Chapter 369 Yuzhang Accident
Liu Feng writes a letter to Liu Bei every half month on average. The letter contains a lot of content, including those who are concerned about the progress of the Jiangbei water conservancy project and those who are concerned about the progress of Liu Bei's army training in Jiangbei. , There are also those who are concerned about the effectiveness of the governance of talents from all over Jiangbei.
At the same time, Liu Feng also informed Liu Bei of many things in Jiangdong and sought Liu Bei's opinions.
Liu Bei showed quite restraint in this regard. Since he had entrusted all matters in Jiangdong to his elders, he rarely interfered.
Unless Liu Feng asks for help, he will never do anything.
Liu Feng had mentioned Sheng Xian to him before, and Liu Bei himself felt that he was too incompetent to suppress the local area.
If he is really allowed to continue to be the governor of Wujun, I am afraid that within two or three years, Wujun will be in chaos again, and he may be able to gain a higher reputation with the praise of Wujun people.
Liu Feng's letter this time is asking for help. Naturally, Liu Bei cannot continue to let it go.
Liu Bei already has some ideas in mind regarding the Jiangdong issue, but he still hopes to hear the opinions of Chen Deng and Xun You.
Xun You actually had a plan for a long time, but he was used to not rushing first, so he did not speak first and waited for Chen Deng's reaction.
Sure enough, in just a moment, Chen Deng spoke, and he was very generous.
"My lord, in my opinion, Mr. Zigang can be the prefect of Wu County, and Mr. Zibu can be the prefect of Kuaiji."
Chen Deng did not avoid relatives when he promoted virtuous people, and he did not do so because of Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao is a township party, so he avoids taboos: " Mr. Meng Yu can be the governor of Danyang, but Zhang Ying is just a local tycoon. His talent is insufficient and his ability is not obvious, so he cannot stabilize Danyang."
Of the four counties in Jiangdong, Chen Deng recommended three counties in one breath. The prefects are all famous people in Xuzhou.
This is what Chen Deng can do. Others have to cover it up. Even if they don't want to, they have to add a celebrity from outside the state.
But Chen Deng has always been arrogant and self-respecting, and he was even close to Liu Bei and didn't care about these pretense at all.
Hearing this, Liu Bei sighed and recalled what Liu Feng had said to him more than a year ago.
Liu Feng once told Liu Bei that people from Henan should be used to rule Xu, people from Xu should be used to rule Yang, and people from Yang should be used to rule Henan. Although I didn't say it explicitly at the time, I did laugh at him to a certain extent in my heart.
But now, looking at it, what Liu Feng said has come true.
Now everything Chen Deng has done is in Liu Feng's hands.
After Xun You observed Liu Bei's expression, he also said: "All those mentioned by Yuan Long are famous people, but maybe one or two more people can be added, such as Yuan Fang Gong, the son of Zhong Gong Gong, or Mr. Li Zan." Let Zhengnan have a choice."
Liu Bei thought about it carefully, and it was indeed what Xun You said.
So, he finally made a decision: "This can be recommended, but the final decision is made by Zisheng himself."
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Following Liu Feng's order, the generals came out from Shanyin with their orders, and counties and cities in various places descended upon hearing the news, without any hesitation.
The magistrates, officials, nobles and powerful men who participated in the overturn were all imprisoned immediately after the Southern Conquest Army entered the city. Their property and fields were also confiscated and placed under the name of the General's Mansion.
Each general will focus on three tasks and do his best.
One is looting and checking the seized property and materials.
The second is to provide relief to the people and complete the summer harvest.
Third, stabilize the place and select officials.
Liu Feng himself was also very busy in Shanyin City, and at the same time he had to pay attention to news from various places.
Fortunately, Liu Feng's arrangements were quite appropriate. Good news came from all over the country, the handover was smooth from county to county, and the assigned tasks were properly advanced.
The entire situation in Jiangdong is changing for the better, and all the good news is coming.
The only exception is the news reported by Yu Zhang and Zhou Yu.
To Liu Feng's surprise, what he couldn't understand in any case was that Zhu Hao, the governor of Yuzhang, actually colluded with Zu Lang, the Shanyue bandit, to set up an ambush and decoy for Zhou Yu's troops.
Fortunately, Zhou Yu saw through the plan and took advantage of the opponent's opportunity to ambush him. He directly launched a battle of annihilation. He beheaded more than 2,000 of Zhu Hao's men and captured more than 3,000 people.
Liu Feng was shocked when he received the news. He didn't understand how Zhu Hao dared to act like this.
Zhou Yu had an army of fifteen thousand. How many people did Zhu Hao and Zu Lang have?
Even if there is a geographical advantage, unless Zhou Yu is stupid enough to lead the army into the Jedi, there may not be anything wrong with him even if he is in ambush.
The military equipment of the Southern Conquest Army was far superior to that of Zhu Hao and Zu Lang.
The combat power of both sides is not at the same level at all.
