I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 749: Bitter Flesh Yangping Pass

Huang Gai's words made everyone in Hanzhong feel a little enlightened.

To be honest, in a sense, the generals in Shu did not like Sun Ce.

It is good that Yuan Yi is now the helmsman of Yizhou, but it does not mean that these families must unconditionally comply with what he, the helmsman, does.

For example, let Sun Ce lead the troops in Hanzhong.

You must know that these generals in Shu are all powerful rightists born in Yizhou. They have been dominant in Yizhou for many years, and their power and strength are comparable to those of the famous families in Jingzhou.

If Yuan Yi wants to rule Yizhou smoothly, he must reach a certain degree of cooperation with them.

In other words, it can satisfy the interests of these right-wingers.

If you can't satisfy their interests, what's the use of being a fourth-generation official? There is no need for a wealthy man in Shu to find a father who won't give him any benefits!

Sun Ce was in charge of the military power in Hanzhong. In a sense, he did not meet the needs of these Yizhou heroes.

From the intelligence obtained before, it can be known that all the soldiers in Yangping Pass, including Hanzhong County, are currently led by Sun Ce.

Just outside Chang'an City, there are three tributaries of the Wei River flowing through it.

The Wei River can be said to be the mother river of Guanzhong.

The three armies were encamping when an unexpected piece of news suddenly reached Liu Jian's ears.

It is indeed extremely dangerous!
Later, Liu Jian asked his army to set up camp outside Yangping Pass.

But at the same time, interest arose in him.

But just a glimpse of the leopard in the tube was enough to make Liu Jian's heart rise with admiration for the landforms of Yangpingguan.

Liu Jian rubbed his hands gently and asked the envoy, "Why did Huang Gongfu send you here?"

To the north is the Qinling Mountains, and to the south are Daba Mountain and Micang Mountain.

After a while, when everyone calmed down, he heard Liu Jian ask him: "Huang Gongfu is a powerful general under Sun Jian. Now that Sun Bofu has been reused, he has followed him to fight in the north and south. How can he submit to me?"

If it weren't for people like Yan Yan and Zhang Ren, I'm afraid most of the Yizhou generals would have made trouble long ago.

Relying on Baoshui River to go south to Nanzheng, part of the grain and grass along the way can also be transported by water transport on Xianshui River. In this case, part of the labor of the people can be saved.

But now that this envoy is sent by Huang Gai, things will get interesting.

If we follow common sense, Huang Gai should have contacted him behind Sun Ce's back.

"Do you know who the messenger is?"

Such majestic terrain, such majestic and dangerous passes...

Hearing what Huang Gai's envoy said, not only the surrounding generals began to whisper, but even Liu Jian's face showed a bit of strangeness.

If Sun Ce sends an envoy here, then the envoy will bring official news in the name of the other party's general.

Liu Jian looked at the guards who came to report with some confusion, feeling puzzled.

Although Yan Yan and others are representatives of powerful right-wing warriors in Sichuan, and their fundamental interests are completely opposite to that of Sun Ce and others, in the situation where Yizhou's life and death are at stake, they still choose to temporarily put aside their past feud and cooperate with them. try.

"Is there an envoy from Yangping Pass visiting?"

The Wei River not only provides water sources for the counties along its coast, but also extends into many tributaries that irrigate the entire Guanzhong Plain.

No wonder it is said that a hundred thousand troops cannot pass Yangping Pass!

Under this general premise, Sun Ce, Yan Yan, Zhang Ren and others temporarily reached an agreement to jointly fight against foreign enemies.

Therefore, Liu Jian quickly arrived at Yangping Pass.

Thinking of this, Liu Jian immediately ordered people to bring Huang Gai's envoy over, and at the same time ordered people to summon some important generals.

The envoy hurriedly said: "My Lord Huang is in awe of the Prime Minister's majesty and has admired the imperial court for a long time. Now he is willing to surrender to the Prime Minister and help him win Hanzhong."

With soldiers approaching the border, why did the other side send envoys?
After pondering for a while, Liu Jian immediately said:

As the Han army continued to approach, everyone was even more frightened when they saw the large banner with the character "Liu" on it.

Perhaps because of the distance, Liu Jian could not see the full picture of Yangping Pass at the first time.

At least, these representatives of the powerful right-wing generals in Shu must share the same enemy with the Sun family army for the time being.

In wartime, those three tributaries would be the three natural lines of defense to the west of Chang'an, but now the Weishui River has become the guide for the imperial army to march into Hanzhong.

The Yizhou Army in Yangping had a look of fear on their faces after seeing a large number of majestic Northern troops appearing on the horizon.

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The Wei River divides into a sloping stream to the south in Yi County, which is as straight as the Qinling Mountains, and then turns to the Bao River, and then follows the Bao River through the mountains and ridges, and goes straight to Yangping Pass.

But precisely because of this, taking advantage of the contradiction between the Yizhou generals and the Sun Jiajun generals, Huang Gai's false surrender plan can be implemented smoothly!
But the premise is that people like Yan Yan, Zhang Ren, Wang Lei and others must temporarily reach a consensus with Sun Ce and others.

