A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 414 Liu Jingsheng rides into Jing alone. There are many soldiers but few generals rise and fall.

July 13

Cao Cao took advantage of the battle between Yuan and Liu and when the pressure from the east and north was reduced sharply, he mobilized heavy troops from Nanyang County to the south to attack Liu Biao of Jingzhou.

Cao Cao's army, a hundred thousand strong, marched down the Jingzhou River with banners covering the sky, and headed straight for Xinye, the northern gateway of Jingzhou.

Jingzhou, Xiangyang, Zhoumufu

Liu Biao is sitting on the main throne, wearing a brocade robe and feather crown. Although he is over fifty years old, he still gives off the air of an elegant gentleman.

"Gentlemen, now that Cao Cao's army is invading, Zhangxiu in the north has been surrendered by Cao Cao, causing our important town of Wancheng in Nanyang to fall into Cao Cao's hands. And you are all the heroes of Jingzhou. Do you have any countermeasures against Cao Cao's southern invasion? ?”

Although the situation was critical, Liu Biao still took his time to seek countermeasures from the sergeant officials.

Thirteen years have passed since Liu Biao was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou by Dong Zhuo in the first year of Chuping and rode into Jingzhou alone.

When he first entered Jingzhou, the prosperity of Jiangnan sects and thieves had made it difficult for the local government to suppress them, so much so that many local county chiefs died in office, and the murderers could not be found.

Liu Biao conspired with Kuai Liang from Zhonglu County and Cai Mao from Xiangyang. At Kuai Liang's suggestion, as the governor of Jingzhou, he invited fifty-five clan traitors to a banquet, killed them all at the banquet, and attacked their tribesmen together.

Only the Jiangxia thieves Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng supported Xiangyang, so Liu Biao sent Kuai Liang and Pang Ji to ride alone to persuade them to surrender.

Liu Biao became so famous in Jingzhou that most of the county guards and magistrates in Jingzhou took off their seals and fled after hearing about Liu Biao's reputation. Liu Biao was also able to control the seven counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang County, and organized troops in Xiangyang to observe the changes of the times.

At that time, the prefectures and counties in Guandong raised troops to attack Dong, but Liu Biao did not join the coalition forces to attack Dong. However, the above table also recommended Yuan Shu as the governor of Nanyang and temporarily showed his favor to him.

Later, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu turned against each other. Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to attack Jingzhou, while Liu Biao sent Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, to fight in Fancheng and Deng County. But Sun Jian defeated Huang Zu with force and then besieged Xiangyang directly.

Liu Biao sent Huang Zu to sneak out of the city at night to mobilize reinforcements from various counties. However, when Huang Zu led his army to return to Xiangyang, he was intercepted by Sun Jian and retreated into the Xian Mountains.

But Sun Jian wanted to take advantage of the victory and chase him all night long, but Huang Zu's troops lurked in the bamboo forest and shot Sun Jian to death with hidden arrows. From then on, Yuan Shu could no longer defeat Liu Biao.

After Sun Jian's death, Liu Biao cut off Yuan Shu's food routes, preventing him from occupying Nanyang and forcing him to flee towards Yanyu, which indirectly contributed to the later battle between Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.

When the imperial court moved the capital to Chang'an and Li Jue and Guo Si came to power, in order to win over Liu Biao, he sent Huangmen Shilang Zhong Yao to worship Liu Biao as General of Zhennan, Mu of Jingzhou, and as Marquis of Wu.

He was also allowed to set up chief ministers, Sima, and Zhonglang, with the power to open offices and summon subordinates, and the etiquette was like that of the three princes. He also sent Zuo Zhonglang to grant Zhu Dan a holiday, and to supervise the military affairs of the three states of Jiao, Yang, and Yi. .

Liu Biao was over fifty at this time and had no ambitions. He just wanted to spend the rest of his life in peace, so he decided to separat Jingzhou to defend himself.

Therefore, a separatist force was created in the eight counties of Jingzhou that was relatively safe compared to the Central Plains. As a result, many scholars and people fled the Central Plains at that time and chose to take refuge in Jingzhou.

Later, Zhang Ji was defeated and retreated to Nanyang. He attacked Rangcheng in Nanyang County, but was killed by a flying arrow. His nephew Zhang Xiu then withdrew his troops and withdrew from Rangcheng.

