Soldiers come to the world

Just as Zhang Liao judged, the Han army did not return to Chaisang, but instead stationed at Ruxukou, confronting the armies of Hefei and Shouchun in the distance. The war was far from over, and the Han army could kill Hefei at any time, but Liu Jing saw Except that Cao Pi was eager to take the opportunity to control the military power. If he handled it a little improperly, it would easily arouse factional struggles within the Cao army. Of course Liu Jing was very happy to see this happen.

In the Ruxukou barracks, Liu Jing followed several soldiers to a special tent. The reason why it was special was that the tent was surrounded by tall wooden fences. Nearly a hundred soldiers guarded the surrounding area, and the security was very strict.

This kind of camp is basically found in all military camps. It is a kind of military prison and is generally used for house arrest, not a real cellar prison.

Liu Jing walked into the fence, and several soldiers opened the curtain first, and saw Jiangdong general Xu Sheng sitting in the big tent reading a book. Xu Sheng was not imprisoned by shackles, but under house arrest in a military prison, wearing a white Wearing a long robe, wearing a flat scarf, without the domineering general, holding a bamboo scroll in his hand, the elegance adds a bit of scholarly air.

"Han Wang is coming!" A soldier guarding him reminded in a low voice.

Xu Sheng stood up quickly, not because of his status as a prisoner of war, but because Liu Jing, the king of the Han Dynasty, was someone he admired very much. Of course Xu Sheng dared not be rude when Liu Jing came.

Liu Jing walked into the big tent and said with a smile, "General Xu, don't come here without any problems!"

Xu Sheng clasped his fists and saluted, "See Your Highness the King of Han!"

Liu Jing nodded, "Let's sit down and talk."

The two sat down, Liu Jing looked at the tent and said, "Is there anything else General Xu needs? For example, the inconvenience in life."

Xu Sheng shook his head, "Life is worry-free, and there are still books to read, Xu Sheng, thank you Your Highness for your generosity."

"you are welcome!"

Liu Jing smiled again and said: "If I remember correctly, General Xu is not a native of Jiangdong, but a native of Ju County, Langya County!"

"Exactly! There was a war in my hometown. I took my parents to Jiangdong to take refuge. I joined the Jiangdong Army in Jian'an five years ago, and 15 years have passed in a flash."

"Time flies! Back then I was in Chaisang as Sima of the other army, and I fought with General Xu. In a flash, more than ten years have passed. Life is like the water of the Yangtze River. Once gone, it will never return."

Liu Jing's exclamation also evoked Xu Sheng's disappointment. He was only 20 years old back then, full of vigor and ambition, but now he is 35 years old. He whispered: "How does Your Highness plan to deal with me?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if I let you go back, but I actually hurt you by letting you go."

Xu Sheng was stunned, "Your Highness, what do you say?"

"You may not know that you have been expelled from the Jiangdong Army and listed as a traitor. Sun Quan has removed all your military positions and awards in public."

Xu Shengteng stood up and said angrily, "Could it be that His Highness is spreading some untrue words?"

Liu Jing said indifferently: "What is my identity, would I use such a dirty trick?"

Xu Sheng sat down slowly, he understood a little bit, it should be Ding Feng, he pushed the responsibility for the defeat on himself, in fact Xu Sheng didn't know, it wasn't Ding Feng who framed him, but his own soldiers He deceived Ding Feng, leading to the annihilation of the entire Jiangdong army. Ding Feng naturally thought that he had surrendered to the Han army.

Xu Sheng hugged his head, and after a while, he asked in a hoarse voice: "How are my father, wife and children doing now?"

"They have all been arrested and imprisoned by Sun Quan."

Xu Sheng grunted in pain and didn't say a word anymore. Liu Jing stared at him silently for a moment, then got up and walked outside the tent. Only when Liu Jing was far away did Xu Sheng raise his head slowly, with extremely complicated expressions in his eyes.

Of course he understood why he came to visit him in person, he just hoped that he would surrender, Xu Sheng actually didn't have much resistance in his heart, he had already seen that Jiangdong's situation was over, Liu Jing would unify the world sooner or later, even Sun Shao and Lu Xun surrendered to Han, For his own future, why can't he find another way out?

It's just that he can't let go of this face and doesn't want to bear the name of rebellion. Now his family has become Sun Quan's prisoner. If he openly surrenders to Han, his family will be in danger. In any case, Xu Sheng can't do it. this decision.

Xu Sheng let out a long sigh, what should he do now?

Jianye, a small boat came from Jiangbei. Soldiers on the pier noticed it and immediately surrounded it. In addition to the old boatman, there was also a [-]-year-old taxi in the boat. He smiled slightly at Jiangdong soldiers: " Please tell your Marquis Wu that Qin Mi, the special envoy of the King of Han, is asking to see you!"

Not long after, Jiang Dongchang Shi Buzhi hurried to the pier, saluted Qin Mi and said, "It's impolite to keep Lord Qin waiting so long."

"So it's Bu Chang Shi, Wu Hou is in Jianye?"

"Marquis Wu is waiting for Master Bo in the palace, and he ordered me to come and greet him."

At this time, a gorgeous carriage drove up, and Bu Zhi waved his hands and said with a smile: "Master Qin, please!"

"Please!"

The two boarded the carriage, and under the escort of [-] horse-riding guards, the carriage sped towards Jianye Palace.

The reason why Sun Quan treated Qin Mi with courtesy was because he expressed his uneasiness. The Jiangdong army failed to attack Chaisang. So far, the Han army has not made any statement about Jiangdong. Just like what happened, this silent statement made Sun Quan feel uneasy.

