Chapter 305: A glass of wine releases military power
Among them, Niuzhu has the largest number of troops, with ten thousand people guarding it, while Danglikou and Hengjiangjin have five thousand troops stationed respectively.
Zhang Ying personally took charge of Niuzhu, while Fan Neng and Yu Mi were stationed in Danglikou and Hengjiangjin.
Jia Kui soon met Zhang Ying. From the outside, Zhang Ying fit the world's fantasy of a strong general.
Although he is not tall, about six and a half feet, his face is full of flesh, his arms are thick, and he has a rather sinister look, which really has little to do with English characters.
But after seeing Jia Kui, Zhang Ying had a smile on her face.
When he heard that Jia Kui had been promoted to captain and captain, Zhang Ying's smile became more sincere.
This Jia Kui looks like he is only in his early twenties, but he is already serving as a captain. No matter how he looks, he looks like a beloved general.
With Liu Bei’s army full of talents, how could he not find a captain to lead the army?
To allow Jia Kui to lead the army as a captain and exercise the power of a school captain, 100% is waiting for Jia Kui to make meritorious service and correct the situation.
If there was no backend..., no, it should be said that if the backend didn't have access to the sky, how could it operate like this?
Look at yourself, you have spent your own money, brought your own soldiers and horses, fought bloody and hard for Liu Yao, and now you can't even be a good general.
“I didn’t expect Jia Xiaowei to be so young. He is obviously the favorite general of General Zhengnan. Zhang Ying is very envious.”
Zhang Ying walked to Jia Kui with a very polite attitude. It's respectful, he is a senior captain, but he seems to take Captain Jia Kui as his leader.
Jia Kui's nature is also very strong, otherwise he wouldn't have known that he was outmatched and still stood in front of Guo Yuan.
If someone hadn't saved him, Jia Kui would have died in the hands of Guo Yuan, and the three generations of loyalty would have been cut off, and the achievement of destroying Wei and Jin would no longer be possible.
However, Jia Kui's strength is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. He is very sympathetic to the common people.
Jia Kui never reached a core position in the Cao Wei regime. Even though he played a great role in Cao Pi's ascension to the throne, he was still not liked by Cao Pi.
A few days after Cao Pi ascended the throne, he kicked him to Yuzhou to become the governor.
If it was the Eastern Han Dynasty, the governor of Yuzhou would be the first-class border official in the world.
But in Cao Wei, the governor of Yuzhou was simply used to wipe his butt.
There are three war zones in the world, not to mention the Yongliang war zone against Ji and Han. The two war zones of Cao Wei and Soochow are in Hefei and Xiangyang respectively.
Yuzhou is adjacent to these two war zones, Yingchuan is adjacent to Nanyang and Xiangyang, and Runan is adjacent to Shouchun and Hefei.
All the troops are concentrated in Xiangyang and Shouchun. Yuzhou has no troops and no money, and food has to be desperately supplied to the two major war zones ahead.
From here we can see how much Cao Pi hated Jia Kui. Even if he was rewarded for his merit, he was given such an embarrassing position. Who was this deliberately disgusting?
But even so, Jia Kui still plowed the local area deeply every time he took office, organized people to carry out water conservancy projects, and cultivated mulberry trees diligently. He was a model of doing practical things.
This aspect of Jia Kui is quite appreciated and loved by Liu Feng. Anyone who is willing to do practical things, is willing to do practical things, and can do practical things is worthy of admiration and love.
In the face of Zhang Ying's overtures, although Jia Kui did not refuse, he kept a certain distance and was full of Jia Kui's arrogance.
This kind of self-feeling leaves room for others, which is Jia Kui's signature move in the future to offend all kinds of gods.
Zhang Ying was very unhappy at this time and felt that Jia Kui was perfunctory with her.
But the situation is stronger than the person. The opponent is obviously Liu Feng's confidant. Zhang Ying can't afford to offend him, so he can only laugh and follow Jia Kui, helping him take over Niuzhu's defense.
After the successful change of defense in Niuzhuji, the naval forces of Dong Xi and Gan Ning once again stood ashore and led Zhang Ying's navy to Liyang Water Village to meet the next batch of troops crossing the river.
Soon, the second group of troops crossed the Yangtze River and began to disembark.
Jia Kui didn't care at first, but when he saw a person on the bow, his expression immediately changed and he hurried towards the location of the ship.
Zhang Ying was following Jia Kui at the moment and saw him suddenly running. Although he didn't know what he was doing, he started running too.
When Zhang Ying caught up with Jia Kui, he saw the somewhat arrogant young captain with his head lowered and his face full of reverence, following a young man.
On the other side of this young man, there is a young man with a strong body, a light face and a brave face.
