Li Yin raised his head: "Forgive me for not daring!" As he spoke, Li Yin smiled, took out the map from his arms, swished, threw it into Zhang Yan's hands two feet away, and said, "What do you think this is?" ”

"Map!?" Zhang Yan looked at it roughly, her color changed, and she looked at Li Yin with a pair of eyes, her expression constantly changing.

"Yes, it's the map." Li Yin let out a long laugh: "How hidden do you think your thief's den is?" Hmph, if it weren't for the kindness of my lord, he would have sent troops a few years ago and pacified this place! ”

Zhang Yan held the map tightly, and her bones were a little white.

I thought that hiding in this Taihang Mountain would be foolproof, but I didn't expect that my every move would have fallen into the eyes of the enemy. Now that I see it, I am like a clown, jumping here and falling in the eyes of people, which is ridiculous.

At the same time, all the leaders who were making a lot of noise also closed their mouths in unison.

"Tell me, what is the purpose of your coming here, you won't come all the way to threaten me, will you?"

Zhang Yan glared at Li Yin, her chest rising and falling rapidly.

Li Yin nodded, and said with a slight straight face: "I am on the order of General Gao, and I came to recruit the general!" ”

"Surrender" Zhang Yan heard this, his mind turned, and the corners of his mouth showed a touch of sarcasm: "Is it because of Keiguan?" ”

When Li Yin heard this, he was stunned, but he didn't deny it, and praised: "General Zhang's eyes are scorching, and he admires it." Yes, it's Keiguan! ”

"According to the combat strength of the Youzhou army, can't you still capture Jiguan?" Zhang Yan squinted slightly, her mind seemed to return to that time a few years ago, and she remembered the devastating and invincible combat power of the Youzhou Army!

"It's not that it can't be breached, but it's too easy to break!" Li Yin said: "Although the Kei Pass can be regarded as majestic and dangerous, it is easy to break the city wall. However, it is difficult to repair it after it is broken, so General Gao is reluctant to attack directly! ”

Zhang Yan's expression froze, and she suddenly had a feeling that she had nothing to say.

"General Zhang, this is General Gao's handwritten letter of persuasion." Li Yin took out the letter of persuasion from his arms, threw it to Zhang Yan, and said: "My general Gao values the general very much, please think carefully after reading it, don't make mistakes!" ”

After that, as soon as Li Yin's eyes were closed, he stood there and pretended to sleep.

Zhang Yan looked at Li Yin, and had to admire it, whether it was pretending or sincerity, this kind of bearing was incredible.

Glancing at Li Yin, Zhang Yan focused his gaze on the letter of persuasion in his hand.

There are many terms written on it, which are clear and straightforward.

First of all, it is the same as Li Yin, which is a threat.

Gao Shunming said that Zhang Yan's nest is always under the surveillance of the Youzhou army, and if he can't surrender, he will delay the attack on Jiguan, and he will also destroy Zhang Yan, a bandit, in order to get rid of future troubles.

Secondly, it shows that Gao Shun attaches great importance to him Zhang Yan, and shows the benevolence of King Yuyang who has not attacked and exterminated Zhang Yan, a bandit for several years, so that he can understand practice and not make mistakes.

Then, he played the emotional card, listing Zhou Cang, Cheng Yuanzhi, Guan Hai and others, saying how they are doing now, being promoted and making a fortune. and Zhang Jiao's orphan Zhang Ning, what is the matter now, to impress Zhang Yan.

In the end, he once again sternly warned Zhang Yan that he colluded with Gongsun Zhan and committed the taboo of the king of Yuyang, if he did not turn back, he would definitely die! And at the end, attach the possible sealing of his position and the benefits that can be obtained, etc.

Zhang Yan's face changed when she saw it, and it was difficult to make up her mind after all.

