Chapter 350: Internal and external cooperation, Xiling City is broken Jiangxia, Xiling City. After Huang Zu was persuaded by Pang Tong, he sent a trusted aide to Xiling City. This confidant was named Huang Du, the nephew of Huang Zu and also the best among the young people in the Huang family. After listening to Huang Zu's explanation, Huang Du came to Xiling City and met Wen Pin directly. The purpose of his visit this time was to follow Pang Tong's plan and pretend to plead for Huang She, but in fact to contact Huang Zu's old subordinates. Wen Pin naturally didn't expect Huang Zu to get the news so quickly. After receiving the letter, he met with Huang Du: "Since Mr. Huang's visit two years ago, I have not asked about military affairs. How come Mr. Huang knows this letter when I am in charge of Huangshe?" He said this to test Huang Du's information channels. After all, his city gates were closed and it should be difficult for news to get out. But Huang Zuyuan in Anlu was able to get the news, which was obviously not normal. But Huang Du was prepared. When he saw him asking, he pretended to be sad, bowed and said: "We didn't know we were in the city. I came here because Mr. Huang has been feeling uneasy lately." "So I sent a humble servant to visit you, but before I even entered the city, I heard that you had been imprisoned."

"I think the father and son are of the same mind. Because my brother was captured, my uncle just felt something." "I was ordered to come and visit you, but it is difficult to repay you, so I came into the city to ask for mercy from the general." "Although I don't know what my brother has done wrong, please let him go first, and I will return to report!" Seeing that he was not specifically asking for mercy, but coming to visit, Wen Pin nodded and said: "So that's how it is. I was wondering where Mr. Huang got the news from, but it turned out to be a coincidence." "But it is difficult for me to carry out your request. It is not that I don't want to let him go, but that he is unwilling to obey your order!" "Even if I ordered him to let him go, Huang She would probably not be willing to let it go like this!" As he said this, he showed a helpless look on his face, as if he was very innocent. In fact, he had no ill feelings towards Huang She, and he had arrested Huang She before to prevent him from doing anything stupid. After hearing that Liu Bei's ambush had retreated, he ordered his men to release Huang She. But what he didn't expect was that after he told the truth, Huang She started to get angry. Even though he had stated what he meant, he had proved with facts that he was right. But Huang She refused to listen and insisted that Wen Pin apologize by carrying a thorn stick on his back before he would calm down. Huang She is used to being a second-generation rich man. He has always been the one who has the final say and cannot tolerate any grievance at all. However, although Wen Pin's background was not good, he would not spoil this second-generation rich kid. Seeing that he was unwilling to come out, he simply continued to confine him to the house and did not bother him at all. So now that he saw Huang Du begging for mercy, he said that it was not him who refused to let go, but your young master refused to come out! Huang Du and Huang She are cousins, so of course they know his cousin's temper. To put it nicely, Huang She is a man of integrity, but to put it bluntly, he is just being pretentious! Seeing Wen Pin's helpless look, he bowed and smiled:

"My brother has always been like this. I think the general made this mistake unintentionally!" "If the general trusts me, please allow me to go and persuade him." "This will ensure that my brother will no longer have any grudges against me. Come and apologize to the general!" Wen Pin obviously had no intention of arguing with Huang She, so he nodded in agreement and asked someone to take Huang Du to meet Huang She. Although Wen Pin was decisive when he captured Huang She before, Huang She had food and drink in the place where he was confined. There was only a team of soldiers guarding the gate, and the rest of the situation was no different from being at home. As soon as Huang Du entered the courtyard, he heard the sound of Huang She reading from a house in the distance. After entering the study, I saw Huang She holding a Huaishu and reading it. "Brother, you have such a refined taste. Even though you are confined to your house, you still have the heart to study the Book of Poetry!" When Huang She heard this voice, he paused while reading. He looked up and saw that it was Huang Du. He was overjoyed and said: "Where did Bo Yi (Huang Du's name) come from, and how did you come here to visit me?" As he said this, he put the book down, walked up to Huang Du and grabbed his hands affectionately. "I wonder how my father is doing now, and how are all the uncles and elders doing now?" "Of course I am safe and sound. My uncle was worried about my brother's safety, so he asked me to come and visit him!" Huang Du had not seen Huang She for a long time, and there was a hint of joy in his words. He then said: "I heard that the general has lifted the ban, but you are unwilling to accept it. I don't know why." He just said it casually, but Huang She's face darkened when he heard it. "Are you not here to lobby for Wen Pin? If so, just leave!" His voice suddenly rose eight octaves, as if he wanted the soldiers outside the courtyard to hear it clearly: "This thief Wen Pin is truly despicable. Now that you have captured me, just kill him!" "You captured me before, and now you want to let me go. You want me to calm down. This is absolutely not allowed!" Huang Du couldn't help but shake his head and smile at his childishness, and walked forward and said jokingly: "This place is far from the government office. I'm sure Wen Pin couldn't hear clearly what you said." "They keep drinking like this from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and they may not care!" Huang She was originally just throwing a tantrum, but when he saw him teasing him, he immediately said in dissatisfaction: "So what? If he doesn't care, can he lock me up for a year?" "After Liu Bei withdraws his troops, I will see how he will explain to Envoy Liu!" But as soon as he finished speaking, Huang Du shook his head again and deliberately lowered his voice: "I'm afraid Liu Bei won't be able to retreat even within a year, and Liu Jingsheng will have trouble keeping his position!" "Why do you say that, my dear brother? Why is it that if Liu Bei doesn't retreat, Liu Jingsheng will have trouble keeping his position?" Before Huang She could hear Huang Du's hidden words, Huang Du grinned and said: "Because Xiling City will change hands soon, I am here on the orders of Mr. Huang." "I have specially persuaded my brother to lead the people to join forces inside and outside to welcome Liu Zhengdong into the city!"

