Han Xiang

Chapter 555 Jiuzhenyi’s hypothetical plan
"I don't know whether General Long's last general is true. He only had five thousand before."

In the lobby of Liyang County Government, Han Zong stood there at a loss.

Although he tried hard to explain, he had witnessed it with his own eyes, and now he was so confused that he couldn't explain it.

Seeing Han Zong showing such embarrassment, Zhu Huan, who was sitting across from him, felt relieved and thought that General Long was really powerful, and it seemed that he was about to take action.

Long Xiang was indeed out of curiosity, but he had no intention of targeting Han Zong at this time, so he turned to look at Lu Su.

Lu Su understood, stroking his beard and explaining: "General Han, please sit down. It's not that your military situation is wrong. In fact, your army is very stable. Some of the extra soldiers he had were actually temporarily recruited in Danyang."

"I think the total number of people is at least tens of thousands, which means more than half are new recruits? But they don't seem like recruits."

Long Xiang frowned, confused.

Lu Su nodded and replied: "Danyang has always produced elite soldiers. Many of the soldiers are from Orions, so they brought their own martial arts skills before joining the army. But with so many people recruited in a short period of time, I estimate that most of them are Shanyue people. I heard that General Han often He must have accumulated a lot of prestige by suppressing the rebellion in Danyang."

"It makes sense."

Long Xiang finally understood what was going on and came up with a plan through Lu Su's analysis.

After marching for ten days and fighting another battle, the soldiers who came from Wu Commandery were very tired.

Long Xiang organized everyone to eat some food, and then ordered Xu Chuan to let the generals go to rest, but left Lu Su and Han Zong behind.

Han Zong was despicable but not stupid. He understood the purpose of Long Xiang bringing him to Liyang, but he was not sure whether the promise of food in the two counties would persuade his father to betray Sun Quan, and he kept beating his heart.

Seeing Long Xiang leaving him behind, Han Zong guessed that a mission was coming.

He originally complained that Long Xiang was impatient, but the other party did not allow him to persuade him to surrender.

"General Han, how do you think Zijing analyzed your father's military strength?"

"Ah? Right, right."

Han Zong was stunned and nodded suddenly: "Mr. Lu said it very well. My father has been fighting rebellions in Danyang all year round, so he is naturally familiar with the Shanyue community, so recruiting troops is easy."

"If that's true." Long Xiang deliberately lengthened his voice and then changed the subject: "Your father may be in big trouble."

"Uh," Han Zong smiled awkwardly and replied, "The soldiers under your command are brave, and my father's newly recruited soldiers will naturally not be able to defeat him. Trouble is bound to happen."

Long Xiang shook his head gently and sighed: "General, you have misunderstood. What I just meant is that your Majesty did something too out of line. I'm afraid Sun Quan will not spare him. General Han must check it out."

"What do you mean?"

Han Zong scratched his head and looked puzzled.

Long Xiang glanced at Lu Su, then looked at Han Zong and asked: "Remember that you once said that your father has a deep friendship with the Sun family, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to persuade him to surrender?"

"Yeah, but I'm willing to give it a try."

"Your Majesty has no official status in Danyang, but was ordered to station in Wanling. Yet he recruited thousands or tens of thousands of new soldiers in such a short period of time. What do you think Sun Quan would think? Are you praising him for his ability as a minister? Or are you saying that he is a capable general? Don’t you have any other plans?”

After listening to Long Xiang's words, Han Zong was pounding in his heart, but he said:

"My father has always been loyal to the Sun family. Sun Quan should not suspect that he has ulterior motives."

"Haha, Taishi Ziyi only secretly asked for military supplies, but in the end he was persecuted because Sun Quan would not tolerate it, but you place your hopes on Sun Quan's generosity?"

In the middle of speaking, Long Xiang deliberately stopped to observe.

Seeing Han Zong lowering his head and not answering, he continued: "My father's qualifications are indeed profound, but now you are in front of me, and my father's private army is behind. If you were Sun Quan, what would you think?"

"I see."

Han Zong nodded frequently, and finally clasped his fists and said loudly: "The general now knows how to persuade my father."

