Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 167: Open the door and show kindness

The false emperor Yuan Shu went against the grain and favored traitors and harmed the people. He ordered his nephew Yuan Lin to poison the people of Guangling in order to frame Duke Bai...

Fortunately, the prefect Yuan Huan, although loyal and brave, could not bear to see the people being harmed by Yuan's thieves. He punished the rapes and eradicated the evil, so he made a prompt decision and captured Yuan Lin. She listed her crimes and killed her at the stake.

Later, he wanted to entrust Guangling to his adjutant and tied himself up to plead guilty to Shouchun. The people cried in the road and blocked the city gate, begging Yuan Huan to open the door to welcome Duke Bai into the city.

Yuan Huan felt that the people had been suffering for a long time, so he opened the city gate. Bai Gong felt that he was sincere and wanted to let him still take control of Guangling. However, Yuan Huan felt that he had betrayed his master and surrendered, and he had no face to return to the governor of a county, so he repeatedly resigned.

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nonsense!After that, Guangling was the front line of fighting Yuan Shu and even the Central Plains.

How could Yuan Huan be allowed to take charge of this place?
Yuan Huan himself understood this truth. After some pretense, Chen Gong temporarily took over the position of Guangling Prefect. Yuan Huan, who "temporarily" wanted to retreat to the mountains and forests, went to Hefei on Chen Gong's recommendation to meet Bai Tu. .

That's right...not only along the Guangling road, but also outside the cities of Hefei and Qichun, there were also large armies delivering food - so Yuan Huan came directly to the outside of Hefei to meet Bai Tu.

Among the three-way disaster relief army, Chen Gong was in charge of Guangling, Sun Ce was in charge of Qichun, and Bai Tu personally led the army in Hefei, with Lu Bu as his deputy. The lineup was the most luxurious and he was also the last to arrive along the way.

Three days before Yuan Huan dedicated the city, Bai Tu and Lu Bu were stationed outside the city.

Because before the troops were sent out, the staff of the Cavalry General's Mansion did not think that Hefei would take the initiative to offer the city. After all, the person guarding Hefei at this time was Yuan Yin, the son of Yuan Wei and a clan brother who was very close to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Huan's surrender will directly affect Qichun, every city under Yuan Shu's rule, and every general guarding outside under Yuan Shu's command!

However, as Yuan Shu's confidant, Yuan Yin's label of the Zhong royal family was too heavy, and there was no room for surrender...

And as a clan general of the Zhong family, Yuan Yin had Nanyang elites under his command. This was the Yuan family's family background, and his military morale was far more stable than that of the ordinary Huainan army.

On the contrary, the situation in Qichun City was no better than that in Guangling before.

And when Guangling Yuan Huan had set an example, Lu Mian's life became even more difficult.

After a rain of relief grains fell, Lu Mian's lieutenant general advised: "General, if this continues, there may be chaos in the city..."

Xu Xing is Lu Mian's deputy general, and he is more used to calling Lu Mian "general" instead of "prefect".

After all, Lu Mian, the prefect, is also in name only - less than one-fifth of the entire Jiangxia, and within the sphere of Yuan Shu's influence, it is mainly Qichun County.

"Wait a moment." Lu Mian struggled to say.

When Xu Xing heard this, he also understood what Lu Mian was hesitating about. He regretfully advised at the same time: "If the general wants to continue to defend the city, please replace him in the future and be responsible for the defense of the Wengcheng army!"

Lu Mian looked at him and nodded in agreement - Xu Xing was his most trusted lieutenant.

Sure enough, within two days, turmoil broke out in the army. A Sima from another department suddenly attacked Lu Mian's Chinese army camp in Wengcheng. Fortunately, Xu Xing never relaxed his vigilance and put down the rebellion in time.

However, Lu Mian could see that if he didn't dedicate the city, there would be no way out. Not only was the people's hearts lost, but even the Huainan Army under his command, except for Xu Xing and his own soldiers, he didn't know who to trust.

That night, after Lu Mian told Xu Xing'er about his fate, he tied himself up in the mansion, while Xu Xing went up to the city tower to shout to Sun Ce, hoping to surrender the city.

"Dedicating the city? Hahaha, do you need someone from Sun to enter the city?" Sun Ce laughed and shouted from the tower after hearing this.

Xu Xing:? ? ?
Seeing Sun Ce's eagerness to try, Xu Xing was really moved...

But in the end Xu Xing decided to open the door honestly, in case Sun Ce was angered, it was no joke.

Given the current situation, even if he is really lured into the city and successfully surrounded and killed, it will only make his death more miserable, right?

"General Sun is joking, I'd better go out and deliver the letter of surrender..." Xu Xing said.

After Sun Ce saw him actually opening the city gate and coming out, he asked curiously: "Where is that guy Lu Mian? Were you captured alive or killed?"

Xu Xing was originally worried that Sun Ce would embarrass Lu Mian because of some previous grievances, so he said with some anxiety: "General Sun, General Lu is because his family is in Shouchun, so... he tied himself up in the mansion and let the last general take his place. Surrendered. General Lu also mentioned before that when General Sun visited Qichun before, he was quite heartbroken by the heroic spirit of the young man..."

Yuan Huan is a famous scholar, and Lu Mian is Yuan Shu's general. It would be difficult for Yuan Shu to detain relatives of the former, but... Lu Mian's wife and children are all in Shouchun!

Now Lu Mian's military morale is in chaos and he has to surrender. It is barely a fault of non-war, but if he openly worships Bai Tu's tent, I am afraid that Yuan Shu will not be as righteous as Liu Bei.

