In December of the 19th year of Xiande, the army of Southern Chu fought in the city, when the king of Yong, Li Zhen fought in Jiameng Pass, not a few, there were rumors that Dayong and the Shu general made peace, the prince of De Zhao Jue was very uneasy, asked Jiang Zhe, talked secretly for a long time, the next day, the Chu army attacked the city very urgently, December 19, the city was broken, the general Wei Xianzhong died in ambush, the next morning, the city was attacked again, the general Long Bu misheard the spy report, went out of the city to pursue, it was lured into the siege, the battle said, the people were sleepy and the horses were lacking, the Prince of De personally surrendered in front of the battle, Long did not obey, he committed suicide angrily, the king sighed, collected the bones in person, and buried the city.

On December 25th, Jiamengguan learned that the city had fallen, and the Shu army had no will to fight, and on December 28th, Jiamengguan fell, so far, there was no barrier in Shu. Someone Yun Jiang Zhe had offered to break the city at this time, and then met Rong Yuan, a staff member of the late Prince De, and asked about it, Rong muttered for a long time, and said that there was, but the details of the two strategies finally refused to say, not a few, Rong died of illness, a certain sacrifice, his descendants Bai Father's language, Jiang Suiyun is a genius in the world, and Prince Xide does not dare to use it-

History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties: The Biography of Jiang Suiyun

I put down the pen, Han Zhang had already walked out, opened the courtyard door, and saw a general wearing yellow gold armor and a white brocade robe standing outside, and behind this person stood a black-shirted Confucian scholar, and behind the two, there was a team of guards in white armor, Han Zhang had been in the Southern Chu army for nearly a month, how could he not know the identity of this person, he was worried, silently let go of the door, and stood aside. Zhao Jue just glanced at him, and then walked into the room, Rong Yuan made a gesture and followed, and the other guards immediately surrounded Jiang Zhe's study.

I didn't hear Han Zhang's voice, and I was feeling strange, when I saw Zhao Jue walking in, he hurriedly stood up according to etiquette, bowed and saluted: "The prince is coming to the cold house, and he is not welcome with the clouds, please forgive the prince." ”

Zhao Jue saluted first and said, "Zhao Jue has been busy with military affairs recently, so he didn't come to visit Lord Jiang's illness, please forgive me." ”

I said lightly: "The prince is holding heavy troops, and he has all the opportunities, where is there time to take care of the lower officials, I don't know what advice he has to give here." ”

Zhao Jue glanced at Rong Yuan, and Rong Yuan hurriedly stepped forward and said apologetically: "Lord Jiang, I said that I was slacking off a lot, and I would like to invite Lord Haihan." ”

I naturally said: "Mr. Rong doesn't need to be polite, the two of you are here in person, there must be important military affairs, please speak up." ”

Rong Yuan glanced at me ashamedly and said, "Shu sent an envoy to see Li Zhen, the king of Yong, and asked for peace, but Li Zhen did not agree, but he did not refuse. "Saying that, he handed me a lot of information, which was very detailed, and even the conversation between Li Zhen and Yang Can was there. After I read it, I couldn't help but smile, this Yang Can's name is the same as my first student Lu Can, and the surname is similar, which is both a threat and a temptation. It's just a pity, I sighed: "The characters of Shu are splendid, but it's a pity that the lord of Shu can't use talents, and now the country is in danger, but these talents still don't abandon Shu, no wonder people say that Shu people are loyal." ”

Zhao Jue asked: "What, Suiyun has already seen that Dayong will not accept Shu's request for peace?" ”

I smiled and said: "If King Yong wants to agree to peace, he will ask what the benefits are, but King Yong only asks about the talents in Shu, and he clearly intends to recruit talents to govern Shuzhong, so King Yong will not agree to make peace." ”

Zhao Jue frowned and said: "Then why would King Yong let such news circulate, if I Nan Chu knew, it would be a little ......"

I said lightly: "King Yong is really powerful, he deliberately let such rumors circulate, I am afraid that I Nanchu knows, as far as the lower officials know, our Nanchu did not seriously attack the city during this time." I think the prince hopes that King Yong's bloody battle will capture Jiameng Pass, and then the defenders of Yucheng will be affected and will no longer be able to defend the city with all their might, and then we can get Yucheng without much effort. ”

Zhao Jue and Rong Yuan glanced at each other, this was a decision that the two of them secretly discussed, but they didn't expect to be exposed by me, and both of them acquiesced. I continued: "I think King Yong is also distressed about his own loss, so he used this rumor to force us to fight quickly. Alas, King Yong is really terrible, even if we see through his mind, later, the big deal King Yong agrees to Shu's request for peace, so that we can face the anger of Shu, Dayong can tolerate the continued existence of Shu, as long as he guards Yangping Pass, he can occupy the fertile soil of Dongchuan, and we have fought hard so far, but we can only get the difficult Shu Road, the gains outweigh the losses, we have no ability, and we dare not drag on, if Shu takes a breath, it will inevitably attack our Southern Chu, which betrays the alliance, only now, The lower officials have three strategies. ”

