Wushuang Wudi of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 116
Unlike the court envoys sent to Yuan Shao, the envoys Lu Bu sent to win over Zhang Yang, Zhang Yan, Gongsun Zan and others were secret envoys hidden in the dark.

"I heard that the imperial court rewarded Yuan Shao with the appointment of an official. You, as Lu Bu's envoy, dared to appear in front of me, Feiyan! The brothers of the Black Mountain Army have not eaten delicious meat for a long time. Now, you'd better say something useful, otherwise, I invite you to come to our bowl!" Zhang Yan received Lu Bu's secret envoy, but her words were rude, very blunt, and threatening.

"The general is joking! These good words are not necessarily useful, and these bad words are not necessarily not beneficial. If the general wants to hear useful good things, he can ask the warriors of the Black Mountain Army to say them, and it will be useless. Next." The envoy replied with his expression unchanged.

"Hmph! Come on, now that you're here, you don't need to go around in circles!" Ge Feiyan (Zhang Yan) said coldly, seeing that she didn't scare the envoy, as if she was too lazy to talk nonsense with the envoy.

"General, I'm here for the sake of friendship between the two armies. Although Yuan Shao was appointed an official, it was just a trick to deceive people. Our army has always been vigilant towards him!" the envoy explained.

"Although Marquis Wen doesn't want to reward the general, but he sincerely wants to make friends with the general! Our army has a lot of surplus food, and we are willing to exchange what we have with the general to resist Yuan Shao's shameless invasion!" The envoy explained the purpose of his visit.

In this troubled world, the relationship between princes and princes is nothing more than two words.

Profit, everything is for profit.

No interest, who will make friends with you, no interest, talk about diplomacy!Joke, everyone is so busy!
The price Lu Bu offered to Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army was food, and what he wanted in exchange was population.There are countless families of soldiers and soldiers in Montenegro, all of whom are family members.On the battlefield, there is no life or death, and everyone lives in peace. No one can predict whether they can survive after the war.

Moreover, the population is large, and a small part of Bingzhou and Jizhou are simply unable to support so many people. Coupled with Yuan Shao's invasion, many people are willing to arrange some relatives to Guanzhong.They wanted to leave one more way out and find another way out for their brothers and family; for Zhang Yan and others, it was to relieve the huge logistical pressure so that they could concentrate on fighting.

Of course, the Montenegrin Army also understands the importance of population.Therefore, this number will not be too many. Lu Bu estimates that in total, it will be about 3 people.

For Lu Bu, talking is better than nothing, mainly to win over Zhang Yan's influence.He knew that although the Black Mountain Army was strong, they lacked discipline and weapons, and in the end, they would not be a match for the powerful Yuan Shao.In the future, I will return to my hometown of Bingzhou and enter the land of Hebei. This is a breakthrough!
In history, Yuan Shao and the Black Mountain Army fought vigorously and defeated the Black Mountain Army, but they also paid a high price.Later, when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were fighting for hegemony, the remaining Black Mountain Army was still led by Zhang Yan and surrendered to Cao Cao.Since Lu Bu knew this, he naturally had to act as soon as possible.

Zhang Yan also left a way out, after all, it is better to have one more enemy like this than a good friend.

The two parties secretly agreed on a secret covenant, and of course the emissary would not be so stupid as to sign a pledge or something. This alliance is very loose and has no binding force at all.However, it may be more reliable than those black and white covenants, no one knows.

In addition to Zhang Yan, there is also Zhang Yang from Hanoi County.

Hanoi County has a very developed agriculture, comparable to that of Guanzhong. Du Ji, one of the three servants of Shangshu Province, once served as the prefect of Hanoi under Cao Cao's forces in history. Remarkable.

Hanoi County was the military horse breeding base of the imperial court since the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a large number of military horses.

Zhang Fei was quite famous for snatching Lv Bu's horses from Xiaopei. It was Lv Bu who went to Zhang Yang to buy those military horses.At that time, the relationship between Lu Bu and Zhang Yang was very good.Zhang Yang even lived longer than Lu Bu. He was not killed by his subordinates until the eve of the decisive battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

In this way, in the face of Zhang Yang, who is quite strong, and even has something to ask for from the other party, Lu Bu's secret envoy's attitude is naturally exceptionally good.

Coincidentally, Zhang Yang had a good impression and attitude towards Lu Bu.

The two parties were very happy and had a very happy discussion.

Lu Bu promised that once Zhang Yang was attacked by Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, Lu Bu would send troops to rescue him.Zhang Yang agreed to Lu Bu's request to purchase military horses as appropriate.This time, the two parties signed a formal secret agreement in black and white, which is different from Zhang Yan.

For Lu Bu, Zhang Yang's Hanoi County is the bridgehead for him to enter Hebei and repeat the hegemony of Emperor Guangwu!This stronghold can be controlled by Zhang Yang, but absolutely cannot be controlled by Yuan Shao or Cao Cao!

The south of Hanoi County is the Luoyang area, which is only separated by the Yellow River, which is different from Bingzhou, Changshan County and other places, so Lu Bu's plan is also different.

Zhang Yang has nothing to say, and the secret agreement says that only when he makes a request can Lu Bu's troops enter here!He felt he was still taking advantage.

Allies, that's it, they all feel that they are beneficial, they all feel that they are taking advantage of each other, and they all benefit from each other.

This is the prerequisite for whether the two parties can form an alliance. Apart from tangible benefits, everything else is imaginary.

As for the north of Yuan Shao, Lu Bu chose Liu Yu, not Gongsun Zan, to join forces.

On the one hand, Gongsun Zan is Yuan Shao's natural enemy, and there is no peace to speak of between the two sides. Since this is the case, there is no need to waste effort to join forces with Gongsun Zan; on the other hand, Gongsun Zan is getting weaker and weaker. !The White Horse General, who was so powerful in the north in the early years, has gradually disappeared since his defeat in the Battle of Jieqiao.

Although Gongsun Zan was trying his best to support him and kept fighting Yuan Shao, his condition was deteriorating, and Liu Yu's flanks were restrained and restrained, which was very bad.

There are two advantages for Lu Bu to unite with Liu Yu. One is that Liu Yu has considerable influence among the Hu people. In the unfavorable situation of the two sides attacking, it is very important to keep Liu Yu temporarily and keep friendly with the Hu people on the surface.

The second is to arouse the struggle between Liu Yu and Yuan Shao, and Lu Bu himself will reap the benefits of the fisherman.

In this way, there is no need to mention the alliance, as long as he exists, it will be beneficial to Lu Bu.

Under the banner of the imperial court, the special envoy first vigorously advocated Liu Yu's integrity, and then, in the tone of the emperor, advised him to manage the land of Youzhou well and be loyal to the Han Dynasty.The honest man Liu Yu was so excited that tears filled his eyes.

(End of this chapter)