Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 597 Dragon Tiger Dog

Shaoyangzhou, Weiying.

Because Jia Kui was killed in battle and the pontoon bridge was cut off at this time in Yuzhou, the sergeants on the island fell into panic.

There are ten thousand soldiers and horses in the Wei camp on the island, divided into two counties. One of them is Zhuge Dan, the governor of Chenjun, and the second is Sun Yong, the governor of Qiaojun, each with five thousand troops.

Zhuge Dan was reused by Cao Pi because of his merits in shipbuilding. Later, during the southern expedition to Jianghuai, Zhuge Dan stood out due to his outstanding ability, and was appointed by Cao Pi as the prefect of Chen County two years ago.

After Zhuge Dan, Sun Yong and their generals learned that Jia Kui had been killed in battle and the Huai River was completely controlled by the Han army, they had many arguments about the future of the army. Some wanted to surrender, or some needed help.

Zhuge Dan was not optimistic about the situation and had plans to surrender to the Han Dynasty. However, because Cao Hong stationed troops on the north bank, Sun Yong preferred to stick to his troops and wait for reinforcements instead of abandoning Cao Wei and surrendering to the Han Dynasty.

Because the situation was not completely clear and the Han army had not launched an attack, no one dared to express their position hastily. The opinions of the surrender faction and those waiting for reinforcements were never unified.

In fact, Lu Xun had expected the disunity of opinions within Shaoyangzhou. Therefore, he suggested to Pang Tong that it would be better to attack the Wei army on the northern bank of the outer perimeter first. After driving away the Wei troops on both sides of the north and south banks, and being trapped by the Huai River, the Wei troops in Shaoyangzhou must lose confidence and cannot hold out for long. The desperate Wei soldiers have no choice but to defect and surrender.

That night, Pang Tong adopted Lu Xun's plan and sent troops to raid the Wei camp on the north bank. They burned Cao Hong's boat and part of the camp, scaring Cao Hong from staying long.

"Come here, capture Zhuge Gongxiu!"

Zhuge Dan saw that Sun Yong was unable to advance, so he hesitated a little and said tentatively: "Our army has no reinforcements, so most of them will be abandoned." Looking at the current situation, there are only two options. First, Chen Jun and I ask Pang Tong to surrender, and the water thieves will treat us favorably. Second, you and I stick to the camp. After the camp is destroyed and defeated, the whole army will be slaves. "

Zhuge Dan sneered a few times and said: "Cao Cao has been deprived of Han wealth for many years, and he usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Although I dare not say loyalty, I dare to say it with all my heart. With the current situation, Cao Xiu and Cao Hong will abandon the stronghold and leave, rather than surrender to the Han. Then die!"

Pang Tong was very happy. In his letter, he talked about the development of the Langya clan in the Southern Han Dynasty. If Zhuge Dan returned to the Han Dynasty, he would probably be appreciated by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang. However, Pang Tong was not prepared to give him more time. Instead, he told Ge Dan to surrender within two days, otherwise he would send troops to attack him.

Sun Yong's face was slightly serious and he said: "Although the pontoon bridge was burned down and our army suffered a slight setback, how can you be as frightened as the ignorant soldiers? Jia Yuzhou died because of the national disaster, and we should follow his example. For this reason, the soldiers are ordered to stay in the camp and no soldiers are allowed to cross the camp and surrender to thieves. "

At dawn in the early morning, Cao Hong learned that Cao Xiu was leading his troops to withdraw to the west. Following everyone's advice, he led his troops to burn down the camp and left, ignoring Man Chong's advice to stay on the north bank.

"Although Jia Yuzhou unfortunately passed away, generals Cao Wenlie and Cao Zilian abandoned their supplies and burned the camp and left!"

Listening to Sun Yong's words, Zhuge Dan felt helpless. If there is really hope of returning to the country, Zhuge Dan would definitely want to return. But judging from the current situation, there is a high probability that the Wei army on their continent will have no hope of returning home.

