The most arrogant in history

Chapter 287 Heaven is ruthless.

Ye Kun shuddered suddenly and looked at Qin Erwu in astonishment.

After a while, Ye Kun slowly stood up and said, "Prepare food and grass overnight, and send out troops tomorrow afternoon. I will go by water, and you go by land, to rescue Jingzhou!"

Qin Erwu’s words deeply touched Ye Kun.

If he were trapped, given Shangguan Jifu's character, he would definitely risk his life to rescue him.

It is rare to have a loyal friend in one's life. How can you be a real man if you don't help someone in need?

Qin Erwu held Ye Kun's shoulder and said, "Brother, don't be impulsive. We need at least two days to prepare."

"Okay, you and I will make the arrangements separately. The sooner the better!"

Ye Kun nodded and immediately sent pigeons to Tianmen County, Xiping Mountain, Pingye County, Shuangya Mountain and Changsha City to arrange the battle deployment.

But there were no pigeons in Jingzhou City, so Ye Kun could not reply to Shangguan Jifu.

In Changsha City, Ye Kun wrote another letter to Wei Caiqin, asking her to evacuate immediately from Shuangya Mountain to Xiping Mountain, and then retreat to Dongba County, or simply retreat to Chongqing.

Judging from the current situation, Changsha is difficult to defend.

Ye Kun didn't sleep the whole night.

The next morning, Sang Buyi, Zhuge Feng and others asked to see him.

Han Chun said: "Lord Ye, do you really want to go and save Jingzhou yourself? Hanzhong is not settled yet, you must not act rashly!"

Zhuge Feng also said: "Lord Ye has just started his business in Yizhou and is just starting to make progress. We must not act rashly. Moreover, if we go to Jingzhou, we will definitely fail. Why bother..."

"No need to say more!" Ye Kun waved his hand and said:

"Zhang Mi in Hanzhong is already trapped in a jar. We just need to leave 20,000 soldiers and horses to besiege him. Yizhou has Ma Zhao, Xie Tong and others in charge. With soldiers and generals, it is as stable as Mount Tai. If I can repel Xiahou Chang and stabilize the Jingxiang area when I go to Jingzhou, I will have a tiger-like eye on the Central Plains and rush to Jiangdong, which will be a great cause for eternity!"

Zhuge Feng pleaded: "Lord Ye, even if we want to save Shangguan Jifu, we have to prepare food and grass. Don't worry, it won't be too late to send troops after we are ready."

Sang Buyi and others held the same opinion.

While they were discussing, the Nanzheng garrison sent an urgent letter: "Lord Ye, Zhang Mi is willing to talk to you in person and seems to be willing to surrender!"

Zhuge Feng said, "That's great, Lord Ye. Let's first subdue Zhang Mi, and then lead the Hanzhong troops to support Jingzhou. We can kill two birds with one stone!"

Hanzhong has a population of 180,000, including about 15,000 soldiers and horses.

If the troops of Hanzhong were taken to the war, it would not only strengthen the military strength, but also cut off the source of the trouble, making Hanzhong unable to fight back.

It really kills two birds with one stone.

Ye Kun thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Set off immediately to Nanzheng to accept the surrender! Qin Erwu will stay in Xunyang to organize the food and troops."

Zhuge Feng sighed and arranged for everyone to return to Nanzheng to negotiate with Zhang Mi.

Under the city of Nanzheng, Chu Xiu negotiated with Ye Kun on behalf of Zhang Bi.

Ye Kun suppressed his thoughts, maintained his composure, and said with a smile: "Master Chu, you have worked hard. I wonder if Master Zhang Mi has any requests?"

Chu Xiu clasped his fists and said, "Lord Zhang is willing to surrender and pay tribute from now on, but he requires to guard Hanzhong."

"No, no, no, Master Zhang is my teacher. I dare not ask him to pay tribute." Ye Kun shook his head and smiled.

"I still say the same thing. I respect Master Zhang as the Heavenly Master and Great Immortal. He will always rule the world's Taoism and be the number one in Taoism. But Hanzhong is not suitable for Master Zhang. Apart from Hanzhong, Master Zhang can choose any place he wants."

Chu Xiu thought for a moment and sighed, "Then how about giving all of Qingcheng Mountain to Lord Zhang?"

Qingcheng Mountain is located in the southwest of Dujiangyan and has beautiful scenery.

Zhang Mi's grandfather practiced Taoism in Qingcheng Mountain. It is said that he became an immortal and flew away when he was over a hundred years old.

