At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Soon, all the people involved in the rebellion knew about it, and everyone was ecstatic, spreading the news on a wider scale.

Of course, Wu Jun, who was fighting against them, also knew the news. Wu Jun was so excited that a large number of generals immediately went to ask their generals, and the generals went to the commander to ask the truth of the matter.

At that time, Wu Jing and Sun Jing only knew about this matter, and they didn't think about what to do.

Zhou Yu told them to block the news to keep the army from knowing, and to buy a time gap to wipe out the enemies in front of them before the news spread, but the result was not as Zhou Yu expected, the news spread extremely fast.

Sun Jing and Wu Jing had no choice but to tell the main generals about this matter, and then asked the main generals to spread the matter, saying that Sun Ce was indeed gone. Now the monarch of Wu State is Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Quan, and Sun Quan has begun to rule. Wu State, the interior of Wu State is stable.

But such an answer does not allow everyone to fight with peace of mind.

Sun Ce has prestige, and fighting under Sun Ce is something they are already familiar with. They trust Sun Ce. Although Sun Ce suffered a disastrous defeat, the long-term accumulated trust is not so easy to be destroyed.

In the same way, if Sun Quan wants to accumulate his own prestige, what he needs is not just a battle, but more time to accumulate.

But Sun Quan did not have this time.

The current situation is precarious, and Sun Quan has no prestige but has taken orders in the face of danger. Widespread doubts and despair are taken for granted.

Immediately, many generals expressed despair, saying that Sun Ce was dead, and the country of Wu had no hope. How could this battle be fought?

They took off their military uniforms one after another, fled in groups, or fled further south, or fled directly across the river to the north.

Wu Jing and Sun Jing tried their best to prevent this from happening, but with little success.

But at this moment, Shanyue and the powerful allied forces once again raised the banner of the Wei army to attack, and the situation that was almost reversed just now returned to its original appearance.

Chapter 603. 610 The killing intent in Er Pang Xi's eyes is getting worse

The battle situation in Kuaiji County was rotten, and Sun Jing could hardly contain it. Many soldiers and horses fled.

In Kuaiji County, only Shanyin County, which was guarded by Yu Fan, the magistrate of Shanyin County, was still under the control of Sun Wu's forces, and the rest of the place had fallen.

The battle situation in Danyang County is slightly better, thanks to the two veterans Huang Gai and Han Dang to support the situation, but the situation will not be too good, the two armies are still in a stalemate.

On the other hand, Yuzhang County has basically no Wu army forces to resist. The local tyrants defend themselves, and the mountains and mountains occupy the county. In fact, Yuzhang County has long refused to listen to Wu's orders.

And Luling County, which was established by Sun Ce in part of Yuzhang County, was not good. Although under the leadership of Sun Fu, the prefect of Sun Wu's clan, Luling County still had some soldiers and horses to keep several counties, but Sun Fu learned that Sun Ce died. After the news of the loss, he was very desperate and did not believe that Sun Quan could stabilize the situation.

And because the distance between Luling County and Sun Wu's core area is too far, the return journey has been cut off by local tyrants and Shanyue forces. He can't go back to Wu County even if he wants to, so all thoughts are lost.

Under such circumstances, Sun Fu wrote a letter of surrender and sent someone across the river to Xu Huang to let Xu Huang know that Sun Fu planned to surrender to Wei Gong Guo Peng with Luling County, and asked Wei Gong to accept it and send troops. He came to Luling County to pick him up, but he was trapped by the powerful Shanyue forces.

Sun Fu was a very important figure in this big wave of fleeing north, because he was the clan of Sun Wu, and under him, many people also fled north together.

After Sun Ce's death, people from within the Sun-Wu regime continued to surrender in Guangling, Jiujiang, and Lujiang counties. They brought a lot of information and rumors. After Zhang Liao learned about it, he arranged them all to Hefei in Jiujiang county. Accept inquiries.

Those who pass the inquiry can be accepted and live in Jiangbei. If they fail to pass the inquiry, they will be regarded as fine work and will be subject to further investigation.

