Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 344 Change of Owners
In the midsummer morning, in addition to the vigorous vitality, there is also a rare coolness.

After the war, Xiapi City seemed unusually quiet.

Not long after, at the gate of the city, the soldiers who received the order rang the tripod bell of the watchtower. The majestic and melodious sound startled the birds in the overnight building, fluttered in the sky at dawn, and broke the silence at the same time. .

The thick fog that had lingered in Xiapi for many days suddenly dispersed after the change of owner here.

The landscape of the city began to become clear, transparent and clear at a glance.

Even after the Heavenly Army entered Xiapi, they still loudly announced the Anmin Order as usual, but even though it has been five or six days, perhaps because the new lord is a notorious Yellow Turban bandit, most of the people are still tight. Close the door and dare not walk around and go out at will.

As a result, apart from the patrolling soldiers, there were few people on the street at this time.

After the inner city bell rang, the outer city rang again and again with sobbing horns.

That is the direction of the barracks.

Not long afterward, countless soldiers trotted out of the gate one by one. According to the usual practice, this was supposed to be the time to go to the school field for drills, but today they were divided into several groups, from outside the city to the outer city, and then from the outer city to the inner city. , One after another neatly lined up, doing street clearing, fortification, and vigilance.
And the etiquette work of greeting.

Yesterday, there was a messenger from the Tianfu Battalion who made a notice from department to camp, saying that according to Major Xu's order, before noon today, idlers are prohibited from traveling, timid whispers, and bold questions, but it turned out that It is said that Wang Zheng, the general of Tiangong who personally led the army to pursue the puppet state Mu Liu thief, Xiapi, and even the real ruler of Xuzhou now has started his return journey and will arrive in Xiapi today.

In today's Xiapi City, it can be said that all the generals and officers of the Heavenly Army have gathered, not only Xu Fang, Yu Jin, Pan Zhang and others, but also Wu Sheng, who was stationed at the Prime Minister, also came the day before yesterday. Major, no matter how high or low, but basically since the start of the incident, every time a city is captured, the follow-up finishing work is almost always in charge of General Xu Fang. To some extent, it has become a default fact, and Xiapi has no exception.

Indirectly, it is equivalent to handing over the highest command power to Xu Fang.

At this time, among a group of civil and military personnel waiting at the city gate, he naturally stood in the most central position.

Time passed minute by minute.

The sun is getting higher and higher, and the temperature is getting higher and higher.

When everyone's foreheads started to sweat, there was still no movement in the distance. Wu Sheng was the first to be unable to hold back. He was already impatient, not to mention those generals in armor and helmets couldn't stand the sweltering heat.

While wiping his sweat, he leaned in front of Xu Fang and asked, "Ah Fang, when will the general arrive?"

"It's almost noon, and there's no one left."

"Be safe and don't be impatient." Xu Fang glanced at him, and said indifferently: "The general chased Liu Beijun to Pei County, and saw that he stepped into Yuzhou, and finally gave up. Sending someone to pass the letter is already on the way back. I will also send someone later. Sentinel, just the day before yesterday, the general arrived in Lu County, less than a hundred miles away from Xiapi, if there is no accident, he will definitely arrive at Xiapi today."

"That's it." Wu Sheng scratched his head: "Speaking of which, Liu Bei didn't go north to Qingzhou or Beihai, but went all the way south to Yuzhou, which is a surprise."

"Isn't he a Pingyuan Prime Minister before? What's the point of going to Yuzhou instead of going back to his hometown after losing Xuzhou?"

Xu Fang hadn't answered yet, but Yu Jin who was on the side interrupted with a smile: "Qingzhou is not peaceful now, Liu Bei can't go there."

"Brother Wen Ze is right." Xu Fangdao: "There was information from the Mi family before, and now Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tanzheng, is fighting with Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou appointed by Gongsun Zan. The north of the plain is Bohai County, and the west is Qinghe Kingdom, isn't it? The place where Yuan Jun was stationed was where the fighting was fierce, and Liu Bei also belonged to Gongsun Zan's faction, how could he dare to return to the plain at this time?"

