Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 139 Chapter 138

Danyang County, ruled by Yangzhou, is best known for its elite fighters.

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Tao Qian, Sun Ce and others all used Danyang soldiers to achieve success.

Cao Cao brought Xiahou Dun here to recruit soldiers after he challenged Dong. After Liu Bei whipped the governor, he also wanted to go to Danyang to recruit soldiers. Even Tao Qian's only confidence to compete with Cao Cao was the elite soldiers from Danyang.

Therefore, there is a saying that the best soldiers in the world come out of Danyang.

There are some similarities between Danyang and Xiliang. The people here are very fond of martial arts and have been practicing martial arts since childhood. Because of the steep mountains and difficult life, the people here are extremely tough in battle.

In fact, a large part of the Jiefan soldiers built by Sun Quan in the later period came from Danyang.

It is worth mentioning that Wanling has always been the governing place of Danyang. After Sun Ce drove away the prefect appointed by Yuan Shu, he did not choose to station in Wanling County, but Jianye, which was dominated by dragons and tigers.

In Jianye City, above the school grounds, the army was preparing, or moving food and grass, or transferring ordnance.

Wearing a purple brocade suit and a sword named Baihong around his waist, the seventeen-year-old boy watched the soldiers.

The young man with purple eyebrows and blue eyes, bright eyes, big mouth, and unusual appearance is Sun Quan who was ordered by Sun Ce to supervise the army to go to Guangling.

Generally speaking, it takes four or five days for an army of 3 people to go from packing up to going out.

If you count the time for supervising the transportation of grain and grass, sometimes it will take more than half a month.

However, it only took Sun Quan two days from receiving Sun Ce's letter to finishing the outfit before his eyes and going out tomorrow.

It's not that Sun Quan's internal affairs ability is outstanding, and he dispatches troops like the wind. These tens of thousands of people have already prepared for the war before Sun Ce's expedition. After Anfeng's defeat, Zhou Yu seemed to be sure that Cao Cao would attack Xuzhou .

As for the supervision of food and grass, I would like to thank Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong. In order to raise food and grass, the two of them lobbied in front of the four major families.

Although these two pieces of assistance to Sun Ce were not comparable to Xun Yu's assistance to Cao Cao, they also helped resolve many internal conflicts.

"General, express from the front!" A scout ran up to the purple-browed and blue-eyed Sun Quan, and handed over a bamboo slip.

This battle report is nothing but the information that Cao Cao lost to Lu Bu two days ago.

Sun Quan was so frightened that he hurriedly closed the bamboo slips.

This march was precisely because Cao Cao occupied Xiaoguan and formed a siege of Xuzhou, so they rashly went north to Guangling.

As a result, the team had just mobilized and hadn't left the city yet, when the report of defeat came.

Only 17 years old, he was in a panic. If he followed his subconscious mind, he should give up going north to Guangling, but he couldn't figure out what Sun Ce and Zhou Yu thought.

The most terrible thing is that he still can't find someone to ask. Even if they are loyal to the Sun family, they are the representatives of the family's interests after all. If they read this battle report, they will definitely give up.

For a while, he fell into a dilemma and didn't know how to make a choice.

According to what was said before, it will take at least two days for Sun Ce and the others to reach Guangling. If there is a storm, it may be delayed for another day or two. That is to say, at this moment, he has to make up his own mind.

Jiangdong has been a hero since ancient times, and this is true. After a brief panic, Sun Quan quickly calmed down.

He opened the bamboo slips again to see the contents clearly. Xiao Guan changed hands and Cao Cao was defeated.
In other words, what he lost was only the 3 or [-] people in Xiaoguan City, and the real army didn't have time to enter.

If this is the case, Xiahou Dun's [-] troops will inevitably form a confrontation for a certain period of time after they arrive, and it is still impossible for Lu Bu to withdraw immediately.

From this perspective, even if the morale of Guangling is better than expected, it is still necessary to go north.

After closing the bamboo slips again, Sun Quan made a bold decision to continue crossing the river to Guangling.

According to the original plan, they would first station outside the city. In case Sun Ce and Zhou Yu felt that the timing was wrong, they would just withdraw back at that time. It would be better to lose some food and grass left and right than to miss the opportunity.

In terms of mind, it is not uncommon for a 17-year-old boy to make such a bold life-and-death decision.

Of course, all the choices are also based on the background of strength. Sha Xian won countless gold in a big victory and has plenty of food and grass. This is the confidence of the Sun family.

The generals participating in the battle this time include experienced veterans Han Dang and Ling Cao, as well as leaders of the younger generation, Chen Wu, Jiang Qin, Ding Feng and Pan Zhang, plus [-] Jiangdong elite soldiers.

Opposite?
Among the [-] soldiers and horses, only Zhang Liao was a worthy figure. Sun Quan was also thinking, how could he lose in this situation?
To put it bluntly, even if you want to lose, you can't lose.

