Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 107 Shrewd Brother Stupid Brother

Ma Pei, the envoy of the Young Marshal Army, marched towards the South Gate of Huaiyin with such great fanfare. Of course, it was difficult for the guards of the Qin Army in Huaiyin City to notice it immediately. In addition to quickly preparing for tight guards, the guards on the city were all curious. I don't know which song the young commander sang this time, and some clever soldiers of the Qin army guessed that the person who arrived was probably the envoy sent by the young commander, but they couldn't guess the intention of the young commander. ——The Young Marshal's slogan of revenge was loudly shouted. Of course, the desperate soldiers of the Qin Army did not dare to expect any good news from the envoy.

Guan Hu, a general of the Qin Army who fled from Ling County to the south, appeared at the south gate of the city. However, for this time the Young Marshal Army attacked the city, Guan Hu has no confidence in his heart-the huge disparity in strength is placed here, the main force of the county soldiers has been wiped out by the Young Marshal Army, and even the county government Tancheng It has been lost, and there is no longer any reinforcements to count on. Of course, Guan Hu dare not expect to continue to create miracles. The only thing Guan Hu can do now is to lead the army to defend the city and strive for a few more lives. God, Dora has brought some enemies to Huangquan Road for company.

In such an atmosphere of general despair, when Ma Pei came to Huaiyin City to reveal his identity and explain that he was here to persuade the Huaiyin defenders to surrender on Feng Zhonglai's behalf, the soldiers of the Qin Army on the city wall were naturally shocked, and the guards were also somewhat shocked. Suspecting that he had heard it wrong, he couldn't help shouting and asked, "What did you say? What are you here for?"

"The generals in the city, I am here to persuade you to surrender on behalf of our Dachu general Feng. As long as you agree, our general Feng will keep everyone safe, and we will ensure that the army will not commit any crimes after entering the city!" Pei replied loudly, and then said: "Please immediately report to your Liu Ding to Liu Xianzun, and ask him to let me go to the city to have an interview with him. I am an old friend with him, and we have always been brothers. He will definitely meet me!"

Guan Hu and many other soldiers of the Qin Army were stunned again, and in surprise, Guan Hu simply asked again: "Didn't you come here to take revenge? You even showed the banner of revenge, why did you come here to persuade us to surrender? "

"There is a special reason for us to fly that flag. As for the reason, I will tell you when we meet." Mapei replied loudly, and then said: "Please report to Liu Xianzun immediately, and ask him to allow me to go to the city for an interview. If you If you have any worries, just put down a rope and let me go to the city, I can go into the city alone without my followers, so you can rest assured, right?"

After hesitating for a while, Guan Hu asked the soldiers to let down a rope and let Mapei go up the city. Mape kept his promise, and went forward alone, tied the rope around his waist, and dragged the rope up to the top of the city. .Then without Guan Nu's orders, the soldiers of the Qin army in the city immediately put their swords on Mapei's neck, and at the same time tied up Ma Pei with that rope. He smiled and said: "General, if I guess correctly, you must be General Guan Huguan who came from Tancheng, right? If so, I have good news to tell you."

"What good news?" Guan Nu asked suspiciously, also acquiescing to her identity.

"After receiving the news that the main force of our Young Marshal Army has captured Tancheng, our General Feng immediately contacted the Tancheng Guard of our Young Marshal Army." Mapei replied: "Our Tancheng Guards please treat your family well, General, and Distribute some money and food to your family, general, so that your family will not suffer from cold and hunger, so general, please rest assured that your family will be fine."

Guan Nu looked Mapei up and down, and after a while, he snorted coldly and said, "But if I don't agree to surrender you, my family will definitely die without a place to bury you, right?"

"The general thought of going there. We, General Feng, are aboveboard. How could we do such a despicable act?" Mapei asked back, and then said, "Please rest assured, General Feng, we have absolutely no intention of using your family to coerce you. Regardless of whether you are willing to surrender, General, your family in Tancheng will never suffer any harm."

Guan Hu didn't say anything, but ordered the Qin army on the city to guard the city tightly, carefully guarding against the sudden attack of the young commander's army, and then personally escorted Mapei back to the county temple to meet Liu Dingzhi, the county magistrate of Huaiyin.As a result, after Guan Hu and Mapei left, the soldiers of the Qin army in the city were of course talking about it. They were worried that the young marshal was here to deceive their own army, trick the defenders in the city into surrendering, and then suddenly take revenge. The recruiting of the Young Marshal Army is full of expectations, and it brings him a chance to survive.