Ye Kun nodded and said with a smile: "Then I will give the entire Qingcheng Mountain to Mr. Zhang. In addition, I will support gold, silver and building materials to help Mr. Zhang build the Tianshi Mansion."

Chu Xiu added: "Give us another seven days so that Master Zhang can move."

Ye Kun bargained: "Don't mention seven days, ten days is fine. But you have to hand over the city defense first and exchange it for my soldiers."

As long as we control the city defense and the military forces in Hanzhong, nothing else matters.

Chu Xiu groaned and said, "I don't dare to make the decision. I still need to discuss it with Master Zhang."

Ye Kun nodded and sent Sang Buyi to go with him to further persuade Zhang Mi.

The next morning, Nanzheng opened the city gates.

Zhang Mi surrendered the city defenses, but did not leave the city to surrender. Instead, he waited at home.

Ye Kun brought civil officials and military generals to visit in person.

When they met, Ye Kun took the initiative to greet and bowed deeply: "I am Ye Kun, a student who has long admired the name of Master Zhang. Today I come to pay my respects to you."

Zhang Mi snorted and said with a straight face: "Lord Ye has already obtained Yizhou and is eyeing Hanzhong. Is it the behavior of a benevolent man to raise an army to attack for no reason?"

Zhou Xuanwu was furious: "Zhang Mi, don't be shameless. My Lord Ye has been very kind to you. If it were someone else, he would kill your whole family, chop off your head, and rob your gold and silver. Would you dare to fart? If it weren't for Lord Ye's kindness, he would have killed everyone in Nanzheng City!"

Tan Bamao, Lu Kaijiang and others stared at Zhang Bi.

Zhang Bi shuddered with fear: "I just said it casually..."

"You must not be rude to Master Zhang."

Ye Kun waved his hand to stop Zhou Xuanwu, and said to Zhang Mi with a smile: "Don't worry, sir Zhang, when you become the Heavenly Master, I guarantee you will be more powerful than the governor of Hanzhong."

Zhang Bi was very depressed and sighed in silence.

Ye Kun took the Hanzhong seal and bowed to say goodbye.

Zhou Xuanwu stayed and shouted to Zhang Mi, "Hurry up and pack your things. I will send your whole family to Qingcheng Mountain tomorrow morning."

Zhang Bi was surprised: "Didn't you say give me seven days? I want to see Lord Ye!"

"I'm sorry, Lord Ye is very busy." Tan Bamao said with a fake smile: "Do you have a lot of things at home? It doesn't matter, I will send an army to help you move."

Zhang Mi looked at the ferocious Zhou Xuanwu and finally shut up and accepted his fate.

Hanzhong is known as the Little Paradise and is rich in resources.

The Hanzhong plain is also very suitable for farming and can feed hundreds of thousands of people.

Ye Kun checked the treasury and found a large amount of food and military equipment.

That afternoon, Ye Kun reorganized the Hanzhong troops.

All the navy was handed over to Jiang Laowu, and the elite cavalry and infantry were split into two parts, one led by himself and the other led by Qin Erwu.

Other veterans were responsible for escorting food and fodder.

In this way, all the capable soldiers and generals in Hanzhong were transferred away, making it easier to control them.

On the afternoon of the second day after entering Nanzheng, Ye Kun was preparing his troops when Shangguan Jifu's urgent report arrived again.

Xiahou Chang continued to increase his troops and had mobilized an army of 100,000 to attack Jingzhou.

Shangguan Jifu had no food and could only slaughter horses to satisfy his hunger. He did not have enough bows and arrows and weapons, and his life was in imminent danger.

Therefore, Shangguan Jifu decided to divide his troops and break out, returning to Tianmen County and heading towards the three counties of Shangyong, hoping that Ye Kun would provide support.

Ye Kun read the urgent news and shouted, "Oh no!"

Since we have decided to break out, we shouldn't divide our forces.

The troops are already insufficient, and if we split them up to break out, wouldn't that be courting death?

Moreover, this urgent news was sent to Jiameng Pass by carrier pigeon. It had been three days since it was delivered to Ye Kun.

At this moment, it is hard to say whether Shangguan Jifu is still alive!

Just when Ye Kun was extremely anxious, urgent news came from Changsha again.

The Jiangdong army advanced by land and sea and has arrived at the city of Changsha.

Wei Ning did not dare to engage in battle, and evacuated with more than 10,000 remaining troops, retreating to Shuangya Mountain.

It is hard to believe that Shangguan Jifu and Wei Ning had completely collapsed and suffered a crushing defeat!

Ye Kun looked up to the sky and sighed: "Oh, great heaven, how can you be so unkind to me!"