Chapter 484: Three Requirements

Zhou Yu failed to withdraw from Fufeng City.

In Fufeng City, there are still a large amount of military equipment piled up. There are about 3,000 standing troops who followed Zhou Yu from the grassland. He originally wanted to leave with these military equipment when he retreated. However, they encountered passive resistance from Zheng Jun, the magistrate of Fufeng County. Zhou Yu was unable to recruit enough chariots, horses and civilian husbands. After making a few moves, there was a strong backlash immediately, and he had to give up halfway.

Fufeng people have a kind of gratitude and admiration for Gao Yuan from the bottom of their hearts. It is because of this man that they were freed from years of fear and anxiety and lived a peaceful and happy pastoral life. They still remember that Gao Yuan was How to tie the corpses of a dozen Donghu people behind horses, drag them all the way back to Fufeng City, and then hang them high on the city wall to show the public? Over the years, Gao Yuan, big and small, fought hundreds of battles with Donghu, saying Gao Yuan Li Tong Dong Hu, the simple minds of these people do not believe it no matter what, they believe what some people told them, it was the standing army of the Yan Kingdom who lost the battle, and they were jealous of General Gao's invincibility, so they wanted to discredit General Gao to lessen their guilt.

This kind of talk is raging and spreading among the people, making the people of Fufeng more and more angry with these standing troops. They are not good at foreign wars, but they are humiliated and bully their own families. , General Gao led his army to win every battle against the Donghu people. When you came, even General Gao was defeated. Is there any other reason than you being behind?

The spread of this trend of thought is naturally inseparable from the plan of Yi Bin, the deputy commander of the military justice department hidden in Fufeng, and the acquiescence of Zheng Jun, the county magistrate. when. When what he saw was a dull face, he had no choice but to let his subordinates act as coachmen and work hard.

But he found that he couldn't go anymore.

Thousands of cavalry from the Eastern Expedition Army have already cut from the flanks to the main road between Fufeng and Liaoxi City, cutting off their return route.

And when Tan Feng and Hu Yanchao led their troops to Fufeng, behind them, a large number of infantry from the Eastern Expedition Army also arrived and stationed at a place only a few miles away from the city. I saw the high-character flag flying outside the city.

The city boiled. The people rushed to tell each other that General Gao is back!

But this kind of boiling, to Tan Feng and Zhou Yu, is warm water that is gradually heating up. If they don't think of any other way, they will be boiled alive in this small Fufeng City.

In Fufeng City, they could no longer trust anyone. Fortunately, there was no shortage of logistical supplies in the hands of the army, and the army would not go hungry.

Tan Feng didn't understand what Gao Yuan wanted to do.

If you want to clean them up, Gao Yuan has a lot of opportunities to keep them on the grassland, on the grassland when he withdraws. The thousands of cavalry from the East Conquering Army were a great threat to his retreating army, but Gao Yuan let them go until they reached Fufeng City.

Although Fufeng City is small, it still has walls. And because it is a border city, its city walls are much stronger than many counties in the interior, and the standing army of the Yan Army is also very knowledgeable in defending the city. What's more, with Hu Yanchao and other defenders here, will Gao Yuan still be able to attack the city?

But this doubt was resolved the second day after Tan Feng entered Fufeng City.

Yan Lingwei from Jicheng brought the latest news from Jicheng.

Gao Yuan blocked the road from Fufeng to Liaoxi City, only forbidding large troops to pass through, and did not block small groups of troops or pedestrians, which allowed Tan Feng to maintain smooth communication.

The news of the death of Ye Tiannan and his wife brought by the messenger made Tan Feng gasp, he finally understood what Gao Yuan's move meant, and he would have to pay more to get back.

He doesn't have many choices, either fight Gao Yuan again, but this is not what he wants, let alone whether he can win the fight, even if he wins, for him, the big thing is to lose. Gao Yuan camped outside the city, but he didn't intend to attack, because he was sure of his mentality. Gao Yuan is now spending time with Tan Feng to see who can spend more than whom.

If you don't fight, you have to talk. In this passive situation, Gao Yuan will definitely ask the lion to open his mouth. Where is his bottom line is also a question he needs to consider.

Ye Tiannan was really ruthless, he didn't hesitate to gamble his life. This gamble was a bet on himself in an even more embarrassing and difficult situation.

There were loud footsteps outside, and Hu Yanchao strode over, "General Tan, this city of Fufeng cannot be tolerated, and the people in this city are very hostile to us. Either it is perfunctory, or it is disobedient and procrastinated. If this continues, we will be dragged down. I am more worried that Gao Yuan will suddenly launch a sneak attack. I am afraid that there are many people in this city who are willing to respond to him. This city, originally Can't keep it."

Tan Feng smiled wryly, "Fufeng is originally Gao Yuan's lair, this is conceivable, what can we do? We can't kill them all, can we?"

