Chapter 371: Submission
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Gongsun Du was completely confused by the discord plan made by Xu Huang and Tian Yu, and after waiting for the troops of Changli City to come and converge, he took his son and more than 20,000 troops and left Fuli as fast as possible, and then turned over Yiwu Lu Mountain without looking back, and retreated in the direction of Xiangping City.
Yangyi walked by sea and returned to the sea area south of Fangxian with the Liaodong Naval Division to prevent the Liaoxi side from sending troops from the sea again to support Xian Yuyin, who had already landed.
A few days after Gongsun Du left, Xu Huang easily stationed in Fuli and Changli with his soldiers and horses, and then sent someone to Binxi to contact Han Zhong, telling Han Zhong that Gongsun Du had abandoned him, and forced Han Zhong to lead the remaining troops to surrender to the Duliao army.
In Binxi City, a military general named Jiang Ding stood in front of Han Zhong, looking at him with a relaxed expression, as if this trip to persuade him to surrender was as simple as going back to his own backyard.
"General Han, do you still know you?"
"You are?" Han Zhong looked at the person in front of him, a little familiar, but he couldn't name it.
"Ha Luha, General Han is really a noble man who forgets things! At that time, a certain served in the same army as the general in Xiangping, and later went to Jicheng with the army to help in the war, but the general turned away the opportunity to go with the army due to physical illness. ”
was brought out in front of him, Han Zhong looked embarrassed, and finally remembered the person in front of him. "Ah, you were Jiang Sima on the left at that time, I only heard that the 20,000 troops of the Western Expedition were wiped out, and I thought that Brother Jiang, you had ......"
"Thanks to Lord Taifu and Gongzi, Jiang was defeated and captured at that time, and later switched to the Duliao Army, and now he is a cavalry captain in the cavalry camp of the Duliao Army."
"I don't know why Captain Jiang came here today? Now that the two armies are fighting, Han sees you privately, but you have to do it! ”
"Ha Lu Ha. General Han is still cautious. Do you know that Gongsun Du has completely abandoned you and Wang Jian, and even Na Yangyi has returned to Daliaoshui with the water master! ”
"Jiang Duwei Hugh wants to talk nonsense, if there is any more demagogic words that shake our army, Hugh blames Han for turning his face and being ruthless!"
"General Han, you and I are both understanding people, why pretend to be confused? If you don't believe what I said, you can send loyal and reliable subordinates out of the city to investigate, and Jiang will wait here, if you have half a lie. Dare to make amends with the head of the item! ”
Seeing Jiang Ping so confident and confident, Han Zhong's heart began to waver, and he immediately sent some sentry horses out of the city to investigate around. On the night of the second day, the sentinels sent out to report that the cities of Changli and Fuli had been taken by the Liao army, that the troops of the eastern Liaodong side were nowhere to be seen, and that there were no ships of the naval division between the mouth of Xiaolingshui and Yushui. At this time, Han Zhong completely believed Jiang Ping's words, and his attitude towards Jiang Ping became more and more polite and humble.
"Oh, please forgive Captain Jiang. It's something wrong that blames you. ”
"General Han doesn't have to be so polite, the matter has come to this, the general trend of the Gongsun clan in Liaodong has gone, at this critical moment. You have to be cautious and don't make the wrong decision! ”
"Han is blunt by nature, and I ask Jiang Duwei not to make it clear."
"A certain general, Xu Gongming, said that as long as General Han can abandon the darkness and turn to the light. To avoid Bin Xi falling into the scourge of swords, he can speak for you in front of the eldest prince and find a good errand for you. If General Han can persuade Wang Jian to surrender together. General Xu can make the decision to arrange a large courtyard for your family to live in Jicheng, and at the same time ensure that the general's heirs enter Yenching University to study. ”
Xu Huang's conditions are honest and true enough, there is no vain content, although it sounds like there is less high-ranking officials and wealthy Meiji, but it is so real and credible when it falls into Han Zhong's ears.
"It's not a secret, Han has long been tired of the infighting between the Han army, since General Xu looks up to Han so much, he was even more merciful when he broke through Binxi City, and did not kill a soldier in vain, Han is willing to lead the people to Shundu Liao Army, and since then he has broken off with the Gongsun family, and is mainly based on Lord Taifu and Liu Shiren's son."
"And what about Riverside?"
"Please also ask Jiang Duwei to contact General Xu first, and ask General Xu to send troops to receive Binxi City, and after Binxi changes banners, I am willing to go to Xihe with Jiang Duwei to persuade Wang Jian to surrender!"
"The general understands the righteousness so well, it is really a blessing for thousands of soldiers and civilians!"
On the morning of the second day, Jiang Ping went to Fuli to report the results of persuasion to Xu Huang, and Xu Huang decided to personally lead the army to Binxi for the sake of safety, in case Han Zhong came to a trick such as a trick to surrender.
In fact, this time Han Zhong really didn't dare to play any tricks in front of Xu Huang, since Gongsun Du had already left him, taking advantage of the fact that he still had some soldiers and horses under his command to sell for some money, Han Zhong couldn't wait to quickly hug Liu He's thigh.
Xu Huang led 5,000 cavalry to the outside of Binxi City, and then sent people into the city to tell Han Zhong, asking Han Zhong to restrain all his soldiers from coming out of the city without mission weapons, so that they could be regarded as sincere surrender. As soon as Han Zhong heard that Xu Huang had come to surrender in person, where did he dare to bargain, he hurriedly ordered the soldiers in the city, and then honestly led the team out of the city to surrender.
