Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 106

Anshang County.

'He who knows the current affairs is a hero. '

When Liu Zhang read the letter of surrender sent by his son Lang Lu, the king of Yi in Yanniu Yi Zhong, Lang Tan, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The Jauniu Yi king Langtan, who had failed in his attack on Anshang County a few days ago, parted ways with Gao Yuan and Gaoding father and son in Yueqi County. He took his Yi people back to the residence of the Jauniu Yi in the southern part of Shu County, and then sent His son Langlu came to reward the army with gold, silver, cattle and sheep, and handed over a letter of surrender.

In the letter of surrender, Lang Tan blamed all the attack on Anshang County on Gao Yuan and Gao Ding and his son, saying that he was ignorant for a while and was bewitched by Gao Yuan, a thief. He had offended the power of God and made a big mistake. He would never be able to rest at ease forever.

In addition, the letter is full of flattering words, saying that Liu Zhang is so powerful that he will never rebel against the cattle and barbarians; he is also willing to sit on cattle and horses for Liu Zhang, and he will work hard and uncomplaining in his life; furthermore, there are some gold and silver items, hundreds of cattle and sheep, which are briefly mentioned. His respect for Liu Zhang.

All in all, Lang Tan's meaning in the letter of surrender was very clear. He was telling Liu Zhang: 'Dad, I was wrong. '

Liu Zhang handed Lang Tan's letter of surrender to Zhang Yi, shook his head, and said a little helplessly: "I didn't expect that Lang Tan was so aware of current affairs. He handed over the letter of surrender immediately after losing the battle. Everyone said that Sou Yi was good. Yongdou is ruthless, has no scheming, and has no brains, but I think this Lang Tan is very smart and has a very flexible mind."

He showed a humble attitude toward Lang Tan, and gave his son Lang Lu to him as a hostage. He didn't plan to retaliate against Lang Tan's tribe and clean up the place like he had planned before in Bodao County. These large and small species of Jauniu weeds on the Jauniu Road clear the Jauniu Road, which has not been visited by business travelers for more than a hundred years.

Liu Zhang, who gently pressed his chin, had a question in his mind. He asked Zhang Yi, who was communicating with Langlu: "Five hundred of Langtan's men died in the battle in Anshang County, and another 600 were captured. The 600 captured All the people were trapped and killed again, how come this Wolf Tan has no anger at all and asks for surrender so humbly?"

Zhang Yi responded and solved Liu Zhang's doubts: "Of the more than 500 Sou barbarians who invaded Anshang County under the leadership of Langtan, only [-] of them are from his own tribe, and the remaining [-] are from some Yaniu barbarians." Small tribe.”

"Lang Tan's own tribe accounted for a smaller proportion of the Sou Yi who were killed or captured in this battle, but a lot of them died in the battle anyway. Lang Tan might be a little angry in his heart, but the officers and soldiers were very powerful. This time In Anshang County, we defeated more with less, and with the help of barbarians such as Banzhenman, who were always feared by the barbarians, the fear in Lang Tan's heart was greater than his anger, so he asked to surrender this time."

Liu Zhang nodded. Faced with Lang Tan's submissive attitude, he decided to give Lang Tan a chance: "Since Lang Tan is so aware of current affairs, we don't have to fight to the end and let him go."

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Zhang issued the order. He said to Zhang Yi: "You can reply to Lang Tan and say that I have accepted his gifts and kindness. However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. How many of the Yanniu barbarians are there?" If your family doesn't accept the king's order, you ask him to lead people to seek justice and make meritorious deeds to atone for his past mistakes."

"In addition, I will keep Lang Lu so that he does not have to appoint a successor. The next King of Yanniu Yi will be Lang Lu."

"My lord, sir." Zhang Yi praised Liu Zhang. Regarding Liu Zhang's two orders, one was to drive away tigers and wolf wolves and let the Yanniu Yi dogs bite the dogs, and the other was to accept his hostage. Although the Yi people were very indifferent to family affection, this It may not be a threat to Lang Tan, but Liu Zhang arranged Lang Lu to be the next King of Yanniu Yi, which made Lang Tan afraid to act rashly. Maybe Liu Zhang would replace him one day if he didn't like him.After admiring Zhang Yi, he then stepped back and went to the writing desk to consider the words he should use in the document sent to Lang Tan.

"How's it going over there at Gaoyuan?" Liu Zhang, after finishing handling the Lang Tan matter, asked Peng Yi, a great talent in charge of military information transmission and military intelligence research.

Peng Yi had already analyzed the information collected by the current scouts and was waiting for Liu Zhang to finish handling the affairs of Yanniu Yi. When he heard Liu Zhang's inquiry, he stepped forward and reported back to Liu Zhang: " Ming Gong, according to the scout report, Gao Yuan, the king of Yi in Yueqi County, is currently leading his troops to build forts at several crossings of Beishui to prevent us from going deep into Yueqi County to attack his lair."

"When you enter Yueqi County from Anshang Waterway, you must pass through Beishui. It is natural for Gaoyuan to build a fortress at Beishui. This is the same as our previous temple."

'Sure enough, we are still in Beishui. Liu Zhang did not have any surprises. Historically, Zhuge Liang was marching south. The king of Yi in Yuexi County who was in trouble at that time was Gao Yuan's son Gaoding. Gaoding was located in the southern part of Shu County's vassal state, Dingzi and Beishui in Yuexi County. They built forts everywhere in an attempt to resist Zhuge Wuhou.

Now it seems history is repeating itself again.
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Dianchi County.

There was no expression on the faces of father and son Yong Mian and Yong Kai, but they were already worried in their hearts, but they tried not to show it on their faces. Despite this, there was still a somewhat bitter taste on their faces.

The attack on Dianchi County has been carried out from the morning to noon now. The barbarians were excited and manic from the beginning. They attacked Dianchi County with great fanaticism. They braved the rolling wood, stones, swords, guns, swords and halberds on the towers, and fearlessly climbed through the simple ladders. He climbed up to the head of Dianchi County City, and now he is cowering seventy or eighty steps away from the city, holding a shield made of wood and rattan on his head, looking timid and refusing to charge no matter how much he is encouraged.

Although Soyi was not afraid of death, he saw that his brothers were knocked away by rolling logs, stoned to death, shot through by arrows, and soaked with gold juice during the siege. The cycle repeats. After all, he still showed his timidity.

'What to do. Yong Mian looked at these frightened old people and sighed in his heart. Although Gao Yi was a scholar, he knew soldiers. Otherwise, he would not be able to serve as a county guard in a dangerous place like Yizhou County. Gao Yi The Dianchi County was defended well, so that the Yong family could not take advantage of any loopholes.

In addition to Gao Yi, there is also the messenger who broke through their siege of Dianchi County and entered Dianchi County a few days ago. Now it seems that that person is not only a messenger, but also a person who knows how to command the army and is highly skilled in martial arts. Especially for archery, when many ferocious barbarians worked hard to climb to the top of the city, they were immediately sent to the bottom of the city tower with an arrow from the messenger.

Originally, it was a taboo for military strategists to attack the city. Now Dianchi County is guarded by Gao Yi, the prefect who has stayed in Yizhou County for many years and has great prestige in Yizhou County, plus the messenger who is highly skilled in martial arts.

'Dianchi Lake is inaccessible. Yong Mian and Yong Kai, father and son, looked at each other. The light in their eyes was much dimmed compared to when they first started the incident.

(End of this chapter)