Zhao Jue was confused when he heard this, and asked, "What are the three strategies?" Please tell me more. ”

I said solemnly: "This strategy is still the same, if Dayong can't bear it, first capture Jiameng Pass, then we have achieved the original goal, but if Dayong is angry, change his mind, accept Shu's sue for peace, then we will completely fail, this policy, victory or defeat between the thoughts of King Yong." ”

Zhao Jue said gloomily: "If the victory or defeat is completely dependent on others, isn't it a man-made sword, and I am a fish and meat, so what about the middle strategy?" ”

I said in a deep voice: "The middle strategy is that my army is attacking the city, as long as we break through the city, Dayong will immediately attack Jiameng Pass, and then the Shu Kingdom will naturally perish, and our gains will exceed expectations, but the losses will also exceed expectations." ”

Zhao Jue frowned, he just didn't want to lose too much to attack the city with all his might, he said in a deep voice: "What about the best strategy?" ”

I smiled faintly and said: "We will attack the city with surprise, capture the city, the loss is not large, and when the time comes, when we compete for the results of the battle in Shuzhong, we will be able to achieve all the strategic goals." ”

Zhao Jue stretched his brows and said, "But how to break the city with Qi?" ”

I said confidently: "Now the defenders of the city are divided into two armies, one army to defend the city, one army is camped outside, echoing each other, if you want to win, you must first cut off its foreign aid, I suggest that we hurry up the siege, and then light a fire in the direction that the enemy army in the camp outside can see, then the army outside will inevitably think that the city is in danger, come to the rescue, we set up an ambush on the way, annihilate the Shu army, after the foreign aid is cut off, we can concentrate on dealing with the defenders in the city." At that time, we can attack the city again, and then let people wear the clothes and armor of the Shu army to pretend to attack our baggage, so that they think that the Shu army outside is still there, and we show the appearance of retreating in a hurry because the baggage is destroyed, luring the Shu army out of the city to chase and kill, arrange an ambush to cut off the back road, and trap the main general. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Jue accidentally broke the teacup, this strategy is so precise and vicious, he looked at me with new eyes, I was inexplicable, Zhao Jue finally confirmed that the gentle and elegant young champion in front of him was actually a scheming and feminine and treacherous character, Zhao Jue couldn't help but feel a chill, he was a bright and upright person, although he had also used a strategy, but he had never seen such an insidious ambush and booby trap. He said goodbye to Jiang Zhe somewhat unnaturally and went to arrange the battle.

On the evening of December 16, the Southern Chu army began to storm the city, and soon, a fire was lit, Wei Xian really mistakenly thought that the city was in danger, and galloped from the mountain road, but was ambushed by the Southern Chu army halfway, Wei Xian fought desperately, and was personally killed by Zhao Jue, who personally participated in the ambush. The Shu army was scattered, and the Chu army strictly guarded the passage to prevent the news from being learned by Yucheng.

In the early morning of December 17th, the Southern Chu army attacked again, the general Long Bu led the defenders to repel several attacks, with heavy casualties, to the future, the Southern Chu army suddenly confused, and then immediately gathered the retreat, Long Bu saw the Southern Chu camp in the direction of Fushui Pass on the city, at this time, there were Zhao Jue's cronies disguised as scouts of the Shu army, and came to report that it was Wei Xian who burned the Southern Chu baggage, Long Bu was overjoyed, saw that the Shu army was defeated and retreated in no order, and led the iron cavalry to chase and kill from behind, the Southern Chu army was defeated and scattered, and Long Bu chased out twenty miles, But the Southern Chu army hidden in the mountains cut off the back road, the Southern Chu army retracted, forming an ambush on all sides, Long Bu with seven thousand elite soldiers rushed around to kill, fought hard all night, blood-stained war artillery, more than a dozen serious injuries on the back, and finally couldn't rush out, all the guards around him were killed, and finally surrounded by the Southern Chu army, Zhao Jue personally persuaded to surrender, Long Bu laughed and said: "I only have a decapitated general in Shu, how can there be a person who surrenders on his knees." "Say that, raise your sword and kill yourself. Zhao Jue sighed and ordered a thick burial.

On December 18, the Southern Chu army withdrew to Fushui Pass for repair, and on December 19, Zhao Jue attacked the city again, and the city lost its general, unable to defend, and surrendered at dusk.

