At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 175 Destroying the Wolf
Not long after Li Wen stayed as a coachman, an order from Shouchun broke the peace of the Duwei Mansion.

As the saying goes: Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while.

Zhou Cheng has been stationed in Jiangxia for a long time, and today he finally has a place to use his force, he immediately called Zhou Tai and everyone under his command to discuss matters.

Commander's Mansion.

Zhou Cheng looked around at the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "General Cheqi ordered me to wait for Chen Bing to wait on the border of Nanjun, and put on a stance to enter Nanjun to fight at any time, so as to cause certain oppression to Sun Jian's army."

"The most important thing is that we want to receive the millions of grains and grains that Jingzhou promised."

"You guys have been recuperating your energy for a long time. Are you willing to work with me on great things?"

Everyone shouted in unison: "Wei!"

Zhou Cheng had known for a long time that Jiang Xia, as the bridgehead under the general's command, would sooner or later have a big battle.

Therefore, during the period when he served as the captain of Jiangxia County, he did not dare to neglect at all, and worked hard to train [-] northern elites and [-] Jiangxia barbarians every day.

These ten thousand soldiers and horses can be said to be Zhou Cheng's direct descendants, and their loyalty and combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

In addition, after a period of training, the five thousand Jiangxia soldiers are also quite effective.

Zhou Cheng left 1 soldiers and horses to maintain order within the territory. He personally led [-] men and [-] naval troops under Zhou Tai's command, sailed upstream from the Yangtze River, and then stationed troops at the border of Nanjun, while receiving grain and grass as gifts from Jingzhou. Facing Sun Jian and his troops, he made a gesture of being ready to attack at any time.

as predicted.

After Sun Jian saw the actions of Jiang Xia's soldiers, he did not dare to neglect at all. He directly slowed down the offensive and reduced the defense line. Then he sent people to Zhou Cheng's army to question what he meant.

Zhou Cheng replied: "Liu Jingzhou is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Why did the general invade the country without any reason?"

"As the captain of Jiangxia County, I am also nominally under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhou Governor. I should lead troops to rescue."

"If the general can stop the army and truce, everyone will be happy. If not, we will have to meet each other on the battlefield."

When Sun Jian heard this, he was shocked and angry. He told his subordinates, "Although Jiangxia County is nominally under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, who knows that it is under the jurisdiction of Zhou Qi?"

"Zhou Cheng stationed troops on the border of Nanjun, and Zhou Qi must have ordered them."

Sun Jian, the fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River, was brave and good at fighting, but he never knew what fear was.

only.

He had dealt with Zhou Qi during the crusade against the Yellow Turbans, and he knew that the opponent's tactics were unpredictable and he was by no means easy to deal with.

If Zhou Qi was really determined to protect Jingzhou, Sun Jian would not dare to be so careless.

Someone immediately advised: "Xiangyang has been unable to be captured for a long time, and the soldiers are exhausted. It is not a good idea to continue to remain in a stalemate here."

"Jiangxia sent troops to rescue Jingzhou today. The situation is beyond our control. Why don't we first write a letter and then general, explaining the current predicament of the army, and then discuss the future, how about it?"

Sun Jian pondered for a moment and finally adopted this suggestion.

He first shrunk the front line and switched from offense to defense, and then quickly sent people to send a letter to Yuan Shu to seek his advice.

In Xiangyang City.

Ever since Tian Feng left Jingzhou with the documents, Liu Biao and others have been looking forward to Zhou Qi sending troops to help as soon as possible.

Just because during this period, Sun Jian repeatedly sent troops to plunder nearby counties, which made the people complain.

Although Liu Biao sent troops to meet the enemy several times, he was defeated by Sun Jian every time. In the end, he could only recognize the reality and hide in the city without daring to fight him.

Even though Sun Jian was indeed helpless in doing so.

However, as the governor of Jingzhou, Liu Biao failed to play a role in protecting the environment and the people, and the people were somewhat complaining.

Therefore, when Liu Biao learned that the captain of Jiangxia County led 5000 land and water troops to help, he couldn't suppress the joy in his heart no matter what.

