The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Zhou Chao is disdainful.

Seeing Zhou Chao's tone, Guo Shi was even more pleasantly surprised, so he stopped hiding and asked Zhou Chao for help.

"Brother Zhou Chao, when you come today, I should have treated you well, but now, you know my situation well. In a few more days, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop Sun Jian's attack. Brother, can you send someone over to support me and deal with those imperial soldiers together?"

Today's Zhou Dynasty is the prefect of Yulin County. Although Guo Shi doesn't know how many soldiers and horses there are in Zhou Dynasty, no matter how many troops there are, as long as there are some troops, it is enough for Guo Shi to relieve some pressure.

But after Zhou Chao heard Guo Shi's words, he was a little indifferent. After hesitating for a moment, he said to Guo Shi.

"Brother Guo Shi, you and I are old acquaintances. Originally, you opened your mouth for such a request. Brother, I shouldn't refuse. But now I can't make my own decisions. The soldiers and horses under my command are all my family's commander-in-chief." Yes, I'm not qualified to transfer, if you want me to help you, you have to ask my family, Shuai Qu."

Zhou Chao's words made Guo Shi's face a little unsightly, but he was not disappointed, after all, Zhou Chao did not completely reject him.

As long as you ask Liu Zheng for his wishes, you may be able to get rescued.

"Brother Zhou Chao, your Qu Shuaiyuan is in Jiaozhou. I'm going to look for him now, isn't it too far away?"

"It doesn't matter. This time I'm here, and my military advisor is also here. This is my military advisor, and he is the most trusted person of my Qushuai. If you can get his approval, you can get my Qushuai's support."

After Zhou Chao finished speaking, he took a step back and made way for Yuan Zhou, who was behind him, to come out, paving the way.

Yuan Zhou is not very old, but compared to Zhou Chao and others, he is calmer and smarter.

"I'm in Yuanzhou, and I've met Guo Shida, the head of the family."

Yuan Zhou was quite polite, walked out, looked at Guo Shi, and offered to say hello to Guo Shi.

After Guo Shi met Yuan Zhou, he began to look at Yuan Zhou. Guo Shi had already seen Yuan Zhou from the beginning, but Yuan Zhou stood behind Zhou Chao before, and Guo Shi did not attract attention. .

At this time, the Zhou Dynasty mentioned Yuan Zhou's identity as a military advisor under Liu Zheng's command, which was why Guo Shi paid attention to it, especially when the Zhou Dynasty mentioned that as long as Yuan Zhou's consent can be obtained, Liu Zheng can send troops to assist him. When it was successful, Guo Shi became more interested, and his attitude towards Yuan Zhou became better.

"Mr. Military Advisor, look at what I just said."

Guo Shi didn't plan to tell Yuan Zhou again, what he said to Zhou Chao just now, after all, Yuan Zhou has been present all the time, and he heard what he said before.

Guo Shi looked at Yuan Zhou with sincere eyes, expecting Yuan Zhou's answer.

On the other hand, Yuan Zhou paused for a moment and didn't speak. He seemed to be thinking, and it was precisely this that made Guo Shi look forward to it even more.

After a while, Yuan Zhou pretended to think it over before continuing.

"Guo Shida is the head of the family. In fact, my family commander Qu lost a lot of soldiers and horses in the battle to unify Jiaozhou. He has not yet recovered enough troops. It may be very difficult to come here to help you deal with the people in the court. "

Chapter 243 Taking the initiative to show favor

When Yuan Zhou opened his mouth, he meant to refuse. This sentence made Guo Shi nervous.

Although Yuan Zhou meant to refuse, he didn't directly reject Guo Shi. Guo Shi still thought there was hope, so he continued to say something to Yuan Zhou.

"Mr. Yuan Zhou, your Commander Qu sent troops to help me deal with the court's troops, not all to help me. Think about it, if I am defeated by the court's troops, you will soon face the attack of the court's troops. You should understand why."

Although Guo Shi was a bandit, he could get to the position of bandit leader because he had studied for a few years and understood some truths.Compared with Ou Xing, Zhou Chao and others, Guo Shi is not the strongest, but he is the smartest among the bandits.

When Yuan Zhou saw that Guo Shi was able to say the truth, he immediately gave Guo Shi a high look, and immediately said it to Guo Shi.