On December 23, Jiamengguan received the news of the loss of Yucheng, and the army's morale was in turmoil, and Chengdu was completely exposed to the Southern Chu soldiers. The same said, Yongwang Li Zhen attacked the city in a big way, the Shu army in the city had no fighting spirit, December 25th, Jiameng Pass was lost, Prime Minister Juan Jun was captured, so far, Shu no longer has a pass that can be guarded.

Meng Yun of Shu got the battle report, fainted several times, and cried in the court: "The ancestors founded the country, and it has been sixty years since then, but now it has disappeared, and although the lonely person dies, he does not dare to see the ancestors." "Ask the courtiers, someone proposed to surrender, Meng Yun thought about it again and again, hid his face and went back to the harem. The courtiers looked at each other and had to scatter.

In the 20th year of Xiande, in the first month of the New Year, the Dayong and Southern Chu dynasties celebrated the great victory, and the Shu Kingdom was bleak, waiting for the two armies of Dayong and Southern Chu who were being repaired to enter Shu to join Chengdu.

The army was full of joy, I retired after drinking a few glasses of wine in the handsome tent, returned to my residence, lay on the bed, and thought about the future in a daze, this time I offered a plan only Zhao Jue knew, and I also asked him not to spread it, Zhao Jue agreed, presumably I also felt that my plan was too vicious, but I didn't know that I was about to leave Nanchu, if I let people know my plan, I'm afraid I won't be at peace for the rest of my life. The joy of victory was not much, because I knew that Han Zhang had cried bitterly in his room last night, although his voice was low, and even avoided his wife.

In fact, compared to my strategy, King Yong's strategy is vicious, dignified design, let people take advantage of his fire, at that time I still didn't tell Zhao Jue, King Yong also has a purpose, is to take advantage of this to get the first-hand information of my Nanchu spy network, think about it, in order to collect the information of Dayong and Nanchu peace, and then pass the information to Prince De through Shuzhong, King Yong should take the opportunity to grasp the identity and whereabouts of a lot of my Nanchu secret agents, and then you can easily eradicate the power of Nanchu, what a scheming. I didn't mean not to tell Prince De, if they couldn't think of this, it would be too dull, not to mention, I really didn't dare to offend Dayong, coupled with Zhao Jue's faint fear and rejection of me, I also lost interest in assisting him.

Alas, I really hoped that Nanchu could have a Zhongxing master, but Zhao Jue is not a talent for Guan Zhongleyi, but a bit like Uncle Bao, black and white are too distinct between good and evil, and I don't know the truth of merging light and dust.

Nan Chu, is there really no hope, I thought bitterly.

In January of the twentieth year of Xiande, the armies of both sides were not in a hurry to forge ahead, and they repaired and consolidated the territory they had occupied, waiting for the spring season to bloom. For Shu, this is the last winter. Although Shu has lost most of its military strength, the situation is not easy to appease, the pride and stubbornness of the Shu people have shown me, in just one month, there have been seven rebellions, twenty-three assassinations, of course, no one specifically targeted me, I am not a famous person. Most of the celebrities in Shu also refused to surrender, and if they couldn't resist, they silently resisted, and the situation was so sinister that Zhao Jue's hair turned white. Obviously won, but it was so difficult, and finally the unanimous opinion was reached, if the king of Shu surrendered, it should be better, so Dayong and Nanchu finally decided to advance on February 1, and at the same time march to Shuzhong, and the troops pointed to Chengdu.

Before leaving, Zhao Jue came to see me again, he now likes to see me privately, instead of asking for my opinion publicly, presumably because he thinks my plan is too vicious, but I prefer this way, is it safer, no one knows that it is my idea, not to mention that I have a lot of ideas during this time, all of them are a little ruthless, so I have already let Han Zhang go, he is a Shu country from staying with me at this time, it is too dangerous, in case he thinks that killing me can be worthy of his family's life, I will be miserable.

In order to protect me, Xiao Shunzi tried his best to find a good candidate in the prison of the Southern Chu Army, that person is called Chen Zhen, is the secret spy killer of the Shu army, he was captured after the city was broken, because it was found that he had assassinated the generals of our army many times, and he should have been executed, and this person was surnamed Yin and ruthless, and his surname was Liangbo, he was a character who didn't care about anything but himself, if it wasn't for the fact that the city was broken too quickly, he would have fled long ago. But Xiao Shunzi just took a fancy to his surname Liang Bo and was easy to control, so I asked Zhao Jue to save him, Zhao Jue felt that he didn't give me anything in return, so he agreed, Xiao Shunzi used secret techniques to do things on him, I was not at ease, and let Xiao Shunzi give him a slow surname poison I prepared, of course, I only told him that the antidote was in Xiao Shunzi, so that I had a credible bodyguard, according to Xiao Shunzi, this person will not sacrifice his life to kill me, cherish his life and let him not betray, is the best guard.

