The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 597 596 The Burning Yangtze River (36)

After much deliberation, Sun Quan finally made a decision not to blame Zhang Fei. After all, Zhu Ran had already become a dead man, and Guan Yu was killed, Zhang Fei was defeated, and Ling Cao, Tan Xiong, and Pan Zhang deliberately delayed the battle. It was all the consequences of Zhu Ran's actions. Someone had to bear the charge, and Zhu Ran could hardly shirk the blame.

Now that Zhu Ran is dead, it would be futile to pursue any responsibility.

Therefore, Sun Quan said slowly in front of Xiang Lang and Peng Tuo: "Zhu Ran is my general, even if he made any mistakes, I should order the execution. Undoubtedly treason. However, since there is a reason for this matter, and Zhu Ran made a mistake first, Zhang Fei killed Zhu Ran without knowing it, and it is justifiable. I have always dealt with it fairly, so Zhang Fei killed Zhu Ran I am pardoning Zhang Fei for his innocence. Even if I bring Zhu Ran back, I will kill him. Zhang Fei will do it for me and save me a little trouble."

Hearing what Sun Quan said, Xiang Lang's heart finally fell, and he cupped his hands and said, "General Sun is a wise man!"

Sun Quan said: "I don't dare to be a sage, and I don't deserve to have the word sage. If I was really a sage, I sent someone to Jingzhou to ask him to come to Jiangdong to be an official. Why did he refuse? Now, I Although I met you here, but you are an envoy sent by Zhang Fei, you are willing to run for Zhang Fei, could it be that I, Sun Quan, are not as good as Zhang Fei?"

Xiang Lang was a smart man, of course he knew that Sun Quan had something to say, and seemed to be pursuing the matter of his refusal of Sun Quan's recruitment.Xiang Lang shook his head helplessly, and said to Sun Quan with a bitter face: "General Sun, to tell you the truth, Zhang Fei is just a common man, Xiang Mou has been familiar with sage books, how could he be willing to work under such a person?" It's just that Xiang X was forced to do it. That Zhang Fei kidnapped my family and threatened me with the lives of thirteen members of my family. If I don't work for Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei It will kill my whole family and make me live in this world in pain, I have no choice but to bow down to work under Zhang Fei."

After Sun Quan heard this, he let out an "oh" in surprise. A pair of fiery eyes were constantly looking at Xiang Lang. It seemed that he didn't quite believe Xiang Lang's words, but he couldn't find any flaws.He squinted at Peng Tuo, and a simple look met, as if asking Peng Tuo if what he said was true.

Peng Tuo seemed to understand, and nodded slightly to Sun Quan, which dispelled Sun Quan's worries.

"It turned out that Mr. Xiang was put on the neck with a knife by Zhang Fei. This Zhang Fei is simply too stupid. Mr. Xiang, I have always respected your reputation and appreciated your ability. Now Jiangdong needs someone like you Talent, why don't you stay in Nanchang this time, stay by my side and help me make suggestions, how about it?" Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, General Sun, for your kindness. The general has a lot of talents. I, Xiang Lang, am just a villager, not worthy of the general's respect. Besides, my family is in Zhang Fei's hands. If I don't go back, I'm afraid Zhang Fei will embarrass my family..."

"He dares! As long as I say a word, Zhang Fei can obediently send your family over. Mr. Xiang, as long as you are willing to advise me, I can guarantee the safety of your family. In addition, I can also let you Be famous all over the world!" Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang said: "Xiang has long been used to the life of idle clouds and wild cranes. If Zhang Fei hadn't used my family's life as a threat this time, I would never have traveled thousands of miles here to appear in front of General Sun. And I am also old, and my memory has declined a lot, and I am no longer suitable for giving advice to others, please forgive me, General Sun."

Sun Quan offered an olive branch to Xiang Lang twice, but was rejected by Xiang Lang. He knew that Xiang Lang didn't intend to advise him, so he simply gave up. After all, twisted melons are not sweet.However, Sun Quan had another question. If it was just an apology, how could Zhang Fei force Xiang Lang to be an envoy? Isn't this overkill?

So Sun Quan immediately asked: "Mr. Xiang, Zhang Fei sent you here just to plead guilty? Is there anything else?"

Xiang Lang pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh, look at my memory, Zhang Fei also asked me to bring a letter to General Sun, and asked me to hand it to General Sun."

As he spoke, Xiang Lang took out an unopened letter from his pocket, and handed it to Sun Quan's confidant, who took the letter and handed it to Sun Quan.

After Sun Quan took the letter, even if he opened it to read it and read it quickly, his brows could not help but wrinkled tightly, and the expression on his face also changed. He looked at Xiang Lang and asked, "Zhang Fei wants to enter Sichuan? "

Xiang Lang nodded and said: "Before leaving, Zhang Fei told me that he was going to Yizhou or something, so he sent me here, hoping that I can persuade General Sun to lead the army Enter Sichuan!"

Sun Quan was very contradictory at this time. Although Zhu Ran was stubborn and liked to bully others, he would never lie to him.He had received a letter from Zhu Ran before, saying that Zhang Fei was about to enter Sichuan, reminding him to be on guard and prevent Zhang Fei from entering Sichuan if necessary.It's a pity that Sun Quan didn't take the words in Zhu Ran's letter to heart at that time, but felt that this was another unreasonable trouble by Zhu Ran.

