Chapter 282 Sun Xiang surrenders
Zhang Liao said in surprise: "It took ten days?"
Xu Huang also looked suspicious.
Zhou Yu hurriedly explained: "Now Liu Piao is raising troops in the north, and the Xingyi Division is marching southward and has surrounded Ruyin. Yuan Shu was frightened and had already ordered the Shouchun City Gate to be closed, leaving only One door is open for the people of Shouchun to go out of the city to collect firewood. "
"At this time, Yuan Shu's control over the suburbs of Shouchun and nearby areas has been reduced to its lowest point, and Mr. Ziyang and I are in the Jianghuai area. There is always a way.”
Zhou Yu smiled humbly and continued: "Especially when the people of the Jianghuai River and the Yangtze River learned that Lord Liu had raised righteous troops to go south, they all cheered and jumped for joy. The people all hoped that Duke Xuande could defeat Yuan Shu early and relieve the suffering of the people of the Jianghuai River. The people's will is the general trend. "
As soon as these words came out, Tai Shici and the other three nodded in unison.
At this time, Liu Ye also returned to the main hall, and Zhou Yu told everything he thought.
After hearing this, Liu Ye pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Since Gong Jin has such a clever plan, we can rest in Chengde City for a few days. According to the original plan, the young master will supervise all the armies. We can arrive in Chengde the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Zhou Yu took the initiative to remind him at this time: "Mr. Ziyang, Sun Xiang's department is also very important. If we can persuade Sun Xiang to cooperate with us, we can increase the number of battles. Strength can also make Yuan Shu more relaxed. ”
Liu Ye nodded thoughtfully.
Compared with local nobles like Zhou Yu, Yuan Shu must trust his old team Sun Jiajun more.
If Sun Xiang participates, it will indeed be easier to deceive Yuan Shu and make him fall into the trap.
That night, Zhou Yu held a banquet in honor of Taishi Ci's generals, while Liu Ye held a separate banquet in honor of Sun Xiang.
The atmosphere on both sides was quite good, and everyone drank a lot that night.
In the next few days, Zhu Zheng, Zheng Dang, Song Zhu and other Chengde natives came to invite them again. Taishi Ci and others had no choice but to give face, so they accepted the invitation, which made Zhu Zheng and others overjoyed.
At the banquet, Taishi Ci once again reiterated the achievements of Zhu Zheng and others, and also informed them that Liu Feng was already on his way to Chengde. Liu Feng will arrive in Chengde in three to five days at most, taking more than ten thousand elite troops with him.
Zhu Zheng and others were overjoyed. Originally, they were still a little worried that Yuan Shu would oppose Chengde and launch a counterattack after learning the news here.
But looking at it now, I am afraid that Liu Beijun will continue to launch an offensive and make persistent efforts.
So, the guests and hosts had a great time that night. Zhu Zheng and others highly praised Taishi Ci and others, and even collected a lot of wine, meat and money to reward the army. Liu Ye persuaded Taishi Ci to accept After getting down, Liu Feng will be here soon anyway. Liu Feng will arrange how to use it.
Taishi Ci thought for a while and accepted Liu Ye's opinion. Liu Bei's army would still be stationed in Chengde, and this would also be a nail in the road to penetrate into Jiujiang and cut off the connection between Hefei and Shouchun.
No matter whether the sneak attack on Shouchun is successful or not, there is no room for failure in Chengde.
In this case, these natives are very valuable.
Although they were weak in front of Yuan Shu and were squeezed by all kinds of pressures, they were helpless, but when it came to the place, these people were the masters of the word.
With their wholehearted help, the certainty of guarding Chengde City can be improved by at least 50%.
On the afternoon of the third day, Liu Feng's army finally arrived at Chengde.
The gates of Chengde City are wide open to welcome Liu Feng.
Liu Feng did not go directly to the county government office to rest. Instead, he talked with Zhu Zheng and others for a long time at the city gate, affirmed their merits, and immediately promised him the position of chief registrar of Chengde County. Zhu Zheng.
While this surprised Zhu Zheng, it also made Zheng Dang and Song Zhu envious, and they also felt jealous of Zhu Zheng.
Liu Feng took these into his eyes, pretended not to know, and then set off for the county government.
After entering the county government office, Liu Feng looked around and asked, "Where is brother Wenyang?"
Although Sun Xiang surrendered, he did not express his intention to serve Liu Bei.
Therefore, he did not participate in the event to welcome Liu Feng today, and still stayed in the small courtyard behind the county government office.
After learning about this situation, Liu Feng nodded to Zhou Yu to show his closeness, and then said: "In that case, I will go see Brother Wenyang first."
