If it was in the past, Kuai Yue would at most bow his head to show it, but at this time, his identity and status have obviously changed, so in the face of Li Yan's salute, he bowed very modestly and saluted in return: "Zhengfang, you and I are old acquaintances, why do you need to be so polite." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Since it's all your own family, then don't be polite, sit down and talk." Han Lie greeted and said, "Give Master Li tea soup." ”

Li Yan bowed calmly, sat down on the ground, and said, "My general has a document here, and I ask the general to read it." ”

"I have no opinion on the exchange of hostages, the time is set for noon tomorrow." Han Lie read the paperwork and agreed without much thought.

"If the general has no opinion, please leave a letter, and I will reply to General Liu and reach an exchange agreement." Li Yan is a person who does things neatly, and his words are dry.

"Since Zhengfang has come to my camp, he is my guest, why don't you stay for a light meal?" Han Lie said with a smile.

Li Yan came this time, originally with the intention of inspecting Han Lie, and when he saw Han Lie's stay, he replied: "So thank you to the general for your hospitality." ”

Next, the two sides exchanged details of the exchange of hostages, and Han Lie put forward a request for 1,000 yuan per person for Li Yan's request for the exchange of prisoners, for this request, Li Yan said that he could not do it, and he could only reply by waiting for Liu Pan's decision.

Regarding the disputed issues, neither side had a red face, of course, there was Han Lie's intention to win over Li Yan, and Li Yan, who was also a smart person, also felt Han Lie's kindness to him.

At the luncheon, Han Lie changed the topic and talked with Li Yan about his views on the current situation, as well as strategic and tactical issues.

When Li Yan left the camp, Han Lie personally sent him out of the camp, and the courtesy was self-evident.

Li Yan, who returned to the city, took Han Lie's request to redeem the soldiers with money, and Liu Pan came down to the camp happily, and in order to redeem the prisoners as soon as possible, Li Yan had to go out of the city and return to Han Lie's camp again.

This time, Han Lie expressed a grand welcome gift to Li Yan's arrival, opened the middle door to welcome him out, and entered the camp together with his hand.

Although Li Yan is arrogant, he often expresses disdain for some people who are not as talented as himself, but he is willing to help those he respects. It can be said that Li Yan has a somewhat chivalrous personality, if he likes it, he likes it, if he doesn't like it, he doesn't like it, and he won't cling to others.

Although Li Yan was moved by Han Lie's attention, he would definitely not make a choice easily based on this alone, but Han Lie's talent, strategy, tactics, and ambition made him feel refreshed. It was also the discovery of Han Lie's extraordinaryness that made him truly convinced, so he made the decision to choose to submit.

"Thanks to the general's love, dare not to serve?" Li Yan stood up and bowed, and said: "Although Liu Pan is not a master, he is a good general, he treats his subordinates like brothers, he never accumulates private wealth, and all his property is shared with the soldiers, so he is deeply loved by the soldiers." Therefore, if the general wants to recruit them, it will not be easy. ”

"But if you attack, the cost is too great, even if you win, it is a miserable victory of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, and it will be delayed for a long time, it is also unfavorable to the army, not to mention the loss, and it is not conducive to the strategic deployment of the general, now the strong enemy in the north is on the side, if the general is caught in the war in Jingzhou and can't drag it out, once the strong enemy in the north comes to attack, the general is bound to suffer from the enemy."

"What Zhengfang said is reasonable, I don't know if there is a way to teach me?" When Han Lie saw what Li Yan said, he hit the nail on the head, and couldn't help but look at him even more.

"Now there is still enough surplus grain in Huarong City to support more than 40 days, and now it is concentrated in the treasury of the county government, and it is usually guarded by Liu Pan's personal soldiers, if the hostages are exchanged tomorrow, the general asks Liu Pan to come in person, it is very likely to mobilize Liu Pan's personal soldiers, so I will find a way to burn the grain, if the grain and grass are burned, no matter how good the elite soldiers in Liu Pan's hands are, they can only choose to surrender in the end." Li Yan, as the head of Huarong, is concerned about the storage of grain in the city, but he handles it single-handedly, so it is naturally clear.

"If this plan is successful, the positive side should be the first to take the lead." Han Lie said with great joy, as the so-called three armies did not move grain and grass first, if there was no grain and grass, even the most powerful army would not be able to escape the situation of collapse in the end.

"It is a great honor to be able to serve the general." Li Yan did not show a complacent look, in his opinion, there is not much to show off in this matter, although he and Liu Pan do not have a master-servant relationship, but after all, he has been an official in Jingzhou for many years, and there is still some incense.

After learning that Liu Biao had committed suicide, Jin Xuan, the Taishou of Wuling, surrendered to Sun Ce when he saw Sun Ce leading his army to the city. Although Wuling is not as big as Xiangyang in Nanjun, the population of the county is nearly 80,000, more than 6,000 soldiers and horses, and more importantly, the grain and grass in the treasury are as much as 200,000 stones, which is undoubtedly a huge harvest for Sun Ce today.

