Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 315 The Battlefield on the Northern Front (6)

There were too many affairs to be dealt with in the barracks after the war, and it was at dinner time that Uncle Zhou found time to talk alone with Zhou Shu, the old man from Shangshan. While eating together, he listened to Zhou Shu's opinions on recruiting and surrendering the allied forces of Jin and Zhai.

Zhou Shu was also very clear about Uncle Zhou's intentions, and just now there were no other idlers waiting, Zhou Shu said directly: "General Zhou, in my humble opinion, we'd better not persuade Zhang Han, Sima Xin, and Dong Yi to start a fight. If the city surrenders, at least we cannot persuade these three men to put down their weapons and surrender."

"Why?" Uncle Zhou asked in surprise.

"Because if these three people surrender to us at the same time, the follow-up matter will be very difficult for us." Zhou Shu replied more directly.

"The follow-up matters are difficult for us?" Uncle Zhou became more confused, and hurriedly asked: "Mr. Luli, how difficult are the follow-up matters for us?"

"General Zhou, what's your impression of Zhang Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin?" Zhou Shu asked back.

"It's very bad." Uncle Zhou didn't hide anything, and immediately said: "First of all, I am from Wei, and my old master Wei Jiu was forced to death by them. He had a deep hatred with them, and he has never had a good impression of them. The second is I also despise the behavior of these three people. For their personal benefit, they led nearly [-] Tyrant Qin troops to surrender to the coalition of princes. The soldiers humiliated and abused us in every possible way, and even tortured and killed them wantonly, even if they were so selfish, even if they really surrendered to us, I would never think highly of them."

"That's why we can't accept them surrendering together." Zhou Shu said, "General, you are from Wei, and you still despise Zhang Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin so much, let alone with those who were betrayed by them. The Guanzhong soldiers, and the Guanzhong people who are connected with those Guanzhong soldiers?"

"If we want to recruit Zhang Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin, the minimum prerequisite is to promise to spare them from death. After they surrender, they will set an example for other princes so that we can recruit other princes in the future. Well, not only can our king not kill them, but at least he must give them an official title, otherwise, it will definitely be very bad for us to attack other princes in the future. But if our king does it, how will we explain to the people of Guanzhong?"

"More than three years ago, the gang of Zhang Han and Dong Yi led 28 Guanzhong soldiers out of the pass, not only failed to bring these Guanzhong soldiers back to their hometown, but also betrayed these Guanzhong soldiers to the princes outside the pass for their own selfishness. , let the princes outside the pass beat, abuse, and slaughter wantonly. The relatives of these soldiers in the pass have already hated these fellows to the bone. Lord, let them continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, how can the people of Guanzhong agree? If they refuse to agree, how can our king and our Han army win the support of the people in Guanzhong?"

"If we compare our Han army to a big tree, then of course the young commanders and old men brought into Guanzhong by our king are the trunk, the countless Guanzhong soldiers are our branches and leaves, and the millions of Guanzhong people are our trees. Roots, without roots, branches and leaves, there is only one trunk left. Is it possible for this big tree to survive? The old man thinks that our king must understand this truth, so he absolutely does not want to see Zhang Han, Dong Dong, etc. Yi and Sima Xin surrendered to us, forcing him into a dilemma."

Talking about this endlessly, Zhou Shu paused for a while, and then continued: "So, General Zhou, now you should understand why the old man stopped you from sending Mr. Uncle Sun into the city to recruit you, right? ?Because once we succeed in recruiting, not only will our people in Guanzhong not agree, but our king will also not be happy. Only by taking this opportunity to get rid of these three idiots can we avoid the difficult problem of how to deal with them. Only then can we give Guanzhong Wanmin a bad breath and make them support and support us even more wholeheartedly."

Uncle Zhou listened carefully without saying a word, then nodded slowly after a while, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Luli, for your guidance. This is indeed the truth. It is an unforgivable crime, if we promise to spare them from death in order to recruit them, things will be very difficult in the future."

After approving Zhou Shu's analysis, Uncle Zhou said with some embarrassment: "However, it is difficult for us to deal with the current situation. Jinyang City is notoriously strong and difficult to attack. It was soaked by floods for a year in the Spring and Autumn Period. For a long time, the city wall has not collapsed, and now the city has enough food and grass, and the defenders are still barely enough. If I give up the surrender and attack directly, I am not sure whether I can take Jinyang City smoothly."

"I've thought about this point just now for the sake of the general, that's why I said again, at least I can't persuade these three men to put down their weapons and surrender." Zhou Shu replied: "What the old man means is that we had better Just persuade Zhang Han to surrender, and let this man open the city gate to welcome our army into the city. In this way, we can justifiably kill Dong Yi and Sima Xin, and give their heads to Guanzhong Wanmin for an explanation. And we can put all the blame on them, so that the people in Guanzhong don’t hate Zhang Han so much, and then even if our king gives Zhang Han some rewards, the people in Guanzhong won’t have too many opinions.”

