Although Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were both lord-level generals, they still could not withstand the encirclement of Bai Xiaowen's army in this desperate situation.
After resisting for a period of time, the two generals fell off their horses and were captured, and then escorted to Bai Xiaowen's Chinese army tent.
Bai Xiaowen said: "You two, are you willing to surrender?"
Wei Yan remained silent. Huang Zhong said loudly: "I can cut off my head, but I can never surrender it!"
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "Old General Huang, you were originally a general under Han Xuan, the governor of Changsha, and you were depressed and frustrated. Your time with Liu Bei was short. Why are you so loyal to Liu Bei? But you don't know that Liu Bei will be my prisoner sooner or later."
Huang Zhongdao: "Han Xuan can't use me because he doesn't know people well. I was entrusted with the position of vanguard general under the command of Uncle Liu Huang, and I have been highly regarded. How can I live up to the kindness of knowing and meeting him?"
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "How can a mere pioneer be considered important? In my opinion, Old General Huang's civil and military strategies are enough to hold his own."
Huang Zhong didn't believe it and said, "Don't try to sow discord. I am determined not to surrender."
Bai Xiaowen frowned and said: "Liu Bei will be captured by me in a short time, and Jingzhou will also be in my pocket. General Huang, don't you think about your family?"
Huang Zhong's face changed slightly.
Bai Xiaowen ordered people to take Huang Zhong down and imprison him. Then he looked at Wei Yan: "Are you willing to surrender?"
Wei Yan looked hesitant.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said:
"I know your thoughts. You want to make achievements and gain fame.
"If you join Liu Bei, you can conquer cities and territories and have many opportunities to display your talents. However, our army is about to pacify the world, and there are not many dissatisfied princes left. Under my command, there is no way to use your fists. Is that right?"
Wei Yan's worries were revealed by Bai Xiaowen, and he was so shocked that his red face turned pale, and it took him a long time to recover.
Ge Xuan said: "Young Master, I am a poor man who is very good at understanding people. I think this man has a bone in the back of his head that will turn against him in the long run. There is no use in surrendering."
Wei Yan's face, which had just recovered, turned pale again.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "Now is the time to employ people. Wei Yan is quite brave and it is a pity to kill him. Even if he is rebellious, if he wants to betray me, he has to weigh the consequences."
After saying that, Bai Xiaowen looked directly at Wei Yan and said: "Wenchang Wei, if you are willing to surrender, I will keep your position as a marquis; if you don't surrender, your body and head will be gone in an instant. You have to decide for yourself how to choose."
With fame and fortune on one side and his head on the other side, Wei Yan quickly knelt down and asked for surrender.
Bai Xiaowen nodded and said with a smile: "I will temporarily grant you the title of Marquis of Guannei and General of Yamen. After you have made meritorious deeds, I will grant you a city title based on your merits."
Although the Marquis of Guannei was just a noble name with no actual value, Wei Yan was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.
Bai Xiaowen asked Wei Yan: "Both you and Huang Zhong were born in Changsha County?"
Wei Yan hurriedly said: "Report to Duke Yan, it is true that Huang Zhong is a veteran general of Changsha County, but the last general was originally from Yiyang. Later, he took refuge with Liu Biao in Jingzhou and lived under Han Xuan, the prefect of Changsha. Later, Liu Bei took charge of Jingzhou and visited
If you are a wise man, please invite the last general and Huang Zhong to accompany the army."
Bai Xiaowen smiled secretly, knowing that Wei Yan's words were not entirely true.
In the novel, Wei Yan wanted to join Liu Bei several times. First, when Liu Biao died of illness and Liu Cong took over, he killed the gatekeepers of Xiangyang City and offered the city to Liu Bei. Later, he fled to Changsha County, hacked to death the prefect Han Xuan, and offered it to Liu Bei again.
Changsha County to Liu Bei.
