Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 319 The scales return to Liu
In November of the 17th year of Jian'an, Jiangbei City.

The establishment of Jiangzhou can be traced back to the Warring States Period, when it was built by Qin Prime Minister Zhang Yi.However, due to the backwardness of city-building technology, Zhang Yi was unable to build a city on the Yuzhong Peninsula. Only the city in Jiangbei was built.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, with the advancement of city-building technology, a new Jiangzhou City was built on the Yuzhong Peninsula.By the Three Kingdoms period, Jiangzhou actually had two cities, Jiangbei and Jiangnan.The north of the Yangtze River is a small city, and the south of the Yangtze River is a big city.

After the Eastern Han Dynasty destroyed Gongsun Shu, the army that defeated Shu broke through the Three Gorges Passage and was also blocked by the Second City of Jiangzhou.However, Cen Peng led a large army of Shu and left troops and horses to besiege Jiangzhou. He himself led a large army to capture Bashu.

Although Cen Peng died in the assassination, he actually left the experience of capturing Bashu to future generations. Just surround Jiangzhou City and go upstream to capture Bashu.

Guan Yu, Pang Tong, Fazheng and other wise men could not have known Cen Peng's method of taking Bashu, but the soldiers in their hands did not support them in completing such a strategic plan.

In the battle to destroy Shu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, 10,000+ troops were used.The combined forces of the three generals, plus the troops from Shu, barely amounted to 5 men.It was difficult for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to encircle Jiangzhou City with [-] to [-] soldiers, go deep into Shu, and imitate the Eastern Han Dynasty in destroying Shu.

Therefore, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Gan Ning led their troops outside Jiangzhou City. On Fazheng's suggestion, they first took Jiangbei City in Jiangzhou as their main camp.Facing Jiangzhou City surrounded by rivers on three sides, Gan Ning led his navy to burn down the Bashu boats. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei surrounded Jiangzhou City from the west, successfully isolating the inside and outside.

Wu Yi and Deng Xian led troops from the west to help. At that time, Guan Yu led Lu Meng to fight and defeated the reinforcements.Wu Yi returned to Guan Yu, and Deng Xian led the remaining troops to flee into the city.

The failure of the first batch of rescue troops made Li Yan and Fei Guan afraid of the front line and stayed dozens of miles away without daring to rescue.After hesitating for many days, Li Yan tried to attack Zhang Fei's camp at night, but was spotted by Pang Tong and returned in defeat.Li Yan led his remaining troops to retreat to the mountains dozens of miles away, not daring to march to rescue Jiangzhou.

In the tent, Guan Yu asked Guan Ping to accept the holiday granted by Liu Bei, and the pressure on him doubled.

Why is Guan Yu under pressure, and who is the person he is looking for to be awarded a festival?

Without it, Huo Jun, Huo Dudu!
Separate the troops, kill three generals, and capture Hefei.

Guan Yu commanded a luxurious lineup and felt ashamed in his heart after gnawing at Jiangzhou for so long.Now that he was granted a holiday again, if he still couldn't take Jiangzhou, he would really be sorry for his brother.

After coughing a few times, Guan Yu sat down on the couch and asked everyone: "Your Majesty and Yu were ordered to attack Shu. Now they are blocked at the foot of Jiangzhou City. They will not be able to defeat it for several months. Do you have any plans to help the army break the city?"

Everyone present was speechless when faced with Guan Yu's request for advice, and the atmosphere was very dull.For several months, everyone had come up with many tricks, but they still couldn't take Jiangzhou City.

The atmosphere was dull, and Zhang Fei said angrily: "Liu Xun is clinging to the city and refusing to go out to fight. What strategy can we come up with now? Why not gather heavy troops to attack Jiangzhou."

"Wide!"

Guan Yu glanced at Zhang Fei and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense. If Jiangzhou can be defeated by a strong attack, why will our army end up like this!"

Guan Yu had never tried to attack Jiangzhou.When he first arrived at Jiangzhou City, he was eager to break the city and led his soldiers to attack. As a result, thousands of people were killed and injured, and he retreated to the camp in despair.

Zhang Fei was reminded by Guan Yu, his tone softened, and he said helplessly: "We can't attack Jiangzhou by force, and we can't induce the enemy to fight. Now we can only confront Liu Xun, and wait until the food in the city is exhausted, then we can capture Jiangzhou."

Guan Yu frowned and said: "According to the news, Cao Cao has gone to Longyou and Guanzhong, and now he has returned to the court to proclaim himself Duke. He will probably go south next year, either into Hanzhong or south to invade Jiangling. At that time, Cao Cao came with a large army, and our army Since we can’t take Jiangzhou, we have no choice but to withdraw our troops!”

"Go to Jiangzhou immediately!"

