Chapter 162: Those who know the times are handsome
Meng Ge was not absolutely sure what kind of choice Xu Rong would make, but Meng Ge still chose to use this method, originally Meng Ge could choose a more secure method, but the other party was Xu Rong, Meng Ge didn't want to use those tricks, Xu Rong could also be regarded as a fierce general, and the means of using troops could also be regarded as first-class, otherwise it would be impossible to command the army under Dong Zhuo as a non-Xiliang person.
Another purpose of personally bringing troops here is also for sincerity, Meng Ge has already shown an attitude of solicitation, now it depends on how Xu Rong should choose, although there is a sense of persecution, but this is not the most important, because no one will be at ease, if you can surrender with just a letter, it can only be said that this idea is very stupid, if there is not enough oppression, who will be willing to surrender easily, Xu Rong is the general of the commander of the army, if it is just a letter to persuade the person, it is too naΓ―ve, Meng Ge's friendship with Xu Rong is not particularly good, this kind of thing is almost impossible, and the sincerity of personally leading the army is the most sufficient.
Even Chengbi was not very optimistic about this, Xu Rong came to Meng Ge's side after a while after entering, and said with a worried face: "General, is there no problem, if Xu Rong chooses to fight, what should we do?" β
Meng Ge, who had no bottom in his heart, took a deep breath, turned around and said quietly: "No, then fight, there is no other way, since you have chosen to do this, there is no turning back!" You should know that! β
When testing people's hearts, it is often the most unscored, because people may change at any time, even if they know people's hearts like Guo Jia, there are times when they can't guess it, although it is very useful to know the hearts of others, but people's thoughts are the most uncertain things, and no one can grasp them, so it is difficult for Meng Ge to grasp how Xu Rong will choose, whether it is war or not depends on Xu Rong.
Just when Lianchengbi was confused, suddenly the gate of Hangu Pass opened, Lianchengbi immediately became nervous, just a while later, Xu Rong opened Hangu Pass, which made Lianchengbi confused, there was still a period of time before the agreed half an hour, what was Xu Rong going to do?
There was only one person walking out of the slowly opening city gate, this person was none other than Xu Rong, and it could be seen that the person behind Xu Rong was not happy, but Xu Rong rode out without hesitation, and Xu Rong, who was holding the box in his hand, came to Meng Ge alone, which made Lian Chengbi muttered in his heart.
Looking at the box in his hand, Xu Rong said with a relaxed face: "I have already thought about it, this is my talisman, and now the talisman is yours from General Meng, and Hangu Pass will be taken over by General Meng!" I'm willing to let the letter out of Guguan! I just don't know what the general will do with the soldiers who are in Xia and guarding the pass? β
I didn't expect to make such a decision so soon, which made Meng Ge breathe a sigh of relief, because he heard what he wanted to hear the most, Xu Rong had already made the move he was most willing to see, and took Hangu Pass without a single soldier, which was the most ideal way, even Chengbi breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that Meng Ge would not do something that he was not sure of, and sure enough, as he expected, Xu Rong really fell, but he didn't know that Meng Ge was only sixty percent sure, and this time it was really a gamble.
As the victory was revealed, Meng Ge suddenly smiled and said: "General Xu, rest assured, I know your talent very well, it is really the choice of the general, in the future you will be a member of my subordinates to attack the city, how far you can go depends on yourself, as for the soldiers behind you, if you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you have a fault, you will be punished, I Meng Ge has always governed the army according to law, and they will also be a member of my army in the future, I don't know if General Xu is satisfied with my disposal!" β
"Of course, this is already the best treatment, General Meng, oh, no, the lord is very thoughtful, Xu Rong has no opinion, please accept the military talisman!" After getting the promise he wanted, Xu Rong immediately changed his name to the lord, and at the same time handed over the talisman, Xu Rong thought very thoughtfully, but he underestimated Meng Ge.
Meng Ge didn't mean to look at it at all, but just smiled faintly: "General Xu, put away your talismans, from today onwards, Hangu Pass will still be guarded by you, I hope you will take good care of Hangu Pass!" I need Hangu Pass to be solid, there is no one more suitable than General Xu to guard Hangu Pass, since General Xu has made a choice, then from now on Hangu Pass will be handed over to General Xu, but this is not your final destination, I believe that with General Xu's talent, he will be able to entrust him with important tasks in the future, and when the time comes, please go all out to General Xu! β
I didn't expect Meng Ge to be so generous to hand over Hangu Pass to himself, Xu Rong thought it was a dream, who would rest assured that such an important level would be handed over to a stranger, I'm afraid this kind of thing is simply impossible, but Meng Ge just did it, which made Xu Rong a little unexpected.
