E Huan looked at the people standing in the tent and immediately knelt in front of Wei Yan. He said loudly,""Since my family's general has surrendered and Zhu Bao is dead, if I, E Huan, don't surrender now, then I'm being ignorant. E Huan is willing to listen to General's decision!"
"That's great," Wei Yan said.”
E Huan had just stood up when he heard a soldier report,""Qielan, Wanwen, Pingyi, and Yelang City's garrison generals have come to surrender!”"Let them in!" Wei Yan shouted.”
The curtains of the tent were lifted, and four people walked in. As soon as they entered the tent, they knelt on the ground and shouted in unison,"We have come to surrender. We hope that Your Excellency will allow us to do so!”
Wei Yan said," Get up. Since you have surrendered, you are a part of the Han army. I hope that you will disband the rebels and rest with the people when you return." In the future, the Han army will send a prefect to take up the post. You will temporarily take over as the city lord and not commit any more crimes!”
The four of them replied at the same time,"The Han army is mighty! We were also forced to rebel, and it wasn't our true intention. Now that the Han army has arrived, we will definitely be loyal to the Han army and will not dare to have second thoughts.”
"That's good!" Wei Yan laughed. Ma Zhong, take 10,000 soldiers to patrol the cities and take the position of the governor. I will report to the prime minister in the future and appoint a commissioner to govern the county!”
Ma Zhong responded and left the tent with the surrendered generals of the four cities. At this moment, Yang Zhen walked to E Huan's side and said,"Brother, are your injuries serious?”
"It's nothing," E Huan replied."It's just an external injury. Thank you for your concern, General!"
Yang Zhen chuckled." General E, we have a small matter to ask of your help. I wonder if you're willing to help?"”
"General, please say it. E Huan will definitely do his best. I won't hesitate!"”
Yang Zhen patted E Huan's shoulder and said,""General E, now that you have pledged allegiance to our Han Army, you are a part of our Han Army, right?”
E Huan nodded. Yang Zhen continued,"If that's the case, then our Han Army's business is your business, right?”
E Huan nodded again and asked in confusion,""General, what are you trying to say?"
Yang Zhen chuckled and said," General E, Gao Ding is currently defending Yuecai Prefecture. Our Han army cannot take him down. Since you are his old subordinate, you must have a deep friendship with him. I would like to ask you to persuade Gao Ding to open the city gates and surrender!"”
When E Huan heard this, he hurriedly said,"What?" Gao Ding was still holding on and not surrendering? You, you lied to me? Alright, alright, I, E Huan, am a man of my word. Since I have already surrendered, I am the Han Army. Your business is my business. I will go to Yuechi Prefecture now and persuade General Gao to open the city gates and surrender!”
"That's for the best!" Yang Zhen said. When do we set off?"
"Let's go now!" E Huan said. I'm afraid that if it's too late, the general won't be able to wait any longer and will abandon the city to join Jianning County. It will be difficult to persuade him then.”
"Niu San, quickly go and bring my Shadow Pursuer here," Yang Zhen hurriedly ordered.”
Niu San was unwilling. He quickly said," General, Zhuiying is your favorite mount. If you give it to him, why are you riding it yourself?"”
Yang Zhen said angrily,"I told you to go and fetch it, so just go and fetch it. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"”Niu San walked out of the tent angrily. Yang Zhen turned to E Huan and said,"There's still some distance to go to Yuechi County. In addition, the mountain road is difficult to traverse. Ordinary horses are not that fast. Chasing Shadow can travel thousands of miles in a day.”
E Huan felt uneasy and did not know what to say. When Niu San brought Zhuiying over, he cupped his hands and said to Yang Zhen,""General's kindness, E Huan has no way to repay it. I will definitely do my best to live up to General's trust.”As soon as he finished speaking, E Huan rode on Chasing Shadow and flew away.
At this moment, Wu Yi, Liao Hua, and Ma Zhong went to take over the city and dismiss the rebels. Only Wei Yan, Yang Zhen, He Ping, and Niu San were left in the tent. Wei Yan asked,""Zi Yuan, can E Huan really be trusted?”
"Don't doubt the person you use," said Yang Zhen. I believe that E Huan will be able to persuade Gao Ding to surrender.”
" If he really persuades Gao Ding to surrender," Wei Yan said," it will save a lot of trouble. In this way, your contribution will be second to none. You will definitely be promoted."”
"I hope so," Yang Zhen said."Otherwise, it's impossible for me to marry Feng 'er.”
Wei Yan, He Ping, and Niu San burst into laughter.
Some soldiers were standing on the Qiongdu City of Yuechi County. The flag with the character " Gao " written on it looked particularly tired under the sunset. The breeze couldn't blow the flag that shouldered the heavy responsibility. It hung on the flagpole with its head lowered. Gao Ding stood on the city gate tower, his eyes constantly looking out of the city. On the open space not far from the city, tens of thousands of Han soldiers were gathered.
"What day is it today?" Gao Ding asked a commandant beside him in a low voice.
