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

Chapter 298 Yang Bai dies, handsome flag is broken

But he said that Man Chong had caught the person sent by Zhang Lu to pretend to be Li Yan, and immediately felt something bad and hurried back to the camp to meet Zhang Wei.

"Military advisor, have you ever caught Li Yan?"

Facing Zhang Wei's inquiry, Man Chong said solemnly: "We have not caught Li Yan, but we may have fallen into someone else's scheme."

Zhang Wei was slightly shocked and hurriedly asked for details.

Man Chong pondered for a moment, and then said: "If what I expected is correct, the Heavenly Master may not be determined to conquer Chu at this time. Moreover, both civil and military officials in Han Dynasty want to surrender to Chu, so they used Li Yan as bait. I'm afraid the ultimate goal is It’s to use a rift to make the Heavenly Master no longer trust me.”

When Zhang Wei heard this, his expression changed slightly and he said, "What can I do?"

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, the reason why Zhang Wei remained stationary after he led his army to set up camp here was not only because his troops were not as powerful as the Chu army, but also because he vaguely felt that his generals had no fighting spirit.

In particular, Yang Bai, who was the deputy general, expressed his opinion many times overtly and covertly, believing that Chu was too powerful to be an enemy.

With the current state of Hanzhong's officers and men, if a war were to begin, they would probably lose more than they would win.

Zhang Wei finally waited until Man Chong, a determined leader of the war party, naturally did not want his brother to transfer him away again.

Man Chong pondered for a long time, and then said: "It is still uncertain whether someone set up a trap to alienate me from the Heavenly Master."

Having said this, he suddenly walked up to Zhang Wei and spoke in a low voice.

Zhang Wei's expression changed when he heard this, and then he nodded and said: "Don't worry, military advisor, if someone really collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country, I will definitely kill him without mercy!"

Nanzheng, Tianshi Mansion.

But he said that after the person pretending to be Li Yan returned, he told all the stories about how he was intercepted and killed by Man Chong and his men on the way, which made Zhang Lu furious.

He didn't expect that since he had clearly stated that he was not allowed to attack the Chu envoy, Man Chong, a foreign minister, would be so bold as to intercept and kill Li Yan halfway.

After being furious, Zhang Lu couldn't help but feel a little scared.

If the leader Bo Yangsong hadn't had the foresight to plan Li Daitao's impasse in advance, Li Yan would have died by now.

If this is the case, Zhang Luce will have a deadly feud with the King of Chu, and there will be no room for change from now on.

Seeing Zhang Lu being so angry, Yang Song took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire and said: "From what I can see, Man Chong is a man who speaks freely and has evil intentions, making it difficult for him to hold a big position. I also ask the Heavenly Master to remove him from the post of Military Advisor Zhonglang General, and don't let him He acts recklessly on the front line to avoid dragging Hanzhong into an irreversible situation!"

When Zhang Lu heard this, he immediately nodded and said: "According to Yang Zhubo's words, I am sending an order to remove Manchu Chong from the post of General Zhonglang, the military advisor, and take away his seal and ribbon. Don't let this person continue to make trouble on the front line."

When Yang Song heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Not long after, the edict of the Tianshi Mansion was conveyed. After Zhang Wei saw Zhang Lu's edict, he immediately collected the Man Chong Seal Ribbon and imprisoned him.

Yang Bai couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the news, and secretly sent someone to pass the news to Zhou Yu.

At the same time, Li Yan, who returned to Dingjun Mountain, was also reporting to Zhou Yu what happened to Nanzheng.

When Zhou Yu learned that the envoy sent by Cao Cao had ruined his plan and actually instigated an alliance with Hanzhong, and was entrusted by Zhang Lu to be re-employed and sent to the front line as military advisor Zhonglang General, he couldn't help but frown.

He began to layout Hanzhong early and almost bribed everyone in the Yang family. He thought he could force Zhang Lu to surrender without any bloodshed.