Then Liu Biao sent people to lure Zhang Ji's remaining troops. His troops were overjoyed when they heard the news and were willing to obey Liu Biao. Under Jia Xu's persuasion, Zhang Xiu decided to station troops in Wancheng to join forces with Liu Biao and become Liu Biao's vassal force in the north to defend him against Cao Cao.

From then on, Liu Biao had Huang Zu in the east to defend the territory, Zhang Xiu in the north as a vassal barrier, Liu Zhang in Shu in the west was unable to leave Shu, and Jiaozhou in the south had only a few soldiers.

Liu Biao originally loved literature, so after the situation stabilized, he loved the people and supported scholars, and he could comfort and provide relief to scholars who came to seek refuge from Guanxi, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou.

Scholars were supported and protected. In addition, the bandits in Jingzhou were eliminated. Liu Biao established academic officials everywhere and sought out Confucian scholars. He also ordered scholars such as Qi Wukai and Song Zhong to write the "Five Classics Chapters", which was also called "Five Classics Chapters". This was later determined, and Jingzhou’s cultural context was established from then on.

Faced with Liu Biao's inquiry about countermeasures, most of the scholars present were talkers and few were talented in strategy, so they did not know how to answer.

At this time, Han Song, the lieutenant in charge, and Liu Xian, the keeper of the chariot, suggested to Liu Biao:
"Today heroes are fighting together, and the heroes are at each other's throats. Yuan Shao and Liu Bei in the north are engaged in a protracted battle. It will not take long for the winner to be decided.

Whether it is Yuan Shao or Liu Bei, once one of them wins, it will be unacceptable to Cao Cao, so he will definitely get involved when the outcome is about to happen.

If Cao Cao wanted to resist one of them, he would obviously be weak with Yan and Hezhou alone. Therefore, he attacked Jing in order to increase his chips for victory.

Therefore, the current situation is that whoever gets Jingzhou will be able to dominate the world. Therefore, the most important thing in the world is the general. If a general hopes to make a difference in troubled times, he should take advantage of the chaos in the world to start trouble; if not, he should choose someone who can lead the world and follow him.

Now the general is sitting in front of a hundred thousand people, but he is just sitting back and watching. As the saying goes, if you see a good person but cannot help, if you ask for peace but cannot get it, then the two families will definitely blame the general, and the general will not be able to continue to be calm and self-reliant.

With Cao Gong's wisdom, all the wise men in the world will return to him. He will definitely be able to wipe out Yuan and Liu. He may not be able to attack Jianghan today, but he will definitely lead his troops southward to attack again. By then, I am afraid that the general will not be able to resist his army.

Therefore, I have calculated for the general. It is better to take advantage of the current situation when Duke Cao is weak and rely on the whole state to rely on Duke Cao. Duke Cao will definitely treat the general favorably. In this way, he can enjoy long-term blessings and descendants. This is the real foolproof strategy.

Furthermore, now that Cao Gong is one of the three princes of the imperial court and an important minister of the imperial court, and the general is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, this move cannot be said to be a surrender, but rather an act of sympathizing with the Han Dynasty. "

Although Liu Biao had no objection to these remarks on the surface, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. If I had voted before Cao Cao came, it would not have made the world laugh at me, Liu Biao, for being unworthy of the title of Eight Horsemen.

Besides, Cao Cao has an army of one hundred thousand, and I, Liu Biao, also have an army of one hundred thousand. Who will win and who will lose is yet to be determined. To put it nicely, Cao Cao had the talent to wipe out Yuan Liu, but he failed in the end. What if Yuan Liu wiped out Cao Cao?
"What Han Zhengzheng and Liu Biejia said is a big fallacy. Now that Cao Cao is taking advantage of the battle between Yuan and Liu to attack, it will definitely not be able to last for long. It will not last more than two months at most. The battle between Yuan and Liu will definitely come to an end, and Cao Cao will definitely retreat by then.

In addition, you said that Cao Cao has virtuous talents. I am afraid it is wrong. Everyone knows that Cao Cao is a common thief recognized by the Bai family. He is the real culprit who massacred the people of Xuzhou. We, Jingzhou, have outstanding people. It is the foundation created by the general with great difficulty. How can we hand over it? In the hands of such thieves?

