Everything happened so fast that no one expected it.
Just five days after Wang Jun's troops arrived at Jianye City, Sun Liang in Jianye City issued an edict, held the ceremony of leading the sheep, and went out of the city to surrender.
Not to mention Zhang Xi, Xu Shu, Zhu Ran, Lu Xun, even Wang Jun himself was confused about this matter.
Was he able to achieve the goal of destroying the country just like that? !
What kind of shitty luck does this have to be? !
Actually, Wang Jun really didn't expect that Jianye City would be so easy to fight. After all, it is the capital of the country.
Although Wang Jun also knows that the current Jianye garrison strength is empty, with only a few thousand soldiers defending the city, but according to the strength of a country's capital, even Wang Jun is ready for a life-for-life attack, and it is expected that it will take at least half Only after 20 days can we hope to break the city.
Even if the attack did not go smoothly, or if Zhu Ran returned to defense earlier than expected, Wang Jun even considered temporarily retreating to the Yangtze River and waiting for Zhang Xi, Xu Shu and others to join forces before finding a way to attack Jian. Industry.
But it had only been five days, and Wang Jun had just set up camp and was preparing to build siege equipment, and the other party surrendered! !
There is no need to cheat in this matter. Six-year-old Sun Liang left the city in person, and Quan Cong and other officials also left the city one by one. There is no need to make such a big deal.
Moreover, even if Wang Jun doubts this kind of good thing, he must swallow it in one gulp. This is a greedy thing, no matter how risky it is, he must take it.
Therefore, Wang Jun followed the etiquette directly outside the city and accepted Sun Liang's surrender on behalf of the Han Dynasty. Then he led his troops into the city and called all parts of Soochow to surrender. At the same time, he rushed to notify Zhang Xi.
Wang Jun's mind was still very clear at this time. He was not complacent because he had achieved the victory of destroying the country. While restraining the soldiers and controlling the situation in Jianye, he quickly reported to Zhang Xi and asked Zhang Xi to quickly lead the troops. Jianye Confluence.
On the one hand, Zhang Xi is one of the two coaches who conquered Wu this time. Although Wang Jun defeated Jianye, if he really wanted to take credit afterwards, without Zhang Xi's endorsement, and with Wang Jun's status in the Han Dynasty, he would not Dare to receive such great merit.
On the other hand, this credit came too easily. Wang Jun was also afraid that there was really a fraud, or that Zhu Ran, Lu Xun and others would not follow Sun Liang's order and concentrate their forces to counterattack Jianye. If Jianye could not be defended, , then Wang Jun's contribution to destroying the country has become a joke.
Therefore, before Zhang Xi arrived in Jianye, Wang Jun did not dare to relax at all.
But in fact, there is really no conspiracy in Soochow's surrender.
Quan Cong rushed back to Jianye with more than 4,000 soldiers under his command about ten days before Wang Jun.
As soon as he returned to Jianye, Quan Cong relied on the military power in his hands and did not give Sun Hong any chance to react. He directly led his troops to surround Sun Hong's residence and killed Sun Hong on the grounds of Sun Hong's rebellion.
After that, Quan Cong used the excuse of holding Sun Hongyu's party accountable, and reached an agreement with the aristocratic families in Jianye City through coercion or inducement. At the court meeting five days later, he proposed to surrender to the Shu Han.
This court meeting passed almost without any obstacles. Sun Liang was only six years old, Sun Hong was finished again, and the courtiers of Soochow had basically reached a deal with Quan Cong. At least they were not opposed to surrender. It would be strange if there were obstacles. .
Therefore, in fact, before Wang Jun came to the city, Soochow had already decided to surrender.
The reason why it took five days was that Quan Cong was worried that he would lose face if he surrendered too quickly, so he waited until the envoy sent by Wang Jun to persuade him to surrender entered the city before he chose to leave the city to surrender.
There really was no conspiracy on Quan Cong's part in surrendering. It was just that when he surrendered like this, he directly tricked Zhu Ran and Lu Xun.
Isn't this too fast? !
Zhu Ran had already led his troops to withdraw to Yuzhang County. He only had to wait for more than ten days before Zhu Ran could return to defend Jianye. But he received news halfway that Soochow had surrendered? !
Lu Xun's side was similar. He had given up on Shouchun and retreated to Ruxuwu. As long as he defeated Yangqi in front, he could lead tens of thousands of soldiers back to Jianye. However, at this time, he received a letter of surrender from Sun Liang and Yangqi. He's letter urging surrender.
What do you want Zhu Ran and Lu Xun to do? !
Theoretically speaking, the lord has surrendered. Even if they continue to resist, they will no longer have the right to be loyal. If they fight again, the nature of the fight will become disobedience and rebellion.
Historically, Jiang Wei incited a rebellion after the fall of the Shu Han Dynasty, leading to his death. In fact, for a long time, he was defined as a rebel until the letter Jiang Wei wrote to Liu Chan was discovered. Later, Jiang Wei's reputation changed from a rebel to a loyal minister.
