Zhang Ren shook his head again and again, the generals did not say a word, Deng Xian was indifferent, and the talks broke up unhappily. .

Chapter 28 Deng Xian

It was said that Luo Chen led ten thousand light cavalry, galloping day and night, arriving at the Jiange in a few days.

That Deng Xian was wandering on the city, and saw dust flying from a distance, and the overwhelming sound of horses' hooves from far to near, passing around the city. Deng Xian took a closer look, and there was a faint blue canopy in the dust. Below it looked like a young general, surrounded by guards, rushing across the horse.

After thinking about it, Deng Xiansi stopped walking, went downstairs to clean up a little, picked up his gun and mounted his horse, and went to the city tower alone. "Who!" the city guard asked. "Deng Xian, the general sent me out to inspect the military situation, which needs to be kept secret." Deng Xian said calmly and authentically. Although the soldiers on the top of the city were suspicious, they could not stop them, so they had to say, "General, come back as soon as possible, pay attention to safety..." Then he opened the door. That Deng Xian single-handedly flew towards the direction of the cavalry brigade.

Deng Xian saw from a distance the young general dismounting in front of the barracks, and a group of senior generals who fell into the army greeted him in front of the door. Can't help but whip a whip and gallop past. The surrounding fallen troops soon found that there was a man riding towards the camp. Hundreds of cavalry mounted and surrounded them. Deng Xian turned a blind eye to them and just moved forward. The hundred cavalrymen approached and surrounded Deng Xian. The leading general drank: "Isn't this the general of the Shu army? What do you mean by coming here alone?"

Deng Xianyi pulled the reins, stopped the horse, and said, "Go down and surrender." 947

"Oh," Na Ya will be very interested, "Come with me to see the lord." Yan Bi took the lead and galloped towards the camp.

Deng Xian was led by the generals to the tent of the Chinese army. "My lord, Deng Xian, the general of the Shu army, has come to surrender," the sergeant reported.

Luochen looked up and nodded slightly: "The general took the initiative to surrender, and he is righteous." Then Xu Da whispered a few words in Luochen's ear, and Luochen smiled slightly: "General Deng, please take a seat."

"I heard that Zhang Ren is very arrogant, suspicious of people, jealous of good people, and usually not very popular." Luo Chen seemed to say casually. "Yes, I beat him for no reason a few days ago. If it wasn't for the old General Yan Yan's protection, I might have been beaten to death by him." Deng Xian was obviously very annoyed by this. "Now that the lord has surrendered, there is no point in resisting any longer. My surrender is not disloyal. Besides, if I stay by Zhang Ren's side, I will be killed by him sooner or later."

"Yes, yes," Luo Chen smiled and nodded, "I heard that General Yan Yan and Zhang Ren are quite at odds."

"Yes, Zhang Ren is very suspicious. General Yan Yan is highly respected and his words are weighty. Naturally, he has a group of followers. Zhang Ren thinks that he will form a party to deal with him. Zhang Ren is a general and also has a group of cronies. There is nothing wrong with each other, but in fact they do not trust each other, the two sides have divided up the leadership of the army, one group only listens to Yan Yan, and the other group only listens to Zhang Ren."

"Okay, okay!" Luo Chen nodded with satisfaction.

"Old General Yan Yan, is it possible for me to use it?" Luo Chen asked again.

"This..." Deng Xian looked embarrassed, "As we all know, the old general Yan Yan is loyal and almost stubborn. I'm afraid he will fight to the end."

"I really want Yan Yan to be used by me... Then I can only use countermeasures, Deng Xian, you need to cooperate." Luo Chen said.

"Please tell the Prime Minister, and I will do it next time."

Luochen instructed Deng Xian to write a handwritten letter to the effect: General Yan Yan: Prime Minister Luo has agreed that three days later, he should cooperate with the inside and the outside, seize the sword pavilion, kill the thief Zhang Ren, and then let you be the general and lead the troops and horses in Shu.

