One hundred and eighty-eighth chapter charcoal in the snow
Outside Liangcang City, a tentative siege battle has begun.
In the big tent in the center of Lijun's army camp, Luo Chuan suddenly lit up with joy when he heard Siqi's words and said, "See you, of course I want to see you." When he saw Siqi turning around and walking out of the tent, he suddenly called her to stop her.
, "Wait a minute, go and see who the visitor is. If it's just Su Yiming or his servants, bring them here directly. If there are people from Han Feng accompanying you, then don't rush and take them to the meeting room ahead.
Wait in the tent."
Siqi nodded and left.
Zhao Wuji asked, "This guest from Lijun, Su Yiming, is the person that the prefect once told me in his letter?"
Luo Chuan nodded, raised the yellow stone that he almost never left his hand in recent days, and said, "This person is a disciple of Xie Huangshi. He is good at the art of vertical and horizontal manipulation. He only met me for the second time and got Lijun with just one mouth."
Uncle Zhao knows that I am a guest minister. If he didn't have some real skills, how could it be so easy?"
Zhao Wuji asked again, "According to what the prefect said before, Su Yiming should have been in Ganshui Pass for more than a month. Has there been any news to you before? You must know that persuading a hero to surrender is not a simple matter.
The complicated entanglements involving interests and the difficulty of trust will make it difficult for me to do anything unless my troops from Lijun arrive at Ganshuiguan and something unexpected happens in the city. Han Feng, although he is a bit despicable, can reach the bottom of the mountain.
A place is used to being a local emperor, and now it would be very difficult for him to bow to others."
"The difficulty is naturally difficult, but it is not impossible," Luo Chuan said while rubbing the yellow stone in his hand. "According to the analysis Su Yiming gave me, Han Feng looks cowardly but is actually ruthless. He looks hesitant but is actually decisive. Look at
He seems to be content with the status quo while guarding his ancestral business, but in fact he is most ambitious and knows how to adapt. He is a quite extraordinary character. If Su Yiming's ability to judge people is correct, then such a Han Feng will never wait until Lijun
We will make a decision when the army approaches the city, because if he throws himself here at that time, who will he be?"
He closed his eyes and slowly opened them again after a moment, "If Han Feng is a character who knows how to assess the situation and is good at seeking good luck and avoiding disaster, then he will have to trade the Han family's hundreds of years of family business for a bigger stage. Such a
Looking at the entire southwestern Hanzhou, only the Yun family in Guangjun and the Yan family in Anyang could give him a stage. Therefore, the relationship between this fat man living in a corner and the Yun family was always unclear. But now, looking at it, he is out of the crowd.
We can also give him Lijun in Shanshan, and we don't even give him much room to hesitate and choose, so making the decision to invest in Lijun may not be as difficult as we imagined."
Zhao Wuji frowned slightly, "In this case, how will the Grand Administrator arrange for him? The front line of Ganshui Pass is too important. The Han family has been operating here for too long and naturally cannot be controlled by him anymore. Even the land of Nancheng and Sancang will not be under his control in the short term.
If we can't leave it in his hands, then... Uehara is the only one."
Zhao Gui on the side looked up at Luo Chuan when he heard the words, but saw that the latter was also looking towards him and couldn't help but avoid looking at him.
Luo Chuan smiled and shook his head and said, "The line between Uehara and Tongcang City is actually far more important in terms of defensive strategy than the line between Ganyuan and Tianmen Pass, and... in short, hand over Uehara to South Korea.
"Feng Ke can't do it." He lowered his head again and focused on the yellow stone in his hand. "Gan Yuan is okay. Firstly, it is the foundation of Lijun's powerful family. It will be easier for Han Feng to integrate into Lijun after he goes there. Secondly, Ganyuan is
The weight is enough to reflect the importance that I, Lijun, attach to the newly surrendered people. Well... Ganyuan will be the heart and belly of Lijun from now on. In the short term, it will be more reassuring to put him here."
