Chapter 438 Dong Zhao persuades Little White Rabbit to surrender! [Requesting monthly tickets]
“As expected of Taihangxing (xíng), this road is really tortuous!”
Dong Zhao took off his helmet and wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeves. I found that this mountain road called Youchizaka is so difficult to walk.
Of course, this place was still called Yangchang Slope at this time. It was not until more than ten years later that Cao Cao passed by here and wrote a poem to complain about this difficult road, so it was renamed Yangchang Slope.
When he first came to Hanoi, Huang Zhong checked this information. He handed Dong Zhao the mountain spring water brought by the soldiers and said:
"Among the eight passes in Taihang, this road should be the most difficult to walk. The term Yangchang Trail comes from this mountain road."
Yangchang Ban is a mountainous area in Hanoi County that connects the Jincheng Basin and the Shangdang Basin. The trail is winding and difficult to walk, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
For example, in the Battle of Changping recorded in history, the Qin State secretly entered the Shangdang area through Yangchang Ban, cutting off the Zhao army's food route, and earning Bai Qi's reputation as the God of Killing.
At that time, in order to win the Zhao Kingdom in a battle, King Qin Zhaoxiang personally came to Yewang where the entrance of Yangchang Ban is located, which is now Qinyang, and commanded his troops to enter Shangdang.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Gao Gan, the governor of Bingzhou, took advantage of Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wuhuan, raised troops to rebel, and defended Shangdang's surroundings impregnably.
Cao Cao had no choice but to detour to Hanoi and enter the Jincheng Basin along the Yangchang Ban. He first attacked Huguan, the choke point of the Shangdang, and then surrounded Changzi County and conquered Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan.
The road to Yangchangzaka made Cao Cao miserable. He was inspired by the feeling on the way and wrote the famous poem "Bitter Cold Journey":
Going north to the Taihang Mountains is so difficult and so majestic!
Yangchangzaka was buckled, and the wheels were destroyed.
……
Just by reading the first four sentences, you can tell that Ah Mao suffered greatly on this road.
There are also poems at the back such as "I stretch my neck and sigh, I have many things to cherish when I travel far; why is my heart so depressed? I want to return east as soon as I want to", which vividly expresses my desire to withdraw my troops halfway through.
But after the melancholy was over, Ah Hao became more energetic.
When he besieged Changzi County, he ordered the massacre of the city without saying a word, making the high officials and the people in the city pay the price for this battle!
During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was so passionate that he climbed to the Xingyangchang Ban in Taihang. He couldn't control himself and wrote "Early Ascension to the Taihang Mountains":
I walked across Heyang in the clear sky, and climbed up to Taihang with Jiajia.
Fire dragons and bright birds walk, and iron cavalry circles the intestines of sheep.
……
The idiom Yangchang Xiaodao comes from Xuanzong’s poem.
Dong Zhao wiped his sweat, put on his helmet again, and sighed:
"I heard that Confucius' carriage return happened here. I wonder if I can find the traces of his carriage return on the road ahead."
Huang Zhong smiled:
"Even if there is, it won't be It must be true...Taihang Bajing, I wonder if I will have the chance to walk them all.”
The so-called Bajing refers to the eight hidden paths in the mountains in the Taihang Mountains, each of which has its own charm. It is extremely important and has left a mark in history.
For example, the first road, Zhiguanxing, is a mountain road from Jiyuan to Yuncheng area. This is the road Zhang Yang took when he carried food on his back to rescue Emperor Xian Liu Xie.
When the three dynasties of the Warring States Period were divided into the Jin Dynasty, Wei and South Korea had a long tug of war over this road.
Because everyone knows that if you occupy this road, you can take the prosperous Hedong in your hands.
Jingxing, where the fifth item is located, is the direct passage from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan via Yangquan. The location is dangerous. When Qin Qiong went to Taiyuan to find Li Shimin, he took this road.
During the turn of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Li Fengyang led the Detachment of Women to guard Niangziguan, which was located at the throat of Jingxing and blocked many attacks from the princes of Hebei.
The army stopped and went until it was almost dark before they arrived at the outskirts of Tianjingguan.
"General, the defense in the pass is very tight, and gold juice is still being boiled on the city wall."
The so-called gold juice is boiled hot water mixed with feces and other dirty things. If you pour it on your body, you will not only get burned, but also Because it is dirty enough, it will cause the wound to become inflamed and fester. In ancient defensive battles, the frequency of golden juice appearing was almost the same as that of wooden rolling stones.
Huang Zhong was very tired from walking all the way. While asking his soldiers to feed his yellow gelding, he issued an order:
"Try shouting first and try to persuade Suigu to surrender."< br>
If we don’t surrender, we can only let the drone drop a packet of explosives.
