"Without courtesy." Cao Cao raised his hand and signaled Wang Lei to get up, "Master Wang, I know that you and Zhang Ren have a close relationship. I wonder if you would be willing to go up the mountain for me and persuade Zhang Ren to surrender. After that,
I will make you a Marquis, and I will reuse Zhang Ren and make him Grand Sima and Marquis of Ten Thousand Households."
Wang Lei said: "Wei Chen is willing to give it a try, but Zhang Ren has a strong personality, and Wei Chen is not completely sure. Moreover, when His Majesty slaughtered the city in Zitong last time, Zhang Ren's wife and daughter were among them..."
"Well, I understand. You tell Zhang Ren that I feel deeply regretful for what happened to Zitong. As long as he is willing to surrender, I will reward him with ten beauties and ask him to maintain integrity." Regarding Zitong's massacre of the city, Cao Cao said
I don't regret it, because if it weren't for that incident, how could Liu Zhang surrender unconditionally? It saved him a lot of trouble.
"I obey the order. I will go up the mountain now. I believe Zhang Ren will still have the same respect as Wei Chen."
Wang Lei said goodbye to Cao Cao, turned around and walked towards the mountain.
After Meng Da saw Wang Lei leaving, he said to Cao Cao: "Your Majesty, if Wang Lei is gone, he will definitely not be able to persuade Zhang Ren to surrender. Zhang Ren has a strong character and will not surrender because of Wang Lei's words. What's more, because of his
For the death of his wife and daughter, I have a deep hatred for Your Majesty. If Wang Lei can persuade Zhang Ren to surrender, it is very doubtful. I hope Your Majesty will make preparations in advance."
After hearing what Meng Da said, Cao Cao glanced sideways at Meng Da. Seeing that Meng Da's eyes were full of hot greed, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and asked: "General Meng, what do you think of me?"
Don’t you even know?”
"I don't know what your Majesty said..." Meng Da hurriedly lowered his head and said.
"Don't know? Haha, I don't know... However, I won't touch you for the time being. As long as you sincerely serve me, except Zhang Ren, everything I promised to Zhang Ren will be implemented on you. Shuzhong
All the generals have some complaints about me, so I just want to use you to show the generals in Shu that I will treat all the generals in Shu equally and will never reward or punish unfairly." Cao Cao said.
After hearing this, Meng Da roughly understood what Cao Cao meant, but he became more and more in awe of Cao Cao. He did not expect that Cao Cao could see through his intentions. He bowed to Cao Cao again and said, "Your Majesty is as kind as a mountain to my general.
, the general will definitely serve you to the best of his ability."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "This is the best."
On Dingjun Mountain, Zhang Ren saw Wang Lei coming up the mountain alone from a distance, so he hurriedly told the soldiers not to be hostile to Wang Lei at all, and welcomed Wang Lei into the mountain.
As soon as the two met, they immediately seemed very cordial. They had been friends for many years, so they naturally had a lot to talk about. However, at this moment, the two only exchanged a few words, and Zhang Ren asked straight to the point: "Brother, I'm here in person."
, there must be something important, but the old thief Cao Cao asked my brother to come and persuade him to surrender?"
"Haha, you are right. However, I have other important matters here. I only want to ask you one thing. Is Fa Xiaozhi in the Chinese army?" Wang Lei asked.
"Exactly, Fa Xiaozhi is at the emperor's side planning for him."
"So, what Meng Zidu said is true?" Wang Lei immediately reported what Meng Da said to Zhang Ren and asked for confirmation.
After hearing this, Zhang Ren nodded slightly and said: "Fa Xiaozhi did talk about this matter. But now and then, even if this plan is launched again, the King of Shu will never be able to become emperor again. Only the King of Huaxia
Only His Majesty, the Great Emperor, can appease the people of Shu and enable the people of Shu to live a happy life."
"You have changed..." After hearing this, Wang Lei was startled and said.
"Yes, from the moment my wife and daughter were slaughtered, I completely changed. Then when the King of Shu surrendered without a fight, I hated the King of Shu to the core. I was thinking, what have I been doing for so many years?
Loyalty, what did you get in exchange for it? In order to get rid of Zhao Wei, the famous Shu general Yan Yan was forced away. Later, when the King of Shu came to power, he thought he would lead us on the road to prosperity, but unexpectedly, the King of Shu only knew about pleasure...
"
"Stop talking, no matter what, the King of Shu is our master and our king. Loyal ministers have nothing to do with the two masters. Don't you understand this truth?" Wang Lei said angrily.
"Haha, are you telling me this now? It's too late! A loyal minister doesn't care about the two masters. Aren't you also under Cao Cao's account now? I'm better than you. At least I didn't succumb to the coercion of the enemy!
"Zhang Ren, who has a strong personality, said sarcastically.
Wang Lei shook his head helplessly and said: "Let's put these things aside for now. The key is that we all have a common enemy, and that is Cao Cao. What I just said is a clever plan, will you do it or not?"
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. At this moment, there is no way to retreat. The food and grass on the mountain are limited. Cao Cao must have blocked the main road to Dingjun Mountain. If the emperor wants to break through, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult. Now we can only rely on
We are on our own.”
"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news. I'll go down the mountain first to avoid Cao Cao's suspicion." Wang Lei said.
"Well, you go ahead."
So Zhang Ren sent Wang Lei down the mountain, and then gathered Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Liu Sui, Deng Xian and others to discuss the matter.
"This is what Wang Lei and Meng Da meant. I think this is also a rare opportunity. What do you think?" Zhang Ren asked after he finished describing the strategy.
