Chapter 338 The Hua Family Decides a Strategy
Hua Zheng was stunned, and immediately said with great joy: "What good strategy does my brother have? Why don't you tell me quickly!"
Hua Zhong hurriedly walked back In front of Hua Zheng, he lowered his voice, but said with murderous intent: "Sun Fu is in the city now. He is Sun Ce's cousin. If he takes his head as a gift, my brother will have nothing to worry about."
Hua Zheng narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Hua Zhong did not dare to disturb his brother. Although he was anxious and complained a little about why his brother did not make a decisive decision, he still stood in the distance and waited.
After a while, Hua Zheng slowly exhaled and shook his head under Hua Zhong's expectant eyes.
Hua Zhong was shocked and didn’t understand Hua Zheng’s decision. He raised his voice and shouted, “Brother!?”
Hua Zheng raised his hand to stop the other party and said seriously: “Your The plan is indeed a good one, but it can't be done like this."
Seeing Hua Zhong's puzzled expression, Hua Zheng said bluntly: "Sun Fu cannot die or be arrested, otherwise what will happen to our Hua family. What kind of reputation will the family have in the future if they betray their master? It’s better to let my brother die!”
Hua Zhong was shocked and understood, and thought carefully. I thought that my plan was actually to drink poison to quench thirst. Although it could save my brother's life, it also completely ruined the family.
"Besides, I heard Captain Zhu once say that Sun Yangwu was no ordinary person. His brother was Sun Bi, the conquering general, who surrendered to Liu Qiaoqi in Liyang with thousands of people. I heard that Sun Zhenglu and Sun Yangwu were As for the relationship between you and me, if my family really harmed Sun Yangwu, then we would have a mortal enemy with Sun Zhenglu, so why bother?"
Hua Zheng continued: "Let Sun Yangwu go, I will. When the city can be surrendered, it will not offend Sun Zhenglu, and it will also show favor to Captain Zhu. If there is a chance to meet in the future and they can talk to each other, why not do it? ?”
After hearing this, Hua Zhong felt that what his brother said was true.
But if Sun Fu doesn’t die, then my brother will definitely die.
Just when Hua Zhong was feeling uncomfortable, Hua Zheng laughed: "But my brother's plan is just a little childish. If you change it a little, it will be a good strategy!"
Hua Zhong was overjoyed and hurriedly asked his brother for advice.
Hua Zheng also relaxed at this time, and even gave his younger brother leisurely advice: "Although Sun Fu cannot die or be captured, as a brother, I can let him go on his own."
I originally thought that my brother would applaud, but unexpectedly, he still stared at me with a pair of clear eyes, making it clear that he still didn't understand.
Hua Zheng was a little helpless, so he simply stopped explaining and arranged the task directly: "Second brother, you'd better go out of the city and go to the Zhengnan Army camp to surrender. As for me, brother, go and see Sun Yangwu."
After Sun Fu crossed the river, he was commended by Sun Ce as a captain of Yangwu, and Sun Xiu was commended as a captain of Yangwei. Huang Gai and Han Dang were still captains after hard work. The subordinates were actually assigned to them by Sun Ce.
This is the difference between having shares and not having shares.
“Go to see Sun Fu?”
Hua Zhong’s eyes became clearer. Didn’t his eldest brother just say he couldn’t kill him?
Why are you going to see him again?
“Let him get lost.”
Hua Zheng had no choice but to tell his brother: "After you leave, I will go and tell him that the southern army has arrived twenty miles outside the city. How do you think Sun Fu will react?"
"Then we must just run away, right?"
Sun Fu has less than a thousand men in the city, and the remaining troops are escorting grain and grass across the river.
In this situation, no matter how bold Sun Fu is, he cannot think that he can defeat more with less, so he will have no choice but to run away.
Once Sun Fu ran away, wouldn’t it be Hua Zheng who had the final say in Qiantang City?
When the time comes for the whole city to surrender, and with the various supplies and food in the city, the general of the Zhengnan Army will not cause trouble for Hua Zheng as long as he is not a harsh and unpopular person.
Hua Zhong suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly: "Brother, thank you! Zhongdu listens to brother."
Hua Zheng nodded: "Second brother, prepare quickly and get out of the city. Wait. After you leave, I'll go find Sun Fu."
"Here!"
After Hua Zhong went down, he quickly made preparations and brought three or four people with him. Several tenants quietly left the city through the north gate and headed for Zhou Yu's camp.
After Hua Zhong left, Hua Zheng went to Sun Fu.
It was already early in the morning, and Sun Fu had already fallen asleep.
After being awakened by the soldiers, he was a little confused, but immediately decided to meet Hua Zheng.
Sun Fu is very aware of the status of the Hua family in Qiantang, which is even stronger than the Sun family in Fuchun.
Had it not been for Sun Jian, the Sun family would have been just a big tycoon in the countryside.