He did not dare to neglect at all, so he sent someone to contact Zhou Cheng to discuss merging them together to attack Sun Jian.

On the one hand, he urged the counties and counties to allocate grain and grass to complete the previous deal with Tian Feng.

Zhou Cheng received Liu Biao's envoy warmly, but did not listen to Liu Biao's advice and join forces with Jingzhou to attack Sun Jian. Instead, he waited quietly.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

However, after Zhou Qi's envoy sent the letter to Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu couldn't help being furious, tore the letter to pieces, and then cursed: "Without the support of my Yuan family from Runan, Zhou Qi is no more than a countryman, and he will be treated as a sinner." .”

"He is lucky enough to be in power today, but he wants to backfire on his master?"

It has to be said that Yuan Shu, as the direct descendant of the Runan family of the fourth generation and third prince, did have a very strong sense of superiority. Even though he had been very kind to Zhou Qi before, he still regarded him as a disciple of the Yuan family.

Yuan Shu thought that with his background and reputation, Zhou Qi would never dare to go against his wishes.

But he didn't expect that the other party would be so bold. Not only did his subordinate Bo die in Shouchun, but he also dared to collude with Yuan Shao and mediate the war in Jingzhou beyond his own power.

Yuan Shu knew that Sun Jian's successive victories in Jingzhou, even if he failed to conquer Xiangyang in a short period of time, had already made people in Jingzhou panic.

As long as we continue to besiege Xiangyang, given time, we will be able to capture Jingzhou.

Yuan Shu had already consumed a lot of money, food and time in this crusade against Jingzhou, how could he give up halfway?

Zheng Tai, who just came to vote, saw Yuan Shu's anger, and was worried that the other party's blood would rush to war with Yangzhou. .”

"If the general is angry and attacks him, the two sides will inevitably become enemies, and Zhou Cheqi will completely fall to Yuan Benchu ​​at that time."

"Moreover, Zhou's chariots and cavalry were stationed in Yangzhou and Jiangxia. He had excellent soldiers and brave generals under his command, and he himself was very good at using troops."

"Although the general is sitting in the sacred land of Huaisi, the only general under his command who can fight is Sun Wentai."

"If the general is angry and raises troops, Yangzhou will definitely unite with Jingzhou."

"At that time, with the soldiers and horses of Yangzhou and the money and food of Jingzhou, it would be difficult for the general to compete with them."

Yuan Shu held back the anger in his heart and asked, "If we withdraw our troops here, wouldn't the world think that I'm afraid of Zhou Qi?"

Zheng Tai continued to advise: "The general will not raise troops out of anger, but should adopt a comprehensive strategy. This year there is famine everywhere. Even though Nanyang and Runan are rich, they suffered heavy losses from the Yellow Turban Rebellion before."

"Xiangyang has been unable to be captured for a long time, and the general is running out of food and grass. It is better to give Zhou Qi some face, stop the army for the time being, recuperate, train soldiers, and accumulate armor."

"It will not be too late to attack Jingzhou when the army has enough food and grain."

After hearing this, Yuan Shu finally calmed down.

Even though the Yuan family in Runan has a deep family background, and Nanyang and Runan are both rich and large counties, they can't stand natural disasters and man-made disasters, and now there is not enough food and grass.

Yuan Shu was still a little unwilling, but due to the pressure of reality, he finally decided to give up his troops.

never thought.

At this moment, someone suddenly came to report that Marquis Wen, Lu Bu, had brought Dong Zhuo's head and led the crowd to surrender.

When Yuan Shu heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

But it was said that Li Jue and Guo Si used Jia Xu's strategy to recruit Dong Zhuo's old troops to attack Chang'an City.

Lu Bu led his troops to defend the city for eight days. Because the enemy was outnumbered and many of the troops in Chang'an were Xiliang troops, they colluded with Li Jue and Guo Si to attack Chang'an by cooperating with each other.

