Chapter 306: Interview with Liu Yao (I can still keep adding more chapters!)
However, even if they can be promoted, they rarely get promoted to Zhengyin official because they lack reputation.
Zhang Ying was now top-heavy, as if he was drunk, while Fan Neng and Yu Mi behind him had their faces twisted with jealousy.
If I had known that such a good thing would happen, all of Zhao Fan’s four thousand people would have escaped!
Liu Zhengnan, why didn’t you tell me earlier!
We also want to be loyal to you and make greater contributions to you!
It’s just that Zhang Ying and the others didn’t know that since Dong Zhuo’s rebellion, the status of warriors had increased significantly, and it was common for warriors to serve as high-ranking officials in the court.
With the 20,000 Niuzhu troops Zhang Ying and the others have in hand, it is not difficult to replace the prefect.
To put it in the simplest way, as long as they are willing to surrender to Sun Ce, they can immediately be appointed as prefects by Sun Ce. But Zhang Ying and others were still thinking in the past, and they did not realize that the shackles of the noble family had been loosened.
It is true that letting Zhang Ying serve as the governor of Danyang, even if it is just an agent, will put Liu Feng under a certain amount of pressure from the gentry. But this part of the pressure is really not worth mentioning under the premise that Liu Feng sent troops to Jiangdong to fight against Sun Ce.
It took Zhang Ying a while to come back to her senses. Seeing Liu Feng smiling at her, Zhang Ying immediately burst into tears and couldn't help herself.
"The last general, Zhang Ying, swears to die for the conquest of the south!"
Zhang Ying immediately seized the opportunity and swore: "If you violate this oath, people and gods will be angry, and heaven and earth will not tolerate it. My whole family, the Zhang family, will die badly!”
“Why should Captain Zhang do this?”
When Liu Feng saw this, his face turned pale, he stood up and walked quickly to Zhang Ying, and looked at him sternly. Help him up: "If Feng Ruo doesn't believe in Captain Zhang, An Neng will hand over such a heavy responsibility to Captain Zhang."
Zhang Ying burst into tears with gratitude, feeling that she had finally found her rightful master.
Fan Neng and Yu Mi stood on the sidelines and were so envious that they wished they could replace them with their own bodies.
Liu Feng saw Fan Neng and Yu Mi looking helpless and waved to them.
Fan Neng and Yu Mi were immediately overjoyed and hurriedly got up and walked quickly to Liu Feng.
Liu Feng patted Fan Neng and Yu Mi on the shoulders: "You are all warriors, are you willing to serve me?"
Fan Neng and Yu Mi were overjoyed. They knelt down on the ground almost at the same time and saluted Liu Feng. At the same time, they imitated Zhang Ying and swore that they were willing to die for Liu Feng.
Liu Feng laughed and helped the two of them up. He hesitated for a moment, looked at Yu Mi and said: "Since Captain Zhang has acted as the prefect of Danyang, let Captain Yu be appointed as the captain of Danyang." I wonder if Yu Xiaowei can submit to this position? "
The county captain is also a senior official in Qianshi, which is different from the captain in the army. He is much more expensive than the latter. He is responsible for the military of a county.
In the early Eastern Han Dynasty, the position of captain of the prefecture and state began to be gradually eliminated, and the military power of the prefecture and state was also transferred to the prefect. This made the prefect have power over the prefecture and the state and was known as the prefecture king.
However, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the position of commander-in-chief became popular again, allowing famous people with sufficient weight to serve as prefects, and at the same time, the military power of the commandery was separated and handed over to officers who knew how to fight as commander-in-chief. , this method was a routine operation of warlords at that time. Later, the status of warriors continued to improve, and they were directly able to serve as prefects and other official seal officials.
Even though Yu Mi was a school captain, he was only a local school captain of Liu Yao, a Yangzhou Mubiao, and his gold content was very low. He was really not as good as a full-time imperial official like the Danyang County Captain.
When Yu Mi heard this, he was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Mi is willing to die in repayment for his mission to conquer the south!"
Liu Feng nodded, and then looked at Fan Neng.
Fan Neng looked at Liu Feng eagerly at this time. The two good brothers had already been appointed as official officials in the county, and they had also taken away the positions of prefect and captain. What else could Fan Neng get?
Unexpectedly, Liu Feng said to Fan Neng: "Now there is really no suitable place to place Captain Fan. I can only temporarily accept Captain Fan and follow me, right?"
Fan Neng felt very disappointed. Looking at the happy faces of Zhang Ying and Yu Mi, Fan Neng couldn't help but start thinking, what was the reason why he was left alone?
Did you not run fast enough just now, or did you smile well enough, or was your attitude not positive enough?
