Beast King Three Kingdoms

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It is said that Kuai Liang believed that Sun Jian was not in the army because he divided the troops, so he came to see Liu Biao overnight and told him his guess.

Liu Biao didn't listen to Kuai Liang's words last time, so he was defeated and felt ashamed.

Now after listening to Kuai Liang's speculation, Liu Biao directly followed what Kuai Liang said, regardless of whether he was right or wrong.

According to Kuai Liang's strategy, Huang Zu and Cai Mao divided their troops into two groups, and rushed to Chibi to ambush day and night.

Kuai Liang knew Jingzhou's geography very well, and knew that if Sun Jian divided his forces, he could only go to Chibi or Sanjiangkou.

However, Yuan Shu's general Xu Chu swept Jiangbei a few days ago.

At this time, all the land in Jiangbei was owned by Yuan Shu, and Kuai Liang believed that Sun Jian would never dare to cross Sanjiangkou to go wild in Yuan Shu's territory, and the journey to Sanjiangkou was far away, not as close as Chibi.

Therefore, Kuai Liang concluded that Sun Jian would definitely go to Chibi to cross the river, and then go north to take Nanjun.

Besides, Sun Jian led his troops to Chibi, but there was no boat to cross the river, so he had to set up camp temporarily and ordered the army to build rafts.

At noon, Sun Jian's army was exhausted after building the raft all morning, and was about to start cooking.

All of a sudden, the sound of drums and shouts of killing came and went.

Sun Jian was resting in the tent, when he heard the sound of fighting, he was startled, put on his armor hastily, and got out of the tent.

At this moment, the camp was in chaos, soldiers trampled on each other, causing countless casualties.

Seeing this, Sun Jian immediately got on his horse and restrained the soldiers.

Before Sun Jian could get his team together, he saw countless soldiers rushing out of the surrounding area and entered the camp.

Sun Jian's army couldn't resist and broke up in all directions.

At this moment, Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce, was also fighting with his father and was in the camp.

Seeing that the army couldn't resist the enemy, Sun Ce galloped to Sun Jian's side immediately, and advised, "Father! There is chaos in the camp, it is not suitable to stay for a long time, we should retreat quickly!"

Sun Jian gritted his teeth, and said bitterly: "Okay! Retire from the army, and take revenge in the coming day!" After finishing speaking, the father and son led their subordinates and rushed out of the camp.

As soon as I left the camp, I only heard '嗖', '嗖', '嗖' for a while, and countless arrows flew from all directions.

Sun Jian led the horse and was instantly shot into a hedgehog, dying on the spot.

"Father!" Sun Ce cried out sadly, galloping forward, ready to snatch back Sun Jian's body, but was stopped by the soldiers behind him.

All the soldiers set up Sun Ce and hurried eastward.

After running for an hour, a group of troops suddenly appeared ahead and surrounded Sun Ce's remnant army. The leader was Liu Biao's general Huang Zu.

Seeing Huang Zu, Sun Ce's eyes turned red when he thought of Sun Jian's death. With a twist of his tiger's arms, he went straight to Huang Zu despite the obstruction of his own soldiers.

It has to be said that Sun Ce at this time has already shown the bravery of a little overlord.

The two horses collided, but within a dozen or so rounds, Sun Ce swept across with his gun and knocked Huang Zu to the ground.

As soon as Sun Ce raised his spear, Huang Zu was about to die.

Suddenly, Sun Ce's heart moved, he put away his spear, and ordered his soldiers to tie Huang Zu up.

When Liu Biao's army saw Huang Zu captured, they were in chaos. Sun Ce took the opportunity to rush left and right, breaking off many soldiers and horses.

Liu Biao won a big victory, and even killed Sun Jian, his great enemy. He was overjoyed, but the fly in the ointment was that Huang Zu was captured.

Liu Biao still has a lot of affection for Huang Zu, the general who followed him in the early years.

When Sun Ce sent someone to come and offered to exchange Huang Zu for his father's body, Liu Biao agreed without thinking.

Historically, Kuai Liang persuaded Liu Biao to take the opportunity to enter Jiangdong at this time, but this time he did not, because Yuan Shu was too powerful, and he would not allow Liu Biao to take the Jiangdong land.

Of course, even if Kuai Liang persuaded him, Liu Biao, the rabbit, would not necessarily listen.

Liu Biao, who can only eat grass near the nest, does not have too much ambition. He is already satisfied with sitting in the south of the Yangtze River, and he does not expect anything else.

In exchange for Sun Jian's body, Sun Ce led the army back to Jiangdong, while Liu Biao left Huang Zu to guard Jiangxia, and took his army back to Jiangling. <, Yuan Shu's desire to enter Jiangdong became urgent.

