Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 310 Persuade to surrender?

Wei Emperor Cao Rui Taihe four years, in July, at the northern foot of Wushaoling.

On the vast grassland Gobi, hundreds of white tents are scattered in the vast four fields, guarding the large camp of the Chinese army.

In the camp of the Chinese army, Zhang He and the generals of the Wei army received Xin Hong who was going to persuade him to surrender.

Zhang He sat upright, lightly brushing his beard, looking at the dusty Xin Hong in front of him, and knowingly heard, "Who are you? Why did Wang Ping send you to our army?"

Xin Hong straightened his sleeves, cupped his hands and said, "Xin Hong, Xin Boshuo, is currently serving as a soldier under General Zhenbei's tent. He is here for General Zhang's plan."

Zhang He smiled and took a few sips of the teacup before the case. Instead of answering Xin Hong's words, he asked, "Your envoy's surname is Xin. I don't know what it has to do with my Great Wei Xin Shizhong (Xin Pi)?"

Xin Hong was stunned for a moment, but he still replied honestly: "Xin Zuozhi (Xin Pi) and Hong are just people with the same surname, and have nothing to do with each other. During the time of Guangwu in the Later Han Dynasty, Xin Zuozhi's family moved from Longyou County to Yingchuan County. The two clans have no relationship. The Xiasuo clan is the descendant of the famous general Xin Qingji of the former Han Dynasty."

Zhang He put down his teacup, and said with a half-smile, "He has frequent contacts with George in Luoyang. Duke Xin is upright and honest, loyal to the royal family. He is deeply admired. I wonder what Bo Shuo thinks of Duke Xin?"

Zhang He's words had a lot of meaning. He quoted Xin Pi as a person to set off himself, and dug a hole for Xin Hong to jump.

Xin Hong is honest, and was about to praise Sim Pi, but realized that something was wrong, changed his words, and said slowly: "Xin Gong is upright, but he forgets the kindness of his ancestors. The ancestors of Xin Gong were deeply favored by the great man, and now He does not want to serve the country, but also wants to help Cao to abuse him, he is not a good person! Hong thinks that the general is definitely not such a person."

Compared with the other four good generals with five sons, Zhang He likes to talk with Confucian scholars, and he also has a lot of research on scriptures.

Zhang He stroked his beard and smiled lightly, and said, "Didn't Bo Shuo hear that the people of the Han dynasty should be Tu Gao?"

Xin Hong sneered, and said: "Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, this prophecy has been circulated in the world, and there are different opinions. Gongsun Shu thought he was in power, and he argued with Guangwu about this prophecy, but he was defeated by Guangwu. Yuan Gonglu thought he deserved his name. Tu, Tu, and Tu Ye, but they still died unexpectedly. The same is true for Ni Wei, self-explanatory Tu Gao, Xiang Wei, two views of Que, how can it be believed?"

Zhang He was not angry, but asked curiously, "I don't know why Bo Shuo thinks this prophecy can be explained?"

Xin Hong stroked his beard and pondered for a while, and said: "Emperor Wudi of the former Han Dynasty said: 'There was a calamity in the Han Dynasty on June and Seven, and the law should be ordered again. The descendants of the clan, who should be the one? Tu Gaoye.' This prophecy everyone pays attention to 'the one who replaces the Han should be Tu Gao', but they don't know the words of Liuqi 42. The great Han was replaced by the 'Tugao' just now because of the 42 emperors passed on. There are thirty emperors, and there are twelve emperors, so the great Han should be revived."

As he said that, Xin Hong looked at Zhang Ying, clasped his hands and said with a smile, "I don't know what the general thinks? If the general returns to the Han, he will be Dou Rong, who will save the people of Liangzhou from the flames of war and reunite with the country."

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Dou Rong retreated to Liangzhou to keep a peaceful side.When Guangwu conquered Longyou Kaixiao in the west, he raised his troops and surrendered to assist Guangwu in pacifying Longyou.In the Guangwu Dynasty, he held a high position and honor.

