The most arrogant in history

Chapter 222: No ethics, sneak attack!

Two days later, Ye Kun met with Han Chun. After the greetings, he said directly:

"Lord Han, Shangguan Jifu, the generals in the army and I have discussed it and can only lend you 3,000 elite soldiers. Let Generals Qin Erwu and Huangfu Lin lead the troops, and Zhuge Feng will be the military advisor to attack Hanzhong!"

Han Chun was very happy and said with a smile: "Although three thousand soldiers are not many, Lord Ye and Shangguan Taishou are well-known and will surely deter the bandits in Hanzhong. Lord Ye, when will the troops be dispatched?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Give me two days to prepare, and then I can be ready anytime."

Han Chun clasped his fists and thanked him: "Okay, I'll wait here for two days and set off with Lord Ye's elite troops."

This guy was worried that Ye Kun would change his mind, so he stayed and waited.

Besides, Qin Erwu and Huangfu Lin would need a guide when they led their troops to attack Hanzhong.

Ye Kun called Qin Erwu and Huangfu Lin, and together with Han Chun, they determined the marching route, and then secretly ordered:

"Erwu, you and General Huangfu, together with Military Advisor Zhuge Feng, will pass through Jiangzhou. The governor of Jiangzhou, He Guang, will definitely come out of the city to comfort the troops and provide food and fodder. You can capture He Guang and Han Chun in one fell swoop and enter Jiangzhou City!"

Qin Erwu and Huangfu Lin clasped their fists together and accepted the order.

Ye Kun waved his hand: "Go ahead, the first battle depends on you."

The twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month.

Qin Erwu, Huangfu Lin and Zhuge Feng led three thousand elite soldiers and followed Han Chun to cross the river and enter Jiangzhou.

Logically speaking, to support Micang Mountain, we should not go through Jiangzhou.

However, Ye Kun used the excuse that Qin Erwu's troops were in Fuling County, separated from Jiangzhou by a river, and took the route through Jiangzhou to replenish food and grass, taking advantage of the convenience of the waterway, and then headed north.

Han Chun did not suspect any trick and led the way excitedly.

They set out early in the morning, reorganized their troops after crossing the river, and arrived at the west gate of Jiangzhou in the evening.

Jiangzhou at that time was still a small town.

Jiangzhou is located at the confluence of the Jialing River and the Yangtze River. It is surrounded by water on three sides and has little arable land, so the garrison is not large, only two or three thousand.

He Guang, the governor of Jiangzhou, took civil and military officials at all levels out of the city to comfort the troops and express his condolences to Qin Erwu's soldiers.

Zhuge Feng led Qin Erwu and Huangfu Lin forward, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Thank you, Lord He, for coming to entertain the troops."

Han Chun was still introducing and showing off his contribution in bringing in reinforcements.

Qin Erwu and Huangfu Lin suddenly drew their swords, one controlled Han Chun and the other controlled He Guang, and shouted, "Capture them all!"

The light cavalry on the left and right were already ready. They rode their horses and rushed over, surrounding He Guang and others.

The heavy cavalry behind rushed straight to the city gate.

"Zhuge Feng, what are you doing?" Han Chun's face changed with fear before he could react.

"Han Chun, you're letting a wolf into the house!" He Guang was smart. As soon as he saw this situation, he knew he had been fooled.

"My lords, I am sorry."

Zhuge Feng smiled slightly and waved his hand, saying, "Escort the gentlemen into the city. Anyone who dares to stop me will be killed without mercy!"

Hundreds of armored soldiers surrounded officials of all levels in Jiangzhou and swarmed into the city.

He Guang was afraid of death, so he shouted at the guards at the city gate: "Everyone, put down your weapons, don't resist, don't resist..."

The unethical sneak attack is indeed effective.

Huangfu Lin led his troops into the city and quickly occupied the county governor's mansion, armory, and parade ground.

Qin Erwu led a thousand soldiers and stationed them on the main road west of the city, and did not allow anyone from Jiangzhou to leave.

Zhuge Feng and his men captured Jiangzhou City without bloodshed, and immediately sent a pigeon to inform Ye Kun.

Ye Kun's main force of more than 20,000 troops had already assembled and were on standby. When they received the letter from the carrier pigeon, they were overjoyed. They sent troops early the next morning and crossed the river to meet Qin Erwu and others.

Shangguan Jifu also received the notice and took action immediately, dividing his troops into two groups, one to attack Baidi City and the other to head towards Jiangzhou.

In Jiangzhou City, Han Chun looked at Ye Kun and sighed:

"Master Ye, you have killed me. Our Master Gongsun wanted to make friends with you. But you actually betrayed us and took the opportunity to invade our Jiangzhou. Master Ye, is this what a gentleman does?"

"Don't blame me, Mr. Han. I have no choice but to shoot the arrow that is on the string."