Ma Pei, who was the county magistrate of Xutai before, was indeed an old friend with Liu Dingzhi, the magistrate of Huaiyin County, and they had a good relationship before. With a slightly good face, he shouted angrily as soon as they met: "Shameless bastard who is greedy for life and afraid of death, thank you for having the face to see me!"

"Brother Liu is harsh. The reason why I donated the city of Xutai to Young Marshal Xiang was definitely not for the sake of personal honor and disgrace, but because I was forced to do it." Mapei replied confidently, saying: "The situation at that time, Brother Liu, you must also know that the Young Marshal Army and the Qin Jiayi Army from Lingxian County are besieging the city with heavy troops, and Xutai City has few soldiers, and it will be destroyed sooner or later. If the city is destroyed, the Great Chu Young Marshal Army with strict military discipline will be fine, sure. He won’t poison the common people and kill innocent people, but don’t you know what Qin Jia’s subordinates are doing, brother Liu? Letting them kill into Xutai City, what’s the difference from a hungry wolf rushing into a flock of sheep? So I had no choice but to For the sake of the soldiers and civilians in Xutai City, Li Shu, I can only make up my mind and surrender to the young commander's army."

After finishing speaking, Ma Pei quickly added another sentence, saying: "Fortunately, my younger brother didn't sacrifice his personal reputation for nothing. The lives of Li Shu in Xutai City were finally saved. At the same time, General Feng was also very good to younger brother. Not only did he reward generously , and also reused the little brother, so that the little brother has a chance to meet you again, Brother Liu."

"Spoofing!" Liu Dingzhi yelled at the table, roaring: "It is obvious that you are greedy for life and afraid of death, coveting the glory and wealth promised by Xiang Kang's traitor, so you surrendered in Kaicheng! You have the face to push the responsibility to the people of Daqin!" On his body, he said that he surrendered for the sake of Li Shu in the whole city of Xutai!"

"Brother Liu, if you insist on seeing it that way, then I have nothing to say." Ma Pei spread his hands helplessly, and said, "Brother Liu, now it's your turn to be in the same situation as my younger brother. The young commanders of Dachu surrounded the city. The destruction of Huaiyin City will only happen overnight. Although the military discipline of the Young Commander's Army is strict, they will definitely not attack the innocent people in the city after breaking the city, but Brother Liu, as the county magistrate of Huaiyin, if you continue to be stubborn and insist on embarrassing the Young Commander's Army, then After the Young Marshal's army broke the city, even if General Feng wanted to let you go, there was no reason for him to let you go. Brother Liu, you are also a person who takes care of your family. Don't you think about it for yourself and your parents, wife and children? ?”

"Dreaming!" Liu Dingzhi flatly refused, saying: "As a minister of the Great Qin, I swear allegiance to the Great Qin court to the death. How could I bend my knees and surrender to the remnant Xiang Kang traitor of the Chu Kingdom like you, a shameless bastard?"

"Brother Liu, why are you bothering?" Ma Pei persuaded: "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to serve. The tribes have raised troops to restore the country, and the country of the Tyrant Qin Dynasty is already in jeopardy, and its destruction is only a matter of time. At this time of life and death, the most important thing you should do, brother Liu, is to quickly abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and choose another master to show your strength and live up to what you have learned in your life. Why do you have to be stubborn and insist on being buried with the tyrant Hu Hai when you have a splendid talent? Not to mention sacrificing yourself, you are also doomed to implicate your parents, wife and children, why should you do this?"

Liu Dingzhi remained silent, and Ma Pei said plausibly: "Also, brother Liu, your loyalty to the Qin Dynasty is admirable, but last time you repelled the joint attack of the Young Marshal Army and Qin Jiajun. By keeping Huaiyin for the time being, the Tyrant Qin court has repaid the kindness the Tyrant Qin court has shown you. Now Huaiyin is an isolated city, Brother Liu, your boss Gongsun Qing has also been defeated and died, and Tancheng, the governor of Donghai County, has also been defeated by us Xiang Shao. Shuai personally took it down, Brother Liu, how can you give your allegiance to the Tyrant Qin court, and who will you show your allegiance to? Kaicheng surrendered at this time because you have nowhere to go, no power to use, not only can no one blame Yu You, the thousands of soldiers and civilians in Huaiyin Chengli, will only thank you, Brother Liu!"

If he was really determined to be buried with Hu Hai, Liu Dingzhi had already had someone push Mapei out and chop him up, so how could he let Mapei talk so much nonsense in front of him?With thoughts already in his heart, and after listening to his friend's repeated persuasion, Liu Dingzhi's heart was naturally shaken even more, but Liu Dingzhi did not dare to act rashly, turned his eyes to Guan Nu who was sitting next to him, and asked tentatively: "General Guan, Ma Pei, a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death, deceives the public with lies. Do you think we should beat him out of the city with sticks? Or behead him on the spot to prove our determination to stand against the thieves outside the city?"

