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

Chapter 428: Taking stock of the strength of the Mingguan system, attacking Jingnan to find a way to survive

Thirteen years of Jian'an

New Year
Liu Bei announced that Cao Cao had blatantly trampled on the etiquette of the Han Dynasty. His position as Duke of Han was obtained by intimidating the imperial court. He was a traitor to the Han Dynasty. He would never accept orders from the Xudu imperial court controlled by Cao Cao's traitor. Therefore, he announced that he would establish himself as a duke and make Yecheng his capital. , but still belonged to Hanchen, and regarded Liu Xie as emperor.

The thirteenth day of the first lunar month

Liu Bei worshiped heaven in the southern suburbs of Ye City, set up seven tripods, called him Duke of Zhao, established the Kingdom of Zhao, set up hundreds of civil and military officials, established the ancestral temple and the capital in Ye City, and changed Ye City to Ye Capital.

He made Liu Chan, his only twelve-year-old son, the crown prince, and his bride Bai as his wife, and gave Liu Chan to Bai to raise. Liu Chan's biological mother, Gan, and his other concubines, Mi, were all under the management of Mrs. Bai.

Set up the prime minister, Taiwei, and imperial censors. Bai Dian is the prime minister, Chen Gong is the minister, Xu Shu is the censor, Kong Rong is Taichang, Chen Qun is Guangluqing, Zhuge Dan is the governor of Bingzhou, and Yuan Huan is the governor of Bingzhou. The governor of Qingzhou, Tian Feng was the governor of Jizhou, and Chen Deng was the governor of Xuzhou...

Four generals of the town were also set up. Since the original general of Zhenbei, Baima, passed away, Bai Cong took over the Zhenbei army as his nephew and became the general of Zhenbei. Guan Yu was the general of Zhendong, Lu Bu was the general of Zhenxi, and Zhang Fei was the general of Zhennan. General.

Later, Zhao Yun served as the general of the guard army, the central guard army, and led the central guard army. Yuan Zhao was a general of valiant cavalry, commanding the cavalry army...

Now Liu Bei occupies the five states of Bing, You, Ji, Qing, and Xu, plus the Jiujiang County of Yangzhou, making him the largest prince in the world.

There are more than 200,000 soldiers, including 50,000 Central Guards, stationed around Yedu, led by General Zhao Yun of the Central Guards; 60,000 Qingzhou Army, stationed in Gaotang, led by General Zhendong, and The leader was Guan Yu;
Xuzhou's army is 30,000, stationed in Xiapi, under the control of Gao Shun, the governor of Xuzhou and the backbone general; Jiujiang's army is 5,000, stationed in Hefei, controlled by Zhang Liao, the governor of Jiujiang and the rebel general; Guangling's army is 3,000, stationed in Jiangdu, under the control of Guangling's governor , against the bandit general Tai Shici for restraint.

Jinyang's army is three thousand, stationed in Jinyang, under the control of Jinyang's governor and deputy general Xiahou Bo; Gaodu's army is ten thousand, stationed in Gaodu, under the control of Gaodu's governor, Fenwu General Zhang Yan.

There are also 20,000 people from Youzhou, including 10,000 cavalry, stationed in Jixian, under the control of the general Yuan Zhao, and 10,000 infantry, stationed in Zhuoxian, under the control of General Jianwu and the prefect of Zhuoxian, Bai Xing;

The three thousand cavalrymen of the Liaodong vassal state were stationed in the Liaodong vassal state and were controlled by Yan Rou, the captain of Wuhuan School. These three armies are responsible for guarding and controlling the Wuhuan people inside Youzhou and the Xianbei people outside the country.

There are 5,000 Zhenbei troops in Bingzhou, stationed in Zhenbei Mansion, Wuyuan County, under the control of Zhenbei General Bai Gong; there are also 5,000 infantry, stationed in Yunzhong County, Yunzhong County, under the control of partial general Lei Bo; plus the guard The Southern Xiongnu Zhonglang general Wu Zhi's three thousand cavalry troops guarded against the Southern Xiongnu and the Xianbei people in the north.

In addition to the infantry, Liu Bei also has two naval forces under his command. One is the Donglai Navy, with 5,000 people. They set up a water fortress in Donglai, led by Pinghe General Bai Bo. Under the control of Guan Yu, they are responsible for water affairs along the Yellow River for transportation. Mainly, many large ships are used for transportation under his command.

Another Guangling naval force, with 8,000 men, established a water fortress in Jiangdu, Guangling. It was led by Pingjiang general Chen Jie. It was mainly responsible for the war against Sun Quan. However, it was inferior to Sun Quan's navy and was mainly engaged in water warfare. Many of his subordinates use warships for battle.

Because of the troubled times, Liu Bei often set up governors. The large governor of Qingzhou, such as Guan Yu, commanded the military of a state. He commanded tens of thousands of troops and was responsible for the future war against Cao Cao.

