Luyang is an important town in Nanyang County, which is very clear to senior cadres.

Therefore, he believes that the major families of Nanyang County and Runan County will continue to send troops to support Luyang.

However, whether or not they can wait for reinforcements from all over the country to arrive is a major difficulty for senior cadres.

Therefore, Gao Gan came up with this method to make Gan Ning surrender.

He didn't want Gan Ning to really surrender by fraud, but to delay Liu Jian's march through the method of surrender.

Although Gan Ning is young, he has been a famous hero in Shu since he was young, and he is a master of art and bold!

He was a little startled at first, but he quickly came back to his senses.

He said to Gao Gan: "What does the general plan to let me do?" Go to Liu Jianjun in person? ”

Gao Gan said: "That's not necessary. ”

After that, Gao Gan hooked his finger at Gan Ning, asked him to come over, and then explained softly.

……

Leaving the main hall, Gan Ning hurried back to his residence and began to write letters.

He ordered a pen and paper to be fetched, and then he wrote a letterhead.

The content of this letter is roughly:

"Ning Jiu admired Prime Minister Tianwei, knew that Prime Minister pacified the Quartet, and his fame shocked the world, and Ning Ning had no intention of fighting with Prime Minister and prayed for submission."

"However, the old and young in the family are all in Wancheng now, if they are willing to return to obedience, they will bring disaster to the family."

"Today, the prime minister's army has arrived in Nanyang, and the clans have moved south, and Ning has also written to his family to make them move south, and when the family leaves Wancheng and lives in the countryside, it will be the internal response, and the city will be surrendered!"

"I also hope that the prime minister will give Ning a ten-day period, and as soon as the ten days arrive, the city gate will be opened to welcome the prime minister!"

"Don't be suspicious! Don't be suspicious! ”

After writing this letter, Gan Ning immediately recruited a close confidant.

He handed him the letter and the seal he had received under Yuan Shao, and then he whispered to the cronie, and let the cronie sit on the hanging basket and slowly fall to the city.

Gan Ning stood on the city wall and watched his cronies land, and then quickly walked towards the camp of the imperial army, and his heart couldn't help but have mixed feelings.

But I don't know if he can get it.

Gan Ning's cronies carried his surrender letter and quickly headed towards Liu Jian's camp.

This cronie had not yet come far from the imperial court's camp when he was discovered by the school.

What followed was his quick capture.

But despite being captured, Gan Ning's cronies showed no signs of panic.

He took the initiative to say that he was the envoy of the school captain Gan Ning, and asked to see the current prime minister Liu Jian.

There is important information to Liu Jian.

When the school officials saw that the person in front of them could come out of Luyang, and his face did not change, they naturally would not harm him.

But out of caution, the school officials carefully searched the emissary's entire body.

After a search, it was found that he had nothing on him except a letter and a seal.

After feeling safe, the school officials quickly reported the matter to Jia Xu.

And Jia Xu went to see Liu Jian in person.

Soon after, Liu Jian ordered someone to bring this person to meet him.

After receiving Liu Jian's order, these school officials escorted the messenger towards the big tent where Liu Jian was.

After a long journey, they had come to the outside of the Great Tent.

Subsequently, I saw a school official report to Liu Jian.

Liu Jian was in front of the map at the moment, studying the future battle with a group of generals, and after hearing this, he immediately ordered to bring people in.

At the same time, he asked the people in the tent to suspend the discussion, but to distribute it on both sides.

The generals suddenly heard the envoy of the city lieutenant Gan Ning, which inevitably made the generals curious.

After Liu Jian's order was delivered, it didn't take long for the messenger to be brought into the big tent.

The messenger was born in Sichuan and Shu, and in the past, he also accompanied Gan Ning as a ranger, and he was very courageous.

After entering the big tent, he saw Liu Jian sitting on the main seat at first sight.

Seeing that Liu Jian was looking at him, Rao was such a ranger figure, and his heart couldn't help but get nervous.

