In the side hall of King Wu's palace, Sun Ce prepared a sumptuous banquet for Zhang Zhao, and the two cleared up their previous misunderstanding. During the dinner, Sun Ce asked Zhang Zhao some questions about how to govern the country, and Zhang Zhao also answered them one by one.
The monarch and his ministers got along very harmoniously.
"Your Majesty, I have something unclear, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not." Zhang Zhao said slowly with a puzzled look on his face.
"But it doesn't matter."
Zhang Zhaodao: "The gifts sent by the envoys sent by the Marquis of Yan include a thousand repeating crossbows, five hundred pairs of steel armors, five hundred steel knives, and shipbuilding blueprints... The reason why the Yan State is strong is that it has
There are things that other countries don’t have. The Liannu was made by the Yan State. Almost every soldier wears one. There are also sophisticated weapons and armors. Although not everyone can wear them, most of the Yan army soldiers use them.
of
It's armor and weapons made of steel... Not every blacksmith can master the art of steel-making. In Wu State, there are very few people who can own a steel knife, but almost everyone in Yan State has it.
Yes, this is enough to make the Yan Kingdom strong... But why did the Yan Kingdom give us these most important gifts? Aren't they afraid that we will imitate weapons and armor that are exactly the same as theirs?"
Sun Ce also had the same doubts, but he still hasn't found the answer. He reluctantly thought that Gao Fei was helping Wu. After all, his father and Gao Fei had an agreement, and now Gao Fei is almost ready to complete the great cause of unifying the north.
, but the state of Wu was so poor and weak.
"Maybe it's because of the agreement he made with the late king..." Sun Ce took a sip of wine and couldn't think of any other reasons. He said lightly, "No matter what the reason is, we must continue to live in friendship and harmony with the State of Yan. Mr. Xiangguo
, I would like to ask you to gather skilled craftsmen from all over the country and gather them all in Jianye
He came to the city to imitate a thousand repeating crossbows sent by Yan State, and built large warships based on the shipbuilding blueprints. In addition, he summoned all the blacksmiths and gathered in Kuaiji County to find famous smelting masters and teach all the blacksmiths how to master steelmaking techniques.
, what the Yan State has, the Wu State must also have it, and we must not rely on others."
"promise!"
"When the envoy of the State of Yan leaves, he will send another envoy to the State of Yan to express the friendly intentions of our army to the State of Yan."
"promise!"
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After two and a half months of fighting, the Yan army finally succeeded in occupying the Central Plains and temporarily stopped the campaign.
Gao Fei deployed most of his troops in Hongnong, Wancheng in Nanyang, and Runan. He first took Xu Huang as the prefect of Hongnong and the general of Anxi, and continued to lead Zhou Cang, Liao Hua, Gao Lin, Wang Wenjun and others.
, sent another 10,000 soldiers to Xu Huang, ordered Xu Huang to build a pass on the spot, and formed a confrontation with Tongguan.
Secondly, Zhang Liao was appointed as General Annan and led the army to stay in Wancheng, and Wenpin and Wei Yan were appointed as deputy, always paying attention to the movements of Liu Bei who had proclaimed himself emperor. Then Chen Dao was appointed as General Pingxi and left to guard Wuguan. Finally,
With Huang Zhong as the governor of Runan and the general of Zhennan, he led his troops to stay in Runan. He and Zhang Liao acted as horns to control Liu Bei.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the beginning of autumn and the end of summer, and the weather had become relatively cooler. However, in Gao Fei's heart, some things were still so hot. If he didn't deal with them properly, he wouldn't be able to sleep at all.
On July 26, Sima Lang, who was on an envoy to the State of Wu, returned to Chenliu and brought back the envoys from the State of Wu. The envoys gave generous gifts and expressed their willingness to live in harmony with the State of Yan forever. After Gao Fei received the envoys from the State of Wu,
, and the worries were let go.
On the first day of August, Gao Fei, whose injuries were gradually improving, summoned the captured Wei generals in Chenliucheng.
In Chenliucheng's prefecture, a group of Wei army surrendered generals headed by Li Dian and Le Jin stood in two rows. Gao Fei sat in the hall, glanced at the long list of prisoners in his hand, and saw
On it were written the names of Li Dian, Le Jin, Dong Zhao, Mao Jie, Lu Qian, Ren Jun, Xia Houli and others. I looked around one by one.
After reading the list, everyone put down the list and asked loudly: "The State of Wei no longer exists. Although Cao Mengde escaped by chance, he joined the Qin army. Now the Central Plains is occupied by me. You are all the pillars of the State of Wei. I don't know.
Are you willing to serve our country of Yan and jointly govern the Central Plains to make the country of Yan prosperous?"
"How can a defeated general dare to speak bravely? We are willing to surrender and serve the Marquis of Yan." Li Dian and Le Jin had the intention to surrender soon after they were captured, fearing that their families would be harmed because of themselves.
, so as soon as Gao Fei finished speaking, the two of them were the first to express their surrender.
Dong Zhao, Mao Jie, Lu Qian, Ren Jun and others all looked at each other. The four of them knew that the general trend of the world had clearly moved towards Gao Fei, and they immediately expressed their willingness to surrender.
When everyone knelt on the ground and expressed their willingness to surrender, Xia Houli was the only one who stood there with an indifferent expression, looking neither humble nor arrogant.
