The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Perhaps it was because Shi Xie was already tied to the same boat as Liu Zheng at this time, that he took the initiative to talk about these things with Liu Zheng.

But even if Shi Xie didn't say anything, Liu Zheng would temporarily look away from Zhu Fu.

Zhu Fu is currently huddled in Jiaozhi County, and he can deal with him sooner or later, but if Zhang Ying's foreign soldiers and horses are not dealt with first, it will not be so easy to deal with him after he has established a firm foothold in Jiaozhou.

Chapter 228 Conversation against Shi Xie

"Thank you, Prefect Shi Xie, for your reminder. I am coming back this time with the intention of mobilizing troops to fight that Zhang Ying."

"Since your lord has this plan, then I won't talk too much."

Shi Xie didn't say much, and instructed Liu Zheng how to use troops to deal with Zhang Ying. After all, Liu Zheng was better than him in dispatching troops, marching and fighting.

However, he came to Liu Zheng this time not only because of this matter. After talking about Zhang Ying, Shi Xie immediately opened his mouth and continued to talk about another matter to Liu Zheng.

"My lord, there is another thing I want to tell you."

"whats the matter?"

"It's about my son and my brother."

Shi Xie's son, Shi Hui, and younger brother, Shi Wu, were the two who went to Zhu Fu for help before breaking out of Guangxin City. Regarding these two people, Liu Zheng had also heard Shi Xie mention them before, but they never heard of them. I have seen them before, and there is no news during this period of time. I heard that they have been following Zhu Fu's side all the time, so there is no danger of their lives.

The reason why Shi Xie was unwilling to take refuge in Liu Zheng openly was precisely because of his son and younger brother's consideration. If he openly took refuge in Liu Zheng, Zhu Fu would be furious and behead his son and younger brother directly. Kill to vent anger.

Now that Liu Zheng heard that Shi Xie mentioned these two people again, he knew that Shi Xie should have news about them.

"A few days ago, the people I sent out contacted my son and younger brother. At this time, I already know that they have always been by Zhu Fu's side."

"My lord, originally I wanted to tell them to flee from Zhu Fu and return to Guangxin City to join me, but after a second thought, I came up with an excellent plan."

Shi Xie said what he wanted to say, which immediately attracted Liu Zheng's attention.

"what's the plan?"

Liu Zheng looked at Shi Xie with great interest, and was very interested in the plan Shi Xie said.

"Since Zhu Fu trusts my son and younger brother quite a lot, he didn't kill them, and let them stay by his side, why not let my son be the internal response next time when the adults attack Zhu Fu, open the city gate directly, and kill them?" By Zhu Fu's side, eradicate Zhu Fu in one fell swoop, so that the world of Jiaozhou will be in the palm of your lord, and you can get it at your fingertips."

Shi Xie shared his thoughts with Liu Zheng, and Liu Zheng immediately sympathized with him.

"Wonderful, why didn't I think of it, if your son is really willing to work with me and betray Zhu Fu, it can indeed play a certain role for us."

"If you can use my son, Mr. Liu Zheng, just ask, and I will send someone to contact my son later."

Shi Xie didn't tell Liu Zheng what to do, but just reminded Liu Zheng so that he could find a way.

As soon as Liu Zheng heard it, he immediately understood. After nodding, he immediately continued talking to Shi Xie.

"Okay, thank you, Prefect Shi Xie, for your opinion. I'll come to you right away after I discuss how to deal with it with the generals under my command."

Liu Zheng didn't talk too much with Shi Xie. After knowing what Shi Xie wanted to say to him, he dismissed Shi Xie casually and called his own people to continue the discussion.

It's not that Liu Zheng doesn't trust Shi Xie, but after all, the time he has known Shi Xie is too short, the two sides are not really of one mind, and it is impossible for Liu Zheng to trust 100% for the time being.

Shi Xie knew exactly this, and when talking to Liu Zheng, he also behaved very to the point, without saying too much, just wanting to avoid Liu Zheng's distaste for him.

Not long after, several generals under Liu Zheng's command came to his house.

It is said that there are several generals, but in fact they are Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, and Zhou Cang.

The Zhou Dynasty was in charge of guarding Hepu, but he did not come back. Gan Ning led people to pacify Yulin, but he was not here.

