At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 204 Liu Biao surrenders and recruits talents

But he said that Liu Pan had decided to besiege rather than attack, and instead to encircle and reinforce the enemy, he would no longer take the initiative to attack the trapped camp.

At the entrance of the camp, Xu Huang looked at the situation on the battlefield, frowning slightly, and secretly thinking about how to deal with it.

"Put on your armor, abandon your shield, and charge with me!"

Gao Shun, however, was calm and looked in the direction of Liu Pan and shouted sharply.

The Jingzhou Army was first beaten by Xu Huang for a long time and lost its vigor. Then it was unable to capture the camp for a long time and its morale collapsed completely.

At this time, Liu Pan's best choice should be to lead his troops to retreat first, and then choose another day to fight again.

However, Liu Pan was not willing to fail, and was worried that if he failed to achieve success in this battle, he would have no chance in the future, so he relied on his large number of troops to continue to struggle with Xu Huang.

As Gao Shun's order was issued, the soldiers in the trapped camp who had previously taken off their heavy armor put on their heavy armor one after another.

The huge iron shields on the outermost periphery were all put away.

The soldiers in the trapped camp changed their equipment, and under the leadership of Gao Shun, they set up an offensive formation and headed directly towards Liu Pan's position.

"kill!"

The momentum unleashed by a thousand trapped camps can even be compared to an army of ten thousand people.

At this time, not only Liu Pan was shocked, but he did not expect that the soldiers in the trapped camp who were good at defense would abandon their strengths and launch a charge.

In fact, even Xu Huang thought Gao Shun was inflated.

Liu Pan couldn't help but be overjoyed and ordered to his generals: "The bandit army abandoned the turtle formation and actually came to die. Who dares to come forward and take Gao Shun's head with me?"

"The end will be willing to go!"

As soon as Liu Pan finished speaking, an eager general of the Jingzhou Army jumped out to ask for a fight.

"kill!"

Three thousand Jingzhou soldiers mustered up their courage and charged towards the trapped camp.

Li Yan was shocked when he saw that the trapped camp abandoned the shield formation and took the initiative to attack. He asked Xu Huang: "General, the disparity in strength between the enemy and ours is too great. Should we send troops to rescue General Gao Shun?"

Xu Huang frowned, hesitated for a long time, and finally shook his head and said: "Gao Shun hasn't taken the initiative to ask for help yet, please wait."

"Send the order and let the soldiers be ready to rush to the battlefield at any time!"

"Fall!"

"Fall!"

"Fall!"

The will to fall into the battle, there is no life or death!
The trapped camp was a special unit formed for offense, but Liu Pan didn't understand it.

They walked in neat steps and shouted loud slogans. Even if they faced an enemy army three times as large, they still showed no fear.

The brutal hand-to-hand combat officially kicked off.

The soldiers trapped in the camp were originally the best of a hundred. Almost everyone was extremely brave, and all of them were well-armed and well-trained.

They cooperated tacitly, each wore heavy armor, and turned into a ruthless killing machine on the battlefield.

The trapped camp had one thousand against three thousand. After less than half an hour of fighting, the Jingzhou army was defeated with an overwhelming advantage.

"The will to fall into the battle, there is death but not life!"

Seeing that the 6000 Jingzhou soldiers were defeated by the trapped camp again, Liu Pan was really angry to the extreme, and dispatched [-] people to besiege the trapped camp.

However, Gao Shun was not afraid at all. Relying on the superior defense of the heavy infantry, he fought with the [-] soldiers and horses sent by Liu Pan for nearly half a day, during which time he penetrated the Jingzhou Army's formation several times.

Later, nearly half of the soldiers in the trapped camp were killed and almost all were exhausted, so they asked Xu Huang for help.

Xu Huang's blood boiled with excitement. He didn't expect that the trapped camp was so terrifying. After seeing that they were exhausted, he immediately ordered Li Yan to beat the drum himself, but he led all the soldiers in the camp to kill the Jingzhou army.