But on Zhang Ren's side, the sergeant saw that Deng Xian seemed to have galloped into the fallen army camp, and he had not returned for a long time, so he had to report to the command center mansion. Zhang Ren was furious: "This Deng Xian, holding a grudge, must have betrayed us and surrendered!" Then he pulled out his saber and stabbed him on the table, "I knew he would have beheaded him at that time!" That Yan Yan He didn't say anything, just sighed: "People's hearts are torn apart, and it's not long before defeat... The general beat him half to death for no reason, how could he not be chilled..." Zhang Ren heard this and was quite unhappy: "He goes Could it be my fault for bidding (bade) surrender? It's clearly his own greed for life and fear of death!" The two sides couldn't reach an agreement, and each went back to the mansion in a fit of anger.

At this time, Luochen sent sergeants to the gate of Dongcheng at night, and the Dongcheng was guarded by Zhang Ren's troops. The sergeant spoke with a northern accent and shouted upstairs: "But General Yan Yan's henchman?" The fang general at Dongchengkou just wanted to let go of his arrows to curse, but after thinking about it, he immediately shouted: "Yes!" Shoot an arrow. The northern soldier shouted: "Now General Deng Xian has been appointed by the Prime Minister Luo as Zhonglang General! This letter from General Deng Xian is handed over to General Yan Yan! Remember to keep it secret!" After speaking, he rode away.

The tooth will open the letter and look at it. He can't help but lose his mind. He hastily brought a few soldiers to Zhang Ren's mansion. "General! It's not good! Yan Yan and Deng Xian colluded inside and out to take your life!" Zhang Ren took the letter and saw that Zhang Ren and Deng Xian had worked together for many years, and immediately recognized that it was Deng Xian's note, and he couldn't help but read it again. Shocked and angry, "I didn't expect this Yan Yan to be so malicious! He threw down the dust for the position of General Shu!"

Zhang Ren is a delicate person, and then he thought again: "No, then Deng Xian knew that Dongcheng District was stationed for my cronies, so why did he go to Dongchengkou to deliver the letter?" "Ah, General, it is like this. The person who delivered the letter said that Deng Xian has already been appointed by Luochen as the general. Deng Xian did not come, but sent a soldier. I could tell that the soldier had a northern accent and was very unfamiliar with our defense... He even asked us stupidly. Is it Yan Yan's cronies..."

"So that's the case..." Zhang Ren walked back and forth in the mansion thinking. "General, it's not too late. If we don't act, we will be killed! If Luo Chen or Yan Yan realizes that we have learned the information, they will definitely act in advance." Na Ya Jiang said anxiously. "Please, General, immediately order our army to arrest Yan Yan and purge the spies."

"Well..." That Zhang Ren looked determined, "It is necessary to arrest, but we must outsmart it, otherwise the two factions will fight each other and fall into the void, and the sword pavilion will inevitably fall. In this way, I will arrange a banquet, please Yan Yan and Their troops will go to the banquet, and they will be arrested during the banquet, and then they will be recruited..."

"The general has a long-term strategy, and his subordinates are not in time, so he is ready to go." The general said and retired.

The next day, Zhang Ren's cronies came over: "General Yan, the morale is low when you come in, and people's minds change. In order to unite people's hearts, the general invites all the generals to a banquet, and the old general Yan will definitely come to attend..." Yan Yan didn't have much. I thought, and I agreed. However, Yan Yan discussed matters with her cronies at night and mentioned the matter casually. A general said with a serious look: "The old general must not go!".

Chapter 29 Alienation

However, Yan Yan's close associates heard the invitation to the banquet and immediately expressed firm opposition. He said: "This banquet is quite strange and unreasonable. First, the conflict between the general and Zhang Ren became public, and the two sides quarreled many times. How did Ren's attitude make a 180-degree turn? Second, Zhang Ren hired almost all the generals in the general's faction, even the front-line city defense generals? It's really strange! That Zhang Ren is cruel and insidious, and the general cannot Not on guard."