Take Wuling County, Jingnan four counties, and only Lingling County has not yet been conquered, in Sun Ce's view, it is obviously a matter of time before Lingling is captured, because when he sent troops to attack Wuling, Zhou Yu also sent troops to Lingling, and he never doubted Zhou Yu's ability.

Although the land of Jingnan was about to fall into his own hands, Sun Ce was not happy at all, because Han Lie's army was in front of him, and at this time, Sun Ce had no doubt that Han Lie's next goal was only one, and that was himself.

In order to get rid of this situation, Sun Ce made three arrangements, the first was to send his younger brother Sun Quan to Jiaozhi to marry and befriend Jiaozhi Taishou Shixie, and the second was to send Wang Lang as an envoy to Chang'an to make friends with Liu Bei and express his allegiance to the Han family, so as to obtain Liu Bei's support and send troops to attack the Nanyang line; The third is to send Hua Xin as an envoy to Hebei to express his submission to Yuan Shao, persuade Yuan Shao to send troops in the direction of Qingzhou, and force Han Lie to return to the army.

Although it is a long way from Jingnan to the north, Sun Ce still has great hopes, Wang Lang and Hua Xin are both today's celebrities, and the timing of the two of them setting off to the north is also very good, it is when Han Lie led the army to enter Chibi, so the two were able to pass through Jingzhou without being blocked.

The person who gave Sun Ce advice was not Zhou Yu, but Zhang Hong, and in fact, Wang Lang was the first to put it forward, but Wang Lang was worried that his advice would arouse Sun Ce's suspicions, so he pretended to borrow Zhang Hong's mouth.

So is Wang Lang really out of loyalty? The answer is obviously no, because Wang Lang is first and foremost a loyal Han party, and he was defeated by Han Lie's soldiers and horses in Huiji to defect to Chaisang, which was also a last resort, but his heart still wanted to return to the court to serve.

That's why he openly offered advice and asked for help, but secretly Jin Cicada left Sun Ce's side and was able to run to the side of the Han Emperor. As for Hua Xin, although he is not a loyal Han party, but this person is a pragmatic faction, when he was in the position of Yuzhang County, Sun Ce Zhou Yu led the army to serve in the air, although he was a little unwilling, but Sun Ce's courage was later recognized by him.

But unfortunately, although Sun Ce was outstanding, he seemed to have encountered a more powerful opponent, that is, Han Lie, although he also won several battles in the battle of Jingzhou, but his power was never greatly expanded. Now he is in a dangerous situation, for Hua Xin, Sun Ce is obviously not enough to protect himself, but as a celebrity, although he can fight for interests, Hua Xin still has his own integrity, and he will definitely not do anything to defect to Han Lie and openly betray Sun Ce.

After Zhang Hong proposed to Sun Ce the idea of asking for help from the north, Hua Xin echoed: "Great Sima Yuan Shao, he has an old relationship with a certain person, if he can get his support, he will definitely be able to force Han Lie to withdraw his troops, please allow a certain person to go to Hebei to say it?" ”

It was by taking this opportunity that Hua Xin and Wang Lang went north together and left Jingnan, but when the two left Jingnan, Zhou Yu was still on the way back to Changsha from Yuzhang, so he didn't know the news, but when he returned to Changsha and learned the news, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "People have their own ambitions, how can they force it, although Wang Jingxing and Hua Ziyu are temporary talents, but their hearts are not here, what is the benefit of staying forcibly?" ”

When Wang Langhuaxin went north to ask for help and took the opportunity to leave, although Sun Ce was a little sentimental, he still said confidently: "I have not treated the two of them badly, this time they left, even if they do not return, but I believe that they will complete their mission." ”

Sun Ce has always been kind, which is also the reason why he fought to the death of his martial arts, as he said, although Wang Langhuaxin left because Sun Ce was weak, but the two did not forget their original intention of going north.

As soon as Wang Lang arrived in Chang'an, after meeting the emperor and presenting tribute, he asked to see Liu Bei, who had been promoted to the throne of Dasitu. The reason why Liu Bei did not serve as prime minister was naturally that Dong Zhuo claimed to be the prime minister in the past, which led to the Han Dynasty falling into a situation of fragmentation.

Although he was the actual controller in the court, he was still full of respect for the emperor, and he was also lenient and benevolent to the civil and military officials, and he also adopted a soft attitude towards the princes of all parties.

When he rewarded him, he rewarded Yuan Shao as the Great Sima, and Han Lie rewarded the Great General, so that the balance of the three major forces was formed.

Seeing Wang Lang, Liu Bei seemed quite affectionate, but this is also Liu Bei's style in front of people, but if anyone really thinks that Liu Bei is just a good old man with no temper, then it is a big mistake, just look at Wang Yun, who is opposed to him by the court, and destroy the three clans, he knows Liu Bei's methods.