There is no suspense in the ending.

The Jingzhou army was defeated like a mountain, and Liu Pan returned in defeat. If Zhang Yun hadn't brought five thousand troops to suppress the formation, I'm afraid even Liu Pan would have been killed by Xu Huang.

In this battle, the trapped enemy killed nearly [-] enemies and wounded countless others. Xu Huang led his army to behead more than [-] people and captured [-] people. It can be said to be a hearty victory.

Liu Pan led the remaining defeated soldiers and fled back to the city. When Liu Biao learned of the loss, his eyes turned black, he was so angry that he fainted to the ground.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

After half a day, Liu Biao woke up leisurely, but he still felt extremely frightened in his heart. He asked: "The camp is so terrible. The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city are no match. What should we do if Zhou Qi leads the army in person?" ?”

If Liu Biao had been lucky and wanted to rely on the advantages of the city to resist the Yangzhou army.

So the battle to become a god after falling into the camp directly and completely destroyed Liu Biao's little confidence. He was already somewhat inclined to the suggestions of Kuai Yue and others, and planned to surrender in Kaicheng.

However, Liu Biao was always unwilling to do so.

"When De Gui heard that Han Shou was being surrounded, he was worried about his safety, so he came hastily!"

Liu Biao's wife Cai walked into the house and whispered.

Liu Biao was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly sat up and said, "Summon Degui quickly!"

It didn't take long for Cai Mao, who was tired from the journey, to come to the bedroom.

Liu Biao stood up in a hurry, stepped forward to hold Cai Mao's hands, and asked, "How many troops and horses did De Gui bring with him?"

Cai Mao looked at the haggard Liu Biao and said with a wry smile: "My subordinates were worried when they learned that Han Shou was besieged, so they traveled lightly and traveled day and night. Only then were they able to reach here so quickly."

"As for the troops and horses, they are still on the way. The general only brought a dozen horses with him."

When Liu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but sit slumped on the bed. After a long time, he asked: "Do you think Degui is sure of winning this battle in Jingzhou?"

Cai Mao pondered for a long time and said: "If there had not been a huge defeat at the foot of Han Shou City, it might have been possible to rely on the power of the city wall to survive. However, after this defeat, the whole Jingzhou army was demoralized, and many civil servants and generals wanted to surrender."

"If you insist on resisting, I'm afraid that when the generals of chariots and cavalry arrive at the city, everyone will arrest you and present the city to you for credit!"

Liu Biao was frightened and confused after hearing this, and hurriedly asked: "What can I do?"

Cai Mao advised: "The way of heaven is reincarnation, and people have no fixed destiny."

"Today's chariots and cavalry generals have strong soldiers and horses, and they have the potential to annex the world. If you insist on making an enemy of them, it will be like throwing an egg against a stone."

"If the envoy is willing to open the city to surrender and hand over the four counties of Jingzhou, the general Chariot and Cavalry will treat the envoy favorably even if it is just to show off to others. This will ensure that the envoy will retain his title and live a glorious life!"

Cai Mao's remarks are not without purpose.

If Liu Biao surrenders, he will not only be the first prince to surrender to Zhou Qi, but also the first prince to surrender to other princes in the entire history of the late Han Dynasty.The significance of this matter is self-evident.

If Zhou Qi didn't want all the princes to fight to the death when he wiped out the princes in the future, he would definitely treat Liu Biao kindly.

Liu Biao was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally closed his eyes in pain, and two lines of clear tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he seemed much older and said feebly: "I am willing to surrender. De Gui can go to meet the cavalry general and submit the surrender form."

"I only hope that General Chariot and Cavalry can treat the people of Jingzhou kindly!"

Cai Mao was overjoyed in his heart, but on the outside he remained calm and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Liu Biao smiled bitterly to himself.

How ironic that surrender is actually said to be wise!

