After Chen Yan left Guilin County, as Guan Feng expected, he did not go to Wuchang to report the news as Guan Feng instructed, but went straight to Guiyang County and hurried away.
Two nights later.
Suddenly the gates of Guiyang City opened wide, and thousands of Wu troops ran out of the city. They seemed a little anxious.
"Drive!"
A middle-aged general, riding his horse and whipping his whip.
"Quick!"
"Hurry up!"
As soon as the middle-aged general left Guiyang County, he kept urging his soldiers to speed up their march. They headed straight to Guilin County, a hundred miles away in the northwest.
Guilin County is the county seat under the jurisdiction of Guiyang County. It is located on the northwest border of Guiyang County, separated only by a mountain from Jianning County of the Han Dynasty.
Because it is located in a mountainous area, although it is only a hundred miles away, if you want to arrive in time, it will take a day and a night of urgent marching.
Noon on August 20th.
Guilin County South Gate.
Five thousand Wu troops were lined up under the city, while the city gates in Guilin County were open, and a large flag with the word "Han" on the city head had disappeared.
"County Magistrate Chen!"
The middle-aged general asked doubtfully: "Didn't you say that Guilin County has been lost?" He pointed to Guilin County with the city gate wide open and asked puzzledly: "Why is this?"
Chen Yan was also puzzled.
What's going on?
"Prefect!" Chen Yan said: "Maybe it was Guan Feng's trick, so he set up an empty city to lure us into the city, and then..."
Although Chen Yan is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, he is not a fool, otherwise he would not be able to serve as a county magistrate. The Han army captured Guilin County before, but now it is like an empty city. It must not be so simple.
Guiyang Prefect Zhou Kuang nodded slightly when he heard this, agreeing with Chen Yan's guess.
"Come here!"
As soon as Zhou Kuang finished speaking, a junior high school student came out of the formation and came to the front of the army. Zhou Kuang then said to him: "You will lead a small team and go into the city immediately to check to see if the old lady is still in the city?"
"No!"
After receiving the order, the primary school leader carefully entered Guilin County with more than ten people, while Zhou Kuang and thousands of Wu troops were on standby. At the same time, people were placed on alert to prevent the Shu troops from suddenly coming out of the nearby mountains and forests.
Zhou Kuang is a little worried now, because he is originally from Guilin County, and his mother has been living in Guilin County with his brother Zhou Lie.
The day before yesterday, I learned that Guilin County was occupied by the Shu army. As the son of a man and the head of a county, Zhou Kuang needed to regain the lost land and save his family both in public and private matters.
But——
Now that the city gate of Guilin County is open, it seems to be an empty city.
He is very worried.
Very anxious too.
'Mother!' Zhou Kuang muttered secretly: 'You will be fine! You will be fine!'
Just——
Less than a stick of incense later, Xiao Xiao came out of the city again. He came to Zhou Kuang and said: "To report to the prefect, there are no Shu troops in the city. Old...old...old lady..."
When talking about Zhou Kuang's mother, the principal shook his head: "The old lady is not in the city either."
Surprise——
Zhou Kuang was stunned.
I am really afraid of what will happen.
While Zhou Kuang was in shock, the small school officer said again: "Except for the prefect's family, the rest of the people are here. But according to what the people in the city said, the Shu army left the county in two groups. The day before yesterday, five thousand Shu troops came with them.
Together with the prefect and his family, we left the county first, and the remaining 5,000 Shu troops left in a hurry early this morning."
"???"
Zhou Kuang was immediately puzzled, what kind of trick did the Shu army want to play?
Ten thousand Shu troops will be evacuated in batches.
If you want to retreat, why come to attack the county again?
Zhou Kuang pondered for a moment, then suddenly became shocked and said: "Quickly, go back to the county town!"
After Zhou Kuang finished speaking, regardless of the doubts of his soldiers, he took the lead in whipping up his horse and whip, and then galloped towards Guiyang County.
However, when Zhou Kuang returned to Guiyang County with thousands of Wu troops, shouts suddenly broke out in the originally quiet city top, and at the same time, the word "Han" appeared on the city head.