The commandant replied in the same low voice,""General, today is the sixth day!”
Gao Ding sighed deeply and said to himself,""It's been six days. E Huan should be back by now.”
"General, did something happen to E Huan?" The commandant beside him asked.”
Gao Ding shook his head and said," E Huan's martial arts skills are strong and his courage is extraordinary. He's not someone ordinary people can resist. He should be fine." By the way, how many days do we have left?”
The commandant replied,"It can only last for two days."”
Gao Ding sighed again. Seven days ago, the Han army had entered Yuecai Prefecture. Gao Ding had adopted a defensive strategy and concentrated all the food in the other cities in the prefecture on Nanshan Hill behind Qiongdu City. Once Qiongdu City was breached, he could lead the army up the mountain to hide and not worry about food and drink. Unexpectedly, the Han army had just arrived and found out where they hid their grain. 30,000 Han troops besieged Nanshan, which was behind Qiongdu City. Gao Ding had placed half of the 70,000 soldiers in the prefecture on Nanshan Hill. However, who would have thought that the Han army would instantly disintegrate the 35,000 soldiers and occupy all the food. In order to seize food, Gao Ding personally led a 20,000-man army to attack the mountain. However, they were ambushed halfway. More than half of the soldiers were killed or injured, and the rest surrendered to the Han army. He was also injured. Fortunately, E Huan was by his side and fought hard to escape back to the city.
Gao Ding had less than 20,000 troops left, and there was not enough food to last for ten days. In desperation, he ordered E Huan to leave the city and go to Yuedu County to ask for reinforcements. Now, six days had passed, and he was still waiting eagerly, hoping to see the figure of reinforcements. In the evening, the Han army retreated and camped at the Seven Mile Shop outside the city. Gao Ding stood on the city gate tower and looked into the distance. He saw the brightly lit Han Army encampment outside the city and looked at the state of his own city. He felt rather sad.
Gao Ding was depressed and muttered to himself,""If you don't come back tomorrow, I'll have to fight my way out of the encirclement and join Jianning's Yong Kai.”He turned around and had just taken two steps down when he heard the soldiers on the city gate tower shout,"Commandant E is back, Commandant E is back.”He was overjoyed and hurriedly walked back. As expected, he saw E Huan riding a horse straight to the city. At the same time, he fell into despair because he did not see a single soldier other than E Huan.
The gates of Qiongdu were opened to welcome Ehuan into the city. Gao Ding was still standing on the city gate tower when he heard E Huan rushing up. When he saw E Huan, he saw E Huan kneeling on the ground with a thud. "What are you doing?" Gao Ding asked.”
"General," E Huan replied,"I'm incompetent. I couldn't get reinforcements. Please deal with me."”
Gao Ding helped E Huan up. Seeing that his left arm was injured, he said,"Your injury?"
"It's fine!" E Huan said. It's just a superficial wound. I can still hold on.”
"Is it Zhu Bao who refuses to send troops?" Gao Ding asked.”
"That's one of them." E Huan nodded. Secondly, the moment I arrived at Yuanyu Prefecture, the Han army led troops over. In just three days, they broke through all four of Yuanyu's important cities. Zhu Bao is dead and I have been captured.”
Gao Ding was so frightened that he took two steps back and said slowly,""What?! The terrain of Yayu County was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The 100,000 strong army was completely destroyed in just three days? You... How did you come back?"
"General, I've surrendered to the Han army."”
Gao Ding suddenly pulled out his longsword and placed it against E Huan's neck. He said sternly,"Since you have already surrendered, why did you come back?”
"General, I'm doing this for your sake!" E Huan said. You've seen the strength of the Han army. They're too powerful. We're not their match at all. Instead of waiting for death, it was better to surrender early. The Han army was currently in need of manpower. If they surrendered, they would still have a way out. General, look at the soldiers in the city. Some are injured, some are dead. It hasn't even been ten days, and our 70,000-strong army is only left with these defeated soldiers. The terrain of Yayu County was dangerous, and with the addition of 100,000 troops, they couldn't even withstand the three days of the Han army. It's not that the Han army outside our city isn't going to attack the city, but they are waiting for your decision. If they really attack the city, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold it for two hours. General, E Huan risked his life to come here. Please make a decision as soon as possible!”
With a clang, the sword that Gao Ding had placed on E Huan's neck fell to the ground. His hands were trembling and his face was pale. E Huan stood up and walked to Gao Ding's side, saying,""General, three years ago, we had no intention of rebelling. We were just bullied by Yong Kai. Besides, we were originally Han generals. Surrendering to the Han army now is like returning home. In the future, we don't have to live in fear anymore. General, please make up your mind. On my way here, I passed by the Han army camp and heard that they will attack the city tomorrow. For the sake of the general's family, as well as for the sake of the citizens and the disabled soldiers, general, just surrender!”
Gao Ding turned around and saw the Han army camp outside the city. He sighed heavily and said to E Huan,""E Huan, surrender!"
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