Liu Huang first said: "General, this matter still needs to be discussed. I think that Meng Da and Wang Lei have already taken refuge in Cao Cao's old thieves. Don't believe everything they say."
"That's what I mean too." Yang Huai nodded and said.
"We all have this opinion." Gao Pei and Deng Xian said in unison.
"Wang Lei is an old friend of mine for many years, so he will definitely not lie to me, not to mention that this is a critical moment. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. I want to take the risk. I decided that I will personally lead half of the troops back down the mountain and stabilize the situation.
Cao Cao, you continue to hold on on the mountain. Even if something unexpected happens, you can continue to hold on." Zhang Rendao.
"General, this matter is too dangerous. Of course Wang Lei can be trusted, but none of us are familiar with Meng Da. If he deceives us, we will die without a burial place. General, please think twice." Liu Quan said, holding his fists.
"General, please think twice!" Yang Huai, Gao Pei, and Deng Xian said in unison.
Zhang Rendao: "Mencius is a good friend of Fa Xiaozhi. Knowing that Fa Xiaozhi is in the Chinese army, he will naturally not mess around. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs. I decided that I will go down the mountain in person and bring two thousand soldiers and horses down the mountain to pretend to surrender.
…”
"General! You must not do it... If you have to go, we are willing to take the place of the general..." Liu Sui said.
"Yes, General, you are the backbone. It is not easy to gain the unanimous trust of many soldiers. If anything goes wrong, Dingjun Mountain will definitely fall. Since we are here to test, I will wait and go." Yang Huaidao.
"General!" Gao Pei and Deng Xian shouted together, looking at Zhang Ren with expectant eyes.
Zhang Ren thought for a while and said: "Okay, for the sake of caution, let's divide a group of people to go down the mountain first. Liu Quan, among all of them, you are the most alert. You lead 200 people down the mountain. Cao Cao's purpose is me, even if there is
Liar, I won’t embarrass you if I don’t come down from the mountain. Maybe they will control you. As long as I don’t get your reply for an hour on the mountain, I’m sure there is something treacherous.”
Liu Suang dared to outdo others, and immediately said: "General, don't worry, if it is indeed a treacherous plot by the Wei army, even if I die, I will have to support a few more people, especially the two traitors Meng Da and Wang Lei."
"Well, you take your old troops down the mountain. Nothing happens to the soldiers of the Chinese Army. Otherwise, I will be sorry for the emperor and the general. We have already established a tacit understanding, so things can go smoothly," Zhang Rendao.
"promise!"
After the discussion was settled, Liu Quan led 200 soldiers from the Shu Han Army directly down the mountain.
Cao Cao watched from the mountainside. He couldn't wait for Zhang Ren to come down from the mountain for a long time, so he asked Wang Lei, "Why doesn't Zhang Ren come down from the mountain and surrender?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, Zhang Ren has always been prudent and will definitely think about it before going down the mountain." Wang Lei said.
Not long after, Cao Cao saw a general coming down from the mountain with 200 people.
"Zhang Ren is indeed alert, but since I promised him, I won't break anything." Seeing Liu Suan coming down the mountain with 200 people, Cao Cao frowned, feeling that Zhang Ren was really difficult to deal with, like
It's like a turtle hiding in its shell. Once in danger, it won't come out alive or dead.
It was getting dark at this time. When Liu Quan and others came to Cao Cao, Cao Cao shouted and asked: "Why doesn't Zhang Ren come down from the mountain?"
"General Zhang is afraid that Your Majesty will deceive him, so he sent us to find out the situation first. Even if there is a deception, the losses will be very small. We can still stick to Dingjun Mountain to confront Your Majesty." Liu Suan answered truthfully.
"Zhang Ren is indeed a talented general. If he is not used by me, he will be killed by me. Since he is so cautious, there must be some way of contact between you. So what should you do so that you are willing to believe that I am
Do you really want to surrender you?" Seeing that it was getting late, Cao Cao originally expected to capture Dingjun Mountain today, but now it seems that he can only wait until tomorrow.
"It's very simple. When I assessed that there was no danger, General Zhang would naturally lead all his troops down the mountain and surrender." Liu Suan said slyly.
"Okay, I'll show you my sincerity. Come on, take these people down and treat them well!" Cao Cao ordered.
Therefore, Liu Sui and others were taken down and temporarily handed over to Wang Lei's care. At the same time, Cao Cao left some soldiers and horses to guard the main road down the mountain, and he led the army back to the camp.
When he returned to the camp, Suo Xu rushed over in person, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, there is something abnormal in Dingjun Mountain."
Cao Cao and others asked: "What's abnormal?"
"During the day today, not a single soldier of the Chinese army was seen passing through here. Logically speaking, Gao Fei should have quickly dispatched troops to support us after our army attacked Dingjun Mountain, but the situation was calm, which was a bit abnormal.
"Suoxu said.
"There is only one road in Dingjun Mountain, which is the road you are guarding. If there is no Huaxia Army, it means that the Huaxia Army has not arrived yet. You can go back and guard the camp, don't worry too much." Cao Cao said.
Suo Xu had no choice but to retreat.
Pang Tong said to Cao Cao: "Your Majesty's retreat today just for Zhang Ren is too hasty. Soldiers need to be quick, and I believe that if we take advantage of this moment and send troops to attack Dingjun Mountain again, we will definitely achieve unexpected results."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "It's exactly what I wanted. The strategy proposed by Meng Da has lost its original intention. However, I will wait for the feedback from Liu Sui to the mountain. As soon as the news arrives, it will be time to attack."