Overlord!

Chapter 132 Persuading Xu Huang to Surrender
In the Jiangdong camp, even though Chen Wu fought one victory after another and repelled Dong Cheng's attacks again and again, he was still depressed.

He paced anxiously in the camp, cursing: "What is this all about? The tributary envoys were looted by the imperial army. But they can only defend, not attack. I really wish I could send iron cavalry into the enemy's formation. As for those Dong Cheng who have nothing The thieves without military discipline can be completely defeated by the iron cavalry with a single assault. Now we have to see him showing off his might outside the camp like a clown."

Liu You persuaded: "When a country is about to perish, there must be evildoers. There are many funny things in the world. The emperor moved to the east, and the general Duan Yan paid tribute sincerely and sent food and utensils. If they are provocative, they will provoke right and wrong, saying that they have different ambitions in their hearts."

"So the army that was supposed to escort the emperor to the east stayed in place to attack the general who was loyal to the emperor. For more than ten days in a row, the court attacked Duan Yao. Duan Yao served meals to the imperial court outside the camp and served all the officials. He followed General Duan Compared with simmering, we are nothing here."

Zheng Bao was dumbfounded: "There are such ridiculous things in this world?"

It's really not that hurtful, it's extremely insulting.

Gao Cheng looked serious, and said: "As the Son of Heaven, if you can cut off the traitors around you and take care of the government affairs, why worry about no one to help you, why worry about no one available? General Duan Yan, my great Han Taiwei Duan Jiong's brother , is a famous general in the world, even Li Jue, Guo Si, Lu Bu and others were under him in the past. No one in the world dared to oppose him when he was stationed in Huayin. Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others were all afraid of his soldiers .”

"There are no less than thousands of people under his command. If the emperor can recruit and use them, no one in the capital will dare to commit crimes."

"The only difficulty at the moment is that the emperor has no money or food in his hands, and it is difficult to gain a foothold. We must send the tribute to Luoyang. Otherwise, the emperor is very likely to continue to migrate due to lack of food."

Zheng Bao said impatiently: "Let's just attack the key point and forget it! With the elite of our Jiangdong army, it may not be impossible to attack this Yuanyuan Pass. Cao Hong dared to attack the key point, so why not? In my opinion, Cao Hong is still on the verge of failure. , with our army, we will definitely win a complete victory."

Chen Wu frowned, and said: "It's not easy to tackle key problems. There are too many good generals in the Han Dynasty, just the previous Cavalry Captain surnamed Xu, his troops are quite difficult."

At the moment, it is by no means empty talk that one man is in charge of the gate and ten thousand men are in charge.

With well-trained elite soldiers like Xu Huang's subordinate guarding Shuyuan Pass, it is almost impossible for the 2000 Jiangdong army to break through Shuyuan Pass.

Chen Wu expressed everyone's aspirations in one sentence.

How many famous generals are there in the Han Dynasty?
In any corner, you may see a general who manages the army well and knows how to fight.

People like Duan Yan and Xu Huang have been buried.

Zheng Bao asked violently: "Then what should we do? Just wait here like this? Let God do what he wants? Look at that General of the Guards Dong Cheng, like a clown jumping on the beam, showing off his power outside the camp? I followed Sun Lang because of Sun Lang's words If you don't show your ambitions, you are born with a body of eight feet, not for the sake of being embarrassed here! This kind of guy can also be a general of the guard, can I also be a general and the overlord of Chu?"

"What's the use of you yelling at me?" Chen Wu was also irritable: "Then you lead your troops to attack the pass! I wonder if you can beat it down to the Yuan Pass?"

Gao admitted that he really thought for a while, and said: "Stop arguing! Both of you have a point. We can't let fate here. In addition to expecting the court, we should also control the situation. If it doesn't work, we will fight Yuanguan. The biggest obstacle to attacking the key right now is Captain Xu Huang, who plans to eradicate him."

Get rid of Xu Huang?
The irritable generals in the camp calmed down. After all, this is the right way. Even if you want to tackle key problems, getting rid of the enemy general is the most effective way.

Liu You pondered: "There are only a few ways to eradicate the enemy generals, or set up a trap, or set up an ambush, assassinate, or simply buy."

There is no need to think about setting up a room.

No one knows who Xu Huang's subordinate is.

As for assassination, this is possible.Find a way to sneak into the banquet, or invite Xu Huang over, line up swordsmen during the banquet, and the assassination may be successful.

But this method is really too low.The tribute envoy team did nothing but assassinated a court general first.

People all over the world may just regard this as a joke, laughing at the disintegration of the majesty of the Han Dynasty.

But right now, Gao Cheng and Liu You don't want to bear this infamy.

The first two are excluded by everyone by default, so in the end only ambush and bribery are left.

The two school lieutenants must be inclined to set up an ambush. Chen Wu immediately said: "Although he Xu Huang is a good general, we may not be inferior. It's just who is more useful. I please defeat the group of bandits under Dong Cheng, and then go to Challenge Xu Huang at Shuyuan Pass."