Jingzhou, Xinye City, inside the Council Hall.

Zhang Fei's beard trembled wildly with a smile, "Isn't the servant of the three surnames always boasting about how powerful his son-in-law is? Didn't he lose to Cao Cao!"

It's not Zhang Fei's pattern to make trouble, but he started to hate Lu Bu when Xuzhou was stolen. After the First World War, An Feng even hated this son-in-law. Seeing that they are not doing well, he is relieved.

In fact, Cao Cao had been forced to retreat to Xiang County at this time, but they didn't know it, and they still took the first battle report, which was the first battle when Xiao Guan changed hands.

As for this, it was Liu Qi who sent it to Liu Bei. This is the time limit of the information.

"Cao Cao is a national traitor after all. As a Han subject, I hope that Lu Bu can win." Liu Bei sighed casually.

Since he came back from Xiangyang and found out Liu Biao's temperament, he didn't care so much about the battle between Cao and Lu.

Or maybe it is a kind of helplessness. Now he is sitting in Xinye, accomplishing nothing. His superiors cannot rescue the emperor from Xuchang to serve his family and country, and his inferiors cannot raise volunteer soldiers to make a great cause to eliminate the country's thieves.

Guan Yu on the side didn't speak, these things are not as interesting as the Spring and Autumn in his hand.

"Lord."

After Jian Yongxin walked into the inner hall, he first bowed and saluted, and then handed over a bundle of bamboo slips to the desk table, "This is the proposed terms of next year's new wild taxation agreed with Gongyou, my lord, please have a look."

"Thank you Xianhe." Liu Bei nodded to the slightly bloated Jian Yong who bowed in front of him.

Speaking of Jian Yong, he actually knew Liu Bei earlier than Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, probably about the same as Gongsun Zan, and they knew each other when they were young.

Moreover, he has also followed Liu Bei since the Zhuojun incident, and he can be regarded as one of the old team members.

"Too much"

Liu Bei shook his head and vetoed after Liao Liao looked at the front, and said in a deep voice: "Nowadays, the world is full of flames, and the people are in a lot of trouble, so bear with it and increase taxes."

"My lord, you have reduced the tax for the autumn harvest by [-]% for the common people. If you don't make adjustments from this tax, we don't have the money and food to expand our productions." Jian Yong looked embarrassed.

When Liu Bei fled from Anfeng to Jingzhou, there were only more than 600 people around him. It has been a while since he came to Xinye, and the army has only expanded to 1000 people. The speed is not slow.

You know, there are 8000 to [-] people in Xinye City, not to mention more, it should not be difficult to expand the army by [-] to [-] people, but if it keeps going at this speed, it will not reach [-] people in another ten years.

"Everything that has achieved great things in ancient and modern times has always put the people first, valued the people, and put the people first. The king is light but the people are precious. If I serve the people for my own sake, I would rather die than do it." Liu Bei said with emotion, Guan Yu, who was immersed in the Spring and Autumn Period, couldn't help but put down the bamboo slips in his hand, and nodded slightly to express his agreement.

"Uncle Benevolence, I thank you on behalf of the people of Xinye." While speaking, a person walked in from outside the hall, wearing a pale Confucian robe and a standard beard. Before the person arrived, his voice came first.

"The machine is here."

Liu Bei put down the terms and stood up, greeted him with a smile, "Come, come, please sit down."

Yiji, Yijibo, from Shanyang County, Yanzhou, is from the same hometown as Li Dian, but he went to Jingzhou in his early years and attached himself to Liu Biao.

After Liu Bei arrived, he would visit him every now and then, even more frequently than Liu Qi.

Yiji respects Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence and righteousness, and Liu Bei is also willing to make friends with Yiji, who has been in Jingxiang for many years, and the two hit it off.

After being rejected by Pang Degong three times, Liu Bei was not discouraged. He changed his mind and asked Yiji to find a way to get acquainted with Pang Tong first, expressing his thoughts. As long as Pang Tong is willing to assist, everything will be fine.

After all, the head of the family is Lord Pang De, but the new star of the Pang family is Pang Tong.

"Uncle Ji, did you come to meet Pang Shiyuan today?" Liu Bei asked eagerly, asking for a cup of tea.

"See you, but."

After Yi Ji took a sip of his tea, he said with a smile, "Pang Shiyuan said that he still wants to study behind closed doors, or he can make a decision in a few years."

At any rate, there was no clear rejection, Liu Bei was not discouraged, and asked again: "It's no problem, I have been looking for him for a long time, and I have some clues. Why don't I pay a visit in person this time, or I can move him sincerely."

As soon as Liu Bei stood up, Yi Ji stopped him quickly, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and he didn't know how to speak.

"Uncle Ji might as well speak up if you have something to say."

