[Yanzhong accepted the order and summoned Shi Huan, Li Tong, and Cheng Pu, as well as three thousand troops from his own army, to join Zhu Jun. 】
[At that time, the thieves occupied Wancheng, and Jun led his troops to attack it. There were many attacks and defenders, and they were unable to win or lose. 】
[The leader of the thieves, Zhao Hong, sent his general Han Zhong to fight in order to attack the Han army's food supply. Jun spied on his plan and secretly ordered his troops to ambush him. They won a great victory. Zhao Hong then stayed behind closed doors and waited for reinforcements. 】
[When Yan Zhong led his troops, Zhu Jun had already trapped the enemy for ten months and was still unable to do anything. 】
[One day, Zhu Jun led his troops to attack the city as usual. He ordered Yanzhong, Shi Huan, Li Tong, and Cheng Pu to attack the southwest corner of the city. Han Zhong led all his elite troops to the southwest corner to resist the enemy. 】
[Taking this opportunity, Zhu Jun commanded two thousand cavalry and headed towards the northeast corner. The thieves were afraid of losing the city, so they hurriedly abandoned the southwest and returned. 】
[Yan Zhong killed him from behind. The thieves were defeated and rushed into Wancheng. 】
[Later, the Han army besieged them for a long time. Han Zhong then sent people out of the city to surrender, but Jun refused. 】
[Yan Zhongqi said: "In the past, when Emperor Gaozu conquered the world, he was able to recruit surrender and accept obedience. Why did you reject Han Zhongye?"]
[Zhu Jun said to him: "That time is the same as this time. In the past, during the Qin and Xiang Dynasties, the world was in great chaos and the people had no definite master, so they recruited and rewarded their subordinates to persuade them to come. Now the sea is unified, but the Yellow Turbans are rebelling. If they are allowed to surrender, , There is no way to encourage good deeds. It allows thieves to profit and plunder as much as they want, and then surrender after losing. This is not a good strategy to increase the ambition of the bandits."]
[Yan Zhong shook his head and said: "We cannot allow the invaders to surrender. Now they are surrounded by iron barrels. The thieves cannot beg for surrender, so they must fight to the death. If ten thousand people are united, it is not enough. How about tens of thousands of people who are dying in the city? How about withdrawing to the southeast?" Attack the northwest alone. The thieves will abandon the city and run away. They have no intention of fighting and can be captured immediately."]
[Jun Ranzhi then withdrew his two armies from the southeast and attacked the northwest together. 】
[Han Zhongguo led his troops to abandon the city and run away. 】
[Zhu Junsui, together with Yan Zhong, Shi Huan, Li Tong, and Cheng Pu, led the three armies to cover up the attack. Yan Zhong raised his bow and arrow and shot Han Zhong to death. The rest of the thieves were defeated. The army took advantage of the victory and pursued him. While they were chasing, Zhao Hong and Sun Zhong led the thieves to fight with Jun. The two armies were approaching the enemy. Not long after, Shi Huan beheaded Zhao Hong, and Li Tong stabbed Sun Zhong. Seeing this, the rebels were about to escape, but unexpectedly, another group of troops arrived due east. 】
[The first general is a very heroic man, with a broad forehead and broad face, a tiger body and a bear waist. He is from Fuchun, Wu County. His surname is Sun Mingjian and his courtesy name is Wentai, after Sun Wuzi. 】
[When he was seventeen years old, he and his father went to Qiantang and saw more than ten pirates who robbed merchants of their property and divided the spoils on the shore. Jian said to his father: "This thief can be captured." Then he struggled to carry the knife to the shore, raised his voice and shouted, commanding things from east to west, as if calling someone. The thieves thought that officers and soldiers were coming, so they abandoned their belongings and ran away. Jian catches up and kills a thief. Because he was well-known in the county, he was recommended as a school captain. 】
[Later, the demon thief Xuchang of Kuaiji rebelled, calling himself "Emperor Yangming" and gathering tens of thousands of people. Jian and the commander-in-chief recruited more than a thousand warriors, joined the prefectures and counties to defeat them, and beheaded Xuchang and his son Xu Shao. Zang Min, the governor of the Qing Dynasty, went to the imperial court to report his achievements. He removed Jian and became Yan Du Cheng, and also removed Xu Yi Cheng and Xia Pi Cheng. Now we see the Yellow Turban bandits rising, gathering young men and merchants from the countryside, and more than 1,500 elite soldiers from Huaisi to come to meet them. 】
[Zhu Jun, courtesy name Gongwei, was from Shangyu in Kuaiji. He was from the same hometown as Sun Jian. He was overjoyed to see Sun Jian coming, so he ordered Jian and Yan Zhong to meet and join forces to conquer the remnants of the Yellow Turbans. 】
[Both generals took the order and left. 】
[The next day, the army formed a formation to surround and kill the remaining Yellow Turbans. Sun Jian took the lead and killed more than 20 thieves with his hands. The thieves fled. Then a flying horse suddenly jumped into the enemy formation and flew back and forth to kill the thieves. The bandit army was in panic and collapsed like a tide. Zhu Junnai led the army to cover up and kill, beheading tens of thousands of people. Those who surrendered were invincible. More than ten counties along the way to Nanyang are all flat. 】
[Jun Banshi returned to Beijing and was granted the title of Chariot and Cavalry General, Henan Yin. Junbiao played Sun Jian, Wang Ke and other contributions. Jian was also humane, and except for the other county commanders who immediately took office, Wang Ke was granted the title of Hu Qi Xiaowei, commanding five thousand troops, and stationed in Hejian. 】
[After seeing such an edict, Yan Zhong was quite confused, so he asked Zhu Jun: "Gongwei Gong, the emperor ordered that Ke be the Hu Cavalry Captain. This Hu Cavalry Captain is in charge of the Hu cavalry in Chiyang. Could it be that the emperor wants Ke to lead the Huqi in Chiyang?"]