There is a saying in Sun Tzu's Art of War, which can be divided into two parts.
This means that when the enemy's capital is twice as large, it is best to find an opportunity to divide the enemy and then engage in a decisive battle.
Are Zhu Hao and Zu Lang so fierce?
Leave aside our ancestors, you, Zhu Hao, are also the second son of Zhu Jun, the famous general of the Han Dynasty. Is that your level?
Although the battle report from the front line was a great victory, Liu Feng's mood was very complicated.
The terrain in Yuzhang is really too complicated. If Zhu Haozhen gets confused and follows Zu Lang into the mountains to fight guerrillas, it will definitely bring a lot of trouble to Liu Feng, at least in terms of time. It will take a few extra months, or even half a year.
There is another troublesome thing, that is, Zhu Hao's brother Zhu Fu is the governor of Jiaozhi, and he still has some power and troops.
The relationship between Zhu Fu and Zhu Hao is quite good. The brothers have a harmonious relationship and rely on each other. It is almost conceivable that if he takes care of Zhu Hao, Zhu Fu will definitely go crazy.
When he thought of this, Liu Feng cursed Zhu Hao in his heart again.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Feng made up his mind and wrote a reply to Zhou Yu.
In his reply, Liu Feng suggested that Zhou Yu should still focus on surrendering and military attacks as a supplement. It is best not to harm Zhu Hao's life. If he can be captured alive, he should be sent to Shanyin as soon as possible. In addition, Liu Feng also specifically mentioned Hua Xin's name so that Zhou Yu could ask Yu Fan to lobby Hua Xin.
After writing the letter to Zhou Yu, Liu Feng took another blank piece of silk and started writing. I am afraid that the court will have to use the power of the imperial court to solve Zhu Hao's problem.
It’s not that Zhu Hao is difficult to deal with, it’s just that he is a little tight on time.
It is already May of the third year of Jian'an (AD 198). In March of next year, Gongsun Zan will be finished, and Yuan Shao will begin to go south in June.
It can be seen from the time that Yuan Shao came to see his good brother Cao Cao almost non-stop, without any hesitation or procrastination.
At this point, Yuan Shao simply bet on it and blew it up. Yuan Shao originally thought that Liu Bei would be able to hold off Cao Cao for more than half a year because he had the fortified city of Xuzhou, thousands of troops and horses, and enough food to support him for half a year.
Yuan Shao’s plan is perfect. He thinks that Cao Cao will go to attack Liu Bei regardless of life and death, so he pretends that his son is sick and secretly makes preparations. When Cao Cao arrives in Xuzhou, I will suddenly If he takes action, it will be Tianhu's start.
As a result, Liu Bei didn't hold on for even half a month, let alone half a year. As soon as Cao Cao arrived, Liu Bei collapsed and took a dozen followers to detour north of Langya to Qingzhou and defect to Yuan Shao.
After Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei, he quickly returned to the Yellow River line, just in time to catch up with Yuan Shao's army heading south, showing his style as a famous general.
Liu Feng has been working hard and slowly over the years. He has been working non-stop. Now he has finally conquered Xuzhou and Yangzhou before Yuan Shao went south. He has occupied most of Yuzhou and has the capital of the Three Kingdoms in the North.
However, he still has a lot of things to do next. The drought in Jiangbei, a new round of expansion and reorganization of the army, and the stability of Yangzhou, but there is only one year left.
Now Liu Bei's army's main force alone has exceeded 100,000, and with the addition of various troops, troops, and young men, the number may have reached more than 200,000.
What Liu Feng wanted to do was to form the most elite army, including 6,000 men of the Iron Armored Army (equipped with 1,000 sets of iron armor, 1,000 sets of full-body leather armor, and 2,000 sets of breastplates). Thousand Cavalry (equipped with one thousand sets of iron armor and iron vests, two war horses, and one pack horse), Three Thousand Elite Cavalry (equipped with three thousand sets of half-body leather armor, three thousand sets of leather vests, one war horse, and one pack horse), elite There are 4,000 archers (1,000 crossbowmen, 1,000 archers, 2,000 guards and auxiliaries), and 4,000 artillery battalions (an equipment battalion with twelve artillery groups as its core component).
All warriors must be with warriors in order to exert their greatest combat power.
A warrior and nine cowards fight together. There is a one-tenth chance that the warrior inspires the cowards to fight together, and the remaining nine-tenths probability is that the coward brings the warrior to collapse. .
But warriors and warriors fight together, that is, everyone competes with each other bravely and competes with each other's merits. If anyone runs a little slower, he will immediately be despised by the other warriors, and the fighting power exploded It's extremely amazing.
It is this kind of troops that can often fight bloody battles to the end, and the casualty rate only inspires their ferocity and determination.
Liu Feng's current considerations are not mature enough, but he has already made up his mind to organize the above-mentioned formations.
At the same time, at the end of last year, he began to order Xuzhou to continue to expand production, and worked overtime to increase production around the ordnance needed by these troops.
