This method has the best of both worlds. Yuan Shu's four counselors, Yang Hong, Yan Xiang, Han Yin, and General Yang all agreed. Yuan Shu didn't have much brains in the first place, but now his four counselors all agreed to this method, so they disguised themselves as a
Lieutenant General, following Guan Cheng.
Unexpectedly, not long after walking north, five generals came out from the east. These five generals were all generals under Cao Cao. They were Xia Houen, Lu Tong, Lu Chang, and Lu Jian.
Lu Zhao and Guan Cheng were afraid of being recognized by them. With an idea, they used the single whip in their hands to poke a wound on their arm, smeared blood on their face to hide their appearance, and handed the double whips in their hands to their bodies.
The guard nearby took a big sword and stepped forward to fight with Xia Houen. Chen Lan faced off against Lu Tong and Lu Chang, and Lei Bo faced off against Lu Jian and Lu Zhao.
Xia Houen's martial arts skills were good, but they could not be compared with Guan Cheng. In less than thirty rounds, he was hit in the back by Guan Cheng with a knife. Xia Houen was seriously injured and left.
Sword.
Guan Cheng defeated Li Dian and went to help Chen Lan and Lei Bo. Lu Tong was killed by Chen Lan and Lu Jian was killed by Lei Bo. Guan Cheng killed Lu Chang and captured Lu Zhao. In the melee, Yuan Shu
The army lost many men and horses.
After walking for more than a thousand steps, another veteran suddenly came out from behind. The two announced their names, and Guan Cheng knew that this man was a veteran of the Sun family. His surname was Huang and his given name was Gongfu, which meant he was the fourth member of the Sun family.
One of the great ministers.
Although Huang Gai was old, the nine-foot steel whip in his hand was unmistakable. He fought with Guan Cheng for more than ten rounds, and Guan Cheng gradually became exhausted. At this time, three generals, Lei Bo, Chen Lan and Liang Gang, came out together, and the four generals came out.
The crowd fought Huang Gai, and the four of them fought for more than fifty rounds. Guan Cheng used Huang Gai's plan to beat Liang Gang to death with a whip, and then struck Huang Gai in the chest with a knife, causing him to be seriously injured and walked away.
Guan Chenglian fought with several generals and defeated Cao's and Sun's armies. Yuan Shu was overjoyed and immediately appointed Guan Cheng as General Longxiang to protect the country. However, after this battle, Yuan Shu's soldiers were lost by more than 30%, and they fled all the way.
, and some of them escaped. Guan Chengqiao was right on time. He was planning to wait until a remote place and ordered an attack on Yuan Shu's army, but Guan Cheng saw that Lei Bo and Chen Lan were not bad at martial arts. He was absolutely
We couldn't hold them two, and accidents were easy to happen, so we endured until we reached Wujiang Port.
As soon as Wujiang Port arrived, Guan Cheng prepared to act at night, but something unexpected happened. Lei Bo and Chen Lan actually intended to kill Yuan Shu and defected to Zuo Aoran, and even came to discuss the matter with Guan Cheng. Even though Guan Cheng agreed, it happened that
At this time, Yan Xiang appeared and scolded the three of them for seeking glory behind the Lord. Lei Bo and Chen Lan stood up to kill them, but Yan Xiang laughed loudly and said: "I also have the intention of surrendering to Zuo Aoran. I heard that you three
We are discussing this, so I came here to give it a try!"
Needless to say, the result was that the quality of Yuan Shu's soldiers was already poor, and without any precautions, all except Yuan Shu were killed. Yuan Shu was so frightened that he took out the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom" on the spot and begged for help.
I promise to spare his life.
After Zuo Aoran listened to the story of how Guan Cheng seized the "Jade Seal of the State", he was relieved of his earlier displeasure, and felt extremely beautiful in his heart. Guan Cheng knew how to act according to his feelings so accurately that he couldn't help but praise: "Guan Cheng
The general's adaptability is so strong, he is truly a general!"
Gao Lan took a step forward at this time and expressed his confusion: "Third brother, with the strength of our army, it is actually not difficult to grab the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom" in front of Cao and Sun. Why?
Third brother, why do you want to beat around the bush like this? Since you have already made a plan before, why do you want to attack Shouchun later to increase casualties?"
Gao Lan's words reflected the thoughts of all the generals. Everyone here is a person of extraordinary intelligence. Of course, except for one person, they do have some doubts about Zuo Aoran's actions, but the trust established over a long period of time makes them unable to
I was embarrassed to ask, but Gao Lan's identity was different, so this question was just right.
Zuo Aoran looked at the expectant gazes of the generals and explained with a smile: "This time, there are two ways to obtain the "Jade Seal", one is to take it openly, and the other is to take it secretly. If you take it openly, you can give it away.
Enter the palace in exchange for official position and reputation, and those who steal it secretly can hide it within themselves and use it to trade with those in power."
Seeing that the generals were still confused, Zuo Aoran continued to explain: "Actually, the reason is very simple. For example, although Sun Ce is now the overlord of one party, his official position is that of a mere prefect of Chaisang, and his name is not legitimate.
It was not going well for him, so Sun Ce’s main purpose of obtaining the “Jade Seal of the Chuan Guo” was to get promoted and to unify Jiangdong in a legitimate way. As soon as Sun Ce got the “Jade Seal of the Chuan Guo”, he would immediately send people to Xuchang to transfer the “Jade Seal of the Chuan Guo” to Xuchang.
"Survey it to Liu Xie and Xiandi, and Cao Cao will definitely grant Sun Ce an official position. Whether it is done openly or covertly, it is not important to Sun Ce, so taking it openly is the best way for Sun Ce.
You can become famous and get promoted, it’s the best of both worlds.”
Zuo Aoran said this, glanced at the generals, and then continued: "Our army is exactly the opposite of Sun Ce. Our officers worship the Hussars General - the loyal and brave Marquis who protects the country - the Pingman Marshal - Bingzhou Mu, and also belong to the emperor.
Relatives can be said to have high and powerful positions. It is absolutely impossible for Cao Cao to promote my official position, and I don't need him to promote me. At most, Cao Cao will reward me with some yellow and white things. Our army has many of these things, so I don't care about Cao Cao at all.
These rewards are ineffective against our army if we take them openly, but as long as we secretly get the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom", it will be different. Cao Cao cannot be sure that the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom" is in our hands, even if they
It can be guessed, but without conclusive evidence, they can't do anything to our army at all. With Cao Cao's ambition, he will definitely negotiate with our army secretly, and then our army can negotiate terms with Cao Cao. As for the attack
Shouchun was just showing off. If our army didn't attack Shouchun, it would be criticized, but it won't happen now. The four families of Cao, Sun, Liu, and Lu captured the city gate, and our army also captured the city.
The four families of Men, Cao, Sun, Liu, and Lu failed to capture Yuan Shu, and our army also failed to capture Yuan Shu. At most, it is a draw."
Everyone then realized this, and Yan Liang sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that a seemingly simple question would have such great knowledge behind it!"
Gao Lan asked again: "Why should we trade the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom" obtained by our army with Cao Cao?"
Zuo Aoran understood what Gao Lan meant and said with a smile: "The jade seal of the country is nothing. Only strength is the most important. Don't believe the nonsense that whoever gets the jade seal can win the world. If this is really the case, how can the Qin Dynasty do it?"
"Destroy, Wang Mang can usurp the throne, why can't Yuan Shu conquer the world if he gets it? These are all nonsense and should not be believed easily." The generals also felt that it was reasonable, so they nodded in agreement.