But the Hua family has been in Qiantang for more than a hundred years and is truly a century-old family. Not to mention the tenants and common people below, even the nobles and powerful people in Qiantang all recognized the name of the Hua family.
Therefore, although Sun Fu came to Qiantang only a few days ago, he was very important to the Hua family.
Because of the Three Mutual Laws, the Hua family naturally could not become the county magistrate of Qiantang, so Zhu Zhi originally wanted to recommend Hua Zheng to be the county magistrate in a neighboring county.
But Hua Zheng will naturally not agree. If he agrees, he will be completely unable to get on the boat, and it is very likely that he will not be tied to death alone, but the entire family will be implicated.
Therefore, Zhu Zhi could only retreat and ask Hua Zheng to be the chief registrar of Yuhang.
After thinking about it, Hua Zheng agreed. After all, although Zhu Zhi's Wujun Commandery was appointed by Yuan Shu, he was a serious court official with high gold content.
Because Yuan Shu used Ma Rixi's Tutor's Scepter to appoint officials, although the legal rationality was slightly worse than that appointed by the court, it was still recognized by the court and the world.
Furthermore, the chief registrar is not as dazzling as the county magistrate. It is very reasonable and reasonable for a nobleman to serve as the local registrar, meritorious officer, or even to govern the country or to rule the country. It does not count as taking sides.
In history, there have been numerous cases in which Biejia, Gongcao, and the Chief Secretary have eclipsed the Chief Officer.
After Sun Fu came to Qiantang, he hosted a banquet for Hua Zheng that day, and said that Xiao Gui and Cao followed and approved all Zhu Zhi's arrangements. He also said that future government affairs would still be entrusted to Hua Zheng.
This series of operations can be called a polite corporal. At this time, Hua Zheng came late at night, so there must be something extremely important, and Sun Fu did not dare to miss it.
“Wait.”
While Sun Fu was dressing, he suddenly remembered and ordered: “Arrange two teams of soldiers behind the hall to listen to my orders.”
< br>Sun Fu thought about it and decided to be more cautious. If something happened in the middle of the night, it would most likely not be a good thing, so he arranged two teams of soldiers just in case.
After the arrangements were made, Sun Fu entered the main hall from the back door. Hua Zheng had been waiting for a long time.
"The chief secretary came here late at night, and I don't know why?"
Sun Fu quickly walked into the hall, sat down, and asked.
Sun Fu’s idol is his eldest brother Sun Ben, so he always imitates Sun Ben in his behavior.
But what Hua Zheng said next made Sun Fu lose his power.
As soon as Hua Zheng raised his hand, he said: "General, the Southern Army has arrived twenty miles north of the city. It will arrive at Qiantang City around noon tomorrow."
"What!?"
Sun Fu was about to sit down when he almost jumped up when he heard this. "My tenants outside the city have seen the troops of the Southern Conquest Army and the army's camps, and they came here to report the news."
Hua Zheng exaggerated: "This time the Southern Conquest Army went south. There are at least 20,000 to 30,000 people. The general must make a decision quickly.”
“Twenty to 30,000 people?”
Sun Fu's face turned pale with fright. After all, he was only a teenager at this time. Although he wanted to imitate his brother Sun Bi in everything, but in terms of courage, even if he was in his twenties or thirties in the future, he still had no courage. There is no way to compare with his brother.
Of course Hua Zheng doesn't know the details of Zhou Yu's army. It is very difficult for the tenants to understand that it is a large army. Where can I give you specific figures, even just an approximate number?
The reason why Hua Zheng said 20,000 to 30,000 people was to deliberately intimidate Sun Fu. If he said less, Sun Fu would have the idea of defending the city, then Hua Zheng would be in trouble.
"Exactly! It happened that one of my servants went to Zhuangzi outside the city to check the grain storage. After being approached by these tenants, he went to do some exploration in person and estimated that there were at least ten thousand people on the other side. The scale is huge, and there is a steady stream of teams coming from behind."
Hua Zheng has already arranged for a smart, loyal and reliable servant.
Sure enough, just as Hua Zheng thought, Sun Fu would immediately ask his servants in person.
Hua Zheng had already brought the person. After bringing him to the hall, Sun Fu asked several questions in succession, and the servants were able to answer them.
Sun Fu suppressed the panic in his heart and turned to ask Hua Zheng: "Hua Gong is a famous scholar in Qiantang. Now that a powerful enemy is right in front of me, how should I deal with it? Please teach me."
Sun Fu had great trust in Hua Zheng at this time. As long as the other party was harmful to him, there was no need to do anything. As long as the Zhengnan Army arrived at the city tomorrow, he would be dead.
Hua Zheng was not modest either. He stretched out his right hand, raised his index finger and said, "General, there is only one strategy at the moment."
Sun Fu hurriedly asked: "What's the plan?"
"Let's go!"