Uncle Zhou didn't say a word, and after thinking for a while, he said, "This is indeed a solution, but Zhang Han and Dong Yi and Sima Xin have worked together for many years, and they have a deep relationship. It may be difficult to make up their minds to sell them in exchange for his own life. He hesitated. We can't break through Jinyang quickly and take the city, I'm afraid we will have long nights and dreams, and maybe there may be extra problems."

"This matter is not difficult." Zhou Shu immediately said: "I have already thought of a plan for the general. The general only needs to follow the plan. Not only Zhang Han will definitely make up his mind to open the city and surrender as soon as possible, maybe it is possible for Zhang Han to surrender. Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin turned against each other and attacked each other, which further reduced our resistance to attacking the city."

Uncle Zhou was overjoyed when he heard that, and asked Zhou Shu what good idea he had come up with. Zhou Shu, who was from the same sect as Guiguzi, quickly whispered to Uncle Zhou's ear, and Uncle Zhou laughed loudly, clapped his hands and said, : "Mr. Luli really has a clever plan, let's do it like this!"

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The counterattack forces of the Dai-Jin-Zhai coalition forces were completely wiped out, and the remnants of the Dai-Jin-Zhai coalition forces were trapped to death in Jinyang City. There is no way to count on it. At this point, not only Uncle Zhou felt that he should send envoys to surrender, but Zhang Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin knew very well that the Han army would definitely send envoys to the city soon to persuade them to surrender. He took the initiative to open the city and surrender.

Regarding this, although Zhang Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin didn't say much, they all hesitated in their hearts. If the Han army really sent envoys into the city to persuade them to surrender, what should they choose?Should he surrender to save his life, or die impassionedly scolding the thief, leaving his name in the history books?
Sure enough, on the second day after the end of the Jinshui War, in addition to relocating the main camp to the north of Jinyang City, which is easy to attack, the Han army sent an envoy to the city with a white flag in hand to call the city, calling for names and surnames to share with Xiang Kang. Zhang Han met Zhang Han, the father-in-law at the airport. Zhang Han could guess the intention of the envoy by analyzing his toes. He also really wanted to find out the attitude and conditions of the Han army towards recruiting him, but he was worried about the feelings of his comrades-in-arms Dong Yi and Sima Xin. Dong Yi and Sima Xin had to be consulted first.

Of course, Dong Yi and Sima Xin also knew the purpose of the Han army envoy's visit. In order to find out the Han army's attitude towards them, of course they persuaded Zhang Han to meet the envoy, so Zhang Han also sent someone to invite the Han army envoy into the city. , received the envoys of the Han army in the presence of Dong Yi and Sima Xin.But what puzzled Zhang Han and others was that in the letter written by Uncle Zhou handwritten by the envoy of the Han army, he didn't mention a single word about the surrender, but only said that he was accepted by Zhang Han's daughter and Xiang Kang's concubine. Zhang Yun's entrustment brought a message for Zhang Yun, saying that she was all well in Xianyang, so that Zhang Han didn't have to worry about her, and that he hoped to reunite with Zhang Han's father and daughter as soon as possible, and there was no more nonsense.

To the surprise of Zhang Han, Dong Yi and others, they were still behind. After reading Uncle Zhou’s letter, they tentatively asked if the Han army envoy had anything else to say. , Our General Zhou also ordered that if you have any reply to our princess, you can ask the envoy to take it back, and he will definitely forward it to the princess for you. If it is not convenient for the king now, you can also send someone out of the city to meet with the princess later. Let us know, we are always here for you.”

Hearing this, Dong Yi and Sima Xin showed no expression on their faces, but Zhang Han complained in his heart, and hurriedly shouted: "Go back and tell Uncle Zhou not to send anyone to contact me in the future. The king will never send anyone to contact him, this king has long forgotten that he has a daughter in Xianyang!"

The envoys of the Han army respectfully sang Nuo and left quickly. Although Zhang Han did not stop him, he said to Dong Yi and Sima Xin immediately after he left: "King Jin, King Zhai, don't worry, I can swear to the sky, I will definitely not secretly send someone to contact Zhou Shupifu behind your back, and I will definitely share weal and woe with you, live and die together, and will never give birth to any ambiguity."

Dong Yi and Sima Xin laughed together, and they also expressed that they absolutely trusted Zhang Han, their old comrade-in-arms for many years, but they said together in their stomachs: "The devil will believe your words! You are raised by a maidservant, it seems that I must be careful to keep an eye on you in the future." gone."