"Zhou Kuang!"
Guan Feng stood at the top of the city and said with a loud smile: "Guiyang County has been owned by my great Han."
When Zhou Kuang heard this, he immediately panicked.
But before Zhou Kuang could speak, Guan Feng said again: "Zhou Kuang, now you have lost your city and your land. Your master Sun Quan will not tolerate you. Why didn't you surrender early?"
"Don't even think about it!" Zhou Kuang said angrily: "As the governor of Dawu County, how can I, Zhou Kuang, be willing to surrender to you?"
"Haha!"
Guan Feng laughed loudly and said: "Since you don't want to surrender, I won't make things difficult for you. You can retreat quickly. I, Guan Feng, will treat your family well."
Hiss——
The long sword that had been half drawn out suddenly stopped.
"Prefect!" Chen Yan asked hurriedly: "What should we do now?"
Zhou Kuang actually had no idea. According to Guan Feng, his mother and family should be in the city now.
Seeing that Zhou Kuang didn't speak, Guan Feng said coldly: "If you want to attack the city, you can lead your army to attack. However, if there is a war, I will kill your whole family and sacrifice the flag."
As soon as Guan Feng finished speaking, Zhou Kuang's family members all appeared on the edge of the city. Zhou Kuang's mother looked outside the city and shouted loudly: "Kuang'er, surrender!"
Hearing his mother's call, Zhou Kuang collapsed immediately. At this time, he had no way out. His mother was in the hands of the enemy. If he attacked the city, the enemy would definitely kill his mother and kill his clan.
"Kuang'er!"
"General Guan understands the importance of justice and brought us to the county seat. He was not rude to us at all... I should abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side."
Hearing his mother's earnest words, Zhou Kuang couldn't help but swallow: "Mother!"
"Mother!"
Seeing that Zhou's mother's persuasion to surrender had been effective, Guan Feng struck while the iron was hot and said loudly: "Prefect Zhou, it is not me, a big man, who invades Wu's territory this time, but Sun Quan of Eastern Wu, who disregards the interests of the Han-Wu alliance and attacks us with weapons.
We, the Han Dynasty, were forced to send troops to attack Wu."
Zhou Kuang naturally agreed with Guan Feng's words.
At this time, the Lord of Wu, Sun Quan, asked the chariot and cavalry general Zhu Ran to lead 80,000 troops out of Zigui. As the prefect of a county in Soochow, he certainly knew about this.
What surprised him was that the Shu army reacted so quickly and actually took the retreat of Soochow; he naturally knew that once the Shu army sent troops to Nanzhong, they would then go all the way north.
Hiss——
Zhou Kuang did not dare to think about the outcome. What if the Yizhou Shu army went down the river again?
"Prefect Zhou!" Guan Feng consoled him: "I know you are benevolent and filial, but for a treacherous person like Sun Quan, why would the prefect continue to sacrifice his life for him?"
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Guan Fengdong used his emotions to explain his reasoning, and he really knew a lot about Zhou Kuang. Although he was not a queen from a famous family, he was also a benevolent and filial person.
She also knew this. Before she sent out the army, she had already found out that Zhou Kuang's mother had been living in her hometown of Guilin County.
That's why Guan Fengcai abandoned the county and attacked the small county of Guilin first, just to capture the entire Guilin county with minimal casualties.
Guilin County is adjacent to Jiaozhou. Once you capture Guilin County and then take the opportunity to go south, you may be able to capture Jiaozhou in one fell swoop. Only by capturing Guilin and Jiaozhou County, all the counties in southern Soochow will be owned by the Han Dynasty.
Guan Feng is the daughter of the famous Han general Guan Yu. She has been guarding Jianning with her husband Li Yi for these years, naturally to contain Nanzhong.
Just——
In recent years, the generals of the imperial court have continuously made great achievements in Guanzhong, Liangzhou, Hetao, and the Western Regions. After becoming a famous general, Guan Feng also hopes to do some good work for the Han Dynasty.
This is a great opportunity for her to establish her merits.