To put it bluntly, it is a principle of righteousness and fame.
Without the letter Jiang Wei wrote to Liu Chan, what Jiang Wei did was to incite rebellion with his personal ambitions, and was eventually suppressed as a remnant of rebels.
But with the letter Jiang Wei wrote to Liu Chan, what Jiang Wei did was the act of a loyal minister and righteous man who endured the humiliation and sought to restore the country after its collapse.
Zhu Ran and Lu Xun obviously didn't want to be rebels, and they didn't think about Jiang Wei's obsession. They were just unwilling to accept it.
Really, if Jianye can hold on for a month and wait until they return to the army, then the foundation of Soochow may not be unable to be preserved.
But now, it's a good thing. We only have the strength and will, but we are no longer able to serve the country.
At this point, Zhu Ran and Lu Xun had no choice but to gather their forces and plan for the future.
Yes, Zhu Ran and Lu Xun will also consider the interests of their family, but unlike Quan Cong, they will only consider these things after the overall situation has been decided. They will not give priority to their family like Quan Cong. The country comes second.
Surrender is possible, but there are considerations in who will accept the surrender. With the status of Zhu Ran and Lu Xun, not everyone can accept their surrender.
This is a matter of status equality and etiquette.
Well, everyone knows this.
Therefore, although Yang Xi sent a letter of persuasion to surrender to Lu Xun, he did not urge Lu Xun to surrender so naively. Instead, both sides stood still until Xu Shu led his troops to Ruxukou, and then Xu Shu personally came forward to accept Lu Xun's surrender. .
Similarly, after receiving Sun Liang's surrender order, Zhu Ran did not directly lead his troops to Jianye and surrender to Wang Jun. Instead, he stationed himself on the spot and waited for Zhang Xi to lead his troops all the way, and then Zhang Xi came forward. , accept Zhu Ran's surrender.
Of course, only these two people need such special treatment. Other prefectures and counties in Soochow do not have this treatment.
Spread the word to all parties that if they don't surrender, they will be treated as rebels.
A slightly special place is Ludai, Jiaozhou.
Lu Dai is basically in a state of falling out with Soochow, and Jiaozhou is too far away. Neither Zhang Xi nor Xu Shu can go that far to personally persuade Lu Dai to surrender.
Therefore, Zhang Xi personally wrote a handwritten letter to persuade Lu Dai to surrender, and then took Pan Jun with him to Nanhai County to negotiate with Lu Dai.
The autograph letter written by Zhang Xi can be regarded as giving Lu Dai face. Although Pan Jun and Lu Dai often clash with each other, their personal relationship is still very good. They can be said to be close friends. It is also possible for Pan Jun to come forward to persuade Lu Dai to surrender. Increase the success of persuading surrender.
Of course, Zhang Xi actually doesn’t know whether he can successfully persuade him to surrender in the end.
Jiaozhou has a special geographical location, coupled with the terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If Lu Dai really wants to imitate Zhao Tuo or Shi Xie, then at least in the short term, the Han Dynasty will not have the energy to conquer.
That place in Jiaozhou can be said to be a rather troublesome existence in this era.
Jiaozhou is the land of our ancestors, and of course it should not be abandoned lightly. However, the level of development in Jiaozhou is not high and is limited by productivity and the number of crops. Although the crops here can be harvested twice or even three times a year, the developed areas The number of cultivated fields is too small, there are not enough holes, and the yield is not very high.
Of course there are benefits to taking this place down, but it will be very difficult to manage.
In addition, the Han Dynasty has just begun to prosper and has too many places to worry about. In terms of input-output ratio, the value of restoring people's livelihood in the Central Plains, Hebei and other places is much higher than taking back Jiaozhou.
Therefore, according to Zhang Xi's prediction, even if Lu Dai continues to play separatist rule, it is unlikely that the Han Dynasty will raise another army for a while and will probably rest for a while before launching another war.
However, Zhang Xi has a deep obsession with this "ancestral land". Therefore, Zhang Xi still hopes that Pan Jun can persuade Lu Dai not to do what Zhao Tuo did.
Even if Lu Dai does what Shi Xie does, as long as he admits that he is a Han official, Zhang Xi can tolerate it and help him fight for it in court.
Fortunately, Lu Dai is a person. Although his private ethics are somewhat criticized, he is surprisingly quite aware of his public ethics.
He accepted Pan Jun's persuasion to surrender, and the only condition he asked for was to make himself the Marquis of Hailing, and to live in the city for ten thousand households.
Lu Dai was from Hailing. To put it bluntly, his request was to return home in fine clothes, honor his ancestors, and become a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households. This was all he wanted. What reason did Zhang Xi have to refuse? !
With Lu Dai's formal surrender, the Han Dynasty once again swept all directions and unified the world.
Sanxing is coming! ! !
(End of chapter)
