Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 571 Entering Jingzhou

The places where Shouchun's old army was stationed were scattered. Wu Sheng, Xu Fang, etc. sent subordinates to lead the army to deliver orders, take over the defense area, and supervise the reorganization. Will, go together to cooperate with each other.

More than a dozen personnel appointments were issued one after another. Since Wu Sheng, all Xuzhou generals have been on the list.Some Jiangdong generals were also mentioned.

Wu Sheng: The army wing guarded was changed from the original Xiapi to Lu'an, and the position was promoted from Jianwei General to Zhongjian General. Although the latter's name sounds less prestigious than the former, and the military rank is the same, but "Jianwei "It is a miscellaneous general, but the "backbone" is a permanent general, and the gold content is completely different.

Even without the knowledge of outsiders, Wu Sheng also served as the intelligence department newly established by Wang Zheng. "Under one person, above ten thousand people".

Xu Fang: The official position has not been changed, and he has concurrently served as the Prime Minister of Pengcheng, but at present he will continue to be stationed in Peiguo. He will not be able to officially return to Pengcheng until Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army goes to take over the defense in the future.

Huang Zhong: General Zhonglang was promoted from a fifth-rank miscellaneous number to a fifth-rank permanent Pinglu general. He was also authorized by Wang Zheng to form a single battalion of soldiers and horses in the headquarters, which was assigned to the third division of the Heavenly Army. He personally bestowed the battalion flag and named it "Sho Outsiders may not know it, but the civil and military under Wang Zheng's command is clear to everyone. The three divisions of the Heavenly Army are the most elite troops of the general (state pastor), and their status is far higher than that of the ground army, auxiliary army, and Xuzhou, Taishan Army and others.

Being able to become a middle-level general in the three divisions of the Heavenly Army is the true confidant of Wang Zheng. Huang Zhong can be regarded as this position, which in a sense means that he has become the fourth general after Wu Sheng, Xu Fang and Yu Jin. Step into the ranks of the royal family.

Gu Jian was promoted to the sixth-rank Sui frontier guard, and his station was transferred from Ying County, Taishan to Anfeng, guarding the Lujiang border; Zang Ba, promoted to fifth-rank general, was transferred from Tancheng, East China Sea to Liyang, Jiujiang. It is worth mentioning that , this matter was actually brought up by Zang Ba on his own initiative.

Zang Ba was originally Tao Qian's old subordinate, and he had been operating in the East China Sea for many years. The most important thing is that he, like Chang Xi, was the only one with independent arms among the generals under Wang Zheng's command. Chang Xi was better because he was in Taishan after all. Feng Gao was stationed, but Zang Ba had been stationed in Tancheng.

This was the position in the heart of the former forces of the Heavenly Army, not to mention Wang Zheng, whoever would be the Xuzhou Mu, would not have a little bit of suspicion and guard against such a powerful general.

Everything was busy before, and there were frequent wars. Wang Zheng never cared about this festival. When he saw Zang Ba yesterday, he mentioned the topic of reorganizing Yuan Shu's nine counties by the way. It is a pity that there are too few good generals under his command, and it is embarrassing for someone like Xuan Gao to stay in Xuzhou Town in peace." Yun Yun, in fact, wanted to test this local snake Mind.

Although Xiapi is no longer a political hub, Wang Zheng finally felt that it was not appropriate to let Zang Ba stay in the East China Sea.

After all, this person is both capable and talented. After Liu Bei was defeated and left Xuzhou, more than half of Tao Qian's former troops joined him. He is now the biggest local tyrant in Xuzhou. .

But Zang Ba not only made great contributions to capturing Tan County and expelling Liu Bei, but also the rapid annexation of Guangling County this time. Easy to handle.

On the one hand, Wang Zheng couldn't be ashamed to take the initiative to attack such a hero, and on the other hand, he was so embarrassing and determined to spread the word that it didn't sound good, and the influence was even worse.

After all, since Goujian, capable people in the world not only hope that the masters they rely on will be talented and generous, but it is best not to be mean and ungrateful.

Zang Ba is naturally a first-class smart man who was able to roam the various princes in the original history for many years, become an independent force of his own, and finally get a good death under the eyes of Cao Cao and Cao Pi, father and son. You can know the elegant meaning when you hear the stringed songs.

I don't know if Wang Zheng's high charisma had an effect, or if he had a thorough understanding of the strength of the Heavenly Army during this period of time. After becoming more and more optimistic, he had made a sincere decision to join him. Zang Ba's performance was very straightforward, without any hesitation. sidewalk:
"Xuzhou has two generals, Xu Fang and Jin Yu, who are enough to guard Xuzhou. Before the general, I heard that generals Wu and Huang had shown their talents in Jiangdong. They are really eager. If Zhou Mu can not give up, the general is willing to go all out and lead The army moves forward, asking for the merit of cracking the ground!"