The reason why Liu Feng valued Sun Xiang so much was not because he already knew that Sun Xiang would be needed to attack Shouchun. He was more focused on the future Jiangdong strategy.
The Sun family's army is very capable of fighting, and its size is moderate, but it may not be incapable of differentiation.
For example, Liu Feng knew that Xu Kun had a daughter, who was as beautiful as a flower and a jade. She was also a famous beauty in Jiangdong. Calculating her age, she should be thirteen or fourteen years old now.
Liu Feng felt that for the sake of his father's grand hegemony and for the sake of the three prosperous men, it didn't matter if he made a little personal sacrifice.
There is also Sun Bi. As a subordinate of Sun Ce, he actually married Cao Cao. Although there may be Sun Ce's acquiescence in it, it is exaggerated to dare to do this.
His daughter married Cao Cao's son Cao Zhang, and Sun Ben was like a prince in Yuzhang. Except for the slight restriction of Tai Shici's existence, the rest of the country was completely like a country within a country.
Later, Sun Fu was eventually imprisoned by Sun Quan until his death because of his relationship with Cao Cao.
It can be seen that the Sun family is not monolithic at all, and there is a high chance of differentiation and disintegration.
Sun Xiang is a good starting point, so Liu Feng did not care about contacting Gong Jin, but first went to meet Sun Wenyang, who played an important role in the Sun family group, but died long ago. .
Many people in later generations only know Sun Ce and Sun Quan, and many people also know Sun Bi and Sun Fu.
But not many people know Sun Xiang.
But in fact, Sun Xiang is really on the same level as Sun Bi and Wu Jing, and is the three giants in the Sun family army.
Before Yuan Shu became emperor, Wu Jing was the prefect of Guangling, Sun Bi was the prefect of Jiujiang, and Sun Xiang was the prefect of Runan. It can be seen that his status and strength are completely on the same level as Sun Bi and Wu Jing.
It’s just that when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he happened to be in Runan, which was the farthest away from Jiangdong.
Wu Jing and Sun Bi immediately lost their official positions and ran away, especially Sun Bi. He couldn't even take care of his wife and children in Shouchun City.
Only Sun Xiang had nowhere to run in Runan, but even so, he clearly expressed his opposition to Yuan Shu's proclaimed emperor.
Soon, Sun Xiang died of illness in Runan. It is unclear whether he died of a real illness or a fake one.
Liu Feng soon met Sun Xiang. His appearance was not good, and the black circles under his eyes were very clear, which showed that he could not sleep at night and was quite depressed.
"Brother Wenyang, I am Liu Feng, courtesy name Zisheng. I have admired your name for a long time. It is enough to meet you today."
Sun Xiang was also very happy about Liu Feng's sudden visit. It's surprise.
Sun Xiang was very surprised by this. He didn't understand why Liu Feng came to see such a surrendered general like him first when he had so many things to do.
Today's Liu Bei is no longer the Liu Bei of the past. Not to mention the long list of titles, Sun Xiang cannot compare with a hundred thousand soldiers.
Therefore, Sun Xiang would not think that he was so important that Liu Feng could look at him differently.
But things were so strange. Liu Feng really wanted to win over him because he wanted to divide the Sun family.
Sun Xiang was very strange, but his face was calm, and he immediately returned the greeting: "How can a defeated general speak bravely? Meng Zhengnan's subordinates treated him generously, with adequate food and clothing, and thoughtful etiquette. I am very grateful to Xiang. "
Liu Feng nodded, and then comforted him: "Brother Wenyang, please forgive me, this situation is not your fault, it is destiny."
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Sun Xiang looked up at Liu Feng in surprise, not understanding what he wanted to say.
Liu Feng continued: "Yuan Jiujiu is in the Jianghuai River. He does not want to stabilize the Jianghuai River and seek benefits for the common people. He only cares about his personal pride and extravagance. He levies and extorts money in the Jianghuai River and loots the people's wealth. His tyranny cannot be said to be as fierce as a tiger's. Even King Zhou was nothing more than this."
Liu Feng naturally knew that King Zhou was far less cruel than recorded in history, but this did not affect the negative evaluation of King Zhou in this era. And compared with later generations, the Eastern Han Dynasty's evaluation of King Zhou was considered light.
The more Sun Xiang listened, the more he blushed, and his high head lowered involuntarily.
Sun Xiang has been in Jianghuai for three or four years. Does he know what Yuan Shu has been doing in the past three or four years?
It's just that in addition to using the money and food that Yuan Shu collected for his personal enjoyment, a large part of it was also given to these military leaders to support their troops.
"Brother Wenyang, since ancient times, those who have gained the Taoism have been helped a lot, while those who have lost the Taoism have had little help. This is an eternal truth. Even if Yuan Gongdao is strong for a while, how can it last long if it loses the support of the people?"