Zheng Bao also agreed, saying: "Xu Huang's troops are only a thousand, even if he is brave and good at fighting, it will be difficult for him to win against Jiangdong's army twice as large."

Gao Cheng hesitated a little, it shouldn't be difficult to defeat Xu Huang's troops.

Don't look at him as the emperor's forbidden army, but whether he can have enough to eat is a problem.

Compared with Jiangdong's group of strong professional warriors, there is a very obvious gap in combat effectiveness.

But there is a problem, 2000 people surrounded more than [-] people, after all, the number is too small.

If Xu Huang wants to break through, he only needs to gather elites and attack in one direction, Chen Wu and Zheng Bao may not be able to stop him.

But Gao Cheng couldn't think of any better way. After all, he was not a strategist like Zhang Zhao, Xun You, or Jia Xu, so he couldn't set up an ambush on all sides, leaving Xu Huang with nowhere to retreat.

So Gao Cheng could only say: "Then implement it according to this method. However, I, Jiangdong, are different from the bandits in Xiliang, we should be courteous before soldiers. Before dispatching troops, we should send people to recruit Xu Huang and ask him to surrender. What do you think? "

Everyone looked at each other, there was no objection, Chen Wu nodded and said, "That's it."

It's just that Zheng Bao was suspicious and asked: "Xu Huang is the captain of Qi and the Marquis of Duting. Will he return to Jiangdong?"

This official position is higher than that of Sun Ce, the current lord of Jiangdong.

After all, the official position recognized by the Han court, Sun Ce is also a school lieutenant.

Even according to Sun Ce's list of generals who are exterminated by bandits, they are slightly taller than the captain of cavalry.The miscellaneous general has a salary of two thousand shi, while the riding captain is ranked higher than two thousand shi.

If Xu Huang returns to Jiangdong, he will be under one person and above ten thousand people.

Gao Cheng said: "Whether it is successful or not, it doesn't matter if you try it. It's just that who wants to take on this important task and go to persuade him to surrender?"

If you don’t even know anyone, how can you persuade them to surrender?

Not to mention dealing with Xiliang gangsters.It's like seeking skin from a tiger, and their head may be brutally chopped off at any time.

All were at a loss.

After a long time, Liu You stood up and said, "I would like to try it. I just don't believe it. Such a good general is cruel and reckless like Li Jue and Guo Si. Does it really mean that he has no ambitions?"

As the deputy envoy of the envoy team, he should take on this important task as a matter of course.

Gao Cheng got up immediately and said: "What do Captain Liu need to persuade him to surrender, but if there is a need, I will do my best to meet it."

Liu You thought for a while and said, "Then transfer a hundred catties of gold from the camp to me."

Gao Cheng hesitated for a moment, this is a tribute to the emperor!
It was the specification set by Sun Lang. As a courtier, he changed it without authorization, which is a bit out of bounds.

Chen Wu said: "There is nothing to doubt! If you can't send it to the emperor, even a thousand catties of gold will be in vain. Sun Lang is generous and won't care about the expediency of the front line. Since I have been given full power to supervise the tribute matters, this point There is still a right to change!"

Gao Cheng thought about it, and then made up his mind firmly.

According to this road of tribute, Jiang Dong could not have predicted what would happen in advance.

It is entirely dependent on the messenger's adaptability.

The emperor's army has already fought against each other, and there is no need to use tribute.

So Gao Cheng said solemnly: "Whether it is successful or not, I will take care of it. Captain Liu can just do his best."

Liu You laughed and said: "Xu Huang should really visit my Jiangdong camp. This is a prosperous atmosphere, with the heart of working together and helping each other in times of difficulty. It is completely different from their Xiliang army's plundering and killing, and the dark atmosphere of troubled times. different."

Liu You was in charge of the logistics. He took a hundred catties of gold and arrived at Zhiyuan Pass at night.

However, the one hundred catties of gold was not a gift he gave to Xu Huang, but a wealth to buy the guards of the Yuanguan Pass.

Things went as expected, countless times smoother than everyone expected.

Including Liu You and his subordinates all looked at each other in blank dismay. They only spent [-] catties of gold, spent two days to bribe the guards, and successfully crossed the Yuanyuan Pass.

The guards here are useless!
The military discipline of the Xiliang Army was even worse than Jiangdong expected.

So much so that Liu You's guards couldn't believe it when they crossed this majestic pass, and asked, "Captain, is there some kind of ambush? I don't feel at ease if things go well, and I feel uneasy."

Liu You was also uneasy, but he couldn't show it. He could only say: "If you come, you will be safe. What can the Xiliang Army want from me? Follow me to Xu Huang's camp."

But when they got near Xu Huang's camp, their luck ran out.

As soon as he approached, he was noticed by the patrolling soldiers, and a dozen people surrounded him.

