Xuzhou.

Xu, Shu also, rustic soothing also. Its land is bounded by the sea in the east, Dai in the north, and Huai in the south.

The Three Kingdoms in Xuzhou has countless stories.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were three forces in Xuzhou: the foreign Danyang faction; the lower armed factions; Local Clans.

The representative of the foreign Danyang faction is Xuzhou Mu Taoqian.

Tao Qian is a native of Danyang. Danyang County, Yangzhou is dangerous and mountainous, and the people are fierce, and it is a place where elite soldiers are repeatedly produced.

In the fifth year of Zhongping, the yellow turban thieves in Qingxu Erzhou rioted again, and the locals of Xuzhou stared at each other, and they couldn't beat it!

The imperial court waved a big pen: Waste! Tao Qian, you come to be the assassin of Xuzhou, and use your Danyang soldiers to fight me!

Tao Qian came to Xuzhou with his soldiers, and divided the Yellow Turban Army by two.

In the process of leveling the yellow scarf, the second force of Xuzhou came into being, which is the generals of Mount Tai!

The generals of Mount Tai are the thieves who occupy the mountains in the area of Mount Tai and Yimeng Mountain, and they are basically active in the junction of Qingxu and Yanzhou.

It can be said that it is the leaders of the northern part of Xuzhou!

The generals of Mount Tai include: Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Chang Xuan, Sun Kang, etc.

These eldest brothers followed Tao Qian to crusade against the yellow scarf, and they went ashore one after another, and got an official and a half-job.

As for the third force, it is the local big clan faction, which includes Bei Jia Mi Zhu, Chen Deng, the captain of the Diannong school, Zhao Yu, the Taishou of Guangling, and so on.

Later, it was a familiar story in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Tao Qiansan asked Xuzhou, Liu Bei took in Lu Bu and was attacked by a sneak attack, Lu Bu was defeated by Cao Cao, and Baimenlou was beheaded.

In the process of returning to Cao in Xuzhou, Tao Qian's Danyang faction suffered heavy losses, and its influence in Xuzhou almost disappeared.

On the contrary, it was the generals of Mount Tai who preserved their strength well in this process and became the actual controllers of Xuzhou.

Zang Ba is the head of the generals of Mount Tai, so he can order Xuzhou, so that Cao Cao does not dare to attack Zang Ba, so he can only win over.

However, when Cao Cao was alive, the two were at peace, Zang Ba was very obedient, if you want to send troops, I will send troops, and you will ask for grain and grass for grain and grass, just like your own county.

But...

In this case, after Cao Cao's death and the operation of the Liu Chan Business Alliance, everything changed.

Without Cao Cao's suppression, Zang Ba's ambition grew, and he had the idea of separating Qingxu.

Ay~

Pengcheng Guest House.

Jiang Gan, who was already in his sixtieth year, sighed.

The scourge that the previous king did not eradicate finally broke out after his death.

Fortunately, Zang Ba has been defeated, and Xuzhou is back in control, I'm afraid it's only a matter of time.

But...

Although it is a matter of time, this time must be hurried.

The king is about to move his army to Runan to quell the rebellion of Liu Gonghei, the crown prince of Hanzhong, and Zang Ba is not dead, and when he comes to Xuzhou, he is afraid that he will set off some turmoil.

It is necessary to stabilize the situation in Xuzhou before the main force of the Wei army leaves, and before Zang Ba returns to Xuzhou.

"Jiang Gong."

While Jiang Gan was thinking, a young man in fine armor walked outside the door, and this person was Li Xu, the general of Pingyu Zhonglang.

Li Ji rebelled, and it stands to reason that the crime of treason is to raze the three clans, but Cao Pi only ordered the execution of Li Ji's wife and concubine in Luoyang, and did not attack Li Tong's bloodline.

Li Xu made a consequence of his crimes, so he came to Xuzhou with Jiang Gan.

Li Xu saluted Jiang Gan and said slowly: "Zang Ai invited Jiang Gong to discuss important matters. ”

Discussing big things?

Jiang Gan's eyes lit up.

"Could it be that he relented? Ready to surrender? ”

Zang Ai is the son of Zang Ba, and his wrist ability is good.

Even if the news of Zang Ba's defeat had already come to Xuzhou, Zang Ai relied on Zang Ba's residual power to stabilize the overall situation.

