Shuhan

It is already late autumn, and winter will begin in a few days.

All you can see is desolation.

Withered yellow leaves hang on the branches in twos and threes, and most of them have no leaves at all and are bare.

The water of Qianhe River gurgls downward, moistening the surrounding fields and forests.

The whistling autumn wind blew from outside the valley, making it seem a bit noisy.

In the valley, there is a wooden military stronghold.

It turns out that Xin Xiu was stationed here.

At this moment, the flag on the military stronghold has changed from Wei to Han.

After the Wei troops in the military stronghold were reorganized, they were placed outside Longguan. At this moment, the sergeants guarding the military stronghold in Qianhe River Valley were all Han troops.

The Han emperor's honor guard did not stop in the military stronghold for a long time, but headed towards the manor at the bottom of the Qianqian River Valley behind the military stronghold.

"It's an elegant manor."

This manor is very elegant, with a winding river flowing quietly, and the river water ripples in layers under the blowing of the autumn wind. The willow trees by the river sway in the autumn wind, and the long willow branches gently brush the water, like a girl's hair.

The mountains and forests in the distance are dyed with fiery red and golden colors, which is so beautiful that it makes you feel relaxed and happy.

Seeing this kind of scene will make you feel better.

Liu Chan stepped down from the imperial chariot. Huang Hao came up to him in the manor and said, "Your Majesty, the manor is very safe. The guards have all been replaced by imperial guards."

The gentleman does not stand under the wall.

Although he came here to pick up girls, he couldn't lose his life because of this trivial matter.

Liu Chan slowly walked in. As soon as he entered the manor, the scenery in front of him lit up.

I saw towering ancient trees in the manor, and their leaves were slowly falling under the caress of the autumn wind, like golden raindrops. Fallen leaves covered the path, and every step was accompanied by a rustling sound.

Slowly walking into the main hall, I saw a stunning woman in green clothes coming up to greet me.

"Little girl, I pay my respects to your majesty. May your majesty live forever."

Liu Chan smiled softly and said, "Get up."

The woman in green clothes stood up slowly, her bright eyes looking at Liu Chan boldly and curiously.

Seeing how bold this woman was, Huang Hao was about to scold her, but turned around and saw a smile on Liu Chan's face. He immediately swallowed back what he was about to say. He waved his hands to the left and right and stepped back quietly.

soon.

There were only two people left in the main hall.

Liu Chan sat on the main seat naturally and placed the highly imitated Great Ancestor White Snake Sword on the desk beside him.

"Looking at me like this, doesn't it mean I have a flower growing on my face?"

The woman in green immediately apologized and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I just want to see if Your Majesty is as magical as the rumors say."

What this woman said made Liu Chan very interested.

"What do the rumors say about me?"

The woman in green clothes said in an emotional voice: "My family members often say that the Emperor of Han was a very human being, with great majesty, wisdom and bravery. Hearing his voice is like a bell, which is shocking to the soul; seeing his appearance, he is full of energy and majestic."

It is said that the emperor is gifted with extraordinary talents and has vast supernatural powers, which can rival gods and monsters. It may be said that his hands can turn the tide from falling, directing the country, and the country's destiny will be prosperous; or it may be said that his eyes can discern everything, distinguish right from wrong, and be impartial and selfless.

The people all say that my emperor is destined by destiny, his virtue is worthy of heaven, and he is omnipotent. He is truly a heroic lord of his generation. "

"Then take a look, am I as good as the rumors say?"

The woman in green shook her head and said: "Your Majesty has a heroic spirit, but he is no different from other people."

"You are brave."

The emperor is the emperor, and the emperor must be different from ordinary people.

Divine right of kings.

If they are just like ordinary people, why should the people respect and fear the emperor?

"Xin Xianying, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

Liu Chan's pupils shrank, and he looked like he was scolding harshly. He was not as gentle as before.

Unexpectedly, the woman in green clothes was not afraid at all.

"Your Majesty, don't you want to know why, in the eyes of this little girl, your Majesty is no different from other people?"

"I don't want to know."

Liu Chan acted out of common sense, which stunned Xin Xianying for a moment.

"I am not a lecherous person. If you seduce me with your beauty, you will not succeed."

Xin Xianying blushed and said immediately: "That's definitely not the case."

The girl is shy and charming, like a flower in bud. The Tsing Yi is close to the body, highlighting her slender figure, and the blush on her cheeks is like clouds, adding to her beauty.

Such a seductive beauty!

But to deal with such a beauty, you must play hard to get.

"That's all."

Liu Chan waved his hand and said: "My time is very precious, but I don't have time to continue playing with you."

With that said, Liu Chan rolled up his sleeves and left.