But it was said that Zhou Qi mobilized almost all the soldiers and horses in Yangzhou, and spent a lot of time before and after. He came to Hanshou with great fanfare, just to use his power to overwhelm others.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the army entered Jingzhou, Cai Mao had already come to see him with his surrender.

When Zhou Qi heard the news, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He went to greet Cai Mao in person, held his arm and said, "I have heard about De Gui's name for a long time. Zhicai went to Xiangyang to propose marriage for Quanzi. I wonder what De Gui wants?"

Cai Mao said in fear: "It is Cai's blessing that the general of chariots and cavalry can take a fancy to the little girl. Naturally, she can't ask for it!"

Zhou Qi was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "If we can get Cai's help, why worry about the injustice in Jingzhou?"

After Zhou Qi received the surrender, he asked Xu Huang to enter Hanshou first, take control of the army in the city, and then set up a list to calm the people.

However, Zhou Qi specifically explained that Liu Biao and the civil and military forces of Jingzhou should be treated with courtesy, and they should not take credit for themselves and be arrogant, which would lose the hearts of the people.

As soon as Liu Biao surrendered, Zhou Qi immediately dismissed the soldiers and horses from all counties, and with only [-] elite troops, he accelerated his march to Hanshou.

Before Zhou Qi arrived at Hanshou, he saw Liu Biao holding a seal in his hand and leading Jingzhou civil and military forces twenty miles out of the city to greet him.

When Liu Biao saw the banners of the Yangzhou army covering the sky and the sun, and Zhou Qi coming on horseback, he felt uneasy and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, saying: "I didn't know the number of days before and tried to stop the heavenly soldiers. Now I regret it and am willing to offer the Jingzhou Mu Seal." , I also ask General Chariot and Cavalry to be kind to the people of Jingzhou and allow me to remove my armor and return to my fields."

Zhou Qi stepped forward to take the seal ribbon and handed it to Xi Zhicai for safekeeping. He helped Liu Biao up and comforted him with gentle words: "I was deeply loved by the late emperor and left him alone before his death. My ambition in this life is to bring peace to the troubled times and help the country." , save the common people."

"Brother Jingsheng is a clan member of the Han Dynasty and is highly respected. How can he live in the countryside in these troubled times?"

"I want to show my brother Jingsheng that he will be the governor of Qingzhou. I will still hold the seal of General Zhennan and move to Jieyang Marquis. I will increase the number of households in the city by ten thousand. I will also stay in Shouchun to teach the late emperor's youngest son, King Chenliu. What do you think, brother?"

When Liu Biao heard this, he smiled bitterly in his heart, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Qingzhou Governor, this is obviously just a false title, because Qingzhou is now the place where Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan compete for it, and it is separated from Yangzhou by Xuzhou.

However, with this position, even if he has no real power, it is impossible to take up the post. Zhou Qi still has to allocate his salary on a monthly basis, so that he can at least ensure food and clothing.

Taking the seal of General Zhennan, moving to Jieyang Marquis, and increasing the number of households in the city were just means to appease people's hearts.

Liu Biao, the general of Zhennan, did not have any real power.

As for moving Jieyang Marquis and adding ten thousand households to the city, it is almost equivalent to none.

Do you know why?

It turns out that the Marquis of Jieyang's fiefdom is in Nanhai County, Jiaozhou, and the household registration in the entire Jieyang County may not exceed [-].

Liu Biao's title seems to be very high, and he seems to have a lot of food and property, but in fact he can't get anything except his fame.

As for letting Liu Biao teach the late emperor's youngest son, King Chenliu, it was equivalent to arranging an idle job for him and letting him take care of himself under Zhou Qi's nose.

Although Liu Biao saw through this, he had nothing to say.

After all, even if Zhou Qi's reward was relatively fictitious, it was still not unimportant. At least in name, Liu Biao still held a high position of authority.

If Zhou Qi captured Jiaozhou one day, maybe Liu Biao's descendants would really be able to obtain the food town of Jieyang.