"As for Beihai." Xu Fang shook his head again and again: "Kong Rong is a Confucian scholar, and it is difficult to protect himself. If Liu Bei fled to Beihai, it would be tantamount to leading our army over there. Liu Bei has always done this to blame and bring disaster. In the name of a benevolent gentleman, no matter whether it is just for fame or the fact is, it should not be done."

That's it.
Wu Sheng nodded, and wanted to say more, but at this moment, the dust was flying in front of him, and he rushed towards him quickly.

"Report, the general's army has arrived fifteen miles away from Xiapi, and it should arrive within two hours."

This is the scout horse sent by Xu Fang. In order to welcome Wang Zheng, he has arranged for it since yesterday, every three miles and one report.

Hearing this, everyone was refreshed.

There is a saying that the poor should not be chased.

If the original plan had been followed, Wang Zheng hadn't planned to fight Liu Bei to the death, at least not at this time.

Liu Bei's withdrawal from Xiapi is tantamount to giving up Xuzhou, and that's fine.

Why pursue and fight fiercely, forging a death feud?
But it should never be, Liu Bei chose Wuyuan as the breakout point, and Zhang Rao was the guard of Wuyuan.

The most troublesome thing is that Zhang Rao was chopped off by Guan Yu
It might sound ruthless to say it, but in Wang Zheng's heart, Zhang Rao's weight is actually not too heavy.

He is not a close friend of the generals like Wu Sheng and Xu Fang, and he is a direct descendant with a deep relationship; nor is he a famous general like Yu Jin and Pan Zhang who have been stamped by history, his ability and value are very important.

For the sake of Zhang Rao, it is impossible.

But the problem is that in the eyes of most of the Tianjun, Zhang Rao is more important than Xu Fang and Wu Sheng, and far more important than Jin and Pan Zhang.

Because Zhang Rao was once the commander-in-chief of the 30 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans!

And so far, even if the size of the army under his command has continued to expand, the number of soldiers from Xuzhou has already surpassed that of Qingzhou, and only the most important system soldiers.
But the latter accounted for more.

Not to mention the middle-level generals in the army.

Under such circumstances, in order to maintain the morale and morale of the army, Wang Zheng also had to do something to give them an explanation.

Of course, since Gao Xiong lost a general again, it was still a hero template recognized by the system. If Wang Zheng was completely indifferent, that would be impossible.

He also regretted and was angry.

In this way of public and private, it finally formed a scene of chasing Liu Bei for thousands of miles. He chased from Xiapi to the land of Longxing, the land of Longxing of his ancestor Liu Bang, Peiguo Pei County, before he gave up.

After all, he had already reached the territory of his ally Yuan Shu, and Wang Zheng had an excuse, so he just accepted it when he saw a good deal.

Of course, now that Liu Bei has left, Wang Zheng should stay in Pengcheng State logically. After all, Xiapi has no foreign enemies at this time, but there is still a tiger squatting in Pengcheng, but after thinking about it, after communicating with Zhang Zhao , Wang Zheng continued to march towards Xiapi.

Xu Fang was even specially notified in advance, and his side was also fanfare, slowing down all the way, the purpose is to promote the military power and calm people's hearts.

Xu Fang knew the elegant meaning after hearing the string song, and he understood Wang Zheng's meaning almost instantly.

The foreign enemies have been defeated, and the next thing to do is to make the whole Xuzhou settle down as soon as possible. The common people can say that the officials want to show both kindness and power to those legacy families.

So Wang Zheng only informed him in advance, and did not give any additional instructions, but Xu Fang had already spread the news to the whole city, and even led all the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him, making a big battle.

Speaking of which, the finishing work after conquering Xiapi is actually the easiest.

Not only the officials, but the soldiers surrendered very easily, and the families of all walks of life also cooperated extremely from the first time the city gate opened. The winner who had the last laugh was Wang Zheng, who was the youngest and had the lowest status.

Speaking of which, at this moment, the same city is isolated in the hands of Liu Bei, and if it falls into the hands of Yuan Shu, it will be nothing more than expanding its territory, but when the banner on the top of the city is named Wang, the meaning is completely different. It's different.

This represents that Xuzhou has a real master.

Langya, Pengcheng, Donghai, Xiapi.
This new owner has actual and complete control over the four counties, and this authority even exceeds that of the previous state shepherd Tao Qian!

