Chapter 538 Shi Hui
In May of the fourth year of Jianxing, Cao Pi died of illness.
In June, the news reached the two countries of Han and Wu. The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty wrote to Sun Quan, asking the two countries to join forces in the Northern Expedition.
In July, Lu Dai, the governor of Guangzhou, went to Shu Sun Quan and requested that Shi Hui be punished for the crime of disobedience.
Sun Quan saw that the north was in turmoil and the Shu Kingdom was seeking something from him. He knew that neither country would cause trouble to him at this time, and it was a good time to pacify Jiaozhou, so he agreed to Lu Dai's request.
With the authorization of Sun Quan, Lu Dai personally led 3,000 soldiers from Panyu, took a boat and took the sea route, and traveled day and night to reach Hepu as quickly as possible.
Hepu is the dividing point between Guangzhou and Jiaozhou.
Dai Liang, the governor of Jiaozhou, was blocked from Jiaozhou by the soldiers of the Shi family because of Shi Hui's rebellion, so he could only stay here. When he learned that Lu Dai was coming with his army, he was overjoyed and went out of the city to greet him personally.
Three thousand soldiers camped outside Hepu City. Dai Liang welcomed Lu Dai into the city and held a banquet in his honor.
Lu Dai is now sixty-six years old, but he acts resolutely and refuses the banquet directly.
And he said with emotion, "I was ordered by the King of Wu to lead the army to quell the rebellion. Now that the rebels are right in front of me, I can't wait to go into battle to kill the enemy immediately. How can I still be in the mood to attend the banquet?"
Although Lu Dai and Dai Liang were both governors of Yizhou, Lu Dai had the title of Duxiang Marquis due to his military exploits, and concurrently held the position of Annan General, as well as the power of holiday.
Those who violate military orders can be killed directly during wartime.
So Lu Dai’s actual status is much higher than that of Dai Liang.
Now that he heard Lu Dai's instructions, Dai Liang had no choice but to withdraw from the banquet and change it to a discussion in front of the army.
"Old General Lu, the terrain in Jiaozhou is dangerous, and Shi Hui relies on the favor of his predecessors to deceive the people of Jiaozhou and win people's support. We cannot take it lightly."
Dai Liang saw that Lu Dai was eager to march to Jiaozhou, and he couldn't help but worry that he was advancing too lightly, so he persuaded him.
Lu Dai nodded, "What Governor Dai said is reasonable. I know this, so I urged to march earlier. Shi Hui has counter-intentions. Now there are Jiaozhou wealthy families in Jiaozhou who know their righteousness and are resisting him. He is busy suppressing them. The clan soldiers of the great clan.”
"I attacked suddenly, and he must have been unprepared. If our army attacks him unprepared, it will be a great success. If he hesitates to move forward, wait until he is prepared, withdraw his troops and defend the city, and then use the reputation of the scholar family to order all the barbarians in Jiaozhou to raise troops to help. "
"At that time, we will not only have to face the clan soldiers of Shihui, but also the brave and brave soldiers of Jiaozhou. I'm afraid it will be difficult to conquer them by then. Therefore, we should get rid of them in time before they become a problem, so as to avoid endless disasters."
Lu Dai has been fighting for the Sun family for more than 20 years and has his own views on battle formations. As soon as he said this, everyone present felt that it was reasonable.
“Then how should we march?”
Dai Liang, as the highest-ranking person under Lu Dai, took the lead in asking.
“For a warrior, the top priority is to attack the heart, and the next priority is to attack the city.” Lu Dai said with a somewhat enigmatic smile on his face, “Come here, please invite the general, the general, to come in.”
After a while, a short, dark-skinned man walked in timidly, saluted Lu Dai and said, "The last general, Shi Kuang, has met the governor Lu and all the generals."
"You don't need to be polite, sir. Come on, please take a seat." Lu Dai personally invited Shi Kuang to his seat, and then introduced him to everyone.
"General Shi Zhonglang is Shi Hui's elder brother, and Shi Hui is a rebellious thief, but General Shi Zhonglang is very knowledgeable and refuses to rebel. Now he is recruited by me as a teacher and friend to join me in conquering Jiaozhou. To clarify one’s mind.”
When Shi Kuang heard this, he quickly stood up again, with a panicked look on his face, "The Shi family has received great favor from the Lord of Wu, but dying in service is not enough to repay it. My clan's uncles have been paying tribute year after year, which shows their unswerving loyalty."
"I didn't expect that the clan uncle would pass away just now, but my clan brother is so ignorant of the general situation. If he wants to fight against the heavenly soldiers and separate one side, it is really like a mantis's arm acting as a chariot. A certain incompetent person wants to attach himself to General Lu's tail in order to clean up the family of our scholar. .”
These words were said to be generous, but the speaker's expression was timid and his tone was flattering. Everyone present felt a strange feeling after hearing this, and at the same time, they felt a little contempt for him as a person.
Only Lu Dai laughed and said, "Zhonglang really understands the righteousness of these words! The Shi family has been guarding Jiaozhou for decades, and has won the love of the people of Jiaozhou. They have made great contributions for a long time."
