Xu Minlian sent his staff to appease the brothers Chen Yingshang and Chen Yingjue, and persuaded them to lead their troops to Qiaojun to surrender. This was of course arranged by Chen Yingliang, the Grand Administrator of Qiaojun, and his intention was not really to recruit the rebel army, nor had it ever been done.

I hope that I can successfully recruit and surrender. There are actually two real purposes.

, one is to spread the news that the main force of the Qiaojun army has moved towards Pengcheng through Wang Youfang, so that the Chen brothers will take it lightly, and the other is to take the opportunity to spy on the movements of the Chen brothers and confirm their location, and then, our

Will Mrs. Chen Xiaozheng have the opportunity to make a sneak attack?

Although the wishful thinking was successful, the result shocked Xu Minlian and Chen Yingliang. Wang Youfang, who was originally used for death, returned to Qiaojun unharmed. Not only did Xu Minlian not take the opportunity to waste his salary, but he also brought him back

He received the news that the Chen brothers and Liu Zhiyuan agreed to accept the surrender, and that Liu Zhiyuan gave Xu Min

Lian's handwritten letter. Surprised, Chen Yingliang, who had quietly arrived in Qiao County, did not bother to hide his tracks. He personally met with Wang Youfang, who had no hope of coming back, and told him face to face about his mission. The result naturally shocked Wang Youfang.

Startled, I quickly asked Chen Yingliang which corner it had come out of.

Chen Yingliang naturally did not need to answer Wang Youfang's questions. He just urged Wang Youfang to quickly introduce the story of his mission. Wang Youfang answered truthfully, saying that after he arrived at Huaiyang County with his two followers, it took him almost two days to find Chen Yingliang who was on the way.

brothers and Liu Zhiyuan, and to the Chen brothers and Liu Zhiyuan

After Liu Zhiyuan submitted Xu Minlian's surrender letter, the Chen brothers did not give a reply until that night, saying that they agreed to accept Xu Minlian's surrender and asked Wang Youfang to come back to report the letter. The Chen brothers led the army eastward to Qiaojun and Huaiyang.

Zhengjiaji on the border of the county is waiting for Xu Minlian's reply and arrangements.

Of course, the Chen brothers' agreement to surrender was not unconditional. Fortunately, the conditions were not harsh. They only required Xu Minlian to summon Qiaojun officials, celebrities, people's representatives and rebel representatives to testify in public at Hua Tuo's Ming'an Huazu'an in Qiaojun.

The gods burned incense and swore an oath to never kill anyone who surrendered to the rebel soldiers. Then the Chen brothers laid down their weapons and surrendered to Xu Minlian, and unconditionally accepted all Xu Minlian's reorganization and deployment.

After listening to Wang Youfang's report, Chen Yingliang carefully read the letters Wang Youfang brought back, and found that the new gangsters in Huaiyang County spoke plainly and had a sincere attitude, indicating that they rose up because they were angry at Huaiyang officials for bullying civilians.

With no regard for human life, he impulsively killed the officer

At the same time, they also admired Xu Minlian's love for the people and benevolent administration, but they were also afraid that Qiaojun's officers and soldiers were brave and invincible, so they never dared to harass even an inch of Qiaojun's land, and were willing to accept Xu Minlian's surrender.

, acting as a bully to Xu Minlian, who has quite good character and virtue.

After reading Liu Zhiyuan's sincere letter several times, Chen Yingliang couldn't help but frown, with a look of hesitation on his face. Xu Minlian next to him said excitedly: "Chen Tongshou, you two brothers from the same clan and Liu Zhiyuan should be

I really want to surrender. You may not know that this Huazu Temple in Qiao County was the manslaughter of Cao Cao in regret.

Hua Tuo was built to commemorate the ancestor Hua Tuo. My family has been officials and practiced medicine for generations. Perhaps it is because the Chen brothers and Liu Zhiyuan knew this that they asked me to swear an oath in front of the statue of Hua Tuo, because if I did this

, there is absolutely no possibility of going back on their word. From this we can see that they are really moved."

"Yes, they should have sincerely surrendered." Wang Youfang, who had just returned from his mission, also said: "Chen Tongshou, the younger one has forgotten what happened, and the two brothers Chen Yingshang and Chen Yingjue even personally admitted that they

His ancestral home is also in Yiyang, Henan

, when your great-grandfather Chen Xingong rebelled against the Wei Dynasty, their great-grandfather almost went to participate in it. Not only are they from the same clan as you, but they may also be related to you. They agreed to surrender because they wanted to recognize you as relatives and serve under your command.

"

Chen Yingliang still frowned and remained silent. Xu Minlian was a little confused and asked: "What? Chen Tongshou, do you suspect that they are pretending to surrender?"

"It's not very possible to fake a surrender. With this group of people, even if they fake a surrender, they won't be able to do anything big." Chen Yingliang and Li Mi made the same mistake of underestimating the enemy. They were confident that the opponent could not be their opponent. After shaking his head, Chen Yingliang frowned and said

: "What I'm thinking about now is, should I act according to the original plan? Or should I really accept their surrender?"