The attack on the party is imminent, but we can't waste too much time here.
More importantly, Zhao Yun attacked Yang'a from Yize County in the west. If he was caught in front, he would not even be able to drink soup.
Dong Zhao chewed a piece of Leba with chopped sausage and volunteered: "I'll do it. The important thing about persuading surrender is not how attractive the conditions are, but how good the conditions are. Speaking of the other party's heart...is there any solid information?"
"Yes, but it's very simple."
Huang Zhong clicked on the tablet computer and found Sui Gu's information. There were only two or three paragraphs:
"Sui Gu, also known as Baitu, was originally a Black Mountain bandit. He was as famous as Yu Du and Bai Rao, and later became Zhang Yang. subordinates. In the third year of Jian'an, Zhang Yang wanted to rescue him when Cao Cao attacked Lu Bu. Zhang Yang's subordinate Yang Chou responded to Cao Cao's death by killing Zhang Yang, and led Zhang Yang's troops to garrison and shoot dogs..."
Dong Zhao. After reading it in a hurry, he ate all the Leba in his hand, took another sip of water, and then walked towards the pass with a small trumpet in hand, broadcasting as he walked:
"This is Shi Dongzhao, the governor of Hanoi. Can you answer me, Sui White Rabbit?”
A tall armored general in his mid-twenties was startled by the sound from the trumpet. To save his face, he shouted at the top of his lungs:
"I am Sui Gu, why did you rush to attack my Tianjingguan?"
After shouting two sentences, he felt that his voice was not enough.
However, Dong Zhao leisurely asked whether Sui Gu was married, who else was in the family, etc. After chatting with each other for a while, Sui Gu's voice became obviously hoarse.
Huang Zhong, who was not far away, saw this and nodded in admiration:
"First rub his spirit, and then learn to reason. Dong Gongren is indeed very strategic."
If Sui Gu had been persuaded to surrender from the beginning, Sui Gu would definitely be unwilling to do so. But after chatting for a while, Sui Gu's fleshy voice could not suppress Dong Zhao's trumpet, and the energy in his heart naturally disappeared.
During the Three Kingdoms period, many generals were afraid of fighting Zhang Fei because they could not suppress San'er's loud voice.
If Zhang Yide, who drank the Dangyang Bridge, was a man with orchid fingers and a soft-spoken voice, would Zhang He and others be so scared that they would flee without a fight? Maybe you’ll think, “Brother, you smell so good,” and jump right over to you.
Sure enough, hearing that Sui Gu's voice was hoarse, Dong Zhao seized the opportunity and began to persuade him to surrender.
But he did not directly promise what would happen after surrender. He only revealed that there was no talent in Hanoi and gave a lot of high-ranking officials generous salaries, but could not recruit suitable generals.
Then they talked about how many Black Mountain thieves were ordinary people who were forced by aristocratic families to become thieves. Now that the court is hiring people, I hope Suigu can help recommend a few talents and receive favorable treatment. All past crimes will be forgotten. , and can also earn credit by following the Cavalry General.
Hearing this, not only Sui Gu was moved, but even his men were eager to try.
Who would want to hide in the mountains and become a bandit if they had the opportunity to become an official?
Seeing that the soldiers on the wall began to commotion, Dong Zhao knew that his words had moved everyone's hearts. He pursued the victory and chatted with Sui Gu on an equal footing like an old friend he hadn't seen for many years, but he never mentioned it. Recruit Sui Gu himself.
Finally, several lieutenants around Sui Gu could not bear it anymore:
"Dong Changshi is really rude. You asked my general to recommend talents. Why don't you recruit my general? If the general doesn't go, I won't wait!"
Good assist!
Dong Zhao secretly shouted in his heart and bowed to the wall respectfully:
"I am just the chief historian of a mansion. How can I recruit General White Rabbit? But if he is a general, If you are interested, I am willing to guarantee with my head that the general will be able to seal his wife and his son, and he will go down in history and become a general of the Han Dynasty that everyone respects."
Every general who leads an army will not deny his wife's patronage! Zi, is interested in being recorded in history. As for the Han generals that everyone admires, everyone has been longing for it for a long time.
Even Zhang Yan, a Black Mountain bandit who could command millions of people, had taken the initiative to send people to Luoyang to ask for surrender in the early years, and was named a general in trouble by Emperor Ling.
Yang Feng, who was originally inconspicuous in the Black Mountain Army, was named the captain of the Black Mountain Army because he helped Zhang Yan go to Luoyang to ask for surrender. He commanded the Black Mountain generals and became the leader of Sui Gu and others. The boss, and he was also promoted as a filial and honest person. He jumped from being a bandit to an official.