After saying that, Guan Yu looked at Fazheng and Pang Tong and asked, "Do you two have a clever plan to break the city?"

Fazheng and Pang Tong looked at each other, thinking about each other.Guan Yu rarely asked them for advice, but they often took the initiative to offer advice to Guan Yu.It is quite unusual for Guan Yu to take the initiative to ask them for advice.

Fazheng pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Zhang is weak. There are many people in Bashu who want to seek enlightenment, and it is difficult to defeat them in Jiangzhou. Maybe it is better to contact the generals in the city to see if there are generals willing to serve as our army's internal support."

Pang Tong echoed: "Dudu Huo once said, 'In any battle to attack a city, attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the second priority.' Tong Shen agreed. If we want to defeat Jiangzhou City, we may only focus on attacking the heart."

Guan Yu didn't care about his own face and asked: "Since the two princes have talked about the strategy of attacking the heart, do you know how to attack the heart and break the city?"

Pang Tong stroked his beard and said: "After observing the Yizhou generals, I secretly thought that Li Yan might be of use to our army."

"Li Yan?"

Everyone was a little surprised, and Guan Yu couldn't believe it, so he asked: "As a general of the Shu people, and highly regarded by Liu Zhang, can Li Yan be used by our army?"

"Ha ha!"

Pang Tong looked at Fazheng and said with a smile: "Li Yan is a person who Tong and Mr. Xiaozhi have talked about a lot. I wonder if Mr. Xiaozhi can introduce him to you?"

When Fa Zheng saw everyone looking at him, he would not refuse. He introduced: "Li Yan, whose courtesy name is Zhengfang, is from Nanyang, Jingzhou. He has a long history of strategy and is good at both civil and military affairs. When Cao Cao went to Jianghan, Li Yan surrendered to Liu Zhang as the magistrate of Zigui County. Liu Zhang promoted him to the rank of Chengdu Order, and the customs of Chengdu became clear."

"The Qiang people in the western border rebelled, and Li Yan invited troops to fight against them. In March, the rebellion was put down, and thousands of people were killed and captured. Liu Zhang was overjoyed. However, Li Yan was a man who only wanted to benefit himself. He was very conceited and difficult for others to approach. Today's scholars Perhaps the intention of the Yuan military advisor is to persuade Li Yan to surrender and allow him to falsely open Jiangzhou City Gate for our army."

"Exactly!"

Pang Tong stood up from the couch confidently and said: "When Tong was working for Nanjun, Li Yan was a county official. The city was deep and he mostly worked for his own benefit. The proverb in the countryside for Yan is: 'It's hard to fight with Li Linjia.'" People’s words can be trusted.”

As he spoke, Pang Tong paced in the tent and said with a smile: "The governor is in charge of Nanjun, and I have a discussion with him about Li Yan. On the eve of the Battle of Chrysostom, when Cao Cao went south, Li Yan surrendered to Liu Zhang instead of Cao Cao. The unification could not be resolved. The governor said: 'I would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.' Li Yan surrendered to Cao Cao, so it was rare for him to be reused; if he surrendered to Liu Zhang, he could become his confidant."

Li Yan was a profit-minded person. With his talent, it was impossible not to see Liu Zhang's incompetence, but why did he surrender to Liu Zhang?
In fact, as Huo Jun said, I would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail.At that time, there were so many people who defected to Cao Cao that even Zhang Song was not in Cao Cao's eyes, let alone Li Yan, a small county magistrate.

Surrendering Liu Zhang would actually make Liu Zhang very happy and set it up as a sign.If Liu Zhang's ship is about to capsize, Li Yan can move forward with his new identity.

Seeing Pang Tong commenting on Li Yan like this, Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said displeasedly: "Although such a person is talented, he is a black sheep. Even if he is used by our army, Yu will report to the lord and cannot be reused."

Fa Zheng couldn't help but smile to himself when he saw Guan Yu being so naive.The world is in chaos, and no lord has a man like Li Yan who is scheming and seeking his own interests.If Li Yanzhen surrenders to Liu Bei, Liu Bei will definitely reuse this kind of person.

He entered Shu as Guan Yu's military advisor, but he was not interested in Guan Yu. If it weren't for Liu Bei, he would never have made suggestions for Guan Yu.

Of course, the relationship between Fazheng and Zhang Fei is not bad. Although Zhang Fei is irritable, he is polite to others.

Pang Tong saluted Guan Yu and said: "Your Majesty, Tong is acquainted with Li Yan. Now I would like to persuade Li Yan to surrender as an envoy, so that he can be used by our army to help you conquer Jiangzhou."

"good!"

Guan Yu got down and helped Pang Tong up, and said, "I'm sorry to bother Shi Yuan, so I should be more careful on this trip. However, as an envoy, Shi Yuan, what do you want?"