In exchange for Meng Ge's trust, Xu Rong has even decided to hand over the talisman, this is the greatest sincerity, but Meng Ge's sincerity is more sufficient, Xu Rong has just surrendered, and he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, this is Meng Ge's courage, for Meng Ge's sincerity, Xu Rong is full of emotion in his heart.
Immediately, Xu Rong knelt on one knee and said solemnly: "The last general will definitely live up to the general's trust!" β
"Get up, I don't need you to be stupid, what I want is for you to live well, in the future, I will have the general to attack the city for me, this is just a temporary shelter for the general, there will be a big war soon, by the way, there is one more thing, Your Majesty was also assassinated in the chaos, the pressure from Kanto may plummet, the general, please be ready, Hangu Pass may face a fierce battle." At this time, Meng Ge suddenly threw another bombshell, which shocked Xu Rong a lot, who would have thought that His Majesty would be assassinated?
Swallowing his saliva, Xu Rong said dryly: "Lord, I heard you right, Your Majesty actually died?" β
"Well, that's right, someone in the chaotic army assassinated His Majesty, I didn't have time to save Your Majesty, it is likely that the people of Kwantung did it, it won't be long before they may be in trouble, we must be fully prepared, I don't think I need to say more The general also understands, the same subordinates of Dong Taishi in the past, I'm afraid the Kwantung princes will not have a good face for us, I hope General Xu can do a good job of defense, our life and death will be handed over to the general, and Hangu Pass must not be lost!" Mongo's face was flat, and he didn't have the slightest panic about His Majesty's affairs with the emperor, for Mongo it was just a dead person, and he was a person who had nothing to do with him.
But for Xu Rong, it is not the same thing at all, at this moment Xu Rong's heart has set off a monstrous wave, His Majesty was killed Meng Ge can still be so lightly played, and it is this fateful time, Meng Ge seems to be not worried at all, this is enough to make people jealous, Xu Rong even guessed that His Majesty's death was also within Meng Ge's plan, but thinking about it, it feels impossible, because Meng Ge will not make trouble for himself.
The emperor's death did not do Meng Ge any good, but would provoke a scratch, His Majesty died of assassination, and died in the battle of his own attack on Chang'an, Meng Ge could not get rid of it at all, who would be so stupid to become the target of public criticism, with Meng Ge's wisdom will definitely not make such an unwise decision, it can only be said that it is a creation to make people.
"I understand it below, General Meng can rest assured, the people are locked up, otherwise I can only repay the general with death!" Xu Rong knew that this was the time to test him, anyway, he had already decided to follow Meng Ge, Xu Rong did not hesitate at all, and immediately expressed his loyalty, this was a rare opportunity, how could Xu Rong miss it.
Meng Ge nodded at Xu Rong's reaction, and suddenly smiled: "Then Hangu Pass will be handed over to the general, but General Xu shouldn't worry too much, the Kwantung princes are too busy to take care of themselves, they don't have time to care about us, we still have a lot of time, and when they react, Chang'an has stabilized, but the defense work must be carried out, please be careful!" I'm going to Wuguan, and I'll leave it to the general here! β
"The last general will never live up to the trust of the lord!" Xu Rong agreed seriously, the so-called preparedness, Xu Rong understands this truth very well, even if the Kwantung princes do not come, Xu Rong will do all the work here.
Menggo's army soon left, Menggo only left two liaison officers, responsible for Xu Rong and his own liaison work, in addition to Menggo left nothing, before leaving, Menggo also told Xu Rong that the liaison officer only sent back to report when there was something important, not to interfere in any military affairs, Menggo just wanted to understand the situation in Hangu Pass, nothing else, Meng Ge also told the liaison staff, do not interfere in any military affairs, everything in Hangu Pass is in charge of Xu Rong.
It came and went quickly, the original menacing army disappeared in a blink of an eye, if it weren't for the two liaison officers around him, Xu Rong still didn't believe that what was in front of him turned out to be the truth, overnight Dong Taishi died, and His Majesty also died, which made Xu Rong unexpected, Meng Ge's intention He understood it very well, if he didn't agree, Hangu Guan was afraid that he would not be able to keep it, Meng Ge would definitely launch a thunderous blow, and the loss of troops would not be a few.
