Three Kingdoms King of the North

Just as Han Zhan was on his way to the capital, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others gathered together and began to discuss how to seize the capital.Fan Chou, who had always been simple-minded, asked straightforwardly: "We have no siege equipment and insufficient food and grass; the soldiers and horses in the city are more than us, and the food is enough for several years. What should we do next?"

When Li Jue heard Fan Chou's question, he couldn't help frowning slightly.Seeing his expression, Jia Xu on the side guessed that he was dissatisfied with Fan Chou. He was afraid that infighting at such a time would give the defenders in the city an opportunity to take advantage of him, so he said quickly: "General Fan is too worried. Our army has no siege equipment, and lacks food and grass, but to break through the capital, although it is not easy, it is not a difficult task."

Hearing what Jia Xu said, the few people who were originally frowning suddenly asked excitedly: "I don't know what good strategy the military master has to break this city?"

"Although there are many defenders in the city, most of them are the old troops from Xiliang." Jia Xu twitched his beard and said, "If we send people to sneak into the city and persuade the generals, we might be able to capture the capital without bloodshed."

Li Jue waited for Jia Xu to finish speaking, and said thoughtfully: "What the military adviser said is very true, but Li has several subordinates who are still in the city, but I don't know if I will send someone to see them, and if they are willing to submit. "

"General, please rest assured," Jia Xu comforted Li Jue and said, "Lu Bu was defeated by our army. Fifty thousand troops went out to fight, and only a few thousand returned. where are they."

"Childish," Guo Si looked at Li Jue and asked, "According to the sergeant who left the city to seek refuge, your former subordinates, Li Meng and Wang Fang, are now in charge of the defense of the west of the city. Look, can we manage to protect the west of the city here?" Do you make a mark on people?"

Regarding Guo Si's proposal, Li Jue asked, "I wonder who should be sent into the city to persuade the two?"

Jia Xu quickly said: "General, when Lu Bu fled in a big defeat, we rescued Captain Li Bie. He is the best candidate. He is the general's nephew, and he knows Li Meng and Wang Fang well. If you go out, it will be a matter of course."

Li Jue waited for Jia Xu to finish speaking, and immediately ordered his subordinates: "Come here, call Captain Li!"

Li Bie came to the tent, clasped his fists and bowed to Li Jue: "This subordinate is referring to the general. I don't know if the general has summoned his subordinates here. Do you have any orders?"

"Don't be." Li Jue regarded his nephew as his own. Although he was captured by Lu Bu, he still trusted him. Hearing what he said now, he hurriedly said to him: "Jia Junshi presents his nephew. It’s a strategy, and you can take the capital. But you need to send people into the city to communicate with the guards, I wonder if you dare to go?”

"Uncle!" Seeing that Li Jue trusted him so much, Li Bie immediately replied without hesitation: "But if you have an assignment, just tell your nephew to go through fire and water, and you will do whatever you want!"

"Okay, okay, very good!" After Li Jue said a few good words in a row, he explained to Li Bie in detail what he was going to persuade Li Meng and Wang Fang to surrender, and finally said to him: "I will give you two If someone writes a letter, don’t just take this letter to see them. Even if they refuse to surrender, they will definitely not embarrass you.”

Li Meng and Wang Fang were Gao Shun's deputy and Li Jue's former subordinates.They surrendered to the court because Dong Zhuo was killed by Lu Bu and Wang Yun in order to save their own lives.A few days ago, when they saw Lu Bu, who lost his army and lost his general, come back in a big defeat, the two began to look for a way out for their future.

This day Li Meng returned to his mansion and was drinking alone. Wang Fang, who had a good relationship with him, walked into his room without any notice from the servants, and said with a smile: "Brother Li is so elegant, In today's situation, you still have the leisure to drink at home."

After Li Meng asked Wang Fang to sit down, he ordered his servants to serve him food and wine, and then said with a wry smile: "I will tell you the truth, brother Wang, I am annoyed as a brother. In the past, we were under Grand Master Dong, and even more so under General Li Zhiran." confidant. Unexpectedly, the old thief Wang Yun would collude with Lu Bu, kill Grand Master Dong, and forcibly recruit Xiliang soldiers and horses. In order to save our own lives, we had to submit to the imperial court temporarily. Outside the city, breaking the city is a matter of time, if you and I want to vote in the past again, I wonder if he will take us in?"

After listening to Li Meng's words from the bottom of his heart, Wang Fang also heaved a long sigh, and said, "Brother Li is absolutely right. You and I were originally subordinates of Grand Master Dong and General Zhiran. Wang Yun and Lu Bu didn't trust us at all. If the city is destroyed , we are afraid that we will die without a place to bury, we should have made plans earlier."

Li Meng said in embarrassment: "If you and I stay in the city, we will die without a place to die when the city is destroyed; but if we go out of the city at this moment, if Wang Yun and Lu Bu defeat General Zhiran, you and I will do the same in the future." There's no place to stand."