The smaller governor of Jinyang, such as Xiahou Bo, who only supervised the military in one direction, commanded three thousand troops and was responsible for guarding against Cao's army in the east of Hedong.

The soldiers of Liu Bei's army generally come from three sources. One is the hereditary soldiers brought by the surrendered generals, which can also be called the generals' personal tribe. There are thousands of soldiers such as Bai Gong, Yuan Zhao, Lu Bu, Zhang He and others. There are hundreds of people like Lei Bo and Chen Lan. This kind of soldiers account for 20% of Liu Bei's army;

The two are recruited from various states, counties, and local camps, and then trained recruits. This type of soldiers is the main force of Liu Bei's army, accounting for 50%;
The three are selected surrender troops after defeating local forces and surrendering, such as the 20,000 surrender troops obtained by Guan Yu from defeating Yuan Tan, and the tens of thousands surrender troops obtained by capturing Jizhou. Such troops accounted for 30% of the entire army.
There are also Diannong Zhonglang and Diannong Xiaowei who are in charge of farming, Dianjin Zhonglang and Dianjin Zhonglang are in charge of armament manufacturing, and Dianshang Zhonglang are in charge of commercial affairs. They all use their military positions to manage civil affairs.

Secondly, in order to prevent the separatist situation of the prefect, Liu Bei used the prefect entirely as a civil affairs officer. The only troops he could mobilize were a few hundred or no more than a thousand city defense troops in a county, and the rest were handed over to the governor appointed by Liu Bei.

Because it is convenient to have an advantage in one battle, Liu Bei's army's force distribution generally shows a situation where the central force is greater than the local force.

The entire army is divided into Chinese and foreign armies. The Chinese army is managed by the Central Guard Army, which is responsible for defending the capital in peacetime and accompanying Liu Bei when he goes out in war. The foreign army set up external leaders, controlled by Guan Yu.

In terms of authority, except for the Chinese army, all local garrison troops, governor troops, and navy troops were controlled by Guan Yu during wartime. In this way, Liu Bei could easily send troops in two directions at the same time when a war broke out.

In order to prevent the war from being rushed and the enemy's defenses being breached before the Chinese army arrived, governors were set up in key towns and important places on the border to withstand enemy raids and withstand the arrival of the Chinese army.

With the rationalization of official positions, the establishment of political decrees, the increase in central power, and the arrival of governors from various states sent by Liu Bei, the governors of various regions gradually became clear about their functions and were supervised. Liu Bei's five states and one county are working at an extremely fast pace. The speed leveled off.

March
After a short rest, Duke Cao Cao of Han regrouped and attacked Jiangling again with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Including Cao Ren's 50,000 troops who stayed in Dangyang, this time, Cao Cao's total troops reached more than 100,000.

In this battle, Cao Cao came with immense confidence. He firmly believed that all the four counties of Jingnan in Jingzhou would be in his hands.

Because Liu Biao, the lord of Jingzhou, General Zhennan, one of the Eight Horsemen, and a clan member of the Han Dynasty, died of illness at the end of last year.

Today's Jingzhou Mu is his son Liu Cong, and the power is in the hands of his mother, Mrs. Cai, as well as the naval commander Cai Mao and Jingzhou's special commander Zhang Yun.

Not only that, with the death of Liu Biao, the entire Jingzhou was in chaos. The conflict between Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others headed by Liu Cong gradually intensified with the heavily-armed Nanjun Prefect, Hengjiang General Gan Ning and Jiangxia Prefect Liu Qi.

Cai Mao and others held the most elite troops in Jingzhou, 20,000 Jingzhou naval troops, 20,000 infantrymen from the four counties of Jingnan, and the great righteousness of Jingzhou Mu.

Gan Ning had 30,000 Jiangling garrison and 3,000 navy troops; Liu Qi had 10,000 Jiangxia troops and 5,000 navy troops.

Overall, Liu Cong and others have the greatest advantage. Faced with the aggressiveness of Liu Cong and others, Gan Ning and Liu Qi had to find a way out.

Although there are 30,000 people in Gan Ning, there is only one Jiangling city after all, and the logistics and food supplies all rely on the four counties of Jingnan. In other words, the lifeline is in the hands of Liu Cong, and the military governor envoys sent by Liu Cong are like a chokehold.

Liu Cong was even more obvious. Like Yuan Shang, he was purely worried about Liu Qi seizing power, so he was dismissed from his position as Jiangxia prefect not long after Liu Biao's death and asked him to return to Xiaoling County on the other side of Jiangling. Today, the administrative seat of Jingzhou is in Xiaoling.

Liu Qi knew that as long as he returned to Xiaoling, there were only two ways waiting for him, a bottle of poison or a heavily guarded courtyard.

