Traveling through history leaving a name

Chapter 161 Persuade to surrender
In September 212 AD, Cao Cao led an army of 10,000+ along the Yangtze River, aiming directly at Liu Bei.

In October, Cao Cao's vanguard army arrived in the Jiangxia area and confronted Liu Bei's troops.

In order to deal with Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, Liu Bei recruited a lot of soldiers and horses, and in a few months, he had enough [-] troops.

However, when facing Cao Cao's army, none of Liu Bei's generals was guilty.

No one knows how long they can withstand Cao Cao's attack.

Almost everyone is pessimistic about the battle with Cao Cao.

Under such circumstances, some people began to contact Cao Cao secretly, wanting to seek refuge.

Seeing that Liu Bei's broken ship is about to sink, especially the local wealthy family, naturally they will not be buried with Liu Bei.

"Prime Minister, why not send an envoy to persuade him to surrender."

Seeing so many people in Liu Bei's forces secretly taking refuge, someone urged Cao Cao to persuade Liu Bei to surrender.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Liu Bei has no chance to stand up.

What's more, Liu Bei at this time was not Liu Bei who occupied the entire land of Sichuan and Shu. He only had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and the rest were civilians who were forcibly recruited to make up the number.

Although there are a large number of these civilian husbands, it is really hard to say how much combat power they have.

"Okay, let's persuade him to surrender." Cao Cao nodded and asked his subordinates, "Who would like to go to Liu Ying?"

"Prime Minister, I am willing to go."

"Prime Minister, I am willing to go."

After hearing Cao Cao's words, many people immediately stood up.

At this time, it has come to be remembered by history. If Liu Bei can be persuaded to surrender, then there will be a mark in history.

"Zhang Chao, are you willing to go too? Are you not afraid that Liu Xuande will kill you if he finds out that you defeated the Jingzhou navy?"

Among a group of people, Cao Cao saw Zhang Chao, the captain of the Youzhou.

At this time, Zhang Chao was already a naval general.

"Prime Minister, it's serious. I defeated the Jingzhou Navy, but everyone is their own master." Zhang Chao said.

"Okay, if you have such courage, then go and run." After hearing Zhang Chao's words, Cao Cao said in appreciation.

After receiving the errand, Zhang Chao quickly left Cao Cao's camp with a group of people and went to Jiangxia County where Liu Bei was located.

After revealing his identity, Zhang Chao finally met Liu Bei.

Liu Bei received Zhang Chao in a large hall, and his martial arts and martial arts were also on the list.

At this time, Liu Bei looked like someone who hadn't slept well for several days and nights, and his expression was extremely haggard.

No wonder he was haggard. After all, Cao Cao's 10,000+ army conquered him. He knew his own strength, and it was impossible for him to be Cao Cao's opponent.

In the past, there were still naval forces that could be used, Cao Cao's army did not know how to fight on the water, and the Yangtze River could be used as a natural barrier.

But now Liu Bei's Jingzhou navy has been wiped out, while Cao Cao's navy is extremely powerful.

Under such a situation, it is no wonder that Liu Bei can sleep well.

"You are Zhang Chao who defeated my Jingzhou navy?"

Seeing Zhang Chao, Liu Bei was really itching with hatred.

But Zhang Chao is now Cao Cao's envoy, and Liu Bei can't do anything to him.

"Yes, I am Zhang Chao from Youzhou who defeated the Jingzhou Navy." Zhang Chao introduced himself very proudly.

"Zhang Chao, why are you here?" Zhuge Liang asked Zhang Chao.

"I am here by order of the prime minister to persuade you to surrender, and at the same time, I will introduce you to two weapons." Zhang Chao said to Liu Bei.

"Oh? What weapon?" Liu Bei asked with a frown.

"The first kind of weapon is called artillery. It is made of high-quality steel. After it is filled with gunpowder and iron balls, it can shoot the iron balls for several miles. This weapon can easily penetrate ships. Your body, your Jingzhou navy was defeated by this weapon."

