The Wei army's emissary did not wait too long when he saw Ma Chao and Jiang Wei walking out from behind the screen.
But after the two men came out, Ma Chao stopped saying anything and didn't even bother to talk to the Wei army's emissary anymore. He walked straight into the inner tent.
Of course, before leaving, Ma Chao still left behind a symbolic sentence - "It's up to you, but let Captain Jiang make the decision."
The Wei army's emissary did not know at first who Ma Chao was referring to as Captain Jiang.
But when Jiang Wei walked up to him and announced his identity, the rather clever Wei Jun emissary quickly kowtowed to Jiang Wei flatteringly.
Even if you have never heard of Jiang Wei's reputation, you can tell from Ma Chao's words that the captain Jiang in front of you is deeply trusted by Ma Chao. It is enough to know this.
Seeing the trembling look of the Wei army's emissary lying on the ground, Jiang Wei didn't say anything nonsense.
He half-crouched in front of the Wei Jun envoy. When the Wei Jun emissary raised his head and looked at cheese with his eyes, he said slowly:
"Our army can respond to Zhu Ling's request.
But what to do next, our military has full decision-making power.
how?"
On the surface, Jiang Wei's tone looked like he was asking, but in fact, it revealed a majesty that could not be denied.
This is the confidence that the current national strength of the Han Dynasty gives him.
As for Jiang Wei's request, Wei Jun's emissary naturally had no reason not to agree.
After kowtowing three more times, an excited response came: "Wei."
The envoy of the Wei army, carrying a secret message, took advantage of the dark sky and returned to the city wall.
After using the weak firelight in his hand to find the rope that sent him down, the envoy of the Wei army, who wanted to return to Tongguan eagerly, quickly tugged on the rope several times.
Captain Chen, who had been waiting on the city wall, was holding the other end of the rope tightly in his hand.
Because of the tension in his heart, even though the weather was cold, Colonel Chen's hands were still sweating.
The envoy he sent has been away for quite some time, but he has not returned yet, which makes Colonel Chen wonder if something big has changed.
Is it possible that Ma Chao didn't care about their request for surrender and directly killed the envoy he sent?
Just when Colonel Chen was feeling uneasy because of his suspicions, the rope he was holding finally moved.
When the rope in his hand moved, it stirred not only Colonel Chen's sweaty palms, but also his anxious heart.
Colonel Chen did not hesitate for a moment. He personally took action with several strong men to pull up the emissary from the city.
Soon after, when the emissary was successfully pulled to the city wall, Captain Chen quickly walked up to him and asked anxiously:
"how?"
Although Colonel Chen kept his voice very low, the emissary still heard Colonel Chen's words clearly.
Uneasiness, tension, and anticipation.
After realizing that Colonel Chen had such complicated emotions in his heart, the emissary did not delay. He quickly took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to Colonel Chen.
With pride and joy in his tone, the emissary leaned over and said:
"It's a big deal!"
After hearing the emissary's report, Captain Chen finally felt a big stone in his heart.
At the same time, he felt something in his heart and couldn't help but sigh in the black:
"Destiny, the great man has truly returned!"
Under the freezing cold weather, the heat emanating from Colonel Chen's mouth was clearly visible in the flickering firelight.
And this ball of hot air swayed with the wind and slowly rose, as if it symbolized something.
It’s time for something to happen!
...
Within a few days after Xu Chu's death, there was a rare period of peace both inside and outside Tongguan.
The Han army outside the city did not immediately launch an attack on Tongguan.
But everyone in Tongguan knows that this is the calm before the storm.
Xiahou Ba, who was a general, knew that the main reason why Ma Chao did not launch an attack on Tongguan at the moment was that he had to wait for his subsequent large forces to arrive.
Even though the Han army outside the city has not yet fired an arrow at Tongguan, as time goes by, the people's hearts in Tongguan continue to be turbulent in an unstoppable trend.
After all, the sound of Han troops building siege equipment outside the city continued day after day.
After all, Xu Chu's body on the city gate had not yet been taken into the city by the Wei army.
As long as one of these two things does not change, the military morale and the morale of the people in the city will remain in a state of continuous turmoil.
You don't need to be a general to understand this truth.
As long as you ride a horse and walk around Tongguan for a while, the irrepressible and decadent atmosphere in Tongguan will come over you.
Xiahou Ba, who had just been struck by the decadent atmosphere in the city, returned to his mansion with a frown on his face.
Xiahou Ba's talents are not among the best in the world, but he is not blind, nor is he a playboy.
Xiahou Ba knew that if he continued like this, he might not be able to survive the arrival of reinforcements, and Tongguan would be captured by the Han army.
Just when Xiahou Ba was worried, he suddenly heard a general asking for an audience.
This general is Captain Chen.
Before Xiahou Ba originally took over Tongguan, Xiaowei Chen was the commander-in-chief of Tongguan.
In addition, Chen Xiaowei was from Yuzhou, so Xiahouba always had great trust in Chen Xiaowei.