But he didn't dare to raise an army to rebel. Let's not talk about how many of the 10,000 Jiangxia soldiers were able to listen to him. Let's just say that he couldn't defeat the 40,000 soldiers in Liu Cong's hands. When the time comes, Sun Quan will sneak attack from the rear, and he will Death without a burial place.

Just when Liu Qi was running around anxiously, a man found him.

"Young master, why should you worry? Liang has a plan that can save your life."

Liu Qi's eyes lit up, and he begged with tears in his eyes: "Mr. Zhuge, if you have any clever ideas, please tell me frankly. I am now walking on the ice and facing the abyss, and the disaster of swords and weapons is approaching. If you can find a way to survive, I will be grateful and will definitely give you a chance." The benefactor will serve you.”

The person who came was Zhuge Liang, the Crouching Dragon who he and Pang Tong called "The Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Young".

Zhuge Liang originally lived in seclusion in Xiangyang, but since Cao Cao's army conquered Xiangyang and occupied Nanjun, and heard about Zhuge Wolong's name, Cao Cao immediately sent someone to invite him.

Knowing Cao Cao's character, he immediately packed up and ran away, all the way to Jiangling. He learned that Liu Biao was seriously ill and that Jingzhou was no longer a place to stay for a long time. He also heard that Liu Qi was weak and was in danger, so he temporarily dragged himself to Liu Qi. Under his command, he serves as a retainer.

It was also he who proposed to Liu Qi how to escape from the chaos, find another way out, and get out of Zhenjiangxia.

"Liang has always known that the young master has no intention of competing for the big position, and all he wants is to settle down and save his life, so he agreed to the strategy of Zhenjiang Xia proposed by Liang before.

Now the young master is in a weak position, with Liu Cong threatening him in front of him and unable to advance, and Sun Quan eying him behind him, unable to retreat. Why not learn from what we did before, jump out of the crisis again, go to another state, and find shelter? "

No wonder Liu Qi is not smart and can't think of where to go. Now the only forces around him that can stop Liu Cong's persecution are Cao Cao and Sun Quan.

Shi Xie in Jiaozhou in the south and Liu Bei in the north were both too far away from him. In order to avoid following Yuan Shu's footsteps, they did not consider it. Liu Zhang in Shu was blocked by Gan Ning and Liu Cong and could not get through at all.

Cao Cao has always been cruel, Liu Biao was forced to death by Cao Cao, and Liu Qi did not want to join him at all. Sun Quan and his family were feuding, so taking refuge with him was nothing more than seeking death, and he didn't think twice about it.

"Please sir, teach me."

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "Liu Zhang from Yizhou and the Young Master are both members of the Han clan, so why not join him?"

Liu Qi frowned and said, "But the way forward has been blocked by Liu Cong and Gan Ning. How can we pass?"

"Young master, you must have forgotten that now you are not the only one who is worried about your life, but also Gan Ning. Now Gan Ning is guarding Jiangling and has an army of 30,000, which is a hidden danger that Liu Cong has to eliminate.

Gan Ning has Pang Tong by his side to advise him, so he can naturally imagine the power of it and will definitely find a way out for him.

Gan Ning was a rebel general in Yizhou, and he fought against Cao Cao for several years, killing and wounding many generals and many soldiers of Cao's army. He was afraid of being settled by the Queen of Autumn, so he would not dare to defect to Cao Cao and Liu Zhang, so he could only defect to Sun Quan. Other options.

If my guess is correct, Gan Ning sent me to borrow the way for the young master, knowing that the envoy inviting the young master to go east with him was about to arrive. "

Just when Zhuge Liang finished saying this, a voice came from outside the door: "The envoy of the Nanjun Prefect requested to see the young master."

Under Liu Qi's disbelieving eyes, Zhuge Liang still said calmly: "Young Master only needs to make an appointment with Gan Ning, and both parties will let each other go, and we can arrive in Yizhou safely.

Currently, there are five thousand elite navy and army personnel in the army who are loyal to the young master. As long as they bring these five thousand people into Yizhou, Yizhou will definitely accept the young master by virtue of the young master's identity and the pressure from Cao's army. "

"Sir, can you come with me?"

Liu Qi really didn't want to give up Zhuge Liang, who had saved him from fire and water many times, so he asked sincerely.

Zhuge Liang held a feather fan in his hand, bowed and said in salute: "Liang's purpose of entrusting himself to the master is to save his life in these troubled times, so that he can wait for the enlightened master and bring peace to the people of the world. Naturally, he is willing to go with the master.

The young master is the eldest son of Liu Jingzhou, and he has the style of a noble gentleman. He is famous in Jingzhou, thanks to the kindness of Liu Jingzhou's benevolent government. He is willing to follow the young master to benefit him and seek a career for him. "

After hearing this, Liu Qi was overjoyed, returned the favor with a heavy salute, and then asked someone to bring Gan Ning's envoy in.

(End of this chapter)