So Liu Zheng was able to discuss with others, that is, Xu Huang, Huang Zhong, Zhou Cang, and a counselor Yuan Zhou.

"Mr. Yuan Zhou, tell the three generals what Shi Xie said just now."

"Yes, my lord."

Liu Zheng said something to Yuan Zhou, and Yuan Zhou said what Shi Xie said to Huang Zhong and others. After listening to these people, their expressions were different.

Huang Zhong's face was normal, and he couldn't see any different expressions. It seemed that he didn't have his own thoughts on what he just said.

After Xu Huang finished listening, there was a smile on his face, as if he had an idea.

As for Zhou Cang, the reaction was the biggest. After Yuan Zhou finished speaking, he immediately yelled at Liu Zheng.

"Qu Shuai, is Shi Xie reliable? Will what he said deceive us? What if we are deceived?"

Zhou Cang was born as a bandit, and he didn't have a good impression of these officials, so when Yuan Zhou mentioned this method, he immediately expressed his own doubts.

"I don't know whether this Shi Xie is reliable or not, but the method he said is a good one. If it can be realized, maybe we can defeat Zhu Fu and the few people from Yangzhou in one fell swoop." Wan Dajun."

Liu Zheng didn't tell Zhou Cang that Shi Xie must be reliable, but he told Zhou Cang that Shi Xie's method was feasible.

At this time, Xu Huang also stood up.

"My lord, I think that regardless of whether Shi Xie's words are reliable or not, they are useful to us."

"Why?"

Liu Zheng looked at Xu Huang.

"This is the time to test whether Shi Xie is of one mind with us. I think we can act according to Shi Xie's words. If the final plan succeeds, everyone will be happy, but the plan fails. This can also test Shi Xie's loyalty. The big deal is to kill him in the end, and we have gathered all our troops, are we still afraid of Zhu Fu and the tens of thousands of troops in Yangzhou?"

What Xu Huang said was relying on his own strong strength, and he didn't care about Zhu Fu and Yangzhou's reinforcements at all. In the face of strong strength, any conspiracy and tricks would be futile.

Seeing that Xu Huang agreed so much, Liu Zheng nodded, and actually began to agree in his heart at this time.

"General Huang Zhong, what do you think of what Shi Xie said?"

Huang Zhong did not have as many words as Xu Huang and Zhou Cang.

He just nodded lightly, and then responded to Liu Zheng.

"Everything is up to the master."

Huang Zhong didn't say a word, didn't make too many comments about Shi Xie, and looked like he was indifferent to the world.

Liu Zheng didn't ask Huang Zhong any more.

"Since that's the case, let's consider cooperating with Na Shixie. Let's study how we can use this plan to wipe out Yangzhou's reinforcements and Na Zhufu."

"About this, my lord, I have an idea."

At this time, Yuan Zhou, who had been silent all this time, stood up and said something to Liu Zheng.

Chapter 229 The Chaos of Jingzhou

Seeing Yuan Zhou, Liu Zheng seemed to have something to say.

Dang even let him speak out his thoughts.

"Mr. Yuan Zhou, if you have any solution, just say it. If it is feasible, then follow the plan you said."

"My lord, I also came up with some opinions after hearing Na Shixie's thoughts. Listen to me."

"Before we repelled the Zhu Fu in Hepu City. According to what the Lord said, this Zhu Fu is bound to learn a lesson. No matter how we fight him next, he will definitely defend with all his strength and will not take the initiative to fight with us. If we want to defeat him again , or capture him alive, it will be more difficult.”

"But now there are [-] reinforcements from Yangzhou. As long as they are on the line, Zhu Fu will definitely think that relying on the reinforcements from Yangzhou is enough to fight us. At that time, he will definitely fall into the trap and take the initiative to lead the troops from Jiaozhi County. Join up with the Yangzhou reinforcements here and deal with our army together."

"In this way, although the two sides will join forces, it will be relatively stressful for our army, but if Shi Xie can really persuade his son and younger brother to rebel and give us some opportunities to directly enter the city, no one knows Jue killed Zhu Fu and the others, this battle seemed to be against us, but in fact we had the upper hand."

"Not only can Zhu Fu be defeated in one fell swoop, but the reinforcements from Yangzhou can also be taken advantage of. It's a multi-purpose effort."

