Arrows fell like raindrops from the top of the city.
Guan Hai's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief that the person who gave the order was actually his clan uncle who seemed to treat him very well.
At that moment, Guan Hai could even see the ferocious smile on his uncle's face.
Why.
Why don't you care about your own life or death?
It’s okay if you don’t save me.
Still want to shoot arrows?
Guan Hai was filled with despair at this moment.
Even when he was defeated by Guan Yu, he had already put life and death aside and would rather sacrifice himself than wait for the city gate to close.
But the moment he saw the heartlessness of his tribe, he still felt sadness, anger, pain and unwillingness, and other emotions welling up in his heart.
This feeling of being abandoned by someone you trust and betrayed by your own tribe makes people feel tormented.
But Guan Hai didn't know that the head of the Guan clan had long wished for his death.
The people and horses in Guang County are composed of two parts.
One part is the Guan clan and the people they have attracted, with about three to four thousand people, which is not a large number. The other part is the Yellow Turban tribe brought by Guan Hai, with a total of thirty thousand, which is the largest number.
Guan Hai was from Le'an, and although his ancestors were indeed of the same lineage as the Guan family of Qi, and he was also a descendant of Guan Zhong, the two families had been separated for more than a hundred years and had no contact with each other for a long time.
It turned out that the leader of the Guan clan tried to win over Guan Hai because he was interested in his troops and tried to take these Yellow Turban soldiers under his own name.
After all, when Guan Hai came with his troops to defect, the power in the city was already out of balance. How could the leader of the Guan family feel at ease?
Naturally, military power must be in your own hands before you can rest assured.
However, Guan Hai had always had prestige among the Yellow Turban soldiers, and the soldiers all obeyed him, so it was difficult to seize his power. The leader of the Guan family had to fawn on Guan Hai and never dared to act rashly.
Now seeing Guan Hai trapped outside the city, the leader of the Guan family almost stopped laughing and immediately ordered arrows to be fired, all directed at Guan Hai.
The people on the city tower were all close followers of the chief in charge, so they naturally obeyed his orders and shot arrows in the direction of Guan Hai and Guan Yu.
“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!”
Guan Yu waved his long sword to block the incoming arrows.
Immediately, shield bearers from the army behind him swarmed up, forming a solid shield wall to protect the general.
"Tie them up and take them away."
Guan Yu dismounted and retreated slowly under the cover of his shield hand.
The crowd took Guan Hai away.
Guan Hai was deeply saddened by his death, and was arrested by the soldiers without any resistance.
Guan Yu retreated two miles with his army and set up camp.
In fact, after he came back, he regretted a little. He was so focused on completing the tasks assigned by his fourth brother that he didn't rush into the city immediately.
If he had taken advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and attacked with his entire army, he might have occupied Guang County by now.
However, after Guan Hai arrived, Guan Yu felt itchy and unbearable. He remembered Chen Mu's words to see if he could try to conquer Guan Hai, so he couldn't help but go up and fight, missing the best time to attack the city.
In this way, if we were to attack the county town, we would either have to carry out a protracted siege, or we would have to sacrifice the lives of many soldiers to attack by force. It seemed a bit uneconomical.
never mind.
It's too late to regret now, let's see if we can think of other solutions.
Guan Yu is not as reckless as Zhang Fei and has his own considerations.
It was already evening after the camp was set up.
Fires were made for cooking in the army. Except for soldiers on sentries and patrols, most soldiers either hid in tents or set up fires to keep warm.
In the middle of winter, in December, although it didn't snow, the north wind roared fiercely, making people shiver with coldness.
Guan Yu read a book in his tent for a while. A lamp like a bean lit up the dim tent. A tall figure was reflected on the white cloth.
It was getting a little later, which was around 9 o'clock in the evening, and Guan Yu was about to put down his book and go to bed.
We have to recharge our batteries today, and we have to attack the city tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, someone outside the tent suddenly said: "General, Guan Hai wants to see you."
"Oh? Bring it in."
