Chapter 347: Huang Zu's Anger In Jiangxia, inside Xiling City, it is said that Wen Pin was ordered by Liu Biao to come and resist Liu Bei. As soon as he entered the city, he took over the city defense and made Xiling impregnable. This person is not a simple person. He is originally from Wancheng and has been ordered to stay in Jingbei for many years. Before this, Zhang Xiu was just a barrier placed by Liu Biao in the north, and the real line of defense was in the hands of Wen Pin. Although he didn't make much progress on offense, he was a good defender. After entering the city, they resisted Liu Bei's attacks several times, but each time Liu Bei returned empty-handed. Upon seeing this, Huang She, the prefect of Jiangxia, was happy to delegate power and simply let Wen Pin lead his troops. However, this situation did not last long. With Pang Tong joining Liu Bei's army, Liu Bei changed his way of attack. Contrary to his previous strategy of concentrating his forces to attack Xiling, Liu Bei began to divide his forces.

The navy broke through to the west, and another troop of soldiers and horses marched quickly to the west. As soon as the news was passed back to the city, Wen Pin ordered Su Fei to go to Xiakou to defend against Gan Ning, and sent spies to investigate the whereabouts of Liu Bei's troops. After such investigation, they realized that Zhang Fei was heading towards Anlu County to their west. Since Huang Zu was replaced by Huang She, he retired and returned to his hometown, settling in Anlu County. When Huang She heard that Zhang Fei was going to attack Anlu, he was horrified and said to Wen Pin: "Right now my father and my family are all in Anlu City. If the enemy army is like this, they will definitely go after my father." "I hope the general will send troops to rescue him quickly and not put my father in such a dangerous situation!" Wen Pin was tall, strong, and serious-looking. Hearing what he heard, he said: "This must be a strategy of the enemy to lure them. Our army is small in number. If we rush forward rashly, we will surely be defeated." "Instead of sending troops to rescue him, you might as well send a fast horse to inform Mr. Huang to take his family and leave quickly." "Even if Anlu falls, our army is here, and the enemy won't dare to go deep into its rear!" He has always been very prudent in employing troops and rarely uses any strange strategies or tricks. In his opinion, the overall situation of Jingzhou should be given priority now, rather than focusing on one family. The Huang family is naturally a big family in Jingzhou, but when foreign enemies invade, they should contribute to Jingzhou. Now as long as he stays here, Liu Bei will have no chance of advancing into Jingzhou. In this case, your Huang family can move away for a while and then move back later. Anyway, your Huang family is large and powerful, so moving to another place would be a good opportunity for you to expand your family. However, he obviously overestimated Liu Biao's status in Huang She's heart. Compared with the Huang family, Liu Biao was nothing. Hearing Wen Pin's words, Huang She looked at him angrily and said: "The Huang family has been established in Anlu for a hundred years, and the graves of our ancestors are all here."

"Now Zhang Fei can arrive in Anlu today. How do you want me to move the Huang family?" "Even if my Huang family can move, won't Zhang Fei chase us when he sees us?" "If by then, there is no city to protect us, how can the Huang family resist?" "If the general is unwilling, please divide the troops with me, and I will go to rescue Anlu myself!" Wen Pin frowned when he heard this, and said nothing after a moment's silence: "Since the Lord wants to divide the troops, please allow me to write to the Lord for instructions. Once the Lord agrees, I will divide the troops." "If Liu Mu doesn't agree, even though I have the will, I don't have the ability to do so!" When Huang She saw him use Liu Biao to block the sword, he immediately became angry and laughed: "If Zhang Fei wants to go to Anlu, it will take at most two days. He has already been there for half a day, and will arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest." "It would take at least ten days to send a message to Xiangyang. If you don't want to help, then don't help. Why are you playing tricks on me like this?" "Well, since the general won't split his forces, I will go to Anlu to rescue them!" After saying this, he walked out angrily and met a scholar on the way. When the scholar saw this, he hurriedly asked questions, but Huang She didn't even look at him and walked away angrily. When the scholar saw this, he knew something was wrong and hurried into the mansion to ask: "I just saw Mr. Huang leave in anger. I don't know why. Does the general know?" This scholar was named Yi Ji. He was originally a scholar from Yanzhou and joined Liu Biao's army when he was young. From then on, he became a county official under Liu Biao, and this time when Wen Pin went out to fight, he also followed the army. Seeing Yi Ji asking questions, Wen Pin also had an unchanging expression and said in a muffled voice: "It's because Liu Bei wants to take Anlu, Huang She is worried about Huang Zu's safety, so he asked me for troops to help." "I thought this must be Liu Bei's plan, so I didn't agree to it. Huang She was so angry." "If he wants to go, then let him go. I won't spare a single soldier from him!" It would have been better if Yi Ji hadn't listened. When he heard this, he was shocked and hurriedly said to Wen Pin: "General, you must know that the Huang family has lived in Jiangxia for more than ten years and has a very deep foundation." "Although I have given the general the military power, if I really want to take it back, it will only take a word." "If the general does not want to give up the military power, he should be restrained. If you let him go now, you will suffer a great disaster!" Wen Pin thought he was cruel enough for not dividing his troops, but he didn't expect Yi Ji to be even more cruel. "Huang She is the governor of Jiangxia. How dare I detain him without reason? What kind of etiquette is this?" When Yi Ji saw this, he remained calm and said calmly: "This is a dispute between two armies, we cannot be bound by conventional etiquette. The general knew it was a plot, and he told us the truth. Huang She did not obey military orders, so he should be punished!" "If not, and Huang She leads the troops and defeats Liu Bei again, wouldn't that also weaken our army?" "But Huang She is here to save his father, so I shouldn't stop him!" When Wen Pin heard this, his brows furrowed for a moment, and he said with a hesitant look: "If I stop Huang She from rescuing his father now, and Huang Zu gets into trouble in the future, how can this man not blame me?"