The wives, children, and children are all held in the hands of the young marshals, and of course Guan Hu does not dare to act casually. At the same time, when Liu Dingzhi's intentions are not clear, Guan Hu does not dare to reveal that his attitude has actually been shaken. After a while, he said: "Xianzun, how to deal with this traitor envoy is not in a hurry. But there is one thing that is very strange, and the county lord needs to investigate carefully."

"What does General Guan think is strange?" Liu Dingzhi asked.

"The rebels outside the city came under the banner of revenge this time, and they threatened to avenge the rebel soldiers who were killed and injured in the last Huaiyin battle." Guan Hu said: "Why did the rebels suddenly send envoys after the soldiers came to the city?" Come to persuade us to surrender, don't they want to take revenge? Doesn't Liu Xianzun think this is very strange?"

"That's right, it's quite strange." Liu Dingzhi nodded, then quickly turned to Mapei and asked, "You rebels, didn't you say you want to avenge your dead and wounded bandits last time? Why are there still?" Come here to persuade us to surrender? What kind of trick is this?"

Mapei smiled, very easily, and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, General Guan, you still don't understand that the reason why our General Feng ordered the banner of revenge is not because we really want to liquidate Your previous old account is for the sake of Brother Liu and General Guan!"

"For our sake? What's the point?" Liu Dingzhi asked in surprise.

"Brother Liu, why don't you think about it, if we, General Feng, don't play this banner, let the younger brother directly persuade you to surrender in Kaicheng." According to Feng Zhong's instructions, Ma Pei said plausibly: "Then Brother Liu, you and General Guan will be fine. You have made a wise choice, but what if the soldiers under your command refuse to accept? What if the Li Shu in the city refuses to agree? What if some of them take the risk and attack you suddenly, how will you deal with it?"

"But isn't the situation completely different now?" Mapei pointed out: "Our army has blatantly raised the banner of revenge, and then let out rumors that it is going to avenge the soldiers who died last time. The soldiers and civilians in Huaiyin City listened Can there be someone who is not afraid? Can there be someone who is not worried about their wealth and life? In desperation, Brother Liu, you and General Guan made a wise choice. In order to survive, which one of the soldiers and civilians in Huaiyin City dare not obey? Who dares to have a different heart? Brother Liu, you and General Guan, why do you need to worry about your lives?"

Liu Dingzhi and Guan Hu were silent together. Although they knew that Ma Pei's words were incomplete and untrue, they had to admit that he had surrendered at this time, and the people below would not have any resistance. Countless people raised their hands in support.Ma Pei checked his words and took the opportunity to say: "Brother Liu, General Guan, we General Feng have thought about this for you, what else do you have to worry about? Don't hesitate any longer, life and death honor and disgrace are already in your mind, we Feng The general can guarantee that as long as you open the city and surrender, not only will he never harm you, but he will definitely use you again and give you great rewards. For your own sake, and for the sake of all the soldiers, civilians, women and children in Huaiyin City, make up your mind."

Liu Dingzhi and Guan Hu were even more shaken in their hearts, and couldn't help secretly peeking at each other's reactions. After finding out that the other party was also peeking at themselves, Liu Dingzhi and Guan Hu also immediately understood that they and the other party had actually been together for a long time. So he thought of surrendering, but he couldn't hold back his face and agreed.After thinking about it again, Liu Dingzhi, who was still a little bit capable, suddenly shed tears, choked up and said: "General Guan, it's not that the officials are greedy for life and fear of death, it's because we really have nowhere to go now, it's for the sake of the whole city." For the sake of the people, we should live and die together with Huaiyin City, so make up your mind, and the officials will listen to you."

"You are so shameless, you obviously want to surrender, and you want to drag me into a scapegoat." Guan Hu was contemptuous in his heart, but unfortunately his acting skills were too poor. Guan Hu couldn't do it like Liu Dingzhi. Then the guard said: "Well, call all the officials and generals in the city and ask their opinions."

As soon as Liu Dingzhi heard the applause, he hurriedly summoned the city officials and generals of the defenders together with Guan Hu, publicly announced the intention of Mapei's visit, and then asked everyone for their opinions.The result was as expected by Liu Dingzhi and Guan Hu. In desperation, for the sake of their own lives, almost everyone expressed their willingness to surrender. Liu Dingzhi also cried bitterly again, beating his chest and feet for a long time, and then invited Mapei. Sit down in the middle, lead the Chinese and military officials in the city to kowtow to Mapei, and formally accept the surrender of the young commander.