Doesn't His Majesty like this tone?
Xin Xianying's eyes showed a bit of surprise, as if she remembered some rumors. She gritted her teeth and said, "I met with Your Majesty today for two things. First, I asked Your Majesty to send someone to send the little girl back to Luoyang to get married. I have a close relationship with my fiancé, and I have made a vow of eternal love, and I would like to thank Your Majesty for your adult beauty."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing that he had a fiancé, Liu Chan finally became somewhat interested.

"What about the second?"

Sure enough.

Xin Xianying already had a clear understanding in her heart.

It seems that our Majesty does not like such elegant things.

But do you like married women?

The rumors are true!
"Secondly, if Your Majesty agrees to Xianying's first condition, then this little girl will offer suggestions for His Majesty and seize the counties in Longxi!"

"Hahaha~"

Liu Chan looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and said: "I can win Longxi at my fingertips. Why do I need a woman like you to give me advice?"

"If your majesty only wants to occupy Longxi and does not want to use the people and material resources of Longxi for his own use, then naturally there is no need for a little girl's plan. But if you want to completely control Longxi, Xianying's plan may save your majesty a few years of effort."

Liu Chan looked at Xin Xianying with a joking look on his face and said, "I want to hear what clever ideas you have as a prostitute!"

Regarding Liu Chan's contempt, Xin Xianying did not take it seriously and said softly: "Your Majesty wants to take complete control and rely on the Longxi gentry. Compromise, and the family lives in Longxi, and His Majesty cannot always be in Longxi. If things go on like this, will Longxi be His Majesty's Longxi, or the Longxi of the Longxi gentry? "

Liu Chan nodded slightly and motioned for Xin Xianying to continue.

"My uncle must have told His Majesty that the governance of Longxi is inseparable from the Longxi gentry, but?"

Liu Chan nodded slightly.

"That's true."

"But in fact, there is another force in Longxi that has not been discovered and taken seriously by His Majesty."

Another force?
Liu Chan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Which one?"

"Qiang Di."

Liu Chan was stunned for a moment, and his eyes began to twinkle.

Xin Xianying continued: "Since the pre-Han Dynasty, there have been more Qiang people than Han people in the area of ​​Longyou. During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, Ma Yuan conducted a military expedition to Longxi, and destroyed the first few Qiang people near Tao, and destroyed tens of thousands of Qiang strongholds. Beishan recruited the Five Qiang troops and wiped out the hostile Qiang people in Longxi in less than a year.

Afterwards, Jincheng was built, the West Road was opened, the rebellious Qiang were collected, and intermarriage was advocated, and the Qiang and Di were gradually Hanized. Coupled with the turmoil in Guanzhong, some gentry moved to Longyou, and they became the Longxi gentry today.

But in Longyou territory, there are still more Qiang people than Han people, and they are much more. It’s just that the Longxi gentry have more armor, sharper weapons, and smarter minds than the Qiang Di. The county firmly had the upper hand and used the Longxi Qiang Di as slaves. "After saying so much, Xin Xianying's mouth became dry.

And Liu Chan already understood what Xin Xianying said.

"You mean, let me rely heavily on Qiang and Di to check and balance the Longxi nobles?"

Xin Xianying shook his head and said: "Those who are not of my race must have different intentions. Your Majesty can allow the Qiang Di to attack the Longxi gentry. If the Longxi gentry cannot hold on for a long time, they can only ask for help from your majesty. At that time, if you want to kill or behead, no one but your majesty will do it." Just say it?"

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Liu Chan couldn't help but applaud.

Sometimes the authorities are confused, but the bystanders know clearly.

He wanted to deal with the aristocratic family, but he used the same method to deal with the aristocratic families in the world, but he didn't know that in fact, he could deal with the aristocratic family according to local conditions.

For example, for the aristocratic families in Longyou, Qiang Di can be used.

Liu Chan looked at Xin Xianying approvingly and said with a smile: "The Xin family has a talented woman. I can see her today. The rumors are true!"

After all, Longxi Africa is the land of the Central Plains, with many mountains and dangerous roads, and barbarians roaming freely.

Why didn't I think of this before?

"Then your Majesty, can you agree to Xianying's first request?"

The first request?
"If you go to Luoyang this time and are escorted by the Han army, I am afraid that not only will you not be able to get married, but your family will be harmed. Besides, there is war on both sides now, so even if I want to escort you back, I can't. "

Liu Chan said righteously: "You will stay with me during this period to advise me on my strategy."

"This..." Xin Xianying frowned slightly, a little hesitant.

Liu Chan didn't give her a chance to refuse. He immediately picked up Gaozu's White Snake Sword and stood up, heading out of the hall.

"I want to focus on the military now and won't stay here anymore."

Xin Xianying looked at Liu Chan's leaving figure, and finally a smile appeared on her previously tense pretty face.

Hey.

The hunter always exists in the form of prey.

After today, I, Xin Xianying, have fallen into your eyes, right?

On the other side, Yong County.

As more and more Han troops arrived outside Yong County, they built fortresses and surrounded the city.