Liu Feng suddenly asked: "Brother Wenyang, does he know the origin of the Yuan family?"
Sun Xiang was slightly stunned when he heard this. He didn't understand what Liu Feng wanted to say, so he was a little confused. Shaked his head. Liu Feng immediately said: "The ancestors of the Yuan family have a long history. It is said that they are the descendants of Yu Shun. Since then, there have been countless branches. Among them, the leader in the world is the Yuan family of Runan. His family has four generations and three sons, and is known as Tianxia. "Zhong"
"The Yuan family in Runan became famous because of Shao Gong'an, the Yuan family in this dynasty. He was an honest official with a strict government title. He advocated the implementation of benevolent government. Wherever he went, he was deeply respected by the officials and the people."
" Uncle Ping was an upright man who refused to be attached to the powerful. He eventually committed suicide because of his opposition to his relatives and his efforts to bring trouble to the court. "
"The reason why the Yuan family became a leader in the world was because of their incorruptible and upright ancestors. , Ask for orders for the people."
Liu Feng sneered: "But what is the difference between what Yuan Gongdao does now and the people his ancestors despised? You can't be as cruel and cruel as Yuan Jiuji is now."
Sun Xiang's head has been lowered, and his face is red.
But he heard Liu Feng say again: "Sun Polu was born in the countryside, and he always puts loyalty first. After Dong Zhuo's chaos, the heroes of the world were all sneaky and refused to work together to move westward. Only Sun Polu supported the sky with a single tree. He defeated Hu Zhen, Lu Bu, Li Jue, and Guo Si in one fell swoop, defeated the Dong thieves in the suburbs of Luoyang, and regained Luoyang."
"How could Sun Polu accomplish this extraordinary feat?"
Liu Feng asked Sun Xiang, who was too shy to speak.
Liu Feng continued: "This is precisely because Sun Polu has the emperor in his heart and all the people in his heart. If Sun Polu hadn't wanted to capture and kill the Dong thief, protect the emperor, stabilize the world, and make the people live and work in peace and contentment, An could build this What a great achievement! ?”
Liu Feng’s words were just to fool Sun Xiang. Sun Jian may be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and he may be a loyal and righteous person, but he has never been a pure good person, let alone He is the one who prays for the people, otherwise he would not be able to work as a thug for Yuan Shu.
The reason why Liu Feng praised him so much was because he was thinking about the Sun family's inheritance, Sun Xiang and Jiang Dong.
Now the Sun family is no longer a small player in Jiangdong, but is now one of the most powerful in Jiangdong.
Liu Feng does not ask the Sun family to support him. He only hopes that after crossing the river, the Sun family will not side with Sun Ce.
Sun Jian is indeed a very complicated person. He actually yearns for the gentry but also feels inferior to his own background.
The reason why he killed the governor and governor in succession was essentially revenge. He was usually bullied too much by these nobles, and when he saw an opportunity for revenge, he would be particularly vicious.
Therefore, it aroused the anger of the entire gentry class, and they had to take shelter under Yuan Shu.
Because at that time, the only people in the world who could protect him were Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers.
As for Sun Jian’s secret possession of the jade seal, the emperor was taken to Chang’an by Dong Zhuo at that time, and he had no place to return it even if he wanted to.
You are loyal enough if you don’t take the initiative to hand it over to Yuan Shu.
As for Sun Jian wanting to be the emperor, that is simply nonsense. You must know that although the gentry in the Eastern Han Dynasty have not completely transformed into a powerful family, what kind of background does Sun Jian have that makes him worthy of being the emperor?
Besides, if Sun Jian has selfish motives, the most important thing he should do is to expand his territory.
At that time, no one in Jingzhou could withstand his military attack. At that time, Liu Biao was still working under Dong Zhuo.
But Sun Jian fought desperately for the Northern Expedition, as if he had some deep hatred against Dong Zhuo. Even Cao Cao went back to build territory after suffering a defeat, and Sun Jian quickly Just came back again.
If you want to know the contribution to the recovery of Luoyang, it was Yuan Shu who took the lion's share.
The way he works so hard, he is really loyal.
As for coveting the jade seal and trying to usurp the throne, Sun Jian would never dare to think so in his wildest dreams.
If it were so easy, then why would Sun Quan have to wait until the Battle of Shiting before he dared to proclaim himself emperor.
Liu Feng's question made Sun Xiang extremely embarrassed and his eyes even started to turn red.
"I am ashamed of my uncle, and I am ashamed of the people of Jianghuai."
Sun Xiang finally couldn't help but repent. On the one hand, he was indeed touched by Liu Feng's words, and on the other hand, he also remembered I remember the excitement I felt when I followed my uncle all the way north to fight the bloody battle.
