Chapter 382

"You can go back and report!"

He himself had no intention of taking Nanyang while Yuan Shu was unprepared at this time.

This was not good for his reputation.

And more importantly, it was impossible to maximize the benefits.

Su Xuan was prepared to wait until after the campaign against Dong Zhuo, after Yuan Shu had further invested in and built Nanyang, to suddenly launch a surprise attack on Nanyang and take it in one fell swoop.

And, it would be best to capture Yuan Shu as well.

At that time, he naturally wouldn't be in a hurry to kill Yuan Shu.

It wasn't the time yet.

He was prepared to use Yuan Shu's own life and the captured military generals to knock a big sum out of Yuan Shu again, letting Yuan Shu use money and grain to ransom himself and his subordinates.

Once the ransom was in hand, he would escort Yuan Shu and his subordinates out of the territory.

In this way, not only could he enjoy the fruits of Yuan Shu's investment and construction in Nanyang, but he could also extort a large ransom from Yuan Shu, and even get Nanyang. It was simply a triple win!

Hmm! He, Su Xuan, wins three times.

"Then thank you, Governor! I will take my leave now! Hehe!"

Yuan Shu's envoy didn't know Su Xuan's plans. Hearing Su Xuan agree so readily, he was overjoyed, let out a long sigh of relief, and took his leave.

He didn't expect this negotiation to go so smoothly.

It was beyond his expectations.

Judging by Su Xuan's attitude earlier, he thought Su Xuan was going to refuse.

After the envoy walked far away, Guo Jia, who was on the side, touched his chin and pondered: "It seems the Lord is not in a hurry to take Nanyang yet!"

"I'm afraid there's another calculation?"

"Why do I feel that Yuan Shu is going to have bad luck in the future?"

Cheng Yu on the side also nodded: "Indeed, I have this feeling too. The Lord is not a person who suffers losses."

"You guys!"

Su Xuan shook his head with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing. I just feel that Yuan Shu's investment in Nanyang is not big enough yet. Let's wait a bit longer!"

"Picking fruit before it's ripe is too wasteful."

"Oh!"

Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and the others suddenly realized, all looking gloating: "It seems this Yuan Shu will have a lot to suffer in the future! Tsk tsk!"

Why did they like hearing this so much?

"Alright! Don't nag!"

Su Xuan ignored their teasing and waved his hand: "For this expedition, I will only take Hansheng and 8,000 cavalry from the Mysterious Armor Army, Dian Wei and 4,000 heavy infantry from the Black Tortoise Battalion, and Zilong and 3,000 cavalry from the Azure Dragon Battalion;"

"I won't take the rest!"

"As for grain and grass, I will only take one month's supply; I won't take any more!"

"This time, I am going specifically to eat the big household!"

"I heard that Yuan Shao has already let Han Fu and others constantly transport grain and grass to Suanzao... and other places!"

"And, providing grain and grass to the warlords who have already arrived, it's clear he wants to win people over and support him to become the alliance leader;"

"Although I won't support him, I promised Yuan Shu that I would support Yuan Shu!"

"Shouldn't Yuan Shu provide enough grain and grass to our army?"

In short, he was determined to eat this big household.

"Haha! The Lord is brilliant!"

Guo Jia and the others gave Su Xuan a thumbs up: "Yuan Shu thought that the previous ransom and arms sales had already befriended the Lord, and that the Lord promised to support him, not knowing that this is actually a..."

"Meeting the Lord, Yuan Shu really has had bad luck for eight lifetimes!"

Su Xuan is simply catching a big fool and constantly shearing the wool!

Truly miserable!

"Haha!"

Su Xuan smiled slightly, then said to Xi Zhicai and Seeing Xun You You: "Zhicai, Gongda! I have to trouble you to sit in Jingzhou again this time!"

"Zhicai, you continue to sit in Jiangling City and oversee the overall situation;"

"Gongda, you sit in Xinye, guard against Nanyang, and at the same time, be ready to support me there at any time;"

"Cheng Yu, you follow the army and take charge of grain and logistics;"

"Fengxiao, you follow the army as a military advisor, offering plans and strategies, and checking for omissions!"

"Yes!"

Xi Zhicai, Seeing Xun You You, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu accepted the order together.

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