Mi Han

Chapter 771: Jiang Jiliang's plan to be executed
No one would doubt the power that Mi Yang possessed in the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, when Jiang Ji finished explaining the content of rewarding Peng Qi, all the Shanyue commanders began to breathe faster, one by one.

As their breathing became rapid, their chests rose and fell violently.

Look how excited they are.

But, how could they not be excited?

Even though they each have their own troops under their command, they are sometimes respected as "famous generals" in the local area.

But the Shanyue commanders knew very well that they were essentially just prey trapped in a corner.

Take the ministers of Eastern Wu for example.

The reason why his side has never been destroyed is that he is used by those ministers as a tool to gain military merit.

In the eyes of the Eastern Wu ministers who had a little status, they were all second-rate characters, and the eyes of those Eastern Wu ministers were full of contempt when they looked at them.

The saddest thing is that not only do the ministers of Eastern Wu view us in this way, we ourselves also naturally feel inferior in our hearts.

Why?

Because we lack "name"!
In today's world, reputation is sometimes more important than anything else.

But things are different now.

Mi Yang, who could represent the Han Dynasty, gave Peng Qi the name that he had previously begged for but failed to obtain, through Jiang Ji.

You have to know that what Mi Yang gave was the official position and title of the Han Dynasty!

The Han Dynasty lasted for 400 years. Its orthodox status in the hearts of people all over the world will be hidden temporarily, but it will never disappear.

Think about it, before today, Peng Qi was just an inappropriate "chief" and a "bandit leader" who was wanted by others to be killed.

But just now, Peng Qi jumped from his previous lowly status to become an orthodox provincial governor.

The Shanyue chieftains had never dared to imagine such a huge change in the past, but after seeing it with their own eyes, they were completely fascinated by it.

Although Jiang Ji first conferred an honor upon only Peng Qi, the power of example is infinite.

Because of his contributions to the Han Dynasty, Peng Qi leapt from a frog at the bottom of a well to a Kunpeng in Yuzhang County.

If Peng Qi can do it, why can’t they?
All the Shanyue commanders were so excited, let alone Peng Qi, the person involved.

Peng Qi was so shocked by Jiang Ji's appointment that she stood there in a daze.

He had thought before that Mi Yang would reward him, but he didn't expect that the reward Mi Yang would give him would be so generous!
After the intense shock, what followed was a joy so intense that it could not be further added.

Peng Qi opened his mouth wide, wanting to say something grateful.

However, the great joy in her heart made Peng Qi so excited that she couldn't say anything.

All Peng Qi could do was kneel down and kowtow to the staff in Jiang Ji's hand.

After seeing Peng Qi's strong reaction, Jiang Ji showed a slight smile.

However, he had prepared more surprises than just these.

In front of all the Shanyue commanders, Jiang Ji said to the kneeling Peng Qi:
“The incident happened suddenly, and the achievements of many famous generals are not yet clear to the Grand Marshal.

Starting today, please ask Marquis Jianchang to report to Ji the list of famous generals who have made contributions to the Han Dynasty.

Ji Hui submitted the list to the Grand Marshal as soon as possible.

The Grand Marshal said that anyone who has made contributions will be rewarded!"

Jiang Ji's words were like a piece of dry wood thrown directly into a raging fire, completely igniting the Shanyue commanders.

When they heard that the Grand Marshal might also reward them, which Shanyue leader could resist?
I won’t say anything else.

After the warm cheers, every Shanyue commander knelt down before Jiang Ji and kowtowed to the staff in Jiang Ji's hand like Peng Qi did.

Compared with the kneeling just now, this time's kneeling was uniform and voluntary.

Every Shanyue commander was deeply wrapped in the love from afar Mi Yang.

This time the uprising is really exciting!
"Great Sima is wise!"

Like Peng Qi, most Shanyue commanders are not good at speaking.

They could only shout this sentence instinctively to thank Mi Yang in the distance.

Peng Qi, who had calmed down a little, wanted to die for Mi Yang even more after hearing Jiang Ji's words.

