Yu Jin's words were actually a disguised choice to surrender.
After thinking about it for a moment, Zhang Xi could understand why Yu Jin surrendered.
It's really not that Yu Jin is afraid of death.
Zhang Xi still didn't quite believe that a man who had been fighting for decades suddenly said that he was afraid of death and wanted to surrender.
No matter which history book it is, most of them only use the word "surrender" when it comes to Jin's surrender, without the words "begging to surrender" or "please surrender". This itself shows that Yu Jin is not like in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but Actively surrender.
Yu Jin is probably the kind of person who doesn't care about trivial matters for the sake of the country.
At that time, Chang Xi rebelled against Cao Cao and was besieged by Yu Jin and others. Finally, Chang Xi found that he could not defeat him, so he decided to surrender to Yu Jin, who had an old friendship with him, thinking that he could save his life.
As a result, Yu Jin directly beheaded him on the grounds of the military law established by Cao Cao.
Later, Yu Jin governed the army with strict laws and strict methods. Although he trained a group of elite soldiers, the soldiers did not like Yu Jin.
For these two things, Pei Songzhi criticized him, saying that he "didn't hope for the best for his old friends, but was eager to kill and thwarted everyone's opinions." It was natural for him to receive the evil posthumous title of "Severe".
Chen Shou also commented on the ban as "using the law to control the subordinates, but it did not win the hearts of the scholars" and directly concluded the coffin.
But there is one thing to say. In these two things, Yu Jin did not take into account the righteousness of friends, nor did he be of the same mind as his soldiers. However, these were things that were not beneficial to himself and beneficial to the country.
To take a step back, neither Pei Songzhi nor Chen Shou thought that Yu Jin's surrender to Guan Yu was a big deal.
Li Zhi said it best: Yu Jin understands the general situation best. He only strives for victory and defeat for the country and does not distinguish between the merits and demerits of his own body. This is a truly good general.
Therefore, now Yu Jin is asking Guan Ping to gather Cao Wei's surrender troops. As long as these soldiers can survive, the honor and disgrace of his life can be left to Guan Ping. This makes Zhang Xi feel that this is what Yu Jin should do.
Suddenly, Zhang Xi felt a little admired.
After Guan Ping got Yu Jin's promise, he commanded the fleet to surrender the defeated troops of Cao's army nearby, but Zhang Xi warmly invited Yu Jin to board the ship to talk.
But Yu Jin refused.
He also told Zhang Xi that as long as Guan Ping collected and surrendered the scattered Cao Wei defeated troops, he would be able to tie himself up on the ship and wait for his fate.
Before Guan Ping did this, Yu Jin would not take the initiative to get on the ship.
Well, okay, sooner or later you will get on the ship.
Zhang Xi was not in a hurry and waited slowly for Guan Ping to search around and surrender Cao Cao's defeated troops. After working for several hours, Guan Ping finally completed the surrender before dark and came to meet Yu Jin.
Yu Jin let out a long sigh, took off his sword, knelt on his knees, and raised it above his head. This was a standard surrender move.
Zhang Xi officially disembarked from the ship at this time and took Yu Jin's sword to express his acceptance of Yu Jin's surrender.
Then, hurriedly invite Yu Jin into the cabin and order people to take care of him. He will wash and comb him. After changing his clothes, he will invite Yu Jin to talk in detail.
Let's have a banquet by the way. Yu Jin has been in the heavy rain for three or four days. Drink some wine to warm yourself up and don't catch a cold. After all, he is quite old.
Yu Jin is about the same age as Guan Yu, a veteran in his fifties, and his body is not as good as before.
Yu Jin finished cleaning up and came to see Zhang Xi. After sitting down, he said nothing.
I really don’t know what to say.
A few days ago, he was an old minister of the King of Wei, commanding a large army. General Zuo, the important minister of Jiajie Yue, is now a prisoner.
Even if you surrender, those who surrender also want to save face.
