Three Kingdoms: Jiuyuan Tiger

Chapter 448 The Intricate Merger

Bingzhou, Shangdang, Taishoufu.

"My lord, that guy Gongsun Zan has been very crazy recently!"

The person who spoke was Yang Chou, and he was the confidant and favorite general of Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, and he was highly regarded by Zhang Yang.

"You can't say that! Ever since Duke Ding was stabbed to death by Cao Ning, the imperial court has never appointed a new governor to take up the post. In this unclaimed land, it is not wrong for Gongsun Zan to recruit troops, as long as he does not offend Shangdang and Xihe. He's just tossing around!" Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, shook his head and said.

"My lord's words are justified! The attack on Gongsun Zan at this time is indeed an unknown one, and the heroes of the world will laugh at him instead. We should wait for Gongsun Zan to do it before we deal with it." Dong Zhao, Zhang Yang's adviser, cupped his hands.

"But recently, my lord, you also have to train soldiers and horses. Gongsun Zan has a lot of ambitions. The so-called one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Sooner or later you have to meet him with swords." Dong Zhao added.

"My lord, the general is a rough man who doesn't understand those twists and turns. If you want to get rid of Gongsun Zan, the general is willing to be the vanguard!" A burly man said loudly.

This person was named Guan Hai, and his background was not very good. He was a remnant of the Yellow Turban who had participated in the siege of Beihai.

After being defeated by Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang spared his life and asked him to serve under his command after seeing his extraordinary martial arts.

Speaking of Zhang Yang, the prefect of the Shangdang, many people have the impression that he is only one of the Eighteenth Routes to fight against the princes of Dong. He sent general Mu Shun to fight with Lu Bu, and he directly asked Lu Bu to give him a second, but this matter only existed in the Romance among.

Zhang Yang, courtesy name Uncle Zhi, was born in Yunzhong, Bingzhou. In his early years, he was appointed as Wu Meng by Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, because of his outstanding martial arts.

The relationship between Zhang Yang and Lu Bu is very good, because the two have worked together before, and their personal relationship is very secret.

After Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, he fell into the pursuit of the Xiliang army. The so-called two fists are hard to fight with four hands, and a good tiger can't hold back a pack of wolves. In desperation, Lu Bu had to leave Chang'an and flee for his life.

It was Zhang Yang who took Lu Bu in when he was desperate.

Zhang Yang didn't think about the consequences of taking Lv Bu in. Zhang Yang felt that since Lv Bu was his good brother, he should protect Lv Bu.

When Li Jue and Guo Si were in power, Zhang Yang resolutely refused the temptation of high-ranking officials and generous salary.

In his opinion, these vulgar things together are not as good as his good brother.

It's a pity that Lu Bu didn't accept Zhang Yang's favor. He felt that Zhang Yang's structure was too small, so he left Zhang Yang and voted for Yuan Shao.

At this time, Lu Bu had been upgraded from a family slave with three surnames to a house slave with four surnames, so Yuan Shao naturally would not trust Lu Bu.

Under Yuan Shao's suspicion, Lv Bu almost died. Lv Bu, like a bereaved dog, had to go to Zhang Yang again, and Zhang Yang took Lv Bu in again regardless of the previous suspicions.

Lu Bu asked for money, Zhang Yang gave it; Lu Bu asked for food, Zhang Yang sent food;

In this way, with the help of Zhang Yang, Lu Bu regained his strength, then left Zhang Yang, went to wrestle with Boss Cao, intending to create a fire in Boss Cao's backyard.

As we all know the ending, Lu Bu was defeated, and the defeat was crushing.

When Lu Bu was besieged, only Zhang Yang sent troops to rescue Lu Bu without hesitation, but unfortunately he was killed by his subordinate Yang Chou and failed to rescue successfully.

In stark contrast to Zhang Yang is Liu Bei.

When Yuanmen shot the halberd, Lu Bu once said to Liu Bei: "If you succeed in the future, don't forget each other."

But when Lv Bu was about to die, Lv Bu asked Liu Bei, "Your honored guest and Bu as a prisoner, why don't you speak a word and save each other?"

Liu Bei nodded in agreement, but later when Cao Cao asked Liu Bei if he could accept Lv Bu's offer, Liu Bei said, "Have you heard about Ding Jianyang and Dong Zhuo?"

Lu Bu was furious and said, "Da Erer! Don't you remember when you shot the halberd at the gate?"

After Liu Bei bowed his head and said nothing, Cao Cao ordered Lu Bu to be hanged to death, and then took his head. Lu Bu was killed in Baimenlou.

