Chapter 690: People's hearts are back

"The King." Wu Lan hurriedly stepped forward and helped Xu Wei before he got off the horse. As soon as the latter landed, he built a pergola and looked at the gate in front of him. I saw that it was indeed a Xiongguan, there was Taiyue Mountain in the east and west, and the Luliang Mountain was sandwiched, and the Fen River flowed through it again, which was indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is said that this pass was called Lengquan Pass in the past, it was created by Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, for the northern rejection of the Xiongnu, because there is a cold spring water, it is named after it. Now that the Jin army refuses to be here, it has the advantage of looking down from a high vantage point, which is indeed a bit tricky.

"Is it drawn?" Xu Wei asked.

"It has been mapped, and the people of the place have been questioned in detail. I heard that a large number of Jin troops were stationed in Guancheng only a few days ago, and I think they knew the movements of our army. Wu replied.

"Show me. Who is that, Yang Yan, Zhang Xian, and Brother Yuanji are here. Xu Wei said, took off his battle robe, handed a few horses to the soldiers next to him, and the generals sat on the spot, unfolded the defense map and looked at it.

Because Wu Lan was familiar with the situation, he was relieved, and pointed to the map and said: "This Yangliang Pass is built on the mountain, and the whole is raised, and we will go to attack on the back, so I am afraid that the Weiyuan Cannon will not be able to handle it." The important town in Hedong, known as the Xiongguan of the Three Jin Dynasty, is by no means a lie. ”

Xu Wei carefully looked at the defense map of the pass, and he had to lay down the Yangliang South Pass, and then lay the Yangliang North Pass before he could enter the Taiyuan Basin. Just thinking about it is a headache, if these two passes are only in terms of the degree of danger, they can almost be compared with Tongguan. If you attack hard, you will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

"It's helpless, no matter how difficult it is, you have to fight the two levels of Yang and Liang to attack Taiyuan. I'll come, my lord. "Yang Yan will never give Xu Wei a loss.

Xu Wei glanced at Han Chang intentionally or unintentionally, and saw that his face was calm, as if he was out of the matter. Then he waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry for the time being, this pass is very dangerous, you have to draw up a detailed battle plan before you start, rashly go up, it's a joke with the lives of the brothers, let's camp first." ”

As soon as the military order was given, the armies set up camp in front of the pass. When Xu Wei sent out the army, the horse infantry army, plus the soldiers, archers, village soldiers, and brave, there were more than 60,000 people. Hezhong Prefecture surrendered successively, and gained more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Therefore, in front of Yangliang Pass, there were many people in the Western Army, which made the soldiers of the Jin Army tremble! At night, I saw bonfires everywhere in the camp of the Song army, reflecting the night like a mountain and day!

Xu Wei was eating alone in the tent, the army was out, and the food was simple, but it was just a few buns, a plate of ròu, a pot of soup, and a small stir-fry, which was already considered the preferential treatment of the commander.

"Where is the king's dinner?" Wu Lan lifted the curtain and didn't know whether to advance or retreat.

Xu Wei looked up, nodded and said, "Tang Qing, come in, have you eaten?" Do you want to add a pair of chopsticks? ”

Wu Lan came to the table, shook his head and said, "After eating the humble duty, the king is at his own convenience." ”

"Looking for me? Sit down and say. Xu Wei knew that he must have gone to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so he asked.

Wu Lan sat down slowly, as if thinking about the topic, and after a while, he spoke: "This Yangliang north and south passes, since ancient times, it has been called the male of the three Jins, and now the Jin army is guarded, if it is attacked, although it is possible to attack it, but the casualties will be large." This is where those who are worried about their duties are worried. ”

"Well, that's where I'm worried." Xu Wei agreed. Swallowing the food in his mouth, he stared at the table and continued, "Tang Qing, I won't tell you, I didn't have much expectations for this Eastern Crusade, and I came in response to the Liao army. But as soon as I entered Hedong, the battle went smoothly beyond my expectations. ”

When Wu Lan heard this, he guessed: "It is possible that the Jurchens used the main force to deal with the Khitans." ”

"I don't rule it out." Xu Weidao. "So, that's why I have to wonder if we've maintained some of our established strategy." Before the war, the purpose of the Western Army was to capture Hazhong Province, sweep the southeast of the Dàng River, and finally occupy Binh Duong Province. Pingyang Mansion is the only way for the Taiyuan Basin to enter the Linfen Basin and the Yuncheng Basin, the terrain is narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as it is held here, it will not be easy for the Jin army to go south in the future.

