Author: Ximen Yangzhou

After Sun Ce rested in Shaxian for two days, he assembled his army and boarded the ship to prepare for the capture of Yuzhang.

Before the army set off, Sun Ce sent Cao Yufan as an envoy and sailed to Yuzhang by boat to convey his surrender.

Sun Ce's strategy of "courtesy first and then troops" was exactly the same as his previous attack on Hefei. The difference was that Yu Fan successfully persuaded Hua Xin to surrender, while Zhang Zhao returned without success in Hefei.

In persuading surrender, it is important to have the right time and place. Yu Fan's success was not because he was better than Zhang Zhao, but because the timing of persuading him to surrender was completely different between the two.

Zhang Zhao even looked down upon Long Xiang, a "young upstart" and "dumb-headed young man", when they first met him. He was more interested in communicating with Lu Su about his concerns.

Hua Xin's situation is completely different from that of Long Xiang. In his early years, he worshiped Taiwei Chen Qiu as his disciple. He was a fellow sect with Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan, Guan Ning, etc., and together with Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, he was called the same dragon. As the leader, Hua Xin was extremely famous.

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The Han Dynasty has been raising scholars for four hundred years. Hua Xin, as an outstanding representative of scholars, still loyal to the court in the conflict-ridden late Han Dynasty.

He was recruited by He Jin as Minister of Public Affairs and served in the highest authority of the Han Dynasty; when Dong Zhuo was in chaos, he advised Yuan Shu to attack Dong, and he had a sense of responsibility as a scholar who brought order to the chaos; later he served as the prefect of Yuzhang, which coincided with the death of Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, and was transferred to Yangzhou

The people recommended him as the new governor, but they rejected him because he did not have the imperial order.

At this time, Hua Xin was well-known and upright, but he was not very good at using troops. Although he was loved by the people in Yuzhang, he was helpless and powerless against the clan and bandit forces in the county.

In Haihun, Shangliao and other places in the northwest of Yuzhang, powerful people gathered troops to maintain self-government. They supported Hua Xin on the surface, but privately they did not take the county governor's office seriously. County officials could not be sent to the area, and local taxes and food were not available.

turn over; turn over;

Compared with Haihun, the powerful Shangliao rebelled against the enemy, while the powerful Poyang in the northeast of Yuzhang fought with force. They denied Hua Xin's legitimacy and killed officials sent by the county government;

In addition, during the chaos in Yangzhou, Tong Zhi, a native of Danyang, falsely claimed that he had been appointed as the prefect of Luling, and directly enclosed Luling, Ganxian, Nanye and other counties in the southern part of Yuzhang into counties, and artificially divided the administrative area of ​​​​Huaxin into counties.

Go halfway.

The younger brothers in Yuzhang could not suppress him. Liu Xun from Lujiang in the north often went south to cause trouble, and Jingzhou forces in the west also frequently crossed the border.

Now Sun Ce destroyed Liu Xun, defeated Huang Zu, and came down the river from Jiangxia with the power of victory. Hua Xin thought that he was not Sun Ce's opponent, and any further resistance would be meaningless, so he followed the trend and agreed to Yu Fan.

At the end of December, Sun Ce's army arrived in Nanchang, Hua Xin opened the city and surrendered, and Yuzhang was defeated.

Hua Xin had a long-standing reputation, and Sun Ce treated him with great courtesy when he met him, and treated him as a guest of honor on his staff.

After the greetings, Hua Xin introduced Sun Ce to officials in the county and introduced the situation in various places in Yuzhang.

Sun Ce frowned when he heard this, and asked Hua Xin curiously: "If Tong Zhi faked the imperial edict to Luling, why did Ziyu (Hua Xin) ignore him?"

Hua Xin's face was full of bitterness: "There are many fierce people in Danyang. In the past, there was Zuo Rong who killed officials and seized the county. Later, there was Tong Zhi who fraudulently occupied Luling. It has become a fact that I have taken office in Yuzhang. There is turmoil both inside and outside. It is really impossible to quell it.

Looking down at the general’s majesty”

Before Hua Xin finished speaking, Sun Ce asked anxiously: "How many troops are there in Luling?"

Hua Xin cupped his hands and replied: "Tong Zhi controls six counties around Luling, and the total number of troops stationed in various places is probably ten or twenty thousand."

"Ten or twenty thousand? It's not much."

After saying this, Sun Ce frowned, thinking that Tong Zhi had been around for a few years, and if he was allowed to become a traitor, could he be the second Long Xiang?