In the face of such a prestigious figure, the messenger's heart was uneasy.

"Meet the Prime Minister."

Liu Jian looked at the messenger in front of him with interesting eyes, and he asked the envoy with a smile:

"Gan Ning sent you to ask for surrender?"

When Liu Jian's words came out, Lu Weihuang, Ma Yan, Zhang Kai and other generals in the tent laughed one after another.

The laughter of the crowd wafted through the entire tent, making the messenger's face a little annoyed.

This burst of laughter reflects the fact that the morale of the soldiers and horses in the imperial court is now high.

Under the laughter of the generals, the fear in the messenger's heart grew stronger.

The morale and scene in this imperial army camp are really completely different from those in Luyang City.

But he still calmed down, took out Gan Ning's seal letter and letterhead from his arms and presented them to Liu Jian.

Liu Jian was also stunned for a moment when he saw the messenger take out the two things.

Yin Nai is a status symbol of an official, and the meaning of Gan Ning's gift of his seal to the envoy is indeed worth pondering.

Then Liu Jian looked at Xiahoulan on the side.

Xia Houlan understood, and immediately stepped forward to take the letterhead and seal in the messenger's hand.

Under the gaze of everyone, the things were placed on the table in front of Liu Jian.

Liu Jian opened the letter and read it carefully.

There was not much content in the letter, and Liu Jian had read it quickly.

A thoughtful look crossed his face.

It was only after thinking about it that a slight knowing smile appeared on his face.

This is Gao Gan and Gan Ning planning to wait for help.

He first asked the messenger to withdraw from the big tent, and then he ordered Xiahoulan to pass the letterhead to the generals present to read.

Soon after, all the generals in the tent read the contents of the letterhead.

After the generals read the contents of the letter, various different looks appeared on the faces of the generals.

Some people have a look of belief on their faces, some people have a look of doubt on their faces, and some people have a look of thought on their faces.

The reason why the generals in the tent reacted was because the contents of Ganning's letterhead were credible.

After all, Yuan Shao lost his troops and generals, and it was difficult to parry the army of the imperial court, and the Northern Expedition was impossible.

And Liu Jian took advantage of the situation to enter the army, and Chen Bing Luyang had the potential to swallow Nanyang.

But anyone who has some foresight knows that this time Nanyang County is more auspicious.

Therefore, it is very likely that Gan Ning's submission is true.

In particular, he also countered it with a letter, which shows his sincerity.

After all, this thing is not something that can be given casually.

But there are also those who are skeptical.

For example, Zhang Liao.

"What does Wen Yuan think?"

Zhang Liao pondered slightly, and then replied: "He wants to wait for help? ”

"Hahahaha!" When Liu Jian heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

"Wen Yuan is still an understanding person."

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.

"These southern thieves are really hateful, they actually want to use this method to delay time and wait for reinforcements?"

Liu Jian said with a smile: "The problem is that Gao Gan never expected that I had never planned to attack the city, I am here, waiting for their reinforcements!" ”

"In this way, it is just right to push the boat down the river and sell Gan Ning a face."

"Let the messenger in."

Then the messenger entered.

"Go back and tell your family Gan Xingba, Liu accepts his surrender, and is willing to fulfill his feelings of caring for his family, you bring my letter back, let him make arrangements quickly, don't lose your trust."

The messenger was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded his head in agreement.

Subsequently, Liu Jian personally wrote a reply to Gan Ning.

Soon the letter in Liu Jian's hand had been written.

Liu Jian handed over the letterhead in his hand to the messenger and asked him to return to Luyang with the letterhead.

Although Liu Jian knew that Gan Ning's letter was his trick, Liu Jian thought that he was a gentleman, and he was still courteous, and he should reply to the letter.

The envoy looked at Liu Jian's gentle face and handed the reply letter to him, and his heart was a lot more settled.

