Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 169 The Chinese army arrives, and the Han Dynasty Prime Minister enters Qishan on a blind date (5/8 Pursuit)

Yang Ling trembled, his muscles tensed instantly, and he glanced around fearfully. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no danger.

"General Zhang, what's going on?" Yang Ling's mouth turned bitter.

Zhang Fei grinned and said, "As I said just now, Governor Yang and I hit it off instantly. Governor Yang's enemies are my enemies."

"Prefect Yang cannot tell whether Yang Ding can be entrusted with life and death, so I will give him a try on behalf of Prefect Yang."

"This test has proven that Yang Ding really wants to kill Governor Yang and become the Governor of Nan'an County himself."

"Prefect Yang, you have to keep your eyes open in the future. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have died here tonight with Prefect Yang."

Yang Ling felt even more bitter inside.

Just now.

Zhang Bao arrived dragging the half-dead Yang Ding.

Zhang Fei warned Zhang Bao carefully.

"If Yang Ling abandons the county and flees, the people of Nan'an will lose their backbone. How can they dare to cause chaos again?"

"Xing Guo, you must remember that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle."

Yang Ling was originally just bitter in his heart, but after Yang Ding's outburst, the bitterness turned into anger: "Yang Ding, you thief! Even if you shoot me, is it my order?"

When Yang Ding saw Zhang Fei, he quickly begged for mercy: "General Zhang, spare your life. This villain had no choice but to offend because of the order of Governor Yang."

At the same time, he sent a messenger to report the victory to Zhuge Liang.

"But after all, Yang Ling is the governor of Nan'an and a famous official in Longyou. He also has many disciples and former officials under his command."

Zhang Fei usually had a lot of authority. After this order was issued, the sergeants in the army were even more frightened. No one dared to violate Zhang Fei's military order at this time.

Gritting his teeth, Yang Ling took the dry food and water from the sergeant, cupped his hands with Zhang Fei and said, "General, this is a great kindness. I will never forget it."

Yang Ling was so angry that his hands were shaking.

Zhang Fei would really kill people if they violated military orders!
After winning Nan'an County, Zhang Fei did not relax.

Zhang Fei waved and asked the sergeant to get dry food and water, and handed it to Yang Ling: "Prefect Yang, I wanted to keep you in Bidao City, but your family is in Chang'an City. If you surrender, your family will be massacred."

Chen Cang.

"I will let you go tonight. To the outside world, I will say that Captain Yang Ding turned his back on the battlefield. You can put the blame on Yang Ding."

"The commander of the army, Yang Ding, is dead, and the prefect Yang Ling has escaped. I just send a message to Nan'an!"

Zhang Bao solemnly bowed his hands and said, "My son, I sincerely obey my father's teachings."

"I ask you to make more friends with famous officials, not only to let you study more, but also to let you understand the influence of famous officials on the people of the county."

Zhang Fei also followed Zhuge Liang's instructions, focusing on attacking people's hearts and comforting the officials in Bi Daocheng.

"If Yang Ling is killed, the people of Nan'an may be in chaos."

He clearly wants to use me to gain military merit, but now he wants to say that I will sacrifice my life for charity?
Can this person be so shameless?

Seeing Yang Ling leave in a hurry, Zhang Bao was confused: "Father, why did you let Yang Ling leave?"

Yang Ling was surprised: "General, do you really want me to leave?"

"You don't have to worry about your relatives and friends in Bi Dao City. The Prime Minister has already given orders not to cause too many casualties. I will treat the people of Bi Dao City kindly."

"General Zhang, everything you say is true!"

"If You Chu is unwilling to surrender, immediately send a message and I will personally lead the army to Didao City."

He even ordered the sergeants not to disturb the people!

"Xing Guo, tomorrow you will lead five hundred troops along the Wei River to Didao City to persuade You Chu to surrender."

Yang Ding argued: "Prefect Yang, it was you who said that guarding Bidao City is more important than your life. If the city is alive and the people are alive, the people will die if the city is dead. The villain admires your righteousness, so he ordered the archery with tears. How could you Blame me?"

