Mi Han

Chapter 764: King Sand’s Secret Tactics to Share the Eating of Jiangdong
Yuzhang County, deep in the mountains outside Jianchang City.

This deep mountain area has steep terrain and a secluded environment, making it a good place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Normally, a good place like this would easily become a gathering place for bandits, and this deep mountain was no exception.

I saw soldiers in armor guarding and patrolling all over the deep mountains, and there was a large mountain stronghold on the top of the mountain.

At this time, in the lobby of the mountain village, a sturdy man was walking back and forth anxiously with his hands behind his back.

After walking for a long time, looking at the sky gradually getting darker, disappointment once again appeared on the strong man's face.

Why haven't you come yet?

This strong man was named Peng Qi, a famous Shanyue leader in Poyang, Yuzhang County.

When Peng Qi was at the peak of his power, he had tens of thousands of followers under his command.

Although most of the tens of thousands of people were guerrillas, the fact that he was able to rally tens of thousands of guerrillas also shows Peng Qi's prestige in Yuzhang County.

Of course, under the attacks of Wu’s army in the past two years, Peng Qi’s power has declined.

What is it that makes Peng Qi, the commander-in-chief who can cause a stir in Yuzhang County just by stomping his feet, eagerly waiting for?

The thing was actually simple, just a letter.

But what seems simple to others is like a life-saving straw to Peng Qi.

Why?

Because the owner of the letter was Shamoke.

After the Battle of Gong'an, as Mi Yang's fame grew, Shamoke's reputation also skyrocketed.

However, because Shamoke was a foreigner, his reputation skyrocketed, mostly among the foreigners in Jing and Yang states.

Peng Qi's ancestors were Han people, but later in order to develop their power, Peng Qi's ancestors were willing to become a member of the Shanyue ethnic group.

After hundreds of years of development, Peng Qi has long regarded himself as a legitimate member of the Shanyue people.

As a foreigner, when Peng Qi heard about Shamoke's deeds, he sent an envoy to visit Shamoke, either out of admiration or to learn from him.

The arrival of envoy Peng Qi made Shamoke overjoyed.

Who doesn’t like the feeling of being famous?
So, one was willing to take the initiative and the other did not resist, and under the contact of the envoy, the relationship between Peng Qi and Shamoke quickly became close.

Through Peng Qi's relationship, Shamoke also established connections with many Shanyue chiefs in Yangzhou.

However, Peng Qi and Shamoke belonged to two different states after all. No matter how good their relationship was, there was no essential interest connection between them.

It was not until an incident that happened the year before last that the relationship between Peng Qi and Shamoke changed.

The year before last, Peng Qi's ambition had grown. With the support of many Shanyue chieftains, he directly raised the banner of rebellion to fight against the Wu army.

Peng Qi's sudden rebellion caught Sun Quan off guard, and several counties were successfully captured by Peng Qi.

But Sun Quan reacted quickly.

Sun Quan was very angry about Peng Qi's rebellion. He felt that he could not defeat Mi Yang, but could he not deal with the Shanyue?

So under Sun Quan's order, several Wu troops launched a siege against Peng Qi's rebels. After nearly two years of siege, Peng Qi suffered several major defeats and finally had to flee to the outside of Jianchang City with the remaining troops.

The reason for choosing Jianchang City is that Jianchang City is quite close to Changsha County in Jingzhou - in order to survive, Peng Qi was prepared to leave his hometown.

Just when Peng Qi was thinking about whether to flee further to Changsha, Peng Qi received news that Shamoke was leading his troops to Changsha.

This news not only dispelled Peng Qi's panic, but also gave him an idea.

Peng Qi's power base is in Yuzhang County. If he was not really desperate, Peng Qi would never think of escaping from Yuzhang County.

The news that Shamoke was in charge of Changsha gave Peng Qi new hope.

Several defeats in the past made Peng Qi realize that it would be difficult to fight against the Wu army with his own military force.

But what if he could bring in foreign aid?

One of the main reasons why Peng Qi risked his life and wanted to rebel against Sun Quan was that his elder brother Peng Hu had died at the hands of Wu's army.

Since it was for revenge, Peng Qi was most concerned about defeating Wu's army. As for the method used, it was not important to him.

And everyone in the world knows that the person the Wu army fears most is Mi Yang.

With this idea in mind, Peng Qi directly sent an envoy to contact Shamoke.

The reason why Peng Qi did not send an envoy to contact Mi Yang directly was that the gap in status between him and Mi Yang was too great, and his envoy could not see Mi Yang at all.

Second, in Peng Qi's heart, he believed that Shamoke was Mi Yang's most important confidant.

It is not groundless for Peng Qi to feel this way.

