Chapter 626 Zhou bream descends to the table
Hearing this, Han Zong sneered, "We must investigate, but with your words and you don't even have a token, how can you prove that Zhou Li is sincere in coming to surrender?"
"General Han's words are wrong! General Zhou is in the Wu Kingdom. Although he wants to go north, how can he come with the token for the first time when he sends a message? If he is intercepted halfway, wouldn't he be in the hands of others and trapped himself? To die?"
"Only when we mutually agree, send envoys, get to know each other well, and make important decisions, can we give tokens to show our sincerity. Generals are also people who surrender to the north. Don't they even understand this truth?"
When Xizuo said this, his eyes showed suspicion and he looked at Han Zong.
Han Zong took back his sword and smiled calmly, "Of course I know that I was just testing you."
With that said, he returned the sword to its sheath, then looked the person up and down, and asked, "Mr. Guan Guan is of extraordinary bearing. Do you dare to ask me your name?"
“If you don’t dare to take it seriously, if you don’t dare to take it seriously, the villain can go up to Dong and down to Cen. The general can just ask the villain to give in.”
“It turns out to be Mr. Dong, but please wait a moment. I’ll be back as soon as I leave.”
Han Zong nodded and signaled Dong Cen not to move, then walked to the captain not far away and explained everything in detail.
After hearing this, the captain's face showed a look of ecstasy, and he said decisively, "Whether this matter is true or not, take the person back first, the commander-in-chief will make his own decision."
Having received the news that Zhou Li was about to surrender to the north, Han Zong and his party did not dare to neglect, ate in a hurry, and then headed north without stopping without stopping.
When Cao Xiu received the news, he was overjoyed at first, and then asked the people who came with doubts, "Even if it is true that Zhou Li is dissatisfied with Sun Quan, how can I believe that he is sincere in coming to surrender?"
Dong Cen seemed to have expected this question, and he immediately raised his hand and said, "If you don't believe it, please send someone and the villain back. When the time comes, the governor of Zhou will send you a letter of surrender."
Cao Xiu smiled happily and said, "If this is the case, it is best."
Then the guests are invited to a banquet, and the host and guests enjoy themselves.
After the banquet, Han Zong met Cao Xiu secretly and persuaded him, "There are many tricks in the south. Zhou Li belongs to a large family in Wu County and is based in the east of the Yangtze River. I am afraid that he may not be able to surrender easily. It is better for Grand Sima to be careful."
Although Cao Xiu drank a lot of wine, his eyes were clear. Hearing the words, he smiled and said, "I know General Han is loyal, but this matter is of great importance. Whether it is true or not, you must test it first."
Han Zong has been defecting to the north for more than a year and has repeatedly led troops to plunder the south. Although Cao Xiu despised him as a human being, he also knew that Han Zong had no way out. If he used it well, he was really a good dog.
At that moment, he was willing to explain, "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and it is the time to show off your military power to frighten the bandits. Otherwise, why would the Wu bandits invade the country last year and the Shu bandits this year?"
“Now His Majesty has come to Guanzhong in person to supervise the war in Longyou. The rats of Soochow like to take advantage of others. It is impossible to say that they feel that this is a good opportunity to sneak attack on Wei.”
"If we wait for them to take the initiative to attack, then we can only passively defend. We might as well strike first and frighten the Wu invaders so that they dare not act rashly."
Hearing this, Han Zong had a look of admiration on his face, "Da Sima knows Wu Lu so well that he can grasp it like the palm of his hand."
After flattering Cao Zhen, he asked with some worry, "It's just that the Wei Dynasty is currently deploying troops in the west. If we start a war in the east again and fight from both ends, will we be too full of ambition but not powerful enough?"
Cao Xiu smiled confidently, "General Han is worried too much!"
“In the past, when Emperor Wu and the late Emperor were still there, they repeatedly conquered the south of the Yangtze River from Yangzhou. Therefore, there have always been heavy troops stationed in the Jianghuai area. In addition, there has been no war in the Central Plains for many years, and grains are cheap. There is sufficient grain and grass in the army, and there is no shortage of military supplies.”