"Thank you General Chariot and Cavalry for your kindness. I will teach King Chenliu well."

A smile appeared on Zhou Qi's face, and he pretended to be casual and said: "I have heard that Jingsheng's elder brother, Zi Qi, is smart and talented. My elder brother, his son Liu Pan, and his nephew Zhang Yun are both outstanding people in the world. I want to keep them here." I wonder what my brother’s wishes are for me to appoint someone around me?”

When Liu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

He knew that Zhou Qi was worried about him, so he left several hostages behind.

However, people had to bow their heads under the eaves, and Liu Biao could only force a smile and said: "They all have the heart to serve the country. If they can be respected by the cavalry general, it will be their blessing. How can I stop them?"

Zhou Qi showed a bright smile on his face and said: "Brother Jing Sheng, there is no need to be suspicious. I really value the three of them and plan to entrust them with important tasks."

"Speaking of Liu Qi, it is fate that he has the same name as me."

What Zhou Qi said was not false.

If Liu Biao stayed on his own, Liu Qi, Liu Pan, and Zhang Yun, although Zhou Qi would not let them lead the army alone, he planned to reuse them.

On the one hand, these three people do have some talents.

On the other hand, if Zhou Qi can reuse the three men, he will not only appease Liu Biao, but also buy horse bones with a lot of money, so that the princes will have no worries when they surrender in the future.

If the three of them are smart enough, they will do their part and help Zhou Qi stabilize the situation in Jingzhou.

"Thank you General Chariot and Cavalry for your kindness!"

Zhou Qi led the crowd into the city and comforted Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Wenpin, Huo Jun, Zhang Yun, Liu Pan, Liu Xian, Deng Yi, Yi Ji, Cai Mao, Fu Xun, Wang Can and others.

Especially those who persuaded Liu Biao to surrender, including Kuai Liang, Cai Mao, and Wang Can, Zhou Qi entrusted them with important tasks, while the rest of them kept their positions unchanged.

Zhou Qi also met with Wenpin and Huo Jun alone, two good generals, and promoted them exceptionally.

After stabilizing the situation in Hanshou, Zhou Qi asked people to return Huang Zhong's family members, and then visited them personally.

Unexpectedly, all the civil and military officials in Jingzhou surrendered, and Huang Zhong, who was ignored by Liu Biao, turned away Zhou Qi on the grounds of illness.

Zhou Qi was not angry at all. He turned to look at the generals and said, "Huang Hansheng is truly a loyal and righteous man."

Zhou Qi was determined to win Huang Zhong, a fierce general.

Since Huang Zhong didn't want to see him, he used a roundabout strategy and asked Huang Zhong's fellow villagers, such as Wenpin and Li Yan, to persuade him.

When Huang Zhong learned that Liu Biao had been generously rewarded by the cavalry general, and that Yangzhou soldiers and horses had never violated Jingzhou, and everyone in Jingzhou did not object to the cavalry general taking over Jingzhou, Huang Zhong finally sighed deeply.

He looked at the two of them and said: "Thanks to the great love of General Chariot and Cavalry for treating me so carefully, I am willing to surrender!"

Zhou Qi was overjoyed when he learned that Huang Zhong had surrendered. He worshiped him as Zhonglang General, with the same official position as Xu Huang, and rewarded him with a lot of money and cloth.

Huang Zhong was well-known in Jingzhou and was highly respected by the generals and soldiers in Jingzhou. With Huang Zhong joining the army, the soldiers and horses that surrendered from Jingzhou were no longer a concern.

Since Huang Zhong chose to surrender, he was naturally unwilling to be left alone, and immediately said: "Everyone in Jingzhou has surrendered, but Huang Zu, who has occupied the throat of Nanjun, has not expressed his position at this time."

"If my lord does not give up, I am willing to be a lobbyist and go to Huarong alone to persuade Huang Zu to surrender!"

(End of this chapter)