"Indeed, it's true that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, but with Guo Shida in charge, you are here to intercept the people of the court, so you can buy us Qu Shuai some time. With this time, we will be more confident in dealing with the people of the court. , but without the time, it would be a bit far-fetched to fight directly with people from the imperial court."

"My Qu Shuai, it's not that he doesn't want to send troops to help Guo Shida, but you should also understand that the strength of my Qu Shuai is not enough to suppress the counties and counties of Jiaozhou. And you?"

"Even if my lord wants to help you, he is powerless right now. Unless"

Yuan Zhou first complained to Guo Shi for a while, telling Guo Shi and Liu Zheng's difficulties at this time, but he didn't stop talking all at once, leaving a sentence of unless.

As soon as Guo Shi heard that there was something going on, he immediately asked.

"Unless what?"

"Unless Master Guo Shida is willing to subsidize my family's Qushuai with some money and food, so that my family's Qushuai can have money and food to recruit. In this way, my family's Qushuai can recruit new soldiers and horses, and they can send people to assist Guo Shida. "

Seeing that Guo Shi kept asking, Yuan Zhou seemed to be very urgent, so at this moment, he directly said what Liu Zheng had explained at the beginning.

In fact, no matter whether Guo Shi agrees or not, Liu Zheng will send someone to help Guo Shi. If Guo Shi can contribute capital and let Liu Zheng get some returns, it is still good.

After listening to Yuan Zhou's words, Guo Shi finally calmed down a little from the worries in his heart. It turned out that Liu Zheng only wanted money and food. Guo Shi still had some of these things, and he could get them out, so he immediately asked a question.

"There is no problem with this. As long as Liu Zhengqushuai is willing to send people to help me, it is only natural for me to contribute. I just don't know how much Liu Zhengqushuai wants?"

Yuan Zhou didn't know what the price in Liu Zheng's mind was, and he didn't know how much Guo Shi could get. When Guo Shi asked him this question, he was a little stunned. After hesitating for a while, Yuan Zhou was still tentative. asked a question.

"Money and food depends on what you want as the head of Guo Shida. You can take as much as you want. We take the money and recruit as many people as we want, and we will bring them over."

Yuan Zhou didn't want to take the initiative to set the price, so he left the power of asking the price to Guo Shi, which made Guo Shi feel difficult.

Guo Shi also didn't know what the price was in Liu Zheng's mind. If he took too much, Guo Shi would feel heartbroken. Some miscellaneous soldiers, symbolic meaning.

At that time, Guo Shi broke his teeth by himself, so he had to swallow it by himself.

After a moment of silence, Guo Shi gritted his teeth and quoted a price.

"Five thousand gold!"

The figure of five thousand gold came out of Guo Shi's mouth, and Yuan Zhou couldn't help being surprised.

In Yuan Zhou's view, bandits like Guo Shi don't have much money. If they had money, they wouldn't have been robbing all the time. Although Guo Shi's recent uprising in Jingzhou caused Guo Shi to loot a lot of money and food It was five thousand gold, a figure that still surprised Yuan Zhou.

Five thousand gold, that's equivalent to a whole year's tax revenue for a smaller county.

It is estimated that the five thousand gold is a small half of Guo Shi's income from looting several counties and counties this time, and he actually said it directly, willing to hand it over to Liu Zheng in exchange for Liu Zheng's military support.

"Okay, Guo Shida is the head of the family. With your words, I feel relieved. I will go back and tell my family, Qu Shuai, to ask my family, Qu Shuai, to recruit people as soon as possible to come to support you."

Yuan Zhou agreed without hesitation, and Guo Shi immediately beamed with joy.

However, Guo Shi was still smart. In order to let Yuan Zhou and others go back quickly, he immediately waved and walked over with a few guards.

"Go, move out two boxes of money from our treasury!"

Guo Shi immediately ordered the guards around him, and after a while, he brought two boxes of things from outside the house.

The two large boxes of money were opened by Guo Shi himself, revealing the shining gold inside.

"Zhou Chaoqushuai, Yuan Zhoujunjun, these two boxes of money belong to my brother and I gave them to you. They are not much, and they are all five hundred gold. I hope you two will speak kindly for me in front of Liu Zhengqushuai. Tell Liu Zheng and Qu Shuai to send troops to help me as soon as possible, and as for the five thousand gold I promised, when you leave later, just move it out of my treasury."