"What does Zhang Fei want to do in Sichuan?" Sun Quan asked sullenly, not very happy.

"What Zhang Fei told me was that he led the army into Sichuan to capture Yizhou for General Sun, and then combined forces from Yizhou and Jiangdong to attack Jingzhou and regain Jingzhou. In addition, Zhang Fei is also worried that General Sun will listen to the villain's slander and misunderstand that he has a different intention, and hopes to use the lives of his family as hostages. If he has a different intention, he will kill his whole family." Xiang Lang said .

After Sun Quan heard this, he glanced at Xiang Lang and asked, "Zhang Fei really said that?"

"Every word and every word comes from Zhang Fei's mouth. If Xiang Mou conceals anything, I will be punished by five thunderbolts, and I will die without a place to die." Xiang Lang swore.

After the ancients died, they always buried their souls in peace so that their souls could be redeemed. They believed that only in this way could they have the opportunity to be reincarnated.Therefore, death without a burial place can be described as the most poisonous oath.

Seeing Xiang Lang making such a poisonous oath, Sun Quan believed it to be true, but what he didn't understand was that although Zhang Fei was an enemy of ten thousand people, with Zhang Fei's current strength, it would be easier said than done to capture the entire Yizhou?
Therefore, Sun Quan immediately asked: "Even if I allow Zhang Fei to lead the army into Sichuan, how can it be possible to capture the whole of Yizhou by relying on the defeated soldiers in his hands?"

Xiang Lang said: "I don't know about this, but when Zhang Fei said it, he was full of confidence, as if he had a plan in mind."

"Could it be that someone around Zhang Fei is secretly helping?" Sun Quan asked.

Xiang Lang said: "There is indeed a person beside Zhang Fei who is helping him. Although this person is young, he is well versed in the art of war and has a lot of strategies. He was originally a subordinate of Yizhou Mu Liuzhang. Killed his family, so he broke with Liu Zhang, then escaped from Yizhou, met General Zhang in Yuanling City, and then the two talked about everything, and the man even persuaded Zhang Fei to take Yizhou. He didn’t agree, thinking it was nonsense. But the man said that he had internal support in Yizhou, and as long as the internal and external cooperation, he could take Yizhou. Zhang Fei believed it, so he went to Sichuan and was ready to give it a go.”

After Sun Quan heard this, he hurriedly asked: "So that's the case, then who is the name of the person who persuaded Zhang Fei to enter Sichuan?"

"This person's surname is Fa and his name is Zheng, and his surname is Xiaozhi. He was originally a right-handed person. In his early years, Dong Zhuo was troubled by the three assistants. This person migrated to Yizhou with his father, and has lived in Yizhou since then. He has never stepped out of Yizhou." Xiang Lang road.

After Sun Quan listened, he thought to himself: "Xiang Lang is honest, what he said is exactly the same as the person mentioned in Zhu Ran's letter, so it can be seen that he did not deceive me."

"Even so, Zhang Fei has only less than 1000 remnants and defeated soldiers, and Yizhou has tens of thousands or even more than [-] soldiers. It seems to me that it is not a realistic thing to seize the entire Yizhou. He If you go like this, you may end up on a road of no return..." Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang said: "I have also persuaded Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei is full of confidence in capturing Yizhou. He also said that once he captures Yizhou, he will lead Yizhou's soldiers and horses, take a boat down the river, and directly attack Jingzhou. , to avenge his dead elder brother and second elder brother, and when the vengeance is avenged, he will dedicate Jingzhou and Yizhou to General Sun, and fight against Zhang Yan."

After Sun Quan heard this passage, a magnificent hegemony also appeared in his mind, as if he saw the picture of himself and Zhang Yan rowing the Yangtze River in the future and ruling the world.

"Hehehe... Zhang Fei only has an army of less than a thousand people, how can he fight against tens of thousands of soldiers in Yizhou, let alone go to Xichuan, the road is difficult and dangerous, and there are layers of pass barriers. It ended in failure. You go back and tell Zhang Fei that I don't agree with him going to Xichuan, let him lead the remnant army, and find a way to come back here in Nanchang, and I will definitely not treat him lightly." Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang said: "General Sun, Zhang Fei is a double-edged sword. If you use it well, he is a sharp weapon in your hand. If you don't use it well, you will hurt yourself instead. Please think about it again, General Sun. Do you really want to make this decision?"

Sun Quan frowned and asked, "Mr. Xiang, what do you mean by that? Why can't I understand?"

"Zhang Fei is a fierce general in the world. The reason why he is willing to work under the general is because he wants to use the power of the general to take revenge. Once Zhang Fei gets his revenge and he has an army in his hands, how can Zhang Fei obey orders? General Yu? And in this world, there are only two people who can control Zhang Fei, one is Liu Bei and the other is Guan Yu. Now that these two people have died one after another, Zhang Fei himself is like a horse If you want to control this wild horse, you must have good riding skills. May I ask the general, can he have the ability to control Zhang Fei?" Xiang Lang asked.

(End of this chapter)