Seeing that it was Colonel Chen who was requesting a meeting, Xiahou Ba had someone bring Colonel Chen in without even thinking about it.
Captain Chen's name is Chen Zuo, and he is a descendant of the Chen family in Yingchuan.
When Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, the Yuzhou gentry had always been the backbone of support for Cao Pi's proclaimed emperor.
Under the leadership of Chen Qun, the Yingchuan Chen family provided a lot of "legal basis" for Cao Pi to proclaim himself emperor.
With this connection, Xiahou Ba still had a very good attitude towards Chen Zuo.
After Chen Zuo came in, Xiahou Ba quickly asked Chen Zuo to take a seat.
Faced with Xiahou Ba's politeness, Chen Zuo did not refuse.
But after sitting down, Chen Zuo took the initiative to ask Xiahou Ba before he could ask Xiahou Ba:
"Right now, people in Tongguan are in panic. I dare to ask the general what countermeasures he has."
Xiahou Ba was instinctively unhappy when Chen Zuo brought up the matter that was most disturbing to him before he even exchanged a few words.
But when he thought that the nobles all had this temper, and even though Chen Zuo was only a captain at the moment, Xiahou Ba knew that Chen Zuo, who relied on the Yingchuan Chen family, was about to receive a promotion, so he restrained himself
temper.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Reluctantly forcing a smile, Xiahou Ba sighed and replied:
"There is a strong enemy ahead, and we don't know when foreign aid will come. What strategies can we use?"
Xiahou Ba's answer fully exposed his lack of confidence.
Of course, given the current situation facing the Wei army at Tongguan, Xiahou Ba's helplessness is understandable.
Unfortunately, Chen Zuo was not satisfied.
Since Xiahou Ba failed to seize the last chance he gave him, Chen Zuo would not hesitate.
After taking a deep breath, Chen Zuo raised his hands and said to Xiahou Ba: "It is not a good idea to close the city and defend yourself without attacking the thieves."
Faced with Chen Zuo's advice, Xiahou Ba could no longer dominate.
"I was ordered to protect the city, but it was all for merit. Now I go to war in disobedience. If I lose my troops and betray my country, my death will be of no use."
After thinking about it, Xiahou Ba reluctantly used a high-sounding reason to cover up his fear of the enemy.
But how could Chen Zuo be dismissed so easily?
What's more, he came prepared now.
It seemed that he had expected Xiahou Ba to say this, so when Xiahou Ba gave the above reasons, Chen Zuo did not persuade Xiahou Ba to fight.
He changed the subject and said:
"Even if the bandit army is too powerful to attack, the body of the tiger lord should also be collected."
After hearing Chen Zuo's words, Xiahou Ba subconsciously wanted to find an excuse to evade.
But before he could say anything, Chen Zuo immediately said:
"If we don't attack the enemy or collect the corpses, the morale of the troops in the city will be low, and our army will not be able to wait for the arrival of reinforcements."
A powerful reason instantly turned into a heavy hammer and hit Xiahou Ba hard.
Let Xiahou Ba no longer have any reason to refuse.
In desperation, Xiahou Ba could only say: "Who is willing to go?"
Xu Chu's body was hung on the city gate, which was a shame to the Wei army.
It's not that Xiahou Ba never sent people to collect corpses, but Ma Chao seemed to have known that the Wei army would do this for a long time, so he sent knights who were good archers from the Han army to patrol outside Tongguan City.
Once it is discovered that Wei soldiers want to collect Xu Chu's corpse, those Han knights who are good at shooting will use their bows and arrows to kill the Wei soldiers who are descending from the city.
Of course, even if you are a good shooter, you cannot say that you can always hit the target.
However, the Wei army was already weak in military morale. The Han army's good archer knights did not need to shoot to death all the Wei soldiers who were going down to the city. They only needed to kill a few, and the remaining Wei army would be too frightened to go down to the city again.
After several attempts, Xiahou Ba gradually gave up the idea when he saw that collecting the corpse was not easy.
Now Xiahou Ba asked Chen Zuo this question, hoping that Chen Zuo could recommend a few warriors to complete this important task.
Looking at Xiahou Ba who was looking forward to it, Chen Zuo slowly replied: "We will choose a lieutenant to arrange it, but we still need the general's order to assist him."
Seeing that Chen Zuo was willing to arrange people, Xiahou Ba's eyes lit up.
He ignored Chen Zuo's request and quickly wrote an order and handed it into Chen Zuo's hands.
After receiving the general order from Xiahou Ba, a hint of joy flashed in Chen Zuo's eyes.
Without wasting much time, Chen Zuo left the hall with Xiahou Ba's general order.
Looking at Chen Zuo's leaving figure, Xiahou Ba's eyes were full of expectation.
If Xu Chu's body could be successfully rescued, then the worries in his heart would be much less.
...
In a military tent in Tongguan, Zhu Ling looked far away in the direction of Xiahou Ba's mansion and wondered what he was thinking.