Jiang Ji, or Mi Yang behind Jiang Ji, was intentionally respecting him!

Of course Peng Qi could also understand Mi Yang's other intention.

Mi Yang regarded him as an important hub to connect with the Shanyue chiefs.

Mi Yang wanted to use him to firmly control these tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers.

But even though he guessed Mi Yang's intention, Peng Qi's heart was still filled with gratitude.

Da Sima gave too much!

He is willing to be the Grand Marshal's lackey.

In the end, Peng Qi was the first to react.

Peng Qi stood up, raised his forehead which was red from knocking, and invited Jiang Ji again:

"It's getting late, Mr. Jiang, why don't you come into the city with me? The banquet in the city has already been prepared."

Peng Qi's invitation this time was agreed by Jiang Ji.

But before entering the city, Jiang Ji handed the staff in his hand to the attendant beside him, then bowed to the kneeling Shanyue chieftains and said:
"My fellow officers, you should go into the city with Ji for a feast."

A colleague?

Colleagues!!
Jiang Ji's two words immediately made all the Shanyue commanders subconsciously raise their heads.

Today is the first time in decades that they have raised their heads so confidently in the world.

"Please, Mr. Jiang!"

The next moment, all the Shanyue chieftains issued an invitation in unison.

Ding Feng, who was following behind Jiang Ji, looked at Jiang Ji who had already become friends with a group of Shanyue commanders. At this moment, all he could feel was admiration.

Jiang Ji's method!
If he were the commander of Shanyue, he would also have to admit defeat.

On the morning of the second day after the banquet, at the suggestion of Jiang Ji, tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers joined forces with thousands of Han troops.

After joining forces, the total strength of both sides was about 50,000.

However, Jiang Ji announced to the outside world that he had an army of 100,000 marching towards Chaisang.

When Quan Cong in Chaisang City learned the news, he summoned Zhu Ju immediately.

After Zhu Ju arrived, Quan Cong gave Sun Quan's reply to Zhu Ju for him to read.

What is rare is that Sun Quan’s reply did not contain much insulting content towards Quan Cong.

On the contrary, Sun Quan encouraged Quan Cong between the lines, agreed to Quan Cong's strategy of "abandoning the county and protecting the county", and asked him to defend Chaisang City, and three reinforcements would arrive soon.

After reading the contents of Sun Quan's reply, Zhu Ju let out a long sigh.

"Chaisang is extremely important. Now that Your Majesty can send three reinforcements, Chaisang will not have to worry."

This was Zhu Ju’s first thought after reading Sun Quan’s reply.

After hearing Zhu Ju's idea, Quan Cong nodded in agreement.

Quan Cong then informed Zhu Ju of the latest military intelligence he had received.

When Zhu Ju heard that the Han army attacking Chaisang had expanded to 100,000 people, he could not help but be shocked.

Although Zhu Ju knew that the military strength Jiang Ji claimed to the outside world would be exaggerated to a certain extent.

But no matter how weak his army was, Jiang Ji still had at least 50,000 troops at his disposal.

An army of 50,000 is already a force that can put Chaisang in mortal danger.

After seeing the shock on Zhu Ju's face, Quan Cong said to comfort him:
“Don’t worry too much.

According to Wei Wen's earliest intelligence, among the tens of thousands of bandits, the Han army only numbered about 10,000.

Most of the remaining tens of thousands of bandits were Shanyue.

The combat effectiveness between the two cannot be compared.

At least in my opinion, it will be no problem for our army to hold Chaisang until the first reinforcements arrive.

You know, General Gong Miao has always been good at rapid marches and has a high prestige among the Shanyue bandits.

When General Gong Miao arrives with his army, how much will the Shanyue bandits, whose fighting power is not strong to begin with, still have the will to fight?"

Quan Cong's words were full of disdain for the Shanyue soldiers.

Quan Cong does have this confidence.

He was able to become the General of Zhenxi, and most of his military achievements were gained from defeating the many Shanyue soldiers.

