"Yellow-haired girl, you are such a mouthful." Master Yang saw that Huang Zu was about to be persuaded, and shouted at Huang Yueying.
Huang Yueying smiled faintly: "If the Registrar has nothing wrong with you, why are you so excited?"
Huang Zu's eyes suddenly turned to Chief Yang. When Chief Yang saw Huang Zu's unkind eyes and knew that Huang Zu had a bad temper, his face turned pale with fright. At this moment, a soldier ran in.
"Reporting to my lord, a letter was intercepted on the river. It is a letter of surrender from Master Yang to Zhou Tai at Sanjiangkou."
Huang Zu stepped forward and took the letter from the soldier's hand: "Where is the person who sent the letter?"
"Jumped into the river and fled."
Huang Zu unfolded the bamboo slips and scanned them once. He looked at Master Yang with a fierce look in his eyes and shouted, "Come here, drag Yang Chang down and hack him to death."
"yes."
Several sergeants rushed in, picked up Yang Chang and left. It took Yang Chang a long time to come back to his senses and shouted: "My lord, my subordinates are loyal to you and have never written any letters. My lord, my lord, you
You can’t listen to slander.”
Yang Chang shouted at the top of his lungs, but Huang Zu couldn't hear it. After a while, he heard screams of "Ahhh".
"Who else among you, who else wants to take my life and flatter Jiangdong, come out, get out." Huang Zu shouted to the civil and military officials, who were as silent as cicadas.
Huang Yueying pursed her lips and smiled, stepped forward and said to Huang Zu: "A disaster is approaching, and birds are flying around in the forest. Uncle, now you should understand that Yang Chang is not the only one who colluded with the Sun family. Who would not take risks to protect himself? For uncle, now
We should not hold the generals accountable, but should think of a way out. Otherwise, if there is no way out, I am afraid that the whole Jiangxia will be in chaos and it will be too late to regret."
"Yueying is my uncle's niece. I dare to give my uncle a piece of advice. Please don't tell the emperor's uncle when he surrenders in the future. Otherwise, Yueying will be in great trouble. If Jiangxia doesn't surrender now, no matter whether Jiangdong gets Jiangxia in the end, or Liu Huangshu gets Jiangxia, Anlu
The Huang family will undoubtedly be destroyed.
And if Liu Huangshu surrenders, although he must abide by the three major political orders and harm the family's rights and interests, it can preserve the family. If one day, the emperor's uncle is defeated and Jiangxia falls into the hands of others, the Anlu Huang family will be freed from the shackles.
Can we shine the lintel again?
And if the emperor's uncle expands the territory and supports the Han Dynasty, all the families in the world must abide by the three major political orders. If the uncle has the merit of surrendering, can't the Anlu Huang family, a great hero of the Han Dynasty, also carry forward?
No matter how you calculate it, uncle will not suffer any loss."
Seeing Huang Zu struggling and hesitating, Huang Yueying smiled and said: "Okay, my niece won't say anything. If Jiangxia City surrenders, the Sichuan Army must take over the city and the navy must be dispersed. My uncle is the deputy commander of the Sichuan Army and Navy. Please consider it."
Huang Yueying stepped out of the main hall of the county government, smiled lightly in the face of Lielie Jiangfeng, and said in her heart: "Uncle, it seems that I have betrayed you twice, don't blame me."
The messenger on the river was naturally sent by Huang Yueying, and the letter was also written by Huang Yueying in imitation of Yang Chang's handwriting. Huang Yueying believed that at this juncture, there must be someone in Jiangxia having an affair with Jiangdong, but it was not easy to find evidence, so she had to send someone to pretend to be in a small boat.
He was stopped by Jiangxia sailors.
Huang Zu had a bad temper. After seeing the letter, it's no wonder that Yang Chang's life was saved.
This is considered the first betrayal.
Through persuading Huang Zu, Huang Yueying discovered that Huang Zu was a weak-minded person and his temper was well-deserved. Such a person was not suitable to be the deputy commander of the Navy.
For the sake of the development of the Sichuan Army and Navy, Huang Yueying had already planned to betray him for the second time.
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Jingling and the Jingzhou Army Camp are in a desolate state. Now one hundred people can only be given a small amount of food every day. Everyone is starving with hunger. On the ship, in the water camp, on the suspension bridge, and on the grass, there are people paralyzed everywhere.
They were all people, and the sentry was leaning weakly against the wooden post, using his short gun as a walking stick.
Zhang Yun sat in the lobby with a frown on his face. His only hope now was to contact Jiangdong's army, discuss the surrender, and then go south along the river.
"Captain." A young general walked in, holding a bamboo tube in his hand.
"Chen Hong paid a visit to the Governor. The Governor saw that many bamboo tubes floated down from the upper reaches, and they contained letters from the Sichuan Army persuading them to surrender."