As the initiator of the incident, Zhu Ling naturally knew what Chen Zuo was doing at the moment.
Seeing that Zhu Ling's eyes were always focused in the direction of Xiahou Ba's mansion, a confidant beside Zhu Ling asked:
"General, are you worried that Chen Zuo will betray you temporarily?"
Even though Zhu Ling is just an army commander now, Zhu Ling's confidants are still used to calling him general.
And Zhu Ling's confidant asked this question, maybe not because he thought Zhu Ling was worried about this, but because he himself was worried about this.
After hearing his confidant's worries, Zhu Ling turned to look at him and asked:
"Why are you worried?"
Why?
Zhu Ling's confidants felt that this worry was by no means groundless.
Without thinking too much, Zhu Ling's confidant said to Zhu Ling:
"Chen Zuo is a close branch of the Chen family in Yingchuan."
The phrase "Zhu Ling's confidant" has two meanings.
One meaning is that Chen Zuo and Chen Qun have a close relationship, and Chen Qun has always been a die-hard supporter of the Cao Wei royal family.
Another meaning is that aristocratic families have always been a group motivated by interests.
It's hard to guarantee that they won't change their minds temporarily because of interests.
After all, no one else knew about the secret discussion that night. If Chen Zuo suddenly changed his mind, the world would not give him a dirty name of disbelief.
It has to be said that Zhu Ling's confidants are right to worry, but he still doesn't understand the family class well enough.
After hearing the worries of his confidants, Zhu Ling couldn't help laughing:
"Precisely because Chen Zuonai comes from a noble family, and precisely because Chen Qun is a close friend of Emperor Wei, I will not worry that Chen Zuonai will regret it temporarily."
"Once upon a time, wasn't the Chen family of Yingchuan a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty who was worshiped by people all over the world?
Times have changed, times have changed, times have changed!”
What's more, hedging your bets is something that aristocratic families have done for thousands of years.
Zhu Ling did not explain this reason clearly.
After laughing, Zhu Ling, who was determined in his heart, said to his confidants:
"Go and take out my reddest piece of clothing.
When the king enters the city, how can there be no red flag to greet him?"
...
Perhaps in order to train Jiang Wei, Ma Chao has left all affairs in the Japanese army to Jiang Wei.
The talented and intelligent Jiang Wei soon showed his extraordinary military talents.
Even though he had never been in charge of military affairs, during this period of time, he had handled all the military affairs of the Han army in an orderly manner.
During this period of time, anyone who comes here will feel that the Han army outside the city has been gearing up.
And Jiang Wei didn't wait too long. Just after sunset today, Jiang Wei received the signal he had been waiting for these days.
After hearing the firelight swaying at a specific frequency in Tongguan City, Jiang Wei, who was still in armor, stood up immediately.
This is the code he agreed with Zhu Ling.
After getting the secret signal, Jiang Wei led thousands of Han troops with good night vision and slowly approached Tongguan under the cover of night.
At the same time, Chen Zuo successfully obtained the command on the city wall by virtue of the general order in his hand.
After completing this step, Chen Zuo ordered the Wei army in the city to open the city gate on the pretext of recapturing Xu Chu's body.
It was not that there were no generals loyal to Xiahou Ba on the city wall, but after Chen Zuo obtained the command, he temporarily transferred those generals away from the city gate for other reasons.
In this way, the Wei troops at the city gate naturally obeyed Chen Zuo's command.
Although many Wei soldiers were surprised as to why Chen Zuo would risk opening the city gate, after all, when he tried to recapture Xu Chu's body several times before, Xiahou Ba did not let his soldiers open the city gate for the sake of safety.
But now Chen Zuo has the general's command, and Wei's soldiers feel that they are under the cover of night, so they have too many doubts about this point.
But when the city gate slowly opened, an unexpected scene happened.
Wei Jun, who was completely loyal to Chen Zuo, slashed at his comrades with swords before they could react.
This sudden change not only killed many Wei soldiers loyal to Xiahou Ba, but also plunged the opened Tongguan City Gate into chaos.
The chaos at Tongguan City Gate was quickly learned by Jiang Wei, who was hiding not far away.
After learning this, Jiang Wei ordered his men to blow the war drums.
The moment the war drums sounded, thousands of Han troops rushed towards the Tongguan gate like wolves and tigers.
Hundreds of torches instantly lit up in the dark night, like sparks of fire, quickly sweeping through the layers of resistance in front of the Tongguan City Gate, and finally arrived at the Tongguan City Gate.
For a level, the most important thing is the city gate.
Now that the city gate of Tongguan is open to the Han army, the ownership of Tongguan can already be announced to have changed hands.
And when thousands of Han troops continued to pour into Tongguan towards the city gate, Xiahou Ba only later learned about this incident in his mansion.
After knowing that it was Chen Zuo who ordered the city gate to be opened, Xiahou Ba almost breathed his last.
It turns out that Chen Zuo wanted to collect Xu Chu’s body like this!
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