Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 44

Xu Yan left with Yuan Shu's head and Ji Ling's portrait, and Zhang Yi also completely occupied Shouchun, but Shouchun couldn't support thousands of troops at all.Zhang Yi was at a loss as well, the military rations he brought were about to be eaten up, what should we do?

Taking out the map seized in Yuan Shu's palace, Zhang Yi found that the surrounding area was full of dangers!Liu Bei is in the north, Sun Ce is in the south, Zheng Bao and others are in the east, and fortunately, Liu Xun is in the west.

Mentioning Liu Xun, Zhang Yi couldn't help but pay attention to him.Liu Xun is now the governor of Lujiang and submitted to Cao Cao a year ago.

However, he was only obedient in name, with [-] to [-] troops in his hands, he could be considered a big warlord.

A warlord is not the same as an influence. A warlord is a family leader who owns an army. These people are all affiliated with a certain influence in name.

Just like during the period of the Republic of China, warlords were everywhere, but they all belonged to the central government in name.But the forces are different. The Republic of China can be called a force, and the central government, the Wang puppet, and the puppet Manchukuo have already shown that they belong to two countries.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, it was different from the Republic of China. The powerful did not obey the orders of the Han Dynasty.The difference from the warlords is that they all have high official positions in the court and have established a small court by themselves.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi asked Di Qing to cooperate with Li Shangyin to manage Shouchun first.When he sent Master Shang and his disciples to protect him, he moved to Lujiang County to deliver a letter, asking Liu Xun to help him with some food and grass.

He himself took 1000 people to the south, he was going to Hefei, and met Li Zhongtang, who was known as the poster maker of the Qing Dynasty.

Hefei County is to the south of Shouchun, but only three or five days away. After arriving in Hefei, Zhang Yi quickly found out about Li Zhang's Wubao.

Wubao was a military fortress for powerful families in the late Han Dynasty. It was surrounded by the lands of these powerful families.After the autumn harvest, the grain was brought into the nearby Wubao, where the young men were stocked, forming a semi-military fortress.

In peacetime, bandits were guarded against, and in times of war, rioters were guarded against.This kind of Wubao can be said to have preserved the most elite group of people in China, but it also made the phenomenon of land annexation very serious.

Zhang Yi led his soldiers to Li Hongzhang's Wubao, and immediately let people know.

Seeing the arrival of the army in Wubao, they were very nervous.But after learning about Zhang Yi's intentions, he immediately passed on to Li Hongzhang.

Zhang Yi asked the soldiers to set up camp in the open space, and he took more than a dozen soldiers to wait for Li Hongzhang's appearance.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the gate of Wubao opened, and a scribe came out and said to Zhang Yi: "Li Zhang and Li Jianfu have met this general. I wonder if the general is happy with his name?"

Zhang Yi stepped forward with his own soldiers, "This general is Zhang Yi, Zhang Ziguo!"

Li Hongzhang said in surprise, "Could it be Zhang Ziguo who captured and killed Yuan Shu?"

Zhang Yi was quite surprised. He didn't expect that this incident would spread to Hefei.You know, it's only been a few days?
"It's the general!"

Li Hongzhang immediately bowed deeply, "Thank you General Li Zhang for eliminating this disaster for the people of Huainan!"

"Haha——" Zhang Yi laughed, "Jianfu's words are serious!"

"The general's capture and killing of Yuan Shu is really satisfying! The people of Huainan were deeply hurt by Yuan Shu. Ten years ago, Huainan was a rich and prosperous place, but now there are ten houses and nine empty houses. There is a severe drought and hungry people are everywhere."

Zhang Yi said with emotion: "It is precisely because of this that I came to Hefei to look for Jianfu!"

Li Hongzhang did not answer, but said: "General, please come to the fort and sit down, Rong Zhang entertains you."

