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"After the recovery of Hedong County, Hanoi County will be at your fingertips, so that the war on the north bank of the Yellow River can be determined, and the state will be free to worry. Hahaha! ”

In the midst of laughter, Li Li suddenly stopped laughing and said suspiciously: "By the way, where are Zhang Yang, Sun Ce and Jiang Qi now, why didn't Feng Xiao mention these three people?" ”

"Ugh!" Guo Jia's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he said respectfully: "Lord Rong, there is indeed no mention of the whereabouts of these three people in the good news. However, the commander of Yan Xing and General Zhenggu, who had been ordered to lurk in Hedong County, had sent back secret letters, and their trip was specifically aimed at these three people. Therefore, the whereabouts of these three people were clearly explained in the secret letter. This is a secret letter, please take a look at it. ”

While speaking, Guo Jia took out two rolls of brocade silk from his sleeve, bowed down and handed them to Li Li.

What is puzzling is that Guo Jia never answered Li Li's question directly, but handed over a secret letter in lieu of reply. It is not difficult to see that there must be a hidden secret, which makes it inconvenient for Guo Jia to speak out, or he is unwilling to get involved in this matter and tries to stay out of the matter.

Unfolded the first volume of brocade silk, and when he saw the handwriting at first glance, Li Li couldn't help frowning, and said in surprise: "Zhang Yang is dead?" ”

Guo Jia nodded when he heard this, and responded: "Exactly." On the night when Zhou Yu's army was preparing to storm Anyi City, Zhang Yang's lower part attacked and killed Zhang Yang, and then when Zhou Yu's army attacked Anyi City, Yang Chou led his troops to mutiniate and opened the north gate to welcome our army into the city. That's it, under the combination of the inside and the outside. Zhou Yu's army captured Anyi in one day and recovered Hedong County.

And the person who persuaded Yang Chou to defect in the face of war was General Zhenggu. In his early years, he had a good relationship with Zhang Yang in Hanoi and had a close personal relationship with his subordinate Yang Chou. This time, the commander of Yan Xing deliberately took Zheng Gu with him. This is the reason, but the result is just as General Yan Xing expected, Zheng Gu successfully persuaded Yang Chou to change his course and join our army, which was to attack and kill Zhang Yang as a gift for promotion. After the war, Yang Chou led more than 20,000 people in the river to join each other, and temporarily returned to General Zhou Yu's account to listen to it, and how to arrange it. Please also make the Lord public. ”

After speaking, Guo Jia waved his hand lightly, and the two pro-soldiers who had been waiting for a long time brought a two-foot square black lacquered wooden box. He bowed down and handed it to Li Li.

Immediately, Guo Jia stepped forward and said, "The box contains a flamboyant head. This thing was sent to the camp together with Anyi's good news, which was done by Yang Chou, and it was obviously a gift for him to serve the lord. ”

Li Li bowed slightly. After the pro-soldier holding the wooden box was signaled. Open the lid immediately. Suddenly, a head with a frightened and resentful expression appeared in Li Li's sight, this was Zhang Yang's face when he was dying, and his gray cheeks were full of horror and incomparably vicious resentment.

In his early years, he followed Ding Yuan to resist the barbarian invasion, fought for many years, and fulfilled his duties as a border general. After the chaos in the world, his people supported the army and respected themselves. Snakes and rats at both ends, left and right. Indeed, he is a speculative snob and is disgusting. Now, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and wisdom is mistaken by wisdom, but when the year of the Mandate of Heaven is approaching, it is poisoned by the generals of the cronies, and the death of Huangquan is really the time. That's it, the grievances of the person's death are gone, and his family members are allowed to collect the body and bury it. ”

In the midst of the deep groaning, Li Li waved his hand and waved back his own soldiers, his expression quickly returned to calm, and asked Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao thinks how to arrange Yang Chou is more appropriate?" ”

"This ??????" Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at Li Li in surprise, opening his mouth to speak but being jealous, and seemed hesitant.

Seeing this, Li Li shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "There is no need to be too taboo between you and my lords and ministers, Fengxiao might as well speak out, and there is no fault in saying wrong." ”

Guo Jia's expression was relieved, and he said happily: "Since the lord inquires, Weichen should know that everything is endless." With all due respect, Yang Chouqi betrayed the old master and led his troops to mutiny, which is already a taboo for his subordinates, and it is really not tolerated by the master. What's more, instead of turning their backs on the old master, they have intensified their efforts to kill the lord for glory. Such insidious villain behavior really made Wei Chen extremely shameless and hated it. Such untrustworthy and unrighteous people rebel and kill their lords for their own wealth today, and if his Xiliang army is weak, it is difficult to guarantee that this person will not repeat his old tricks and betray his lord again for glory.

Therefore, in the opinion of the micro-ministers, it is useless to leave such sinister villains who are only interested in profit and treachery, and it is better to get rid of them as soon as possible, so as not to rebel in the future and leave future troubles. ”

After Li Li heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he muttered: "The meaning of filial piety is to kill Yang Chou to set an example?" ”

"Exactly." Guo Jia nodded without hesitation, and said with a resolute expression: "The matter of betraying the Lord and seeking glory must be put an end, this case must not be opened, so as to make an example of others, lest others follow suit!" ”

"This ???" Jia Xu groaned with a little hesitation, and then continued: "My lord, Weichen thinks that the words of filial piety are biased, and it is really inappropriate to kill and demote the general!" It is true that Weichen is also very disgusted with those who kill the lord and seek glory, and it is not a pity to kill them. However, this time Yang Chou attacked and killed Zhang Yang, and then led his troops to go alike, although this move is despicable, but as far as the lord and my Xiliang army are concerned, they are meritorious people. For generals who have contributed to the army, if they are not rewarded, but beheaded them, it is an act of unclear reward and punishment. Once this move spreads, who of the enemy generals will dare to lead their troops to serve the lord in the future. Since then, isn't it forcing them to fight to the end with our Xiliang army?

