Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 68
What is a miracle?The miracle is not that when you fight against the landlord, you take a handful of bombs to abuse the landlord or peasant, but that you take a handful of bad cards, but still suffocate the opponent, so that the opponent can't even play a card, so he can only fold his cards and admit defeat. .

The temporary landlord Xiang Kang created such a miracle. The two rival farmers, Gu County Magistrate and Chao Zhi, not only had better-looking cards than Xiang Kang’s cards, but also had more cavalry and chariots similar to the ace bomb than Xiang Kang. Much more, but it was because Xiang Kang played a bad hand of cards out of his mastery, and used a gang of mobs to directly knock down the magistrate Gu's tower, and was so frightened that Qin Jun, who was not far away, dared not move at all. Watching helplessly, the Young Marshal Army, who was at a disadvantage in terms of strength and overall strength, directly blasted the old lair of the Qin Army in Tong County, reversing the situation of the entire Xiangxiang battlefield in one fell swoop.

It was still halfway through the fifth hour when Zuo Wei Chao Zhi, who was in command of the Qin army, confirmed through repeated inspections by scouts that there should be no ambushes from the Young Marshal's army around the camp, and the noise of the gongs should also be caused by the Young Marshal's army. The masterpiece of a small team, combined with all kinds of information, Chao Zhi concluded that the main force of the Young Marshal's Army should have been involved in the raid on the Qin Army's camp in Tongxian County. The Army University can confidently and boldly reinforce the friendly troops in Tong County without worrying about the safety of the self-army camp.

However, it was too late to come to this conclusion. The chief and deputy generals of the Tongxian Qin Army, Gu Xianling and Hao Ce, had died tragically in the hands of the young commander. The leaderless Tongxian Qin Army had completely collapsed and had already escaped. Since the army camp has fled all over the mountains and plains, it is impossible to regroup and join forces with the Qin army to fight against the enemy.At the same time, the scouting report also showed that after successfully capturing the camp of the Qin Army in Tong County, the Young Marshal immediately gathered his troops and horses to prepare for another battle. When reinforcements came, the reinforcements would have to face the main force of the young commander's army with high morale. The odds of winning were slim, and they might suffer another defeat, resulting in unnecessary casualties.

Of course, Chao Zhi still has a desperate choice, which is to take advantage of the chance that the main force of the young commander's army has no time to retreat back to the city, and quickly pull out all the remaining 200 or so Qin troops and rush to the Tongxian camp. Going to fight to the death with the Young Marshal's Army, then when the Young Marshal's Army is exhausted from the night battle, the Qin Army, who has been accumulating energy for a long time, may not have no hope of making a comeback. Said it was hopeless.

But it is still a pity that when courage is needed to make a decision, Chao Zhi, who is not outstanding in talent, is timid and hesitates. He is afraid that the morale of the main force of the young commander's army will be high, and the morale of the army will continue to be frustrated, thinking that the Qin army is not an opponent; Afterwards, the camp was empty, and the Young Marshal Army in Xiaxiang City took the opportunity to send troops to steal his camp; he was even more afraid that his army would not be able to compete with the main force of the Young Marshal Army in the field, and was defeated by the Young Marshal Army in the first battle. Just lost his head.So after much deliberation, Chao Zhi could only make a safe choice, and decided to continue to stick to the camp of his own army, and wait for the situation to become clear before making a decision.

Chao Zhi's timidity and conservatism certainly gave the Young Marshal the opportunity to calmly clean up the battlefield. Amidst the majestic song of Chu, the mob of the Young Marshal's army happily loaded all the military supplies that could be collected, such as military tents, flags, grain and grass. , ordnance, and weapons, as long as they can be taken away and recycled, the mob of the Young Marshal Army will not let them go.At the same time, many young commanders and soldiers were not greedy enough, and even the corpses of the soldiers of the Qin Army on the ground had to be squeezed dry. In addition to taking away weapons and repeated body searches, they simply stripped off the clothes of the dead and took them away. Many soldiers of the Qin army could only expose their buttocks to the wilderness, forcing Xiang Kang to order a ban on such immoral behavior, and ordered the troops to withdraw back to the city just after dawn.

