Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 639 Submission
"Han Ji Cao's Biography": Rui met the ancestors in Yushui to discuss peace for the posthumous affairs. When discussing the heroes of the world, Rui said: "We are only the king and Ruier".Zhongzu replied: "I can dominate the western frontier with a corner of the southwest and rule the world. Will you be able to match me?"

The next day, when the army returned north, Rui was on the way, at the age of 35.

……

Hanshui, Fancheng.

In the dim night, Xin Hong got out of the small boat, rode the dark night, and touched under the city of Fancheng. His men waved torches as a signal.Baskets were dropped on Fancheng, Xin Hong gathered his clothes and sat on them, and the soldiers on the top of the city pulled up the ropes.

Xin Hong handed over his hand, ready to ask Wei Zu to help him, but seeing Pu Zhong staring at him with a serious expression, he couldn't help feeling horrified.

Pu Zhong held Xin Hong's hand, but he didn't exert any strength. He said in a cold voice, "Your words will be resolved in 45 days. It's already [-] days. If you don't get a satisfactory answer, General Zhong will let go, and you will fall off the city wall at that time." , turned into meat paste."

Xin Hong glanced at the dark night on both sides, felt the cool wind over the city, swallowed, and said, "Why did you say that? I came here to be a general, and I, a soldier of the Han Dynasty, have already submitted March in Xiangfan."

Pu Zhong sneered, and said, "You want to lie to me again, don't you think I'm loyal and dare not deny it? Don't recruit quickly, or you will be thrown off the city wall, and I will immediately surrender the city to Soochow."

Xin Hong sighed, and said: "Have Hong ever lied to the general, this time the Wei army retreated to Luoyang to the north, and there is no military disaster in the north of Nanyang. My Han sergeant will go south to help the general, so why did Hong go to Xiangfan to confer the title of general and reward him with food?" Are you suspicious?"

After finishing speaking, Pu Zhong held up the seal with both hands, then got up and held up the seal to signal to the cronies around him, and shouted: "From now on, I will be a general of the Han Dynasty, eat Han's salary, be loyal to the Han Lord, and kill Wu dog."

"However, since the general has not received an official position or conferred a title, His Majesty specially ordered me to enter the city and confer the title of general, thinking that he will be of great use. Hong hereby congratulates the general and thanks the general for helping me accept the Marquis of Ting." Xin Hong bowed his hands to Pu Zhong and said congratulatoryly.

Xin Hong took Pu Zhong's hand and said, "It's true, I hope the general will listen to my detailed words."

Xin Hong's words were half true and half false. He only knew that Cao Rui was seriously ill, but he didn't know when Cao Wei's army would return to the north.

The next day, Sun Quan, who was still sleeping soundly on the couch, was awakened by his attendants.

Xin Hong stroked his beard and looked at the scene in front of him with a smile on his face. However, seeing the 'Wei' flag on the tower was very obtrusive, he asked his attendants to take out the 'Han' flag and hang it on it.

Zhu Ran straightened his back and continued: "Your Majesty, the Shu army was one year old when it entered Nanyang. The soldiers were exhausted after a long battle, but our army's morale was high and full of energy. How could we not win? I thought it would be before the Shu army arrived. Before attacking Fancheng, if Fancheng was conquered, Xiangyang would be destroyed without attacking."

Pu Zhong snorted and pulled Xin Hong up.After Xin Hong tricked Pu Zhong into defending Xiangfan for the big man that day, Lu Xun and Zhu Ran attacked, and recently Sun Quan also arrived, and the offensive became stronger every day.But Pu Zhong had no reinforcements outside, relying on [-] soldiers to hold on for [-] days, with heavy casualties.

"Is it true or not?" Pu Zhong asked suspiciously.

As for General Zhengdong, the former General Zhengdong was Jufu. This time the attack on Wei was smooth, Jufu pacified Nanxiang and surrendered Zhoutai. collar.

"what?"

Hearing Xin Hong's swear words, Pu Zhong believed it, stepped forward and put his arms around Xin Hong's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xin is guarding the pavilion. I don't know what kind of honor and official position you have when you are loyal?"

Xiangyang City, Wu Jun camp.

Dazed for a moment, Sun Quan's drowsiness dissipated in an instant, he lifted the quilt, and shouted: "Urgently summon the generals to discuss matters."

As he spoke, Xin Hong took out Hou Yin and the general's seal from his cuff, and said, "General, please accept the seal."

Sun Quan put his hands on the table, frowned and said, "Winter is about to begin, the Han River will dry up, and the army of the Shu people will go south. If they can defeat me on horseback, our army may be hard-pressed."

However, due to too much cost of silence, Pu Zhong was still reluctant to submit to Soochow in a fit of anger.After all, surrendering to Soochow is definitely not as good as surrendering to Han or Wei.