After pondering for a while, Yi Ji put down his teacup, and said in a deep voice: "This Pang Shiyuan has little promise in his early years and is the future head of the Pang family, so he will inevitably be a bit rebellious. I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to see him when he goes."

No matter how stupid Liu Bei was, he could still hear it. What he said earlier was because Yiji was concerned about his own face, and he didn't say it clearly. In fact, he Pang Shiyuan didn't want to see him.

That's right, if he could be tempted so easily, Liu Qi wouldn't be in a situation where he was besieged from all sides. Liu Bei sat down again and gave a wry smile.

Zhang Fei on the side was not happy anymore, his eyes were wide open, and his voice was like thunder, "Well, my brother is the uncle of the emperor, first he was shut down in front of Pang Degong three times, and now he, Pang Tong, has also given face!"

The more Zhang Fei thought about it, his face turned red, and he waved his hands, "Don't worry about it, brother, I, Zhang Fei, went to find Pang Tong, what about the four major families, doesn't he recognize the respect of my brother and uncle, then ask him if he recognizes you?" The Zhangba Snake Spear in my hand!"

"Third brother, don't be reckless."

Liu Bei called softly, and said helplessly, "Everyone has his own aspirations, you can't force them."

Liu Bei, who has always been regarded as a mat weaver and shoe seller by various princes from prominent families, did not take this level of humiliation to heart.

However, all the roads were blocked, and I couldn't help but fell into a daze.

He is too aware that his current situation is quite similar to that of his son Liu Qi. If he wants to rise again, and once again wrestle with the national traitor Cao Cao and the hero Lu Bu, he must win the support of the Jingxiang clan.

If you don't have this point, even if you recruit [-] soldiers, what can you do with just a mere Xinye.

It is absolutely impossible for the Cai family to be on the same front as him. He heard from Liu Qi that he had obstructed him a lot on the way from Anfeng, and now he would speak from time to time to hope that Liu Biao would drive him away.

Although the Kuai family did not make a clear statement on this aspect, it can be seen from the fact that Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang returned their greeting cards, and they did not want to have any contact with themselves.

The Pang family was shut down in front of the old and new patriarchs, so the only way to deal with it now is to start with the Huang family.

Liu Qi once said that Huang Zu of the Huang family supported him, but unfortunately, after Sha Xian's defeat, Huang Zu's influence in the army was no longer what it used to be.

Then, we can only find the most prestigious member of the Huang family. Liu Bei asked patiently: "I heard that the Huang family is based on Huang Chengyan. Not only that, this person also has a very high reputation among the Jingzhou gentry. learn?"

Yi Ji nodded, "Of course I have heard of Mr. Huang's name, but I only heard his name, but never met him. I heard that he, Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui, Mr. Pang De and others often sat in the mountains and forests and cooked tea, or Talk about state affairs, or comment on heroes.

However, its fairy trail is uncertain, and there is nowhere to look for it. "

In this way, Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong are also close friends, and Liu Bei keenly captured this key information.

He had never heard of Sima Hui's name, and Liu Qi had never mentioned him, but being able to make friends with the elders of the two major families, I am afraid that his prestige among the scholars in Jingzhou is not weak.

Liu Bei, who has already exhausted all kinds of means but failed, can only use Huang Chengyan as the last resort.

He stood up, walked in front of Yiji, clasped his fists and said, "Uncle Ji, you have been in Jingxiang for many years, and you have a lot of friendship with the local scholars. Please ask me where Mr. Huang is staying. I will go to pay a visit." .”

Yi Ji returned a salute, paused and said: "Uncle Huang, don't worry, I have some kind of friendship with Cui Zhouping of Boling. I heard that he has contacts with these people. I will come to the door in person in a few days."

"Thank you."

Liu Bei hesitated for a while, and then added: "By the way, I would like to ask Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui. If it is possible, I would also like to pay a visit."

"It must be done." Yi Ji bowed again, then turned and left.

Looking at the back of the other party leaving, Liu Bei's eyes wandered a little.

He is still very grateful to Yi Ji, since he arrived in Xinye, he is the first person who took the initiative to come to visit him.

Although there was no gain in the matter of the Pang family, Liu Bei was grateful for the fact that they were running errands after busy work.

"Brother, do you really want to condescend to find those old rotten scholars?" Zhang Fei became more and more disliked by Jingzhou scholars.

If he seized the opportunity, he might have to clean up that mess.

"Brother, what the third brother said is not completely unreasonable. The elder brother has shown full sincerity in this matter. If people don't appreciate it, why bother to get bored and lose the face of the Tian family." He never spoke. Guan Yu couldn't bear it anymore.

Liu Bei glanced at the two brothers, with a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, "If you want to achieve great things, why are you stingy with such a mere reputation. Compared with the emperor who was humiliated in Xuchang, our grievances are nothing."

When the two heard this, they had no choice but to give up, hoping that Yi Ji could bring back good news.

(End of this chapter)