"I will definitely express your merits to the Prime Minister and reinstate you to your original position."

But Yang Ding was very anxious: "Prefect Yang, you can't put the responsibility on me, otherwise my family will be massacred."

The most powerful civil and military official in Bidao City escaped and died, and the remaining officials did not dare to have any different intentions.

Thinking of Zhuge Qiao's evaluation of You Chu, the governor of Longxi County, and the information he learned from Yang Ling, Zhang Fei knew that Longxi County would not be as easy to capture as Nan'an County.

"Father, Yang Ding was caught." Zhang Bao threw Yang Ding in front of Zhang Fei like a dead dog.

Zhang Fei laughed loudly: "Prefect Yang, I told you that I hit it off with you, how could you let your family be slaughtered because of this?"

Zhuge Liang's military mission to Zhang Fei was to capture Nan'an County quickly and then attack Longxi County.

In addition to grain and rice, no property in the treasury was taken away.

"The villain initially persuaded Governor Yang to surrender, but Governor Yang said that our family members are all in Chang'an City. If we surrender, our family members will be massacred."

Zhang Fei raised his crossbow and killed Yang Ding with one arrow: "I hate the most treacherous villain who stabs his colleagues in the back and refuses to repent."

"You don't need to be a spy for me. You just need to save your life in Chang'an City. If the Prime Minister breaks Chang'an City one day, you can come find me again."

Looking at Yang Ding who was still staring at death, Yang Ling's heart trembled.

Zhang Fei's expression became increasingly grim: "It would be easy for me to kill Yang Ling."

Zhang He received the message from Guo Huai, and his expression changed drastically: "The main force of the Han army is in Yi County, how can they divide their troops into Longyou again?"

Xi County is not far from Chencang. Zhang He naturally knows the information that Ma Chao defeated more than a dozen Yang Qiu strongholds in Xi County and defeated Yang Qiu in Xi County so that he did not dare to leave the city.

When he first learned the information, Zhang He was still laughing at Yang Qiu's stupidity.

In order to bluff, he spent a lot of money and food to build more than a dozen strongholds from Xi County to Baoxie Road, but in the end he got an advantage from Ma Chao.

Zhang He is also a veteran who has experienced many battles.

After the initial surprise passed, Zhang He had the same suspicion as Guo Huai: "No! Something big has happened!"

"Ma Chao from Yi County is a suspicious soldier! That idiot Yang Qiu was deceived by Ma Chao!"

"Zhuge Liang sent his horses beyond Baoxie Road to serve as suspects, and the main force went to capture Longyou, which had insufficient troops."

"This is to block Guanlong and plot against Liangzhou!"

"I didn't expect that a person in charge of money and food next to Liu Bei would have such a strategy!"

Zhang He was shocked.

Before this, Zhang He had not taken Zhuge Liang seriously.

after all.

Zhang He has seen too many powerful people in his life.

Among the famous officials in Hebei under Yuan Shao such as Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Xu You, etc., and the famous officials in Yanyu under Cao Cao such as Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, etc., which one is not a world-shaking talent?
Although Zhang He was a military general, he was often arty and liked to associate with famous officials.

This high-minded person naturally looked down on Zhuge Liang, who was born in a village.

After Zhuge Liang was appointed as a general by Liu Bei, Zhang He even mocked Liu Bei for having no one under his command and actually letting a villager lead the army.

Zhang He also firmly believed that as long as he guarded several important roads out of Qinchuan, especially the Chencang Road that Han Xin used to take, Zhuge Liang would not be able to accomplish anything in Nanzheng.

however.

Reality gave Zhang He a heavy blow.

The world never lacks geniuses.

For geniuses, if there is no way in the world, then take a way and show it to the world!

In the past, Han Xin secretly built a plank road with Chencang to deceive Zhang Han, and finally joined forces with Liu Bang in Tongguan. This was a genius move, unexpected.