Now that the opportunity was in front of him, Sui Gu finally gave up and led his soldiers to open the gate and offer sacrifices to the pass. Tianjing Pass, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, entered the jurisdiction of the imperial court.
Seeing Huang Zhong, Sui Gu met again. Huang Zhong asked him to temporarily become a former military captain and serve as the vanguard officer of the attack on the Shangdang.
Almost the entire Shangdang County is composed of Black Mountain troops, and Sui Gu can recruit many people as a vanguard.
As for Tianjing Pass, he left it to his captain to lead the troops to guard it. Based on the maps of later generations, he also identified several places that could be reclaimed and later used to develop military camps.
"When Marquis Wen comes over and builds a signal tower here, Tianjing Pass can keep up with the party and Hanoi communications at any time."
Huang Zhong sat in the pass and arranged the work here.
Dong Zhao, accompanied by Sui Gu, went to pay homage to the ruts where Confucius returned to his carriage. By the way, he also looked at the stone carvings left by Cai Yong and other celebrities. He wanted to follow suit and write a few poems, but in the end he held back. .
At this time, the rear army was still queuing up to enter Tianjing Pass. Many people were watching the three wells in the pass. It is said that these three wells are bottomless and the water from each well has a different taste. .
After a short rest, in order to make room for the rear army, Suigu took his Black Mountain Army and organized it into a scout force, becoming the vanguard and began to march towards Gaodu County in the Jincheng Basin.
When setting off, he saw the scouts raising their drones to observe the road ahead, and was so surprised that he was speechless.
Soon, the vanguard troops set out on the road holding torches. They opened roads over mountains and built bridges over water. When they encountered some difficult places, the scouts would use explosives to widen the roads or use chain saws to cut them off. The big trees blocking the road were cut off by their roots. Sui Gu and his Montenegrin army looked like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden and were confused by these strange and strange equipment.
In Tianjing Pass, Dong Zhao took a map and wrote and drew:
"According to the information provided by Sui Gu, Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army received a letter from the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan, promising to fight back. The imperial army allocated half of the Wang family's land to the Black Mountain Army. "The Black Mountain Army were almost all desperate farmers. When they heard that they had land to grow, they were naturally happy, so Zhang Yan handed over all the Shangdang areas to the commanders at all levels. Guard, and then personally lead the main force to Taiyuan to obtain land.
However, before arriving in Jinyang, Lu Bu made dumplings.
Huang Zhong sighed:
"The Wang family has made a good plan. All the millions of Black Mountain bandits have become their tenants. They will wait a few years to cultivate the land and then put some thought into it. The Black Mountain bandits became the slaves of the Wang family...More than a million people, enough to build a small country."
Since learning about the family's land grabbing operations, Huang Zhong is no longer unfamiliar with these.
Dong Zhao curiously asked:
"How did Guanzhong avoid this?"
"Your Majesty and the imperial court took back a lot of land. From now on, the land will be state-owned and farmers can plant it, but they cannot resell it. , the land of aristocratic families also has strict restrictions... and there are special regulations that those who abandon good land will be severely punished!"
Dong Zhao became interested:
"What if they hide it?"
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"Each family's land will be inspected with drones. If you conceal 10% of the land, half of the land will be confiscated; if you conceal 20% of the land, all the land will be confiscated; if you conceal 30% of the land, the whole family's property will be confiscated; if you conceal 40% of the land, the whole family will be exiled..." < br>
Before Huang Zhong finished speaking, Dong Zhao waved his hand and said:
"Stop talking, my heart trembles when I hear it... No wonder the evaluation of Chang'an by the wealthy families and the common people is polarized. , the people naturally like such a court, but the wealthy families... probably want to build ships and go to sea to escape."
After that, Dong Zhao looked at Huang Zhong and asked:
"Han Sheng is Jiangxia. How do the Huang family’s branches view this matter? ”
"I approve with both hands... Not only me, but Huang Chengyan of Xiangyang has also defected to Chang'an. Huang Wan, the Sili captain who has been following His Majesty, also wrote a letter calling on the Huang clan to come to Chang'an to work for His Majesty. ”
Although they are all from aristocratic families, they also have quick eyesight and can seize the opportunity to turn around and give the family new vitality.
Xun Yu from the Xun family, Yang Biao from the Yang family, and Huang Wan from the Huang family are all representatives.
Of course, there are also those who are stubborn. For example, the Yuan family is one of them. In addition, in the Yingchuan family, apart from the Xun family, the Guo family only has Guo Jia, an alternative, serving in the court, and the Zhong family only has Zhong Yao. As for the The Chen family and other families are still waiting and watching.
The next day, the army continued on the road, and Huang Zhong rode on the paved road.
