Jiang Ji was still a competent diplomat. In order not to arouse Long Fei's resentment, on the day he arrived in Xiangyang, he followed Xiangyang's rules and first went to the Yamen to hand over his name card and clearly expressed his intention of coming.
.Long Fei did not embarrass him and met with Jiang Ji at noon the next day.
Jiang Ji first presented Cao Cao's gifts, not to mention gold, silver and jewelry, but also a weapon, a sword, a sword with a simple shape. Cao Cao knew that Long Fei was a martial man, so he went along with it.
I want to use a sword to block Long Fei's mouth first. This sword is three inches wide and three feet and one inch long. It is completely black. There are no gems or other decorations on the hilt. It is covered with a simple cowhide scabbard and quietly
Lying in the box. Judging from the appearance of the hilt, it is severely worn, probably caused by being held for many years.
Jiang Ji saw that Long Fei was staring at the sword intently, and he knew he was a knowledgeable owner. Jiang Ji smiled slightly, took out the sword from the box, and held it in front of Long Fei with both hands: "This is my lord's sword."
, after hundreds of years of ups and downs, has never left the Cao family. Today, my lord gives this sword to General Long, hoping that General Long can release the two Xiahou generals."
"It's a joke. You want to take back the prisoners with a broken sword. You really don't care about Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan!" Xu Shu said coldly.
Jiang Ji smiled and did not answer Xu Shu's words, but said to Long Fei: "General, please see, there are two words Qinghong on the blade of this sword, but it is the Qinghong sword made by Ou Yezi. This sword has withstood hundreds of years of wind and frost.
, is still extremely sharp, cutting iron like mud, it is the sharpest sword in the world." As he spoke, Jiang Ji took out the sword with a cry. The black sword body exuded bursts of coldness. Long Fei couldn't help shouting.
He shouted: "What a sword!"
Jiang Ji smiled and said: "Gong Cao exchanges the best sword in the world for General Xiahou. General Long will not suffer from this deal!"
Guo Jia came over and circled Jiang Ji twice: "Mr. Jiang, why are you joking? Cao Cao must have prepared more than these things, right? Why don't Mr. Jiang take out all of them? No matter how sharp the sword is, it can't be eaten or used. It's useless."
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Jiang Ji nodded and sheathed the sword: "Mr. Guo is indeed a smart man. In this case, let's ask General Long to tell you. What else do you want besides these? As long as General Long can let go of the two Generals Xiahou, we will do the rest.
Everything can be discussed.”
"Hahaha..., Kuang Kuan, I like to deal with Kuang Kuang the most!" Long Fei laughed loudly: "In this case, I won't hide it anymore. In addition to these, there is one more thing I must agree to. If my father-in-law can
Return Xingyang to the imperial court, and I can let Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan go!"
Jiang Ji was stunned when he heard the word "Xingyang". It wasn't that he thought there was anything wrong with what Long Fei wanted, but he admired Dong Zhao's judgment. When he came, Dong Zhao had said that Long Fei wanted to be in the world, and in the end,
It may be Luoyang. Although Long Fei didn't mention Luoyang, Xingyang is the gateway to Luoyang, and gaining Xingyang will cut off the connection between Cao Cao and Luoyang.
"What? You don't want to give it?" Dian Wei shouted loudly: "If you dare to say no, I will kill Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan right now!"
Jiang Ji waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, it's just that this Xingyang has long been an empty city. Now, although it has improved somewhat under Cao Gong's governance, it is not rich. General Long wants this Xingyang to be a burden for himself.
General Long, think about where else there is. As long as General Long opens his mouth, I will definitely ask Duke Cao to give that place to the general!"
"No, we will go to Xingyang!" Dian Wei insisted.
Jiang Ji nodded: "A small official like me cannot be the master of such a big matter. Can General Long give me a few days to report to Duke Cao and then give the general a reply?"
Xu Chu sneered and said, "Mr. Jiang, have you thought clearly? My lord wanted Cao Cao to return Yiyang and other three cities to the imperial court, but Cao Cao was unwilling and we finally captured him. If Cao Cao doesn't reply, aren't you afraid that we will send troops to Xingyang?"
Jiang Ji prayed repeatedly. Long Fei gave Jiang Ji three to five days. Time passed by. Jiang Ji said this was just a cover. He took this opportunity to report the situation to Cao Cao and asked Cao Cao to send troops to Xingyang to avoid what happened last time.
There was chaos. Cao Cao sent more troops to Xingyang, while Jiang Ji made excuses to evade. More than ten days later, news came from Xingyang that Cao Cao had sent general Li Dian to lead an army of 50,000 to occupy Xingyang and was reinforcing the city wall.
Guo Jia sighed: "It seems that Cao Cao was prepared this time, and Xingyang is out of luck."
"If we don't give it to Xingyang, we will kill Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan." Dian Wei looked angry.
Pang Tong waved his hands repeatedly: "Absolutely not. Now we have sent troops to Shangyong, and we still have to deal with Yizhou Liu Bei. This is already a two-sided process. If there is a conflict with Cao Cao at this time, it will be detrimental to us. Xingyang is an isolated city, and Cao Cao will occupy it.
We can't hold it for long. Since he won't give it to us, we need to go elsewhere. It won't be too late to seize it when my army comes back. It will be a good thing not only to gain Xingyang but also to have an extra land."
Long Fei was also a little annoyed. When he wanted Xingyang, he should have sent troops first to get immediate results. Now it is too late to regret it. Long Fei sighed: "In this case, then think about where else, let's put Xingyang first."
