The Necromancer of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 157
Zang Ba summoned all the generals and asked if anyone knew that Xu Chu's assassination failed.

A general replied: "Xu Zhongkang is really reckless. I guess Mr. Cao must have asked him to assassinate Yuan Tan, but he was greedy for merit and rashly assassinated Yuan Xianxin."

The person who spoke had fair skin, much like an elegant scribe.

At the first sight of him, one would never think that he is a general on the battlefield, but would think that he is just a scholar.

If one knew his background, no one would think of him as a scholar, but would only think of a murderous butcher.

His name is Sun Guan, who was once a Yellow Turban general.

In terms of martial prowess, he may not be as good as Guan Hai, but unlike Guan Hai, he is just a reckless man who knows how to charge forward.

When Sun Guan said this, Zang Ba nodded: "I think so too, but it's completely useless to talk about it right now. What we want to discuss is how to deal with Yuan Xianxin once he comes."

Another person next to him said: "What else is there to consider? Yuan Xianxin can drive the murderous corpse, no matter how many soldiers we have, it is impossible to stop him."

Looking at this person, Zang Ba frowned.

His name is Yanxi, and he was also a Yellow Turban general.

This person is different from Sun Guan.

Although Sun Guan has strategy, he also knows loyalty. Since he joined Cao Cao, he has no other thoughts.

But Yanxi is not the case. When Liu Bei came to Qingzhou in his early years, he even made enemies with Zang Ba along with Liu Bei.

Liu Bei fled to Jingzhou, and Zang Xi took refuge in Zang Ba.

It's perfect to describe Maoxi as capricious and unloyal.

"What do you think of General Yanxi?" Zang Ba asked him.

"I don't have any opinion." Yan Xi replied, "I just want to remind the general that the hundreds of thousands of Huns are no match for Yuan Xianxin. With our small force, we can't do anything to him."

"Does the general intend to seek refuge with Yuan Xianxin?" Zang Ba asked bluntly.

"As long as you can survive, as long as it's beneficial, it doesn't matter who you vote for?" Yan Xi replied: "I will fight for whoever is strong. I will add icing on the cake, don't even think about sending charcoal in the snow!"

What he said was also very clear.

Zang Ba narrowed his eyes slightly, and a killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"Does General Zang want to kill me?" Zang Xi felt his killing intent.

"Like a general who has no loyalty, the world probably wants to kill him." Zang Ba replied without concealing it.

"General Zang can try." Yan Xi stood up: "Since I dare to come, I won't be unprepared."

Yanxi doesn't talk about loyalty, but the strange thing is that he has gathered a large number of people under him.

Those people were also from the Yellow Turban family, and they have long been used to fighting for whoever benefits them.

If Zang Ba and him fight on the spot, it will really cause big trouble.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Sun Guan got up and persuaded: "You two generals don't need to be like this, Yuan Xianxin may come, but no one can say for sure whether he will come or not."

"Could it be that General Sun will remain indifferent if he thinks he was assassinated?" Yan Xi asked.

"Whenever you go to war, you have to weigh the pros and cons." Sun Guan replied: "Yuan Xianxin is the lord of Hebei, he controls the whole of Hebei, it is impossible to do everything according to his temper."

"My opinion is very clear." Yan Xi said: "There is no need to fight, as long as Yuan Xianxin comes, surrender to him immediately."

"The general is right." Sun Guan responded.

Zang Ba was in a hurry: "General Sun, have you forgotten Cao Gong's benefits to us?"

Sun Guan winked at him: "No matter how many benefits there are, they are not as important as life."

Seeing Sun Guan's wink, Zang Ba couldn't say anything more.

He waved his hand: "Please go down first, I have to think about it."

Zang Xi and several other generals left, leaving only Zang Ba and Sun Guan in the room.

Zang Ba asked Sun Guan: "How can you agree to surrender to Yuan Xianxin?"

"It's not that I agree with it." Sun Guan replied: "I just don't want to see the general and Yanxi turn against each other on the spot."

"He has never been loyal." Speaking of Yanxi, Zang Ba's face turned purple: "If you didn't stop him, I would have killed him just now."

"As Yanxi said." Sun Guan said: "Since he dared to come here, he wouldn't be completely unresponsive. If the general makes a move, he might suffer a disadvantage."

"I don't believe it, how capable Yan Xi is." Zang Ba stared at him: "The double-faced Zhu Zi, who came to attack me at that time, should have chopped him off!"

"Although the general is talking harshly, he knows whether he can be killed." Sun Guan said, "It is impossible to deal with Yuan Xianxin wholeheartedly if you can't destroy Maoxi. To kill him, you have to have a strategy, and you can't be reckless."

"Tell me, what strategy do you use?" Zang Ba asked.

"Tonight I will invite him to drink and talk to him about the benefits of surrender." Sun Guan said, "I spoke for him just now. When he gets to my place, he will definitely not be on guard. The general will arrange some good men to take him there. Get rid of the guards. Without the guards, can he still fly into the sky?"

Zang Ba nodded: "This method is good."

With Zang Ba's approval, Sun Guan bowed and said, "Since the general agrees, I'll go see Zang Xi first."

Leaving the front hall, Yan Xi was also holding back his anger.

He was even regretting why Yuan Xu didn't rise up two years earlier.

If Yuan Xu had risen earlier, at least when Liu Bei was trying to capture Qingzhou, he would have grown stronger, and he would not have taken refuge in Zang Ba.

If you had voted for Yuan Xu, your life would be very stable now, so why would you need to think about who to follow today and who to follow tomorrow?
With a group of guards, Yan Xi was about to leave when Sun Guan rushed up from behind: "Stay, general."

Hearing someone calling him, Yan Xi turned his head.

Seeing that it was Sun Guan, he asked, "General Sun?"

"I'm looking for the general, and I have an important matter to discuss." Sun Guan leaned over to Maoxi, looked around in a daze, and asked in a low voice, "Does the general really intend to serve Yuan Xianxin?"

"Why not?" Never taking rebellion as a mistake, Yan Xi replied: "Yuan Xianxin can drive away murderous corpses, everyone in the world knows it. He can even wipe out the Huns, let alone our soldiers."

"I also agree with the general." Sun Guan said, "It's just that General Zang is hard to convince."

"I don't know what Zang Ba is thinking." Yan Xi replied: "Although Cao Cao has treated the Qingzhou Army well, after all these years, since when did he really take Qingzhou soldiers into his eyes? Yuan Xianxin is coming, he just wants to Use us to block for a while."

"The general is right." Sun Guan agreed, and then lowered his voice: "Has the general thought about how to vote for Yuan Xianxin?"

"Lead the soldiers and go straight there." Yan Xi replied: "I have soldiers and horses, how can I still be underestimated by him?"

"That's hard to say." Sun Guan said: "You know, every time Yuan Xianxin goes out to fight, he will use the corpses to fight. The general's soldiers and horses may not attract him at all."

(End of this chapter)