For the sake of caution, when retreating back to the city, Xiang Kang not only sent more people to closely monitor every move of the Qin army, but also personally led the army behind the palace, ready to fight with the Qin army's chasing troops at any time.But fortunately, Chao Zhi, who was completely confused, missed this opportunity again. When the young commander was in a hurry to return to the city, he didn't decisively send troops to pursue him. He still chose to stay still. It was only then that all the spoils of war were transported back to the city, which greatly alleviated the current shortage of military supplies for the Young Marshal Army.

After returning to the city successfully and triumphantly, the top and bottom of the young commander's army were of course full of joy, and they couldn't wait to wait for Xiang Kang to quickly order rewards for the three armies, so that he could eat and drink, and happily celebrate this hard-won victory.In the end, Xiang Kang did not disappoint the young generals. The first order he issued after returning to the county temple was to reward the army, killing pigs and sheep to feed the soldiers who had worked hard all night.However, to the great disappointment of the Xiang family's children and many young commanders and soldiers, Xiang Kang decided to reward the army and at the same time issued an order saying that drinking is strictly prohibited at today's celebration banquet, so as not to delay the military aircraft.

Regarding this, the children of the Xiang family, who have long been accustomed to drinking and having fun, are of course all frowning. Xiang Zhuang, who made a great contribution last night, also stood up and said to Xiang Kang with a smile: "Brother, can you give me a hand?" Do you want to change the prohibition on alcohol? Don’t make it so strict, let everyone drink as much as they like, which means it.”

The members of the Xiang family who were present all agreed, but Xiang Kang shook his head decisively and said: "My brothers and brothers, it's not that I don't give you face. I also know that you want to drink. To tell you the truth, you have won such a big victory. I also want to drink a few bowls to celebrate. But there is no way, there are still enemies watching outside the city wall. If the alcohol ban is lifted at this time, if something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable immediately. So this opening cannot be opened, once it is opened, it may be closed Can't live."

After saying that, Xiang Kang smiled at Xiang Zhuang and said, "Last night, you made a great contribution. In addition to rewarding you, I should give you three more bowls of wine. But these three bowls of wine can only be owed first. After we have eliminated the rest of the Tyrant Qin army and completely won this battle, I will toast you in public at the celebration banquet and reward you for your great achievements last night."

Fortunately, Xiang Zhuang's elder brother is quite reasonable. Knowing that Xiang Kang was thinking about big things, he didn't force him. He smiled and wiped the matter away, and then Xiang Zhuang couldn't wait to ask Xiang Kang: "Ah Brother, how to clean up the remaining Tyrant Qin army, have you figured out a way? When will we do it?"

"No hurry, I haven't figured out how to deal with the remaining Tyrant Qin army yet." Xiang Kang replied: "But it doesn't matter, our overall strength now has a certain upper hand, and we have a certain degree of confidence in this battle even if we fight head-on. , It will definitely not be difficult to clean up the remaining Tyrant Qin army."

"Then think about it quickly, and let us do it if you come up with a good idea." Xiang Zhuang urged, and then said eagerly: "It's best to kill all the remaining Tyrant Qin troops in one battle like last night, and let us go to war." We can sit down and celebrate and drink with peace of mind."

Xiang Kang smiled and agreed, but Zhou Zeng who was next to him suddenly said, "Young commander, although I am not good at military affairs, I still feel that the remaining Tyrant Qin army may not necessarily need to be solved by fighting. Use some other means, maybe The remaining enemies can be dealt with without a single soldier."

"Get rid of the remaining Tyrant Qin army without a single soldier? What's the trick of Uncle Ya? Please give me some pointers." Xiang Kang asked hurriedly, a little surprised.