Therefore, when Wei Yan said to Liu Bei, there was nothing he could say: You are the wind and I am the sand, and I am willing to be a licking dog to the end of the world.
Therefore, Wei Yan's claim that he was recruited by "Liu Bei to visit talented people" is probably a lie, and it was definitely Wei Yan who did it himself.
It's a pity that the licking dog will not be able to live in the house after all (note). Zhuge Liang didn't like to see Wei Yan very much. As soon as they met, he came out and threatened, saying that Wei Yan had a bone in the back of his head and wanted to kill him. Later, there were no generals available, so he had to hold Wei Yan's nose and use it.
, but when he was dying, he also designed to kill Wei Yan.
Bai Xiaowen continued to ask: "Huang Zhong has a young family in Jingzhou, right?"
Wei Yan nodded and said, "I have a son and a daughter. The son's name is Huang Xu, who is weak and sickly; the daughter's maiden name is unknown, but during the chat, it is said that she is also a female general who is proficient in bow and horse."
Speaking of this, Wei Yan glanced at Li Shuyi and Cecilia carefully.
Bai Xiaowen understood clearly.
There are historical records of Huang Xu, but he was weak and died young; probably because the aborigines in the spiritual world are physically stronger than ordinary people, Huang Xu here did not die early.
As for Huang Zhong's daughter, I haven't heard much about it. Most of them are fictional female generals based on games from the AD era.
Bai Xiaowen said: "Although Liu Bei was defeated in this battle, he still escaped. I have a plan to intercept Liu Bei. Are you willing to lead the army to fight?"
Wei Yan cupped his hands and said: "Since I have surrendered to Duke Yan and been treated with great kindness and special treatment by Duke Yan, I should die for Duke Yan. Now Duke Yan is my lord, and Liu Bei is no longer my lord."
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly and said: "Okay, the next battle is about to begin, you go and rest. Next, I will intercept Liu Bei, and I will watch your bravery."
Wei Yan happily bowed his hands in thanks and came down.
Zhang Muran was silent, but Cao Hong said angrily: "This man is unrighteous, how can Duke Yan use him?"
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "He who is the master of others should make good use of his talents. There are many people in the world who are virtuous but not talented, and there are too few who have both virtue and talent. Therefore, in order to pacify the world, only talents can be used. Wei Yanyou attacked the city and fell into battle.
Yes, even if your behavior is bad, I can still use it, just be careful not to get backlash."
Cao Hong, Cao Chun and others all looked at each other.
"What, what I said is wrong? If you have any doubts, feel free to tell me." Bai Xiaowen still paid great attention to the mood of Cao's general.
Cao Hong cupped his hands and said: "I don't dare. It's just Yan Gong's remarks and the late Cao Gong..."
"Ahem!" Cao Chun coughed. Cao Hong realized and quickly shut up.
Bai Xiaowen laughed loudly: "Gu and Cao Mengde are heroes who have the same views!" He actually didn't care about Cao Hong's gaffe.
Cao Hong and Cao Chun knelt down one after another: "Mr. Yan's mind is as vast as the river and the sea."
Bai Xiaowen then led his troops across the Lianyun Plank Road, intending to intercept Liu Bei.
The conditions for interception are firstly to know the enemy's strategic intentions, but also to know the enemy's position.
Bai Xiaowen has already met these two conditions.
Liu Bei now has only one choice, which is to go to Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass to join Zhuge Liang's reinforcements. This is his strategic intention.
As for the direction, there were geographical maps of mountains and rivers. No matter how Liu Bei changed his route, he could not escape an ambush.
However, Bai Xiaowen also put a lot of thought into how to choose the ambush location. The reason why he allowed Liu Bei to escape and did not use props such as "Soldiers' Speed" to pursue him was that on the one hand, the possibility of catching up was low, and on the other hand, he allowed Liu Bei to escape.
On the one hand, Liu Bei is alone, and he still has certain utilization value.