Guo Shi pinned his hopes on Liu Zheng, and he could only put on such a magnanimous appearance, so that Liu Zheng could send troops to support him as soon as possible in a short time.

When Yuan Zhou and Zhou Chao saw the two big boxes of gold on the ground, they both showed a greedy look on their faces, but they were not disturbed by Guo Shi's move, but immediately rushed Follow Guo Shi and say. ,

"Guo Shida is the head of the family, don't worry, we will go back and tell our Qu Shuai, let our Qu Shuai send someone over as soon as possible to help you fight Sun Jian."

Yuan Zhou's guarantee relieved Guo Shi's nervousness and worry at this time.

The look on his face is also much better.

"Then I can rest assured. Although Sun Jian is very powerful, it will not be a problem for my people to resist for a few more days."

Guo Shi said something to Yuan Zhou and Zhou Chao. Yuan Zhou and Zhou Chao stayed in Guo Shi's county town for half a day. Say goodbye.

And Guo Shi didn't stop him, after all, Guo Shi also hoped that they would go back earlier and ask Liu Zheng to send troops to rescue.

Before leaving, Guo Shi asked them to take five thousand gold of property in the warehouse, and gave them the money first before they could win Liu Zheng's trust. Guo Shi didn't feel bad about this at all.

Chapter 244 Pioneer Army

By the time Zhou Chao and Yuan Zhou returned to Hepu City, it was already two days later.

Yuan Zhou told Liu Zheng about his trip to Wuling County this time, and Liu Zheng was immediately overjoyed.

Liu Zheng didn't expect that Guo Shi would be so generous, as soon as he opened his mouth, he would be supported by five thousand gold.

Originally, Liu Zheng wanted to blackmail Guo Shi, but he just pretended to be dispensable. Even if he didn't get money from Guo Shi, Liu Zheng would still send troops.

But now that Guo Shi is so generous and offered such a high price, Liu Zheng was naturally embarrassed and delayed.

Immediately, he directly announced that Zhou Chao and Gan Ning were ordered to go to support Guo Shi with Gan Ning as the commander and Zhou Chao as the deputy general to command a battalion under Gan Ning's command.

Although the soldiers and horses under Gan Ning's command were not the two most elite troops under Liu Zheng's command, they were stronger and more experienced than the soldiers and horses of the fourth battalion under Zhou Cang's command.

Sending them to Wuling County, training them, and experiencing some battlefield battles can also improve the ferocity of Gan Ning's soldiers and horses. So far, they are the most suitable troops to send out.

Gan Ning and the Zhou Dynasty took orders to go, and after Liu Zheng received the five thousand gold support from Guo Shi, plus some money he got from each city in the previous attack on Jiaozhou, Liu Zheng now has three or four Wanjin's assets.

However, all the money before was spent by Liu Zheng on the construction of Jiaozhou and the compensation for the soldiers who died in the battle of Jiaozhou.

The money left over is really not much. Guo Shi's money can be regarded as making up for some of Liu Zheng's current deficits, and at the same time, giving Liu Zheng some surplus so that he can continue to replenish some troops.

The soldiers and horses of Zhou Cang's fourth battalion have almost been formed, and now they can be brought up for training on the Jingzhou battlefield, while Xu Huang's first battalion and Huang Zhong's second battalion under Liu Zheng's command are the most powerful troops under Liu Zheng's command. Elite people.

These people are also Liu Zheng's most trusted people. They were scattered and arranged by Liu Zheng in various counties and counties of Jiaozhou, and they temporarily served as county soldiers to suppress the rebellions that would appear from time to time.

Only by stabilizing the rule of Jiaozhou first can Liu Zheng be able to use troops abroad.

Liu Zheng originally wanted to follow Gan Ning and his group to deal with Sun Jian, but after occupying Jiaozhou, there were too many things that Liu Zheng needed to deal with, and Liu Zheng didn't have a capable assistant by his side, so he had to make decisions in person. Do everything yourself.

This caused Liu Zheng to be very busy, and he could no longer fight south and north like before.

And Liu Zheng's only adviser, Yuan Zhou, was sent to Wuling County by him before, which made Liu Zheng even busier. In this way, Liu Zheng realized the pain of lacking a group of advisers.

Suffering from the absence of a group of advisers, Liu Zheng could only find Shi Xie.

