Chapter 511 505. Betrayal?

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! A few days ago, General Jiang said that he would garrison Shanggui and take the opportunity to harass the Han army's flank. How could he collude with the Han army and persuade the city to surrender!"

When Ma Zun heard the news, he was so angry that he turned into a desk cleaning master and swept all the pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the table to the ground.

The officials of Liangzhou looked at each other, and finally the chief of Liangzhou stepped out and said in a low voice:

"Sir, you can't judge a person by his appearance. Maybe Jiang Wei was besieged for a few days and surrendered to the Han army when he saw that the Han army had more soldiers. Then he used his reputation to persuade the states and counties to surrender."

There was some truth in the Chief Secretary's words, but no one was sure. After all, they were colleagues. Everyone knew that although Jiang Wei was usually arrogant, he was a very good person and was not so afraid of death.

"Sir, isn't there an official from Xianqin County who escaped back? Just call him and ask him and we'll know."

Gongcao Liang Xu stepped forward to give advice. Although many prefectures and counties in Liangzhou opened their cities to surrender, there were still many officials who were loyal to Wei and unwilling to surrender to the Han army. Some of them took the opportunity to hide and sneaked back to Pingxiang when the Han army was not paying attention.

"Greetings, Lord Prefect. I am a military officer in Xianqin County. When Jiang Wei led his troops here a few days ago, I saw Jiang Wei on the city wall with Lord Prefect."

When the visitor saw Ma Zun, he bowed his head and told him what he had seen and heard that day.

"That man was riding a white horse, wearing armor, holding a silver spear dipped in gold, and looked very majestic, exactly like Jiang Wei. Who else could he be but Jiang Wei?"

When the clerk mentioned the man's clothes, Ma Zun fell silent. This was almost exactly Jiang Wei's equipment, intact as it was.

"Can you see what this person looks like?"

"It was a dark night with strong winds, so it was hard to see clearly. He was wearing a helmet, which covered some of his features, but he had a handsome face and a fair complexion without a beard. And, sir, my county lieutenant once fought with Jiang Wei, and he was shot down by him with a spear as soon as they met. Who else but Jiang Wei could have such martial arts skills?"

Originally Ma Zun and the others were a little skeptical, but now after hearing what they heard, who else could it be but Jiang Wei?

"I'm so angry! Send someone to call the messenger to come and confront him! And where are Jiang Wei's family?"

Ma Zun was extremely angry after hearing this, and he simply sent people to take Jiang Wei's family, preparing to use the opportunity to kill the rat before it is too late. As a result, misfortunes never come singly, and after a while, both groups returned in disgrace.

"Sir Governor, the person...the person is missing."

"What's missing? Who's missing?"

"They're all... gone..."

The soldiers who went to arrest him had sad faces. When they arrived at the inn, they found out that the messenger had gone out to have a drink that day and then disappeared. And Jiang Wei's only family member, his mother, also disappeared at some point.

These two people disappeared a few days ago. Trying to verify their whereabouts now is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"I understand, sir. We have fallen into the trap set by the traitor Jiang Wei!"

Liang Qian, who was frowning and thinking, suddenly slapped his thigh, as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Mr. Liang, please tell me quickly."

Seeing that the other party knew it, Ma Zun hurriedly urged.

"My lord, the messenger must be Jiang Wei's confidant, and most of what Jiang Wei said is true, except for one thing, that is, Jiang Wei claimed that he would defend Shanggui to the death and wait for an opportunity to harass, which is false. My lord, the traitor Jiang Wei is very cunning, he told everything that has happened, but he lied about what has not happened yet, that is, what he wants to do. With nine truths and one lie, there is no way to verify it.

After being deceived, the adults will focus their main energy on the Han army and will not pay too much attention to Jiang Wei. At this time, the messenger found an excuse to secretly take Jiang Wei's mother away. When we repent like now, it is too late. "

I have to say that Liang Qian is quite smart, and he has come up with a closed-loop logic chain in his mind. However, at present, this statement is still very credible, and it connects all the things together.

"Damn it! It seems that Jiang Wei is really cunning and has been planning this for a few days. Immediately inform all counties and offer a reward for Jiang Wei's head. Anyone who can provide clues about Jiang Wei's family will be rewarded handsomely!"

Now Ma Zun was forced to stay in Pingxiang and unable to move, and the reward was purely for venting his anger. However, there was some reason to issue a wanted notice for Jiang Wei's mother. A lady in her forties or fifties probably couldn't walk fast, and if she was lucky, she might get something.

However, the advance of the Han army did not slow down because of Ma Zun's wishes. A few days later, all the prefectures and counties north and south of the Wei River surrendered and belonged to the Han Dynasty, leaving only the isolated city of Pingxiang.

The Han army divided into three groups and surrounded Pingxiang City. Ma Zun and other officials in the city were already very nervous. The Han army had at least tens of thousands of people, and unlike their own county soldiers who were just forced to get together, the other side was obviously elite.

Even if he persisted, it would be like an egg hitting a stone. But if Ma Zun surrendered directly, he would be unwilling to do so.

However, just when everyone in the city was having different thoughts, an uninvited guest arrived at the city of Pingxiang.

"Master Ma! Open the city gate! I am Jiang Wei, Jiang Boyao!"

Jiang Wei, riding on a "yellow horse" covered in dust and dirt, was anxiously shouting at the city wall, but there was no one else around except him.

The strange thing was that the Han troops around him were less than a mile away, but just now they let them pass obediently and did not make things difficult for Jiang Wei.

The soldiers guarding the city dared not open the door in such a situation that was obviously problematic, and could only report it to Ma Zun immediately.

"Jiang Wei! How dare you come back after all this!"

When Ma Zun saw that Jiang Wei was still putting on a show outside the city, anger began to boil in his heart.

"Master Ma, what do you mean? Wei doesn't understand."

Jiang Wei had already rushed back to Pingxiang overnight, and now he was turned away and scolded. How could he react?

"Okay, okay, you are still playing dumb now, right? Let me ask you, where are the 10,000 troops you led now?"

Ma Zun snorted coldly. Since Jiang Wei wanted to pretend, he would play along with him. It was a good opportunity to scold Jiang Wei and vent some of his anger.

"This... is my incompetence. Now the entire army of 10,000 has been annihilated, and most of them have been captured alive by the Han army."

When Ma Zun asked about the army, Jiang Wei could only lower his head in dejection. After all, he was no match for the Han army and it was true that he had lost all his troops. Although not all of them died in the battle, most of them were captured alive by the Han army. It was not an exaggeration to say that the whole army was annihilated.

"Oh, do you think I'm a fool? Your army of 10,000 was annihilated. How could the Han army be so kind as to leave you alone?! And just now you came straight to the city, and these Han soldiers did not stop you. How do you explain it?"

Ma Zun sneered and pointed at the Han army behind Jiang Wei and shouted harshly.

(End of this chapter)