LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 20
Wancheng?
Liu Bei's attention moved to the north of Jingzhou.
Jingzhou has seven counties, including Nanyang, Nanjun, Jiangxia, and Changsha and other four counties in the south of the Yangtze River.
Nanyang is located in the northernmost part of Jingzhou, and its administrative seat is Wancheng.
Originally, Nanyang County had a household registration of one million, and was the richest county in Jingzhou, with the size of a county equal to a state.
However, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Yuan Shu's troubles, the population of Nanyang County was greatly reduced, and it no longer regained its former glory.
Therefore, after Liu Biao became the shepherd of Jingzhou, he set up his administrative office in Xiangyang. Nanjun also replaced Nanyang and became the first county of Jingzhou.
Even so, Nanyang is connected to Heluo to the north and Han River to the south. It is the gateway barrier to defend Xiangyang, and its strategic position is still extremely important.
After Liu Biao secured his position as prefect, he originally wanted to send his troops northward and bring Nanyang County back under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou.
By coincidence, at this time, the Xiliang army entrenched in Guanzhong attacked Zhang Ji. Due to lack of food, they went south into Nanyang and occupied Wancheng.
One wanted to go south to plunder Jingzhou, and the other wanted to regain the gate of Jingbei. The two naturally started fighting.
So in a strict sense, although Nanyang belongs to Jingzhou, it is now under the actual rule of Zhang Ji
"Nanyang is occupied by Zhang Ji. If the lord takes it, it will not be considered as robbing Liu Biao of his inheritance."
"Moreover, after Dong Zhuo was executed, Zhang Jin was one of the four Xiliang generals who brought trouble to the Han court. When the emperor returned to the east, he openly sent troops to kidnap the imperial commander."
"As a descendant of the Han Dynasty, shouldn't my lord, who is a descendant of the Han Dynasty, attack these rebels in the country?"
Deng Mu gave Liu Bei an upright reason for starting the war.
Everyone around him agreed.
"Brother, what Master Ziyu said makes sense."
"Zhang Ji has caused great harm to the imperial court. If we beat him, we will avenge the emperor!"
Zhang Fei was the first to stand up again, raising his hands to praise Deng Mu.
Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and nodded slightly:
"Nanyang does not belong to Liu Biao, and Zhang Ji is a Han traitor. The elder brother's attack is justifiable, but the foolish younger brother thinks that he can fight."
Liu Bei stared at the map. The hesitation on his face gradually turned into determination. He weighed for a moment.
Liu Bei took a deep breath and slapped his hand on the map:
"Okay, let’s follow the military advisor’s plan. Let’s attack Zhang Ji and take Nanyang!"
Deng Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, although Old Liu had principles, he was not a pedantic person. He even hesitated to attack people like Zhang Ji.
So he decided to capture Wancheng and capture Nanyang.
"Ziyu Military Advisor, although Wancheng is desirable, Zhang Jin is a veteran general of Xiliang, and his soldiers are all elite soldiers of Xiliang."
"With our current strength, it may not be easy to capture Nanyang."
Mi Zhu reminded him from the side.
Liu Bei's brows furrowed slightly again.
The arrogant and fierce soldiers in Xiliang are the most elite soldiers in the world. This is the consensus of the world.
Zhang Ji actually doesn't have many soldiers and horses, and the main force is not There are thousands of Xiliang soldiers, and the rest of the soldiers are recruited locally.
But with such a small number of troops, they can fight against Liu Biao's soldiers of one state.
Liu Bei is still self-aware of his own caliber.
Just rely on one Wan Xinde's Yellow Turban surrendered pawns and wanted to defeat Zhang Ji. It was really too arrogant.
"Ziyu, Zizhong reminded that Zhang Ji is not easy to deal with."
Liu Bei looked at Deng Mu, asking for strategies to defeat the enemy.
A strange look flashed across Deng Mu's eyes, and he sneered:
"With the Lord's current strength, it is naturally quite difficult to defeat Zhang Ji and take Wancheng by force."
"But if we can't force it, we can outsmart it."
Outwit?
" Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly raised his hands:"Ziyu has a clever plan, I would like to hear the details.""
Deng Mu smiled slightly and said:
"Let’s not rush into the strategy now. What the Lord has to do now is to write two letters, one to Liu Biao and one to Zhang Ji."
Two letters?