When the allied forces of Wei and Wu invaded, Xu Shu, the imperial censor, sent a letter asking him to send troops to pretend to attack Jiaozhou, forcing Sun Quan to withdraw Zhu Ran's 80,000 troops and alleviate the crisis in Yizhou.
Once Soochow retreats, the imperial court can use all its strength to deal with Cao Wei's Sima Yi.
However, Guan Feng didn't think so.
Why feint?
Directly occupying the southern territory of Soochow, why not?
However, Jianning's military strength is limited, with a total of more than 30,000 troops. She does not dare to go out in full force. After all, the Nanzhong region still needs to be deterred.
Ten thousand people.
This time she only brought 10,000 Jianning soldiers.
Therefore, she must not be willing to fight with Zhou Kuang here, thereby wasting her soldiers.
"Prefect Zhou!" Guan Feng supported Zhou's mother and continued: "If the prefect is willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty, you can still be the governor of Guiyang County. I hope the prefect will think twice."
After Guan Feng finished speaking, Chen Yan was immediately surprised and said: "Prefect, surrender!"
But as soon as Chen Yan finished speaking, Zhou Kuang was stunned and asked: "Have you surrendered to the Shu Han a long time ago, and this is just to make me fall into a trap?"
Before Zhou Kuang finished speaking, Chen Yan said aggrievedly: "The prefect mistakenly blamed his subordinates. Originally, General Guan wanted to send his subordinates to Wuchang to report the news, but as the magistrate of Guilin, I naturally knew that General Guan wanted to panic His Majesty, so he
Zigui withdraws its troops."
Chen Yan paused for a moment and then continued: "My subordinates are pretending to surrender now, thinking of leaving the city to inform the prefect. With the prefect's talent, he can surely regain the lost territory."
Chen Yan had said these words to Zhou Kuang when he arrived at Guiyang County two days ago. He repeated them again now, as well as the words of Guan Feng at the top of the city. Zhou Kuang also believed Chen Yan.
"That's it!" Zhou Kuang sighed and said, "Stop!"
With that said, Zhou Kuang pushed his sword back into its sheath, slowly got off his horse, then saluted Guan Feng at the top of the city and said: "General Guan, Zhou Kuang is willing to surrender!"
Zhou Kuang was willing to surrender, and Guan Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Because even if Zhou Kuang fights to the death, she can't really kill Zhou Kuang's whole family. After all, everyone is their own master and they can't help themselves.
"Kaicheng!"
Guan Feng said loudly: "Welcome the Zhou governor to enter the city."
As the city gate opened, Zhou Kuang did not let the thousands of Wu troops outside the city enter the city. Instead, he handed it over to the generals sent by Guan Feng to take over. Then he, Chen Yan and others entered Guiyang County on foot.
Prefect's Mansion——
As soon as Zhou Kuang entered the mansion, Guan Feng asked him to return to his familiar position and said with a smile: "Prefect Zhou, I have said before that if the prefect is willing to surrender, he can still be the governor of Guiyang."
"General!" Zhou Kuang sighed: "How dare a defeated general to occupy the position of county guard again?"
Guan Feng waved her hand and said, "You don't have to say that, Governor. This fight is really out of necessity." Then she smiled and said, "Under the rule of Governor Zhou, the people of Guiyang County live in ease. Could it be that the Governor
Can you let go of the people of this county?"
"General! I——"
"Stop talking!" Guan Feng said with a smile: "I will report to the emperor and re-appoint Zhou Taishou as the Taishou of Guiyang County in the Han Dynasty. I hope that the Taishou will govern Guiyang well as always."
Guan Feng's sincerity finally moved Zhou Kuang.
Zhou Kuang saluted and thanked him: "Thank you so much, General Guan, for trusting me. Zhou Kuang will definitely live up to the general's orders."
Zhou Kuang took over as the governor of Guiyang County again, but Guan Feng made some adjustments to the original county soldiers in Guiyang County. He transferred some of the Guiyang soldiers to Jianning and transferred ten thousand people from Jianning to Guiyang County.
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At the same time, Zhu Cheng, his most capable general, was appointed as the new guard captain of Guiyang County.
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