Li Hong continued: "Zhang Shuai may find it difficult to let go of the hatred between us for a while, so I want to ask Zhang Shuai, why did Zhang Shuai participate in Taiping Dao? Why join the Yellow Turbans? Why the siege? Why burn the government? Why the slaughter of Haoqiang? Why encircled and annihilated the Han army? ”

Zhang Yan looked at him coldly and said, "There is no way to live." ”

"So Zhang Shuai has found a way to live now?"

Zhang Yan shook his head, he said hatefully: "If it weren't for you, without Huangfu Song, without Zhu Jun, without Guo Dian, without Feng Yi, maybe we would have found a way to live." ”

Li Hong immediately asked: "Maybe, or is it certain?" ”

Zhang Yan didn't make a sound.

Li Hong asked again: "Maybe, or certainly?" ”

Zhang Yan looked at Li Hong's aggressive eyes and said without showing weakness: "Maybe, yes, maybe, but that's always hope." ”

"So, now, Zhang Shuai has hope to find a way to live?"

Zhang Yan was silent.

Li Hong asked again: "Where is Zhang Shuai's hope?" ”

Zhang Yan was speechless for a while, and closed her eyes in pain.

Yang Feng interjected at the right time and said softly, "Can you two let go of your hand?" ”

Li Hong and Zhang Yan looked at each other and let go of each other's hands.

Yang Feng looked at Li Hong, smiled bitterly, and said, "What is the purpose of your lordship to meet us this time?" ”

Li Hong smiled indifferently and said, "I have already said that in order to survive, in order to live." ”

"What, someone in the court wants to deal with your lordship?" Yang Feng reacted immediately, and said with a schadenfreude smile, "What are you doing to protect such a mediocre Liu dynasty?" ”

"It turns out that the adults have no way to live......," Zhang Yan said calmly, "If a warrior like the Lord who has repeatedly made military exploits has no place in the Great Han Kingdom, then what justice is there in this world?" ”

Li Hong laughed easily, pointed at the two of them and said, "It's not so serious now, you don't have to be happy for the time being." The three of us are about the same age and from similar backgrounds. Because of a coincidence, I hit by mistake and mixed up with a middle-class general, and what about the two? The two of them are rebels, they are rebels and thieves, so there is a big difference between me not living and two of them not living. ”

"Oh?" Yang Feng asked in surprise, "I would like to hear about it." ”

"I don't have a way to live, I can find another way, but Brother Feiyan and Brother Qi are afraid that there will be no sheep intestine path."

Zhang Yan and Yang Feng glanced at each other thoughtfully.

Zhang Yan said slowly: "Your Excellency is now in the city, and you have more than 10,000 elite soldiers in your hands, and you can capture Changshan at any time." You want to see me at this time, can't you just tell me that there is no way out? What do you want to do, please tell us. ”

"I'm here to show you a way to survive." Li Hong smiled, "Are you two interested in listening?" ”

"Your Excellency, please speak."

"If you continue to do this, there is no way out. The reason for your defeat is not at all because a few of us led the troops to suppress it, but because your strength is far inferior to the powerful power that the current imperial court has. You may be able to achieve partial victories, but it is impossible for you to hold on for a long time. This has been proven by the facts. ”

Li Hong glanced at them and continued: "You are hiding on Taihang Mountain, after all, you are just a bandit, and food and clothing are a problem. Over time, you will gradually lose the support of the people. Without the support of the people, you will be a complete failure. Now you can't fight and you don't want to go back, what should you do? ”

"Save your strength, Xu Tu will do it again." Zhang Yan said calmly: "Is there any better way than this? ”

Yang Feng sneered: "Your Excellency isn't here to persuade you to surrender today, right?" ”

Li Hong shook his hand.

"Of course not. Do you know what policy the Great Han State adopted towards the Karasuma and Xiongnu today? ”

Zhang Yan and Yang Feng's eyes suddenly lit up.

Li Hong saw that the two of them were silent in thought, and continued: "The Karasuma and the Huns have greatly reduced their strength for different reasons, and they have written to be ministers and asked to enter the country to live. In their residential areas, as long as they do not rebel, do not plunder the people of the surrounding states and counties, and do not violate the laws of the Great Han Dynasty, they can do whatever they want. The Great Han Kingdom not only did not collect their taxes, but also took the initiative to give them property to improve their lives, lest they harm one side. ”

Li Hong glanced at them and said slowly, "Do you want me to continue?" ”

Zhang Yan glanced at him and asked, "What's the difference between this and surrender?" ”

"There is a difference. You can live, and live on your own terms. There is just no future. What will happen in the future, none of us know? As long as there is hope now, what do you say? ”