Let’s not talk about the past events in the Public Security War.

After Shamoke returned to Wuling County, every time he hosted a banquet to entertain envoys from his good friends in Jingzhou, in order to show his respect for Mi Yang, Shamoke would first take out Mi Yang's portrait and hang it behind him, and would officially start the meal only after three bows and nine kowtows.

In addition to three bows and nine kowtows, Shamoke also specially built a small temple in his hometown to place Mi Yang's portrait.

More importantly, every time a banquet was held, after drinking, Shamoke would often say with satisfaction: "My title of Protector of Han was given to me by the Grand Marshal!"

For ordinary people, the title of General Protector of Han has extraordinary meaning.

In the past, a title with such special meaning would never be given to a foreigner like Shamoke.

However, Mi Yang was able to "overcome all objections" and give this heavy honor to Shamoke. Doesn't this prove that he and Shamoke have an extraordinary relationship?
When the envoy came back for the first time and mentioned the relationship between Shamoke and Mi Yang to Peng Qi, Peng Qi's first reaction was that Shamoke was flattering himself.

However, after Peng Qi learned that Shamoke had built a temple privately and had not been punished, he had to believe in the relationship between Shamoke and Mi Yang.

Peng Qi's ancestors were Han people, so he knew that according to the Han ritual system, only the emperor was qualified to build a temple.

Shamoke's behavior was undoubtedly disrespectful.

But even so, Shamoke was still able to jump around well, which invisibly demonstrated how much Mi Yang protected Shamoke.

After regarding Shamoke as Mi Yang's most important confidant, it was only natural that Peng Qi would send an envoy to express his feelings to Shamoke for revenge and to save his life.

Coincidentally, not long after Peng Qi sent out his envoy to surrender, Mi Yang's messenger also arrived in Changsha County.

The order Mi Yang brought to Shamoke was: "Prepare the army for war and attack Yuzhang County soon."

On one side, the famous Yuzhang general Peng Qi wanted to surrender, and on the other side, Mi Yang wanted to prepare for war. Looking at the two pieces of news in his hands, Shamoke, who felt that he had the potential to become a famous general, made a very normal decision.

Shamoke asked Peng Qi to keep his troops in place for the time being, and wait for new information from him to arrive, then he could take advantage of the situation and launch a direct attack on Sun Quan.

This is the message Peng Qi has been anxiously waiting for during this period of time.

Seeing that there seemed to be no chance of receiving news from Shamoke today, Peng Qi could not hide the disappointment on his face.

But just as he hung his head and was about to rest, one of his confidants rushed into the lobby.

"General, General, here we come!"

The confidant's cry made Peng Qi turn around quickly.

The sharp-eyed Peng Qi saw the letter in the confidant's hand at a glance.

After seeing the letter, Peng Qi couldn't help but be overjoyed. He rushed to his confidant, snatched the letter from his hand and began to read it.

After quickly reading the contents of the letter, Peng Qi, feeling that he had a chance of revenge, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After laughing, Peng Qi quickly said to his confidant:

"Quickly send an envoy to summon the familiar commanders from various regions.

Let the messenger tell them that I have great wealth to give them!"

A few days later, many Shanyue chieftains who were summoned by Peng Qi came to the mountain where Peng Qi lived.

Seeing that many commanders had arrived, Peng Qi specially held a banquet in the hall.

Although Peng Qi has rarely appeared in Yuzhang County recently in order to avoid the Wu army.

But as the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and Peng Qi was still alive and well. Relying on his prestige, Peng Qi had a great time chatting with many Shanyue commanders at the banquet.

After Peng Qi had drunk his fill and felt that time had quietly matured, he put down his wine glass and told the Shanyue commanders present a piece of important news.

"Mi Da Sima is behind me and wants to make me his general."

Peng Qi's voice was sincere and his words quickly spread throughout the hall.

After hearing Peng Qi's words, many Shanyue commanders present were shocked.

Some of the timid Shanyue commanders even failed to hold the wine glasses firmly, and the splashed wine spilled all over them.

To this day, who in the world doesn’t know who the four words “Mi Da Sima” refer to?
But how is this possible?
For many Shanyue chiefs, although they were considered powerful local powers, Mi Yang was like the unattainable sun to them.

For a moment, they really found it hard to believe that Mi Yang would notice them, and even harder to believe that Mi Yang would value Peng Qi so much that he would appoint him as a general.

Even after Emperors Huan and Ling, foreign tribes would still cause rebellion from time to time.

But this was when the Han army was not strong.

In recent years, under the leadership of Mi Yang, the Han army's military power has been restored.

As a result, the inferiority complex caused by fear in the hearts of many ethnic minorities naturally reappeared.

