Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 689 Urgent Letter: Jiguan was breached, Shen Rong surrendered?
It took Zhang Sui and his companions nearly two days to hear from Tian Chou and other officials about the weather conditions in the Wuhuan area of ​​the three counties.

Afterwards, Zhang Sui and others rested for two days.

On the fifth day after arriving in Yijing, Zhang Sui took Liu Ye, Sima Yi, Gao Shun, Xu Rong, Cheng Lian, Chen Dao, Shi A and others to carefully understand the situation of the Third Army led by Zhang He in Yijing.

It was not until the first day of September that everyone formulated specific combat deployment.

This battle deployment still complied with the battle challenge made by the Wuhuan King Tadun.

Since this Tadun wants to fight for the Yuan family's legitimacy, then we must defeat him thoroughly and openly from the front so that the world will have no chance to complain.

On the second day of September, Zhang Sui asked Zhang He to write a letter personally to the Wuhuan king Tadun, agreeing to fight at Baideng on the first day of October.

On the third day of September, Zhang Sui and everyone else reviewed all the battle deployments so that every general could remember them and avoid omissions.

At noon, Zhang Sui was taking a nap in his room alone.

Just as he was half asleep, Sima Yi opened the door and came in in a hurry, saying, "Something bad has happened, brother!"

Zhang Sui sat up from the bed, yawned, and looked at Sima Yi suspiciously.

Looking at Sima Yi's anxious look, Zhang Sui wanted to laugh.

How could this Sima Yi be as shrewd and calculating as he was in history?
Now he seems like a fool.

Now that he has reached this level as an official, he should be calm and composed.

Thinking of “the calm and peaceful well”, Zhang Sui was stunned.

When did this word appear in your mind?

Seeing that Zhang Sui had no reaction, Sima Yi ran over with a piece of cloth and handed it to Zhang Sui, saying, "Lord Ju just sent an urgent battle report from Yecheng. My lord, please respond immediately and send a pigeon to send the letter!"

Zhang Sui took the cloth strip from Sima Yi and glanced at it.

His expression changed as well.

The content of the battle report was extremely simple: Cao Cao led an army of 70,000 and was defeated by Ma Chao in Tongguan. At the same time, Cao Ang led 30,000 elite troops to attack Jiguan. Jiguan seemed to have been captured, and the acting commander of the Second Legion, Shen Rong, was suspected of surrendering!

Zhang Sui looked at the information in a daze.

Cao Cao was still defeated by Ma Chao in Tongguan!
This is a re-enactment of a famous historical scene.

Ma Chao did not disappoint himself.

However, Jiguan was actually breached.

Moreover, it was Cao Ang who led his army to the successful attack.

Zhang then closed the strip of cloth.

Sima Yi asked anxiously: "Brother, what should we do?"

"Should we give up the battle with Taton and rush over there urgently?"

Zhang Sui exhaled and said unhappily, "Are you kidding? If we rush over here, the daylily will be cold."

Sima Yi nodded, feeling a little overwhelmed.

The scene of his meeting with Shen Rong emerged in Zhang Sui’s mind.

After a while, he said to Sima Yi, "Zhongda, you write, I will tell you, and report back to Lord Ju immediately."

Sima Yi nodded and took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Zhang Sui was still sitting on the bed, organizing his words as he spoke: "Lord Ju, although the capture of Jiguan was unexpected, it is not unacceptable."

"Cao Cao wants to go north, and Jiguan is an important pass."

"Only by taking over Jiguan can the cavalry attack Henei County without any obstacles."

"Tell Sima Fang, the General of Agriculture, that all crops in Henei County have been destroyed."

"People should evacuate Hanoi County immediately."

"Use Hanoi County as the battle point and gradually build a defense system to slow down the enemy's offensive."

"In the next six months, we will still focus on defense and will not leave the city to actively fight Cao's army."

"When I return, I will discuss compensation with all the ministers for the losses in Hanoi County."

"I will never forget the contributions the Sima family has made to Hebei."

"When I take over the three Wuhuan counties, we will formally declare war on Cao Cao next year."

"As for Shen Rong's surrender, send the Jinyiwei to protect the Shen family's safety and do not allow anyone to do anything extreme to them."