“So this time the Zhou bream comes to surrender, whether it’s true or not, I plan to go south to hunt. If he really surrenders, that’s the best. If it’s a fake surrender, then I’ll take advantage of it.”
There is one more thing that Cao Xiu did not mention, that is: His Majesty needs martial arts to stabilize his prestige. Why doesn't he, who has just been promoted to the post of Grand Sima, not have this need?
Now I have just become the supreme commander of the Wei army. If I don’t have a dazzling achievement to prove myself, how can others be convinced?
For example, Jia Kui, the governor of Yuzhou next door, not only did not give himself face, he even dared to contradict him in person, making it impossible for him to step down. It was really abominable.
When Han Zong heard these words, he realized that Grand Sima had already planned it, so he felt relieved and said, "This is an unnecessary move by the last general."
“Ever since I took charge of Jianghuai, I have won every battle against the Wu bandits. In my eyes, the Wu bandits are just clowns, so why should I be afraid?”
Cao Xiu chuckled, his face full of pride.
In the first year of Huangchu, Cao Xiu replaced the former general Xiahou Dun who died of illness and stationed in Zhaoling County, Runan County, responsible for resisting Sun Quan. As soon as he took office, he first defeated Liyang, and then sent troops to cross the river for a sneak attack and burned the Wu army's military camp in Wuhu. Thousands of homes.
In the third year of Huangchu, Cao Pi went on a personal expedition and divided his troops into three groups to attack Sun Quan. Cao Zhen was in the west, Cao Ren was in the middle, and Cao Xiu was in the east. In the last three armies, only Cao Xiu achieved a great victory, Cao Zhen had no results, and Cao Ren was defeated miserably.
In the seventh year of Huangchu, the year before last, when Cao Rui had just ascended the throne, Sun Quan invaded in two groups, but was defeated by Cao Xiu.
The most important thing is that if Zhou Li is really willing to surrender the county, then the benefits will be so great that Cao Xiu can't help but be willing to try.
As long as he goes south to Lujiang, he will send another large army from Jingzhou to Nanjun and Jiangxia to Xiakou, marching in three directions.
With Zhou Li's support and the capture of Poyang County, the connection between Jingzhou and Wu can be cut off.
If great things can be accomplished, then the three armies can finally merge into one, march directly eastward, and destroy Soochow.
If things don't go as smoothly as expected, at least he can block Sun Quan's army in the east and give the two armies in the west a chance to pacify Jingzhou.
Now that all the troops of the Shu captives are on the right side of Longyou, they will certainly be unable to prevent the Wei from occupying Jingzhou. As long as there is Jingzhou, the Wei Dynasty can even attack Shu from the north and the south at any time.
To say the least, even if things go wrong and Poyang cannot be occupied for a long time, it is already considered the hinterland of Soochow. Even if it can only be occupied for a short time, it will be enough to deal a major blow to the Wu invaders.
The more Cao Xiu thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was of great importance, so he couldn't wait to send someone back to Poyang with Zhou Li's envoy the next day.
When the people sent to the south came back, they brought a letter to Cao Xiu and a small bunch of hair, which Zhou Li cut off himself in front of Cao Xiu's envoy.
At the same time, there were two people who came back with him, one was Dong Cen and the other was Shaonan, both of whom were Zhou Li's confidants.
Cao Xiu was overjoyed and quickly opened the letter and read it.
I saw it said:
The bream's reputation is unknown, and it is far away from the rivers and rivers. The light of the sun and the moon from the Ming Dynasty's princes and princes illuminates the interests of the people in the distance, which really makes those who return to their lives feel grateful.
Therefore, Wang Jing, the prefect of Guangling, was blamed for the changes in the county. Although he explained himself diligently later, he was not understood in the end. He planned to return to the north because of a secret plan. Unfortunately, the incident was exposed and the baby was killed. This shows that Sun Quan So ruthless.
