The Battle of the Jade Seal (II)
After Yuan Shu captured Runan, he recruited 40,000 soldiers in Runan. Seeing that Tao Qian of Xuzhou was weak, he gathered an army in Shouchun and prepared to attack Xuzhou. And Runan area, only Zhang Xun led 20,000 troops to defend.
When Yuan Shu heard the news, he personally led 120,000 troops to Runan. When they reached Runan, Zhang Xun brought them into the city. Yuan Shu gathered a crowd to discuss, Yuan Yin said: "The Yellow Turban remnants are easy to defeat, but it's troublesome to regroup after defeat. Now it is better to send an envoy to persuade us to surrender. In this way, we can increase our military strength and avoid future troubles.”Yuan Shu thought he was right and sent Yuan Yin as an envoy to surrender.
Guan Hai and others saw that Yuan Shu led an army to rescue them. They knew that Yuan Shu was not their enemy and wanted to retreat. The Yuan Gate reported that Yuan Shu's envoy had arrived. So he asked the messenger to enter the tent. Yuan Yin went to the tent and saw Guan Hai, Liu Pi and Gong all in the tent. He said,"General Yuan has sent me here for your future." Now there are heroes everywhere. Although you have troops, you have no foundation. If my army goes to suppress you, you will have no place to die.”
When Gong Du heard this, he was furious and drew his sword to kill Yuan Yin, but was stopped by Guan Hai. Yuan Yin continued,"General Yuan wishes to summon you to surrender and advance and retreat with you. What do you think?"
Guan Hai said,"If we surrender, how will General Yuan treat us?”
Yuan Yin said,"You are still the commanders of the army. Your personal guards may follow you, and the rest of the troops may be incorporated into the various armies. Then, General Yuan will ask the court for official positions for you. You and I are all the Lord's people.”
The three of them looked at each other. Guan Hai asked again,"Are our soldiers treated the same as your soldiers?"”
"Naturally," Yuan Yin replied.
Guan Hai and the other two muttered for a moment before agreeing to surrender.
After Yuan Shu incorporated the three generals, his troops became more powerful, reaching 240,000. He secretly plotted against Xuzhou and Qiaocheng.
At this time, the battle in Xiapi was in turmoil again. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao could not take Xiapi for a long time, so Yuan Shao sent General Wen Chou with 50,000 troops to help. Sun Jian of Xiapi once again showed that his army was weak and gathered his troops to discuss with him.
Sun Quan replied,"The enemy has 190,000 troops, while our army has less than 70,000. Moreover, the rations in the city can only last for three months. If the allied forces attack with all their strength, the city will be broken. The king of Changsha once said that when the army was in danger, he could go and join him. The king of Changsha knows how to use talents. We will be put in an important position when we go. Moreover, the king of Changsha was a man of great talent and strategy. He had already captured a quarter of the land in the world and was highly respected by the people. If the army is defeated and defected, it will certainly be despised. It is better to wait for an opportunity to leave the city and join Jianye.”
Sun Jian saw that no one had any objections, so he decided to wait for an opportunity to abandon the city. He also sent people to Jianye to ask Zhuge Liang to send troops to help.
At night, Sun Jian planted a flag on the city wall. The army quietly opened the west gate and rushed west along the road. The alliance army scout received the news and quickly reported to the central army. Xiahou Chun received the news, and Cao Hong led the army to pursue.
Sun Ce led 30,000 cavalry to cover the rear. When he saw the allied forces chasing, he led his troops to attack and retreat while fighting. Halfway through, Sun Ce's troops were already exhausted and were tightly surrounded by the alliance army. Sun Ce led his troops to charge left and right, but the alliance army was getting thicker and thicker.
At this critical moment, the red-faced bearded general led his troops to attack. His soldiers were sharp and the Cao army could not block them. He opened up a path of blood. It was the Golden Whirlwind General Guan Yu. He led his troops into the formation and saved Sun Ce and the others. The two generals gathered their troops and rushed out.
It turned out that Zhuge Liang had received news from Sun Jian and had led his army over to receive him. Guan Yu was the vanguard of the army. Seeing that Sun Ce was in danger, he rushed into the encirclement and rescued Sun Ce.
At this time, Zhuge Liang's army had already arrived. He lined up his army and allowed Guan Yu and Sun Ce's troops to enter the formation. Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and arrived at the front of the army. "General Xia Hou, please answer."
Xiahou Chun rode his horse over and said," We are here to exterminate the rebel army. Why are you doing this, sir? Are you trying to cause trouble?"”
"Sun Jian has already allied with my lord by marriage," Zhuge Liang replied."He has already given up Xiapi. You can now report your mission. Why must you kill him?" Moreover, the King of Changsha will present a memorial tomorrow. General Xiahou can go back and report the truth.”With that, he retreated to Jianye.
Xiahou Chun saw that the king of Changsha had a strong army and did not dare to start a war. After Xiapi, he wrote a letter to report victory.
When Jin Xuan heard the news, he rushed to Jianye with Dian Wei, Madam Zhu Rong, and Sun Shangxiang to pay his respects to Sun Jian. Sun Jian saw Jin Xuan like this, can not help but feel moved. "I heard that my father-in-law was fighting at Xiapi," said Jin Xuan."I have no excuse not to send troops to help him. I am ashamed and uneasy. Fortunately, my father-in-law has nothing to do with you generals, otherwise I won't have the face to see you.”Sun Jian sighed with emotion,"Now I am burdened by the imperial seal. If the King of Changsha did not tolerate me, I would not have a place to live."”Then he took out the jade seal and presented it to Jin Xuan. "I'll take this useless thing back first," said Jin Xuan."Tomorrow I'll discuss with the civil and military officials what to do next.”
"Now that Your Highness has a large army in your hands, it's just right for you to do so," Sun Jian added. Besides, now that the king's army is pointing at him, all the vassals are frightened. Why not take it for yourself?"
"It's not the power, it's not the time," Jin Xuan said. Although we have twelve prefectures now, the population here is scattered. Only the population of two prefectures can match the population of a large prefecture in the Central Plains. If we take this as our own reason, the vassals of the world will fight against us. Although the outcome is hard to predict, it is not beneficial to our strategic development.”He took out the map and said,"Liu Qi of Xichuan and Liu Biao of Jingxiang are both very powerful. Yuan Shu and the others are like tigers standing by their pillow. In the name of revenge, I will send troops to Sichuan in the near future, and then go north to destroy Liu Biao. In this way, half of the world will belong to me. In the Central Plains, there were many powerful counties, but they would eventually be divided by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. When they fought, they would march into the Central Plains in the name of quelling the rebellion, and the world would be at their fingertips. At that time, someone would definitely hold the jade seal with both hands.”
Sun Jian was greatly moved."Your Highness is a man of great talent and great strategy," he said."I am not as good as you. Your Highness, I am willing to follow you and conquer the world.”Then he summoned his generals and said,"From this day on, my Sun Jian will follow the King of Changsha. From this day on, there will be no soldiers under Sun Jian. They will all be under the King of Changsha.”--
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