Xu Huang then sent 2,000 soldiers and horses to escort Han Zhong's subordinates to Yangle City, and he himself took Han Zhong into Binxi City.
After Tian Yu, who was stationed in Yangle, took Han Zhong's subordinates, he mixed these surrendered troops with those who had initially received instruction and reform in Liucheng a month ago, and the advantage of this was that the newly received soldiers did not have to fear that they would be secretly executed, and there would be no rebellion. Now that Xu Huang has captured and received more and more soldiers, how to properly place these soldiers is extremely important, and Tian Yu is just a talent of Yunwen Yunwu, which can just assist Xu Huang to do these finishing things, so that Xu Huang can charge forward with confidence.
In Binxi City, Xu Huang was not disgusted with Han Zhong, who had just switched to the camp, because there was no personal grudge between the two except for the difference in the camp at the beginning. Although Han Zhong is a little timid and cowardly, he is not a heinous person, in fact, as an opponent, Xu Huang hopes to meet more guys like Han Zhong, so as to avoid a large number of casualties among innocent soldiers because of the courage and tenacity of the main general.
is still the same sentence, the war between Liaoxi and Liaodong belongs to the contradictions within the Han Dynasty, and it is impossible to go online infinitely, so you have to fight to the death. Xu Huang left Han Zhong and thousands of his men today, and maybe in a few years, there will be another group of elite soldiers fighting against the Hu people.
"Han, thank you for the general's acceptance!"
"General Han doesn't have to be so polite, as long as you are willing to do things for Gongzi wholeheartedly in the future, the future will definitely be even brighter than following Gongsun Dushi!" Xu Huang comforted and reminded Han Zhong lightly, hoping that he could see the situation clearly and not be at both ends in the future.
On the morning of the next day, Jiang Ping accompanied Han Zhong to Xihe to persuade Wang Jian, the last defender of the Western Front, to switch to the camp.
In the city of Xihe, there is a gloomy cloud. Before Han Zhong came, Wang Jian had already heard a lot of rumors, and he also sent a large number of scouts to Changli and Fuli to investigate, because relying on Xiaolingshui and the seaside, his men had quietly reported to him a few days ago that all the ships cruising near the coast had disappeared overnight. Wang Jian was not stupid, he also knew the news that the Liao army had come ashore by boat from the area of the Liaodong Peninsula, so after discovering that Yang Yi had withdrawn from the vicinity of the Xihe River with the sailor, he thought that Gongsun Du might have withdrawn. It's just that Wang Jian can't figure out why Gongsun Du didn't even notify himself since he withdrew his troops, did he want to let himself stay in Xihe and wait for death stupidly?
Then all the Tanma who had scattered out returned to Xihe safely, and they brought back the news that made Wang Jian depressed and even frightened - Gongsun Du had been withdrawn for five days, and the Binxi defenders had all defected to the Duliao army under the leadership of Han Zhong, and now there was only one defender left in Xihe City on the entire western front.
Isolated and surrounded by strong enemies!
When Han Zhong arrived, Wang Jian had already understood the intention of this old brother, and he said to Han Zhong with some discouragement: "Brother Han, can you tell me why we will be defeated so completely and so quickly?" The entire Western Front originally had a full 50,000 soldiers and horses! Xu Gongming, with only a force of more than 10,000 troops, actually forced Gongsun Du to panic to the east, forcing us to have no way to retreat, so we could only bow down and beg to surrender. ”
Han Zhong understood the unwillingness and loss in Wang Jian's heart, he patted Wang Jian's shoulder, and said thoughtfully: "If you have a strategic vision and open-mindedness, Gongsun Du may be compared to Liu Shiren?" ”
Wang Jian shook his head, indicating that there was a big gap between the two.
"That's right. Gongsun Du just wanted to occupy a corner of Liaodong, vainly trying to list the territory and even claim the king, but he forgot that the land of Liaodong was the land of the Han Dynasty. On the other hand, Liu Shiren's son, who has never been reckless, although he has strong troops and can be self-sustaining, is supported by the military and people of Youzhou, and the soldiers are high-spirited and confident when they go into battle, so we are not unjust at all when we lose this time. ”
After the two finished speaking, Wang Jian agreed to Xu Huang's conditions, opened the gate of Xihe City, and took his five thousand soldiers out of the city with their bare hands......
In less than two months, Xu Huang and Tian Yu only had three skirmishes on the western front with the troops of Gongsun Du of Liaodong, and at a slight price of less than 2,000 casualties, they forced Gongsun Du back in one fell swoop, and surrendered two main generals under Gongsun Du, more than 15,000 soldiers, and completely occupied the four cities west of Yiwu Lu Mountain.
When the good news was sent back to Lingzhi, Liu He and Guo Jia had a drink, and they were deeply impressed by the perfect cooperation between Xu Huang and Tian Yu.
Although the big strategies and steps were formulated by Guo Jia and Li Ru, and Liu He also made some specific instructions, Xu Huang and Tian Yu were able to act hundreds of miles away, always grasp the rhythm of the battlefield, and achieve a tactical goal through various methods such as rumors, discord, ambush, and deterrence, and finally accumulate a great victory at the campaign level. (To be continued......)