Pang Tong pondered for a while and said, "Please give Li Yan an official position, so that he can feel at ease."

Guan Yu looked at the talisman behind him and asked hesitantly: "How about Xu Liyan being appointed General Pi and Marquis of Guannei?"

Pang Tong shook his head and rejected it, saying: "A small official is not enough to seduce his heart; a high official is not enough to trust him."

"When Shi Yuan is the envoy, what title do you think you should be granted?" Guan Yu asked.

Pang Tong did not hesitate and said: "I will worship General Zahao, concurrently serve as the governor of Shu, and be granted the title of Dutinghou."

Guan Yu was a little reluctant and said: "Xingba followed my lord in conquering all directions and achieved great achievements, and he is such an official position. How can Li Yan, a treacherous person, be able to hold this position?"

"Being able to defeat Jiangzhou is worthy of this title!"

Pang Tong saluted Guan Yu and said: "My lord has entrusted me with the holiday and the important task of Shu. I hope your lord will think deeply and never harm my lord's great cause."

Seeing that Pang Tong persuaded him by his great cause, Guan Yu sighed and said, "In that case, follow the words of Shi Yuan."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Be careful!"

"promise!"

Pang Tong walked out of the tent and took a deep breath.Guan Yu was upright and advised that this kind of thing should be done from Liu Bei's perspective so that he could understand and agree.
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Shu army camp, Li Yan's tent.

The attendants rushed into the tent, raised their hands and said, "General, there are friends of the general outside the tent who want to see you."

"Friend?" The man in his thirties put down his book and raised his head slightly, revealing that face.His face is square and majestic, his cheeks are thin and his beard is soft, giving off a majestic air.However, beneath the majesty, there seems to be a sense of cunning hidden in his eyes, making it difficult to guess his heart.

Frowning in thought, Li Yan asked, "Can you tell me your name?"

"The man calls himself Pang Shiyuan, and he once worked with the general."

"Pang Tong?"

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a long time, then suddenly showed a meaningful smile and said: "Invite him to join the stronghold."

"promise!"

After a while, Pang Tong arrived at the tent under the guidance of his attendants. However, at this time, Li Yan came out of the tent to greet Pang Tong.

Li Yan held Pang Tong's hand and said with a smile: "It's been several years since we said goodbye to Jiangling. The war has been going on, so I never thought I could see Brother Shi Yuan again."

"Time flies, it's not easy to see old friends again!" Pang Tong said with emotion.

"Please!"

"Please!"

After entering the account, Li Yan called the attendants to serve wine and food, and said: "In the military camp, the food is not plentiful. I hope you will forgive me."

"Food and wine are things outside the body." Pang Tong smiled and said, "To be able to see old friends, Tong's wish has been fulfilled."

"Ha ha!"

Li Yan poured wine for Pang Tong and said with a smile: "Yan heard that Shi Yuan served under Da Sima and is now accompanying the army to conquer Shu. Do you know that?"

Pang Tong held the wine bottle and said: "What Zhengfang said is correct, and Tong is appreciated by the Grand Sima. The current military advisor, Zhonglang General, consults the military affairs of Jing, Yang, and Jiaozhou, and makes suggestions for General Guan."

"General of the Military Division?"

Li Yan held the wine pot and asked, "But what is the position held by Zhuge Kongming?"

Pang Tong smiled and said: "Kong Ming has been promoted to the position of military advisor and general, in charge of the government affairs of the three states. He is not as good as the unification!"

"Shi Yuan must meet the Lord of the Ming Dynasty!"

Li Yan put down the wine bottle, slightly surprised, and praised him against his will.

"Ha ha!"

Pang Tong stroked his beard and asked, "I wonder if there are any officials in Zhengfang? What title will they be awarded? Are you proud of it?"

The look on Pang Tongqi's question was very much like a class reunion, like he was trying to get along with everyone.

Li Yan paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Same as you, he is also a Zhonglang general. Now he is a guard of the army, supervising the rescue of Jiangzhou City, and meeting Shi Yuan at war."

Pang Tong was aggrieved by Li Yan and said: "Zhengfang's talents are ten times better than Tong's. Why did Liu Yizhou use Zhengfang so little? Zhengfang ordered ten thousand people to rescue Jiangzhou, but our army only had [-] people. Such an arrangement is a small use of Zhengfang. And it is difficult for you to solve the difficulties in Jiangzhou."

Hearing this, Li Yan sighed and said, "It is also helpless. Yan has only entered Yizhou for a short period of time. It is not easy to command such troops."

Pang Tong pondered for a while and said, "In this case, Zhengfang is in danger!"

"Oh?"

Li Yan looked puzzled and asked, "Why did Shi Yuan say this?"