"Notice to all people in Yecheng that anyone who dares to retaliate against the family members of the trial will be temporarily arrested and thrown into the dungeon to await trial."

"Send a spy to lurk in Jiguan and investigate Shen Rong's situation in detail before making a decision."

"If Shen Rong has to surrender, although it is hard to accept, it is also reasonable." "It is still as I said before, if one person makes a mistake, no one will be implicated."

"Other matters will be decided by Lord Ju and the General Staff. There is no need to come all the way to ask me for a decision."

After Sima Yi finished speaking, he blew the ink dry and looked at Zhang Sui with some embarrassment, saying, "Brother, is this really the way to deal with Shen Rong's situation?"

Zhang Sui asked back: "What do you think?"

Sima Yi asked, "What if Shen Rong is faced with the same situation as Wen Chou?"

Zhang Sui exhaled and said, "I'll admit it then."

"Besides, you also said it was just in case."

"There is no such thing as a general who always wins in this world. There will always be people who lose in battle."

"We cannot ask all defeated generals not to surrender, but to commit suicide to apologize."

"If this is really done, who would dare to lead the troops into battle?"

Sima Yi said "oh".

After folding the letter, Sima Yi stood up and said, "Then, brother, have I sent the letter by carrier pigeon?"

Zhang Sui nodded.

Sima Yi then quickly left with the letter.

Zhang Sui looked at the sky outside the door and sighed.

Being a monarch is indeed not an easy thing.

Betrayal may be commonplace.

I thought of the scene where Wen Chou committed suicide in front of me.

Thinking of the scene where Shen Rong and his family kneeled in front of him.

Zhang Sui rubbed his face vigorously with both hands.

He thought of someone--

Liu Bei.

To be honest, he was feeling very uneasy and even a little angry.

I am a person living two thousand years later and have already read the history books of this period.

As a man of this era, Liu Bei was able to accept the betrayal of Huang Quan and others after the defeat in the Battle of Yiling, and did not implicate anyone else.

Zhang Sui began to admire Liu Bei's broad-mindedness more and more.

The men in Lao Liu's family may all be scumbags when it comes to treating women.

However, as emperors, the men of the Liu family did a pretty good job.

At least, he is a role model for me to learn from.

Thinking of this, Zhang Sui got off the bed, scratched a small piece of wood on the table with a dagger, dipped it in ink, and wrote the word "忍" on the palm of his left hand.

This was something I learned when I was a child, reading an article about Mr. Lu Xun. I think I learned it when I was reading "Baicao Bookstore".

Mr. Lu Xun carved the word "early" on the corner of his desk.

Zhang Sui hoped that he could be more patient.

After all, this was the chaotic period at the end of the Han Dynasty.

If you really encounter a general who is afraid of death and chooses to surrender, there is nothing wrong with that.

In history, even powerful men like Guan Yu and Zhang Liao surrendered.

In the next few days, Zhang Sui and everyone finally confirmed the battle deployment, and the army began to take action.

Among them, Gao Shun's Xianchen Camp, Xu Rong's Feixiong Army, and Sima Yi, with 10,000 new troops, left Yijing in advance, led by officials from the three counties of Wuhuan as guides.

Xianchenying rushed to Baitan.

The Feixiong Army rushed to Wuzhong.

Sima Yi's 10,000 new troops rushed to Xuwushan.

After Zhang Sui led the new army to start the battle at Baideng, if Zhang Sui won and Tadun was defeated, Gao Shun's Xianchen Camp and Xu Rong's Feixiong Army would rush to support from their respective locations, attack Tadun's army together, and draw the Wuhuan army of the three counties to attack.

Sima Yi's 10,000 new troops dug through mountains and filled ravines, took a small path from Xuwu Mountain and headed straight for Liucheng, captured this government seat, and then joined forces with Zhang Sui, Xianchen Camp, and Feixiong Army.

If Zhang Sui failed, Gao Shun's Xianchen Camp and Xu Rong's Feixiong Army would attack Pinggang, the former capital of the Wuhuan in the three counties, to attract the attention of the Donghu people. Xu Wushan's Sima Yi would then outflank the Donghu people, who had just fought a great battle, and encircle and suppress them in the Pinggang area.

(End of this chapter)