After Zhao Jue sat down, he said worriedly: "We are about to capture Chengdu, and there will be no buffer of Shu at that time, how should we deal with Dayong, the lord of the country has sent a secret decree, so that we must not offend Dayong." ”

I already have a draft of this point, and said: "Xia Guan thinks, the main contradiction will be in Chengdu, who can capture the King of Shu, who is the biggest beneficiary, we don't want to compete with Dayong, it is useless to fight, Xia Guan has an idea, so that the King of Shu will not fall into the hands of Dayong, this is fine, in addition, I heard that the reason why the King of Shu is far from talented and pro-villain, is because he loves the princess Mrs. Jin Lian and the eunuch Zhang Quan, I heard that Mrs. Jin Lian is beautiful, and we will give all the courtiers and concubines of Shu to Dayong, If King Yong sent them to Yongdu to offer prisoners, then with the beauty of Mrs. Jinlian will inevitably be able to get the favor of Emperor Yong, then we will plant the fire in Dayong's harem, if King Yong kills them, although it is a pity, but Emperor Yongdi must be angry when he learns, old people love beauty the most, especially Emperor Yong, who is not a very virtuous monarch, no matter what success or failure, we are separated from Emperor Yong's father and son. Of course, we also have things that must be obtained, after entering the city, please send Mr. Rong to the household department first, collect the classic household register, this is the key to our future governance of Xichuan, gold, silver and jewelry, of course, also have to rob, one to cover up the important surname of our seizure of documents, the other to reward the three armies, bribe the lord, as for the rest, we don't care, we let Dayong deal with the mansions of the courtiers of the Shu Kingdom. ”

Zhao Jue nodded again and again after hearing this: "Lord Jiang mentioned the separation of Emperor Yong's father and son, I don't know if I can say more." ”

I thought, anyway, I'm going to leave Nanchu, so don't hide it, so I said: "King Yong and Dayong Prince Li An compete for the crown prince, the world knows, Dayong established the country by force, Li An must be in an embarrassing situation, this time King Yong broke Shu, such a great achievement, Li An must grit his teeth with hatred, we sent secret agents to Dayong to spread rumors, saying that King Yong wants to stand on his own in Dongchuan......" Speaking of this, Zhao Jue has understood, looked at me deeply, full of fear, he deeply worshipped: "Lord Jiang's good policy, can ensure the safety of Nanchu for several years, I don't know what the adults need, Zhao Jue will definitely do his best to help. ”

I thought to myself, this is a wish to seal the official, and said lightly: "The lower official is tired of saddle horses this time, and he is infected with the root of the disease, and I hope to resign and return to my hometown after I go back. ”

Zhao Jue frowned, thinking to himself, Jiang Zhe is scheming, if he doesn't want power, it's a good thing, but if he leaves, if he votes for another country, then Nanchu is in danger. So Zhao Jue said categorically: "Lord Jiang's words are wrong, the gentleman is very intelligent, Zhao Jue is about to rely on it, how can he go into hiding, if Lord Jiang doesn't like to be busy with government affairs, this king should be the lord of the country, let Lord Jiang be in the Hanlin Academy, and there is nothing to do without having to deal with official business." ”

What, I was dumbfounded, how it backfired. When I told Xiao Shunzi aggrievedly that night, Xiao Shunzi patted his head and said: "God, my lord, you still don't understand the thoughts of those royal people, characters like you, if they are willing to let go, aren't they afraid that you will go to Dayong and the Northern Han Dynasty, who let you show your edge so much, it seems that not only can you not resign, but you will have to stay in obscurity from now on, and simply abandon your official position when you have the right opportunity." ”

I looked at Xiao Shunzi in amazement, expressing shame and admiration.

On February 15 of the twentieth year of Xiande, Nanchu and Dayong met in Chengdu, the two armies surrounded Chengdu, Prince De went to visit Li Zhen, the king of Yong, I couldn't resist my curiosity, and I also wanted to see what kind of hero King Yong was, so I followed Zhao Jue. When I came to the camp of King Yong, looking at the camp where the tiger was standing on the dragon and the murderous aura was lurking, I first admired it. Yongwang Li Zhen greeted us at the camp gate. Far away, I saw him standing at the gate of the camp, he was dressed in princely clothes, and he was graceful and noble, and although he was just standing there, I felt as if the whole of the camp was gathered on him. A hundred steps away from the camp, Prince De dismounted and walked, I naturally did the same, getting closer and closer to the camp, King Yong smiled to meet him, and I finally found something that shocked me at this time, King Yong Li Zhen, I actually recognized.

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