"otherwise."

Zhang Yan shook her head slightly when she heard the sound, sighed and said, "Actually, there is still someone who can accept us without any grudges. It's a pity that he can't take care of himself now and the situation is gone!"

"Are the person mentioned by the leader Cao Cao?" Wang Dang's expression changed slightly and asked in surprise.

"Hmm?" Zhang Yan was stunned when she heard the sound: "Where did you know? Who else knows except you?"

"Why did the leader say this? Do you suspect that I will secretly monitor you?"

Wang Dang looked at Zhang Yan in surprise and doubt, his eyes were filled with 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 kindly: "My brother, don't misunderstand it. What's the point of talking about small things? I, Zhang Yan, are a petty person? My brother is honest, frank and generous. He has followed me for many years and has been loyal to me. If I, Zhang Yan, can't even trust me, I ask, who else is trustworthy in this world?

Therefore, don’t think too much, just say it bluntly. The reason why my brother asked this is not that he did not trust you, but that he was worried about the troubles and causing unnecessary trouble. After all, once this matter reaches General Li Li’s ears, it will inevitably make him suspicious. At that time, our brothers will be in a very bad situation."

"So that's it. Hehehe!" Wang Dang suddenly realized after hearing this, and stretched out his hand and scratched his head with a flushed face, and smiled silly: "It's true that I misunderstood the leader. In the past month, the leader and Cao Cao have frequent contacts, often drinking and talking together all night long. My second brother Sun Qing and I have seen these things, and many brothers have also seen them. We are worried about this, but we dare not say much. Therefore, the leader mentioned the second prince besides General Li Li just now, and I naturally thought of Cao Cao. Fortunately, the leader had no intention of joining Cao Cao, otherwise, this would have caused great trouble."

"Why are there any big trouble? Why don't you tell me?" Zhang Yan asked in surprise.

"Report to the leader, there are two major troubles that the general said at the end." Wang Dang said without hesitation: "First, now our Heishan Army has officially broken up with Yuan Shao. Just wait for the end of this battle, Yuan Shao will definitely not let us go easily. At the very least, they will part ways, and at the worst, they will face each other. If this is true, then it will be meaningless when we come to join the alliance this time. Not only will we spend a lot of money and food, but we will also gain nothing. In this way, the difficulties faced by our Heishan Army are still unsolvable, and we are still facing the threat of the Jizhou Army as before."

"??? Secondly, since the leader has agreed to rely on the Xiliang army, he will lead the crowd to serve the general after the war, and he will not be trusted by General Li Li. If the leader changes his mind temporarily and then changes to Cao Cao, the result will be unimaginable. It will be much more serious than offending Yuan Shao in public, and may even lead my entire Black Mountain Army into the abyss of hell that will never be restored. I believe the leader knows this better than me.

Who is General Li Li? He is the general in the dynasty who held the power of the world. He was the most powerful general, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hand and was the most powerful prince in the world. Even Yuan Shao, Cao Cao of Yanzhou, and the arrogant Wenhou Lu Bu and other powerful princes dared not take their edge. They paid tribute every year and submitted their worships every year. Before that, no one dared to offend the general. Take the current alliance of princes of the Central Plains for example. Nine princes came to join the alliance one after another, and a total of 600,000 to 700,000 troops were assembled. But what was the result? You can tell at a glance the formation in front of you.

Why did the princes of the Central Plains unite to fight against the general? To put it nicely, this is called sharing the righteous act and supporting the Han Dynasty; if it is to put it bluntly, it means that all the princes are afraid of Li Li. No one dares to fight against the general and the Xiliang army under his command alone. Only by uniting can one have the courage to compete with the Xiliang army. In comparison, it is clear at a glance who is stronger and who is weaker."

Speaking of this, Wang Dang's speech suddenly stopped and took advantage of the space of his breath to observe Zhang Yan's expression. After seeing that his expression was as usual and without anger, he continued to speak.

"For this reason, if our Heishan Army and Yuan Shao from Jizhou were in front and were untrustworthy to General Li Li behind, it would be equivalent to making enemies on both sides, and they were both powerful forces that were enough to destroy us. Compared with the Jizhou Army under Yuan Shao's command, the strength of the Xiliang Army is obvious to all, and the General Li Li is definitely not a kind and bullied person. At present, the Xiliang Army has the ease of fighting against the alliance of princes of the Central Plains alone and has a great chance of victory. So after this battle, will Li Li let us go? Will the Xiliang Army spare us easily? Once the Xiliang Army goes to the Sili counties and captures Bingzhou again, then our Heishan Army will have no way of life, and we will definitely die without a place to bury!"

"What my brother said is very true." Before Wang Dang finished speaking, Zhang Yan continued, "Maybe I don't know yet. At this moment, the entire Bingzhou territory has been included in the rule of Li Li. At present, all the princes of the Allied Army do not know this news, but our army's detailed work has already discovered the situation of Bingzhou half a month ago; after all, Bingzhou was originally the rear of our Heishan Army, and all counties have fine liners that we have installed."