If you add another Taishan County in Yanzhou, and Guangling County, which has not been determined yet
It is the terrifying population and territory of the six counties.
This kind of strength, even looking at the whole world, is also worthy of the word tyrannical.

You must know that at this time in the second year of Xingping, Yuan Shao, who had not yet annexed Gongsun Zan's foundation, only had the entire territory of Jizhou plus some parts of Bingzhou, and Yuan Shu's Yang and Henan prefectures had not yet achieved the rule of the entire territory.

Coupled with his young age, the speed of the incident, and even the most criticized Yellow Turban identity, he was now covered by a fig leaf named Xuzhou Inspector given by Yuan Shu, which led to Wen who came to defect to him during this period of time. There are quite a lot of people.

But as far as Xu Fang felt, although there were many people, there were not any talents.

Although he is good at reading, his family is not the type to study hard, and he has seen people like Zhang Zhao and Mi Heng, and he never thinks that boastful, empty-talking rotten scholars can help the general's great cause, so until now So far, those who flocked here, no matter whether they are inside or outside the city, Xu Fang has not even been given an official status.

After a short while, another sentry scout came back, saying that Wang Zheng's chariot had appeared within ten miles.

Xu Fang cheered up quickly, ordered the drums to be played, and at the same time, amidst the graceful and elegant music, got on his horse with Wu Sheng and others, and led the team to meet them.

Not long after the group rode their horses, they saw a forest of flags first appearing on the horizon ahead, followed by thousands of soldiers in neat steps.

When we get closer, we can see that everyone is full of horses and tigers, and there is a fierce and murderous spirit rushing towards us.

The leading general, at a young age, does not wear armored military uniforms, but only a light robe and jade belt, with a long sword hanging from his waist. It is Wang Zheng.

There was still a long way to go. Under the leadership of Xu Fang, all the people rolled off their horses, bowed down and shouted in unison:

"The last general (subject) pays homage to General Tiangong (inspector)!"

Seeing familiar faces, Wang Zheng held the reins and stopped with a smile on his face. While lightly leaping off his horse, he said in a deep voice, "They are all my brothers, so there is no need to be polite."

He helped Xu Fang up first, then nodded to Wu Sheng, Yu Jin and the others one by one, then glanced back, and saw many people who bowed their heads, many of whom he had never seen before, and selected a few older ones one by one. lift up.

"The gentlemen are all virtuous talents in this state, and they are also elders of high moral character. You don't need to be extravagant, and you can't afford to be a kid in politics."

This is naturally a polite joke, if Wang Zheng can't bear it, who else in Xuzhou can bear it now?

However, if the high-ranking person wants to make a joke, even if it is not funny at all, the low-ranking person must cooperate with him to laugh and not let the silence go.

With knowledge and interest, he immediately flattered: "The governor, Wentao and Wulu, both of them are good, and they are so benevolent and compassionate. It is really a blessing for all the people of our state to have this virtuous lord."

The so-called butt decides the head.

When Wang Zheng was a commoner in his previous life, he disdained the success and fame of those around him because he was good at flattering. But there is no disdain, let alone care.

It is human nature to love to hear good things.

So if someone gets a promotion by relying on this aspect, it is not a fault, and it does not mean that this person really only knows how to flatter, wear a high hat, and has no other talents.

Even if there is such a person who has achieved success under his own command, it will only be a matter of his knowledge of people.

Therefore, he just smiled slightly, showing off his magnanimity as a monarch, while chatting with these people, while saying goodbye to Xu Fang, Wu Sheng, etc., he walked slowly towards Xiapi City under the guidance of everyone .

At the gate of the city, drums and music rang together, and Wang Zheng entered first.

At this time, almost all the people in Xiapi already knew who this battle was for today.

Xu Fang ordered the streets to be cleared and the people were forbidden to go out, but he did not forbid them to lie by the windows and watch through the cracks in the doors. Nowadays, many residents living in other places are mostly gathered in the homes of acquaintances facing the street, and everyone is looking forward to it. , I want to see the true face of that General Tiangong.

When the city of Xiapi was captured last time, Wang Zheng also entered the palace, but he could not stay there for a while. In addition, at that time, the soldiers were in danger, and everyone prayed to God and Buddha, praying that their family could survive this disaster safely. To judge him, it is natural to only hear his name, but not to see him.

