The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

The post house in Chencang City.

The civil servants sat on the chairs inside the house, while outside the house there were scenes of wind and hustle and bustle.

Chencangdi is located at the junction of the Central Plains and Saibei, fifty miles north and west of the city is a thousand miles of desert.

Therefore, the cold in Chencangcheng is a kind of dry cold, a kind of cold that can cut and kill.

The school lieutenant next to him came in and asked the civil servant, "My lord, can you convince General Chen Cang Liu Pan?"

The civil official thought for a while and replied: "It's very difficult. Although Liu Pan is not a general of the Chu State now, he has become a local general guarding one side. He also has tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands. They are living a relatively comfortable life now. They must have made great achievements. Forget about the hatred of the past!"

After the two talked freely, they went to rest separately.

On the second day, in the main hall of General Chen Cang's Mansion.

After the sound of gongs and drums, followed by guards of honor.

Five school captains in tight uniforms walked into the meeting hall in a row.

In the main hall of General Chen Cang's Mansion, it is extremely gorgeous, and there are golden yellow gilt buildings everywhere.

General Chen Cang Liu Pan sat on the general's seat in the center of the conference hall, and the envoys of Yuan Shao's envoys and civil servants sat in the guest seats.

Five school lieutenants were arranged on both sides of the meeting hall.

After everyone sat down, the herald at Liu Pan took two steps forward and announced, "All the lieutenants, please share your thoughts!"

When these school captains came here, they had already heard about what happened here, and everyone received the document, which described the whole story in detail, so Liu Pan didn't need to say anything, these school captains also knew what happened What's going on?

Captain Dongcheng, as the leader of all the captains, took the lead in saying: "General, I think this is feasible! We are Jingzhou soldiers and horses, while the Chu army is mostly Xiliang and Wancheng soldiers. We have been incompatible since ancient times. The great war, the shame of the first lord, I always keep in my heart. The great general of the Han Dynasty united the whole world to encircle and suppress the Chu army. This is a good opportunity for our army to avenge the lord Xian. Army of Chu! If we miss this opportunity, we will be ashamed of Jingzhou’s former lord, Liu Zhoumu, and our brothers who died in battle! General, make up your mind! I will be the vanguard!”

Liu Pan was so silent, silent, but he nodded in silence, expressing his acquiescence.

After seeing Liu Pan's expression, the civil servant showed encouragement.

In the main hall that had just passed through a period of encouragement, there was a militant atmosphere, but what followed was silence, silence.The four lieutenants did not exchange glances or look at Liu Pan's face, but just silently drank the Kudingcha served in the cup, tasting the half-bitter and half-scented Kudingcha.

Liu Pan turned to the equally important Captain Xicheng and asked, "Captain Xicheng, what do you think?"

Xicheng Colonel Wei Chengfu is very deep, and he is also the general who is most loyal to Chu. However, as a former general of Jingzhou, he still has some feelings for Jingzhou. For the sake of the people. I think the general said this not only for the future of us old generals in Jingzhou, but also for our present. If we gather all our troops and unite the princes of the world to attack the king of Chu, avenge the previous king and shame the previous king , This is the price of paying blood for Jingzhou's history. Doing so will neither change history nor bring prosperity and happiness to Jingzhou. History has passed, and no one can change it, and Xingshi's expedition will give us Jingzhou old generals Bring disaster. Everyone knows that we are now enjoying the honor and salary of the Chu army, and occupying hundreds of miles of land. If we go eastward and unite with the princes of the world to fight against the king of Chu, what if we If we fail, we will really become lonely souls and wild ghosts, thus losing our foothold. Taking a step back, even if we won the victory and returned to Jingzhou without any casualties, what will we be able to do? No, Everything in front of us tells us that the king of Chu is wise and powerful, and it is righteous for us to follow the king of Chu, so that we can benefit thousands of generations."

Yuan Shao's envoy's civil servant's complexion suddenly turned a little bit heavy from the calmness just now.

Captain Dongcheng retorted: "Captain Xicheng, don't you forget that you are from Jingzhou. Back then, our former lord and all of you were attacked by the Chu army, and our wives and children were separated, and our families were destroyed. Don't think that now we There is nothing wrong with surrendering to the Chu army, it is because he needs our troops now, why did he leave us in this bitter cold place, and ordered us to enter the Central Plains to fight for hegemony!"

Captain Xicheng defended and said: "General Cai has already said that the king of Chu is now in a decisive battle with Yuan Shao's army. Will the king of Chu cherish our army more? At this time, we are expressing our allegiance to the king of Chu. This is where all our Jingzhou soldiers will ultimately belong.”

The civil servant turned to look at General Chen Cang Liu Pan, who was expressionless at this moment.

He turned to Captain Beicheng and asked, "Captain Beicheng, what do you think?"

The captain of Beicheng said: "General, war and peace are national affairs. As a professional soldier, I should obey orders as my bounden duty. If the general wants to occupy me, I will follow and die. If the general wants to make peace, I am willing to follow the general to serve Chu King." The civil servant smiled wryly, thinking in his heart, it really is a cunning, a big cunning.