The same is true for Zhuge Liang now. If you want to guard me in Guanzhong, I will not take you in Guanzhong.

Subconsciously.

Zhang He thought of Tian Feng Jushou and Xun Yu, who also knew the general strategy well.

At this moment, Zhang He truly valued Zhuge Liang and regarded Zhuge Liang as a wise man on the same level as Tian Fengju and Xun Yu.

"Chen Cang only has 5,000 soldiers. I can't save Long You."

"You must notify Meng Da in Chang'an immediately."

Zhang He made a prompt decision and sent his trusted aide to Chang'an along with Guo Huai's envoy.

Chang'an accounts for more than half of Yongliang's 100,000 mobile troops. To save Longyou, Meng Da from Chang'an must personally send troops!
Simultaneously.

Zhang He then sent his close associates to Shanggui along the Weishui River and invited Guo Huai to meet him on the Weishui River.

The messenger who went to Chang'an did not dare to neglect, and alternately sailed all the way, traveling day and night to the city of Chang'an.

After receiving the urgent report, Meng Da not only did not panic, but also smiled: "Zhuge Liang actually went to Longyou!"

"Haha, do you really think that I am that idiot Yang Qiu, and can I be deceived by Ma Chao's tactics of suspicion?"

"Brother Chengming, I will give you five thousand soldiers to stay in Chang'an City, and I will personally lead the army to Longyou."

Pan Jun said cautiously: "Zijing took away most of the soldiers and horses. If Yang Qiu can't stop Ma Chao, wouldn't Chang'an be in danger? What's more, Yang Qiu and Ma Chao are old acquaintances."

Meng Da didn't take it seriously: "Brother Chengming, you are too worried. Your Majesty can give Yang Qiu a high official and a generous salary, so what kind of official position can Liu Bei give Yang Qiu?"

"A person like Yang Qiu values ​​self-interest above all else. It is impossible for him to surrender to Liu Bei just because he and Ma Chao are old acquaintances."

"If I wait to be suspicious of Yang Qiu at this time, I will fall into Ma Chao's trick."

"It is a taboo for a general to doubt himself. I am highly regarded by your majesty and the governor of Yongliang has a hundred thousand people. I should have the caliber of a general. How can I doubt the generals who are leading the troops for no reason?"

Pan Jun looked ashamed.

Mengda also called Su Ze, Fei Yao, Xia Houru and other generals: "General Su, you and I will have 20,000 troops. You can lead the generals along the Wei River to Chencang."

"After arriving at Chencang, Fei Yao defended the city. General Zhang He from the left took over as the main general and rushed to the aid of Longyou via Guanlong Avenue."

"Tell General Zuo that I will personally lead an army of 50,000 to reinforce him later, and ask him to stop Zhuge Liang from taking all the five counties of Longyou!"

Xia Houru is the younger brother of Xia Houchang. He was a brave cavalry commander at first for Cao Zhang, the Marquis of Yanling, and later served as a guard for the conquest of Shu and stationed in Guanxi. He was also brave and good at fighting.

During the period when Mengda was dispatching troops and generals.

Zhang Bao also led his troops to the outside of Didao City, the headquarters of Longxi County, to persuade them to surrender.

"People in the city, listen, I am Zhang Bao, the son of the Han Dynasty's cavalry general."

"Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, personally led a hundred generals and fifty thousand soldiers including Hussar General Ma Chao, Chariot General Zhang Fei, Wei General Huang Zhong, and Yi Army General Zhao Yun to capture Longyou."

"Now the governor of Nan'an County has abandoned the county and fled, and Tianshui County has also been attacked. If you surrender early, you can avoid death!"

"If you refuse to surrender and resist, the heavenly troops will arrive and kill you."

Zhang Baoyang spurred his horse, and the sound was like a loud bell. The guards at the top of the city were frightened when they heard this, and quickly went to notify You Chu, the prefect of Longxi.

When they heard that Zhuge Liang had led an army to attack Longyou, the governor of Nan'an County abandoned the county and fled, and the officials in the governor's office were immediately panicked.