Returning to the main story, there are nine counties in Bingzhou, namely TY (TAIYUAN) County, Shangdang County, Shang County, Xihe County, Wuyuan County, Yunzhong County, Dingxiang County, Yanmen County, and Shuofang County.

Among them, the geographical location of Shangdang County under Zhang Yang's rule is extremely important, bordering on Hedong and Hanoi, and not too far from Zhao State in Jizhou.

The above party county is the center, and the north is TY county, which is the location of Jinyang, the state government;

The upper left is Xihe County; the northwest of Xihe County is Shangjun;

To the north of TY County, there are Yanmen County, Dingxiang County, and Yunzhong County in sequence;

To the west of Yunzhong County is Wuyuan County, Lu Bu's hometown; further west of Wuyuan County is Shuofang County.

Before Lu Bu destroyed Xianbei, Yunzhong County, Wuyuan County, and Shuofang County were all places where Han and Hu mixed together. Because of this, Lu Bu was often looked down upon.

Although the protection of the Great Wall in Shangjun and Dingxiang County is better, it is not much better, because the Yanmen Pass is inward, so it can be regarded as truly safe.

After Lu Bu defeated Xianbei, the situation in the three counties of Shuofang, Wuyuan, and Yunzhong improved. At least the Hu people did not dare to be arrogant.

But freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, and at this time the people of Bingzhou are still not willing to go to these places to settle down.

Among the nine counties in Bingzhou, Shangdang County and Xihe County are under Zhang Yang's rule.

Speaking of which, Zhang Yang's strength is not weak. He has a total of [-] cavalry and [-] infantry under his command, many of whom are veterans who have experienced many battles.

But Zhang Yang didn't have any ambitions. Even Xihe County was acquired by Zhang Yang only after Dong Zhao's hard persuasion.

If it weren't for Zhang Yang's personality, Bingzhou, which was like a mess, would have changed its owner and changed its surname to Zhang long ago.

Before Gongsun Zan came to Bingzhou, there were many forces in Bingzhou, and the strongest was naturally Shangdang prefect Zhang Yang.

For the rest, there are local tyrants, bandits and bandits who have become large-scale, and the remnants of the Yellow Turbans from all over the place.

It is not an exaggeration to describe the various forces in Bingzhou as a mixed bag.

Aside from Zhang Yang, the strong have thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, while the weak only have thousands or hundreds of soldiers and horses. The difference in strength is extremely wide.

It's okay to go inside Yanmen Pass, but outside Yanmen Pass, it is a veritable "three no matter" boundary, and it is also a boundary that speaks with fists.

Lu Bu's martial prowess has a lot to do with the environment he grew up in since he was a child. In that land where only the strong can survive, in order to survive, Lu Bu must become stronger!
Therefore, outside the Yanmen Pass, there are forces of three religions and nine streams gathered, and the big and small forces basically have one characteristic: there are not many people, but all of them are desperadoes!
Just imagine, if there is a little other way out, who would want to go to that kind of place where the knife is licking blood to seek life?

It can be said that before Gongsun Zan arrived in Bingzhou, although there were constant wars in Bingzhou, there was no large-scale conquest.

It's not that I don't want to, but that I don't have the strength!
But all this changed after Gongsun Zan arrived in Bingzhou.

Gongsun Zan, who had just arrived in Bingzhou, seemed to have discovered a new continent. In Bingzhou, with a few hundred people, he could occupy a small city?
Gongsun Zan was so excited that he immediately led his soldiers to seize the territory.

After several months of hard work, Gongsun Zan now has three counties in TY, Yanmen and Dingxiang, and his troops have increased to more than [-].

Although the military strength was about to be equal to that of Zhang Yang, if he really fought, Gongsun Zan would definitely not be Zhang Yang's opponent.

Zhang Yang's subordinates are all veterans, while more than half of Gongsun Zan's soldiers are recruits, and their combat effectiveness is really unflattering.

Gongsun Zan naturally understood this, so after occupying three lands, Gongsun Zan did not continue to expand, but chose to recuperate, develop people's livelihood, and at the same time take this opportunity to train soldiers.

Of the remaining four counties, Shang County is under the control of the Ma family, a local aristocratic family, with more than [-] soldiers and horses under its command;

Yunzhong County is controlled by the Yellow Turban Bandit Ge Wu, with more than [-] troops under his command;
Shuofang County is controlled by the bandit Zheng San, who has more than [-] soldiers and horses under his command.

As for Wuyuan County, no one dares to set up a stick here, at least not on the surface. After all, Lu Bu's strength lies there. It's over.

There are poems:
The sky is blue, the wild is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep!
There is a man beside the cattle and sheep,
Died very peacefully!
　One more!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)