The next thing is simple, Liu Dingzhi and Guan Hu led the city officials out of the city to surrender, Feng Zhong swore an arrow in public, and swore that he would never harm anyone in Huaiyin City, and then sent troops into the city without any trouble. One soldier took down Huaiyin County, which Uncle Xiang and his son had repeatedly conquered before, and also incorporated the Huaiyin Qin Army, which was still somewhat combat-effective, in one fell swoop.

That night, Feng Zhong held a banquet in the temple of Huaiyin County to celebrate the successful capture of Huaiyin, and sent someone to Xiang You camp to invite Xiang Bo to the city for the banquet. Unfortunately, Xiang Bo declined the invitation on the pretext of feeling unwell.At the same time, after Feng Zhong's envoy left, Uncle Xiang overturned the case in front of him in a rage, and shouted: "Obviously I just want to surrender, and I still sell so many tricks, and I can't let the old man know anything about it! Mrs. Feng Zhong, Bullying this old man too much!"

Zhang Liang, who had been beaten many times, kept silent, and it was only after Uncle Xiang had lost his temper that Zhang Liang tried weakly to persuade him: "Brother Uncle calm down, this is also a good thing, at least you can meet Xiang Zhuguo a few days earlier. Huaiyin surrendered without a fight, and your army took advantage of the momentum to go south, and it would not be a big problem if you want to take Guangling again. If you take Guangling, your army will be able to join forces with Xiangzhu's army smoothly."

Zhang Liang's words reminded Uncle Xiang, and Xiang Bo suddenly had a glimmer of hope. He nodded quickly and said, "Yes, it is indeed a good thing. At least I can join forces with my brother's army a few days earlier. I'm in charge, let's see if he, Feng Zhong, dares to be such a villain! And let's see if he, Xiang Kang, the evil animal, dares to be obedient to this old man!"

After finishing speaking, after thinking about it quickly, Uncle Xiang immediately brought his pen and ink, and wrote a letter to Xiang Liang on the spot. While telling Xiang Liang the current situation of the Young Marshal Army, he asked Xiang Liang to raise his troops to the north as soon as possible to take over The territory and army that Xiang Kang laid down for the old Xiang family, suggested that after Xiang Liang joined forces with the Young Marshal Army, he immediately reorganized the Young Marshal Army team and adjusted personnel so that the Xiang family could firmly control the army.In addition, Xiang Bo naturally had to slander Xiang Kang a few more words, complaining about Xiang Kang's frivolous flesh and blood, reusing a different surname, and laying hidden dangers for the future development of the Xiang family's army. Let's talk about Xiang Kang's meaning.

To Xiang Bo's surprise, Xiang Liang got in touch with the Young Marshal Army on the southern line earlier than he expected. One day later, Feng Zhong led his army to go south along Qin Chi Road, and it only took two days to successfully drive to Guangling City. I ran into an envoy sent by Xiang Liang to contact the young commander.But what Xiang Bo couldn't believe was that Xiang Liang, the real boss of Xiang Kang Yaozun's Young Marshal Army, issued the first order to prevent the Young Marshal Army from rushing to join him, and asked the Southern Front Young Marshal Army to give priority to sweeping the East China Sea The remaining Qin army in the southern part of the county will discuss joining forces after Xiang Liang has completely pacified Jiangdong.

In addition, Xiang Liang also strongly praised Xiang Kang's outstanding performance in his own letter, letting Xiang Kang continue to let go of his hands and feet, and he can do whatever he wants on the territory of the Young Marshal Army. Ask yourself for instructions.At the same time, Xiang Liang also considered Xiang Kang's seniority and age in the Xiang family, and asked the envoy to give Xiang Kang his own sword, so that Xiang Kang could take it with him when members of the Xiang family disobeyed orders. Bring out your own sword, and use your identity as the head of the Xiang family to dispose of it on your behalf, fight when you need to fight, kill when you need to kill, there is no need to be polite!
Knowing Xiang Liang's attitude, Feng Zhong, who was somewhat worried, of course smiled happily, Xiang Bo, like an eggplant beaten by frost, was completely dismayed on the spot, and Zhang Liang sighed secretly in his heart, saying: "One mother and one fellow Brother, why is one as stupid as a pig and the other as cunning as a fox? You have put your good words to this point, and you have also put your attitude of support and trust to this point. In the future, Xiang Liang will raise his troops to the north just to prevent Xiang Kang It's hard for Zhuzi to bow his head and listen to him obediently."

(End of this chapter)