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Chapter 1653 Persuading Zhang Lun to Surrender

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    Not long after Li Qingyang took the risk to raid Zhang Lun, Jiang He, who had been in Hengcheng before, also defeated Wu Tong and returned to Xichuan.

    Wu Tong is a wealthy man who just wants to take advantage of the chaos.  There are more than 3,000 people in his unit, all of whom are temporarily recruited farmers and bandits.  Facing the regular army, these bandits were not enough. With one blow from Jiang He, his army collapsed, and Wu Tong also died among the rebels.

    Jiang He brought back more than 2,000 Longquan veterans, and Xichuan County immediately became stable.

    Just when Jiang He returned to aid Xichuan, Zhao Tong, who had been defending Jihu at Yonghe Pass, also led his troops to return to aid.  Adding up the three troops, his army numbered six or seven thousand, so Li Qingyang simply attacked directly and confronted Zhang Lun at Puchuan River.

    Zhang Lun suffered a defeat and suffered heavy losses, and he did not dare to take it lightly anymore.  The two sides were in a stalemate, but there was no large-scale fierce fighting.

    At this time, Zhang Lun still didn¡¯t know that the crisis was approaching him.

    When Zhang Lun received the news of the fall of Shizhou, Liu Yunfang had already led the main force to press up from behind Zhang Lun.  At this time, Zhang Lun immediately fell into a desperate situation. With Longquan's army in front and Liu Yunfang's main force behind him, he could not advance or retreat.

    Liu Yunfang did not attack Zhang Lun directly. Instead, he ordered Zhang Lun's nephew Zhang Da to persuade him to surrender and personally wrote a letter to Zhang Da.

    Zhang Da is also very enthusiastic about this.  He usually relied on this uncle in the army. Of course he hoped that his uncle would also join the Sui army and continue to protect him.

    When Zhang Da arrived at the Tang Army's barracks, Zhang Lun was surprised.

    "Erlang is not in Jinyang, why is he here?"

    Zhang Lun was even more surprised when he saw the armor on Zhang Da's body, because he was very familiar with it. It was the armor of the Sui army.

    "Erlang surrendered the Sui army?"

    When Zhang Da saw this uncle, he was also very sad.  Upon hearing his uncle's inquiry, Zhang Da told his uncle that Li Yuanji had robbed his wife and deliberately tricked him into death. Therefore, Zhang Da was angry and surrendered to the Sui army.

    And it also brought news of the fall of Jinyang.

    Zhang Lun was shocked and angry after hearing this.  The Zhang family belongs to a large family in Hedong, and he himself is considered a figure in Li Tang's army anyway, otherwise he would not be able to lead the army alone.  Li Yuanji's move was really too deceiving.

    "As long as you do it cleverly, I can still understand it.  But if you knock on the door and rob them openly, you are slapping the Zhang family in the face.

    Zhang Da said to Zhang Lun: "Uncle, why don't you surrender? I think the Li family's efforts to rebel are in vain. These Liu Yunfang and Zhang Wenyuan are not famous generals in the country, and the Li family cannot compare with them. What's more, Liu Yunfang and Zhang Wenyuan are famous generals in the country.  Besides, there is Duke Wei behind them. Do you think they can defeat Duke Wei?

    Now that Jinyang has been lost, the Li family has lost its old nest and is no different from a lost dog.  If my uncle remains loyal to the Li family, he will be buried in the Li family's grave.  If the Li family really regards us as their confidants, it would be worthy of being buried in the grave. But does Li Yuanji think it is worth it to my uncle to treat our family like this?  "

    Zhang Lun's face flickered, and he said softly: "This is just the behavior of Li Yuanji alone. Mr. Tang will never treat me like this."

    Zhang Da said: "My uncle, it doesn't matter if it's Li Yuanji alone. Is Li Yuan kissing his son or you? If we are in front of Li Yuan now, will Li Yuan give our family justice?"

    Zhang Lun was a little silent after hearing this.  He had to admit that his nephew was indeed right.  Li Yuan could at most reprimand Li Yuanji openly and calmly, but then Zhang would end up marrying Li Yuanji.

    "Does the fall of Jinyang City have anything to do with you?"

    "I took them with me."

    Zhang Da persuaded him to surrender to Yuci, and then told Zhang Lun about Li Yuanji's frenzy and escape from the battle.

