Chapter 627 Zhou bream lowered the table

  Hearing the words, Han Zong sneered, "There must be an investigation, but with your mouth, you don't even have a token, how can you prove that Zhou Dory came here sincerely?"

"General Han's words are wrong! General Zhou is in Wu territory. Although he intends to go north, how could he come here with a token for the first time? If he is intercepted halfway, wouldn't it be that he has fallen into the hands of others and trapped himself? to death?"

   "Only when we agree with each other, send envoys to each other, and get to know each other well, and then we will give tokens of sincerity to show our sincerity. The general is also a person who surrendered to the North. Don't you even understand this?"

   At this point, Xizuo looked suspiciously at Han Zong.

  Han Zong withdrew his sword and smiled calmly, "Of course I know, I was just trying to test you."

   As he spoke, he put the sword back into its sheath, then looked the person up and down, and asked, "Mr. Mou Guan has an extraordinary bearing, dare to ask your name?"

   "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, the villain goes up to Dong and down to Cen, and the general can call the villain to give way."

   "It turned out to be Mr. Dong, but please wait a moment, XX will come as soon as he goes."

  Han Zong nodded to signal Dong Cen not to move, then walked to the school lieutenant not far away, and explained the matter in detail.

   After listening to the captain, his face showed ecstasy, and he said decisively, "Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, take him back first, and the chief minister will decide."

  Having heard the news that Zhou Bream was about to defect to the North, Han Zong and his party did not dare to neglect, finished their meal in a hurry, and then went all the way north without stopping.

  When Cao Xiu got the news, he was overjoyed at first, and then he asked the visitor in doubt, "Even if it is true that Zhou Brem's dissatisfaction with Sun Quan is true, how can I believe that he is sincere in surrendering?"

  Dong Cen seemed to have expected this question earlier, so he cupped his hands and said, "If Da Sima doesn't believe it, please send someone and the villain back. At that time, Zhou Taishou will send you his own form."

  Cao Xiu smiled happily, "If so, it would be the best."

   Then entertain the guests, and the guest of honor enjoys himself.

  After the banquet, Han Zongmi saw Cao Xiu and persuaded him, "People in the south are full of tricks. Zhou Bing was originally a member of the Wujun clan, with his roots in Jiangdong. I'm afraid he might not come here easily. Da Sima should be careful."

  Although Cao Xiu drank a lot of wine, his eyes were clear. Hearing this, he said with a smile, "I know General Han is loyal, but this matter is of great importance. Whether it is true or not, we must first test it out."

  Han Zong has been in the north for more than a year, and has personally led troops to plunder the south many times. Although Cao Xiu despises him, he also knows that Han Zong has no way out. If he uses it well, he is really a good dog.

  I am willing to explain one or two immediately, "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and it is time to show off your martial arts to frighten the captives. Otherwise, why did Wu Kou the year before and the Shu captives invade the country this year?"

   "Now that His Majesty is in Guanzhong in person to oversee the battle in Longyou, the Eastern Wu rats like to take advantage of others. It may be that they think this is a good opportunity to sneak attack on Wei."

   "If we wait for them to take the initiative to attack, then we can only defend passively. Why don't we take the initiative to deter Wu Kou so that they don't dare to act rashly."

  Han Zong heard this, with a look of admiration on his face, "Da Sima knows Wu Lu so well that he knows it like the palm of his hand."

  After flattering Cao Zhen, he asked with some concern, "It's just that Wei is now using troops in the west. If we start a war in the east again and fight on both ends, will we have more energy than we want?"

  Cao Xiu smiled confidently, "General Han is too worried!"

   "In the past, when Emperor Wu and Emperor Xian were here, they repeatedly conquered the south of the Yangtze River from Yangzhou. Therefore, there have always been heavy troops stationed in the Jianghuai area. In addition, there have been no wars in the Central Plains for a long time, and the grain is cheap. The army has sufficient food and grass, and there is no shortage of military use."

   "So this time Zhou Bream came to surrender, whether it is true or not, I plan to go south to hunt. If he really surrendered, that would be the best. If he surrendered falsely, then I will do whatever I can."

   There is one more thing that Cao Xiu didn't say, that is: His Majesty needs martial arts to stabilize his prestige. Why doesn't he have this need when he has just been promoted to the position of Grand Sima?

  The current self has just become the supreme commander of the Great Wei Army. If there is no dazzling achievement to prove himself, how can others be convinced?

  For example, Jia Kui, the governor of Yuzhou next door, not only did not give himself face, he even dared to confront him face to face, so that he could not get down, which is really abominable.

  Hearing these words, Han Zong realized that Da Sima had planned for a long time ago, so he was relieved, "It's the last general who made unnecessary efforts."

   "Since I supervised the affairs of Jianghuai, I have won every battle against Wu Kou. In my eyes, Wu Kou is just a clown's ear. Why should I be afraid of him?"

  Cao Xiu chuckled, his face full of arrogance.

In the first year of Huangchu, Cao Xiu replaced the former general Xiahou Dun who died of illness and was stationed in Zhaoling County, Runan County. Thousands.

  In the third year of Huangchu, Cao Pi personally conquered, and the troops were divided into three groups to attack Sun Quan. Cao Zhen was in the west, Cao Ren was in the middle, and Cao Xiu was in the east. In the last three armies, only Cao Xiu achieved great victory, Cao Zhen had no results, and Cao Ren suffered a disastrous defeat.

   In the seventh year of Huangchu, that is, the year before last, Cao Rui had just ascended the throne, and Sun Quan invaded in two ways, and was defeated by Cao Xiu.

  So, Cao Xiu’s contempt for Soochow is justified—because he has never been defeated against Soochow.