"Yang Ling, a rat, dared to abandon the county and run away. Isn't this intentional to harm us?"

"As long as Yang Ling can defend it for a few more days, we can deploy defense responses in time."

"The Han soldiers arrived too quickly and would surely cut off the main communication route between Didao City and other cities. Our army also had no time to deploy the channels and obstacles. There were still soldiers and civilians outside the city who had not returned. The people inside the city were unstable. How could we defend it? "

"The Yangling dog thief has done a lot of harm to people!"

"Mingfu, shall we fight or surrender?"

The situation You Chu faces now is just like Lingling County and Guiyang County when Lu Meng took over the three counties in the past.

Liao Li, the governor of Changsha, fled without a fight, leaving Lingling and Guiyang counties unable to deploy defenses in time and unable to obtain real information.

Whether the prefects on the front line of the border can fight to the death will have a great impact on the cities behind them.

Seeing the panic among the officials, You Chu's expression became solemn.

Although he was in a dangerous situation, You Chu did not panic because of this. Instead, he summoned famous officials, merchants, powerful people, etc. in the city.

Looking at the fearful people, You Chu immediately bowed to them and said, "Everyone, I am known as a man of little virtue. I have only been the governor of Longxi County for a short time, so I don't have much kindness towards you."

"I'm not afraid to tell you that now the Han soldiers have arrived at Longyou, Nan'an County and Tianshui County have fallen, and the officials and people in other counties are rushing to join the Han soldiers."

"This is also an opportunity for you to gain wealth."

"As a prefect, I should defend this county for the country. This is my duty. I will never surrender!"

"If you want to gain wealth, you can use my head to surrender to the Han soldiers. I will never blame you!"

The officials and people present changed their colors.

Even if You Chu really had this idea, no one would dare to use the head of the prefect to defect to the Han soldiers!
An old official said tremblingly: "Since I came to Longxi County from the Ming Dynasty, I have always governed with justice and benevolent and caring for the people. How can we have second thoughts! I am willing to die with the Ming Dynasty."

Someone took the lead, and other officials and people also agreed.

Not in agreement?
Who dares to take the lead at this time!

You Chu glanced at everyone, and his tone became a bit colder: "Since you don't want to kill me, then I will give you an idea."

"Now that both Nan'an County and Tianshui County have defected to the Han soldiers, they will definitely bring Han soldiers to attack our Longxi County. As long as we hold on and wait for reinforcements to arrive, the Han soldiers will naturally retreat."

"When the time comes, we will definitely be rewarded for our loyalty to our county. If reinforcements do not arrive and the Han soldiers are in a hurry to attack the city, you can tie me up and surrender to the Han soldiers."

There was a pause.

You Chu added: "The current governor of Liangzhou is my mentor. If I hear that Longyou is attacked, Liangzhou's troops will definitely arrive at Longyou."

"I don't expect you to die with me, but I hope you can help me hold on for a while, so that I won't be scolded as an incompetent governor by the swordsmen, and to preserve my reputation of serving the country with death."

Done.

You Chu bowed deeply to everyone again.

You Chu is well versed in human nature, and while he is sensationalizing, he is also talking about the background.

I just didn’t tell everyone directly: I have a background! Even if Didao City is besieged, someone will come to save me; if you help me defend the city, we will all get a reward; if you don't save me, you won't be able to survive if I die.

After this big stick and jujube words were smashed down, all the officials, soldiers and people dared to have second thoughts, and they all expressed their willingness to help Chu defend the city.

After stabilizing the people's hearts, You Chu ordered people to close the city gates tightly and sent horses to Jincheng County in Liangzhou to ask for help.

Seeing that You Chu refused to surrender, Zhang Bao also ordered his horse to go to Bidao City to report the news.

Zhang Fei heard that You Chu would not surrender, so he united the soldiers and horses from Bi Dao City and headed for Didao City.

If You Chu refuses to surrender, it will take some time to attack Longxi County.