"I don't dare to think of a clever plan, but I just want to suggest to the young commander that you try to recruit to surrender." Zhou Zeng replied: "Send an envoy with a letter to the enemy camp to persuade Zuo Weichao, who is worried, to surrender. If this is successful, then the people outside the city Not only will the Tyrant Qin army no longer threaten the safety of Xiaxiang City, but on the contrary, it will become your arm, Young Commander, to overthrow Tyrant Qin and revitalize Great Chu."

"But it's impossible for that Chao Zhi to surrender to us?" Xiang Kang said in surprise: "He still has an army of about 200 people. After gathering the fleeing Tongxian defeated army, there will definitely be more. How can you surrender to us if you are not at a great disadvantage and still have the strength to fight?"

"Not necessarily." Zhou Zeng smiled and said: "Although the situation of Chao Zhipifu's army is not critical, his own situation is already in dire straits. The centurion was completely annihilated by us, not to mention the embarrassment, and it has become a body to be punished."

"Last night, he fell into your suspicion again, Young Marshal. He didn't dare to send reinforcements to reinforce his Tongxian friendly army. He sat back and watched the Tongxian friendly army collapse. The county magistrate Gu Bi was beheaded by our army. According to the law of Qin, this is another Felony. Punishment for two crimes, at least he will be beheaded and abandoned the market. So I think, considering his own situation, if you show him kindness and lure him, young commander, you may not be able to make him Even people and troops are recruited to surrender."

Putting himself in Chao Zhi's place and thinking carefully for Chao Zhi, Xiang Kang soon found that Magistrate Zhou's analysis was quite reasonable, and immediately made a decision and said: "Uncle Ya is right, you can give it a try, please, Uncle Ya, now Just write a letter, state your interests to Chao Zhi, promise rewards, and persuade him to bring an army to surrender to me. I will immediately arrange for an envoy to send him over with gifts and letters, and see his reaction first."

After saying that, Xiang Kang immediately ordered Xiang Ta to send someone to the county jail to bring a prisoner of Qin's army who had taken Qin as a backup, but Zhou Zeng stopped Xiang Kang and said, "Young commander, are you going to let Quyou go again?" prisoners of war to deliver letters?"

Xiang Kang nodded and said that was the case, but Zhou Zeng shook his head and said: "Young commander, sending prisoners of war to deliver letters is indeed a brilliant move when you are planning a trick. You don't have to worry about the envoy being bribed to leak the military plan, and you don't have to worry about the envoy's life." But it’s different when recruiting to surrender. You must have sincerity in recruiting, especially this time we really want to recruit Chao Zhi to surrender, so we must send a real envoy, preferably one with a little weight, so that Chao Zhi can understand us. Sincerity in recruiting and surrendering, only in this way can success be possible.”

Xiang Kang nodded, and subconsciously turned his gaze to the Xiang family's children present, but after looking around, Xiang Kang withdrew his gaze again, because none of the Xiang family's children present was good at persuasion At the same time, Xiang Kang was also a little reluctant to take such a big risk with his brother.But fortunately, after checking his words, he found that Xiang Kang did not intend to send out the Xiang family's children. Sun Qiang, whose real name was Sun Gong, stood up and said to Xiang Kang, "If you don't mind the young commander, how about letting me go down and have a try?"

Sun Gong recommended himself, but Xiang Kang was not overjoyed to agree, because first, Xiang Kang still had little faith in Sun Gong who was forced to surrender after Xiaxiang County Temple was breached, and second, Sun Gong's ability to govern the people was quite good. Xiang Kang, whose subordinates are extremely short of internal affairs talents, is also reluctant to take the risk of Sun Gong.So Xiang Kang quickly shook his head and said: "It's too dangerous, you can't go, Sun Xiancheng. How about this, Uncle Ya, Sun Xiancheng, you should be familiar with the situation of the old officials who are under the prime minister, and recommend me a brave man." If the conference speaks, I will give him an official title and let him go."