Sun Quan was sitting upright, looking at the crowd, and asked, "Now that Xiangfan has surrendered to the Shu Han, I fear that the Wei army has already withdrawn, and the Shu army will go south. The second city of Xiangfan has not yet been conquered. What should our army do?"

Seeing this, Pu Zhong was overjoyed. He patted the dust on his clothes, tidied up his clothes, knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "I have cherished the Han family for a long time, but unfortunately I didn't get the imperial edict of the great man, so I had to help the thief. Now I surrender the city to the great man. It is a great honor to be loyal to serve the Han. From now on, I will serve the country with my death and live up to His Majesty's great trust."

Shandu belongs to the county seat under the rule of Xiangyang County. It seems to be a favor to make Puzhong the county marquis, but it is not the case.

The attendant looked anxious and said: "Your Majesty, the Wei army in the second city of Xiangfan returned to the Shu Han, and the banner was replaced on the top of the city. Thousands of Han troops appeared in the west of Fancheng and camped in dangerous places."

"promise!"

Xin Hong stepped on the solid city wall, calmed down a little, and said, "The general doesn't know something. Your Majesty defeated Sima Yi in Yiyang, but due to the lack of troops, he fell into a stalemate. But fortunately, the false emperor Cao Rui was seriously ill. Withdraw the army to the north. Therefore, our tens of thousands of troops will soon be able to go south to rescue the general."

Sun Quan looked at the anxious attendant with sleepy eyes, and asked, "What time is it and what is the matter?"

When Sun Quan arrived at the big tent, Lu Xun, Zhu Ran, Zhuge Ke and others also arrived and sat down in sequence.

The Han army in yellow uniforms on the city wall shouted.

……

When Pu Zhong arrived on the 45th, he saw no movement of the Han army, and Xin Hong's delay in arriving in Xiangfan made him feel cheated. He wanted to kill Xin Hong and surrender the city to Soochow.

Zhu Ran got up with his sword, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the defense outside Fancheng has been broken by our army. Three thousand soldiers have been holding on to the second city. It has been [-] days. The soldiers are exhausted. If our army rushes for a few more days, it will be inevitable." It can break the city. At this time, we must not retreat, so that our army will fall short."

Xin Hong chuckled and said, "How dare you? Tomorrow, the governor of Ankang, the great Han, and his lieutenant general, the former Western Colonel Wei Zhoutai, will lead the troops to Hechengju. Because of the small number of soldiers, they dare not get too close, and camp in the north of the Han River." , to harass the Wu army and restrain its forces. When Your Majesty and the Prime Minister go south to lead the army south, the retreat of Wu's army will be just around the corner."

In addition, Pu Zhong is also a senior official of the Wei State, so it is not an exaggeration to confer Pu Zhong as a county marquis.It can even be said that without Pu Zhong, there would be no achievements of the big man today.

"Eat Hanlu, be loyal to Hanjun, kill Wugou~"

Xin Hong let out a long breath, and went south to appease Pu Zhong for a few days, hoping that His Majesty would come soon.

When the Han and Wei dynasties were at war, the people of Wu sent troops to the north with their backs. If Pu Zhong hadn’t stood by for [-] days as a Wei official, the big Han would not have been able to take down the three counties of Yiyang, Nanyang, and Nanxiang in Jingbei, and the second city of Xiangfan he offered belonged to Xiangyang. county.

The sharpness of the big man's tongue, no one can be better than me!

Concentrating his mind, Xin Hong replied: "I want to report to you, Your Majesty thinks that it is righteous for the general to submit the two cities of Xiangfan to obedience. According to Sun Quan and Lu Xun's meritorious service in the north, the general is made the Marquis of Shandu and the general who conquers the East."

Sun Quan was stunned by this news. Changing the flags of the Second City of Xiangfan probably meant that the Wei army in the north had retreated, and the Han army was about to go south. Otherwise, how could the defenders of the Second City of Xiangfan change their flags and surrender to Shu Han.

Pu Zhong was overjoyed when he heard the words, but quickly regained his indifference, and asked: "Is there any evidence for what Xin Jun said, is it possible that he wants to deceive me again?"

Sun Quan put on a few clothes casually, washed his face under the service of his attendants, and went straight to the big tent, ignoring the long sword he wore every day.

Sun Quan stroked his beard, unable to be sure, his eyes fell on Lu Xun, and he said, "What do you think of Bo Yan?"

Lu Xun also bowed his head in thought, and after a long while, he said, "Your Majesty, you may follow the words of General Chariot (Zhu Ran). As for the withdrawal of troops, I think it's better to wait for the Shu people to come here, observe their army formation, and then discuss it. "

Seeing that the two generals thought they should continue fighting, Sun Quan was embarrassed to say retreat, but waved his hand and ordered: "From today, attack Fancheng fiercely, break the city before the Shu soldiers arrive, and occupy Xiangfan."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)