Chapter 532: Under the Heqi City

It is said that Gan Ning killed Deng Long with an arrow and burned Huang Zu's water village, which accidentally attracted Huang Shot to surrender, but he got the shocking news that Huang Zu had already surrendered to Cao Cao, and had led Cao's army to the city of Qiyue.

It turned out that Cao Cao had already secretly reached an agreement with Huang Zu before conquering Heqi City. At that time, Cao Cao sent an envoy to conduct secret negotiations was Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi, a famous scholar from Huainan, who was extremely good at debate, and used current events to impress and persuade Huang Zu to surrender to Cao, with little effort.

Jiang Gan, Ziyi, Jiujiang people. In the official history, Jiang Gan was a celebrity and debater at that time, crisscrossing the Jianghuai River. In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Jiang Gan is portrayed as a clown who was fooled by Zhou Yu, which is pure fiction. In the official history, Jiang Gan is described as "well-groomed, known for his talents, and alone between the Jiang and Huai, and he is not opposed". At the beginning, Cao Cao heard that Zhou Yu was young and talented, so he secretly sent Jiang Gan from Jiujiang to meet Zhou Yu, hoping to persuade Zhou Yu to leave Sun Quan and join him. Jiang Gan had a beautiful appearance, was known for his eloquence, and was outstanding in the Yangtze River and Huai River areas, and no one could argue with him. So Jiang Gan clothed himself and went to see Zhou Yu in the name of a private visit. Zhou Yu personally greeted him and immediately said to Jiang Gan: "Ziyi is good and hard, and he travels far away to be a lobbyist for the Cao family?" Jiang Gan said: "I am separated from the state of the foot, and I am separated from the middle, and I hear the fanglie from afar, so I come to talk about the broad, and look at the elegant rules, and the cloud lobbyist, is it not a deceit?" Zhou Yu said: "Although I am not as good as Kui and Kuang, I can listen to the strings and appreciate the music, and I know the elegant music." Then he ate with Jiang Gan. Three days later, Zhou Yu invited Jiang Gan to visit the barracks, and invited the waiters to show their costumes during the banquet, and said to Jiang Gan: "The husband is in the world, meets the master of his confidant, entrusts the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, and the grace of the flesh and blood inside, and follows the words and deeds, and shares the blessings and misfortunes. ”

Jiang Gan smiled, but never spoke. But after going back, Jiang Gan praised Zhou Yu to Cao Cao for his magnanimity and elegance, which could not be separated by words, and persuaded Cao Cao to give up the idea of surrendering Zhou Lang.

And in this period of the history of the Three Kingdoms that Chen Long crossed, Jiang Gan used his three-inch tongue to successfully persuade Huang Zu to return to Cao. The seven-way Cao army conquered Hefei, the five-way continued to pressure the Lujiang Jiangdong Army, and the two-way plus the tiger and leopard cavalry raided into Qiyue City and seized control of Jiangxia.

Cao Cao was in the camp in front of Lushan City, and learned that Xiahou Dan's army was defeated and returned, with nearly 10,000 dead and wounded, and he was furious, and pulled out the sword leaning on the sky at his waist, wanting to kill Xu Chu, who was ordered to respond to Xiahou Dan, and the captured Wenpin father and son, and everyone was persuaded to spare. Cheng Yu knew that Xiahou was Cao Mengde's closest relative, and persuaded: "Lord! General Xiahou Fu had a great life, and although he was seriously wounded and captured, he returned unharmed. Now there are three Wenpin father and son, why not change it back before the battle? ”

It was a word that woke up the person in the dream, Cao Cao let go of the anxiety in his heart, and asked people to immediately go to Huang Zhong's camp to spread the word. Xiahoudun's status is extraordinary, and he is Cao Mengde's cousin. Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was the adopted son of Cao Teng, a great eunuch in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but his family was the Xiahou family. According to the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms. WEI Shu. Emperor Wu Ji notes the two books "Cao Concealment Biography" and "Shiyu": "(Cao) Song, the son of Xiahou and the uncle of Xiahou Dun. Taizu (referring to Cao Cao) was a brother from his father. "From the perspective of blood relationship, Cao Cao is actually the descendant of the Xiahou clan, and his number one general, Xiahou Yuan, is his cousin, and another general, Xiahou Yuan, is also his brother.

Xiahoudun has been alone for a long time, "especially seeing relatives, going in and out of the bedroom, the generals are more than like" ("Three Kingdoms. WEI Shu. The Biography of Xiahoudun). Xiahoudun was extremely trusted by Cao Cao, and in addition to his own talents and achievements, his kinship with Cao Cao was an important reason why he was so favored. Therefore, Xiahoudun's value to Cao Cao is the hearts of the entire Cao clan and Xiahou clan who relied on it, and it is logical to save Xiahoudun at all costs.