The generals who had just come out of the account glared at him angrily, and he thought that the plan had been revealed.

Looking at Liu Jian's attitude now, it seems that everything is going very smoothly.

After the envoy took Liu Jian's letterhead, he immediately left his big tent in Longtan Tiger's Den in a panic.

……

The envoy soon returned to the city wall and handed over the letterhead written by Liu Jian to Gan Ning.

Gan Ning hurried to find Gao Gan.

Gao Gan saw that Liu Jian had a reply, and his face couldn't help but show joy.

He couldn't wait to open Liu Jian's reply and read it.

Sure enough, Liu Jian's letter was very close to Gan Ning, and at the same time said that he should act quickly and not be negative.

After Gao Gan read Liu Jian's letter, his face immediately showed joy.

"I don't want to, Liu Deran also has my plan!"

"If he is like this, Lu Yang will have no worries!"

Gan Ning said with a smile: "Liu Jian was temporarily delayed by the general, and the general still needs to secretly send someone to break through and tell Yuan Gong everything here!" ”

Gao Ganyan said: "That's right! ”

……

Subsequently, Gao Gan sent people to Wancheng in Nanyang County to ask Yuan Shao to send troops and horses to help.

At this time, Yuan Shao had just entered Wancheng, and before he had rested for a few days, he got Liu Jian's troops to enter Nanyang, and he himself was stationed in Luyang.

Subsequently, Gao Gan's letter for help arrived.

Yuan Shao knew that Liu Jian was taking advantage of his illness to kill him, and his previous battle did not count the loss of his troops, but this time he planned to attack Nanyang on a large scale.

After realizing this, unless Yuan Shao really surrendered to the imperial court, the only thing left was to step up preparations for war.

So, Yuan Shao didn't have time to rest, and immediately held a meeting in the pastoral office.

In the pastoral guard, Yuan Shao ordered people to gather officials, generals and representatives of the noble clan in the city.

Under Yuan Shao's summoning, because of his prestige, the officials, generals, and powerful families who can come to Nanyang County soon arrived in the lobby of the pastoral office.

After watching everyone arrive, Yuan Shao stood on a high place in the crowded county hall and said to the people below:

"I am in the land of Jingchu, I have no kindness, and now Liu Thief leads the thief army to the masses, the people are frightened, the soldiers are terrified, and the tribes are terrified!"

"This is the time when our survival is at stake!"

"What Liu Jianzhi did, everyone knows!"

"His people are in Hebei, the home of Poshimen, how many are there?"

"I am the shepherd of the country, the fourth and third princes, I am guarding the land and the territory for the Son of Heaven, and I will die if I am righteous."

"Now that the thief army is so big, Liu Deran is just trying to take my head! For the sake of wealth and nobility, Zhu Qing can take Yuan's head and offer Liu Thief's ear! ”

When Yuan Shao's words came out, the generals and officials who had followed Yuan Shao for a long time all had sad faces, and some even cried bitterly.

And those prominent clans and Haoyou leaders in Nanyang County were also frightened.

Liu Jian was in Hebei back then, and later in Luoyang and Chang'an, all of which forcibly promoted the new policy, although it was beneficial to the ordinary people, but for them from high families, it was tantamount to a disaster.

At that moment, the audience said in unison:

"We are willing to live and die with the public, and there will be no repetition!"

"I wish to live and die with the envoy!"

Seeing that everyone in the lobby expressed their willingness to live and die with him, Yuan Shao's heart began to settle down.

Defending the city is guarding the hearts of the people, as long as the hopes of Nanyang County can be of one heart and one mind with him, then in the face of the powerful imperial court military horses, he Yuan Benchu is not without the strength to fight.

After all, the gate of the fourth generation of the Yuan family and the three princes is still extremely strong in Shilin.

