"Not really."

Zhang Yan shook his head slightly when he heard this, and sighed lightly: "In fact, there is another person who can accept us without any guilt, but it's a pity that he is too busy to take care of himself now, and he has already gone away!" ”

"Isn't the person the leader is talking about Cao Cao?" Wang Dang's expression changed slightly, and he asked in surprise.

"Huh?" Zhang Yan was stunned when she heard this: "Where did you know, who else knows besides you?" ”

"Why did the leader say this, don't you suspect that the last general is spying on you?"

Wang Dang looked at Zhang Yan in disbelief, his eyes were full of disappointment, his expression was lonely, as if he was indignant and very aggrieved.

"Oh?" Seeing Wang Dang's expression so excited, Zhang Yan was quite surprised, and then said with good words: "Don't misunderstand, brother Xian, why worry about some trivial things, how can I, Zhang Yan, be a person with a small belly?" The virtuous brother has an upright, frank and bold temperament, and has been loyal to me for many years, and it has been a full ten years now. If I Zhang Yan can't even trust my virtuous brother, who else in this world can be trusted?

Yes, don't think too much about it, even if you say it bluntly. The reason why Brother Wei asked this question is not because he doesn't trust you, but because he is worried that it will cause unnecessary trouble. After all, once this matter reaches the ears of the great general Li Li, it will inevitably make him suspicious, and the situation of my brothers and others will be very bad at that time. ”

"I see. Hey, hey, hey! When Wang Dang heard this, he suddenly realized, stretched out his hand and scratched his head with a red face, and smiled innocently: "It is indeed the last general who misunderstood the leader." In the past month or so, the leader and Cao Cao have been in frequent contacts, often changing wine together, and talking all night. I and my second brother Sun Qing both saw this. There are also many brothers who have seen it, and we are secretly worried about this, but we dare not say more. Therefore. Just now when the chief mentioned the second prince after the great general Li Li, I naturally thought of Cao Cao. Fortunately, the leader had no intention of defecting to Cao Cao, otherwise, this matter would have caused big trouble. ”

"What's the big trouble, Brother Xian might as well talk about it?" Zhang Yanton asked in surprise.

"Chief, there are two big troubles that the last general said." Wang Dang said without thinking: "First, right now, my Black Mountain Army has officially torn up his face with Yuan Shao. As long as this battle is over, Yuan Shao will definitely not let us go lightly, and will part ways lightly. The heavier is the sword and the soldier. If this is the case, then it will be meaningless for me to come to join the alliance this time, not only will I spend a lot of money and food, but I will also get nothing. And so it goes. The predicament facing our Montenegrin army remains unsolvable. As before, it is always facing the threat of the Jizhou army. ”

“??? Second, since the leader has promised to attach himself to the Xiliang army and lead the people to serve the general after the war, he must not lose his trust in the general Li Li. If the leader changed his mind on the spur of the moment, and then switched to Cao Cao, the result would be unimaginable, far worse than the consequences of offending Yuan Shao in public. It is even possible to lead my entire Black Mountain army into the abyss of hell from which there will be no return. The leader must know this better than I do.

Who is the great general Li Li? He is the general of the dynasty who holds the authority of the world. He is a very popular minister, holding hundreds of thousands of soldiers, commanding the wind and clouds, and is the first prince in the world. Even the powerful princes of Jizhou Yuan Shao, Yanzhou Cao Cao and the invincible Wenhou Lu Bu did not dare to take advantage of it, paying tribute every year, and worshipping every year, before which none of them dared to offend the general. Take the current alliance of the Central Plains princes as an example, the princes of the nine roads have come to join the alliance, and a total of six or seven hundred thousand troops have been gathered, but what is the result, you can see the situation in front of you at a glance.

Why did the princes of the Central Plains unite to crusade against the generals? To put it nicely, this is called a joint act of righteousness and support for the Han family; If it is to put it bluntly, it means that all the princes are afraid of Li Li, and no one dares to fight against the general and the Xiliang army under his command alone, so they can only unite to have the courage to compete with the Xiliang army. In contrast, it is clear who is stronger and who is weak. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Dang's voice stopped abruptly, and he took advantage of the gap to slow down his breath to observe Zhang Yan's expression, and only after seeing that he looked as usual and did not look angry, he continued.

"Because of this, if my Montenegrin Army is the enemy of Yuan Shao of Jizhou in the front, and I lose my trust in the back of the great general Li Li, this is equivalent to making enemies on both sides, and they are both powerful forces that are enough to destroy us. Compared with the Jizhou Army under Yuan Shao, the strength of the Xiliang Army is obvious to all, and the general Li Li is by no means a benevolent person. At present, the Western Liang Army is still able to fight against the Central Plains Princes' Alliance on its own, and has a great chance of winning; So after this battle, will Li Li let us go, and will the Xiliang army spare us? Once the Xiliang army goes to the counties of Sili and then captures the state, then our Montenegrin army will have no way to live, and we will definitely die without a place to be buried! ”

"What the virtuous brother said is extremely true." Before Wang Dang's voice fell, Zhang Yan continued: "Maybe Brother Xian doesn't know that at this moment, the entire territory of Bingzhou has been included in Li Li's rule. At present, the princes of the allied forces do not know this news, but our army has already found out the situation of the battle in the state half a month ago; After all, Bingzhou was originally the rear of our Montenegrin Army, and each county had a fine eyeliner that we had planted. ”

"Ahh The huge state has been captured by the Xiliang Army, when did this happen, and why is there no rumor at all in the Allied camp? Wang Dang's voice changed when he heard this, and he asked in great surprise.