However, less than two months after the start of the war, the set goals of the Western Army had been fully achieved, and even forced Han Chang, a famous general of the Jin Army, to surrender. Xu Wei has led the troops for many years, and this time is probably the easiest to fight.

"I personally believe that it is possible to attack Hedong directly to Taiyuan. And this opportunity is rare, the Khitans have pinned down the main force of the Jin army in the north, if our army does not take this opportunity to maximize the results of the battle, it will not have such good luck in the future. Wu said solemnly.

"I know, but Yang Liang is across the two levels in front of me, and I can't fly over, so what can I do?" Xu Wei asked.

Hearing this, Wu Lan leaned forward a little and said in a low voice: "I have an idea for my humble position, or I can go down two levels without a fight." ”

Xu Wei looked at him: "You mean Han Chang?" ”

"Exactly!" Wu Lan nodded heavily. "Han Chang is the main general of the Jurchens in Hedong, and the enemies in front of him are all his old subordinates. He has now surrendered to our army, and if he is asked to surrender the defenders, it may work. ”

Xu Wei put down the dishes and chopsticks and sighed: "It's not that I haven't thought about it." But in the past few days, I believe you have also seen that although Han Chang has descended, his heart is not with us. If not, he would have taken the initiative to ask for help. ”

"It's not up to him!" Wu Xuan changed his face. "If you have surrendered to our army, you should listen to the king's temperance! If he refuses, he is concerned about his homeland, and now he can keep him? ”

"Han Chang is a famous general in the Golden Camp, so he is naturally a little arrogant." Xu Wei said with a smile.

"This can't be managed, if he refuses, the king will send his old troops to attack Yangliangguan!" Wu Lan said angrily.

Xu Wei shook his head again and again: "This matter must not be decided." When he surrendered before, he agreed with me to two things. One is to treat soldiers well, and the other is not to insult. Since I promised him, I will not go back. ”

"The king spares his life, so he doesn't spare his brother's ......" Wu Ling was very puzzled.

Xu Wei beckoned, and the soldiers came over to collect the dishes and chopsticks and wipe the table. He got up again and went to the copywriter, took a notebook, threw it on the table and said, "Look." ”

Wu Lan didn't know what to do, so he took the book and looked at it. As soon as he saw the head of the row, he was stunned, because this was a transcript written by King Xu Jun to the imperial court. Looking further down, the king reported the results of the march into Hedong in his notebook, focusing on the pacification of Dajin Hedong and the governor of all roads and horses, Han Chang, who surrendered to the city. and reported that he planned to let Han Chang go to Hangzhou to face the saint and wait for the ruling.

Wu Lan looked at it and became more and more puzzled: "The king not only did not let him persuade him to surrender, but also made him go to Jiangnan?" ”

Xu Wei chuckled: "Tang Qing, if you are Han Chang, would you like to go to Jiangnan?" ”

Wu Lan thought for a while and denied: "I'm afraid I don't want to, I leave the army and enter the country alone, but if I have a choice, I will definitely not do it." ”

"That's it." Xu Wei said with a smile.

Wu Lan saw the appearance of Wang Chengzhu in Xujun in his chest, and he didn't react for a while, but after thinking for a while, he suddenly realized! He asked, "The king wants to bī him?" ”

Xu Wei looked at him and said, "Don't count, right?" Either persuade me to surrender or go to Jiangnan, he has two ways to choose. ”

Wu Lan smiled and said nothing, got up and said, "That is the case, the humble post has been retired." ”

"Well, by the way, let's go and invite Han Chang to come." Xu Wei responded.

Wu Lan walked out of the tent, walked through the camp, and after a while, he reached Han Chang's military tent and called outside: "Is Han Anfu here?" Although Han Chang surrendered, he did not serve in the Song army, so he was still commensurate with his original rank.

"Who?" Han Chang's voice sounded inside, and after a moment, the curtain was lifted. "Wu Jingluo, is there something?"

"Oh, just now I went to King Xujun, and the king asked me to ask Han to appease him to meet him." Wu said.

Han Chang looked down with his eyes, and then said, "Yes, I'll go here." ”

Seeing this, Wu Lan left directly. Han Chang looked at his back and guessed what the Purple Gold Tiger had called him for. After a long time, I took a deep breath and went in the direction of the Chinese army's big tent.

