Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 613 Who Leaked It?

Wang Zheng only bid farewell to Zhou Yu, but not long after, Mi Fang and Guo Jia entered the palace together to seek an audience, before entering the palace, they said, "Congratulations, my lord!"

"Where does the joy come from?"

Wang Zheng followed the prestige, and his eyes fell on Mi Fang.

Mi Fang smiled and said: "After these days of hard work, the envoy from Jingzhou has completely dispelled his doubts. When Caichen went to visit him at the embassy, ​​he just talked a few words about the frontline war. Before the Jizhou army goes south, we should first solve our worries, and I will naturally understand. "And he also said that when he went back, he would meet with the Central Plains Committee and write a letter to Liu Biao, explaining to the lord that the appearance of the Jizhou army in Wu County is really a rumor."

"Oh?"

Wang Zheng smiled slightly when he heard the words. After the envoy entered the palace on his own initiative that day, Wang Zheng immediately arranged for Mi Fang to find a way to buy this person, so that he would not talk nonsense after returning to Jingzhou and ruin his own good business. Now it seems that Mi Fang, who was born as a merchant It is indeed beneficial to do such things, and he can't help but nod his head and say: "It's rare that the other party is willing to cooperate. By the way, is this person tempted by money, or because of female sex?"

Before Mi Fang could answer, Guo Jia who was at the side had already interjected with a smile, "Yichen guesses that it must be both."

"However, I think the most important thing is that during this period of time, there are frequent good news from the front line, which makes the envoy deeply awed by the strength of the lord, so he is naturally willing to be a person who knows the current affairs."

"Although Liu Jingsheng is a member of the clan of the Han Dynasty and a famous scholar in the world, he is better at civil governance than civil affairs. If there is a dispute in Jingzhou and Yangzhou in the future, he will definitely not be the opponent of the lord. After weighing the pros and cons, the envoy will naturally make a decision."

To be sent by Liu Biao as an envoy must be a minister who is trusted by him, but it is not easy to say that he changed his position in such a short period of time, but Guo Jia's tone seemed to be a matter of course.

"So good."

Wang Zheng pondered for a moment, and then asked Mi Fang warmly: "The mission from Jizhou also set off the day before yesterday, and they took the jade seal to go, and Yuan Fang made peace with them. It is not a big problem to come to the covenant. If the plan goes well, wait After the battle on the front line is completely settled, it is time to formulate all strategies for the attack on Jingzhou."

"promise."

Mi Fang knew what Wang Zheng meant. When the civil and military officials were preparing, they had to go to Jingzhou to set up their eyes and ears in advance to gather intelligence about the Jingzhou army. "How much time do you think the front line will take, my lord?"

Wang Zheng tapped the case lightly, thinking silently for a moment and said: "The two prefectures have already been conquered, and the rest can't be announced. It's estimated that it won't be long, and it will only be about ten days."

Although Liu Biao did not have any impressive achievements in Wang Zheng's memory, Jingzhou, as the belly of the world, was able to maintain a very long period of peace at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Naturally, it should not be underestimated. , you must first make adequate preparations.

Since we are going all out, we must first solve all the hidden dangers. Whether it is selling the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, or taking advantage of the big wedding to attack the second county of Jiangdong, it is to ensure that there is no worries.

The second is to fight hard and prepare for battle.

Both Jingzhou and Yangzhou have the natural danger of the Yangtze River as a defense, and it is precisely because of this that the naval forces in these two places are top-notch existences in the world. In terms of rivers and rivers, no one can resist them, and the Xuzhou army is no exception.

Don't look at Wang Zheng's capture of Yangzhou was very smooth, it was because Yuan Shu was forced by Sun Ce to let go of the door, allowing him to cross Yangzhou's biggest reliance almost effortlessly, but such a good thing can never be repeated, let alone it will never happen The second time Sun Ce went to force Liu Biao to come to ask for help, he really encountered such problems. Yuan Shu's lessons learned from the past, it is estimated that Liu Biao would not go to Wang Zheng even if he was killed.

It is precisely because of this that Wang Zheng entrusted Zhou Yu with a heavy responsibility. On the one hand, he knew the strength of Zhou Yu, and on the other hand, Wang Zheng himself did not have much confidence to win against the Jingzhou army. .

Of course, it is not necessary to go by water to capture Jingzhou, but if you want to resolve the battle as soon as possible, you must go by land and water.

"Both Zhang Gong and Lu Junshou have begun to vigorously recruit shipbuilders, and the minister has also been arranging people to spend a lot of money to collect river maps in Jingzhou."

Mi Fang said: "General Xu also took proficiency in water skills as the criterion when reorganizing the old Shouchun army. I believe that when the battle starts in the future, the [-] elite naval forces requested by the lord should be no problem."

"There will be a period of time for us to prepare."