Unexpectedly, Man Chong's sudden appearance would cause the war to develop in an unknown direction.

Once the war drags on and Cao Cao sends reinforcements into Guanzhong, it is very likely that the war will gradually become uncontrollable.

Man Chong's analysis at the Tianshi Mansion was not wrong.

Although Zhou Qi controlled the land of three states, had a large population, and strong soldiers and horses, he could not attack Hanzhong with all his strength.

You must know that the enemy Zhou Qi faces now is not Liu Biao or Liu Zhang.

Historically, the reason why Cao Cao was able to defeat Lu Bu and Yuan Shao successively, and finally unify the north, in addition to his personal ability and various internal factors, there is another important reason, that is, no one stabbed Cao Cao in the back.

Logically speaking, even if Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, and Lu Bu are not allies, they should at least know the truth about the relationship between lips and teeth.

If Liu Biao was slightly ambitious, he would lead Jingzhou troops northward while Cao Cao was devoting all his strength to attack Lu Bu and Yuan Shao.

If this is really the case, the situation in the world may have to be rewritten.

You know, whether Cao Cao was attacking Lu Bu or the battle of Guandu, he almost devoted all his strength and had no time to care about him.

It was precisely because of Liu Biao's inaction that Cao Cao ignored him and regarded him as a self-defeating thief.

Jia Xu believed that Liu Biao had not seen what had happened, was suspicious and indecisive, and was incompetent.

Guo Jia thought that Liu Biao was just sitting and chatting with guests.

Today, Zhou Qi has a powerful Yuan Shao in the north who is eyeing him, and the two of them are already at odds with each other, and both regard the other as the most powerful enemy.

Once Zhou Qi raises an army to attack Hanzhong, Yuan Shao will never sit idly by like Liu Biao. He will definitely take the opportunity to win over Cao Cao and then send his troops south.

It was precisely because Zhou Qi was extremely wary of Yuan Shao that he allowed Nanzhong to destroy Piao and Shan on his own, and allowed Zhou Yu to mobilize troops from northern Yizhou to attack Hanzhong, but he did not give much support.

It's not that Zhou Qi can't mobilize large armies from other places, it's just that there are strong enemies in the north and he doesn't dare to move rashly.

Once there is a full-scale war with Cao Cao because of Hanzhong, Zhou Qi will also feel tremendous pressure when facing the powerful Yuan Shao.

It was precisely because Zhou Yu understood this that he felt troubled by the current situation in Hanzhong.

Seeing Zhou Yu frowning, Li Yan took the opportunity to say: "There is no need to worry too much, Governor. Before I left Nanzheng, I had asked Lord Yang to send people to intercept and intercept the envoy who went to Chang'an to escort the alliance."

"If things go well, the messenger carrying the alliance letter should have disappeared."

"Cao Mengde cannot receive the alliance letter and will not send troops to help Hanzhong in the short term. As long as the governor can attack Nanzheng during this period, he will not be afraid of the troops in Guanzhong."

When Zhou Yu heard this, he said: "If Man Boning hadn't intervened, even if Zhang Lu was unwilling to surrender, I would have been able to defeat Hanzhong's troops in a short time and then invade Nanzheng."

"Now that Man Boning has been worshiped as a military advisor, he goes to the front line to supervise the battle. I'm afraid things have changed."

Li Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Commander."

"Before I left Nanzheng, I planned to drive a wedge between Zhang Tianshi and Man Boning. If things go well, Man Boning should have had his seal and ribbon taken away by now."

Zhou Yu hurriedly asked for details.

Li Yan immediately told how he asked Yang Song to speak to Zhang Lu, how he secretly sent Chen Cang back to Dingjun Mountain, and how he asked Yang Song to slander Zhang Lujin after confirming that Man Chong led people to intercept and kill the fake Chu envoy.