"Then keep working like this, I'm afraid Gao Yuan would be more happy to see this situation!" Hu Yanchao said worriedly.

"I can't help it. Now I'm waiting for Gao Yuan to send someone to negotiate. Let's see what Gao Yuan wants. I'm afraid we won't be able to leave Fufeng City if we don't meet Gao Yuan's conditions." Tan Feng shook his head. "Where's General Zhou?"

"General Zhou stayed in the barracks. After Dayan Lake was defeated, General Zhou was hit hard. Commander Tan has to deal with him well. Leading troops to fight, there is no one who can't lose. In this world, there is no permanent victory." General, like Zhao Mu, he still vomits blood when he is defeated!" Hu Yanchao said.

"Well, General Zhou is not an ordinary person. After this juncture, he will naturally cheer up again. Let him be quiet for a few days." Tan Feng said.

Fortunately, Gao Yuan didn't keep Tan Feng waiting for long, and the special envoy for the negotiation came to the door. The person who came was Shi Jiang Jiaquan, the commander of Zhengdong Army who was under one man and over ten thousand people.

Jiang Jiaquan's appointment as the Chief History Officer of the Eastern Expedition Army was not eye-catching at first, but as time went by, as the position of the Eastern Expedition Army became more and more important, Gao Yuan became more and more important in Dayan. The truth was gradually dug out.

The information I got at the beginning was surprising. This person was just an unsuccessful counselor in Yuyang County. He had been in the world for decades and had no ambitions. He was just an inconspicuous retainer of the Jiang family. No, Jiang Xinliang was appointed as the mastermind. It is really hard to believe why such a talented and bold person like Gao Yuan took such an ordinary person and used him as the commander of the East Army. Not only that, but in Gao Yuan When he went out, he entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, entrusting him with all the government affairs of the Eastern Army.

But as the investigation deepened, people became uneasy.

Borrowing the power of the unknown Jiang family, there is a well-known senior brother Li Ru, who single-handedly promoted reforms in the state of Qin, and successfully won the support of King Wulie of Qin, who was still the eldest son at that time. It became the dominant academic in Qin State. In Qin State, it is even more difficult for non-inheritors of Li Confucianism to obtain an official position. It is this person's academic tradition that has made Qin the most powerful overlord among the countries in the past few decades.

With such a senior brother, no matter how bad the junior brother is, where can he go?

Aside from bitterness, Tan Feng couldn't help but envy Gao Yuan's luck. He had seen this Jiang Jiaquan before. It was when Gao Yuan captured Jiang Xinliang and this Jiang Jiaquan alive from Luliang Mountain, and tied them to the front line of Yuyang. The muddy little old man actually has such a background?

Looking at the extremely calm Jiang Jiaquan in front of him, holding a pair of wisdom pearls, Tan Feng didn't say much nonsense.

"What does Gao Yuan want?"

"Liaoxi, my general must want it." Jiang Jiaquan smiled.

This is the meaning of the question, and Tan Feng has long been mentally prepared for this, and this is the price he has to pay. But other than that, I am afraid that is the point.

"What else?" Tan Feng asked coldly.

"Secondly, Commander Tan, your people can leave, but you can't leave your stuff. General Gao said that you must stay in Fufeng except for the necessary rations and the weapons and armor you carry with you. The Zhengdong Army will take over."

Tan Feng was furious: "Gao Yuan has such a big appetite, Fufeng and Niulan Mountains, there are dozens of large camps of ordnance accumulated, he wants to swallow it in one gulp, and he is not afraid of spoiling his appetite."

"Whether or not it will last, that's our business!" Jiang Jiaquan chuckled, "Don't bother Commander Tan, in fact, Commander Tan, I'm afraid there are more things that our Dayan in Liaoning Wei threw to the Donghu people! Of course, I think the commander also understands that if you don’t give it, won’t we get it? If this is the case, then it will only hurt the peace.”

The words were very light, but the threat in the tone was obvious.

"There must be a third!" Tan Feng swallowed and asked with difficulty.

"Yes, the third thing is, my General Gao wants to ask Commander Tan how many people you have!" Jiang Jiaquan said.

Tan Feng's expression froze, "Zhang Junbao?"

"Yes, Zhang Junbao, Wu Yi, Peng Bin, these three people, please lead them to us."

"That's impossible." Tan Feng rebuffed straight away, "Liaoxi can be given to you, and supplies can also be left to you, but people, I have to take them away."

"Is it possible that the general still expects to keep this Zhang Junbao in order to retake Liaoxi in the future?" Jiang Jiaquan smiled, "To tell you the truth, Commander Tan said that we have captured Zhang Zhuo alive, and the matter of Bixiufeng, those people did not die. There are still enough people who have survived, and they are now in our army. This matter will spread all over the world in a short time. If Commander Tan takes him in again, it will be difficult for you. Your reputation is also in the way!" (To be continued...)