Liu Bei's eyes flashed with curiosity.
…
Wancheng, county government
"Who is Liu Bei?"
"What kind of person are you, a mat weaver and shoe seller, to dare to help Liu Biao persuade him to make peace?"
"I bother!"
Zhang Ji, who looked pale, raised the letter in his hand and cursed loudly, with extremely contemptuous words.
The letter in his hand was the autographed letter from Liu Bei that had just been delivered.
To be precise, it was a letter of persuasion.
In the letter, Liu Bei expressed peace. As a minister, he persuaded Zhang Ji to shake hands with Liu Biao and make peace, and the two families stopped fighting.
Liu Bei also declared that if Zhang Ji did not listen, he would lead his army from Runan to Nanyang to help Liu Biao regain Wancheng.
Zhang Ji was What is his identity?
He is a hussar general personally appointed by the emperor, one of the four Xiliang generals who once controlled the court.
Even if he is now in decline, he is still a fallen phoenix.
It would be fine if Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and his likes persuaded him to make peace. After all, with that With their identities, the two of them are qualified to be peacemakers.
Who is Liu Bei?
A grassroots man who weaves mats and sells shoes!
The bad luck picked up a Xuzhou shepherd, and in the blink of an eye he was killed by Lu Bu and fled to Runan like a lost dog. You want to be the peacemaker between him and Liu Biao without overestimating your capabilities?
And you threaten him that if he doesn't make peace, you will help Liu Biao deal with him?
Is Liu Bei worthy of him?
Zhang Ji felt insulted, his blood surged for a moment, and his injuries were affected, and he couldn't help but Coughing loudly
"My uncle's injury has not healed yet. You must not get angry. Your health is the most important thing. Zhang
Xiu hurriedly stepped forward to support Zhang Ji and said comfortingly:
"It's really ridiculous that Liu Bei overestimates his own capabilities and tries to persuade us and Liu Biao to make peace."
"Uncle shouldn't take this kind of clown seriously, and it's not worth getting angry over."
"With the rabble under his command, even if he goes to Nanyang to help Liu Biao, what do we have to fear?"
This consolation made Zhang Ji's anger calm down a little.
After thinking for a while, he said sharply:
"Xiu'er, you must gather your troops immediately. Your uncle will personally lead the troops to recapture Rangcheng!"
Zhang Xiu's expression changed.
Rangcheng is the southern barrier of Wancheng.
In the battle of Rangcheng, Zhang Ji was hit by a stray arrow from the Jingzhou army and was seriously injured. He had to retreat to Wancheng in defeat.
Liu Biao then occupied Rangcheng. Now that the morale of the army has not recovered, Zhang Ji Ji's injuries are getting serious day by day, but he still wants to take back Rangcheng?
"uncle——"
Zhang Ji waved his hand to interrupt Zhang Xiu's persuasion, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"The more times this happens, the less we can show weakness to Liu"
"Being an uncle means taking the initiative to attack, so that Liu Biao will not dare to invade Wancheng easily, and Liu Bei will see that I regard him as a fool!"
Zhang Xiu suddenly realized this and couldn't help but secretly praise Zhang Ji for his skill in using troops.
This is a strategy to retreat in order to advance!
"My uncle is like a god in military warfare, but his nephew is beyond his reach."
"It's just that my uncle is too seriously injured now and is taking a good rest. How can he go to the battlefield in person again?"
"Furthermore, didn’t my uncle decide to forcefully marry the Zou family’s daughter and win over people’s hearts by marrying into a wealthy family in Wancheng?"
"My nephew thought that it would be better for my nephew to lead the troops to attack Rang County, while his uncle stayed to recuperate and get the wedding done as soon as possible."
Zhang Xiu advised and analyzed the pros and cons.
After Zhang Ji pondered for a moment, he sighed helplessly.
"Okay, let's follow your plan and lead the troops to attack Rang County."
"Uncle Wei will finalize the wedding date as soon as possible and marry Zou as your new aunt. You can rest assured."
Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately took the order and left.
Zhang Ji looked at the letter in his hand again, with a look of disdain on his lips.
"Liu Bei, if you really dare to help Liu Biao, I will kill you without a burial place!"
The letter was torn into pieces.
(The shortfall of a few hundred flowers is only two thousand. I beg you brothers to give me flowers. I will repay you by rolling my keyboard to death!)