Liu Pan and his generals hurriedly climbed the city wall. In this era, neither overlords nor famous generals have any interest in prisoners. Rather than releasing or reorganizing them, they prefer to kill the prisoners directly and build a Jingguan (in ancient times, to show off martial arts, gather enemy corpses, and seal the land) Takatsuka). As for the generals who were defeated and captured, if they were not persuaded to surrender, their heads would probably be seen outside the camp gate the next day, and there was absolutely no reason for them to be released.
"Did Wei Yan defect to Sun Ce and come back to gain my city gate?" Liu Pan shouted bitterly, "The archers obeyed the order. When Wei Yan approached the city, they gave me a burst of arrows and shot him at the city gate. "Under!" [bsp; "Young general, please don't be reckless, Wei Wenchang is not such a spineless person." Huang Zhong waved his hands anxiously and advised from the side.
"Han Sheng, you almost lost your life in Sun Ce's military camp to save this guy. At this moment, you still want to intercede for him?" Liu Pan said displeased.
Huang Zhong bowed and said: "Major General, it's one thing and another. It's true that Wei Yan disobeyed military orders, but if the Major General shoots him to death without explanation, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers guarding the city."
"This sentence makes sense." Liu Pan pondered for a while, and then gave the order again: "The archers obey the order. If Wei Yan says something to persuade him to surrender, he will be shot under the city gate! "
At the same time as Liu Pan gave the order, Wei Yan finally arrived in front of the city gate of Changsha. He reined in his uneasy horse and shouted: "Prefect Liu, open the city gate quickly, the last general Wei Yan is back!"
Huang Zhong approached Liu Pan and asked tentatively: "Young General, how many people should I take down to bring Wei Yan back?"
"We can't open the city gate!" A general said loudly, "Huang Zhong, can't you see? This is Sun Ce's trick! Once we open the city, Wei Yan will cut off the slings of the city gate and ambush Sun Cejun will take the opportunity to attack the city!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Huang Zhong was angry and funny, "Are you scared out of your wits by Sun Ce? Changsha's city gate is a gate type, where did the sling come from? Besides, what if Sun Ce attacked the city? , will you wait until today?"
"I also believe that Sun Ce is not someone who likes to play such tricks." Liu Pan nodded, "Han Sheng, take a few sergeants down and bring Wei Yan in as soon as the city gate opens. I have something to ask him. "
Above the central hall of the Changsha Prefecture.
Liu Pan finished reading the letters brought back by Wei Yan with a sullen face, clenched his fist and smashed several cases hard, and asked: "Wei Yan, do you know the crime?"
Wei Yan lowered his head and remained silent.
Liu Pan threw the letter in his hand on the ground: "Wei Wenchang, you dare to bring back Sun Ce's letter urging him to surrender. You are so brave!"
Seeing that Wei Yan still lowered his head and said nothing, Liu Pan became even more angry. He took out a scroll of bamboo slips from the pile of documents on the table and slapped it in front of Wei Yan: "Look at the trouble you have caused in these years of joining the army. Fighting, drinking and gambling, disobeying military orders and acting without authorization, in the final analysis it is still difficult to change the habits of gangsters!"
Wei Yan raised his head and looked at the angry Liu Pan, scratching his neck stubbornly: "Young General, do you want to remove me from the military?"
"You think you can escape unscathed by removing your military status? You are too naive." Liu Pan sneered and asked sternly: "Military judge, what is the crime for disobeying military orders without authorization?"
The military judge responded with a loud voice: "Wei Yan disobeyed military orders and left the city without authorization, thus damaging his troops and generals. His crime should be executed!"
Liu Pan nodded, grabbed a token from the table, threw it down, and shouted: "Left and right, pull Wei Yan down and behead him in public!"
"Young General, show mercy!" Huang Zhong was sweating on his forehead, unable to hide the anxious expression on his face, "Young General, although Wei Yan's crime is unforgivable, killing the general before the war starts will be detrimental to morale. Furthermore, Wei Yan also defeated the enemy. I did something stupid that offended General Huwei because of his eagerness. Please show mercy to the Major General, forgive Wei Yan's death penalty, and let him serve his crime well."
"Han Sheng!" Liu Pan couldn't bear it any longer, "Who is Wei Yan, worthy of your pleading for him over and over again?"
"I" Huang Zhong was at a loss for words for a moment. The reason why he defended Wei Yan at all times was because he had an indescribable reason: Huang Zhong's beloved son died young and he never had any children after that. When he saw Wei Yan for the first time on the streets of Changsha, he discovered that the eyes and the look on his face were almost exactly the same as those of his dead son. Huang Zhong's longing for his beloved son made Huang Zhong regard Wei Yan as his own. , in Huang Zhong's eyes, Wei Yan is his son.
Huang Zhong's heart skipped a beat, and he cupped his hands again and said: "Speaking of disobeying military orders, I also led troops out of the city without permission. If the young general must kill Wei Yan, please kill me as well."?Martial law! "
"Huang Zhong, you" Liu Pan pointed at Huang Zhong's nose and was speechless for a long time. At the end, Liu Pan let out a long sigh and said: "Left and right, pull Huang Zhong and Wei Yan out and beat them with fifty pills each. Huang Zhong was demoted to a partial general, and he was punished for his meritorious service. Wei Yan's military status will be removed and he will never be hired." "
After saying that, Liu Pan got up and turned back to the back hall, full of irritability.
Wei Yan was sitting in a deep alley holding his knees. The endless darkness seemed to be swallowing him up. A feeling of hopelessness suddenly came to his mind. Wei Yan knew that he was able to join the army only because of Huang Zhong's support. At this time, not only was he expelled from the army by Liu Pan, but Huang Zhong was also implicated and deposed. In this vast world, I am afraid there will never be another one. People will recommend him. At this time, he really had nothing.
This thought was like a heavy hammer, hitting Wei Yan's chest so hard that he could hardly breathe. Wei Changchang opened his mouth and breathed hard. Amidst his violent breathing, a figure came out of the darkness and stood beside him. Wei Yan raised his head, and in his blurred vision, he saw familiar figures and eyes one after another. The person walking at the front bent down and extended his hand to him in a friendly manner.
"Brother, you are back."
Ten miles outside Changsha City, there is Sun Ce's military camp and the Chinese army's tent.
"Is it credible?" Sun Ce was a little hesitant. Earlier, a typical straggler came to the camp to report that he had come to dedicate Changsha City to him on the orders of his elder brother Wei Yan. It was the first time in Sun Ce's life that he encountered such a surrender. There was no document or token, only a scoundrel and a word. It would be fine if it was normal, but this time it happened to be about the city of Changsha that I had longed for.
"Is it credible?" Sun Ce couldn't help asking again.
"From what I've seen, it's extremely believable." Jia Xu said calmly, "Liu Pan really lived up to my expectations and pushed Wei Yan to this point."
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"My lord, you should also know that in Jiangdong and Jingxiang, what is most important? Family background and title! Wei Yan was born as a street gangster and has nothing. Even if he is lucky enough to get into the military camp, he will only be a pawn for the rest of his life. If it weren't for Huang Zhong's relationship, he would never have had the opportunity to lead an army in his life." Jia Xu said slowly, "This failure made Wei Yan finally understand that no matter how hard he tried, he could not prove himself. His heart is big, but his destiny is I would not be surprised if such a person is poor and does anything he can do once he is driven to a dead end."
Sun Zhizhi nodded thoughtfully.
Jia Xu stood up and bowed to Sun Ce: "I would like to congratulate you in advance on your coming to Changsha!"