Just when the two were sighing, a servant came in from the outside and reported to Li Meng: "Master, there is an old friend of yours outside asking to see you!"

"Old friend?!" After hearing this, Li Meng impatiently waved his hand at the servants, and ordered: "What old friend, I can't help but want to fight the autumn wind, so drive him out quickly."

Before he could finish his words, a familiar voice suddenly sounded at the door: "The two cavaliers are so arrogant, even I don't want to see them anymore."

Li Meng raised his head and was about to scold the other party, but unexpectedly found that it was Li Bie who came. He hurriedly stood up from his seat, raised his hand to send the servants away, and said respectfully to Li Bie: "So it's my nephew." , The little one is disrespectful."

Wang Fang also knew Li Bie, so he quickly got up to salute Li Bie.Seeing Li Bie appearing here suddenly, he realized that what he and Li Meng were worried about might have turned around, so he hurriedly asked, "I don't know if my nephew ventured into the city, is it General Zhiran's order?"

Li Bie walked into the hall, sat down at Li Meng's original position, and said arrogantly: "That's right, my uncle is going to attack the capital within a few days. A man of insight can save all peoples from fire and water."

Li Meng and Wang Fang were overjoyed when they heard what he said.Li Meng hurriedly asked: "I wonder if there is a letter from General Zhiran?"

Li Bie took out Li Jue's letter from his bosom, handed it to Li Meng, and said at the same time: "The army outside the city is about to attack the city, and I hope that the two of you will make up your mind early." Fortunately, Li Meng and Wang Fang The two were Li Jue's confidantes in the past, otherwise the other person would have been furious when he heard Li Bie's arrogant and rude words.

Li Meng took the letter and unfolded it, and handed it to Wang Fang after reading it.After Wang Fang read the letter, he said to Li Bie who was sitting in the middle: "Nephew, since the day Grand Master Dong was killed, we have been looking forward to someone who can raise troops to avenge Grand Master Dong. Now General Zhiran's army is in the city. Besides, although we want to open the gates of the city and magnify the army to enter the city, but we are only Gao Shun's deputy, and we are powerless in many things."

Before Li Bie came here, he thought it would take a lot of talking to convince Li Meng and Wang Fang.Unexpectedly, the two of them had already had the desire to contribute. Regarding the difficulties they raised, Li Bie thought about it, and then said: "Don't worry, you two. When I return to the camp, I will report to my uncle and let him make up his mind. .”

After Li Bie left Li Meng's mansion, he walked towards the east gate.Since Li Jue's army hadn't attacked the city recently, except for the city gates in the three directions they besieged were closed, the east gate had to be opened for several hours every day to allow the city people to go out to chop firewood.Li Bie disguised himself as a woodcutter, sneaked out of the capital through the east gate, gathered his cavalry outside the city, and hurried back to the camp to report to Li Jue.

After learning about the situation in the city and the attitudes of Li Meng and Wang Fang from Li Bie, Li Jue asked Jia Xu: "Military Master, since Li Meng, Wang Fang and others are willing to submit to us, what can you do?" How to get rid of this annoying Gao Shun?"

Jia Xu learned from recent information that Gao Shun, the guard of the west gate, is a difficult character. If he is not eliminated, it will not be easy for the army to enter Chang'an smoothly.But before he could think of a way, a small school suddenly came to report: "General Qi, we found a letter outside the city that was shot from inside the city."

Li Jue was eager to know the content of the letter, and quickly ordered: "Submit it!"

After he finished reading the letter, he raised his head and said to Jia Xu: "Military Master, things are troublesome. Li Meng said that when Bie'er left the mansion, he was discovered by Gao Shun's people. He told us to attack the city as soon as possible, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

"If Gao Shun is not eliminated, even if Li Meng and Wang Fang open the city gate, he may lead people to block the city gate." Jia Xu frowned and said, "Once Lu Bu arrives, our soldiers entering the city will Ma may destroy the entire army, so we must find a surefire strategy and get rid of Gao Shun."

Li Meng said in embarrassment: "If you and I stay in the city, we will die without a place to die when the city is destroyed; but if we go out of the city at this moment, if Wang Yun and Lu Bu defeat General Zhiran, you and I will do the same in the future." There's no place to stand."

Just when the two were sighing, a servant came in from the outside and reported to Li Meng: "Master, there is an old friend of yours outside asking to see you!"

"Old friend?!" After hearing this, Li Meng impatiently waved his hand at the servants, and ordered: "What old friend, I can't help but want to fight the autumn wind, so drive him out quickly."

Before he could finish his words, a familiar voice suddenly sounded at the door: "The two cavaliers are so arrogant, even I don't want to see them anymore."

Li Meng raised his head and was about to scold the other party, but unexpectedly found that it was Li Bie who came. He hurriedly stood up from his seat, raised his hand to send the servants away, and said respectfully to Li Bie: "So it's my nephew." , The little one is disrespectful."

