Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 418 Xin Pi: In Cao's Camp, but Heart in Han
"I only know how to charge and defeat the enemy, and I have taken charge of the military affairs of various counties. I am afraid that my heart is willing but my strength is insufficient. If the deployment is not coordinated, Longxi will be lost quickly. A leader with prestige among the Qiang and Hu people is needed to defend Longxi. I hope you will think twice about such an important matter."

When Yan Xing heard that Han Sui was planning to return to Jincheng, he was immediately shocked.

If the main general ran away, the Longxi rebels would immediately fall into chaos. Many Han people already have grudges against the Qiang people. Without Han Wenyue to suppress them, the two sides would probably go to war if they were provoked by the Han army.

Then he could only follow Ma Teng's example, seize the opportunity and act accordingly, and directly offer half of Longxi. This would not only avoid disaster, but also enable him to gain merit.

In this case, don't say you are sorry for betraying my kindness, after all, it was you, Han Sui, who abandoned all the generals and fled first...

Yan Xing had followed Han Sui for a long time, so how could he not know what the other party was thinking? Seeing that the situation was hopeless, he wanted to return to his old nest, Jincheng County. While the front was resisting, he quickly reinforced the city walls, stockpiled food, fodder, weapons, rocks and logs, and with the help of the terrain and the support of the local nobles, he could at least hold on for a few more years.

Then they joined forces with the Qiang tribe to attack the Han army's food supply routes from various mountains and hills. When the Han army's food supply was too much and could not be replenished to the military camp, they had no choice but to retreat.

"Hey……"

Han Sui stroked his beard and thought silently for a long time. Finally, he let out a long sigh, with a look of conflict and regret on his face. It was not that he did not want to stay and fight the Han army.

Instead, he weighed all the forces he could mobilize and found that there was no way they could defeat the tens of thousands of Han troops in Longxi.

Not only was he dejected, but even his trusted aides were not optimistic about the decisive battle in Longxi. On the way back from Xiangwu, they kept persuading him to abandon Longxi and head north back to Jincheng County.

It was expected that the Han army would take time to reorganize this place, which would give them time to reinforce the city walls of Jincheng and stockpile food and military equipment.

Faced with such a strategy, Han Sui could not make up his mind. After all, Longxi was obtained with great difficulty, and he was reluctant to give it up.

So Han Sui came to Angu County despite the dissuasion, intending to let Yan Xing go to support Shouyang, but the enthusiasm was gone again.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he should not defend Longxi to the death. If Jincheng was like Xiangwu, allowing the Han army to forcibly open a hole, the enemy could go down the river and easily seize Didao to cut off food supplies, making it impossible for the cities in Longxi to hold on.

Without Han Wen's appointment in Jincheng, Longxi and Jincheng would have become dead ends, and it would have been only a matter of time before the two armies were defeated by the Han army.

"You go down first, let me think about it for a moment."

Han Sui's voice became much hoarser. He waved his hand to let Yan Xing leave. He dragged his heavy steps, slumped in the Hu chair, lowered his head, and wondered what he was thinking about.

"Oh, I regret it!"

Unexpectedly, he was not as decisive as Ma Shoucheng, and he even connected with the Qiang and Hu people, thus losing the opportunity to submit to the imperial court.

Han Wenyou, Han Wenyou, you boast of being wise all your life, but in the end you are not as good as Qiangzi Ma Teng. How ridiculous, how ridiculous!
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Han Sui, who was far away in Longxi, felt that he was about to reach the end of his road, but Liu Bei in Yunyang Palace in Guanzhong was in a very good mood.

As his third brother Zhang Fei was the Inspector of the Imperial Capital and Nanyang lacked a chief official, he promoted Wang Xiu to be the prefect of Nanyang.

With the surrender of Cao Mengde of Jiangdong, Liu Bei directly ordered Li Dian to be transferred to the position of prefect of Wujun, Gao Shun to be the commander of Danyang County, Cao Cao to be the prefect of Danyang County and governor of Yangzhou, responsible for taking into account the land measurement in the four counties of Jiangdong.

As for Kuaiji County, Chen Jiao was appointed as the probationary prefect, and Xin Pi was appointed as the prefect of Yuzhang County.

When the emperor's edict reached Jiangdong, Cao Mengde was like being struck by lightning. He was blown to pieces and could not figure out the situation for a moment.

Chen Gong, Cheng Yu, Gu Yong, Zhu Huan, Zhu Ran and others were also shocked when they saw this and looked at Xin Pi in disbelief.