After entering the account, I saw Xu Wei sitting behind the handsome case, writing something. He bowed under the tent and said, "The king called me?" ”

"Oh, Brother Yuanji, sit, sit." Xu Wei greeted warmly. He also left the handsome case and went to sit down with Han Chang below. He didn't get down to business, but asked, "Do your brothers have any complaints these days?" ”

"The king is gracious and treats the soldiers well, and the soldiers have no complaints." Han Chang replied. This is the truth, although the soldiers on the battlefield are not tired of deceit, but for the surrender of the army, Xu Wei can be regarded as a man of his word.

"That's good." Xu Wei nodded frequently, and then changed his words, "That's right, Brother Yuanji is the governor of Dajin Hedong, and his status is respectful, which is extraordinary. Now that the righteous move has returned, not only Xu is full of jubilation, but the imperial court must also be overjoyed when he learns the news. In addition, although Xu is a vassal of one party, after all, he is only sent by the Son of Heaven to sit in the place, and Xu can't take it away from his status like Brother Yuanji. Therefore, I have written a recital, and I plan to ask Han to appease the country, enter the court, and meet my son of heaven. In this way, it is also good to ask for an errand envoy, so as not to bury Brother Yuanji's ability. ”

Although he said this in a high-sounding manner, Han Chang collapsed when he heard it! Can his current identity, how dare he be presumptuous in front of Xu Wei? Then he controlled his emotions and reluctantly asked: "The king is escorted to Jiangnan?" ”

"What do you mean by escort? Han Anfu has returned to obedience, he is his own person, and he is also Song Chen. To go to the face of the king, this is not the treatment that ordinary people have. Xu Wei said with a smile.

Han Chang is not a three-year-old child, how can he be so easy to coax? What did the emperor say? What's more, it's still Emperor Song! You clearly want to isolate me from the surrendered troops!

Xu Wei waited for a while, and when he saw that he didn't speak, he deliberately asked, "What?" Brother Yuanji is reluctant to go? ”

"This ......" Han Chang didn't know what to say. It's not that I don't want to, but I ......"

"Hey, if you have something to say, it doesn't hurt to say it, although Xu has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, it can be said that he is like a murderer, but he has always been good at talking to his own people." Xu Wei said "encouragingly".

Hearing this, Han Chang's heart jumped. Immediately understood what was going on. So he said: "It's just that now the army is heading north, and the north and south passes of Yangliang are blocked in front of you, of course, with the courage of the western army, you will definitely be able to overcome this pass." However, unnecessary casualties may be increased. ”

"Oh? In this siege, casualties are inevitable, what does it mean to be unnecessary? Xu Wei asked knowingly.

Han Chang scolded secretly in his heart, but said: "From Taiyuan to Liangguan, the defenders are all subordinate to the lower subordinates. ”

Xu Wei is a person who can pretend, and his words are so clear, he still said: "It's not a secret, Xu also thought about this idea." You and I are both leading soldiers, who doesn't cherish their brothers? I also want to ask Brother Yuanji to go and persuade him to surrender, but I am afraid that Brother Yuan Ji is a little ...... in the face of the old robes."

Han Chang smiled secretly and said in a deep voice: "Since you have received the grace of the king's life, you should think about reciprocating." In addition, to put it mildly, Changben Liaodong Han'er, also after Yanhuang, now that he is back to the Song Dynasty, how dare he not do his best? He knew that it was false for Xu Wei to let him go south, and it was true that he wanted him to persuade the defenders to surrender, but he was in this position now, and he had no other choice. Because once Xu Wei is angered, people are swordsmen, and I am fish, and the end is obvious.

And of course Xu Wei won't believe his words, after Yanhuang? Hehe, the Khitans still claim to be the descendants of Emperor Yan. In the past, Liu Guangshi's Laozi Liu Yanqing was appointed by Tong Guan as the commander of the capital, in charge of the attack on Yanyun by tens of thousands of troops. Liu Yanqing adopted Guo Yaoshi's advice and wanted to raid Yanjing with light cavalry, thinking that this would definitely get a response from the Han people in the city. The result? When the Song army entered the city, they first erroneously issued an order to kill all the Khitans and Xi people in the city; Subsequently, due to the corruption of military discipline, the Western Army robbed, killed people and set fire to the city as soon as they entered the city. It caused fierce resistance from the people of all ethnic groups in the city. In the end, the Song army was defeated!

It can be seen that the sense of identity of the Han nation, in the Song Dynasty, may not be as strong as imagined.

