Chapter 492: Seeing Through Deception
"Hanzhong Urgent. Liu Bei returned to the east by the road, and Zhang Fei had died in Nanzheng Wengcheng. How could Liu Bei give up, Lord Taishou Wang Ping asked for reinforcement. Xu Shu came to Lu Bu's camp with a war report.
"Yuan Zhi, where is Liu Bei now stationed in the army?"
Lu Bu looked at the map and asked without looking back, Xu Shu hesitated slightly, sighed and said, "I don't know." β
"Now the war in Jiangdong is very tense, and it has reached a critical time. Liu Bei's desire for revenge is probably fake. Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and other wise men will not let him break with Jiangdong at this time. Zhang Fei's death was only the beginning of the battle between Hanzhong. β
"The lord is worried about Hanzhong?" Xu Shu was stunned. From the time LΓΌ Bu started the war with Cao Cao, he was ready to abandon Hanzhong.
"Even if Jiangdong is pacified, there are still Yecheng Cao Pi Cao Zhi, Xichuan Liu Zhang, and Liu Bei. If Liu Bei really takes Hanzhong, if our army wants to enter Xichuan again, it will be difficult to climb to the sky. Lu Bu sighed. He still didn't know that Liu Bei had been killed by thunder. Fa Zhengmi is not mourning, and even Huang Yueying in Hanzhong doesn't know it.
Xu Shu thought for a while and suggested: "There is no general in the Jiangdong army, and there is a secret report that the family headed by Zhang Hong has fallen to Chang'an, and Zhou Yu has just returned to Sun Quan's army in Qinhuai River, and he has been deposed, and Lu Su has assumed the position of metropolitan governor. The pressure on our army is also not as great as it used to be. It is better to divide an army and go to Hanzhong to support. β
"Who's up to it?"
"Among Liu Bei's army, there are fierce generals Zhao Yun and others, and one or two generals must go to contain them. Pang De's courage pacified the four counties of Hexi, Yan Yan was familiar with the terrain of Xichuan, plus Zhang Xiuwang's second general, Zhao Yunkeke. The strategy of Fazheng, the wisdom of Zhuge Liang, Yueying is barely invincible, and he needs a strategist to assist, and he can be competent. Xu Shu said. The news that Wang Shuang was picked by Zhao Yun is still on the way, of course Xu Shu doesn't know.
"Good. Spread Pound, Yan Yan, and frustrated to my account. β
LΓΌ Bu ordered Fu to be appointed as a military advisor, Pang De as the main general, and Yan Yan as the deputy general, and led the army from Yiling Ladder to Badong. Shangyong Road into Hanzhong although advanced, this is a road that can advance but not retreat, the army wants to return, it is difficult to climb to the sky, it is better to take the Shu Road. On the one hand, he supported Hanzhong, and on the other hand, he attacked the city all the way and took Dongchuan under his command.
"Rush to attack Jianye, within five days, be sure to reach Jiujiang, and first conquer the east and west defense lines of the river."
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Jing.
At the end of the Qinhuai River, this inconspicuous small city was temporarily designated as the base camp by Sun Quan.
"Report! Zhang Liao led a large army to the east. Attacking the city and seizing land all the way, Jiujiang Yuzhang and other places are in danger. Please King Wu decide. β
"Newspaper. Dongting Lake water thief Wei Wen, coming down the river, is making waves around Poyang Lake. Please King Wu decide. β
The wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and Sun Quan now deeply understood the meaning of this sentence. Now that the tiger is falling in Pingyang, some small thieves are fighting Jiangdong's attention, and after losing one after another, the Shanyue barbarians are ready to move and want to take advantage of the situation to make trouble.
"You can ignore other places, and immediately attack Jianye!" Lu Su suggested: "Jianye is the core of stabilizing the situation in Jiangdong now. As long as Jianye is recaptured, those who wait and see will endure it for the time being. After stabilizing the overall situation, we will slowly appease those unfavorable factors. β
"However, there are many children of the family who have been detained by Jia Xu in the city construction industry!"
"They're just going with the flow. Temporarily succumbed to Chang'an. As long as the king captures Jianye, these children of the family will return to serve the king. β
Sun Quan was a little dissatisfied with Lu Su's Huairou, he just killed fewer people, so the family chose to fall with the wind as much as possible. If it is like Lu Bu, adopting an iron-blooded policy, the family desperately resists, how can it lose Jianye?
"Does the Metropolitan Governor have the stomach to seize Jianye?"
came, Lu Su knew that he was getting to the point. He thought about it for a long time and had a countermeasure: "Jianye is the foundation of my Jiangdong." Don't raise troops and destroy big things, I have a plan, or I can take a trick. β
"Tell me about it." Sun Quan was interested, this was the sentence he wanted to hear most these days. Jianye couldn't attack by force, otherwise he would have ordered his troops to attack. His mother, Wu Guotai, wife and children, were all hostages in the city, and if he dared to attack, he would really become a loner.
"Does the king know that Zhang Hong detained the children of the family and then dedicated the city?"
"Someone is informing, I know a thing or two. Hate Zhang Hong, I treat him like a countryman, but he repays me like this! Sun Quan was angry and gritted his teeth a little bit.
Zhang Hong's move may not be a sincere attempt to seek refuge in Chang'an. It's just that all the Zhang family's family businesses are under construction, so they have to make this decision. His heart is still towards the king. Lu Su excused Zhang Hong and said: "However, Zhang Zhao is still in the Han Dang army......