After Cao Hong burned the camp and left, the Han army divided its forces according to Huo Jun's suggestion. Lu Xun continued to lead his troops westward to seize the outer stronghold of Shouchun; Pang Tong stayed to watch the Wei stronghold in Shaoyangzhou and took back the Wei army on Jiangzhou; Jiang Ji led his troops down He first joined up with Xu Sheng and then pursued Cao Xiu; Huo Du went north to Sishui and relieved the siege of Xia Pi.

When Zhuge Dan learned that he had been abandoned by Cao Xiu and Cao Hong, he wrote to Pang Tong politely, expressing his wish to surrender. However, because Sun Yong, the governor of Qiao County, did not have a clear attitude, he hoped that Pang Tong could give him some time to convince Sun Yong.

Zhuge Dan glanced at the corner of the tent calmly and said: "I respect Mr. Chen for his integrity, but given the current situation, I intend to lead the army back to the Han Dynasty. I wonder if Mr. Chen is willing to follow me, and together we can gain wealth and honor in the world, and help the Han Dynasty!" "

"The former is a strategy to protect the army, but the latter is not a wise move. I hope Chen Jun should think twice and not make a hasty decision!"

On the evening of the next day, Zhuge Dan invited Sun Yong to the camp in the name of discussing important matters.

In order to get the Wei army on the island to surrender as soon as possible, Pang Tong spread the news of the Wei army's defeat and stated that if they did not surrender within two days, they would be demoted to slaves after breaking the stronghold.

Sun Yong's face was gloomy and he said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty has treated you and me with great kindness. An Neng, the governor of Zhuge, has the intention of betraying the kindness and surrendering. If our army can hold on to the island stronghold until your Majesty raises another large army to help, I will take credit for it." It’s only a moment!”

When the Wei army on the island learned one after another that Cao Xiu abandoned his baggage on the south bank and left, and that Cao Hong burned down his camp and retreated on the north bank, the sergeants were greatly frightened when they learned about it. Many soldiers voluntarily surrendered to Pang Tong the next day.

Pang Tong took all the surrendered soldiers and sent many people by boat to the vicinity of Shaoyangzhou to try to recruit more people. However, because Zhuge Dan and Sun Yong did not express their positions clearly, only a few brave Wei soldiers dared to abandon their troops and surrender.

Sun Yong slapped the table angrily and said: "On Zhuge's birthday, Jia Yuzhou died in the national disaster, and his body is not cold yet. You have lived in Wei Lu for many years, and now you are saying that you have no father and no king?"

Of course, the temptation to surrender to the Southern Han Dynasty is not small. As Pang Tong said, the Langya Zhuge family was almost one of the top families in the Southern Han Dynasty, and if he surrendered as a younger brother of Zhuge Liang, he would definitely gain a lot of political resources. Say no. It will definitely develop better than him in Cao Wei.

During the meeting, Zhuge Dan sighed worriedly and said: "The pontoon bridge is cut off now, and our army is trapped on the river. Although there is food and grass to eat, the bandits in the water are forcing too much, and most of our soldiers are in fear. But I don't know if Chen Jun has any What’s the point?”

Sun Yong got up angrily and wanted to call on his attendants to capture Zhuge Dan.

Seeing Sun Yong taking the initiative to show off his face, Zhuge Dan sighed and said, "In that case, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Bang!" Zhuge Dan raised the wine bottle and threw it to the ground, making a loud sound.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of soldiers broke into the camp. In their hands were all the heads of Sun Yong's attendants, and they directly surrounded Sun Yong.

Sun Yong cursed angrily: "Zhuge Dan, your majesty's army is still there, and Jia Gong's body is not cold. Now you have turned your back on the master and surrendered. You will definitely die a bad death in the future!"

Zhuge Dan waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Sun Yong is obsessed with it and leads his troops to rebel against the heavenly soldiers. We should deal with it now and report it to Governor Pang later."

"promise!"

After Zhuge Dan killed Sun Yong, he used Sun Yong's seal ribbon to trick his generals into arriving at the main tent. Zhuge Dan took out Sun Yong's head in the tent, explained the pros and cons to everyone, and used threats and inducements.

