Overlord!

The appearance of Wenpin put great pressure on Zhang Xian and the officials behind him.

After all, the choice between surrender and annihilation is very easy.

Including Zhang Xian himself, now he is extremely hopeful that what Huan Yi said is true.

At this time, Wenpin spoke up and said: "We have surrendered to the Marquis of Wu. Now the river surface is calm and the south of the Yangtze River is gradually becoming more peaceful. However, Lord Zhang has gathered a crowd to cause chaos. Therefore, we have to ask the Lord to surrender and send a message to the three counties to submit to the Marquis of Wu." .”

Zhang Xian was furious and said: "Marquis Wu promised me to be the lord of Jingnan, but now I am going back on my word?"

Huan Yi looked at Zhang Xian helplessly: "Zhang Fujun is particularly unclear about why he is trapped here? When Emperor Gaozu appointed Han Xin as King of Qi, it was destined that Han Xin would be difficult to split the land and seal the territory! The hope of Fu Jingnan, the ruler of Fu, was , instead of thinking about ambitions for the world, they only want to segregate themselves and defend themselves. They have lost the hope of the world, how can they be the master of Jingnan? How can they use the material resources of Jingnan to satisfy their own selfish desires?"

Zhang Xianyou refused to admit defeat. He looked at Wenpin with red eyes and said, "Zhongye, you are the general of Jingzhou and I am the lord of Jingnan. As long as the two of us join forces and go north to rescue Jiangling, the situation will be uncertain!" "

Wenpin was silent, of course he had considered this method during the journey.

But then Wenpin sighed heavily and said: "Zhang Fujun, please surrender, Jiangdong has been destined by destiny. The people of Jingxiang are at peace, and the people are tired of war. This action is unjust, and defeat is inevitable."

Along the way, Wenpin knew that it was impossible for him to mobilize these soldiers to launch a rebellion.

If you rebel today, you may be captured by your subordinates tomorrow.

More importantly, Wenpin deeply felt what Huan Yi said. With Wu Hou's divine martial talent, what would happen even if he and Zhang Xian joined forces?Thousands of people marching north will only be defeated and returned.

By then, not only would Jiangling be unable to be saved, but the area along the Han River would be in turmoil and wars would break out.

Why is Wenpin willing to lead his troops to Changsha? Isn't it just to defend the territory and stabilize Jingxiang?
As long as Zhang Xian returns and surrenders, the four counties in Jingnan will be decided!
Therefore, Wenpin's attitude is extremely determined. Surrendering is enough once in a lifetime!
He raised his right arm, and hundreds of powerful crossbows were raised, and the dense arrows were aimed at Zhang Xian: "Master Zhang, if you persist in your stubbornness, don't blame me for having no eyesight in my sword."

Zhang Xian was strong-willed and wanted to hold on, but two guests behind him snatched his seal ribbon. One of them pulled him back to the back court, and the other handed the seal ribbon to Wen Pin, saying: "This is the seal ribbon of the prince of the mansion. This is your place." If necessary, don’t force me anymore!”

Huan Yi immediately took the seal ribbon from his hand, turned to Wenpin and nodded. With this seal ribbon, Changsha would be peaceful without a fight.

Wenpin immediately waved his hand and left a group of soldiers to guard Zhang Xian. At the same time, he personally went to the treasury and military camp to take over the troops and supplies.

Zhang Xian alone was in charge of the entire Jingnan area, and with his seal and ribbon, the Jiangdong army successfully took over the entire other two counties of Lingling and Guiyang.

Lü Meng also led his army southward from Yidao and directly took over Zhang Xian's army of more than [-] in Wuling.

With these more than [-] troops under control, the whole of Jingnan no longer has much power to resist.

You must know that when Guan Yu was guarding Jingzhou, Lu Meng was able to lead an army of [-] and seize the three counties of Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang with lightning speed before Guan Yu could react.Liu Bei was forced to bring [-] troops to support, and the two sides finally demarcated the Hunan River.