After knowing that people's hearts were available, Yuan Shao looked at the people in the lobby again and said: "If you are willing to go the same way with me in life and death, then I will arrange for you to fight with me today against Liu Thief!" ”

"In the previous Northern Expedition, the soldiers were lost, and now it is difficult to transfer troops and horses from the south, but there is no shortage of grain, grass and ordnance in the county, as long as there are people, then the princes can stick with me!"

After Yuan Shao said this, everyone in the hall bowed down to Yuan Shao, expressing their obedience to Yuan Shao's orders.

Seeing that the opinions of the clans in the city had been preliminarily unified, Yuan Shao immediately began to issue orders in an orderly manner.

"At present, the soldiers and horses of Nanyang County can still raise more than 30,000 people, Runan County can also raise more than 20,000 people, and Yingchuan can send 10,000 people!"

"However, if all the princes are willing to sacrifice two thousand apprentices to help the war, then they can raise tens of thousands of people, so that Nanyang County can defend it!"

After Yuan Shao finished speaking, the generals and officials had no opinions.

The key problem is still on those noble families and heroes!

All of a sudden, let them send 2,000 apprentices from each family to help, to be honest, it still makes them feel distressed.

After all, the apprentices that Yuan Shao asked them for were not those simple strong men, but "private soldiers" they carefully trained for the safety of their own families!

These private soldiers, but they spent a lot of money and a lot of money to raise, and the value of a private soldier is as high as ten ordinary apprentices for them.

Seeing that these people were a little hesitant, Yuan Shao was not in a hurry to urge.

He knew that the creature of the Wang clan Haoqiang was the most selfish in nature, and they were all grass in troubled times.

But fortunately, their fundamental interests are the same as their own, and they are more disgusted with Liu Jian's new policy, so they can be tied to a chariot.

Yuan Shao knew that in the end, each of them would still send out these two thousand private soldiers.

And now, the key problem for Yuan Shao himself is not these two thousand private soldiers, but once these two thousand private soldiers are out, it will be equivalent to cutting off the retreat of these wealthy families.

At the very least, it's the equivalent of forcing them to take sides.

The power of these wealthy families is deeply rooted in Nanyang County, and without their support, Yuan Shao will not be able to successfully mobilize the millions of Li Shu in Nanyang County in the future.

The most important thing is that if you don't get the full support of these wealthy families, it is difficult to guarantee that these wall grasses will not cause turmoil in the city once the war starts.

In that case, it would undoubtedly put his Yuan family in a desperate situation.

Therefore, Yuan Shaocai specially summoned the wealthy families in the city, maybe he could not get the sincere support of the wealthy families in the city, but as long as they could obey on the surface.

That's the crux of the matter!

I saw that most of the leaders of the noble clan in the field were frowning there.

Private soldiers are their treasures, and they are also an important weapon to protect their property, and to be honest, more important than their women.

Now Yuan Shao wants to fight their idea, which must make these wealthy families feel dissatisfied.

But no one wanted to be the first bird, and the entanglement of interests with the Yuan family for many years made these people have to comply.

Therefore, even if there is dissatisfaction in his heart, the big families in the hall can only honestly accept Yuan Shao's arrangement.

They were willing to give each family 2,000 apprentices.

After the wealthy families in the city expressed their acceptance of the arrangement, Yuan Shao asked them to hurry home to recruit private soldiers and wait for the call.

Under Yuan Shao's order, the wealthy families in the hall left one after another.

After all the big families in the lobby left, Xiao Ji stepped forward and said to Yuan Shao:

"My lord, there are some people who cannot be trusted."

Yuan Shao knows this.

But now the situation is critical, and Yuan Shao has no choice but to do it.

Moreover, Yuan Shao believes that they have common interests after all.

"Yuan Tu, quickly send the order, after the soldiers and horses are recruited, let them go to Luyang one after another to assist the senior cadres! Be sure to repel Liu Jian...... Of course, if you can kill Liu Jian, or capture him alive, it would be the best. ”

(End of chapter)