Sun Quan interrupted Lu Su with some embarrassment and said, "I have been put in prison." β
"That's very good." Lu Su took over the topic: "The king will now release Zhang Zhao from prison. Let him go to deceive and surrender, and Jianye can get it. β
"Will he really descend Jia Xu? The governor can know that all the children of the Zhang family are in Jianye. This is to take the risk of extermination, will Zhang Zhao obey me? Sun Quan said.
"As I said, Zhang Hong's heart is Jiangdong. Unless it is a last resort, they will give in to Chang'an. There is an opportunity to regain Jianye and protect the family, Zhang Zhao is an understanding person and will not make stupid choices. β
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Zhang Zhao happily accepted Lu Su's deception, and swore that he would definitely recapture Jianye.
Zhang Zhao 'secretly' sent his henchmen into Jianye to contact Zhang Hong. The two have discussed and decided, and Zhang Hong came forward to inform Jia Xu that with the lives of the children in the family as a guarantee, Zhang Zhao would never have two hearts.
"Did you notice anything wrong?"
Jia Xu commanded the soldiers to build defenses in a very rhythmic manner, and at the same time took time to ask Guo Da, Guo Da frowned slightly and said:
"Found out. It seems that Sun Quan is not in a hurry to attack Jianye. Jianye is the capital of Jiangdong, why is Sun Quan so lazy? Is it just because my family is in my hands? Judging from the input of the troops, Sun Quan seems to be very eager and has been maintaining pressure. But he was not in a hurry to attack the city wall, and the ladders set up outside the city were almost all pretentious. β
Jia Xu frowned, turned his head to a young general beside him and said, "You secretly investigate, who Zhang Hong has met recently." His faithfulness is worrisome. β
"My lord thinks Zhang Zhao is here to deceive him?"
"Probably, why not storm? The so-called one blow of energy, and then three times of exhaustion, don't they understand this truth? Jianye's influence on Jiangdong is like Chang'an's influence on our army. If Chang'an is breached, you say that the general will control the rhythm of the battle and prolong the time of the battle to reduce the defense efficiency of the enemy? And General Zhang Liao had already led his army to support, and the longer Sun Quan delayed, the more dangerous Jiangdong became. Judging from these aspects, it is hard for me to believe that Sun Quan has not made a difference. Then, Zhang Zhao's deception will come naturally. β
In other words, it doesn't matter if it's a fraud or a real fall. The big war is coming soon!? Guo Da seems to understand whether he understands or not.
"Hurry up and repair the walls and prepare for battle." Jia Xu chuckled.
Jia Xu's biggest concern is to fight a war of attrition. Although a lot of materials were seized from Jianye, the logistics supply was not available, and the Jiangdong Navy blocked the river, and Chang'an could not transport materials from the river at all.
What he fears most is that the battle between the two sides will fall into the most uncomfortable stage, that is, the fierce battle stage. It was no longer courage and ability that everyone fought for, but will, and the soldiers on both sides fought mechanically. And this combat mode can make people feel tired and bored. The amount of matter consumed will multiply.
According to the agreement, two days later in the middle of the night.
Zhang Zhao led a force of more than 1,000 families and rushed towards Jianye.
When he came to the city, Zhang Zhao called the door: "Open the door, I am Zhang Zhao." I came to return to the general. β
Jia Xu climbed the city tower and said with a calm smile: "Sir's wise move, can you chill the world's scholars?" Open the gates! β
Zhang Zhao led his troops into the urn city, and the gate of the inner city was always closed, and he looked up at Jia Xu in the city with some annoyance: "Mr. Fei thinks that it is a fraud to surrender below?" The children of my family are all in Jianye City. Please think twice, sir. β
Jia Xu suddenly put away his smile: "Your Excellency, is it not foolish to deceive me?" I have seen through your deceitful scheme! β
Bang la blah.
At the mouth of the arrow battlement, a group of archers appeared, the bows were as full as the moon, and the cold arrows were aimed at the city.
Zhang Hong came from a distance and trotted up to the city: "Sir, this is a misunderstanding. Zibu had no intention of arresting him. β
"Whether there is a different heart or not, you can know at a glance." Jia Xu raised his voice and shouted towards the urn city: "Zhang Zibu, you let the family members you do drag off their robes." β
Zhang Zhao's face changed abruptly. He knew that this was Jia Xu's lie, Jia Xu couldn't eat Jiangdong's idea of these wall grasses at all, Zhang Zhao's own psychological tolerance was not good, and he saw that the gate of the urn city was slowly closing, for the sake of his life: "Retreat!" β
"Shoot!"
Zhang Zhao himself was a thief, and once he retreated, Jia Xu affirmed his idea of surrendering. Bows and arrows rained down.
"Huh?"
The bow and arrow hit the 'family ding', and the arrow only pierced the outer robe, but it could not shoot a 'family ding'. This is an elite soldier wearing two layers of armor!
"What else do you have to say?" Jia Xu made a blank face and asked Zhang Hong.
"Sir, spare your life. Zhang Zhao is a thief, and even I have been deceived by what he has done. I really don't know about it. Zhang Hong pushed things to a clean slate.
"I really don't know?"
"I really don't know!"
"Even so, I still have to ask Mr. to live in Wangcheng temporarily." Jia Xu drank at the guards beside him: "Come on, please ask Mr. and all the children of the Zhang family to temporarily live in Wangcheng, so that they can serve for a good life, and they must not be lazy." β
Zhang Hong was shocked, Wangcheng is not a good place to go now, all the people imprisoned in it are Sun Quan's family members, and they don't know when they were sacrificed. He didn't have time to quibble, and the drums beat loudly in the distance. Han Dang led the first army to open the formation, but still arrived at the city.
"Siege!"
Zhang Zhao failed to deceive. Han Dang had no choice but to storm the city.