Pang Tong stroked his beard and said: "Liu Xun, the eldest son of Liu Yizhou, has been trapped in Jiangzhou by our army. Zhengfang was ordered to lead the army on the expedition. He failed to save Jiangzhou and retreated. Why will he return to see Liu Yizhou now?"

"And once Jiangzhou is conquered, it will be difficult for Zhengfang to rescue him. How will Zhengfang treat Yizhou when he is furious?"

As he spoke, Pang Tong said with deep meaning: "At that time, Zhengfang could avoid the death penalty, but he could not escape the living penalty!"

Pang Tong emphasized the "living crime", implying that Li Yan's rescue of Jiangzhou was unfavorable, or that the army was defeated by Guan Yu.After Li Yan returned to Chengdu, Liu Zhang might not execute Li Yan, but Li Yan's political career would be over.

Li Yan drank the wine and said with a smile: "Yizhou and Cao Gong are allies. Now Cao Gong has conquered Guanzhong and moved to Longyou. Next year, Wu and Chu will be marched south. At that time, General Shi Yuan will return east with the army to protect the city!" "

Pang Tong put down his wine bottle and said with a sneer: "My lord is in Wuhan, Governor Huo is in Hefei, and Cao Cao is marching south. Why should I, Wu Chu, be afraid of this? Have you not heard of Cao Cao's defeat at Jinkou?"

"What about the troops going to Hanzhong?" Li Yan asked.

Pang Tong was very calm and said: "If Cao Cao goes south to conquer Hanzhong, my lord will send troops from Wu and Chu into Shu. He will conquer Jiangzhou first and share Bashu with Cao Cao."

Li Yan couldn't help but fell silent, speechless to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong poured wine for Li Yan and said: "Zhengfang is good at both civil and military affairs. He has military planning in mind and has the ability of a national scholar. However, Liu Yizhou is weak and difficult to defend Bashu. Looking at the general situation of the world, the land of Yizhou belongs to either my lord or the Lord. Cao Cao in the north. Now Zhengfang is working for Yizhou, which is actually a secret investment by a bright pearl!"

Seeing that Li Yan was silent, Pang Tong continued: "Cao Cao, named Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, is actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty. Now he returns to Xuchang and takes the throne as Duke of Wei due to his achievements in Guanlong. In the past, when he went south to Jianghan, Zhengfang was still unwilling to return to Cao Cao. How much more so today?"

Li Yan held the wine bottle, considered it and asked: "Shi Yuan thinks that Da Sima can be the master of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Of course!"

"The only person who can compete with Cao Cao today is Grand Sima!"

Pang Tong stood up and said with a smile: "Da Sima, the leader of the imperial family. Now he has commanded one hundred thousand troops, defeated Wu and Chu, treated the virtuous and corporal, and will accomplish great things in the near future. If Zheng Fang surrenders to Da Sima, his rank will be above Tong's."

With that said, Pang Tong walked to Li Yan and reminded him: "If the Great Sima succeeds in his great cause and revives the Han Dynasty, he will be divided into two parts: north and south. Your talents will be reused!"

The meaning of great cause refers to the founding of the country and the enthronement of the throne.Through the current situation of Liu Bei and Cao Cao, Pang Tong analyzed to Li Yan that Liu Bei had not yet proclaimed himself king, and his foundation was weaker than Cao Cao.If he can participate now, he can definitely rely on these opportunities to rise to power.

"This is unheard of!"

Li Yan took his hand away from the wine bottle and said in a deep voice: "Cao Cao, a traitor, how can Yan surrender?"

After saying that, Li Yan hesitated and said: "Liu Yizhou was very strict with others, but now he is..."

When Pang Tong saw Li Yan like this, he couldn't help but cursed secretly.Being a bitch, as well as setting up a memorial arch, you need to confirm his identity yourself.

Pang Tong lifted up his sleeves and said with a smile: "Zhengfang is an old minister of Jingchu. Because Cao Cao went south, he had no choice but to live under Liu Yizhou temporarily. Now the Grand Sima accepted the order of Liu Jun and took charge of Wu Chu. Zhengfang turned to serve as the Grand Sima, which is a return to the old state. Lord!"

Then, Pang Tong held Li Yan's hand and said: "Da Sima has heard about Zhengfang a long time ago and said that if you surrender, you should worship him as a general who wants to conquer the captives. He will also serve as the governor of Qian and grant the title of Marquis Ting of the capital."

"This~"

Seeing how heavy the reward was, Li Yan hesitated and asked, "Is it fake?"

"Not fake!"

Pang Tong leaned close to Li Yan's ear and whispered: "If Zhengfang can take Jiangzhou as a gift for the army, why wouldn't this official and noble dare to accept it! And according to this arrangement..."

"good!"

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