Farmer of Shu Han

In August of the seventh year of Jianxing, Feng Yong, the captain of the Han Qiang guard, led the army across the river to chase the remnants of the enemy. When they arrived at Lingju City, they were blocked under the city.

Feng Yong then rescued Wei Yan who was guarding Jincheng.

Looking at the high flag with Feng characters under the city, and the well-organized military camp under the banner, the county magistrate of Ju County was very nervous.

Unexpectedly, for three whole days, the Han army remained silent.

Not to mention the siege, but not even a single person who came to persuade them to surrender.

If it weren't for climbing to the top of the city every day and seeing the dark Han army camp outside the city, the magistrate of Lingju County would really feel a little quiet.

But when he saw the sparse guards at the top of the city and the closed doors of every house in the city, he couldn't help sighing.

Then he said to the county lieutenant beside him: "Three days have passed, and we have fulfilled our duty to defend the city. I will personally go to the Han army to ask for surrender, and I only hope that they can treat the people in the city well."

Lingju County is a large county, and officials at all levels are still doing their duties, which is quite different from the situation in the previous counties where they fled after hearing the arrival of the Han army.

When the county magistrate heard what the county magistrate said, he quickly persuaded:

"Ming Ting, although Lingju City has been in disrepair for a long time, it is considered dangerous, not to mention that the Han people have no sign of attacking the city."

"If the Ming court has not yet fought, it will raise the city and surrender, I am afraid that it will be underestimated by the Han people and ridiculed by the world."

The county magistrate pointed to the big flag under the city, "Can you see what words are written on that big flag?"

"Feng?"

The county magistrate nodded, "It's the word Feng. I heard that among the Han army, there is only one person who can hold such a big banner."

The county captain is in charge of a county's military, so he is naturally not an ordinary person: "Xiaowen and Feng Yong?"

Liangzhou has been neglected by the Kanto family for so long, and was even almost abandoned by the court at one point. It is impossible to say that the Liangzhou people have no resentment in their hearts.

Unexpectedly, the world is full of reincarnation, but Jia Wenhe finally overwhelmed the Kanto family and became the Taiwei of the Wei State.

No matter how much the Kanto family ridiculed Jia Xu's lack of virtue in private, the veterans of Liangzhou definitely wanted to support their fellow villagers: No matter how hard you push, why don't we Liangzhou people become Taiwei?

Nowadays, some people dare to use the name "Xiaowenhe", not to mention in other places, but in Liangzhou, it is definitely very attractive.

"That's right, it's Feng Yong. This person's reputation has been known since the battle of Longyou. In the battle of Jincheng a few days ago, it was this person who dispatched surprise soldiers again. Jincheng Tangchi was destroyed without attack."

"Now he leads the army to the city, but there is no movement. It is very strange. I am worried that he will come up with another trick."

"Instead of waiting for him to destroy the city and slaughter the people in the city, it is better to bring down the city and order all the lay officials."

With two or three hundred guards in the city, guarding the city for three days is enough to be worthy of the imperial court's salary.

After hearing the magistrate's words, the county lieutenant had a look of sadness and indignation, but more of a look of regret:

"The two wings of Jucheng are dangerous. If half of Jincheng's soldiers can cross the river and retreat, or Xu Governor can send some troops over, it might be impossible to stop the Han army under the city."

The county magistrate disagreed with the county lieutenant's words: "In my opinion, this is exactly where Feng Yong is confident, because he knows we don't have any reinforcements at all."

I remembered that whether it was Zhang's uncle and nephew, Xiping guard Lu Pan, or even Liangzhou governor Xu Shijun, they all suffered at the hands of Xiao Wenhe under the city.

The county magistrate didn't think he could stop this person.

After the discussion, the county magistrate made preparations, and ordered people to open the city gate, hold the seal and ribbon, and go to the Han camp.

In Liangzhou, which has just entered August, although it is not as hot as the previous days, the heat is still there.