Under Zhuge Dan's brilliant speech and forced by the current situation, everyone decided to surrender to Pang Tong.

In the tent, Pang Tong laughed heartily when he learned that Zhuge Dan had led his troops to surrender.

Zhuge Dan was invited to enter the account, and Pang Tong personally greeted him.

"Better meet General Pang!" Zhuge Dan said in salute with his hands raised.

Pang Tong helped Zhuge Dan up and said with a smile: "Tong has heard about Gong Xiu's name for a long time. Now that you have led your troops to surrender, I expect Prime Minister Ge will be very happy!"

Zhuge Dan humbly said: "My brother Ge Xiang is named. I have heard of his reputation a lot in the Northern Kingdom, and I should respect him very much. It is a great honor for me to lead my army back to the Han Dynasty, serve the country with my brother Ge Xiang, and support the Han Dynasty!"

"Haha~"

Pang Tong invited Zhuge Dan to sit down and said, "Now that you have surrendered, how much food and supplies do you have?"

Zhuge Dan presented the scarf and said: "Report to Governor Pang, there are 9,645 sergeants on the island, 12 generals, 351 cavalry, and the rest are infantry. There are 9,645 soldiers in the stronghold. The remaining grain was 200,000 shi, which was used by the rebels on the south bank. As for Sun Yong, the governor of Qiao County, he resisted and was killed by Dan. "

"it is good!"

Pang Tong briefly glanced at the scarf and said with a smile: "Today is a public holiday and I will lead ten thousand people to surrender. It will be of great benefit to our army."

After saying that, Pang Tong consulted his opinion and asked: "The war is not over yet, and ten thousand soldiers cannot live in one place for a long time. I wonder if there is any advice on the public holiday?"

Hearing Pang Tong's probing intention, Zhuge Dan said truthfully: "Today's ten thousand soldiers may be divided into several cities and guarded by soldiers in each city. However, many of them can be selected and selected for use."

"color!"

Pang Tong was satisfied with Zhuge Dan's answer and said with a smile: "According to Gong Xiu's words, Gong Xiu has selected 3,000 cavalry for the time being, and will be led by Gong Xiu temporarily, and then the army of Da Sima will besiege Shouchun!"

"Siege Shouchun!"

Zhuge Dan was shocked and asked, "Could it be that both Cao Hong and Cao Xiu's armies have been defeated?"

Pang Tong smiled and said: "Cao Xiu led his troops to the west and sought death. Da Sima had already expected it, so he led his troops to Luojianshui. Judging from the time, Da Sima may defeat Cao Xiu!"

Zhuge Dan frowned slightly and said: "Cao Xiu has 60,000 soldiers in his tent. Although there are about 20,000 civilians, the number of soldiers that can fight is no less than 40,000. Moreover, Cao Hong led his army to retreat westward. If he and Cao Xiu join forces on the other side of the river, there will be great danger. It’s not easy for Sima to win!”

Cao Xiu led his army to besiege Zhongli City, but withdrew because the pontoon bridge was destroyed. But in terms of strength, Cao Xiu's army did not suffer much loss, but it was not easy to defeat. It was even said that Cao Xiu had hope of defeating Huo Jun. And once Cao Xiu defeats Huo Jun, there is still hope of turning the battle around.

When Zhuge Dan was about to surrender, he didn't dare to believe what Pang Tong said, and even questioned Huo Jun. We haven't defeated Cao Xiu yet, or haven't severely damaged the Wei army yet, so how can we dare to prepare for the attack on Shouchun. In other words, Huo Jun has already planned for everything now!

"Da Sima already has a plan to defeat the enemy, so there is no need to worry about the official break!"

Pang Tong seemed to see Zhuge Dan's doubts and said with a smile: "You can just follow my military orders and select the troops and horses as soon as possible. I will send the remaining sergeants to Zhongli, Huaiyin, Xutai and other cities first, and then wait for the commander's orders. As for the The battle situation is under the control of the Great Sima!"

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)