Guan Yu had no experience in persuading others to surrender. He originally wanted to arrest Guan Hai and let Chen Mu deal with it, but he didn't expect Guan Hai to come to him himself.
Guan Hai was tied up and led into the camp. The soldiers originally wanted him to kneel down, but Guan Yu stopped him.
"Guan Hai is a man, don't humiliate him lightly, let him loosen his bonds."
"This...Yi."
The soldier originally wanted to say that this man was very powerful, but what if he committed a murder inside the account, but suddenly he remembered the strength of his general, and immediately relaxed Guan Hai's bonds with confidence.
After Guan Hai was untied, Guan Yu sat down and asked, "Guan Hai, why do you want to see me?"
Guan Hai smiled bitterly and said: "Since you said not to humiliate me lightly, why did you humiliate me in the city during the day?"
Guan Yu was confused and said: "Why have I insulted you?"
Guan Hai clenched his fists: "You said you would give someone a way out, do you think that someone's life will definitely be in your hands?"
Guan Yu was stunned for a moment and thought about this sentence carefully. If someone else said this to him...
All right.
It does mean to look down upon others.
Guan Yu said sincerely: "I said the wrong thing, I'm sorry."
He is a person who is proud of his superiors and never looks down upon his inferiors. If Guan Hai was born into a powerful family, he would definitely not be worthy of his waste of words.
But they were poor peasants, so they had no choice but to rebel. In addition, Chen Mu had given instructions, so Guan Yu's attitude was quite good.
Seeing him apologizing, Guan Hai smiled miserably and said, "That's all, I'm already a prisoner, what else can I say?"
Guan Yu waved his hand and said: "No, I have said before that you are a good man. It would be a pity not to serve the country. Why not join the army with me and join the army to serve the country."
"this......"
Guan Hai hesitated.
In fact, the fact that he came to see Guan Yu today proved that his attitude has wavered, and what he lacks now is just some rhetoric.
Guan Yu thought for a while and said, "Are you still thinking about your clan? Do you want them to shoot another arrow?"
The straw that broke the camel's back.
Guan Hai showed an angry expression on his face and cursed: "Guan Bao, that old thief, it's in vain that I treat him like my uncle. I didn't expect that it would be fine if I didn't help me when I was in trouble. Instead... this damn thing
You old thief, I will definitely eat this thief’s flesh!”
After he finished cursing, Guan Yu sighed: "I once heard my fourth brother say that everyone in the world is interested in profit. For the sake of profit, brothers and sisters can kill each other, and father and son can turn against each other. Only a true teacher of benevolence and righteousness can be admired by the world.
.My brother Liu Xuande has a reputation of benevolence and righteousness, why don’t you join our army?”
Guan Hai knelt down on one knee without hesitation, raised his hands and said: "I have seen the face of the so-called clan, and I no longer want to serve them. I have also heard of Liu Xuande's name. From today on, I will follow the general and am willing to do
From then on, the little officials under the tent will never leave you, and will follow you through life and death."
"good."
Guan Yu was overjoyed and stepped forward to help Guan Hai up and said: "I have Guan Hai, and taking Guang County will be as easy as turning my back on me."
This is actually the reason why Guan Yu wanted Guan Hai to surrender.
Chen Mu had investigated the situation in Guangxian County before. Guangxian County was nominally led by the Guan clan's thieves, but in fact the main force was still Guan Hai's Yellow Turban soldiers.
Guan Hai has a high prestige among these soldiers. If Guan Hai can be conquered, Guangxian County will be very easy to conquer.
And Chen Mu's calculations don't stop there.
Guan Hai not only has high prestige in Guang County, but also is famous among the entire Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
Later, he was able to mobilize tens of thousands of troops to attack Beihai because Guan Hai was once the most powerful Yellow Turban general and was supported by the soldiers.
It would be much easier if Guan Hai could be used to plan for Xu He and Sima Ju of Gaoyuan.
The next day, Guan Yu began to order an attack on the city.
The leader of the Guan clan quickly paid the price for his short-sightedness.
Guan Hai went into battle in person, taking the lead and entering the city first. The crowd was surrounded by ants and killed them on the top of the city.