"But the problem is that we don't have enough strength right now." Yang Feng said hatefully, "We were beaten by you to only a few tens of thousands of horses, and our strength is far from reaching the point of blackmailing the imperial court." ”

"Yes, that's what I'm here for." Li Hong continued, "Now your top priority is to retain the existing forces in your hands, which is the last bit of capital for you to hold on. ”

"What will I do next?" Li Hong said, "In the future, Brother Qi can occupy the area of Shexian County in Montenegro, and Brother Feiyan can occupy the area of Ai on Taihang Mountain. But please remember that you can't go down the mountain. The lessons of your two failures are very profound, and you have not destroyed the strength of this world at all. ”

"You can attack Jizhou to the east, and you can attack Jizhou to the west. If the enemy attacks the west, you can strike the east. If the enemy attacks the east, you can strike the west. If the enemy is flanked from east to west, you will directly attack Hanoi and threaten Luoyang. In this way, the officers and troops can't find your main force at all, so they can only look at Taihang Mountain and cry out in vain. ”

"You take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen yourself, accumulate money, hoard food, and train elite soldiers, once you are strong, the imperial court will have no way to deal with you. You won't be able to die then, but if you want to live long, you can't. Therefore, once you reach the stalemate stage, you must look for the right opportunity to contact the imperial court. ”

"This possibility is too small, how can the imperial court contact us?" Yang Feng shook his head and said with a smile, "Do you think it's possible?" ”

"Of course it is. In the case of not being able to defeat you, the court can only be appeased. The cost of appeasement is minimal, and both sides benefit. But there are many ways to appease, and if you want to fight for the most benefit, you must have great strength. ”

"What is the difference between us doing this and being the king of the mountain?" Zhang Yan asked, "If this continues, do we still have a chance to save the people in the world?" ”

Li Hong glanced at him silently, thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "Do you believe you can do it?" ”

Zhang Yan nodded, "I don't know if I can do it, but I believe that someone will do it one day, so we have been working hard." Your idea could save us temporarily, but it wasn't our ultimate goal. ”

"Hope." Li Hong said softly, "Hope." If you survive, there is hope. ”

Zhang Yan's expression moved, and she suddenly understood the key. He bent down, bowed to Li Hong, and said with a wry smile: "You are the one who defeated us, and it is you who helped us, what do you want to do?" Do you just want to go back to Changshan Country? ”

"Is it so hard to use a Changshan country? What do you want to do? Are you trying to use us to rebel? Yang Feng asked coldly.

Li Hong thought about it for a long time, but he didn't know how to answer.

Rebel? He didn't even think about it. Why did you rebel yourself? Just by strength? Millions of Yellow Turban troops have been defeated by the imperial court, who else dares to rebel?

Want to go back to Changshan Country? He didn't think so. Zhang Yan is cornered, and after weighing the pros and cons, sooner or later he will evacuate Changshan.

So why do you want to do it? Revenge on the bureaucrats in the imperial court? Sympathize with the Yellow Turbans?

When I return to the Great Han Kingdom and return to my homeland, what are I going to do?

Li Hong stood in place, looking up at the sky, looking demented and dazed. Zhang Yan saw that he was suddenly confused, as if he was thinking about something, he ignored them, and hurriedly glanced at Yang Feng.

"My lord, if nothing happens, Feiyan and I will say goodbye." Yang Feng whispered.

Li Hong woke up in a moment and immediately said, "Can Brother Feiyan withdraw from Changshan Country before the end of the month?" ”

"I'll take the troops up the mountain right away." Zhang Yan said, "After three days, you can settle in Zhending City." Ten days later, except for Shangai, the other counties will be yours. ”

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Li Hong rushed back to the camp with the shooting tiger and ten Xianbei Yi. Zhao Yunwen hurriedly caught up.

Wen Chou asked in surprise: "The adults went out of the camp to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, why did they only take Xiaohu and not us." ”

Li Hong laughed and said, "It's not to kill the enemy, what are you going to do?" You both happen to be there, so draw up a few paperwork for me right away. ”

"Your Excellency, please." Zhao Yun said respectfully.

Li Hong strode towards the big tent, and said to Zhao Yun and Wen Chou: "Immediately write to the Son of Heaven, saying that we have recovered Changshan and are planning to advance westward. ”

Zhao Yun and Wen Chou were dumbfounded.

Zhao Yun said in surprise: "My lord, we haven't fought with the Yellow Turban Army yet, how come we have already recovered Changshan?" Are we going to lie about the military? ”

Li Hong waved his hand impatiently and said loudly, "I'll explain when I have time." You two immediately do as I say, quickly. ”