But...

A few days ago, Jiang Gong had already sent someone to spread the news that Zang Ba was dead, and now, this kid can't sit still?

"I don't know about this next."

Jiang Gan nodded, he got up slowly, if he can say that Zang Ai is lowered, then the overall situation of Xuzhou must be!

For example, the Taishou of the East China Sea, the county guard of Langya, and the county guard of Guangling have secretly sent people to contact him, and the meaning of surrender is self-evident.

A peaceful Xuzhou is indeed what Wei wants.

But if you don't know each other, then you have to start a war in Xuzhou.

Zang Ai, I hope you know the current affairs!

...

Not for long.

Jiang Gan walked into the lobby of the Pengcheng Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, which was once the residence of Zang's hegemonic side, but now it has become gloomy and withered. The hall was empty, and there was only one figure, and that was Zang Ai, the son of Zang Ba, who was sitting on the main seat.

Zang Ai's face was solemn, and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't rested for many days.

Jiang Gan's status is special, he is both an envoy of Wei and a great Confucian, and his words have always been highly valued.

Jiang Gan stepped in front of Zang Ai and said with a smile: "Stay behind, invite me to come today, I don't know what important things to discuss?" ”

A smile appeared on Zang Ai's face, and with a slight wave of his hand, he motioned for Jiang Gan to sit down.

After Jiang Gan sat down, he immediately spoke: "Stay behind, Xuzhou is in danger at this moment, and the situation of the Zang family in Xuzhou is not optimistic, right?" ”

Zang Ai nodded and was silent, at this time, his situation in Zang Ai can indeed be described by the word desperate.

Jiang Gan continued: "The matter has come to this, stay behind, you might as well consider the option of surrendering. Zhendong General Zang Ba died in battle, and the descendants of the Zang family suffered heavy losses, if you insist on resisting, I am afraid that in the end there will only be the end of the clan annihilation. ”

Zang Ai's brows furrowed slightly, he knew that Jiang Gan had a point, but the insistence in his heart made it difficult for him to make a decision immediately.

Surrender...

Can you really live?

What his family did was a rebellious act, and it was going to destroy the three clans!

Jiang Gan struggled with Zang Ai's face and continued to add firewood under the pot that was about to boil.

He continued: "Not only that, but our Wei State has negotiated peace with Jiangdong, and the two sides are about to cease fighting. The Wei army will soon arrive in Xuzhou, and if you choose to surrender, you may be able to save the people of Xuzhou from the flames of war, and also save the lives and wealth of your family. ”

Zang Ai was silent, he looked out the window, his eyes seemed thoughtful.

Jiang Gan saw the opportunity and continued: "At the same time, the scholars and Haoqiang of Xuzhou, as well as the officials and county guards appointed by your father Zang Ba, have already expressed their willingness to surrender, either explicitly or implicitly. If you persist in resisting, you will be isolated from within and without, and there will be no other chance of defeat than defeat. ”

Zang Ai's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, he felt the pressure from inside and outside, his hands were also tightly clenched, and his nails were stuck in the flesh without realizing it.

Jiang Gan saw that the situation had been achieved, and his tone was firm: "Zang Ai, don't miss this opportunity to surrender." Choose to surrender, you will be able to preserve the bloodline of the Zang family, the king will guarantee with his life, will protect the wealth of the Zang family, you can rest assured, at the same time, staying and surrendering, can also protect the people of Xuzhou from the suffering of war. Otherwise, continuing to resist will only lead to an even greater tragedy. ”

Zang Ai closed his eyes, he felt the struggle in his heart, he understood that Jiang Gan's words spoke the truth, but he was not willing to give in easily.

Father is dead?

Are you sure? I don't believe it!

After a long time, Zang Ai opened his eyes and looked resolute: "Jiang Gong, I invite you to come over today, not to surrender, but to declare war, unless I Zang Ai is dead, otherwise, Xuzhou will not surrender, the two armies will not fight and do not kill the envoy, but the battlefield sword has no eyes, and please pack your luggage today and return to Wei." ”

The smile on Jiang Gan's face suddenly froze.

Declare... Declare war?

Looking at Jiang Gan's stagnant expression, Zang Ai could only smile bitterly, but he knew in his heart that since the incident, the Zang family had no turning back.