At present, Jingnan does not have any powerful power, and the local officials have received a letter from Zhang Xian, asking to submit to Jiangdong.

In front of Lü Meng's [-] troops, recovering the three counties of Jingnan was indeed not worth mentioning.

Only the Wulingman rebellion was worthy of attention. Lu Meng sent Zhang Fei to lead three thousand troops to help He Kui, the governor of Wuling, put down the rebellion.

Zhang Fei fought hard and He Kui used strategy. The two of them first defeated the main force of the Wuling Barbarians in Linyuan County, beheading more than [-] people and capturing two thousand young men. They then went up the Yuan River and fought on the same road. They fought three battles and won three victories, and were defeated. The enemy is the main force in Yuanshui area.

However, the number of Wuling barbarians was large, and because they were dissatisfied with the taxes and servitude, several counties rebelled.

Even with Zhang Fei's prowess, even if he wins hundreds of battles, it is not enough to turn things around.However, if Wang Shi is defeated, the disaster will be irreversible.

Zhang Fei defeated the enemy troops near the Yuanshui River, but the Wuling barbarians still gathered more than [-] people in Qianling and Qiyang areas to surround the city, hoping to attack Yi Dao.

The rebellion of the Wuling barbarians could not be resolved quickly without war.

He Kui sent Zhang Fei to lead his troops to continue the fierce attack and pacify the Yuanshui line and the Jingman south of Wuling to deter the enemy.

On the one hand, he issued an announcement to calm the people and told the people that the government would lightly shake the tax book and remove all taxes from the people.

At the same time, the chief officials and the three elders were sent to lay down the principles and disciplines to the people, and declared that there would be no land system in Jiangdong and the method of taxation based on acres.

Not establishing a land system may not necessarily benefit the interests of local powerful people and chiefs.However, this elimination of the common people's corvee and taxation really relieved the pressure on the Wuling barbarians and solved their difficulties.

The reason why the Wuling Barbarians were rebels was because under the rule of Jingzhou, they were aggressive in military affairs, which made the Wuling Barbarians heavy in taxes and corvees. The Wuling Barbarians, who only had 10,000+ people, were subjected to nearly [-] young men, corvees, and military service.

Nowadays, Jiangdong's light corvee and scant taxation is exactly what he needs to relieve his urgent needs.

As for taxation based on acres, Wuling people have not experienced it yet, but most people think that Wuling's territory is so vast, and the population in one county is only more than [-], so there is no way to pay the land tax.

As a result, the Wuling barbarian attack on the city eased, and more than [-] people temporarily returned to the city.As Jingnan gradually became peaceful, Sun Ce began to plan the layout of the entire Jingzhou.

He had a talk with Pang Tong, and he wanted to stay in Jingzhou and ride [-] men to control Jingxiang and establish the outline and discipline.

However, the three armies under Sun Ce's command, including the navy, only numbered [-]. If [-] infantry and cavalry were left in Jingxiang, Yangzhou and Huainan would be left with empty defenses, and they would be unable to participate in the Battle of Guandu in the Central Plains.

Therefore, after Jingnan was pacified, Sun Ce led his main force back to Jiangdong, leaving only Lü Meng with five thousand troops in Jingnan to guard four counties.

At the same time, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were left in Jiangling to command [-] naval troops.In Xiangyang, Sun Ce left Taishi Ci with three thousand troops to take charge.In Jiangxia, Zhang Hong and Xu Huang commanded [-] troops, but they were not stationed here, but were training [-] new soldiers!
The entire Jingxiang army surrendered nearly 3 people. Sun Ce selected more than [-] elite soldiers from them, and recruited [-] heroes from Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Lujiang and other places who were willing to join the army to form a new army.

After capturing Jingxiang, although the area had been heavily armed before, it was also helpful to Sun Ce. At least [-] more troops were needed.

After all, from the Jiangling treasury, Sun Ce obtained enough food and grass to support a garrison of [-] for nearly two years, as well as tens of thousands of kilograms of gold and silver.

These alone are enough to support Jiangdong to recruit [-] new soldiers and support it for a year.

