Zhang Lun surrendered to the enemy before the battle, and could not gain anyone's trust during the war.
Li Potou's first thought was to surrender.
As soon as the letter urging surrender was sent into the city, Zhang Lun came out of the city to surrender. Not only was the whole thing too strange, but it also smelled of conspiracy no matter how you looked at it.
Li Po looked Zhang Lun up and down by the candlelight in the tent.
This man looks like Cheng Zhijie, but I don't know if he is as smart as Cheng Zhijie. These days, the more bearded a person is, the more cunning he appears.
Zhang Lun no longer scratched his beard, he just stood with his hands lowered, his eyes narrowed and his head lowered, looking extremely respectful. This is the virtue of all newcomers, needless to say.
Of course, Zhang Lun has been in bad luck in the past few years, and the energy he had when he surrendered to Tang Huai has been almost worn away. If there is no big event, he will actually keep his head down.
But this time, the misfortune was even worse. He was kicked out of Jiexiu City, which was completely different from his previous plan.
At this time, Zhang Lun was undoubtedly fearful, because he didn't know what kind of person this former military commander of Daizhou, now the master of the two states, was.
And his life and death became confusing.
After a long time, Li Po nodded secretly. Regardless of whether it was true or false, this man left a pretty good impression on him.
If you insist on flattery and allegiance, explain the reasons behind, or pretend to be strong and bold, and look carefree, it will be intolerable.
Li Po smiled and finally broke the silence in the tent, "The general came to surrender for no reason, how can he win people's trust?"
Zhang Lun raised his head, and saw that the man had been sitting there steadily under the light. He was tall, strong, and young, and nothing else could be seen.
The sporadic rumors that came from the north can only be heard as rural anecdotes, and most of them are inaccurate.
In his opinion, most people who are young and hold great power will not have a very good temper. For example, King Li Yuanji of Qi is young and energetic.
This is especially true for generals who lead troops. Li Ding'an started his career in the army, isn't he just a general who leads troops?
Of course, to be able to lay down such a large foundation to merge the two states and surround 30,000 Tang troops in Jiexiu, the city must be deep and difficult to deal with.
Undoubtedly, in his mind, the man in front of him was a legendary figure, similar to all the famous people in the world. They were all feudal lords who ruled over the same land, and they all had the aura of kings on their heads.
He was well prepared and would not show any panic.
Resisting the urge to scratch his beard, Zhang Lun leaned over and beat his chest, saying: "The general came here empty-handed. He knew that he could not win the trust of... the military prince... I wanted to help the military prince to take Jiexiu, but although the city
There are more than 30,000 Tang troops, but they are trapped in a small area..."
"Originally, when General Mo led his troops to Jiexiu, he thought that all the troops should be stationed under Jiexiu Mountain. Jiexiu was only the place where the army spent the winter, and it could be defended with light troops."
"Later, in the spring, the last general thought that even if he did not go to the foot of Jieshan Mountain to echo Jiexiu, he should retreat to the Queshu Valley... But the last general spoke softly, and no one wanted to listen to the last general's words. Moreover, the military prince
Lead the army to arrive suddenly, so that the 30,000-strong army will be surrounded in the small city of Jiexiu."
"In the current situation, the last general would not dare to bully each other. In fact, all the ministries in the city have been trapped in the jar. There are many people and they are mixed. The military princes only need to prepare firewood, light it and throw it into the city. The defenders will be in chaos. Take advantage of the situation to attack
In other words, capturing Li Zhongwen and Jiang Baoyi is just as easy as a military prince, so why bother to surrender such people?"
"We can only wait for the day when the general will lead his troops to destroy the city and stronghold for the army prince, and take the enemy's head and present it to the army prince. The army prince will naturally trust me and respect me. No matter how much I say today, it is just empty talk.
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"If the military prince is still suspicious, please kill Zhang Lun. I only hope that the military prince can treat his subordinates well and not blame Zhang Lun for his sins..."
Well, Zhang Lun was indeed very well prepared.
After saying this, Li Po raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, there is really no good thing about the bearded man.
Look at what they said. First they showed off their talents, and by the way explained why they went out of the city to surrender the enemy. Then they offered plans to attack the city and showed their loyalty.
With such a clever mind, I guess Chen Xiaoyi and Wen Yanbo would have to express their admiration when they came over, right?
This man is a little smoother, but he should have some talents. As for loyalty... Needless to say, how many people can be said to be loyal these days?
Fake surrender? Well, no matter how you look at this man, he doesn't look like Huang Gai, and there can't be any Zhou Yu in the city.
To say that the most pleasant and refreshing thing among these words is probably the title Junhou.
Neither the general nor the general manager sounds so majestic.
Li Po rolled his eyes, thought for a moment with a little complacency, waved his hands and said with a smile: "I am not a suspicious person, and I never ask about my background when I hire people, only about their talents... In fact, what General Zhang said is right, the future is long, and the days are long."
See people’s hearts.”
"This is war time, so talking is useless. Let's wait until I defeat Jiexiu and then hold a banquet to calm General Zhang's fright."
Zhang Lun breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand to scratch his big beard, and then bowed and beat his chest, "Thank you so much for not killing the military prince. Zhang Lun will do his best to repay the favor and prevent the military prince from losing sight of others."
bright."