Zhang Liao was worried that these people might have sand mixed with the Sun Wu regime, so he joined forces with Jiujiang prefect Mao Jie to screen them and asked for a lot of important information, which naturally included the news of Sun Ce's death and Sun Quan's ascension to the throne.

While this news was spread to the South Bank of the Yangtze River by Jia Xu's operation, it was also sent to Guanzhong by Jia Xu to let Guo Peng know.

When Guo Peng knew it, it was already after the New Year. At the beginning of the first month of the sixth year of Xingping, Guo Peng learned of the death of Sun Ce and the enthronement of Sun Quan in Chang'an.

"The lion is dead."

Guo Peng sighed, and told the news to the civil servants and generals under his command, with regret in his words.

Knowing that Sun Ce was dead, many civil servants and military generals felt very happy. They felt that there was no longer any threat in the southeast, and Guo Peng could handle government affairs in Guanzhong with peace of mind.

Of course Guo Peng thought so too.

As far as Jiangdong is concerned, even if he does not mix sand at all, Zhou Yu will not be able to pacify Jiangdong for two years.

Sun Quan is still young, of course he has talent, but in such a situation, Sun Quan does not have the right time and people, can he still promote the localization of the Jiangdong regime as in another time and space, and secure his position?

Will Jiangdong scholars and tyrants accept the localization of the Sun Wu regime?

It is no longer possible.

The Sun Wu regime will either fall, or it will go the same way as Sun Ce again, and it will be more ruthless and ruthless than Sun Ce, that's about the same.

However, if we want to do this, unless they are super gods together and kill the troublesome Jiangdong Haoqiang and Shanyue together like magic soldiers, they will be the ones who will be destroyed.

Once Sun Ce was defeated, the power accumulated by the Sun Wu regime over the years was wiped out.

From the perspectives of population, military strength, resources, etc., the strength of the Sun Wu regime is no longer as good as that of Jiangdong's local tyrants and Shanyue.

The only thing we can rely on is that the tyrants do not have a unified order, and Shanyue does not have a unified order. They are fighting on their own in various places, and cannot concentrate on major events.

However, until now, how long the advantage of the unified command can last is also a question worthy of discussion.

Anyway, in Guo Peng’s view, the hearts of the people of the Sun Wu regime are almost scattered, and it is not far away from being destroyed. Although Sun Quan is better at keeping success, even though Zhou Yu is a commander-in-chief, the time and harmony are not in Sun Wu. Sun Fu, the clan of Wu, wrote to surrender.

Obviously, someone in Sun Wu's clan has realized that there is nothing to do, and in order to protect themselves, they have made the decision to join Guo Peng.

Guo Peng was very interested in this.

But now is still not the opportunity to go south to Jiangdong. He ordered Governor Zhang Liao's entire army not to cross the south of the Yangtze River and not to cause trouble.

At this time, it was time for Zhou Yu to show his talents to the fullest, and someone Guo wanted to see how Zhou Gongjin showed his military talents to continue the life of the Sun Wu regime.

Wei Jun's forces shouldn't intervene at this time, so as not to affect his future layout.

As for Sun Fu...

If he dies, he dies, one more is not much, and one less is not less, if he really wants to come, let him come by himself, and want Wei Jun to save him, there is no way.

Mr. Guo didn't have that much effort to save people. It's not the time for the Wei army to intervene in the chaos in Jiangdong, and Jiangdong is not chaotic enough.

And more importantly, at this moment, some things that happened in Hanzhong are quite meaningful to Guo.

What happened in Hanzhong was naturally the conflict between Liu Zhang and Pang Xi.

The Northern Expedition failed because of the problem of grain roads, and Pang Xi felt extremely painful, extremely uncomfortable, and very depressed.

But on the way back, Fazheng saw the repairs of those landslide roads, noticed the problem, and told Pang Xi that something was wrong.

The food road problem may not be a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.

"Someone secretly tampered with and obstructed the army's northern expedition?"

