As mentioned in the previous article, the two parties are competing for hegemony, and the momentum is like water and fire.
Therefore, she wanted to seek refuge with one party. However, she thought that she was short-sighted and it was difficult to judge, so she hesitated. It was not until Sima Lang arrived that Zhang Yan was inclined to the Four Kingdoms.
But afterwards, Ding Fang's performance turned the tide.
But it would be too impossible for Ding Fang, who is just an extremely loyal clerk, to be used as the magic needle to make Zhang Yan surrender.[
Just now, Zhang Yan was still very hesitant in her heart. But when Zhang Yan saw Liu Feng's handwritten letter, this hesitation turned into dust.
But immediately afterwards, Zhang Yan broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, fortunately, he did not kill Ding Fang just now, otherwise it would be too late to regret it.
Even if I read this letter, I'm afraid I'm riding a tiger. In the end, I'm afraid I will be annihilated.
That's what the letter said.
"Yours sincerely, Mr. Zhang of Changshan." Although there is no envelope, there is a line of words there. This is what follows.
"You started your army at the end of the Wei Dynasty, and fought against Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and other bandits, and they still exist today. He is a good talent, and Gu loves him very much. However, he was afraid that you would be deceived by Cao Cao and others, so he said that the Han Dynasty was weak and could not be assisted. So he was afraid that he would be deceived by Cao Cao and others.
Attached is a list of Han Dynasty household registration, money and food supplies, and supplies."
The letter here was sent by Liu Feng. The current population under the rule of the Han Dynasty is roughly including the population of Xinde Bashu and Jiaozhou. It is more than 8 million.
After that, there are summaries of money and grain in Bashu, Hanzhong and Jingzhou.
This penny of food is probably enough to feed a million troops for a year.
And if the princes are as aggressive as the princes, a population of more than 8 million is enough to recruit an army of 800,000.
From this, we can easily see that the Han Dynasty was so powerful that it was difficult to match.
"I dare to ask you, is it possible that the Han Dynasty is so powerful now that it can dominate the world? If you come, I will worship you as a general, and you will be granted the title of marquis, and you will have thousands of households in the city."
This letter from Liu Feng is very sophisticated.
First of all, it was sincerity. He highly praised Zhang Yan's ability and praised him as a good talent. This greatly showed Liu Feng's admiration, but he did not immediately express his intention to hire Zhang Yan as a general.
But later, the population and food situation under the rule of the Han Dynasty were attached, which showed the power of the Han Dynasty. In the end, Liu Feng revealed his true intention.
He wanted to hire Zhang Yan as a general, and promised that if Zhang Yan defected, he would give him ten thousand households in the city and the treatment of a marquis of ten thousand households.
To put it simply, I admire you and I have the strength, so come to my place. That’s right. It’s that simple and seems ordinary.
But such a simple letter became the last straw that broke Zhang Yan's hesitation.
Because although Zhang Yan knew the power of the Han Dynasty, he did not know that the Han Dynasty was so powerful. Eight million people were enough to supply a million troops with food for a year.[
Damn it, the total number of dead-end princes in Kanto is probably only four million. The difference in soft power between the two sides is too big, too big.
Although the princes are now tough and have huge military strength, the Han Dynasty is stronger.
Zhang Yan didn't know it before, but now that she knew it, she naturally changed her mind and made up her mind to follow the Han Dynasty.
There is no future in following the Four Kingdoms.
This is devastating.
This is the reason why Liu Feng sent Ding Fang, a low-level official like Ding Fang, because Liu Feng knew that this alone would be enough to bring Zhang Yan under his command.