Hearing this, Wang Zheng was very pleased, and nodded repeatedly. However, within an hour after the banquet was over, Zang Ba took the initiative to go to the palace again to ask for an audience, and the embassy hurriedly wrote a statement, offering to lead the army Go to Liyang to guard.

Liyang is the easternmost county in Jiujiang County. It is adjacent to the Yangtze River and opposite to Niuzhu and Shicheng in Danyang. Sun Ce took this route when he attacked Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou in the name of Yuan Shu.

From this point, it can be seen that Zang Ba's words at the banquet were not empty words, which made Wang Zheng sigh with emotion: "How generous is Huang Tian to me to win the courage of a general like Xuan Gao?".

Of course, the meaning of emotion is true, but the words of emotion are not necessarily. Zang Ba's actions really made Wang Zheng look at him with admiration, but it was more about the other party's knowledge and wit, rather than outright loyalty.

After all, the other party didn't apply to join the team, so how red and loyal they can be is still a question mark.

In addition, such as Yu Jin, Chang Xi and other generals guarding the frontier, and newly attached generals such as Gan Ning and Zhang Liao, all also received awards.

Since Zhang Zhaochu arrived in Shouchun and hadn’t met Guo Jia yet, Lu Ji determined the military ranks of the current Heavenly Army, so for the time being, all the generals are only awarded official positions. Other Jiangdong old generals, who have more military power, may be selected into the new land army. The fourth battalion of the third department may be transferred to the Tuntian Army to serve as a military post.

Among the latter who were eliminated, if there were those who did not want to serve in the army, they would be transferred to different places. Depending on the level of their military positions, they would be rewarded with money and civil positions. They're all for it, and the king's government is still particular about this aspect. If you seize other people's military power, you have to give some compensation, right?
Of course, I should pay attention to you as well. Under such circumstances, if there are still people who dare to be dissatisfied and do something stupid, then you can't blame him for being cruel.

Just after rewarding a group of generals for their meritorious deeds, Wang Zheng turned his gaze to the other side.

Not long ago, Lu Ji, on behalf of Jiujiang County, formally sent an official document to Xiapi asking for assistance in spring farming, coordinating and coordinating the two places.

In fact, this was just a routine matter, Wang Zheng nodded, Zhang Zhao took a look, it was naturally a green light all the way, and it will happen when conditions are ripe.

Of course, even so, Wang Zheng, Xuzhou Shepherd, still pays attention to the progress personally. After all, there is no doubt that this is the most urgent matter that Shouchun and even Jiujiang and Lujiang counties need to deal with right now.

Lu Ji's enthusiasm is very high. After all, in his opinion, it is unworthy of virtue for Mi Heng, who is a man of madness and upright Confucianism, to receive such tolerance and courtesy from Wang Zheng, but on the other hand, it does not mean that Did you choose the right protagonist?

Capable and ambitious, the key is to value love and righteousness!

That being the case, he naturally wants to seize this opportunity. Young people are already energetic, and now they are full of fighting spirit.A pile of official affairs passed under his hands, and they were all handled properly.The intricate civil affairs and farming have gradually become orderly.

The first batch of cattle, seeds, and agricultural tools were brought to Dangtu three days later. Gu Yong and Lu Ji who had rushed there long ago greeted each other. Most of the soldiers in the nearby counties were transferred, and there were not many Yangzhou troops left, so it was the easiest to reorganize, and with the proximity of the capital, the speed was also faster.The soldiers transferred to the Tuntian Army, under the leadership of the officers and the officials of the left and right divisions, immediately threw themselves into the battle without waiting for a rest, and rushed to Dangtu to pull away the supplies brought from Xiapi. everywhere.

Under the general command of Wang Zheng, Shouchun, suffering from internal and external troubles, took another step forward.

All civil servants are now focusing on disaster relief and spring plowing, and all military officers, no matter old or new, are all devoted to army reorganization, reorganization, and war preparations. The weather will be colder every day. Today, because everyone is very busy, the land of Jiangdong is becoming more and more fiery.

Of course, there are also some small episodes that affect the harmonious progress.

The protagonist is Gan Ning.

Unlike others, Gan Ning turned to Wang Zheng largely because he was easily defeated by Wang Zheng in his most proud martial arts, so he was completely convinced. In the spring, Gan Ning and Li Ren took the initiative to break out of the encirclement, but unfortunately, this day also happened to be the time for the surprise attack planned by the Heavenly Army. The two sides collided, and Gan Ning was immediately surrounded. Yizhou first went to Jingzhou, and then came to Yangzhou with hundreds of soldiers. It can be said that there were almost no casualties in this battle.

Gan Ning did not record this account on the generals of the Heavenly Army at that time, but he wanted to kill Li Ren quickly.

Why?