Now that Liu Zheng has occupied Jiaozhou and unified the entire Jiaozhou, speaking of it, Shi Xie's help to Liu Zheng is not insignificant, so Liu Zheng also fulfilled his previous promise and gave Shi Xie sufficient authority, not only Everything in Wu County was still handed over to Shi Xie's family, and by the way, as in history, he brought along a group of brothers caught by Shi Xie.

The prefects of several major counties and counties in Jiaozhou appointed several younger brothers to Shi Xie. Even Shi Xie's younger brother Shi Wu and eldest son Shi Hui were brought by Liu Zheng's side and planned to train them well.

Of course, training is one aspect, and another is convenience. Liu Zheng also wants to keep Shiwu and Shihui, let them stay by his side, and act as protons.

Shi Xie is naturally aware of this, but not only does he not object, but he strongly agrees, because only in this way, once Liu Zheng is defeated by the people in the court, Shi Xie will have an excuse to tell the court that the reason why he took refuge in Liu Zheng The fight was all forced by Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng detained his son and younger brother, and Shi Xie would do these things.

With this excuse, the court will not make things too difficult for him.

And Shi Xie also strongly supported Liu Zheng, not only helping Liu Zheng financially, but also giving Liu Zheng a lot of support to put down those rebellions. Even Shi Xie's headquarters army was seconded to Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng took time out this time and found Shi Xie again.

"Prefect Shi Xie, everything I promised you has been done."

Shi Xie's family can now be said to be the largest family in Jiaozhou. Although it is nothing to the entire Han court, in Jiaozhou, Shi Xie's family head is no longer comparable to other family heads. , have to give Shi Xie a bit of a nudge.

"My lord, I knew you were extraordinary, but I didn't expect that you would conquer the entire Jiaozhou so quickly. Sure enough, I was right."

"Although I have captured Jiaozhou, I can't be too happy too soon. The troops in Jingzhou and Yangzhou have been eyeing us all the time, and sooner or later they will send troops to attack again."

"I heard that your lord intends to send troops to Jingzhou. Do you want to strike first?"

Liu Zheng's dispatch of Gan Ning to Wuling County had already been reported the day before yesterday. As Liu Zheng's confidant, Shi Xie was naturally able to receive the news.

"Well, now that the battle in Jiaozhou is pacified, we can't stop. We sent people to Jingzhou. On the one hand, it is for training. On the other hand, it is also to eliminate potential enemies first. When the real war comes, we can reduce some opponents."

"I came to you, actually it has something to do with it."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

When Shi Xie heard Liu Zheng's words, he immediately frowned, not understanding what Liu Zheng meant.

"This time, when General Gan Ning went to Wuling County, I wanted to go with him, but I have been overwhelmed by the government affairs of Jiaozhou recently, so I want to ask Shi Xie to manage the government affairs of Jiaozhou temporarily, and recommend a few people at the same time. Talented people, let me go to recruit them and share my worries."

Liu Zheng got straight to the point. His purpose in coming to see Shi Xie was to let Shi Xie manage all the government affairs in Jiaozhou.

Although Shi Xie in history was not a very capable state shepherd, Jiaozhou under Shi Xie's management can be regarded as a paradise outside the world. The Central Plains War lasted for so long, but Jiaozhou did not have any major wars.

Except for being attacked by Wu State later, Jiaozhou became more and more powerful during the Three Kingdoms period.

After Shi Xie heard Liu Zheng's words, he was shocked at first, and then showed a gleam of joy.

Liu Zheng said such words, which showed that Liu Zheng really trusted him and entrusted him with such an important matter, which made Shi Xie happy.

Then he immediately spoke to Liu Zheng.

"Managing government affairs is too important a matter. Your Excellency, please think twice. As for recommending some capable people, this is fine. I happen to know some."

Chapter 245 Victory in the first battle

"That's great, I'd like to ask the prefect Shi Xie to introduce me first."

Shi Xie declined to temporarily manage Jiaozhou on behalf of Liu Zheng, so Liu Zheng didn't continue to say more, but first talked to Shi Xie and asked Shi Xie to introduce some capable people.

And Shi Xie quickly agreed to let Liu Zheng wait here for a few days. He first contacted those capable people and gathered at Shi Xie's home so that Liu Zheng could meet them directly and persuade them to join the team. Under Liu Zheng's command.

However, Liu Zheng didn't let Shi Xie leave first, but asked Shi Xie to tell him the names of those people.

Liu Zheng wanted to find out from Shi Xie first whether those people were famous figures in history.