At this time, the troops and horses left in Bidaocheng could easily destabilize Zhang Fei's rear.

And letting the soldiers and horses from Bidao City go together can also have a deterrent effect.

Ji County.

Zhuge Liang led the main force to arrive.

Jiang Wei and others went out of the city to greet him.

Zhuge Liang appeased them one by one and entered the city with everyone.

Zhuge Qiao came to Zhuge Liang and rode away.

"Bosong, how is Jiang Wei's character?" Zhuge Liang asked softly.

Zhuge Qiao also lowered his voice and praised: "General Zhao's words are true. Brother Boyue does have Qilin's talent."

"It's just that although Brother Boyue is good at military affairs, he doesn't want to be a general. It's a pity."

Zhuge Liang asked curiously: "Why is this?"

Zhuge Qiao sighed: "Brother Bo Yue suffered a military disaster when he was young. His father Jiang Gongcao died in a fierce battle with the Qiang and Hu rebels in order to protect the county guard."

"Everyone thinks that Brother Bo Yue is unwilling to be a general because he comes from a high-ranking county and despises warriors."

"However, when I visited Brother Boyue at his home, I learned from Brother Boyue's virtuous mother, wife and children that Brother Boyue was not unwilling to be a general."

"But Aunt Jiang is sad that Jiang Gongcao, a county meritorious officer, died because of his bravery. She is worried that Brother Boyue will also die like Jiang Gongcao, who was good at using martial arts."

"That's why Aunt Jiang has always opposed Brother Boyue's martial arts practice."

"Brother Boyue couldn't bear to worry about his virtuous mother, wife and children at home, so he could only claim to the outside world that he did not want to be a general, but he was always depressed in his heart."

"After Ma Zun forced Brother Boyue to be his doctor, Aunt Jiang also hated Ma Zun deeply."

"This time General Zhao asked Brother Boyue to command the troops of Ji County. Brother Boyue did not refuse. He was even more angry that Aunt Jiang stayed at home for several days and refused to see Brother Boyue."

Zhuge Liang also lost his father when he was young and was displaced due to war, so he couldn't help but feel sympathy for Jiang Wei.

Similarly, Zhuge Liang also understood Jiang Wei's mother's thoughts.

A woman who was caring for her husband and raising her children at home suddenly lost her husband and was already sad.

After finally raising a son, it is naturally difficult to accept that this son is going to follow the same path as her husband!

Zhuge Liang sighed softly: "Uncle Jiang has a filial heart and a great ambition of loyalty. It would be a pity if he were buried like this!"

"Bosong, since you can understand these secrets, have you tried to persuade Mrs. Jiang?"

Zhuge Qiao was a little embarrassed: "I originally wanted to persuade him."

"But before I opened my mouth, Aunt Jiang said, I am young, but I have to wear armor and go to the battlefield. How can there be such cruel parents in the world."

"If father wants to use Jiang Wei, I'm afraid he will have to go see Aunt Jiang himself?"

Zhuge Qiao was also helpless.

After meeting Jiang Wei's mother, Zhuge Qiao understood why Jiang Wei did not dare to disobey.

In addition to filial piety, the most important thing is Mrs. Jiang's mouth. She can quote scriptures at her fingertips. She is especially good at Zheng Xuan's Zheng Xue!

It can be said that Jiang Wei has been fond of studying Zheng since he was a child, which was all influenced by Mrs. Jiang.

If you want to persuade someone, you also need to know yourself and the enemy.

It's a pity that Jiang Wei has studied Zheng Xue for more than ten years and still can't argue with Mrs. Jiang.

Zhuge Liang listened carefully to Zhuge Qiao's introduction to Jiang Wei's mother, and he made a calculation in his mind: "It doesn't matter, I will go to see Mrs. Jiang after I test Jiang Boyue's talent and learning."

Ma Su, who was behind him, felt quite uncomfortable hearing this, and couldn't help but feel angry secretly: Why does the Prime Minister value Jiang Wei so highly? Isn't it enough to have me, Ma Su?