Zhang Ying and Yu Mi were thankful in their hearts. Fortunately, they performed better. Otherwise, wouldn't they be the ones left now?
Subsequently, Liu Feng announced that Zhang Ying and Yu Mi could each take two thousand Bu Qu to take office. At this time, Jiangdong was a barbarian land, and there were barbarian and Yue people everywhere.
From the Dabie Mountains and Tianzhu Mountains in the north of the Yangtze River to the Huashan, Huangshan, Tianmu Mountains, and Longmen Mountains in the east of the Yangtze River, tens of thousands of tribes and millions of barbarians, large and small, are active.
To the south of Danyang County is the foothills of Huashan, Huangshan and Tianmu Mountains. People from Shanyue often come out to loot and plunder.
Zhang Ying and Yu Mi both agreed obediently.
They were all mentally prepared to give up their military power. Unexpectedly, Liu Feng actually asked them to take away Four Thousand Bubu. This was really an unexpected surprise.
This also made Zhang Ying and Yu Mi feel grateful to Liu Feng, believing that Liu Feng really hoped to gain a foothold in Danyang.
“Gong Jin, I want you to be the main general on this journey to the south.”
Liu Feng struck while the iron was hot and arranged tasks on the south road.
In the southern plains of Danyang, you can start from Junzhi Wanling, pass through Guangde Pavilion, and go to Guzhang County, and then go right along Taihu Lake to Wucheng County, which is the future Huzhou..., Sorry, it’s Huzhou.
There were still lakes in Huzhou at this time.
The place where Yan Baihu is entrenched is here. The main bases are in Shicheng Mountain and Baihu Mountain 50 miles south of Changxing. There are more than ten thousand people gathered, mostly young and strong men and women, and there are thousands of soldiers who can fight. people.
The relationship between Yan Baihu and Sun Ce is also quite bad. They are forces that can be fought for, but Yan Baihu is not very smart and typically cannot see the direction of the wind.
To put it simply, this guy doesn’t necessarily know how to promote himself, so let’s leave it to Zhou Yu to take over.
If Yan Baihu can fall to Liu Feng, then the side of Sun Cejun who went south to Kuaiji will be completely exposed.
The entire logistics supply line is within Wucheng's attack range.
Historically, Sun Ce dared to do this because he felt that Yan Baihu was a thief who kept the house and had no ambitions and would not be able to achieve success.
Therefore, Sun Ce rejected Wu Jing and others' strategy of attacking Yan Baihu first, consolidating the flanks and rear, and then gathering troops south to Kuaiji. Instead, he simply left Yan Baihu alone, boldly went south, stormed Kuaiji, defeated Wang Lang, occupied Dongye, and then returned to Wu County to attack and destroy Yan Baihu.
From this point of view, Yan Baihu is indeed indecisive and has no strategic vision. He doesn't even understand the principle of helping each other until lips are broken.
Liu Feng had long planned to divide his troops into two groups, starting from Wanling, the central county of Danyang, to surround Youquan and contain his troops heading south.
Zhou Yu's eyes lit up. He was not worried about the difficulty of the task. He was afraid that Liu Feng would not use him. He immediately stood up and expressed his stance: "Please rest assured, Zheng Nan. I will contain Bo Fu and prevent him from going south with all his strength." "
Liu Feng nodded approvingly, turned to Zhang Ying and said, "You two are under Zhou Yu's control for the time being and will only obey his orders in military affairs."
Zhang. Yinghe and Yumi handed over their hands.
This was equivalent to adding 6,000 troops to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu was overjoyed. He had only two thousand Bubu left on hand, and the other two thousand were taken by Zhou Dao to guard Xiang'an, which made his troops very tight.
Now Liu Feng has added 6,000 troops to Zhang Ying and Zhang Ying in one go, which brings his strength to nearly 10,000.
In addition, Liu Feng also promised to give his uncle Zhou Shang's troops to his command.
Zhou Shang also has two thousand Zhou family members in Wanling. In addition, there are three to four thousand county soldiers. The powerful county soldiers from all over the country can gather at least several thousand.
These are troubled times, and the force of powerful people cannot be underestimated. You can understand Cao Cao as an extremely powerful person. The first batch of armed forces he raised were actually powerful armed forces. They did not have official authorization, and they were not regular troops.
How much of these potentials you can tap depends on your reputation, ability and means.
With Zhou Yu’s ability, it shouldn’t be difficult to dig out thousands of people.
Even if some troops need to be stationed along the way, they will still be able to gather 10,000 to 12,000 people in the end, and they will no longer be afraid of Sun Ce even if they fight head-on.
