Chapter 228 Xu Huang persuaded to surrender
So the first question of all is how to capture Hanoi.
Cao Cao sighed: "Hanoi Zhang Yang is a foreign vassal at the beginning, and we are allies. How can we raise troops to conquer without reason? If Hanoi is not down, Hedong is beyond the reach of the whip, and there is no intention to do it."
Listen After seeing Cao Cao's confusion, Ding Chong smiled and said: "Mengde, the breaking point is the four generals Baibo."
A glint flashed in Cao Cao's eyes: "Brother Ji Shu, what do you mean?"
"The four generals Bai Bo and Zhang Yang have always been at odds with each other. Previously, they even tried to deter Zhang Yang from coming to see him. The relationship between the two is already very disharmonious. This time, the Kwantung armies are loyal to the king. I suspect that Zhang Yang must be willing to use his power to bully others. Meng De might as well Mediate one or two of them to win the hearts of the Bai Bo army."
Ding Chong drank another glass of wine, and then continued: "The emperor is just a child after all, and he thought that he could win the hearts of the soldiers by just appeasing him. Too naive. But this is Meng De's opportunity. The Baibo Army also has 15,000 troops, among which Yang Feng has the strongest official position and considers himself the leader. Han Xian is second only to Yang Feng, but he is on good terms with Yang Feng. , have a close relationship. On the contrary, Li Le and Hu Cai have complaints about Yang Fengsu, but the two groups have only five or six thousand troops and cannot compete with Yang Feng and Han Xian. "
This. At this time, the benefits of having acquaintances are fully reflected.
After some analysis and intelligence supplement by Ding Chong, Cao Cao was greatly refreshed.
Suddenly, Cao Cao asked: "Ji Shu, Cao Cao was watching the Baibo camp outside the city earlier. There was a general among them who was different. He was very strict in running the army and had complete orders. Cao Cao suddenly became curious. After asking around, this person’s surname is Xu Minghuang and his courtesy name is Gongming.”
"Does Ji Shu know this person's background?"
"Xu Huang?"
Ding Chong only thought about it as soon as he thought about it. He tapped Cao Cao with his right hand and said, "Meng De really has good eyesight. This man is a native of Hedong, Yang Feng's confidant, and the number one general in the Bai Bo army. He has praised the emperor many times and was awarded the title of Dutinghou. The emperor is also very coveted."
< br>Cao Cao thought of what Liu Feng had said before and cursed the little fox in his heart.
According to what Ding Chong meant, Xu Huang was Yang Feng’s confidant, how could he be easily won over.
This must be a lie made by the little fox. He wants to deceive me, and he is really trying to trick me.
While Cao Cao was slandering Liu Feng in his heart, he came up with a plan.
Since you want to win over Xu Huang, then I will help you.
Cao Cao planned to monitor Liu Feng and Xu Huang closely. As long as Liu Feng dared to reach out to win over each other, he would tell the news to Yang Feng.
When Yang Feng and Liu Feng clashed, he said he might never be able to be a fisherman again.
After talking about Xu Huang, Cao Cao was silent for a moment, and tentatively asked Ding Chong, who was pouring himself a drink: "Ji Shu, is there any way to persuade the emperor to grant Hedong or Hanoi to my tribe?"
Here Cao Cao does not mean to appoint himself as the governor of Hedong and Hanoi, but he hopes to recommend his own people to serve as the governor of these two places.
In this way, Cao Cao can extend his hands into these two counties.
As for Henan Yin, the core of the Three Rivers Land, Cao Cao didn't want him, but now was not the time.
Henan Yin is at the foot of the emperor, in the sacred capital of Kinki. It can be seen that its officials are called Yin but not Shou.
If you want to get this position, it's too early now, and you have to wait until the emperor returns to Luoyang at the earliest before making plans. What's more, Henan Yin is also a white land at the moment. It has no value, so there is no need to worry.
Ding Chong pondered for a moment, and while drinking, he asked: "Who does Meng De want to recommend?"
"I want to recommend Cheng Yu, a native of Dong'a, Yanzhou, as the governor of Hanoi and Shanyang. The people of Changyi favored Man Boning as the governor of Hedong. "
Cheng Yu was both civil and military, and he was wise and resourceful. If he was placed in Hanoi, he could connect Hedong and Henan, and at the same time, he could prevent Yuan Shao from encroaching on Hanoi.
Man Chong is strong and domineering, with a strong temperament, so he is suitable to be placed in the east of Hedong to cleanse the place and turn Hedong into his own base.
Although Ding Chong was from Yuzhou, he was quite familiar with the capable ministers under Cao Cao. After hearing about these two people, he agreed.