Facts have proved that Dong Yi and Sima Xin were right to be cautious. It was only late at night when the soldiers of the Jin army patrolling the city wall suddenly noticed abnormal movements under the city, so they quickly stretched out their torches and looked down. It was clearly seen that a man wearing the military uniform of the generation army quickly escaped the moat, and rushed towards the direction of the Han army camp.When the soldiers of the Jin army went down the city with ropes to search, they also picked up a waist card that was woven as Zhang Han's personal soldier on the spot!
Then, in the early morning of the next day, when Sima Xin and Dong Yi told Zhang Han about the matter with a smile, and put the waist card in front of Zhang Han, even if Zhang Han jumped into the Yellow River, he couldn't wash it off completely. Cleared up, I can only swear again, saying that although the owner of this waist card is indeed my own soldier, but this soldier has disappeared on the night of the Jinshui battle, and I don't know if he was captured and surrendered, or he has already disappeared. die in battle.

There was only one single evidence and no confession. Of course Dong Yi and Sima Xin did not continue to say anything, they just smiled and continued to express that they absolutely trusted Zhang Han. When Zhang Han had no choice but to thank him, he couldn't help but said in his heart: It's over, these two people will never trust me again."

The matter was not over yet. At noon that day, the Han army sent many soldiers to the city of Jinyang, shouting to recruit the defenders on the city, enumerating all the sins Sima Xin and Dong Yi had committed in betraying the soldiers in Guanzhong, and persuading Jinyang to surrender. The defenders killed Dong Yi and Sima Xin as soon as possible and surrendered, and promised a high price of ten thousand gold to buy the heads of Dong Yi and Sima Xin, but they didn't mention Zhang Han at all.Sima Xin and Dong Yi heard it in the city. Although they knew that the Han army was probably trying to sow discord, they still became suspicious. They suspected that Zhang Han had secretly reached a deal with the Han army—after all, Xiang Kang Zhang Han's undeniable son-in-law, isn't he?

The situation was similar for the next two days. The Han army who had just finished the Jinshui War not only took the time to rest and rush to build siege weapons, but also sent soldiers to the city every day to shout for surrender and persuade the defenders on the city to surrender. The army killed Dong Yi and Sima Xin as soon as possible and left the city to surrender, but never mentioned a single word about Zhang Han. Dong Yi and Sima Xin became more and more suspicious, so they had to strengthen the secret surveillance of Zhang Han. Zhang Han discovered this In the end, in order to protect themselves, they could only be forced to keep an eye on Dong Yi and Sima Xin secretly.In addition, it was inevitable that Zhang Han couldn't help but have the idea of ​​betraying Dong Yi and Sima Xin to protect himself.

On the third night, the situation changed again. In the middle of the night, a soldier of the Jin army who had been captured before suddenly fled to the foot of Jinyang City, shouting to return to the city and return to the army. Although the sergeant claimed that he had escaped from the prisoner-of-war camp and returned to the army, Sima Xin, Dong Yi and others who were trapped in the isolated city believed it, and immediately had people search him closely. They found a letter written by Uncle Zhou to Zhang Han. The soldiers of the Jin army could not deny it, so they had to tell the truth.

The content of the letter is not very complicated. In the letter, in addition to saying that the secret envoy sent by Zhang Han had already contacted him, Uncle Zhou urged Zhang Han to do it as soon as possible, find a way to capture Dong Yi and Sima Xin and surrender to the city, and comforted Zhang Han. Zhang Han said that Zhang Han led the Guanzhong soldiers to surrender to the princes outside the Guanzhong before, causing the Guanzhong soldiers to be abused and oppressed. You can put all the faults on Dong Yi and Sima Xin, let Zhang Han get rid of the infamy, let Zhang Han not have any scruples, and make wise and correct choices as soon as possible.

Needless to say, after reading this letter, combined with the fact that Zhang Han had secretly sent people out of the city before, Dong Yi and Sima Xin were of course all furious. At the extreme, in order to please Zhang Han's daughter for Xiang Kang, he even wanted to impose all the charges of betraying Guanzhong soldiers on himself.

Things have come to this point, of course Dong Yi and Sima Xin are absolutely impossible to work together with Zhang Han, and before Uncle Zhou implements the next step of divorce plan, after careful discussion between Dong Yi and Sima Xin, they just gritted their teeth and did it. He made a decision, "Instead of sitting still and not even daring to sleep, it is better to act first, kill Zhang Han first, annex his tribe, and then defend the city until the Han thieves run out of food and retreat!"

After making this decision, Dong Yi and Sima Xin also arranged a clever plan to invite the king into the urn. First, they set up an ambush in Sima Xin's Jin Palace, and then pretended that they had important matters to discuss with Zhang Han, and tricked Zhang Han into the palace. Come to meet Sima Xin, capture the thief first, capture the king and take Zhang Han directly, and then take Zhang Han's soldier talisman Yinshou to take over his army!

