Han Qian and Xinchang Hou Li Pu, accompanied by more than a hundred guards, rushed to Hanshou City with Wen Ruilin overnight to meet Zheng Hui.
Han Qian also brought several principal criminals captured after breaking Wuling City, including Wuling County Magistrate Wang Dazhi, County Magistrate Chen Lu, County Lieutenant Zhou Chu, and Chief Secretary Zhao Jicheng to Hanshou City.
In addition to Zheng Hui leading Zhou Shu, Fan Xiang, Zhou Pang and other generals outside Hanshou City, there was also Zhang Han, a descendant general who was a descendant of Shi Zhang's family.
Unable to listen to Wen Ruilin's one-sided words, he naturally called Zhang Han, Wang Dazhi, Chen Lu, Zhou Chu, Zhao Jicheng and other surrendered generals and prisoners who had contact with Baimao City defender Gao Long for detailed questioning.
Of course, Zheng Hui and the others also felt that the risk was worth taking.
First of all, Wen Ruilin was arrested directly in Wuling City, and there was no possibility of setting a trap in Baimao City in advance.
From Hanshou to Baimao City, in addition to being connected by a horse road, the waterway is only 130 to 40 miles long. If there is any problem, it is easy to come and go.
Even without Wen Ruilin, after Zheng Hui and the others easily captured Hanshou City, they were still considering whether to march to Baimao City or Ziyang, Taojiang and other cities in the southeast.
However, Jiang'an City guarded by Ma Yuanheng's troops had not yet been captured. They marched to Baimao City at the mouth of the Xiangjiang River too early, which might alert Ma Yin and his son to abandon Yueyang City and flee back to Tanzhou in advance.
By then, Yuedong Camp and Jingzhou's soldiers and horses were on the periphery and could not catch up in a short time. They could not capture Baimao City in time. They hadtily fought with the main force of the rebels on the beach at the mouth of the Xiangjiang River outside Baimao City. It was really difficult for them to do so.
Not much chance of winning.
If they can persuade Baimao City guard Gao Long to surrender, they can occupy Baimao City, the gateway to the Xiangjiang River, and cut off Ma Yin and his son's escape route south to Tanzhou. This will indeed be a key node to quickly advance the war.
Of course, hoping that Gao Long can surrender and offer the city and just let Wen Ruilin go back alone will not win Gao Long's trust. Who should accompany Wen Ruilin to Baimao City?
Zheng Hui, Zhou Shu, Zhou Pang and others all had the responsibility of leading the troops. They could not abandon the generals without any reason. They followed Wen Ruilin to Baimao City to surrender.
Zhang Ping looked around and saw that it was Xinchang Hou Li Pu who advocated using Wen Ruilin. Knowing that Han Qian would not take the responsibility, he stood up and said, "I will accompany Mr. Wen to Baimao City to persuade Gaolong to surrender."
"If I say that Mr. Zhang's qualifications are slightly insufficient and may not be enough to win Gao Long's trust, Mr. Zhang will not be unhappy, right?" Han Qian said with a smile.
Li Chong, who originally agreed with Zhang Ping and Wen Ruilin to lobby Gao Long, looked at Han Qian's smile and felt that it was a bit sinister, and his heart skipped a beat: Zhang Ping had always said that Han Qian was not so easy to see through.
Han Qian took the initiative to give Wen Ruilin to them this time. Was he setting a trap here and waiting for his father to jump?
Zhang Ping, as the supervisor of the army, Han Qian said that his qualifications were slightly unfair, which was not enough to demote Gaolong. As the general manager of the camp, Zheng Hui could not leave the army without permission. Han Qian looked like he was standing by and watching. Isn't his father the only one?
The right candidate?
However, he could not say that what Han Qian said was definitely wrong.
In his early years, Zhang Ping only served as the seventh-rank Neisibo in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was transferred to the side of the third prince. After the Jingxiang War, he took up the post of the sixth-rank prince's palace.