"If there is a good opportunity, I should recommend him to you. Whether he will succeed or not is unknown."
"Good."
Cao Cao gave Ding Chong more wine. , stroking his beard and smiling: "So, Cao Cao is very grateful to Ji Shu."
Three banquets in one night.
You see, following Yang Yan, each has his own plan.
That night, Yang Feng came out of the private house where the emperor was staying drunk, preparing to return to the military camp to sleep at night.
Yang Feng and others naturally have houses in Anyi City, but now that Anyi City has been controlled by the army of King Qin of Guandong, they still dare to sleep in the city.
If I wasn't in a bad mood, I wouldn't even drink more wine today.
Before going to the banquet, Yang Feng had thought about drinking less, but in the end he couldn't hold it back.
Fortunately, after vomiting, my mind is still quite clear now.
Getting on his horse, saying hello to Han Xian and others, Yang Feng walked towards his camp.
Fortunately, Yang Feng was also tested by alcohol. It was common for him to drive while drunk and ride a horse. He returned to Yang Fengjun’s camp without any danger.
Just when Yang Feng was about to enter the tent to rest, a man came out of the tent and saluted him: "General."
Yang Feng took a closer look and saw that it was him. Xu Huang, his confidant and beloved general, suddenly turned from anger to joy and said: "Gongming, why don't you rest?"
Xu Huang also drank at this time, but it was far from enough. He replied to Yang Feng: "The general has been waiting for you to come back. I have something to report to the general."
Xu Huang this What he said was true. After the banquet in Liu Feng's camp, he returned to Yang Feng's camp to wait for the former.
“Oh?”
Yang Feng became interested and called Xu Huang into the big tent.
“What’s wrong with you, Gongming, that you’re so anxious to wait for me?”
Yang Feng lay down on the couch and asked Xu Huanglai casually.
Xu Huang sat upright and said respectfully: "General, Huang today, you have to meet Gao Shun, a high school lieutenant in the army of King Guandong Qin. He thought highly of him and invited him to the camp to talk. By chance, he met Liu, the chief general who was patrolling the camp. Captain."
At this point, Xu Huang paused and observed Yang Feng's reaction.
Yang Feng was taken aback and raised half of his body from the couch, supporting himself with one arm: "Have you met that boy Liu Feng?"
Xu Huang replied: "Exactly .”
Yang Feng's face was uncertain, but he urged: "What happened next?"
"Liu Feng was very enthusiastic towards me, and his words also revealed that he had fought bloody battles with you, general. He was praised for his many achievements such as escorting the emperor out of Hongnong and arriving in Hedong."
Xu Huang continued: "Then he also invited his second uncle Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang. According to them, Guan Xiaowei is also ours. A fellow from Hedong, he was from Jie County. He had been away from home for more than ten years because of his loyalty. "
"Oh, is his second uncle also a fellow from Hedong?"
Hearing this, Yang Feng. Immediately he became interested: "Are you sure he is from Jie County?"
"Not sure."
Xu Huang shook his head, and in the face of Yang Feng's somewhat disappointed eyes, he continued: "But from what I can see, what they said is probably true."
"Oh, why?"
Yang Feng suddenly became interested again. These days, the relationship between the township party is far greater than that of later generations. The entire Eastern Han Dynasty even regarded the county as the country, which shows the importance of the county party. On the contrary, states at the upper level and counties at the lower level are far less important than counties.
Xu Huang opened his mouth and explained: "General, Jiexian County is only about eighty miles southwest of Anyi. Moreover, there is a direct waterway to Wenxi County. The transportation is convenient. Even if you send someone there to inquire, it only takes Even if Xuzhou Jun wants to lie in three or four days, he will not be so stupid."
Yang Feng suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly: "What Gongming said is true. If I were to lie, I would definitely say that I am from Hedong Yong'an or Puzi."
Yong'an here is Yong'an County, Hedong, not Yong'an County, Hedong Province. Yongan in Yizhou is not Yongan in Yangzhou.
In fact, this Yong'an County is the official Yong'an County. Yong'an in Yangzhou is a new county that was split from Wucheng County, while Yong'an in Yizhou was renamed Yong'an County from Yuwei County by Liu Bei.
The Puzi County and Yong'an County that Yang Feng mentioned are both the northernmost counties in Hedong, deep into the hinterland of Bingzhou, hundreds of miles away from Anyi and Wenxi in the south.
Fortunately, Yongan can also take the Fenshui waterway, which is more convenient.
But Puzi is completely different. This is another county that was classified into Hedong County according to the division method of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is located completely outside Hedong, and is geographically isolated from Hedong by the entire Luliang Mountains.