Seeing that Sun Ce had a different look on his face, Zhou Yu quickly guessed what Sun Ce was thinking, so he stood up and consoled him: "Tongzhi only has 10,000 or 20,000 defenders in six counties. Nanchang is not far from Luling, and our army has the advantage of waterways, so it is easy to defeat him. "

"Kindness is the pioneer."

Taishi Ci was originally under Liu Yao's tent and heard about Tong Zhi's name, so he was the first to step forward to ask for a royal tassel.

"Um."

Sun Ce stroked his beard and nodded, turned around and told Sun Ben: "Excuse me, brother, please stay in Nanchang. I will personally lead the army to capture Tongzhi tomorrow."

"Don't worry, Bo Fu." Sun Ben accepted the order with his fists clasped.

The next day, the Jiangdong warship sailed upstream of the Shuo-Gan River.

I saw thousands of oars hitting the water, splashing the waves, and boats advancing one after another like a moving city. The scene was spectacular.

Jiangdong's army continued to be in Liuyi, and Sha Xian's great victory overshadowed the impact of Hefei's defeat. Everyone was confident in taking Luling County, and Sun Ce unexpectedly did not send an envoy to persuade him to surrender.

Sun Ce did not send an envoy to Luling, but Tongzhi sent an envoy to see him.

Luling's boat sailed down the river, met Sun Ce's fleet halfway, and presented Tong Zhi's "letter to the wise".

By coincidence, the fake Luling Governor Tong Zhi fell ill just before Sun Ce sent out his troops.

Tong Zhi said that he was seriously ill and could not manage the government, so he asked Sun Ce to take charge of Luling County affairs. Sun Ce's words showed that he was wise and mighty, and his humble words were almost flattering.

Sun Ce burst out laughing after reading it, and raised his hand to pass the letter to the people around him for circulation.

"This disease."

“What a coincidence”

"The letter praises the lord's overlord's bravery, and Han Xing's military strength is appropriate, but it's better to compare it with Zhang Liang and Chen Ping."

"It's like Tong Zhi's style."

In front of the envoy, all the civil and military officials on the main ship did not hesitate to read the letter while making fun of him.

Yu Fan said that Jiang Hua and Xin had done meritorious service, which made Zhang Zhao feel shameless. He had been taciturn for the past two days.

It was only then that Zhang Zhao reminded Sun Ce: "Lord, beware of fraud."

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter."

Sun Ce laughed heartily, then pointed at Jiangdong's fleet and said with great pride: "In the face of absolute strength, all deceit will have nowhere to hide. Just feel free to take over Luling with me."

"oh"

Zhang Zhao responded, then stepped back and refused to speak.

Seeing this, Sun Ce leaned over and whispered comfort in his ear: "Zibu, don't have any grudges. Long Xiang's ignorance of current affairs has nothing to do with you. After I settle Yuzhang properly, we can go to Hefei to avenge our shame."

"What about Deng Dang?" Zhang Zhao stopped talking.

Sun Ce smiled knowingly: "Long Xiang didn't know that I defeated Huang Zu's power, so he dared to defend the isolated city. It will be very different if he goes there now. Tong Zhi is his role model. Maybe Hefei's letter of surrender is even more impressive. Surprisingly, Deng Dang will be fine."

"Uh okay."

Zhang Zhao said this, but he was still undecided in his heart. Their defeat of Huang Zu in Jiangxia was not only due to the hard fighting of the soldiers, but also to Liu Biao's reinforcements.

Sun Ce killed Han Xi in formation, defeated Liu Biao's reinforcements in the suburbs, took advantage of the defeated army's escape and threw themselves into the city to seize the gate, and then captured Sha Xian in one go.

Long Xiang's Hefei is an isolated city. He will not expect any reinforcements, so there will be no loopholes to find.

Is it really cost-effective to attack Hefei hard?

Is Longxiang also a weakling?

Can the Lord really get his wish?

With these questions in mind, Zhang Zhao followed Sun Ce to station and took over Luling.

The area of ​​Yuzhang County was too large. Sun Ce saw that Luling had been a county for several years, so he separated Luling from Yuzhang according to the territory designated by Tongzhi, and appointed his elder brother Sun Fu as the prefect of Luling and Sun Ben as the prefect of Yuzhang. .

So far, the six counties of Yangzhou have been transformed into seven counties. Except for Jiujiang, which is controlled by the governor Yan Xiang, six of them already belong to Sun Ce.

The ancients also had obsessive-compulsive disorder similar to collecting cards. After Sun Ce captured Yuzhang and Luling without any blood, he focused his attention on Jiujiang County, and his next target was Hefei.
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