Gao Fei asked everyone else to get up, let them all go down temporarily to have a rest, and handed them over to Jia Xu to use them according to their talents.
So, after everyone left, there were not many people left in the hall.
"Are you Xia Houli?" Gao Fei glanced sideways at Xia Houli and asked casually when he saw Xia Houli's handsome features.
"I don't want to change my name, but I don't want to change my surname. Xia Houli is here. I'll kill you or behead you. It's up to you."
"I heard that you are a woman, do you know if it is true or not?"
"So what if she's a woman? She's much better than those men who have no integrity." Xia Houli's tone was very cold.
"Haha, it seems she is still a fierce woman. Let me ask you, are you really unwilling to surrender to me?"
"I would rather die than obey."
"Well, if you regain your daughter's body and dress up again, you will be a beautiful woman. It's just a pity that you have such a face and figure, but I won't give you any mercy before you die. You are from the Tiger Guards
One of them, in the battle of Yuanyong City, you led your men to kill
I, Dayan, have many officers and men. I, my officers and men of Dayan, all bear this grudge in their hearts. In order to let those officers and men rest in peace, I plan to reward you to my subordinates and make you a camp prostitute to comfort my soldiers who have gone through life and death.
subordinates. What do you think?"
"You are so despicable. However, my body is mine, and I will never let you succeed. If you don't let me die happily, I will have no choice but to commit suicide."
"Want to die? It's not impossible, but even if you die, I will not let you go, and I will let the soldiers borrow your body. I think those soldiers who have not yet been killed will definitely be happy to enjoy it.
Kind of wonderful..."
"You...you are shameless!"
"I am shameless. I have never said that I am a gentleman. However, I have one more condition. As long as you agree, I will let you go."
Xia Houli asked hurriedly: "What are the conditions?"
"Do you remember who caught you?"
"I remember, even when I turned into ashes, Zhang He!"
"Well, it seems that you have a deep impression on him... My condition is that as long as you can marry Zhang He, I will let you go and never embarrass you again."
"Marry...marry Zhang He?" Xia Houli was quite surprised.
"That's right! Marry Zhang He and you two will be married. After you become Zhang He's wife, I will naturally not embarrass you."
Xia Houli fell into deep thought. Ever since she was captured by Zhang He, Zhang He had never felt sorry for her. He even sent people to take care of her and provide her with delicious food and drink. Deep in her heart, a person in the woods of Yuanyong City
Zhan, Zhang He accidentally touched
Her breasts were touched, and Zhang He was not weak in martial arts and could capture her alive. In fact, Zhang He's shadow had already been imprinted on her heart. If she were not on both sides of the enemy, with her daring personality, she would have taken the initiative to give in.
Zhang He married her.
Gao Fei looked at Xia Houli and thought of the letter from Zhang He that he had just received this morning, and couldn't help but feel that this was a beautiful thing for adults.
In the letter, Zhang He strongly recommended Xia Houli as a general, and called Xia Houli a hero among women. His military strength was no worse than those of the generals of the Detachment of Women. He also revealed a strange emotion between the lines. Although it was not stated explicitly, the meaning was obvious.
After Gao Fei read it, he asked someone to inquire about some information. After inquiring, he found out that Zhang He was so interested in Xia Houli. After capturing Xia Houli, Zhang He had been assigning his personal followers to investigate Xia Houli.
Protection. Only then did he decide to marry Xia Houli to Zhang He.
At this time, when he mentioned Zhang He's name, Xia Houli's face turned red, and Gao Fei already knew that peach blossom look. In addition, Zhang He had repeatedly begged not to kill him in his previous letters.
Xia Houli came to the conclusion by combining the two.
"Since the man is in love and the concubine is interested, I think this is what to do. If you really wanted to die, you would have committed suicide long ago and would not have allowed yourself to live until now. You should be waiting for someone, waiting to see you again.
On his side, it's a pity that someone is not in Chenliu. If you agree, I will send you to someone so that you can catch up on old times, how about that?"
Xia Houli was an orphan. After being adopted by Cao Cao, she was named Xia Hou. In her impression, Cao Cao was the only person who was kind to her. But that kind of kindness was completely different from Zhang He's kindness to her. Cao Cao was kind to her.
Okay, I just want to train her into a
She was a killing tool, but Zhang He's kindness to her made her feel something strange in her heart. It was this strangeness that supported her to survive in the Yan army's captivity for nearly a month. If it were based on her previous personality
, being captured means death.
"Cao Cao can't even care about you now. He won't care about you at all. Moreover, he treats you as a killer. I also know that you are Cao Cao's adopted daughter. But have you ever seen any father train his daughter to be a killing machine?
You think about it carefully, and I will try again tomorrow..." Gao Fei continued to persuade.
"No need to think about it, I am already his in the woods of Yuanyong City." Xia Houli interrupted Gao Fei and said firmly.
"Haha, feel free. Then I will send someone to take you to Chen County. Zhang He will be waiting for you there."
All the prisoners of war surrendered, which is what Gao Fei wanted to see. Although Gao Fei lost almost 80,000 troops in the Central Plains war, with the Qin and Wei troops who surrendered, the total strength reached 350,000.
After dealing with the prisoners of war, Gao Fei summoned Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xun You, Xun Chen and others to discuss who should be left to continue dealing with the post-war issues in the Central Plains.
"Everyone, you should be very clear about the purpose of calling you here. Now, please express your opinions." Gao Fei said first.