From now until the tax collection period in October, the three secretaries will make every effort to sort out Jingxiang’s land registration, household registration and land tax, commercial tax, household tax, etc.

When all the taxes in Jingxiang are sorted out, even without the right to mint coins, an army of [-] people can be supported by taxes alone.

However, at the moment, Jingxiang still focuses on recuperating.

By the time Sun Ce led his army back to Jiankang from Jingxiang, it was already midsummer in May. The flowers on Bailuzhou were already in full bloom. The flowers planted on the bridge had been planted for two years this year. Bailuzhou was prosperous and romantic, and the trees were lush.

It took five months to capture Jingxiang. It was not fast, but it was definitely not slow either.

It took Cao Cao more than two months to attack Runan and Yingchuan counties.

This time the attack on Jingxiang was mainly spent on attacking Nanjun, which took nearly three months. If Liu Biao continued to defend the city, it would be difficult to pacify Jingxiang in another five months.

The success of this war was entirely due to the internal chaos in Jingzhou, which allowed Jiangdong to provoke and invade.

With a quick knife to cut through the mess, Zhang Xian was captured, and Lu Meng leveled Jingnan in ten months.

But even though he was so quick, Sun Ce's time to completely pacify Jiangnan was still postponed to May.It seems that the Battle of Guandu has been delayed!
After Sun Ce returned to Jiankang, he immediately summoned Zhang Zhao, his minister in charge of military affairs, and asked: "Chang Shi, why have I not heard about Yuan and Cao's changes on the front line? Has no messenger arrived in Jiangdong? What is the current situation in the Central Plains? ?”

At the end of March, Xun Chen arrived in Jiangling and informed Sun Ce that Yuan Shao had conquered Hebei and wanted to fight against the Cao thieves together with Jiangdong.

Sun Ce immediately agreed and gave Xun Chen thousands of sets of iron armor in return. March was the season when the southeast monsoon prevailed.

Jiangdong Navy personally sent Xun Chen back to Qinghai and Hebei along the waterway.

This is the most common route in the Central Plains since ancient times. Water transport most often sails from the southeast, floats up the sea, passes through the estuary of the Haihe River, and enters Tianjin and the Bohai Sea area.

Therefore, Xun Chen should have returned to Jizhou long ago, and the Battle of Guandu should break out in March at the earliest and in May at the latest.

After all, in the summer of the fourth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao selected [-] elite soldiers and [-] horses to conquer Cao Cao in the south. Such a major event was very clear.

Zhang Zhao calmly handed over his hand and replied: "General, it is true that no messengers from Yuan and Cao have arrived, but a message has arrived from Xiangyang. The emperor's envoy has arrived in Jingxiang and is heading towards Jiankang."

Hearing this, Sun Zhizhi was slightly surprised: "There is no messenger from Yuan Cao? Does the spy have any information? Are there rumors of war in the north?"

Zhang Zhao still shook his head and said: "There are no rumors of war. Yuan and Cao are all trying their best to rest."

This completely surprised Sun Ce. What direction is this going?
It’s May of the fourth year of Du Jian’an!The autumn harvest will begin in one month. After all, corn and wheat start to be harvested in June.

If there is no war in May, it will be almost impossible to fight in June.

Then after June, we can start fighting again. After a little delay, it will be winter.

It's getting colder now, and the Yellow River is three feet of ice all year round. This is not a good time for war in the north.

This can be seen from Cao Cao's surprise attack on Xuzhou, which resulted in heavy casualties.

In the cold winter, those who can take the initiative are elites. Once there are heavy casualties, it will inevitably shake the foundation.

Whoever takes the initiative to attack will be at a disadvantage.After all, those who died were all elites from the direct lineage, which was completely different from those strong men who could be replenished at any time.

Sun Ce couldn't understand for a moment what had happened. How could the legendary Battle of Guandu, a classic battle in which a small number of people defeated a large number, and an inevitable battle that determined the ownership of the north, disappear? (End of chapter)