As the saying goes: rewards and punishments are not clear, and everything is not possible. Therefore, in the humble opinion of Wei Chen, no matter how despicable Yang Chou's character is and how insidious and snobbish his behavior is, just for this act, he does have merit, and the Lord should reward him. However, as Bong Hyo said, it is difficult to be convincing if such a traitor's pursuit of glory is ignored, unchecked, and not punished. Therefore, the micro-minister built yì, and punished it together, first rewarded and then punished, rewarded because of its merit, and punished because of its behavior that the world did not tolerate. The specific reward and punishment still needs to be decided by the Lord. ”

"Hmm." After listening to the advice of Guo Jia and Jia Xu, Li Li bowed slightly, and after thinking for a while, he smiled and said: "Fengxiao is as jealous as hatred, which is very much in line with my heart." And Wen He's words are quite pertinent, punishing the former and the latter, based on the long-term, and it is really feasible. In this case, Zhou Yu was ordered to summon the Hedong generals to be punished, and Yang Chou betrayed the Lord to seek glory and should be executed; However, remembering that he had contributed to our army, and led his troops to surrender, the death penalty could be avoided, and he was punished with sixty military rods in public, and then rewarded with 300 gold, gave him a mansion, and promoted him to a general, so that he could temporarily return to Zhou Yu's account for use! ”

"This 、、、 the lord is wise." After Guo Jia heard this, his expression was a little shocked. Because Li Li's reward for Yang Chou is not heavy, the wealth and glory are given to him, and he is directly promoted to the general, which is only one step away from worshipping the general and becoming a marquis. However, the punishment of 60 canes is really not light, it is enough to beat Yang Chou's skin open, and he cannot be cured within a month, which will make Yang Chou remember the lesson and dare not commit it again. Thinking of this, Guo Jia no longer insisted and respectfully accepted the order.

After the matter was agreed, the second secret letter in Li Li's hand also unfolded.

As the brocade silk quickly unfolded, the smile on Li Li's face suddenly disappeared, and then his sword eyebrows rose, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his eyes flashed with an extremely complicated look. After a long while, I saw him slowly roll up the brocade silk, stuff it into his sleeves, and then slowly walked to the railing, raised his eyes to the north, and was silent.

Seeing that his lord's expression was different, Jia Xu's expression changed suddenly, and then he walked lightly to Guo Jia's side, his eyes full of inquiry. Guo Jia hesitated, wanted to speak and stopped, but after all, he couldn't resist Jia Xu's inquiring eyes, and then pulled Jia Xu to the side of the city tower, and whispered the content of the second secret letter, as well as the unknown secrets.

In fact, the things mentioned in this second secret letter are the details of how Zhou Yu led his army to capture Anyi City, as well as some of the things that happened during the siege.

Last night, on the fifth watch, according to the siege time agreed with Sun Ce in advance, Zhou Yu led 50,000 troops to storm Anyi City. At the beginning of the siege, everything was as steady as Zhou Yu's secret letter to Sun Ce. Zhou Yu's army attacked the north gate and the south gate of Anyi at the same time, and sent 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack Jiang Qi's camp outside the south gate; Sun Ce, as an internal aid, led his troops to capture the county guard, captured the thief and captured the king first, so as to survive and capture Zhang Yang and Jiang Qi, and then forced them to submit. Only in this way can Sun Ce collect tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under Zhang Yang and Jiang Qi's account, and then bring enough grain and grass to lead his troops out of Hedong County and south to Jiangdong.

In this secret letter, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce undoubtedly took what they needed. Zhou Yu sought to capture the city of Anyi and cut off the retreat of the Allied army to cross the Yellow River north; And Sun Ce is seeking soldiers, horses, money and food to strengthen his strength again. Therefore, the two sides hit it off, and it was easy to reach a consensus, and the inside and outside should join forces to capture the county seat of Anyi. When Anyi City fell, the two sides got their own place, and then parted ways, which can be regarded as a good reconciliation and dispersion. However, in his heart, the agreement in this secret letter was undoubtedly more favorable to Sun Ce, because Zhou Yu's army had already captured the counties of Hedong County before approaching Anyi City, making Anyi City a lonely city.

Under such a favorable situation, if Zhou Yu's army implemented siege tactics against Anyi City, besieged but not attacked, and then concentrated superior forces to successively exterminate Jiang Qi's camp and Sun Ce's camp stationed outside the city, then the allied forces inside and outside Anyi City would inevitably be unable to get out in a short period of time even if they were not wiped out by Zhou Yu's army in one fell swoop.

If this is the case, as long as the decisive battle of Loudiyuan is over, Li Li can send troops and horses to cross the river to support Zhou Yu, so that all the allied forces entrenched in Anyi can be wiped out, and none of the three forces of Zhang Yang, Sun Ce and Jiang Qi can escape.

However, Zhou Yu took advantage of Li Li's order to capture Anyi City within two days, and decided to join forces with Sun Ce on a whim, so Sun Ce went to Zhou Yu's camp at night to discuss the matter.

I have to say that although Zhou Yu had no intention of betraying Li Li in this secret discussion, he was secretly selfish. Its purpose was not only to complete the military order given by Li Li to capture Anyi, but also to help Sun Ce get out of trouble, so that he could calmly lead his troops to escape from Hedong County and return to Jiangdong as much as possible.

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