Zhang Yi knew that Li Hongzhang could not be easily convinced, he was different from Di Qing.Di Qing was a prisoner on death row and was in a disadvantaged position; but Li Hongzhang was powerful, and he was also a man with strong political skills, so he couldn't be moved by just a few words.

So Zhang Yi followed Li Hongzhang into the castle, and the two of them were full of wine and food.Li Hongzhang said: "The moonlight is just right now, how about I ask the general to enjoy the moon?"

"Exactly what I want!"

Zhang Yi knew that the main event was coming, and the next thing was Li Hongzhang's exam for himself.

In the small pavilion of Li Hongzhang's house, the two talked while cooking wine.

Li Hongzhang poured a cup for Zhang Yi and asked, "I don't know what the general's ambition is?"

Zhang Yi drank a drink and said, "As the saying goes: One general can make thousands of bones wither. But I don't want to kill so many people, but I want the people to live a better life. The country is rich and strong, and it will not be bullied. Chen Tang once said: If you violate the law with force, The Han will be killed no matter how far away they are."

Although Zhang Yi's words were a bit confusing, Li Hongzhang still understood the meaning.He asked: "If the general is based in Huainan, how should he deal with himself?"

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Huainan is sandwiched between the Central Plains and Jiangdong, and it is the place of the Four Wars. If we want to fight for the world, we must first develop the navy, control the Chaohu Lake, control the river, and then accumulate food and grass, and repair the soldiers. Waiting for changes in the Central Plains or Jiangdong.”

"There will definitely be changes in Jiangdong of the Central Plains." Li Hongzhang said with certainty: "Cao Sikong has already started a war with General Yuan, and Sun Bofu intends to attack Xuchang and hold the emperor hostage. Great changes are coming. I wonder how the general will choose?"

Zhang Yi shook his head and said, "I think so too, but I think Jiangdong has changed."

"Why is the general so sure?" Li Hongzhang asked strangely.

Zhang Yi said in an "unpredictable" way: "Although Yuan Shao is powerful, he is self-willed. Cao Sikong is already leading him by the nose. It will be a matter of time before he is defeated."

"Sun Bofu intends to attack Xu, but Cao Sikong has a lot of resourceful men, so he will definitely find a way to solve this problem. Sun Bofu's bravery is well known to the world, but like his father Sun Wentai, he trusts his own bravery too much, and often travels alone , if I send someone to assassinate him, Jiangdong will be in chaos once he dies."

Li Hongzhang thought for a moment, nodded and said, "That's the case."

"When Jiangdong is in chaos, the general can take the opportunity to take Lujiang River, cross the river to attack Moling, and take Wujun directly. Jiangdong will be the general's property."

Zhang Yi nodded: "Although Jiangdong has a large number of talented people, it only depends on Sun Bofu, Zhou Yu and a few veterans to fight the war."

Li Hongzhang nodded, "It's just that you need a navy to cross the river. Does the general have a navy general?"

A person flashed in Zhang Yi's mind, "Jingzhou's navy is strong, and there must be people who are not reused, and they can be recruited."

"Outsiders are afraid that they will not serve their orders!" Li Hongzhang pointed out.

"Can someone recommend Jianfu?" Zhang Yi asked.

Li Hongzhang got up immediately and said: "Exactly! I keep dozens of large ships in my next home, and I have also practiced the method of attacking water warfare on weekdays. I am willing to lead the water army for the general."

Zhang Yi became entangled. Li Hongzhang had led soldiers to fight and built a powerful Beiyang navy, but he was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War.Is it really okay to use him to lead the navy?

But now Zhang Yi has no other candidates. He originally wanted to recruit Gan Ning to command the navy, but Gan Ning is a general, not a handsome talent.And the navy still has to rely more on handsome talents to become stronger.

After struggling for a while, Zhang Yi nodded and said, "Since Jianfu has the heart, let Jianfu lead the navy!"

"Li Zhang thanked the lord!"

(End of this chapter)