Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 599. Zhao Lei's Design
The general of the Han army was only twenty or thirty steps away from where the two men were fighting for their lives, but all the Han soldiers just watched quietly the bloody fight between Cao Rui, Sima Yi, and Sima Yi's disciples.

Finally, Cao Rui bit Sima Yi's throat like a mad dog, and then stood up unsteadily. At this time, Cao Rui was covered in blood, just like a zombie escaping from a future science fiction movie.

Cao Rui didn't even look at the Han army, he staggered to the back and picked up the sword that Sima Yi had just kicked away from the ground.

At this time, Cao Rui's guards behind him had also eliminated the traitors among them. It seemed that Cao Rui would be the final winner if he ignored the hundreds of Han troops in front of him.

"Although I don't know who you are, you are lucky today to have picked up a credit."

Cao Rui muttered to himself, then picked up his sword and slashed his own throat. The rest of the Cao family might be fine, but as the sons of Cao Pi, Cao Pi was the chief culprit who usurped the Han Dynasty, and Cao Rui knew this better than anyone else.

In order to publicize its own legitimacy, Ji Han must now settle accounts with the main culprits of Cao Pi's lineage who usurped the Han Dynasty, otherwise the legitimacy of Ji Han will definitely be questioned.

As the son of Cao Pi, even if he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy from the Han army, his final outcome would probably be either being killed or exiled thousands of miles away. Either way, Cao Rui did not want to do that, so rather than being humiliated by the Han army and then dying, he would rather commit suicide.

Seeing Cao Rui commit suicide, some of the guards who followed Cao Rui committed suicide. Most of them were loyal warriors who had followed Cao Rui for a long time. There were also two or three people who just knelt on the ground with gloomy faces and raised their hands to show surrender.

"Take the man away and report to Commander Zhang."

Yan Gui ignored Cao Rui's feelings and happily took Cao Rui and Sima Yi, the two people Zhang Nan, the admiral of the navy, had specifically requested. As for Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, he also took them along, because although their priority was not as high as the other two, they were also on the list of the admiral Zhang.

Two days later, when Zhang Nan brought Sima Yi and his two sons and Cao Rui's body to Luoyang from Mengjin, the dust had already settled in Luoyang City.

Cao Wei's Shangshu Ling Chen Qun hanged himself at home after the Han army completely captured Cao Wei's palace.

Although Chen Qun and Liu Bei had met several times in Xuzhou, Chen Qun's son Chen Tai was killed by the Han army during the Battle of Luoyang, and Chen Qun's lineage was cut off. Chen Qun also knew that the Han Dynasty was going to destroy Wei, so he was so disheartened that he simply ended his life with a white silk.

Hua Xin was similar to him. As the first person to force Emperor Xian to abdicate, Hua Xin knew that he would inevitably be punished by the Han Dynasty in the future, so he took his entire family to commit suicide in advance with a cup of poisoned wine to avoid falling into the hands of the Han army.

There were countless people who were equally loyal to the Wei or who knew they had committed serious sins. It took the Han army several days just to clean up these suicides, and then they had to issue notices to reassure the people and stabilize order in the city.

"Wen Jin, it's ok. I just gave you the news a few days ago, and you caught him now?"

When Feng Xi heard that Zhang Nan had come in person, he hurried to the hall and saw four bodies covered with white cloth in the hall. "Of course. Feng Xiuyuan, you think I, Zhang Nan, am a vegetarian. After you sent me the news, I immediately sent people to investigate the situation in Wen County. I found that the Sima family was still staying in Wen County and there was nothing unusual. I knew that the other party had not crossed the river yet, and most likely they were stopped by my navy.

So I specifically asked those small families who had taken refuge with us to help us transport supplies to Henan. I also told them that if anyone wanted to take a ride on the boat, they should just ask for a high price. If the other party could bite their teeth and agree, we should immediately inform our people. "

Zhang Nan was very proud when he said this. Usually, it was Feng Xiuyuan who came up with the plan, which made Zhang Wenjin look stupid. But this time, he came up with the plan himself... Of course, Deputy Governor Zhao Lei also helped to perfect it.

In fact, Zhang Nan only proposed that these people from the noble families should travel back and forth, and all the detailed steps and plans such as asking for a huge price were made by Zhao Lei.

At first, Zhang Nan didn't understand, because asking for too much would easily make the other party give up. But Zhao Lei boldly concluded that Sima Yi and his men must want to return to Hebei as soon as possible. As long as Sima Yi could get to Wen County or meet Wu Zhi, this little money would not be a big deal.

Those who just want to try their luck will definitely be scared away by the price. On the contrary, people like Sima Yi and Cao Rui will want to cross the river at all costs.

As for tipping off, Zhao Lei's suggestion was to take a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, let some of the Han army's own people also board these ships to avoid any accidents; on the other hand, make an agreement with these "merchant ships" permitted by the Han army. If everything goes well, they will respond to the inspection normally. If someone who meets the requirements appears, they will bribe the Han army who is inspecting.

The amount of the bribe is not the key point. For example, the Huang family manager actually gave the Han army a bag of copper coins, which was not worth much at all. However, the act of "bribery" was the biggest signal.

This behavior is also the most reasonable action in the current environment, and it will not arouse suspicion. As expected, even the suspicious Sima Yi did not doubt that "Han army accepted bribes" after knowing that "Yan Gui was greedy for money".

After listening to Zhao Lei's supplement, Zhang Nan was extremely impressed with Zhao Lei. Zhao Lei was indeed the number one hero who secretly carried out sabotage in Jingzhou under the nose of Eastern Wu, contacted various tribes, and finally even cooperated with the Han army to capture Jiangling. He grasped the small details of such a desperate moment with great accuracy.

As expected, when Sima Yi called himself the housekeeper, the Huang family's steward almost laughed out loud. How could the other party, who looked so ignorant of the sufferings of the world, be a housekeeper who had been dealing with grassroots people for years? Not to mention the vague aura of a high-ranking official on him.

Therefore, the Huang family steward guessed in two seconds that the other party was probably the person that the Han army had mentioned before, who they should pay special attention to. However, for a small man like the Huang family steward who had worked hard at the bottom of the society, such things as serving different dishes to different people were no big deal. Therefore, even Sima Yi did not notice anything unusual in the other party's behavior.

The principle that every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses is just like this.

The final result was that the Han army successfully received the news from the Huang family. Yan Gui, who was in charge of this section of the defense, immediately stood ready near Heyang, the destination of the Huang family's fleet, ready to capture or kill Sima Yi and his party as soon as they came ashore.

Originally, Yan Gui was not sure whether the other party was the people Zhang Nan mentioned, but when he saw that they were indeed a combination of two young people, one old and one young, and Yan Gui lied a little, Cao Rui confessed, and the credit naturally fell on Yan Gui.

(End of this chapter)