Fortunately, at this time, Liu You's guards were brave and killed one person immediately, shocking the enemy.

Liu You held a bow and arrow in his hand, threatening the opponent not to dare to advance, and then said: "I am an old friend of your Captain Xu, and I am here to ask to see you."

But he has a Jianghuai accent, so this sentence has no credibility at all.

The other party immediately asked: "Since you are an old friend of our captain, where are you from?"

Liu You was immediately stuck. It's not that he hasn't inquired about this question before, but the guards at Zhiyuan Pass didn't know much about Xu Huang either.After all, those who can resist Cao Hong here are not generals in the army, but the trilogy sent by the generals, which is temporarily controlled by Dong Cheng.

It would be nice for a small soldier in the army to know Yang Feng, the chariot general, and Han Xian, the commander of the Sili school, but who knows who Xu Huang is?

Liu You could only guess that the current guarding the emperor was either the Xiliang army or the Baibo army of Sili. He guessed that Xu Huang might have come from the Baibo bandit Han Siam's unit?
Therefore, Liu You could only vaguely say that Sili would never be wrong, but said: "I used to have a friendship with Captain Xu in Sili. You just take me to see Captain Xu, there will never be any mistake." Difference."

As he said that, he threw down three catties of gold cakes. The golden cakes shone brightly in the sunlight, and immediately convinced several soldiers.

In fact, Xu Huang is a subordinate of Yang Feng of the Xiliang Army, but Yang Feng was also a Baibo thief at first.

So the pawns selectively ignored Liu You's ambiguity.

They brought Liu You to the barracks, and they immediately went to find Xu Huang to claim credit, but their rhetoric changed. They caught a few enemy soldiers who worked as secret agents, but they said they were the old captain, so they asked the captain to verify.

He deliberately emphasized the fine Jiangdong accent.

Xu Huang knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. If he had no other ideas, he would not have interviewed him at all.

But after thinking for a while, Xu Huang said, "Please come here, don't make any publicity."

And when he heard that Xu Huang was willing to see him, Liu You was overjoyed, and said with a big smile to the guards beside him, "This Xu Huang is by no means an ordinary reckless person, and I have succeeded in most of my plans!"

With Xu Huang's order, the road behind was very smooth. Liu You entered Xu Huang's camp smoothly, and took a close look at this Kansai warrior.

Xu Huang is a typical Kansai fierce general. Although his height is not as exaggerated as Lu Bu and Guan Yu, he is still more than eight feet tall. Look strong.

Just by looking at the general's belly, one can infer that his origin and military strength must be absolutely extraordinary.

Seeing this, Liu You became more confident in his heart, and took the initiative to cup his hands and said, "I am the deputy envoy of the tribute to Jiangdong, Fengzheng Duwei Liu You, and pay my respects to Xu Duwei."

Xu Huang nodded slightly, and said, "I already know that you are from Jiangdong, so what is the matter here?"

After seeing the ceremony, Liu You cut straight to the point and said: "Xu Duwei's bravery is rare in the world, but he surrendered to Yang and Han's disciples. General Sun is a hero in this world, a good virtuous man, and is famous in Jianghuai. I will see Xu Duwei's bravery in battle. I admire you very much. I’m here to invite you, why don’t the captains abandon the secrets and turn to the bright ones to achieve a great cause together?”

Abandoning the dark and turning to the bright, this word can be said to be the most realistic portrayal of Xu Huang's heart.

In fact, Liu You doesn't need to say much, he also knows that he is doomed to have no future if he hangs out with Yang Feng and Han Xian.

It's just these two people, who have no roots and no family, don't look at them. One of them is a chariot general, and the other is a general who leads Sili Xiaowei. They are the most powerful and powerful in the world.

But in the eyes of the princes of the world, the two of them are just two clowns, who will take them seriously?

If any vassal comes and enters the capital forcefully, the two of them will have to flee in embarrassment, either fleeing to Jingzhou like Yang Ding, or fleeing to Nanyang like Zhang Ji.

Xu Huang is not a reckless man who is rude and ignorant of the general situation. On the contrary, he served as a county official in his early years, and his political skills may not be weaker than that of the Jiangdong tributary envoy Gao Cheng.

Even if he turned into a military commander, he still has insight into the general situation.

But even so, he could not directly admit to Liu You, but said: "General Cao Gong of Zhendong is a hero in the world, and he occupies Yan and Yu, and is near Luoyang. I have persuaded my lord to surrender to Cao Gong. My lord has already Yes."

Liu You didn't know who General Cao Gong was in Zhendong.

But when Xu Huang said that he occupied Yanzhou and Yuzhou, Liu You immediately determined that this should be Cao Cao.

The imperial court has named Cao Cao General Zhendong!

This Cao Cao is so fast.

If he is allowed to control the government, the threat to Jiangdong will definitely multiply by more than a hundred times!
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