Seeing that the situation was over, Lu Bu had no choice but to lead hundreds of fine cavalry and Dong Zhuo's head out of the city.

When Lu Bu broke through the siege in the north of the city, he suddenly heard a loud shout.

"Traitor and traitor, Guo Si is here, quickly dismount and die."

Lu Bu looked at him anxiously, but saw that it was Dong Zhuo's powerful general Guo Si who was coming.

Most of Lu Bu's men were Bingzhou troops, and they had always been at odds with the Xiliang army, otherwise he would not have deliberately let Sun Jian defeat Hu Zhen.

As a general of the Xiliang Army, Guo Bang was naturally dissatisfied with the favored Lu Bu.

Before that, Dong Zhuo was still alive and loved Lü Bu very much, so Guo Si did not dare to go against Lü Bu.

Today, when the other party came out of the city carrying Dong Zhuo's head, old and new grudges welled up in his heart, and he was about to intercept and kill Lv Bu here.

Lu Bu saw that the road ahead was blocked, and the city shouted to kill Zhentian. He only had a few hundred riders under his command, so he knew that he could not love to fight, so he broke through the encirclement quickly.

As his thoughts were whirling, he unexpectedly got wise in his haste. He raised Fang Tian's painted halberd, pointed it at Guo Si from afar and cursed: "I am a minister of the Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo brought trouble to the court. I killed the superiors to comply with the destiny of heaven and the subordinates to obey the people. How can I talk about betraying the lord?" What to say?"

"On the other hand, you Dong Zhuo's minions, relying on your own bravery, arrogance and domineering, oppress good people. But you don't know that in my eyes, you are like hogs and dogs."

"You claim to be brave, how dare you fight me?"

"Within ten rounds, the head on your neck will be taken."

When Guo Si heard this, he couldn't help but became furious. He pointed at Lu Bu and cursed: "The Grand Master once said that we, the Xiliang people, are braver than Lu Bu, but I am quite dissatisfied. Today I also want to learn whether you, Lu Bu, are brave." Exaggeration!”

After saying this, Guo Si rode his horse forward and took Lu Bu directly.

In the battle of the feudal princes against Dong Zhuo, it can be said that Lu Bu was defeated repeatedly, and his reputation was not even comparable to that of Xu Rong, so he was not feared by the generals of Xiliang.

On the contrary, they, the Xiliang army, were arrogant soldiers, and wanted to defeat Lu Bu head-on, so as to prove to the late Dong Zhuo that they were no worse than Lu Bu.

When Lu Bu saw this, he was overjoyed and said to himself, "This fellow is in my favor!"

What Lu Bu just used was the aggressive method, just to let the opponent challenge him one-on-one.

Otherwise, if Guo Si took advantage of his large number of troops and directly blocked him at the city gate, Lu Bu would not be able to escape death, no matter how brave and skilled he was.

Now that the opponent's general has been provoked to come forward, as long as he is killed, the Xiliang army will definitely be in chaos, and Lu Bu can take the opportunity to break out.

"drive!"

Lu Bu lightly kicked the horse's belly, and the red rabbit horse immediately turned into a red lightning and rushed straight towards Guo Si.

"clang!"

"clang!"

"clang!"

The two sides played against each other for more than ten rounds, and they all showed their best skills. In the end, Lu Bu was slightly better, and he stabbed Guo Si in the arm with a halberd at the right time.

Guo Si suffered from pain, threw away his weapon and rode his horse and fled.

Lu Bu was unwilling to give up, so he chased him on horseback and wanted to kill him.

"Lv Bu is too presumptuous!"

When the generals of Xiliang saw this, they were all frightened and hurriedly mounted their horses to rescue Lu Bu.

Lu Bu saw that the enemy was outnumbered and did not dare to fight, so he had to abandon Guo Si and lead hundreds of cavalry under his command to break through the encirclement.

After Lu Bu left Chang'an, he said to all the generals under his command: "There is no room in Guanzhong, so where should we go on this trip?"

Or it may be said: "The fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family in Runan have disciples and former officials all over the world. Now Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao each have their own troops, and they have the appearance of a king."