Liu Bei is affectionate to Wang Lang, mainly because Wang Lang is from the south, and at the moment he is always concerned about the situation in Jingzhou, but the distance is far away, the information is not smooth, and he is at most in the fog, and he can't understand the specific situation at all. For example, why Liu Biao killed himself, the current situation in Jingzhou, and the deployment of Han Lie and Sun Ce's troops, Liu Bei inquired about Wang Lang in detail.

Liu Bei has already experienced and practiced over the years, and now he is not only in Yongzhou, but also in the whole territory of Sizhou has fallen into his hands, most of Liangzhou, and some places in Yuzhou have fallen into his hands, plus Jia Xu, Chen Gong, Sima Yi, etc., and the generals have Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew, etc., his strength is increasing day by day.

"Sun Ce entered the table to pay tribute, that is, the subjects of the Han Dynasty, now he is in trouble, the court should rush to help, but the general Han Lie has the right to conquer, not to mention, there are 100,000 soldiers in his hands, if he rushes to send troops, not to mention winning, he will fall into defeat." Liu Bei thought about it, and said slowly: "If you can get the support of the Great Sima Yuan Shao, and the two families send troops to Jingzhou and Qingzhou at the same time, then the chances of winning will be greatly increased, so the key at the moment is that only if you can get the support of the Great Sima will you have the certainty of victory." ”

"But Jingxing doesn't have to be too anxious, didn't you say that General Sun still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands, as well as the land of Jingnan? It was expected that he could hold on for some time, so he sent an envoy to Yecheng to meet with Da Sima and persuade him to send troops to recruit Han Lie. Liu Bei is obviously interested in attacking Han Lie, at least to capture the first line of Nanyang, he is still very motivated, as long as he takes Nanyang, then the land of Yuzhou he has captured can be smoothly connected.

Wang Lang was also quite moved by Liu Bei's sincere treatment, and finally at Liu Bei's invitation, he stayed in Chang'an half-pushed.

And another messenger, Hua Xin arrived in Chang'an later than Wang Lang, but Hua Xin is famous, as he himself said, he and Yuan Shao are really no strangers, when Yuan Shao was still in Luoyang as the captain of the West Garden, the two knew each other. So after Hua Xin arrived in Yecheng, he was soon received by Yuan Shao, and when Hua Xin came to understand his intentions, Yuan Shao, who had already had the intention of marching to Qingzhou, agreed without hesitation.

Since Gongsun Chan died in the battle of Youbeiping a few years ago, Yuan Shao is now completely in control of Youzhou, Jizhou, and Bingzhou, and then his strategic deployment is Qingzhou and Yanzhou, the reason why he temporarily stood still, mainly in the battle with Gongsun Zhan, his losses were relatively large, and naturally it took some time to recover.

Just when Liu Bei and Yuan Shao coincidentally attacked Han Lie's idea, Han Lie once again sent Li Yan out of the camp. Liu Pan was obviously satisfied with the capture of the prisoners by Li Yan's envoy, and at the meeting in the early morning of the next day, he publicly praised the merits of Li Yan's envoy.

"General, the prisoners were exchanged at noon today, Han Lie asked you to go in person, I am afraid that there is fraud, and said that both sides can only bring five hundred men and horses each, I see that the general can lead his own soldiers to escort him, and order the generals to accompany him, so that nothing goes wrong." At the meeting, Li Yan generously said.

"General, what Master Li said is very true, Han Lie has always been deceitful, you must be on guard, please let us accompany you, and make sure that nothing goes wrong." Huang Zhong nodded and agreed, letting Liu Pan go out of the city alone, but he was the first to disagree.

"The rest of the generals are connected, Wen Ping is responsible for the defense of the city, and Lord Li is still responsible for the security of the people in the city." Although Liu Pan said that he was not afraid of death, he didn't want to make a mistake when exchanging prisoners, so he nodded and agreed.

At noon, Liu Pan led Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wang Wei, Fu Wei, and his own soldiers to escort Huo Jun and Lu Jie out of Huarong City. Wenpin, as a left-behind general, paid close attention to the situation outside the city at the head of the city, and Xi Zhen, as a civilian official, stayed in the county government to handle military affairs. Li Yan, Huarong's parent official, has the right to be responsible for the affairs of the city, and as the head of Huarong, he also has a team of errand servants, and these people are all henchmen brought out by him, so they are naturally trustworthy.

After Liu Pan transferred his own troops out of the city, because Li Yan had made a meritorious mission, he directly ordered Li Yan's general and asked him to send a team to take care of the grain depot temporarily, so that when Li Yan heard the news, he thought he had heard it wrong.

This is not as a caretaker, if Li Yan wants to burn down the grain depot, it is like playing. The grain piled up in the treasury, under the command of Li Yan, with the pouring of barrels of fire oil, soon turned into a fire that rose to the sky, so that when Liu Pan outside the city saw the smoke and fire rising in the city, he almost thought that it was just an illusion of his own. (To be continued.) )