Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 866 Xiangyang County

Xiangyang City.

This main city of Jingzhou has not been peaceful since the outbreak of the Jingzhou Battle. Although the war between Jingzhou and Yizhou was over last year, because this city is still in the hands of Yizhou, the relationship between Yizhou and Jingzhou has also been affected. And against each other, soldiers and horses confront each other.

So the city is still full of people.

It was not until the second half of the year that the two sides stopped fighting outside the city, and there was a trace of peace in the city.

But at the end of the year, during the few days between the old year and the new year, a rebellion suddenly broke out, and a large number of people suddenly appeared in the city to besiege the county government, smashing into the treasury, arsenal and other important places.

But because Hou Qing had already prepared for this, the rebellion, from the beginning to the end, actually lasted less than three hours, and the rebellious people had been completely wiped out.

As a result, more than [-] corpses were carried out of the mass graves from the city to clean up the battlefield.

Nearly hundreds of people were beheaded at the entrance of the market.

The most important thing is that in Xiangyang City, there are more than ten large gentry families whose families were ransacked and exterminated.

After this battle, the aristocratic families in Xiangyang suffered heavy casualties.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the weather was still cold, and the chill was still biting. In Xiangyang County, Hou Qing was dealing with some follow-up issues about the rebellion in the city. This rebellion caused many problems in the city to be exposed.

People in Jingzhou have always been very wary of them, and now they are even more fearful. In order to appease these people, he has used many methods.

But it was all broken by this rebellion.

This gave him a great headache.

If it continues like this, I'm afraid there will be problems in Xiangyang. Xiangyang is a main city with hundreds of thousands of people. If these aristocratic families really stir up civil unrest, each person can drown them with their spit.

"Report!"

But at this moment, a report suddenly sounded outside the door.

"Enter!"

"Report to your lord, Jiangzhou secret letter!"

"Pass it up immediately!"

This is a small banner from Nanyang Town of Jingwu Division, and he sent a secret letter from Jiangzhou.

Hou Qing opened the secret letter and looked at it carefully. After checking the inscription and seal on the secret letter, he confirmed that it was written by the lord himself, so he carefully read the content. Finally relaxed.

"it is good!"

He couldn't help shouting, and immediately called out: "Come on, call me Chen Ya, Chen Nan, Tan Su and the others to come see me!"

The group of people who ruled Xiangyang were all old people from the Nanyang prefect's mansion.

"promise!"

A guard quickly went to deliver the order.

Not long after, a group of people gathered in the main hall of the county government office.

"My lord has made up his mind. He wants to completely occupy Xiangyang. He has sent Hu Changshi to accept the surrender. We are going to return to Yizhou. We kept Xiangyang in the form of rebellion. Now that Yizhou is surrendered, then Yizhou should be treated as a surrender to Jingzhou. An explanation, I'm afraid we have to suffer a little!"

Hou Qing said frankly to the crowd.

This is what he has prepared for.

At the beginning, he insisted on keeping Xiangyang, because Xiangyang was brought down by their Mujun with the blood of countless soldiers, and he was unwilling to give it up, but this must have made Jingzhou hateful.

Now the lord has not gained a firm foothold in Yizhou, and it is impossible to turn against Jingzhou. For the sake of the general situation, he must sacrifice his personal reputation and future, and even bear the name of a thief.

"It's nothing to suffer, as long as Xiangyang can be kept!"

Chen Ya smiled wryly: "I almost couldn't suppress the rebellion a few days ago. I was afraid that Xiangyang would be taken back if I couldn't hold on. Now that the lord has made up his mind, I can breathe a sigh of relief!"

"Even if we are all beheaded, will Jingzhou be able to swallow this breath?"

Chen Nan asked in a low voice: "I don't think they will let it go!"

"My lord, it's not enough to kill us all. Although we didn't respect the order at the beginning, it was for the Minghou Mansion. Others don't know, but the lord doesn't know!"

Hou Qing said: "As for Jingzhou, we don't need to take care of it now. They have to accept it if they accept it, or accept it if they don't accept it. Since the lord has made up his mind, no one can stop it!"

"The key is to stay in the city!"

Tan Su arched his hands to Hou Qing and said: "My lord, if you beat me, I will beat you, and if you kill me, I will kill you. Those who should have ransacked their homes will also be ransacked. Now we should use both strength and softness to appease some big families in the city. Wealthy families, big gentry families, hundreds of families, if we don’t suppress them, we are afraid that we will not be able to hold on before the lord can do it!”

"That's true!"

Hou Qing nodded: "The lord intends to establish Xiangyang County, and connect Xiangyang Xinye and Fancheng Mountain Capital into one. The prefect of Xiangyang County should have some weight. Tell me, can some people in the city be moved!"

"There must be those who are tempted, but this prefect position should not be taken lightly!"

"This is the lord's secret letter!"

Hou Qing handed the secret letter to everyone, and then said: "My lord, I am the core of this matter. I must leave Jingzhou, and you must not stay here, otherwise the people of Jingzhou will catch the handle. But the establishment of Xiangyang County, we Having ruled in Xiangyang for nearly a year, he must be more familiar with it, so the Lord does not intend to send another person to accept it, let us recommend it!"

"In this way, we have the capital to negotiate with them!" Chen Ya sneered: "The aristocratic families in Xiangyang are not one. I don't believe that they will be loyal to Liu Biao until death. As long as we dismantle them, we There is a chance to break them one by one!"