Ye Kun bowed and said sincerely:

"Gongsun Zhang is weak and incompetent. He does not cherish the country's wealth and people's prosperity. He is ignorant and does not employ people well, which has led to the continuous invasion of Hanzhong in Yizhou, which is thousands of miles away. I will seize Jiangzhou today. I am willing to work with Lord Han and Lord He to rebuild the country and build a land of abundance! As long as the two Lords are willing to work together, I will never kill anyone indiscriminately!"

He Guang was afraid of death, so he took the initiative to beg for mercy: "Thank you, Lord Ye, for not killing me. I am willing to submit to you!"

"How dare I ask Lord He to be my vassal?" Ye Kun smiled.

"We are all serving the country and the people. Don't worry, Lord He. After I conquer Chengdu, I will definitely promote you to a higher position."

He Guang breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Chun was surprised: "You still want to attack Chengdu? Do you want to annex the entire Yizhou?"

"I'd rather do it than not do it at all." Ye Kun admitted it frankly.

"How many soldiers do you have? Do you dare to attack Chengdu?"

"About 50,000 or 60,000." Ye Kun smiled faintly: "In fact, I think that with only 20,000 or 30,000, we can capture Chengdu."

The combined forces of Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu were indeed about 50,000 to 60,000.

This is also an extreme mobilization.

Han Chun sighed, "My whole family is in Yizhou. Lord Ye has killed my whole family by doing this. Gongsun Zhang must think that I am not doing my job well and let the wolf into the house, and he will kill my whole family."

Ye Kun said: "Then I will tell the public that you refused to surrender and I detained you. Gongsun Zhang is indecisive and will never kill your whole family. Besides, the Han family is very powerful in Yizhou. If Gongsun Zhang wants to kill your whole family, he is also worried about arousing public anger."

Han Chun remained silent.

Ye Kun waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to place Han Chun and He Guang under house arrest and provide them with good food and drink.

At midnight, Shangguan Jifu bypassed Baidi City and joined forces in Jiangzhou, while Wang Meng led an army of 10,000 to attack Baidi City.

After the meeting, Ye Kun ordered Tan Bamao and Zhao Biao to stay in Jiangzhou and urge the transportation of food, fodder and equipment;

Qin Erwu and Huangfu Lin were the left and right vanguards, attacking along the line of Jiangzhou - Dianjiang - Deyang - Chengdu, and Ye Kun led the main force to follow up;

Shangguan Jifu led the navy and the army to attack along the line of Jiangzhou - Dianjiang - Langzhong - Chengdu.

Wang Da Kui is the commander-in-chief of the third route. He cooperates with Xue Ju and Wu Xuan to attack from the south and coordinate actions to attack Luzhou!

On the afternoon of the second day after Qin Erwu and his men captured Jiangzhou, they set out immediately and advanced at full speed.

All the small passes and towns along the way surrendered.

Ye Kun strictly prohibited burning, killing and looting, and at the same time paid attention to ideological propaganda. Wherever he went, he did not harm anyone. He also opened warehouses to provide aid to the people and posted notices to reassure the people.

It is still several hundred miles from Jiangcheng to Chengdu.

But there are only two small hills in the middle, and the rest is plain, with no strategic location to defend.

Gongsun Zhang claimed to have an army of 150,000, but in reality, only 30,000 of them were his own, and the rest were in the major counties.

Strictly speaking, Gongsun Zhang's army of 150,000 was not one 150,000, but 30,000 plus a dozen or so ten thousand.

Ye Kun used both kindness and force. As long as those who surrendered outside the city were not harmed, the original county magistrate would remain the county magistrate, and all officials at all levels would remain unchanged. He also did not send any troops to stay behind.

Therefore, most of the pass counties surrendered directly.

Such surrender is equivalent to nominal submission, and then giving way to Ye Kun and providing some food and fodder.

As for the duel between Ye Kun and Gongsun Zhang, these small counties don’t care who wins or loses.

Sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight.

If Ye Kun won, they would be rewarded for their meritorious service in surrendering the pass and the city.

If Ye Kun lost, they would raise an army, outflank Ye Kun's rear, block Ye Kun's retreat, beat him up when he was down, and then take credit for it to Gongsun Zhang.

The situation was almost the same when Liu Bei conquered Yizhou.

If the millions of people in Yizhou fight to the death, even Liu Bei with twenty Five Tiger Generals will not be able to take Yizhou!

Ye Kun occupied the important position of Jiangzhou, so he was not afraid of a fire in the backyard, so he was very tolerant of the small towns and passes along the way. He just glanced at them and left, heading straight for Deyang.

Unexpectedly, Xia Ling, the governor of Deyang, led 5,000 elite soldiers to fight desperately at Moxia and intercepted the vanguard troops of Qin Erwu and Huangfu Lin.

Qin Erwu organized a strong attack, but suffered hundreds of casualties. He did not dare to fight anymore and waited for Ye Kun on the spot.

The casualties were too great, and Qin Erwu was afraid that Ye Kun would deal with him.

Ye Kun took the water route along the Fu River and led his army to Moxia, where he confronted Xia Ling.