In fact, it should be classified as Bingzhou or Liangzhou.
"The general is wise, and Huang Shicai has already sent people to inquire about the county."
Xu Huang continued: "That Guan Yu is extraordinary in martial arts, courageous, and has a beautiful beard. He is extremely Outstanding. Such a person is absolutely extraordinary. There must be news."
Yang Feng nodded repeatedly: "I know you are cautious in your actions. Hey, if he is indeed from Hedong, what will happen today? Didn’t the flood wash away the Dragon King Temple?”
Xu Huang sighed in his heart, if it hadn't been for this fight, would you be as calm as you are now?
Before, you and Han Siam said together that they would never leave Hedong and would fight a decisive battle with King Qin's army in Guandong.
"Exactly!"
Xu Huang then said: "General, therefore, Huang has a plan for you."
Yang Feng felt Xu Huang's He solemnly nodded his head: "Please tell me, Gong Ming." "Xuzhou has strong soldiers and horses, a large population, and abundant military supplies. Now that the world is in chaos, how can a great ruler like Xuzhou be better?"
Xu Huang first boasted about Xuzhou's strengths, and Yang Feng also felt it was reasonable.
Not to mention Henan and Guanzhong, even Hedong and Hongnong have been ruined.
Zhang Ji is a general in Zhendong, occupying a county, but he can't even feed his more than 10,000 soldiers.
This shows how poor the political abilities of Xiliang warriors are.
For them, it is simpler and more cost-effective to grab a wave and eat for two years than to slowly cultivate the land.
What's more, their influence is simply not enough to support their tax collection.
Which of the noble nobles below will obediently hand over food to them?
Those who were willing to hand it over have been snatched up by them long ago.
“Is Xuzhou really so good?”
Yang Feng clicked his tongue, feeling a little suspicious.
Xu Huang smiled bitterly and said: "General, Xuzhou is more than a thousand miles away from Hedong."
When you tell me how to govern the place, Yang Feng will definitely listen to you. Fuzzy, but when it comes to military affairs, Yang Fengke is much smarter.
After thinking about Xu Huang's analogy, Yang Feng immediately came to his senses.
If Xuzhou was not so good, how did these thirty or forty thousand people come to Hedong in this cold winter?
It couldn't have been flying here.
"It makes sense, it makes sense."
Yang Feng nodded while stroking his short beard. He was not a fool. He saw that Xu Huang was just setting the stage, so he asked straightforwardly. Said: "Then Gong Mingzhen has said so much, what do you want to do?"
Since Yang Feng has asked this, Xu Huang naturally has a plan: "Huang wants to advise General , Land in Xuzhou early!”
“What!”
Even though Yang Feng was mentally prepared, he was also frightened by Xu Huang's radical attitude. He previously thought that Xu Huang might want to propose an alliance between him and Xuzhou, but he never expected that Xu Huang actually wanted him to be Xuzhou's younger brother.
Yang Feng's drunkenness was instantly frightened. He sat up in shock and reached out to grab the sword.
But Xu Huang in front of him acted as if nothing was wrong, still prostrating himself on the ground, as if waiting for Yang Feng's decision.
Seeing that Xu Huang didn't move at all, Yang Feng slowly calmed down and thought about it in his heart. It turned out that Gongming was really just giving advice. Nai Gong was scared to death. I almost thought that Gongming was going to take me for granted. A prop for giving advice.
Then, looking at Xu Huang's back lying on the ground, Yang Feng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed again.
Look at Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo. They are either governors or powerful in both the government and the public. They are not as good as Yang Feng.
My family is honest, honest and benevolent, but we cannot do the following things.
Xu Huanghui persuaded Yang Feng to surrender. In fact, this incident was not unexpected.
In official history, it was also at this time that he persuaded Yang Feng to surrender to Cao Cao, and Yang Feng agreed.
It was just that Cao Cao was afraid that Yang Feng had many troops and wanted to move Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to Xuchang. He was worried that Yang Feng would object, so he ultimately did not accept Yang Feng's surrender.
"Gongming, please get up first."
Yang Feng threw away the sword he caught.
He knew Xu Huang's bravery all too well. If he really wanted to use his head as a gift, even holding a sword would only be an extra item on the gift list.
After hearing what Yang Feng said, Xu Huang stood up respectfully.
Yang Feng hesitated for a moment, as if discussing: "Gongming, the matter has not reached this point, right?"