Zhang He laughed and said heartily: "Bo Shuo, you should live up to your name. You are really a learned man who has read the scriptures. The interpretation of this prophecy is very interesting, but He still believes that the generation of Han is Wei Ye. Don't talk too much, Bo Shuo, He is not Dou Rong, and the Lord of Shu is not Guangwu."

"General!..." Xin Hong wanted to persuade him.

Zhang Yun waved his hand, his face sank, his expression was serious, and he said: "He has been favored by three generations of emperors, how can he commit treachery? I think Bo Shuo is a learned man, so treat him with courtesy, don't force him to do something wrong." righteousness."

Xin Hong's lips moved, but he hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Zhang He also relaxed slightly, and asked, "I don't know who explained this prophecy, or did Bo Shuo explain it himself?"

Xin Hong pondered for a while, and said truthfully: "This is my great man, Qiao Zhou, and Qiao Yunan explained it."

Zhang He nodded slightly, and said in praise: "Mr. Qiao is really a great talent! From He's perspective, although Bo Shuo is young, he may have great achievements in the future."

Xin Hong bowed his waist slightly, and said: "The general is over-reputed, but I am nothing more than a meager man!"

"Take a break in our military camp today, and set off tomorrow. Tell Wang Ping to let him come over. I want to fight him again," Zhang He said.

Xin Hong thanked him, cupped his hands and said: "General Wang Ping said that if the general does not surrender, he will come next year to take the head of the general."

"Haha, He thinks so too!" Zhang He stroked his beard and smiled.

After speaking, Xin Hong bowed and saluted, and slowly exited the tent.

Inside the tent, Guo Kun saw Xin Hong going out, cupped his hands and smiled, "General, Wang Ping sent envoys to persuade him to surrender, but there is nothing he can do. We have no choice but to do it. Our army can rest assured that we will prepare for the war next year."

Zhang He nodded in agreement, the Northwest was no better than the interior, and the winter was extremely cold, making it difficult to march.It is now July, and after Wang Ping returns to the army, if he wants to attack again, he will have to wait until September or December at least.But in October, Liangzhou had already entered winter, so how could they march.

With a smile on his face, Zhang He ordered: "The army has marched for seven to eight hundred miles in a row, and the soldiers are quite complaining. Pass down the order and stop marching today. Let the soldiers take a good rest for a day and wait to set off tomorrow."

"No!" the generals said in response.

Zhang He yawned, rubbed his waist, and signaled the generals to step back with ease.

Having to march before dawn for several days, and Mercedes-Benz attacking the Han army at night, the old Zhang He was really tired and out of energy.Zhang Xi asked all the soldiers to rest for a day today, and he was also recovering his energy.But it was not night yet, and it was inconvenient for Zhang He to fall asleep, so he braced his tired body and dealt with some military affairs.

When it was dusk and night, the external threats were lifted, and the tense spirits of the soldiers also eased a lot. The atmosphere in the Wei army camp was not as serious as it used to be.

The food tonight is also more abundant than in the past, and the fires are lit, and the smoke from the cooking is rising.The smell of food wafted across the camp, and the soldiers were eating in twos and threes around the campfire, and from time to time some people were chatting and laughing loudly.

Zhang Yun, who was relaxed, had a particularly good appetite today, eating more bowls of rice than usual.

After eating, Zhang Yun gave some instructions to Guo Kun, then returned to the military tent early, lay down on the blanket and fell asleep.

Not only Zhang He was like this, but also more than [-] Wei soldiers. Not long after eating, they went back to their tents to rest.

Wang Ping, who was not far away, saw Wei Jun's performance, and couldn't help but let out a long breath, and relaxed slightly.

Afterwards, Wang Ping saw that it was getting dark, so he sneaked back with the scouts, galloped ten miles, and returned to the hiding place of the Han army, waiting for the night to fall completely.

(End of this chapter)