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After everyone thought about it, Xu Shu mentioned a good place, which is Runan. Runan is the border between the Central Plains and Jingzhou. Taking Runan will form a barrier for Jingzhou, making the originally long and flat Jingzhou wider.
The army also had room for maneuver. Of course, this suggestion was opposed and shied away by Jiang Ji. It took more than ten days of back and forth, and finally Cao Cao agreed to this exchange. Everything was realized according to Dong Zhao's plan.
On the day when Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan were exchanged, Manpang, the governor of Runan, led his army to withdraw from Runan. The handover went smoothly. Long Fei ordered Li Yan to move troops from Pingchun to Runan as an outpost. When Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan were released, they transferred to Runan.
He turned around and looked at Long Fei fiercely. Xiahou Dun even pointed at Long Fei's nose and said: "Listen to me, I will definitely avenge you!"
Runan was classified as Long Fei's territory, and all matters such as arranging officials were left to Xun Yu. Next, we will look at the war between Hanzhong and Yizhou. Hanzhong is not bad. Although Zhang Lu has the support of the people in Hanzhong, but
The troops were not strong, but Zhang Lu was quite capable of bullying Liu Zhang. Faced with the two-sided attack from Liangzhou Ma Chao and Jingzhou Long Fei, Zhang Lu seemed a little stretched.
Zhang Lu hurriedly stopped the army attacking Yizhou and divided his troops to defend against the enemy. In the battle of Yangping Pass, Zhang Lu was defeated by Ma Chao and had no time to take care of Shangyong and other places. Xu Huang and others easily captured Shangyong. Today Zhang Lu
Only Hanzhong was left struggling to support itself. Because of Zhang Lu's defeat, Liu Zhang in Chengdu got a chance to breathe. With the support of Huang Quan and others, he gathered his army and prepared to resist Liu Bei to the death.
Zhang Song once suggested negotiating peace with Liu Bei, which was responded to by Fazheng, Meng Da and others. Although Liu Zhang was tempted, he was still not completely convinced. Seeing that Liu Bei's army was approaching the city, Liu Zhang was anxious. Some people also suggested that he should go to Long Fei.
He asked for help, but was denied by Liu Zhang. Liu Bei's rebellion is a good example. Long Fei is more cunning than Liu Bei. If he comes to Shu, he will really not have a good life.
"Report..., my lord, Liu Bei's army has arrived in Deyang. Governor Zhang Ren suggested that my lord build a wall and clear the country, maybe he can stop Liu Bei!"
Before the messenger finished speaking, Huang Quan immediately said: "My lord, this is a good idea. If Liu Bei rebels, our people in Shu will definitely not leave food to them. There is still more than a hundred miles from Deyang to Chengdu. If we
If the walls are strong and the country is clear, Liu Bei's army will be like birds and beasts when it is short of food, and by then the troops will be able to win!"
When Zhang Song heard that something was wrong, he quickly said: "My lord, you must not do it. My lord has great kindness to the people in Shu, so the people are willing to follow my lord. If my lord orders the walls to be built and the country cleared, Liu Bei may be able to be blocked, but what will the people do? They don't."
How can we live without food? Hundreds of thousands of refugees will flow into Chengdu, and Chengdu will be in chaos. This is Zhang Ren's plan, and the lord must not agree to it!"
Fazheng also said: "Yes! Liu Bei has already controlled Jiangzhou and other places, how can he be without food and grass? This is a bad strategy. Not only will it not be able to stop Liu Bei, it will also cause the lord and the people to lose their morale."
"You two traitors! It's because you persuaded my lord to keep Liu Bei that you are in trouble today, and you are still talking nonsense in front of my lord!" Huang Quan was furious: "My lord, these two are Liu Bei's internal agents, please.
My lord, kill these two people."
Several people wanted to talk again. Liu Zhang no longer knew what to do: "Okay, okay, don't argue anymore. The enemy is right in front of you and you are still arguing like this. Do you really want to see me captured by Liu Bei?"
When Liu Zhang spoke like this, everyone became quiet. Liu Zhang sat in his seat and said, "I think that my father and son have been in Shu for so many years, and the people in Shu have turned to Liu Bei one after another, and they don't care about my father and son's kindness at all. It's okay, by the way.
Let him go!" After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he went back to the back hall dejectedly.
Deyang is the last gate of Chengdu, and the capture of Deyang and Chengdu is just around the corner. However, Zhang Ren, the general of Shu, used his troops to defend Deyang. Zhuge Liang ordered Wei Yan and others to attack several times in succession, but still to no avail. What he was most worried about was behind him.
Taking advantage of the decisive battle between Long Fei and Cao Cao in Chibi, Zhuge Liang raised his troops, hoping to capture Yizhou before Long Fei defeated Cao Cao. However, due to Zhang Ren's desperate resistance, his calculations were wrong. Now he can only capture it as soon as possible.
Chengdu, I hope Long Fei will not interfere.
While Zhuge Liang was looking at the map, he compared it with the terrain map of central Shu given to them by Zhang Song. This map was drawn stroke by stroke by Zhang Song over several years. It detailed the terrain of central Shu and the deployment of troops. Although the military strength is now
The terrain has changed, but the terrain is good. From Zhang Song's map, there is only one road from Deyang to Chengdu, and it is blocked by the Tuojiang River. It is impossible to reach Chengdu without capturing Deyang.
However, this place was occupied by Zhang Ren. He had seen Zhang Ren's ability along the way. Although he won, the victory was quite thrilling. In addition, he was short of food and grass. How to capture Deyang gave Zhuge Liang a headache.