"How many times have I told you, but I don't look at it. Liu Zhang has killed my whole Zhang family. Do you want me, Zhang Yun, to surrender?" Zhang Yun swept away the tea lamp holder and bamboo slips on the table, staring with blood-red eyes.
Shout, the ground is in a mess
The young general was trembling and said cautiously: "But the soldiers have seen it. Now the people in the army are panicked. The food is getting less and less. The soldiers are very dissatisfied. If this continues, there may be a mutiny."
"Send the order, anyone who dares to pick up those bamboo tubes will be killed immediately." Zhang Yun said loudly.
"Captain, I'm afraid this won't work." The young general said worriedly: "There are a lot of people picked up, and they will be killed endlessly. Moreover, soldiers are not allowed to pick them up or kill them. I'm afraid it will cause uneasiness among the soldiers. Commander, we must get them as soon as possible.
What an idea."
"Ideas, what ideas do I have." With food cut off and no basis for retreat, Zhang Yun could only wait for news from Jiangdong Army to see what other ideas he had.
At this moment, a soldier came to report: "Report, last night the Sichuan army and navy attacked the Jiangdong Army camp at Sanjiangkou. The entire Jiangdong Army was wiped out, and Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were captured alive."
"What?" Zhang Yun was shocked. He slapped the table and stood up and shouted: "How is it possible? The Jiangdong Army has as many as 20,000 people, all of them are well-trained. What is the Sichuan Army and Navy? It's just the Sichuan Army's few broken ships plus eight hundred brocade sails and bandits.
, can you defeat the Jiangdong Army?"
"No, Governor, the Sichuan Army first annihilated General Han De, pretended to be General Han De and sneaked into the Jiangdong Army camp, lit a fire in the middle, and then besieged it from all sides. The Sanjiang Port has been reduced to ashes, and the Sichuan Army has more than a few thousand people. We are one of them.
There are more than 10,000 Jingzhou soldiers, as well as Yunmengze's fierce bandit Wei Wen, nearly 20,000 people."
Zhang Yun suddenly sat down, his face turned pale. If Jiangdong's army was killed, what hope could he have? Do he want to starve to death in this water camp?
The young general hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said: "Captain, now we have only one option, surrender to Huang Zu."
"Huang Zu?" Zhang Yun murmured, then shook his head: "Impossible, I have a grudge against Huang Zu. If I surrender to him, my troops will be annexed by him and humiliated by him. Moreover, Jiangxia is weak and cannot resist the Sichuan army.
.”
"But we have no other choice. If the governor is unwilling to accept Huang Zu's anger, we can contact Jiangdong again after arriving in Jiangxia. It's not too late. Taking the opportunity to kill Huang Zu will be a great achievement."
Zhang Yun thought about it, his eyes lit up, and he realized that it made sense, and immediately said: "Okay, contact Huang Zu immediately and tell me that I am the governor. If not, just tell Zhang Yun to go to him and ask him to take care of him."
"yes."
Zhang Yun rubbed his hands and the young general was about to go out.
Another soldier rushed in: "Captain, the governor is in trouble. Huang Zu of Jiangxia led the entire county to surrender to Liu Zhang. Now all the Jiangxia army has withdrawn from Jiangxia City, and the Sichuan army has replaced the defense. The navy army has also been dispersed and reorganized by Wei Wen Ganning."
"What, what?" Zhang Yun was shocked, his lips moved, and he could hardly speak. Two thunderbolts struck Zhang Yun's heart in succession.
"Heaven will kill me, God will kill me." Zhang Yun was heartbroken.
"Now there is one last solution." The young general said in a deep voice.
"What can I do?" Zhang Yun suddenly sat up straight and looked at the young general with eager anticipation in his eyes, staring nervously at the young general.
The young general glanced at Zhang Yun and said: "Lead all the troops to attack Jiangxia Army."
"What?" Zhang Yun was disappointed: "Are you crazy? The Jiangxia Army commanded by Huang Zu has always been the front of the Jingzhou Navy and the elite of the Jingzhou Navy. It is simply impossible for us to capture Jiangxia."
The young general shook his head: "The general did not say to seize Jiangxia, we only need to grab a batch of food and grass. Now the Sichuan Army has just taken over the defense of Jiangxia and incorporated the Jiangxia navy. It is the most chaotic time when the defense is the weakest. As long as we use our full strength
With one attack, we will definitely capture one or two camps. As long as we grab enough food and grass to last for several days, we can go down the river and seek refuge in Jiangdong."
Zhang Yun pondered, even if it is like what the young general said, it is still very risky. Going to grab food? Just look at the weak and disorganized soldiers outside. Moreover, even if the Jiangxia navy is defeated in one or two battles, it may not be possible to grab food.
Get food and grass.
But there is no other way, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, Zhang Yun will give it a try.
"Okay, let's do this."