When Yan Yan heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate: "Your analysis seems to make sense... But now that Deng Xian has surrendered, and Zhang Ren and I are fighting, people's minds have changed, it is indeed dangerous, and they need to unite people's hearts... If I don't go, It seems very irresponsible. Besides, I am not brave enough to wear Yang Zhili a hundred steps, how can I be afraid of Zhang Ren!" Speaking of which, he refused to listen to the dissuasion and insisted on going to the banquet.

The generals could not be persuaded, so they had to suggest that the cronies should be under martial law at the first level, prepare to ride quickly, and support General Yan at any time. At the same time, Yan Yan's faction began to prepare for battle.

The day for the banquet soon arrived. Surrounded by more than twenty generals from the Yan Yan faction, Yan Yan entered Zhang Ren's mansion proudly. That Zhang Ren, who was only wearing civilian clothes, saw Yan Yan approaching, and greeted him enthusiastically: "Stay strong in the Jiange, recover Yizhou, and rely on the general!" He flattered. Yan Yan saw that there were not many soldiers in his mansion, and the people attending the banquet were only dozens of generals.

When the two sides went to the banquet, Yan Yan brought her own drinks and used a military gourd, as if there was no one else around. Seeing Yan Yan's behavior, that Yan Yan's generals followed suit. They didn't drink Zhang Ren's food or drink at all, they drank their own wine, they laughed freely, they couldn't take off their armor, and they couldn't take off swords. They were very arrogant. Zhang Yi's faction generals saw this, and couldn't help being furious, gnashing his teeth. That Zhang Ren was calm, turned a blind eye, and toasted as usual. He raised his wine glass, raised his mouth, and toasted: "Today, General Yan Yan and all the generals and officials are here to express their feelings, especially please be united..." Suddenly, the generals beside Yan Yan looked horrified. Color, he rubbed Yan Yan with his arm, and quietly pointed to the back of the screen. It turned out that Zhang Ren was hiding a large number of swordsmen and axemen in the house. Zhang Ren and the knife and axemen agreed to raise the glass over his mouth to make a toast. This is a first-level preparation. When the wine glass is thrown, all the knife and axemen need to rush out and hack Yan Yan and his generals to death. That Zhang Ren Gang raised his glass, and the swordsmen and axemen prepared one after another. Unexpectedly, the sunlight shone on the screen, so that the general could see many silhouettes of people holding weapons flashing. When the commander reminded him, Yan Yan immediately caught sight of it, and immediately stretched his hand to his waist to draw his sword. Zhang Ren was also sharp-eyed. He saw that Yan Yan's expression was wrong, and he stopped toasting. He threw the wine glass on the ground, and the knife and axemen rushed out from behind the screen.

That Yan Yan immediately drew his sword and slashed several knife and axemen rushing towards him. General Yan Yan was not so lucky, and some were hacked to death in their seats without reacting. Immediately, half of Yan Yan's generals died, and the remaining ten people surrounded Yan Yan, fighting and retreating.

"Yan Yan colluded with Luochen traitors, trying to sacrifice Jiange and Yizhou! Kill Yan Yan and reward him with 500 taels of gold!" Zhang Ren shouted, drawing his sword and commanding the knife and axemen to charge over. The knife and axemen heard that there was a heavy reward for killing Yan Yan, and they rushed over to them. Fortunately, several generals around Yan Yan fought desperately to resist, otherwise Yan Yan would not be able to cope. It was said that Yan Yan and a few generals desperately kicked the door and ran out of the house. Unexpectedly, they found that a large number of sergeants and archers were ambushed outside the mansion. Under Zhang Yiyi's order, the archers fired arrows one after another, and the generals around them desperately resisted, and they all died of arrows in their bodies. Yan Yan was fortunately protected by his subordinates, and two arrows were shot in the shoulder, but it was not fatal. When Yan Yan was in despair, a large number of cavalry rushed over. It turned out that the generals were vigilant and ordered the light cavalry to be prepared to prevent accidents. That Yan Yan cavalry heard that something was wrong and rushed over immediately. Zhang Ren's sergeant was in chaos, and the two armies fought in the city. Because Zhang Ren's department was well prepared, and Yan Yan's generals were almost all killed in battle, the group of dragons had no leader. Yan Yan's troops suffered heavy casualties and surrendered quite a bit.