Wang Zheng nodded slightly, "After all, the military rations are insufficient now. If you want to use troops again, at least you have to wait until after the summer harvest." Having said this, he paused, remembering that there was a suspected famine in Jiangdong in the second year of Jian'an, and he couldn't help sighing softly: "If If there is any accident, I am afraid that it will not be possible to mobilize troops again until after the autumn harvest."

"And after all, the so-called alliance right now is just Yuan Fang's promise. It's not Yuan Shao who agrees, but Yuan Shao agrees. It's hard to say whether he will keep the promise. There are no absolutes in everything. Xuzhou still has to keep some people behind. As a precaution."

"That's what the lord said."

Guo Jia nodded: "Even if it's not a precaution, it's not good to drop all the garrison troops in Xuzhou too early. The more people open their mouths to eat, the greater the pressure on our food, and there will be a shortage of food and salaries; Second, if Yuan Shao doesn't come to invade, he will have to send them back later, and it's not worthwhile to spend money on teachers."

As he spoke, he bent another finger and continued: "Liu Biao has managed Jingzhou for many years, and his strength must be strong. If it is to capture Jingzhou, the Lord's troops are indispensable, but Jiujiang and Langya need to have a certain degree of defense. ability, so as to prevent foreign enemies from taking advantage of it, it depends on how it is laid out."

"What is Feng Xiao's opinion?"

Wang Zheng glanced at Guo Jia, and a smile flashed across his face. Speaking of which, he was intimidating and luring this ghost at the beginning, and did everything he could to subdue him. Obviously, it also proved that his painstaking planning was worthwhile.

It is precisely because of this precedent that Wang Zheng showed rare patience and good temper to Zhou Yu.

"My lord, please spread out the map."

After the Wangzheng was unfolded, Guo Jia stepped forward with a confident face and pointed out: "The two large counties can actually be divided into three defense areas."

Just after discussing with Guo Jia and Mi Fang the preparations for the upcoming war, suddenly a guard came from outside the door to report: "General, the news ahead, the Jizhou army has entered a hundred miles outside the city."

At this time, the battle on the front line is coming to an end. Of course, the Xuzhou army still has to stay to clean up the remaining evils. The guest army in Jizhou is ready to retreat. Wang Zheng is currently thinking of ways to wink at Yuan Shao. If he would miss such an opportunity, he asked Wei Yan to send a message that Jiang Qi should come to Shouchun to attend the celebration banquet first, and then return to Linzi.

Not long after, Wang Zheng went out of the suburbs to meet Jiang Qi and others with Yangzhou governor Zhang Zhao and Xu Fang, and arranged for the soldiers they brought with them to enter the city hand in hand.

Back into the city, into the old palace of Chu, the host and guest are all seated.

Wang Zheng watched with his eyes, the Jizhou army has been fighting continuously for these years, these generals are really as black as iron, and their hands are as rough as thorns, full of weather-beaten looks.It looks like they have been fighting for a long time.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help asking warmly: "This time, all of you have traveled through mountains and rivers to help our Yangzhou army and people wipe out the bandits. It is really a high righteousness, and I will be deeply grateful."

A simple polite sentence, but under the persuasion talent and high charm, it produced extraordinary effects, making Jiang Qi and several other Jizhou generals feel warm in their hearts at the same time. Not to mention that the smoke disappeared, and most of it was gone suddenly.

Especially Jiang Qi, he was one of the first generals to follow Yuan Shao. Although he had no personal relationship with Wen Chou, after all, he had been in the robes for several years. Naturally, he didn't have much affection for Wang Zheng, the "murderer". How could Jiang Qi come to help him?

This is also the case. The Jizhou army's participation in the war this time has nothing to do with the "high righteousness" and "kindness" in Wang Zheng's mouth. To put it bluntly, it is just a transaction between an army and a jade seal.

But eyes and ears are not as good as seeing each other, Jiang Qi doesn't know why, obviously he and Wang Zheng just met for the first time, but they feel like old friends at first sight, only feel that the young man in front of him looks more and more pleasing to the eye, that ordinary face is full of sincerity and kindness, and he can't help it Accepting Wang Zheng's words, he said with a smile: "Zhou Mu's words are serious, but in fact we didn't put in much effort. The several battles this time, and even the tough battles, are still dominated by your army."

Speaking of this, Jiang Qi said with emotion: "I have heard of Wang Zhoumu's name for a long time. He was pulled out of the grass, and he was exposed to the wild for several years. He made great achievements in fighting against powerful enemies. He is really a young hero. Mu has faced off against each other before, but in private, he also admires him very much, and he has spoken to us many times, full of praise for Wangzhou Mu's ability to manage the army and use troops."

"Why does General Jiang have to be so self-effacing?" Wang Zheng said with a slight smile, "Who doesn't know that Jizhou is powerful and powerful?"

With his current status, coupled with the system's natural skills and high charisma, if he wants to make friends with someone deliberately, he is basically sure. Brothers match up.