Peng Qi, who was sitting at the top, was not surprised to see that many Shanyue commanders sitting below had doubtful looks on their faces.

As a member of the Shanyue, Peng Qi knew that those who still held the title of Zongshuai were basically the ones who wanted to fight Sun Quan to the death.

Over the past few decades, most of those who did not want to fight to the death were recruited by Sun Quan.

Since he was determined to fight Sun Quan to the death, the reaction of many Shanyue commanders after hearing that he had surrendered to Mi Yang would not be fear, but questioning.

If he did not dispel the doubts in their hearts, then even if they wanted to rebel against Sun Quan, they would not join him in the rebellion.

No one knows what Mi Yang's attitude towards Shanyue is.

Compared with the usual rebellion against Sun Quan, many Shanyue chieftains were unwilling to bear the consequence of rebelling in the name of Mi Yang and causing Mi Yang's displeasure.

Under the questioning gazes of many commanders, Peng Qi took out the letter written by Shamoke from his arms.

Peng Qi asked his confidants to deliver the letters to the commanders present one by one.

While the commanders were looking at the contents of the letter, Peng Qi continued:
“General Hu Han, most of you should know him.

Some generals would be no more unfamiliar with his handwriting than I am.

You can check to see if this letter was written by General Hu Han himself."

Peng Qi deliberately emphasized the four words "General Protector of Han" in order to reflect Shamoke's "lofty status" in the Han army.

And what Peng Qi said is also true.

Over the past two years, with Peng Qi's help, Shamoke has been in contact with many Shanyue chiefs in Yuzhang County.

When there are so many people, it is inevitable that some of them have personalities that conflict with Shamoke.

In addition, Shamoke and Shanyue Commander could not meet, so for those people with whom he had similar personalities, Shamoke would usually write letters personally to express his feelings.

When Peng Qi finished speaking, some Shanyue commanders who had read the contents of the letter first stood up unconsciously to testify for Peng Qi.

"This letter is indeed written by General Hu Han."

Why were those Shanyue commanders so confident?
Because Shamoke's handwriting looks like dry bones and like a ghost crawling.

With characters like this, even if Cangjie were resurrected or Confucius was born, they would probably vomit blood after seeing them, let alone have the confidence to imitate them.

As some prestigious Shanyue commanders confirmed the authenticity of the letter, more and more commanders who read the contents of the letter could not help but exclaim in surprise.

In the letter, Shamoke wanted Peng Qi to raise an army to help.

Seeing that the doubts on the faces of many Shanyue commanders were gradually disappearing, Peng Qi hurriedly continued:

"You all know the status of General Protector of Han in the heart of Grand Marshal Mi.

In an emergency, we can regard General Hu Han as the spokesperson for Grand Marshal Mi.

Without the approval of Grand Marshal Mi, would General Hu Han write to me to ask for my help?"

“I said I would give you great wealth.

Although Grand Marshal Mi intends to employ me, if you can give your all to help, Grand Marshal Mi will certainly reward you according to your merits once the great event is accomplished.

Of course, I would like your help and I really want to rely on you.

Only if we unite our forces together can we shock Jiangdong and make Sima Mi look southward at us."

Peng Qi knew the personalities of the Shanyue commanders very well, and he knew that some thoughts would be better if they were expressed bluntly.

Sure enough, after Peng Qi finished speaking, many Shanyue commanders showed moved expressions on their faces.

Those who were summoned by Peng Qi today were all people who had grudges against Sun Quan.

Even if they don't rebel today, they will rebel tomorrow.

Since they are all going to rebel, why not rebel when they have strong support? Why not rebel when Mi Yang needs them?
Don't be afraid of being used. Being used means that you are valuable.

After seeing the moved expressions on the faces of the Shanyue commanders, Peng Qi raised the dagger in his hand and stabbed it hard into the fat in front of him.

When the dagger entered the meat, Peng Qi's face showed a greedy look. While cutting the meat on the plate, he said:
"As long as we can unite together, we can gather tens of thousands of people in an instant.

With tens of thousands of people, plus the elite troops sent by Sima Mi, how difficult would it be to capture a mere Yuzhang County?
Jiangdong is a vast land with abundant resources, just like the delicious meat in front of you.

If you want to share the food, when will you do it if you don't use your knife now? "

As he finished speaking, Peng Qi cut off a piece of meat and put it into his mouth, chewing it with enjoyment.

After seeing Peng Qi enjoying himself, many Shanyue commanders could no longer hold back.

More and more knives appeared in Peng Qi's eyes, and the next moment they all stabbed at the piece of meat that was likened to the land of Jiangdong.

Today, the commander of the Yuzhang Shanyue clan is willing to share the food of Jiangdong with the great Sima Mi!

(End of this chapter)