Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 448 Recruit Zhang Ren

Chapter 448 Recruit Zhang Ren

The sky is bright overnight, the moon sets and the sun rises, things change and the stars move.

There are many things, just like the desolate fallen leaves outside the Jianmen Pass, once withered, there is no room for change.

After all, Cao Cao got his wish and won Jianmen Pass, thus completely opening the door to attack Yizhou.

"Loyalty cannot be violated, but stupid loyalty is worthless. General Zhang, I believe you know better than me what Liu Zhang is like. You have done your best and don't owe Yizhou anything on credit. Now, you should pay for your own Think about it in the future."

Cao Cao, who had captured Jianmen Pass, was in a very good mood. Sitting in the tent, he invited Zhang Ren over and began to recruit him.

"I want to know the situation of Old General Yan."

In just one night, Zhang Ren has aged a lot.

Now his complexion is withered and yellow, the beard is gradually sprouting at the corner of his mouth, his eyes are full of bloodshot eyes, and he doesn't have much emotion when he speaks.

Zhang Ren looked like a vicissitudes old man who had experienced many things. He didn't resist Cao Cao's persuasion like last night, nor did he readily agree.

Cao Cao's expression darkened slightly when he heard the words, and he remembered Wang Yanzhang's report, and couldn't help sighing: "Yan Yan died in battle, pitiful, sad, sad!"

Cao Cao's expression was not fake at all, he didn't want to see every enemy resist desperately like Yan Yan, and would rather die than surrender.

But as the leader of one party, he wished that all his subordinates were loyal and loyal like Yan Yan.

"What did you say? Old General, how could he... be like this?"

Zhang Ren's lips began to tremble uncontrollably, and he couldn't help but close his eyes tightly, trying to bury the hot liquid in them.

"Don't worry, I've already ordered someone to bury him for a good life. He's buried on the mountain outside Jianmen Pass. No matter how springs and autumns come or the stars change, he will always guard Jianmen Pass forever."

Cao Cao held the thumb of his right hand in his left hand and rubbed it constantly, watching the grieving Zhang Ren thinking about something.

"In troubled times, you can't help yourself. It's not easy to live, but sometimes it's also difficult to die. Especially heroes like General Zhang, who often don't live for themselves."

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes were long and narrow, and he said quite meaningfully.

Zhang Ren's body couldn't help but trembled. He clenched his hands tightly into fists and his shoulders were still shaking slightly, obviously struggling with something.

How could he not know the meaning of Cao Cao's words? Cao Cao was telling him that if he didn't surrender, the innocent soldiers and civilians in Jianmen Pass, as well as the Yizhou soldiers who were captured by attacking the camp last night, might all be because of him. And die.

Zhang Ren was heartbroken. Now he wanted to leave with the old general who single-handedly promoted him and taught him his battlefield killing experience.

But he knew that he no longer had this opportunity, and he had to live for more people.

In the end, Zhang Ren loosened his fist slowly, and the whole person gradually calmed down. Regardless of the restraints, he bent down to salute Cao Cao reluctantly, and said with difficulty, "Zhang Ren, see Mr. Cao!"

He is only called Cao Gong, not the lord.

Because Zhang Ren was forced by the situation, not willingly.

Cao Cao didn't mind this, with a smile on his face. He walked forward in a few steps, loosened the rope for Zhang Ren with his own hands, took his hand and said to the generals in the camp: "Now we have General Zhang. A mere Yizhou is not worth mentioning."

Zhang Ren was indifferent to Cao Cao's praise, and even withdrew his hand slightly, walked to the side and stood there without speaking.

Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but wrinkled his eyebrows, but after pondering for a while, he soon felt relieved, pretending that nothing happened.

"Zhang Ren, why don't you take an inch...?"

When all the generals saw this, they were all furious. Yang Xuangan couldn't hold it back and directly stepped out of the queue and shouted harshly.

"It's okay, it's just a mediocre person, it's not hurtful!"

Before Yang Xuangan finished speaking, Cao Cao suddenly interrupted loudly.

"Since General Zhang is in a bad mood, let's go down and take a rest first. Please rest assured, General, I will not send you to fight against Yizhou now, and make it difficult for you."

Cao Cao forcibly suppressed the anger of the generals, looked back at Zhang Ren a few times, and said calmly.

Hearing this, Zhang Ren's stiff face finally felt touched. He hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said, "Here."

Then, Zhang Ren stepped out of the tent with some heavy steps.

"My lord, do you take Zhang Ren too seriously? He's just a defeated general. Why be patient and give him face?"

As soon as Zhang Rengang went out, Yang Xuangan looked angry, and immediately couldn't help complaining to Cao Cao.

Although none of the generals spoke, the expressions on their faces were equally ugly.

Obviously, they were quite dissatisfied with Zhang Ren's attitude just now.

Cao Cao was willing to personally recruit him and treat him with such courtesy. Zhang Ren didn't know how to be grateful, and even put on a cold face, he really didn't know how to advance or retreat.

"Haha, I understand what you're thinking. Just don't say that Zhang Ren is a rare general. Don't be a pity. Just based on his previous status, I will seriously recruit him. Do you think I don't know if he surrendered sincerely? But so what, in the past, the Duke of Zhou succumbed and won the hearts of the world, can't I, Cao Cao, make Zhang Ren sincerely submit to me?"

Cao Cao sat down casually, glanced at all the generals with his domineering and confident eyes, and then spoke loudly and vigorously.

Yang Xuangan was still unwilling, and was about to continue to say a few more words, when Cheng Yu, who had been silent beside him, finally said: "My lord's ambition is in the world, and he must recruit talented people from all over the world. The person with the highest military rank outside Yan, his surrender can not only disintegrate the resistance of Yizhou, but also serve as an example, so that more wavering Yizhou people know how to make choices. Otherwise, Yan Yan has already He died in battle, and if Zhang Ren is executed now, it will only make Yizhou's soldiers and civilians unite as one."

Cao Cao didn't speak, but nodded slightly.

After Yang Xuangan and the other generals had finished listening, they realized that Cao Cao's long-sighted vision was beyond their reach.

"Although we have won the Jianmen Pass, the situation is still very serious. Wang Xuance and Liu Bei's army is about to arrive, and there are still many natural dangers in Yizhou. It is not easy for us to win Yizhou things. However, this is already a good start.”

Cao Cao paused, then continued: "We will work together, how difficult is it to destroy Yizhou? I have drunk this wine now, and I am willing to encourage you all!"

"Work together to break through Yizhou!"

The generals immediately raised the wine glasses in front of them, started fighting in unison, and shouted loudly.

"Hahaha, drink!"

Cao Cao said in a loud voice, and he and the generals raised their heads and drank it down.

(End of this chapter)