When the bream was blamed by Sun Quan for a minor offense, he was questioned by the Lang officials, and he continued to cross the river. Moreover, the people of Poyang County and the barbarians in the mountains are waiting for an opportunity to return to chaos. On the day of chaos, the situation of the bream is even worse than that of Wang Jing, so they have to seek help from the Ming Gong and the princes...
The letter not only wrote about Zhou Li's difficulties in wanting to return to the north, but also revealed Soochow's plan to invade the north on a large scale, and even pointed out in detail the various soldiers and horses:
Now Zhuge Liang points his troops to Longyou, and Sun Quan also wants to raise his troops to respond: Lu Fan, Sun Shao and others enter Huaihe, Quan Cong and Zhu Huan go to Hefei, Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi and Zhu Ran go to Xiangyang, Lu Xun, Pan Zhang and others attack Yicheng Umeshiki.
Sun Quan personally led the Chinese army to hide in Shiyang, and sent his younger brother Sun Huan to secure Lucheng, build a palace, and transport grain with chariots as a military reserve.
It was pointed out later that as soon as Sun Quan sent out troops, the troops along the river would be empty, and only three thousand troops would be left to guard Wuchang at most.
In the letter, Zhou Li suggested that Cao Xiu directly march to Wancheng, and then Zhou Li himself "led the officials and the people, thinking that they would respond internally. As long as the two armies converge, Wancheng in the north of the Yangtze River and Poyang in the south of the Yangtze River will all belong to the Wei Dynasty."
At the same time, he also wrote: The sent Dong Cen and Shao Nan are members of the family, trusted by the bream relatives, just like sons, so they use special orders and papers to plead for rebellion. There is no one who knows.
He pointed out that these two people were the most trusted people by Zhou Li. When Cao Xiu sent his army south, he could keep one of them as a hostage and ask one of them to come with a letter to notify him of the uprising.
Cao Xiu is reminded again that the central army led by Sun Quan will be the main force and will attack Shiyang in a large scale. I am afraid that there are few soldiers in Shiyang City and they will not be enough to defend it. I hope you will come to the rescue as soon as possible. dense".
They can even have people hold back Sun Quan who is attacking Shiyang. At the same time, Cao Xiu, who has arrived in Anhui City, can also cut off Sun Quan's retreat from the west and make an immortal contribution.
At the end of the letter, Zhou Li made a request:
Since this is a major event, since it is not a title, I can't persuade it. I beg the general and the marquis to have 50 kuai each, the general to have 100 kuai, the captain and the captain to have 200 kuai each, so that I can give it to the leaders and reward them for their ambition. , and begged dozens of people to serve as a sign.
Cao Xiu watched it from beginning to end, and the more he looked at it, the more delighted he became.
This week Zhou Li not only sent hostages, but also sent liaisons, and even revealed to himself the news that Wu Kou was preparing to invade the north. Although he had long thought that Wu Kou would do this, Zhou Li revealed this news , also proved from the side that he sincerely surrendered.
As for the official positions he wanted in the end, although they were too many, as long as he could really cut off Sun Quan's retreat and capture the bandits, it would be okay to give him more!
It is impossible to say that after this battle, the Wei Dynasty really wiped out the Wu invaders directly as he thought!
When Cao Xiu thought about this, he finally couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh: Since Zhou Li said that Wu Kou will take action soon, as long as he does a little detective work, he will know whether what Zhou Li said is true or false.
If it is true as he said, then this person's heart for righteousness cannot be true anymore.
Remembering that Han Zong was also blamed by Sun Quan for being frightened and defecting to the north, Cao Zhen became even more convinced.
What Zhou Li's letter said was such a shocking event that Cao Zhen did not dare to make his own claims in private, so he quickly wrote a memorial and had people work day and night to send the memorial and Zhou Li's letter to Chang'an.
At the same time, he sent people to Jiangdong to appease Zhou Li and asked him to wait patiently for some time.
(End of this chapter)