Chapter 606 ??Hebei Pingding(1/2)
The carriage stopped, the coachman lifted the curtain and asked Fa Zheng to get out. Someone also brought a small stool for Fa Zheng to put it in place.
Fa Zheng bent over and walked out of the carriage and walked down on the small stool.
"Mr. Fa. I am engaged in Guo Tu." In front of the majestic and majestic general's mansion, Guo Tu looked at Fa Zheng hostilely.
Fa was about to enter the city to meet Yuan Shao.
This incident caused a stir in Nanpi City. Guo Tu, Feng Ji and others tried their best to stop it. Seeing the envoy, they would definitely be dealt with by the envoys with sweet words.
They hope that Yuan Shao can be stronger and compete with Zhang Xiu to the end.
On the one hand, they are indeed loyal, but on the other hand, if Yuan Shao collapses, they will withdraw from the stage of the world like the defeated dogs beside the road.
To put it bluntly, it means that they can't give up their power. Moreover, if Zhang Xiu controlled Jizhou, their family status, power and influence would definitely plummet.
But they failed to stop Yuan Shao from meeting Fa Zheng. Guo Tu was also sent to be a welcome guest, so naturally he had no good face to Fa Zheng.
"Mr. Guo." Fa Zheng bowed and returned the favor, not caring about Guo Tu's hostility at all. He was raised by Zhang Xiu since childhood, and he was also arrogant.
It's all this time. What confidence do you losers have to dare to bark?
Without a single word, they didn't say anything, but after they met, they did not greet each other. Guo Tu led Fa Zheng to the hall.
In the hall, Yuan Shao knelt on the main seat. Although he was already weak, his momentum was not weak. Combined with his beautiful face, he was the real master of the side.
There were many men wearing clothes and dresses kneeling on both sides of his front, and the atmosphere was not bad.
"The old friend Fa Zheng has met General Yuan." Fa Zheng was not frightened and bowed to Yuan Shao calmly after coming in.
Yuan Shao looked at Fa Zheng and felt extremely complicated.
In the past, during the Hulao Pass, he was investigated for military information by this kid, which led to a huge defeat. It was also this kid who followed Zhang Xiu to fight south and north, gave advice, and worked for the Liang Kingdom.
If I had known it, I would have killed him.
Yuan Shao took a deep breath and suppressed the murderous intent in his heart.
"Mr. Fa." Yuan Shao smiled a little, bowed back and returned the gift, and then ordered someone to take a mat and asked Fa Zheng to sit beside him.
Yuan Shao calmed down and said with a little pride: "Sir, I'm just here, but I don't know the heroes here. I'll introduce them to you."
"This one is Feng Ji and Feng Yuantu."
“This one is…”
Yuan Shao introduced to the men of clothes and clothes present that each of them was a famous person, and of course most of them were incompetent people.
If these people have the ability, can they still make Yuan Shao like this?
But Fa Zheng also suppressed his impatience and bowed to him one by one.
"General Yuan. The wise man doesn't say secret words. Now, the 500,000 people of my Daliang King's Army are surrounding Nanpi. What do you think of General Yuan?"
Fa Zheng bowed his hand and was full of arrogance and magnificent Tao.
Of course, this 500,000 is a false report, and it doesn’t have a 250,000 discount.
Fa Zheng not only opens his eyes and tells lies, but also makes him feel righteous.
Yuan Shao doesn’t like Fa Zheng’s attitude, but he can’t do anything about it. I’m really a person who serves as a lie, what can I do about it?
"Sir, don't joke. Liang Jun, I think there are only 200,000 people." Guo Tu sneered and said.
Fa Zheng smiled and looked at Guo Tu, saying, "When my king's army left Jinyang, there were 200,000. General Anliang (Zhang Yong) recruited 30,000 troops. Later, the emperor surrendered Goguryeo, Wuhuan had 80,000 troops, and Zhang He got more than 100,000 troops, why didn't there be 500,000?"
Fa Zheng knew that Liang army had only about 200,000, but Yuan Shao and others didn't know. Fa Zheng's calculation was really similar.
Although Yuan Shao's face was still, he felt a little timid. A few of the men present showed their timid expressions.
Guo Tu was speechless for a moment, then showed his arrogance and bowed and said, "Although the Liang army is numerous, our army still has 300,000, and the people in Nanpi City are 500,000. The grain storage can be eaten and used for three years. It is unknown who will die."
Fa Zheng looked at Guo Tu and laughed slowly.
"Hahaha."
Guo Tu was angry for a moment and glared at Fa Zheng and said, "Why are you laughing at?"
Fa Zheng calmed down his laughter, but continued to sneer: "Jizhou is vast and the people are prosperous. You have stored 300,000 grain, but I believe it. 500,000 people in Nanpi City? Do you think Nanpi is Luoyang? 300,000 soldiers? With Zhang He and Gao Lan's surrendered soldiers, it is probably only 300,000?"
Guo Tu looked embarrassed. He wanted to learn Fazheng to brag, but Fazheng's bragging was well-founded. The Liang Dynasty had a large territory and successively merged people. The Liang army had 500,000 troops, which was worthwhile.
This Jizhou is vast, with a population of only four or five million. Zhang He, Gao Lan, Zang Hong, Wen Chou and others have consumed 200,000 troops.
There are indeed no more than 300,000 soldiers in this city, and there are only about 180,000 now.