"I see." Xu Minlian suddenly understood, and then said magnanimously: "Chen Tongshou, I think we should surrender. This group of thieves is very sensible. They have been wandering around the edge of Qiao County for more than a month and have never dared to step beyond the boundaries.

Full of love for our Qiaojun

In awe, recruit them to surrender and reward them with a life. This can set an example among the bandits surrounding Qiaojun. That is, as long as you don't provoke our Qiaojun, you can hope to survive. But if you dare to provoke our Qiaojun, you will be killed.

A dead end”

Feeling that Xu Minlian's words were reasonable, Chen Yingliang, who had originally used this group of bandits to get a good start in the cross-border campaign, was also a little shaken. After careful calculation, Chen Yingliang smiled and said: "Prefect, if you really plan to recruit these bandits, then I will

You don’t have to object, but you have to be prepared. More than 3,000 surrendered soldiers are eating, drinking and eating, that’s not a small number."

The muscles on Xu Minlian's face twitched, and then he gritted his teeth and said: "It's okay, I can bear it. I will recruit the young and strong into the army, and give them fields to the old and weak. Anyway, there are quite a lot of laborers who have fled recently, which is just enough for them.

It will be much easier to cultivate those fields that have been abandoned and survive until autumn."

"In that case, let's surrender." Chen Yingliang nodded and said: "Recruit seven or eight regiments, mix them with our original rural soldiers, and let them station in Qiao County and Chengfu area to guard against chaos in Ruyin.

If the thieves go north, I can feel more at ease when I go out of the county to fight against the thieves."

Chen Yingliang also nodded and agreed to surrender. Xu Minlian did not hesitate and immediately sent someone to summon Wu Que, the deputy captain of Qiao County, and Song Lianxu, the magistrate of Qiao County, to discuss the matter of surrender. When they first met, Wu Que and Wu Que who also did not know that Chen Yingliang was in Qiao County were

Song Lianxu was also shocked, and quickly asked Chen Yingliang why he came, and Chen Yingliang finally told him frankly.

, explaining that he had secretly sneaked into Qiao County to prepare for the westward attack on the Huaiyang rebels, and then severely scolded the deputy captain Wu Que for his negligence - the five regiments of soldiers he had brought from Yongcheng had already been reduced to pieces.

Arriving secretly outside Qiao County, Wu Que, who is Xu Minlian's military assistant, has not noticed the report yet, which is simply dereliction of duty.

Wu Que only confessed his crime, but in his heart he shouted that he was wronged. He said in his heart that because of the emperor's three expeditions to Goguryeo, the world was full of refugees. At the same time, Qiao County, which borders Huaiyang and Liang County, was now filled with groups of refugees.

, there are many refugee shacks set up outside the city wall, and I am already exhausted from helping to maintain law and order, how can I be careful about them all?

After scolding Wu Que for his dereliction of duty, Chen Yingliang quickly discussed a surrender plan with Xu Minlian and others, and decided to let Wang Youfang bring some meat and wine to send out the Chen family brothers again, telling them that Xu Minlian had agreed to the conditions and let them lead the team to Qiao.

county

When the city surrenders, Wu Que will lead the rural troops in Qiao County to monitor the surrendering troops, and allow ten representatives of the surrendering troops to enter the city, allowing them to supervise Xu Minlian's oath not to kill the surrendering troops in Huazu Temple in the city, and then let the surrendering troops

Disarmed, placed in camps and reorganized.

The surrender plan was basically like this. Xu Minlian arranged for the county magistrate Song Lianxu to immediately prepare wine and meat, intending to reward the rebel team who surrendered voluntarily after the surrender. Wang Youfang, who came back safe and sound, also agreed to go out to the enemy camp again. Only the deputy captain

Wu Que had some objections and pleaded with Chen Yingliang

Said: "Tongshou, you just said that you brought five regiments of troops. Can you arrange some for me to help me monitor the rebels and surrender their troops? After the government soldiers were transferred, I only have 800 troops in Qiao County.

The local warriors who come here will have to defend the city, maintain law and order, and monitor the city to bring down the rebels. It is really not enough."

Chen Yingliang wanted to agree, but when he spoke, he changed his mind and shook his head and said: "No need, just let them help you secretly to prevent surrender. Judging from the fact that they asked Governor Xu to swear an oath in front of the statue of Hua Tuo

, they must have already

We figured out the situation in Qiao County and asked them to surrender. However, a large number of well-equipped regular troops suddenly appeared in Qiao County. Anyone would suspect that this was a trap. If we scare them away, we will fight with a bamboo basket.

The water is gone.”

Although he felt that Chen Yingliang was a little too cautious, but his official position was not enough, Xu Minlian, who sincerely wanted to recruit this militia army, also agreed with Chen Yingliang. Wu Que did not dare to say more and kept his mouth shut. Chen Yingliang said again: "Also, Yu Jian

i have come

Don’t rush to announce the news about Qiao County. As you all know, I am quite famous on the counter-insurgency battlefield. Many rebels are afraid of me and have never dared to harass Qiao County, so I’ll keep this matter a secret to avoid future threats.