This reply deepened Liu Jian's surprise.

Yang Ping Pass!
This was the first time Liu Jian saw this majestic pass.

Liu Jian was riding on his big green cypress, looking at the majestic pass from a distance with high spirits.

During the farming season, those three tributaries will become the main water sources inside and outside Chang'an City.

Faced with Liu Jian's inquiry, the guard handed over his hands and replied calmly: "According to the envoy captured by the scouts, he was sent by Huang Gai."

The envoy said: "General Huang treated General Sun with sincerity and was willing to accompany him life and death. But now that General Sun has arrived in Hanzhong, in order to win over the generals in Shu, he is unfair and biased in his dealings! Even the food and fodder are all The distribution is unfair, the soldiers in Yizhou get more food, but their brothers get less food! "

"I heard that the Prime Minister's army was approaching Hanzhong. In order to resist the Prime Minister's army, Sun Bofu specially set up five battalions in Hanzhong and set up five governors to assist them in garrisoning. However, the people he used were all generals from Shu! "

"Actually, General Huang is not a person who covets his position. However, if he wants to reuse the generals in Shu and win over people's hearts, he must also look at their abilities. However, among the people appointed by General Sun, there are many people whose names do not live up to their reality. General Huang's intentions are Not angry, he tried to remonstrate with him, but Sun Lang rejected him and dismissed General Huang!"

"That's all. Seven days ago, there was a conflict between Jiangdong soldiers and Shu army soldiers. General Huang always treated his soldiers like a son, so he went to resolve it himself. But the generals in Shu were too proud and did not take General Huang into their eyes. No one on either side Unwilling to let it go, it actually turned into a conflict, and one of Liu Huang's direct descendants was accidentally killed in the fight! "

"..."

The envoy continued to talk a lot, and Liu Jian finally understood it.

Liu Huang's men died, and Liu Huang himself asked Sun Ce for an explanation. In order to appease the anger of the Yizhou generals and to stabilize himself in Hanzhong, Sun Ce deeply blamed Huang Gai and executed the Sun Army officer who killed the man. Gai Buyi argued with Sun Ce and publicly told Sun Ce not to step down. Sun Ce was furious and hit Huang Gai with fifty army sticks, beating him until his skin and flesh were torn. This has been a knot since then.

Listening to the envoy's sad and inexplicable speech, Liu Jian showed an expression of enlightenment.

Among his generals, some nodded in agreement, while others expressed disbelief.

Others did not speak.

For example, Xun You, Jia Xu and others.

When I was young, I heard Liu Jian slowly say:
"Is it because of this that Huang Gongfu wants to submit to me?"

The envoy said: "General Huang has been following General Sun for many years and should not have acted like this. However, Sun Lang was too biased and short-sighted in dealing with things. He treated former important generals poorly, which is heart-warming. Besides, the Prime Minister is powerful and has a strong army. He can unify the world." Inevitably, going against Sun Lang and the Prime Minister is a way to die. But originally, he just cared about the friendship between master and servant and was unwilling to abandon it. Now that this happened, the past kindness was severed. Huang Gong surrendered to the Prime Minister, and there was no more. Hesitant and doubtful!”

After Huang Gai said the above words, he secretly observed Liu Jian's expression.

These words were spoken by him after careful consideration with Huang Gai before setting off.

He didn't know how much Liu Jian could believe these words. Under the observation of the envoy, he found that after listening to his words, Liu Jian did not show any obvious look of suspicion or thinking on his face.

All he saw was disbelief.

It's very calm, and you can't see the slightest disturbance.

Liu Jian's calmness made Huang Gai's envoy feel that there seemed to be murderous intent lingering around him.

This person is really bottomless.

Just when the envoy was hesitating, he suddenly heard Liu Jian say:

"The yellow cap is about to fall, how should we do it?"

"You know, I don't lack someone like him under my command. If you come here in vain, I don't need someone like him."

This makes perfect sense.

Liu Jian has so many powerful generals that he really does not lack this one.

But the messenger hurriedly said: "The Prime Minister is rich all over the world and has a great reputation. How can ordinary people fall into the eyes of the Prime Minister?"

"Huang Gong came to vote this time. If he didn't have suitable achievements, he would be embarrassed to waste his time under the Prime Minister!"

When Liu Jian heard this, he smiled with satisfaction and said, "How to make meritorious service?"

"Returning to the Prime Minister, in the battle of Nanyang last year, Yuan Shao was defeated in Nanjun. The general situation of the world was determined. Later Ma Teng and Han Sui surrendered. The centuries-old chaos in Liangzhou was put down by the Prime Minister in one fell swoop. In the battle of Huainan this year, Cao Cao lost to Guan Yunchang. When Zhao Yun's troops entered Xiangfan, there was no one under Yuan Shao who could compete with him..."