[Jun smiled and said: "Yanzhong's words are wrong... Chiyang has gone through wars, and no Hu people have lived in it for a long time. Now in the area between Hejian and Hanoi, Hu's are rampant. The emperor's intention is to order Yanzhong to rule the Hu's here. also!"】
[Yan Zhong finally understood after hearing this. A few days later, all the armies were rested and reorganized. Zhu Jun went to Luoyang, while Yan Zhong led the army to Hejian Kingdom. 】
[Let’s talk about the Hejian Kingdom. When Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty first established the Kingdom of Hejian, he named Liu Pijiang, the younger brother of King Zhao Sui, as the King of Hejian. He divided the Hejian County of the Zhao Kingdom into the Hejian Kingdom. 】
[However, in the fifteenth year of Emperor Wen's reign, Liu Pijiang died without heirs, and Hejian State was reduced to a county. During the reign of Emperor Jing, the prince Liu De was granted the title of King of Hejian and the Hejian Kingdom was restored. 】
[Until Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, the Hejian Kingdom was exterminated, and when Guangwu was revived, it was restored. 】
[At that time, King Taibi of Hejian was the son of King An of Hejian. He had been on the throne for four years but had made no achievements. As a result, thieves and barbarians arose in the country, and the people of Li were miserable. There were many tragedies too numerous to mention. 】
[Moreover, Yan Zhong leads the army. Just after crossing the border of Hejian and setting up camp, Yanzhong sat firmly in the tent and read the military books. After a while, a soldier outside the door reported: "There is someone outside the door asking to see you!" Yanzhong asked who it was, but the soldier said he didn't know. . Seeing this situation, Yanzhong was very surprised, so he ordered to summon him. 】
[After a while, the soldiers brought someone in. Yan Zhong saw this person's face under the light. But I saw that he was eight feet three inches long, with beautiful beard and beard, majestic and extraordinary appearance. Seeing this, Yanzhong stood up and asked, "Who are you, sir?" The man raised his hands and replied, "I am Cheng Yu!" Hearing this name, Yanzhong was surprised and said, "Could it be Cheng Zhongde of Dongjun?" Cheng Yu smiled. Said: "Of course!"]
[It turns out that Cheng Yu, whose courtesy name was Zhongde, was from Dong'a, Dongjun. He has been familiar with poetry and books since he was a child and is quite strategic. At that time, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and the county magistrate Wang Du rebelled and responded to the thieves. He burned warehouses and robbed the people. 】
[Cheng Yu heard that Yin sent people to spy on the thieves. Seeing that Wang Du was waiting and the city was empty and could not be defended, he stopped five or six miles west of the city. 】
[Cheng Yu said to the Xue family, a big household in the city: "Now that the city has become uninhabitable, we can see how powerful it is. This is just an attempt to plunder property, but not the ambition to attack and defend with strong armor and powerful soldiers. Why don't you lead the troops back to the city and defend it? And the city It is tall, thick, and has a lot of grain. If we still ask for orders now and hold on together, we will not be able to survive for long, and we will be able to defeat it."]
[Xue Shi believed this deeply and informed the people. However, the people were afraid of the rampant thieves and refused to follow them, saying: "The thieves are in the west, but they are in the east." Yu said to Xue and others: "Foolish people cannot make plans."]
[Subsequently, he secretly dispatched several horsemen to hold flags on the east mountain. When the commanders and others saw it, they shouted, "The thieves have arrived." 】
[Soon, Wang Du and others came to attack the city, but they couldn't get down and wanted to leave. Yu led his officials and people to open the city gate and attack them quickly, but they were defeated and fled. Dong'a was saved from this. 】
[Since then, Cheng Yu’s reputation has grown day by day. 】
[Later, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, admired him and rejected him, but Yu didn't respond, so he left Sangzi and traveled around without knowing where he was. Until now, we know that we have reached the Hejian Kingdom. 】
