The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 288: Not Dare to Fight, but Not Willing to Surrender

At this time, undercurrents were surging in the Central Plains.

Cao Cao seemed to be sharpening his sword in Yecheng.

At this time, the various tribes in Guanzhong and even Liangzhou were also in a state of panic.

The leaders of the various tribes in Xiliang who committed rebellion and rebelled against the emperor.

Perhaps he heard the wind coming from the east.

Now the situation is that a storm is about to come, and everyone is in danger for a moment.

At this time, Han Sui was organizing a secret meeting.

Of course, the topic concerns the life and death of these powerful people in Liangzhou.

They had previously caused chaos in Wuwei and killed Zhang Meng.

This move is bound to arouse Cao Cao's anger.

And now the court is silent.

But everyone understands that they are probably already mobilizing troops.

Prepare to attack this group of rebels.

After all, without complete preparation, who would draw their knife so early?
At this critical juncture, everyone in Liangzhou must stand united.

Therefore, Han Sui called everyone together to discuss strategies.

Faced with the approaching army of Cao Cao, should he surrender or fight hard?

It is a matter of life and death!
But the situation was delicate at the moment, and the leaders of each tribe were not in a position to show up in person.

Cheng Yin, Ma Wan and other powerful leaders and tyrants.

They only sent trusted representatives to participate.

At the moment, only Yang Qiu is present in person.

However, Ma Chao was not among the forces that were equal to Han Sui's at this time.

Just because his father was now in the court, he was directly excluded from the meeting.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the tent was extremely heavy.

Although Han Sui prepared a sumptuous meal of wine and meat, no one picked up their chopsticks or spoke a word.

After all, faced with such a big event, it is always difficult for people to make up their minds.

The territories in our hands were won with untold hardships.

Although there were frequent internal strife and even killings within Xiliang.

But facing Cao Cao from Shandong within the pass.

After all, everyone belongs to the Xiliang camp.

If he were to hand over the military power to Cao Cao.

All those years of bloody fighting would be wasted.

But if we want to persist in resistance, Cao Cao is very powerful.

Unless everyone unites as one and spares no effort.

Otherwise, don't even think about competing with the mighty army of the Central Plains.

But who can make this decision now?

Stand up and make a decision in front of everyone?

Thinking of this, everyone fell silent.

But his eyes were directed at the host of the meeting.

At this time, Han Sui, who was sitting in the main seat, did not make a clear statement.

He has been active in Xiliang for decades and has always been extremely shrewd.

That can be said to be a fox in the mountains, famous for being cunning and treacherous.

And now, he naturally knew what everyone here was thinking.

No one present was willing to submit to Cao Cao, but no one had the courage to take charge.

So everyone is looking forward to him taking the lead.

But the role of leader is not easy to play!
Although on the surface everyone says that they should be united against the outside world.

But everyone has his own calculations in his mind.

Once the fighting starts, these people will fight on their own.

That is bound to end in failure.

Even if the critical moment really comes, some of this group of people may directly surrender to Cao Cao!

As a leader, Han Sui's fate can be imagined.
So this meeting was more of a mutual test than a discussion.

It was Han Sui who was testing everyone's sincerity, and it was also everyone who was testing Han Sui's determination.

After a long silence, it was Yang Qiu who broke the deadlock first:

"Everyone, don't just stand there, eat and chat."

"Don't waste the old general's kindness."

"Things haven't come to that point yet. After all, it's just a rumor."

"The court has not announced a confirmed date for sending troops."

"Let's just chat casually today and discuss it with our respective generals after we return."

"I'll discuss it with the old general when I have an idea."

"Otherwise, what's the point of just sitting here?"

Although Yang Qiu's power is not great, his status is still slightly higher than that of the others present.

Once he spoke, no one could offend him.

So they all raised their glasses and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Respect to the old general."

Seeing this, Han Sui also glanced at Yang Qiu and felt relieved.

Even though they are small in power, they dare to come to the meeting in person.

Much better than those timid cowards!
I used to look down on him.

Now it seems that this guy is a real man!

This is indeed the case that a journey of a thousand miles tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's true character!

After three rounds of drinking, someone naturally spoke up:

"In my opinion, we are worrying for nothing."

"The imperial court has released news that Cao Cao's target is Zhang Lu."

"I don't think they will do anything to us."

"We haven't even started yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

As soon as the words fell, someone immediately refuted:
"You think it's too simple. How can it be so simple?"

"If Cao Cao's army passes Tongguan by then."

"Order our Xiliang generals to report to him without troops."

"So are we going or not?!"

"That's right!" Someone echoed at this time.

"Even if the Prime Minister really attacks Zhang Lu, wait until he pacifies Hanzhong."

"They will definitely come and deal with us later!"

"What's that word called?"

"What's the use of fake?"

Most of these rough guys from Liangzhou haven't received much education.

A middle-aged general beside Han Sui said, "Use the enemy as a pretext to destroy Guo."

This man's name was Cheng Gongying. He was from Jincheng, Liangzhou, and had read some books.

Like Han Sui, he was originally a scholar.

It was due to the changes in the world that he joined the army and embarked on the path of establishing his own regime.

Therefore, Han Sui also valued Cheng Gongying very much.

"Brother Cheng Gong, what do you think?"

Yang Qiu did not look down on this man because of his low status.

At this time, he picked up the jar of wine and filled it up for Cheng Gongying himself.

"I don't deserve it. I'm sorry to trouble you."

He, Cheng Gongying, was just a minor officer under Han Sui.

How could his status compare to Yang Qiu who occupies one side?

However, Yang Qiu sat down carelessly, chewing the lamb leg and saying:
"Hey, we're brothers, why are there so many etiquettes?"

"We are all unsophisticated people, and we just want to hear the opinions of a scholar like you."

Cheng Gongying felt a sense of pride when he was praised by him.

I simply said frankly:

"Everyone, with all due respect."

"What on earth does your general think?"

"If we want to fight, let's go all out."

"If you don't dare to fight, you might as well surrender to Cao Cao as soon as possible."

"As it is now, we dare not fight, but we are also unwilling to surrender."

"Put all the pressure on our old general."

"If you lose, you can surrender, but what about our old general?"

"You need to know that the old general's son is still in Xudu."

"We are gambling with the lives of two generations!"

"Who will our old general go to for justice if someone turns against us in the battlefield?!"

"So I just said what I wanted to do."

"Let your general come here in person to swear an oath of blood!"

"If you don't dare to do it, just get out of the way and stop playing both sides!"

This completely expressed Han Sui's true feelings.

Hearing this, everyone fell silent again.

At this time, the confidant sent by Ma Wan also spoke.

"You are right. We shouldn't embarrass the old general."

“But we also have our difficulties.”

"General Han is highly respected in Liangzhou and has a strong army."

“This is a fact known to everyone.”

"But everyone knows that Liangzhou has always been governed by the two families together!"

"Although Ma Shoucheng is now an official in the court."

"But don't forget, the horse is still there!"

"The Ma family still has 20,000 soldiers and horses."

"The horse's attitude is even more unclear now!"

(End of this chapter)