"Hahaha, Lu Mian is still heartbroken for me? I can't see it, I can't see it! What about your wife and children?" No matter how upright Sun Ce was, he knew that Xu Xing's words were polite.

Xu Xing smiled shyly and said, "The final general will be an orphan and single."

If it were another general, so alone, Yuan Shu might have arranged a marriage, but Xu Xing was just a deputy, and Yuan Shu might not even recognize him.

After Sun Ce entered the city, he first made routine announcements to calm the people, and then took over the treasury. At the same time, he arranged for the distribution of relief grains - as for the food in the treasury?Of course, it must be processed into "bricks" first...

However, for Lu Mian, Sun Ce not only did not express his anger at him because of the hostage exchange, but instead prepared beef and wine and sent Huang Gai to deliver them to the mansion.

He purposely did not go there in person to prevent Lu Mian from being embarrassed.

Later, according to Huang Gai, Lu Mian cried bitterly after receiving the cow wine, and started eating and drinking in front of Huang Gai - with practical actions, he accepted Sun Ce's reward, which also expressed his intention to surrender. .

Of course, until Yuan Shu is completely defeated and Lu Mian's family is welcomed back, he can only continue to be "under house arrest."

When Yuan Huan came to Hefei, the news of Qichun Xiancheng also came to Hefei at the same time.

When meeting Bai Tu, Yuan Huan always placed himself in the position of a celebrity who "had no choice but to plead for the people."

"Yao Qing is truly a noble scholar! If I can get Yao Qing's help..."

Before Bai Tu could finish his words, Yuan Huan took the initiative to refuse and said: "I only wish to build a thatched cottage near Jinling and work hard."

Yuan Huan knew in his heart how much convenience his "noble moral character" act had created for Bai Tu, but he didn't take any credit for it.

There is no need for Bai Tu to recognize more of his relatives... Well, no, there is no need to win over them.

After all, Yuan Huan's positioning is itself one of Chenjun Yuan's "investment" chips... With the current situation, he has naturally bet on Bai Tu.

Although according to Bai Tu's mental ranking, the trust index can only be ranked in the third echelon, but... it is also in the category of "trustworthy" under the condition of "as long as Bai Tu is not defeated, has no major disadvantages, and has no serious conflicts of interest."

Based on his abilities, he could be responsible for a less important county, or serve as some non-confidential official of the Six Ministries.

Of course, Yuan Huan was a famous scholar, so how could he offer his city to seek an official position?

No matter what...you have to take care of yourself for a while and then start working next year!
Yuan Huan's contribution... no, it should be said to be "noble moral character". Bai Tu will naturally keep it in mind. After all, Yuan Huan's righteous deed this time has indeed given Bai Tu a huge operating space.

As Bai Tu said before, the people took the initiative to offer the city this time, and begged Yuan Huan to "weep in the road and fill the city gates." The latter was "driven by righteousness" and opened the city gates to welcome Jiangdong. The army enters the city...

To put it another way, if the guards in Hefei and Qichun are unwilling to open the door, then they are being unkind and preventing the people from opening the door to welcome them. Then... they need some small help from the Jiangdong Army - this can be regarded as forcing them with swords. ?Obviously not!
In the past, there were still people who could use Bai Tu's own words to block him, but now... Bai Tu can completely "send kindness" openly and openly.

Regarding Yuan Huan's idea of ​​going to Jinling to farm, Bai Tu also expressed his support and sighed: "Hey, Xu Xing of Qichun yesterday was also inspired by righteousness to bind Lu Mian and surrender to Qi. Spring...but it is sad that the people of Huainan are now in such a difficult time, there are still some monsters who want to use a mantis as a chariot!"

Yuan Huan was a little uncomfortable with what he said. At the same time, he was also a little confused as to why the incident in Qichun yesterday spread to Hefei so quickly... But he still echoed: "Bai Gong is benevolent."

"Just doing your best for the people." Bai Tu waved his hand casually, indicating that these were nothing.

At the same time, a thought came to mind: "Before Yao Qing goes back, you might as well see how I can bring benevolence to Hefei, which is imprisoned by the Yuan thieves?"

"As I wish." Yuan Huan nodded.

Unlike the thousands of people sent by Chen Gong and Sun Ce to deliver food, those who came outside Hefei City were [-] Jiangdong elite soldiers. After all, Bai Tu knew from the beginning that it was impossible to fight without bloodshed in Hefei. He was just waiting for Qichun and Guangling. Who will take the lead first? What Chen Gong had expected before was correct. Yuan Huan was indeed clever.

Yuan Huan accompanied Bai Tu and inspected the catapults in the army for the last time. Today, there will be no more relief grains here. Yuan Huan has already seen the simple polished stone bullets prepared nearby!

And... Yuan Huan always felt that the catapults in Bai Tu's army seemed a little different from what he saw outside Guangling City.

Although Yuan Huan had not seen catapults from a distance when he was in Guangling, he had also looked down from the tower. Those catapults should have throwing arms like "leaning spoons".

However, the catapults outside Hefei have not only longer throwing arms, but also the middle section is fixed on a taller frame. It seems that the two ends of different lengths can be loaded with heavy objects...

At this time, the Jiangdong Army was also in full swing. Yuan Huan vaguely discovered that there seemed to be a lot of eloquent officers in the army. To the small groups of junior officers, they were spitting on the significance of this battle, which was just like... reading the article when the announcement of the announcement of peace of the people was made. There are similar people, but these people in front of me seem more down-to-earth.

For Yuan Yin, who is stubborn, abuses the people, and shuts Bai Gong's benevolence outside the city gate, Bai Tu reluctantly decides - this benevolence... I must give it away!
If you don't open the door, I'll force my way in!
(End of this chapter)