"The first priority now is to rectify the morale of the military."
"Gather the generals immediately."
Zhang Yun went to the grass outside the water camp and summoned a group of navy generals. All the navy generals were listless and their eyes were dull. They had heard the news about Jiangxia and Sanjiangkou, and they understood the current situation.
This last Jingzhou army is really in desperate situation.
"You all cheer me up, what do you look like?" Zhang Yun shouted loudly: "Let me tell you, this general has already thought of a way to get out of trouble, which is to attack Jiangxia Water Village, seize food and grass, and seek refuge in Jiangdong."
The generals' eyes were still dull. They were all familiar with the navy, so how could they not know the risks of attacking Jiangxia's army.
Zhang Yun became even more angry when he saw how distracted the generals were, and shouted: "You all listen to me, as long as we unite as one, there is no obstacle we can't overcome, otherwise..."
Zhang Yun suddenly pointed to a place on the grass: "You guys should take a good look."
The generals looked along what Zhang Yun was pointing and saw a group of ants busy carrying food, in an orderly manner, cooperating with each other without any complaints.
The generals were instantly deeply affected and felt ashamed, and they all cheered up.
Suddenly, Zhang Yun trampled all the ants to death: "Otherwise, I will kill you just as easily as I killed these ants." Zhang Yun roared.
…
In Xiangyang Mufu, Cai Ming lay in Liu Zhang's arms. Liu Zhang was reading the booklet and stroking Cai Ming's hair.
A soldier came to report urgently: "Report to my lord, Zhang Yun was killed by his generals, and Navy General Chen Hong led the Jingzhou Army to surrender."
Liu Zhang suddenly stood up.
By this time, all three of Pang Tong's strategies, including sneak attacks on Sanjiangkou, seizing Jiangxia, and forcing the Jingzhou navy to surrender, had been realized, and became even more perfect with Huang Yueying's persuasion to surrender.
At Gan Ning's suggestion, Liu Zhang made Wei Wen the Commander-in-Chief of the Jingzhou Navy and the Governor of Jiangxia, Huang Zu was the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Gan Ning was the vanguard of the Navy and led the General Zhechong, Cai Mao was the Battleship General, Chen Hong, Su Fei, Huang
She and Deng Long each served as navy generals, with a total army of 100,000 men stationed in Jiangxia, Xiangyang, Sanjiangkou, Wulin, Dongtinghukou and Gong'an.
With the army at Sanjiangkou of Jiangxia as the main force, it defends Jingzhou and defends Jiangdong.
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In the Xuchang Palace, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was ascending to the throne. A minister stood quietly in the middle of the hall. Liu Xie put his hands on his abdomen and looked at the ground with dull eyes and said: "What Aiqing said is very appropriate. The influence of Beimihu, Queen of Yamatai of the Japanese Kingdom, is
Rida, I came to court this time and presented tributes such as Japanese brocade, pearls, bows and arrows, which fully shows that the Japanese country attaches great importance to our dynasty. I should give gold seals and purple ribbons in return. As for the amount..."
As Liu Xie was talking, a general suddenly came in and bowed to Xun Yu, who was at his head.
Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, killed more than 7,000 members of the family in the southern suburbs of Xiangyang, implicating more than 50,000 people, and the Xiangjiang River was filled with blood.
A few days ago, Liu Zhang consolidated Jingzhou's naval forces and obtained 80,000 naval troops to defend Jingzhou. He reorganized 150,000 infantry troops and gathered in Xiangyang. His intentions are unknown, so please make an early decision."
After the general finished speaking, the ministers made an uproar and gasped in incomprehensible horror. Once Jingzhou was broken and Xuchang was so close, the ministers seemed to have seen Liu Zhang's butcher's knife on his neck, and they all showed fear.
"Here, here, dear friends, what do you think we should do?" Liu Xie asked, sitting on the dragon bed cautiously.
"What can we discuss here? Liu Zhang is so powerful that we have to discuss it with the generals in the Prime Minister's Office. Let's go back to the Prime Minister's Office." One of the ministers turned around and left without even saying hello to Liu Xie.
This man's name was Hua Xin. When Sun Ce conquered Jiangdong, he was the governor of Yuzhang. Later, he returned to Sun Ce.
After Sun Ce was assassinated, he ignored Sun Quan's pleas to stay and was recruited by Cao Cao under the emperor's order. He entered Xuchang and was appointed as Yilang and participated in the military affairs of Sikong.
Hua Xin was both a minister and a retainer of Cao Cao. As soon as he left, many officials followed him. After a while, the entire hall was deserted. Liu Xie stared blankly at this scene, at a loss what to do. Some civil servants secretly wept, but did not dare to
Make a sound.
Xun Yu sighed and bowed to Liu Xie. After Liu Xie murmured "dismissal of the court", he turned and left.