After Fa Zheng exposes Guo Tu's lies, he sneered: "Three years of grain storage, what about three years later? People eat each other and finally the city is broken. Will General Yuan's head go thousands of miles away and hang it at the Luoyang city gate?"
In the end, Fa Zheng bowed Yuan Shao without hesitation, which was extremely rude.
Many of the men in the clothes and clothes present were furious, but they couldn't refute it for a while. Fa Zheng was right, and after eating all the food, he would be finished.
Yuan Shao died.
Yuan Shao's face also changed a little, showing a little fear.
Feng Ji knew something was wrong and hurriedly said, "The Lord Liang was the minister of Han first, exiled the Emperor of Han, and proclaimed himself emperor. People in the world wished they could eat their flesh alive. Cao Cao was in the Central Plains, Sun Jian was in Jingchu, and Liu Bei was in the plains. Within three years, there will inevitably be changes in the world."
"That's right. Three years of spring and autumn have been a long time. Nothing happens."
"That's right. General Cao is outstanding. General Sun's Jiangdong Tiger will definitely win."
The men in uniform also said one after another, to cheer up Yuan Shao and himself.
Even Yuan Shao recovered some confidence, and the fear on his face dissipated. He raised his head and said to Fa Zheng: "Sir. I have a city, a large army, a loyal civil and military man, and foreign aid. What do you think?"
"Hehe." Fa Zheng still laughed and bowed and said, "General Yuan, Yuan, Cao, and Sun's family joined forces to attack our Daliang, but they also returned in vain. Now there are only Cao and Sun's families. Why do you think that the situation will change within three years?"
Speaking of this, Fa Zheng sneered at everyone and said, "There is a news. The general and you here may not know. My Emperor Daliang sent Pang De and Taishici to attack the plains with 60,000 horse and infantry troops. Liu Bei fled without fighting and crossed the river to Qingzhou. Now I have more than 100,000 Liang soldiers, guarding the Yellow River."
"Cao Cao can only fly over to save Nanpi unless he has wings."
"Your reinforcements are gone."
Now Nanpi City is surrounded by Liang's army, and news is not clear. Yuan Shao and the soldiers in the clothes suddenly heard that Liu Bei had escaped, and their faces changed drastically.
Just as Fazheng said.
Liu Bei and Cao Cao are indispensable. Liu Bei is on the plains and Cao Cao has a foothold in Hebei.
It is impossible for the Liang army to set up defenses along the river.
As soon as Liu Bei left, Liang's cavalry and infantry deployed defenses along the river. Not only was it solid, but it was a dream to break through the defense line for a while.
There are also General Hengjiang, who led 10,000 sailors, but Cao's army did not have sailors in the Yellow River.
Yuan Shao's aura was suddenly reduced by 80%.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Guo Tu hurriedly said, "Lord, don't listen to him. This is his one-sided statement. Pingyuan Prime Minister Liu Bei is brave and good at fighting, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have ten thousand enemies. Three of them have 30,000 elite soldiers, how could they escape without fighting?"
"What Gong Ze said is, lord, don't believe what he said." Feng Ji also quickly provided an assist and persuaded Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao and the men in uniform recovered a lot of enthusiasm, and they all looked up at Fa Zheng.
But Fa Zheng had expected it and bowed and said, "There is no limit to the empty words. Just ask Duke Yuan to send ten people out of the city and go to the plain to take a look."
This is not true or false.
Seeing Fa Zheng so confidently, Yuan Shao and the men in uniform felt a slump in their hearts.
Even Guo Tu and Feng Ji were desperate. Could it be that Liu Bei really ran away? But even if it was a one-tenth of possibility, we had to go and see it.
"Lord. I'm willing to go out of the city to see it." Guo Tu gritted his teeth and bowed his hands to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao’s idea is the same. If Liu Bei is there, then resist firmly. If Liu Bei is not there, then surrender.
"Okay." Yuan Shao nodded and agreed. Including Guo Tu, he ordered ten people he could trust and sent them out of the city.
Fa Zhengze was left in his mansion and was treated well.
In the Liang Jun’s tent.
After hearing about this, Zhang Xiu couldn't help laughing. However, he didn't have the intention to see Guo Tu. Such a person is not worth seeing him for a special visit.
"Ma Dai. You lead five hundred light cavalry to send these people to the plains." Zhang Xiu called Ma Dai in and ordered.
"No." Ma Dai replied and went down honestly.
After Guo Tu and others went to the plains for a walk, they returned to Nanpi City in a daze.
Still in the lobby of the General's Mansion.
Yuan Shao sat in the main seat, Fa Zheng sat next to Yuan Shao, and there were no other scholars in clothing, exactly the same as the last time.
But the atmosphere is very different.
Including Guo Tu and Feng Ji, they all felt like they lost their mother and lost their fighting spirit.
The Liang army was strong and set up a wall outside the city, trapping Nanpi to death. Although they had the ability to defend for three years, they did not have Yuan army, so why did they defend for three years?
Will Yuan Shao and their own family perish together?
Yuan Shao could no longer bear it and said, "If I surrender to the south, I don't know how Master Liang treats me?"
Fa Zheng obtained Zhang Xiu's permission, but he still didn't want to give Yuan Shao a good treatment. He bowed and said directly: "The emperor chose a five-entry mansion in Luoyang to provide the general with a living place. There are 3,000 mu of fertile land outside Luoyang City. He gives the general five hundred stones of food every month. In Nanpi City, the general can take away the gold, silver and fine materials of the general's family."
To be continued...