"No, you don't know enough." Long Xiang shook his head slightly, raised two fingers, and said in a deep voice: "There are two things that are indispensable for recruiting soldiers in troubled times. One is that the general's prestige is high enough, and the other is that there is a large reserve of money and food. , otherwise what will the soldiers eat? There are many prestigious generals in Jiangdong, but there are not many who rely on their own food to recruit soldiers, and there are very few people like Zhu Xiumu who have a strong family background."

"The general can't quite understand what he's hearing."

Han Zong was confused after hearing this, scratching his head and looking at Long Xiang stupidly.

"Haha." Long Xiang smiled and changed the subject again: "I believe General Han has heard about the account book incident of Yaoji Trading Company, right?"

"I heard."

Han Zong answered with a confused look.

Long Xiang laid the groundwork for a long time and then came up with his argument.

"Sun Quan loves money so much, and the money and food used by your father to recruit troops must come from the treasury in various places in Danyang. In other words, he uses Sun Quan's money and food to recruit troops and horses for himself. No matter how good the starting point is, did Sun Quan agree? Think about it again. think."

"This" Han Zong was stunned when he heard this, and finally murmured: "It seems that only if my father submits to the general can the Han family escape the catastrophe."

"Ruzi can be taught."

Long Xiang nodded with satisfaction, "Go and have a good sleep first, and go to persuade your father-in-law early tomorrow morning."

"I can't sleep, can you do it now?"

Han Zong didn't know when Sun Quan would arrive. How could he sleep at this time?I can't wait to find my father.

"It doesn't matter, I can't delay your filial piety."

Long Xiang hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "You go to Lei Yuanduan to get Buqu back, and by the way, send the letters you brought from Wu County to General Han. They are all letters reporting safety. It's my gift to you." A greeting from your father."

"Thank you, General."

Han Zong excitedly clasped his fists in thanks, but he was not excited about the meeting gift, but about being able to receive three hundred steps back.

This shows that Long Xiang finally regards him as one of his own, which means that the four counties can be honored.

When Han Zong left the county government hall, Lu Su came to Long Xiang's side, touched his palms and sighed: "We haven't seen each other for only ten months, and Yun Qi's eloquence has improved again. Han Zong was slapped by you without knowing it."

Long Xiang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There is nothing we can do about it. Jiangdong Chaotang is much more complicated than Hefei. If I don't have any real ability, won't I be eaten alive by them?"

"Do you think Han Zong can persuade his father to surrender?"

"I don't know, but the meeting gift I prepared for Han Dang will be a big surprise for Sun Quan."

Hearing this, Lu Su frowned and asked curiously: "I have read some of the soldiers' home letters, and it seems that they are indeed reports of safety. You must have spent a lot of effort to prepare these. What is the purpose?"

"Ha ha."

Long Xiang smiled leisurely: "Since we can hide it from Zijing, it seems that we can also hide it from Sun Quan. The family letters sent to Han Dang's subordinates are all reporting safety, while the family letters of other generals are mixed with a small number of letters urging surrender. Nine truths and one falsehood are extremely difficult to detect.”

"turn out to be."

Lu Su suddenly realized it and praised Long Xiang for his clever plan.

It was completely dark outside the lobby. Long Xiang and Lu Su reunited after a long absence, and they had many issues to discuss.

When he heard that Zhou Yu's death was being re-investigated and that Sun Quan's wife, concubines, brothers and sisters were being treated well, Lu Su couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"If you can use Sun Ce as a warning, and use softness to overcome hardness to win the hearts of the people, I think both the military and political circles in Jiangdong will praise Yunqi's deeds, and the Sun family's descendants should not hate him. By the way, if Jiangdong is completely pacified in the future, how will Sun Quan be placed? Wives, concubines, brothers and sisters?”

"If Sun Quan is willing to surrender, there is nothing wrong with returning it to him, but the possibility is slim. We can only keep it or..."

Long Xiang suddenly looked at Lu Su in the middle of his words, thinking that this guy's wife was in frail health, maybe she could give him some advice?

(End of this chapter)