Chapter 466: The bad news is shocked
The kind treatment received by the people is completely different from the kind treatment received by the people. None of the scholars, powerful people, large families and merchants in the city have ever worked hard to defend the city, and they are all spared. House search.
The leader was beheaded and showed to the public to serve as a warning, while the followers' families were acted as miners and worked hard to atone for their sins in a difficult environment.
This thunderous method directly captured the upper structure in Jingling City in almost all, and the power and wealth of the past were instantly destroyed.
In Jingling City, there are many gentry and powerful people, with more than a dozen families.
Among them, four gentry families talked loudly on weekdays and controlled the local culture and public opinion; seven powerful families relied on their wealth and were rampant in the city; three geniuses were rich and controlled the lifeblood of business; two large families , the family is huge and deeply rooted.
These sixteen forces, together with the large population of their family, account for almost one-third of the population in the entire Jingling City, and their forces are intricate.
What is surprising is that under such heavy exploitation, just because this place has not been invaded by wars for a long time, the lives of the people in Jingling are much better than those in the war-torn north.
While the people in the north are struggling to survive, Jingling is peaceful and peaceful, with prosperous business, fertile farmland, and people live and work in peace and contentment, as if they are a paradise, which is really sad. However, such a comparison is really sad and highlights the huge harm that war has caused to people's lives.
The cleaning of the upper floor of Jingling City brought an unexpected benefit, and the entire Jingling City quickly settled down again.
The county magistrates, chief clerks and other bureaucrats in Jingling City were all dealt with. Their miserable ending was like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of the minor officials below, completely shocking them.
These minor officials seemed to have changed their personalities and would no longer dare to play tricks in front of Liu Fengjun, be honest and disciplined, and do their work diligently.
In just a few days, the entire Jingling City returned to its former peace, and the people were able to engage in their own lives with peace of mind and live a stable life again.
Liu Feng ordered two thousand men to be left in Jingling City, one thousand of which were stationed in the city, responsible for maintaining public order in the city and guarding Jingling's security.
The other thousand soldiers were responsible for sweeping the countryside. Without affecting farming, they searched the land, fields, workshops and houses in the countryside, and made all the exploited wealth into the book and filled them with them. Mansion.
Liu Feng, who now owns a state, has naturally increased his income to a terrifying level. Unfortunately, after the territory is larger, there are more troops, and the expenses are even more booming, which is even more than the income rises. Many people are more violent.
If it weren't for the continuous flow of commercial income into the treasury, Liu Feng's fiscal deficit would have long been severe. Moreover, sometimes, the best reward for scholars, generals and soldiers is not money, silk and other goods.
For the Chinese, land is the gift I dream of.
So, Liu Feng naturally has the best of this.
After arranging these things, Liu Feng led the brigade to continue to go upstream and chased the front team.
The small Jingling City naturally cannot be invaded by the entire army. This time, only Pan Zhang and his group of six thousand people were mobilized and Jia Kui and his group of four thousand people were used. The remaining troops continued northward first and chased Ganning's troops.
Liu Feng, who had handled Jingling's affairs, naturally had to chase Taishi Ci and others.
Originally, Liu Feng thought he would catch up with the opponent in three or five days, but he didn't expect that the forward was so smooth that Gan Ning had already taken down the city of Kou and pointed his sword at Zhengcheng County.
Zhengguo County and the northern Bingguo County are both affiliated with Nanjun, but they are very close to Xiangyang in their location.
These two counties are only more than one hundred miles away from Xiangyang, and even if they walk through the winding Han River, they are only two hundred miles away.
It can be said that after taking this place, only one shot left to Xiangyang.
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At this moment, Xiangyang City was panicked, and the atmosphere was so depressing that it was breathless.
The people in the city were in a panic, and the streets and alleys were filled with the atmosphere of fear and anxiety. The soldiers looked solemn and rushed between the city walls and stepped up their defenses, but the panicked steps could not hide their inner uneasiness.
It was not until Xiakou City was broken that Liu Biao received this news that was like a bolt from the blue.
Zhouling was defeated, Hanchuan was defeated again, and Yangzhou naval forces rushed into the Han River like turbulent tides, and the road was as powerful as the bamboo shoots, and the sharpness was unstoppable. They went down to the key pass, and the troops had reached Zhangshan, like a sharp dagger, reaching the heart of Jingzhou.
