I have three hundred soldiers, all of whom can warm wine and kill Hua Xiong

Jiang Qin bravely went into the water and lasted less than a stick of incense before his head emerged from the water.

At this time, Wei Chu was still sitting in the water without even changing his movements.

Seeing this, Zhou Tai quickly shouted to Wei Chu: "General Wei, Jiang Qin and I were defeated, and we are heartily convinced. The brothers in Erjioshui Village also admire your ability."

As Zhou Tai's words fell, Wei Chu stood up from the water without changing his expression.

Seeing that Wei Chu was safe and sound, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai breathed a long sigh of relief at the same time.

Just now, both of them were a little worried.

Fearing that Wei Chu would show off, he seemed to be sitting cross-legged in the water, but he was actually drowned.

Although this situation sounds a bit bizarre, it has actually happened before.

As Wei Chu walked out of the water tank, thunderous applause soon erupted in Erjiao Water Village.

Zhou Tai was right.

When a man stronger than Zhou Tai appeared, the water bandits in Erjiao Water Village naturally accepted Wei Chu.

Next, Zhou Tai led everyone to defect to Wei Chu. In terms of mentality, everyone should not reject Wei Chu.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin looked at each other, then came to Wei Chu together and hugged Wei Chu respectfully.

"General Wei, please speak in the meeting hall."

Wei Chu and his party had just entered the meeting hall.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin bowed to Wei Chu again.

"The two of us are willing to lead Erjioshui Village to surrender to General Wei. Please tell me what we should do next?"

After Zhou Tai finished speaking, he made an invitation gesture towards Wei Chu, greeted Wei Chu personally, and asked Wei Chu to sit on the main seat.

After sitting down, Wei Chu asked Zhou Tai: "Are the brothers in Erjiao Water Village trustworthy? You should also know that capturing Liyang City relies on surprise troops."

"If the news leaks out in advance, not only will we not be able to take Liyang City, but the lives of the 3000 people I lead will be in danger."

Zhou Tai naturally knew the seriousness of the matter.

He and Jiang Qin looked at each other, then patted his chest heavily and said, "General, please rest assured, there are all old brothers in Erjiao Water Village, and we know each of them very well."

"We can guarantee that they will never let the news out."

Wei Chu turned to look at Gan Ning again. Gan Ning nodded heavily when he saw this.

"General, generally all the brothers in the water village have grown up together. We all know each other very well, and we almost all have life-long friendships with each other. We can definitely trust them."

With Gan Ning's guarantee, Wei Chu felt relieved.

"Gan Ning has told you about the rough plan before. Now tell me clearly if there is any way to quietly cross the Yangtze River with 3000 of our troops without being discovered by the defenders in Liyang City."

Zhou Tai nodded to Wei Chu without even thinking.

"Xing Daorong has thought that someone might attack Liyang City. So Xing Daorong arranged for a lot of people to be stationed on the edge of the Yangtze River."

"But I know at least three waterways that can bypass Xing Daorong's surveillance and approach Liyang City at night."

Zhou Tai's words made Wei Chu and others happy.

As long as they can approach Liyang City quietly, this battle will be equal to half of the victory.

"In addition, the moat of Liyang City is indeed connected to the center of Liyang City. My brothers are all good divers. I can select 300 people to follow the general into Liyang City."

"As far as I know, Liyang City's current defense is typically tight on the outside and loose on the inside. As long as we can successfully sneak into Liyang City. With 300 people under my command, we can open the city gate."

Next, Wei Chu and his party discussed for a long time.

Finally, Wei Chu said: "With three thousand soldiers and horses, marching day and night, it will definitely take some time to get here. During this period, Yuan Shu will probably send people to persuade you to defect to Yuan Shu."

"Next time, when the other party makes a condition, you can pretend to agree to it and relax Yuan Shu's vigilance."

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin looked at each other, then hugged their fists at Wei Chu and said they understood.

Sure enough, on the third day after Wei Chu and others arrived at Erjiao Water Village, Yuan Shu sent people to Erjiao Water Village again.

The person who came this time was named Yan Xiang, who was the chief clerk under Yuan Shu.

Wei Chu knew about this man and he had some abilities. Some documents even recorded that Yan Xiang was Yuan Shu's number one counselor.

In history, when Yuan Shu wanted to proclaim himself emperor, only Yan Xiang advised him. This shows that this man had good vision and foresight.

Yan Xiang appeared in Erjioshui Village. It seems that Yuan Shu has handed over Yangzhou affairs to Yan Xiang.

This is enough to show that Yuan Shu still attaches great importance to Yangzhou.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin had just welcomed Yan Xiang into the meeting hall. Yan Xiang said to them: "First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Xiang. I serve as the chief registrar next to Yuan Governor."

"The people who came to see you before did not have a higher status than me, and they could not make decisions on many things."

"You two, now I'm here. First, it can prove that Governor Yuan attaches great importance to you. If you two are willing to defect to Governor Yuan, I can guarantee that Governor Yuan will grant you a high position. Second, it will be convenient for you two to raise conditions. As long as you two are willing to defect to Governor Yuan, I can guarantee you." You are willing to serve Governor Yuan, and as long as the conditions you offer are not excessive, I can agree to it now."

When Yan Xiang spoke, he looked confident and calm.

It can be seen that Yan Xiang is absolutely sure about this business.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin looked at each other, and finally Zhou Tai said: "We live a carefree life in Erjiao Shui Village. We really don't want to surrender to anyone. We accept Governor Yuan's kindness. We..."

"Don't be in a hurry to reject me."

Yan Xiang reached out and patted the table gently.

"Let me tell you about the general trend of the world first, which can also increase your horizons."

"Nowadays, the country of Han Dynasty is in turmoil, and heroes from all over the country are rising together. Looking at the world, in addition to the emperor of the court, there are three people who can be called princes and have the strength to compete in the world."

"The first is Yuan Shao of Jizhou. The second is Liu Biao of Jingzhou. The third is the governor of Yuan who I am loyal to."

"Yuan Shao and my governor are of the same race. As long as my governor gives the order, Yuan Shao will obediently offer Jizhou."

"Liu Biao is old. Soon, our Yuzhou army will attack Jingzhou. It will be easy for our army to conquer Jingzhou."

"So, in the near future, looking at the world, our governor will become the strongest prince."

"The emperor in the court is weak and the two princes are still young. When the emperor dies, my governor will definitely overthrow the Han and become the new emperor."

"You two, you are a man, you should have the world in your mind. Don't you want to be the founding heroes of the new dynasty? Do you want to be a bandit for the rest of your life? Do you want to be a bandit for generations to come?"

After listening to Yan Xiang's words, Jiang Qin couldn't help but whisper: "I heard that Wei Chu, the governor of Youzhou, is also very powerful. Why can't he be considered a prince?"

Yan Xiang sneered, and then said: "Wei Chu, it's just that he has better luck. He can't be considered a prince."