Since the dispatch of troops, Guo Da has been feeling uneasy. Just after dinner, he lit an oil lamp again and studied the shortcomings of this dispatch. Although he had discussed it many times beforehand, the vigilance he had cultivated over the years told him that as long as he was not in a war, he would In the formation, there is always nothing wrong with being cautious.
This couldn't help but make him careless. He not only heard about Chen Chong's reputation, but also saw it with his own eyes. To the Yellow Turban Army in the first year of Zhongping, the word "Chen Chong" almost equaled defeat.
Although the Yellow Turban Rebellion was hasty, millions of people were spread all over the north of the river and east of Hulao. The Central Plains was almost not owned by the imperial court, and the whole world was frightened by it.
But who could have expected that before the imperial court raised a large army, in March, Chen Chong and Liu Bei recruited 3,000 iron officials and disciples. They raised their troops from Dongping, worked day and night, and fought dozens of battles in the south and north. All the Yellow Turbans from Henan were driven to Hebei.
By the time Huangfu Song led his army to Julu, although the Yellow Turbans had millions of people, their old master was weak and had nowhere to eat. Master Daliang's condition worsened. No one dared to fight for a while, so the whole army attacked the Han army. Please surrender.
If it weren't for the emperor's short-sightedness, the Yellow Turbans would have been almost wiped out in one battle.
For such a person, when Guo Day thought that he seemed to be able to capture him, how could he not feel excited and toss and turn?
good chance! But the opportunity was so good that Guo Da could not believe it. Although he had sent veterans like Yang Feng to raid Hequdu, Guo Da still instinctively asked himself, can this really succeed?
According to convention, Guo Da himself should have led the surprise attack in this operation, but by some mistake, he agreed to let Yang Feng lead the team. Now that Guo Da thought about it, he had to admit that he had an unspeakable fear of Chen Chong and could not really fight with him.
All the news brought by Yang Feng came at just the right time, but sometimes fighter jets are like this. If you miss it, you won't come back, and you may even be in danger. But without using this strategy, Guo Da couldn't come up with a better strategy to break the situation, so he could only force his way through.
A battle often only takes half a day, and if it is a surprise attack, it will take even less time. Calculating the time, this surprise attack should have results. Either tonight or tomorrow morning, a messenger should come back to report.
Guo Da sighed and thought in his mind, it would be best if he won. If something unexpected happened, he would not be helpless if he defended the fortified city. However, he would have to kill more brothers. This was a war. Disobeying the rules.
In Xihe County, the Baibo Army was naturally far stronger than the government, but they could not cross the Yellow River with their entire army to expedition to Lishi. And now all the officers and soldiers of Bingzhou have gathered in Lishi, at least thirty thousand in number.
Although he has more than 70,000 men, he can only put all the men on the battlefield with more than 40,000 men. The number of people cannot widen the gap, and the government is well-armed and well-armed. In a confrontation on the battlefield, the chance of victory is really not on his side.
Now the Xiongnu are waiting for the emperor's orders in the north, and tens of thousands of cavalry have gathered in Meiji, which makes Guo Da feel like a thorn in his back. There were more than 70,000 people. Even when Master Daliang was still alive, they were still a large force. However, the reality was that he was forced to a corner of the Xihe River with no room to stretch or maneuver.
If the Huns turn against the emperor and the rebels unite with the Huns, everything will be revitalized! Guo Da couldn't help but think about it, but he sent people several times to contact his old business patron Zuo Xianwang, but Zuo Xianwang ignored him and accepted all the gifts, but he didn't let go. This made Guo Dabi feel frustrated, so he could only put his thoughts aside temporarily and continue to think about whether to build another urn city in the city.
Suddenly he heard footsteps outside the door. Guo Da raised his head and asked, "Is it Yang Shuai's messenger back?"
Xu Huang, who was standing outside the door, hesitated for a moment, and then replied in a buzzing voice: "Come to Commander Guo, Yang Hui, the chief secretary of Xihe, is here. He is here to negotiate with Guo Commander on the orders of Chen Zei. He also brought with him our troops at Hequdu." News of the defeat. Yang Shuai has been sent back with him. I have seen it and it is not serious. He just received a heavy punch and he will probably wake up tomorrow morning."
After hearing this, Guo Da was silent at first, but his expression was quite relaxed. Then he stopped laughing again, and finally his expression became gloomy.
It is better to know that you are defeated than to know nothing, and to negotiate is better than to fight with a sword. Even though he encountered great changes, the heavy stone hanging in his heart finally fell. He put down the oil lamp in his hand, rolled up the map and put it into the library. Then he straightened his expression and said to the door: "Gongming, let the chief clerk come in. Such an opportunity is rare, at least I have never thought of it. What conditions will Chen Longshou impose on me one day?"
The door opened and Xu Huang led Chen Chong into the house. Guo Da looked him over and said with a smile: "Master Yang is already the right-hand man of the prefect at a young age, which is enviable. I wonder where he is from a rich family?"
Chen Chong did not answer this question. Instead, he carefully observed the current leader of the White Wave and Yellow Turbans. Guo Da is about forty years old. His temples are vaguely white. His face and figure under the fur coat are a little thin. He is not as tall as Xu Huang, but he stands upright and does not seem to be affected by the war at all. Feeling decadent after losing, on the contrary, there was endless fighting spirit.
This is a person who will not be defeated by difficulties and setbacks. Chen Chong made a judgment in his heart, so he saluted first, and then said: "I came to negotiate with Guo Shuai on the order of the envoy. It is not a joke. It involves tens of millions of people in Xihe." I hope Guo Shuaisi will be careful about his surname and the future of the rebel army."