It's different now.

Although the Heavenly Army said they would not disturb the people when they entered the city, few people believed them at the time. After all, the bottom-level people are sometimes the most practical, only looking at actions and not listening to empty words. When committing crimes, after the fear and panic in their hearts gradually dissipated, they naturally became curious about the existence of Wang Zheng who was about to dominate their future misfortunes and fortunes.

This name is no stranger to Xiapi people.

It can even be said that from the first moment he led the Qingzhou Yellow Turban into the land of Xuzhou, this name has been appearing around everyone for more than half a year. He is mentioned in other people's conversations, and also in their own words he.

As Wang Zheng was invincible and won many battles, the frequency of this name was mentioned more and more. If it is said that it was his strength, soldiers and horses, and his background that were passed down by word of mouth among the big families of the gentry, then in Pingtou Here among the common people, there are more rumors that are unfounded but more mysterious.

Such as the reincarnation of the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao
Another example is the descendants of Wang Mang, a traitor of the ages.
What the former brings is that in addition to the "divine power", there are also such things as throwing beans into soldiers and swallowing clouds and spitting clouds.

As for the latter, it is reminiscent of the illusory Mandate of Heaven, Black Dragon Water Virtue and the like.

All in all, there are rumors of everything, and now it is so easy to have the opportunity to meet Wang Zheng himself, and no one is not curious, so wherever Wang Zheng passed, the houses along the streets were full of men, women, old and young, pointing and whispering.

Although they had heard that the governor was very young, many people were still surprised to see him in front of him.

Countless people have sketched countless images of kings in their hearts, either fierce, thick, or majestic
None of them matched the real one.

Looking at the young man who talked and laughed lightly with the left and right from time to time, not to mention his ordinary appearance, now that he was wearing a uniform, he didn't even have the slightest majesty and majesty that a general should have. Most people's first reaction was
General Tiangong, is that all?

But despite thinking this way, for some reason, everyone was only surprised, but not disappointed.

Because everyone subconsciously understood one thing after the first glance.

This Tiangong general is only seemingly ordinary.

If he was really an ordinary person, he should have been robbed of all eyes and attention by the Major Xu who was riding side by side.

Major Xu is a real handsome Yulang, with a stately appearance.

But almost everyone's first glance was at Wang Zheng beside Xu Fang, and it was always Wang Zheng who was watching from behind.

Someone discovered this, but they didn't understand why, so they could only feel sincerely: "Major Xu is already outstanding."

"General Tiangong looks more like a high-ranking official."

At this time, there happened to be a line of heavenly troops passing by the door of the speaker. Hearing this, he couldn't help but proudly said: "Our heavenly army has millions of soldiers, advisers are like rain, and fierce generals are like clouds. Although Major Xu is not Many, there are hundreds of them..'

"But like our general, there is only one!"

This is nonsense.
If two or three counselors count as rain, how severe a drought must it be?

As for the fierce general Ruyun, if this is the case, Wang Zheng doesn't have to personally pursue Liu Bei's remnants because he is afraid that his subordinates will give Guan Zhang the head.

Seeing that Tianjun took the initiative to talk to him, the person who spoke was immediately frightened and dared not speak any more, but another door on the side made an inquiry.

"Master Jun, I heard that the general is going out of the city this time to chase Liu Bei's army, what's going on?"

"What else?" Hearing this, Tian Jun rolled his eyes strangely, regardless of whether these people could see or not, he gestured with his hands and shouted: "Of course they killed them all!" '

what?
Hearing this, there were exclamations one after another nearby, and an old voice muttered: "What about Liu Zhoumu? He's dead too?"

Um?Who is so bold, dare to call Liu Bei like that?

The army was furious that day, and he glanced around for a long time, but he couldn't find the source of the voice just now, so he hummed unwillingly.

"You are now the general's herdsmen. Although the general's rule is generous, don't talk nonsense!"

"What Liuzhou Mu! It's Liu thief! Big-eared thief!"

"The general will go out in person, how can this thief survive?"

　Sorry, I was supposed to talk about today's two updates, but something was delayed.

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