From Zhang Lun's point of view, this conversation that decided his fate was over.
The results are not great, and definitely not bad.
There were not many words of comfort, and there was no intention to reuse him. He seemed to be a little less open-minded. Of course, the most important thing was that he didn't behead him immediately, so that was not a bad thing.
Seeing that Li Po had no intention of talking anymore, Zhang Lun resigned.
Li Po seemed to remember something at this time, and said with a smile: "Li Zhongwen, Jiang Baoyi's people are so jealous of your talents that they drive you out of the city. You must hate it to the core, right?"
Zhang Lun's heart skipped a beat. Not knowing why, he finally scratched his beard and wondered, is he asking me to lead an army to attack the city?
Some fear arose in my heart again. There were not too many ways to let the general die. He and his two thousand people could be consumed under Jiexiu City.
After a moment, Zhang Luncai said calmly: "The meaning of the military prince is..."
At this moment, he habitually shrinks his head and pretends to be stupid, delaying it for a while.
He is indeed talented, but his firmness and decisiveness are indeed unsatisfactory. In fact, this is also one of the reasons why it is difficult for him to make big strides in his official career.
He is not a timid person, but he always lacks the fighting spirit to fight to the death even if he is not pushed to that point.
In fact, no matter how tactful Zhang Lun is, he can be regarded as a rare and kind person. In the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty, such people were considered rare animals.
Li Po was not a kind person. He smiled and said: "Since you have come to surrender to me and you are sincere, I naturally want to be a beautiful man. After the city is defeated, I will allow you to lead the army into the city to appease the soldiers.
, please bring the heads of two people to see me, this great achievement is enough for you to gain a foothold in the army, right?"
Zhang Lun immediately took a deep breath secretly, Damn it, is this a great achievement?
He was a smart man, and he understood very clearly in an instant. If he really killed Li Zhongwen and Jiang Baoyi, when others talked about it later, they would only say that Zhang Lun, Li Zhongwen, and Jiang Baoyi merged with each other, surrendered to the enemy after being defeated outside the city, and held a grudge.
When the city was destroyed, he took advantage of the opportunity to avenge himself and killed both Li and Jiang.
I would never say that Li Ding'an killed captured soldiers.
Seeing a ghost, Zhang Lun cursed repeatedly in his heart. He had stayed in the Tang army for a long time, and he understood the reason very well.
The blood of people from powerful families is not easy to get wet with.
Therefore, many captured generals are very difficult to deal with. If you don't kill them, they will be a hidden danger. If you kill them, they will have many troubles and an even worse reputation.
Send it back, but you show weakness to others. No one will say that you are magnanimous, they will only say that you surrendered.
What should I do? Just lend him Zhang Lun’s hand to get rid of it...
Moreover, it can completely kill his desire to return to the Tang Dynasty.
Such a vicious plan to kill two birds with one stone, luckily this guy figured it out in the blink of an eye.
At this time, in Zhang Lun's eyes, the superior Li Po had completely turned negative. Compared with the former Tang Gong, who was kind and generous and always smiled so gently, he had his own characteristics.
Zhang Lun felt Ruoyouruowu's eyes wandering over him. Despite his chills, he didn't even dare to hesitate in the flash of lightning in his mind. He immediately beat his chest and said, "Thank you, Junhou Chengquan."
Li Po laughed and finally let him go.
"Then we'll just wait to break the city. Then I'll be in the army waiting for the general's good news."
When Zhang Lun exited, the smile slowly disappeared from Li Po's face.
Once Jiexiu City is captured, everyone in the Tang army in the city will survive, but Li Zhongwen will definitely die if he falls into his hands.
The grandson of Li Bi, one of the Eight Pillar States of the Western Wei Dynasty and the Shangzhu State, his identity alone had already sealed Li Zhongwen's fate.
Li Po was not Liu Wuzhou. The Eight Pillar States of the Western Wei Dynasty were already starting to grow in his ears. Li Po was already well aware of the influence and prestige of these people and their families.
When he fights with the Tang army, most of the opponents will be the Guanxi nobles established by the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty.
Therefore, no matter how many troubles there are, this first battle must let the enemy and even his own people know that there is no difference in the Kansai clan in his eyes. He will kill them if they are killed. Don't take these guys as how great they are.
When you get here, anyone who wants to survive has to beg for mercy.
Today I borrow Zhang Lun's hand for a little bit, which is a bit of a buffer, and I can see if Zhang Lun can do it neatly, so that it can be reused in the future. There is nothing wrong with him doing it himself in the future.
Naturally, Zhang Lun would not be able to fully guess these considerations.
There was silence in the tent for a long time, and then Li Po's voice sounded, "Send Xue Wanche, Liu Jingsheng, and Wang Zhibian to come see me."
Not long after, the three of them arrived at the Chinese army's tent.
After the ceremony, Li Po said: "The three of you will each take charge of your troops. Tomorrow morning you will set off south to Queshu Valley and return to the control of General Yuchi. I will allow you to take advantage of it. The most important thing is to find out where the reinforcements from the Tang Army have arrived.
If it can be defeated, there is no need to ask me for orders."
"The general will obey the order."
(Monthly ticket, Acao asks for monthly ticket)
This chapter has been completed!