Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 448 Black Mountain Army, Zhang Yan
Xu You looked at the generous gift Yuan Shao prepared for Zhang Yan, shook his head gently, and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, there is no need to prepare such a generous gift."

Yuan Shao frowned slightly when he heard this and asked, "How can Zhang Yan be willing to help us if we don't prepare a generous gift?"

When Xu You heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "My Lord, we went to Zhang Yan this time to ask him to send troops to help, but he also sent troops to save himself."

"If we go with generous gifts, he will think that we are asking for something from him. In this case, he will not necessarily send troops to help, but will add insult to injury."

"On the contrary, if we go there as equals and analyze for him the reason behind this, then he will naturally send troops to help."

In fact, Xu You knew that when he went to Montenegro this time, he would inevitably have to waste his words.

This Zhang Yan is said to be the leader of the Black Mountain Army and is known as General Feiyan, but in fact it is still a peasant uprising.

Even in peaceful times, there were few literate people among ordinary people, let alone in these troubled times.

Zhang Yan was born in the peasant uprising army, so his educational level was naturally very low. If he said such things to him, he would probably be kicked off the mountain directly.

Fortunately, Xu You is easy to make friends. He has come into contact with all kinds of people, so he also knows how to deal with these Black Mountain bandits.

Because it was Xu You himself who proposed the idea of ​​persuading the Black Mountain Army to send troops, Yuan Shao didn't say anything more and just let Xu You figure it out.

Looking at Xu You traveling lightly, Yuan Shao immediately lost confidence in him.

"You don't bring anything with you, and you just want to persuade Zhang Yan to send troops? I'm afraid you want to run away, but that's fine. Considering that we've known each other for many years, just leave."

Yuan Shao looked at Xu You's back, murmured, and then led his troops back to the city, continuing to set up defenses and boost morale.

After Xu You left Wei County, he headed north non-stop to Black Mountain.

This Black Mountain is located in the Zhongshan Kingdom, at the junction of Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Jizhou.

At the beginning, this was a no-nonsense area. The governors of the three states were unwilling to spend money and food to suppress bandits, so the Montenegrin Army slowly grew in strength.

Refugees from all over the country flocked to the surrounding areas of Montenegro, causing it to grow and develop.

As for the Zhongshan Kingdom itself, it has no ability to suppress bandits.

After the Black Mountain Army grew stronger, even if the surrounding states and counties wanted to suppress the bandits, they would be powerless.

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Xu You arrived at Montenegro non-stop along the way.

As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, they were stopped.

"Stop, who are you? Do you dare to break into the Black Mountain Army's camp?"

After Xu You was stopped by someone, he did not argue with that person, but said politely: "My Excellency, Xu You, Xu Ziyuan, came here to pay homage to General Feiyan."

When the man blocking the road saw this, he snorted and said, "Do you think our king, no, our general, can be seen by anyone who wants to see him?"

When Xu You heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "I am a counselor under the command of Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai. You only need to inform me. I believe your general will meet me."

Having said this, Xu You calmly took a step forward and put a few dollars into the other person's hand.

After the man who blocked the road got the money, he felt happy and said calmly: "Okay, you just wait here, I will go and inform you."

Soon, the news of Xu You's arrival reached Zhang Yan's ears.At this time, Zhang Yan was discussing with a group of his subordinates where to plunder next.

Although their food is already sufficient, who would dislike the lack of food in their hands?
Zhang Yan put down the map in her hand and murmured: "Yuan Shao sent people here? Could it be that this guy has a grudge and wants to take action against me?"

At this time, Zhang Yan was a little surprised and confused. He didn't know that Yuan Shao and Cao Ang were already fighting. He just wanted to live his life guarding his own little land.

In addition, there had been conflicts between Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao before, so he subconsciously thought that the other party was coming to attack him.

"How many people did Yuan Shao bring?" Zhang Yan asked the soldier who was delivering the order.

At this time, Zhang Yan squinted his eyes, thinking about how to rely on the steep terrain of Black Mountain to defeat Yuan Shao's attack.

When the soldier who delivered the order heard this, he hurriedly said: "General, it is not Yuan Shao who is here in person, but one of his counselors, his name is Xu You."

"Xu You?" Zhang Yan frowned: "Then how many people did he bring?"

"Including himself, there are only ten people." The person who sent the order hurriedly responded.

"Ten people? What does this mean?" Zhang Yan couldn't figure out what the other party meant, and her face suddenly turned ugly.

Zhang Yan paced back and forth, and after a while, she frowned and said, "Is it Yuan Shao who wants to arrest me?"

After thinking about it, Zhang Yan had no clue, so she shook her head and ordered with a bad expression: "Okay, please invite the person at the door in!"

"Yes!" The messenger responded, and then went to invite Xu You and his party in.

Xu You and his party arrived outside Zhang Yan's meeting hall.

Looking at the slightly shabby hall in front of him, Xu You's eyes flashed with an imperceptible hint of joking, and then he spoke to the group of people accompanying him.

"You guys just wait here, I'll go in by myself."

After saying this, Xu You walked directly to the hall.

This hall, at best, is a meeting hall, but at worst, it is a simple bandit's den built with earthen walls and wood.

People of Xu You's background naturally look down upon this place.

After Xu You entered the so-called hall, he saw a middle-aged man with a medium build, sallow complexion, stubble on his face, and a turban on his head, sitting on the main seat.

"This must be the famous General Feiyan." Xu You stepped forward, greeted Zhang Yan with a smile, and introduced himself at the same time.

"I am Xu You and Xu Ziyuan. I am a counselor working for Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai. I have come here to visit the general on behalf of my lord."

Hearing this, Zhang Yan squinted her eyes and looked at Xu You, and then asked: "Yuan Benchu ​​and I have never had anything in common, why would he send you to visit me?"

Xu You couldn't help but smile when he heard this, his eyes flashed with wisdom.

"My lord heard about the name of General Feiyan and thought of the misunderstanding between you two before, so he specially sent me here to turn the hostility into friendship and jointly fight against the foreign enemies."

Zhang Yan looked at Xu You's behavior and couldn't help laughing: "Fighting foreign enemies?"

(End of this chapter)