Because at that time he was rushing outside to call for help, but Li Ren was stationed at the gate of the city, refusing to save him!
Although he couldn't kill this beast because of Wang Zheng's order, if he didn't do anything, it would be difficult for Gan Ning to relieve his anger. Before temporarily forming a new army, the two were in the same battalion. Gan Ning felt that it was inconvenient to do so. Adjustment, Gan Ning will still hold an important position in the new army, but Li Ren, a meritorious but incompetent person, was transferred by Wang Zheng to become a county lieutenant in Chengde.

Finally, it is no longer a battalion of robes, Gan Ning who hates Li Ren, how can he hold back?

On the day when Li Ren left the city, he avoided the eyes and ears of the crowd and chased for more than 20 li alone with a bow and knife. He caught up with Li Ren and his party by the Shao River. After losing Li Ren's crown tassel, he immediately clamped his horse's belly, rode his horse into the formation, and charged towards Li Ren who was in the formation.

At this moment, there were more than 200 soldiers around Li Ren, but they were overwhelmed by Gan Ning's supernatural power, and they all became terrified. They failed to intercept them at all, and the defense line collapsed in an instant!
Afterwards, he swung his sword to cut the flag and captured the general with one arm. Finally, Gan Ning, who was full of anger, sat on his horse and asked Li Ren who had fallen to the ground: "You man, outside the city of Shouchun that day, did you ever think of today?" Will it fall into my hands?"

Li Ren, who was already disheveled by the fall, shuddered, and his words were full of panic: "Gan Xingba, don't forget that Zhou Mu said that"

"Pooh!"

Gan Ning pulled out his whip suddenly, and Li Ren's whole body convulsed in severe pain, holding his head and screaming, "The general only said he couldn't kill you, but he never said he couldn't beat you!"

"Under Yuan Gong's command, they are all greedy for life and afraid of death, and have no martial arts. How can they be undefeated?"

While cursing and whipping his horsewhip, seeing that Li Ren was beaten bloody, out of human shape, and fell into a state of too much inhalation and little exhalation, he just gave up resentfully, drove his mount, trampled his military flag back and forth, looked around On the left and right, with arrogant faces, hundreds of soldiers watched all the time, but no one dared to stop him.

After beating and scolding, Gan Ning still felt that it was not enough, so he turned his horse's head and spit at Li Ren who was in a coma. With one glance, he walks away and turns his horse back to the city.

Gan Ning thought he was acting alone and kept it a secret. After all, Li Ren would not take the initiative to tell outsiders such embarrassing things, but he didn't know that Shouchun was surrounded by the eyes and ears of the Benming Division. That night, Mi Fang informed Wang Zheng of this matter. .

"Li Ren was whipped by Gan Ning?"

Hearing this, Wang Zheng was startled for a moment, then laughed dumbfounded, and waved his hands casually: "If you hit, hit, if you don't die, it doesn't count as disobedience to my order."

Speaking of which, Li Ren, like Ji Ling and Yan Xiang, were the first old men in the Yangzhou army to know him.

But although we have known each other for a long time, Wang Zheng doesn't have a good impression of this mediocre person who has neither ability nor virtue, and naturally he has no friendship at all.

Since there is no friendship, it is self-evident who he will lean towards between Gan Ning and Li Ren purely from the consideration of interests.

the other side.

After traveling for more than ten days, Lu Su's envoys had crossed the Shaohe River, turned several tributaries of the Huaihe River and arrived at the waterway entering the river, officially entering the Jiangxia territory of Jingzhou.

When I was in the Lujiang River before, although the scenery along the way was beautiful, there were few people. Occasionally, the villages along the river were no longer smoked.

But from now on, the river road has become prosperous visibly, not only small boats like theirs are not uncommon, but also three- and four-story building boats often appear.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yu thought for a moment, then said to Lu Su with emotion, "Zijing, Liu Jingsheng was born at an untimely time."

Lu Su nodded. He naturally understood the meaning of Zhou Yu's words. Heroes competed endlessly. No matter who wins or loses, the final suffering will fall on the people of Li.

At this time, in the world of Han Dynasty, no matter whether it is in the north or the south, there is really no place of peace, no place of peace, but only Jingzhou, which is under Liu Biao, has become the only exception.

You must know that this is Jingzhou, the belly of the world. Not to mention the important geographical location, it also has the largest county in the world like Nanyang County. It can make such a place safe for seven or eight years. Diplomacy, all done extremely well.

From this point alone, Liu Biao is indeed a capable and accomplished monarch.

Then why did Zhou Yu say that he was born at the wrong time?
Because Liu Biao has the ability and achievements, but he has no courage and courage, let alone the courage to fight bravely.
In peacetime, ability alone might be enough to accomplish something, but in such a world of great contention, it is far from enough!
(End of this chapter)