Scare those thieves away."

Everyone agreed together, and Chen Yingliang pointed at Xu Minlian's aide Wang Youfang and warned: "Master Wang, especially you, don't say that I have already arrived in Qiao County. Don't forget that you told them that I have already gone to Pengcheng County."

, if you suddenly say that I am already here, those thieves will not only be frightened, but they may even chop you with a knife."

Wang Youfang, who was still excited just now, changed his expression, and quickly promised to agree. He kept Chen Yingliang's instructions in mind, and nodded and said: "Don't worry, Lord Tongshou, I will definitely not talk about it. I will wait for your two fellow clansmen."

Please come to Qiao County and give them another surprise."

In this way, with the intention of giving a big surprise to the Chen brothers, Xu Minlian's aide Wang Youfang came west again to contact the rebel army, and also brought five fat pigs and pigs that Xu Minlian used to appease the rebel army.

Ten jars of good wine, and the Chen brothers

, the team has successfully arrived at Zhengjiaji on the edge of Qiao County, which is less than 50 miles away from Qiao County, so Wang Youfang and his party met the person they were envoy to in the evening of the same day, and sent Xu Minlian's reply and gifts to Change his name.

In front of Li Mi and others.

As a despicable villain who was definitely not as cunning as Chen Yingliang, Li Mi certainly did not dare to believe Xu Minlian's sincerity in surrendering. In addition to warmly receiving Wang Youfang and his party in a hypocritical manner, Li Mi naturally had to fight Wang Youfang.

After listening to Xu Minlian's reply, Li Mi also treacherously arranged for some skilled soldiers to use the opportunity of a banquet to inquire about information from Wang Youfang's servants and obtain information about the situation in Qiao County to analyze whether Qiao County was a trap.

Li Mi's caution was destined to be in vain. As the saying goes, a man of integrity is not afraid of a distorted shadow. No matter how much Li Mi interrogated Wang Youfang, he never said a single word to make Li Mi worried. On the contrary, Li Mi tricked Xu Minlian into saying something.

Important original words - Xu Minlian took Li Mi

After the team has been recruited and surrendered, it is planned to select the strongest among them and organize them into eight regiments, stationed in Qiao County and Chengfu area to prevent the Ruyin bandits in the south from spreading to the north. The eliminated ones will be given the abandoned land and let them farm and feed themselves.

, Xu Minlian, who has a small amount of money, will bear their rations until autumn.

Hearing what Wang Youfang relayed, Li Mi was secretly happy, and quickly asked Wang Youfang to ask if Chen Yingliang knew about Xu Minlian's offer to surrender. Wang Youfang, who had been advised by Chen Yingliang, did not dare to tell the truth, and made a well-intentioned comment at the key point.

He lied a little, saying that Chen Yingliang didn't know yet, and Xu Minlian was planning to give Chen Yingliang a surprise after he succeeded in recruiting him. Li Mi was very happy, and when he continued to test uneasily, Wang Youfang, who actually had no malicious intent, answered confidently, and did not let Li Mi find any flaws.

At the same time, the soldiers who went to talk to Wang Youfang's entourage also came to report one after another, saying that they had extracted the truth from the drunken officers. There had been no signs of military mobilization in Qiao County recently, and they also reported that there were only a few troops in Qiao County.

More than 800 famous people from their hometowns bravely joined the army, and a considerable number of them were soldiers in the government.

After going north, the peasant boys temporarily recruited by Xu Minlian usually had two meals a day and a salary of three bushels of rice a month. In case of war, they only received three meals and a reward of copper coins. From this point, Li Mi could conclude that Qiao

The combat effectiveness of the county defenders is not strong, and their morale is definitely not very high.

Combining these circumstances, Li Mi finally felt confident. When secretly discussing the next move with the Yang brothers, Li Mi spoke with great confidence: "Now I am sure that this is not a trap by the little thief Chen Yingliang, and I am also sure that Xu Minlian has fallen into it.

He has figured out our plan, and I believe we will surrender to him, and our army’s plan to attack Qiao County has a high chance of success."

It was rare to see Li Mi speak in such a confident tone. The Yang brothers, who were well aware of Li Mi's talents, were immediately overjoyed. Then Yang Jishan asked, "Military advisor, what should we do next?"

"Get started as soon as possible, the sooner the better." Li Mi said seriously: "My opinion is that we have a rest tonight, set out for Qiao County tomorrow morning, arrive at Qiao County in the afternoon, and then immediately start to capture the city

"So fast?" Yang Jishan was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Military advisor, didn't you tell us to be careful before? Why did you make the plan in such a hurry this time? You didn't first carefully confirm whether there was an ambush in Qiao County.

?”

"There is no need to waste time, and we can't waste time." Li Mi replied: "We can be sure that there is no ambush by the army in Qiao County, but we must worry that Chen Yingliang, the little thief, will see the flaw after receiving the news, or send a group of people to take precautions.
To be continued...