The cavalry rescued Yan Yan, Yan Yan hurriedly mounted his horse, and under the desperate protection of his cronies guards, cut a **** path and ran out of the city. When Zhang Ren saw Yan Yan running away, he led thousands of cavalry on horseback to chase after him: "Old thief Yan Yan, don't run!" When Yan Yan saw Zhang Ren rushing over from behind, Zhang Ren thought that Yan Yan was seriously injured and had no power to fight back. , is not prepared. That Yan Yan saw it clearly, and quickly pulled the bow and released the arrow, only to see a "whoosh" sound, the arrow like a shooting star. Seeing this, Zhang Ren was startled, and hurriedly dodged, how could he dodge, the arrow hit the center of Zhang Ren's eyebrows. Zhang Ren screamed and fell to his death.

·0 Seeking flowers

At this time, the Chengtou, Chengnei Yan, and Zhang factions were fighting in full swing. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but the Yan faction was at a disadvantage and could hardly hold on. The sound of killing in the city is everywhere, and the fire is shining in the sky. Suddenly, in the distance, the drums were loud, and the horses' hooves were rolling. Tens of thousands of cavalry soldiers who had been prepared for a long time rushed towards them. The soldiers in the city panicked for a while, not knowing whether to fight against Yan Yan or Zhang Ren's troops on the opposite side or to fight the fallen army immediately...

That Deng Xian took the lead and shouted sharply: "Kaicheng surrenders, spare you not to die! Lord Liu Zhang, I have surrendered, are you still stubbornly resisting!" When the city leaders heard this, some fled in all directions, and they stopped defending. The city is robbed by fallen soldiers. Some simply took the initiative to open the city gates and surrendered. Luo Chen, who was behind Deng Xian, swung his sword, and the tens of thousands of cavalry soldiers, like a surging flood, rushed into Jiange City, killing the Shu army. "Fight the flag to avoid death!" Luo Chen ordered, "Don't kill those who come down!" The soldiers in the city either fled in all directions, or surrendered one after another.

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"Where's Yan Yan?" Luo Chen turned around and ordered several generals: "Xiahouyuan, Ma Chao, Yan Qing, Deng Xian, each of you take Qingqi to the city to search, and you must find Yan Yan!"

At this time, Yan Yan led a hundred cavalry to rush out from the east gate. When the fallen cavalry saw their fierce approach, they dodged one after another. Yan Yan took advantage of the gap and rushed out. The more than a hundred cavalrymen of the Luo army in Dongcheng saw that they were not strong enough to surround them, so they were content to report to Luochen immediately. When Luochen heard this, he immediately ordered Xiahou Yuan and Ma Chao to pursue them from the left and right flanks.

The fallen cavalry chased and fired arrows, and Yan Yan's guards fell off their horses and died. Yan Yan has fewer and fewer people around. That Ma Chao rushed across the horse with a gun: "Yan Yan, escape!" Yan Yan immediately held a bow and released an arrow, Ma Chao expected that he had this move, and quickly escaped. Just when Yan Yan was in the middle of the arrow, Yan Qing also quickly drew his bow. Yan Yan was concentrating on dealing with Ma Chao, how could he be prepared? In the middle of the thigh, Yan Yan shouted, fell off the horse, and was caught alive by Ma Chao. .

Chapter 30 Guandu

The words are divided into two parts, and it is said that the battle in Yizhou is lively, and the earth-shattering battle of Guandu in the northern Central Plains has reached a critical moment.