After passing Youchangzaka, although the road is still not as easy to walk as the official road, at least it is not so narrow and rugged, and there is no such depressing feeling.
“General Qi, all the soldiers in Wanzi City have surrendered. I have left a group of soldiers and horses to support the army... Just let go, right? Are you sure the general can hear it?”
While walking, Sui Gu’s report sounded on the intercom.
Wanzi City is a place where troops were stationed near ancient checkpoints. The area is generally not too large, circular or oval in shape, with city walls, and looks like a bowl from a distance, hence the name.
After just one night, the benefits of having Sui Gu as the vanguard officer were revealed.
He is the commander-in-chief of the Montenegrin Army and knows very well what his men want most.
Huang Zhong sighed in praise and asked Sui Gu to continue moving forward, promising that after the battle, he would present his military exploits to the hussar general of the day.
In this way, the army stopped and went, and finally spent two days crossing Taihangxing, which made Cao Cao almost defeated, and reached the Jincheng Basin.
As soon as they reached the plains, the army rested on the spot.
Huang Zhong found Suigu and asked about the situation in Gaodu County.
"Gaodu County is guarded by Heishan Colonel Yang Feng. The commander-in-chief originally arranged for him to be the vanguard of the expedition to Taiyuan, but Yang Feng refused. On the pretext of changes in Hanoi County, he took the initiative to apply to be stationed in Gaodu to protect the commander-in-chief. Party.”
It’s really better to say it than to sing it. I really want to defend it, why not station in Tianjingguan?
Huang Zhong asked:
"What does White Rabbit think of this person?"
"Insidious, cunning, selfish, relying on the title of Captain of Black Mountain appointed by the late emperor, he is arrogant. ”
As soon as Huang Zhong heard this, he knew what to do.
After the army had rested, he was just about to set off to march into Gaodu County when the walkie-talkie next to him suddenly rang:
"General Han Sheng, General Han Sheng, please answer if you hear this. !”
The voice was strange, which surprised Huang Zhong.
He picked up the walkie-talkie, pressed the answer button and said:
"I am Huang Hansheng, who am I?"
"I am Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, the current cavalry captain. I entered Shangdang County from Yize County on His Majesty's orders. I have just captured Yang'a County and have contacted the general. Discuss the attack. "
Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu's team are both polite people. Now that they are attacking Shangdang County together, they naturally need to ventilate themselves first to prevent the two armies from colliding.
And Old Man Huang was also a good-tempered man. When he heard this, he immediately expressed his gratitude, and then said:
"We are about to leave for Zhongdu County. General Zilong can go directly to Huan After taking Shi County, you and I will meet at Hukou Pass.”
If you want to enter the Shangdang Basin from the Jincheng Basin, Hukou Pass is the only way to pass.
After contact was completed, both sides began to attack.
Sui Gu asked for battle:
"General, I promise to capture Gaodu County within three days to clear the way for the army!"
Huang Zhong was happy when he heard:
"We have to capture Huguan within three days at least. The faster we go, we will even capture Huguan. It's just a Gaodu County, so there's no need for that much trouble."
After that, he ordered the army to start Moving forward, the scout army monitored Gaodu County in all directions.
Sui Gu pinched his thigh and asked the lieutenant beside him:
"I said three days, not three months, right?"
"It's three days, what's wrong, General?"
"It should be very quick to capture a heavily guarded county in three days. Why does General Han Sheng think it's too slow? He still plans to send a message to see if he can succeed?"
The little white rabbit didn't understand, so he had to Curiosity was suppressed in his heart, and he followed Huang Zhong to attack.
Soon, Gaodu County was in sight.
Seeing that the army had no intention of stopping, Sui Gu couldn't help but ask:
"General, we are about to reach Gaodu County. We should not bury pots to make rice so that the soldiers can have a full meal. Attack the city again? ”
Dong Zhao also didn't understand, but he felt that Huang Zhong was not someone who deducted supplies from the soldiers, so he didn't ask questions.
Now that Sui Gu was asking questions, he also raised his ears and listened.
Old man Huang chuckled and said:
“Don’t worry, it’s not too late for us to have dinner after we enter the city.”
After saying that, he picked up the walkie-talkie and asked:
"Are the artillery battalion and drone battalion ready?"
Two well-prepared replies quickly sounded on the intercom.
Huang Zhong asked again:
"Have you found Yang Feng's location?"
"Found it, it's on the city gate tower, overlooking us from a distance. .”
Upon hearing this, Lao Huang gave the order to attack!
“Open fire and blow down the city gate tower together, and then shout into the city. If there is still resistance, pour gasoline down!”
Dong Zhao:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
I seem to be exposed to a very new way of siege...
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