"Today, the Prime Minister has brought the kings of the world to Hanzhong. The people in Shu are in panic. Everyone knows that the destiny has been given to the Prime Minister. Now many people in Yangping Pass intend to submit, but it is hindering Sun Ce's arrogance and dare not surrender. Now General Huang is willing to stand in the city for the Prime Minister. Recruit people who are willing to surrender to the Prime Minister, choose a good time, and lead troops to surrender. One is to go to Sun Ce's wing, the other is to increase the Prime Minister's army, and the third is to disrupt the morale in Yangping Pass. I don't know what the Prime Minister wants? "

When Liu Jian heard this, he nodded and said, "It's really okay."

Beside Liu Jian, Jushou sneered and said, "How do you know it's not a fake surrender, just a trick to embarrass yourself?"

The envoy heard this and said: "Huang Gong is completely sincere, please Prime Minister, please don't be suspicious!"

Liu Jian laughed loudly: "Since I started my army, I have conquered the world and been invincible. No one can compete with me. Even if Huang Gai pretends to surrender, what can he do to me?"

After that, he pointed at the envoy: "Go back and tell Huang Gongfu that if he truly surrenders, I will make him rich and prosperous, and he will have a worry-free life!"

"If he has any luck, don't blame me for breaking through the pass in the future and slaughtering his whole family!"

"Yes, yes, the Prime Minister's grace is as powerful as thunder from the sky!"

Liu Jian laughed loudly, and then asked the envoy: "Who is your surname?"

"Back to Prime Minister, the last official is Sima Lu Meng of Huanggong Camp!"

"Oh...I see, you two are together, no wonder Gongfu is willing to surrender, it's really God's will."

Lu Meng didn't understand the deep meaning of Liu Jian's words, and he couldn't understand it either.

"The Prime Minister is so impressed."

"Go back as soon as possible and tell Huang Gongfu that I will wait for his good news."

After Lu Meng left, Liu Jian continued to let the three armies camp.

Among the Han generals around, a few had puzzled looks on their faces.

But in front of Liu Jian, these people did not express their different views in public.

After a while, Han generals led by Zhang Fei entered Liu Jian's camp.

After sitting down, Liu Jian asked slowly: "Are you here for Huang Gai's surrender?"

Zhang Fei, whose rank in the army was second only to Liu Jian, came out and said to Liu Jian:
"Brother, what the envoy just said is logical and may be used, but we should not believe it suddenly."

"Things can happen suddenly and something strange can happen. You still need to plan and be cautious."

Zhang Fei now has a very high prestige and has outstanding intelligence. He can be said to be both civil and military.

What he said carries great weight.

After Zhang Fei finished speaking, someone on the side reported different opinions:
Zhao Rui said: "The officials think it is reasonable for Huang Gai to suddenly ask for surrender. Now that the Yizhou Army and Sun Army are at odds, our army is very powerful. It is reasonable for Huang Gai to lead his troops to take credit from the prime minister and seek a future."

Compared to Zhang Fei, Zhao Rui obviously felt that Huang Gai's surrender was natural.

After all, there are quite a few people these days who choose trees for good birds to roost in.

After Liu Jian heard this, he immediately took a look at Ma Chao who was standing aside.

In this campaign, Liangzhou generals also sent many outstanding figures.

For example, Ma Chao, Ma Teng's eldest son, followed Zhang Fei to Liu Jian.

There is also Pang De, a general under Ma Teng in the past.

In addition, Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing, these famous generals in Liangzhou, all accompanied the army in the battle this time.

Liu Jian did not attach any importance to these people. On the contrary, he treated these people very favorably.

After meeting these people, Liu Jian told them that no matter what their original status was, as long as they could serve the court well and make contributions in the future, the court would definitely give them the treatment they deserved.

Liu Jian's enthusiasm and assurance made these Liangzhou generals who surrendered full of confidence.

And in today's controversy about Huang Gai's surrender.

Liu Jian was also willing to give Liangzhou's generals a chance to express their opinions.

The first person is Ma Chao.

Liu Jian asked: "Meng Qinai is the eldest son of Duke Shoucheng. He has been fighting outside the Great Wall all year round. Although he is young, he is also knowledgeable."

"What do you think of Huang Gai's surrender?"

Ma Chao said: "The general believes that Huang Gai is just an unknown general. Although he has been through Sun Jian's battles for many years, his reputation has not reached a high level."

"Especially in these years, following Sun Boxu, I have been fighting in the north and south, living in the open air, and not getting a good home, nor getting the opportunity to perform."

"If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid they would have been unwilling to stay under Sun Ce for a long time."

"The general thinks that it is human nature for Huang Gai to want to surrender and make achievements under the Prime Minister's command."

"Besides, I really can't imagine that he is pretending to surrender."

"How can he defeat our army?"

"The dangers of Yangping Pass are obvious to all."

"As long as they guard the pass, our army may not be able to make any major breakthrough against them for a while."

"Why bother to pretend to surrender?"

"Prime Minister, please think again."

(End of this chapter)