Hua Zheng said categorically: "There are only less than a thousand generals in the city now, even if my Hua family mobilizes the entire city The common people may only have two or three thousand young men, but the southern army has tens of thousands, almost ten times as many as me. This city cannot be defended."
"General, we must defend this city. In fact, he is setting himself up for death, and has also brought trouble to all the elders in the city."
Hua Zheng bowed to Sun Fu and said, "General, Zheng dares to say that since General Sun entered Wu County, I, Qiantang, belong to the Sun family. Jiye also contributes a lot, and I am asking the general to evacuate south in time for the whole city. It is not my selfish intention, but it is the general and the whole city’s fathers.”
Sun Fu was speechless when he heard this, but he didn't feel any displeasure in his heart.
When he thought that Hua Zheng could persuade him to withdraw in person instead of selling him back, Sun Fu couldn't get angry at all.
"Master, please get up quickly."
Sun Fu stepped forward and helped Hua Zheng up, and said comfortingly: "The words of the master are mature words. How can I I blame Yu Ru.”
After thinking about it carefully, Sun Fu felt that the other party was right. He had less than a thousand men, and he had no chance of defending the city without the full support of the Qiantang nobles. .
Hua Zheng was so straightforward and honest now. Qiantang didn't want to be buried with him, and Sun Fu's life had just begun. How could he be willing to die in Qiantang city like this.
So, Sun Fu made a decision.
However, Sun Fu still asked: "Hua Gong, in your opinion, where should I go?"
Hua Zheng had already had a conversation and replied directly: "When Go to Fuchun!"
Sun Fu was moved and continued to ask: "Why?"
Hua Zheng, however, spoke eloquently: "Now the general has three roads to take. The best option is to go to Fuchun. This road is the safest, but there are many swamps along the way and the road is rugged, making it more difficult."
" The central strategy is to go west to Yuhang and join Wu's army. Although this route is easy, there is a risk of being pursued by the Zhengnan Army. Therefore, Zhengcai suggested that the general go to Fuchun and then cross the river. "
"The next best option is to drive directly to the Qiantang River and cross the river south. This is the easiest way to go, but it is also the most dangerous. The key lies in whether the entire army can cross the river before the Southern Army pursues them. If there is an accident, General But it will become an army with backing. "
Hua Zheng's suggestion is quite reliable, and the logic is clear and the reasons are sufficient. It is really a lot of thought.
“Thank you very much for your advice. I’m very grateful.”
Sun Fu did not say which path he would choose, but expressed his gratitude.
Hua Zheng was not angry either, and then left.
Sun Fu also seized the time here, threw away all the useless luggage, and left Qiantang City at night with only rations and military equipment.
It’s just that Sun Fu didn’t choose the best or the worst strategy as Hua Zheng said. Instead, he chose the middle strategy and went straight out of the west gate to Yuhang.
Sun Fu actually chose Zhongce very carefully. In his opinion, the road is easy to walk, and it is only a day's journey from Yuhang. As long as he marches quickly, he can enter Yuhang city that night.
With Jiancheng and Wu Jing's troops, there is no fear of the Southern Army following and pursuing them.
At that time, it will be safe to turn south to Fuchun.
Compared with the upper and lower strategies, this is the real foolproof strategy.
It’s no wonder that Sun Fu would make such a decision. Just like Wu Jing, they never thought about the threat from Wucheng.
Because according to their intelligence, Wu Cheng's troops had already followed Zhou Yu to counterattack Youquan, and they are still in Youquan City now.
Wucheng must be very empty. If it were not for strategic reasons, the Sun family would not get much benefit from counterattacking Wucheng, otherwise they would have taken action against Wucheng long ago. Therefore, Sun Fu never thought about the possibility that Yuhang had fallen, because in the Sun family's view, the southern army was bound to come from the northeast.
When Sun Fu fled west, the sky had already reached the third quarter of Yin hour. In half an hour, the sky would start to get brighter.
At this time, Hua Zhong, who had escaped overnight, had also arrived at Zhou Yu's camp.
After being discovered by the light and dark sentry, Hua Zhong immediately stated his intention and was immediately taken to Zhou Yu's tent.
“Are you from the Hua family in Qiantang?”
After Zhou Yu was awakened, he immediately put on his clothes to receive him.
This trip south to Qiantang can be described as a godsend.
Logically speaking, if Zhao Yun and Fan Neng's troops had not marched in a hurry, resulting in the army's physical strength not being restored, and coupled with the unfamiliarity of the place, this credit may not be easily given to Zhou Yu.
Therefore, Zhou Yu took this matter very seriously.
Now that we were approaching the city, the Qiantang nobles suddenly came in the middle of the night, which forced Zhou Yu to pay attention.
As soon as he saw Zhou Yu, Hua Zhong stood up.
Although he was a little shocked by Zhou Yu's handsome appearance and extraordinary talent, Hua Zhong still remembered his most important thing.
"General, I am a descendant of the Hua family in Qiantang, and I am willing to lead the way for the general!"
(End of this chapter)