Yuan Zhou shared his thoughts with everyone present at this time, and immediately got everyone's approval.

Yuan Zhou's plan is actually a double-edged plan.Originally, Shi Xie's proposal was mainly used to deal with Zhu Fu and others, but now Yuan Zhou said that it could be used to deal with Zhu Fu and the reinforcements from Yangzhou at the same time.

Even as long as the plan is implemented well, the two soldiers and horses can be defeated at the same time in one fell swoop, allowing Liu Zheng to wipe out the hostile forces in the entire Jiaozhou in a short time, and then occupy the entire Jiaozhou with peace of mind.

"Very good, Mr. Yuan Zhou, just follow your plan."

After Liu Zheng understood Yuan Zhou's words, he greatly appreciated Yuan Zhou, and immediately agreed to Yuan Zhou's proposal.

As soon as Yuan Zhou saw that Liu Zheng agreed with his plan, he continued to talk.

"My lord, I don't have much to prepare for this plan. We just need to stand still and send a large number of scouts to pay attention to the situation between the troops in Yangzhou and Zhufu. When the two parties merge together, we can just carry out our plan."

"Well, then everything will be carried out according to Mr. Yuan Zhou's instructions. It just so happens that we have just experienced a few battles, and our men and horses are a little tired. Taking advantage of this stage of their contact, we can also temporarily recuperate. At the same time, Zhou Cang, Xu A few of you quickly train your men and horses, recruit supplementary supplements, train training, and everything will continue as usual."

To deal with Zhu Fu and Zhang Ying, in fact, they didn't have anything to prepare. All they had to do was wait and see what happened, waiting for the actions of Zhang Ying and Zhu Fu.

After discussing the plan, Liu Zheng's people stayed in Cangwu City obediently for the next few days, and did not do anything. They just sent out all the scouts under their command to pay close attention to Nanhai County and Jiaozhi County. Dynamic.

And Zhang Ying from Nanhai County didn't take the initiative to kill Cangwu County, as if he didn't come to Nanhai County to deal with Liu Zheng, but just came for sightseeing. Zhu Fu from Jiaozhi County just fled back to Jiaozhi because of the new defeat. At this time, the soldiers and horses under his command did not gather much, and he could not return to attack Liu Zheng in a short time, which did not worry Liu Zheng.

More than ten days had passed before the spies under Liu Zheng gradually heard the news that there was a small detachment from Nanhai County to Jiaozhi County, probably to meet Zhu Fu's men.

Liu Zheng didn't let his people startle the snake, and let them leave Hepu County to meet Zhu Fu.

However, since Liu Zheng had no reliable details under Zhu Fu's command, he didn't know exactly what Zhu Fu and Zhang Ying discussed between them, and it took another half a month for more news to come.

From Jiaozhi County, there is a force of about 2 soldiers, starting from Jiaozhi County along the official road, and heading towards Nanhai County.

If you want to go from Jiaozhi County to Nanhai County, you must pass through Hepu County, and Nanhai County and Hepu County are also regarded as the junction.

The spies sent by Liu Zheng to Nanhai County also quickly sent back news to him. Zhang Ying, who was in Nanhai City, and his 3 men also started marching in the direction of Hepu City at this time.

After hearing the news, Liu Zheng understood that Zhang Ying and Zhu Fu were not looking at Cangwu City, but Hepu County, which had just been defeated by Liu Zheng not long ago.

But this is normal, after all, Cangwu County is not bordering on the territory of Zhu Fu and Zhang Ying, only Hepu County is. After defeating Hepu County, the two troops can merge to continue to advance.

Fight all the way to Cangwu City, and then drive Liu Zheng's soldiers out of Jiaozhou or kill them directly in Cangwu City.

After Liu Zheng learned the news, he did not act rashly.

He didn't start mobilizing his troops until the news became clear and he knew that Zhang Ying and Zhu Fu's troops were gathering near Hepu City.

The reason why he delayed the mobilization of troops for a few days was because he was also worried that Zhu Fu and Zhang Ying would be afraid to mobilize his troops too early.

A few days later, Liu Zheng finally dispatched all his soldiers and horses to Cangwu City, but nearly a month later, they all gathered in Hepu City.

And just as Liu Zheng, Zhu Fu and others were fighting in Jiaozhou, the Jingzhou battlefield not far from Jiaozhou was also fighting here at this time.