Yuan Shao was quite resentful, and Luochen promised to cross Tongguan and enter Yuan Cao's war zone to help Yuan Shao. Now he has written two letters in a row to Chang'an, urging Luochen to send troops. As a result, Luo Chen probably didn't see the letter at all. It was his newly appointed military advisor, Zhuge Liang, who returned it on his behalf. He said nonsense such as working together and supporting you spiritually... In addition, he said that he should pay attention to Wuchao's food and grass, nonsense, He also used him to say that the fierce general Chunyu Qiong had already commanded tens of thousands of troops to guard Wuchao, and the other generals Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, etc. all had troops to take care of him, which was foolproof.

Regarding the Battle of Guandu, warlords, advisors, and generals all over the world are now arguing about "017" endlessly. There is a saying that Yuan Shao is powerful and will win. There is a saying that Cao Cao can make good decisions, is unfathomable, and can unify the north. Everyone pays attention to the latest progress of the battle at any time, finds arguments to support their own views and refute others' claims based on the performance of both sides... It is said that a large group of literati under Jingzhou Liu Biao and Jiangdong Sun's Group have held several debates based on this. Jianghuai celebrity Jiang Gan is famous for being the best debater repeatedly...

Luochen knew in his heart that if his army did not intervene, then according to the historical development, Cao Cao would win. Now his main force is attacking the city in Yizhou, his troops in the north are empty, and he is obviously unable to intervene in the battle. It can be said that from the moment Luochen decided to transfer his main force to Yizhou for expansion, Yuan Shao's defeat was already determined. However, Luochen has his own opinion. In fact, it is not good news for Luochen to win a big victory for either side, so the best outcome is to lose both. If he doesn't intervene now, Yuan Shao will be at a disadvantage, mainly because of Wu Chao's missteps. So in order for the two sides to form an entangled state, the best way is to try to avoid Wuchao's missteps.

While Luo Chen commanded the battle of Jiange, he wrote a letter asking Xu Shu to go directly to Yuan Shao to serve as his staff advisor. On the one hand, he ordered Meteor to send his handwritten letter to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao received a letter from Luochen:

Big Sima Yuan Shaowu's brother: The younger brother should have personally led his sons into the Central Plains to serve the elder brother, but Yizhou fell into a stalemate, and the younger brother and his troops were unable to return to help. I am very sorry! The current brother's deputy military advisor, Xu Shu, will go to the elder brother's place. In addition, please pay attention to Wuchao's food and grass. I also heard that my brother has shut down Mr. Tian Feng, and that Mr. Tian is loyal and good. Even though he is short-sighted and conflicted with his words, he also asks his brother to read his great talents and let him go leniently...

As early as a few days ago, Xu Shu received a letter from Luochen and urgently sent Ma Dai back to Tongguan to be stationed there. Xu Shu and his party spent the night in Xiaoxing and arrived at Yuan Shao's camp in a few days.

That Yuan Shao was originally full of resentment, but seeing Luo Chen's words were modest and complimenting, his anger was mostly relieved; and seeing that he was going to send a staff officer over, he was still welcome. As for Wu Chao and Tian Feng, he just laughed.

The Tian Feng mentioned in Luochen's letter was one of Yuan Shao's four great advisers. Yuan Shao sent troops, but Tian Feng missed the opportunity to stop him, and was framed by other advisers. Yuan Shao was furious and sent him to prison. Luochen has read the Three Kingdoms, this Yuan Shao defeated Guandu, I am afraid that he will go back and kill Tian Feng. Luochen felt more and more pity, so he pleaded for Tian Feng in the letter. He also expected that Yuan Shao might not listen to him, so he instructed Xu Shu to try his best to rescue Tian Feng alive.

Yuan Shao went several miles out of the camp to welcome Xu Shu. That Yuan Shao is already a little old, after all, time is not forgiving. He seemed to be high-spirited and quite complacent: "Sir, it can be said that God has helped me..." "Don't dare," Xu Shu said repeatedly.