At that time, wherever the Sun Jiajun went, people were eating pots of milk, and the gentry class even changed their views on Sun Jian a lot.
It is true that Dong Zhuo was too inhumane, but he made Sun Jian look like a good person.
Luozhong, Yingchuan, and Nanyang were the three counties that were most severely harmed by the Xiliang army. However, these three counties were still very populous countries, and there were many remaining people at that time.
During Sun Jian's Northern Expedition, these common people really supported Sun Jian. The local nobles also helped organize civilians to transport logistics supplies for the Sun family army.
Otherwise, how could Sun Jian's twenty or thirty thousand men fight all the way from Nanyang to Luoyang?
Liu Feng stepped forward and patted Sun Xiang's hand and said: "Brother Wenyang, it's not too late to mend the situation."
Sun Xiang was silent for a moment, then suddenly knelt down to Liu Feng and paid homage. Said: "Xiang does not know the number of heaven, and helps Zhou to do evil. Meng Zhengnan does not give up, which is thought-provoking. He tells me to be strict and teaches me to teach. Xiang is not talented, and I am willing to repent and make a new start. If he does not abandon Zhengnan, let Xiang be around Zhengnan. He is willing to do his best to conquer the south. Sun Xiang's surrender seems to have been prompted by Liu Feng's words, but in fact, is this not a smooth sailing?
Seeing that Yuan Shu's ship was about to sink, it happened that a larger ship gave him a chance.
How could Sun Xiang really want to die for Yuan Shu, so surrendering to Liu Bei's side was an inevitable choice.
Now Liu Feng actually came to express his goodwill in person. Although he did not explicitly persuade him to surrender, how could Sun Xiang let such an opportunity slip away in vain?
Besides, Sun Xiang was still a little bit jealous. In his opinion, Liu Feng could still come to him, a defeated general, to greet him, and later he used the deeds of his uncle Sun Jian to blame him. It was obviously a sign of disrespect for him. There is a plan.
Such a combination of soft and hard tactics, if not to conquer him, why bother so much?
Even if Liu Feng simply had Sun Xiang pulled out and chopped, there wouldn't be much resistance.
Even if Liu Feng is kind and doesn't like killing people, there is no need to care so much about him.
Sure enough, it was just as Sun Xiang thought.
Liu Feng seemed very happy after seeing Sun Xiang surrender.
After comforting Sun Xiang again, Liu Feng stood up and left.
As soon as they left the small courtyard where Sun Xiang was, they saw Taishi Ci, Liu Ye, Zhou Yu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and others standing outside the courtyard without missing a single one.
Liu Feng laughed and shook his head, waving his hand, motioning for everyone to follow.
The group of people returned to the hall, and after everyone took their seats, Liu Feng said: "Why do you need to be like this, gentlemen?"
As a result, everyone in the hall laughed and said nothing, even Pan Zhang, who was so impatient, smiled stupidly. say.
Reluctantly, Liu Feng was too lazy to say anything more, so he changed the topic and got to the point.
Liu Ye immediately presented the plan they had drawn up in the past two days, which was mainly adapted based on the specific situation mentioned by Zhou Yu.
After reading it, Liu Feng nodded with satisfaction.
He actually didn't know much about Shouchun in this era. He could roughly remember that Shouchun was bordered by Bagong Mountain to the north, Shaopei to the south, with Feishui River as a moat, and it was close to the Huaihe River, which was already a representative of the dual sects of geography and history.
How can I still remember that there are so many branch cities in Shouchun City and the layout of the city gates.
In Liu Ye's plan, Zhang Liao would bring eight hundred elite troops into Zhou Yu's front team, while Xu Sheng's troops would directly change into Sun Xiangjun uniforms and follow Zhou Yu.
Pan Zhang's troops will disguise themselves as transporters, add more carriages and horses, and hide equipment.
Finally, Xu Huang will be the main general, and his cavalry will follow at the end to support Zhang Liao and Zhou Yu at any time. Taishi Ci led his troops and Sun Xiang's troops to stay in Chengde City.
There is actually no problem with this plan. Even if Liu Feng looked at it, he couldn't find any big problems.
There are just some small flaws that make Liu Feng a little worried, and some fine-tuning is needed.
“Wenyuan, you want to seize the city gate with only 800 elites, are you asking too much?”
In Liu Ye’s plan, Zhang Liao wants to bring Eight hundred elites captured the city gates, at least the two southern gates, and he had to capture one of them.
“It’s just two city gates.”
Zhang Liao smiled and replied: "The Art of War says: Soldiers are more valuable than elites, not many. Eight hundred people are enough."
(End of this chapter)