  The most important thing is that if Zhou Bing is really willing to surrender the county, then the benefits are too great, so great that Cao Xiu can't help but be willing to try.

  As long as I go south to Lujiang, I will send another army from Jingzhou to Nanjun, Jiangxia to Xiakou, and go all three ways.

  With the support of Zhou Bream and the acquisition of Poyang County, the connection between Jingzhou and Wu can be cut off.

  If the big thing can be achieved, then the three armies can finally merge into one, and go directly eastward to destroy Soochow.

  If things don't go as smoothly as expected, at least he can block Sun Quan's army in the east, and give the two armies in the west a chance to calm down Jingzhou.

  Now that all the soldiers of the Shu captives are in Longyou, they will certainly be powerless to prevent the Great Wei from occupying Jingzhou. As long as there is the land of Jingzhou, Wei can even attack Shu from the north and the south at any time.

   Take ten thousand steps back and say that even if things are not in harmony, Poyang cannot be occupied for a long time, but it is already considered the hinterland of Soochow, and even if it can only be occupied for a while, it is enough to deal a major blow to Wu Kou.

  The more Cao Xiu thought about it, the more he felt that the matter was of great importance, so he couldn't wait to send people and Zhou Bing's envoy back to Poyang the next day.

  When the people sent to the south came back, they brought Cao Xiu a letter and a small lock of hair, which Zhou Bing personally cut off in front of Cao Xiu's envoy.

   At the same time, there were two other people who came back, one was Dong Cen and the other was Shao Nan, both of whom were close friends of Zhou Bing.

  Cao Xiu was overjoyed, and quickly opened the letter to read it.

   I saw it said:

  Bream's reputation is not well known, and it is far away from rivers and rivers. The light of the sun and the moon from the Lord of the Ming Dynasty illuminates the interests of the people far away.

Therefore, Wang Jing, the prefect of Guangling, was blamed for the change of the county people. Although he diligently explained himself, he was never understood. of fickleness.

  Bream blamed Sun Quan for a small fault, and Lang Guan questioned him all the time. Moreover, the people of Poyang County, the barbarians from the mountains, waited for the gap, and wanted to return to chaos. On the day of chaos, the situation of bream was worse than that of Wang Jing, so they had to ask the prince of Ming Dynasty...

  The letter not only wrote about Zhou Bing’s difficulties in wanting to return to the north, but also revealed Soochow’s plan to commit crimes in the north, and even pointed out in detail the various soldiers and horses:

Now that Zhuge Liang's army is targeting Longyou, Sun Quan also wants to send troops to respond: Lu Fan, Sun Shao and others enter Huai, Quan Cong and Zhu Huan go to Hefei, Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi, Zhu Ran go to Xiangyang, Lu Xun, Pan Zhang and others go to Yicheng Umeshiki.

  Sun Quan personally led the Chinese army to cover up Shiyang. Don't send his younger brother Sun Huan to stabilize Lucheng.

  It was pointed out later that as long as Sun Quan sent troops, the troops on the riverside would be empty, and at most only 3,000 troops would be left to defend Wuchang.

  In the letter, Zhou Bing suggested that Cao Xiu directly march into Wancheng, and then Zhou Bing himself "led the officials and the people, thinking that the internal response. As long as the two armies converge, the Jiangbei Wancheng and Jiangnan Poyang are all owned by the Great Wei."

At the same time, it also wrote: Dong Cen and Shao Nan were dispatched from the family. They were trusted by relatives, like sons. No one knows.

   Pointing out that these two people are the most trusted people of Zhou Bing, and only when Cao Xiu sends his army south, he can keep one of them as a hostage, and ask one of them to come with a letter to inform himself of the uprising.

Let me remind Cao Xiu again that the central army led by Sun Quan will be the main force at that time, and will attack Shiyang on a large scale at that time. I am afraid that Shiyang City will not have enough small soldiers to defend it. dense".

   It was even possible for someone to hold back Sun Quan who was attacking Shiyang, and Cao Xiu, who arrived in Wancheng at the same time, could also cut off Sun Quan's retreat from the west, making an indelible contribution.

  At the end of the letter, Zhou Bream made a request:

For today's major event, since it is not a title, there is no way to persuade it. I beg the general and Hou Yin to have 50 Niu each, Lang Jiang Yinbaiu, Xiaowei and Duwei Yin to be 200 Niu each. , And begged dozens of buildings, as a model.

   Cao Xiu looked at it from the beginning to the end, and the more he looked at it, the happier he was.

This week, Bream not only sent hostages, but also sent contacts, and even revealed to himself the news that Wu Kou was planning to commit a crime in the north—although he had already thought that Wu Kou would do this, but the news that Zhou Bream revealed , It also proves from the side that he is sincerely seeking refuge.

  As for the official positions he wanted in the end, although they were probably too many, as long as he could really cut off Sun Quan's retreat and capture the leader of the bandits, it would be okay to give him more!

   It is impossible to say that after this battle, Wei really wiped out Wu Kou as he thought!

  Cao Xiu thought of this, and finally couldn't help looking up to the sky and laughing loudly: Since Zhou Bream said that Wu Kou would do something soon, he only needs to do a little detective work to know whether what Zhou Bream said is true or not.

  If it is true as he said, then this person's heart of righteousness cannot be truer.

  Remembering that Han Zong was also blamed by Sun Quan, he threw himself to the north in fear, and Cao Zhenxin became more convinced.

   What was said in Zhou Bing's letter was a shocking event. Cao Zhen didn't dare to make up his own mind in private, so he quickly wrote a memorial, and then asked people to send the memorial and Zhou Bing's letter to Chang'an day and night.

  At the same time, he sent people to Jiangdong to appease Zhou Dory and asked him to wait patiently for a while.

  (end of this chapter)