But on face, Xu Wei still said "sincerely": "Brother Yuanji understands the righteousness, and Wei admires it." Good! If Han Anfu can persuade the defenders to surrender and conquer the battle of Hedong, it will be the first credit of the book! ”

Han Chang said humbly: "Although I am willing to do my best, I dare not guarantee whether I can succeed in persuading him to surrender. ”

"It doesn't matter, as long as Brother Yuanji is willing to help, it doesn't matter if it succeeds or not. If the defenders are unwilling to surrender, it will not be too late for me to take it. Xu Wei said lightly.

Han Chang nodded, and after a moment of silence, he said, "If the king can be trusted, he will go to the gate tomorrow to persuade him to surrender, how about it?" ”

"What's not to believe in that? But to go is. Xu Wei said proudly.

There was nothing to do that night, and by the morning of the next day, Xu Wei summoned the generals, and after explaining the matter, Fang ordered Han Chang to go and persuade him to surrender. However, in order to "protect", he asked his fierce general Du Feihu to accompany Han Chang to the wall.

The wind and the sun are beautiful, there are no clouds, and in front of the Yangliang South Pass, there are nearly 50,000 Song troops eyeing each other; And when it was closed, the Jin defenders were also in full position, and the two sides were on the verge of breaking out. In this atmosphere, Han Chang was protected and rode his horse along the path of Shangguan City.

This Yangliang South Pass is built on the mountain, the situation is relatively steep, and it is difficult to walk the war horse halfway. Then they got down and went up on foot. The defenders on the pass had already seen this group of people, but they saw more than a dozen of them, one of them did not wear armor, and the other did not bring weapons, and they knew that they were not here to detain the pass, but they must have something to pass on, so they did not attack.

Before the wall, Han Chang had not stopped, and Du Feihu said quickly: "Han Anfu, he shouted here, and if you go further, you may be in danger." ”

Han Chang knew what he was worried about, so he didn't say much, so he stopped, put his hand on the pergola and looked at the close, and shouted: "Brother in the city, call your chief Liu Tang to come and see you." ”

The people in the city were either ordinary soldiers or low-ranking officers, and no one knew Han Chang, so someone replied: "Who are you, and why do you want to see the commander?" ”

"I am the pacification envoy of Hedong and the head of all the soldiers and horses, Han Chang, Han Yuanji." Han Chang replied.

One can imagine how the soldiers of the defenders on Yangliang Pass would react when they heard this? Astound? Fear? Funny? Probably both. Although they had never met Han Chang, they all knew that Han Chang was the supreme governor of Hedong. Oh, Ma Wu used to do it, but I heard that someone in the court didn't want to see him, so he gave it off.

In short, the supreme commander of the Hedong Jin Army came from the Song camp? What the fuck is going on?

There was a lot of discussion about it, and although the soldiers didn't believe it, the words still had to be preached. So, after a while, the guard named Liu Tang hurried to the gate. He was Han Chang's old subordinate, of course, for the Han Army.

Not long ago, when Han Chang went to Hezhong Mansion from Taiyuan, he passed by Yangliangguan and met him in person to ask for advice. Therefore, as soon as he went up to Guancheng and looked down from the city, he found Han Chang.

But he didn't believe it yet, he blinked his eyes vigorously, and after taking a closer look, he was sure that yes, the person below was indeed Han Anfu! What's going on? Why did Han Anfu come from Song Ying? What happened to the southside?

Han Chang didn't seem to notice him, and was still waiting quietly. Liu Tang finally calmed down, swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and then shouted down: "Below, but Han is appeased?" ”

Han Chang looked at it and said loudly: "Exactly, it's Liu Tang who came?" ”

"It's a lowly position! I don't know how to appease the minister...... "That guard Liu Tang really doesn't know what to say."

"I have a word, you wait and listen." Han Changhong said. Naturally, there was silence in the city, and everyone wanted to know what was going on, although a few people had already guessed it.

"King Xu Jun, the governor of the Great Song Dynasty, and the army of the tiger and wolf marched into Hedong. At present, it has broken Hezhongfu, Jiezhou, Jiangzhou, Huaizhou, Zezhou, Pingyang and other places. Today's soldiers are under the Liangguan Pass, thinking of the two armies against the enemy, they are all compatriots. In the Western Army, there are quite a few children from Hedong, and they may have relatives among you. King Xu couldn't bear to see the bones killing each other, so he sent me to tell you and others that if they could sacrifice their duties and return to obedience, they would not be blamed for the past and would be meritorious. King Xu Jun will treat everyone equally and will never break his word. ”

After speaking, there was an uproar! The voices are turbulent, and they are incredible! Just because these words came from the mouth of the supreme commander of the Hedong Jin Army! What's going on? Do you want us to surrender?