It takes time for these troops to mobilize personnel, reorganize them, and train them.
Fortunately, the situation has changed now. The relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is still deteriorating. As long as Liu Bei does not take the initiative, Yuan and Cao will break up sooner or later.
In addition, Gongsun Zan also has some opportunities. After all, it is a pity that Gongsun Zan lost in history. It was just a matter of thought.
If Gongsun Zan really adopts his suggestion, maybe he can survive another year.
Even Gongsun Zan doesn't have to make the right choice, as long as he is afraid of death enough.
When Gongsun Zan died, he had more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. However, the entire army was wiped out during the last attempt to leave the city. Gongsun Zan was forced to flee back and set himself on fire.
But Gongsun Zan was afraid of death and did not want to leave the city to defeat Yuan Shao, so he could not leave.
Pingyi County has been built into a strong city and fortress like a fortress group. If Yuan Shao wants to gnaw down, is it possible in less than a year and a half?
Hey, time is still too tight, and my father’s foundation is too weak.
Except for Zhou Yu's route, all other routes have good news, especially Zhao Yun's route, which has occupied Yongning at this time and is only the last step away from Dongye County, which is equivalent to the distance from Wenzhou to Fuzhou in later generations.
But thinking about that idiot Zhu Hao, Liu Feng felt that he couldn't be too optimistic.
Dongye could only muster 20 to 30,000 people to resist Sun Ce's army in the original time and space. I hope that the imperial court's brand will be somewhat effective.
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After Jia Kui took charge of Shangyu, Wu Fan, Wei Teng and others contributed greatly.
But don't underestimate Wei Teng, even though he doesn't have much mention in history books, and he is closely related to Wu Fan.
However, the Wei family is also a powerful noble family in Kuaiji, but it has not produced two thousand stones in the past twenty years. Coupled with the rise of the Lin, Jiao and other families, this has obscured some of the Wei family's light.
Wu Fan originally promised Liu Feng that he could scrape together more than three thousand shi of food to help the people and maintain stability.
But in fact, after Wu Fan convinced Wei Teng, he directly took out 11,000 shi of grain. This was more than 10,000 shi of grain after all the counties had been looted.
For this reason, Jia Kui did not hesitate to lower his body and hold a banquet in person to thank Wu Fan and Wei Teng.
It's quite interesting to say that Jia Kui, Wu Fan, and Wei Teng all have strong names in history.
Jia Kui almost died in the hands of Guo Yuan because of his stubbornness.
Wei Teng almost died in the hands of Sun Quan because of his strength.
Only Wu Fan is strong on the outside and smooth on the inside, but his bottom line is very clear.
When the three met, they really liked each other, especially Wu Fan, who was regarded as a great talent by Jia Kui.
When the banquet was in full swing, Wu Fan quietly winked at Wei Teng.
It is certain that Wei Teng was born in the Wei family and became famous since childhood. He became a celebrity in Shangyu when he was young. In contrast, Wu Fan was from a small family, not a big family. Although he had a somewhat obscure reputation, he was far inferior to Wei Teng.
But the two of them interacted, but it was vaguely that Wu Fan was the main one and Wei Teng was the secondary one.
Although Wei Teng has a strong character, he is always persuaded by Wu Fan with various clever words, and finally heeds the latter's advice.
The same was true this time. Wu Fan persuaded Wei Teng to donate the Wei family's fields outside Shangyu City to Liu Feng and Jia Kui.
Although the Wei family has not produced two thousand stones in the past twenty years, and its prestige has declined, in Shangyu County, the Wei family is still the first-class powerful noble family, but there is no one in the court, so they have to keep a low profile.
The Wei family has been operating in Shangyu for hundreds of years. Outside Shangyu City, there are 6,000 acres of paddy fields alone, 10,000 acres of irrigated land, and tens of thousands of acres of dry land.
If someone else had suggested to Wei Teng that he should donate his land, Wei Teng would have kicked him out.
But Wei Teng listened to Wu Fan’s words.
There is no other reason than that Wu Fan is so good at talking.
Wei Teng was upright, tough-tempered, not greedy for money, not interested in profit, and had only a moderate interest in women, but he had a good reputation throughout his life.
Therefore, Wu Fan started from here to persuade Wei Teng.
"Zhou Lin, the world is now in chaos, the emperor is avoiding trouble in Chang'an, but he is threatened by the Liangzhou warriors, and the people of the world deeply regret it. However, Liu Qiaoqi and his son were born in the clan, and in a few years The sudden rise of the foreign army actually helped the imperial court to pacify the three states of Xu, Yu, and Yang. Their momentum was like the rising sun and the dazzling golden sun. Now Liu Zheng went south to the east of the Yangtze River, pacified the Sun rebels within half a year, and surrendered within a month. Kuaiji shows his ability. If Zhou Lin wants to work in the mountains and rivers, it will be fine. If Zhou Lin wants to work in the temple, it is the right time to make achievements!"
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