So Qin Mi's arrival really made him overjoyed. It was the special envoy of the King of Han who came instead of the large-scale attack of the Han army's warships, which brought a glimmer of hope for peace to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan was pacing back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his back, looking preoccupied and a little restless. Zhang Zhao, who was sitting by the side, knew Sun Quan's thoughts very well, and he couldn't help but secretly sighed. Sun Quan was thinking too naively. Kuaiji and Wujun The current situation has reached this point, and there is no doubt that Liu Jing has the heart to attack Jiangdong. Under such a foregone conclusion, Liu Jing certainly will not care about the unsuccessful Chaisang incident. Sending a special envoy here does not mean that The Han army gave up attacking Wu from then on, but Liu Jing's strategy was to delay the attack, and Wu Hou couldn't even see through this point.

But Zhang Zhao didn't want to break this point, and let Sun Quan fall into despair. He still left a little hope for Marquis Wu. Maybe the Han army was really defeated by Cao army, and the situation in the east was completely reversed.

At this time, a guard reported from the hall, "Report to Marquis Wu, the special envoy of the Han army has arrived!"

"Come in quickly!" Sun Quan urged repeatedly.

After a while, Bu Zhi accompanied Qin Mi into the lobby, Sun Quan went up to meet him personally, held Qin Mi's hand and said with a smile, "Master Qin has worked hard all the way."

"Where! Where! Marquis Wu is too polite."

Qin Mi's hand was held by Sun Quan, unable to salute, so he had to follow him into the hall, Sun Quan didn't need Qin Mi to salute, and asked him to sit down directly, and he also sat opposite Qin Mi, while Zhang Zhao and Bu Zhi sat at the bottom. , This is the courtesy of the monarch to the monarch, and Sun Quan actually put it on a special envoy. Even Qin Mi felt that Sun Quan was too enthusiastic.

Qin Mi bowed and said with a smile, "I came here this time under the order of the King of Han to make an exchange with Jiangdong."

"I wonder what His Highness the King of Han wants to exchange?" Sun Quan asked with a smile.

"That's right. We have [-] Jiangdong soldiers in our hands. They are all Jiangdong's elite troops. His Royal Highness wants to release them back to reunite with their families, but I hope Jiangdong will also express it."

When Qin Mi said this, Zhang Zhao next to him immediately understood, and said with a faint smile, "If I'm not wrong, His Highness the King of Han wants us to release Xu Sheng's family, right?"

"Mr. Zhang is indeed extraordinary, and the King of Han is exactly what he meant!"

Sun Quan's original enthusiastic smile disappeared immediately, and slowly turned cold. It was actually in exchange for Xu Sheng's family. In this way, Xu Sheng really surrendered to the Han army, and he did not wrong him.

In the past two years, Sun Quan also gradually became irritable because of repeated setbacks, and gradually lost his former calmness and calmness. His subordinates would offend him if he was a little careless, and he often heard him yelling and shouting. Throw something.

At this time, Sun Quan heard that the other party was going to exchange Xu Sheng's family, and his sensitive self-esteem was immediately prickled. He raised his eyebrows, and seeing that he was about to explode, Bu Zhi hurriedly asked: "May I ask how the three thousand soldiers are doing now? "

Bu Zhi was actually reminding Sun Quan that he was not here to beg for someone, but to exchange. Zhang Zhao also asked from the side, "Excuse me, Lord Qin, has the King of Han returned to Chaisang now?"

"His Highness the King of Han didn't go back to Chaisang, he was at Ruxukou."

Bu Zhi and Zhang Zhao successively reminded Sun Quan that he suddenly realized that he was going to lose his temper. He could be angry with the Jiangdong officials, but he could not be angry with the special envoy of the King of Han, otherwise he would not be able to explain the matter of Chaisang. Sun Quan restrained the anger in his heart, and said after a while: "I can agree to exchange!"

Qin Mi immediately got up and said, "That's the best. I'll take them away this time. As for the Jiangdong prisoners, they will wait on the Yangtze River. As long as I return to Jiangbei, the warship transporting the prisoners will dock at Jianye."

It was only then that Sun Quan realized that the warships of the Han army had already been waiting on the river. This was Liu Jing's act of courtesy before soldiers. If he did not agree, the warships of the Han army might arrive at Jianye.

Sun Quan felt a deep humiliation, but he had no choice but to say to Bu Zhi, "Bu Chang Shi, let him go!"

Bu Zhi took Qin Mi away, but Sun Quan remained motionless, staring straight at the table case, and suddenly he drew his sword and slashed at the table case, 'Crack! With a * sound, the table case was split into two pieces. Sun Quan threw the sword to the ground, turned around and walked towards the harem.

Zhang Zhao picked up the sword and shook his head lightly. He could understand Sun Quanxin's humiliation, but this is politics. When you are far inferior to the opponent, no matter how great the humiliation is, you can only hold back. Apart from agreeing to the opponent's request unconditionally, There was no second choice, but Liu Jing was able to release three thousand prisoners of war, which was enough.

But Zhang Zhao knew that Liu Jing was not giving face to Sun Quan, but to the people of Jiangdong and hundreds of officials. The Jiangdong government and people would think this was a good exchange. Three thousand prisoners of war were exchanged for a family. Liu Jing was very generous, but Sun Quan would Feel deeply humiliated.

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Three days later, when Xu Sheng's father, wife and children arrived at Ruxukou on a Han army warship, Xu Sheng was finally moved by Liu Jing's sincerity and formally surrendered to the Han army. A member of the Han army.

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