"Virtuous brother, don't make noise, so as not to attract attention." After dissuading Wang Dang, Zhang Yan turned his head to look at the front of the Chinese army, and said in a low voice: "Actually, as early as the end of last year, Zhou Yu, a general under Li Li, had already led a large army to capture Bingzhou. It was for this reason that I made up my mind to defect to the Xiliang Army and serve under Li Li. ”

"The Xiliang Army is really powerful!" Wang Dang exclaimed in horror: "Within half a year, not only will the two places fight, but they will also be able to quietly capture the entire territory of Bingzhou. This strength alone is enough to stand out from the crowd! ”

Zhang Yan nodded approvingly, and sighed with empathy: "The Xiliang Army is indeed powerful, but the most powerful or the one that shocked me the most was the general Li Li. In March last year, Li Li secretly traveled to Jizhou, and met Zhenggu on the way, and took him under his command. Immediately, Li Li entrusted him with a heavy task and ordered him to bring a lot of money to visit our Black Mountain Army Dazhai. In this way, our Montenegrin Army and the Xiliang Army have formed a good fate, and the leaders of each village are familiar with Zhenggu, and are envious of Zhenggu's situation, and Aiwu and Wuxia naturally respect Xiliang Li Li, even I, Zhang Yan, am no exception.

Unexpectedly, after half a year, when our army followed the allied forces to camp in the lower village of Loudiyuan, Zhenggu sneaked into my military tent and brought a letter of persuasion written by Li Li to surrender. To this day, looking back and combing again, it is not difficult to find that every step of this is Li Li's careful layout, and he silently brought our Montenegrin army into the middle step by step, and then had to serve him. Such a careful plan, there is no trajectory to follow, and it is impossible to prevent it, which is the real foresight. Going to the army to fight and plotting, since ancient times, there is no more heroic lord than this! ”

"Oh, I see!" Wang Dang echoed half-knowingly, and asked: "The last general is still a little confused, listening to the leader's words, it seems that he was forced to join the Xiliang army, but the general did not force or threaten us!" ”

Zhang Yan smiled indifferently, shook his head and said, "Brother Xian doesn't know anything. In this world, it is not only a big knife on the neck that is called persecution, nor is it only a threat to hold parents and family members hostage. As the virtuous brother just said, my Montenegrin Army and Yuan Shao of Jizhou have had a grudge for a long time, and they have become enemies who will not stand on each other; This means that our Montenegrin army will not be able to gain a long-term foothold in Hebei, so it can only raid and plunder, and then flee immediately, otherwise it will be encircled and suppressed by the Jizhou army. Since we can't stay in Jizhou anymore, where can we rely on to make ends meet? There is no doubt that nature is a merger. But now that the entire territory of Bingzhou has fallen into the hands of Li Li, we can't even defeat Yuan Shao, can we still defeat the Xiliang army?

In this way, Jizhou and Bingzhou do not have a foothold for us, so where else can we go? Originally, we had another choice, that is, to take refuge in Yanzhou Cao Cao, but now that Yanzhou has been occupied by Lu Bu, Cao Cao himself is difficult to protect, and he has no ability to properly resettle hundreds of thousands of old and young women and children on the Black Mountain.

Therefore, there are only two choices in front of us, one is Si Li, and the other is Youzhou. Although Youzhou is good, it is too bitter and cold, and there are endless wars, so it is not a place where hundreds of thousands of people such as us live for a long time. In this way, the only way out for us is Si Li, but whose territory is Si Li?

From this, it is not difficult to see that after our Montenegrin army offended Yuan Shao, there was no other way out except to surrender to Li Li. Therefore, Li Li did not persecute us, nor did he threaten or intimidate, but his interlocking methods forced us to the side of the Xiliang Army step by step, leaving no room at all. ”

"According to the leader, is it true that the general is not sincerely recruiting us, but has another purpose?" Wang Dang asked with a sad and suspicious face.

"No, you can't say that." Zhang Yan shook his head lightly and said in a deep voice: "Whether the great general Li Li is sincere in recruiting us or not, there is no way to know at the moment, but I am very sure of one thing, that is, in the past three years, the states and counties under Li Li Li have taken in millions of displaced people and fleeing people, and have been properly resettled. Today, these people are self-sufficient, living and working in peace and contentment, and living a good life. Therefore, I do not regret taking refuge in the Xiliang Army, and I am also relieved to hand over hundreds of thousands of women, children and elderly people to him. It's just that??? After this battle, I wonder how Li Li will treat us Yellow Turban generals? ”

"It's ??? The last general also has this concern. However, it is still too early to say that this is all this, and we will only be able to see it after the war. Wang Dang hesitated.

"Huh?" Zhang Yan was shocked when he heard this, and said happily: "Brother Xian's words reminded me that if Li Li wants to look up to us, my Black Mountain Army must show enough strength. The order went down, and ordered the soldiers to tie the white linen they had prepared earlier to their left arms, and prepare to go into battle with me! ”

"No, the last general will take the order!" Wang Dang gladly took the order and left, and while riding to the army, he took out a roll of white silk from his sleeve and tied it to his left arm.

―――――――――――――― (To be continued......)