Feng Junhou, in light clothes, was sitting in the shade of a tree by the river and fishing.

When Zhang Yuan said that the magistrate of Lingju County came to the camp to surrender himself, he was stunned: "I haven't attacked the city yet, why did he surrender?"

What about ambition? What about the ambition of Liangzhou heroes?

Feng Junhou was very dissatisfied when someone interrupted his fishing interest: "Tell him, I don't have time to accept the surrender today, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

If you surrender before the army from the rear arrives, how do you make up the military newspapers you asked me to send to Hanzhong and Jincheng?

Am I shameless?

The county magistrate of Lingju County did not meet the famous Feng Wenhe, but only a man who was less than a weak crown met him.

"Magistrate Li, Feng Junhou said that today is not a good day, and it is not suitable to accept surrender."

County magistrate Li was at a loss: these days, no one even wants to surrender the city?

"Dare to ask this little general, when will be a good day?"

The more the Han army was like this, the more uncertain the county magistrate Li was, and the more he began to think wildly.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow is an auspicious day."

Zhang Yuan said to him seriously.

"Oh, yes, yes!"

County magistrate Li quickly responded.

Then he was sent back.

The county lieutenant was waiting behind the wide-open city gate. When he saw the county magistrate came back just like that, the Han army on the opposite side still remained silent.

Can't help asking strangely: "Ming Ting, what's going on here?"

The county magistrate shook his head blankly: "I don't know either."

Although surrender is a difficult thing these days.

But in everything there is one, there are two.

With the first time, it will be much smoother to do it the second time.

County magistrate Li left the city on time the next day and asked the Han army to surrender again.

This time, Feng Junhou did not refuse, and personally received him, and asked him to continue to take the post of Lingju County temporarily, and all the officials in the county government remained as they were.

At this point, Jincheng finally fell into the hands of the big man.

The Han army is ordered to live in the county, which is equivalent to a big man with a sharp dagger on Liangzhou's throat.

The smooth dispatch of troops this time made Wei Yan very excited. He found Feng Yong again, intending to move forward and capture Wuwei.

This time, Feng Yong sternly rejected his proposal.

"It's better to take Xiping than Wuwei." Feng Yong stared at Wei Yan, without giving in at all: "If the remaining soldiers and horses of Cao's bandits in Liangzhou are still in Xiping, as long as we capture Xiping, the four counties of Liangzhou will be peaceful without a fight."

As long as the last main force of the Cao thief is eliminated, the Cao thief in Liangzhou will have nothing to rely on, and his courage will disappear.

Without the big man doing it himself, the Liangzhou rich should know which side to choose.

What's more, he still holds many interests in his hands.

"If we take Wuwei first, then the Xiping Cao bandits will have enough time to return to the defense. In all likelihood, we will not be able to take the four counties lightly."

If Cao thief is still relying on him, how can he be willing to catch him without a fight?

What's more, Liangzhou Hao and Qianghu are not dead, and they will definitely fish in troubled waters at this time.

"Thieves Cao are now in a panic, and our army is in full swing. Wuwei Guzang is the largest city in Liangzhou. It is not only the prefecture of Wuwei, but also the prefecture of Liangzhou."

"As long as we continue to go north along the river to seize this city, then what's the point of the rest of Liangzhou?"

Wei Yan was originally a martial artist, so he felt that the more martial arts the better.

Looking at the urgency on his face, Feng Yong knew that Wei Yan had developed a certain contempt for the Cao thief in Liangzhou.

After all, this time the troops were dispatched, first to take Yuzhong and Jincheng lightly, and then go up the Lishui River, without hurting a single soldier, they will get the whole county.

In addition, he is bold by nature and likes to take risks, so it is reasonable to want to take the opportunity to pacify Liangzhou.

As for how to govern Liangzhou, that was out of his consideration.

But the "cautious brave man" Feng Junhou didn't think about going crazy with him all the time.

