Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 4

Zhang Xiu withdrew his troops and temporarily stationed on the border of Rangcheng. He ordered his general Hu Che'er to confiscate the villages and save food and grass.

Since Nanyang County felled Dong, after the war, the people outside the city were still overwhelmed and many fled.Many people fled to the south, to Xiangyang or Jiangling further south.

Although Jingzhou is considered a prosperous place, only the three counties in northern Jingzhou are recognized by people.The four counties in Jingnan are considered barbarian lands because many barbarians roam the mountains. People who have lived in the Central Plains for a long time are not willing to go south unless the three counties in Jingbei are no longer safe.

This also contributed to the prosperity of South County.Nanjun governs Jiangling, which is also Liu Biao's important wealth in Jingzhou.

Since being appointed by Dong Zhuo, Liu Biao came to Xiangyang with a single gun, and in just a few months, he was recognized by the gentry of Jingzhou. The gentry headed by the Kuai family, the Cai family, and the Huang family fully supported Liu Biao, and Liu Biao was able to confirm the status of Jingzhou shepherd. Location.

After Liu Biao secured his position as a herdsman in Jingzhou, he began to stop making progress and just wanted to stay in his own one-third of an acre of land.

If the Han was strong and prosperous, it would not be difficult for Liu Biao to become a famous official of a generation, but now that the Han society is about to fall, Liu Biao has become a dog guarding the household.

However, no one who can leave a name in the history is a wine bag and a rice bag. Liu Biao knows his own ability, so he only wants to protect his own territory and doesn't want to fight for anything.

So he used Cai Mao to guard Jiangling and Huang Zu to guard Jiangxia. Only Nanyang in the north had no one to help him guard.

Jiangling withstood a possible attack by Zhang Xian, who was at odds with Liu Biao, and Jiangxia fended off an attack by the Sun family in Jiangdong, and they are both safe and sound so far.

Nanyang County in the north was the site of the Fourth War, with the chaotic Luoyang to the north, the even more chaotic Guanzhong to the west, and Xuchang to the east where Cao Cao settled the Han Emperor, and was often attacked.

No, Zhang Ji is bringing people to attack now.Fortunately, good news came in just a few days. Zhang Ji was killed in battle and his subordinates were taken over by Zhang Xiu.

After Liu Biao received the military report, his thoughts began to come alive.He summoned his confidant Kuai Liang and asked: "Zirou (Kuai Liang's name), Zhang Ji died in battle, can I get any benefit from it?"

Kuai Liang came from a prominent family in Nanjun, and now he is the head of the Kuai family.It can be said that in the field of Nanjun, he is more effective than Liu Biao in speaking. Liu Biao's ability to sit firmly in Xiangyang is all due to him.

However, Kuai Liang was not pampered, but worked hard and made suggestions for Liu Biao without complaint.He cupped his hands and said: "Zhang Ji and his son (nephew) Zhang Xiu are both Xiliang generals. Now that Zhang Ji is dead and Zhang Xiu takes over, he may be able to use him for his own purposes."

Liu Biao's eyes lit up and he asked, "What can we do to make Zhang Xiu obedient?"

Kuai Liang had a great strategy. He said: "The land of Yongliang has been inhabited by the Qiang and Hu for a long time. They see many benefits and forget their righteousness. Although Zhang Ji was thoughtful, he was killed by a stray arrow, which is different from Sun Jian."

Zhang Ji was not the only famous general who died under the arrows of Jingzhou soldiers. There was also a very remarkable figure, that is Sun Jian.

Sun Jian was Yuan Shu's number one fighter. He was very good at fighting. When attacking Dong alone, he defeated Dong Zhuo's famous generals Hu Zhen, Lu Bu and others, and beheaded the general Hua Xiong.The reason why Dong Zhuo wanted to move the capital was mostly because of Sun Jian. Without Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo would never have given up on Luoyang, which has an eight-pass barrier.

Later, Sun Jian was ordered by Yuan Shu to attack Jingzhou. Huang Zu was ordered by Liu Biao to resist. After escaping, he met Sun Jian who was chasing him, and Sun Jian was shot to death.