A steady stream of surrender troops came to persuade them to surrender every day, and the morale in Yong County City had already hit rock bottom.

The Han army did not attack the city, and there was no pressure to defend the city.

But every day, soldiers pulled a rope from the city and sneaked down to surrender.

Although Cao Zhen imposed strict military laws and adopted a continuous sitting system, the desertion trend was not curbed, but became more and more intense.

In the middle of the city, the severed heads were piled on several carts.

But the more blood was shed, the more heads were beheaded, and the more deserters there were.

So much so that Cao Zhen had to let his personal guards guard the four walls of the city to prevent deserters day and night.

However, doing so will only treat the symptoms rather than the root cause.

The morale of the army has been lost, there is no hope, and we cannot finish the battle by killing.

Next, if we don't solve the problem, I'm afraid the camp will roar.

In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, Cao Zhen immediately summoned Guo Huai, Fei Yao, and Peng Xuan to discuss countermeasures with them in the inner hall of the government office in the city.

"The morale of the military in the city is low, and desertions continue to occur. Do you guys have any solutions?"

Peng Xuan's face looked very ugly, even a little scared.

"The reason why the morale in the city is low is because of the secret work of the military commander in the city. The military commander is the best at spreading rumors. General, please kill all the people in the city to eliminate the rumors of the military commander."

There are thousands of people in the city, how can they be killed?

Cao Zhen shook his head and said, "The people are so innocent. How can we kill thousands of people just for the sake of killing a few craftsmen?"

He may do anything by any means necessary, but only if the means work.

After killing all the people in the city, who will be the husband of the people?
Transfer grain and grass, prepare equipment for defending the city, take care of horses and soldiers.
Who will do these things?

Moreover, even if all the people in the city are killed, is it really possible to eliminate Jian Junsi's work?

I'm afraid the sergeants and soldiers in the army are already the work of a military commander.

There is no way to kill all the people in the Military Division.

"No poison, no husband, General, now is not the time to be merciful." Peng Xuan wanted to persuade him again.

Cao Zhen shook his head and said: "This has nothing to do with being soft-hearted and soft-hearted. The massacre of the city will hurt people and even hurt morale. It should not be done as a last resort."

Guo Huai still had some understanding of Cao Zhen's temperament, and immediately said: "Perhaps we can use the female relatives in the city to appease the soldiers' hearts, and maybe we can boost their morale."

In Guo Huai's view, the people in the city were like grassroots.

If you kill a group, another group will grow.

Letting his wife and daughters serve the Wei army would be a compliment to them.

Seeing that Cao Zhen didn't speak, Fei Yao stepped forward and said, "If what Cao Zhang said before is true, I'm afraid it would be meaningless for us to stay in Yong County. We might as well break out. Return to Longxi and hold on to Longxi. We can still fight. "

Back to Longxi?
Cao Zhen hasn’t spoken yet!
Guo Huai then spoke.

"How to return to Longxi? There are tens of thousands of Han troops in the outer city of the city. They broke through these Han troops and the Yumi defense line. After passing the Yumi defense line, there were still Han army camps. Besides, after so long, Longguan It is not impossible to be occupied by the Han Dynasty. Breaking out towards Longxi is a dead end and will lead to death! "

Fei Yao is the governor of Hanyang, and his family members are all in Hanyang, so he naturally wants to break out of Hanyang.

Seeing that Guo Huai was not prepared to break out in the direction of Longguan, his face was very ugly.

"If we don't break out towards Longxi, how can we break out towards Chang'an?"

Fei Yao immediately became angry.

"Hey! Don't say it, you really don't say it. It's not impossible to break out towards Chang'an. This is how we came here before."

"Before, my army had tens of thousands of cavalry and 100,000 horses, and it was able to roam the pass, but now, there are so many horses and cavalry?"

Fei Yao bowed his hands to Cao Zhen and said anxiously: "General, my subordinates are all from Longyou, and their families are all in Hanyang. If they are to break out in other directions, they are absolutely unwilling."

The one with the most deserters was Fei Yao's group.

no way.

Fei Yao's troops were not elite Wei troops, but local state and county soldiers. Their fighting qualities were relatively low, and their fighting will was also insufficient.

As the chief military officer, Fei Yao understood that if he broke out in other directions, he might not be able to control his soldiers.

The will of the sergeant is sometimes irresistible to the general.

otherwise
Ying Xiao collapsed and surrendered in an instant.

"All right!"

Cao Zhen patted the table in front of him quite dissatisfied.

After only a few days, all the generals under his command were fighting among themselves.

After a while, I'm afraid I can use Cao Zhen's head to invite rewards.

The situation is critical and cannot be delayed any longer.

"At the third watch tonight, the city gates will be opened, and everyone will break out. Whether they live or die depends on your fate."

Now there is still a chance to fight to the death.

In a few days, I'm afraid it won't even be possible to break through.

Hesitation will defeat.

Seek life in danger! (End of chapter)