Although Huang She valued the safety of the Huang family, he had never thought of betraying Liu Biao. He was shocked and said: "What do you mean, my dear brother? Why would my father help Liu Bei enter Jiangxia?" Seeing that he still didn't understand, Huang Du told him in detail about Pang Tong's trip to Anlu. "If Liu Biao hadn't had the help of my Huang family, how could he have stayed in Jingzhou?" "Now Liu Biao has abandoned my Huang family after using them, and my brother wanted to borrow troops but was punished instead." "In this case, our Huang clan should seek a wise master. Liu Zhengdong happens to be here, so how can we not serve him?" "My uncle has asked me to bring a letter. I just need my brother to pass it on and it will be done!" As he spoke, he handed Huang She several handwritten letters from Huang Zu. Huang She saw that it was indeed Huang Zu's handwriting, and frowned for a moment and said: "But we are all in the city. If the truth is revealed, we will die without a burial place!" "Su Fei is leading the army outside now, and Lu Jie and Deng Long only have a few thousand soldiers and horses." "Wen Pin has over 30,000 soldiers guarding the gates. What should we do?" Originally, he handed over the military power to Wen Pin in order to better deal with Liu Bei's attack. He didn't expect that he would shoot himself in the foot. Without military power, it would be difficult for him to help Liu Bei. Huang Du was obviously smarter than Huang She. After thinking for a while, he suggested: "I have a plan that I can implement, but I feel guilty about not doing this to my brother." "We can take advantage of this. Brother, why don't you go to Wen Ping first and plead guilty, so as to gain your freedom." "I will leave the city and order the General Zhengdong to send troops to attack the east gate day and night." "Wen Pin must be exhausted after defending for so many days, so you can ask me to guard it yourself." "When my brother receives the order, he will raise the white flag as a signal. When Liu Zhengdong sees this, he will come at night." "At that time, you raised fire as a signal, brother, and opened the city gates. With the attack from both inside and outside, how could this city not fall?" Huang She was overjoyed when he heard this plan. He nodded and agreed, and followed Huang Du to confess the crime to Wen. Wen Pin originally wanted to ease the relationship between the two, so he accepted it directly. However, Huang She felt even more resentful when he saw his arrogant appearance, so he returned to his mansion that night and invited Lu Jie and Deng Long to a banquet. At the banquet, after three rounds of drinks, Huang She asked Huang Du to test the two men's intentions. Unexpectedly, Lu Jie and Deng Long also had complaints about Wen Pin, and their words were quite disrespectful. Seeing the expressions of the two men, Huang She no longer concealed his decision and told them that he was going to defect. The two were surprised at first, but after reading Huang Zu's letter, they agreed. The next day, Huang Du bid farewell to Huang She and pretended to return to Anlu, but turned to Liu Bei's camp halfway. When Liu Bei saw Huang Du coming to report the news, he was overjoyed and ordered Zhang Fei, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Gao Shun and others to take turns to attack Xiling.

This time, he followed Huang Du's words and attacked the east gate of Xiling City. Wen Pin had no idea why Liu Bei suddenly went crazy, and was shocked by the fierce attack, so he went up to the city to defend it himself. The two armies fought from day to night, and the battle was extremely brutal. By evening, Liu Bei should have led his troops to retreat as usual. But under Liu Ye's suggestion, Liu Bei fought at night and continued to attack fiercely. The battle lasted from day to midnight, and in the second half of the night Ren Jiu continued to launch feint attacks. After a whole day and night of fighting, Wen Pin was completely exhausted and collapsed at the east gate. Upon seeing this, Huang She took the opportunity to ask Wen Pin to let him help resist Liu Bei's army. Wen Pin initially disagreed, but Huang She saw his panda eyes and smiled: "Before, because of Liu Bei's army's plan, the general did not want to fall into the trap, so he captured me and confined me." "Now Liu Bei must know that the general is in charge of the city, and he wants to use this plan to wear down the general." "General, you are holding on like this. Although you can hold on for a while, it is not a long-term solution!" "I see that the enemy is mostly feinting their attacks at night. General, you can go and sleep. I will come to guard the east gate and make sure that the enemy will have no chance to break through." "If we wait till daytime, the general will come to take over the city. You and I will guard it day and night. Liu Bei will be helpless!" After hearing this, Wen Pin thought that Liu Bei's army's current offensive was indeed too fierce! He can still hold on now, but if it’s still like this in two days, what should he do? After thinking about the pros and cons for a while, he finally agreed to Huang She's suggestion. In this way, on the afternoon of the next day, Huang She took command of the troops at the East Gate. After gaining power, he ordered people to raise a white flag on the city wall to send messages outside the city. When Huang Du saw this, he went straight to Liu Bei's camp and said that the time to take the city had come. When Liu Bei heard this, he wanted to wait until night to fight again, but Pang Tong said: "If Huang She is in power, our army will not attack, otherwise Wen Pin will become suspicious!" "We should continue the fierce attack with our troops for half a day, and then we can seize the city at night." Liu Bei took his advice and ordered his men to attack fiercely for half a day. They almost climbed onto the city wall and almost forced Huang She to open the gate and rebel. But when he thought that Wen Pin was probably still awake, he didn't dare to act rashly. Just as Pang Tong had thought, Wen Pin did not rest after handing over power, but continued to patrol the city gate. After seeing Huang She repelled the attack of Liu Bei's army, Wen Pin finally felt relieved and returned to his mansion to rest. In this way, the time came to the second watch in the middle of the night, and Liu Bei led his troops to the city of Xiling. As a torch was raised, the east gate of Xiling City opened quietly. Liu Bei shouted loudly and led his troops into Xiling City. (End of this chapter)