After Zhou Yu heard what happened, he couldn't help clasping his hands and laughing, and said: "Zheng Fang is really resourceful. If we can capture Hanzhong in this battle, Fang Zheng will take the lead!"

Sure enough, not long after, Yang Bai secretly sent someone to convey the news, telling Zhou Yu that Man Chong was jealous of the Heavenly Master because he intercepted and killed the Chu envoy, and was taken back to Yinshou and placed under house arrest in the military camp.

Zhou Yu handed the letter to Li Yan and said, "The correct strategy has worked. Now that Man Chong has been taken away from his seal and ribbon, I have nothing to worry about."

"Since Zhang Lu is still taking chances, I can only use the strategy of attacking the army!"

Zhou Yu had originally planned to capture Hanzhong without any bloodshed, but now, in order to avoid delaying the war until Cao Cao intervened, he could only defeat the Hanzhong army and then forced Zhang Lu to surrender.

He summoned Yang Bai's confidants and wrote a letter to the other party. He made an agreement with Yang Bai to rob the camp tonight, and asked Yang Bai to cooperate with others to help the Chu army conquer the Hanzhong military camp.

The Yang family had long wanted to surrender to Chu, and Yang Song had secretly sent people to intercept and kill the envoys, which had completely cut off his own escape route.

Even if the Yang family is extremely powerful in Hanzhong, even if Yang Song thinks that everything is done perfectly, Hanzhong is still Zhang Lu's Hanzhong after all. If we really want to get to the bottom of it, the matter will definitely not be hidden.

It was doomed that Yang would completely fall to Zhou Qi.

not to mention.

If we can help Zhou Yu defeat Zhang Wei this time, it will definitely be a great achievement. Why worry that the Yang family will not be able to flourish?

After Yang Bai received Zhou Yu's letter, he was about to burn it when he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the camp.

He hurriedly took the letter into his arms, and then said angrily: "Who dares to make noise outside the camp?"

But at this moment, a figure that made Yang Bai feel incredible came into view. It was Man Chong who had been dismissed from his post and imprisoned.

I saw Man Chong, wearing armor and holding a sharp knife in his hand, rushing in with fully armed soldiers, looking at Yang Bai eagerly.

Yang Bai was shocked in his heart, but remained calm on the outside. Instead, he shouted sharply: "You have been dismissed from your post by the Heavenly Master, why did you lead your troops to invade the important area of ​​the military camp?"

Man Chong took out a military order and shouted: "According to the order of General Zhang, Yang Bai has liaison with the enemy and intends to rebel. He will be killed on the spot as a warning to others!"

It turned out that Man Chong had a vague feeling that something was wrong with Yang's attitude since he was in Tianshi Mansion.

When Man Chong arrived at the Hanzhong Army Camp and was appreciated by Zhang Wei, he asked him about many things and finally confirmed that even the leading general Yang Bai also wanted to be with Chu.

Man Chong knew the seriousness of this matter, but he suffered from the lack of evidence and did not dare to deal with the powerful Yang family.

It was precisely in order to find evidence that Yang Bai collaborated with the enemy that Man Chong designed with Zhang Wei and deliberately asked Zhang Wei to put him under house arrest.

Man Chong concluded that if Yang Bai really had an affair with the Chu army, he would definitely pass the matter to Dingjun Mountain.

Man Chong appeared to be imprisoned, but in fact he was secretly observing Yang Bai's movements with Zhang Wei's close personal guards.

Yang Bai thought that the Yang family covered the sky with one hand and never thought that he would be monitored, so he was caught.

Yang Bai was horrified when he heard this. He immediately drew his sword in his hand and shouted sternly outside the camp: "Where are you? Man Chong wants to kill me!"

However, Yang Bai played several times, but there was still no movement outside.

At this moment, Zhang Wei also walked in slowly.

He said with a gloomy face: "Although you, the Yang family, are quite powerful in Hanzhong, you have forgotten that almost all the people in Hanzhong are angel believers."