Yuan Shu had been coveting Jiangdong's fat meat for a long time, but now that Sun Jian had died in battle and lost an opponent, Yuan Shu was naturally very excited.

Immediately, Yuan Shu summoned Gu Yong and other advisers to discuss marching to Jiangdong.

"My lord, don't do it! The diversion of the Huaihe River has not been completed. If we advance at this time, the rear may be unstable." Knowing that Yuan Shu planned to attack Jiangdong in advance, Gu Yong was the first to stand up and object.

Yuan Shu frowned and said, "The city and roads have all been repaired, and the water conservancy in various places is also perfect. Now only the diversion of the Huaihe River has not been completed, and the people's resources have been greatly saved. It is not impossible to march."

"Although what the lord said is true, what should we do after occupying Jiangdong? Jiangdong is vast and sparsely populated, and the mountain is more dangerous. If the lord wants to stabilize the land of Jiangdong, he must relocate the people. But the people are diverting the Huaihe River, how can they move? "Gu Yong also knew that with Yuan Shu's strength, Jiangdong would be easily defeated. He was not worried about the battle situation, but worried about what would happen after Jiangdong was captured.

"Shanyue, I have my own solution, but the relocation of people is really troublesome." After a pause, Yuan Shu asked, "How about gathering the refugees?"

"Most of the refugees come from the Central Plains, Runan has the largest number, followed by Wancheng. Now there are more than 100 million refugees, and most of them are arranged to divert the Huaihe River." Gu Yong reported.

Yuan Shu's eyes lit up, and he asked, "There should be 500 million people under my rule?"

Gu Yong glanced at Yuan Shu strangely, and said lightly: "Not only! Now there should be 700 million, or even more than 700 million people. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, most people in the Central Plains moved southward, so that there were 200 million people in Jianghuai, and 100 million people in Nanyang. My lord Yu Luoyang brought back 100 million people, 150 million family slaves, plus more than 100 million refugees, and there are 700 million people. Of course, this is only a rough estimate, and there is no detailed census.”

"Okay!" Yuan Shu was overjoyed, he didn't expect to have so many people under his rule without knowing it.

You must know that after the Yellow Turban and Dong Zhuo Rebellions, the population of the Han Dynasty dropped sharply. The original population of nearly 6000 million disappeared by 4000%, leaving less than [-] million.

Yuan Shu has a population of 700 million, accounting for almost a quarter.

"Hey! The preparations made before really worked."

As early as the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Yuan Shu ordered people to induce the people of the Central Plains to go south to prepare for the future, and even ordered to gather the refugees early on. Now it is finally a big harvest.

Not to mention Yuan Shu, even Zhang Hong, Xun You and others were shocked.

The south has been sparsely populated since ancient times. Zhang Hong and Xun You were worried about this before they voted for Yuan Shu. They did not expect Yuan Shu to have such a large population without making any noise. Both of them are resourceful people, so they naturally know the importance of population in troubled times.

"Since there are so many people, why not go south to Jiangdong?" Yuan Shu said.

"My lord, the diversion of the Huaihe River is a huge project. Even if there is enough manpower, it cannot be completed in a short period of time. With the Huaihe project as a constraint, the lord will transfer up to 50 people to the south. How can I get enough?" Gu Yong analyzed.

"Alas!" Yuan Shu patted his forehead and sighed silently.

At this time, Zhang Hong said: "My lord, why should you be in such a hurry? Now that the Central Plains is in great chaos, there are countless refugees. You only need to be patient for a while, and there will be countless people. When the time comes, my lord will go to Jiangdong again, and it will be like a broken bamboo."

Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows and asked, "When does Zigang think it is appropriate to march?"

Zhang Hong lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "In Hong's opinion, it will be ready in March next year!"

"March next year!" Yuan Shu was a little disappointed.

Xun You came out and said, "My lord! Zi Gang's words are very true. My lord should not be too hasty. Besides, the princes in the east of the Yangtze River are all mediocre people. Once the lord's army arrives, the day and night can be decided. Why rush for a while?"

Feng Ji also persuaded: "Yes! My lord, don't forget that the imperial decree of Chang'an has not yet come. If you march at this moment, the name is not right, and your name is not right. Please think again, lord."

Seeing everyone's objection, Yuan Shu had no choice but to give up, and said helplessly: "Since that's the case, let's wait until next year! Yuan Tan pays attention to the matter of recruiting refugees from various places, so don't slack off."

"No!" Gu Yong also secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Yuan Shu's Nanzheng's heart.

Yuan Shu said to the others: "We will go south next year, so don't let your guard down. When you get back, think carefully about how to go to the army."

"Promise!" Xun You, Zhang Hong, and Feng Ji responded in unison.

After everyone left, Yuan Shu knelt in the hall and murmured, "The waiting is really tormenting!"

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