Since Dong Zhuo is dead, Xu Rong has no need to make a senseless struggle, and he must have enough ability to win the world, Xu Rong asked himself if he didn't have Menggo's courage, nor Menggo's courage and wisdom, it was better to surrender now, and he could still end up with a good ending, why not, instead of working hard to resist, in the end he ended up with a dead end, why bother?
Now Meng Ge has occupied Chang'an, just as Meng Ge said, now Hangu Pass has become a lonely pass, and there is no point in guarding it
Meng Ge might as well show his loyalty now, so that he can end up with a good ending, the so-called people are not killed for themselves, and at this time, Xu Rong did not think of dying with Dong Zhuo.
In fact, Xu Rong originally planned to ask Meng Ge whether Dong Zhuo was killed by him, but in the end, he didn't ask, just quietly watched Meng Ge leave, because he already had the answer, there was no need to ask anything, it didn't matter if Meng Ge killed him, the important thing was that Dong Zhuo died.
If you admit that you killed yourself, you can hype up getting rid of a powerful minister for the Han family, if not, it's nothing, you can pick yourself clean, it's not a big deal at all, no matter what it is, it can't hide Menggo's ambitions, so there is no need to ask, it's not good to ask, Xu Rong didn't ask.
"General, is this the end?" Even Chengbi still feels unreal, he didn't expect Meng Ge to hand over Hangu Pass to Xu Rong so easily, even if Xu Rong surrenders, he can't hand over such a heavy task to him all at once, Lian Chengbi really doesn't understand what Meng Ge is thinking in his heart.
Meng Ge on horseback smiled and said confidently: "Of course, Xu Rong has already expressed his attitude, he is loyal to me, although the allegiance is not worthy of complete trust, but now Hangu Pass can not have too much turmoil, not to mention that Xu Rong has nearly 15,000 troops under his command, it is a large force, the defense of Hangu Pass still depends on them, now it is impossible to move Xu Rong, as long as we firmly grasp Chang'an and subdue the rest of the people, then Xu Rong will naturally be loyal to the ground, in other words, the stronger I am, The more secure Xu Rong's side is, the more we can free up our hands to clean up Li Dao and Guo Yan and others, and someone will help us block the Kwantung army, why not? β
"But if we lose both, or if we lose to Guo Yan and others, what should we do, will he come to reap the benefits of the fisherman?" Lian Chengbi had to put forward his own opinion, he had never been able to fully trust Xu Rong, not to mention that what he said was also the truth, after all, the opponent's strength was too great, and the military strength was several times stronger than his own, and such a big gap was really unreassuring.
Even if Mongo has a heavenly posture, but the disparity between the strength of the enemy and us is too great, and now he still allows such a time bomb, it is no wonder that Lianchengbi is not at ease, but Mongo has Mongo to consider, he also has to make this decision, now Mongo's troops are overstretched, it is impossible to divide the troops, this is no longer a way, Mongo must have enough troops to maintain deterrence, it is unrealistic to divide the troops, even if Hangu Pass is not handed over to Xu Rong, Menggo does not have enough troops to defend, Losing Hangu Pass is too dangerous for Chang'an, since it is impossible to give up Hangu Pass, then someone must guard it, Xu Rong is loyal to Meng Ge can only choose so.
To put it bluntly, the key is to see whether Meng Ge can stabilize his position, thinking of this, Meng Ge naturally thought of Guo Jia and Diao Chan, and suddenly Meng Ge smiled: "Don't worry, Xu Rong doesn't have this opportunity, I think when I return to Chang'an, the military division has already been done, and no one can take advantage of the fisherman!" β
"General, the enemy is several times ours, how can it be easily solved, you won't be confused!" Lian Chengbi looked at Mongo in disbelief, he thought that Mongo was just joking.
"I'm not confused, you can put a hundred hearts, Chang'an will be fine, although the military division will also have negligence, but this time no one can stop the military division!" Meng Ge has full trust in Guo Jia, His Majesty's death was just an accident, this is uncontrollable, and Guo Jia will not disappoint this time.
Lian Chengbi was curious about how Guo Jia would solve this matter, but Meng Ge didn't say anything, just smiled mysteriously......
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