"General, this is absurd. Liu Bei has always been a benevolent and righteous man. How could Huang Zu be in trouble?" Yi Ji shook his head, looked at the hesitant Wen Pin in front of him, and bowed: "So Liu Bei's action was not due to his father, but to Huang She. If Huang She had not come out, the enemy would have been helpless!" After hearing this, Wen Pin began to think about the pros and cons of confining Huang She. As Yi Ji said, it was obvious that Liu Bei was planning to attack Huang She this time! If they really let Huang She go, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties and gain no benefit at all. On the contrary, if Huang She could be kept, what could Liu Bei do even if he really captured Huang Zu? Could Liu Bei do such an unjust thing as holding his father hostage to force his son to surrender? With this in mind, he made a decision and immediately stepped out: "Come here, Huang She disobeyed military orders. Arrest him to me and don't let him leave the city!" As soon as the order was given, the warriors under his command immediately went out of the mansion and followed Huang She's footsteps. On the other side, after Huang She had a tantrum with Wen Pin in the mansion, he was about to go to the military camp to mobilize troops. Unexpectedly, just a few steps out of the mansion, a group of warriors came out from the mansion to capture him. Huang She was shocked when he saw this, and immediately shouted at everyone angrily. Everyone was afraid and did not dare to step forward. Unexpectedly, Wen Pin and Yi Ji came out of the house at this time, shouting: "I am the only one in charge of the city right now. Huang She disobeyed military orders. Let's capture him. No mistakes!" Upon hearing this, the warriors dared not disobey orders and rushed forward to capture Huang She. Huang She saw that he dared to lead his troops to capture him, so he glared at Wen Pin and shouted: "My father is in danger, how dare you stop me from saving him?" He was a second-generation rich man and had never thought that he would be treated like this in Jiangxia. He was furious and started cursing. But Wen Pin was a general, and since he had made his decision, he would not change it. No matter how Huang She cursed, he just ordered his soldiers to drive him into the mansion. Upon hearing the news, Huang Zu's former subordinates in the city, such as Lu Jie and Deng Long, came to question him. Seeing everyone like this, Wen Pin was naturally surprised at the Huang family's influence in Jiangxia, and said in a deep voice: "The enemy's attack on Anlu was a strategy to lure our army out, but Huang She didn't listen, so he is guilty!" "If they talk about this again, they will be guilty of the same crime as She, and I will not forgive them!" Faced with Wen Pin's strong pressure, the generals were indignant for a while, but they did not dare to disobey and had to obey the order. It didn't take long for what happened in the city to be reported by Liu Bei's spies. When Liu Bei heard that Wen Pin had captured Huang She, he was shocked: "How could Wen Zhongye be so decisive as to try to capture Huang She?" Having said this, he looked at Pang Tong, Liu Ye and others and frowned:

"I didn't expect that Wen Zhongye is also a good general. If our army fails in its plan, what should we do?" At present, Pang's strategy is to plan for Huangshe to send troops and divide them up. But as Wen Pin puts Huang She under house arrest, the 40,000 troops in the city will become united and difficult to separate. This was obviously beyond his expectations, and he treated Wen Pin even differently. However, when Pang Tong heard this, he smiled slightly and bowed his hands directly and said: "Don't worry, my lord. Wen Pin's move is not a good one. It is really a very bad plan!" "Although Huang She had no talent, his father Huang Zu managed Jiangxia for more than ten years." "Huang Zu is deeply rooted here, and he has countless trusted and old generals under his command!" "Wen Pin's actions may seem like he has avoided our army's plan, but in fact he has ruined Jingzhou's situation." "Huang Zu was already unhappy when he resigned from office. Now that he heard that his son was imprisoned by Wen Pin, how could he not be angry?" "We only need to send a man who is good at speaking to persuade Huang Zu to surrender." "As long as Huang Zu is willing to help our army, we can work together inside and outside to defeat Wen Pin!" After listening to his analysis, Liu Bei was naturally surprised and delighted, and said happily: "Then according to Shi Yuan, who should we send as an envoy to persuade Huang Zu?" After hearing this, Pang Tong naturally did not want to miss this opportunity and directly stated: "I am a humble person, but I am willing to go to Anlu and persuade Huang Zu to surrender!" When Liu Bei saw that he asked for the order, he readily agreed and immediately gave him a fast horse and asked him to go to Anlu to persuade Huang Zu. After receiving the order, Pang Tong rode a fast horse to Zhang Fei's army. He told Zhang Fei everything and followed Zhang Fei all the way to the outside of Anlu City. After arriving here, Zhang Fei wanted to attack the city, but Pang Tong heard it and said: "Anlu is the Huang family's old nest. We just need to convince Huang Zu and the city will fall!" "General, please wait outside the city. I will go and persuade Huang Zu to open the gates and surrender!" Zhang Fei saw that although he was young, he had an indescribable spirit and was quite fond of him, so he simply let him go. After receiving the order, Pang Tong came to the city of Anlu alone and asked to enter the city to meet Huang Zu. Although the magistrate of Anlu County was not a member of Huang Zu's clan, the county lieutenant was a descendant of Huang Zu. Pang Tong was also a famous person in Jingzhou. When the county lieutenant saw him, he invited him into the city in a hanging basket. After arriving in the city, he led Pang Tong to Huang Zu's residence. When Huang Zu saw Pang Tong, he showed no sign of shyness and said, showing off his big belly: "Shi Yuan is also a talented person in Jingzhou. Now he is not serving Liu Biao but Liu Bei. Aren't you afraid that Liu Biao will be angry with Duke De?" It is also because of the relationship with Huang Chengyan that the Pang family and the Huang family have a good relationship. Logically speaking, Pang Tong and Huang She are of the same generation and should call himself a junior in front of Huang Zu. The reason why he dared to surrender to Liu Bei was naturally that he was not afraid of Liu Biao's anger at Pang Shi.

After all, the Pang family was a prominent family in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao did not dare to touch them. In other words, if Liu Biao had touched Pang Degong, he would have died even faster than he is now. Pang Tong and Huang Zu both knew these principles, but that did not stop Huang Zu from using them to tease Pang Tong. When Pang Tong saw this, he bowed respectfully and then said with a smile: "The reason why I serve Liu Zhengdong is because Liu Zhengdong knows how to appoint people and has a clear vision of things!" "Compared with Liu Zhengdong, Liu Biao is old and confused, and has a poor eye for people. How can we join him?" "What do you think Shi Yuan said? I don't think Liu Bei has this ability!" Huang Zu was obviously in good spirits and was waiting with great interest for Pang Tong to brag about Liu Bei. However, Pang Tong did not boast at all, but just smiled and said to him: "I don't want to elaborate on Liu Zhengdong's ability, but Liu Biao is incapable of appointing people to positions!" "Mr. Huang probably doesn't know yet. Brother Gongli knew that Anlu was attacked, so he wanted to bring troops to help." "But Wen Pin had him arrested and imprisoned in Xiling on the grounds that he did not respect the art of war!" "I think Huang has been guarding the border for many years, but he is treated like this. It really shouldn't be!" As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zu's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "What did you just say? What crime did my son commit in saving his father? How dare a man like Wenpin do such a thing?" Having said this, he slammed the table in his face, his face full of anger. (End of this chapter)