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"I didn't expect that Liu Zhang would capture Jingzhou so quickly. Xiangyang is only a few days away from Xuchang. Now Xuchang is empty. What should we do?"
"Yes, yes, what should we do?"
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, all the civil servants left behind were anxious.
A military general said loudly: "What's the matter? Give me ten thousand soldiers and horses, and I will prevent the Sichuan army from entering Yuzhou."
A civil servant said coldly: "Ten thousand? Now Xuchang has no more than 3,000 soldiers and horses. Where can the 10,000 come from? It seems that it can only be supported by the 30,000 embroidered surrender troops in Wancheng."
"Don't worry, everyone." Xun Yu came in from outside and said loudly: "I don't think Liu Zhang will attack Xuchang."
"Oh, Master Xun." All the civil and military officials bowed to Xun Yu, and one of the counselors said: "How can this be seen? Liu Zhang attacked Liu Biao with the pretext of kidnapping the Emperor, but Liu Biao refused to use the way. Now that Liu Biao has been destroyed, Liu Zhang
How could we not attack Xuchang? You know, Yuzhou is almost full of empty cities now."
"Yes, yes." All the civil and military officials agreed.
Xun Yu said: "Masters, think about it. Although Liu Zhang captured Jingzhou quickly and his strength increased greatly after integrating the Jingxiang naval forces, he killed as many as 60,000 descendants of the clan, and the Xiangjiang Yangtze River burst its banks and flooded.
There are countless victims.
After two years of war between Liu Pan and Zhang Yi, Jingnan was in ruins. Liu Zhang looted it, Liu Qi's army looted, and Fan Lixiang rose up. It was in ruins, and the whole Jingzhou was full of thieves.
The Sichuan Army has been fighting for more than half a year, and now Jingzhou has an unstable foundation, lack of food and grass, tired soldiers, and is surrounded by the deadly enemy Jiangdong Army. Under such circumstances, as long as Liu Zhang has a little brain, will he attack Yuzhou?"
"But." Cheng Yu frowned and said, "Although I say this, Liu Zhang always does things unexpectedly. When he fought against Zhao Wei with 5,000 soldiers and horses in Fucheng, 40,000 soldiers and horses attacked Tiandang Baishui, and under 100,000 soldiers and horses, 400,000 water and land troops were stationed in Jing.
Xiang.
Wen Ruoyan could conclude that Liu Zhang would not lead a large army to defeat the soldiers of Wancheng, and then lead a light army to make a surprise attack. It does not require much, only ten thousand. In this way, wouldn't the problems of food and soldier exhaustion be solved? With our current situation,
Xuchang’s strength is definitely not guaranteed.”
"Yes, yes." The ministers agreed.
"Hahaha."
As long as He Fazheng is not a fool, he will not understand that attacking us now is not the best time. Is it good for them to let Yuan Shao defeat us easily?"
Cheng Yu thought for a moment and nodded slowly: "As Wen Ruo said, Liu Zhang's wisest approach now is to take advantage of our army's confrontation with Yuan Shao at Guandu to recuperate and stabilize Jingzhou until our army and Yuan Shao decide the outcome.
, if our army wins, they will attack our rear and delay our capture of the north. If Yuan Shao wins, he will also attack our rear and seize the opportunity to seize the Central Plains. But in that case, it will be difficult."
Cheng Yu was very worried.
Xun Yu smiled faintly and waved his sleeves: "That will all happen in the future. At present, our most important thing is to win the battle of Guandu."
The ministers dispersed, but Guo Jia remained, with a solemn expression. Xun Yu frowned, knowing that Guo Jia could hit the nail on the head every time, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Feng Xiao thinks my analysis is unreasonable.
?”
Guo Jia shook his head: "Wen Ruo's analysis is very reasonable, but..." Guo Jia frowned: "Although it is very reasonable, I am just worried that Liu Zhang will invade the north. Wen Ruo should be prepared for emergencies."
Xun Yu nodded solemnly, "Feng Xiao is right. A madman like Liu Zhang is not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. But we really don't have any troops to mobilize now. If we must defend..." Xun Yu thought for a moment
: "In addition to General Le Jin rectifying the troops and horses in Wancheng, I think the only option is to mobilize Chang'an's troops to enter the Qingni Pass area and go to aid Wancheng when necessary.
Alas, I didn’t expect that Liu Zhang, the butcher, could really pacify Jingzhou. Liu Biao is really vulnerable. Liu Zhang is cruel and ruthless. He is an enemy of the world and will be defeated sooner or later. But at this stage, he is such a threat to us, which is really hateful."
Xun Yu sighed. In his opinion, Liu Zhang was innocent and would be defeated sooner or later. However, he threatened Xuchang at this time and made Cao Jun passive. It was like a dying man who wanted to pick up a kitchen knife and chop you at the moment he regained consciousness. It was really terrible.