lose and Cao Cao would win, and everything came true, so he persuaded Zhang Xiu to join Cao Cao, the final winner.

However, in order to defeat Yuan Shao, Cao Cao left his rear empty, so Shen Chen succeeded in a surprise attack.

If he had listened to Jia Xu's advice and defected to Cao Cao last year, Cao Cao's rear strength would have been greatly enhanced, and Shen Chen would not have been able to attack Xudu, nor would he have been able to threaten Cao Cao's rear.

Therefore, in the final analysis, his failure to vote for Cao was still due to his original hesitation.

Why was Zhang Xiu hesitant?

It was Shen Chen who warned him.

So to some extent, this is a dead end.

If he had not listened to Shen Chen's warning and had not doubted Jia Xu's ability, and had only devoted himself to defecting to Cao Cao, he would have been a major contributor after winning the Battle of Guandu.

It's a pity that there is no if in this world.

Zhang Xiu let out a long sigh and said, "Uncle, what shall we do in the future? You also said that Liu Biao is not the master of the Ming Dynasty. Now my family members have become hostages. I am afraid they will not even be able to return to Guanzhong."

Jia Xu looked into the distance with his profound eyes and said with a smile: "Although Liu Biao is not the master of the Ming Dynasty, there are more than just Cao Cao and Liu Biao in this world?"

"What do you mean, uncle?"

Zhang Xiu hurriedly asked.

Jia Xu shook his head: "Don't say it, don't say it. In a few days, I will go to Xiangyang and apologize to Liu Biao in person. If everything goes well in the future, the destination for the general and me may be better than that under Cao Cao's command. many."

Zhang Xiu quickly raised his hands and said, "My uncle is the most intelligent in the world. From now on, I will listen to your uncle and I will never have any different intentions."

Shen Chen tried to drive a wedge between Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, but Zhang Xiu was still persuaded by Jia Xu to defect to Cao Cao. The reason was that Jia Xu had a very high prestige in the Xiliang army. Even if he suspected that Jia Xu was betraying him, He didn't dare to have an attack.

After all, even Duan Xuan was afraid that Jia Xu would seize his military power, and Zhang Xiu himself respected Jia Xu very much, so it was impossible for him to quarrel with him at that time, and he was just a little distant.

Later, Cao Cao spent a lot of money to win over him, and after weighing the pros and cons with Jia Xu's persuasion, he felt that it was more cost-effective to join Cao Cao, so he chose to break the alliance.

But looking at it today, it was his initial hesitation that made Zhang Xiu feel regretful for not hugging her.

Now that he heard that Jia Xu seemed to have other friends besides Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu naturally wanted to say that he would obey Jia Xu's arrangements in the future after learning from the previous experience and lessons.

When Jia Xu heard Zhang Xiu's expression of loyalty, he just nodded noncommittally and said nothing.

He raised his head and looked at the misty sky in the early morning, smiling slightly.

Shen Chen.

He is a good young man.

Tigers roar in the mountains and eagles soar into the sky.

The future may be terrible.

But it seems that you have found the right person in your heart.

Unity of knowledge and action, benevolence and righteousness establish the world!

That being the case.

Then let me give you a big gift.

It can be considered that I apologize to you for what happened before.

Yesterday I was supposed to update this chapter, but due to some things, I encountered a few unfaithful people who made some unfaithful remarks, which made me lose my mind. I didn't write a single word. I will make up for it today, and there will be more later.
Chapter completed!