Ever since the Sun family has always hated Liu Biao and Huang Zu, now that the Sun family has established a foothold in Jiangdong, they always want to attack Huang Zu. If the Jingzhou navy hadn't been powerful, they really wouldn't have been able to resist the attack of the little overlord!

It's okay not to mention this, but Liu Biao is really afraid that Zhang Xiu will be like Sun Ce, looking for him desperately. "How to ensure that Zhang Xiu will not be like Sun Ce?"

Kuai Liang said: "This is easy! I can let you temporarily lend Wancheng to Zhangxiu, and control Zhangxiu's grain and grass so that it cannot grow bigger and resist Cao Cao."

When Cao Cao was mentioned, Liu Biao was also annoyed for a while.He and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others knew each other from the beginning, and the relationship was not bad, and they also reached an alliance of interests to deal with Yuan Shu together.

But after Yuan Shu was driven away, it is true that Liu Biao took back Nanyang County, but the entire Yuzhou of Yuan Shu was taken into the hands of Cao Cao, so Liu Biao felt extremely unbalanced.He even sent troops to plunder Yuzhou, capture counties and counties, and plunder the population, thus causing a conflict with Cao Cao's men.

But his men were no match for Cao Cao's men. Cao Cao's arrogant and powerful generals were experienced in hundreds of battles. Liu Biao's men were either new soldiers or senior soldiers. He couldn't even defeat Yuan Shu, so how could he defeat Cao Cao?
Because of the conflict with Cao Cao, Liu Biao was always on guard against Cao Cao.He didn't just target Cao Cao, he targeted all the princes around him, and he also guarded against Liu Zhang in the west. In recent years, Yizhou soldiers have frequently attacked Jingzhou.

Therefore, when Liu Biao heard Kuai Liang's words, he immediately thought deeply, "How sure are you of this matter?"

Kuai Liang smiled gently: "If you hire someone who can speak eloquently, this will definitely happen!"

Liu Biao nodded, and after thinking about it, there was really no one to send out, so he said, "Let's call for a meeting!"

"promise!"

The hall meeting was held. Liu Biao looked at the talented people below and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. After he arrived in Jingzhou, Corporal Li Xian finally had some effect.

"Gentlemen, Zhang Jixin has died now and his family is helpless. I would like to let his son live in Wancheng temporarily." Liu Biao raised his glass and said.

"My lord, Zhang Ji is an enemy rather than a friend, why don't you take the opportunity to destroy him?" Deng Xi in Zhizhong stood up and asked at this time.

Liu Biao glanced at Deng Xi. The two had different political opinions, but Deng Xi just stood up and opposed it as a routine.But Liu Biao was secretly happy about this, "Although Zhang Ji attacked Rangcheng, after all, the imperial court appointed Hussar General. He passed away unfortunately, and I couldn't bear to let his family be alone, so I want Zhang Xiu to temporarily live in Wancheng!" "

"The envoy is benevolent and righteous!" Pang Ji said: "Ji Yuan is a lobbyist and went to Zhangxiu Camp to express goodwill on your behalf!"

Liu Biao looked at Pang Ji with satisfaction and thought to himself: The old subordinate still knows what he feels like.So he nodded and said to Pang Ji: "Then Mr. Pang will have a hard time!"

"I am willing to serve you!"

Pang Ji is a member of the Pang family of the noble family. When Liu Biao first arrived in Jingzhou, he joined Liu Biao.When Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng were put down, he and Kuai Yue entered Xiangyang City to surrender the two thieves.Therefore, Liu Biao was very relieved to have Pang Ji on board this time.

In this way, Pang Ji left Xiangyang the next day and came to Zhangxiu camp alone to show his identity.

Zhang Xiu was asking Jia Xu for advice on how to deal with it and what to do next, when a soldier came to report: "Report to the general, Pang Ji of Xiangyang, please see me!"

"Pang Ji? Who is it?" Zhang Xiu had never heard of the name Pang Ji!

"Since it's from Xiangyang, it must be Liu Biao's lobbyist. General, it doesn't matter if you see him!"

(End of this chapter)