Cao Cao suppressed his shock, looked at Xin Pi and asked, "Zuo Zhi, why do you compare Gongtai and Zhongde..."

Why could a clerk under his jurisdiction suddenly become a two thousand stone official? Xin Pi was a former official of the Yuan family and had given him advice in Jiangdong. Not holding him accountable was already a favor from the emperor. How could he be directly promoted to a prefect? ​​What merits did this person have to be on par with Cao Mengde?

Xin Pi straightened his back and bowed to Chang'an, then he breathed a sigh of relief and grinned unconsciously, "Meng Degong, I have been in Cao's camp for a long time, but my heart is with Han. If you hadn't stopped me, I would have crossed the river and left to serve Your Majesty." "Over the years, I have practiced swordsmanship and been in the navy to learn my water nature, just to imitate Chen Ping and flee with a sword to join Emperor Gaozu, but unfortunately it was never used."

After saying this, Xin Pi smiled, revealing his white teeth.

After years of lurking in Cao's camp to deliver messages, he finally accomplished his mission. He did not expect that the emperor would remember his hard work and give him generous rewards. The joy in his heart was beyond words.

But Cao Cao clapped his hands and laughed in anger, saying, "Okay, okay, tell me why Chen Yuanlong of Guangling has repeatedly seen through my plans over the years."

"And there is Jiangxia Zhou Lang, who almost destroyed our Jiangdong navy in one battle. It turned out that it was all thanks to George's secret planning, but Chen Deng and Zhou Yu got all the credit."

"If the emperor's edict had not been delivered to Jiangdong today, I'm afraid Zuo Zhi would have left without a trace, hiding his identity and name!"

"I'm afraid I can't guess that even if I try my best, the fearful Xin Zuozhi can be so courageous."

Fuck him! Your mother is a servant!
He was trapped in the four counties of Jiangdong these years, half of which was due to Xin Pi leaking his plan.

How could there be such a thief in the world? He is so shameless.

Now thinking about it, he had hit the wrong target. He should have turned around and hit Xin Pi directly to relieve his hatred.

"Meng Degong is familiar with your Majesty's poems and music, and can be said to have had a long-standing spiritual relationship with the emperor. Moreover, if it were not for my secret help, how could the Cao family be so rich and powerful today? I am afraid that the family will be exterminated."

"Now the Cao family can still turn back, but the Yuan family has been wiped out. Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang and others are still in prison, and their wives and concubines have long since remarried. In the past, when facing the powerful, Lord Yuan Shao was so strict and capable, but it's a pity that his descendants are unfilial and have brought disaster to the Yuan family."

"Mr. Meng De has seen this with his own eyes, so how can he not wake up?"

"Your Majesty has the strategy of Emperor Gaozu and the talent of Emperor Guangwu. Even if Duke Meng De takes over Jingzhou, what can he do? Surrendering early is the right way to protect the clan."

Xin Pi had a smile in his eyes, and with just a few words from the bottom of his heart, he made Cao Cao's anger at being fooled suddenly dissipate.

He replayed the past events in his mind and had to say that what Xin Zuozhi said was absolutely right.

If they really controlled the two states, they would probably not have the intention to surrender, and in the end they would have the only fate of being defeated and annihilated, along with the Cao and Xiahou families of Qiao County.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little amused. He looked at Xin Pi and said, "Zuo Zhi, I have to thank you for staying in Jiangdong and delivering messages to the emperor, so that I didn't go astray."

"I heard that you have a daughter who is about the same age as my son Jian. How about we become in-laws?"

Xin Pi originally wanted to nod in agreement and resolve the feud with Cao Mengde, but he suddenly remembered the emperor's joking question that year, and immediately shook his head like a rattle.

"No, no, I need to ask your Majesty about this. When I was sent as an envoy to Pingyuan to meet the emperor, the emperor asked with a smile when we were leaving: "Did Zuo Zhi have another young daughter?"

"When Pi asked the reason, the emperor just smiled and said nothing. Later, my wife gave birth to a daughter. She was born very smart and I loved her very much, so I gave her the courtesy name Xianying."

"It's not that I refuse Lord Meng De, but I have received great favor from the Emperor, so I have no choice but to inform Your Majesty first."

"I hope Meng De will forgive me!"

Xin Bi said respectfully and politely.

He was afraid that Cao Cao would not believe him, so he briefly explained the whole story.

(End of this chapter)