These words are not enough to impress Guo Da. He is used to seeing life and death, and he has seen many officials. His heart is as hard as stone, and it is not possible to make him confess with just one or two words.
He just asked calmly: "Since the chief secretary dared to come alone, he must have quite a bargaining chip in his hand, but it is not Guo's boast. The Baibo Army has been fighting for a long time, so he must have something special. What is Xihe? Guo is from Xihe, and Guo understands the situation. Now our army occupies the two counties of Yuanshui, with Baibo Valley at its back, and its military, human and financial resources far exceed those of the prefect. I wonder how the prefect wants to persuade?"
"It can't be said to be a considerable bargaining chip." Chen Chong took a few steps forward and looked directly at Guo Dadao: "To be honest, in this battle, the prefect used his body as a bait to lure the rebels out, laid an ambush, defeated the rebels in one fell swoop, and captured almost all of them, except for some Dozens of people fled, and almost all of them were captured. I believe that Guo Shuai has carefully trained these five thousand elite cavalry, and they will not have any thoughts."
The news was so sudden that Guo Da's eyes twitched slightly. It was one thing to know that the front line had failed, but it was another thing to fail the war to this point. Guo Da knew very well that these five thousand people were all the backbone of the army, and it was unbearable for the rebels to capture them all.
He originally thought that he could at least partially escape with his cavalry skills, but unexpectedly his entire army was wiped out. Before he could even think of blaming Yang Feng, a familiar feeling of frustration arose in his heart. So much so that he suddenly remembered the comrades he had fought with back then.
But after all, it was just a thought. He quickly regained his composure, his eyebrows barely moving at all, and said calmly to Chen Chong: "How? Does Chen Longshou send the chief secretary here to establish his authority over me? Or is it? The chief clerk thinks that Mr. Guo is a coward, and he doesn’t dare to take the chief clerk’s head as a gift in return?”
Chen Chong shook his head and said with a smile: "Shuai Guo, I dare to come here alone. Of course, I am not greedy for life and death, nor am I here to be greedy for pictures and words. I just really want to show my sincerity to Guo Shuai. You are valued by me. Guo Shuai, so I first entrusted him to return Yang Shuai to the lower levels. And as long as the five thousand rebels who are currently captured want to come back, we will naturally release them in a few days without stopping them."
These words were shocking, but Guo Da was not moved at all. Instead, he asked directly: "Why? Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, fought against our army many times before, resulting in countless casualties. Everyone in the officialdom of Xihe hates me to the bone. . Chen Long’s return of five thousand brothers to me is tantamount to greatly offending the thief Zhang. Isn’t he afraid of what others say?”
"The governor is just a mediocre person, so what's so scary?" When Chen Chong said this, Guo Da couldn't help but feel it was a little funny, but in the end he endured it and listened to him continue: "The only thing you fear is the cold weather and the freezing ground. , lack of food and clothing, I have tried my best to recruit more than 6,000 victims, but another 5,000 rebels are unable to do so. I am kind-hearted and do not want another human tragedy to occur because of food and clothing. All the rebels will be Return them. Of course, for those who are willing to stay, we will try our best to find a way out for them, and we hope that Guo Shuai will forgive him."
Chen Chong said goodbye and bowed again, but Guo Da fell into silence for a while, and Xu Huang had a strange look on his face. These words were so abnormal that both of them couldn't believe it. Of course there are good officials and big men who can appease the people and protect the people's safety, but good officials in the big Han Dynasty have always been cruel to the rebels. The most typical example is Yu Xu. When he was governing, he almost loved the people as his own children. However, when he suppressed bandits, almost no rebels could escape his strategy. Thousands of rebel bandits died at his hands.
This is the loyalty and filial piety of a great man. Loving the people is loyalty and filial piety, and killing thieves is also loyalty and filial piety. Unless they are barbarians who do not know loyalty and filial piety, if the people under their rule rebel and become thieves, they will be killed without mercy. Even if there is a temporary compromise with the rebels, it is just a long-term plan. The Black Mountain bandits like Zhang Yan are nominally recruited by the court, but it is just because the court is currently stretched thin. When they can be withdrawn, it will be nothing more than death. This is the rebel army. They also know it well.
What the Chief Secretary Yang said in front of him completely violated this principle. They were worried that the captured bandits would die of hunger and cold, which was a big joke. However, the master was so confident that he would release them without any effort on their part, so that they couldn't help but wonder whether it was they themselves or the master who had the problem. Something went wrong with the book and the governor behind it.
Guo Da suddenly recalled the scene that year, which made his anger uncontrollably well up in his heart. He clenched his fists. He breathed a long sigh of relief and said to Xu Huang: "Gongming, go out and don't let anyone in. I want to fight with you." Let’s discuss this carefully, Mr. Registrar.”
Chen Chong felt a gleaming gaze sweep across his back, and felt slightly chilled. Then he heard Xu Huang reply: "As ordered." After a moment, he heard him exit the room and close the door.
When Xu Huang exited, Guo Da sat back at the desk and sighed to Chen Chong: "Master Registrar, since you are working for Chen Tingjian, you should know about what happened at Qianqiu Pavilion back then."
When Chen Chong heard this, his whole body was as stiff as thunder. He tried his best not to fall down. He asked bitterly: "Guo Shuai didn't mean to say that he was in the pavilion back then and he never forgot about this matter day and night."
Guo Dah drew his sword and asked with a smile: "How does Master Registrar know what I am thinking?"
Chen Chong sighed: "Because Chen has heard this statement no less than ten times."
Guo Dasui banged the table with the back of his knife and sneered at Chen Chong: "You should also know about the dragon head. If you broke the oath back then, you will die!"