"Yes, otherwise, if you try your best to repair those collapsed places, it is impossible to get through. If you can't get through, there is only one reason, that is, someone is deliberately delaying time and deliberately preventing the road from being opened up, so as to force the general to withdraw his troops."

Fazheng said with certainty.

"Who? Who would do that? Who wants to force me to retreat? The lives of thousands of soldiers were thrown in Liangzhou for nothing. Is it because of this?"

Pang Xi was full of disbelief and suspicion.

Fazheng thought for a moment, and remembered the humiliation and discrimination he had suffered when he was seeking an official career in Yizhou, and the boss immediately became angry and dissatisfied.

"The general thinks that it is in the best interest of the general to retreat without getting credit for it?"

"..."

Pang Xi frowned, thought for a moment, and gradually loosened his brows, but the murderous intent in his eyes became more and more serious.

"Who is the most beneficial? Other than that group of people, who else can be beneficial? Could it be that it is beneficial to the King?"

Seeing the killing intent in Pang Xi's eyes, Fazheng was stunned, and suddenly realized who Pang Xi was talking about.

Chapter 604 The three parties completely torn their skins

Don't want Dongzhou people to get credit for breaking through the trapped dragon, who else is there besides Yizhou natives?

Those Yizhou civil servants who surrounded Liu Zhang were all bastards. They were full of hindrances and never cared about the interests of the country.

asshole!

Although Pang Xi didn't think about the interests of the country, objectively speaking, going to Liangzhou would definitely benefit Shu and Liu Zhang.

But not fighting and being trapped in the land of Shu is naturally beneficial to the Yizhou locals, because there is no need to allocate soldiers and food, no need to levy additional taxes, and no need for them to discuss together to pay money and benefits.

Pang Xi was very annoyed, and immediately insisted that this matter was inseparable from the Yizhou natives, so he first targeted Wang Shang.

After returning to Hanzhong, Pang Xi attacked Wang Shang directly at the banquet held by Liu Zhang for him.

Liu Zhang was a little guilty at first, and felt that Pang Xi's failure was inseparable from himself, so he wanted to give Pang Xi some face and did not punish him.

Then hold a banquet to expose this matter, and just don't do it again in the future. He also planned to let Pang Xi be the prefect of Hanzhong, so as to make Pang Xi feel at ease.

Unexpectedly, Pang Xi attacked Wang Shang at the banquet.

"Wang Shang! The soldiers of the army fought hard in the front, but you used some shameful means to cut off my food and fodder in the back! What is your intention?!"

"Pang Xi! You spitting blood! What evidence do you have that I did it?"

After being scolded by Pang Xi, Wang Shang felt a little guilty, but he couldn't show it in public, so he scolded Pang Xi very fiercely.

"Besides you people, who else would obstruct my Northern Expedition? One or two only think about their own one-acre three-point land, and never think about the king! What an important thing it is to conquer Liangzhou. The Northern Expedition fell short. There won't be such a good chance!"

The more Pang Xi scolded, the more angry he became, his face flushed red: "Now I suspect that you leaked the news of the army's march to the people of Liangzhou! Otherwise, how could the people of Liangzhou know the news of my army's march? If you don't do serious things, you will know Do something shameful! It's all treachery!"

Wang Shang was scolded anxiously, and his eyes were red.

"What are you? I'm the only one to put down a rebellion? Do you know how many murders you have done? How many innocent people have you killed? Every household in Jiangzhou hangs white flags, and every household has dead people. Shu has been stable for many years, and you gave it all. Destroyed! You bloody butcher!"

"Blood-handed butcher? Is it wrong for me to kill the rebel? Where were you when I killed the rebel? Fine! I'll show you what a bloody-handed butcher is!"

Pang Xi only felt a surge of enthusiasm, and his whole body immediately went berserk, and he immediately bowed to Liu Zhang.

"My lord! Wang Shang conspired to leak the Northern Expedition military plan, conspired to damage the food transportation roads, obstructed the march of the army, obstructed the great cause of the Northern Expedition, and caused the death of seven thousand of my soldiers in Xiliang in vain! Please behead Wang Shang! Set the record straight!"