"Your Yang family's power all comes from the favor of the Heavenly Master."

"The Yang family rebelled against the Heavenly Master. Who in the army would dare to become a thief?"

This is the terrible thing about the integration of politics and religion. Even if everyone in Hanzhong is afraid of Chu, as long as Zhang Lu does not surrender, the soldiers are still willing to fight for Zhang Lu.

Yang Bai turned pale when he heard this and hurriedly argued: "This is just a slander from Man Chong. I, the Yang family, are loyal to the Heavenly Master, how can I have an affair with the enemy?"

Man Chong sneered and said: "Whether you have had any affair with the enemy or not, you will know after a search!"

When Yang Bai heard this, he took out the letter from his arms and hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth, intending to swallow it.

Man Chong, however, had quick eyesight and quick hands. He rushed forward with a single step, kicked Yang Bai hard in the stomach, and then controlled Yang Bai.

The stomach was hit hard, and Yang Bai suddenly felt a burst of pain and nausea, and subconsciously opened his mouth to vomit.

Man Chong took the opportunity to pinch Yang Bai's cheek, pulled the letter out of his mouth, and handed it to Zhang Wei.

After Zhang Wei read the contents of the letter, his face became extremely ugly, and then he said coldly: "I, Mr. Zhang, treat you well, Mr. Yang, so why do you rebel?"

Seeing that the matter had been completely exposed, Yang Bai did not intend to continue to quibble, but said loudly: "The King of Chu occupies the land of three states, the country is rich and the people are strong, and the army and horses are strong. How can one county in Hanzhong be able to resist it?"

"If the general is unwilling to surrender and insists on fighting against the heavenly soldiers, he will be defeated sooner or later."

"Instead of doing this, it would be better to surrender the city and gain a lifetime of wealth. Wouldn't it be beautiful?"

Man Chong's eyes flashed with sternness, and he shouted: "You are about to die, and you still dare to confuse the public with your monstrous words!"

Zhang Wei clenched his fist tightly and said: "Kill this traitor on the spot, and send a message to the three armies with his head to serve as a warning to others!"

When Man Chong heard this, without any hesitation, he pierced Yang Bai's heart with his sword and cut off his head.

After killing Yang Bai, Man Chong took Zhou Yu's letter and read it, but he advised: "If Yang Bai's head is sent to the three armies, the Chu army will definitely get the news."

"General, you can suppress this matter and make a plan. I invite you to enter the jar tonight, defeat the Chu army, and capture Zhou Gongjin alive!"

"Zhou Gongjin is not only Zhou Zi's half-nephew, but they also have a master-disciple relationship and a very close relationship."

"If Zhou Gongjin is captured, the danger in Hanzhong will be resolved!"

Zhang Wei was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered people to execute all Yang Bai's confidants privately, suppressing the matter, and then began to arrange it in the camp. He planned to send someone to pretend to be Yang Bai at five o'clock tonight and introduce Zhou Yu into the camp. Destroy them in one fell swoop.

That night, Zhou Yu ordered people to cook early, and then personally led the troops. He planned to lead his troops to the vicinity of the Hanzhong Army Camp while the night was dark. He planned to wait until the appointed time to raid the Hanzhong Army Camp and cooperate with Yang Baili to capture the camp.

Unexpectedly, when the army was preparing to move out, a strong wind suddenly arose from the ground. Only a "click" sound was heard, but the Chinese army's flag suddenly broke.

When all the generals saw this, their expressions changed.

Huo Jun stepped forward and advised: "If the handsome flag is broken, it may be ominous. I also ask the governor not to participate in this battle!"

The other generals also stepped forward to admonish him.

Zhou Yu looked at the broken coach's flag, but frowned and remained silent.

　We had thunder and thunder and rain and snow here yesterday. It was the first time in my life. In ancient times, would we have asked the high officials of the DPRK to resign and apologize, haha!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)