"I do have a candidate to recommend. If this person can come out to serve as the prefect of Xiangyang, it will not only split the aristocratic families in Xiangyang City, but also make the two great families of Xiangyang, the Kuai family and the Cai family, turn against each other!"

Chen Nan said suddenly.

"who?"

"This person once protected the lord and the former lord when they were Qianlong. He served as the magistrate of Wuyin County, and later he was unemployed at home. It seems that life is not easy now!"

"Cai Tu!"

Hou Qing's eyes brightened slightly: "This is a good man, I will write to the Lord immediately to recommend talents for the Lord!"

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In the sixth year of Chuping, on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Shi Huzhao, the head of the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, came to Xiangyang City to accept the surrender of the giant bandit Hou Qing who ruled the land of Xinye in Xiangyang. , Zhonglu, Caiyang, Xinye, Chaoyang, Shandu, Zhuyang, Fancheng, Yinxian, and Wudang, a total of eleven cities.

As soon as the news came out, Jingzhou was shocked.

In Jiangxia, in Jiangling City, Liu Biao chopped off a book case in front of him with a single sword, and the voice of Jessie's anger echoed in the entire hall: "Unscrupulous, unscrupulous, he is so arrogant, I really think that Jingzhou dare not go to war!" no!"

There was a layer of fig leaf before, but now Mu Jing has directly uncovered this layer of fig leaf.

He has only two options left.

Either admit it, or fight.

"war!"

Wenpin stood up, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, since Yizhou deceives people too much, we can only fight!"

"My lord, I just received the news that the two main forces of the Mu army, the Jingping First Army and the Jingping Navy, have already marched towards Jingzhou. The Jingping First Division has arrived at Fuling and is crossing the border. It will reach Chenyang soon. , and the Jingping navy has crossed the border and pushed into Wu County!"

Kuai Liang stood up and clasped his hands to report, saying: "In addition, the Violent Bear Army, one of the main forces of the Shepherd Army, has entered Xiangyang from Fancheng and joined the rebels in Xiangyang City. I am afraid they are ready to fight us!"

Hearing this, Liu Biao gasped, the anger all over his body seemed to be wiped out by a basin of cold water, and he clenched his fists tightly.

"Could it be that Mulongtu intends to use Xiangyang as a lure to force us to take the initiative to provoke the battle between Yizhou and Jingzhou?" He whispered to himself.

It's not that he was scared by Yizhou.

It's just that he hasn't made up his mind to fight Yizhou to the end after all, so he always hesitates to do things.

"Maybe there is such a possibility!"

Kuai Liang continued: "But someone thinks that the greater possibility is that they want to eat Xiangyang and force us to take the initiative to withdraw. I think we can fight!"

"Fight?"

With this voice, everyone was a little silent.

The previous battle with the Mu army had left a deep impression on them, and after repeated defeats, these Jingzhou civil servants and generals became a little frightened, and they instinctively did not want to go to war with the Mu army.

"If Mujing really intends to plot against me in Jingzhou and force us to take the initiative to send troops, causing a battle between Jingzhou and Yizhou, are we fully prepared?" Someone asked in a low voice.

This question made everyone look at each other.

Jingzhou has been at peace for a long time, and the biggest battle was the Battle of Jingyi that broke out the year before last. In that battle, Jingzhou was defeated, the city was abandoned, and even the main city of Xiangyang was captured. Today's civil servants and generals , Most of them escaped from Xiangyang that year.

"No matter what, we must not let Yizhou make progress. If we admit this matter, how will Jingzhou treat us!" My lord, for the prestige of Jingzhou State Shepherd's Mansion, I have to fight!"

"It's easier said than done!"

There is a faction that advocates fighting, and there is a faction that advocates peace. A master secretary stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Last year, Jingzhou, although not without crops, basically halved the harvest. There are countless refugees in Nanjun Wuling, and it is difficult to maintain vitality. , if we fight, how can we get food and grass!"

This is an intuitive question.

Fighting requires food and grass supplies. Without food and grass supplies, no matter how soldiers fight, they may starve to death before they reach the battlefield.

"Could it be that we can only accept it and let them bully Yizhou!"

One of the main combat faction said angrily.

"It's not that we won't fight, it's just that Jingzhou needs time to recover!"

"It's easy to say, but if I retreat again and again, what kind of face do I have in Jingzhou, facing the people of the world!"

"..."

The war faction and the peace faction started to quarrel.

"Give me peace!"

Liu Biao felt a buzzing in his head, and suddenly let out a drink.

In the hall, there was a sudden silence.

"My lord, Yiji, the envoy from Yizhou, is asking to see you!" A soldier's voice came from outside.

Everyone here is familiar with Yiji. This is the time when Yizhou dispatched Jingzhou. He has been in Jiangxia and never returned. Because Jingzhou and Yizhou did not tear each other up in the name of an envoy, no one made things difficult for him.

However, this man haunted the scholars, and with his sharp tongue, he lobbied many Jingzhou scholars and made countless friends, which made Liu Biao even more jealous of him.

"It's this dog again!"

Liu Biao narrowed his eyes slightly: "This side only issued a notice to seize my Xiangyang, and this side sent envoys to visit our Jingzhou State Shepherd's Mansion. His Dragon-Murdering Map is really a good way. Is it possible that he just thinks that a certain family dare not fight? Make me Jingzhou uninhabited!"

(End of this chapter)