The two sides tore their skins apart, and officially transitioned from the stage of dispute to the stage of vicious party struggle.

Obviously, Pang Xi didn't intend to make false claims with this group of people anymore, and stepped forward to scold Wang Shang and the local scholars in Yizhou, calling them cysticercus.

Wang Shang was furious, and the officials of the Shu region headed by Wang Shang were also furious, and they all stepped forward to confront Pang Xi.

"Your Majesty! Pang Xi has no superior, takes credit for his pride, and doesn't know the superiority and inferiority of the upper and lower ranks. It is really hateful. Please behead Pang Xi! Set the record straight!"

"My lord! Pang Xi led the army to run amok in Shu, killing countless innocent people. The people of Shu and Pang Xi have a mortal enmity. I wish I could capture and kill him! Please kill Pang Xi, with the anger of the common people. !"

"Your Majesty! Pang Xi indiscriminately criticizes important officials, intends to kill them, dominates the court, has ulterior motives, and hides rebellious intentions! Please be careful, Your Majesty, and kill traitors, otherwise the country will be ruined!"

In terms of lip service, compared with this group of people who have read poetry and books, Pang Xi is not their opponent at all.

Under their scolding, Pang Xi was very annoyed, and immediately rushed to the guard at the entrance of the banquet, pulled out the guard's sword, and rushed to Wang Shang and the others with red eyes.

Wang Shang and the others are sharp-tongued, and they have some sword skills in their hands, but compared with generals, of course they are not as good.

Now seeing Pang Xi rushing forward with a knife in his eyes, he was so frightened that he backed away with his complexion changed drastically, calling for help from the king as he retreated.

Liu Zhang was guilty at first, and was at a loss by the noisy Liushen Wuzhu on both sides. Suddenly, Pang Xi became violent and drew his sword to kill someone. Liu Zhang was even more flustered. He stood up and shrank back in fright. Pang Xi wanted to kill him.

The officials and generals who participated in the banquet were also dumbfounded, unable to react at all.

"Traitor! Take your life!"

Pang Xi swung his knife and was about to charge forward. At the critical moment, Meng Guang rushed up, rushed to Pang Xi's body, and desperately blocked Pang Xi's advance.

"General Pang! General Pang! No! No! You can't kill people!"

"Meng Gong! Get out of the way!"

Pang Xi was so strong that he pushed Meng Guang away and was about to rush forward. He wanted to kill Wang Shang. Wang Shang turned pale and backed away.

"Pang Xi! If you want to kill them! Kill me first!"

Meng Guang was furious, rushed to Pang Xi and yelled angrily, "This is the banquet held by the king! How dare you kill people in public! Are they insulting your parents and ancestors? Do you still have the king in your eyes? There is no law of the country!!”

Meng Guangyi angrily reprimanded Pang Xi. Pang Xi was taken aback for a moment, stopped, opened his mouth to say something, turned his head to see Liu Zhang who was sitting on the main seat, his face turned pale with fright, and the guards around him were protecting Liu Zhang. It was almost as if Pang Xi wanted to assassinate Liu Zhang.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Meng Guang stepped forward and snatched the knife from Pang Xi's hand. He threw it outside the door with his hands and said angrily, "What are you doing? Are you killing people in court?"

When Pang Xi was scolded by Meng Guang, he couldn't say a word immediately, his blood faded, and Pang Xi realized that he seemed to have done something a little out of line.

The final outcome of this incident was that Pang Xi pleaded guilty to Liu Zhang, and asked himself to be demoted to General Zhengbei, to be re-titled General, and to reduce the fiefdom, thinking that he was guilty.

But Pang Xi insisted that Wang Shang had leaked the secret to the people of Liangzhou, and that he conspired to destroy the grain transportation road, so he forced Liu Zhang to order Wang Shang to be arrested and interrogated.

Liu Zhang had no choice but to do what Pang Xi said, which barely calmed Pang Xi's anger.

Although the matter came to an end, since then, Dongzhou people and Yizhou people have completely torn their faces.