Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Outside Lueyang City, Han camp.

Inside the central army tent, Liu Bei was staring at the sand table with his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

The generals were rubbing their hands, eager to give it a try.

They were all prepared. If Yan Xing refused to surrender, the army would continue to attack the city and raze Lueyang to the ground.

Only Xiao Fang was calm and composed, as if everything was under control.

"Your Majesty, Yan Mao is here!"

Chen Dao rushed in excitedly.

Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he waved his hand and said, "Pass it quickly!"

A moment.

Yan Mao entered the tent with a look of joy on his face, knelt on the ground, and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, I have come to my senses and am willing to return to the Han Dynasty and surrender to Your Majesty!"

Liu Bei smiled.

The generals' full spirit of fighting also disappeared, and while they breathed a sigh of relief, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Yan Xing's surrender meant that Lueyang was captured without a fight.

Liu Bei was naturally happy, but it was natural for his generals to feel disappointed as they had lost a contribution.

"Get up quickly."

Liu Bei helped Yan Mao up and praised him with satisfaction:

"I am very pleased that your father is so understanding. I promised you and your son that I will keep my promise."

The emperor's repeated promise made Yan Mao feel more at ease.

After hurriedly thanking him, Yan Mao bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, I have something else to ask for your approval. I don't know if I should say it or not."

Liu Bei smiled and waved his hand, saying, "You can talk as you please."

After some thought, Yan Mao told Liu Bei about how Yan Xing, out of the relationship between him and Cao Cao as a subject, had requested Liu Bei to release Yu Jin and Cheng Gongying, and to allow his 5,000 Yizhou soldiers to safely evacuate Lueyang.

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers' eyes moved slightly and they looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, Yu Jin is fine, the key is Cheng Gongying, this man is quite intelligent."

"According to the existing spy intelligence, Cao Cao's plan to attack Chencang was the work of this man."

"If we let this man go, it would be like letting a tiger go back into the mountains. He will be a disaster sooner or later."

Fa Zheng came closer and reminded Liu Bei in a low voice.

Liu Bei hesitated and looked at Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang smiled disapprovingly and said proudly:
"This Cheng Gongying does have some wisdom, but so what?"

"Under Cao Cao's command, Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, which one of them was not resourceful and which one was not better than Cheng Gongying?"

"With so many talented people, has Cao Cao ever defeated Your Majesty once? Can he stop the Han army and defend Guanzhong and Liangzhou?"

"A mere Cheng Gongying is not worth mentioning!"

Xiao Fang was domineering and conceited, and his words showed his disdain for Cheng Gongying.

Fa Zheng was slightly shocked, and was infected by Xiao Fang's bold and confident words. He couldn't help but nodded slightly to show his agreement.

Liu Bei agreed with this and said without hesitation:

"Since your father values ​​righteousness so much, there is no reason for me not to fulfill his wish. Just tell your father that I have approved his request!"

Yan Mao was overjoyed and bowed to Liu Bei several times immediately.

So after agreeing on the specific time details of opening the city and surrendering, Yan Mao took Liu Bei's imperial edict and went back to Lueyang City.

...

The next day, at dawn.

On the city wall of Lueyang East Gate, the flag with the word Qin on it was lowered and the flag with the word Han on it was raised.

The drawbridge was lowered, the city gates were opened, and thousands of Xiliang Qin soldiers abandoned their weapons and marched out of the city in an orderly manner, waiting to be incorporated by the Han army.

At the same time, the Han army in the south of the city opened the encirclement as promised under Liu Bei's edict, leaving a gap to the south.

Generals Yu Jin and Cheng Gongying, feeling uneasy, led 5,000 soldiers from Yizhou out of the city, nervously passed through the Han army's encirclement, and left the city.

The moment he passed through the Han camp, Yu Jin felt relieved and immediately galloped away on his horse regardless of everything.

The five thousand Qin soldiers abandoned their weapons and flags and fled like frightened birds, fearing that Liu Bei would change his mind.

The Qin army surrendered or left, and Lueyang soon became an empty city.