After a long time, Zhang Yan slowly spoke: "Captain Li Yin, this is a major time, I need some time to think about it, can you give a reply tomorrow?" ”

Li Yin opened his eyes at this time, nodded, and said, "Even so, I have to trouble General Zhang to prepare a resting place for the next few people." ”

Zhang Yan nodded, summoned the two Luo Luo, and led Li Yin and the three of them away, and then said to the leaders of the hall: "Gao Shun sent someone to surrender, what do you think?" To fall or not to fall? ”

Chiefs, look at me, and I look at you, and you don't speak.

"Qu Shuai, can you tell me what the hell is going on?" One of the leaders pondered for a long time before he spoke. This person is the old party of the Yellow Turban, and he still calls Zhang Yan as Qu Shuai.

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "First of all, our activities in Taihang Mountain in the past few years are all in the eyes of the Youzhou Army, and even the map of entering the mountain is drawn very clearly. The combat power of the Youzhou Army, most of you here have experienced it, and there is a map, if it sends troops to attack, I think my cottage would have been razed to the ground! ”

In the hall, most of the people were busy nodding their heads. These are the old Yellow Turbans, people who experienced that great war and were lucky not to die.

"Secondly, our alliance with Hedong Gongsun Zan also fell into the eyes of the Youzhou Army early."

"Third, the Youzhou army wants to take advantage of Gongsun Zhan's attack on Zuo Fengyi to take Hedong! And Jiguan is not easy to take, so I thought of me Zhang Yan. ”

"Do you say, to descend or not to descend?" Zhang Yan said: "Did Zhang take over the position of General Yangwu, or did he kill the three of Li Yin?" ”

"Come down." One person got up, hugged his fists, and said: "Qu Shuai, not to mention that Youzhou is powerful now, Jizhou and Bingzhou are in his hands." Now it seems that Youzhou will also take Hedong, and even Hanoi, completely encompassing the land of Hebei. We and the Taihang bandits will have to face the Youzhou Army sooner or later. Rather than being coerced to surrender or be annihilated in one fell swoop, it is better to take advantage of some initiative now and surrender first, and the benefits will be greater. ”

"Yes, Qu Shuai." Someone else persuaded: "How can Gongsun Zhan be the opponent of Liu Yuan, the king of Yuyang?" I think this world will be seized by the king of Yuyang sooner or later, it is better to surrender as soon as possible, and be a founding hero in the future, how good! Everyone said, isn't it? ”

"Just that's it"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts were raised.

Yes, on one side is a thief, on the other side is the founding hero, as long as ten people, they probably know how to choose!

"Don't talk about this," someone said: "The maintenance of my cottage is already extremely difficult, if it weren't for the agreement between Qu Shuai and Gongsun Zan some time ago, and got some grain and grass, otherwise the old and young in the cottage would have starved to death!" As bandits, we make a living by robbing, but we don't dare to go to the north and the state, and the south, in alliance with Gongsun Zhan, naturally can't loot Hedong, and now it seems that only Hanoi is the source of our grain and grass. In the past, it was extremely difficult to supply both Hedong and Hanoi, but now there is only one place left in Hanoi, which cannot support many families and children! ”

"yes, yes! In the past two years, the population of Hedong and Hanoi has plummeted, and all of them have moved to Hebei and Erzhou, and there have been continuous disasters and famines, and it is difficult for us to grab food! ”

All of these are all about Zhang Yanjun's hardships and sufferings.

The more Zhang Yan listened, the more unpleasant it became. Originally, I wanted to lead everyone to build a paradise, but now, where is there any paradise? It's a beggar's nest! Hundreds of thousands of people are crowded in a small valley, one meal a day, or a bowl of soup, all with yellow faces and thin muscles, although no one has starved to death, but more and more people are dying of illness every day!

"That's it!"

Zhang Yan drank in a deep voice, and the hall was silent. He took a deep breath, his eyes were full of helplessness, and said, "I'm okay, surrender, surrender!" ”

After that, Zhang Yan was like a deflated ball, and the momentum of her whole body quickly dissipated, as if she was a few years older

The next day, Zhang Yan announced his surrender, personally took several leaders and a team of men, followed Li Yin out of Taihang Mountain, and went to the Gaoshun camp.