Wang Fang also knew Li Bie, so he quickly got up to salute Li Bie.Seeing Li Bie appearing here suddenly, he realized that what he and Li Meng were worried about might have turned around, so he hurriedly asked, "I don't know if my nephew ventured into the city, is it General Zhiran's order?"

Li Bie walked into the hall, sat down at Li Meng's original position, and said arrogantly: "That's right, my uncle is going to attack the capital within a few days. A man of insight can save all peoples from fire and water."

Li Meng and Wang Fang were overjoyed when they heard what he said.Li Meng hurriedly asked: "I wonder if there is a letter from General Zhiran?"

Li Bie took out Li Jue's letter from his bosom, handed it to Li Meng, and said at the same time: "The army outside the city is about to attack the city, and I hope that the two of you will make up your mind early." Fortunately, Li Meng and Wang Fang The two were Li Jue's confidantes in the past, otherwise the other person would have been furious when he heard Li Bie's arrogant and rude words.

Li Meng took the letter and unfolded it, and handed it to Wang Fang after reading it.After Wang Fang read the letter, he said to Li Bie who was sitting in the middle: "Nephew, since the day Grand Master Dong was killed, we have been looking forward to someone who can raise troops to avenge Grand Master Dong. Now General Zhiran's army is in the city. Besides, although we want to open the gates of the city and magnify the army to enter the city, but we are only Gao Shun's deputy, and we are powerless in many things."

Before Li Bie came here, he thought it would take a lot of talking to convince Li Meng and Wang Fang.Unexpectedly, the two of them had already had the desire to contribute. Regarding the difficulties they raised, Li Bie thought about it, and then said: "Don't worry, you two. When I return to the camp, I will report to my uncle and let him make up his mind. .”

After Li Bie left Li Meng's mansion, he walked towards the east gate.Since Li Jue's army hadn't attacked the city recently, except for the city gates in the three directions they besieged were closed, the east gate had to be opened for several hours every day to allow the city people to go out to chop firewood.Li Bie disguised himself as a woodcutter, sneaked out of the capital through the east gate, gathered his cavalry outside the city, and hurried back to the camp to report to Li Jue.

After learning about the situation in the city and the attitudes of Li Meng and Wang Fang from Li Bie, Li Jue asked Jia Xu: "Military Master, since Li Meng, Wang Fang and others are willing to submit to us, what can you do?" How to get rid of this annoying Gao Shun?"

Jia Xu learned from recent information that Gao Shun, the guard of the west gate, is a difficult character. If he is not eliminated, it will not be easy for the army to enter Chang'an smoothly.But before he could think of a way, a small school suddenly came to report: "General Qi, we found a letter outside the city that was shot from inside the city."

Li Jue was eager to know the content of the letter, and quickly ordered: "Submit it!"

After he finished reading the letter, he raised his head and said to Jia Xu: "Military Master, things are troublesome. Li Meng said that when Bie'er left the mansion, he was discovered by Gao Shun's people. He told us to attack the city as soon as possible, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

"If Gao Shun is not eliminated, even if Li Meng and Wang Fang open the city gate, he may lead people to block the city gate." Jia Xu frowned and said, "Once Lu Bu arrives, our soldiers entering the city will Ma may destroy the entire army, so we must find a surefire strategy and get rid of Gao Shun."

Chapter 206

Gao Shun learned from his subordinates that Li Jue had sent someone from outside the city to contact Li Meng and Wang Fang, and that the person who came was Li Jue's nephew Li Bie, so he immediately brought people to the door to question the teacher, intending to take them down.

When he arrived at the place, he ordered loudly: "Surround the mansion all around, and no one is allowed to enter or leave." After his soldiers surrounded Li Meng's mansion, he rushed towards the mansion with more than [-] personal soldiers. .

Among the sergeants guarding the gate of the mansion, who didn't know that the man who came was his master's superior, whoever dared to stop him had to let him break into the mansion.

When Gao Shun sent people to surround the mansion, someone had already entered to inform Li Meng and Wang Fang who were discussing secretly.Hearing that Gao Shun surrounded the mansion with people, Li Meng was frightened out of his wits, he asked Wang Fang in a panic: "Gao Shun led people to surround the mansion, someone must have seen how the nephew came to the house, what should we do now? "

Compared with Li Meng, Wang Fang was much calmer.After he waved the reporter away, he said to Li Meng: "My nephew must have left the city at this moment. Even if Gao Shun wanted to arrest us, there was no real evidence. When he asked about it later, we both agreed Just deny it."

After a while, Gao Shun led people into the hall.Gao Shun, who was surrounded by sergeants, looked at the two of them and sneered, "You two are so brave, you dare to collude with the two thieves, Li and Guo, in an attempt to sacrifice the capital. Come, take them down with me!" Gao Shun His subordinates responded abruptly, and then prepared to go forward to capture Li Meng and Wang Fang.

"Wait a minute!" Wang Fang stood up and asked calmly: "Lieutenant Gao Gao, I don't know what serious crime the two of us have committed. You actually want to work on your master, and come to Li's mansion to arrest us in person?"