This is no wonder that Liu Biao reacted so slowly. The waterway was ruthlessly cut off, and Zhang Yun, Huang Zu and Cai Mao could not meet. Not to mention the cooperation of coordinated operations, the two sides can only rely on difficult land routes when passing messages. The originally unobstructed waterway connection has long been completely cut off by the Yangzhou Navy, as if the Jingzhou Army had cut off the veins.
During the Zhouling Battle, Zhang Yun received no news at all, and he missed the critical battle that decided the situation. Although Chen Sheng's troops who were hiding in the Shushui lost contact with Huang Zu, they appeared on time at the agreed time, just in time to catch up with the final decisive battle. Although they failed to rewrite the situation, they were still better than Zhang Yun The troops have tried their best.
After Huang Zu and Cai Mao lost a lot, Cai Mao went around a big circle as Liu Feng expected. He passed Baqiu and did not enter, and detoured the northwest of Dongting Lake, which was where the later Hubei Jianli was located. Then he turned to Yunmengze from here and went north to Huarong. Then he abandoned his boat and landed, headed straight to Xiangyang without stopping. And go.
The travel speed of water and land is naturally incomparable. In fact, the fish that escaped from Zhang Yun's troops first fled back to Xiangyang in a panic, and then the bad news of the defeat of Zhouling came.
Cai Mao, who was the first to escape, finally escaped back to Xiangyang in shame, as if he even seemed so slow and embarrassed to escape.
At this moment, Liu Biao had just received the news of the Battle of Hanchuan, and he still didn't know that there was even greater bad news waiting for him.
When I just received the news of the Battle of Hanchuan, Liu Biao felt as if he was struck by lightning and was stunned on the spot. He stood there, his eyes wide open, his face full of disbelief.
He couldn't believe that the 20,000 to 30,000 people brought by Zhang Yun were like a dream, and were wiped out overnight. But the defeated generals of Zhang Yun's troops swear, telling the disastrous defeat with confidence, and pushing all the blame on Zhang Yun's head. "Thirty thousand troops, they were gone in one night?" Liu Biao roared fiercely, his eyes that were as solid as sharp blades swept across the hall. The people who were staring at him all lowered their eyes and did not dare to look at him, as if the eyes contained endless anger and deterrence.
Liu Biao was so angry that he completely lost his composure.
This is not only a strong sense of frustration, but also a painful feeling. You should know that Zhang Yun’s 30,000 reinforcements were spent, but Liu Biao tried his best to weaken the defensive power of Xiangyang and the entire Nanyang County and Zhangling County, so that he finally collected valuable mobile forces.
I originally thought that if I could join forces with Huang Zu and Cai Mao and repel the Yangzhou army, it would be a great thing. Even if you cannot win, you can resist step by step along the Han River and buy more precious time for Xiangyang. Even if things go against their wishes, Zhang Yun can calmly return to Xiangyang and preserve his strength.
But who could have imagined that Zhang Yun was so incompetent and so vulnerable. Overnight, the army disappeared, leaving only hundreds of remaining soldiers who escaped and ascended to heaven by chance. If Zhang Yun was still standing in front of Liu Biao at this moment, the latter would probably be so dazzled by anger that he stabbed him with one knife.
"Baoshi! Bastard! Idiot! Mediocre!" Liu Biao vented the burning anger in his chest wantonly, and there was no secret of his usual secrets, as if he wanted to turn this anger, unwillingness, and a trace of impotence. All the fears of checking were roaring.
After cursing Zhang Yun for a quarter of an hour, Liu Biao felt a little exhausted and his voice became hoarse. He dragged his heavy steps back to the main seat and sat down. His chest was still undulating violently, which showed that the anger in his heart was still hot and could not be calmed for a long time. "What do you think should you do now?"
There were also cursing and angry, but these could not change the cruel reality.
Liu Feng's Yangzhou army is about to reach the city, and there are only more than 10,000 people in Xiangyang City. Even if there are still thousands of people who can arrive in Xiangyang within five days, it will be only 20,000.
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Xiangyang City is so huge that it can barely gather seven or eight thousand young and strong people around it. But for a big city like Xiangyang, 20,000 to 30,000 people can barely defend it, and they cannot even fully utilize the powerful defensive effect of Xiangyang City.
Things seemed to have returned to the initial predicament. If Zhang Yun could bring back the 30,000 people, even if only half of them were brought back, the situation would not have worsened to such a difficult and embarrassing situation now. "Ming Gong, the most urgent task is to hold Liu Feng back."
Deng Xian was the first to stand up, looked anxious, bowed to Liu Biao, and said earnestly, "But urgently, Huang Chengde and Cai Degui attacked from behind. Even if they were fighting the decisive battle with the Yangzhou navy, they would attract Liu Feng's main force. Go back."