Quan Cong's words helped Zhu Ju regain his composure.

Hope so.

After several days of marching, Jiang Ji led his troops to a dozen miles outside the city of Chaisang, and learned from the scouts that He Qi was leading his troops on the way.

Before coming to Yuzhang, Jiang Ji had already anticipated that Sun Quan would send multiple reinforcements to support Chaisang.

But what Jiang Ji didn't expect was that He Qi would come so soon.

Jiang Ji, who was in charge of Siwen Cao, had a good understanding of He Qi.

Looking at He Qi's life, he was almost a fire-fighting weapon in Sun Quan's hands.

Wherever there is unrest in Shanyue, there will be He Qi.

What’s important is that He Qi fought dozens of battles with Shanyue, big and small, in his life, and never lost a single one, winning all of them.

This made He Qi have a very high prestige in the hearts of the Shanyue people.

Ding Feng and Shamoke also received this information together with Jiang Ji.

With Jiang Ji's explanation, Ding Feng and Shamoke learned about He Qi's life.

After Shamoke knew about He Qi's life, he didn't care. He was a stubborn person and thought that no matter who Sun Quan sent, he would just kill him with an axe.

But Ding Feng was worried.

Ding Feng thought that if the tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers following them learned of this news, they would most likely become afraid of fighting.

Ding Feng suggested to Jiang Ji:

"We might as well cover up this news to avoid causing the Shanyue soldiers to turn against us.

Then we will send troops to watch over the various Shanyue leaders to prevent them from joining forces and causing chaos."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ji flatly refused Ding Feng's suggestion after hearing it.

"No!
Before I left Zhouling, the Grand Marshal repeatedly reminded me: Win people over with virtue.

Even without the instructions from the Grand Marshal, we can see from the two stories of Emperor Guangwu subduing the Red Eyebrow Army and the Prime Minister's several times of leniency towards Meng Huo that if we want to truly win the hearts of his soldiers, we must not have any sneaky intentions. "

Jiang Ji knew very well that the foreign races and bandits of the time were all afraid of the strong.

But in Shanyue's heart, He Qi is also a strong man.

At this time, we cannot use force to suppress the Shanyue soldiers, otherwise it may lead to a greater disaster.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Ji, who had made up his mind, sent someone to gather the Shanyue chiefs.

In order to demonstrate his own integrity, Jiang Ji placed the meeting place on a wide flat ground.

At Jiang Ji's call, all the Shanyue commanders quickly came to Jiang Ji.

Jiang Ji first asked the Shanyue chiefs to sit down, and then he said loudly:

“Ji just received news that the bandit general He Qi is leading his troops towards Chaisang.

Perhaps within a few days, He Qi's troops will arrive outside Chaisang City."

As soon as Jiang Ji finished speaking, the Shanyue chieftains were instantly in an uproar.

They had originally been wondering why Jiang Ji had suddenly called them together, but they didn't expect it was because of this incident.

As the Shanyue people were in an uproar, some of them showed fear on their faces.

He Qi's reputation among the Shanyue people is indeed incomparable to that of ordinary people.

After noticing that the Shanyue chiefs were becoming agitated, Jiang Ji stretched out his hand to calm them down.

In the past few days, Jiang Ji has gained initial prestige among the Shanyue people.

Although this prestige is not much, it makes the Shanyue commanders willing to calm down and listen to him.

After the room returned to silence, Jiang Ji continued to speak calmly:
“When I received the news, I had two choices.

One is to choose to suppress the news and deceive you, and the other is to choose to tell you actively.

To be honest, from the perspective of the Han army, the first option seems to be better."

Jiang Ji spoke slowly, and after hearing his words, the Shanyue commanders all showed expressions of approval on their faces.

Jiang Ji could indeed deceive them and make them continue to serve the Han army without knowing it.

Even if they learned the truth later, they might have already lost the best opportunity to retreat.

By then, no matter how unwilling they were, they had no choice but to follow the Han army all the way.

