After being drunk that night, it was already noon on the second day when Xu Zongwen woke up. Xu Zongwen touched his sore forehead and got up with difficulty. There was a faint fragrance lingering on the pillow. He opened the wool mattress and was actually turned over by Xu Zongwen. Find a white silk handkerchief.
"This, this is?" There was a small pool of blood in the corner of the white silk handkerchief that was as clean as new!
Holding the white silk handkerchief, Xu Zongwen's head began to hurt more and more. He couldn't help but cry out: "Ah!"
Outside the tent, Zhang Si, who was responsible for guarding Xu Zongwen, rushed in immediately after hearing the sound. When Zhang Si saw Xu Zongwen covering his head and shouting, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
Xu Zongwen endured the pain and waved his hand: "I'm fine."
He thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't remember who the woman in the dream was, how she appeared in his tent, and who left the blood-stained white silk handkerchief?
"Do you know who was in my tent last night?" Xu Zongwen raised his head and struggled to support his waist.
Zhang Si opened his mouth and replied: "Report to the general, my brother was on duty yesterday, and I don't know the details."
"Call me Zhang San immediately." Xu Zongwen thought for a long time but still had no clue, so he could only call Zhang San and ask.
Not long after, Zhang San entered the camp wearing a black military uniform. He was about to salute Xu Zongwen when he stopped him: "Who was in my tent last night? Do you know the origin of this veil?"
Zhang San took one look at the handkerchief, suddenly realized, and hurriedly pointed and explained: "The general was drunk last night and injured his head. That handkerchief was left by Miss Zhen'er to wipe the wound for you."
After Xu Zongwen heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and thought: "It's okay, it's okay, I didn't do anything wrong!"
It's strange that my forehead doesn't hurt so much, and my whole body is extremely sore. That's it, that's it!
"You can ask Mr. Auxiliary Machine to come over later."
"promise!"
After a while, Pei Qing arrived and Xu Zongwen held hands and talked with him.
Pei Qing sat under Xu Zongwen and said: "Fu Lang, whose courtesy name is Yuanda, is the nephew of King Fu Jian of Qin. He loves classics and never lets go of the scrolls. He is both civil and military, and he is a thousand-mile horse. He is the commander-in-chief of all the military affairs in the three states of Qing, Xu and Yan, and the generals in Zhendong. , the governor of Qingzhou, granted the title of Le'an Nan."
Xu Zongwen slowly raised his gaze and looked at Pei Qing: "So, sir, do you think that if our army goes north to attack Qingzhou, will Fu Lang surrender?"
It is recorded in the history books that Fu Lang, who was insisted by his uncle Qin Wang Fu as the Fu family's thousand-mile horse, finally took the initiative to divorce Taifu Xie An and asked for surrender.
Xu Zongwen knew the inside story well, so he deliberately asked Pei Qing.
Pei Qing smiled slightly and said calmly: "I heard that Ding Ling's leader Zhai Bin gathered Hu people in the Central Plains with the intention of rebellion. Murong Chui returned to Hebei, which was the homeland of the Yan Kingdom. Once Murong Chui decided to rebel against Qin, he only had to raise his arms. With a call, there are like clouds of followers, countless followers. With these two tigers by your side, Zhu Shijun and General You have recovered the counties in Xuzhou and marched into Langya Dongguan, which is only five hundred miles away from Linzi. Day and night can come. Previously, because of the national war, the King of Qin raised a large army, leaving Qingzhou empty, and there was no heavy army to resist. If Fu Lang is a man who understands current affairs, surrendering is the wisest move."
Xu Zongwen stood up, brought Pei Qing a cup of tea, and said with admiration: "Sir, he knows the subtleties and has insight into people's hearts. I really admire Xiao!"
"Don't dare." Pei Qing quickly left her seat and stood up, saying she didn't dare, but she couldn't resist Xu Zongwen's sincerity, so he could only sit down and drink the cup of tea, and then gently wiped the tea from the corner of his mouth.
Xu Zongwen walked out of the tent and faced the dark clouds and drizzle in the sky. He said as if nothing was wrong: "I hope everything can be as sir said. I have repeatedly advised your envoy to send troops to Qingzhou, but the generals under your command have not taken the initiative to send troops." There are different opinions on this matter, and there is no consensus.”
So that’s it!
Pei Qing and Xu Zongwen were frowning for several days, and finally found the reason.