This young man with a fierce and brave face is like a fighting cock, with his eyes hanging high, as if he wants to look at people from the corners of his eyes. Compared with this young general, Captain Jia immediately seemed amiable.
Zhang Ying felt excited all over, and immediately realized that the young man in front of her was Liu Feng, the general of the Southern Conquest?
Only he can allow a rebellious person like Duwei Jia to follow him so honestly.
Zhang Ying hurried to greet him, knelt down on one knee from a distance, and said: "Zhang Ying, the humble captain of Hengjiang School, is here to see the general of Zhengnan. Please forgive me for not being able to perform a full salute because I am wearing armor."
Zhang Ying guessed right, the person coming was none other than Liu Feng.
In fact, according to Liu Feng's original intention, the first batch of people crossed the river and wanted to come over.
But for the safety of himself and the army, he had to suppress his anxiety and wait until the second batch came.
The one who came ashore this time was Pan Zhang's subordinate. Naturally, the person looking out of the corner of his eye was Pan Zhang, Liu Feng's confidant.
Of course, Pan Zhang's arrogance would only be left to outsiders, but he followed Liu Feng's orders and was extremely obedient.
Zhang Ying suddenly rushed out from the side. Xu Chu, who was behind Liu Feng, rushed out immediately and protected Liu Feng behind him. Pan Zhang also blocked in front of Liu Feng, deeply afraid of the opponent. Contains a crossbow.
Only Jia Kui was stunned. He recognized the other party's identity, but didn't know what this guy wanted to do.
Waiting until Zhang Ying knelt down on one knee, he shouted greetings to Liu Feng.
Everyone then realized that the other party just wanted to say hello.
Liu Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Fortunately, Zhang Ying saluted from a distance to show respect for him.
If he had been closer, I'm afraid his neck would be pinched in Xu Chu's hands by now.
"My lord, this person is Niuzhuji guard Zhang Ying."
Jia Kui hurriedly explained beside Liu Feng: "He is quite cooperative with our troops, he should just be It was an unintentional mistake of wanting to meet the lord.”
Jia Kui is Jia Kui after all, cold on the outside and hot on the inside. Although he can’t stand Zhang Ying’s behavior, he still doesn’t hesitate to do it for Zhang Ying after he gets into trouble. Explain the unblocking.
Liu Feng smiled and waved his hand: "Liang Dao does not need to explain, I have always heard of Zhang Ying's name."
Then, Liu Feng gently pushed Xu Chu and Pan Zhang away and faced Zhang Ying. Go.
Although Zhang Ying is tall and thick, Liu Feng is also very skilled now, so he may not be afraid of him.
Feeling Liu Feng approaching, Zhang Ying lowered her head even lower, so that her forehead was almost touching the ground.
“Zhang Xiaowei is a hero, why should he treat himself so badly.”
Liu Feng's heartwarming voice rang out, and the next moment, he helped Zhang Ying stand up with his own hands.
"General, I despise my position... I despise my position, I despise my position and am willing to die for the general."
Zhang Ying was very moved and excitedly wanted to express her loyalty to Liu Feng.
Liu Feng nodded with satisfaction: "General Zhang's heart, Feng Shi knows it, and will follow me first."
Zhang Ying was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly followed him.
Under Zhang Ying's introduction and suggestion, Liu Feng sent two battalions of Pan Zhang to Hengjiangjin and Danglikou respectively to take over the defense.
The two guards are Fan Neng and Yu Mi, so there will naturally be no hindrance.
Hengjiangjin, when the defense handover between Likou and Likou was quite smooth, not long after Liu Feng's troops landed ashore, they had taken control of the two places.
At this time, Liu Yao had already received the news.
Not only did they learn that Liu Feng's troops had successfully landed, they also learned that Zhang Ying, Fan Neng, Yu Mi and other Niuzhu troops had surrendered to Liu Feng.
At this time, Liu Yao not only did not become incompetent and furious, but instead sighed and returned to the small courtyard where he was.
The relationship between Liu Yao, Zhang Ying and others is indeed a vicious circle.
Because Liu Feng wanted to cross the river, he not only had the emperor's edict in his hand, but also Liu Bei's order.
Liu Yao was at a loss in his heart, which manifested externally in his suspicion and guard against Zhang Ying and others.
Zhang Ying and other local factions have long been disappointed with Liu Yao's differential treatment and lack of results. Now that they are on Liu Yao's guard, they naturally become more centrifugal.
Zhang Ying and the others were becoming more and more alienated, and Liu Yao was naturally aware of this, and became even more worried about his own safety.
The two parties fell into a vicious cycle. It was not until this moment that Liu Fengjun, with the support of Zhang Ying and other Jiangdong troops, successfully crossed the river and stationed in Niuzhu, did he suddenly realize.
