Great Han Empire

Chapter 130

Huang Ting came back at night.

Li Hong hurriedly welcomed him into the big tent, and asked eagerly, "Brother Xingzheng, how are you doing?"

Huang Ting's face was so ugly that he was speechless for a long time.

"You were scolded back?"

Huang Ting shook his head, smiled wryly, and said, "You must be scolded if you scold me. If it weren't for the consideration that many brothers in the prison camp would be buried with me after I died, they would have chopped me into meat paste and fed them to the dogs."

Li Hong seemed to have been prepared for a long time, he patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "What did they say?"

"There are four main leaders of the Yellow Turban Army in the city, Zhang Baiqi, Sun Qin, Zuo Yan, and one of Huanglong's subordinates, Fang Biao. Sun Qin reacted most violently, and he wanted to stand by and wait for help. The other three seemed to be hesitant. , especially Fang Biao."

"Fang Biao?" Li Hong asked, "Is he Huang Long's subordinate? Huang Long was killed by Zhang Niujiao. Does he not want to be in the Yellow Turban Army anymore?"

"He used to be a head of the army, and we turned him against him." Huang Ting said, "He has been silent all this time."

Li Hong smiled and nodded, "Brother Xingzheng, do you have any suggestions?"

Huang Ting thought for a while, then slowly said: "Zhang Baiqi and I are life and death friends. Many of his old subordinates are in the prison camp in Zhuocheng. He will not make things difficult for me no matter what. This time he lost to you In his hands, he felt that he was ashamed of his trust in Zhang Niujiao, and he had been unwilling to face Zhang Niujiao. If Fan Yang really had no way out, he might surrender. Zuo Yan always complained that he was underappreciated. Now he sees Zhang Niujiao Niu Jiao escaped from Youzhou alone, and I am afraid that he is very pessimistic about the future of the Yellow Turban Army, and it is normal to want to surrender and find a way to survive. Only grandson, young and frivolous, is completely understandable."

"Brother Xingzheng, do you have any suggestions?" Li Hong asked again, "Say it straight, don't beat around the bush. As long as they can surrender, I can agree to many conditions."

Huang Ting took a careful look at Li Hong, he really couldn't see any sign that the other party was deceiving him.But he really couldn't figure out how this cruel and bloodthirsty leopard could be so benevolent, it was so different from the legendary leopard.

"If your lord agrees to let go of the Yellow Turban soldiers who are unwilling to surrender, Fan Yang may immediately surrender the whole city."

Li Hong smiled slightly, without the slightest surprise.

Huang Ting was secretly surprised.If Li Hong dares to do such a thing, this young captain is really extraordinary, and his courage and mind have to be admired.

He had discussed this idea with Zhang Baiqi and Zuo Yan beforehand.

It is absolutely impossible for the Yellow Turban Army to break through the siege. There is a big river in front of it, and pursuers behind it.Counting on the current Yellow Turban Army to come to the rescue is even more idiotic.Sticking to Fan Yang without rescue also has no way out.The existing grain and grass in the city can support up to four months.What about four months?Are you starving?Surrender was also the only way to save the lives of [-] Yellow Turban soldiers.But just surrender like this, a group of young and strong officers in the Yellow Turban Army will definitely not agree.This condition is the best.Let them go back to Changshan and continue to be their Yellow Turban Army.

"Brother Xingzheng, would you like to enter the city again?" Li Hong smiled, "As long as the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army stay, all the officers of the Yellow Turban Army can leave immediately."

Huang Ting's eyes widened, and he looked at Li Hong in surprise.

"Also, the sooner the better, lest you have long nights and dreams."

In fact, Li Hong wished that they would leave tomorrow.

Xian Yufu walked into the tent.

Li Hong was lying on the ground looking at the map, the map of Zhongshan Kingdom.This was specially brought to him by Xian Yufu from Jicheng.

"Brother Yuxing, is Brother Xingzheng back?" Li Hong asked loudly without raising his head.

"No." Xian Yufu went to the desk and asked in a low voice, "How will you explain this to the governor in the future?"

Li Hong rolled over and sat up, smiling all over his face, as if Fan Yang had already got it, very happy.

"I have to trouble Brother Yuxing to go to Jicheng personally for this matter." Li Hongduan gave Xian Yufu a bowl of water, and said with a smile: "There are many advantages to letting the officers of the Yellow Turban Army go back. First, after they return to the Yellow Turban Army, The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army know that the officers and soldiers will no longer kill the prisoners as soon as they catch them like General Huangfu. At least they know that my leopard Li Hong will not kill the prisoners. Then the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army will surrender voluntarily in the next battle. It will be like in Dukangting, where no one will surrender until the end of the battle. Now we don’t even kill the officers of the Yellow Turban Army, but just send them back, so we won’t kill ordinary soldiers. So many officers returned to the army , These are all facts and living examples, the soldiers will believe it when they see it, and this will directly shake the morale of the Yellow Turban Army."

"Secondly, it is the batch of grain in Fanyang City. Zhuo County has no crops this year, and winter has come. How can hundreds of thousands of refugees live? Jizhou's aid was gone last year, and their own refugee problems cannot be solved this year, let alone Said to help us. So we have to get this batch of food no matter what, it can save tens of thousands of people. Not only do we have to get it, but we also have to get it as quickly as possible. Once the heavy snow falls, we are There is food, but it is too late to send it to Guangyang, Yuyang, and Youbeiping counties to relieve the victims. Therefore, we must do everything possible to get the Yellow Turban Army in the city to surrender as soon as possible. As long as the conditions are acceptable, we will agree to them all.”