Knowing that Xiang Kang also had some good intentions, of course, Sun Yuyan, who volunteered, did not insist too much. After discussing with Zhou Zeng for a while, he recommended a civil servant named Xu Shu to Xiang Kang. Xu Shu, who was jointly recommended by Sun Gong, came to him, explained the reason to him, and promised him a big reward, asking him to go to the enemy camp.In the end, this little official named Xu Shu did not disappoint Zhou Zeng and Sun Gong's expectations. Even though he knew that going to the enemy camp would be life-threatening, he still agreed without hesitation and accepted the order without fear.Xiang Kang was overjoyed, and gave Xu Shu a false title of meritorious service on the spot, and sent him to the enemy camp with gifts and letters that day, trying to persuade Chao Zhi to put down his arms and surrender.

After the envoys were sent out, and the celebration banquet with meat but no wine was held, it was getting late. Xiang Kang, who had not slept for two days and one night, returned to his residence and immediately fell asleep like a dead pig. The matter of sending envoys to surrender was completely forgotten, and he didn't even know that the sisters from the Yu family came to visit him. He missed a rare opportunity to flirt with his sister-in-law.However, when it was close to the third watch at night, Xiang Kang was forcibly awakened by his own biological clock, struggled to get up, and led Xiang It and a team of soldiers to the city to inspect the city defense situation.

Finally, after the night patrol was over, Xiang Kang remembered to ask if Xu Shu, who was sent to contact the Qin army, had returned. To Xiang Kang's surprise, Xiang it yawned and said, "I'm back, but at that time Uncle Ji, you are already asleep. We know you are very tired, so we didn't wake you up, and let him rest in the guest house of the county temple. Also, the surrender failed, that Zuo Wei, surnamed Chao, put Our letters and presents have all been returned."

"Call Xu Shu here immediately, I want to see him overnight!"

Xiang Kang was not discouraged by the failure of the enlistment. On the contrary, he was very excited and decided to summon Xu Shu overnight. When Xu Shu was yawned and brought to the hall of the county temple, Xiang Kang couldn't wait, and immediately asked: "What are the details?" What is the situation, tell me carefully what happened before and after, the more detailed the better."

Xu Shu agreed and confessed truthfully that after he was escorted into the Qin Army's camp by the Qin Army's scouts, although he had explained his intention to see Chao Zhi early on, the sealed letters and gifts were also confiscated by the Qin Army's soldiers and presented to Chao Zhi's in advance. However, it took nearly half an hour for Chao Zhi to order him to be summoned.After the meeting, Chao Zhi didn't react with any angry or happy expression. He just smiled and said that Xiang Kang and Zhou Zeng looked down on him too much. Xu Shu boldly persuaded Chao Zhi to think more about his own interests, but Chao Zhi kept shaking his head and hitting He cut off Xu Shu's words and asked Xu Shu to leave immediately with gifts and letters. He also said that this time he was letting Xu Shu go because of Xu Shu's status as an envoy, but if Xu Shu dared to talk in front of him again, He will never let go.

After carefully listening to Xu Shu's introduction, Xiang Kang asked another key question, "When Chao Zhi saw you, was there anyone else in his military tent besides his personal soldiers?"

"Young Commander, no." Xu Shu shook his head, and said truthfully: "At that time, the other people in the military tent all wore oblique buns, and those who didn't wear straight buns and crowns should all be soldiers of Chao Zhi! "

"Okay!" Xiang Kang was overjoyed, first he slapped the table in front of him heavily, then couldn't help but rubbed his hands together excitedly, and said in his heart: "The one surnamed Chao didn't do everything right, and he didn't let his generals participate in it." During the interview, I intentionally left room for myself to move around, which shows that there is something wrong with this matter, and he must have been shaken in his heart, as long as he is fired again, there is definitely hope that he will really be recruited!"

Excitement turns into excitement, but the timid and suspicious personality instinct reminds Xiang Kang to be careful, and ask Xiang Kang to guard against this is the enemy's plan.But it doesn't matter, Xiang Kang, the time traveler, doesn't believe it anymore. In this era where righteousness is valued over life and people like promises and gold, who can fight against themselves who are too familiar with thick black books and regard shame as nothing?
"Ah!" At the same time, someone in Mangdang Mountain sneezed heavily.

(End of this chapter)