That night, Zhang Yan officially surrendered under Gao Shun's tent and accepted the post of General Yangwu.

Gao Shun was overjoyed, and while preparing to deceive the matter of opening the Jiguan, he sent people into the mountain, and moved all the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in the mountains, large and small, old and young, into the state and handed them over to the full favor of the governor and the state.

On this day, the sun was shining and the spring breeze was warm.

On the kei, several groups of guards had nothing to do, gathered together to fart and chat, and from time to time bursts of laughter came. The generals and colonels didn't pay attention to it, after all, it was good to let the soldiers relax when they had nothing to do.

Suddenly, there was a faint sound of shouting and the sound of horses' hooves in the distance. The sound became louder and louder, more and more like, and the soldiers who were farting on the terrifying Kei Pass hurriedly took their places and observed carefully.

"It's cavalry! It's the cavalry chasing a group of foot soldiers! ”

"That cavalry is the Youzhou Army! Quick, get ready for battle! ”

The generals and colonels hurriedly ordered, the swords and guns were unsheathed, the feathers and arrows were wound, and the rolling stones and rolling wood were quickly prepared.

"Sure enough, it's the Youzhou Army!"

Closer, the Hedong Army on the gate finally saw the specific situation clearly.

But I saw a Youzhou army uniform, about 500 light cavalry, chasing and killing a 1,000-strong army, no one in good condition, tattered army!

"Quick! Open the gates! Let us in! ”

"We are Taihang bandits, this general is Zhang Yan, open the city gate quickly!"

Zhang Yan approached the city gate and shouted.

When the people in the city heard this, it turned out that Zhang Yan was chased and killed. All the generals and colonels knew that Zhang Yan was an ally, so they quickly reacted, and a rain of arrows fell, forcing the five hundred light cavalry back, and then opened the city gate and let Zhang Yan more than 1,000 people in.

"Quick, take General Ben to see General Le He as a general!"

As soon as Zhang Yan entered the city gate, he wiped the blood on his face, grabbed an officer, and shouted: "The military situation is urgent, hurry!" ”

Although the officer despised Zhang Yan and other bandits, he didn't dare to slack off after all, and immediately took Zhang Yan straight to Le He Dang's mansion.

"Oh, General Zhang Yan, you are"

Le He looked at Zhang Yan with a look of surprise and joy on his face.

"Humph!" Zhang Yan snorted coldly and said, "General Ben personally came to report to you, but he was hunted down and suffered heavy losses, what do you say?" 10,000 stones of grain and grass, otherwise I will immediately lead the army to hide back to Taihang Mountain! ”

Le He was stunned, and immediately agreed with a smile. 10,000 stones of grain and grass, and he can still take it out. Besides, Gongsun Chan still has to rely on Zhang Yan to resist the threat from the north, and he can't turn his back now. And what Zhang Yan said just now made Le He vigilant and urgently needed to know the reason.

Le He invited Zhang Yan into the house, and served good wine and food, and then said, "General Zhang, what is going on?" The Youzhou Cavalry"

"Hmph, I said General Le, you are living a leisurely life, and you don't know that a catastrophe is coming!" Zhang Yan snorted and said, "General Ben found that the Youzhou Army and the Bingzhou Army were going to take advantage of Gongsun Tai's defense to attack Zuo Fengyi and the interior of Hedong was empty, so he came to attack Jiguan and take Hedong. When I got this news, I didn't stop, and I was going to report to you with someone, but I was chased and killed by the Youzhou cavalry, and my 10,000 troops were defeated and scattered, and now there are only more than 1,000 people left! ”

The more Zhang Yan spoke, the more angry he became, and shouted: "You must compensate me, otherwise!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes" Le Hedang was shocked while smiling. Unexpectedly, Liu Yuan actually saw the stitches and aimed at the emptiness in Hedong, which seemed to be menacing!

But when Le He thought about it, he put his heart down slightly. This Kei Pass is dangerous, but it's not so easy to attack! Even if this Youzhou army is strong, don't think about simply taking the Kei Pass!

(To be continued)