People’s hearts have long been lost, what else do you want to fight for?
For a while, Liu Yao was disheartened and simply went back to his room to rest. What followed went quite smoothly. Liu Fengjun's entire army successfully crossed the Yangtze River and took over the entire Niuzhu defense line.
Those who temporarily crossed the river were Jia Kui, Pan Zhang, Gan Ning, and Dong Xi. Xu Sheng's troops stayed in Liyang, waiting for Sun Ben's troops to go north.
Of course, Sun Family Buqu does not need to participate in this battle.
Allowing the Sun family members to participate in the Jiangdong War would be harmful but useless. There is no need to trust for the sake of "trust".
It is undoubtedly a better choice to let the Sun family go north to fill the northern border defense.
However, Sun Xiang stayed, considering that in the middle and later stages, he could use Sun Xiang to carry out political offensives, even if it was just to win over Sun Xiang's son and Sun Ben's younger brother, it would be worthwhile.
If you can get either Wu Jing or Xu Kun, it will be a bloody gain.
As for surrendering to Sun Ce, Liu Feng has no hope for the time being.
Liu Feng knows very well how ambitious that guy is.
At this time, Sun Ce was out of Yuan Shu's control, winning consecutive battles in Jiangdong, and his momentum was at its peak. If he surrendered at this time, I'm afraid he would be regarded as contempt for him, which is unnecessary.
If you really want to conquer Sun Bofu, you have to have the right time, right place and people working together.
For example, if you force him into a corner, capture his mother and siblings, and then ask Sun Xiang, Wu Jing, Xu Kun, and Zhou Yu to surrender together, only then will there be a chance of success.
After taking down the Niuzhu defense line and gaining the support of powerful men in the northern part of Jiangdong, Liu Feng finally gained a foothold in Jiangdong.
Zhang Ying and his gang are extremely rich. The reason why Liu Yao was able to stay in Jiangdong for three years was that these people's own money played a big role. Otherwise, Liu Yao might not be able to support not only 20,000 troops, but even 5,000 people with the little money, grain and taxes sent from the other three counties of Yangzhou.
That night, Liu Feng hosted a banquet for Zhang Ying and the others.
Zhang Ying and the other three had intended to please Liu Feng, but Liu Feng also praised them greatly. The atmosphere on the court was very harmonious for a while, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
After the banquet entered the second half, Liu Feng suddenly waved to Zhao Fan who was standing behind him.
"Fortitude, come to me."
Zhao Fan was originally located at the end of the hall. According to his position, he had no chance to participate in this banquet.
But firstly, he was a hero, and secondly, Liu Feng personally honored him, so he was specially given a seat near the door, occupying the last seat.
However, Zhao Fan was quite satisfied. When he thought that Liu Feng could still call his name, he felt warm in his heart.
Everyone present had a higher rank than him. Even Jia Kui, who had the lowest official position, held the rank of captain of the line school lieutenant, which was one and a half levels higher than him as a military commander.
Zhao Fan saw that Liu Feng's army was full of talents. The generals were either graceful like Zhou Yu, majestic and steady like Xu Chu, or loud and loud like Pan Zhang, colorful like Gan Ning, and clever and unworkable like Dong. Indeed, even young men like Zhuge Liang were so gentle that Zhao Fan was ashamed to see him.
Under the joy and envy, Zhao Fan was so drunk that he was extremely happy when he suddenly heard Liu Feng calling him from above.
At first, Zhao Fan thought that he was thinking too much and was hallucinating.
But when he actually saw Liu Feng waving at him, he realized that it was true.
Happiness came too suddenly, and Zhao Fan tried hard to put away the smile on his face, so as not to leave too frivolous an impression on Liu Feng.
But he found that it was too difficult, and he couldn't keep the corners of his mouth down no matter how hard he pressed it.
"Fortitude, I offer you a glass of wine."
Liu Feng raised the wine cup in his hand and said to Zhao Fan: "This wine is for you to serve as Liu Shijun's queen in Qu'a. , Guarding the lonely city alone, you are a true hero!"
Zhao Fan's heart was filled with excitement, and he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Liu Feng took advantage of the situation and drank it all in one gulp. Everyone around him cheered loudly, especially Zhang Ying who shouted the loudest. After all, Zhao Fan and he were uncle-nephew on the surface.
After drinking, Liu Feng pulled Zhao Fan to sit next to him, and suddenly asked Zhang Ying: "Colonel Zhang, I heard that Zhao Fan is worthy of your uncle and nephew?"
When Zhang Ying heard this, he immediately felt that his face was brightened, while Fan Neng and Yu Mi also looked envious.