"For the sake of Long Bianhou (Shi Xie), I don't want to persecute the Shi family too much. Therefore, I want to ask Zhonglang General to bring a letter to the Shi Hui."
"And tell him that because of his temporary confusion, if a certain person admits his crime and surrenders, he will never pursue his past crimes again. Although he has lost his position as a county guard, he will still be a wealthy man."
Upon hearing this, Shi Kuang said quickly, "Since General Lu has given an order, how dare I disobey you? I will be on my way all night today, and I will try my best to persuade my clan brother to know when he has lost his way."
"Okay, okay, then there will be General Lao Zhonglang."
Lu Dai smiled with satisfaction.
At this time, Dai Liang also spoke up and said, "General Lu, one of the staff members of the lower official has a good relationship with the Nashi family. You might as well ask him to write a letter and send it over to persuade us together."
When Lu Dai heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and asked, "Who is he?"
"This person's surname is Zhang, his first name is Bai, and his given name is Jianyi. He is a member of the Zhang family in Wu County. He was exiled here because he was burdened by his brother Zhang Huishu. A certain person once tried his talents, and he really lived up to the name of a descendant of the Zhang family. Therefore, Only then did he become a guest."
Exiled people, except for those who are specially assigned to be guarded, otherwise when they arrive at the borderland, they are generally left to their fate, and no one will care about you.
In addition, there are few Han people and many barbarians in the border areas, and Han people who can read and write are even more rare. Therefore, although Zhang Bai cannot be an official, Dai Liang loves his talent and accepts him as a retainer, which is in line with the unspoken rules.
"The Zhang family in Wu County?" Lu Dai's expression changed when he heard this, and then he thought of something again, and a smile appeared on his face again, "In that case, that's really the best."
When Dai Liang heard this, he hurriedly waved and said, "Jianyi, come over here. Quickly greet General Lu."
No one noticed the change of expression on Lu Dai's face at that moment.
However, when Shi Hui decided to rebel against Wu, his subordinate official Huan Lin kowtowed to persuade him. In anger, Shi Hui first tortured Huan Lin and then killed him.
This approach aroused fierce resistance from the Huan family. Huan Lin's brother Huan Zhi and nephew Huan Fa led the clan troops to attack Shihui.
The two sides fought for several months and reached a stalemate, so they had to negotiate a peace and stop fighting.
On this day, Shi Hui was racking his brains on how to defeat the Huan family's clan soldiers. Shi Kuang, a disciple of the Tuwen clan, returned from the Wu army and brought news about the Wu army, so he hurriedly invited him in.
“The younger brother has met his elder brother!”
As soon as Shikuang came in, he gave a big salute.
"There is no need to be polite, brother. You were trapped in the Wu Kingdom. I thought something unexpected happened to you, but I didn't expect you to come back safely."
Shi Huipi said with a smile.
Hearing this, Shi Kuang cursed in his heart, "Damn it, did you really not know that I was still in Wu when you rebelled against me?" I'm afraid you've never thought about it, right?
If I hadn't been an old acquaintance of Lu Dai, and he would have expressed his attitude directly when he saw something was wrong with the limelight, I'm afraid his head would have been chopped off long ago!
But now that he has an important responsibility and is on Shi Hui's territory, it's not easy to fall out. He also put on a hypocritical smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, brother. I have important matters to escape from the Wu army this time." Talk to your brother and listen."
When Shi Hui heard this, the smile on his face disappeared and he sneered, "Could it be Wu Guo's surrender letter?"
Shi Kuang's face stiffened and he laughed dryly, "The Wu people did have a letter to send to my brother, but what I want to say is not about this."
“Don’t mention the words of the Wu people to persuade them to surrender again!”
Shi Hui said resolutely, "As soon as I defeat the Huan family's clan troops, who else in Jiaozhou will dare to resist me? Then I will raise my troops to the east and occupy the important area of Hepu. The land of Jiaozhou will be ours." The scholar family has the final say."
“How can I not be able to do what your Excellency was able to do back then? Then, even if Sun Quan doesn’t want to recognize me as the governor of Jiaozhou, he will have to hold his nose and recognize me.”
“Besides, my family has been in business for several generations, and this is where we are today. How can we hand it over to others in one day?”
"The words of the elder brother can be said to be in the heart of the younger brother." After hearing Shi Hui's words, Shi Kuang also sighed, "If possible, who would be willing to give away the inheritance?"
I think that when the clan uncle was here, the Shi family in Jiaozhou really responded to every call, and no one refused to obey an order. Who wouldn't want to continue like this unless they had to?
“Brother, Lu Dai, the governor of Guangzhou, has led his army to Hepu. I wonder if you have any way to retreat from the enemy?”
Reminiscing about the past can only be reminiscing, but I still have to say what needs to be said.
Shi Hui, who was originally impassioned, changed his face drastically when he heard this, "How could Wu Bing be so fast?!"
(End of this chapter)