If Liangzhou was really so easy to pacify, Huo Qubing would not have gained a great reputation because of the Battle of Hexi.

More importantly, Huo Qubing brought Hexi into the two decisive battles of the Han territory: the two battles of Hexi.

There was never a direct attack on Wuwei from Lingju.

The first time they started from Longxi in the south, traveled to Xiping, crossed the Dadouba Valley, entered the Hexi Corridor, and clashed back and forth.

The second time was to detour from the deep outer line in the north, and it was like turning on satellite positioning along the way.

Crossing the Yellow River, crossing the Helan Mountains, wading through two vast deserts, and bypassing the complex terrain of Yanjuze.

Then turn south, go along the drowning, and turn southeast again.

Moved thousands of miles, accurately positioned the Huns' flanks, and then launched a surprise attack.

Feng Yong is very self-aware, he doesn't have the position of Huo Qubing, let alone as awesome as Huo Qubing.

Even Huo Qubing failed to gain Wuwei from Lingju, so why does Wei Wei feel that he can do it?

So in Feng Yong's view, Wei Yan's proposal of "swallowing it in one bite" is very courageous, but also very stupid.

"That's not what we discussed before crossing the river!"

Feng Yong looked at Wei Yan without fear, "I only promised you to take the two counties of Xiping and Jincheng, and I never said that I would go further."

Wei Yan's demeanor was calm, without the slightest guilt of breaking his promise: "This moment, that moment..."

"You fart!" Feng Yong finally couldn't help cursing, "I want to go to you! I won't go!"

He really didn't want to stay with this old man for a moment.

Just as he was about to leave the tent, Wei Yan shouted loudly from behind: "Then send troops to Xiping!"

He strode over, "To pacify Xiping, I need to lead the troops myself!"

enough!

After talking for a long time, it turns out that this old man wants to pay back the money?

"I will lead 10,000 elite soldiers to go, and leave the rest to you. Most of them must be stationed in Lingju to put pressure on Wuwei."

Wei Yan seemed to have made up his mind a long time ago.

"In this way, the Liangzhou Cao bandits will definitely return most of their troops to defend Wuwei. When I lead the troops into Huangzhong, Xiping will be at his fingertips."

Feng Yong looked at him viciously, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"

After saying this, he was too lazy to talk nonsense and walked out of the tent directly.

Feng Yong didn't stop all the way, he went out of Wei Yan's army, and turned to his army stronghold to protect Qiang Xiaowei's mansion.

Unexpectedly, before entering the gate of the village, I could only hear someone calling myself behind me: "Your Majesty!"

Feng Yong turned around and saw Jiang Wei was running fast, running towards him.

"It's Boyue," Feng Yong stopped, and when Jiang Wei arrived in front of him, he asked, "Why did Boyue come out too?"

This time, troops were sent to attack Yuzhong and Jincheng, and they were divided into three armies: Wei Yan, Feng Yong, and Jiang Wei.

Wei Yan is the largest, Feng Yong is the second, and Jiang Wei is the last.

It's just that Feng Yong has more rights than Wei Yan. He can send troops on his own in the name of protecting Qiang Xiaowei's mansion.

Just now in Wei Yan's commander's tent to discuss military affairs, on the surface it looked like three people were discussing, but in fact it was Wei Yan and Feng Yong who made the decision.

Jiang Wei breathed a little short, took a breath, and then nodded: "After Junhou came out, the last general also came out, but I didn't expect Junhou to go so fast."

Feng Yong looked at the gate of Wei Yanjun's village not far away, with a sneer on his face, "If I don't walk faster, who knows if he will force me to continue marching into Wuwei?"

When Jiang Wei heard this, his face turned pale: "General Wei...he shouldn't be like this."

Feng Yong turned around and walked towards his military stronghold with Jiang Wei, "I know he won't do this, and I was just angry for a while, just saying something angry."