"It's also a way, but Luo Jiang probably just settled in Ganyuan and has to move again," Zhao Wuji said.
Luo Chuan smiled, "The premise of all this is that the fat man Han Feng is willing to be with me, otherwise it is all a fantasy, not to mention that Jiang Bo doesn't want to go to Ganyuan." He looked up at Zhao Wuji and said, "The cavalry city
General Qin is getting old, so he should go to Ganyuan to enjoy his old age. When I return to Licheng, I will ask Uncle Jiang to come back to Licheng. I told him at the beginning that he would support me and support him in his old age. Now it is time.
When the Nanyi issue is resolved, it would be great for the three of us to get together every day to drink tea and chat."
Zhao Wuji also smiled, "You are thinking far ahead. Let's finish the immediate matters first. I have stayed in a place like Xiguguan for too long. I don't know if I will get used to it when I return to Licheng."
"Don't you get used to it when you have acquaintances? Look, I still think about you two, don't I?" Luo Chuan laughed, then turned to look at the old man who had just been brought to the tent by Siqi, pointing at Zhao Gui
There was an empty chair next to him and he said, "Master Jin, right? Come on, sit down and talk."
The old servant whom Luo Chuan called "Master Jin" didn't sit down either. He just stood in the center of the tent and bowed his hands to Luo Chuan in an angry manner, "I don't deserve to be called that by the governor. Just call me Lao Jin."
, the old man won’t sit down anymore, he has to rush back to Ganshuiguan after reporting the matter to the prefect.”
"Okay, let's talk about it, what news did Mr. Su bring me?" Luo Chuan said seriously.
The old servant said bluntly, "Sir, Han Feng is willing to lead tens of thousands of his elite troops to surrender to the Grand Administrator, and to dedicate Ganshuiguan and surrounding military towns to the Grand Administrator, but there are several conditions."
"What conditions?" Luo Chuan asked.
"First, the Grand Administrator needs to ensure that Han Feng and his family's descendants are safe, and not settle matters based on what happened before he defected," the old servant looked at Luochuan.
Luo Chuan nodded and said, "This is natural. If Han Feng sincerely surrenders to me, we will be a family from now on, and what happened before he defected will be a passing thing. Just agree to it, sir."
The old servant nodded and said, "Secondly, retain the position of General Han Feng, and the children of the Han family can also join the army and become officials in Li County."
Luo Chuan nodded and said, "As it should be, let your husband tell Han Feng that Li County is willing to treat him as General Gan Yuan and tell him that the previous General Gan Yuan was General Zhao Wuji. He should understand that I
the meaning of."
The old servant nodded and said the third request, "Thirdly, Han Feng now has five thousand war horses, and he wants to retain five thousand cavalry under his command..."
Luo Chuan did not nod or shake his head this time, but asked with a smile, "Did Han Feng mention this to your husband?"
The old servant nodded in agreement.
Luo Chuan asked again, "What did your husband say?"
The old servant said, "Sir, the Lijun Qingqi are only five thousand cavalry. Han Feng's request cannot be granted."
Luo Chuan asked, "What did Han Feng say?"
The old servant said, "Han Feng walked away with a puff of sleeves. He only said that if he didn't agree to this, there would be only one battle." He paused and looked at Luo Chuan and said, "Sir, let me tell the truth to the prefect, and then emphasized
, we must never agree to Han Feng’s request!”
"Oh?" Luo Chuan asked with a smile, "Why?"
The old servant said, "Sir, if the Grand Administrator does not agree to this, Han Feng may surrender. If the Grand Administrator agrees to this, Han Feng will definitely refuse to surrender."
Luo Chuan laughed loudly and said, "Your husband is a very interesting person. Please go back and tell Mr. Su that he made a note of his help in times of need." He stopped his smile and stood up slowly to look at
Zhao Wuji and Zhao Gui said in serious tones, "Uncle Zhao, it's time to take Liangcang City!!"