It has been one and a half months since the Jin army regained Xuzhou, and more than half a month has passed since Lanling and Dongguan counties surrendered. People in Xuzhou have been determined. The three counties of Lu, Pei, and Qiao in Yuzhou to the west were also captured by Xie Xuan and Liu Laozhi. The Jin army went on the northern expedition. The momentum is unstoppable.
It is not incomprehensible that Xu Zongwen wanted to take advantage of the situation to march forward, and then surrender Qingzhou and Yanzhou after Xuzhou, expand territory for the Jin State, regain lost territory, and establish meritorious deeds.
Not long ago, the military report came that Liu Laozhi had defeated Chen County. Zhu Xu may have been afraid of Mao Dang because of this and did not dare to accept Xu Zongwen's request to continue the Northern Expedition.
Seeing Xu Zongwen sitting on the wooden steps in front of the tent with deep thoughts, Pei Qing came up and sat down together. Pei Qing said calmly: "General, you must not be so decadent. Do you know why Zhu Shijun refused to invite you?"
"Sir, please give me some advice." Xu Zongwen stood up and saluted with his hands in hand.
Pei Qing pulled Xu Zongwen to sit down and continued to say as if nothing had happened: "General, does he know that news came from Yuzhou a few days ago that Jianwu General Liu Laozhi, under the command of cavalry Xie Xuan, defeated Chen County?"
Although Xu Zongwen is the governor of Donghai, he can also be called the Lord of the Palace as a rule, but Xu Zongwen doesn't like it and still wants everyone to call him general. Everyone has no choice but to obey.
Xu Zongwen was stunned and replied dully: "That's what happened. Liu Laozhi was defeated by Mao Dang, the general of Qin's army. It is said that he only had a few hundred riders with him when he escaped."
It stands to reason that Mao Dang was originally supposed to assist Pingyuan Gong Fu Hui in Luoyang, but somehow he went to Chen County, fought with Liu Laozhi and defeated Liu Laozhi. All of this was completely contrary to what was recorded in the history books. not exactly.
Xu Zongwen became more and more confused, but when he thought that he had replaced Liu Laozhi to recover the counties in Xuzhou, and Liu Laozhi was sent to attack Yuzhou, it was God's will that all this changed.
In a word - the butterfly effect.
"Mao Dang is proficient in strategy, and Liu Laozhi is brave but lacks strategy. His defeat by Mao Dang is expected." Pei Qing said, "Although Mao Dang defeated Liu Laozhi, Luoyang cannot do without him. Fu Hui He will definitely be called back. When the time comes and Xie Cheqi leads the army to encircle Chen County, the city of Chen County will only be destroyed in a matter of seconds. The general does not need to attack Qingzhou as Zhu Shijun said, but only needs to bring a few hundred people there in the name of inspecting the defense. Dongguan, you will naturally understand how to be a general when the time comes!"
What is enlightenment and enlightenment?
Pei Qing's meaning couldn't be clearer, there are two ways.
The first is to end the war with war, and take the initiative to raise troops to provoke and attack Qingzhou on the charge of violating military orders.
The second item is to persuade Fu Lang to surrender. Since Fu Lang is hesitant by nature and Qingzhou is surrounded by enemies on three sides and is close to the sea on one side, I can persuade him to surrender to the Jin Dynasty with good words.
Pei Qing was careful and would not take risks, so what Pei Qing pointed out to Xu Zongwen was the second way.
Xu Zongwen's depressed look faded, and his face turned red again. He stood up and ordered Zhang Sanzhang to prepare his horses, and ordered Zhang Sanzhang to order four hundred soldiers to follow him north to Dongguan at any time.
Pei Qing replaced Xu Zongwen and ordered: "Zhang San, Zhang Si quickly gather five hundred elite cavalry, prepare dry food for two days, and go to Beicheng immediately to stand by."
The brothers Zhang, Zhang and Zhang who were on duty immediately went to mobilize their troops. Xu Zongwen rode into Pengcheng and went to the governor's office to find the governor Zhu Xu and ask for orders to inspect Dongguan, Lanling and other counties in the northern part of Xuzhou.
Zhu Xu heard that Xu Zongwen had been training troops in the camp and suddenly requested to inspect the northern part of Xuzhou. He did not ask the reason and agreed without saying a word.
