After reading Duan Xuan's letter, Chen Cheng said to Zhang Jie, "Is Duan Xuan making conditions for me?"
Zhang Jie said with some fear: "I don't dare, my lord just thinks about the soldiers under his command."
"Hey, then you go back and tell him that if he puts down his weapons and surrenders within three days, I can make him the Grand Administrator of Feng Yi."
"This is too easy for him!" Yang Qiu was the first to object and said loudly: "Now that our army is strong, why should we talk nonsense with him? Our army was ordered by the emperor to conquer the rebellious Lu Bu, but Duan Yan dared to stop him and not kill him.
Not bad, you actually dare to make such a condition?"
Although Zhang Jie was a little frightened, he had to retort loudly at this time: "My lord did not want to resist Chen Shijun's troops, he was just fulfilling his duty to protect the country and the people!"
"Are you fulfilling your duties as Governor of Fufeng?" Yang Qiu sneered; "You really dare to say that!"
"Didn't Chen Shijun also lead the Liangzhou Shepherd by himself?"
"Be bold!"
"You thief, my lord, are you someone you can criticize?"
With the sound of "choking, banging, banging", all the generals in the tent pulled out half of their weapons. If Chen Cheng hadn't stopped him immediately, Zhang Jie would have been hacked to death on the spot.
"What they said is correct, weren't we the Liangzhou Shepherds who brought us on our own back then?" Chen Cheng laughed and said, "Zhang Jie just told the truth."
He said to Zhang Jie: "I still have the same conditions. I will give up Chencang within three days and send troops to follow me to pacify Guanzhong. After the war, I can make Duan Xun the prefect of Feng Yi. If not, when the city is broken, others may be able to
If he lives, he must die."
Zhang Jie lowered his head and said, "Yes, I will convey this to my lord."
"You can go back."
After Zhang Jie left, Chen Cheng said to the generals in the camp: "We must be prepared with both hands. If Duan Xuan surrenders, we will control Chencang, and then fight decisively with Lu Bu's army on the east plain to win the battle."
All the efforts are accomplished in one battle. In this case, maybe the people in Guanzhong can replant some crops and won't go hungry in the winter."
Yang Qiu asked; "What if he refuses to open the city and surrender? Now all the larger trees within a radius of ten miles have been cut down. If you want to make a catapult, you have to cut down trees from more than ten miles away. When we assemble the catapult
Well, Lu Bu's army should have arrived too."
"If Duan Yan is really stupid enough to see the situation clearly, then we will deal with him and Lu Bu here!" Chen Cheng said calmly: "That would be better."
Duan Xuan waited in the city for a long time. Although he was calm on the outside, he was extremely anxious in his heart. When Zhang Jie finally returned from the Xiliang Army's camp, he remained silent for a while, and then he asked
Said: "What did Chen Shijun say?"
Zhang Jie secretly admired his lord's calmness and replied: "Chen Shijun said that if we surrender within three days, we can make our lord Feng Yi the governor."
Duan Xuan felt relieved. His best expectation before was just to be a prefect. Now that he had met his psychological expectations, he could naturally breathe a sigh of relief. But then, he was a little dissatisfied and asked: "Other than that
Besides, is there nothing else?"
Human beings are always like this. They have to look to Shu and are never satisfied. Duan Yan thought to himself: Governor Feng Yi is good, but he has 50,000 elite soldiers and generals under his command. Shouldn't he give some rewards? I heard that Chen Shijun has always been generous to his subordinates.
, each time the reward is more than 100,000 guan, and if it goes out to hundreds of thousands guan, with so many people, 200,000 guan is not too much, right? Even if there is not 200,000 guan, it would be good to have 100,000 guan.
He is not in a hurry now, and his brain works a lot better. Previously, Lu Bujun's rapid approach was regarded as a crisis by him, but now that he thinks about it, this may not be a turning point. Couldn't he use the existence of Lu Bujun to get Chen Shijun's
Is there any advantage to having more in hand?
During the period of great chaos in Guanzhong, he jumped from being the general of Chencang to being the governor of Fufeng. He did many things that he did not dare to think about or do before, and his thoughts were completely different from before. After experiencing the turmoil, he
After the troubled times, the authority of the imperial court disappeared in Duan Xuan's heart, and his ambitions grew and spread.
Even guys like Lu Bu can call themselves generals in the Western Conquest, and even Xiliang thieves can be exonerated and become pillars of the imperial court. Why can't you do it yourself? Taking advantage of the chaos in the world and fighting hard, you may not lose the chance to become king!
Zhang Jie was stunned for a moment by Duan Xuan's question, and then replied: "That's all Chen Shijun said, nothing else."
Duan Xuan thought for a while and said: "You will go to the Xiliang Army's camp later and tell us that many refugees have poured into Fufeng. Let Chen Shijun support us first with a batch of food and then give us some."
Money, only in this way can the morale of the military and the people be stabilized."
"Ah?" Zhang Jie was a little confused, "But the terms have been negotiated. If we make additional demands at this time, will it anger Chen Shijun?"
Duan Yan said unhappily: "So you have to make it clear to Chen Shijun that I don't want it for myself, but to appease the generals of the army. Chen Shijun has led troops to fight for so many years, doesn't he know what is going on in the army?