Of course, Wei Yan's suggestion to go directly to Wuwei is actually feasible to a certain extent.

For a general, if this plan is really successful, the results will be very brilliant.

This is the place to recover a state and double the territory of the Han Dynasty.

And even if it fails, with the current strength of the big man, he can barely bear the loss.

For Wei Yan, who was desperate for military exploits, this temptation was not small.

He just made this suggestion in the account, although it was for the purpose of bargaining later, but in fact, it may not have the intention of testing himself.

But for Feng Yong, this risk is too high, completely out of proportion to the benefits.

Liangzhou is now a piece of meat in his mouth, but it can only be regarded as raw meat, and eating it will cause indigestion.

It's better to cook it for a while longer, and it will taste much better when it is cooked and boiled.

So there is absolutely no need to take this risk.

When Jiang Wei was in the tent just now, Jiang Wei hadn't expressed his opinion. At this time, Feng Yong wanted to ask his opinion.

"Bo Yue, you are sensitive to military affairs. Do you think that if we directly attack Wuwei, how sure are we?"

"It's 10% at most."

Jiang Wei said with certainty.

"Oh? Why?"

Feng Yong thought it should be 30%, but Jiang Wei was less optimistic than himself.

Jiang Wei is from Liangzhou, so he is naturally more familiar with Liangzhou than Feng Yong and Wei Yan.

I only heard him say:

"Your Majesty, since I ordered my residence to go to Wuwei, there is a ridge in the middle, named Hongchi Ridge, which is a natural barrier. Huo Huqi once built the Great Wall there to prevent the Huns from coming over the mountain."

"If we want to advance in Wuwei, we also have to go over the mountain. At that time, the Cao bandits only need 3,000 soldiers, which is enough to stop our more than 10,000 elite soldiers."

"If I were the general of Liangzhou, I would definitely give up Xiping and defend the four counties in Hexi with all my strength. Xiping is no more than Liangzhou, and the four counties are my confidantes."

"Break off a finger, you can still live; lose your confidant, and your life is safe? Therefore, we will go to Jincheng first, and then the army will gather to command the residence. The only thing Cao thief can do is to take Xiping's army and return to defend Wuwei."

"So at this time, we only need to divide our troops to cross the river and go up the Huangshui River, then Xiping can be settled!"

Feng Yong nodded in satisfaction. Jiang Wei's vision was indeed better than that of Wei's old man, and he clearly proposed to go directly to Xiping.

He didn't even think about trying to attack Wuwei.

Seeing Feng Yong nodding in agreement with his words, Jiang Wei was overjoyed, and took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, this time General Wei is aggressively attacking Xiping, and the last general also wants to follow. I wonder if it is possible?"

Feng Yong turned his head to look, only to see Jiang Wei's face was a bit disturbed.

"The prime minister asked Boyue to lead the Tiger Army, and he had planned to train Boyue. Now that Boyue can take the initiative to invite Ying, how can I stop him?"

Jiang Wei hurriedly cupped his hands and saluted: "We thank you, Your Majesty!"

Feng Yong waved his hand, entered his tent with Jiang Wei, and then said:

"Before we set off from Jincheng, I have sent someone to notify Liu Hun in the south to let him attack Xiping on his own, so that he can easily support General Wei."

"If you count the days, when the news arrives, General Wei will have almost entered Huangshui. When the time comes, you should find an opportunity to join Liu Hun."

Having said that, he looked at Jiang Wei, and lowered his voice: "Wei Yan's marching army does have a way of fighting, and the trip to Xiping should go smoothly."

"But there is always a contingency in everything. If there is a discord, don't be brave. Anyway, this Xiping is there, and it can't escape."

"Keep in mind one sentence: If you save land and lose people, all people and land will be lost; if you save people and lose land, all people and land will survive."

Jiang Wei's body shook suddenly: "Junhou Jinyan, Wei Ming is engraved in my heart!"