At the same time that Cao Mengde's envoy arrived at the gate of the camp of Huang Zhong's army, in the big tent of the Qinglong Army, Xi Zhicai, Huang Zhong and Chen Zhi were discussing the military situation. Xi Zhicai frowned, rarely showed a touch of melancholy, and said to Huang Zhong: "I didn't expect to encounter Cao Jun's ambush here, so many brothers were killed and injured, and the father and son of the Wenpin division commander were captured, and it was my fault." ”

Huang Zhong said: "Fortunately, General Chen Zhi came, which can be described as turning the tide. Has the plan for a surprise attack been put on hold? The old man hasn't figured it out yet, and he still needs the Zhicai military division to quickly determine the march of the army. ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Zhuge Military Master once said in the Flying Pigeon Biography that Heqi City is the top priority, and all actions are aimed at occupying Heqi as the ultimate goal. Thinking about it today, it makes perfect sense, but fortunately, although we have suffered a major setback, there is at least a strange army that can assault under Heqi City. ”

Chen Zhi nodded slightly and said, "The military advisor sent me to inform General Zhao Yun that he had decided that no matter whether Yuan Shu agreed or not, he would lead his troops to sweep through the outskirts of Runan and make a long-distance attack to the city of Heqi. If the Hansheng army goes well, it should join up with General Zilong in Lu'an and attack Hexi. Now it seems that the march plan needs to be rescheduled. ”

Xi Zhicai was still frowning, as if he was thinking about some important plan, but he couldn't think clearly for a while. Huang Zhong and Chen Zhi glanced at each other, and before they met, the clear-eyed drama Zhicai had a gloomy face, knowing that he was thinking nervously, so they quietly sat down and didn't dare to disturb.

Suddenly, someone outside the tent reported that interrupted Xi Zhicai's contemplation. It turned out that Cao Mengde's envoy had arrived, and he wanted to use the lives of the father and son in exchange for the seriously injured Xiahoudun. Xi Zhicai suddenly slapped his head and said: "In this way, Cao Mengde's actions are indeed another trap. ”

In a word, Huang Zhong and Chen Zhi were confused, and Xi Zhicai waved away the soldiers who reported and explained: "In the current battle situation, everyone sees that Heqi is the top priority, and Cao Mengde's strategists are like rain, how can they not know that Heqi must not be lost." And Cao Cao likes to take risks with his soldiers, knowing that the Jiangdong Army and the Qinglong Army will fight together, but he just let him lay many traps. ”

Huang Zhong realized the seriousness of the problem and frowned: "Zhicai said that Heqi City itself is the biggest trap?" As soon as these words came out, Chen Zhi's brows couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Xi Zhicai nodded slowly and said: "Cao Cao's defeat in Zhangjiachong, it stands to reason that the army should move in the direction of Macheng and block the passage for our Qinglong Army to attack Heqi, so that our plan to attack Hechong will be completely ruined." However, Cao Cao chose to transfer the troops to the outskirts of Lushan City, and made a posture of attacking Lushan City, revealing the passage for our army to continue north through Macheng. Isn't he afraid that we will continue to lead the army to attack Hexi? ”

Chen Zhi said: "Zhicai said that if you go north to Macheng and pass through Lu'an, there will be a second trap for Cao Jun?" ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Exactly." Cao's army must have set up many traps on the passage through which our Third Army will attack Hehuai, waiting for us to step on. The only thing we are glad for is that Ganning's naval army and the remaining defenders can protect Hanyang City for the time being. ”

Huang Zhong said: "Military advisor, is the next step only to fight Cao Cao here?" ”

Xi Zhicai shook his head slightly and said, "Did Han Sheng forget the words of Zhuge Military Master?" The most important thing is to merge with each other. Please ask General Hansheng to send an order to the three armies, leaving 10,000 people to garrison here, and change generals with Cao Cao in front of the formation. The rest of the men and horses immediately went north to Macheng. ”

Huang Zhong's eyes widened in surprise, and asked, "I know that there is a trap, but I still want to step on it?" ”

Xi Zhicai's wise eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, and he looked at the illusory distance and said: "In order for General Zilong's troops to reach Heqi City smoothly, any sacrifice of our Third Legion is worth it. I bet that although Cao Cao was resourceful, he missed the calculation that Zilong could sweep through Yuan Shu's territory without hindrance and go to the city of Hexi. ”

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