It's a pity that Zhang Han has also become suspicious of Dong Yi and Sima Xin after these days of tossing, so how dare he accept the invitation so easily and venture into the so-called Jin Palace to entrust his life to others?So after Sima Xin's invitation was sent to Zhang Han, Zhang Han just made some calculations, and immediately excused himself that he was unwell, and sent his confidant Gao Cheng as a representative to meet Sima Xin instead of him, and asked Gao Cheng to pay attention to the people in the Jin Palace. The situation, come back and report the truth.

After Gao Cheng entered the palace, seeing that Zhang Han refused to be fooled, Dong Yi and Sima Xin of course didn't dare to make a fool of themselves, and sent Gao Cheng out of the palace after casually talking to him, but what they didn't expect was that the thoughtful Gao Cheng actually discovered the knife and axemen they were hiding in the corridor, and reported the truth to Zhang Han after he returned. Zhang Han was shocked and angry when he heard the report, he punched the table in front of him heavily, and roared: "Fortunately, this The king was not fooled, otherwise he would have been murdered by these two thieves today!"

"Your Majesty, Jin Wang and Zhai Wang are determined to harm you. Blindly guarding against it is definitely not the answer." Gao Cheng, who is also from Guanzhong, persuaded: "Since they are not benevolent, we can't blame us for being unrighteous. The ministers think that Your Majesty had better make a decision early."

Gao Cheng persuaded him to beat around the bush, but Zhang Han immediately heard his implication. After much deliberation, Zhang Han finally made up his mind, and said through gritted teeth: "Let our army secretly prepare for the war, and send people out of the city in the name of sentry to spy on the enemy Go and contact General Uncle Zhou, and ask him to send troops outside Jinyang City to support him immediately, as soon as his army arrives, we will immediately take action to meet King Han's army into the city!"

Zhang Han's plan also failed. When his messenger came to the city gate and asked to leave the city in the name of a sentinel, the guards of the Jin army not only refused to let Zhang Han's scout out of the city, but immediately reported the news to In front of Sima Xin, at the same time, Zhang Han's army's secret preparations for war were also reported to Sima Xin by the Jin army's eyeliner.Sima Xin, who had guessed Zhang Han's plan, had no choice but to organize an army to prepare for the battle with Dong Yi, and at the same time, in the name of visiting the sick, sent dead men to assassinate Zhang Han!

It's a pity that before the soldiers sent by Sima Xin and Dong Yi could enter Zhang Han's camp, Zhang Han had already received the news that Sima Xin and Dong Yi's army were preparing for battle, knowing that the matter had been revealed, he had no choice Therefore, Zhang Han could only let the army guard the camp, and at the same time send people to set fire in Jinyang City, causing chaos and notifying the Han army to send troops.After Sima Xin and Dong Yi saw the fire in the city, they also knew that Zhang Han was in a hurry to jump over the wall, and they also had no choice but to lead the army to storm Zhang Han's camp.

During this period, when he received the news of the fire in Jinyang City, Uncle Zhou also immediately understood that Zhou Shu's shameless trick had succeeded, and immediately organized an army to attack, and hurriedly came to attack the city with the siege weapons that he had rushed to make in the past few days.But when they received the news that the city gate was in emergency, Uncle Zhou and Zhou Shu had unexpected consequences. Sima Xin and Dong Yi, who were storming Zhang Han's camp, not only did not send troops to reinforce the city wall battlefield, but they were all in grief and indignation. He shouted loudly: "Beat the drum! General attack! Even if he dies, he must drag Zhang Han to be buried with us!"

In the end, Dong Yi and Sima Xin fulfilled their wish. While the Han army smashed through the north gate of Jinyang with a ramming vehicle, the Jindi coalition forces also successfully entered the camp of Zhang Han's army. After a scuffle, Sima Xin and Both Zhang Han and Zhang Han died in the rebellion. Dong Yi led his army to escape through the south gate of Jinyang, but was stopped by the cavalry of the Han army in time.Zhang Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin, the three giants of the Guanzhong Corps of the Qin Army, died in Jinyang on the same day, and walked together on Huangquan Road. The division was easily won in one battle!
"Why didn't this king make up his mind earlier?" These were Zhang Han's unwilling last words when his chest was pierced by a Jin soldier's spear.

"This king was convicted by the heavens, and he deserved to end up like this!" Dong Yi said the last words when he put the sword on his neck.

"King of Western Chu, this king has made such great contributions to you, why did you seal me to a place bordering the Han thieves?" The wail of a horse's hooves.

If you want to know what will happen next, please read the next chapter "Xiang Kang VS Han Xin"!
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