If Yan Baihu can be successfully persuaded, the situation will change drastically. He can even contact Wang Lang of Kuaiji and annihilate Sun Ce's elite troops from south in the Qiantang area of Yuhang in one fell swoop.
At this time, Wang Lang was not weak. There were at least seven or eight thousand people, and as many as tens of thousands.
Guling City is originally a strong fortress-type small city. It does not require too many troops to defend, and it is also difficult for the opponent to easily overcome. This is no longer a battleground for military strategists, but a battle between life and death. land. As long as you want to cross the Qiantang River from here, you must capture Guling, otherwise no matter how many people you have in the past, they will all be killed.
Niuzhu had a total of 20,000 soldiers. Zhou Yu and Zhang Ying took away 8,000, and Zhao Fan selected 4,000. There were also 1,000 elite soldiers and 1,000 new soldiers, who were organized into a separate unit and crossed the river to fight against the enemy. Yang garrisoned and replaced Xu Sheng's troops and came to Jiangdong.
Now Liu Bei's army has two supply lines going south. One is from the two counties in Jiangbei. They do not need to be transported far. They only rely on the savings in Liyang, Hefei and Shouchun, as well as the grain obtained from the autumn harvest. , enough to support Liu Feng's army in the Jiangdong campaign.
The other is the line from Guangling, Jiangdu to Jiangcheng. Guangling's grain output has greatly increased, and it is now harvesting in autumn, which is enough to support the frontline war.
In fact, there is a hidden third supply line, and that is Jiangdong itself.
At this time, Jiangdong was also harvesting in autumn. The faster Liu Feng moved, the more food he obtained.
Afterwards, Liu Fengcai looked at Fan Neng who was a little depressed and said: "Feng Su heard that Colonel Fan fought bravely, gave strict orders, and repeatedly defeated Sun's army's offensive, so he reluctantly placed you in the place and wanted to take him with him. I wonder what Captain Fan’s intention is for those who have made great achievements together.”
Fan Neng felt as if he had climbed from hell to heaven in an instant. He immediately knelt down with tears of gratitude and said, “How can I conquer the South like this if I am no more than a warrior?” I have high hopes. I am willing to conquer Jiangdong and make great achievements!"
"Okay!" Liu Feng glanced at Zhang Ying and Yu Mi's reactions, and it turned out that they were not as happy as before.
I couldn't figure out for a while whether it was better to be a prefect, or to work beside Liu Feng to make great achievements and create new achievements.
Liu Feng then smiled with satisfaction and helped Fan Neng up.
There must be contrast and competition in everything in order to have motivation.
If everything is arranged properly, what should we do if we all lie flat?
Zhang Ying, Yu Mi and Fan Neng's military abilities are quite good. Those who can leave their names in history have some ability. Even if they are trash, they are trash and have distinctive characteristics.
The three of Zhang and Ying not only left their names in history, but also blocked the Sun Army in Jiangbei for two years. Even if Sun Ce went into battle in person, it was enough for him to hold troops by the river for half a year, and even forced him to cross the river. And suffered quite a lot of injuries.
In the end, Zhou Yu was able to cross the river by stabbing him in the back.
This ability is already commendable.
Liu Feng also wanted to see if they could show more value if they were given a bigger stage.
Zhang Ying became the county guard, Yu Mi became the county captain, and Fan Neng followed Liu Feng. All three of them will have a better future.
Early the next morning, Liu Feng left Niuzhu, took Xu Chu and others with him, and went straight to Shicheng, which was twenty miles away from Niuzhu.
Liu Yao is currently staying in Shicheng. Although Liu Feng has now taken over Niuzhu and the Niuzhu army, Liu Yao is still the herdsman of Yangzhou.
Liu Feng had to come to see him.
After entering Shicheng, Liu Feng went directly to the county government office and wanted to see Liu Yao.
As soon as Shicheng County Magistrate You Xu got the news, he came out early to welcome him.
"Shijun Liu is not in the county government?"
When Liu Feng heard the news, he was shocked and immediately asked: "Where is Shijun Liu now?"
< br>This Liu Yao can't run away. If he runs away, he will really cause a lot of trouble.
Fortunately, You Xu’s next words made Liu Fengchang breathe a sigh of relief.
It turns out that Liu Yao just moved out of the county government office overnight and is now living in a small courtyard in the east of the city. He did not run away.
Liu Feng breathed a sigh of relief, glared at the county magistrate who was breathing heavily, and asked him to send someone to lead the way. He wanted to see Liu Yao in person.
The place where Liu Yao lived was not far away, and everyone arrived there quickly.
This is an independent house. It has three rooms and is quite clean.
I heard that Liu Yao bought it himself.