Zhang Ying bowed her hands towards Liu Feng and said: "Reporting to Zhengnan, it is true."
Liu Feng nodded with satisfaction: "Then I would also like to congratulate Captain Zhang for being able to I got this good nephew.”
Zhang Ying smiled even happier.
But Liu Feng suddenly changed the topic and said: "I heard that before Zhao Fan crossed the river last night, you and the other three allowed him to lead a battalion alone, and were willing to mobilize warriors to help him accomplish his task?"
Zhang Ying and the others were stunned for a moment, wondering why Liu Feng would suddenly mention this matter.
"I want to send Zhao Fan to my side, but two thousand troops are not practical enough. How about asking three generous helpers to get him four thousand men?"
Liu Feng As soon as these words came out, Zhao Fan was overjoyed, but Zhang Ying and the other three were in a state of despair.
The pride on Zhang Ying's face disappeared completely, while the envy and jealousy on Fan Neng and Yu Mi's faces also disappeared.
The three of them looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all a little confused.
Previously, I had been very careful. I only needed enough for Zhao Fan to recruit more than a thousand people, and the ones he could give were new recruits.
The ordnance and supplies are sufficient to deal with Zhao Fan.
But now Liu Feng has spoken in person, and has also specified that he wants warriors, so those who will be supplemented for Zhao Fan must be elite veterans, and the amount of ordnance supplies must also be indispensable.
After Liu Feng finished speaking, he just took Zhao Fan to drink and didn't seem to be in a hurry.
But Zhang Ying and the three of them became restless.
They had the intention not to give, but this was the first time Liu Feng made a request, so they disobeyed them. It didn't look like they were loyal and obedient.
It would have been fine if Liu Yao had been replaced, but now Niuzhu is occupied by Liu Feng, with Jiangbei as his back and a hundred thousand troops as reinforcements.
If Zhang Ying and others were willing to stop Liu Feng for Liu Yao, how could they have ended up in the current situation.
Although Liu Feng no longer forced them, the eyes of powerful generals such as Xu Chu and Pan Zhang still passed over them from time to time, which put a lot of pressure on them.
Zhang Ying and the others had no choice but to discuss in a low voice, and there were some disputes in the brief introduction.
Fortunately, they all remembered what the occasion was, so they didn’t really break up with each other, and finally came to a conclusion.
In the end, Zhang Ying reported to Liu Feng with a stiff face: "We will naturally obey the intention of conquering the south. We are willing to obey the order of conquering the south and deploy four thousand warriors under Zhao Sima."
The result of the discussion between Zhang Ying and Zhang Ying was that because Zhang Ying was the instigator and the leader, he would provide 2,000 men and half of the ordnance supplies, while Fan Neng and Yu Mi would contribute the other half.
It can be said that Zhang Ying lost the most blood. Although he was the strongest, he still accounted for less than half. This time, he handed over two thousand elite troops and a considerable amount of ordnance materials at once, which was really nerve-wracking. .
Although Zhang Ying agreed to Liu Feng's conditions, it was impossible to say that he had no resentment in his heart. He even doubted whether his decision to seek refuge with Liu Feng was correct.
But if you think about it carefully, Liu Yao really has no future. He fought with Liu Yao for three years and gained almost nothing. The money, food and manpower wasted in far more than what he spent this time.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ying felt calm.
At this moment, Liu Feng spoke again.
"I remember Zhang Ying is from Qu'a?"
Zhang Ying hurriedly stood up and replied: "That's right!"
Zhang Ying is a powerful person from Qu'a, and even Liu Yao was embarrassed in his hometown. However, he still couldn't get it back. This was one of the reasons why Zhang Ying was completely disappointed with Liu Yao.
Liu Feng clapped his hands and said, "That's a coincidence."
Zhang Ying was a little confused, what's the coincidence?
It’s not like you, Liu Feng, are also from Qu’a, right?
Unexpectedly, what Liu Feng said next would make Zhang Ying fly to heaven.
"Zhou Xiaowei has been the governor of Danyang for a long time since his father Shang Gong. Now my father has announced that he will step down from the post of governor and go north to Yuzhou to serve."
Liu Feng continued: " I want to appoint Zhang Xiaowei as acting governor. I wonder what Zhang Xiaowei wants?"
Zhang Ying almost doubted whether her ears were hallucinating.
Liu Zhengnan actually wants to appoint himself as the governor of Danyang! ?
It is difficult for local powerful people like Zhang Ying to become officials. Even if they become officials, most of them will serve as chief registrars. Whether they can progress in official positions such as county officials mainly depends on their relationship with the governor, prefect and county. What is the relationship between orders?
(End of this chapter)