Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 247 241. Zhao An
"Damn it... these rebels are so cunning..."

Two days later, Zhang Bao was somewhat annoyed at the deserted Yuexiyi camp.

In the past two days, the rebels, led by Gao Ding, retreated thirty miles every day. As the son of a general who had received good training in military tactics, Zhang Bao naturally watched this coldly, thinking that it was a trick by the other party to lure the enemy out of its hole.

What he didn't expect was that when the other party saw that he was not chasing him, he actually ran away at night. By the time Zhang Bao reacted, Gao Ding had already run away. He wanted to chase him, but he couldn't just leave Yuexi County alone. In the end, he could only go into Yuexi County angrily and issue a notice to reassure the people.

At this point, on the surface, the rebellion of the three counties was suppressed in less than a month, and Yong Kai, Gao Ding and Zhu Bao all fled and their whereabouts are unknown.

However, the stability of the three counties is only one aspect. Yongchang County is still facing the invasion of Meng Huo's southern barbarian army. In addition, the final target of the three people who escaped seems to be Yongchang County or Meng Huo. Therefore, the three generals know that this is just the beginning.

However, the three armies were stabilized first, and then each sent a messenger to report the battle situation on the front line back to Sichuan, so that Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei could make the next decision. They first stabilized the three counties that had just been recovered.

With the envoys galloping, the three messages quickly returned to Chengdu. Such a major event naturally had to be reported to Liu Chan - although Liu Chan himself thought that Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei and other ministers could discuss the matter, and he wanted to rest in the harem, but Zhuge Liang still insisted on inviting Liu Chan to court, so Liu Chan could only sigh and convene a court meeting again.

"Your Majesty, the three generals have sent back victory reports, saying that the three counties of Yuexi, Yizhou, and Zangke have been recovered by our Han army. The people of the three counties are all excited and congratulate the arrival of our Han army."

Since it was good news, Zhuge Liang did not hesitate to say a few nice words, which made Liu Chan feel much happier.

"Now that the three counties have been secured, I wonder what the situation is with the bandit leader? Has Meng Huo been captured alive?"

Liu Chan was still not very clear about the situation in the three counties. He thought that Zhang Bao and his men had already dealt with Meng Huo, so he asked this question.

"Your Majesty, we have only defeated the rebels in the three counties this time. The rebel leader Meng Huo is still in the south and has not yet been conquered."

Seeing that Liu Chan was not very clear about the local situation, Zhuge Liang quickly explained it, causing Liu Chan to cough awkwardly.

"Well, in this case, what do you think the Prime Minister should do?"

Liu Chan still made use of his expertise and asked when he didn't understand. Anyway, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei would definitely be able to work out a solution, so he just had to follow their instructions.

“Your Majesty, the rebels in Sichuan have fled southwards, and the three counties of Yizhou have returned to order. So why not send an envoy to persuade the Barbarian King, explain the pros and cons, and let him know that our Han army can easily suppress them.

And ask him to hand over Yong Kai and others. If Meng Huo can understand the general situation, our Han Dynasty can still maintain stability in the south and have the energy to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

The Grand Commander of Jingzhou wrote to me a few days ago saying that he is ready and will attack Jiangdong in the east after the spring, so I in Sichuan also need to be well prepared and ready to support the Grand Commander in his eastern expedition at any time."

At this time, Zhuge Liang still hoped to adopt a conciliatory policy. If Meng Huo knew a little better and followed Gongsun Kang's example, killing Yong Kai and the other two and sending their heads back, Ji Han could turn a blind eye to the rebellion of the Southern Barbarians.

After all, it was not uncommon for ethnic minorities to rebel. It happened almost every year in the Han Dynasty, including the Qiang, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Shanyue and so on. The Han Dynasty's consistent policy was that as long as you settle down, I will let bygones be bygones. So in a sense, these ethnic minorities knew that rebellion had no cost, and they often intensified their rebellion.

"Very good. Since we have demonstrated the might of the Han army, we should use gentle means to make the barbarians feel the kindness and might of the Han army."

The Grand Tutor Xu Jing also praised this, and other ministers also agreed. They didn't want to continue the war. Wars cost money and military rations, and were also a burden to many other departments. Seeing that everyone praised this, Liu Chan agreed with Zhuge Liang's opinion, selected an envoy, and prepared to meet Meng Huo.

More than ten days later, the envoys arrived at the south of Yongchang County. For some unknown reason, Meng Huo was still hesitating. Even when Yong Kai, Zhu Bao and Gao Ding had met here one after another, Meng Huo was still in a sleepwalking state, which made the three of them curse inwardly, but they had no good solution.

Gao Ding had also plundered Yongchang County before, but failed to capture the county seat. Hearing that Yong Kai and his men had come to join Meng Huo, he headed south to join forces with Meng Huo.

"Brother Yong, have you heard that there seems to be an envoy from Chengdu coming to meet Meng Huo today?"

Zhu Bao hurriedly walked into the makeshift military tent that day and whispered a few words to Yong Kai.

Although Yong Kai, Zhu Bao, Gao Ding and Meng Huo had joined forces, they were not that close to each other. Meng Huo had a gap with the other three, and Gao Ding, Yong Kai and Zhu Bao also had some grievances against each other. Zhu Bao hated Yong Kai for urging him to start a rebellion.

So the four of them are somewhat like the modern female college students forming five groups of four.

But no matter what, Yong Kai and Zhu Bao were both Han people. Even if there were some dirty tricks between them, they had to stick together for warmth at this moment.

Yong Kai was a little worried when he heard the news from Zhu Bao. He knew the policies of the Han Dynasty too well. The envoys were sent here to negotiate peace with Meng Huo. Meng Huo and even Gao Ding might not be in trouble, but what about himself and Zhu Bao?

"Brother Zhu, you and I must do something, otherwise our heads will be hanging in Chengdu soon."

Yong Kai thought about it and explained the pros and cons to Zhu Bao. Zhu Bao nodded. At this moment, the two of them were the weakest among the four bandit leaders. Together they had only a few thousand remnant soldiers. Compared with Meng Huo, who had more than 20,000 soldiers and a strong army, the two of them were just a foil.

"We must go to Gao Ding and ask him to support us, otherwise we will be finished."

After thinking it over, Yong Kai realized that it was impossible to persuade Meng Huo. They were the meat and the people were the butchers. How could the meat ask the butchers for mercy? He could only go to Gao Ding to talk.

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"Brother Yong, what brings you here?"

Gao Ding looked very arrogant at this moment, and even addressed Yong Kai as his good brother. It is estimated that the late Old Liu would be reminded of the scene of Lu Bu in Xuzhou when he saw this scene.

How could Yong Kai not see Gao Ding's little thoughts? However, at this time, people were under the eaves and had to bow their heads, so Yong Kai could only speak while suppressing his anger.

"Brother Gao, we are in great danger, don't you know?"

"Disaster? What disaster?"

Gao Ding really fell into the trap and looked very curious. Yong Kai couldn't help but smile and cleared his throat to start the performance.

(End of this chapter)