Han Qian "absconded" and left Jinling. Zhang Ping left the capital to deliver the decree to Xuzhou, and stayed behind to serve as the military supervisor of Xuzhou's defense envoy, the military supervisor of Wuling army, and the military supervisor of Yuanjiang camp.
but
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, the Military Supervisor is only a temporary appointment with no corresponding official rank, and Zhang Ping, the Military Supervisor, has no real power from the beginning to the end, and his tenure is short, so naturally he has no qualifications to speak of.
Zhang Ping had previously persuaded Xiying that there would be no problem. On the one hand, Xiying's status and influence on the war situation were not as prominent as Gao Long's. On the other hand, the treatment of local surnames in Chenzhou was not something Emperor Tianyou had done before it was spread to Xuzhou.
The second imperial decree has already been made clear.
However, the opportunity was fleeting at this moment, and now they had no time to send people to Jinling to request an order. Only someone like Xinchang Hou Li Pu could come forward to persuade Gaolong to surrender.
Otherwise, even if people like Gao Long and Ma Yuanheng had the intention to surrender, they would not surrender until Emperor Tianyou issued an order to pardon their crimes and had certain guarantees.
Zhang Han led his troops to surrender, but he would have been surrounded and annihilated by Zheng Hui, Li Zhigao and the others. After the surrender, he had to immediately participate in the storming of Wuling City, and only after losing more than a thousand troops did he gain initial trust, but for him,
How the surrendered generals will be ultimately placed depends on Jinling's will.
Thinking that all this was most likely a trap set by Han Qian for them, Li Chong clenched his fists until his joints turned white.
"It seems that only if I go there personally can I win Gao Long's trust." Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, glanced at Han Qian and said calmly.
"My son, go here on behalf of your father." Li Chong pressed his hand on the long case in front of him and said.
Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, shook his head and insisted that he personally follow Wen Ruilin to Baimao City to meet Gao Long.
After deciding on the plan, Zheng Hui sent for several sets of blood-stained Tanzhou military uniforms and put them on Wen Ruilin, Xinchang Hou Li Pu and several personal guards, so that they could pretend to be deserters and smoothly enter Baimao City to meet Gao Long.
Whether or not Gaolong can be demoted depends on whether the Marquis of Xinchang, Li Puming, is tough enough.
At this time, it started to rain heavily. A group of cavalry escorted Xinchang Hou Li Pu and Wen Ruilin to leave Hanshou City. They stayed there for more than an hour. When the rain stopped, they were waiting for Zhou Shu and General Xiying to lead 5,000 troops.
Leave Hanshou City and walk southeast along the slippery post road.
If Xinchang Hou Li Pu and Wen Ruilin can persuade Gaolong to surrender, Xiying will first lead his troops into Baimao City, and then Zheng Hui will lead the main force there, completely cutting off the Yueyang rebels' escape route to Tanzhou.
Even if there are twists and turns in this process, they will keep the losses to a minimum and ensure that the original war rhythm will not be greatly affected.
After a few weeks, Xiying's troops disappeared at the end of the misty rain, and then Han Qian held an oil-paper umbrella and walked down the road to the city with Xi Ying.
"Boom boom boom", Han Qian turned around and saw Yao Xishui holding an umbrella and chasing after him from behind, while Li Chong and several guards were standing a dozen steps away.
Han Qian stopped and took two steps away from the foot of the city wall with Xi Yong, letting Yao Xishui and Li Chong pass first.
"Before Wen Ruilin recruited Ma Xun, he lived in seclusion in an ancient temple deep in Xuefeng Mountain. He got acquainted with Ma Xun's wife and brother, and was then introduced to Ma Xun..." Yao Xishui stood in front of Han Qian.
OK, at this time the rain started to get a little heavier again, and he stared into Han Qian's eyes through the rain line and said.
Li Chong and his guards stood a dozen steps away, blocking others from approaching so that Yao Xishui and Han Qian could talk alone.
"What, is there any problem?" Han Qian asked.
"Did Mr. Han already know that Wen Ruilin's origins were suspicious?" Yao Xishui asked.