Xu Huang replied: "As the general said, our army is far from this. However, Huang often heard that wise men are far-sighted and be prepared for danger in times of peace. Moreover, this is when Xuzhou needs generals the most. I see that among the troops of King Qin of Guandong, Although the Xuzhou Army accounts for the majority, there are still soldiers and horses from Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Hanoi. After welcoming the emperor and returning to Shenjing, there is no shortage of people in Xuzhou. If they surrender at that time, the Xuzhou Army may not pay as much attention to the general as it does now. "
Yang Feng was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head slowly: "If it doesn't help, we can wait any longer."
Xu Huang stopped trying and left, asking Yang Feng to hurry up. rest.
Yang Feng nodded and personally sent Xu Huang out of the tent.
This attempt to persuade him to surrender was actually Xu Huang's own initiative, not Liu Feng's.
Because the only person Liu Feng wanted was Xu Huang, the Baibo army, who were traitors. Liu Feng was afraid that these traitors would ruin the atmosphere of his Xuzhou army.
The reason why Xu Huang took the risk to persuade Yang Feng to surrender was that he had already compromised Xuzhou generals such as Liu Feng, Guan Yu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, etc., and secondly, he wanted to find a good ending for his current master, Yang Feng. .
That’s when I took the risk.
Yang Feng did not doubt him, but he also did not agree to him.
In this regard, Xu Huang could only sigh and mounted his horse to return to the headquarters camp.
In the Xuzhou military camp, Liu Feng received a handwritten letter.
The person who sent the handwritten letter was Zhong Yao.
When Wen Xi met before, Liu Feng was very enthusiastic about Zhong Yao. At the same time, he also took out the letters of Chen Ji, Chen Qun and his son, Xun You, Guo Jia and a group of Yuzhou celebrities and gave them to Zhong Yao.
These letters made Zhong Yao understand that the young man in front of him and his father were friends and masters of the Yuzhou scholars.
Zhong Yao was quite happy that Liu Bei was willing to appoint a large number of Yuzhou scholars.
This is the Xiang Party. Even though Zhong Yao is not in Yingchuan at this time, but in the middle of the court, the relationship between the Xiang Party and the Xiang Party is unbroken.
At the same time, Zhong Yao also knew very well what these letters were about. These letters must be begging him to take more care of Liu Feng and obtain sufficient benefits for Liu Feng in the center of the imperial court.
In this regard, Zhong Yao expressed his unshirkable responsibility.
Sure enough, the letter came today.
Liu Feng opened the letter and found a total of three things in it.
The first thing is that the emperor just held a banquet to appease the four generals of the Baibo Army and intended to use them for his own use.
In this regard, Liu Feng just sympathized with the emperor for his difficulty.
Because this thing is destined to never happen.
If the emperor wants to collect the Baibo Army, he must provide a large amount of food. This is the most basic thing.
If you can't even feed the Baibo Army, why do you win over the army?
Even though Yang Feng and others were willing to surrender to the emperor, the generals and soldiers of the Baibo Army below were still loyal to Yang Feng, Han Xian and the others, not to the emperor Liu Xie.
Can the emperor bring out food?
This is obviously a question that needs no answer.
Just looking at the emperor's attempt to win over Bai Bo's army in the future by wooing Yang Feng, Han Xian and other Bai Bo, we can see that his intelligence is still just a little cleverness and he cannot see the essence of the problem.
Therefore, Liu Feng did not need to come forward at all, let alone object, he could just sit back and watch his defeat.
The second thing was to tell Liu Feng that Yilang Dingchong secretly went to Cao Cao's military camp. He didn't know what he was planning, but there must be a reason.
Ding Chong is from Yuzhou, and he and Cao Cao are fellow villagers and related by marriage. Zhong Yao told Liu Feng when he introduced the figures in the court.
After realizing that Ding Chong was the uncle who was forced to death by Cao Cao, Liu Feng recalled more things than Zhong Yao introduced.
The cause of Ding Chong's death in the history books is that a few years later, he met other generals who drank, couldn't stop being beautiful, got drunk, and died of intestinal rot.
Death from rotten intestines is often used to describe hidden killings.
Moreover, Ding Chong's drinking habit didn't last for a day or two. How many times could he stop it?
It's just that Mrs. Ding refused to forgive Cao Cao because of Cao Ang's incident, which made the two parties at odds.
In this way, Ding Chong, the uncle-in-law, was quite embarrassed, especially since he was still sitting in such a critical position as Sili Xiaowei.
However, Ding Chong is Cao Cao's die-hard best friend at the moment. He secretly went to find Cao Cao. There must be something important.
It's a pity that I don't have any nails with Cao Cao, otherwise I really want to find out what they are talking about.
The third thing about Zhong Yao is about the emperor's return to the east.
(End of this chapter)