Furthermore, Cao Cao was called a Han official, but he was actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty. He controlled the imperial court and had the power of the central government to control himself. It is said that two years ago, he forced the emperor to kill his uncle Dong Cheng and beheaded Empress Dong on the spot. This Is this what a Hanchen should do?
He also said that Cao Cao has the talent to conquer the world, but in the eyes of you two, Yuan and Liu are just small thieves and bandits who can be wiped out at will. Is your talent comparable to Wei Huo or Zhou Gong? What a loud tone.

Your remarks are all speaking for Cao Cao inside and out. Could it be that you have received some benefits from Cao Cao? We must know that the general is the elder of the Han Dynasty and the emperor's uncle. How could he succumb to Cao Cao's thieves? Wouldn't he be ridiculed by the world?

General, I think this battle can be won. All we need to do is choose a good general, defend Xinye, and use appropriate strategies. Cao Jun will not be able to fight for a long time, and Jingzhou will be safe. "

The speaker was Pang Tong, known as Feng Chu, and the nephew of Liu Biao's servant Pang Ji.

Regardless of what others believed about Pang Tong's remarks, Liu Biao was happy. Originally, he thought that there was no one among the civil and military officials in Jingzhou who dared to fight, but that was not necessarily the case now.

"Okay, very good. Whose young talent is this? He has such knowledge, and he is worthy of being a famous scholar in Jingzhou."

"General, this is my boy, Pang Tong! I have offended you all with my words, so please forgive me." Pang Ji quickly came out to claim it.

"Haha, young talents need to have this kind of vigor. According to my general opinion, they are very good. What Pang Tong said is indeed true. If when Cao Jun comes, our army will surrender without sending any troops. This will There is nothing like this in the world.

How will the people of the world view me from Jingzhou in the future, are we cowards? Cynic or not? I, Liu Biao, am the shepherd of Jingzhou and the representative of the scholars and people of Jingzhou, just like my parents. If Jingzhou is given such a name, how can I, the general, have the face to face the elders of Jingzhou.

Furthermore, my general heard that Cao Cao always treated his subordinates seriously and harshly, not only to the soldiers and civilians, but also to his ministers. This was not just because of the incident in Xuzhou, so the Bai family was called a thief of the people.

Therefore, whether it is for the people of Jingzhou or the scholars of Jingzhou, no matter how fierce Cao Cao's attack is, I will fight him. Is the current situation more tense and dangerous than when I first took office? "

Knowing that Liu Biao has decided to confront Cao Cao, with his prestige in Jingzhou, as long as the resolution is passed, the entire Jingzhou will start to move like a war machine.

Although Liu Biao was excellent in martial arts, his martial arts was indeed lacking. Looking back, he didn't have any generals available.

The most capable general under Liu Biao was Huang Zu, but Huang Zu needed to guard Jiangxia to guard against Sun Quan in the east of the Yangtze River. He could not give up Jiangxia to Sun Quan for Cao Cao.

"Could it be that the general has forgotten Gan Ning?" Lord Bo Kuai Liang reminded him.

Mentioning Gan Ning, Liu Biao suddenly realized, yes, although Gan Ning retreated from Yizhou, he had war experience after all, and his martial arts was said to be even more superb than Huang Zu.

Gan Ning was a native of Linjiang, Ba County, Yizhou. He had little strength and was fond of rangers. He committed local crimes and formed a Qu division to rob ships and property. He advocated luxury and was known as the Jinfan Thief.

When he was young, he stopped robbing and studied the theories of various schools of thought. Wanting to make a difference, he entered the official career. He started as a planner and gradually rose to become the county magistrate of Shu County.

Later, Liu Yan, the shepherd of Yizhou, died, and his son Liu Zhang succeeded him as the shepherd of Yizhou. Under Liu Biao's planning, he was instigated by Liu He, a farewell commander in Jingzhou, to rebel. Together with Shen Mi, Lou Fa and others, he rebelled in Shu County and cooperated with the Jingzhou army to join Liu Zhang. .

But in the end, he was outnumbered and was defeated by Zhao Wei, who had conquered the East and stationed troops in Qu. He led the remaining 800 people to Jingzhou to rely on Liu Biao and stayed in Nanyang.

(End of this chapter)