The whole of Xiangyang is still unaware of the tragic result of the Battle of Zhouling, and he doesn't know how the fate of Huang Zu and Cai Mao is actually not better than Zhang Yun.
Deng Xian and others were still full of thought that Huang Zu and Cai Mao's naval forces were still confronting Liu Feng's Yangzhou navy in the upper reaches of Jingzhou, without knowing that the situation had become so decayed.
Liu He and others also spoke, agreeing with Deng Xian's idea. For a moment, everyone in the hall was talking about it, all of whom were giving advice on how to deal with the current crisis.
Liu Biao nodded slowly, but his face was still full of haze. He was obviously not very satisfied with the opinions of Deng Xian and others. His eyes swept across everyone's faces, as if he was expecting someone to give a better plan.
After a moment, Liu Biao's eyes fell on Han Song. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Why don't you say a word if you have high moral character? You are both virtuous and talented, and you are very smart and have no strategy today?"
Han Song was calm and unhurried when he heard this. He stood up slowly, bowed respectfully to Liu Biao, and said, "It's not that Song is unwilling to offer advice, but he is not as good as others. If he makes a rash statement, he will be blamed by the Lord of the House."
" Oh?” Liu Biao's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction, and he asked with a suppressed anger in his heart. "What are you going to do that? Please speak boldly and bluntly, and there is no need to be restrained. Whether it is used or not, I will never blame Degao."
Han Song heard Liu Biao's promise so he spoke slowly He said, "What you said before is very reasonable. My Xiangyang city is high and the pond is deep, and all the weapons and food are enough, and they can be used for several years. Now, those who are short of time can be fought."
A trace of recognition flashed in Liu Biao's eyes, and he obviously agreed with Han Song's words. Not only Liu Biao, but also Deng Xian, Liu He, Fu Xun and others nodded in support and expressed their approval of Han Song's analysis.
Han Song continued to say in an orderly manner: "Since the Ming Gong rode alone into Jingzhou, most of the heroes in Jingzhou have been used by the Ming Gong, so there are more than 100,000 elite soldiers in Jingbei. Only when the elite soldiers were all out in succession, Xiangyang would be so empty. , Now it is the time to survive and die."
Liu Biao couldn't help but answer, "Who has De Gao's trick to help me get upset for a while?" His eyes were full of expectations, as if Han Song was His life-saving straw is now.
"Please help!" Han Song immediately spit out two words. Although the voice was not loud, it echoed in the hall like a bell.
Liu Biao's face changed slightly, his eyes were like torch, and he stared at Han Song tightly, as if he wanted to find more profound meanings from his eyes.
The latter was not concerned and said, "Although I have many warriors in Jingbei, I have already drawn all of them. Since there are no available soldiers inside, why don't Ming Gong attract foreign aid? This is The key to breaking the deadlock is now."
Liu Biao asked, "Where is the foreign aid?" His voice was filled with a hint of eagerness, as if he was looking for that ray of light in the darkness.
Han Song uttered two words firmly: "Guanzhong!"
"Guanzhong!?" Liu's face changed drastically, and a storm broke out in his heart. It's funny that Guanzhong is much further away from Xiangyang than Jiangling and Xiling. But the news in Guanzhong is much faster and more fulfilling than the news in the south. The biggest difference is that Liu Feng focuses on blocking news and intercepting the messenger and cavalry on the opposite side, which makes Jingzhou almost ignorant of the war in the south.
Liu Biao knew very well that Guanzhong was now occupied by Cao Cao. If it weren't for the blockade of Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew in Shang County, the pressure he would have faced would have been much greater.
Liu Biao frowned and confirmed, "You mean, look for Zhang Ji to borrow troops?" He was a little hesitant, after all, Zhang Ji's identity and position were somewhat subtle.
Han Song sighed in his heart, in fact, he wanted to persuade Liu Biao to surrender directly to the court. As long as Liu Biao submitted a letter to the court and then entered the court to become an official, the first benefit was that Liu Feng lost the title of being ordered to fight against the thief. The second advantage is that it can also thaw the nearly 10,000 people placed in Nanyang County to defend Zhang Ji. These are all powerful troops of various major families, and their combat power is much stronger than new recruits.
The last advantage is to provoke the confrontation between Cao Cao and Liu Feng. I believe that Cao Cao, who is in charge of the center, should not want to see Liu Feng continue to expand his power and invade Jingzhou.
(This chapter ends)