That guard Liu Tang is less than thirty years old, and he can hear that there are no masters of the six gods! For a moment, I don't know how to deal with it! The subordinate general next to him was still puzzled and said, "Is this really Han An's appeasement?" ”

"It's true, it can't be fake, it's him." Liu Tang said in a deep voice.

"How's that for good? If we don't surrender and really fight, are we the opponents of the tiger handsome? "There is humanity.

"Hmph, not necessarily! Yangliang Pass is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, we hold here, the Western Army may not be able to break through! ”

Liu Tang shook his head like a beat, and said impatiently: "You guys don't make noise!" Let me think about it! ”

Han Chang below, seeing that Guan Shang didn't reply, shouted again: "Liu Tang, what is the sin of the soldier?" How can you bear to let them die in vain? The Western Army has broken through many state capitals and is unstoppable, do you think you can hold Yangliang Pass? ”

When Liu Tang heard this, he was even more panicked, but he still didn't answer.

At this time, Du Feihu, who had been silent, spoke, only to hear the gong-like voice roar out: "The brothers on the gate can hear clearly!" I am a general under the command of King Xujun, Du Feihu, on behalf of the king. The two passes in the north and south of Yangliang are indeed dangerous! But no matter how dangerous the pass, there is no way to stop the Western Army from recovering its homeland! In our army, there are many children of Lianghe, who have been living in a foreign land for many years since the incident. Follow the king today, return to Sangzi, and vow to restore the old frontier! You are all children of Hedong, how can you bear to be in the same room? If you can offer the pass, the officer, the king will be reused, and the soldier, the king will treat him like a son. In this section, Han Anfu can prove it! ”

Han Chang immediately said: "I led my troops to revolt and surrender to sincerity, King Xu Jun abides by his promise and treats his soldiers well, just like the Western Army, brothers don't have to worry!" ”

Du Feihu struck while the iron was hot, glanced at the prompt on the handboard again, and said loudly: "Brothers in Hedong! How many years have you been under Jurchen rule? Haven't you had enough? Wearing a left hair, it is forbidden to wear Hanfu, do you still have to endure it? Our king is in the army, and he has already purchased the wine ròu, and is ready to reward the money, as long as you go out of the customs and surrender to the city, drink wine in a big bowl, eat ròu in large pieces, and divide the gold and silver! In the future, wouldn't it be nice to be able to follow the command of the king, attack Diyi in the north, help the family and country, and comfort the souls of the ancestors? ”

The city was noisy, and neither the officers nor the soldiers had any ideas. Especially when they heard that Hu Shuai was in the Song camp, they were even more shocked. Xu Wei's name, not to mention spread all over the world, but in Lianghechuan and Shaanxi, everyone knows and no one knows. Even in the Jin Army, the generals are often called "Xu Hu'er" and "Zijin Tiger", but the soldiers are called "Tiger Shuai" on weekdays to show their awe. Now, he personally supervises the troops to fight, can we stop it?

Liu Tang saw that the soldiers on the Guancheng were talking a lot, and they were completely numb, and even the brothers who should not have been guarding the Guancheng crowded up one after another, wanting to hear what was going on.

At this time, I heard Han Chang say: "Liu Tang, how are you asking yourself how are your means better than mine?" Think about this and make a decision! ”

Liu Tang was really difficult to decide for a while, thought about it again and again, and had no clue, so he shouted: "Han Anfu, please retire temporarily, let me discuss with the brothers of the family!" ”

When Han Chang heard this, he turned his head and glanced at Du Feihu, who nodded, and then he said, "Okay!" Today, waiting for your reply! After finishing speaking, Du Feihu immediately protected him and went back down.

When they arrived in the camp, they all went up to Xu Wei and down to Jiang Zuo, all waiting for news. When Han Chang reported the incident in detail, the generals of the Western Army also discussed a lot, and they all speculated whether this persuasion would work?

Xu Wei was calm and said with a smile: "Okay, it's hard work, whether it succeeds or not, Brother Yuanji's hard work, Xu has written it down." Presumably he said that his mouth was dry, and he went to eat a bowl of tea, rested, and in the afternoon, he knew by himself. ”