Just because Jiang Ji knew what he said was the truth, the Shanyue commanders suddenly realized something:
"Why doesn't Jiang Ji do this?"

Facing the doubtful gazes of the Shanyue commanders, Jiang Ji's face showed a solemn expression, and he said with emotion:
“But I can’t do that.

Because from the moment you and I met outside Haihun City, we were all part of the Han army!
In my eyes, everyone outside Chaisang City today is a comrade-in-arms with whom I can share life and death!
There is no reason in the world to deceive your comrades."

Jiang Ji spoke with great force.

When his words fell into the ears of the Shanyue commanders, they instantly caused an uproar in their hearts.

Why did many of the Shanyue commanders begin to waver in their resolve and even consider retreating after hearing that He Qi was about to arrive?
The fundamental reason is that many of them have not yet truly regarded themselves as part of the Han army.

It is true that the Shanyue are afraid of He Qi, but will the Han army be afraid?

Even though Jiang Ji had previously used rewards outside Haihun City to make the Shanyue chiefs begin to change their minds.

But in just a few days, such thoughts cannot become deeply rooted.

This is normal human emotion, but at this moment, after Jiang Ji's pointing it out, many Shanyue commanders were shocked and felt guilty.

Every word of Jiang Ji's speech reveals the words "sincerity and virtue".

The more Jiang Ji acted like this, the more touched many Shanyue leaders were.

At the end, Jiang Ji said this:

“I am not saying this to you today to pressure you with my sincerity.

I regard you as my comrades, and as comrades, I should respect your ideas.

If anyone wants to lead the army away today, I will not stop you. Instead, I will give you food and fodder to show my gratitude for your support.

Today I will give you the opportunity to choose.

If you do not choose to leave, I only hope that in the future our entire army can work together, without distractions, and conquer Jiangdong together!"

After Jiang Ji finished speaking, Ding Feng behind him opened his eyes wide in shock.

Jiang Ji, are you serious?

Jiang Ji didn't care about Ding Feng's shock. After he finished speaking, he ordered the surrounding Han troops to make way for a wide road.

The next moment, every Shanyue commander turned his gaze towards that avenue.

They would not think that Jiang Ji was testing them in a false way.

The poison of Luo River had not yet appeared in the world at that time. Jiang Ji was not only a famous scholar of the time, but also a messenger of Mi Yang. His words were trustworthy enough.

But precisely because of this, Jiang Ji's words were so lethal.

Jiang Ji's words killed the cowardice in the hearts of the Shanyue commanders.

And what about this destructive power, coupled with the generous rewards and promises Jiang Ji made to them a few days ago?
As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward.

Now it is time for all the Shanyue commanders to make choices for their future.

Whether you want to become Kunpeng in one leap or be a frog all your life, it is up to you to make the decision today!

Among the many Shanyue chiefs, there were some who left.

Several Shanyue commanders stood up and left with apologies under the gaze of everyone.

But those Shanyue commanders who left were of relatively weak strength, with only about a thousand men under their command.

As for the powerful Shanyue Commander, his eyes were becoming more and more determined.

After no one left, a Shanyue commander named Fei Yi stood up, bowed to Jiang Ji and asked:

"If I can capture and kill He Qi, can I be made a marquis?"

Among the many Shanyue commanders, Fei Yi was the only one whose strength was second only to Peng Qi.

His words surprised Jiang Ji and also angered the other Shanyue commanders.

This guy usually looks quite honest, why did he suddenly become cunning?
In addition to being angry, the other Shanyue commanders were also quick to act.

They all stood up and came to Jiang Ji, asking for his orders:
"Since the thief has come from afar, no matter who he is, he should be killed!"

Once upon a time, they were all called thieves by the world.

But now they are Han troops.

In the eyes of the Han army, those who are their enemies are indisputable thieves!
Jiang Ji looked at the many Shanyue commanders who were blocking his way, completely clogged the passage he had opened.

They no longer need that escape route.

The next moment, Jiang Ji couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter:

"If you need to behead someone, then behead him!"

(End of this chapter)