Zhang Xi's eyesight improved at this time, and he saw Yu Jin's embarrassment, so he took the initiative to speak and introduce himself.
When Yu Jin heard that the young man in front of him was Zhang Xi, he looked at Zhang Xi several times in surprise.
Regarding the current Jingzhou Army, Yu Jin may have known Guan Yu, and his understanding of Zhang Xi probably stopped at the level of knowing his name.
But President Yu Jin also knew that Zhang Xi was also a general with "both civil and military skills" in Liu Bei's army. He once caused Xia Houyuan to suffer a small loss during the battle of Badong County. Yu Jin didn't know about the rest.
Looking at Zhang Xi now, he looks about thirty years old, and he is slightly surprised.
My eldest son is in his thirties, but his achievements pale in comparison to the one in front of him.
Let's think back to Cao Wei's Mesozoic generals. Forget it, let's not compare. Which of these people has the ability to fight against Xia Houyuan and make Xia Houyuan suffer? !
Yu Jin suddenly felt that it was not too unfair that he lost first to Tianshi and then to a combination like Guan Yu and Zhang Xi.
But, you still have to be tough-talking.
"This is not your fault, but the weather is inconvenient!"
Yu Jin repeated this sentence while drinking.
Zhang Xi smiled and told Yu Jin all about Guan Yu's original plan.
"Even without the help of heaven and earth, victory or defeat is already doomed when the general is stationed at a low place." Zhang Xi smiled and said to Jin, "Besides, we did not expect such a big flood, but now it is our turn to surrender the general." Everyone, isn’t this the work of General Guan?!”
Yu Jin fell silent for a moment.
If what Zhang Xi said was true, they had already made a plan to breach the embankment and flood the camp, so indeed, although they would not be captured like now, they would probably be unable to avoid a big defeat.
In addition, Guan Yu was also faced with changes in weather conditions, but he was able to prepare in advance. Even if he discovered the problem, he still could not escape the fate of being besieged by the flood. It was already clear who would win and who would lose.
Yu Jin didn't want to find any more reasons. Anyway, he was the defeated general, and whatever he said was wrong.
After Zhang Xi entertained Yu Jin, he sent Yu Jin to the cabin to rest, and then the whole army turned and headed towards Fancheng on the west side.
Yu Jin stayed in the cabin for not long, and suddenly walked out of the cabin, came to Zhang Xi's cockpit, and took the initiative to find Zhang Xi and ask for help.
"I have an old relationship with Fancheng garrison Man Chong. If the general wants to go and persuade Man Chong to surrender, I can do it for you. But I wonder if the general dares to ask me to go and persuade Man Chong to surrender?!"
Yu Jin said to Zhang Xi with a straight face.
Zhang Xi smiled and said, "Old General Bu Lao went to Fancheng this time just to see the situation. Xi has no intention of persuading Man Chong to surrender."
Yu Jin frowned slightly and asked, "Why?! Now the water is surrounding Fancheng. The city's defenses are empty and most of the food and grass have been lost. Even if Man Chong has the power to recover, he will not be able to be a sharp general. I will not persuade him to surrender at this time. After the flood recedes, How can I surrender my favor?!"
After listening to Yu Jin's words, Zhang Xi smacked his lips, shook his head, and said with a half-smile, "In the past, the traitor Cao oppressed the emperor, favored him, and harmed the loyal and good people in the court. My lord takes it as his own duty to help the Han Dynasty, and now The crime of following an evil traitor will never be forgiven. In addition, Man Chong tortured the famous scholar Yang Biao and offended the world's nobles. With Man Chong's wisdom, how could he not know his own situation?! If he followed Cao's thief, he would not lose the title of marquis. If you surrender to others, your life will inevitably be miserable. These irresistible people, but the old general wants to go alone to persuade them to surrender, what do you want to do?!"
Yu Jin's face changed, turning red and blue, and finally snorted coldly, waved his sleeves and left.