    Zhang Lun was even more shocked and shaken in his heart.

    Zhang Lun knew very well that although Li Yuanji was responsible for the fall of Jinyang City, his nephew also served as the vanguard of the Sui army.  Li Yuan won't blame his own son, but he may not blame him.

    The situation is irreversible.

    Zhang Lun sighed helplessly: "That's all. Since the Li family is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust." So Zhang Lun prepared to surrender to the Sui army and ordered his nephew Zhang Da to return and ask the Sui army to respond.

    Zhang Lun¡¯s deputy general was Li Yuan¡¯s nephew Li Chen.

    Li Chen was a dull man and a young man. His father was Li An, the famous general of the Sui Dynasty who led the army from the right.  Li An was Yang Jian's confidant, and his son was the famous Li Xiaogong.

    If Li Chen hadn't been young and most of the troops were brought by Zhang Lun, this partial army would have been Li Chen.

    However, Li Yuan still trusted Zhang Lun very much. The two had been friends since they were young, otherwise Zhang Lun would not have been able to lead a division by himself.  At this time, Zhang Lun still remembered the old incident of urging Li Yuan to rebel.

    When Li Yuan was in Hedong, he once asked Zhang Lun: "?The Sui family lost control, and the world was boiling.  I feel sorry for my foreign relatives, so I should send them to you again. Don't sit back and watch the changes.  Jinyang is a place where military force is used. The soldiers and horses are strong. Now they are leading the heroes to alleviate the national calamity.  Your general's family is very resourceful. Will my move help you?  "

    It can be said that Zhang Lun was the first person Li Yuan revealed to have the intention to rebel.

    Zhang Lun also advised Li Yuan: "Your Majesty is cruel and ruthless, and his conquests are endless. The world is in turmoil, and Siwen will lead to chaos. Gongtian uses the gods and warriors to raise righteous troops himself. In the cities he conquers, no one commits any crime in the autumn. The military orders are strict and the soldiers obey their orders."  . There are swarms of people in Guanzhong, only waiting for righteous soldiers. Fight with great obedience and follow the desires of the masses. Why worry about failure?"

    So after that, Li Yuan secretly accumulated strength and prepared to rebel.

    Li Yuan asked Li Chen to follow Zhang Lun, also with the intention of cultivating his nephew.

    It can be said that Zhang Lun was one of Li Yuan's original rebel partners, but today, the situation has changed drastically, and he had no choice but to surrender to the Sui Dynasty to save his life, and the surrender certificate was Li Chen's head.

    Zhang Lun then summoned Li Chen and other generals loyal to Li Tang to come to the Chinese army to discuss matters, and then arranged an ambush to capture them all.  Li Chen was shocked and yelled at Zhang Lun, but Zhang Lun had long been hard-hearted and would not care about other people's abuse.

    Zhang Lun personally beheaded Li Chen and then chopped off his head.  As for the other generals loyal to Li Tang, they were all executed.

    So Zhang Lun ordered his people to change their tactics and surrender to the Sui army.  With Zhang Lun's change of flag, Li Tang's partial division was completely destroyed.

    Zhang Lun led his people to the Sui army's camp to accept the surrender. Liu Yunfang had heard of Zhang Lun's name. Seeing him sweeping Lishi all the way, he knew that this man had some ability. If it weren't for bad luck, he could really conquer several counties, so he attacked  The courtesy is extravagant.

    Liu Yunfang selected Zhang Lun's 2,000 elite combatants, who were commanded by Zhang Lun and incorporated into the Sui army.

    With the victory of the Sui army, Longquan County was officially included under the rule of the Sui army.

    Sima Yun, the former county magistrate, would not let him stay in his post. Longquan County would also be the front line of the war with Li Tang in the future, so he could not trust Sima Yun.  Sima Yun was transferred back to Xindu to serve.

    Sima Yun also knew his identity. He was already over 60 years old, so he didn't want to stay in Longquan County and worry about it anymore, so he happily went to Xindu.

    ??The new Longquan County Governor is the former Bohai County Prime Minister Wang Xiaoshi. He went around in the general shogunate and became the local Governor.

    Liu Yunfang also appointed Jiang He as the county captain to capture the thieves, while Li Qingyang led the main force of Longquan County to follow him and continue southward.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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