"The general killed Dong Zhuo and became famous all over the world. He is kind to the Yuan family. If you go to the Yuan family with Dong Zhuo's head, you will definitely be treated politely."

Lu Bu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and then he asked a little bit tangled: "Brothers Yuan, each occupying one side, should they vote for the people?"

Or say: "Although Yuan Shao has captured Jizhou, Gongsun Zan is eyeing him from outside, and the Black Mountain Army is causing chaos in all directions. The situation is not optimistic."

"On the other hand, Yuan Shu, as a direct descendant of the Yuan family in Runan, raised troops in his hometown and was deeply loved by the scholars and supported by the people."

"He occupies the sacred land of Huaisi, has millions of soldiers with household registration in Nanyang, and has Sun Jian, a fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze, to help him. He will become a great weapon in the future."

"In my humble opinion, the general can go to Runan and join Yuan Shu."

After hearing this, Lü Bu no longer hesitated and led his troops eastward, plundering the people along the way to use as food for the army. He left Wuguan and arrived in Nanyang, then headed towards Runan.

However, Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he learned that Lu Bu had proposed Dong Zhuo's head, and went out to greet him in person with a very eager attitude.

Before meeting Yuan Shu, Lu Bu was a little apprehensive, but after seeing Yuan Shu's attitude, he was relieved.

Yuan Shu enthusiastically arranged for Lu Bu and others, then took Dong Zhuo's head and went to pay homage to his clansmen with great fanfare. During the memorial ceremony, Yuan Shu burst into tears, which finally gained him a wave of fame.

When Lu Bu saw this, he couldn't help but privately said to everyone: "Without me, Lu Fengxian, how could Yuan Gongdao avenge his family?"

Lu Bu thought he was a great favor to the Yuan family, so he was somewhat arrogant and often sent troops to plunder people, money and food.

The able-bodied men who were plundered were all added to the army, and the money was distributed to the generals, and the grain and grass were used as military rations.

Lu Bu acted like this because he had been under Dong Zhuo's command for a long time, and he was inevitably a little arrogant and domineering, unable to control his desires.

Yuan Shu could tolerate it at first, but Runan was his hometown after all, so how could he sit back and watch Lu Bu plunder everywhere?

Ever since, Yuan Shu planned to expel Lu Bu and did not want to take him in.

Without thinking, Zheng Tai said: "Lu Bu is a jackal; Zhou Qi is a tiger and leopard."

"Today Zhou Qi used his power to force the general and Jingzhou to withdraw their troops. This revenge must be avenged."

"Lv Bu brought Dong Zhuo's head. After all, he was kind to the Yuan family. If he expels him rashly, he might lose the hope of the world."

"Lujiang is located to the south of Runan County. If the general fights with Zhou Qi in the future, this place will be a big disaster."

"Today there is a shortage of food and grass, and there are not enough soldiers and armor. We cannot rush into battle with Zhou Qi."

"The general can't just sit back and watch Zhou Qi grow up, he can use the strategy of driving wolves and tigers away."

Yuan Shu's expression moved slightly, and he asked, "Sir, please speak carefully."

Zheng Tai stroked his beard and said: "General, you can declare Lu Bu as the governor of Lujiang, borrow his troops, horses, food and grass, and order him to take Lujiang south."

"In this way, the general can repay Lu Bu's kindness for killing Dong Zhuo."

"Lü Bu is brave. If he enters the Lujiang River, he will definitely fight with Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang."

"If Lu Bu wins, he will be grateful for the general's kindness, and he can occupy the land of Lujiang to contain Zhou Qi and serve as the general's pawn."

"Even if he is defeated, Zhou Qi will still mobilize a large army to conquer. This will consume his money and food, prevent him from developing in a short period of time, and the general can also take revenge on Jingzhou."

"If Zhou Qi loses too much, the general can take advantage of the fisherman's profit and raise troops to attack Yangzhou."

Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he heard this and accepted the advice happily, and then summoned Lu Bu to meet him.

(End of this chapter)