This is the difference between Zhuge Liang and Ma Di.

Ma Su was too conceited to see the bright spots in others, and thought that Jiang Wei was nothing more than that. There were people who were more talented than Jiang Wei, so there was no need to pay so much attention to Jiang Wei.

Zhuge Liang is different.

What Zhuge Liang valued was not Jiang Wei's current talent, but Jiang Wei's potential and age.

Jiang Wei is only nineteen years old!

Being so young not only won praise from officials such as the Tongjun Gongcao Chief, but also amazed Zhao Yun at his martial arts and military skills, calling him a unicorn talent.

If they can be cultivated well, they will be the mainstay of Yanhan's future!
Zhuge Qiao often advises Zhuge Liang not to take matters into his own hands. Why doesn't Zhuge Liang know this?

However, there are too few available talents.

Either they are talented but not responsible, like Liao Li; or they are talented but responsible but selfish, like Li Yan.

There are too few people who are talented, responsible and not selfish!
Now that he has finally met Jiang Wei, Zhuge Liang will naturally pay more attention to him.

Why train Ma Su?
It’s not because there is no one!
The Northern Expedition was not only about defeating the Wei generals, but also about managing and guarding them. We could not just kill and bury them, and only attack the city without managing it.

When he came to the city of Ji County, Zhuge Liang carefully inspected Jiang Wei's military skills and found that he was proficient in riding and archery, and he was also fluent in the principles of military use.

Zhuge Liang was even more amazed!
I immediately decided to visit Mrs. Jiang.

Although Ma Su was unhappy, he did not dare to cause trouble at this time.

Zhuge Liang has always been strict in enforcing the law. If Ma Di acted wantonly and made the Ji County officials frightened and suspicious, Zhuge Liang would really kill him!
When she heard that the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was visiting in person, Mrs. Jiang quickly came out to greet him.

Being angry with Jiang Wei is a private matter, and refusing to see Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, would be rude.

After chatting for a while, Zhuge Liang bluntly stated the purpose of his visit: "Now that Yan and Han are newly established, it is the time for our talents to attack Cao Wei and revive the Han Dynasty."

"I am deeply impressed by Boyue's talent as a unicorn, so I would like to recruit Boyue to serve in front of the tent. I wonder if Madam can allow it?"

Mrs. Jiang had already guessed Zhuge Liang's intention and asked bluntly: "Prime Minister, are you going to let Bo Yue serve in literature or martial arts?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Of course I follow Bo Yue's wishes."

Mrs. Jiang shook her head and refused bluntly: "If so, I'm afraid the Prime Minister will be disappointed. I don't want Bo Yue to join the military."

Zhuge Liang said calmly: "I heard that Mrs. Jiang passed down Zheng Xue to her family, and I must have also heard about Lu Ziqian, a great scholar in Zhuo County."

Mrs. Jiang nodded: "Zi Qiangong and Kang Chenggong both studied under Fufeng Ji Changgong, and I also admire Zi Qiangong's talent and learning."

Zhuge Liang chuckled: "To be honest with you, madam, your Majesty is a disciple of Duke Zigang. When he was in Xuzhou, he also studied under Duke Kang Cheng. Sun Gongyou, a disciple of Duke Kang Cheng, is also in Chengdu now."

Mrs. Jiang's eyes moved: "Prime Minister, can you introduce Boyue to the people of Kangcheng Gongmen? If you can become a disciple of Kangcheng Gongmen, it will also confirm Boyue's research on Zheng Xue over the years."

Mrs. Jiang thought very well. If she becomes a disciple of Sun Qian, she will be able to become a scholar in the future.

Zhuge Liang was a very thoughtful person, so Mrs. Jiang couldn't hide her thoughts from him.

After considering his words, Zhuge Liang said again: "Madam, I think that in troubled times, we can't just focus on civil affairs and ignore military affairs. I have a few words, please listen to me, madam."

(End of this chapter)