"Are you going to Dongguan?" Nie Zhen'er stopped Xu Zongwen's Green Thunder Horse and refused to let him go.
Xu Zongwen said helplessly: "I am not going here just to inspect defense. You should stay in Pengcheng. I have told Tian Luo to take good care of you. Don't be tired from running around with me."
Nie Zhen'er tightened the reins: "No, General, I will follow you. Don't forget that I have a younger brother who is living outside. I will not leave easily until I find him!"
There was no other way. Under Nie Zhen'er's persuasion, Xu Zongwen could only acquiesce.
On that day, Xu Zongwen and Pei Qing led five hundred soldiers from Pengcheng and rushed day and night to Dongguan County, which borders Xuzhou and Qingzhou.
Three days later, Xu Zongwen and others rushed to Guangxian County, Dongguan County. Xu Zongwen did not stop. After replenishing food and grass, he continued to take a boat along the Yishui River and Linqu Jumi River, from the north of Yishan and Mengshan, and passed between Taishan and Lushan. , arrived at Guanggu City, and then Xu Zongwen ordered the five hundred elite cavalry accompanying him to be divided into parts. They each changed their military uniforms and pretended to be ordinary people, and sneaked into Qi County from Guanggu. Everyone agreed to meet at Linzi City, the Qingzhou Administration Office.
"General, if your guess is correct, you are going directly to see Fu Lang, the governor of Qingzhou." Pei Qing was dressed in ragged clothes, carrying a raincoat on his back, and followed Xu Zongwen, who was dressed in brocade, as a groom.
As soon as Pei Qing finished speaking, Xu Zongwen's laughter started: "Sir, what you said is true. Since we already know that Fu Lang, the governor of Qingzhou, is a man who understands the current situation, there is no need to waste time sending troops to attack Qingzhou and we can directly negotiate with him. Wouldn’t it be a good thing to directly incorporate the six counties of Qingzhou into the Jin Dynasty?”
When Wang Xian surrendered, he was afraid of the reputation of Beifu soldiers. Moreover, Wang Xian was of Han nationality, Qingzhou was a state with six counties, and Fu Lang was from Di and a member of the Qin clan. It was said that surrendering to Qingzhou would be unusually difficult.
Pei Qing: "The general did not think about approaching the city with troops and seizing the city with weapons. Instead, he personally went to Linzi to persuade him to surrender. I admire Yunchang's style of riding alone to the meeting. There will not be more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in Qingzhou. The general will lead Chang. The victorious army was fighting with the Qin army. Although the odds of victory were high, it was inevitable that there would be changes. The general went to see Fu Lang with sincerity at this time, for the sake of Qingzhou's 200,000 soldiers and civilians. The art of war said that attacking the city is the most important thing, and attacking the heart is the most important thing. , the general’s move is to subjugate the enemy without fighting!”
Xu Zongwen said: "Qingzhou borders the coast to the east, blocks the Yan Dynasty in the north, borders Yanzhou to the east, and is close to Yuzhou and Xuzhou in the south. It blocks the throat of the world and is a battleground for military strategists. Since Liu Yuan and Liu Cong and their sons rebelled and invaded the world, , It has been sixty years since the fall of Qingzhou, and now the Northern Expedition is gaining momentum. How can we miss this opportunity now that it is right in front of us?"
Pei Qing agreed very much: "The worries about Ji and Sun are not in Zhuan Yu, but within Xiao Qiang. The King of Qin has not established a prince, and the princes Fu Pi, Fu Hui, and Fu Xi are constantly fighting in the court. Although the situation in Qin is now over, there is still a long way to go. Fu Lang in Qingzhou was not immune to the disaster. This Fu Lang was a distant branch of the clan and had no relations with Changle Gong Fu Pi and Pingyuan Gong Fu Lang, but he didn't know that if he didn't offend, he would offend. Moreover, Xianbei and Dingling were entrenched in Hebei. Qingzhou is surrounded by enemies on all sides. Once our Jin army comes to the city, how can Qingzhou be able to defend it? I believe that if the general explains this to Fu Lang, he will definitely be shaken."
Although Xu Zongwen spoke in an orderly manner, he was actually worried. He didn't know whether Fu Lang would surrender as written in history. What if he refused to surrender, took the opportunity to detain or directly kill himself, and then sent troops to station in Qi? It would be bad if the county and Beihai were to prevent the Jin army from moving north.