Liu Feng stopped the soldiers from knocking on the door, and at the same time asked most of the soldiers to retreat, leaving only Xu Chu and a few armored men behind him.
Afterwards, Liu Feng went to the door in person and knocked on the door.
After knocking several times, there was a noise inside the door, and the voice of a young man whose voice was changing came from behind the door.
“Who is it?”
Liu Feng coughed lightly and replied: “My Excellency Liu Feng, Liu Zisheng, heard that Ambassador Liu lived here, so he came here to pay a visit.”
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The young man inside paused, and Liu Feng was not in a hurry, so he just stood outside the door and waited.
Not long after, the courtyard door was finally opened, revealing a beautiful young man.
"I am Liu Ji, and my surname is Liu Taoyao."
The young man saluted Liu Feng and said, "I would also like to invite you, your distinguished guest, to come with me."
"Good!"
Liu Feng nodded and followed, while Xu Chu followed closely behind Liu Feng, his right hand always pressed on the handle of the knife.
The courtyard is not big and can be seen at a glance, so no one can be hidden.
Liu Feng followed Liu Ji into the backyard and saw Liu Yao sitting in the courtyard reading. Even though there was no one around, Liu Yao still had a straight back and an extremely upright sitting posture. He was obviously a person who had very high demands on himself.
"Young man Liu Feng, please pay homage to Mr. Zhengli."
Liu Feng neither reported his official position nor mentioned Liu Yao's official position.
Just like a student meeting his teacher.
Liu Yao heard the sound, and after a pause, he actually closed the book and turned to look at Liu Feng.
It is true that Liu Feng is not as handsome as Liu Ji, but in Liu Yao's eyes, Liu Feng has a unique spirit that is indescribable but cannot be ignored.
The only thing that Liu Yao could see clearly was the confidence, which was a bit like that even though tens of thousands of people had passed away, it was not simply like this.
Liu Yao couldn't explain clearly, but he was greatly shocked.
Liu Yao opened his mouth and was about to say something, but suddenly he coughed violently.
Liu Feng was shocked. Didn’t Liu Yao die this year in history?
Don’t come too, or he will die suddenly.
Then he really died unjustly.
Fortunately, Liu Yao finally recovered after coughing violently.
Liu Feng stepped forward quickly and brought the tea soup on the side to Liu Yao's mouth.
Liu Yaoxian glanced at Liu Feng, and then looked at his confused son, who looked like he was frightened. He couldn't help but envy Liu Bei again.
In the end, Liu Yao did not let Liu Feng feed him the tea soup, but reached out to take it.
After a few sips, I felt much better.
"As you can see, my health is getting worse day by day, and my position as a Yangzhou shepherd is no longer sufficient."
Liu Yao has a strong character and will not hesitate when he decides something.
Historically, he was able to go to Yuzhang to fight guerrillas, but it was not because the people under him really supported him and would rather abandon their families and careers to join him. But Sun Ce's killings in Jiangdong were so ruthless that he even dared to kill famous nobles, and he showed no mercy to the powerful.
These powerful men were forced to follow Liu Yao and unite closely around Liu Yao.
Essentially, they did not support Liu Yao, but opposed Sun Ce.
Now there is no such dilemma. As soon as Liu Feng crossed the river, anyone with a discerning eye knew that Sun Ce was already at a disadvantage. In addition, Liu Feng showed an accepting attitude, so the supporters around Liu Yao naturally dispersed.
It was precisely after Liu Yao saw this that he finally chose to give up instead of fighting to the death.
After all, Liu Zhengli has a son. If he lets go as soon as possible, all parties will remember his affection and will naturally reciprocate it to Liu Ji.
The real fish and the net are broken. Let alone the relationship, whether Liu Ji can grow up safely is a question.
As soon as Liu Yao opened his mouth at this time, he wanted to resign from the official position of Yangzhou Mu.
Although Liu Feng had already been aware of it along the way, he still did not expect Liu Yao to be so decisive.
It’s true that we didn’t even discuss the conditions and just voted.
This is too decisive.
Liu Yao's behavior made Liu Feng a little embarrassed.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Feng said cautiously: "Liu Shijun is the leader of a state, and it depends on the emperor's decision."
Liu Yao felt a little unhappy, I resigned. Weren’t you the ones who forced me to become an official? Why are you still talking to me about the emperor now?
Immediately afterwards, Liu Feng continued: "Your health cannot be delayed. Do you think you should go to Xuzhou first and let the famous doctor Mr. Hua treat you? Mr. Xu happens to be in Tancheng at this time and his health has improved." Things are getting better, I believe you will not be lonely in Tancheng.”
(End of this chapter)