?Without military pay and food, how could the soldiers give up the city peacefully? He should understand!"
"Understood..." Zhang Jie is a martial artist. He has never considered too many twists and turns. He just feels that his own brain is a bit insufficient now. What the lord said seems to make sense, but why
Doesn't it sound right?
He was speechless and said: "Isn't this good?"
"Huh," Duan Xuan said, "If you can't do it, then I'll send someone else to do it!"
"This..." Zhang Jie scratched his hair and said, "Then I'll go there again."
When Zhang Jie came to the Xiliang Army camp three miles away again, there were still people coming and going. Thousands of soldiers were building camps under the leadership of officers at all levels. He knew that Chen Cheng's troops were there.
When setting up camp, the campsite would be built very solidly. Otherwise, Huangfu Song wouldn't have kicked the iron plate last time by the Liuchuan River.
Looking at the Xiliang people who were busy but orderly, Zhang Jie felt mixed emotions. Because Fufeng County is the front line against the Xiliang army, the soldiers and horses in the county have always been elite. However, it seems now that the so-called elite is only relative.
.I was hanged and beaten once by Zhang Liao in the east, but I probably couldn’t get away with it in the west, right?
In the big tent, after Chen Cheng and the generals made a general strategy, they let everyone swallow it, leaving only Zhao Yun and Yang Qiu to prepare to discuss specific tactics. Sometimes, the strategy can be made public, but when it comes to specific tactics,
There is always a need to maintain secrecy and surprise.
Han Sui walked out with everyone, and seemed to walk up to Li Xiangru accidentally. He whispered: "Long time no see, why have you lost so much weight?"
Li Xiangru had a smile on his face and his spirits were indeed much better. He looked down at his belly and said with a smile, "Have you really lost weight?"
As he spoke, he patted his belly and said with a smile: "I have stopped drinking for more than a year. The beauties in the house have also been distributed to the soldiers under my command. Every day, I ride on horseback and hunt, or lead the family's
The dog goes out for a walk. He eats less and moves more, so he naturally loses weight."
When Han Sui saw that his old friend seemed to have changed into a different person, his eyes flashed and he said, "Have you figured it out?"
"I figured it out...", Li Xiangru said with a smile: "Well, I'm already in my fifties, what else can't be figured out? Originally, the governor of Longxi didn't even want to do this, so I asked you to
Ci was beaten back by Chen Shijun, so he had no choice but to bring the soldiers and horses from the county. Alas, in fact, I just came here to make up the numbers. I am too old to rely on my bones and muscles. I am already a lot older, and I still have to bring
What kind of soldiers are you? You can ride a horse, but you can’t go into battle to kill the enemy."
Han Sui said angrily: "You know that's not what I said!"
Li Xiangru said in surprise: "What do you want to say to me, Wen Yue?"
Ma Teng came over from the side, and Li Xiangru greeted him with a smile and said: "General Ma, I saw Meng Qi's bravery a few days ago. Apart from anything else, I lost to you when it came to having a son.
La!"
Ma Teng and Han Sui were sworn brothers, and they had fought with each other, but later they became ministers in the same palace, and Han Sui deliberately got closer, so the relationship eased a bit. A smile appeared on Ma Teng's face, and he and Li Xiangru
After a few pleasantries, the latter said knowingly: "Ha, if you have something to say, I won't listen here. There are still a lot of things to deal with in the army, so take your leave!"
Han Sui watched Li Xiangru walk away, feeling as if he was missing something.
In the big tent, while Chen Cheng and Zhao Yun were discussing, the bodyguards came to announce: "Duan Xuan envoy Zhang Jie wants to see you!"
Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Bring him in."
He casually pulled a blanket and covered it on the map. After Zhang Jie came in, he asked, "Why did the envoy come back?"
Zhang Jie said with some embarrassment: "My lord has an order, so I have to come."
"Oh, what happened to Duan Xuan again? But he decided to surrender today without waiting for three days?"
Beside him, Zhao Yun lowered his hands and stared at the map covered by the blanket, seeming to be still thinking. Although Yang Qiu was older than Zhao Yun, he was not as calm as the other man, and he was already laughing.
Zhang Jie lowered his head and said, "No."
"If you don't want to surrender, what else is there?"
Zhang Jie looked at his toes and whispered: "My lord said that he wants Chen Shijun to give a reward to appease the people and soldiers in the city."
"Reward.?" Chen Cheng crossed his hands on his chest and asked playfully: "How much does Duan Xuan want?"
Zhang Jie's voice was even softer, almost inaudible, "The money is two hundred thousand guan, and the food and grass are fifty thousand shi."
"What?"
As soon as Chen Cheng showed a joking expression on his face, Yang Qiu became furious, "Has Duan Xuan lost his mind and gone crazy? How dare you open your mouth to ask for so many things?"
He turned around and said to Chen Cheng: "My lord, Duan Yan is so rude, we don't need to talk to him anymore. When the catapult is ready, we will crush Chencang City!"
Zhao Yun also came back from his thoughts and said with some surprise: "With so much money and food, wouldn't it be better to use it to reward the warriors in the army? It wouldn't cost so much to capture Chencang."