"There is also the advantage that..."

"Don't talk about it, this second reason is more than enough." Xian Yufu immediately interrupted him, and said with sincere admiration: "I don't think about it as much as you do, whether it's war or this matter, I don't You are so thoughtful, I am indeed not as good as you."

Li Hong teased on purpose: "Brother Yuxing, are you praising me, or are you mocking me? Will you not save me next time I am in trouble?"

Xian Yufu shook his head helplessly, "I'm praising you, I'm praising you."

Li Hongda laughed, "Brother Yuxing, what is the prime minister busy with, why can't he be seen?"

"I intentionally kept him out of our business."

"Why? Is there something wrong with him?" Li Hong asked strangely.

"His country is not long, and he will be dismissed sooner or later. It's better that he doesn't know some things." Xian Yufu said lightly.

In the early morning of the next day, Huang Ting came back.

Everything was as Li Hong wished, and the Yellow Turban Army agreed to surrender.But Zhang Baiqi increased his demands. He asked Li Hong to release another [-] soldiers.

Li Hong saw Huang Ting hesitating, unable to speak, and only said one word: "Okay."

Don't say that Li Hong is afraid of long nights and dreams, but Zhang Baiqi is even more afraid of long nights and dreams.He and Zuo Yan tried their best to persuade Sun Qin and other main combat factions, and summoned officers above the head of the village overnight to explain the matter.After being able to return to Changshan smoothly, many officers who were clamoring for a bloody battle to the end fell silent.

Zhang Baiqi, Sun Qin and Fang Biao asked all the officers who were willing to go back to go back.But unexpectedly, almost half of the officers chose to stay.Some here are determined to follow their commander to the death, some probably have lost confidence in the Yellow Turban Army and are unwilling to go back, and some are afraid that the enemy will repent or plot to be killed on the way.

Zhang Baiqi then selected 3000 elite soldiers from the army and asked Sun Qin to take them back.The combat power of these [-] people can be worth [-] troops.

Fang Biao chose to stay.Zuo Yan also chose to stay.Zhang Baiqi also chose to stay.

Sun Qin almost knelt down to beg him, but Zhang Baiqi resolutely chose to stay.

"If the leopard repents, I will lead everyone in the city to defend the city until they die in battle. I will never embarrass the Yellow Turban Army."

"I have no face to face the commander-in-chief. Going back like this will make me even more ashamed to see the commander-in-chief. If you must do this, you can take my head away."

Sun Qin left the city with more than 3000 people at noon that day.Zuo Yan and Huang Ting accompanied him all the way.Along the way, the cavalry of the Leopard Army disappeared like air, without even seeing a shadow.

On the fourth day, the four gates of Fanyang City were opened wide, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army went out from the west gate, and the officers and soldiers entered through the east gate.Fan Yang successfully won.

Li Hong and Xian Yufu entertained Zhang Baiqi, Zuo Yan, Fang Biao and Huang Ting in the big tent.

Zhang Baiqi finally saw the leopard Li Hong.He watched silently for a long time, almost unable to believe his eyes. A young man who looked less than 20 years old turned out to be Mr. Xing Xiaowei, a leopard famous in northern Xinjiang.

"Does Zhang Shuai think I'm too young?" Li Hong said with a smile, "Maybe I'm older than I look. Last year when I woke up in Xianbei, I forgot everything in the past, and I haven't recovered so far, so I can't find out. Compared with your Chu Shuai, who is older?"

Zhang Baiqi was infected by his enthusiasm and frankness, and gradually relaxed his mood.

He smiled and said: "Yanzi is 24 years old, a few years older than you. But he is not as good as you in fighting. Before leaving, he was ambushed by you in Fan Xingting."

Li Hong smiled slightly, and said, "Who can say clearly what happened on the battlefield. If I win the battle today, I may die tomorrow. Don't worry about this matter. Life and death are not guaranteed."

The hearts of Zhang Baiqi and the others moved, and they couldn't help but look at this young man with admiration.At a young age, he can see through life and death, which is really different from ordinary people.

"My lord, you just appeared in Xiaofangshan, why did you run away suddenly? We have been wondering. Was your main force in Xiaofangshan at that time?" Fang Biao asked.

Li Hong immediately pointed at him and said, "You are the vanguard in Xiaofangshan. Yes, our main force was in ambush at that time, ready to ambush you. But your ambush troops were discovered by our scouts, so we immediately Just slip away."

"I also want to ask you something. We set up three ambushes on the way from Naiguo to Dingxing Ferry, just waiting for you to leave the city. Why did you cross the river and run away in a blink of an eye? Do you know that we are in ambush on the road?"

Fang Biao's complexion suddenly changed, and he was speechless for a long time.Zhang Baiqi, Zuo Yan and Huang Ting were secretly startled.

"I..." Fang Biao wanted to tell the truth but was afraid of being laughed at, so his face flushed and he thought for a long time before he said, "I was afraid of being ambushed, so I ran to the other side."

Li Hong was stunned for a moment.Simple answer.

Everyone chatted while eating, and they talked very speculatively with each other.

"All of you follow Mr. Xianyu to Zhuocheng first. When the war is over next spring, we will go north together. Shanggu County has a large area of ​​grassland and forests, and it is a very beautiful place. In the future, we will be together and spend more days together."

Zhao Yun walked in suddenly, leaned over and whispered something in Li Hong's ear.

Li Hong was taken aback, and hurriedly stood up, bowed politely to Zhang Baiqi and the other four, and hurried out of the big tent.

(End of this chapter)