Presumably, after these people returned to Linzi, even if they didn't say good things about themselves in front of Yuan Tan, they wouldn't say anything bad, right?
Watching a group of people staggering away, Wang Zheng thought to himself, thought for a while, and then told Mi Fang: "Go and prepare some gifts for them."

"promise!"

The next day, Wang Zheng invited Jiang Qi and the others to a banquet again. After several rounds of enthusiasm, the effect was really extraordinary. For a moment, Jiang Qi's application for joining the team popped up in the transparent box.
Although it was gone in a flash, Wang Zheng was not given a chance to install an "undercover agent", but it also proved that the heat was enough, and Wang Zheng immediately stopped keeping them and let them return to Linzi.

At the same time, he summoned all the generals and told them in detail the planned combat strategy. The military situation is like a fire, so if you start preparations one day earlier, when the battle starts, you will have a better chance of winning.

Not long after Jizhou talent left, a few days later at night, a secret security came from Jingzhou, Mi Fang rode his horse towards the palace immediately after reading it, even though it was dark, she still insisted on asking the guards to call Wang Zheng.

Relying on his excellent physique, during this period of time because he was in charge of the war, and he hadn't been in command in person, Wang Zheng basically slept very late, or simply didn't sleep because of Wang Zheng's concern. To be honest, it was a bit uncomfortable to be woken up by Mi Fang.

However, the other party is his important minister in terms of merit, and he has become a brother-in-law in terms of personal interests. Wang Zheng did not show it at all on the surface. He suppressed his sleepiness, yawned and tied his clothes, and asked, "Zi Fang, why are you so urgent?" ?”

"Report to Zhou Mu."

Mi Fang saluted hastily, then rushed forward anxiously, and presented a secret report: "Ben ordered Secret Service Agent Wang San to send a copy of the urgent report from Xiangyang. Please watch it, my lord."

"Jingzhou?"

Wang Zheng was stunned, and immediately took it, and after a few glances, the hand that was fastening the skirt involuntarily stopped, and he swallowed a half-yawned yawn.

"Under the order of the superior, the villain opened a restaurant in Xiangyang, thinking that to collect information, he had already paid bribes, so he often had contacts with the steward of Liu Biao's house. It was the day before yesterday that he heard the steward talk about something. Liu Biao didn't know it three days ago. Why was the thunderbolt suddenly so enraged that they killed more than a dozen servants with sticks, and even cursed endlessly, such as "ungrateful", "revenge for kindness", "Zhuzi" and other filthy words"

"The villain felt that it was not easy at the time, and asked the steward again, and found out that those servants were all from the villagers of Qingzhou."

Wang Zheng's drowsiness disappeared immediately, and his sword eyebrows raised immediately!
From Qingzhou, Li Zi, plus words such as "repay kindness and revenge" and "ungrateful", probably everyone will immediately think of him, right?
It doesn't matter and it's not surprising to be abused behind the back, but why is it Liu Biao?

It's fine if it's just insults, Liu Biao, a Qingliu, always valued his reputation, and he was able to kill more than a dozen Qingzhou people. It can be seen that he was so angry that he lost his mind at that time, so he lost his composure like this, right?

So what is it that can make him so angry and hate Wang Zheng so much?

Although he guessed the answer in his heart, Wang Zheng didn't speak immediately, he just sat down slowly, then looked at Mi Fang and asked: "For this secret report, what's the internal analysis of the Benming Department?"

The Benming Division not only has the duty to collect intelligence, but also has the duty to analyze it.

Mi Fang coughed dryly, and replied cautiously: "I have analyzed it, and it is very likely that Liu Biao knew that the lord intends to attack Jingzhou."

"Then how did Liu Biao know about it?"

Wang Zheng said indifferently: "Is that what the envoy from Jingzhou said? Zifang, didn't you still say that this person is quite knowledgeable about current affairs?"

"It's definitely not that messenger!"

Mi Fang was startled, and quickly explained: "The mission just came out of Shouchun the day before yesterday, and they will not return to Xiangyang so soon, and I am confident that I will not be wrong. will do it."

"Even if you let Liu Biao know about this in advance, with precautions, the chance of winning is still greater, my lord!"

Wang Zheng was noncommittal, but thought to himself: "Then how did Liu Biao know about this?"

Judging from Liu Biao's reaction described in the secret report, nine out of ten he is convinced of this matter, so the person who delivered the news must be an insider!
Knowing Wang Zheng's strategic goals, and maybe even some plans for military operations, he was able to provide sufficient reasons to convince Liu Biao that he was furious, and it was rare to show his gaffe.

The Jingzhou envoys have been in Shouchun for a long time, if they have the heart, they may be able to figure out these things
If it wasn't for the envoys, then Wang Zheng could only think of Shouchun's civil and military officials, or local gentry.

Thinking of this, Sen Han's murderous intent flashed in Wang Zheng's eyes!
(End of this chapter)