Zhang Chao said: "In addition to being tall enough to penetrate the hull, he can also easily tear apart the city gate."

"This kind of weapon can also be replaced with an explosive shell. When this explosive shell explodes, it will either kill or injure within a radius of ten feet. This kind of shell can easily fly over the city wall and explode into the city..."

"Are you threatening us?" Hearing Zhang Chao's words, Zhang Fei, who had a fiery temper, immediately went up against the crime.

"I haven't finished the introduction yet." Zhang Chao didn't care about Zhang Fei's threat at all.

Liu Bei, who was in the first place, made a gesture, and two people pulled Zhang Fei down to sit down.

Zhang Chao continued: "The last thing I want to say is that in addition to what I just said, this weapon can easily tear apart shields, no matter how thick they are."

"Next, I want to introduce the second weapon, called the musket. Its principle is the same as the artillery. You can think of it as a smaller version of the artillery."

Zhang Chao said: "This kind of weapon is powerful. It can easily penetrate shields and can shoot at two hundred paces. Last year, Gongsun Kang of Liaodong led [-] troops to invade Youzhou, but was killed by five thousand temporarily formed Youzhou. The State Musketeers were defeated."

"Now, in our barracks, there are [-] Musketeers who have been trained for several years, and their strength is only stronger than the Musketeers who defeated Gongsun Kang."

"Everyone, my introduction is over." Finally Zhang Chao said.

Although there was no direct threat in his words, the threat was very obvious.

"You're threatening me, do you think I've been frightened?" Liu Bei finally spoke, and his expression was very ugly.

In fact, not only Liu Bei, everyone present looked very ugly. With Zhang Fei's violent temper, if someone hadn't pulled him, he would have stepped forward to kill him.

"Zhang Chao, right? You should go back first. We already know the reason for your visit. Please tell Prime Minister Cao. We still need to think about it for a few days." Zhuge Liang stood up and said to Zhang Chao.

"In that case, I'll take my leave. I'll pass on your words to the Prime Minister. As for whether the Prime Minister would like to give you a few days, it's hard to say." Zhang Chao bowed his hands to everyone, and then left Liu Bei's camp.

"What do you guys think?" After Zhang Chao left, Liu Bei asked everyone.

"Brother, if you want me to tell you, I will fight with Cao Cao..." Zhang Fei said as soon as he came out of the battle.

"Third brother, sit down." Liu Bei said to Zhang Fei.

If he could compete with Cao Cao, Liu Bei would have done so long ago. Before Cao Cao fully grasped Sun Quan's territory, he could have sent troops to occupy some of Sun Quan's territory.

But in this way, its forces will inevitably be dispersed, and as long as Cao Cao sends an army, Liu Bei will have to capture him without a fight.

On the other hand, Zhang Fei's defeat in Wancheng also greatly damaged Liu Bei's strength, making it impossible for him to be Cao Cao's opponent.

Although what Zhang Chao said just now sounded harsh, Liu Bei really didn't have the confidence to defend against such weapons and enemies.

Moreover, with the arrival of Cao Cao's army, Liu Bei could sense that the hearts of many of his subordinates had been scattered.

"It's time to consider a decent surrender." Liu Bei thought secretly.

Since Zhuge Liang came back from Youzhou and learned of the strength of Youzhou, Liu Bei has been thinking about this aspect.

Now, the time has come to make a decision.

If you don't surrender, you will definitely lose. It's hard to say how Cao Cao will treat him then.

And if he surrendered, he couldn't be sure how Cao Cao would treat him. It would be impossible to become an official. After all, he was a prince.

The most likely thing is to give him a local title and let him spend the rest of his life under Cao Cao's surveillance.

The question now is whether to be a prince who would rather die than surrender like Sun Quan, or be a prince who seeks perfection after being wronged.

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