In the days when Liu He occupied Chang'an and tried to stabilize the situation, Hongnong's battle situation also made breakthrough progress. Cao Cao led his army to fight Zhang Ji, and won three battles and three victories. In the final battle, at the suggestion of his adviser Xun Yu, he adopted a arrogant plan to lure Zhang Ji to the battle and lure Zhang Ji step by step into the ambush circle that had been laid in advance. As a result, Cao Cao ordered that Cao's army had thousands of crossbows and shot countless soldiers under Zhang Ji. Zhang Ji's army was caught off guard and suddenly suffered a surprise attack. The formation was in chaos. The soldiers fled one after another, and many soldiers chose to surrender to Cao Cao.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Ji led a large army to break through forcibly, but unexpectedly, seeing that the breakthrough was successful, Zhang Ji was shot into the throat by Cao Cao's powerful general Xiahou Yuan, turned over and fell off the horse, and died on the spot!

Under such circumstances, Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu endured the grief in his heart, took over the army, and then led the army to continue to break through. However, after they arrived in Huayin, they were stubbornly blocked by Liu He's generals Liao Hua and Gan Ning. Zhang Xiu led his army to fight for a day and a night, but he was still unable to break through. Seeing Cao Cao's army also chasing him from behind, Zhang Xiu had no choice but to decide to lead the crowd to surrender to Liu He.

"Lord, do we really choose to surrender?" A general who looked very tough looked at Zhang Xiu and said softly: "If you really want to count it, Liu He is also the enemy of the old general, because if he hadn't joined forces with Cao Cao's old thief, how could the old thief attack Hongnong, and how could the old general die?"

"Hu Cheer, I know what you mean, but you should also know that we have no choice in the current situation. Besides, this matter cannot be completely blamed by Liu Enjun. After all, Li Jue and Guo Si are doing too much, and even I can't stand it. You also know that this year, there was a rare drought in Guanzhong area. Not only did the people not eat, but even our Xiliang army began to lose food. The first few days the emperor said that he would send people to provide relief, but his uncle said that these two people were actually going to send troops to rob the food sent by the emperor to provide relief. Fortunately, except for the accidents in Chang'an, the emperor has not had time to provide relief, and Li Jue and Guo Si did not have time to rob. Otherwise, wouldn't this be another disaster for the people?"

Zhang Xiu sighed, and then continued, "Actually, I have advised my uncle not to get too close to Li Guo and the other thieves. However, due to the affection of his hometown, my uncle did not listen. I had some friendship with Mr. Jia Wen and Mr. Jia Wen and Mr. Wen and he had asked him to predict whether Li Ju and Guo Si could last long. Mr. Wen and Mr. Wen also said that they were so arrogant and would not last long. Later, I asked Mr. Wen to give him a way to save his life, so I advised my uncle to guard Hongnong and avoid right and wrong, but this was wrong in the end. So, now that my uncle is dead, I don't blame Liu Envoy, if you want to blame Cao Cao, he blames his general Xiahou Yuan. One day, I will kill Xiahou Yuan to avenge my uncle! Looking at this world, besides Liu Envoy, who else do you think can have the strength to deal with Cao Cao?"

"That may not be Liu He, right? At least we can choose Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, etc. in Hebei," Hu Cheer said a little dissatisfied and argued.

But Hu Cheer smiled faintly and said, "These people have been seen through by Mr. Wenhe. Yuan Shao is a man who is very good at making plans and is not a good cause for great things. Yuan Shu is not as good as his brother. Liu Biao is just a gatekeeper, which is not worth mentioning at all. Apart from these people, are you the only envoy Liu?"

"That's true, but is the envoy Liu willing to accept us? Also, I would like to ask, is the lord really going to surrender to Liu He, or is he just temporarily living in his army, and then take another opportunity to have another plan?" Hu Cheer asked even more carefully, after all, this matter also concerns his future.

But Zhang Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "Hu Cheer, how do you think I compete with my uncle?"

Hu Cheer was stunned and then said, "To be honest, if you talk about martial arts, your lord is better than your old general, but if you talk about your ability to command troops, you may be slightly inferior."

"Hehe, you're gigging on my face. What does it mean to be slightly inferior? I'm much worse than my uncle. I still have this self-knowledge. Just think about it. With a person like my uncle, I can't occupy a place in this troubled world, so I don't have to think about it. So, I'd better live my life honestly. If Liu Jun can use me with confidence, then I will be a general and fight for him. If I'm not at ease with me, then I'll ask for a free job and spend the rest of my life."

Zhang Xiu shook his head slowly and sighed softly.

Hu Cheer suddenly said, as if he had made some decision, "If Liu He, no, Liu Envoy can use your words with confidence, then I will also devote my skills to him, but if Liu Envoy can't use you, I will not do it anymore. I will chat with you about family matters and spend the rest of my life in a simple manner."

"Hey, Hu Cheer, why are you doing this? Your martial arts are no less than me, and you don't have the past of the Western Liang army. It is not impossible to get a seat in the Liu Enjun army, but you just want to follow me. Isn't this harmful to you?"

"No, to be honest, it depends on whether Liu Zhijun can treat others sincerely. If he is really a person worthy of resignation, I naturally have nothing to say and work hard for him, but if he can't use you, he may not be able to use me. Therefore, I have no need to work hard for him. I expect that it will be annoying at that time, so it is better to continue our friendship." Hu Cheer shook his head and said softly.

"You said that, so let's wait and see."

Zhang Xiu nodded and stopped talking afterwards, because at this time, Zhang Xiu had already sent someone to meet Liao Hua with letters, and now he is waiting for news from Liao Hua.

At this time, the messenger returned with the letter and said loudly: "Lord, General Liao Hua has already allowed us to surrender, and has proposed to come outside the camp to welcome us to join them in person. Now General Liao Hua is probably about to arrive."

"Oh? So fast? Let's go, Hu Cheer, arrange the manpower quickly, let's go out to camp together to welcome General Liao Hua's arrival." Zhang Xiu felt a glimmer of hope when he heard that Liao Hua attached so much importance to this matter, and a hint of joy appeared on his face, and he said quickly.

"Okay, let's make arrangements for this, haha, at least we will not be useless in this way, otherwise Liao Hua would not come to welcome us into the camp in person." Hu Cheer of course also hoped that he would have a brighter future, so he also had a smile on his face and quickly arranged related matters to welcome Liao Hua.
Chapter completed!