Yu Jin left angrily, but Zhang Xi didn't take it seriously. Even if Yu Jin really wanted to persuade him to surrender, Zhang Xi misunderstood Yu Jin's intentions, and Zhang Xi had no intention of apologizing to Yu Jin.
After all, Yu Jin is a subordinate general.
As for going to Fancheng, it was indeed not to persuade Man Chong to surrender, but to prevent Man Chong from escaping by boat.
In Fancheng in the History Mountain, when the Seventh Army was flooded, Cao Ren was the chief general and Man Chong was the deputy general. Cao Ren really wanted to escape by boat, but Man Chong dissuaded him and even killed his white horse to show his persistence. Determination.
But isn’t the situation different now?
Cao Ren is still in Wancheng to quell Hou Yin's rebellion, and he won't be able to come to Fancheng for a while. Man Chong, as a general and as a deputy general, has different responsibilities.
As a deputy general, the responsibility rests with Cao Ren. He only needs to be responsible for making suggestions. Whether he listens to it or not is Cao Ren's business.
If Cao Ren decides to defend the city, then Man Chong has his own merits. If Cao Ren doesn't listen, Man Chong will have his own words and will not be held responsible when he comes to the King of Wei.
But as a general, all responsibilities need to be shouldered by Manchong himself, and there is no way to avoid them.
The current situation is that the city is besieged by floods. Most of the food and grass in the city have been lost. He relies on some food and grass that have been rescued and the number of soldiers in the city. The first thing Man Chong has to consider now is not whether Guan Yu will lead his army to attack, but the existing Can we continue to feed these soldiers with food and grass until the flood recedes?
If the heavy rain does not stop and the flood does not recede, then Fancheng will be an isolated city in the water without any supplies of food and grass. It will not be able to survive for long just relying on the remaining food and grass in the city.
In this regard, Man Chong had to be lucky. Fancheng was a military fortress and there were not many people in the city. Otherwise, the food and grass that Man Chong had rescued would have been consumed even faster.
And even if Man Chong persists until the weather clears and the flood recedes. There are no reinforcements outside, and Guan Yu's catapults are so powerful, it's hard to say whether Man Chong will have the confidence to continue to hold on.
Surrender is impossible. As Zhang Xi analyzed, Man Chong has only one way out: death with Cao Cao.
But running away is really possible.
Anyway, sooner or later, Fancheng will be lost. It is better to escape now while the flood is sieging the city. When I go back to see Cao Cao, I can still say that the weather is unfavorable. It is not that I am incompetent and cannot defend Fancheng.
Don't tell me, Man Chong really thought so at this time, but now Man Chong is still hesitating.
Judging from the water situation outside the city, Yu Jin's rescue army will most likely not be much better. Being able to take refuge on high ground is already considered a good command by Yu Jin.
When Man Chong saw Guan Yu's army sending ships to search the north and other places, Man Chong knew that Yu Jin was almost doomed.
Even if Yu Jin can still maintain combat effectiveness at this time, in the face of such an environment, the navy is dispatched, and you don't even have a small sampan, how can you fight with the enemy? !
They don't need to fight head-on with you, they just need to surround your people with boats and then shoot arrows.
Not to mention how much food and grass Yu Jin can still supply the troops is still uncertain. If there is not much food and grass, they can even save arrows and directly surround you and starve you for a few days before you surrender.
So, Man Chong was thinking about whether he should find an opportunity and just slip away.
But, just when Man Chong was hesitating and tangled, the naval fleet led by Zhang Xi had already arrived in Fancheng.
When Man Chong saw this situation, he first ordered the entire army to be on alert, trying to use archery to prevent the naval fleet led by Zhang Xi from approaching.
But soon, Man Chong discovered that the more than one hundred warships led by Zhang Xi did not intend to besiege Fancheng. Instead, they lined up outside Fancheng, vaguely intending to besiege Fancheng.
Man Chong's face suddenly darkened. He thought, if he wanted to leave now, he probably wouldn't be able to.
(End of chapter)