"Ah! The huge Bingzhou has been captured by the Xiliang army. When did this happen? Why was there no news about the Allied camp?" Wang Dang asked in surprise when he heard the sound.

"My brother, don't make noise, so as not to attract attention." After dissuading the king, Zhang Yan turned his head and looked in front of the Central Army, and then whispered: "In fact, as early as the end of last year, Zhou Yu, the general under Li Li, had already led a large army to capture Bingzhou. It was only because the Xiliang army strictly blocked the passes and arrested scouts and meticulous works of various princes, so that our army lurked for several months before sending out the news. It was precisely for this reason that I decided to join the Xiliang army and serve under Li Li."

"The Xiliang Army is indeed powerful!" Wang Dang sighed in shock and exclaimed: "In half a year, not only will the two places fight, but they can also quietly capture the entire Bingzhou. With this strength alone, it is enough to stand out in all the heroes!"

Zhang Yan nodded with deep understanding and sighed softly: "The Xiliang Army is indeed powerful, but the most powerful or shocking thing that shocked me the most was General Li Li. Last March, Li Li secretly went to Jizhou for a trip, and met Guan Gu on the way, and took him under his command. Then, Li Li entrusted him with important tasks to Guan Gu and ordered him to come to our Heishan Army's village to pay tribute to the pass. In this way, our Heishan Army formed a good relationship with the Xiliang Army, and the leaders of each village were familiar with Guan Gu, and were amazed by Guan Gu's encounter. Love House and the underworld naturally respected Li Li of Xiliang, even Zhang Yan was no exception.

Unexpectedly, after half a year, when our army followed the Allies to the camp in Loudi, Yu Gu sneaked into my military tent and brought Li Li's hand-written letters to surrender. To this day, after looking back, it is not difficult to find that every step of this step was Li Li's careful layout. In a silent manner, we brought our Black Mountain Army into the trap step by step, and then had to apply for him. Such careful planning, no trajectory to follow, is hard to guard against, and this is the real foresight. Since ancient times, the heroic ruler has never been better than the plan!"

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Wang Dang echoed half-knowingly and asked, "The general still doesn't understand. The leader's words seemed to be forced to join the Xiliang Army, but the general did not force or threaten us!"

Zhang Yan smiled indifferently and shook his head and said, "My dear brother. In this world, it is not only a big knife on his neck to be forced, nor is it just a threat to hold his parents and family hostages. As my brother said just now, our Heishan Army and Jizhou Yuan Shao have been resentful for a long time and have become enemies who are irreconcilable. This means that our Heishan Army will not be able to gain a foothold in Hebei for a long time, so we can only rob our family and rob and then escape immediately, otherwise we will be surrounded and suppressed by the Jizhou Army. Since we can't stay in Jizhou, where can we rely on to make a living? There is no doubt that it is Bingzhou. But now that the entire Bingzhou is in the hands of Li Li, we can't even defeat Yuan Shao. Can we still defeat the Xiliang Army?

In this way, neither Jizhou nor Bingzhou have our foothold, so where can we go? Originally, we had another option, which was to surrender to Cao Cao, Yanzhou. However, now that Yanzhou was seized by Lu Bu, Cao Cao himself was unable to protect himself and had no ability to properly resettle hundreds of thousands of elderly, young, women and children on Black Mountain.

Therefore, there are only two choices in front of us, one is Sili and the other is Youzhou. Although Youzhou is good, it is too bitter and cold and the war is endless. It is not a place where we wait for hundreds of thousands of people for a long time. In this way, the only way out for us is Sili, but whose territory is Sili?

It is not difficult to see from this that after our Heishan Army offended Yuan Shao, there was no other way out except surrendering to Li Li. Therefore, Li Li did not force us, nor did he threaten and intimidate us, but his linked means forced us step by step to the Xiliang Army, leaving no room for anything."

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

"No, I can't say that." Zhang Yan shook his head gently and pondered: "There is no way to know whether the General Li Li is sincere in surrendering us, but I am very sure of one thing. This is that in the past three years, the states and counties under Li Li ruled have taken in millions of refugees and fleeing people and placed them properly. Now, these people can be self-sufficient, live and work in peace, and live a good life. Therefore, I do not regret joining the Xiliang Army, and I am very relieved to hand over hundreds of thousands of women, children and elderly people to him. But??? After this battle, I wonder how Li Li will treat us Yellow Turban generals?"

"This is the last general who has this concern. However, it is too early to say this at this time. We can only wait until after the war to see the truth." Wang Dang hesitated.

"Uh?" Zhang Yan was shocked when she heard this and said happily: "My brother's words reminded me that if Li Li wants to respect us, my Black Mountain Army must show enough strength. Pass the order and order the soldiers to tie the white numb that they had prepared before to the left arm and prepare to fight with me!"

"No, I will take the order!" Wang Dangran took the order and left. While driving the horse to the army, he took out a roll of white silk from his sleeve and tied it to his left arm.

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Chapter completed!