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"Miss Yao, you are thinking too much," Han Qian said with a laugh. "The Shenling Division had a wide range of eyes and ears all over the world. Even though it was severely damaged after the collapse of the previous dynasty, its strength is still not to be underestimated. Maybe Ma Yin has you by his side.
Anbu's eyeliner, how can I know more about Tanzhou than you do? Besides, I haven't seen any problems with Wen Ruilin. There are countless experts in the world. Is it possible that someone with a little bit of ability can just
To make you so confused, are you too unsure of yourself? Haven’t there been enough misconceptions among you in the past few years?”
Han Qian knew the secret of Shenling Division, and Yao Xishui didn't find it strange. He continued to ask, "Isn't it really a trap set by you?"
"Miss Yao wants me to cut my heart open to you?" Han Qian yelled, "The overall situation in Tanzhou has been decided. Even if Gao Long is unwilling to surrender, he will detain the Marquis and hand it over to Ma Yin and his son. Ma Yin and his son will also
I dare not kill the Marquis directly. Although things may cause more twists and turns, the reputation of the Marquis for his bravery has been fulfilled. I am completely loyal to the Marquis and Miss Yao, as can be seen from the sun and the moon, but Miss Yao, you doubt me in every possible way.
, Han Qian was really speechless!"
No matter how wonderful Han Qian's performance was, Yao Xishui would not believe it, but she really couldn't see any flaw in the whole thing, so she could only leave with Li Chongxian at the moment.
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Zhang Ping, Li Chong and Yao Xishui waited impatiently in Hanshou for two days before a guard rushed back to Hanshou with a secret letter from Changhou Li Pu.
Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, said in his letter that Gao Long agreed to surrender, but Baimao City was the gateway from Tanzhou to Dongting Lake from the north or from Dongting Lake to the Xiangjiang River from the south. Even the two thousand soldiers and horses that Han Shou escaped were all arranged by family members.
Gao Long, the direct troops in Changsha County, Tan, was not sure that he could lead the 4,000 defenders to surrender to the imperial court.
The Ma family father and son were indecisive. In their early years, they had to rely on Emperor Tianyou because of civil strife. In recent years, they were worried that their generals would take advantage of their power and betrayal. On the one hand, they restricted the size of the generals' private armies. On the other hand, they frequently mobilized generals and restricted their control over the army. This is also true.
Gao Long made an agreement to have his subordinates open the east city gate late at night two days later and let the Chu army enter the city.
In order to show his sincerity, Gao Long did not detain Xinchang Hou Lipu and Wen Ruilin.
Xinchang Hou Li Pu and Wen Ruilin met Zhou Shu and Xiying at this time. More than 5,000 elite soldiers and horses stopped at a village about thirty miles away from Baimao City to observe the situation.
Even if Gao Long had no intention of surrendering and wanted not to alert other guards loyal to the Ma family in Baimao City, they would have to set out under the cover of darkness two days later to reach the east gate of Baimao City quietly.
Wait for Gao Long to open the east city gate.
However, considering that there is still the possibility that Gao Long will feign surrender, in that case, Xinchang Hou Li Pu will only lead Zhou Zhou and Xi Ying's two divisions of more than 5,000 generals to seize Baimao City by a trick, and the force will be insufficient.
And even if Gao Long had no intention of surrendering, if Xinchang Hou Li Pu led Zhou Shu and Xi Ying to take advantage of the chaos and seize the city, they would definitely alarm the defenders of Tanzhou City a hundred miles away.
If they thought that Gao Long could further cooperate with them to lure the Tanzhou City defenders to come to reinforce Baimao, they would also need more soldiers and horses to ambush the Tanzhou City defenders halfway.
As a precaution, Zheng Hui and the military supervisor Zhang Ping led Zhou Fang and surrendered general Zhang Han to Baimao City by land.
This battle was of great importance to the Xinchang Hou Mansion, and Li Chong could not sit still, so he rushed over to join his father first.