General Chen Cang Liu Pan looked at the remaining two captains.

The two captains didn't say a word, and in the end they just blindly expressed their loyalty to General Chen Cang Liu Pan.

After more than an hour of verbal confrontation.

General Chen Cang Liu Pan said to Yuan Shao's envoy: "I have made up my mind. I have decided to rebel against Chu and return to Han, abandon the darkness and turn to the Ming. Go back and tell General Yuan Shao that I will arrive at Guandu on time on December [-] this year."

The civil servant had a face full of joy.

Liu Pan continued: "In addition, I have prepared my personal letter, and I will raise troops on a certain day."

The civil official bid farewell: "Then let me bid farewell, and see you at Guandu."

Liu Pan stood up and said boldly: "Okay, let's go to Guandujian. In addition, I will send Captain Xicheng to escort Mr. out of my Chencang territory."

"Then thank you General."

General Chen Cang's jurisdiction

The cavalry led by Captain Xicheng sent the civil servants and their entourage to the border of Chencang.

Captain Xicheng reined in his horse, and said goodbye: "My lord, I have already sent the general to the border of Chencang, and the front is already under the control of the Chu army. My lord, I will follow the road ahead."

The school lieutenant behind the civil servant began to draw out the long knife in his hand, and ordered: "All personnel are ready to fight, we will pass through the Chu army's defense zone soon."

The civil official dissuaded: "No, we don't need to take this road. The Chu army is mainly cavalry. It is impossible for us to pass through their defense area without being discovered. I think it over. Let's go back to Xiliang. Guandu, it will be safe this way."

The captain next to him asked: "My lord, is Xiliang safe? Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Song Jianxiong are in Xiliang, so they won't make things difficult for us?"

The civil official replied: "We have also sent envoys to Xiliang. I think Xiliang will definitely join our general's anti-Chu alliance. Let's go."

The civil servant led the escorting cavalry to gallop across the Gobi and desert outside the Great Wall.

Along the way, there are snow-capped mountains and winding mountain roads. The shadows of civil servants walk a little bit far in this desolate nature, and finally blend into it and disappear in this vast expanse.

In Guandu City!

In the bustling market, civil servants and school lieutenants led six cavalry galloping on the street. In the past few days, the embassies sent by Yuan Shao to various places have begun to return one after another. They gathered in Guandu City, so Guandu City has become lively recently.

And Yuan Shao also specially told the school captain of the city gate that once an envoy from the princes returns, he must ring the gong to clear the way to show his dignity.

At this time, the captain of the city gate himself rode a horse to clear the way ahead and shouted, "Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Hurry up, let the envoy pass!" Everyone on the street followed the sound.

The envoy followed behind, holding the talisman of the great general of the Han Dynasty, but no one thought about who this was. This envoy was Yuan Shao's first counselor, Ju Shou.

If a general of the Chu state like Liu Pan could be persuaded to join the anti-Chu alliance, then other princes who were waiting and watching would definitely join the anti-Chu alliance, so Ju Shou recommended himself to persuade this brave general of Jingzhou, the general of the Chu army.

In the side hall of Yuan Shao in Guandu City.

Yuan Shao, Han Qiong, and Nie Zefeng were quietly reading the battle reports from various places and the letters from Hongling sent by envoys from various places.At this time, the sound of pedaling footsteps passed from far to near to the ears of the people in the room.

Yuan Shao raised his face abruptly, with a sullen expression on his face.

Yuan Shao's entourage hurried out of the door, and soon there were whispers from the waiter and the captain who reported the letter from outside the hall.Yuan Shao threw away Jian Zhe angrily, and scolded: "What's the matter, why don't you just want to be quiet?"

Yuan Shao's attendant turned back to the side hall and said: "General, is there someone asking for an audience outside the side hall?"

Yuan Shao replied impatiently: "Didn't I tell you that I won't see anyone today!"

The waiter's voice trembled: "It's the general, the one I've been looking forward to..."

Yuan Shao asked suspiciously, "Who?"

The waiter replied a little excitedly: "Lord Ju!"

Yuan Shaozai immediately asked, "Who?"

The waiter replied even more excitedly: "Ju Shou, Master Ju!"

Yuan Shao stood up and said, "...you...you say it again!"

The waiter said unhurriedly this time: "It's Lord Jushou. He has returned from Chen Cang and has persuaded General Liu Pan of Chen Cang to join the anti-Chu alliance!"

Yuan Shao was stunned: "My God... Hurry up! Hurry up! Invite him to come to see me, hurry up!"

The waiter turned to leave.

Yuan Shao replied: "Wait...I can't be here...to change clothes...in the main meeting hall, in the main meeting hall...inform all the soldiers, all civil servants, to be present...and the etiquette and music...quick! go Get ready!...I want to welcome you!"

Yuan Shao was at a loss.