In fact, when Guan Hai turned into an official army and attacked the city, the Yellow Turban soldiers in the city completely lost their fighting power and gave way to him one after another. Only the Guan family clan traitors were stubbornly resisting.
But the Guan clan had few thieves, and without the help of the Yellow Turban soldiers, how could they defend the city against the 20,000 troops attacking from all directions?
Soon the city of Guangxian was destroyed. Guan Yu led his army into the city. Guan Hai loudly ordered the Yellow Turban soldiers to surrender. There was almost no resistance in the city. The entire Guan family was slaughtered. Guan Yu surrendered 30,000 Yellow Turban soldiers.
Many people wonder why people in the Han Dynasty seem to be very good at fighting as long as they are Ding.
A hero can recruit thousands of people at will, and he can accomplish great things, conquer cities and territories, and the soldiers are all powerful.
This is actually because everyone in the Han Dynasty had to perform military service. Except for the young masters from wealthy families, almost everyone in the poor had the professional qualities to serve as a soldier.
Therefore, Guan Yu surrendered these 30,000 yellow turban soldiers, adding up to 50,000.
These 50,000 people are invincible within the territory of Qi State.
Except for Xu He in Banyangchang Kingdom, no other force could gather such a large army.
By the third year of Zhongping, that is, in January 186, the powerful clan traitors in Qi State who disobeyed government orders and separatized the counties, towns and countryside to dominate the country were wiped out.
After most of them were captured in Guang County, they saw that the momentum was not right and immediately sent people to Zi to ask for surrender.
Although Chen Mu did not kill all these people, he would never let them go so lightly. He ordered them to hand over the criminals they were harboring, return the fields they occupied, and hand over a sum of money to atone for their sins.
When the only two areas of Banyangchang in Qi State had not yet been recovered, Chen Mu sent Dianwei to lead 20,000 people to station in Xi'an County, west of Linzi.
That's right.
Qi State does have a place called Xi'an County, which was established during the Western Han Dynasty. It is located west of Linzi and north of Chang State.
Dian Wei was stationed in Xi'an, and together with Liang Zou in Jinan, Liu Bei's army in Yuling, and Lu Kang's army in Linji, Le'an, the three armies surrounded Xu and Sima Ju, so that Chen Mu could safely and boldly deal with Donglai Er in Beihai.
county.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qingzhou had six counties, Donglai, Beihai, Qi, Le'an, Jinan and the Pingyuan Kingdom that Liu Bei later served as. The location of the Pingyuan Kingdom is in the northwest of Jinan. If you look at it from the map, you can
You will find that it is surrounded by Qinghe and Bohai Sea, more like a place in Jizhou.
In fact, in the later Cao Wei period, it was indeed classified as Jizhou, but it still belongs to the category of Qingzhou. As you can tell from the name of Pingyuan State, the lower reaches of the Yellow River mainly flow through the area, and the landform is a vast plain, which is the northwest region of Shandong in later generations. The products
Rich, very rich.
Since this is a plain area with almost no danger to defend, no matter how stupid the Yellow Turban is, it is impossible to stay here. Therefore, Chen Mu from the Plain Country did not think about it for the time being. His next step was to clear out Donglai and Beihai counties first.
Then deal with Xu He and Sima Ju.
But what is more interesting is that the current Prime Minister of Pingyuan is Chen Ji, who is Chen Qun’s father. The governor of Le’an is Lu Xun’s grandfather Lu Kang, and there is also a Zhuge family in the Langya Kingdom next door. This small Qingxu two states
, it’s really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.
At this time, Chen Mu was already thinking in his mind that it was about time to open an academy and see if he could try to invite the children of these people to come and study.
Um.
The family-study classics left by Chen Ping are a good gimmick.
In this era, the classics learned at home are all good things to be treasured, and cannot be taught except by one's own family members and direct disciples.
Moreover, he was Yang Ci's student, already well-known among the scholars, and qualified to teach his disciples.
In the spring of this year, the academy will be officially opened.
I have already thought of a name, Taishan Academy!