Because the uprising of Guo Shi and others developed too rapidly and spread more and more widely, from Lingling County at the beginning to the entire four counties in Jingnan, most of Jingzhou was controlled by them, and it has gradually begun to cause Attracted the court's attention.

A month ago, the imperial court ordered Sun Jian, the tiger from the east of the Yangtze River, who had contributed a lot in the encirclement and suppression of the Yellow Turban Army, to be the new prefect of Changsha County.

At the same time, let Sun Jian assist Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao to wipe out the uprising of Guo Shi and others.

Originally, after Liu Biao took office, he had begun to vigorously recruit forces. In the past few months, Liu Biao's strength has gradually increased. Although Jingzhou lost four counties, the main city is still in the hands of Liu Biao. Liu Biao only needs to After a while of training soldiers and horses, the army can gradually surround Guo Shi and others from other counties.

It took less than two months to suppress the spreading Guo Shi uprising.

But the joining of Sun Jian accelerated the speed of Guo Shi's demise.

2 Chapter Thirty

Guo Shi, sitting on the land of four counties, seems to have controlled a small half of Jingzhou. If it continues to develop, it is not impossible to defeat Jingzhou.

But after all, the bandit uprising is like this. When the population increases and the number of troops increases, factions will start to appear.

Guo Shi's several more powerful generals occupied the territory of a state and county respectively. After occupying the territory, they did not think about making progress, did not continue to expand their strength, and wanted to attack other counties and counties.

Instead, they were content with pleasure, burning, killing, and looting spread across the four counties in southern Jing. All of a sudden, there were complaints. The people of Jingzhou were miserable and began to flee to surrounding counties.

Many people went to Jiaozhou, Yangzhou and other places. At the same time, Sun Jian took office. Although Sun Jian had only [-] troops, he cooperated with Liu Biao's [-] counter-insurgency army and attacked all the way from Beijiangxia Commandery to Wuling. On the other way, Sun Jian's army attacked from east to west from Changsha.

The two armies gradually began to clean up Guo Shi's forces in Jingnan. Those armies originally under Guo Shi's command suffered heavy losses after being attacked by Liu Biao's men several times.

Although Guo Shi's main force had been attacking Nanjun and did not meet Liu Biao's army, after Liu Biao's men wiped out many small groups of Guo Shi's troops, Guo Shi's morale gradually began to decline.

At the same time, Sun Jian's army on the other side, relying on a mere 4000 people, was like a sharp knife, detoured from Yuzhang County, directly killed Changsha County, and forcibly beat back Changsha County, which was occupied by Guo Shi.

And relying on his status as the new prefect of Changsha County, he recruited thousands of recruits in Changsha County. In a short period of time, he directly formed a force of nearly [-] people and began to launch a counterattack against Guo Shi.

Guo Shi had just conquered Nanjun, but found that his rear was cut off by Liu Biao and Sun Jian. In order to prevent Liu Biao and Sun Jian from converging, otherwise it would be more difficult to deal with, so he gave up continuing to attack Jingzhou and led the attack. His soldiers and horses returned from Nanjun.

However, he was hit by Sun Jian's ambush on the official road in advance. Although Guo Shi had an army of [-], he was ambushed by Sun Jian's men and suffered a disastrous defeat. Not only did Guo Shi's left and right lieutenants die directly, but Guo Shi himself , was also wounded and fled. The [-] army suffered heavy losses, and only a few thousand people escaped.

Sun Jian beheaded half of Guo Shi's men and horses, leaving only a few thousand men, who were surrendered to the surrender army.

After a big defeat, the uprising of Guo Shi's army, which was originally aggressive and spread across the four counties, quickly disintegrated after Guo Shi's defeat.

In just half a month, Liu Biao and Sun Jian conquered three of the four counties.

Only the last two places that were first occupied, Wuling County and Lingling County, are still struggling.At the same time, the originally developed army of close to 3 troops now has less than [-] troops left.

However, Liu Biao's army to suppress the chaos increased from 2 at the beginning to 3.

Sun Jian is even more powerful. At the beginning, there were only 4000 people, but after half a month, he developed into an army of 5000 people, not only occupying Changsha County, but also occupying more than half of Guiyang County, as if he wanted to swallow it. The appearance of the four counties in Jingnan.