The Han army then entered the city and took over the last barrier city north of Jicheng. At noon, Chinese flags were raised above the four gates, announcing that Lueyang City had officially changed hands.

The change of guard is completed.

Accompanied by his son and a few personal guards, Yan Xing personally came to the Han camp to meet Liu Bei, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

At this time, Liu Bei had already led his advisers and generals to greet them in front of the camp gate in person.

"Father, that is the emperor. The emperor is waiting for you at the camp gate himself!"

"Also, that's Prime Minister Xiao, Ma Mengqi, Fa Xiaozhi, Zhao Zilong... all the important officials under your majesty are here!"

Yan Maoda pointed far ahead and shouted excitedly.

Yan Xing was flattered, and the uneasiness in his heart immediately turned into emotion.

"I am just a surrendered general, but the emperor led all the civil and military officials out of the camp to welcome me. People say that the emperor of the Han Dynasty is a benevolent and wise ruler, a great leader, and his reputation is well-deserved!"

Yan Xing was filled with emotion. He immediately dismounted from his horse, took a few steps forward and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I, the guilty minister, pay my respects to His Majesty!"

Liu Bei hurried forward to help him up, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"Zilu, what you said is wrong. You returned to the Han Dynasty and helped me take Lueyang without a fight, saving thousands of soldiers from death in battle. What crime have you committed?"

"You are not a criminal, you are still a meritorious official of the Han Dynasty!"

The remaining uneasiness in Yan Xing's heart was completely dispelled by Liu Bei's words "You are a meritorious minister of the Han Dynasty". He was so happy and relieved that he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"I have wasted half my life, and today I finally meet a wise master!"

"We, the people of Xiliang, have finally waited for the true and wise leader!"

"Your servant Yan Xing will definitely change his past mistakes and go through fire and water for Your Majesty and the Han Dynasty. I will never refuse!"

Yan Xing bowed again and expressed his determination.

This statement made Liu Bei feel relieved and satisfied.

So he hurriedly helped Yan Xing up again and smiled heroically:
"It is not a big deal that I have gained Lueyang. The greatest gain is to have you, Yan Zilu, a fierce general from Xiliang!"

"I have prepared the wine, let's go back to the tent and talk."

At that moment, Liu Bei took Yan Xing and his son back to the imperial tent.

A banquet had been set up in the tent, one to welcome Yan Xing and the other to celebrate the capture of Lueyang City without a fight.

"My son has been treated well by the Prime Minister in Chang'an. If the Prime Minister had not advised Your Majesty, I would not have had the opportunity to surrender to the Han Dynasty today."

"I am extremely grateful for your kindness, Prime Minister. I would like to offer you this glass of wine!"

After Yan Xing toasted Liu Bei, the second cup of wine naturally had to be offered to Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang raised his glass and smiled faintly:
"General Yan, you are too kind. It is because Your Majesty is respectful and virtuous that he accepted my advice. This is why we have the opportunity to drink and chat here."

"We should toast to His Majesty with this glass of wine!"

Xiao Fang attributed all the credit to Liu Bei and raised his glass to him with a smile.

Yan Xing hurriedly followed suit and raised his glass to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei knew that Xiao Fang was trying to take credit for himself, so he just smiled and drank the cup in one gulp.

"General Mengqi, this glass of wine..."

After the third glass of wine, Yan Xing came to Ma Chao.

Before he could even open his mouth to apologize, Ma Chao raised his glass and said proudly:

"What happened in the past is over, don't mention it again. From now on, we will live and die together, expand the territory for Your Majesty, and go through fire and water."

"Nothing more to say. Come on, it's all in the wine."

Ma Chao raised his head and drank the whole glass of wine.

Yan Xing was stunned at first, then he raised his head and drank it all.

Afterwards, the two Xiliang men looked at each other and laughed, and their past grudges were resolved.

Seeing that the two had no more grudges against each other, Liu Bei was very pleased and raised his glass again.

"Come on, let's drink till we're drunk!"

"Let's drink the wine. Tomorrow the army will march south and take Jicheng!"

All the generals raised their glasses.

Inside the imperial tent, loud laughter echoed. (End of this chapter)